Boys Technical High School - Artisan Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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f6LlflfL MFL MFL SL 85 Throughout the war, students and teachers played their part in the purchase of stamps and bonds through the School Book Store. At first stamps, as Well as bonds, were sold at the Book Store, but later stamp centers were opened on each of the three floors of the main building and in the annex. Many valuable lessons in patriotism and thrift were learned by Tech students. Most of these pictures were taken at the beginning of the stamp sale drive, but one shows a stamp group that was 100 per cent in purchases for 115 consecutive weeks. .. S8 802 iv, , QW' MEM ,X if :lf M ,MSM ' Hlwfirvf-5 T2-M 'so ? 28

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jc fgfm 5 in me aim V for Victory through scrap paper is illustrated in these views of Tech students who lugged many pounds of waste paper to school on many occasions. Students of the Machine Shop and the Mechanical Drafting Department in particular contributed greatly to the success of these drives. Old keys were also useful in the early days of the war effort. Fred Klevesahl, pres lent of the Milwaukee High School Victory Council, is shown with the Boys' Tech take in keys. S- 9 'lou s t ilfklff 5 'gt ti A x ,,- Xfptv ft fptf ,,, , iii' X

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7LLfL mr oem parade Colorful floats, uniformed bands, and marching students fea- tured the parade sponsored and arranged by the Milwaukee High School Victory Council to open the 7th War Loan Drive in May, 1945. All senior and junior high schools of Milwaukee participated in the parade. The Boys' Tech floats portrayed the importance of the scrap metal drives, while the Girls' Tech float depicted free- dom of speech. And the Purple and White Marching Band swung out in perfect step. Q-4g...,,, Lfw 2'-QF QL 2'f m- 29 I L- .1 M-