Upper Merion High School - Pioneer Yearbook (King of Prussia, PA)

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L THE M1cRoMETER Machines THE PURPOSE or THE COURSE m Fundamentals of Machmes ns to teach the prmclples of physlcal sc1ence vxhlch underhe the actnon of many common mechamcal clevnces The physxcal areas of mechanics and heat are stressed m th1s course Labora tory work whxch demonstrates the common machines such as th lever pulley 1ncl1ned plane wheel and axle as vxell as learnmg to read a mlcrometer cahper kernxer are very 1mportant phases cf th1s work Some ldea concernmg the lmportance of th1s course as well as other pre 1nduct1on courses IS seen by the statement from the War Department that knovx ledge gamed ln a study of this kxnd IS useful 1n more than two hundred d1fferent jobs requ1red by the Army and Navy lt certamly should gnve any boy an advantage ln gettmg a ratmg over one who hasnt had the opportunlty to enroll m a course of thls klnd Q . ll . H . . . . . V . V3 c , 3 . . 7 . . , , ' , V . . . . . . . y . f

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PLANE FUNDAMENTA LS Aeronoutlcs THE PuRPosE OF 1NTRoDuCxNG aeronutxc classes at Upper Menon rs a result of our attempt to do our b1t ln helpmg to Wm the war The a1r forces of the Allles and Axxs have already proved a great factor m all the najor olfenslves To have a strong a1r force we need pll0tS navlgators bombadlers and ground crews as well as men and women to bulld our planes Our aun IS to g1ve puplls ln the aeronautlcs classes a background so that they wlll be better prepared to help ln the war effort upon graduatlon These puplls wnll also be prepared for the advances IH the Axr Age whlch IS bound to follow World War II The aeronautncs course IS offered to Juniors and Senlors The Senlors due to the llmlted tlme are covermg as much materxal as pOSS1bl6 1n a short course The Jumors wxll contmue thelr Course next year The course IS d1v1ded Into fll Alrplane Structure and Arr craft Identlflcatlon QZJ Aerodynamlcs Q35 Alrcraft Engmes HJ Meteorolgy and Navlgatlon George Mclntyre has been accepted by the Navy Arr Corps geveral other Senlors have passed the tests for the Army A1r orps MOVIQS slldes and models are used m the teachlng of the course I I , 1 1 1 v . . ra . n . . v r 1 v v 1

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CETTING FIT Gnrls' Gym WE RECOGNIZE THE sER1ousNEss of the present s1tuat1on and are preparmg our gxrls so they may be phvsrcally capable of QIVIHQ thexr maxlnum ccntrlbutlon to the vxar effort In order for thls to be posslble we have mcreased the content and number of pernods of physxcal educatxon The gnrls novs have calls thenrcs tumblmg folk dancmg hockey speedball basketball volleyball softball h1k1ng SXVIITIITIIHQ free EXQICISBS and track Our deslre IS to have each glrl physlcally fit to handle her body vuth aglllty speed endurance and strength To determme our progress we have several tests whrch are glven b1 monthly and they have shown pos1t1ve results vnth all gxrls ln our health classes vte have stressed proper eatmg habxts We feel that w1th balanced dxets and supervxsed physlcal 3CtlVlty our glrls xull be able to take thelr rlghtful place ln th1S world I J . 0 ,Y . . 1 . . . U14 . . Y . . . . 7 . - v 1 v f v f V. . . . . . 7. . y . . f