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class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(131,205,159) 88%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/messenger.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"974\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/messenger.jpg?resize=900%2C974&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4 girls\" class=\"wp-image-1292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/messenger.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/messenger.jpg?resize=277%2C300&amp;ssl=1 277w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/messenger.jpg?resize=768%2C831&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charlotte Ratcliffe, Isabel Gottschalk, Kay Johnston and Gloria Sampson train to operate as messengers during blackouts and air raids, November, 1941.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>World War II begins<\/strong><br>1942<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bill.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"415\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bill.jpg?resize=415%2C343&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"2 men\" class=\"wp-image-1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bill.jpg?w=415&amp;ssl=1 415w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bill.jpg?resize=300%2C248&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">At the outbreak of WW2, two students from the class of 1942, Alva Jefferson and Stuart Bell, left their classes and enlisted, Jefferson in the marines and Bell in the Army. Jefferson, who received a presidential citation and four stars, served as a marine in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-foreground-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-foreground-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid complaints by the armed services that the youth of America were &#8220;soft&#8221;, U-High students began having gym classes 3 days a week with a greater focus on calisthenics, tumbling, track and obstacle courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/exercise.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/exercise.jpg?resize=750%2C406&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"students exercise\" class=\"wp-image-1097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/exercise.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/exercise.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>The conflict hits home<\/strong><br>1942<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Although there were all kinds of paper drives, collection of rubber, war bond drives, etc., it didn&#8217;t quite strike home until we saw our &#8220;Joe&#8217;s&#8221; (including those pictured below) march off to war, leaving school before graduation in order to fight for our country.&#8221; -The Clarion, 1945<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/8grads.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/8grads.jpg?resize=800%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"students\" class=\"wp-image-1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/8grads.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/8grads.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/8grads.jpg?resize=768%2C516&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1945 servicemen: Don Cushman, Navy; Ralph Bankert, Army Air Corps, Richard Metcalf, Navy Medical Corps, Ted Weldon, Navy Air Corps, Bill Johnston, Navy, Ed Cross, Army, Bruce Burris, Navy, Paul Purinton, Army, Don Fuller, Army, Dean Creager, Army.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>School continues&#8230;<\/strong><br>1942<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"545\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chemlab.jpg?resize=545%2C650&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"students in chemistry\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chemlab.jpg?w=545&amp;ssl=1 545w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/chemlab.jpg?resize=252%2C300&amp;ssl=1 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students work in a laboratory classroom, 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/girlsleave.jpg?resize=634%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"girls walking\" class=\"wp-image-1105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/girlsleave.jpg?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/girlsleave.jpg?resize=300%2C253&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students exit U-High, 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/warsavings.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/warsavings.jpg?resize=500%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/warsavings.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/warsavings.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">War bulletin urges English teachers to promote savings<br>1943<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Council of English Teachers urges English classes to promote a greater understanding of the War Finance Program. Specific lesson questions include &#8220;What can we do to give more help on the home front?&#8221;, &#8220;Why should we buy War Stamps and Bonds?&#8221;, and &#8220;What are we fighting for?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-black-color has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Serving aboard an aircraft carrier<\/strong><br>1942<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/erdman.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/erdman.jpg?resize=139%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1111\" width=\"139\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/erdman.jpg?w=278&amp;ssl=1 278w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/erdman.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Erdman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Erdman, &#8217;32, was a dental officer on the aircraft carrier Atlanta in November, 1942, when it was attacked by Japanese ships (the ship sunk the next day). Described as &#8220;stately as a deer with antlers&#8221; in the Clarion, Erdman had been an active U-High student, participating in Rostrum, Cramatic Club and the Boys Glee Club among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>First-hand view at Luzon, Owo Jima, Tokyo Bay<\/strong><br>1942<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ship.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ship-1024x341.jpg?resize=1024%2C341&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ship.jpg?resize=1024%2C341&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ship.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ship.jpg?resize=768%2C256&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ship.jpg?w=1176&amp;ssl=1 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Richard Osner, &#8217;41<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard &#8220;Bits&#8221; Osner, class of 1941, was on the USS Yorktown in the south China sea as it struck Luzon, Canton, Hong Kong and Formosa. Later on, he was part of the force that struck Iwo Jima and Tokyo Bay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Prisoner of War<\/strong><br>1944<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hall.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hall.jpg?resize=126%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1114\" width=\"126\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hall.jpg?w=252&amp;ssl=1 252w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/hall.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Hall, &#8217;34, joined the Canadian Air Force in 1942 and piloted a Halifax bomber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was reported missing in 1944 and was a prisoner of war in Germany for a year before being released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prison.jpg?resize=749%2C376&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prison.jpg?w=749&amp;ssl=1 749w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/prison.jpg?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(131,205,159) 88%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sacrifice<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blum.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blum.jpg?resize=282%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blum.jpg?w=282&amp;ssl=1 282w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/blum.jpg?resize=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Blum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>John Blum, Class of &#8217;37, was killed when his ship, a minesweeper, was destroyed in January, 1945. Blum had been very involved at U-High, participating in Rostrum, Apportionment Board, Glee Club, Student Council, the Clarion and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">At least 21 former U-High students died in the war:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>John Blum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>James Finley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert Hildebrandt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alfred Gierman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eugene Millard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Donald Ward<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William Reed Yates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert Turner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harold Adamson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eugene Blake<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Charles Coffin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thomas Dole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frank Floege<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raymond Doran<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>John Fultz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William George Mercer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edwin Sipowsky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earl Spiker<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harold Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Warren Warmoth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allen Parlor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kuntz.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kuntz.jpg?resize=329%2C390&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kuntz.jpg?w=329&amp;ssl=1 329w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kuntz.jpg?resize=253%2C300&amp;ssl=1 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sgt. Samuel Kuntz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> Technical Sgt. Samuel Kuntz Jr., &#8217;41, was the radio operator and gunner on a B-17 plane which was hit by flak during a mission over Regensburg Germany in 1944. Kuntz was killed when the plane went down in the English Channel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-black-color has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>John Wroan attends U-High<\/strong><br>1941-1945<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Wroan, who&#8217;s construction company would build the current U-High building in the 1960&#8217;s, joined approximately 350 other students in attendance. Lockers were in the basement of Old Main, classes were in various buildings on campus, football practice was in the &#8220;cabbage patch&#8221; (behind where Thomas Metcalf is now), and games were at McCormick Field (where the South University Street Parking Garage is located).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Future Pilots design, build and operate link trainer<\/strong><br>1943<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/trainer.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/trainer.jpg?resize=688%2C518&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"plane\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/trainer.jpg?w=688&amp;ssl=1 688w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/trainer.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Brazelton sits in the cockpit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1943, as part of a freshman shop course, Professor W. W. Dragoo had students design, create and build a Link trainer, the type used to train pilots in the army and navy service camps. The trainer is equipped with controls that make it maneuverable on very finely balanced pivots. The trainer includes a radio with a 25 foot range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Brazelton, at the controls above, described the experience once the hood was closed. &#8220;After being twirled around, I lost all sense of direction,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Then I had difficulty finding the proper wave length on the radio.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/barger.jpg?resize=362%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/barger.jpg?w=362&amp;ssl=1 362w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/barger.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thomas Barger, 1929 Clarion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Teacher Thomas Barger retires after 30 years<\/strong><br>1943<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Barger was a beloved instructor of physics and chemistry; in 1929, the first volume of the Clarion was dedicated to him. Barger also coached baseball. The Thomas M. Barger Family Endowed Scholarship Award, given annually to U-High students, was set up in his honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Vocational civics course starts, designed to help teens choose careers<\/strong><br>1943<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nurses.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nurses.jpg?resize=596%2C775&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"nursing students\" class=\"wp-image-1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nurses.jpg?w=596&amp;ssl=1 596w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/nurses.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nursing is the first choice of most girls, followed by stenographic work, commercial art and journalism. For boys, teaching and coaching are the most popular, followed by engineering, machinists and farming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are provided current occupation descriptions, then tested to help them analyze their interests and abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teacher Ella Leppert thought more students would be interested in the &#8220;glamorous&#8221; professions such as air stewardess or pilot, but few students have shown interest in those careers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mercier.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mercier.jpg?resize=502%2C650&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"students\" class=\"wp-image-1130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mercier.jpg?w=502&amp;ssl=1 502w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mercier.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Burton Mercier and Mary Lou Stover at the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Cotillion at Cook Hall, 1945.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4546id.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4546id.jpg?resize=242%2C161\" alt=\"school id\" class=\"wp-image-1222\" width=\"242\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4546id.jpg?w=484&amp;ssl=1 484w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4546id.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">School id, 1946<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>U-High begins using recordings<\/strong><br>1946<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dictaphones.jpg?resize=500%2C509&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"dictaphone\" class=\"wp-image-1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dictaphones.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/dictaphones.jpg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dictaphones are brought into the classroom to teach foreign languages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>&#8220;Pioneers&#8221; becomes school nickname<\/strong><br>1946<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Up to this point in time the football team was simply referred to as the &#8220;O&#8217;Connor Men&#8221; or &#8220;The Green and Gold&#8221;. The name &#8220;Pioneers&#8221; was suggested by student Irving Tick &#8217;46, and accepted by the student body by a vote of 4-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/greenandgold.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/greenandgold-1024x904.jpg?resize=1024%2C904&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/greenandgold.jpg?resize=1024%2C904&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/greenandgold.jpg?resize=300%2C265&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/greenandgold.jpg?resize=768%2C678&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/greenandgold.jpg?w=1028&amp;ssl=1 1028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From The Clarionette, 1946<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(131,205,159) 88%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>How it was<\/strong>&#8230;<br>1946<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>US population: 141,389,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3-Bedroom Home: $5600<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Average income: $2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Price of a New Ford: $846<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gasoline gallon: $.21<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1946homecoming%40.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1946homecoming%40-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"homecoming court\" class=\"wp-image-3940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1946homecoming%40.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1946homecoming%40.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1946homecoming%40.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1946homecoming%40.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/classnight46.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/classnight46.jpg?resize=200%2C238\" alt=\"class night program\" class=\"wp-image-1225\" width=\"200\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/classnight46.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/classnight46.jpg?resize=253%2C300&amp;ssl=1 253w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/classnight46.jpg?resize=768%2C912&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Class Night Program, 1946<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Homecoming<\/strong><br>1946<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The festivities started at noon with a swell pep session in the boy&#8217;s gym in Metcalf. At 2:30, everyone rushed out of the building and made a beeline for McCormick Field. There were already people crowding around the stand where the junior class were trying to get cases of Dr. Pepper and boxes of candy opened to sell&#8221;. <a href=\"http:\/\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/homecoming46.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Read More<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/parker.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/parker.jpg?resize=374%2C508&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Clarise Parker\" class=\"wp-image-1765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/parker.jpg?w=374&amp;ssl=1 374w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/parker.jpg?resize=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clarise Parker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Student Clarise Parker writes the U-High hymn<\/strong><br>1947<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering a contest to adopt a school hymn, Clarise&#8217;s entry emerged as the winner after voting by students. It was first sung in 1948 and continues to be sung to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\"><blockquote><p>Proudly hail our Alma Mater.<br>To her e&#8217;er be true.<br>Sing her praise in mighty chorus, <br>land and glory too.<br>Cheer the team.<br>Support its standards.<br>Back the Pioneers.<br>Gladly say that you&#8217;re from U-High.<br>Uphold her through the years.<\/p><cite>School Hymn<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948hymn.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948hymn.jpg?resize=1024%2C685\" alt=\"school hymn\" class=\"wp-image-3930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948hymn.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948hymn.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948hymn.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948hymn.jpg?w=1046&amp;ssl=1 1046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948rockettes.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948rockettes-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Girls\" class=\"wp-image-3932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948rockettes.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948rockettes.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948rockettes.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1948rockettes.jpg?w=1050&amp;ssl=1 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:100\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;U-High, without a building of its own since its establishment, may have a home soon. Gov. Adlai Stevenson recently signed a bill that includes a plan for a new high school.&#8221;<\/p><cite>The Pantagraph, Aug. 28, 1949<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949rostrum.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949rostrum-1024x687.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rostrum debate\" class=\"wp-image-3937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949rostrum.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949rostrum.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949rostrum.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949rostrum.jpg?w=1043&amp;ssl=1 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949group.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949group-1024x687.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"group\" class=\"wp-image-3938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949group.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949group.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949group.jpg?resize=768%2C515&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/uhighhistory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1949group.jpg?w=1043&amp;ssl=1 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uhighhistory.com\/index.php\/school-history-1950-1959\/\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War II begins1942 At the outbreak of WW2, two students from the class of 1942, Alva Jefferson and Stuart Bell, left their classes and enlisted, Jefferson in the marines and Bell in the Army. 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