Evanston Township High School - Key Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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book drive conducfed by +he Quadrangle Club which neHed over 4,500 boolcs given +o fhe Uni'Ied Service Organizafion. Emphasizing conserva'l'ion and consumer eclucaiion, fhe Penfangle and Trireme organiza+ions have been conduciing a wasie paper salvage fhaf has re- suI'I'ecI in several home rooms collecfing a barrel a day 'Io keep 'Ihe Japs away. E.T.H.S. boys en- rolled in 'I'he wood-working classes have been busy conslruciing 700 model airplanes from blueprinls supplied by Ihe Office of Educafion. The models will be used 'Io 'lrain air corps sfudenfs and air raid wardens in recognizing all 'Iypes of combal' planes, including Ihose of fhe Axis powers as well as +hose of +he Unifed Naiions. The sfuden-is in aufo mechanics 'lake care of repair worlc on cars, look- ing oui' especially for a I94I Buiclc beach wagon donafed +o 'Ihe Evansfon Office of Civilian Defense. One of fhe mosf rece-n'I' defense acliviiies has been Ihe organizafion of over eighi' hundred high school boys fo serve as iunior air raid wardens paralleling 'Ihe civilian defense sei'-up. During 'lhe fraining period These boys heard IecI'ures and saw insfruc- 'Iional films on firsf aid, snuffing our incendiary bombs, and ol'her problems a'Hendan+ 'l'o a possible air raid. Thus if can Iruly be said Ihal' Evans'I'on Township High School s'luden'Is are beginning 'Io shoulder Iheir share of responsibilifies in rhe defense of 'rheir ideals and homes. HOME NURSING o BUILDING TRADES 0

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been provided. In close coopera+ion wi+h 'Ihe heaI+h and physical educaiion depar'I- menI's, Ihe girls on 'rhe nu+ri'Iion commiHee and in Ihei home economics deparimenis are a+'Iemp+ing +o make every siudenl' conscious of wha? he eafs, emphasizing Ihr-S necessily of cerfain 'foods such as milk, fruiis, and vegelables as prerequisiies fo good healih. Economical war lunches have been posfed as a reminder in 'Ihe school cafeferias and in fhe school newspaper. Conducfing Ihe annual Red Cross Roll Call in 'Ihe fall and Ihe Emergency Relief Drive in February was 'rhe Junior Red Cross under iI's presidenf, Ed Serbin. The second campaign was fo secure funds for supplying nurses 'For all war fronls, building up a blood donor service, paying for maierials used in surgical dressings, providing care for convalescenl' wounded, and 'for aiding U. S. soldiers in enemy prisons, as well as for 'lhe regular civilian acfivilies of +he organizalion. The local chap'I'er is parficularly proud of +he IeHer senl' 'Io ii' by Prime Minisfer Tronderas for i+s splendid service Ias+ year in 'rhe aid given Io I'he embaI I'Ied Greeks. The Junior Red Cross has also been acfive al' iis regular mee+ings in preparing bandages and ar'I'icles of clofhing for American soldiers, sailors, and marines. In addiiion Ihe home economics deparfmenl has made baby Iaye'H'es which will be disfribuled by 'Ihe Red Cross and +he Visifing Nurses' Associalion. I'I's behind-Ihe-scene efforis have also broughi' aboui 'Ihe Firsl' aid and home nursing classes conduc+ed by Ihe physical educalion and home economics deparfmenls. In connedion wi'Ih The American Library Associaiion if sponsored Ihe 0 CHILD CARE 0 FIRST AID o MODEL PLANES

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Alfhough realizing fhaf firs+ Things come first Evansfon Township High School adminisfrafors, feachers, and sfudenfs also undersfand fhaf per- haps fhe besf confribufion fo be made by sec- ondary schools is fhe well-rounded developmenf of fhe boys and girls who will be leaving school in +he immediafe fufure for college, for armed serv- ON TI-IE HOME FRONT INTERNATIONAL ROUND TABLE o GERMAN CLUB PLAY 0 ART FOR DEFENSE o ice, for defense indusfries, and for American cifi- zenship. They also realize fhaf for fhe defense and preservafion of democracy if is essenfial fhaf fhe schools provide an environmenf of emofional sfabilify and consfrucfive, courageous fhinking. While fhe pages of fhis bool: survey fhe many proiecfs and underfalcings fhaf various organiza- fions and fhe school as a whole have embraced for aiding fhe war efforf, if musi' nof be forgoffen fhaf fhere are less specfacular buf equally imporf- anf acfivifies faking place in fhe classrooms of Evansfon Township High School. Calm, sensible dis- cussion of world affairs has been encouraged in all classrooms, and one week of fhe second semesfer of all fourfh-year English classes has been devofed fo a sfudy of fhe background for 'lhe firsf and second World Wars, especially as fhey affecf America. lnferesf in foreign languages has gained -nof so much for fheir generally recognized cul- fural values, buf rafher because if is now realized