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★ f V If W ¥ POW wow f f f f f ★ Class History of The Class of 1941 In the first week of September 1937, forty excited students gathered at the dock to embark on two nine months’ cruises separated by one three months’ shore leave. The first cruise on the good ship “Freshman,” passed in a seemingly short time, under the wise and guiding hand of Captain Rita Walker. She navigated thirty-five of the forty persons who started the cruise through the trying experiences met in our first encounter with the hardships of high school. On September 1, 1938 all the Marines of the first voyage were back including Harold Bulleiman from Strasburg. In charge of us was an old salt of the south seas named Captain Bennett. Kighteen weeks from shore we received a wireless telling that Waunita Pifer ami Imogene Manion were to be transferred from our sturdy ship to Warship “Decatur” and Cruiser “Strasburg” respectively. About the same time two crew members were washed overboard in a hurricane and our crew now numbered thirty-two. We were blown from our course in the hurricane and were shipwrecked on a reef in the uncharted South Seas. Only through the cooperation of the crew members under Captain Bennett were wo able to repair ship and reach our home port where we were given up as lost. Unon reaching home we immediately received an order from the officer in charge, J. H. Dunscomb, that because of our heroic efforts and our able seamanship we were to be transferred to the land training school which would conduct us through two nine months courses in studying and traveling about our United States. The Travel Bureau Headquarters where we met in the fall of 1939 before leaving on our first excursion of our country was W. C. H. S. The Supervisor of this travel bureau was no other than J. H. Dunscomb. He had under him nine capable directors, four of whom were to accompany us on this particular trip. We left home in high spirits, but our excursion soon proved to provide plenty of hard study besides the work and activities we took part in on our way. Our advisor again this term was Mr. Bennett who acted as business manager and guide. The first leg of our journey took us to Chicago. Miss Hammer conducted her group on a food and home-making tour of the city while Miss Ridgley took her class of Solid Geometry—Advanced Algebra to Adler Planetarium. Later, in New York Mr. Dunscomb and Mr. Davis took their commercial classes through The Board of Trade and a large clearing house, then to Macy’s Department store where problems of business and supply and demand were discussed with the president and associates of these large concerns. This completed our first part of the major tour. The second and last half of our continental tour was resumed three months later under the tour managership of Mr. Curry. We chartered a bus and headed for Hannibal, Mo., the home of Mark Twain, famed American author, where a specialized course in English IV was taken under the supervision of Miss Ridgley. From here we journeyed down the river to New Orleans stopping long enough for Miss Midgett and her French Class to tour the “Old French Quarter.” From New Orleans we went across country to Williamsburg, Va. Here Mr Curry pointed out to us this old historical town, especially the Colonial Capital of Va. From here we passed many historical sites as onward we sped to Washington D. C. where we viewed with great interest our Capital and its various functions. The Bureau of Standards was visited and was explained to us by Mr. Davis. Miss Allen and her typing class were visitors at the Underwood Typewriter Company in New York. While these students were in New York. Mr. Johnson and members of the band attended a concert presented by the United States Army Band. Our tour to points of interest completed, we started for home with minds set for hard study, in order that we might pass the final exams to see if we were competent enough for self conducted tours in this world of business, industry and other professions. Here we are, our journey almost completed, although glad, it is saddening when thoughts of parting from our teachers and friends, come to our minds. —By Elmer Wallace, Historian. WCHS 1941 f f f f f —9— ★ f f f f f ★
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