South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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To Speed War Effort Is Purpose of South High Red Cross Organization TO speed the war effort is, in brief, the purpose of the South High chapter of the Junior Red Cross, under the supervision of Airs. Helen B. Byeriy, instructor in English literature and creative writing. Among the specific contributions of the group this year arc supervising various drives at South for scrap metals and books, soliciting funds for one hundred embarkation kits; collecting records for shellac conservation; collecting old radios and hundreds of hangers; sending scrapbooks to hospitals for soldiers, and entertaining soldiers at the Recreation Center and at Fort Snclling. The Red Cross group has also been in charge of procuring donors at South for the Minneapolis Blood Bank. In addition the girls have sewed for the Red Cross and rolled bandages. Other activities, not bearing directly on the war effort, include story-telling for the Children’s Ward at General Hospital; sending greeting cards and scrapbooks to patients of high school age at Glen Lake; and sending student assistants to the Red Cross Chapter House for Saturday volunteer work. Under the leadership of Mrs. Helen Bean Byeriy, the South High Red Cross Council of 60 members has made a success of everything it has attempted. Mrs. Byeriy says: “I should like to commend particularly this year’s council which has been very efficient. And I would like to commend the whole student body for their fine response along all lines of service.” The budget for the year, more than $600, is used as follows: $100 for embarkation kits; Si52.50 for service; $22 for membership; $86.94 for victory books; and $240 for the war fund. South High’s Red Cross Chapter, the first in any Minneapolis senior high school, is known throughout the city for its work; it has been praised repeatedly for its excellent service to the community and for the contributions it has made to the war effort at South High School. Because a number of fellow students have already joined the armed forces, South I ligh students are eager to contribute work and money to this organization which will be with these soldiers wherever they go. Officers of the Red Cross for the year have been Alary Bergman, president; Ardcsc Judd, vice-president; Phyllis Went worth, secretary; Richard Kirkham, treasurer. Since the Red Cross is the only organization in the world which is permitted to go into the military camps and to the front fighting lines, any contribution or service to the Red Cross is a direct service to our own fighting men. MRS. HELEN B. BYERLY Red Cron Adviter 1:15]