Hadley Technical High School - Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Thirty--four Seniors Help in the War EEort It is said that it takes a war to change tradition and custom. This war has effected a change in the technical high school program which has met with the hearty approval of the students. The course of study has been adjusted so as to enable seniors to get practical experience in their field of training, as well as to do their bit in the war effort, before they graduate. School credit is now granted for work during school time when the work is in the student's field of training, provided the employer's confidential report is satisfactory. Every department in the school has received requests from industry for more trained students than are available. More than half of the seniors of the January, 1944, class were able to take advantage of this opportunity frcm the very beginning of the school term in September. Since that time many others have been placed out in industry, where they have worked for from four to six hours, attending school one-half day for academic subjects. During the last Exe weeks of the term, seniors with a satisfactory record are permitted to accept full-time employment. Leonard Gabrielson of the Aeromechanics Department is contributing directly to the war effort by his work at the Robertson Aircraft Corporation. George Kratz of this department is working at lVlcQuay-Norris Wesley McEntire of the Automechanics Department is employed by t-he 7 Up Bottling Company. The General Electric employs five seniors of the Electricity Department: James Fuelling, Raymond Halbert, Paul Reichmuth, Milton Schuckmann, and Kenneth Seidler. Most of these boys work full time for two weeks and attend school for two weeks. George Schulte of this department is at the B. and L. Elec- tric Company, and Louis Spranatis at the Imperial Electric Company. The following seniors of the General Business Department are working in the afternoons at various oflices throughout the city: Victor Averbeck, Frances Baumgartner, Betty Boerschig, Bettyann Casseau, Betty Haar, Rosemary Hel- frich, Dorothy Illinger, Dorothy Jones, Ida Modica, Emma Oldani, LaVerne Pueser, Frieda E. Rennekamp, Marion Spindler, Mary Jane Stewart, Gloria Cucchi, Lorraine Hoeferlin, Wilma Tohlen, and Idamay Kerner. Trained machinists are, of course, in great demand for war work. Al- most 100 per cent of the Machine Shop seniors are working part time: Kenneth Baker, Elmer Cohlman, Joseph Fernandez, Donald Meyer, Henry Nieroda, Lawrence Pekarek, Eugene Firman, and John Marzuco.

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The Class of 1944 Tell us not in somber manner That our day in school is ended, For we love the Hadley banner And farewell is not intended. Work is splendidg jobs are thrilling But we have another goal: Getting rich-our pockets filling- Does not satisfy our soul! Far and wide our course may run, Yet beat our hearts more gladly, More joyously when we have done Our bit for dear old Hadley! Hadleyis spirit tells us all To hang our star up high And leave our footprints in the hall To guide those passing by Footprints small and stars so high That lead to heaven's mighty door- They show the path that's followed by The record class of '44! -Shirley Ziegler SWEETHEART'S PRAYER I had a sailor darling, So sweet and true to me, Now since he's gone so far away No other man I seeg For swiftly as the hours fly I know he'll come back by and by To share with me the home we planned And walk together hand in hand. Long are the many hours I pray- That happy, well, and safe he'll stay. -Betty Butera Thirty-three

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Eupal Anthony, Ruby Bryant, and Betty Butera ofthe Sewing Department are employed at Toby Lane, Hanna Brommet at Katz Drug Store, and Melody Engleman at Amertorp. The Sheet Metal Department has furnished the Laister-Kaufman Com- pany with a good mechanic by the name of Lawrence Cox. It also lent Eugene Bill to the Cote Brilliante School as a shop assistant to the Industrial Arts teacher. Johanna Siebels is working as a stenographer at the A .G. Brauer Supply Company. Russell Saputo, the one and only graduate from the Wood Department, has been doing fine work as the assistant to the Manual Arts instructor at the Cote Brilliante School. In addition to these seniors who are working part of the school day, many other students, besides attending school full time, are employed from four to forty hours a week after school hours and on Saturday. More than 90 per cent of the senior class is in this way helping to relieve the manpower shortage. w l Thirty-five