Lunenburg High School - Echo Yearbook (Lunenburg, MA)

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While America is fighting, we must have teamwork in industry. 'We must all hang together,n as Ben Franklin said, nor we shall surely all hang seperately,n America must win the battle for industrial co-oper- ation if she is to be secure. Everyone has his part, every worker, every employer, and every labor leader. As General Chiang Kai-Shek said, nlf we perspired more in time of peace, we would bleed less in time of war.n France failed in the factory before she failed at the front. Her people forgot how to pull together. Employers refused to sacrifice. Men refused to work. In her zero hour desperation was no substitute for preparation. By Robert Foster From moving pictures shown in the school, inter-American under- standing is encouraged. These pictures are often about one of the American countries. In these moving pictures, manufacturing, agricul- ture, and natural resources are shown to interested citizens of some of the other American countries. Since the war has been going on, more and more of these moving pictures are shown in the theaters of the different American countries. By Robert Arnold In the line of education most of our schools have started a course of Spanish and many pupils have eagerly taken it up. Latin American history and geography have also been put into courses. The governments have been putting American teachers down there who have been teaching English to the young natives. One of the new things that has come in lately is that colleges of both Americas have been sending students to learn the ways of the other country. In that way American students learn the ways of the Latin Americans and vice-ver- sa. So you see, the young people are doing their part to help put over the Good Neighbor Policy. By Russell Simon Again and again we hear it said, nThese are the days that try men's souls.' Yes, but they are also days that call for greater cour- age on the part of women. They must be ready to make real sacrifices-- some almost unbearable--so that their sons, friends, or even husbands may be able to defend those that are still at home. Women can knit, sew, or crochet for the Red Cross, buy bonds, and, if near a camp or naval station, invite the Men in Service to their homes. They enjoy nothing better--it gives them a chance to be with a family and to do family things which they are deprived of while serving their country. By Edna Dailey Govern ent officials at Washington want baseball to continue as long as possible. People at war need diversion and entertainment. There mugt be some interruption from the grind of war. Baseball makes good soldiers. By Leo Padula 9 0

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YOUTH IN THE PRESENT CRISIS EXC ERFTS FRYEM SENIQWR ESQAYS nln View of the present crisis which now confronts this nation, it is eminently fitting that each individual become aquainted with the precautions necessaryu for National Defense. Much has to be done now to teach each citizen civilian defense. There is much being done now to reach each citizen and teach him what to do in an emergency, but many more citizens have to be reached, and it is through the children in our schools that these citizens are to be reached. In order to teach the children about National Defense, our teachers must become students of it. These teachers are going to be taught by qual- ified graduates of defense courses. What the teachers have learned, they will teach the pupils. As these pupils learn the means of de- fense from their teachers they will in turn relate what they have learned to their parents, and the parents will gradually tell their neighbors and relatives, so that everyone in time will be prepared for emergencies, These children are going to play an importantqpartmin the safe-guarding of their homes and the saving of lives. lmfl I By Donald Stone But fighting men cannot win alone. To conduct a present-daypwar it requires the labor of ten persons to supply one fighting man. The workers in industry can be taken from numerous other sources than those of the army. Men of German birth not wanting to serve in the army, conscientious objectors, men who are barred by physical defects from active military service, women, and certain prisoners--all can be used to supply the demand, but it will still fall short if there aren't many volunteers from the youth. The unskilled laborer in present-day industry starts out as a sort of apprentice and in a short time has learned some special work, usually on a machine or an assembly line. This time is very short compared to the two or three years it used to take to learn a trade. By Roger Foster In this, our present day, it is necessary that we have the power and backing of a well-equipped and trained army, navy, and air 'force. In order that we may have this it is necessary that the young men, and women, too, should have some sort of a military training. Today, ev- ery man who has reached the age of twenty-one years must engage in some sort of military training. At first, this was to be for one year only, but since the fast-moving and unpredicted events leading up to the attack of Pearl Harbor, this time limit has been changed to three years and now it is for the uDurationn, which is an indefinite number of years. At first there was much resentment toward the govern ent's action in changing the time to three years instead of the one year training period. Then came the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor and yinstantly' the country was aroused. Quickly thf American spirit changed, as young men under the age of twenty-one left their various jobs and school work to volunteer in their country's service. No more are we a dormant, drifting country, but a country aroused and embit- tered, ready to strike back with deadly precision, and it is the young men from 18 to 35 or from 18 to 25 years who make up our fighting forces of the present day. , By Belle Russell 8 9

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The need for office workers of all kinds in army camps is acute. Army officers have found that they have all too few draftees to fill the positions of teletypists, stenographers, bookkeepers, and other office workers. Consequently there are classes being held in camps to train boys for such positions. The boy who has noticed this fact and taken advantage of it will be better prepared and have more chance to obtain a more desirable position in the army. By Evelyn Severance The problem of this June's graduates who are not going to go to college is-4What Job Can I Apply For. 'We have High School Education Limits. In other words, we do not have all the subjects that large high schools have, but, as the old adage goes: There's no use cry- ing over spilt milk.n If we apply for a defense job, the majority of us graduates are too young. As you know there is a law in this state which prohibits a male under eighteen years of age from working more than eight hours a day. The defense plants want someone who is not affected by this law. Also in our small schools we have no Industrial Art Course. Let me explain Industrial Arts a little bit. Metal work- ing, machine running and wood working are the important ones. If we had had this training we would not be lost in a defense plant but since we haven't, we wouldn't know our way around. Of course we know that an inexperienced person will not have any time wasted trying to teach him--not at these times when a few minutes mean so much. By Robert Logan All the schools do not have mechanical arts or suitable business courses to get work directly from high school. The NYA, the National Youth Administration, is the answer to this lack. This organization has courses that students can take while still going to high school. The student, however, must be willing to give up out-of-school time for these courses and training. A few of the courses are sewing, mechanics, radio, electricity, foundry, and welding. The study of machinery teaches a student how to run different machines and how to repair machinery. The person who studies electricity or radio can get jobs in the Army or Navy. By taking these courses, and specializing in one field, a student can get good advancements and good salaries, and does not have to stay in small positions with small pay. By Ruth Arnold In schools, the NYA plays a great part by helping the students because it gives them a job after school hours. For example: getting supplies for the teachers, doing odd jobs for the principal and teachers, taking care of the smaller children while waiting for the buses to take them home. It also provides a larger boy to take care of the entrance to the school yard. He stops cars and bicycles from entering the school in such a hurry. This is one way the NYA helps the Boys and Girls of the Lunenburg Junior Senior High School. By Howard Powell 9 l