Montebello High School - Golden Key Yearbook (Montebello, CA)

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VICTORY CORPS CLASSES WAR INFORMATION The VicTory Corps class in war inTormaTion, insTrucTed by Miss Lemon. was open To all sTudenTs. A sTudy of conTemporary evenTs was made. sTressing geography, miliTary sTraTegy, inTernaTional rela- Tions, Pan American Good Neighbor policies, war producTion. raTioning, selecTive service, TaxaTion and posTwar plans. Open discussions, wiTh panel boards, several sTudenT polls, and ouTside speak- ers highlighTed The meeTings of This group. FIRST AID Careful, lower The paTienT genTly. Now a TourniqueT is Tied like This. ArTiTicial respiraTion is of The uTmosT imporTance. These and many more sTaTemenTs could be heard each Wednesday when The VicTory Corps TirsT aid class under The direcTion of Miss McKean meT To learn TirsT aid essenTials and proper TreaTmenT of injured people. This pracTical course oTfered many opporTuniTies boTh in communiTy service and as a war pro- ducTion aid. A sound knowledge of The TundamenTals learned in iusT such a course has been The basis Tor The saving of many lives boTh on The home and baTTle TronTs. . VICTORY GARDENS Under The su ervision of Miss Cox, The vicTory garden class meT each Thursday To discuss The problems creaTeclJby The warTime demand on roducTion. PracTical lessons in home food growing and preserving were also given The members oTPThis class. PreparaTion oT The soil: irrigaTion: how, whaT, and when To planT, conTrol of pesTsg spraying and Tungicides were a few oT The many imporTanT iTems in successful garden growing Taken up by The class. ParT of The class Time was spenT in acTual ouTside gardening, and special crediT was given Tor home gardens. PHOTOGRAPHY Training Tor possibiIiTies as TuTure phoTographic laboraTory Technicians was The main obiecTive of The VicTory Cor s class phoTography. MeeTing Tuesday and Thursday of each week under The direc- Tion of Mr. Waier, members of This class received special insTrucTion in The Taking, developing, and prinTing of various acTion and sTill-liTe picTures. The main accomplishmenT of The year was aTTained when each sTudenT in The class builT his own camera and developed The picTures Taken wiTh iT. RADIO Following along The same lines as The regular course given in The radio and elecTriciTy classes, buT deTailed Tor TurTher research and sTud in This Tield, The VicTory Corps radio class, organized by Mr. EsTerwold, gave sTudenTs enrolled sTilll TurTher knowledge To aid in Training Them Tor The various communicaTions deparTmenTs in any branch oT The service. Many new and valuable poinTs were broughT To lighT Tor boys planning Their TuTures in radio. VicTory Corps Glider Display Foofball Auchon l I

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WAR ACTIVITIES MILITARY ADVISEMENT All MonTebello boys, assembled in The AudiTor- ium To lisTen To an advisory council from The armed Torces. The Army and Navy Air Corps, The Marines, The CoasT Guard, and The regular Navy were represenTed. This ioinT assembly lasTed one hour, aTTer which The boys brolce inTo groups To discuss The Type of service ThaT They were espe- cially inTeresTed in. The diTTerenT groups were under supervision of The Tollowing men: Army Air Corps, CapTain Paul Devine: The CoasT Guard, Ensign RoberTsor1i Marines, CapTain RoberT Delard: Regular Navy, FirsT Class Seaman Russell: Navy Air Force, PrivaTe Brader. This Type oT assembly is an excellenT aid To all young men in deciding The Type oT service They would be besT suiTed Tor and in which They could serve Their counTry mosT eTTecTively. BOND SALE In November The Girls League and Boys Prof gressive Club sponsored a Three-week conTesT be- Tween Juniors and Seniors in buying deTense sTamps and bonds, The sTamps were sold aT noon in The main corridor. December ll, The resulTs were an- nounced and The Juniors were declared vicTors wiTh Sl,l26.00 sold, To The Seniors' S3l2.5O. To sTarT The New Year The Girls League and Boys Progressive Club held a conTesT amongsT Them- selves. This conTesT ran Tor a period oT Two monThs. The boys won wiTh S3OI.93 while The girls had sold S27l.O2. These conTesTs enlivened The school spiriT as well as swelling The sale of bonds and sTamps. The amounT sold Tor The year was SZOI l.45. Jr Red Cross Radio Special MaThemaTics

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Military Mathematics Girls' Shop Mechanical Drawing WAR CLASSES Several changes were made in the course ot study to meet the needs ot the present emergency. New classes, designed to prepare the student to go into war industry more ettec- tively, were added and many existing classes were revamped. PHYSICAL FITNESS Greater emphasis on physical titness was the rule in the physical education classes this year. Along with the usual specialized sports activities. all classes did much group work leading toward better bodily development. For the boys, a special requirement ot swim- ming was made a part ot the schedule, A commando course ranking as one ot the best high school courses in Southern Cali- tornia was an important part ot the program for all boys and girls, These obstacles were as nothing to M.S.H.S.ers. as they demonstrated during Open House day ot Public Schools Week when groups ot boys and girls showed how the course is run. Other phases ot the pro- gram that were demonstrated were ordinary calisthenics and rhythmic exercises, plus a bit ot tumbling tor variety. Welding Trade Machines Radio