Boone High School - Scroll Yearbook (Boone, IA)

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W 0 R D ,, ,. f is born into a fighting and cha- otic world. May its citizenry know that We, the senior class of Boone High School, will unite our strength and zeal with that of our present fighting forces to help bring an end to Axis-dom and world Wide confiict. l1LWe are the first to be graduated from Boone High School since the Victory Corps was established. The changes in curriculum necessitated by participation in the Victory Corps should prepare each of its members to make specific contributions toward Winning the War. We are proud to have a part in it. 1iLAnticipating a victory for the United Nations, we, the 1943 staff, in deep appreciation dedicate this Scroll of Service to all those who have gone from Boone High School to defend our inalienable rights . lm , 7 S f ,f x

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14 .Ee The supervisors and faculty have unselfishly given much of their time and service towards the war effort. Besides the regular duties of running a school, they have put many war-time programs into effect. You will find them all doing war work outside of their school hours. The Victory Corps, a national program for high school students interested in helping attain vic- tory, is under the supervision of Mr. Laurance Evans. Assisting the principal of our high school in this program is Mr. Jack Fisher, vice-principal. Both Mr. Evans and Mr. Fisher, with the faculty members Mr. Heggen and Mr. Longnecker, are members of the Iowa State Guard. Mr. Evans was also the chairman of a com- mittee that set up the Elks National Defense School. This instruction, based on naval aero- nautics and navigation, proved to be very advan- tageous to the boys on entering the Naval Air Corps. The boys met semi-weekly for ten weeks under the instruction of H. L. Cunningham. Adults who desired special training for war occupations have the night school open to them. Such subjects as typing, shorthand, and a course in machine shop have been taught by the high school faculty. Spanish also was offered because of our growing interest in South American coun- tries. The faculty by adapting their varied talents have found a definite place in our war program. Many have been busy instructing students in first aid, Red Cross life-saving, and physical fitness. Regular recreational hours leading to better health have been organized. Bad-minton, ping- pong, swimming, boxing, and basketball became very popular with the students through the ef- forts of faculty members. Others have assisted and encouraged the students in scrap drives. Mr. Van Ness is to be commended for the effi- cient way he directed the faculty in handling the issuing of the ration books. Over eleven thousand copies of Ration Book Number Two were issued in the record time of three days. Mr. Van Ness, superintendent of Boone Public Schools, arranged the program of adult education for the benefit of the community. Our school has been cooperating with Iowa State College and the Office of War Information in showing a series of twelve motion pictures. These government productions deal with the war and Pan-American relations. The armed forces have enrolled many of our teachers. To date there are six members of the Boone High School faculty serving Uncle Sam. Frank OlConner and George Adams are serving in the Air Corps. Claire Watson and William Hartley belong to the Signal Corps. Mr. Hart- ley, the last w'e heard, is in North Africa. Wayne Hill is in the Navy, and Dale Moore is serving in the Quartermaster Corps. Mr. Evans Miss Battey Miss Harvey Mr. Fisher Miss Benson Mr. VanNess