Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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English V1 SECOND ROW: Fox, Butler, John- FIRST ROW: Wilhelm, Magrames, Model planes fascinate air-minded boys. pare them with blue print requirements. Most of them will be employed at the Bendix Cor- poration or at Studebakers in connection with aeroplane manufacture. Pre-aeronautical or ground training by the United States Office of Education covers aero- dynamics, navigation, and meteorology, in- forms on Civil Aeronautics regulations, and re- quires a knowledge of aids and safeguards in flying. This course is designed to give students a taste of what air corps training will be like. If forecasts are accurate, high schools of the future will acquaint every student with the basic problems of aviation for the airplane will ston, Reed, Weaver. Gephart, Brubaker, Riddle, Bren- neman, Cook, Overpeck, Siade. War stamp sales promise future prosperity. have come to park in the average garage along-side of the grandchild of your present automobile. Behind the slogan “Buy War Bonds and Stamps,’ Lois Fetters and Thala Palmer, the Minute Man's nieces, have sold stamps to stu- dents all year. The girls volunteered their serv- ices every sponsor period. Their job was com- plicated by the shortening of the sponsor peri- od to 15 minutes. You students loaned Uncle Sam approximately $9,000 this year, believe it or not! Mr. DeCroes and Mr. Thurston's sponsor rooms and the Miskodeed staff in 219 have the reputation of maintaining an average of 100% throughout the school year.

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Mr. Wood instructs in special physics. Precision classes prepare for factory jobs. Something New Has Been Added Special Physics is a state-prescribed course for boys who are slated for induction into serv- ice before next year. This is known as a re- fresher course, but these boys have had no previous training in the subject. They must cover, in one semester, elementary physics with special emphasis on electricity and the mechanics of gases, solids, and liquids. By way of explanation of the latter, the mechanics of solids is the study of forces such as wheels. The mechanics of gases ties up with aerody- namics and that of liquids with hydrostatics. Quite a lot to learn in one semester! We hope all those boys know plenty of math. Extracurricular courses in precision, financed by the government, have been offered to 17 and 18 year olds who promise that they will be ready to take a job on June 7. They must spend ninety hours in preparation and this little item brought them back to school during spring va- cation. These students learn to measure small parts with precision instruments and to com- English VI and IV Lutes. Overmyer, Staffeldt, Palsce, Cuen, Niver, Burns, Garman. Strome, Gilbert, Huff. wood, Stump, Termont. FOURTH ROW: Phillips, Barkes, Wer- tenberger, Wise, Brubaker, George, THIRD ROW: Vanderlin, Spicer, SECOND ROW: Caskey, Jeffrey, Walker, Smith, Beehler, Strope, FIRST ROW: Brock, Karler, Under-

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The Health Program for American youth should be thorough — The most oustanding change, affecting all seniors and juniors, was the introduction of physical fitness classes aimed at toughening up students in preparation for the armed forces and defense work. A fter careful planning by the administration, the athletic department and head sponsors, the program was set up in the second semester in line with all other high schools throughout the state. The classes were held five days a week by Mr. Steele, Mr. Thurston, and Miss Goodwin. The first weeks of the semester groaning and puffing were audible during setting-up exer- cises, and sore muscles and stiff joints were the general rule. As the course became more stren- uous and flabby muscles were toughened up, the daily workouts became very popular. The course for the boys: consisted of calis- thenics to strengthen undeveloped muscles, boxing, tumbling, one to two-mile runs to strengthen their legs and improve their wind, and various games of bodily contact, such as scrub basketball and soccer, and also daily marching drills. The girls’ course was not as strenuous and emphasis was placed on calis- thenics, drilling, and two-mile runs at least twice a week. It was a common sight during the spring to see flocks of high school girls, clad in all sorts and colors of sweat suits, slacks, or gym suits, marching and running down Lincoln Way or Mishawaka Avenue on a typical hike. The biggest problem confronting instructors was how to handle such large numbers — ap- proximately six-hundred — of students in the gymnasium. It was feared for a time that class- English VI bom, Schwab, Mathews. Kilbey. THIRD ROW: Miller, Hoerstman, Ber- lingcourt, Winans, Berger, Fela- SECOND ROW: Miller, Amadio, Gamble, Rae, Hawkins, Morgan. FIRST ROW: Price, Ritter, Powell, Capelli, Gall, Landgraf, Lester,