Jefferson High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Marine Corps and Naval Reserve Several Jefferson boys have joined the Marine Corps Reserve, which is open to boys seventeen years of age and older. These boys will remain in school until the Marine Corps calls them into active service. They may then be placed in a college or sent to a Marine Corps training camp to prepare for combat duty. There is also a Naval Reserve which is open to boys seventeen years of age and older. A part of this program, the V-12, sends some boys to college as their military service. These boys are first given an examination and, if they qualify, are given a four year scholarship plus fifty dollars a month. Civilian Defense In our communities, many boys have volunteered for Civilian Defense work. Some have offered their time to be assistant block wardens. These boys have freed many men from this service so that they might volunteer for a more important defense job that can best be done by older men. They have been instructed how to administer first aid and how to handle bombs. If these boys join the armed forces, this training will be of great value to them. Other boys and girls are Civilian Defense messengers. In case of a bombing, their services would be needed. A great responsibility is placed upon them as Civilian De- fense messengers and they will prove themselves capable of undertaking important tasks. hey4 ueuTS roar; up A

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4-H Club Even before the war the 4-H club did fine and important work. But now in war time their work is even more valuable and important. The development of skills and responsibility is essential for the successful carrying out of the war and the peace after- ward. and the 4-H club is one of the best ways of gaining this development. The 4-H club teaches cooking, sewing, meal planning, etc., to the girls, and farming, gardening, raising of animals, etc., to the boys. The best in these various activities receive the honor of going to Chicago. The members of the 4-H club have exhibits of their work at the county fairs, and if they receive a certain prize, they can enter their exhibit at the state fair. After being in the 4-H for so long, one can work up to be a leader and control other 4-H members. The 4-H club was started by the Department of Agriculture and is carried out through Oregon State College in Oregon and the Portland Public Schools in Portland. Shipyards Working at the various shipyards in Portland, many Jefferson students are fulfilling their Victory Corps pledge and at the same time aiding the war effort. Some girls are working full shifts in the offices and some boys are working full shifts in the yards. These students are releasing men and women for the armed forces, or for a more skilled job. They are sacrificing their time building ships so that some soldier might not have to give his life. They are doing one of the things that the youth of America can do to further the war effort.

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