McKinley High School - Nugget Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Senior Class-January, I944

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Cut s School at SWar ' These are, the times that try men's souls, was said of another war period. But the war of today challenges our intelligence and strength as well as our spirit. The participation of lVlcKin-leystudents and faculty in the war effort has many phases. Pupils,.under the guidance of teachers, have knitted, sewed garments, decorated menu- covers, made canes and game boards for disabled soldiers, col- lettfted readirigmatter, and at Christmas each advisory 'group filled several stockings with giftsA'for.hospital+zed soldiers. S Hundreds of ourpupils-have taken the Red Cross First Aid Course. Many girls are engaged in 'making surgical dressings and serving as nurses' aides after school hours. Groups of'lvlcKinley entertainers visit the USO, and 'we have contributed generouslyi-1to,the USO cookie jars. McKinley boys and girls have assisted in 'all scrapslaftd paper drives, and their efficient help during the rationing program has b?n tgfe'aitly appreciated. 7 S' J, J - ' ,. f,,,,tThelf-purchase' bf war bonds and stamps is constantly being stressed. Jules Dolfgin won first place in the St. Louis area in the state Wat Bond Oratorical Con- testflflihe privilege to fly the Schools at War Flag for if inety per cent 'par- ttciQatiortfin the purchase, of stamps and bonds ist A , T, hat the students of Mc! inley, have gone all out for victory. - s S, .. X' ' V. ' ' . .,t . Li3wQLy-jggstuilerftts know that their foxholes are the fclassroom and their weapons are' theirfbrains.f' Our studies have been adjusted, and directed toward the war efafQrt.fEmphasts has been placed on mathematics, sciences, aeronautics, and physigcalfltraining. Pupils who have studied physiography are finding employment in gqverpment plants doing map interpretation, The study of meteorology provides trafningffor -iab jobs in the weather bureau and the Army Air Corps. Mechanical drawing lalsojaids in map- making and drafting work in war plants. . ' .'t I , A. - ' The man-power shortage has produced unusual demands upon our high schools for part-t.ime',l1vorkers. During the Christmas season pupils were excused from school to-work in department stores and post offices. Many students who work after? school and at night are successfully carrying the heavy burden of school and a jobatl the same time, Another type of cooperation with industry and business is the Qhalf-day attendance by some pupils at Hadley Technical School to prepare themselves for industrial and commercial jobs. The fine partigipation of our student body and faculty in an all out effort to win the war has again demonstrated the spirit of our McKinley motto: l-lead, heart, and hand!! g A Page Twenty i at

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ll ll Miss Smarty By WILBLJR BRAUN Presented by THE CLASS OE JANUARY, 1944 On December 9 and 10, 1944 under the direction ot Miss lyy Heidemann CAST OE CHARACTERS Janice Burbank Protessor Erasmus Eburtield , Pleasant Hickey ,,,,,,,,., ,,,,,,,,, Elizbeth Smartz, , Shelley Smart ,,,,,,,,, Brant Robson ,,,, ,, Morton Gordon ,,,, Switty Trent Virginia Stearns Dodic Balmer, ,, Helene Xltfesttield llka Crawicy, , , ,. Joan Dunn , Lawrence Foster Ruth Lazarus Rose Green Henry Laslo ,, ..,.,,,, Donald Rixman William Struharik , Edward Schuler , lone Moeckel Hertha Whilhite ,...s,,,Virginia Schnell COMMlTTEES Betty Sattel MAKE-UP Brrnicir Baslso, Patricia Ewing, Geraldine Lynch, LaVerne Vifillhaucls TICKETS Corinne Wt-idemann, Ruth Lazarus, Mariorie Stayton. PROPERTY' Gwendoltn Graham, Luke Burns, Catherine Edwards, Lorraine Grosse, Cirginia Hartner, Norma Moorc, Virginia Smith, Don Voss, Milica Vukoyich PLJBLICITY' John Allen, James Barnhardt, Alice Bath, Bob Bowman, Joseph Campbell, Charlotte Dolgin, Rose Gret n, Bill King, George Pappas, Erank Richert, Richard Vincent .ARRANGEMENTS EOR TRYOLJTS Elaine Crow, Joan Dunn, lone Moeckel, Hertha Wilhite POSTERS Darthie Baker, Eloyd Ashloclc, Rosemary Brunk, Patricia Eckert, Imogene Earthing, Theresa Ganim, Robert Gebiil, Joscphine George, Donald Huntze, Rogers King, Audrey Kurtz, Lily Lee, Harvey Mitycr, Katherine Mirianich, Elnora Sanders, Esther Schultz, Delbert Sullens, Hertha Wil- hite, Bill Williams ge 'l'u'r'1ily-firo