Manual High School - Thunderbolt Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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ANUAL s ora FORUM Deans Discuss Maintenance o High School Morale Support of Various Activities Greeted Miss Atkins Asscrts That High With Enthusiasm, Announces Head Girl Morale Can Be Maintained Althougn war has disruptet , X. v i I ' 1 ' ' I . ' tht ptau ot out tountiy, it is indeed with pride that one may look in upon the various activ- ities ot' Manual girls to tind each one doing her part with cheer- fulness. livery girl is eager to support the various activities which will contribute to the vietory that we know will be ours. Among ot h e r projects, the most outstanding proved to be the lied t'ross Sewing Uirele. Each Wednesday, d u r i n g the eighth hour or after school, girls learn the meet to hem blankets. art ot' knitting, purling. ami just plain sewing. One ot' the tirst tasks was the making ot' baby heinmed elil out garments. Some girls pink blankets, others bonnets, aid the 2il'l ot' feather stitehing was also learned. .is a result ot' iheir efforts, booties. . . - ' .' ' I ' fu . knit t ed beanies. searts and 'MV fum, HH , rl SW'Jat'x 5 w l 'ml'lly 'llSl'h'y 'l' ever been. Some clubs have had During the period ot' indeei- fllulffflfll' tug' Fxflf sion, the girls have not changed N ld ' ' M- X U fu' ' mph, ,ntimdv K,0m.0l.ninL, dm, have sponsored newspaper drives ,u,livnh,q .md HIM. .H.t, , V Q, H in ati et'l'ort to do their part for t . , t , . I. H more enthusiastic than they have Ml ' N 4 The teminine population oi' Manual has and always will be glad to contribute whatever it can for Anieriea. Head Boy lielieves Student Activities lniportant to High School Morale The people ot' America have resolved to win this war, livery citizen must and will contribute whatever possible until we have achieved oui' goal. What is the service the boys ot' Manual ean render in our eounti-y's crusade against die- tatorship ami slavery? Tile higll morale ot' our school can be maintained by both men- tal and pliysieal etiort. lt can be accomplished mentally by se- curing the best education possi- ble. There should be tio llesita- tion in the choice ot' subjects that may seem difficult, as these are the only courses to provide the necessary training for one's future work, whatever it may be. lt can be accomplished, physically, by meeting all tasks which we are called upon to perform. Physically, all boys should attempt to participate in ath- letics. Pan-ticipation in sports is a healthful, body-building activ- Q s Pele Dobrnsll -Head Hoy ity. lt teaches each participant the true meaning ot' good sports- manship, Many new friends are made. and the spirit ot' coopera- tion grows as sports activities continue to grow. Thus, t. h e morale ot' the school is raised. and the spirit ot' unity and co- operation is established. Girls oi' high school age are fundamentally idealistic, aml in their hearts carry the desire to meet any situation, whatever it may be. in a thoroughly honor- able aml satisfactory way. Too often, a girl is so self- eonseious that she is not her real self. gets discouraged easily, and needs wise counseling to holster her morale. However, when the emergency arises, as in the pres- ent serious crisis, throughout the vvorld there is a certain stimula- tion that t-an make the individual girl forget her shyness or diffi- denee aint rise to the occasion. Helen L. Atkins- Dean of Girls Boys at Manual Mail Loyalty to ont-'s country, espe- cially in times ot' stress, is an ennohling emotion h e e a u s e it brings out in eaeh one the best that is in him selt'-denial, un- seltishness. consideration oi' others, aml the desire to help: all ot' which, in turn, lead to a certain personal satisfaction and the desire to do even more for others, especially those less for- tunate. There is a tendency, when everything goes along smoothly, tor a person tunless he is very eareiuli to be eo m e careless. thoughtless, ami selfish---a state ot' mind that certainly is not. conducive to building morale. Our high school girls are made ot' such stuff that l feel sure this p re sen t experience will stimulate them to live tip to their ideals. l'erhaps today's topsy- turvy world may be a blessing in disguise to develop in each ol' us our best selves. itain High Ideals During War Time l have been asked to write briefly on the subject, What must be done to keep up the high morale of high school boys in times of stress. The answer is nothing -that is for the high school boy - Youth, -for the morale of youth is always high. James H, Steele Assistant Principal Wlhat needs to be done is to destroy the unwarranted fears in the minds of us oldst.ers. Fears for social security, fears for supply, and feai's for health. Youth has no such fears. Since this is their first time on earth, whatever times they encounter, hard or good, are normal to them. They have no experience of better times or easier circum- stances with which to compare the present. After the panic of '29, we old- sters were full of fear for youth -high school graduates and col- lege graduates - because jobs were few. Active steps were at- tempted to resoue them from the expected despair - recreation centers, games and classes. But youth said, these are hard times? Jobs are few. But there are some jobs. I am'going out to get mine! Let youth alone in its glory, and eliminate fear from age. 21

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n ,',' If. Nlr. Charles D. Hall. . . Principal The Dut or Obligation of the Public chool During ar Time lluring war times. srhools are Called upon to do many things in addition to the stupendous pezwe time joh it ordinarily has, We arf- asked to rollert paper :ind tinfoil, to do Red Cross work. to make numerous donation drives, ettx, hut there is one ohligation we cannot dodge: namely, to maintain morale. Morale is a somewhat ne-hulous term, but those people ot' high morale are persons who can distinguish between i'a0t and rumor: who can fave reality witnout tear or tlinchingg who are tree from useless worryingg who are rapahle ot' sustained effort directed toward a common goal: who can follow uapahle leadership with c-onfidenveg who at-cept personal responsibility for their full slizireof whatever etlort is needetl3 who subordinate their personal ambitions to avhieve the common good: who liars- a strong faith in the righteousness of their cause and a real willingness to undergo great personal sac-i'itit1e to acromplish the tasks assigned. Can our school develop such qualities in our pupils? lt' so, how? One thing is sure and certain. We can never acvomplish these aims without a tremendous amount ot' work and sweat on the part ot' hoth teachers and pupils.

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Aldrich, Bisgard, Burns, Curley. Johnson, Lotito, Malone, Miklich. Neville, Newcomer, Noakes, Proctor. Recd, Shivers, Spoor, Stemen. Usher, Weberg, Gardner lSponsorl. 'V sl Thunderbolt stay works feverishly to complete the 1942 Yearbook. Lukach Edits September 4. 1941 1M.T.H.S.l. Thomas G. Gardner, faculty ad- viser and sponsor of the Thun- derbolt, Manual s Yearbook, announced the appointment of Irene Lukachy as editor-in-chief of this year's publication. Bob Lotito was chosen to serve in the dual role of assistant ed- itor, literary and entertainment section head. Marilyn New- comer and Tommy Burns shared duties as picture and cosmopoli- tan section editors. Leora Usher performed her duties competent- ly as senior. junior, and sopho- more statistician, while Dorothy Miklich took a genuine interest in her work as gallery of fame editor. . Senior write-ups, a new idea this year, were handled by Irene Lukachy, Patsy Curley, Bob Lotito, with interview as- sistance from Leora Usher. Due to the entirely new idea and set up of the 1942 Annual, the staff found it necessary to work constantly, not only on their own sections, but also as- sisting others in completion of their articles and captions. The staff does not have anyone appointed to the position of typ- ist, so each person either does his own typing or another mem- ber gladly lends his secretarial talent, helping out in this way. Cooperation plays a large part in the editing of the Yearbook, for Thunderbolt D . A-s,,,., , ff, 'H ,Q ' '. if - 'Q' . x Irene Lukachy without it a worthwhile product could hardly be completed. If an article is too difficult for one person to flnlsh, another who has more complete knowledge of t.he subject does lt for him glad- ly, and perhaps in return for a favor granted him at some pre- vious time. Pasting up the Yearbook is a task at which all members also work. The cut- ting apart of the pictures back from the printers, and the past- ing up of the articles and pic- tures together ls the last job before the tlnal printing and pub- lishing of the Annual. Students on the staff gladly give their time, efforts and tal- ents in hopes of doing their part toward a Yearbook of which they may be proud. 1942 Thunderbolt Staff Editor-in-Chief ,..... Assistant Editor ...,. Business Manager ...... Stag Statistician ...,........ Picture Appointments ......... ......lrene Lukachy .,......Boh l.otito ..,....Leora Usher ....Lcora Usher .......Dor0thie Miklich Gallery of Fame Editor ......,,...,...,,.....,.,........... Dorotllic Miklich Boys' Sports Editors ........ ....... ,lim Malone, Raymond Neville Girls' Sports Editor ...,,....,.,. .....,....,,...,.....,..... V irginia Aldrich Magazine Section Editor ...... Financial Page Editor ....,. Front Page Editor .,,.... Society Editor ............,. ........Kathryn Spoor .....Lucille Weberg ,...,..Tom Proctor ......Patsy Stemen Womarfs Page Editor .....,.....,.,..... ...,. ....... P atsy Curley Cosmopolitan Section Editors ............................................,... Newcomer, Tom Burns Rotogravure Editors ,..... ,.,... M arilyn' Newcomer, Pat Curley Calendar ...,.,..,........,... .................,,.,...., L orraine Bisgard Stag Writer ....... .,.........,.......,.,,,..,.,,.,.......,,........ R obb Shivers Photography ..,... ..,...., B ill Reed, Bud NOHKCB, Clll'ii8 .l0hllB0ll Spongor ,,,,,,,,,,,, .,,..,,,..,..,.,...,,,,,.,....,,..... T homas G. Gardner A rt A dvisor ....... ldris Thomas