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The destiny of any nation, at any given time, depends on the opinions of the young men under fire and twenty'' ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ Elementary training is the first step on the road to becoming a flying officer in the service of Uncle Sam. The purpose of this elementary training is to prepare the men for regular flight training. During twelve weeks spent at a Pre-Flight school, the cadets achieve top physical condition, learn discipline, drilling, and spend several hours a day studying advanced mathematics and physics. In their first training at West High Field fledglings as Sophomores are taught the value of promptness, discipline and team work. They learn manners, customs, and the tradition behind the training field. The personnel of the field soon has them classified into the various study groups selected by each trainee or chosen for him by a counselor. As they advance in their study the dodos , now known as Juniors, are given numerous I. Q. and other tests to ascertain their future possibilities. Not only academic subjects arc emphasized. but the ability to think straight, to make decisions quickly, and to express their ideas clearly and concisely. The instructors start immediately to plant in their minds the foundation of all the rules that gov-ern any plane they will ever fly.
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★ ★★★★★★★ CONTROL TOWER Concerned with the interests of the girls of West High and the numerous other duties of the dean of girls, Miss Putnam's activities range from sewing ill-timed rips to teaching Latin. 'Ilrese two enterprises supplement her task of advising the girls concerning their school problems, conferring with parents, and checking the girls’ attendance. In addition to keeping a calendar of all social functions in the school. Miss Putnam is chairman of the Organization Board which records student activity honor points and also adviser of the West High chapter of the National Honor Society. As dean Miss Putnam finds the continuous variety of situations and problems she must cope- with is the most enjoyable part of her work. 17
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Glenn Gridley Army Air Corps West High Graduate— 1942
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