Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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OUR VICTORY CORPS POINTS Tl-lE VVAY ,-L- - --b1 , J if . Liss, J? Ll- ,zrf 'ic - A 'T .pfgiifgx , iffix . 1 . , sill:-J-.2 Victory Corps division flags displayed by lead- ers Durman, Purse, Lar- son, Iordan, and Betson. The clairvoyant pupils of L. H. S. realized early in the year 1942 that one hundred percent participa- tion of all the people of the U. S. A. was necessary if this war was to be won. Students and school ad- ministrators alike racked their brains for an answer to the question What can we do to help? , and the answer came in the form of the government's Victory Corps program, which was adopted before the year was out. L. H. S. was one of the first high schools in this part of the country to set up such a plan. Mr. Griffin was made faculty adviser of our Victory Corps with Paul Sidle assisting him as Stu- dent Commander. An advisory council composed of citizens of Lansdowne, faculty advisers, and student representatives was set up with Mr. Earl Brumbaugh as Chairman. This group discussed the ways and means of organization as well as future activities. The Victory Corps was made up of several divisions such as: General Membership, which was open to the members of all classes of the high school who fulfilled the requirements, Air Service Division, Community Service Division, Land Service Division, and Sea Service Division, all of which were open only to seniors and juniors who met the specified requirements of each individual division. The follow- ing student division captains were selected: Patsy Purse, General Membership, Leo Iordan, Air Serv- ice, Nancy Durman, Community Service, Robert Betson, Land Serviceg and Peter Larson, Sea Service. Each division was broken up into a number of pla- toons Cheaded by lieutenantsl which were, in turn, divided into three squads each. Sergeants, aided by corporals, led the squads. Classes were organized to benefit the boys and girls of the Victory Corps expecting to go into the service of their country in the near future. Instruc- tion in Red Cross work, pre-flight and navigation training, and the fundamentals of radio, along with other courses were offered to Victory Corps members. The most important work of the Victory Corps was to collect scrap metal and rubber, and Red Cross articles from the entire town of Lansdowne. Every other Friday afternoon, throughout March, April, and May, was devoted to this collection. Also, the military drill group as well as representatives from each division, accompanied the Lansdowne selectees to the station when they left to do their part in our united war effort. Undoubtedly the boys liked to know that the people here in Lansdowne were behind them one hundred percent when they left on their march toward Victory. Yes, the Victory Corps has truly been the an- swer to our questiong we can now feel that we are really helping to further our nations cause during these days of struggle. Moreover, the success of this organization was due largely to the untiring efforts of Mr. Griffin. His genuine interest and enthusiasm in the project have stimulated the officers and other members to put their full cooperation behind the work.