Central High School - Centralite Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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UNRATIONED UGAR GIRL RESERVES Girls: doing war work, discussing cloihes and manners, plan- ning par+ies, wri+ing 'ro soldiers, deba+ing, +alking, and laugh- ing .... Capable girls, in+elligen+, heal+hy. These are 'rhe Girl Reserves, a branch of +he Y. W. C. A., locaied here in Cenfral and sponsored by +he Misses Anderson and Mason. The changes +ha+ war has broughi' +o ac'rivi+ies here in school are reflec+ed in +he work 'rhey are doing. Talks on nu+ri+ion, safe+y, and firsf-aid have been added +o a program which already included parlies, pep +alks, fips for da+es and ofher normal peacelime ac+ivi+ies. A club for ihe fu+ure homemakers of America . . . an or- ganiza+ion dedicafed lo higher slandards. 1sf Row-H. Miller, S. Bain, M. Li'Hle, D. Babcock, M. Merz, P. Parkinson, A. Berberian. 2nd Row-M. Loren, M. Dunivan, D. McDermoH, B. Tuger, J. Treganza, B. Smilh, M. Trusdell, V. Park, B. Downs. 3rd Row-H. Nash, R. Moldenhauer, V. Maher, S. Sieadman, M. Key- lander, E. McDonald, J. Buck- ley, M. Coughlin, Miss Mason. 4fh Row-V. Consfand, L. Mur- ray, M. Voelkner, P. Brown, N. Erwin, J. Seih, L. Amsbury, S. Flage, D. Cope. Girls: blondes, bruneHes, redheads . . . 'fall girls, shor+ girls, busy girls. Yes, you'll Find fhem all in Cen+ral's Quesl' Club! Bul' regardless of wha+ fype of girl a member is, she always enjoys herself. The combined efior+s of club sponsor Miss Melela Harmon, and presidenf Judy Spilkin, resul+ed in a year packed wi+h en+er+ainmen+. There was +he ska+ing par+y, baske+ball games, a queslion box, coopera+ion wilh fhe A.W.V.S., and fhe ever-popular Boy's Forum. These girls, whose energies are devo+ed +o cooperafion wifh +he war effori' and boos+ing morale are a fine fribufe 'lo fhe you+h of America-+he sign of a brighi' fulure. QUEST CLUB 1sf Row-P. Parkinson, A. Lip- sifz, M. Keylander, J. Treganza, R. Slockler, P. Epslein, S. Zirul- nik. 2nd Row-J. Resnick, M. Ligh+s+one, M. Klein, L. Oschin, E. Rappoporf, B. Mendelssohn, J. Spilkin, J. Penslar, F. Reich, Miss Harmon, R. Tauber. 3rd Row-S. Klein, P. Lipchinsky, F. Pasfernack, E. Weissman, A. Docior, B. Goldberg, S. Nad- ler, S. Shrier, A. Ruskin. 4fh Row-P. Levinson, G. Papo, A. Freeman, D. Oppenheim, J. Weingarden, F. Robinson, A. Kline, E. Levine. 0 ln dirfy buffered Civics Books . . . Twelve

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Seplember, I942. ..- Momen+ous, cafaclysmic evenls echoed +hrough +he corridors of his+ory-world famous K , personalilies drama+ized fhe marching, moving pageanl' of 'lhe limes, and refurning Cenfraliles looked forward +o a brillianl season of debal- ing, speaking, arguing, abouf 'lhe paramounf problems of +he day. Bul Ihe fares decreed olherwise-all debal- ing was suddenly Reason: Lack of leachers, facilifies. To Cen+ral's ora+ors fhe fulure looked black indeed. Bur soon came Ihe announcemenl of a new organizalion, poses-fo bring +he war home 'ro high school sludenls, +o coordinale high school ac+ivi+ies wi+h Ihe war eFFor+. Members were recruiled from Cenfral's finesl speakers by lhe Bureau Direclor, Mr. Simon. Wha+ a +ime 'rhey had-The Scrap Drive, The Clolhing Drive, The Book Drive, The Gel-Out and-Vo+e Campaign .... Speeches, pleas, demands . . . all wi+h one goal: +o show Cen+ral's Johnny Jones 'rhaf he has a slake and a voice in America. canceled for +he durafion. +ranspor'ra+ion, shorlage of a Speakers' Bureau. Hs pur- SPEAKERS BUREAU 1sf Row-E. lsenberg, M. Dix, B. Weisenfeld, L. Krilchmen, l. Dobrowifsky, 2nd Row- Mr. Simon, M. Zieve, N. Wexler, J. Liplon, R. Medal, A. Shenlrer, L. Levilf, S. Appel, R. Silver. 3rd Row-S. Tuchow, L. Silverslein, D. Berger, A. Levy, E. Jacob, S. Seles- nick, S. Schwarlz. RADIO UNIT Leff Picfure-Isf Row-E. Kanal, B. Roe, M. Davidson, C. Schwarlz, B. LeviH. Righf Picfure-1sfRow-P. Epslein, M. Dalilz, I. Dobrowilsky, M. Dix, B. Shaffer 2nd Row-G. Seel, E. Jacob, L. Silverslein, J. Cohen, S. Benadaref, R. Dobis. 2nd Row-Mr. Simon, L. LeviH, S. Selesnick, J. Liplon, S. Tuchow, L. Rosenfhal Thir+y seconds, everybody . . . check your pages . . . walch fha? mike posilion . . . ready, Mr. Announcer . . . len seconds . . . QUIET! . . . Then as fhe second hands splif lhe sixfy mark in half, fhe man in +he conlrol room gives 'rhe signal, lhe red lighr flashes, and-we're on fhe air! Yes, Ihis is Ihe big easy greefed wirh music, drama No, lhis is radio. Nof lhe radio we know. Nor relaxing in chair, snapping on fhe swilch and 'rhen being a flood of enlerfainmenl . . . comedy, news, +he radio of endless rehearsals, earphones, and 0 Lifhe young fingers marking places . . . R. Silver, S. Schwarlz, S. Schwarlz. microphones, and blue penciled scripls and splil' second Iiming. And il is 'rhis phase of radio wilh which members of Cen+ral's Radio Unir become acquainled as Ihey appear on various programs sponsored by fhe Board of Educalion. Their voices are classified as young, malured, adolescenl, emofional, breezy, dramalic. Mr. Simon, liaculfy sponsor, and +he s+uden+ sponsors, Reuben Silver, Seymour Tuchow and Lawrence Rosenlhal, aid in calling sludenls 'ro appear on broadcasls whenever fheir 'rype of voice is needed. Eleven

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MONOGRAMMED IICII Almosf any day of fhe school year you can find some ambifious afhlefes pracficing, exercising, working, sfriving fo improve skills. ln 'rhe fall, if's foofballg in winfer, swimming and baskefball: and in spring, frack and baseball. This year because of fhe new vicfory afhlefic program fhere was an increased number of leffer winners. This swelled fhe membership in fhe C Club and sfimulafed ifs parficipafion in school acfivifies. Sponsored by Mr. Harold Kammerer and led by Presidenfs Jim Gillespie in fhe fall and John Graham in fhe spring, fhe club spon- sored several social evenfs. This year, as every ofher year, fhe boys in fhe C sweafers are Cenfral's afhlefic ambas- sadors fo fhe oufside world . . . represenfing 'rhe besf in physical prowess fhaf Cenfral has fo offer. Top Ficfure: lsf Row-F. Lerchen, D. Chickering, J. Graham, J. Gillespie, L. Hoffman, S. Komer, R. Silver. 2nd Row -R. Abromovich, R. Holbrook, W. Park, Coach Kammerer, P. Van Auken, W. Mincher, R. Gillespie, R. Robbins. 3rd Row-B. Levy, B. Weinberg, M. Gold, M. Taub, M. Markowifz, H. Foon, M. Kresge, M. Tendler. Boflom Picfure: 1si Row-M. Zissman, A. Marx, F. Sweef, N. Gross, J. Cohen, S. Adelson, D. Selik. Znd Row-Coach Kammerer, J. Gorback, T. Bale, A. Cohen, M. Gil- man, S. Berman. 3rd Row-M. Snyder, J. Manchel, E. Scoff, J. Yanich, R. Blumenfeld, H. Basken, R. l HI-Y Today if's service 'lo fhe communify . . . fomorrow service fo fhe counfry. The presenf finds fhe Hi-Y boys' fime occupied wifh various school chores. They usher af school programs, fake baskefs fo fhe needy, solicif funds for several worfhy charifies, and perform various ofher fasks given fhem. Buf soon fhese same boys, who for fhe pasf several years have been devofing fime fo 'lhe beffermenf of fhe communify, will be working on a more serious iob. A iob fhaf cannof be leff unfinished . . . a big job . . . an imporfanf iob . . . fhaf of profecfing America and all ifs sfands for. Buf fhe Hi-Y boys will come fhrough on fop-+hey've gof whaf if fakes! fL........! 0 Pencils poised in air for fhe firsf quesfion . . . Graham, R. Holbrook, D. Arnold, D. La Sage Thirfeen lsf Row-R. Hines, Mr. Offewell, W. Bleimeisfer D Lenf, C. Lacy, J. Cofrill, H. Allerfon. 2nd Row R. Kumiian, B. Hamilfon, D. Dawe, J. Venning R Crampfon, C. Burf, R. Scrase. 3rd Row-F. Lerchen D. Chickering, E. Scoff, J. Gillespie, P. Van Auken W. Park. 4fh Row-R. Souder, W. Mincher J