Sault Ste Marie High School - Northern Light Yearbook (Sault Ste Marie, MI)

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First row, front to back: Dorothy Ellis. Flora Ivins, Ruth Akkanen. Lois Johnson. Dorothy Lougheed, Barbara Bonner. Second row: Charles Stephenson tnot a class mem- berr, Gloria Akkanen. Audrey Doran. Ber- neice Reich. Mr. Nelson. Third row: Marg- aret Atkinson, Jane Steele, Florence Krol. Not pictured: Dorothy Cowell. zfks 701 C-Wzcto ry letters from several English children who have expressed their gratitude for the gift boxes, and they have had notes from various hospitals indicating the appreciation of the hospitalized soldiers and sailors. junior Red Cross members have also spent time and energy raising money for the production materials needed to supple- ment those obtained by salvage, for contributions to the National Children's Fund. In the fall the Junior Red Cross gave an amateur hour, in March the 131 Infantry concert band gave a benefit performance later in the month the music depart- ment presented its annual concert and contributed half the proceeds to the organization. The Red Cross council members assisted with ticket sales for the concert and with the party which followed the concert. In April the Senior Speech Club gave a Gay Ninetiesn show as a benefit performance. Other sums have been realized from the sale of hand-made pins of felt and leather and from the sale of apples. The budget has also been helped by generous contributions from Colon- nade, the History Club, and Camp Fire. Various home rooms also bought the yarn for afghans which they made. Uniting the efforts of the workers was a council composed of representatives from each home room. This group met each Wednesday sixth hour. 'Ioan Hunt served as president, Reginald Maki as vice president, and Audrey Hope as sten- ographer. Maurice Strahl replaced the first treasurer, Charles Bales, who left school to enter the navyg Leslie Bagnall suc- ceeded Helen Lipsett as secretary when Helen moved from the city. When school opened in the fall, Miss Gladys Wold was the adviser for the high school chapter. After Mr. Tod Ewald, the county chairman, left for the navy, Miss Wold became county chairman, and Miss Ruth Bradish became high school adviser. The various home room teachers have contributed much time and effort to the work: Miss Wilson, Miss Zim- merman, and Miss Johns have been of great assistance by carrying on projects in their sewing classes. Mr. Bishop has been of great aid, and Mr. Knapp, Mr. Thompson, and Mr Collins have ably supervised the work done by the boys. From the day that the first gift box was packed for some homeless child to the day that last fContinued on page 315 First row: Edith Tews, Nancy Lipsett, Betty Ann MaeLachlan, Lorna McMorris Lois Gregg, John Mansfield, Denny Booth fs-tandingl, Dale Loekrem, Norman Kuhn. Second row: June Zryd, Neva Bye, Mary Ferguson, Ellen Mannesto, Wanda Hope, Weldon Forrest, Lynn McDowell, Joe Turner. Third row: Bill McGovern Cstandingl, Lena Stabile, Shirley Leahy, Kathleen Harrison, Shirley Schweitzer. Fred Bye, Bruce Rook, George Antonelli, Charles DesJardins, Wel- don Burehill. Fourth row: Wanda Peterson, Kirsti Honka, Betty Ploegstra, Don Mae- Laehlan, Svante Salo, Betty Rutter, Bill James, Miss Haddock. Absent: George Chapman, Lillian Innes, Bette Reinhart.

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Seated at table: left to right'-Margaret Mc- Kerchie. Margaret VanDusen. Bertha Brehm, Helen Gianakura, Joyce Ann Barry. Barbara Blair. Jean Rounds. Standing: left to rightf Marion Jacobson. Dorothy Matheson. emit Qlfigh School just as the Second World War has affected every phase of this nation's life, so it has played a major role in every class- room and in every activity of Sault High School. The four pictures on this page are merely representative of a few of the many activities that the war either has created or has affected in the school. Because of the magnificent work which the Junior Red Cross has done this year under the leadership of Miss Gladys Wold and Miss Ruth Bradish, that organization deserves a place of honor on this page as well as in the annals of the school. Through its efforts to promote the sale of war stamps and bonds, the Student Council has contributed much to the spirit of victory in Sault High. Students purchased a jeep, a machine gun, and an ambulance through buying war stamps and bonds. Physical education became a required subject in 1942 - '43 for junior and senior boys, who ordinarily are required to take only two years of that subjectg but since war demands physical fitness to a degree not thought of in peace time, back to calisthenics went every lad. Into the spotlight of war have been drawn the women of the world, to do jobs that men in the armed forces have left vacant. And so into Sault High's curriculum have been introduced a number of wartime courses, one of which is blueii print reading and tracing, a subject designed to teach girls the basic principles of drafting. Girls could also be seen in other wartime courses about the school this year-in auto mechanics, welding, aeronautics, fundamentals of machines, and fundamentals of electricity. Perhaps no other organization in school can boast of the fact that practically every student in school contributed ma- terially to it and its work, yet that fact is true in the case of the Junior Red Cross. Students have enjoyed their work in the organization and have had tangible evidence that their efforts have been decidedly worthwhile, They have received Y , .- - - nn-n--........- Azaz . Hard at work during sixth period are these lads, members of one of the physical edu- cation units which Uncle Sam ordered this year to make sure that his future members of the armed forces and his future citizens are physically fit. The editors are sorry that an action photo of the group perform- ing some of their Commando drills could not be taken. This picture shows the class doing calisthenics.

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uszc, orarie, and the 6109511 Keeprng up morale has been the brg contrrbutron of the musrc department to the var effort of Sault Hrgh durrng 2 Perhaps the greatest achrexement of the musrcrans thrs year was the Xrctory Concert presented rn March by the band and chorr A record audrence lrstened to the ey enmg s program half the proceeds from vuhrch were donated to the unror Red Cross Many a Sault boy rn the armed forces remembers the excellent send off he recerved by band and chorr members who gathered at the rarlv ay SI3I1On to say good bye For thrs seryrce Mr Thomas has receryed numerous letters of thanks Srngrng at the U S O partrcrpatrng rn patrrotrc rallres parades assemblres and pluggrng rn war bond drryes haye also taken the trme and effort of the musrc department The Chrrstmas season brought the musrcrans annual Chrrstmas grft the Xespers whrch were performed four drfferent trmes once for the soldrers A speeral treat for men confmed to the Fort Brady Hosprtal durrng the holrdays was the rnformal appearance of the blue and vrhrte robed chorr vshrch sang rn the hosprtal wards New robes new unrforms new rnstruments and new musrc have been added to the SHS musrcal equrpment durrng the year Outstandrng among the smaller groups attached to the department was the hrgh school octet whrch sang MAS at servrce club meetrngs church drnners Easter servrces H0 EABLY T and whrch always brought hrghest recognrtron to the school In the rnstrumental freld the clarrnet and vrolrn quartets vron much prarse Chorr oflicers were presrdent Brll Qurgley vrce presr dent Brll McGovern secretary Ehzabeth 'vIc'vIorrrs treasurer Tony Pevarnrc socral eharrman oan Hunt pranrst Helen Walker Band prexy was Brll Teeple yrce presrdent B1llSurrano treasurer Bette Rernhart secre retary Phyllrs Woodard student drrector Kathleen Bea com assrstant drrector Max Naylor Clrmaxmg the musrcal year rs the patrrotrc reyue Lrsten Mr Speaker to be presented June 11 These pages would not be complete Wrthout a vsord about Musrc Supervrsor Earl P Thomas affectronately called Chref by hrs students Iny aluable are the servrces he has performed for the school srnce hrs arrrval here seyen years ago Not only has he burlt up the musrc department by greatly expand rng the band chorr and orehestra and by acqurnng much new equrpment musrcal rnstruments band unrforms ehorr robes chorr bleachers but he has also made a name for Sault Hrgh rn the educatronal realm of musrc All these hovneyer are materral assets Of greater srgnrfreance are the thrngs he h1s done for Sault Hrgh sprrrt for rn sprte of hrs famous corny jokes Chref xxrth hrs smrle hrs amaarng yrtalrty and hrs abrlrty to transfer that pep to others has ereated a lastrng affectron for hrmself rn the hearts of Sault Hrgh students Page 24 o H. Y . . . . i V . . . 194 - ,43. . , . v . , V . Y ' 9 J . A . , - Y 5 Y . V 7 . V - V. . V. .v . .. ., v 9 s . .. , . . , . Y 9 s , . ' 1 v ' v ' . V . . . , . Y . . n 9 9 9 9 9 r . ' . . . Y. . .- - 9 9 x 9 9 A A 9 Y . . . . . 3 9 wJ s 9 - 9 9 9 9 9 ' 9 9 9 ' , , . ' 9 rr - n , , . , . - . r 9 9 u - n - ' . 1 . . . Y V V . x . Q .. u u sv s ' ,. ' ' ' 9 s . ' , ' v 9 i .y . . . l -1 rss. ' 1 u -- .7 ..i i I i . K x t . .. . . . ,, ,,. ,, . ,, - e V . 1 v v v V. . .I . . Y I. .Y , ., Y . , . , , 1 s s 1 Q ' 1 ' 1 . I . i I . 1