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SWARTHMOREAN
VOL. XIV, No. 22
SWARTHMORE, PA., JUNE 5, 1942
$2.50 PER YEAR
MEMORIAL DAY SCENES RECORD FINE ATTENDANCE
(Top scene) Newly elected Legion Poet
Commander Rex Gary and the Burgess
lead the parade homeward through the
gates as the exercises at Eastlawn cemetery end. (Next below) The Red Cross
unit led by Blood Donor and Surgical
Dressings Chairman Mrs. A. L. Clayden
and Mrs. Phelps Soule followed by two
rows of canteen workers whose chairman
Mrs. George Armitage can be seen directly in front of die Red Cross Motor
Corps which formed a popular feature of
the parade as it marched fire abreast,
three rows deep in its uniforms designed
to take wear and weather. Motor Corps
Chairman Elisabeth Bassett stands at the
left of the first corps line and Mrs. Sewell
W. Hodge who heads the work of the Red
Cross here walked with the Motor Corps
and can be located at the right rear. Behind the Red Cross Unit can be seen the
colors of the
Girl Scout Mariner Ship "Trade
Winds.** (Third
down) Company
H*s efficient firing squad gives
salute and (bottom) the Pree-
byterian pastor
delivering prayer
at ceremony at
grave of former
Legion Post
Commander
Charles Seymour. Standing
to left are members of the Harold Ainsworth
Post With Retiring Commander
Ferris W. Mitchell.
MARY LYON POOL
OPEN TO PUBUC
School Arranges Plan to Replace
College Pool Which Is Unavail-
able This Summer
Realizing the minor hardships the exigencies of war place upon the recreational facilities for young and old, The
Mary Lyon School is going to open its
pool to the residents of Swarthmore
during the summer months. The summer session at Swarthmore College
closes its equipment to the local recreational group and gas rationing makes
daily trips to nearby pools difficult. It
is therefore to be hoped that the opening of the sixty-foot white tiled pool at
Mary Lyon will in some measure fill
this summer need of thc community.
Single and family memberships are
available and individual swims as the
guest of a member. Life Saving and
general supervision will be in the charge
of some of those who worked with the
recreational group last summer.
A doctor's certificate will be required,
but the examination may be taken for a
nominal fee at the school during hours
to be posted.
The pool will be open to children
during the hours of 11 to 4. Adults may
swim at this time, but only adults will
be permitted from 5 to 9. Swimming
meets will be scheduled at intervals
through the summer season and those
interested in Junior and Senior Life
Saving may pass their tests.
82 Receive Diplomas at
Commencement Last Night
Announced   Scholarship
Awards Reach $1250;
Highest Total Yet
The forty-seventh annual commencement of the Swarthmore High School
was held Thursday evening, June 4, at
8 o'clock in Clothier Memorial on the
Swarthmore College campus. Reverend
David Braun, pastor of the Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, delivered
the address to the class of 1942, which
numbered 82. The program began with
the processional, followed by a choral
reading by the class of Psalm 107, with
three songs by the High School Chorus:
"The Bluebirds," "Poor Wayfaring
Stranger," and "Ride the Chariot."
The commencement address was followed by the presentation of the Home
and School Association Scholarship by
Dr. Robert E. Spiller, president of the
Home and School Association. Frank R.
Morey, Supervising Principal, announced the award of other scholarships and prizes. Elizabeth Blanche Landon received the Home and School Association Scholarship of $300, Wilhelm
Reuning the First Swarthmore Symphony Scholarship of $250, and Jack
Myers Linton the Second Swarthmore
^ Defense Council Bulletins ^
Office: Borough Hall — Telephone 0351
Open Weekdays 9:30-11:30 A. M.
Swarthmore residents and all members of the Auxiliary Defense Units are to
be congratulated on their excellent cooperation during the Blackout on Monday
night Lt A. C Wood of the Auxiliary Police made inspection of all posts from
9:40 to 10:15. The blackout was perfect
Some 50 incendiary bomb incidents were placed in various sections of the town.
In two thirds of the cases, residents had equipment ready and the fire was handled
immediately by themselves, the air warden or fire watchers. In other cases, the
Auxfl__y,_puiemen were called und handled the situatioii.
Several delayed action bombs were handled efficiently by the Auxiliary Police
who were called to the scene by the Wardens. Two public meetings were in progress, one at the High School Auditorium and another at the Mary Lyon School.
These were handled by Police and Wardens.
The Medical Units functioned efficiently. One referee reports on a first aid
incident "I have taken standard first aid course. This group did all the right things
with complete composure and efficiency. They were as good as any instructor."
But sad to relate, two first aiders were "electrocuted" in trying to remove "victim" from a live wire before getting the current turned off and without protective
equipment
Sixteen members of the Motor Corps were on duty, three acting as ambulance
drivers. Registered nurses were on duty at the First Aid stations and five doctors
at various posts. The Casualty Station was set up in the Methodist Church. Cots,
blankets and pillows were available and used. The "victims" of various incidents
were brought by ambulance and carried on stretchers. The doctors inspected the
patient and examined the medical chest to determine if the proper drugs and instruments were available. The doctors reported that the Casualty Station was
well equipped for emergency use.
During the latter part of the "blackout", the Disaster Committee was informed
that a section of the town had been burned out and they were to make provision
for caring for the people in this area. The number of cases was determined; cots,
and bedding ordered and assembled and complete arrangements made for feeding
and housing this group.
We will probably have a "dusk to dawn" blackout during the latter part of the
month. Be prepared.
New Seriousness Keynotes
Memorial Day Ceremonies
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Marked by the evident seriousness of
a nation at war, thV largest and most
colorful Memorial Day parade residents
pi this borough have yet achieved moved
with impressive dignity down streets
lined with observers Saturday morning.
The trimly uniformed musicians of the
High School Band sparked the marchers with its nicely executed rhythms as
it followed the color guard, members of
the Harold Ainsworth Post No. 427,
American Legion and its Auxiliary. Behind it Company H swung along in perfect . military fashion, followed by the
First Aid ambulance car and production, canteen, motor corps units of the
local Red Cross which stayed in the
line of march until the end. Mariners
with their colors, Brownies, Boy Scouts,
Auxiliary Firemen, and the Swarthmore
Fire and Protective Association's manned trucks completed the groups.
Earlier a larger number of townspeople than is customary stood solemnly during the memorial services conducted by (he Harold Ainsworth Post
at Borough Hall They heard Burgess
John H. Pitman review the struggles of
this country for freedom, heard him
pledge that "Pearl Harixr, Bataan, Corregidor will not be forgotten," listened
thoughtfully to his stirring conclusion:
"For every man in the air, 20 are needed on the ground. Men and women are
needed in the armed forces, in industry
and in the harvest fields. Each of us is
called upon to do some extra duty, to
make some small sacrifice. We may have
to walk, we may not have as much fuel
as we would like this winter but we will
not have to walk barefoot through the
snows as did the heroes of Valley Forge.
We are called upon to spend vast sums
of money and utilize our manpower in
every effective way, but we will not have
lost the right to worship as we feel best
*nor will ihe freedom of speech or the
press be abridged, nor the right of people
peacefully to assemble.'
"We may raise vast armies but *No
soldier shall in times of peace be quart-
(ContHm+i en Pews Tm)
Symphony   Orchestra   Scholarship   of
$200.
The Class of 1942 Scholarships of
$100 each were presented to Roy Jackson Fahl, Jr. and Marianne Else Neisser. The Blackfriars' Scholarship of $100
was presented to Eunice Elizabeth Shay.
The Mary Roberts and Claude C Smith
Scholarship to Swarthmore College
amounting to $200 was presented to
John Piper, announcement being made
by the president of the school board,
Roy W. Delaplaine.
The Reader's Digest Award to the
valedictorian went to Doris Lippincott
Bye who also won the Phi Beta Kappa
Association book award, the Library
Association Award in English, and the
Woman's Club Award in French. John
Piper received the Hermine Meyer
Memorial Award in German, William
Scott Spiller the Albert D. Spaeth
Memorial Award in Science, and Jack
Myers Linton the Business Men's
Award in Mathematics. Wilhelm Reuning and David Albert Nelson tied for
the Rotary Club Award in Latin. Walter Marshall Schmidt received the
American Legion Award in Social Studies, and Elizabeth Aylin Freegard the
Swarthmorean Award in Journalism.
The Award in Secretarial Studies and
School Service went to Arthur Edward
Glenn, and the National Honor Society
Medal for Service to John Seth. Jack
M. Linton received the John S. Kline
Music Awaid
Diplomas were presented to the class
by Roy W. Delaplaine, president of the
board of directors. The program closed
with the singing of the class song with
words by Barbara Kent and music by
Ruth Servais. All joined in singing
"America" for the recessional, and the
class bid adieu by singing the Alma
Mater softly in the lobby of the hall.
Benjamin L. Kneedler was at the console for the organ processional and
recessional.
The officers of tbe graduating class
are: President, Louis de Moll; Vice-
President, Rex Inglis Gary, Jr.; Secre-
tairy, Margaret Brown; and Treasurer,-
Lewis Bonsall Beatty, Jr. The Senior
members of the Swarthmore Chapter
of the National Honor Society are:
Lewis Bonsall Beatty, Jr., Margaret-
Louise Chapman, May Jane Davidson,
Joanna Dickson, Elizabeth Aylin Freegard, Katharine Pitman Frescoln, Russell Conwell Kneedler, Elizabeth Blanche
Landon, Jack Myers Linton, David Albert Nelson, Wilhelm Reuning, Walter
Marshall Schmidt (president), and Eunice Elizabeth Shay.
Bud Wehrner Listed "Missing"
Ernest Wehrner of the Shirer Apartments, South Chester road has received
an official communication from the War
Department listing his son Walter
"Bud" Wehrner who was with the
United States Marines at Corregidor as
missing,
SWARTHMORE'S SUMMER RECREATION SCHEDULES
Intermediates—10—11—12 Yrs*
MONDAY
9*00—10:30
Jewelry Making
Teachers Lunch Room
10:30—11*00
Free Period
11*00—12*00
Games
Playground
Juniors—8—9 Yrs*
MONDAY
9*00—10*00
Games
Playground
10*00—10:30
Free Period
10:30—12*00
Jewelry Making
Teachers Lunch Room
TUESDAY
9*00—10:30
Group Singing
Teachers Lunch Room
10:30—11:00
Free Period
11:00—12*00
Dancing and
Tumbling
Gym
TUESDAY
9:00—10-00
Dancing and
Tumbling.
Gym
10*00—10*30
Free Period
10:30—12:00
.   Group  Singing
Teachers Lunch Room
WEDNESDAY
9:00—10*00
Painting
Teachers Lunch Room
10:00—10:30
* Free Period
10:30—12:00
Gardening
Swarthmore Hills
WEDNESDAY
9*00—10:30
Gardening
Swarthmore Hills
10*30—12*00
Painting
Teachers Lunch Room
THURSDAY
9:00—10:30
Gardening
Swartmore Hills
10:30—12:00
Jewelry Making
Teachers Lunch Room
THURSDAY
9*00—10*00
Jewelry Making
Teachers Lunch Room
10*00—10:30
Free Period
10:30—12*00
Gardening
Swarthmore Hills
FRIDAY
9*00—10:00
Dancing and
Tumbling
Gym
10*00-10*30
10:30—12-00
Clay Modeling
Lunch Room
FRIDAY
9-00—10:30
Clay Modeling
Lunch Room
10-30—11*00
Free Period
11*00—12 K»
Dancing and
Tumbling
Gym
♦To be eligible for the above program which opens June 22 enrollment must be made between June 8 and 12
inclusive in the teachers'  lunch room at either of the public schools.
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