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

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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.

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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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ENGLISH DEPH Proof that everyone at West Side is con- cerned and alert as to how he can help in the defense of his country was demonstrated in an all student program given on Wash- ington's birthday. . That morning the stage looked like our history class when the last student comes rushing in on Monday morning. A discus- sion of the lives of Washington and Lincoln acquainted the students with problems which confronted these great leaders. A parallel was rnade to fit our own times. One was impressed by the alertness, keen interest, and clear thinking that dominated the program given by the students of the United States history classes. Westsiders are on their toes and ready to help their country in every way possible. They are becoming an intelligent citizenry. Not only the faculty, but the student body, too, has been doing its part in aiding the government. 'One day of each week was designated as Defense Day and on that day the student body whole-heartedly partici- pated in buying defense stamps and bonds. The Home Economics Club invested its funds in a defense bond. West's own salesman- ship classes addressed the students about buying a share in their country and also demonstrated their sales powers by selling the stamps and bonds. Illllltlll Hllll LIBHHHIHH PEARL SILlAN University of Wisconsin-B.A., Columbia University-M.A. Childhood Ambition--to be a librarian. Sock and Buskin. ADELE LANGE University of Minnesota-BA., Mar- quette-A.M. Childhood Ambition-to teach. Historical Society. VIVIAN MOWRY University of Wisconsin4B.A. Childhood Ambition-to be an actress 13 OPAL ROGNLIEN University of Iowa-A.B. Childhood Ambitionw-to be a teacher Sock and Buskin and all-school play. KATHERYN REICH State Teachers-B.Ed. Childhood Ambition-to teach. Sponsor of Book Week Contest. ELLEN MacKEDON University ot Wisconsin-B.A. Childhood Ambition-to marry and to be a teacher. Comet Newspaper. FLORENCE PULVER University of Wisconsin-B.A. Childhood Ambition-to have a cat farm for stray cats. Comet Annual.