Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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11... is the season of changes. Then the trees dot? their green garb for a brilliant, more colorful raimentg and the frisky winds whisk the brightly-colored leaves to and fro. Likewise, Autumn finds M. H. S. and its student body in a period of change. Students old and new alike return to renew old friendships and to make new acquaintances. The rosters of every organization carry the names of new students, and on stage and gridiron specta- tors become acquainted with different faces. Autumn is a season of changes on the fighting fronts of the world. On every field of military activity M. H. S. grads are changing the mettle of things for Hitler and his crew of cut-throats. 'We at home this fall altered our own style of living to the more rigid requirements of wartime in health, education, and service.

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WE HONCDR AN We Hereby Dedicate the '43 M to Lieutenant Charles M. Carpenter A year ago last March Moline High lost one of its favorite and most colorful faculty members. It seemed that a certain Mr. To- jo had dealt himself a crooked hand in a game called War, and our own Uncle Sam needed Carp to help straighten things out. Naturally, under the circumstances, we had to give him up. At the time of this writing, he holds a com- mission as a first lieutenant in the U. S. Ar- my and is in training in the Desert Maneu- ver Area, California. After entering the army Lt. Carpenter was sent as an instructor to the Miami Beach Candidate School where he was praised by the commanding officer for his instruction to trainees on how to be good soldiers. An announcement posted on the bulletin board called him Nan excellent in- structor and an inspiration to all his stu- dents. . . At this point we can whole- heartedly agree for we know what a swell fellow he was at M. H. S. Although originally in training as a gli- der pilot, he has volunteered for duty as a liaison flyer. In the L'Grasshopper Corpsn Lt. Carpenter flies a light plane in co-opera- tion with the Artillery. Flying at a very low altitude over enemy territory, his duty is to direct artillery fire by means of a ra- dio. Learning how to land on highways and fields and hedge-hoppingl' over trees and fences is just part of a day's work to our lieutenant. After training at Miami Beach, Lt. Car- penter was sent to Stuttgart, Arkansas. where he received instruction in the finer points of handling a light plane. At the present time he is engaged in really rough training in the middle of a California desert in preparaton for overseas duty. With a tent for his quarters he lives through hot days and chilly nights on food seasoned with sand and on a limited amount of water for all purposes. As is evidenced by his letters home, army life has little altered his delicate apprecia- tion of the wonders of Nature. He manages to find time in his desert home to notice the beauty of the vast stretches of white sand although his immediate surroundings act as a constant reminder of the war. All stu- dents who were here last spring will recall his letter to the student body, which dealt for the most part with his observations of Nature. We are glad to hear that our lieu- tenant's interests have not become com- pletely military. An American to the core, Lt. Carpenter hopes to be sent overseas soon so that he may take a more active part in the defeat of the Axis and in vanquishing the three bad gremlinsl' whose ignoble persons adorn the cover of this year's MMU. To you, then, Lieutenant Carpenter, may we dedicate this '43 HM in sincere appre- ciation for the good job you have done here at Moline High and for the fine work you are doing there for Uncle Sam. Happy landings, Carp!

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