Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-09-10
SERVE IN MANY WAYS


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SERVE IN MANY WAYS
Not only are the pupils schooled
in ways and means TO help out in
the war effort by delivering mes
Isages to their homes, collecting
salvage, sale of bonds and stamps
and a hundred other ways, but the
schools are useful as air raid shell
tiers, air raid warden headquarters,
flor defense meetings and the like.
Vocational training has been de-
voted to turning out men and
women to do necessary war work
to fulfill the needs of the nation
in these trying war times.
Wayne University has expanded
its services to industrial schooling
of civilian defense workers and
the basic training for men OF the
army and navy.
The secondary, technical, voca-
ltional and evening schools will
give courses for the older boys
who may serve in the armed
forces.
Technicians and specialists are
lschooled there. Pre-f1ight aero
Inautics are to be taught also.
VICTORY CERTIFICATES
The pre-induction courses will
lead to victory certificates, which
will be accepted by the army.
Physical fitness and guidance
programs for boys and girls will
be stressed. Chemists, engineers,
methematicians for war industries
and doctors and nurses for the
armed forces will be turned out
in the high schools and colleges.
Boys trained to help build tanks,
ships and planes will be groomed.
There is to be first aid instruction
by trained teachers. Students will
be taught conservation and wise
consumption as well as nutrition.
Protective measures also are
taught to prepare the children for
Evacuation and mass feeding il
future situations call for these
measures in the event Of air raids
on this arsenal of democracy.
PRINCIPALS HAVE PLANS
Each principal has air raid plans
fop his own building. These basic
plans call for the controlled evac-
uation of selected buildings If suf-
lficient warning is given.
The school system has installed
a unified air raid communications
system from the OCD control CEN
ter and air raid drills now are a
part of the school safety system.
Janitors and engineers also are
contributing their time as custo-
dams of buildings used after school
hours for war-related activities Of
various kinds and the majority OF
the 295 air raid warden instruc-
tors are board Of education en-
ployes.
Two hundred and thirty-nine
employees are completing their
training as air raid wardens and
pa others now are actively work
ing as such.
The task of recruiting the neces-
sary 10000 volunteers to fill the
city's air raid warden quota to its
maximum of $4,000 now is under
way in campaign for enlistments
opened throughout the city.
Heretofore, registrars only have
taken applications at the OCD
headquarters but this week the
scope has been enlarged to in
clude the area warden headquar-
tiers for the 13 areas all of which,
except area 6, in the Rosedale
Park Community House, and Area
81 in the Penobscot Building, are
in public schools.
American citizens and the citi-
zens of the United Nations, both
men and women, are eligible to do |
duty as wardens. These head
quarters are open daily from, 10l
a. m. to 4 p. m. Monday through
Friday.
Over 100000 pounds Of metal |
have been collected at official sal |
wage depots set up at soft drink
outlets according to Bill Bernard, |