Washington Park High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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mercal prominence were presented in pictures and models. The Spanish Department by a series of maps and articles pointed out our trade with South America. There were books and pictures of famous men and women who found America the Land of Opportunity- in fact, everything in the exhibit cried out that the ultimate shaping of each manls career lies in his own hands and America offers the open road to ambition. Go forth, youth, live America, talk Ameri- ca, breathe America, exalt America, and do not forget to be an American. Oops AND ICNDS. 'lihe Junior and Senior Dramatic Clubs sold fl'i2-Q0 worth of Thrift stamps when at one of their plays they used the Thrift Stamp as ad- mission ticket. Marching Clubs gave a lively appearance to the campus from seven-thirty to eight-hfteen every morning. 'llhe IQI8 Seniors decided on the following war measures: fffff f' K' . Sf! i ill . if . ' 441 fy, X X . , . Jr L' f 'W . ., W - dl? K. No commencement invitations, no Glee Club Play, no party dress, a small Kifnikzz-zei. Two days of service were given by the 1919 Senors in the refiling, in alphabetical order, of the cards belonging to the men drafted from Racine in June, 1917, and June, August, and September, 1918. The sum of S1125 was pledged by 1918 High School boys in the Y. lvl. C. A. drive. Fifteen workers a day for six weeks was our average during the special rush of the Exemp- tion Boards in 1918. Democracy Todayll was used as text book by all linglish students the spring of 1918. livery student in R. H. S. is required to take English. This last semester, R. H. S. has entered the Seventh Federal Reserve District VV. S. S. drive. M r. G. A. Larsen of the Commercial Department is treasurer of the H. S. 'lihrift fund. The last few minutes of the seventh period eacl1 lllonday is known as Thrift Hour. livery student in R. H. S. is a member of either the Junior or Senior Red Cross. livery teacher is a member of the Red Cross. ,fx 7 ,f f-i. .- 2 es, gg 'M' s.. -il. 9 R'

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the members of the class made Food and War Savings Stamp posters. A contest for the food posters was held at the Racine Public Library with the following results: First prize-Crescence Heinrichs. Sceond prize-Laura Lund. Third prize-Earl Rabe. The contest for the War Savings Stamp posters was held in Milwaukee. This was a state contest into which the High Schools of the state entered. Harold C. Jensen, by popu- lar vote, received first place, and Crescence Heinrichs received third place. During the present school year, 1918-1919, the Art Class painted two thousand Christ- mas cards. The designs for these cards were made by Helen Byron, Welton Harris, and Bennie Piediscalzo. A few cards remained un- sold on account of the forced shut-down of school, but a net profit of fifteen dollars and thirty-two cents was made, which amount was given to the local Red Cross Chapter. Racine High School is very proud of the record made by the members of the Art Class. They have brought honor to the school, and helped to make the war work of the High School a success, impossible without their valua- ble aid and co-operation. THE SPANISH CLASSES AND CLUB. The patriotism of the Spanish Class was shown, when each person sacrificed a penny for every English word used during the class reci- tations. By carrying out this plan, the stu- dents were on the alert to use only Spanish words. lllany were the pennies dropped into the bank by the unwary. These pennies, which accumulated, were used for War Savings Stamps. The girls of the club engaged in knitting and doing various other kinds of Red Cross work. The boys assisted the exemption boards by running errands, and helping with other necessary tasks, OUR AINIERICANIZATION WORK. April 6, 1919, the Second Anniversary of the entrance of the United States into the World War, came on Sunday. llflonday, April 7, the English Department of R. H. S. began the study of the History of the VVar. Every student in our High School takes English four years. Consequently there was not a boy nor girl but participated in the study. For a week we went back into history to learn the far-reaching causes that brought about the world struggle for Democracy. For two weeks we followed the Allied forces from the Battle of the lylarne through the Argonne Forest to Chateau Thierry in their effort to push back and silence the invading Hun. VVe signed the Armistice, and while we waited for the establishment of the League of Nations, we, the students of the great war, held an exhibit of pictures, collected from time to time and bound into books, on such interesting subjects as 'fThe Tank , Airplanes and Air- shipsu, Pictures of Qur Soldiers and Sailors in Francef' We wrote a history of the Red Cross. We made charts showing the relative strength of the armies and navies of the world, the insignia of the American forces, and the costumes of the women in service overseas and at home. We drew maps showing the German ambition, and the movements of the Allied forces to thwart that ambition. VVe wrote biographies of such important characters as Garibaldi, Cavour, Bismarck, Pershing, and Admiral Sims. VVe built miniature tanks and airplanes. We brought souvenirs and trophies that came home with our boys from France: and then, as a culmination for Americanization week, we held a purely Americanized exhibit. Every department in school was represented. The Commercial Department exhibited several of its new acquisitions: a Burroughs adding machine, a Comptometer, a check writer, and other very recent inventions which are truly American and which have revolutionized the commercial world. The Open Door to American revealed pictures and pamphlets which made the desire to f'See America Firstly uppermost in each person's mind. The great industries that have given Racine her com-

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