Farrington High School - Ke Kiaaina Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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Top: Morale builders with the U.S.O. 0 Bottom: Receiving training as apprentices. Production Service to lessen the shortage of food. Wartime At the outset, sacrifice and se ice found expression at Farrington in the initial act of .urning over our new- ly acquired modern school buildi tg to military authori- ties to serve in the vital Wartime nacity of a hospital. With this serviceable cpntributioht to the nation's War effort as a starter, the students at Ftirrington have tried to show their loyalty to their countrf by participating in various school and community activities. Seniors, lun- iors, and Sophomores have carried projects aiming to do something for the men of the service. The members ol the Territorial Morale Committee speak. at a special assembly. to Farrington bo Iapanese ancestry regarding the procedure involved in volunteering to iorm a combat unit. Mr. Mitsuyuki h B M . Thomas B. Vance, Mr. Masap Kido addresses the group and those standing are Captain Io n urns, r Marumoto. and Mr. lwao Miyake.

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Community Service to take care oi the labor shortage. I I I ACllVl War bond and ried on with the ner. Victory jobs as typists, pineapple c Some boys School to take girls joined up A few boys Stations cestry combat unit ties 1 sales were constantly car- receiving a Minuteman Ban- have been cultivated. Part-time ambulance drivers, and Workers took many students. to ihe Honolulu Vocational apprenticeship training. Talented the USO. to help build morale. engaged as workers at First Aid , Top: War Bond and Stamp sales to help finance the Amerlcan boys Oi lcpgnese Cin' war. 0Bottom: Preparing for defense jobs. teered their services to form a . the United States Army. High School holds farewell exercises for two inductees of the Iunior Class and Commencement exercises for sixteen seniors. All are American boys oi Iapanese ancestry who volunteered to form a combat unit with the U. S. Army. Mr. Oren E. Long, Superintendent of Public Instruction. presents diplomas to senior inductees. assisted by Mr. Thomas B. Vance, principal. who is seen congratulating Masami Ito.