Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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That which you see before you (excluding anything human) is a part of the scrap that was collected by our students through the “Schools at War” program, and scrap which eliminated a dangerous shortage throughout the nation. Anything from bolts to barrels, thim¬ bles to lawn mowers, bedsprings to automobiles were contributed to make the drive an out¬ standing success. Page Twenty

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Hang on tight! These are the Commandos of Crown Point High School, made rugged and tough by calisthentics, boxing, wrestling, basketball, and rope climbing. They are the future soldiers of Uncle Sam, and it will be fellows like these who will win the war because they have conditioned themselves in high school through this special commando training and have made themselves ready for the strenu¬ ous physical conditioning programs of the armed forces. Page Nineteen

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Buying Bonds, Collecting Scrap, Keeping Fit for Victory Dances were sponsored, programs presented, assemblies organized— all to increase the sale of stamps and bonds and for a generally more successful “Schools at War” program. The Junior Red Cross enrollments in the home rooms were 100% successful. This added to the success of the program. An organized group of girls knitted sweaters which were sent to boys in service. One of the major war projects that took some of the time of all of the teachers and of some of the students was the nation-wide rationing program. Registration for Book One for sugar was held last spring. In the fall the school helped with the fuel-oil rationing program and again with the registration for Book Two in February. An expanded physical fitness program has been introduced to pre¬ pare young men for the strenuous training of the armed forces and to generally improve the health of the young fighters and workers. Relaxation of rigid program rules allowed some students to carry on part-time employment to relieve the manpower shortage, and farm boys and girls were often excused to help out at home. Crown Point High School is justly proud of its achievements in this program. These are the student; who made possible our large purchases of stamps and bonds. These students—all girls—Donna Lou Brown, Doris Hook, Ruth Adkins, Lorraine Carroll, Lenore Barman. Bernadine Blci- weiss, Sally Ann Bullock, Louise Will, Joan Gudensch- wager, Rosemary Hoffman, and Georgia Fate sacrificed their time for their school and country. Never let it be said that Crown Point High School has not done its bit to pre¬ vent inflation. Here are three C. P. lassies working hard for the government ra¬ tioning program. From left to right they are Evelyn Mikuta, Laverne Klinefelter, an I Dorothy Falkiner. These three girls may not be knittin’ for Britain, but thej’re working for the same cause in sending the junior Red Cross scarves and muff - lers to our men in the ser¬ vice. Pictured here are Nada Gentleman, Sally Ann Bul¬ lock, and Bernadine Blei- weiss, Red Cross Council chairman.