Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Page 26 Miss Dorofhy Shinoske points out a refer- ence for a student. Mrs. Minla Lynch and Miss Helen Hooker rally the day's business. Booles to Borrow and Books to Sell In K. H. S.'s pleasant library you spend much of your free time. Here you may study. or read, or just browse among the wide choice of carefully selected books ranging from the classics to any of the latest novels suggested by the Book of the Month Club or the Junior Literary Guild. Here you may find the an- nuals of many lndiana colleges, five daily newspapers, and a variety of national maga- zines to which the library subscribes. Bliss Dorothy Shinoske, the school librari- an, aside from managing the library and di- recting the volunteer students who assist her, gives talks each year to the incoming fresh- men to acquaint them with the library. She also talks occasionally to your English classes to give you clear understanding of the purpose and usage of the library, and to make you aware of its great value. The west, north, and east sides of the library are laden with hundreds of fiction and reference books and encyclopedias, the east side being devoted entirely to the stacks where the little-used history and reference books are kept. Old files of magazines and other pe- riodicals used for reference are likewise kept in the stacks. lletween periods myriads of students rush to the high school book store in a hectic race to get that necessary pad of paper, or that not-so-necessary apple or candy bar, before the bell rings, Mrs. Minta Lynch manages the book store. lt is her task to keep you and the students in all other city schools supplied with school books and equipment. lllrs. Lynch is assisted by Miss Helen Hooker. The refreshment stand in the book store is maintained by the Junior class. Here, volun- teer Junior girls sell fruit and milk and. when it can be obtained, candy. The profits from this project help to finance the Junior-Senior Prom. Your bookstore opens in the middle of August to supply you for the school year. Al- though most of the books are rented, those that are not are sold and bought back. The only drawback to the bookstore's efficiency is the lack of space. ln spite of this, however, the bookstore serves you well. The book store is a necessary part of your school system, for it is the medium through which the difficult procedure of securing school supplies in these war days is facilitated for you.

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Because of the high physical standards set by the armed forces, physi- cal education instructors faced the problem of building better bodies. As you in the boys' and girls' gym classes work- ed strenuously on the stall bars, played basket- ball and net games, scrambled up to the top of a swinging rope and then tried not to slide down. some of your friends were learning to swim and dive at the Y. M. C. .-X. swimming classes. For convenience and training in leadership, each class elected a stu- dent leader who reported the absentees and helped keep records. Much credit must be given to the instructors who were able to alter the physical program in K. H. S. to meet war- time needs. Top: Mr. Fritz Hawkins dis- cusses calisthenics with Mr. Ralph King and Miss Lyla Sill. Miss Miriam Danner, Miss lmoiean Hodson, Mr. Earl Ut- terback, and Mr. Raymond Trobaugh outline the physical education and health courses. Bottom: Rope climbing and workouts on the other equip- ment develop strength and stamina. Page 25 PHYSICAL EDUCATIQN

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They Keep House or K. . Students Sitting on the edge of your seat. you wait- ed for the hell to ring so that you could dash to the cafeteria. There you and your friends were alnle to get delicious and nutritious meals at a reasonlile cost. liven in the face of food rationing, Kliss Helen Marley and the cafe- teria staff has managed to provide the cus- tomers with excellent foods of every variety. The war has caused the careteria other trouhles in addition to the food shortage, tlas rationing keeps many more students from go- ing home to lunch and has caused the cafe- teria to hecome very much congested. ln fact. to relieve the situation. a new steam talmle will he installed next year. 'lo help with the work caused hy the doubling of last year's customers the cafeteria employs thirty-six students who help stack dishes and do other tasks necessary to main- tain this husy place. Besides this, your school cafeteria, along with many other school cafe- terias in the country, has instituted the plan of clearing your own table. lint no matter what the war has hrought in the way of restrictions, the cafeteria has con- tinued to give you the best of service with its staff of excellent cooks and modern equip- ment. The janitor system of your school is one of the services influenced most hy the war. Many of the maintenance crew, heeding the call of higher wages of a war plant, left their work at K. H. S. llue to this depletion of the staff, those remaining have had to do a tremendous amount of work. Not only do they take care of the high school, hut they also fill i11 when a vacancy occurs in the other schools through- out the city. ln addition to their cleaning duties. they operate the huge heating plant of the high school which also heats Central huilding and the vocational lmuildings. lt is upon the shoulders of Mr. Arch Gold- ing, head of the maintenance department. that these added hurdens fall. Also, an extra thank you goes to him, for he has always found time to set the stage for a play, return an ar- ticle lost or forgotten when play practice end- ed, pull the curtains, and keep the lights in condition. Besides the crew of maintenance men shown above, two matrons, llrs. Ruth Heilman and Mrs. lilossie liauhle, polish door glasses and chase the dust away. Mrs. George Sloan, Mrs. Lavanche Lawson, Back Row: Mr. Charles Beary, Mr. Nelson Mrs. Ruth Stockdale, Mrs. William Robinson, go?5rlderM Mal Maczwlfnow' Mr' Arch ,, o ing, r. arren r er. and Mrs' OPB' Pavel' prepare 'ell'balanCed Front' Row: Mr. Harley Isaac and Mr. Ocie meals for your lunch. Murnmerl. Page 27