when world war ii arrived, many faculty members (and eventually several students) were either drafted or enlisted in the military. several members of the class of 1944 were called upon to teach classes due to a shortage of available teachers. arthur gribble, william lehman, anthony gaskiewicz, ollie salminen, oliver suddard, and eugene campbell (class of 1944); frank sanborn, walter "cueball" martin, howard dean, "ebbie" lewis, "alex" zabenko, robert davis, gerald gilston, lewis mccormick, henry hammond, hugh mckinney, herbert murphy, oscar pickett and thomas runk (class of 1945) all enlisted in the service prior to their graduations. another long-term impact on student life at newark began as driver's education became a class in 1944.