Beaumont High School - Caduceus Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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CGJMCQU5 l 1 BALSA BUGS RUSSELL COREY AIRPOWER IN TIMES OF WAR Never before in history has airpower played such an important part. The very essence of our freedom today lies in our ability to build better aircraft than our enemies. This second world conflict is a much more mechanized war than the first of its kind. A nation at war has particular reason to stress this vital factor. We as a people can't build safely on false foundations, or our liberty and land of opportunity will fall before our very eyes. For this particular reason, we must train men to excel in the art of flying. and building of superior aircraft. The specific unity which exists between man and his cultivated machines of war, also depend upon his future. Back in the years following the first World War, military leaders were befogged in misconceptions as to the importance of air supremacy. Today we are informed that victory or defeat hangs in the balance. Victory if we can out-shoot and out-Hy the enemy, defeat if the enemy out-shoots and out-flys us. This problem deserves ample consideration by everyone who is interested in the future of their homeland. To get better acquainted with some of these facts, come to Room 110 and visit the Balsa Bugs. Their meetings are held every Wednesday at 3:10 p. m. after school. A Sponsor Miss Sullivan One Hundred Ninereen

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66l6!U,C 2115 LIBRARY CLUB JANINE GOESSLING Say, Dot, are you going to the meeting? 'XVhy, sure, Jo. I haven't missed one yet. - This is generally the sort of conversation you hear often the seventh hour in front of the library on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, On these certain days small groups of girls gather in the Library to have their club meeting and plan what is to be done all term. So far, we have planned a Wiener roast, hay-ride, and party. We also devote part of our time to reading books. We thumb through the new novels and stories that come into the library and hold a general discussion on them. So, come on. girls, drop by on Wednesdays and see what's cookin'. President Eugenia Miller Secretary Mildred Sugg Digest and CADUCEUS Correspondent Jeanine Goessling Sponsor Miss lsaacs One Hundred Eighteen

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CGCJMCQU6 JUNIOR BAND AND ORCHESTRA J AMES WATT Have you ever heard any queer noises at Beaumont that you couldn't quite identify? Did you wonder where they were coming from or what they were? Those noises were coming from Room 102 and were the sounds of begin- ners playing their instruments. For the present group, those days are over, we hope, for now we are well organized and play a few melodies. The only reason we are able to play these tunes is that we have learned the notes and developed techniques on our individual instruments. Anyone who wishes to play an instrument may put down Junior Band and Orchestra on his next term list of subjects. If you do not own your own instrument, the school will furnish you with one. Besides earning one-half credit per term, you will probably be in the Senior Band or Orchestra in one year or even in one term. In the Junior Band and Orchestra you try to do your best work, for this group is like a supply base, and only the best go on to the senior groups. Each member aims to develop the best technique he possibly can on his instru- ment. When this is done, we have plenty of reserves that can be used in senior groups. Leader Betty Stephenson Treasurer . Jo Ann Brockmeier Sponsor Miss Brix One Hundred Twenty