Hilo High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Hilo, HI)

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me x1os'l' sueeessful of the Yietory Vorps tlriyes among the students was the war hontl and stanip eanipaign with llarohl Luseoniln as ehairniau. 'l'he committee wearietl ol' resetting goals: eaeh time the quota was antecl, its top was hlown off. Hilo High was lirst among all sehools in the islantls to res eeiye a eitation from the Vnitenl States Treasury llepart- ment for her exeellent response in the weekly stamp and hontl sales. She was tirst on the islantl to reeeiye the Minute Klan tlag for at least ninety pereent partieipation in purehases. llalf a hun- zlretl thousand tlollars has heen invested in their own future hy students on the eampus. .Xnother thousand clollars of stamps were skillfully eellophanecl anml ar- tistieally transformeml hy the junior Red Fross unit into leis and eorsages for sale in the Community. This group was also responsihle for dozens of pairs of slippers. hunmlrerls of seraphooks ancl hound serials, thousands of greet- ing earcls, and many ash trays and vases sent to hring eheer to patients ol' army hospitals on the islancl. Several other stuclent Campaigns were eoncluetecl during the year hy various committees. Tlirough the Minute Men tleputation teani. support for eaeh of these was solieitetl. Salvage mlrives lor keys and toothhrush handles, Speak Anieriean. ancl junior Reel Vross eampaigns hrought good response. ln the junior Red Vross memhership clriye. students in the art unit hand luloekecl dozens of lianclkereliiels, while girls in the eooking classes liakecl hunclrecls of eookies to net a sizeahle amount for the national funml. Latest eall on the eampus was spousorecl hy the Hawaii llistriet Morale t'ommittee for Bleneliune Minutemen. Nearly two hunnlretl stuclents register- eml to volunteer a part ol' their Sundays to help in stringing Iiarlaetl wire liarrieacles along the eity's coastline. Stamps to stamp out the axis. .Xl the hearl of the seini-weekly line,

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1NANt'INt: of the Victory Corps was student directed and 4 student horne. A Christmas postal system yielded gratify- ing returns and gave the campus opportunity to exchange greetings. The Iiigo club, which disbanded earlier in the year turned over to the fund a substantial sum. Money to cover expenditures of Victory Corps projects was appropri- ated hy its council. Opportunity was afforded the students for participation in the National Home Defense program through the Victory Corps. Through the work of Hiroshi Okamoto's air raid wardens committee, the County was prevailed upon to erect a number of shelters on the campus. Tl1e committee assigned students to specific shelters, and detailed wardens to shelter and casualty station duties. First aid, litter hearing, and home nursing courses were incorporated into the Friday program. Student participation in other aspects of the civilian war program was no mere emulation of adult activities. The junior effort stands on its own meritsfits own achievement. ' More than a hundred girls volunteered to help with projects in the home community, Their services were channelled into such activities as helping in the junior Red Cross and Hilo Center oilices, Board of Health clinic, gas mask renovation, and typing for teachers and the school oftice. With the YWCA cooperating, twenty girls were enrolled in a group leadership training course, and already they have been released to direct, under supervision, play periods of neighborhood elementary schools. They make available a resource much needed in community recreation. Nine other girls registered for training at the VVaiakea Center kindergar- ten as junior assistants, giving two hours daily to learning and helping with the supervision of pre-school youngsters. K. Place, press. release, relax -patient patients practice to respirc arti- ticially.