Princeton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Princeton, IL)

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COfTlfTlEI'lCEfTlEl1T EXERCISES Processional- War March of the Priests ....,,,A,.....,,,,,...,,,,,A.,.,,,,, Mefzdelrmlm Invocation .................................................................. THE REV. ANDREW B. LIEMKE Girls' Chorus- Columbus ..............................,.......,.,.....,.,.,.......,...........,... Hormer ELEANOR HOOVER, Contralto Soloist iff... PANEL DISCUSSION GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH Salumtory BURTON NELSON GILBERT BROWN KEEL NIENAEER ARTHUR FLIEMING Valedirtory RICHARD M. SKINNER Senior Male Quartet- Ol' Man River ................................,......,,,.... femme Kern DONALD DAWSON, ARTHUR FLEMING, KEEL NIENABER, WILLIAM DEVORE Brass Sextette- On the Mountain Top .................,.......,...................,., Barzzlaonse BURTON NELSON, KEEL NIENABER, RONALD KEGERRIS, BETTY SPUTE, HAYDEN PARKER, ROBERT ANDERSON Dramatic Reading .............,.......................,.............,..,..............,...... DELMA PERKINS Girls' Chorus- The Valleys of Dream ............ ...........,..... F letc'l1er Wake Thee Now, Dearest ..... ........... D eemf-Taylor Presentation of Class Gift ...........................I.. ........., B URTON NELSON Acceptance ,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,.,,,.,....,., ......,,, M ARY L. UTHOFF Awards ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.., ......,.......,.,.....L O . V. SHAFFER Presentation of Diplomas ...,...........Y.......... ...........................A..A.. D . E. PAMP Benediction ,,,r.,,,,.,..,,..,,,,,..,,,,,,.,,,,.,,...,..,.......,.. .,..... T HE REV. ALLEN O. BECKIER Recessional- War March of the Priests .... ................................ M endelffobu T261

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CLHSS OF 1942 ROBERT YATES VIRGINIA YOUNG Nafl- Afh- Sfhol- SOC-y 21 3: 43 Var. jr. Play, 3, Play Produc. Staff, 4, Pep Football, 1, 2, 3, 4g Var. Basketball, 1, Club, 23 Home Ec Club, 3, Sci. Club, 43 2, 5, 4, Track, 1. Crimson Masque, Z, Hi Tri, 1, 2, 3, 4. JACK ROLAND YOUNG L. RAYMOND POPPENS Nar'l. Ath. Schol. SOC., 3, 45 Play Pf0dUC- Transferred from Kemper Military School, Staff, 43 Var. Football, 3, 4, Var. Track - , 4, Tiger Staff, 4. 2, 3, 4, Sci. Club, 3, 4. CLASS OFFICERS Prerideizf .....,....... .,..... B URTON NELSON Vife Prerideur .....,. ,...... R OGER MERCER Serremry ........... ........, K EEL NIENABER Treamrer ..,.... ....... B ETTY SPUTE E251

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- 1 ' --2-pgx In THIS YEHR OF LUHR Following last December 7, America became America: for not only were the states themselves fully conscious of its title-the United States of America, for not only were the states themselves united, but also the American people as a whole pledged itself to unity. Each American sought to know how he might fit into the stupendous task with which our government was faced. So it was that even in Princeton citizens commenced asking themselves what they could do in their small agri- cultural community to aid in the defense effort. Some passed the problem off lightly with, Oh, how in the world can Princeton, a town with no industries whatsoever, a town far from cities of industrial importance, be bombed from the air or attacked in any other way? 'lhe whole idea is downright silly. But there were others who could foresee the possibilities of danger, and thus Princeton found itself in at least three blackout areas-Rock Island, Chicago, and neighboring de- fense areas. Elaborate plans were made establish- ing air raid patrols, Red Cross training, home nursing, voluntary fire workers, and all the other organizations involved in making this town safer and a better place to live in. Thus the townspeople of Princeton were ac- complishing their share of the defense effort. At- tention was then turned to the schools. What was to be the school's position in the conflict? How was the school to help in winning the War? The answer was simple. This -being an agricultural community, the high school students should be made available for service on the farms and in the town to take the place of the men being in- ducted into the army. The argument arising was, How should the students be made available for work? It so happened that at this time a com- munication was received from the Federal Govern- ment stating that it would be beneficial to shorten the school year in agricultural communities to make youth labor possible. Many schools in the surrounding area adopted the plan of shortening the school year. After some debate the school board voted to shorten the year in some way so that graduation might be held on May 8-one month earlier than usual, this arrangement would give to the students a vacation of four months in- stead of the usual three. This decided, two pro- posals were introduced. The first provided for a six day school week-that is, the five regular school days and then an additional half day on Saturday. The second proposal provided for a longer school day making each period approxi- mately one hour in length. The matter was pre- sented to the students themselves who, it seemed, were in favor of the six-day week program. Hence on Saturday, January 31, the first Saturday session of high school was held. During the fol- lowing week, however, complications arose and the school board was obliged to adopt the other proposal-that of the lengthened school day. School now occupied the time of 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:50 p. m., whereas the pre- vious schedule had been 8:30 to 11:55 a. m. and 1:10 to 3:30 p. m. The idea of sacrificing part of the school year for defense was met with many conflicting opin- ions. Some students thought at first that shorten- ing the year would not be as beneficial as the government suggested it might be. Yet many re- putable colleges revised their schedules, enabling college students to graduate in three years. Would it not be logical then to accelerate schooling even in high school? The majority of students, thought so, and gave the idea their stamp of approval- not merely for the sake of enjoying a longer vacation for themselves, but rather because they saw this as an opportunity to help their country. To maintain the mammoth production which the government has called for, the country must look to young people to provide the labor. Our high school students have recognized that fact and have pledged themselves to the support of the produc- tion program. Moreover, defense stamp sales have boomed in our high school, students have under- taken various jobs in the community to help in defense: and above all, our students are going all out to accomplish more work in less time. Thus, P. H. S. students were called upon to sacrifice time and effort in order to aid in the war effort. Thus even high school boys and girls have their place in winning the warg and in addition to completing their education in less time with more effort the students have by this sacrifice been in- stilled with grim determination the seriousness and complexity of modern war. I-271