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

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Page Four ow Coorsos . . . ow rposos The task of putting West Bend High School on a war time schedule was a big one, and took the combined ef- fort of the administration, faculty and student body. Be- fore launching a definite program, Superintendent lVl, G. Batho and Principal N. E.. Colby made an extensive study of war programs in other schools and took several field trips to see these systems in operation. A plan was finally drafted that would cover the main issues, and two short semesters after war broke out, a four-point program was in full swing: CU training students for jobs in essential industries, C21 orientation of the school curriculum, f3Q toughening students for the armed forces, and C45 co- operation and aid to the war effort on the home front. This schedule at the beginning of the I943 semester placed West Bend High School on a war footing. The assignment of training students for jobs in essential industries naturally fell to the vocational school with its facilities for instruction in shop work. Here, under the guidance of Mr. johnson, the students have the op- portunity of working with grinders, drill presses, lathes, polishers and all the other machines used for metal work. Each student is given a project on which he performs all the essential operations from the bare shapeless piece of metal in the beginning, to the exact, polished, completed article. On his ability to complete each operation and on the excellence of the finished product the student is given a grade. Class in Metal Shop -- O. Lochen, C. McDonald Thus each pupil became acquainted with the opera- tion of many of the fundamental machines used in metal work. Upon the completion of his work in the vocational school the student can be the more readily absorbed into the vital war industries. Students of West Bend are also offered a course in drafting as a further means of fitting them for war work in essential industries. Mr. Schuelke has accelerated his instructions so that his classes may accomplish more. ln the drafting classes the students learn how to handle triangles, protractors, T squares. The pupils soon be- come adept in making accurate ink drawings done to scale. The students are given actual diagrams of levers, adjusting blocks, gears from which they make their scale drawings. This class is designed to give the student the maximum of drafting knowledge and experience in the minimum of time. At the end of the course the graduate is fitted to take a position in the drafting department of an industry. The manual training department, where the boys become familiar with most of the wood working tools used in modern wood shops, gives excellent training for jobs in war plants. Here, as in the metal shop, each stu- dent has his own project on which he performs all the steps needed to complete the useful product. The stu- dents in the wood shop have access to wood lathes, power saws, planers, and become skillful in their use. But the availability of these mechanical units does not de- tract from instruction in the use of the manual tools. Top -- Lessons in World History: R. Althaus, A. Jordan, V. Dalum Bottom -- Helping to Save a Potato Crop: Mr. Wegner, C. Westenberger, F. Schwamb, W. Jacklin

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, r - K 4... School Board -- Mrs. George Kuehlthau, Dr. A. H. Heidne1', Superintendent M. G. Batho, Mr. A. H. Klumb, Mr. E. J. Krieger, Mr. D. J. Kenny. ollcy Makers The most active and responsible organ of any school is the board of education composed of individuals who possess patience and business ability. The members are outstanding in community work as well as in their own professions. They are well informed and experienced in the functioning of education as their terms have run from 25 years down. Briefly, the duties of the school board are to legislate, formulate, and adopt policies upon the advice of the professional staff and community. One job which has kept them tremendously busy because of the war is that of hiring teachers. Eight teachers and two janitors have been engaged since January l, 1942. Once a month the superintendent of schools, lVlr. Batho, secures, organizes and presents full information about the school to the board. This report includes such things as attendance, state of the finances, and the results being obtained. On the basis of this information, policies and plans are formulated for the best interests of the students. The school board is responsible for the welfare of approximately I,000 students and performs its job with the utmost diligence and discretion. ln its policy the board endeavors to run school affairs efficiently, and not to Sched Ie Makers-- regiment them. Top Row -- I. E. Holzhueter, R. B. Cald- well, John Reis, N. E. Colby, E. Kuehl- thau, E. Gill. Second Row -- R. T. Grignon, F. Meyer, A. L. Freeman, R. Eggert, R. W. Chris tensen, D1'. G. Forrester, F. B. Baxter. Third Row -- W. Schuelke, R. Kucirek, F Hickey, W. L. Finn, C. Podruch, E, B Heidner, D. O. Olson. Bottom Row -- L. Stanfield, L. Jacobson M. Weber, I. Ostrum, H. Huff, C. Ship- man. Page Thi ee

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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