West Bend High School - Bend Yearbook (West Bend, WI)

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Page Six ndamontals for Victor This course gives the student a fundamental knowledge that is designed to aid him in his studies at pre-Hight school. He learns the basic principles of flight, studies the construction of aircraft, the prim- ary principles of navigation and meteorology. Some of the students are taking flying lessons at the West Bend airport, and the aeronautics course dovetails nicely with this flight training. Besides aiding him in pre-Hight school, the course enhances the student's chances of acceptance in the air branches of the services. The science courses take on new significance in the war effort. The physics classes under the supervision of lVlr. Colby are directing their study in the channels calculated to give students the great- est advantage in the armed forces. The students in this subject receive instructions in the operation and use of laboratory equipment, learn the basic theories of physical laws, and study the principles of elec- tricity. The class instruction is augmented by labor- atory periods when the truths of the class discussion are proved. lVlr. Grignon, instructor of chemistry, teaches his classes the basic factors involved in chemical analysis. They are instructed in the use of symbols, equations, and formulas. They learn by doing and carry out experiments of reaction and analysis. Top -- Armistice Program: George Landvatter, Dr. A. C. Marth, Frank Scharrer Bottom -- Tom Sonnenberg shoots the sun It goes without saying that this course pro- vides the student with the necessary information to carry his studies on through college or gives him the needed equipment for special training and special service in the armed forces. Under the direction of Miss Shipman, the mathematic refresher classes review the field of mathematics. The exercises are designed for the sole purpose of preparing the students for the various examinations and tests required by the military services. To prepare its boys physically, the high school has inaugurated a vigorous training program. lVlr. Caldwell has outlined a plan of training for his 'icommandosn that would do justice to the Ameri- can Rangers in England. Rope climbing, scaling walls, duck waddling are just a few of the exer- cises. The program is comparatively new and prob- ably will not reach its full capacity until the out- door obstacle course is completed. This hardening program for securing top physi- cal condition is characteristic of the way West Bend students have mobilized for war. Aeronautics courses, mathematic science class- es, and the physical training program are the units that train the boys for induction, thus meeting the third point of the program. The fourth and last point of the war time schedule for West Bend High School is the co-oper- ation that is essential for the home front. Top -- Reviewing Elementary Math: D. Kurtz, R. Hron, M. Kratzer, R. Rolfs Bottom --Practical Experiments in Physics: D. Vanderwalker, P. Salter, C. Yahr

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West Bend ees en War Schedule ln fact it is emphasized that a maximum of work be done with the hand tools. This puts the responsibility for a good neat job on the ability of the students, and that is the fundamental purpose of the course, The students build tables, bird houses, shelves, flower boxes, and many other articles to be used at home. After a period of train- ing in the wood shop most pupils learn the correct use of tools of all kinds, and above all learn to build and create things with their hands. This training is invaluable to the student. These courses in the metal shop, drafting class and wood shop are the high schoolis answer to the first part of the four point program: the training of young Ameri- cans for jobs in essential industries. The problem of orienting the school curriculum was met largely by intensifying the courses of study that would best qualify a student to take his place as a work- ing American citizen. The most outstanding move in this direction came in the history department where a course in World His- tory was provided. Here under the direction of Miss Weber, the students receive a well-rounded background of the world's history calculated to give them a fuller understanding of the problems facing the world today and some idea of the reasons for nationalistic trends and prejudices. The Home Nurses -- A. Prost, C. Vogt, J. Schneider, D. Vanderwalker, D, Schowalter, Miss Forbes The work in this course is designed so that the stu- dent will be able to take a broader view of present prob- lems, acquaint himself with the mistakes of the past, and prepare himself generally for the task of reconstruction. This attitude is not confined merely to World History but is also emphasized in the United States and Modern History courses. Another study which is proving its value to the war schedule is citizenship. It is here that the younger students receive the very foundation on which to build their lives as useful men and women of the community. This study awakens within the pupils a consciousness of their respon- sibilities as good citizens. They are instructed in the func- tions of the various branches of the government and the primary facts concerning utilities, newspapers, railroads, etc. The instructors have oriented these classes into the war program by stressing the study of current events, impressing upon the students the importance of keeping abreast of the news. Thus, the emphasis on history, citizenship, and cur- rent events is the fulfillment of point two on the War Schedule: orientation of the school curriculum. Third, by establishing refresher courses in the es- sential studies, West Bend High is training its students for service in the armed forces. The most startling of new courses offered for the development of special skills, needed by the armed forces, is the aeronautics class under the supervision of lVlr. Reis. Top -- Campaigning for War Savings: D. Casper, G. Gumm, Mr. Robert Rolfs Bottom -- Registering for Gas Rations: H. Miller, M. Klein, C. Yahr, D. Goebels, F. Holz Page Five

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Uggin for ncle Sam Possibly one of the gravest problems facing the country is the lack of doctors and trained nurses. This situation has vitally affected the home front. Because the high school was determined to aid in maintaining the home front, it was only natural that Miss Kuehl- thau's home nursing classes should take steps to help solve this problem. The girls enrolled in this class are instructed in the correct way to take care of sick in the home, thereby easing the demand for trained nurses. The special first aid classes conducted by Mr. Batho, Mr. Colby, Miss Jacobson, Mr. Caldwell, and Dr. P. M. Kauth are designed to meet the shortage of doctors and nurses should a serious emergency arise. Upon completing this course, the first-aiders will be qualified to administer first aid as prescribed by the Red Cross, thus relieving the demand for doctors on calls for minor cuts and bruises. Other students are maintaining the Home Front in a very direct way by supplying the personnel for regis- tering the people of West Bend for the various ration books, namely gasoline and food. The students have donated a total of three thousand six hundred four hours away from their studies in working for the ra- tioning board. Merit certificates have been awarded. Top -- High School Civilian Air Patrol: Mr. Reis, L. Jordan, J. Tangney, J. Geib, R. Willkomm, T. Rattray, J. Berend, J. Tews, F. Murphy, R. Kaempfer, D. Merriam, J. Kincaide, R. Cooke, G. Pete Bottom-Class in Crafts: Mr. Reis, T. Rattray, C. Westenberger, L. Prechtel, D. Dayton The West Bend Student Body is not only giving up time to the war effort, but is investing close to two hundred dollars a week in War Savings Bonds and Stamps. The war activities committee of the Student Senate is doing an excellent piece of work in co-ordi- nating the student body to the four point program. It is this committee that handles the Red Cross drives and the salvage campaigns within the school. Through activities in Home Nursing, Red Cross, Civilian Defense, and War Bonds and Stamps, West Bend High is aiding in the maintenance of a strong home front designed to permit every student to carry a part of the burden of the war. By the second semester the students at West Bend began to show even more enthusiasm for the war pro- gram. Seniors were looking forward to the time when they could serve their country in uniform, and most of those who foresaw eventual draft applied for and took the V-I2 examinations which would allow some to enter college as part of their training. By June many of the boys had taken their physical examinations and enlisted in the reserve corps to await the call to the colors. An indication of the enthusiasm with which the boys prepared themselves physically for their induc- tion was the physical education demonstration. One of the features of this exposition was the presentation of Caldwell's Commandos. Up and down ladders, over and under walls and obstacles, the lads swarmed with an endless display of energy and skill. This enthusiasm for the war program was not confined to the senior boys alone but pervaded the entire student body as evidenced by the response to the second war loan. One week the sale of bonds and stamps approached the one thousand dollar mark, and the students continued to 'bv lend more and more of their money to the gov- ernment as the drive progressed. indeed, by the end of the second semester the dividends of the war time schedule began to be realized, and West Bend was truly expending all of its energy for victory. Truly the entire school was plugging for Uncle Sam. Supervising Drafting -- Mr. Schuelke, R. Albinger, W. Jaeckels, R. Hetebrueg, B. Bremer Page Seven