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In the September 1941 issue of Asheville School Alumni Magazine, Headmaster David R. Fall wrote: "I am happy to report a slight increase in total enrollment, and, more important, a twenty-five percent increase in new boy enrollment. This favorable trend has been caused in large measure by the inauguration of a new and far-reaching promotion program which should be cumulative in its effectiveness." This belies the profound sigh of relief as the school emerged from a difficult period of financial stress during the 1930s. But the clouds of war were edging ever closer to the shores of the United States. The Ashnoca column titled "Through the Keyhole" gave the boys summaries about the outbreak of conflict in Europe. The alumni magazine had already published the obituary of a British exchange student (Derek Barker '33) killed in action in France and notices of alums joining volunteer corps or the American armed forces. America's entry into the war on 7 December 1941 signaled a number of immediate changes for the faculty and students here at Asheville School. Many upper formers left to enlist without completing their education. The school fell deeply into debt yet again. And, at the war's end, twenty-four 'boys' paid the ultimate price for the defense of freedom with their lives. This exhibit documents the impact a nation at war had on this school, the response of its faculty, staff and alumni, and the thanks it gave to those who sacrificed.
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