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

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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

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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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(OTHI mr) War time chemistry it important to the pupil of today: Mr. Sullivan n plain i the principle of a gut mai4 to inteirited union (up»t «u.in Newly-formed to fatter pupil thought and disunion on the ritJ qne tioni of today, the Dttcutnon club attracti interfiled mem-bert to every meeting, (u Wi i.ii't) I’upih and fondly rrtpuadtd to the government tall for aid in iti in gar rationing program during the ipring of thn year, (uwti wwirj Renewed imereti in maihematiei route at a reridt of the need for mathematically named workert in war tear4- The ilatJ above u taught to tee utet for geometry. Klcinlcltcr, James Kciox. Roland Armstrong, iXmald Young, Maurice Weaver, IXmald Butler, Ivan Barringer, and Russell Sullivan. Superintendent Philip 11. Falk stated that the “chance of a Madison school being bombed is probably not as great as the chance for a Madison school to catch fire ; but nevertheless. Central conducted air raid drills during the second semester. Fateh homeroom elected a captain and squad leaders who gave all necessary orders to their gtoups. The Ways and Means Committee of the Cirls’ Club has conducted maga .inc collections for many years in order to earn money for scholarships. Fateh homeroom planned its own methods for getting the magazines, and the Cirls' Club collected them from the homerooms. The goal was set for 1.000 pounds, but over 3,000 |x unds were collected. An opportunity for stutlcnts to discuss controversial issues of the present situation was offered when the Discus sion (3ub was founded during the second semester. At each meeting three students were assigned to give a short talk on a subject such as Propaganda Methods or Better Manufacturing Distribution. The club encourages a better understanding of our government and aims to develop a better anil more intelligent citizenry. The foods classes, too, recognized war conditions in classroom work. Food is prolubly the grratest single factor in getting and maintaining optimum health; therefore, since a well nation is a strong and alert nation, an unusual amount of lime this year was given to the study of the importance of good health, food in relation to health, the building of good food habits, our own responsibility to our country lor learning and practicing good food habits in our present emergency, value of various foods to the liody, substitutions for less nutritious food and for foods which may Ik curtailed, cooking and storing foods to save nutrients, and the growing of gardens in which an abundance of protective fixxls may Ik grown. As a part of the national conservation program, pupils were taught to save electricity, gas, home supplies and equipment. On the office bulletin board throughout the year the requirements for all phases of the armed services have been on display. Campaign material for the buying of war stamps and bonds also appeared. One of the first auditorium programs in the interest of war was a general meeting for all students during which the president’s declaration of war was heard. A pageant of flag constituted another auditorium event. Very early colonial (lags were displayed, and the story of their evolution up until our flag of today was presented by various Central students. Rabbi Ixvinc spoke to us on London Under Bombs, an interesting verbal picture of human feelings in distressing times. At the same lime a talk was given on “War Emergency Opportunities and JXitics. Mr. Howard Danford am! Mr. Ixonard Waehlcr spoke on the subject, What Can I IX)? Otto Schachr. a baritone singer, presented a musical program. He also spoke on the relation of personality to patriotism. University of Wis- m