Philadelphia High School for Girls - Milestone Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Q 8l U8 DEBORAH BRICKLIN Chairman of Vidory Corps ,A Salvage drive was conducted this year, and also a newly instituted tin drive. VVith the money obtained from these, a bond for the Une Hundredth Anniversary Scholarship Fund was purchased. The YVelfare section representatives are able assistants during these drives. First Aid is being taught to the 9B classes. Upon the successful completion of this course, First Aid certificates are issued by the Red Cross. Home Nursing, which covers Z1 course in the care of the sick. care of babies, and home problems, is given to the IOB classes. Typing and Shorthand classes are conducted at the. Fleisher Vocational School. The Social Service Club has placed over one hundred girls in hospitals and settlements. The Science Club is now engaged in Red Cross work. Being divided into committees. the members are able to do different kinds of work, including knitting squares for afghans or sewing. All this good work we expect to continue- till Victory! ldaniifralion of fri1'lm'fs, raading from lop of page, a'ofu'n.' SCIENCE CLUB RED CROSS UNIT C JUNIOR RED CROSS FIRST AID HOME NURSING

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.gift WMA YVar activities at Girls, High have been an essential part of our life this past year. Since the war effort covers so many phases, a large per- centage of students are engaged in at least one activity. The Victory Corps is especially important. To be a member, a girl IUUSTZ devote at least two hours a week to some work aiding the war effortg such as, helping in a community crusade, working as a hospital aide or as a clerical assist- ant. The Victory Corps sponsored a Blood Donor Pledge drive this year. Since we are under age and cannot give blood ourselves, our work was to interest older people in giving theirs and to bring in the pledges. Through the Junior Red Cross chapter, Edu- cational boxes and Christmas boxes were filled for the children in the war torn countries over- seas. These girls also made ceramic ash trays for our boys in the Valley Forge Hospital. They brightened up the trays on Easter morning. The sale of stamps and bonds every Monday morning has already become a ritual. The school certainly did a fine piece of work for the Sixth War Loan Drive by topping our goal of 590,000 Nlany sections sold over 51,000 worth of bonds, some sections selling even over 35,000 worth. The final total sold in the drive was over S173,000,000. Because of the wonderful cooperation and participation, we were able to buy several pieces of equipment, including an evacuation hospital, a convalescent camp, and a clearing station. Idenfifmlion of fvif'1ure.f, reading from top of page, dofwn: VICTORY CORPS STAMPS AND BONDS SALESMEN BOND COMMITTEE WELFARE REPRESENTATIVE

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