Appleton High School - Clarion Yearbook (Appleton, WI)

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lr Y . 59 we ' Y 4': iE:, Y 1'-' - ss Q, f atlas Typical ot Appleton l-ligh School graduates in many branches ot the service are Lieutenant Edward Blessman, who was the first grafluate to be killed in action, Lieutenant Elizabeth Radtke, an army nurse, Seaman Vilas Burmeiser, Lieutenant Robert Vogt ot the Air Corps, Private Paul Radtlce ot the Army and Lieutenant lohn Rosebush ot the Marines. In the Service The above pictures are representative ot Appleton High School alumni and their lives in the services. As you can see, our graduates have tound places in every branch ot the armed torces. These are only a tew ot the tormer students who have answered the call to serve their country. lt past pertormances are any indication ot what is to come, we may expect all the alumni to give a good account ot themselves. The pictures you see posted hero are only torerunners ot the many people who have onlorcd thc sorviccs since thc war began.

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A School At War A school at war is not unlike a nation at war. lf an almost universal conversion to the war effort has affected our everyday life, it has also left a very definite imprint upon our school life. A reflection of the national emergency is to be seen in the entire high school curriculum for l942-43. . The first tangible evidence of things to come was seen in the purchase of the magnificent stained glass windows. The windows were dedicated as a memorial to the sons and daughters of Appleton High School who served their country in World War ll. ln keeping with the criteria set by our national government, the school instituted several courses which would more adeguately prepare its students for an active part in the war effort. Our gym classes were revamped to accommodate a new physical fitness program designed along military line's. An aviation science course was introduced to acguaint senior boys with the science and math involved in aeronautics. A pre-induction math class was started to help the senior boys brush up on math. Students were recruited to give victory talks to civic organizations. Each student spoke on the civil- ian's place in the war effort. To afford the students an accessible and convenient place to buy War Stamps and Bonds, the office set up a bond booth. The personnel of the booth sponsored drives timed to correspond with patriotic oc- casions. As an added project they fostered a l'Buy a leep week, in which the students were asked to purchase S900 worth of bonds or enough to buy a jeep. The students and faculty also took an active part in the host of scrap drives and registrations which appeared at regular intervals. All of these things combined make up the school's contribution to the war effort. lt is in recognition of the yeoman service rendered by all groups to hasten the day of final victory that the following pages have been dedicated. Thus we have chosen as our theme 'TA School at War.