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undramatic plugging away at a worthy task.

Then, in October, 1943, came the Third War Loan, and real
action began. By this time the Treasury had organized "Schools
at War" with publicity and interesting suggestions for dramatizing
the work. Punahou elected to "buy" a pursuit plane and to let
the class which made the best selling record name and dedicate it.
Competition was keen. Daily progress was shown as the "temper-
ature" rose on a series of class thermometers and in November,
when the contest closed, $163,075 had been raised. The junior
class were winners and they chose to honor Robert Twitchell,
class of 1941, who had been killed in a plane crash late that
summer. Air Force rules forbade the use of names of persons or
places, but Red Head proved acceptable and was most suggestive
of young Bob, so recently flashing in and out of Punahou buildings.
The dedication ceremony was held on the Elementary School lawn.
Jolita Coughlin had written a dedication poem which read by
Ethel Jongeneel. Brigadier General Robert Douglass, Jr., com-
manding the 7th Air Force, was present to acknowledge the gift.
The Minute-Man flag hung in the background. President Shephard
spoke touchingly of Robert's school life and war service, and
General Douglass made a brief address, presenting two gifts. To
the school he gave a framed photograph of the plan on which
the name Red Head was plainly visible and to Jolita went a
small model made by the men of his command. Of all the war-time
projects this one seemed to enlist the most complete response
from all ages, both in the work involved in the bond selling and in
the feelings evoked by the final ceremony. Well-earned Treasury
citations were received by Mr. Hargrave and by the office staff,
Mr. Jopson, Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Nip, for the hours of work they
had contributed to make the driver a success.

At the close of the war, Mrs. Chaffee set herself to discover
the Red Head's story. The new commander of the 7th Air Force
reported that the plane had been used, principally in Hawaii, to
train fighter-pilots just before they were sent into action in the
forward areas. It had seen 1004 2/3 hours in the air and was then
(Jan., 1946) "at peace" on Wheeler Field.

In the 4th War Loan (early spring of 1944) the school was
given the seemingly impossible quota of $350,000. Again Mr.
Hargrave organized the students by classes. Bombers were to be
purchased and so the hall was plastered with a huge poster re-
presenting the Pacific and entitled Punahou to Tokyo. As each
class reported its sales, its bomber itched along toward Japan.
Suddenly the 9th grade's plan hit the target, for David Wylie,
calling on a Manoa neighbor to sell a $25.00 bond, or with luck, a
$50.00 one, was offered $135,000 -- all at once. He was late to
school the morning he delivered the bonds, but Mrs. Edythe
Dunstan readily lifted the penalty for tardiness when he made his

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