John Marshall High School - Marshallite Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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way we worlc and play Helping to keep their country free, students, organized by home rooms, competed in the sale of shares in America. The Jlonacle kept us informed as to which home room led each week in the sale of stamps and bonds. Several stu- dents bought bonds amounting to 510,000 Iohn Nlarshall certainly showed her patriotism to America in her time of need. The regular Nlonday morning cry of every home room teacher was, Any bonds or stamps today? Ann was glad to learn, too, that a course in home nursing was given to all the students of the cooking and sewing classes. Having com- pleted these courses, they received home nurs- ing certificates which they all prized very highly. The courses were taught by trained nurses furnished for the school by the city. These students can help carry on at home, and relieve somewhat' the shortage due to the great demand for nurses in the armed forces. Iohn Nlarshall had also introduced five new preinduction courses, namely, preinduction physics, preinduction radio, preinduction ma- chine shop, preinduction electricity, and re- fresher mathematics. These courses were be- coming increasingly popular among the boys who were soon to become candidates for Uncle Sam's Army, Navy, Nlarine Corps, and Air Corps. The lowering of the draft age to eighteen caused Iohn Alarshall to lose a great many of her boys before the February graduation, which, We learn XVTITIC VVC CEIFD Mr. Iames Taylor Robinson Mr. Floyd E. Fowlkes The Honor Society Banquet 1191

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Rationed 'Z ff Y ULD Alma Mater certainly has spruced up since it has donned its lwrand new coat of paint. So said Ann Tucker, a former editor of Tulc lxlARSHALLI'1'I'l, when she came back from college on hcr few days' vacation. She greeted her old friends among the faculty and student lmody and then off she went on her rounds to see what new phases ot' school life and instruction she could find. She was lxoth surprised and pleased when she learned that a Victory Corps, an entirely new activity, had heen included in our schedule. llaving lmeen divided in companies similar to the cadet corps, 54 JW The Navy rates 1 181 This i th Measure 17 inches from the floor students drilled each day outside. To provide for this, an extra period was added to our school day curriculum, causing the dismissal hell to ring some- what later than usual. All students were required to have physical training each day, but it was not essential that they belong to the Victory Corps itself. Entrance into this unit meant that one must pledge himself to efliciently per- form community war services. Preparing oneself for future service in war produc- tion or essential civilian occupations was included in the plan ofthe Victory Corps. Girls who sported dark blue gahardine shirts and overseas caps, along with white long-sleeved blouses were members of the girls Victory Corps. The boys work dark trousers and white shirts, also with their blue overseas caps. Together, the boys and girls in their uniforms made an attractive corps. With the smell of fresh air deep in their lungs, students reluctantly returned to their studies for the rest ofthe clay.

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incidentally, was the first time in her history that Iohn Dlarshall had held mid- term graduation exercises. During the second term, daily, boys would he turning in their books with the sad explanation that they were reporting to the Army or Navy the following day. Miss Peple, who was directing the opera, 1olanthe, told Ann when she paid her a visit, that she already had girls doing the tenor parts and doing them well. Incidentally, during that period Ann thoroughly enjoyed seeing the drama class do scenes from The Barretts of Wlimpole Street. Ann was so pleased to learn that the Iunior Red Cross membership drive had broken all records. Every home room in the Iohn Marshall building was a 100 per cent room. The total amount collected during the drive was 329161. The Red Cross sent boxes to children in England during the fall, and at Christmas fixed very attractive gifts for the disabled Army veterans. The sewing classes made slippers to be used by the convalescent soldiers in Army hospitals. Two hundred dollars was sent to the Children's Fund. Large quan- tities of paper were collected in the various scrap paper drives and sold, the money being used by the Iunior Red Cross. Ann had to learn second-hand about the annual football game with our rivals, Thomas Iefferson. The stadium was deco- rated with the Iustices' blue and white and the Ieffs' red and white. The smell of chrysanthemums on girls' shoulders scented the air. Our mascot, the goat, was the center of attraction during the half. A