Bluffton High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Bluffton, OH)

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F.-.. W! WW- 'up-J CW Edwald Schumacher Marlon Blsh M1lfO1d Vandema1k Joe Blrchnaugh Amerlcu Holden Kenne h Gable George Swank Gene PlSl'l Robelt Murray Howald Lug nbuhl Gerald Swank Tom Conaway Howard Trlplehorn Francls Luglnbuhl Evan Soash Ralph Augsburger Gerald T1 1p1eho1n James West Walter Stannus Charles Montgomely Robelt Matter James Ma1t1H Paul Augsburger

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James Birchnaugh Willard Dillman George Burkholder Francls Lugmbuhl Max McCafferty Elmer Burkholder James Moser Nelson Hauenstem Don Clark Raclne Warren John Luglnbuhl Norman Lug1nbuhl Josephlne Stelnel V! ade Huber Joe Mumma 'Sp 'fs

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ufflon ,J Conlribulion to the 'ufa Educatlon has always been an rmportant factor rn the lrfe of any natron But rn a democracy where the people rule where they belreve rn and have farth rn the four freedoms, and where they are determlned to marntarn them then truly does educatron become doubly rmportant, and have an rndrspensable part to play rn a trme of total war Schools have been called upon to play an ever expandrng role, as they seek to cooperate vvrth and to coordrnate the actrvrtres of many Federal agencres, whose actrvrtres affect the general publrc and the wholesome development of young people One of the major and contrnurng responsrbrlrtres of the schools rs the trarnrng of youth for crtrzenshrp rn a democracy Bluffton IS emphasrzrng a more posrtrve teachrng of the meanrng of democracy of our hrstory our heroes, our tradrtrons The contrastrng phrlosophres of democratrc vs totalrtarran governments are studied We want to know our Pan Amerrcan nerghbors better and to understand our Alhes rn the Unrted Natrons New geographrcal concepts approprrate for the arr age are taught The dutres and responsrbrlrtres of crtrzenshlp rn a trme lrke thrs are stressed as students are encouraged to keep up wlth the progress of the war effort, contrrbute to rt mark the course of the war, and the current pronounce ments and best thought as to post war arms and obrectrves for an endurrng peace The schools have been the center for carryrng out four Federal programs for the ratlonrng of sugar, coffee shoes gasolrne fuel orl processed canned goods, meats butter, and cheese Pornt ratronrng rs explarned, plannmg meals wlth troned and non ratroned foods rs taught Grrls are taught the care and use of household equipment, plan and prepared menus to be used at home, under ratronrng restrrctrons Students learn to make over and remodel clothrng, and have made thrrty chrldrens garments for the Red Cross Boys reparr farm machrnery have rncreased the srze of therr proJects thus contrrbutrng to rn creased food productron Others, both boys and grrls are workrng part time to help relreve the shortage of labor rn lndustry and on the farms Curr rcular offerrngs have been modrfied Physrcs now stresses the fundamentals of machrnes f A I B LDNCSDQRF, Supmzffey dent electrrcrty, and of radro Students learn to receive tone srgnals by Internatronal Morse Code up to a rate of ten words per mrnute Such pre rnductron courses grve youth basrc knowl edge and skrlls needed for modern combat Chemrstry emphasrzes rts contrrbutron rn metallurgy plastrcs qualrtatrve analysrs, and household chemrstry Mathematrcs stresses fundamentals necessary for successful entry rnto war occupations A new course rn Aeronautrcs grves pre flrght trarnrng Languages ard rn understandrng rn ternatronal cultures Physrcal educatron courses stress physrcal fitness and first ard I rom the commercral department three typewrrters have been turned over to the War Productron Board as a drrect contrrbutron to the war effort Extra currrcular organrzatrons have made therr contrrbutrons The H1 Y donated S57 J0 to the Red Cross, the Grrl Reserves have bought S37 50 of war bonds, worked on surgrcal dressrngs rn the Red Cross rooms, and gave two days work to Bluffton Communrty Hosprtal The JUDIOI Red Cross has contrrbuted S10 00 to the Emergency War Fund The schools partlcrpated rn the scrap drrve, collectrng nearly a ton of rubber and more than twenty srx tons of scrap metal By regular weekly con trrbutrons the schools have bought Defense Savrngs Stamps and War Bonds rn the amount of S2 340 06 to date Indeed, there are no departments of the school but have felt the rmpact of the war psychology, and makrng therr contrrbutron to the war effort 2 1 9 v ' y - 3 4 1 - ' - y 1 v n ' y 7 ' ' ' ' Ta- . . , ' 1 , - r ' ' 1 , 0 . x ' 'L 1 - 1 V' , , - - . - . . 1 r . W ' 1 , . ' ' ' ' ' v v . . ' 7 . ' . . . .e , ' ' , ' ' ' u . n ' ' ' . ., . - . I - r 9 ,I 1 - s t 1-80,-