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Show Tuesday, June 1, 1943 page 8 SOUTH HIGH SCRIBE fAll Out' Efforts Mark South Drives In Interests of '42-'4- 3 War Effort sponded, and the drive was com, pleted with thanks from the SHAG and USO officers. The Community Chest received $104.33 from enthusiastic Cubs in response to their appeal for "2 in '42." The Red Cross collection amounted to $259.67. Altogether, worthy organizations gathered $364.00. Entertainers from South have visited the camps around Salt Lake, bringing music and fun to the members of the Ninth Service Command. Participants from South in the shows sent to give the boys relaxation are the violin choir, with ten members, featuring By Sue McCarrel Standing high above all other activity records at this school are South high school's figures in con-nection with the war effort, mak-ing the 1942-4- 3 year an outstand-ing one in all fields. From September to June, Cubs gave wholehearted support to cre-ating a fighting front here at home to aid the boys over there on the waring fronts. At the semester mark, intensive courses math, chemistry aero-nautics, shorthand and type were adopted. Classes bulged with knowledge-cravin- g students, eager to get in as much education as pos-sible before' graduation. The Dugway project last fall was a tremendous success. The soldiers at that camp netted $75 in magazine subscriptions, curtains for the mess hall, attractive lounge furniture (including two radios), and tables and games for recre-ation. Girls Do Their Tart South High Associated Girls did themselves proud on their USO un-dertaking. Home rooms were ask-ed to contribute soap, razor blades, books and magazines, and clothes-hange- rs to the USO for distribution to the soldiers traveling on the troop-train- s. The advisories re- - Doris Warner as vocal soloist, the nine girl chorus so popular on the school's assemblies, and the a'cap ella choir. Willardsen has taken his groups to Kearns and the USO Center in the Salt Lake busi-ness district. South Invests At last, but very far from least, comes South's great effort in lend-ing the government its share of the money used to. carry on this con-flict. Notable in the past semes-ter is the one week drive when Cuba contributed $28,384.30 to the Sec-ond War Loan. Commemorating the anniversary of Paul Revere's famous ride, the student body bought their bonds and stamps from April 18 to April 22 to send them flying over the top of the original quota of $10,- - 000. This is only the figures of one week's sales. During the en-tire year, from September to June 1, the school invested $60,000 in the small bits of paper that mean liber-ert- y for this nation, and the world. South high realizes the need for support in this war, and is seeing to it that the United States gets its share in all these ways. Next year's student body is expected to surpass this year's and uf South continues in its present groove, it will! ROTC companies during the last two weeks have settled down into their annual spring training, with the newly-erecte- d obstacle course becoming the center of activity with tennis, Softball and other phy-sical education activity being pur-sued between training films. Climaxing the year of rigorous training in conjunction with the War Department's stepped-u- p ROTC drill and theoretical train-ing, cadets from the South, East and West high schools marched in review before high military and state officials May 14 in the pro-visional regimental review at the University of Utah stadium. Cadet Colonel J. D. Williams of East high school commanded the regiment during the maneuvers. Regimental staff members were Cadet Major Royal Neilson of South high school; Cadet Lieuten-ant Colonel Maurice Rose of East high school; Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Robert Home of West high school, executive officer, and Cadet Major Chal Goss of South high school, regimental adjutant. Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Poulsen commanded the South bat-talion; Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Ray Smith, East battalion, and Ca-det Lieutenant Colonel Keith Rudy of West high school. Reviewing officer for the drills was Major Harper B. Cowles, who commended the cadets for their showings during the parade and in the calisthenics demonstration, which was commanded by Cadet Major Ned Reid of West high school. Final inspection of the South battalion was conducted, with the following cadets receiving awards: Corporal Keith Crawford: Out-standing cadet of the year. Corporal Boyd Larsen: Best dressed cadet of the year. First Sergeant Hugh Bronson: Outstanding noncom. Private H. Marvin McNeil: Citi-zenship medalist. First Lieutenant Dick Ceder-hol- m: Citizenship medalist. Company B, commanded by Ca-det Captain Junior Frenette, named outstanding company of the year and presented with Kiwanis club silver trophy award. EPITAPH OF CO. A By Donald Stauffer There are four companies in South high, But only one can be the best. Is it Company A, with Hansen &ay, And Marsh and all the rest? They walk around with heads held high, And try not to look conceited, But I say this day, in a sad sort of way. "Company A has been de-feated! "We wuz robbed," they cried at noon today, When the cup was handed out. But 'twill do no good to knock on wood Or sit around and pout. For Company B, those mighty men, The judges proudly chose. I will say no more of the rookie corps . . . Company A HAS KISSED OLD ROSE. Sergeant Redmond's comments: "My first year at South high has been very much of inter-est to me. I have found that in working with the students here, I have been able to pass along to them some of the things I had to learn the hard way. If they get any good from the many headaches I have had in trying to teach them, then I think I have been repaid in full. "The ROTC has made a very good showing in all their events. Thank you and good luck to all those who are leaving us this year." Enrollment Drops During Year Office records indicate that the drop in enrollment at South from September's 1970 to June's 1614 was laid to students working in war industry, with withdrawals to enter the armed forces next in line, and 25 students withdrawing to enter the ties of matrimony. During the course of the year, 195 boys and 125 girls 320 stu-dents have withdrawn, leaving a total of 768 boys and 846 girls. Debate Team Has Slow 1943 Season Debate team members under Miss Myrth Harvey, speech in-structor, have had their slowest season during 1943 than in any other year of debate activity be-cause of abandonment of interstate competition, according to class members. Students have appeared on the regular Saturday programs on stations KDYL and KLO as part of their speech activity, and have entered school and private ora-torical contest. Other debates and orations have been confined main-ly to the classroom. Plans for a form of intercity competition are now being formu-lated by instructors; Miss Harvey said. Such competition would elim-inate restricted wartime travel and at the same time give debaters a wider field in which to display their talents, she said. No official word has come from the University of Utah on suggested expanded debate activ-ity for high school students at the institution. I knew a girl named Passion I asked her out for a date I took her to dinner Gosh, how Passion-at- e. SOUTH HIGH , Mf.. for helping to win this "Liberty Brick' for 'SSllSSSfeff UTAH By their work in Saving, Serving and Conserving through the Schools at War program South High School has helped win one of the famous Liberty Bricks for Utah. Like the historic shrine the brick was part of for, over 200 years, it symbolizes our heritage of Freedom. Our boys and girls showed keen American initia-tive and ingenuity. We are proud of them, knowing they will continue their fine work "for the duration." :V3 WAP-'FWIFB- G "L. D. S. Training Pays! Bf; :. '..Jim Military, Government, and Industrial offices need highly trained workers to speed the war effort. L. D. S. Business College is equipped and staffed to provide the training elementary or advanced that will help you qualify for this important, interesting office work. In every part of the Beginning June 2 we country you will find L. offer short inlens;ve pre--D. S. . handle nducllon courses f 0 r helping to the . wartime business of the young men expecting to . Nation. enter the Service. Visit the College or telephone for information. L. D. S. BUSINESS COLLEGE 70 North Main Salt Lake City, Utth I |