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niUHSDAY, MAY 21. 1942 TIMES. WILLAMINA. OREGON War Effort Strengthened By High School Graduates Victory vs. Luxury “ John’» o ld e r b ro th e r who fin ished high »chool in 1941 burned lip the tire « o f his old ja llo p y on the highw ay» at s ix ty m ile s an hour, e ith e r pleasure or business bent. John w ill ride a bus or w a lk to "g o places and do th in g s .” Susan who graduates in 1942 w ill find th a t perm anents, Huffy evening dresses, s ilk and nylon hose w ere lu x u rie s th a t her older s iste r of 1940 did not be queath to h er. Youth, lik e the rest of us, m ust sa crifice some of the refinem ents of existence, and before the stru g g le is over, m ay forego some o f the necessi tie s .” Armed Service«, Industry and Farms Lure 1942 Students; \ oeationul I raining Now Becoming Increasingly Important. By WILLARD E. GIVENS I * . National Education duocialion. , c<n estinr»ated that over one million boys and girls will leave high school this spring with their diplomas. It is this same group of boys and girls, the youth of the nation, who were, figuratively being spoken to when a commence ment speaker said to a group of graduates before him: You have seen more history than you have read.” During the first half of 1942, the pages of history have been tu rn in g fust, re co rd in g the nam es » f d n ra o f th a ll e ir ages )i-n m a arid deeds in the greatest And now today, not only the high school graduate, but a ll those who have read the sto ry of m a n ’s up w a rd stru g g le fro m the e a rly dawn o f h is to ry to the present tim e , rec ognize the c lim a x o f h is to ry in w hich they a rc now liv in g . Each and e veryone—especially the high school g ru du nte —in seeking to find the p ro pe r ploce, the suitable niche in it. The Significance ot Today. O nly to the m an who is in some m easure educated is it g ranted to know w ha t is going on about h im and to e stim a te its significance. T here is an old s to ry o f tw o peas ants o f B ra ba nt who w ere weeding th e ir crops on a s u ltry June day in 1815 when the guns of the Iro n Duke greeted those o f B onaparte a t Wa terloo, One of the pensants lifte d h is eyes fro m his hoe and scanned the horizon. ‘ ’Soule,” he said, " i t th u n d e rs; it w ill ra in to d a y !” As the guns o f destin y broke the silence o f th e ir fields, these tw o peasants w ent on hoeing th e ir vegetables, a l m ost as ig n o ra n t as th e ir beets and cabbages o f w ha t w ent on a n y w here else in the w o rld but in the lim ite d sphere in w hich they m oved. The m e n ta l isolation of m a n kin d in the not-so-long-ago un happy days nt the hum an race when one class of men was p r iv ileged to enjoy the c u ltu re and refin em en t of w ide know ledge, and another class was doomed to liv e and die in v u lg a rity and p o v e rty , is banished. U n iv e rs a l education has banished It. The high school, e sp e cia lly, is re sponsible tor m aking this va stly d iffe re n t w o rld fro m the one w hich existed a ce n tu ry and a q u a rte r ago when Europe was rocked as it is today by the clash of a rm s and ideals—and only a few knew the issues and fe w e r s till had a p a rt in reso lv ing them . _____ school graduates, boys and g irls , w ill at once e nte r w a r-in d u s trie s to help m a n u fa c tu re the guns and tanks and planes upon w hich the fik h tin g men on fa r-flu n g battle fro n ts depend. The graduates m ay e n te r these in d u s trie s at once, or they m ay e n ro ll in one o f m any d iffe re n t types o f tra in in g fo r m ore s k ille d service in the fa c to rie s pro ducing the m a te ria l o f w a r. These tra in in g o p p o rtu n itie s range fro m the e le m e n ta ry vo catio na l schools w here the S im pler s k ills of the assem bly lin e are a cqu ire d, to the te chn ical and engineering schools of o u r g re a t u n iv e rs itie s w h ich are tu rn in g out re c ru its fo r h ig h ly responsible positions both in the arm ed forces and in in d u s tria l ran ks. The high schools them selves in m an y c ity school system s, and in some o f the v illa g e schools se rving fa rm areas, are equipped to o ffe r a high grade vo catio na l tra in in g . Some graduates who have taken non - vocational courses in high school w ill im m e d ia te ly begin such courses, i f a v a ila b le , in the schools fro m w hich they have been gradu ated. o r they w ill seek that kind of tra in in g in n e igh bo rin g co m m un i ties. The fe de ra l g ove rn m e nt in June 1940, a p p ro p ria te d $15,000,000 to equip and s ta ff the ra p id ly ex In d iv id u a l se rvice ta b le m a ts save lots o f la u n d e rin g . Use them in place o f luncheon o r ta ble clo th s. F o r outdoor o r porch s e rv in g tr y the p r e ttily d eco ra te d o ilc lo th m a ts ; th ey o nly need a d a ily w ip ing w ith a dam pened c lo th . • • • I f the su m m e r perch ru g looks ra th e r fo rlo rn give i t a good scrub bing then, when d ry , a co at o f porch p a in t. A fte r tw o days spread w ith c le a r flo o r v a rn is h , and you have a ru g w h ic h w ill p ro b a b ly give you a n o th e r y e a r's w e a r a t s m a ll cost. 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Few foods have much. It’s easily lost in cooking. Yet you n eed an abundance as you do not ¡tort it! Buy oranges in quantities. | They're good keepers Enclose 15 cents for each pattern desired. Pattern No........................... N am e............................................. .. Address.......................... Today, high school students see them selves in the se ttin g o f tim e and events. In th e ir h ea rts is a s tir rin g th a t finds its expression in a com m on question, ‘ ‘ W hat is m y place in a ll th is ? ” Some o f the boys m ay vo lu ntee r a t once fo r service in the a rm ed forces. The a rm y has ju s t an nounced th a t volu ntee rs 18 and 19 ye a rs old m ay select tra in in g in the co m b at branch o f th e ir own p re f erence— in fa n try , c a v a lry , a r tille r y , ta nk corps, a ir corps, sign al corps, o r corps o f engineers. O thers w ill w a it the decision o f the Selective S ervice system as to w here and when th ey m a y serve best. M an y g raduates w ill continue th e ir education under the d ire c tio n o f the navy, w hich has in operation plans by w hich graduates m ay go on to college and pursue studies in w hich they m ay earn college c re d its and a t the same tim e p re pare fo r m ore e ffe ctive service in the' n avy. F ro m th is group, the huge two-ocean b a ttle fleet now b u ild in g in o u r sh ip ya rd s w ill se cu re m a n y o f its com m issioned o f ficers. W a r In d u strie s to H ire M any. Some thousands o f these high A m echanized a rm y calls fo r the u tm o st in v e n tiv e and o p e ra tio n a l s k ills w h ich the A m e ric a n people can produce. These D enver high school boys w ill know how to operate an e le c tric sem aphore if they should serve in the sig n a l corps o f the a rm y . ■* w o rke rs, e le c tric ia n s , ship ca rp en te rs , jo in e rs and o the r skille d trades. There is o p p o rtu n ity of some kind today fo r youth e v e ry w here. A ll can Join in the “ g re a t a d v e n tu re ” in some ca p a c ity . T his is true fo r g irls as w ell as fo r boys. M any g irls are ta k in g th e ir places in the w a r in d u s trie s . The g re a t ex pansion of offices in W ashington and other centers o f a d m in is tra tion of the w a r e ffo rt issue calls fo r typ ists, stenographers, clerks and se cre taries. M any g irls are e n ro llin g in n ursin g courses w hich lead to d ire c t or in d ire c t se rvice, fo r some of w hich o f fic e r’s com m issions are a v a il able, in the a rm ed forces. The kinds o f m ilita r y w o rk fo r ( g irls to choose fro m are n u m e r ous, and announcem ents o f fu r th e r o p p o rtu n itie s are expected fro m tim e to tim e . O fttirn e s the im pulse to seek serv ice fa r afield is i l l advised. There is also the home fro n t. Whole states m ust be prepared to resist invasion fro m land, sea o r a ir. C iv ilia n de fense is v ita l. F ir s t aid, a ir ra id d u ty , a u x ilia ry fire and police serv ice m u st be m anned and a dm in is tered. In hundreds of a g ric u ltu ra l com m u n itie s high school graduates w ill im m e d ia te ly la y aside th e ir d ip lo mas fo r c u ltiv a to r handles and hoes. There is m uch tru th in the slogan th a t "F o o d w ill w in the w a r.” The C innam on to ast m a y be m ade w ith o u t sugar by b lending 2*4 tablespoons o f honey w ith two- th ird s tablespoon b u tte r. Increase a m ounts as desired. • • • O n ly h a lf the q u a n tity o f sugar w ill be re q u ire d to sweeten stewed fr u its if sugar is added a fte r f r u it is cooked. • • • As d rie d f r u it is u s u a lly soaked before cooking, save the soaking w a te r to cook the f r u it in, th ereb y sa vin g m uch o f the food v a lu e of the fr u it. Do You Bake at Home? I I you do, send fo r a grand cook book—c ra m m e d w ith recipes fo r a ll kind s o f yeast-raised breads and cakes. I t ’s absolutely free. Ju st drop a postcard w ith yo ur nam e and address to Standard B rands In c ., 691 W ashington St., N ew Y o rk C ity .—Adv. Sunkist C a lifo r n ia O ra n g e s Oog».. 1 * 4 2 . C alifo rn ia F ru it Grow Room Clerketle . . . world’s largest hotel! » Ä Î Â Ï Â W j y  i * » - C<" ” ' p on ding vocational d ep a rtm e n ts and p ro visio n of food stuffs and the use schools o f less than college grade of foods d ic ta te d by m odern k n o w l w hich had und erta ken to tr a in edge o f n u tritio n fo r both c iv ilia n w o rk e rs fo r defense ind ustrie s. The and so ld ie r are of v ita l im p o rta n c e . need o f w orkers was so u rg e n t and M an y of the o pp ortu nities m ay be the plan o f m eeting it so successful seized w ith o u t leaving home or th a t subsequently o th e r sums w ere c o m m u n ity . The a le rt and eager a p p ro p ria te d fo r th is purpose. high school graduate w ill look about By M a rch , th is y e a r, a p p ro x i h im fo r u nfilled places in the ranks, m a te ly 2,463,862 w o rk e rs had been step in w here he is best q ualified pre pa re d fo r the w a r in d u strie s in and serve. th is m anner. T his n um be r is in The student selected by fa te fo r add itio n to those tra in e d fo r s im i g ra d u a tio n in 1942 faces to w e rin g la r occupations in the vo c a tio n a l handicaps as w ell as o p p ortu nities. courses th a t co n stitu te the n o rm a l F o r m a n y o f these graduates, school se rvice o f the schools. days are ended. In any case, edu The dem and fo r the graduates c a tio n a l careers w ill be in te rru p t ot these vocational courses is ed o r d iv e rte d fro m o rig in a l p u r m uch g re a te r than the supply poses. and is increasing. A cco rd in g The Test They Face. to the W ar P ro du ction board, A m b itio n s m u st be m od ifie d , new o v e r ten m illio n a d d itio n a l w a r em phasis placed upon ideals and in d u s try w orkers w ill be needed duties. The high school g ra du ate of w ith in the ye a r ahead to s ta ff 1942 faces the severest k in d o f test p la nts now being b u ilt or ex w hich can be given to in d iv id u a ls — panded. the te st o f fle x ib ility , a d ju s tm e n t to The vocational tra in in g a c tiv itie s u n to w a rd circu m stan ces. T his ap in O a klan d, C a lif., are ty p ic a l of plies to the m in o r as w e ll as to the those in m a n y c itie s n ea r g re a t sh ip m a jo r e n te rp rise s of life . ya rd s o r other centers p ro du cing The c o n tra s t is s till g re a te r if we the m a c h in e ry o f w a r. On A p r il 1, co m p are th is generation w ith g ra n d 1944 th e re w ere 199 classes in “ de fa th e r’s as an illu s tra tio n o f change fense tra in in g ” in the O akland in o u r n a tio n a l life . To th a t e ld e rly schools, e n ro llin g 3,901 students. gentlem an now toasting his slippered T h is w as 473 less th an the n u m b e r heels in re tire m e n t by the firep la ce , o f students the O akland schools H orace G re e le y ’s advice, “ Go West, w ere prepared to accom m odate in young m a n ,” was an in s p ira tio n ’ th is k in d o f wonk. There was an im m e a s u ra b ly w e a lth y D u rin g Ja nu ary, F e b ru a ry and West to conquer. G ra n d fa th e r saw M a rc h an average o f 500 tra in e d the fin is h in g touches g ive n to the w o rk e rs a m onth w ere placed in w o rld ’s g re ate st econom ic e m p ire , w a r m a n u fa c tu rin g fro m th is school as the in g e n u ity , energy, and de syste m . There have neve r been te rm in a tio n o f a N ew w o rld , assem s u ffic ie n t trainees e n ro lle d to m ee t bled fro m the trib e s fro m the Old, the dem and fo r riv e te rs , ch ip pe rs, trim m e d o ff the last fro n tie rs fro m ca u lke rs, ship fitte rs , sheet m e ta l the A m e ric a n w ilderness. SaL SHE'S A “SELF-STARTER » PERSONABLE AUDREY UNDGREM ™‘ breakfast of Chicago’s famous Ste vens Hotel is one of the Hikes —- ot nu'K •—»»IMS ot mi'k- , yitfcMlNi » P** i« too *»nt 10 M We. n»*« ’ few women room clerks in CORN the country. Miss Lindgren says: “ Hotel guests expect friendly, cheerful, intelli FLAKES gent senrice. E atin g ihe - 74» rft iy i m f — helps me start my days feel ‘ S elf-S tarter B reakfast’* ing my best, and I love that wonderful Kellogg flavor!” RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCCESS The m an who a d v e rtis e s h as assumed the responsibility for suc cess. You would rather deal with a responsible man, wouldn’t you?
