Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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SELF - SACTHEICE AND WILLING HEARTS MUST PREV!-UL Seniors swamp Student Council Treasurer Torn French with the dol- lars they voted to send on a Wash- ' ington trip this year as proxies for themselves ' Lansdowne joined the war effort by buying defense stamps, salvaging scrap metal, and collecting every key, tin can, and torn stocking that could be found. Everyone was urged to buy a minimum of one defense stamp each week from his or her home room representa- tive. Most of the student body cooperated. The seniors showed their patriotic spirit even more when the number of seniors who usually went on the class trip bought a S25 bond. Led by Mr. Snyder, the scrap drive yielded over 0000 pounds. Qld iron, beds, large tanks, and parts of an old airplane were some of the articles which were gathered. Since Lansdowne is not an industrial town, the material which was accumulated was a considerable amount. Wednesday became the day for tin can collec- tions, and by the end of the first semester home room thirty-six led the rest with a grand total of 4543 tin cans. The key drive, another aim toward victory, yielded 4000 keys. McCulloch and Dunlap turn in their Camp coaxes Ferguson to contrib- Locker buys weekly quota of war home rooms' tin can collections on ute another key to an overflowing stamps from representative Boswell Wednesday box. Metz looks on. Lippold waits his turn. ll

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King McRea, and Krieger work out h 1 V, Gallagher, Gamble, and Benner on apparatus during gym period. Slrengt or lctory watch Hopkins undergo dental exam, lordan, Sidle, Westphal, Wills, and lunior boys take part in health dis- Hesner line up for physical exam. cussion led by Mr. Radcliffe. THE IOB DEMANDS PARAMOUNT HEALTH This year, on account ot the war and the plea tor a healthier nation, a new course in health was added to the curricula ot our school. Mr. Radcliffe instructed all the classes oi this course, except one class ot girls, taught by Mr. Epley. The main purpose in the studying ot health was the development ot a knowledge ot the proper health habits and the practicing ot them. The pupils who studied health learned about the values of good posture and how to correct poor posture. Besides this, they studied about various health bureaus. Despite the tact that many pupils growled when they heard that the health course was going to be added to the curricula ot L. H. S., they soon agreed that health was an important subject. The pupils ot L. H. S. did more than study health, they tried to maintain health also. They did this through their gym classes, physical exam- inations and by participating in swimming classes, competitive sports, and many other activities. The juniors, seniors and athletes were given, this year, the opportunity to re- ceive a tuberculin test, given by the school nurse and doctor. This test enabled a student to discover whether a tuberculin germ had ever entered his body. lt this had happened the pupil was able to have an X-ray taken to determine whether he had active T. B. The pupils ot L. H. S. were healthier than they had ever been before because ot the tine health program ot lQ43.

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Mr. Corbin gives final instructions to Rebstock, Williams, Rentz, Colby, lordon, Sidle, Bach, and other messengers im T: :sw Us 5 kv :Sir 1' vi i ALERTNESS AND RESCDURCEFULNESS ARE NECESSARY That weird sound signifying an air raid drill is now familiar to students in this high school, When the alarm sounds here at Lansdowne, everyone immediately rises and passes into the hall. Here pupils line up against the wall, care- fully out of range of doors and windows. There are a number of messengers, fire fighters, and wardens among the student body. lf it is neces- sary for them to report to their special posts, they display official armbands and hasten on their way. Meanwhile, pupils and teachers remain in the halls until the all clear is heard. Cooperation is gained during the drills by hav- ing singing under the enthusiastic leadership of Mr. Corbin. Our school is prepared for air raids-real or practice, The glass portions of all the doors opening onto the hallways are boarded up. All the other doors are covered with heavy wiring. Also, many windows are taped. Since shatter- ing glass is a great danger, no precaution against it is too great. Every window in our gymnasium is equipped with blackout curtains. Thus, in case of a blackout while a social activity or an athe letic contest is in progress, it can continue as usual. So whatever may come, Lansdowne High is ready. Fire fighters Rentz Townsend , , A group of seniors seek Future air raid wardens Blatch- Bach, Taylor, and Zorn get safety in the hallway during ford, Sl9WCIl'l,lOtf1GSv,G1'1Cl SFGGTS equipment ready for a test. a practice air raid drill. 12 try poison gas sniff test.