Upper Marlboro High School - Elm Yearbook (Upper Marlboro, MD)

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M.H.S. THE ELM I944 CCDNlM,AhJDCDS The commandos were first organized in the spring of 1943 under the direction of Mr. Jones. They meet every Wednesday during the Victory Corps period under the leadership of Donald Buck for the purpose ot becoming acquainted with the routine of the various Armed Forces ot the United States. 'V THEJUNIOR RED CRGSS This branch oi the Marl- boro Chapter ot the Victory Corps under the direction of Mrs. Hiker, has dutifully carried out many tasks this year tor our boys in the service, including: sewing, knitting, mounting stories and crossword puzzles for the soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital, and helping at the local Red Cross Station mak- ing surgical dressings. Be- sides this, it sponsored the Red Cross War Fund drive in the school, clearing S108.15 in one week. U41

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l944 THE ELM M.i-LS. principals Cabinet Marlboro Ciiaoter, National i-ionor Society NATIONM HONOR SOCIYTY NX If X Z JUNIORS ack Cross, Jr. Vice-Pres. am Cooke, Public Relations tra Wilson, Entertainment 523 SENIORS Paul Summers, President Bettye Dorsett, Sr. Vice-Pres. Audrey Tayman, Recording Sec'y Ned Allen, Corresponding Secretary Winiired Garner, Treasurer

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I944 THE ELM M.H.S. CLERICAL WORKERS SALVAGE CORPS In an effort to show what high school students can do for Victory, the Salvage Corps, a unit ot the Victory Corps, began last fall to organize a series ot extensive campaigns. They ransacked all the homes in Marlboro as well as those in the surrounding communities. Truck loads after truck loads ot scrap metal, rubber, and tin cans were sent on their way to Baltimore, and during the year they collected over fifty tons oi waste paper and magazines. E251