Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL

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“= FOREWORD I 9 4 These are days of rapid change. Within this last year of our high school career we have seen our school reorganized from its traditional peace-time pattern for a more direct contribution to the war effort. Our school has, wisely, retained the liberal arts course, with a view to the post-war world: hut it has at the same time rallied its curriculum, methods and facilities to the immediate task of winning the war. In a sense this 1913 Mirror reflects these changes. The very fact that we have our Mirror, and that it pictures our whole school as it exists, is indicative of our respect for our traditions. But the fact that the format has been considerably altered, and the theme emphasis has been placed on patriotic war-time motives, turns our Mirror to the exigencies of the times in which we live and work. Notable among the changes in our school are these: 1. The revised schedule with longer periods and with the later opening of school 2. The valuable war-time courses and the accelerated program 3. The new clubs, pertaining to subjects emphasized by the war 4. The introduction of the High School ictory Corps and its special branches 5. The new maturity, activities and acceptance of responsibility by the students Thus, we feel it timely and fitting that our 1943 Mirror, coining out in this mo- mentous period of our school and national history, should utilize the ic- tory Corps insignia and colors as its theme symbol.

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