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Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

 - Class of 1941

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AL' 4. avi! Defense In Slwortrldge Shortridgers hear history in the making as president asks for war with Japan . . . Graduates serve in U. S. Forces over the World . . . S. H. S. Grad killed at Honolulu . . . Dr, Hull announces defense committee . . . School lays plans for air raid defense . . . Cookies for Rookies is Home EC. Campaign . . . Shortridgers start knitting for defense . . . S. H. S. Red Cross Drive Terminates . . . School conducts air raid practice . . . Vaude- ville proceeds will purchase bonds . .. Defense Stomp will give Defense Stamps . . . Classes practice putting out fires. All these headlines were seen in the Shortridge Echo during the war year of 1942. They are a vivid composite picture of Shortridge in war time. This campaign for defense has had a lighter side along with its many serious moments, for who will forget the sight of Mr. Julius gleefully crank- ing the warning siren on a bouncing cafeteria cart, the gaiety of the De- fense Stomp, or the defense plans offered in Thursday's Echo? Seriously, Shortridgers contributed a total of 55243.08 in an all out Red Cross driveg the Echo printed a list of alumni now in the armed forcesg chem- istry classes learned the latest technique in the treatment of incendiary

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bombs, extinguishing blaz- ing piles of magnesium on the campusg over two hun- dred patriotic Shortridge girls organized into the Knit-Wits to knit for the armed forces: Students en- tered a contest for a slogan that would represent the purpose of high schools in the Warg and after-school classes were organized in blue print reading. type- Writing, and machine cal- culation, to give graduates needed defense skills. The entire student body and faculty of Shortridge have worked as a unit in buying defense bonds and stamps, in knitting. donat- ing to the Red Cross. and serving in many other im- portant defense capacities. We are contributing our share to Uncle Sam. 'Wx M.

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