West High School - Occident Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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Um Wm ZMMZ AERONAUTICS Aeronaulics is a volunlary course of- fered +o rhose boys who desire knowledge on 'rhe basic princi les of 'The airplane, Hs nomenclalure and Eincfions. ll is noi' an easy subiecl ro underfalce. buf if gives much helpful informalion 'ro 'rhose boys who are inleresfed in ihe air corps of Jrhe armed services. ln lhe piciure below several members of +his class are demonsfraling rhe use of a wind funnel. FIRST-AID A year ago when America firsf launched ils Civilian Defense program, lhe firsl-aid course was one of fhe firsi' classes 'ro inform sludenls in defensive warfare. Firsi-aid is a voluniary course offered by +he school +o 'rhose sludenfs who desire To prepare ihemselves for The inevilable war emergencies. l-lelen McCormick, girls healih Teacher, Coaches A. E. Buchanan and R. C. Glass are 'rhe insirucfors of 'rhis course. A+ fhe close of his firsi-aid lraining each sfudem' receives a cerfificafe srafing +ha+ he has complefed 'rhe siandard course of insrruchon in Firsl-Aid +o 'rhe injured. NW! M 'i'1:Tm?i'i.N' ' -AKN'NWi?54mkVmnu'wWi'X SXxS?k,mN..WMW Z LWKWKVFESY-,NG - --W - ---s - WN

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OBSTACLE CCURSE The obsTacle course, consTrucTed lasT Tall by various members oT The indusTrial arTs deparTmenT under The supervision oT C. F. BaTeman, is used in The physical Training of The l2A boys. This course includes hurdles, ladders, logs, TiTTeen Tool' walls, pla+Torms and va- rious oTher obsTacles and barriers used ir The preparaTory miliTary Training of our boys. The obsTacle course oT WesT l-ligh School is one of The TinesT and mosT com- pleTe courses among The high schools oT Columbus. COMMANDO TRAINING ln Time oT war one of The mosT imporTanT TuncTions of our school sysTem is To pre- pare our young men Tor The imporTanT parT They are To Talce in This world sTruggle. The physical side oT This preparaTion is handled by The aThleTic deparTmenT. and The program has been labeled Commando Training. This course is Taken only by l2A boys who Train under The waTchTul guardianship of Coaches G. Williams lnow in The armed servicesl, R. C. Glass and ArThur Buchanan. Every morning aT 7:lO and 7:4-5 The Two classes begin Their worlcouTs. This diversified Training includes mass calesThenics, games oT various Types, and The running oT an obsTacle course. Besides These acTiviTies a selecT group of Commandos played an exhibiTion game of Commando l-loclcey aT The half oT The Wesl'-Aquinas baslceTball game. The audi- ence oT This game can TesTiTy To The TerriTic TighT which These boys puT inTo Their Training. ReporTs Trom WesT High boys already in Service. have sTaTed ThaT This Training has a real value in preparing The boys Tor The harder TighT ThaT Tollows. The cooperaTion OT all boys has been splendid. as They realize ThaT The eTTorT which They puT inTo This Training prepares Them To deTend Their counTry in a more eTTicienT manner. Page Twelve

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Us -I all Lasr fall in answer 'ro fhe appeal of fhe governmenf for scrap mefal The Sfudeni Council of Wesf High energelically sponsored a scrap drive. Through 'rhe unriring efforfs of fhe srudenf body, and 'rhe cooperarion of +he communily, over foriy 'rons of vifal mefals and rubber were collecled. Sfudenfs who wished 'ro parricipafe in 'rhis drive were excused 'From lhe sludy halls. The enormify of 'ihis scrap pile is only a small example of Wesf l-ligh's eagerness +o do Hs share in 'rhe war effort Page Fourieen