roni c e 3 7B. 77/ £53^7 Through Our Peaceful If Windows We Look f ' ~m If Mm : i At a War-Torn World We Dedicate This Book to Alliance Students and Graduates in Their Country's Service 65747 We, the January and June classes of '43, in this year of dying defeat and flickering victory, when the flame of hope and love is fight­ ing for new breath, do dedicate this book and these efforts to all the fighting forces in the world's far-flung battlefields: to the doughboy who swelters in the desert, or freezes in the far north, to the boy who plunges through tropical jungles, who sails the oceans, above or underneath, to the eagle who flies to free the skies, to the warrior nurses who follow the men into danger and to the women at home who are relieving others for active duty. We re-dedicate ourselves, as citizens of the future, to see that faith, love and tolerance are not again imperiled by brute force and that these who have died, and those who are yet to die, shall not have died in vain. To our kind benefactors, patrons, patronesses, administrators, advisers, teachers and friends who have seen us through our trying years, who have pointed out the true path, who have educated us to our love of freedom and independence, we, who are now voyagers on the sea of life, extend our humblest thanks. Who Through Courage and Perseverance Will Bring Victory for the United Nations Our Staffs Who Gathered Facts and Wroti January Staff June Staff Editor Jean Harry Editor Julia Templj Business Manager Harold Yeagley Business Manager..David Starkweathe] Faculty - Rena Alfani Faculty Livia Ma Pictures Bertha Mae Bert Pictures—Jean Kayler, Jane Kay eij Records—Majel Hammond - Herman Jack English Carr Records—Quay Crawford, Dick Co| Clubs Jeanne Wells pock Sports Kenneth Skipper 12A Chronicle Staff (January) Clubs Jeanne Mc Calendar Laura Cobb Sports James Hannl Snapshots Eddie Cross Calendar Lola Binklej Art Jean McCready Cover Design Leo Bissel Copy Readers—Jean McCready, Char­ Typists —• Jean Bowman, Kathryl lotte Baumann Typists—Margaret Bandy, Emma Pol- Knoll, Doris Gregory, Betty BatcJ verine Copy Readers—Ann Davis, Doris M( Kenzie, Marjorie Davidson "Put out an annual? Why it's simple!" says Alice Jones from the sidelines Advisers: Editorial, Lucy McKibben; Business, Mary Dilley, Jane Dilley to her friend. Layouts for engravers and photography: Leland Whitacre and the Commercial A| Simultaneously, thirty-one Chronicle staff members, putting down their work, Department (Special credit to James Hobbins and Robert Plajer) turn on these "innocents" with glints of battle flashing in their eyes. Typists: Selected by Eugenia Moses; Supervised by Margaret Sites For the enlightenment of such individuals we give you a "behind the scenes" Patronesses: Ruth Chisholm, May Smyth shot of staff members and advisers. While co-editor Jean Harry dragged herself from a warm bed those snowy (The staff gratefully acknowledges the work of Lois McQuown, 11 A, and Jane Derr; February mornings to track down war-working classmates for pictures and activity 11 A, who typed throughout the preparation of the annual.) sheets, Quay Crawford and Dick Coppock were trying vainly to explain to students the importance of designating membership in club activities by "1, 2, 3, 4" rather than by "three years" or "one year." As for gathering activity sheets for the June class which is well scattered at various colleges and universities nearby—that was a headache in itself. Meantime Rena Alfani and Livia Marini hustled absent-minded teachers to get pictures taken before the deadline, while "shutter-birds" James Hobbins and Eddie Cross followed director "Whit" about looking for likely subject matter. Miss Sites had hoards of typists slaving over dozens of unintelligible scripts, 12A Chronicle Staff (June) out of which came neat, catalogued facts to be re-messed by the editorial printer's directions. Of course the day Dimit took club pictures was pleasant, especially when so- honored students interrupted lessons to say: 'Flat Foot Floogie' pictures taken on stage immediately!" Thus we have a brief glimpse of "Trouble Afoot" which does not mention nearly all the helping hands and excludes the invaluable advice and work of the Misses McKibben, Jane and Mary Dilley. A Book With Pictures About the School These Men Finance Our School Destinies BOARD OF EDUCATION Tax allotment, building improvement, curriculum changes, teachers' salaries, general community needs, and state requirements are just a few of the problems which cause board members to meet and be concerned about schools. They are the buffer between community desires and educational re­ sults. This year, with a Victory Corps to approve, rationing to provide for, teachers' salaries to adjust to a living wage in wartime, defense and special "victory" subjects to sponsor, has provided additional need for decisions. Classes for those who need individual attention are an ever- present demand in times of war or peace. Teacher improvement through training and experience is always a major issue. The collection of a fed­ eral tax on athletics and on social functions must be a primary factor in establishing whether such programs should continue. Added to that, tire rationing makes athletics a serious consideration now. Yet boards know that an athletic program is an essential to the good health of its boys and girls. So it goes — every meeting a new battle to be fought and won, with Reading from left to right: Mr. Herbert WToolf (seated), Mr. Raymond Stuckey, decisions made with one goal in view — progress toward better things for Mr. James Russell, Mr. Kermit Donaldson, Mr. Paul Cope, and Mr. Harvey Ball. Mr. Russell Schafer appears in the center. our school Seated (left to right) Mable Hartzell, Gertrude Pfouts, and Ruth Weaver. Standing (left to right) Walter Webb, William Gross, Clyde Stanley, Herbert FACULTY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Pritchard, Leland Whitacre, Ralph Coppock, and Ray Reighart. School life is a time of relative calm and peaceful sailing, as one grad­ uates and looks back upon it, as compared with the rest of life. Why did things go so smoothly ? Who made the decisions ? Upon whose shoulders did the responsibility rest? The principal's and the school advisory com­ mittee. When a general high school meeting is called there are sixty-three members to attend. That means at least sixty-three opinions, ideas, and methods. Any action by such a group requires time, discussion, com­ promise. To facilitate action, an advisory committee is partially appointed, partially elected, at each semester's beginning. The committee meets once each month with the principal to decide matters which affect the whole school. Their decisions and suggestions will then be presented to the whole group in general meeting, but in matters requiring dispatch, the committee is empowered to act as the representative of the entire faculty. \These Leaders Streamline School Action i; Their Guidance Leads Us Through a War-Weary Wl Our superintendent is our major co-ordinator. Into his office come parents, board md book men, school authorities, teachers, students, representatives of community organizj To each one he must present the picture of the school at work doing what each and e\j dividual feels it should do, but always primarily actuated by his own planning and traini do what is best for the child. But being a superintendent isn't confined to presiding over an office. There are ti state and district meetings to study with other administrators the problems of tire, suga fee, and point rationing, athletic programs, farm labor shortage, foundation law change] Even then the task has only begun, for a superintendent is sought for talks and w community organizations, American Legion, Church, Red Cross, P. T. A., Civil Defense, 1 Kiwanis, and many others. Miss Virginia Bica and Miss Virginia Kershner, office secretaries, lod Suprintendent Principal Mr. Walter Webb explains plans. MR. RUSSELL SCHAFER MR. WALTER WEBB Miss Gertrude Breckner takes orders from the "boss" while Anna A types. Principal, Asst. Principal MR. RALPH COPPOCK MR. BYRON E. SAF The principal serves as a second-in-command administra­ tive officer who executes the plans of the board and the super­ intendent as they concern the faculty and students under his jurisdiction. He and his assistant control the discipline, keep­ ing of records, and building planning of the curriculum. In an equal sense the principal is a community contact center with the school but only for his own building. This year has brought us two such men, B. E. Saffell who withdrew to take other employment January 1, and W. W. Webb, formerly head of the psychology department who was elected to the princi­ pal's chair January 4. Mr. Coppock serves as assistant and also as director of athletics. " With Peace and Motivated Thought for Our Tomorrow These Faculty Members Train Our Future<( White Collar" Force Eugenia Moses Charlotte Baker Margaret Hall Ohio State, B.A. Ohio State, M.A. Denison, B.A. Kent State, B.S. in Education Chairman of Commercial Department Columbia, M.A. Bookkeeping, Typing, Shorthand Orientation, Stenography, Retailing, Salesmanship, Bookkeeping Typing, Shorthand, Office Practice Jean Martin Margaret Sites Thelma Varner Westminister College, B.B.S. Ohio Wesleyan, B.A. Mount Union, B.A. Orientation, Typing, Bookkeeping Bookkeeping, Typing, Salesmanship Typing, Shorthand Students entering this department are directed into one of three lines of development; salesmanship, bookkeeping, or stenography. Four se­ mesters of bookkeeping make possible a thorough background for office work; salesmanship advances to retailing; secretarial sciences culminate in office practice. Here the student with a practical flare often finds his life's work and Filing and use of office machines shown in Miss Baker's class.