Sonora Union High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (Sonora, CA)

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WXLLIAM DUSEL LELAND CARDWE REQ, Siaff Sefqfang r S U Aviafion Cadef LL o '50 Owe U. s. Army A.. O P . 5, Army Air ' sn - we MXN Yew, Corps Reserve S'9n, W A HE Cabs X4 Ve' Off-fe . NR? ll U-S' i U'5fNns Res . ,Q efve Dedicalion g We are proud 'ro dedicafe 'rhis annual 'ro fhe members of our facully who have volunieered io serve in 'rhe armed 'Forces of The Unired Slrales. Mr. Borelli. our arf in- slrucior, is now a firslr class peiiy officer in ihe Consfrucfion Ba'r+alion of +he U. S. N. R. Mr. Cardwell, English leacher and assisranf coach, is in lhe Army Air Corps Reserve preparing To be a flying inslrrucior. Miss l-lenry, dean of girls and feacher of mafhe- mafics, is now an ensign in 'rhe Women's Reserve. U. S. N. R., and is receiving ad- vanced insfrucfion af 'rhe Massachuseifs lnsfirure ol Technology. Mr. Dusel, head of rhe English deparrmenf, is a srafl sergeani' in rhe A-rmy Air 'Corps and is now al' 'Officer Candidare School in Florida. These people worked in peace 'lime fo carry on our democracy by educaiion and are now helping lo insure democracy 'For Jrhe fufure loy devoiing fheir slcills To lhe war effort

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ln Memoriam -L+. Richard James Sandner, U. S. Army Air Corps piloh killed in plane crash while on maneuvers. -Housfon Weaver, priva'I'e in U. S. Army: died of hear? a'r+ack a+ Forl' Ord. -Clin+on Francis BoH'er, U. S. Navy radiomang missing in acfion aboard fhe U. S. S. Juneau. -Ralph Roberl' Hender, U. S. Navy Isi' class radio- man: killed in ac+ion aboard +he U. S. S. Phoenix. Jimmie Miller, U. S. Marine: missing in acfion aboard +he U. S. S. Housfon.

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ff! VERNON A. DUNLAVY, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT This year our lradilional school has lell us. ln ils place we have a changing curriculum and an ever-changing personnel in classes and leaching slall. Il is dillicull lo lace lhe lremendous challenges lhal greel us each day. We lind lhal our malh, chernislry, and science classes are lull lo overllowing. Sludenls each day seel: advice as 'Io whal courses lhey should pursue in order lo rneel lheir needs due lo lhe emergency. Our commercial classes are called upon lo furnish, al lhe shorlesl nolice. worlcers lor every lype ol incluslrial enlerprise. In all deparlmenls lhere is an increased slress lo rneel condilions. To meel lhese changes we are slreamlining our courses. We lrequenlly give malh courses in hall lhe lime we lormerly did, since sludenls are ollen-limes called upon lo lalce examinalions lor irnporlanl posls in lhe induslrial world, as well as lor mililary duly, upon lhe shorlesl possible nolice. When lhese problems arise. we plan a course ol aclion lo solve lhem. Lilerally, we deparl from lhe lradi- lional, going inlo lhe experimenlal lield lo lind lhe help lhe sludenl needs. A seriousness nol always presenl in lhe pasl pervades lhe almosphere in lhis year I942-43. Slu- denls. as well as leachers, realize lhe necessily lor an all-oul ellorl lo give To our counlry lhe help she deserves and lhe homage we owe lor our proleclion. Everylhing else is beside lhe issue. We scrap lhe old and lradilional and willingly plunge inlo lhe experimenlal and new in order lo solve lhe problems lhal lace us. We are allempling lo make an all-oul school program in lhe Viclory Pallern. Success lo all sludenls and leachers, who are pledged lo lhe same endeavor! ' 1