Coughlin High School - Breidlin Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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Foreword CHOOL life in the past year has been anything but normal. Members of this year's graduating class will look back on their senior year as one which saw many changes in the usual routine though fore- most in their memories will be that day in the midst of the term when hostilities began between the United States and the Axis nations. The Breidlin, in its capacity as a complete record of the year, will be helpful in recalling these events, so it is only proper that the general tone of our yearbook should be in accordance with prevailing conditions and reflect them. With this in mind, we have selected a generally patriotic theme and, more specifically, a nautical one. The stirring silver battle-cruiser, standing out against the sea of blue on the cover, reminds at once of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Philippine waters. Following is the dedication to Admiral Stark of the United States Navy, who is now serving in London. Immediately after the Pearl Harbor incident and the active participation of our armed forces, there followed an increased activity on the home-front. This is shown next in our book by the pages devoted to the activities of our teachers in the registration, rationing, and spe- cial courses. The senior panel layout is suggestive of our beloved flag which, for so long, was kept flying gallantly above Bataan Peninsula and other places in the Philippines. In contrast to the troubled waters of the Pacific are the scenes in the field of the flag, taken at the Senior-Iunior outing of last Iune, up the peaceful Hudson River to West Point. The next section is called Off Duty for it is devoted to clubs and the diversions of the crew aboard the U. S. S. Coughlin. The navy theme is continued throughout by the write-ups in nautical style and by the captions also. At the conclusion of the Sports Sec- tion. the picture of Old Glory shows that the Breidlin ends, just as the war will end, with the Star Spangled Banner being raised on high. Nine

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Eight Contents Dedication - Foreword - - - Iames M. Coughlin Presentation - Administration - - Faculty - - Mr. Super's Message Senior Class ------- The pictures appearing on the Senior Pages were taken at the Senior-Iunior Outing of Iune 5, 1941. Some were taken on the train to New York, and the others were taken while on the boat, going up the Hudson River to West Point. Captions were avoided in view of the flag layout. Senior Class Song - - Under-classes School Life - Board of Publications Athletics - - Index to Advertisers - The composite picture on the division pages was made in part from an Official U. S. Navy Photograph

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