Stuyvesant High School - Indicator Yearbook (New York, NY)

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TI-IE INDICATOR In one way we have rendered a rather unique service to Uncle Sam. The enormous proceeds of the Annual Concerts founded a Stuyvesant Red Cross Fund. Investigations were made and it was discovered that many base hos- pitals lacked articles of furniture such as instrument taloles, medicine cabinets and letter racks. Necessary materials were then purchased with the Fund and the sorely-needed articles were made in our own shops. In the War Savings Stamp Contest Stuyvesant had a sale of over ten dollars per capita. This was a mark which could not be passed loy any other high school in the city. But most important in the list of Stuyvesants achievements is the fact that three hundred and sixty-hve of our boys and thirteen members of the faculty have entered the service of their country. Two sons of old Peter have already made the Supreme Sacrifice. They have given their lives that the ideals of their country might live. There is no praise too great for these young heroes. There will be plenty more for us to do. We will loe called upon to perform countless services, to make many sacrifices, but come what may, Stuyvesant is ready. R. A. F. A I I 2.2

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llllIllM,l llllllwlgllfliwillllllllll Edctoriial HIS year Ends us amid conditions never before faced by any students of Stuyvesant High School. We are engaged in an enormous conflict to purge the earth of the last vestige of German Militarism, - a system vhose preachings and practices are diametrically opposed to Democracy and Treedom. We must and we will destroy this hideous monster. ln order that this task be accomplished it has been essential for every nan, woman, and child to do his or her bit for the nation. And nobly have helpeople of the United States answered their countrvs call. The entire epublic, North, South, East, and West has manifested its patriotic fervor and vith it Stuyvesant High School. From the very outset our institution set an example of unselhsh national ,ervice. lt .was necessary that the ofhcers training camp at Plattsburg be inished at the earliest possible moment. Skilled labor was scarce. lmmediately 1 squad of our boys experienced in wood-worltingg offered their services and vere accepted. Stuyvesant had indeed entered the fray. And then came the Liberty Loans. During the three campaigns there were secured by Stuyvesant boys subscriptions amounting to more than one million ioliars. Truly' an enormous sum. ln the Red Cross Drive, the Armenian Relief Fund and the Fund for the Relief of Disabled French Soldiers, Stuyvesant made a most brilliant showing. X membership of one hundred per cent. was obtained in the junior Red Cross within two days. The collections also taken up for the war-striclaen Armenians and disabled French soldiers were gratifying to say the least. Moreover the 'aculty of Stuyvesant High School contributed more to the Ambulance Fund :han the faculty of any other high school in New York City. ii

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