Beloit High School - Trojan Yearbook (Beloit, KS)

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f f 'A' 'k ' frames:-isa . . I . 1.....u...y..s.w. if 'k -Q -.. -a.-ine-3 ' . H711 is wk 1 HROUGHOUT our nation, the schools have necessary to a rich, full life, while stressing temporarily curtailed cultural subjects, vocational subjects necessary to winning this war that we may have the freedom so vital to a life worth living. Our American schools are the pin in the hand grenade of the war effort, and American students have the power to pull that pin. Our school, during this period of war, not only provided instruction in the ways of democracy and the means of preserving it, but also rendered serv- ices which are essential to a total war effort. This is true for the registration services conducted by the school and for the rationing of commodities by the Gffice of Price Administration. Upon the recommendation of the VVar Board, the Board of Regents requested that the departments of physical education and athletics give a physical conditioning, non-credit course conforming to Army and Navy requirements. Our school conformed to this requeSt without hesitation. Seventh and Eighth grade stu- dents produced model aircraft projects. Since there is no regular geography class in the schedule, the Rotary International speakers aided the students immensely in international fields. Many of our teachers have left for armed forces, war work and war industry, those at home took up the extra load. Wfartime activities during school hours-stimulat- ing war bond and stamp sales, salvage drives, Red Cross drive, which totaled 317422, shop classes repairing non-obtainable home devices free-of- charge, American History students kept up with the news by listening to Boake Carter and Sidney Mosbley broadcasts, a new subject, aeronautics, was added, and journalism students furnished many wartime editorials and news items. The other aspects in education related the changing of the curriculum for post war needs. The school can be depended upon to contribute services through the use of its personnel and equipment for the promo- tion of a total-war effort. These war contribution and sacrifices may seem slight, but the combined effort of 31,000,000 teachers and students who constitute the schools of our country is a force of enormous power. The part students play is necessary and great. This is the group of our total population that constitute the hope of America tomorrow. Not only will students help win the war but they will undertake the responsibilty of constructing a new and better world. 3 Wir Q iililti ig A . J Mus? 1. ' 4. tj7Qg.4g,5q,. .35 , -M... . .aj , ,L

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FOREWORD ODAY, IN A NATION afrmed and fighting for her life and way of living, we are called upon to make apparent sacrifices that are essential to winning the war. RA TIONIN G-The Government pleas for cooperation with rationing, conservation of gas, rubber, s'ugar, coffee, shoes, and canned goods, and prevention of inflation. These are vital in the minds of our people. Our student life now has a certain added seriousness. The stepped-up tempo of tlze curriculu-ni, compulsory physical training, and outside work leave us students little time to waste. Many of us have received our notices to report for training after graduation and have seen friends desert civilian life for that of the services. In past years graduates either picked a vocation to follow and prepared themselves for a definite position of some kind when the opportunity arose, though it sometimes took several years, or were obliged to take the first position that was offered to them. This year work of all kinds is plentiful. Part of us will enter defense industries, filling clerical and machine positions. Mafny of us will go to the farm to assist with the operation of farm machinery during harvest. Those of us who do not enter some branch of the service will easily find work in the war effort. As each of us approaches graduation into this challenging world, we must pause to pay tribute to the courageous spirit of America which it is our privilege to share. May we cherish this spirit when we are called for our turn as the ones before us have done, and do our tasks as well as they. In liglzt of the things mentioned we, the seniors of 1943, dedicate this book as tlze United States Naval Academy did theirs, The Lucky Bag ' last year-- To peace which must be fought for from time to time. 2

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