Kaukauna High School - Papyrus Yearbook (Kaukauna, WI)

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Although it may not be comlorting, it may be salutary to know that nations have been shattered and great civilizations have been destroyed when the people were lound wanting in wisdom. 'lwhere there is no vision the people perishn, where mln re is no wisdom history is stern. Qur country is the only nation, with the possible exception ol Canada, where edu- cation as we know it, still exists, every- where else it has disappeared. America and our neighbor, Canada, are the only places where people are lree to teach the truth. lwo objectives ol the Axis powers are to stamp out truth and to destroy edu- cation as we know it. Let us thank God every day that we live under the Stars and Stripes. May it be said ol us that we worked unsparingly, opti- mistically and hopelully to be worthy ol our generation ol Americans. J, F. CAVANALJGH MR, CAVANAUGH Mr. Cavanaugh is shown in a familiar picture but an unfamiliar pose. l-lis usual activities while in the building Find him patroling the halls, meeting the students, and surprising them and classes with tests pertaining to varied subjects of current interest and importance. SU-IGCI. BOARD With an eye lor the newest in educational lacilities, lfaukaunas Board ol Education capably executes its supervision ol the public schools. lo its members we owe thanks lor our excellent equipment in all departments, lor inspiring in- structors whom they select, lor the orderly ap- pearance ol the buildings, both inside and out, and lor the exceptional landscaping. The personnel includes Mrs. Joseph lVlcCarty, president, James F. Cavanaugh, superintendent, William l'lass, secretary-treasurer, and Marshall Bayorgeon, peter Van Dyke, George Green- wood, Edward Pennicke, and lvlrs. J. Cleland. Page 'iQ Tl-lE l-lEAl

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OF gpwwi Wlfyg ff,'Qfff4r Japanese attack on Pearl l'lafrbor. en the attack occurred, you were juniors com leting the first semester of your eleventh year. Now you are about to complete your senior year, and what a different outlook faces you now compared to the future be- fore pearl l'larbor. Previously commencement meant looking for work or planning for future education. Now graduation for the boys means service in the armed forces when the age of eighteen is reached, and for the girls it means war work or preparation for war work. This is not a pleasant future to contemplate as compared with those of former years. But there is December 7, l94Q, was t ajyxgylgafry' of the On the first Monday of every month the Board of Education gathers to keep the ma- chinery of Kaukaunais educational system running smoothly. They are from left to right, W. l-lass, M. Bayorgeon, Mrs, J. McCarty, G. Green- wood, and Mrs. J. Cleland. MR. DRYER After a freshie's first visit to Mr. Dryer's office, he no longer dreads the excur- sion. Students find him ready to give helpful ad- vice and listen to their latest woes. Of course there are some tardy students who love the atmosphere of the office and spend many half hours there. Page 'I3 rntiaoust 9Y'f:' f ' in ii igflftjuff work to be done, and the help of this class and the graduates of every high school in our broad land is needed to do it. The task cannot be postponed, it must be performed now. Qther things must, of necessity, wait. Without victory all that we now hold dear will be lost. l am confident that there is nowhere in these United States a more loyal group to the American ideals than the members of this class. Yours is the opportunity to serve. lt is my hope and expectation that you will respond to that privilege to the fullest. Further, l urge that, when victory is secured and peace is with us again, every member who can and has the ability to do so, will continue his or her education where they were forced to stop it. lhe need of trained men and women in the future will be as great or greater after the war than it has ever been before. CLIN G. DRYER