The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-04-16
Ashe Students Are
Active In Defense;
New Courses Added
Students Have Responded
Enthusiastically To Red
Cross And Other Calls

War has touched the lives o
thousands of school children il
Ashe county who have answered
the call to do their part on tn
home front in various fields o
defense activities.
The teachers and the student
are to be commended for tn
enthusiastic manner in which
they have been responding to tn
wartime needs of the nation
The school activities have in
cluded contributing to the Rex
Cross war relief funds, buying
defense bonds and stamps, coll
Getting scrap iron, paper and othel
needed materials, the addition o:
such new courses as woodwork
ing shops, commercial depart
ments and others of practical ma
ture and full participation in the
physical education courses as ad,
vocated by Gov. J. M. Brought.
on, including first aid, health, nu'
triton and others.
At Lansing, the school has in.
vested $45. in defense bonds
This replaced the customary
Christmas treat. Through the sol.
icitation of the teachers and the
students in the Lansing and Hell
ton districts $3.50. was raised fol
the Red Cross. Two truck loads
of scrap metal and one of paper
have been collected. Here first
aid and physical education have
been added to the curriculum.
Fleetwood high school has add
ed, in addition to health and
physical education courses, a de-
tense class in wood work which
includes adults. There are at pre-
sent II young men enrolled in
this class. Fleetwood school and
community raised 500. for the
Red Cross. The school reports $37.
Is in defense stamps and SIS. in
bonds.
Elkland has been highly succ-
essful in the collection of scrap
metal and paper. Here, too, this
school responded we'll to the call
of the Red Cross with $49.26
French was dropped here to give
time to more important courses
relative to defense, such as cour-
ses in health and vocational train
ing.
At West jefferson both the
teachers and students have en-
tered intellectually in the new
defense courses including safety,
health, first aid, nutrition and
physical education. This school
contributed more than $40. to the
Red Cross fund.
Jefferson high school too has
gone forward with it's expanded
physical education program with
all junior and senior boys being
given physical examin a =
tons. This school contributed
literally to the Red Cross and is
giving full support to the collect
ion of scrap metal.
Virginia. Carolina, in addition
to other defense activities has this
year established a modern wood
working shop which with the aid
of the federal e government has
been fully equipped. Here a de-
tense class of II young men are
receiving instructions.
Riverview has responded to the
Red Cross with more than $40.
and is cooperating splendidly
with the collection of scrap. Here,
in the interest of more food,
many of the students have pledg-
ed thier efforts for gardens. And
in the interest of the health of the
students, the school is making
plans to grow a large garden for
the lunch room next year
At Nathan's Creek many of the
students are planning to help to
produce more food for victory.
AS always, this school responded
well to the Red Cross drive rails
ing more than $40. and is coll
Getting scrap materials. The new
defense courses are popular here.
Healing Springs always laid
much stress on physical fitness
and the defense program courses
are quite popular with both the
students and the faculty. This
school .cooperated well with the
Red Cross and the drive for scrap
metal In this section will be
found many Victory Gardens.