Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

Page 13 text:

li, fu I s at gr I ' 4 4 u. ,y- .9 , 'as ' 1 V 'f ---1-si' f . 1 l i. . V v' 4 15 If . Wi. Ru' V,. ' Jw iywas- ,.4- - .E ,Fr ,Q L -M,- ici PliL... i i W HEN +he rainy season is in irs glory, or lhe wealher is loo chilly lor oulside gafherings, 'rhe fronl hall is 'rhe scene ol laughing cligues. Packed close logelher siHing on eilher side ol lhe hall. sludenls do everylhing from sludying chemislry To playing games. Orhers slanding in 'rhe ufronr hall carch up on assignmenls and make dales for Hue week end. On bolh sides of lhe hall are Hue slands which carry announcemenls of inleresl. During ufoorball and baskel- ball season, lhere is always a gay posler abour rhe nexl game. Poslers for plays, movies, war slamp sales and even announcemenls out available iobs are posled here. Oflimes a large glass case is placed in 'rhe hall displaying some war proiecl of lhe home eco- nomics classes. or scrapbooks by lhe arf classes for lhe armed forces. During foolball season every day lhal a game is lo be played. a corner of 'rhe hall is 'rurned over lo rhe l-lughes Club and Pep Club To sell shakers, noise makers. l-lughes slickers, pennanls. and buHons. ln flower season, early morning flower sales are held by lhe bolany deparlmenl from our own Hughes greenhouse. To lhe visilor al l-lughes a greeling is given by lhe lwo senior girls ar lhe desk marked lnuCorma+ion. When 'rhe bell rings, people move. The ufiufuh bell, Jrhe greaf fronl hall is indeed a deserled parl of l-lughes unlil lhree o'clock when sludenl acfivily again lakes over. 7

Page 12 text:

EVERY brighT, sunny day in Tall and spring and even when The ground is covered wiTh snow, The TronT sTeps of l-lughes are Tilled wiTh sTudenTs Talking, lcniTTing, and iolcing. On The souTh lawn bordering McMillan sTreeT, boys and girls Talce a liTTle promenade during The TourTh bell and occasionally resT on The lawns in warm weaTher. The Deaconess l-lospiTal is locaTed on The norTh side oT Old Hughes. This shady porTion is always quieT, because sTudenTs, in an eTTorT noT To disTurb The hospiTal, do noT gaTher here. SiTTing on The greaT sTone ledges or sTanding on The TronT plaza, one sees The UniversiTy oT Cin- cinnaTi spread over iTs greaT span oT TerriTory. DirecTly across Trom Hughes is The U. C. Law School. Daily aT The end oT The lunch period sTudenTs waTch The Air Corps CadeTs march Through The UniversiTy grounds To class. A usual sighT To l-luziTes are The nurses nexT door hurrying To go on duTy. There is an ever-presenT hum oT sTreeT cars. From The norTh and ouTlying suburbs comes The CliTTon-Ludlow and Trom The easT and all TransTer poinTs in ThaT direcTion comes The CrossTown. WheTher iT be beTore 8:30 AM.. TourTh bell or aTTer school, The walks and TronT sTeps oT l-lughes are always crowded wiTh busy sTudenTs in Triendly gaTherings. 6

Page 14 text:

l-IILE The machines were humming and The assembly lines were moving sTeadily, The newly organized VicTory Corps Tor high school sTudenTs was eTTicienTly conducTing numerous drives Tor old iron, brass. copper, coaT hangers, and all Types oT meTal, To keep The machines humming and The line moving. Paper drives were held Trom Time To Time To meeT shorTages. A diTTerenT phase oT war emphasis was The weekly sale oT war bonds and sTamps. l-lomerooms compeTed and some sTrived To meeT goals, such as 200 riTles or a jeep and always Trying To score IOOOXO parTicipaTion. AudiTorium assemblies have a war-Time signiTicance as speakers Trom all parTs oT The world and war zones were broughT To The plaTTorm To Tell Their experiences or describe homelands. A special pre-inducTion course Tor The older boys was given To Tamiliarize Them wiTh all branches oT service. The girls heard lecTures by members oT The women's branches oT The armed services as well as by nurses. college heads, and professional women. In The second semesTer, courses in hygiene and army regulaTions and conTacTs were given The senior boys. A similar course in hygiene and oTher business world conTacTs was given The senior girls. By acceleraTed programs, sTudenTs were enabled To compleTe Their graduaTion crediTs by February and graduaTe aT The halT-year, a chance To Tinish graduaTion crediTs as well as compleTe a college ToundaTion. The girls were sTudying To Take im- porTanT posiTions vacaTed by servicemen. Several hundred sTudenTs were excused early or all day during December To serve as salespeople in deparT- menT sTores and aid The PosT OTTice in The disTribuTion oT The holiday mail. ONE oT The war services which broughT many new experiences was The organizaTion oT an air raid group lasT year To provide proTecTion Trom bombing. AT Hughes, as in oTher large buildings, every room was given a speciTic space on The inner Tloors and basemenTs. During pracTice drills The large corps oT wardens consTanTly paTrolled The halls and kepT sTaTions aT The Tire exTinguishers and sand buckeTs Tor proTecTion againsT possible incendiary bombs. In coniuncTion wiTh air raids, FirsT Aid became a Timely and helpTul course. AT TirsT, volunTary classes were held aTTer school: buT as The imporTance oT This Training became greaTer, all The juniors were given The course To replace one oT Their gym bells. MUSICAL organizaTions had Their share in The TransTormaTion. From classical ballads To inspiring service songs, The A Cappella Choir paved The way. AT a special appearance aT The Union Terminal lasT ChrisTmas, The choir enTerTained The soldiers arriving and leaving wiTh a program oT carols. An ArmisTice day observance was given aT Emery AudiTorium. Bonds-A-Poppin' , The bond rally, scored a huge hiT as an aid To The war sTamp sale. The day beTore The show, The sTamp sale soared above The SIOOO goal. T-lighlighTing The war program, oT The choir was The cuTTing oT a record oT ChrisTmas carols. The songs were broadcasT and The records senT To The boys on Guadalcanal.