Appleton High School - Clarion Yearbook (Appleton, WI)

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Bill Raney and Donald Letter are surveying the school grounds as an exercise tor their math class . . . Carl Dohr, lohn Wallen, Alan Mory, and Bill Schuh delve into the mystery of the slide rule. Ground Work Une ot the new war courses introduced this year in the high school was aviation science. lt is sometimes called pre-induction aviation. The course was handled by all tour consecutive teachers. The tirst three weeks ot this course were handled by Mr. Helble and Mr. Witte who taught a little ot the his- torical background ot aviation and the social aspects ot the new global geography. They demon- strated how aviation has attected the world in general. Then Miss Carter took over tor about eight weeks. She poured torth into the minds ot the stu- dents a mathematics review, mathematics ot naviga- tion, and trigonometry ot aeronautics. Mr. Cameron took care ot the next tive weeks and demonstrated Barbara Harkins and Helmut Kruger are calculating with a caliper. Page 26 the construction and operation principles ot air- plane motors and ignition systems. Last, but tar from least, Mr. Ketchum had the class tor the remainder ot the year. He split his course up into tour ditterent parts. The tirst was aero-dynamics or a study ot the physical parts ot the airplane. The second was the study ot the principal instruments used in tlying, and thirdly the study ot the practical uses ot meteorology. The last ot the course was the tinal completion in the study ot navigation, or aerial navigation. Through the integration ot science, mathematics, geography, and history, the 'aviation science stu- dents were able to grasp tully the scope ot avia- tion. To them tlying became not a mere thrill to be enjoyed as a novelty, but they discovered that the commercial and social aspects ot avia- tion were unfathomable. By means ot an over- view ot the whole subject, these students will be able to make not only intelligent pilots, navi- gators, and crew members, but even it they never enter the tield ot aviation commercially, they have attained an understanding ot the prob- lems tacing a world in which distances have been so greatly curtailed. Students who finished the course felt that they had had a thorough review ot all the funda- mentals in mathematics, science, and geog- raphy as well as learning a staggering amount ot new material. This course has been one ot the most direct contributions made by students toward not only the war ettort but also the peace to come.

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Upper picture, standing: Rahn, Vader, Sousek, Brandt, Blessman, Ardell, Spencer, Court, Coley, Sigl, Krueger, Van Ryzin, Henke, Hoffman, seated, Schrimpf, Balza, Mauthe, Mr. Gygi, Smith, Hickinbotham, Riska . . . Lower picture, standing: Leisering, Mead, Schlintz, Phillips, Farnum, Piette, Gallaher, Watson, Dogot, LaPlante, Gerhauser, Deschlerg seated: Hedberg, Buluheris, Rehfeldt, Van Dyke, Iury, Krause. Nature Lovers The Nature club has accomplished a great deal plant life, etc., to the lives of various animals. The in this past year. They have finished a dark room members feel that they not only enjoy their meetings, for the personal use of all the Nature club photog- but they also obtain valuable information and ex- raphers. All of their equipment is kept there, and perience which they can get in no other way. the windows are blacked out. The club is divided into two parts. Everyone is considered a mem- ber of the Nature club, but those who are pri- marily interested in photography deal specially with that subject. They take pictures, develop them, and enlarge them. Some members also take portraits. This year the club had a very original and patriotic idea. Instead of making the usual round Christmas wreaths, they made them in the shape of V's, and decorated the doors of all the classrooms. The club now consists of fifty members. Each year since the club began there has been a decided increase in members. One of the dis- tinctive features of the Nature club is its field trips. Practically any nice day you might see the group starting out to Center Swamp, their favorite outdoor meeting place. The members have their share of good times. They are noted for their frequent parties and pleasure jaunts. For club meetings they discuss subjects ranging from the formation cf rocks, taxidermy, hm, Vice-president Don Jury, Secretary-treasurer Eleanore Van Dyke, and President Roland Rehfeldt look over the books in preparation for a meeting. Page 25

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Flying Fingers Geared for war best describes the com- mercial department this year. lt was literally swamped with war workg for example, in one busy week two stencils and three ditto copies, making a total of 2500 copies of cover sheets for individual folders, were typed for the local draft board by the office practice class. Copies of the requirements for the naval aviation can- didates and of the requirements to be met by applicants for enlistment as officer candidates in the United States Marine Corps were made. The juniors did their share in the typing of the war records for each Appleton High School graduate who is in service. Some of the senior girls helped with the gas and oil rationing. Their work was alphabetizing and filing cards and figuring oil consumption. lt is evident that all year the typewriters were pounded furiously on behalf of the draft board, ration board, state guard, and other war organizations. Not only was actual war work done, but the com- mercial students were also prepared to take their places in a country geared for war. Some students were placed directly in war work because of their excellent training. The military filing system, ab- breviations, and letter forms were studied by the boys. New war words were added to their vocabu- laries, and aero-nautical terms were studied by all the commercial students. Because of the shortage of typewriters, speed in writing was especially em- phasized. Special attention was also paid to a thorough knowledge of the numbers on the type- writer. ln short, the whole emphasis in typewriting was put on a more intensive program than formerly. Rough drafts and tabulation were other government musts. Since all government typing is done with six copies, accuracy is essential. 14 H Y ' Alirxl 04 Q p ul r -c. ,il ,'E 5E!2g A or , F .4 ff - o 'vllllilii 4 L :Egg Q Q ' I5 in -2 5. W Agllaz l:3 .g: Q Q J X 1 t ' ' Q Al 1 -gi A A ', X' 9.2555 if X - ..-................... ,- 2. ' 'ij' .3 'lzzit Y i f --- f-ia:i1l iiittttljmfzziaagam -4, .ggi ,' if , ,ef ,. ...C , it aa.1::,g::':,. ,rc gn,-., -- .-E 'f Yfglj, ft' , u-n2ltilH?!g.,:..g,Mf5gRN -:je19gqQ'0l'fff3,'-Si.. ., ii: 1 'j -EEEEEESZEDSUWSQD?'A'??am3!e'Q2f635U 3295 qi' . P, ii ' nivpmuz.-'n.v.u-'A:-yg'oJlA4e,,mss-hunk-ras .. 1 -- - ,At l'i1ili !lilni..,m,, .'H,v.9.o.lIe!-iigliboi-,,,.g'ia..m9,n.a' jj f l ' ,if ijyjylngjgu. iwillts.v1-'g'5e,9Au.9ylli.,- vw ? ' if Xt .Q :fl-,X .5f.'.v.'5g,.,,5'g.c Q . jf 4 lit ' Il :umm A . :::::::::5-f .a'-qgvivmil-9 , I . W, lgsgmluumi. ,-5,93-:lu.11-,.-Q2',Ay,v,Qvi1Q'w f A . . 1 -. . . ,. ...V .41 1, pp. i .. 2- '-f m:v !l!Cl'll! -. . Qliei-ff! ' munlml.-t-it... M , 12453121.1137 gn- 'ami ,:1?7f3'fgz32a1 ff qs -, ss:.m..', wwf X F55 N - t ,, t-...Ns -f. l-low will the forty-eight hour week affect the business world? l-low will rationing affect business? l-low will rationing influence my life? l-low can l as an individual help the war effort? These and many other problems related to the war were discussed in both the business principles and every day busi- ness classes. These classes discuss the problems that the student will meet in daily life and prepare him to meet all these situations adequately. Many social problems and financial problems are dis- cussed, and many interesting projects are com- pleted in these classes. Pupils discuss taxes, interest, banking, and many other financial problems that they will have to face every day. Many students who are not commercial majors take these courses just for the practical experience it affords them. BRUNO KRUEGER: Commercial head, Talisman, Commercial club, Quill and Scroll . . . ELEANOR TREDINNICK: Commercial, Talisman, Quill and Scroll, Commercial club . . . LAURA LIVERMOREZ Commercial, Commercial club . . . Page 27