Kingston High School - Maroon Yearbook (Kingston, NY)

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Foreword This Maroon symbolizes four long, never- to-be-forgotten years in Kingston High School. These years have been memorable not only in our lives, but in the history of the world. In September l939, our high school careers began in the newly-built Myron J. Michael School or within the walls of K.H.S., while across the sea, England and France had de- clared war upon Germany, initiating a second World War. But the conflict was far from our thoughts, for we were busy ocquainting oizirselves with the high school curriculum and li e. As sophomores, many of us became ac- quainted with K,H,S. for the first time. We began joining clubs, making new friends with classmates of all races and creeds, the right givenlus by our democratic government. lt was for these very principles that the Euro- pean countries were fighting. Taking advantage of the right to select our own leaders, we, the Junior Class, chose as President, Harry Rowland, Vice-president, Marie McAndrew, Secretary, Theodora Ken- ny, Treasurer, Leland Boice. The compla- cency with which we had regarded the war was shattered when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on that memorable Sunday in KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL Four MYRON J. MICHAEL SCHOOL December, l94l. lt was all out for victory from then on, buying of war bonds and stamps was stressed, sugar and gasoline were ration- ed and boys enlisted for glory in the armed forces, However, we pretended school life was the same, regardless of the war, and chose our banner, designed by William Mellert and successfully put over a Junior Hop, At last, we were seniors. During the sum- mer more of our classmates had volunteered to help in the fight against dictatorship. As the year progressed, their number swelled, due in a large degree to the enactment of the eighteen-nineteen year old draft. Despite the manpower shortage, our Senior Prom was a success. The United States opened' up a sec- ond front in Africa, and the war situation be- came even more important in our school life, Each club organized with the purpose of con- tributing to the war effort, the Victory Corps and the Junior Red Cross were formed with this as a sole aim. Even though gasoline was rationed and pleasure driving forbidden, the Senior Play was successful enough to assure the publication of the Maroon. As our years in K.H.S. are reaching their end, we live in the hope that, with Allied triumphs mounting, this war will soon be ter- minated and life return to its normal pace.

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