Scott High School - Talaria Yearbook (Coatesville, PA)

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RE IEW ACT THE SECOND 1944 45 Offrcers Rudy Drlfelrce Paul Lamb Dxane 1Vlart1n and Mary Branella were present lor the second curtatn rlse Unusual student per ormance was evrdenced as the Choral Speakmg Group appeared before numerous crvrc assemblres Red Rarders agarn captured County Champronshrp for the two major sports football and basketball Swrmmers were unbeaten rn our home pool but farled to secure Sectron III trtle Trrdramuslcal was substrtuted for the annual Christmas Carol Servrce thrs new presentatron was enthuslastrcally recerved Annual Chrrstmas formal was mnovated by the Student Council lt rated hugh among the formal socral functlons Grrls Basketball Qurntet resumed orgaruzatron Eagerly sent 160 servxce krts to orphaned Spars as the Student Councrl drrected 1ts annual Christmas prolect Patnt and Patch Clubs produced The Mad Hatters and Dont Take My Penny Orgamzed Vochestra a combmed group featurmq male choral partrcrpatron wrth orchestral accompanrment Students were permrtted to enter employment to allevrate acute shortages lndustrral Department co rstructed a permanent servrce honor roll constructed specrfrcally to occupy front corrrdor Total paper salvage drrve ne ted 88 059 pounds Interest m war stamps and bond sales totaled S40 000 Overseas held ambulance was purchased a plaque w11l rdentrfy that SHS students were the donators New clothrng drrve weighed a colleclron of 4 911 pounds student enthusrasm proved noteworthy agam In battle zones USO camp shows were the only entertarnment permrtted Nazr regrme collapsed Germany surrenderd to defeat at Rerms Toward unrty churches sounded therr note on behalf of sprrrtual values I-Irstorrcal frctxon A Bell for Adano took the crrtrcal honors Electron 48 000000 people went to the polls to elect Franklxn D Roosevelt presldent for the fourth term Opposrtlon between pure abstract art and the expurqated form of realrty was predrcted by Art News Natronal Urban League planned communrty protects to combat racral frrctron Entomologxcal fteld endeavors announced a new chemrcal for krllmg rnsects DDT World War I1 veterans were promrsed a program of benefrts the GI B111 of Rrghts Organrzed Dumbarton Oaks Conference US Brrtam Sovret Umon and Chrna proposed mternatxonal organrzatron Roosevelt s death mourned by the populace Truman advanced to presldentlal responsrbrlrtres Laden wrrlr the new atomrc bomb B295 lashed at the heart of the lapanese Emprre Destrny determrned VI Day declared Iapanese surrendered aboard the Mrssourr Demobrlrzatlon program planned as the frrst 1000000 honorably drscharged vet rans returned to crvrlran lrfe Reconstructlon of devastated areas started prefabrlcated housmg was undertaken Atomrc energy proved the sublect of pro and con drscussrons shall we retam the screntrfrc secret' Manhatten Pro,ect brrthplace of the splrt atom exampled screntrfrc researchers rn assembly lrne productron Automobile productron was rernstated as duratnon prrorrtres were released , . . . . . 1 . 1 I . ' 4 4 1 .

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REVIEW ACT THE THIRD I945 46 Our year was begun with the happy feeling that we were seniors and privileged Under the strain of necessary occupational Army divisions our classmates continued to be called for selective service Recalled assemblies include Malor Imerys discussion about Our Future Role in Germany and Iapan Sports assumed their usual prominent place on the activities calendar sportsmanship was evidenced through victory and defeat The school acquired a mascot Chief Red Raider from our benevolent board member Dr Harry G Scott All efforts continued towards securing the peace stamps and bond sales paper drive and clothing collection conducted Good times reigned at Hubba Hop Victory Dance Christmas Formal Soph Hop Iunior Prom and our Commencement Formal Ex servicemen returned to our classrooms to complete requirements necessary for the issuance of diplomas Pictures Mutiny on the Bounty and The Tale of Two Cities attrlbuted to successful Visual Education periods Our Annual Christmas Carol Service was resumed superb direction artistic backdrops and lighting were effective Sports enthusiasm was highlighted when 50 girls practiced determinedly in preparation for varsity participation In the Varieties of l946 many new talents were discovered among the underclassmen Tribunal s Traffic Squad employed an entire masculine group first since its inception as a school organization In formal clothes we enloyed the rhythmic tunes which we shall always associate with our Commencement Dance Our trip to West Pomt deserved most superlative comments we returned a sleepy but satisfied group Never shall we forget moved feelings which accompanied the Baccalaureate and Commencement Services New eye bank proved to be the latest American contribution to science The new international center for the UNO shall be located in the US somewhere east of the Mississippi Hirohito the living god and archpriest of Shmto renounced his divinity and embraced Christianity Every allied war command approached normalcy with the exception of the tangled Chma Burma India chain Our forthright new US Latin American policy hoped for leadership commensurate with power New dimensions added to radios entertainment this was attained through the media of television Events of 1945 found China embroiled ln somethmg close to civil war World War II Veterans enrolled in colleges to such a degree that civilian admission was a serious problem Out of storage came the US auto industry with 75 000 new cars in one month production to be tripled Remote control piped rhythms from the auditorium of Manhattans Carnegie Hall 3 000 tive addicts overflowed music hall Lockheed Aircraft turned out sleek Constellations' for the worlds airlines secret blind flying radar aids released Dismantled War Labor Board established National Wage Stabilization Board Dissention between labor and industry strikes in steel auto transportation communication and public utilities Reconstruction for world fashioned as 35 nations signed Bretton Woods agreement Accelerated rate of army demobilization abruptly yammed on brakes nation has global committment Motion picture critics hailed They Were Expendable Aspirations for One World peace and qoodwlll towards all men understanding faith hope and charity lncriminated. convicted, and indicted. war criminals were condemned to die for atrocities.