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To former students of the Dallas High School in the
Armed Forces:
I am very glad to take this opportunity of writing to
you who are serving your country. Many of you have left
good jobs and all of you have left comfortable homes. You
are making a sacrifice but the world will be a better place
im which to live after you have won the war.
victory will be great not only to you but to us on the home
We on the home front will gladly go without the
ordinary conveniences in order that you, who are fighting
our battles, may have what it takes to win.
Of the students I have known since being associated
with the Dallas High School, thirty-four are in the armed
forces. Three teachers have also answered their country’s
call. Mr. Clarence LaBar, the physical education teacher,
The instructor hired to take his place was
inducted before school opened. Mr. Tinsley and Miss Mor-
gan are dividing the work in the gymnasium. * Mr. William
Moran left just a few days before school opened. His place
is being filled by Miss Josephine Magee of Harrisburg. Mr.
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Robert Henderson, the band instructor, left on December
17. So far no one has been found to take his place.
The students of the school are also doing their bit.
They collected 69,680 pounds of scrap and received a
plaque for having the greatest number of pounds per pupil
of any high school in the country. The pupils, mostly from
the elementary grades, have collected about two tons of
tin cans.
The eighteen year olds are being registered as fast as
they become of draft age. We hope it will be possible for
them to finish the year as most of them are in the gradu-
ating class. For this group a course in pre-flight aeronau-
Christmas.
tics is being planned for the second semester.
We wish it were possible for you all to be home for
But as this ts mot possible in time of war, I
desire to (uh this otcasioil to wish each and every one of
you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Very sincerely yours,
T. A. WILLIAMMEE,
Supervising Principal.
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As the old season rolls around
again, with its customs, traditions,
and story of the Christ Child, all of
us stop for a moment in our mad
commercial rush to look up at blue
skies in the chill night . . . to see
again the stars as they look down on
Chestnut Ridge . . . to feel the pierc-
ing winds as they sweep in from
Harvey's Lake and Huntsville Dam.
The scent of wood burning on
hearth fires is in the air. In these
solitary moments, alone with our
own thoughts—we catch the true
significance of Christmas.
Christmas is the time for friend-
ships—the time to be with our fam-
ilies . . . but perhaps alone out in
the still night surrounded by white
hillsides, blue skies, twinkling stars
and the silence of an old-fashioned
winter we can appreciate the mean-
ing of Christmas in 1942.
To you who are away from home
. standing lonely watch on an
Atlantic patrol or ankle deep in
desert sands . . . to you who are
spending your first Christmas under
the Southern Cross or on this De-
cember night are awed by the ma-
jestic splendor of the Alaskan
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1942
Merry Cheistmas
To the Boys and Girls from Lehman in the Armed Forces:
Greetings:
'I have personally enjoyed reading your letters to “The
Dallas Post,” as well as the letters which I have received. One
of you sent a letter to the student body of Lehman Township
which everyone enjoyed.
I know some of you think you are forgotten but as soon
as any one hears news of you, it is rapidly flashed about. Can
you imagine that at the present time there are sixty-five boys
and two girls from the Lehman Township schools in the ser-
vices of their country?
A few changes have taken place since you folks have left
Lehman and vicinity. The shop made us new bleachers for
the gym. The grade building got two coats of paint last sum-
mer. We regret to say interscholastic football was abandoned
last fall because of lack of transportation facilities. We are
attempting basketball, however. We have approximately
eight fellows out for the team and they all have to walk. The
team will have to furnish its own transportation to and from
games as we are no longer allowed to use the school buses.
Some of you folks might be interested to know that Mrs.
Jean Zimmerman Deans, an alumna, is now a member of the
faculty . . . . that Dallas Township and Kingston Township did
not get over to take our goal posts down this Halloween, so
just to keep a tradition . . .. some of our own boys took them
down. Yes, the “little building” outback suffered another up-
set.
We have a boy enrolled in Home Economics class, and he
has made himself a shirt, has helped bathe and dress a baby.
I am not sure whether Mrs. Boston is teaching the 3 or 4-corner
diaper style. Perhaps that will come later. The boys are still
trying to cook in P. A. class. Herb Kemmerer brought me a
muffin the other day that must have been a cross between a
stale cookie and a concrete pavement.
Some of you are suffering from the heat while the stu-
dents here are having the usual skating parties. Have you
heard that Albert Agnew works in the office? . . . . that even
though you are gone we still have papers on the lawn . . . that
Kemmerer’s Garage is still in session . . . that students still
walk that “last mile” to the office execution chambers, and that
the Seniors are not selling candy this year?
Mr. Sidler went deer hunting and fired three shots at a
beautiful buck. The story goes that the deer was a firm be-
liever in fair play, as after Mr. Sidler’s two complete misses,
the denizen of the forest paused in his flight to give nimrod
Sidler ample time to re-load his gun. After the third shot, the
deer, tired of this futile past-time, tossed his head flippantly
and nonchalantly strolled away.
Yes, there are many changes in our school since the war.
A course in aeronautics will be taught by Mr. Boston, begin-
ning in January. Lehman Township has a Defense Council
which is organized to protect the people of the township in case
of any emergency. The school has frequent air raid drills.
These are some of the minor changes that have been brought
about by the current world chaos.
This Christmas the school will receive one of the finest
gifts ever. We have a service flag which will fly at least sixty-
seven stars. Each star will represent one of you. How proud
we are going to be to look at that flag, and to feel that Lehman
School has made such a great contribution to the cause. But
how much greater is our pride in you, you in whom we place
our-utmost faith. That same spirit which motivated you to
give your all to the betterment of our small rural high school,
is now being used in the biggest and best cause that any man
can fight for—freedom. Give it your best. It is our high re-
solve that your efforts will not have been in vain. Then that
beautiful Christmas phrase, “Peace on Earth; Good will Toward
Men,” will mean more than empty words. It will have become
reality. :
May God Bless You, Protect You and Speed the Victory
which MUST be ours.
Your Friend,
—H. AUSTIN SNYDER.
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To Students and Alumni of Dallas Township School in
the Service:
Dear Boys:-
Christmas time ts upon us with its usual excitement
and expectant anticipations. I know that in your mind's
eye you can envision what I mean. Our kiddies are just
as happy and oblivious of war as any child approaching
Christmas can be. As I see them, I think of you fellows
who are away from home, unable to enjoy your customary
observances. I am sure that you feel as I do; that one of
the things we are fighting to perpetuate is the privilege of
having our children have the opportunity to enjoy them-
selves and to develop into the same type of true Americans
you have become. This thought helps to buoy up the
spirits of all of us and makes us willing to do whatever
needs to be done to keep America safe for the American
way of life.
School is much the same as the school you have
known. Mr. Rosser, Mr. Dolbear, and Miss Kozemchak are
in the Service and new faces have replaced them, but still
the place is the same.
We are trying our best to do our
work as we have been doing it, and better where we can.
We have turned our hand to war work to .some extent.
At the beginning of the term we opened a course in ‘“Pre-
Flight Aeronautics,” taught by Miss Russ. This course has
been well received and is proving very interesting to the
We are planning to increase our offerings in this
field by next term. We are carrying on a salvage program
which has been fairly successful to date.
continue as long as there is any demand for the salvaged
The Library Club is selling War Stamps as its
We expect to
part in the war effort. So in these definite, tangible ways
and tn many other less objective ways, the school is trying
to do its bit.
May I extend to you the best wishes of the school
for a joyous holiday season wherever you are. Be assured
that our thoughts are with you and that your school will
do its utmost to help you and those who may soon join
You.
Sincerely yours,
R. E. KUHNERT,
Supervising Principal.
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aurora . . . this Christmas can be
the most significant in your lives. . .
one that you will long remember
after other Christmases are forgot-
ten. Flashing across the distances
to you will be our thoughts and
prayers that in this lone Christmas
all of us in our solitude can appre-
ciate better what friendships, fam-
ily and the spirit of Christmas
mean.
Sure, it’s “Merry Christmas” at
home . . . and “Merry Christmas”
wherever Christians gather. . . but
Mom, Pop, and the pup know that
something is missing. That some-
thing is the fellow who swipes the
gizzard out of the pot ahead of
schedule . . . eats four helpings of
dessert and gives Pop a reassuring
slap on the back as he gets up
from the table . . . laughs at his
Christmas necktie and romps with
the pup on a forbidden rug.
In a small way this issue of The
Dallas Post is dedicated to you.
May it, wherever it arrives . . . im-
part the thoughts and wishes that
are in the hearts of all of us at
home.
—HOWARD RISLEY
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