Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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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.

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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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First Aid: Collins, Morrison, Longacre, Martin, Summy. lloine Nursing: Vfeber, Westburgh, Carroll, Taggart, Surgical Dressing: Cole, Mrs. Smith, Cowan, Seely, Dillingham, Stevens, Overseas Kit Production: Price, Fellows, Waring, First aid, surgical dressings, home nursing. and overseas kit production are the Red Cross activities enthusiastically supported by the students here, The purpose of these courses is to aid in the Defense Program. The Red Cross organization first offered these opportunities to our school last year. Overseas kit production, however, was new this year. Members of this course made for service men, overseas bags containing per- sonal articles such as a small housewife made by the girls, a detective story, stationery, play- ing cards, razor blades, and other small things. From scraps of woolen material, slippers for convalescents were contrived, The surgical dressings class, garbed in spotless white uniforms, busily engaged them- selves in making different types of intricate compresses and bandages. First aid and home nursing prepared the girls primarily for emergencies in the home. The information and experience acquired will prove to be valuable in the future. ln home nursing simple duties in the sick room and care of invalids were explained. The first aid class practiced artificial respiration and the treat- ment of accident cases. All the students were out for victory. X.-