Warren G Harding High School - Echoes Yearbook (Warren, OH)

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THE .lllllll l TIlil'l'l0 ET THI THE BOARD MEETS Dr. john J. Mahannah, Mr. Charles Gaffey, President: Not in picture: Mr. A. H. Troxellg Miss Mabel C. VVolfe, Mr. H. B. Turner, Superintendent, Mr. George VV. Secrest' Clerk-Treasurerg Mr. L. O. VVurtemberger, Director of Dr. j. L. Grifhth, Vice President. VVarren Schools. Mr. H. B. Turner gives a graphic sum- mary of the effort of the Board of Educa- tion in a War-Related Educational Ex- tension program. ln addition to new units, new courses, and a new emphasis on mastery of fundamental knowledge and skill in the regular work of the school, the war effort has presented a number of opportunities to extend the service of the school to a large number who do not at- tend the regular sessions. The following examples are listed and briefly described: Nursery schools for children of mothers working in war industries. The nursery at VVestlawn, the first one estab- lished, operates from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. The alternating periods of sleep, play, food, games, under trained super- visors, cooks, and nurses, provide an ex- cellent program. Elementary school children are served warm lunches and thus are cared for while both parents are at work in war plants. Citizenship classes for adult aliens have given many prospective citizens a chance to become worthy Americans in a critical time of war. Vocational training for war production has helped to meet the needs of industry in a critical area. From the first of july, 1940, to the first of January, l9fl-3, the total number of trainees has been 2582. The training includes machine shop op- erations, oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding, elementary metallurgy, blue- print reading, plant management, electric panel, and a number of other types of work where delays in war production have been caused by lack of workers. These classes are conducted at Harding

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re ln the crap STAFF SGT. JAMES B. SCOBIE PVT. HARRY H. TAFT PVT. HAROLD H. HETZLER CPL. JOHN P. MAURER M. SGT. JOHN DENOVCHEK to 0ur Faoult in the Ser'

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UE F011 0 li High School and Stadium, East junior High, Taylor-WVinfield, Federal lyla- chine and WVelder, Copperweld, Youngs- town Steel Car Corporation at Niles, and The Atlas Powder Company in Portage County. Refresher courses in mathematics, science, history, and English have been provided for Air Corps Cadets. lylr. Nlollenkopf is kept busy, sending records of students and alumni to col- leges, industries, and Uncle Sam. As many as three dozen inquiries are an- swered in a single day. And how these inquirers stress high school prepara- tion! Numerous boys in camp write to lWr. Mollenkopf who enjoys relaying the ad- vice of these young soldiers to the student body. Let us listen in. From Fort Myers, Floridaa'fStrange as it seems, a fellow must be fairly good in math in order to fire a machine gun. Nfy advice to the student is study. I guess we can never learn too muchfl Somewhere in the Pacific-HAfter liv- ing with and exchanging stories with men from all over the U. S., and now with men from all over the world, I realize that ed- ucation is one of the greatest things in the world. I've heard so many men say, 'I would like to go back to high school, knowing what I know now. I'll bet I would take advantage of the opportun- ity!.77 PRINCIPAL MOLLEN KOPI' SPEAKING I-IOW'S THE NAVY, BOYS? From San Francisco, California - 'fTell the boys that, if they ever want to make anything of themselves, to take all the Solid and Trig. that they can. From Fort Bragg, North Carolina- UA thorough knowledge of physics is nec- essary if one hopes to become a radio technician. The more languages a fellow knows, the better are opportunities for getting into intelligence service.