Clairton High School - Clairtonian Yearbook (Clairton, PA)

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JXshton's night classes. Bliss Billy talaes a night course in industrial relations, and conducts a night class of defense workers. .Xliss Consoli, a memlmer of the Volunteer Typing Corps, always knows the correct military term. Service men's eyes pop upon opening lmoxes filled with goodies sent lmy Aliss ixlarovich. The Indiana Chapter claims ixlisstlrtner as a regular lmandage wrapper. .Xliss 'lirimlmle concentrates on Hpost Xvar Peace Planning. .Nliss Schepis, a lmlood donor, lmuys her share of lmonds. YVith war comes progress in science. Flr. Chrestensen is President of the Chemistry- Physics Teacher's Clulm of Pittslmurgh and Chair- man of the Pittslmurgh section of the Chemical Society. ixlr. Bleiler is an active Air Raid Xvarden. Knitting for the Red Cross lceeps ixlrs. Stokes llusy. ln his classes, Alr. Barko is liuilding strong lmodies for the physical fitness program. The vocational department is preparing students to he soldiers of production. ixlr. Arnett is all out for victory. Besides his daily classes, he has a defense class every day from four until seven o'clock. Un Saturdays and Sundays, he works in the U. S. lfmployment Ullice at Christy Park. Ftrs. Higham specializes in teaching girls sanitary housing and nutrition if Q a ore Commissioned Ofhcers in her classes. .Xliss 'l'Ul11i1SClll,S classes prepare delicious and nutritious meals with her war time recipes. XVaste nothing save every- thing! is .Nliss Coleman's and Flrs. Porter's slogan, as they explain how to cut and remodel clothes. ixlr. .Nlonlcs supervises all training in our shop department. ixlrs. lflder lmrings a realistic view of the war into her classes. Hlr. Schreclc is doing his part in the war effort. He conducts national defense classes in elec- tricity, is a regular lmlood donor and lmond liuyer, and is head of the Auxiliary lfireman. ixlr. Basch works an eight hour shift each day in a defense plant. Slr. Godla is teaching glamorous non-coms to shear the metal and not their fingers. .Xt the Xvest Penn Hospital, ixlr. 'lihurlmer is in charge of thirteen lioys assisting in emergencies. fxlr. Brolmeclc is giving a pre- induction course to shop lmoys while he himself is taking a pre-llight training course. In the past, Alr. Vitori has trained Air Raid .Nlessengers and is now a technician showing movies to Air Raid YVardens.

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Commissioned Ufficers Clairton Barracks is proud of her officers, serving Old Glory in many ways. The English department has certainly been doing its share. Airs. Bayles is a qualified first aid instructor. A night course in drafting and mapping takes most of Aliss Davis' evenings. Under abnormal conditions, Aliss Opacic is endeavoring to continue her normal activities. Report all injuries to Aliss Nassimbeni, a first aid instructor. Aliss Phillips has not only bought bonds, but also has been a blood donor twice. Air Raid Yvardens are on the alert in Bliss Trainor's first aid class. Aliss Yvilson sponsored a theme contest. The title was Organ- izing the XVorld For Peace. History instructors are bringing the war closer to their classes. Students enjoy studying the war in Bliss Babic's history class. Knitting and Red Cross work keeps Bliss Barclay on her toes. Airs. Dersam concentrates on the value of a just peace. Bliss hluse, although busily engaged in the war stamp drive at the barracks, aids the service men of her town as secretary of the Home Town Folks. A long list of current names and military terms appears on Aliss Stokes' blackboard, evidence of class discussions. hir. Dobbins, chairman of First Aid Instructors, informs his classes of the latest economic problems. Realizing the increasing importance of mathe- matics in the present conflict, the math depart- ment prepares our soldiers for future service. Air. Patton regularly buys his 'fshare of freedomf, Air. Soich's trigonometry students will be prepared for whatever the Army and Navy may give them. .Nliss Xvalker is busy in night school drafting and mapping courses. Physical fitness is stressed by the physical education instructors. A first aid instructor and three times a blood donor, Air. Hartman keeps the gridders in perfect physical condition. Hats off to .Nliss Hess, four times a blood donorl A Volunteer Fireman and an Air Raid Xvarden, Air. Stilley is prepared for any emer- gency. Swimming instructor Alr. Porter stresses physical fitness in his classes. Airs. Laughlin, a first aider and a blood donor, teaches the care of the body. First aid is taught by .Nliss Reese in her classes. The commercial department is preparing future stenographers for government work. Defense workers get their lessons in .xliss

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Sty 37 33 50 40 -ll -12 45 44 45 -lb -17 48 -19 :mtl Sl 512 53 54 JJ 50 57 58 59 xlI'.Cl1JlFlCS C. Patton .Nliss Suzanne Phillips .xliss Cora Pitcairn . nh. Edward I. Porter Slrs. Porter .Nliss Virginia Reese .Nliz Rutilio Rotili .Xliss Rose Schepis , Flr. Sclireck . .Wir lohn lf. Soich .Wiz Stilley Airs. Stokes Fliss Mary C. Stokes ixlr. C. Thurber .xliss Tomaselli .Xliss Alina Trainor nxxlss ,RHIC Xxvilllicl' Bliss lfinnia XVill ixliss IIUlCll XXVHSOII .Wiz Anthony Vitori . nlrs. .wary E. Barclay .Nliss Helen Baxendell .Xliss Cavanaugh Sliss Tomaselli TIA W' ' Q . xt! .5 Qs. a I Qs To retain culture in this torn world is the aim of the language department. .Xliss .Nlaloy buys bonds to give guns to her husband in the service. ixliss Xvill, a qualified first aid instructor, is a regular blood donor. Aliss Nixon keeps up-to-the-minute war articles in the library. Bliss Pitcairn, a qualified first aider, sponsored a Patriotic Poster Campaign. There is nothing to equal music in soothing war-weary nerves. Air. Rotili who has a son in the service, keeps up his morale as well as the morale of the barracks with music. Besides buying bonds, .Xliss Botdorfi is another morale builder with her choral work. Health is vital to war emergencies. A graduate first aider, Nurse Craig aids in examining draftees and is a regular blood donor and bond buyer. The barracks will have no serious health problem with Nurse Ioyce, a teacher of home nursing, on hand. Dr. Calhoun examines draftees abnut to enter armed service. The office staff' is no shirker. Sliss Cavanaugh receives all Air Raid signals. Sir. Teal's secretary, 5liss Tomaselli, a first aider, assists him in his various war activities.