Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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Central Cooperates . . hriits past yciir in Central has been characterized by I the definite trend toward defense education. Twenty-three organizations participated in this effort. Many classes made adjustments in method and content. Class schedules were changed in order to allow for new courses. Most of the school clubs and organizations chose a definite defense activity to work on during the year. Machine shop courses were opened to a few of the senior boys, who were given good, solid training in tunning factory machinery. A large number of auditorium programs acquainted students with war time •ubjccts. On home room and office bulletin boards van ous defense posters were placed for all to read. The results of the year's work by tltesc different organizations proved to be very successful. livery branch of the armed service is in need of inathc-tnatically trained men. Some, it is true, require advanced mathematics; others demand only a sound basis m the (er-Pik Me.!nr) liiiii nlu.il prat Her of fun aid mrnturei tutu tu pni'iii natch Pete Aeon do demon mute artificial reiptralioa. (um M Mi.irr) Girli learn m adapt clothing fonitnulion trehnnjnei to uar time limitationt. 9 1 Mie l UoA SrjJfC U high school course. Hoys and girls who have an aptitude for mathematics and who. by some chance or another, did not include this course in their program, are being encouraged to carry the subject now. It has been said that approximately five years from now the United States will be desperately in need of engineers and physicists. To qualify for either one of these positions one must have as a foundation, a very thorough training in mathematics. During the second semester of this year the history-classes kept up with all the important developments of the war as they occurred. This was done by studying maps and following the moves made by allied anil axis forces. A special study of Australia's people, products, cities, railroads, and military status was made in com-parivin with |apan's. A very important phase of the defense work lay in the machine shop courses. These special courses were started by the War Production Hoard and were run twenty-four hours a day. Most of the boys were placed in jobs upon graduation. Central boys who took part in these courses were: welding—Ora Cox, Earl Erickson, Dean Heinman, and |oscph Vitale; electricity—Tony (i-rrca l »t) Athltttt pun the gull in the tkilli for Britain protett during the early part of the uhool year, (town 11 it) Onr of the many trin WW of paper contributed by Ceunal at a re tdl of the Undent paper-taring eampugn. 12]

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Mirror Magazine Stajl TAr Mirror Magaune it ( iiNnArti annually Ay the Maditon Minor of Central I lit A School, Mod non. Wnconun. Editor-in-C.hu] . . . Dorothy Brown Staff atmtantt: lldcn Schmcl kopf. Kathleen Accarilo. Jean Cieh, Kenneth Hick-man. Kollic Willurmon, J'aul Berjr. Bett) Sweet. Alice lirrnunn, Georjrt Schiro, Arlene Aberle. Lou Dcmpiey, lean Dap-jjett, lamn Knox, I a mo Snyder, Tom Conway, William Pope. and l)ori» lluucy. IIi umm Stait Hiiuneif Manager . . . Mary Vaujjhn Staff Attittant . . Joan Kovcmch Mirror Typittr. Jean Cich. Gloria But met- icf, |amet Snyder, ami Tom Conway, Editorial Staff Ajmer Mr. Eugene M. Schmidt Btt ineie Staff A !titer . Miu Ann Jungingcr GotttetvU CENTRAL COOPERATES . In the IE at Effort .. p. 2 FUN . . . lor the Money p. 6 THE DRIFTER . . . Short Story P-9 BETSY TROTWOOD VERSUS AUTOMOBILES Eitoy . . p.9 MIRROR PUBLICATIONS . .. p. 10 DRAMA . . . p. II MUSIC . . . p. 12 SHAW PRIZE ESSAYS . . . p. M THE SENIORS . . . P 15 SPORTS . . . P- 22 CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC FIELD . . . p. 26 GIRLS SPORTS . .. p. 27 WORKING TOGETHER . . . p. 28 FOREWORD 1 In order to present an interesting and lasting y record of the activities carried on during the school year of 1941, 1942, the Mirror start has compiled and edited this magazine. The pictures and stories which make up the Mirror Magazine for this year show the various ways in which Central High School aided the war effort. Time, during school, and also quite a bit of time outside of school, was given by students, teachers, and the administration in order to fulfill assigned tasks. The general atmosphere throughout the school this year was one of willing cooperation in the war effort. Final results from all the activities carried on proved that everyone did more than his share of work. The Mirror Magazine Staff gratefully acknowledges assistance received from Mr. Rex L. Licbenberg in photography, from Miss Post anti the Art classes for the cover design, and from the English department for short stories and poems submitted for publication. m

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Pullara, Russell Sullivan, Eldon Switzky, and Joseph Troia. Dwain Hellcckson anil John Statz worked in the machine shop, and John Del look the mechanical drawing course. Hie best bond that can be made between countries is a familiarity with one another's language. Here in the United States we are trying to cement friendly relations with the 1-atin American countries by making special studies of Latin America, their peoples, geography, and products. At the present time there is a great demand for students able to do commercial work. Secretarial and stenographic helpers arc needed in Federal and State governmental offices. Miss Anne I lankey held a special typing class after school in order to advance further the typing speed of l cttcr students, enabling them to qualify sooner for employment. Muriel Sorensen and Margaret Burdick received the Gregg Award pins for taking shorthand at 140 words per minute. First aid and nutrition information arc valuable in war and in peace time. Central students who took biology were given instruction in these subjects. More than the usual amount of time was spent on diseases that the boys and nurses in service might encounter. The course was instructed by Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, who added the material to her regular biology course. Central teachers studied first aid in classes Sponsored by the Red Cross. The classes in geographic science studied the geographic backgrounds of the war, paying particular attention to I.atin America and the Orient. Central took part in the Dolls for Britain” campaign under Red Cross guidance. The project was sponsored by the Sunshine Committee of the Girls’ Club. Rib bons were awarded to Patricia Godfrey, first; Ruth Marty, second; Irene Schneider, third. Under the lead of Nick Gandolph the football squad made animals and dolls also. Special ribbons were awarded to Nick Gandolph, first; Peter Accardo, second; and Peter Carlson, third. The Red Cross provided scraps of cloth for the project. In December, 1941, the Secretary of Navy asked the United States Commission of Education if the nation's schools could make 500,000 scale-model airplanes to Ik-used for recognition purposes, range estimation, and target practice by our boys in the ranks. The models arc fighters, scouters. fighter bombers, torpedo carriers, and commercial planes. They represent the planes of the United States, England. Canada. Australia, Holland, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and other nations now in war. Using these models, men in war service will be taught to recognize fifty different tyjies of planes. A certificate put out by the United States government will be given as honorary recognition of excellent work done in model plane construction. Boys taking part were Robert Hansen, Donald Ripp, Chase Taylor. John O'Malley, Peter Carlson, George Miller, Richard McVicar, Richard Huff, Gritton Allin. John When thr fotmmehfi plrj for mart ihi led ihofi nor km utv heard. Central boyt regii rrrd for fieri,ti shop rourttt. Pit turn! from thr top panel ,ire: nr left rig, uW«wf, nirrhanual t rauing, and rlecfrietty. I 3 J