Brooklyn Technical High School - Blueprint Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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1 in 'I I 5 V Hin? a 2 'I . o's':::Q...:'. 2 5 ' ' it ' ', ',:f.::4.f,'-J - I, - Q 7 s Y, gsifa-'Q I i aid persistence,' said the Major when it was all over. 'Now that's the spirit we want around here. But I think you're crazy wanting to fly with those ears. But you're in, manl' We all laughed, I shook his hand being grateful for his changed decision, and rushed back to my quarters--really feeling victorious. In the examining office I'm only a number, but to me flying is the most important thing in the world. I told that to him, and he was pleased with the remark. You'd never think that a pair of ears would tie up a staff of doctors for a couple of hours, but they did. There are a few more interviews I 'll have to take to complete the classification study. I'm hopeful and confident. English, Mathematics Important in Tests There's a written exam which is flunking out over fifty percent of the men who want to fly. They fail not because of lack of knowledge but because of inability to recall what they have learned in high school. A short period of coaching in vocabulary and general mathematics ought to help them. A few hours at prefixes, suffixes and stems ought to be helpful to figure out the words that are not immediately recognized. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, a social organization in New York, is working on the coaching idea at home. We've managed to set up some centers in Louis- ville before I left. Teachers can be valuable to prepare our recruits to qualify for cadets. Tech graduates are fine men to interest in the Air Corps. Opportunities appear to be plentiful and the work is alive, interesting and worth-while. Sincerely, .Juarofg mifcA11c'cA May 20, Santa Ana, California. 23 v musnw g --Q 9 lllnnlr P V r .SEB 0' 'ii 5 ff -,,,, -- ,V V1-. N i r x - -..- , 5 ., 1 f ,f-,.. . 1-. 1- .--.. 3 gs- , - 5 9' Ifg L19- -,,q . i -lr :ii ' ' ' 'si 5 . J ,1 'xv X, - '33, 4 A H . , . , I .M , fiseiu' ' A wg.. 4. 4 e Q iii? ' 5. 4, -l, W- x I-I .,g:.Kyg5x 1 . 5 l . T.-li 7 ' i-l ....... Sgizg S - l. .-.fx -gEEEEi3?::::::::::

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A f VG, lyff f x,. turn him into some semblance of a sailor in the time allotted, before assigning him to duty. It is very interesting work and one in which I feel that my abilities are being put to their best uses to aid this war effort of ours. Sincerely, Warfin gernLafA November ll, Manhattan Beach, New York. PILOT GROUNDED BY EAR TROUBLE Dear Mrs. Smith: Just received your letter way out here, Santa Ana, California. It's the Air Force Replacement Training Center. I've had another scrap about my ears, with some doctors being timid about letting me by with perforations. It took the observations by the top man and a pressure chamber test which had me up in the air 28,000 feet to convince them. But I'm still in this outfit feeling confident I'll go through the training. It's wonderful being with these men. Here everyone is enthusiastic, eager, and does everything vigorously. They represent the highest type of American youth--each one smart and above average physically. I'm flattered being among them! It's also interesting to watch the battery of psychologists and doctors at work grading the men. Everything here is orderly and scientific. It's been a short while--about two hours since this ear testing in the pressure chamber was finished--with its stimulating conclusion. I'm full of laughter, satisfied with this victory. A group of officers disqualified me as a safe precaution for the Army. I out-argued them, and made friends of them all! 'Fine 22

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Battles with decisive victories are no longer won by daring recklessness of the individual. Today there is u need for careful planning, co-ol delib- eration, and above all TEAMWORK. Inasmuch as you Seniors have played together, fought together, and worked together for four years, teamwork has been an integral part of your life. Now, moreso than ever before, it be- comes necessary to yourself and your country to continue that teamwork to the highest degree. A FAREWELL FROM MR. LINCOLN On November 12th of this year, Mr. Lincoln of the Industrial Processes De- partment left Brooklyn Technical High School to take his place in the Armed Forces of America. In doing so he was obliged to give up his position here as adviser to the Senior Class. Our sincere regret at his departure is tempered by the knowledge that the post he leaves us to assume is a most impor- tant one. His experience in World War I, when he received the Order of the Purple Heart for bravery in the second Battle of the Marne, makes us confident that he will be of great value to his 24 country in the new position he is now preparing to take, Mr. Lincoln is now training at Camp Custer, Michigan, at a special Ollicer Candidate School. His hours of instruc- tion in the use of firearms, ju-jitsu, drill, and map reading are from 6:30 A.lVI. to 7 P.M. In addition he spends about live hours a day studying. On completion of this course, Lieutenant Lincoln will be assigned to Washington on special duty as Captain under the Provost Marshal General. To the Seniors, some of whom will follow him shortly, he leaves the farewell thought quoted at the top of this page.