Passaic High School - Echo Yearbook (Passaic, NJ)

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Rosebrook and Mrs. Nora Gilson, under whose ex- cellent supervision the sales were carried on, received citations from the United States Treasury Department was made known that Passaic Senior High School total sales during this period were 325,639.70 In the late spring of 1944 we sponsored a special drive for equipment, Each homeroom selected some piece of equipment for the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force. The high school undertook to purchase seventy-three different articles of equipment at a total cost of 319,396.75 This voluntary quota was over subscribed by 356,691.20 Each homeroom re- ceived a citation from the United States Treasury De- partment for its part in the drive at a special audi- torium program in September, 1944. During the Sixth War Loan drive in the fall of 1944, the high school entered a drive for Life Saving equipment, setting a quota of 39,150.00 At the close of this drive Mayor Martini presented to the schools which had doubled their quotas banners with a star for each additional quota amount brought in. On the high school banner there were live stars. From January to Iune, 1945, we had two different drives for funds, The first one, for Convalescent Hospitals, ran from january 29 to March 27. Dur- At a special auditorium program Miss Pauline for distinguished services rendered in behalf of the War Financing Program, World War II. The fine work they and the school had done for four years was even more fully appreciated when it had contributed 3376904.55 as its part in the war program. ing this period bonds and stamps totaling 318,105.10 were sold. After the Easter holiday, the high school again set a big quota, 327,462.00 to be raised during the Seventh War Loan Drive, and again went way over the top with a total sale of 365,298.10 In this particular drive thirty-four homerooms exceeded their quotas, Running concurrently with the various war loan and equipment drives was the drive to earn the priv- ilege of flying a Minute Man flag. The high school first earned this right in April, 1943, with 916W of the enrolled students purchasing bonds or stamps and has fiown it a total of seventeen months since that time. For the final Victory Loan Drive the schools se- lected the slogan Let's finish the job and Speed Their Recovery. Our quota was 315,000.00 Again we safely attained and passed this goal. The conclusion of the Victory Loan Drive coin- cided with the final sale of bonds and stamps in Passaic High School. 'S-suv' 1 1 , V Page 95

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BOND and STAMP Shortly after December 7, 1941, the schools of our country were invited to enroll in the gigantic war program known as The Schools At War. Our part was to sell bonds and stamps inside and outside the school. Our schools have done exactly this with amazing results. ln our high school the first sale, of stamps only, took place on February S, 1942, with a total sale of 317090. These weekly figures increased to the staggering hgure of 334,233.20 on December 6, 1944. Parvis e glandibus quercusu or Great oaks from little acorns grow. In order to provide definite goals for the schools, drives for specific articles were put into effect. Our first formal drive was for the purchase of jeeps for the Army. The high school set a quota of five jeeps Page 9-i AMES at 55900, each. At the end of the drive we had raised funds to pay for eighteen jeeps. We were off to a good start, and after that we continued to set our goals higher and higher. In September, 1943, the high school entered a drive, during the third War Loan, to purchase a fly- ing ambulance at a cost of S1lO,'0OO. Although only the sale of bonds could be counted in this drive, the high school raised a total of 323,193.75 Our next drive was a part of the Fourth War Loan which ran from january 18 through February 15, 1944. During this drive the schools worked in co-operation with the Theater Committee and free passes to the various moving picture theaters were given to the pupils making the largest sales. Our

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STU ENT C UNUUL Ol l'ICl'RS l'nwiili'f1f ALBERT VARGO - JOSIQPH ,IASKOT Vin'-l':'z'xii1vll! liUGli NIC HACK-JEAN SCHXWARTZ St'l'H'ftlI'-Y IRENIQ BELIINVARLINI-i GRAUBARD 7ll'l'll,XIll'A'Y MARILYN HOLDSVVOR TH BARBAR A SKFLTON I 'nge 96 new The Student Council of Passaic High School, formed in February, 1944, has to its credit many worthy achievements. The clean-up campaigns have stimulated both students and teachers to make each homeroom more attractive. These campaigns have taught co-operation among the students of the homerooms. School spirit has been greatly emphasized. In the fall of 1944, representatives of Passaic's Student Council visited Rutherford High School where plans were made for Rutherford's coach and captain to attend our big rally. This past fall the council sponsored a bonfire in Second Ward Park before the Thanksgiving game. The Council drew up a set of uniform tardy rules, which were adopted with the wholehearted approval of the student body. These rules definitely helped to decrease tardiness in our high school. A request to open school at eight dclock in the morning was made by many students. The Council polled the school, with both students and teachers voting. The faculty, as a whole, voted for nine o'clock, while the student body voted for eight. At the suggestion of the Student Council, a compromise of eight-thirty was reached. This incident is an excellent example of the democratic procedure in our high school. With the completion of its constitution and the renewal of its charter last spring, the Council found itself able to consider many new projects. The members of the 1946 graduating classes may feel proud that they assisted in building the foundation of the organization.