West Division High School - Comet Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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ERNST KURATI-I University ot Idaho-B.S. Childhood Ambition-to be a mail- man. W, P. A, Film program. lOSEPH RH-lA University ot Wisconsin-B.A. Childhood Ambition-to study medi- SCIEIIUE DEPHHTHIEHT ERWIN GERBOTI-l State Teachers---B.E. Childhood Ambition--? Football coach. EARL RAISEN Beloit College-B.A. Childhood Ambition-to qrow older. Director athletics, Publicity of ticket sales and all school activities. NOAH SHAPIRO University of Wisconsin-B.A., M.A. Childhood Ambition-wished that cine. his capacity tor food would increase. C a m e r a club, photography for Vaudeville. school. CLARENCE Sl-IUTES University ot Michigan--AB., North- western University---A.M. Childhood Ambition-to go into tor- estry. EDNA WEBER University ot Wisconsin-A.B. Childhood Ambition-to be an in- terior decorator. Science club. Red Cross Campaign, Ushers' club, newsboys' sponsor. 11 In the realization of the importance of training the youth of today tor war precau- tions, the science department recently de- voted time to teaching the care and handling ot various war weapons. Most of the atten- tion has, however, been focused on incen- diary bombs. The various classes of the department have spent time in analyzing these bombs and learning the correct meth- od of disposing of them. These classes not only proved to be interesting, but were also instructive, for the information learned will be unusually valuable in our only too un- certain future. The hope of victory lies in its trained Work- ers. We at West are proud of the fact that every day in every department students were trained in skills, both mental and manual. The manual art boys made metal vices and other tools. The department tilled a govern- ment order for one hundred model air- planes. E

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IllHlH IlEPHItllllEIll The country needs strong men and women, electrical engineers, radio operators, mechanics, tool makers, draftsmen, machin- ists, chemists, physicists, nurses, doctors, Red Cross workers, ambulance drivers, diet- icians, statisticians, bookkeepers, stenogra- phers, inventors, artists, musicians, and above all an intelligent citizenry. Where is our country going to get these trained people? The schools are training students in skills every day. In this way students attending school are serving their country. When anyone mentioned math to you, you probably groaned, for you immediately thought of those dear old problems Where A rowed four miles an hour and B rowed three miles an hour. The clever author then asked how long they would take rowing together to get up a stream nine miles in length. But you didn't realize that by ac- quiring skill in that type Camong othersl of preparing yourself to That is just the kind engineers, so essential problem you were serve your country. of problem that the to the armed forces, need to solve. In this department you learned to reason out prob- lems and to use your imagination. The training received in math enabled you to qualify for one of the many positions of responsibility that the defense industries offer. THEO DONNELLY University of Wisconsin-B.A. Childhood Ambition--to be an au- thoress. Social Director, Iunior Class Ad- viser. ESTHER BATTAU Milwaukee-Downer-ERA., University ot Wisconsin-M.A. Childhood Ambition-to be a doctor. Detention and tarcliness. HOWARD AKER Carroll College-A.B., University of Wisconsin-Ph .M . Childhood Ambition-to be an en gineer. Coach of freshman-sophomore foot ball team. REBECCA BUCKBEE University of WisconsinhB.S. Childhood Ambition-to teach. Charge of Main in the morning. Charge of seating in school. LUCIE CASE University of Wisconsin-A.B. Childhood Ambition-to be an au- thoress. Treasurer of bookstore, Chairman Honor Committee, Secretary-Treas urer of Charles McLenegan Memo- rial Fund. ' IRENE ELDRIDGE Beloit College-B.S., M.A. Exercised the woman's privilege of changing her mind too many times to set one thing. Charge of eligibility of Athletes. 10 CARL ECKENROD State Teachers-B.S. Childhood Ambition-to coach in athletics. Varsity football coach and fresh- man-sophomore basketball coach. HERMAN KRUSCHKE Beloit College-B.A. Childhood Ambition-to motive engineer. be a loco- Comet Annual.

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ENGLISH IJEPHRTHIEHT These boys were given valuable experi- ence and they took advantage of their op- portunities. They are prepared to fill the many positions which the government of- fers. The physics students studied electricity and performed experiments with it. Having overcome their inherent fear of it, the stu- dents became very interested in the uses and wonders of electricity. There is a great demand in the country for laboratory tech- nicians and electrical engineers. West is anxious to do its part in helping to fill this demand. Our country needs to have an intelligent and discriminating citizenry---especially in the present situation. West's English classes learned how to read and comprehend, how to distinguish fact from prejudice, truth from propaganda, and realities from rumors. This training is a very important phase of the National Defense program since verbal bombs may be very explosive and danger- ous. We Westsiders have trained ourselves so that we will not be fooled even a first time. Defense representatives talked to the sen- iors several months before they graduated, helping them get into the line of Work in which they would be the most proficient and of the greatest value to their country. HAZEL THOMAS Milwaukee-Downer College- B.A, Childhood Ambition--to teach. Senior Adviser. HELEN DALEY University ol Wisconsin-BA. Childhood Ambition-to be a con- cert pianist. Comet Annual lANE CLOUD Beloit College-B.A., Middlebury Col- leqefM.A. Childhood Ambition--to be the wife of a candy store owner, Comet Newspaper. lOSEPl-I DOYLE Marquette-Ph.B. Childhood Ambitionfto teach, Comet Newspaper, head of athletic equipment room. IRENE EDWARDS Marquette-Pl1.B. Childhood Ambition-to be a Louisa May Alcott. Cornet. FLORENCE GROSS Oklahoma Aqr. and Mech. College-W B,A., University of Wisconsin- eM.A. Childhood Ambition--to be a mis- sionary. Comet Newspaper, knitting. i2 BERTI-IA GOES Vassar-A.B., Marquette-M.A. Childhood Ambition-to be a nov- elist. Red Cross, chairman of faculty com- mittee, coaching special classes for English exams. ' KATHRYN lOHNSON Oberlin College--BA. Childhood Ambition---to be an actress. Chairman of faculty flower fund.