Alameda High School - Acorn Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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History of The Acorn N 1899, WHILE laboring under great ditliculties, in printing presses and poor engraving, The Acorn was nevertheless founded as a school annual. The editor and manager of this publication were Gus White and Gerald Anthony respect- ively. This edition, only twelve pages, was composed almost entirely of stories, making the sections of athletics and other school activities very small. This book more closely resembled The Oak Leaf of today for it was only twice as large and contained news which could now be found in The Oak Leaf. In 1900 the idea of The Oak Leaf was started ,in that The Acorn was put out two or three times a term. Up to this year the cover designs of the editions were the same, when Florence A. Parker, as editor, abolished this custom. These editions had good cuts, such as those of the faculty, the graduating class, and those of our famous athletic teams. Then, by 1904, The Acorn was more like the present publications, being larger, and all school activities being well represented. In June, 1911, The Acorn was made a semi-annual book edited by the Senior Class, as before this date one issue was published by the graduating class and devoted entirely to the graduating class. Henry Allen edited the first semi-annual, and Frank Pollard managed it. From then on all Acorns have been edited by the school with the privilege to the Senior Class to publish them. The Acorn was first published without advertisements in December, 1915, and this class is complimented for being able to publish and finance such a publication. Last term there was no Acorn due to the war, and it is to the credit of the December 1917 class that they were patriotic enough to sacrifice their Acorn in order that they might give financial support to the government. A partial list of the past Editors and Managers is: Date. Editors. Managers June '11.f ..,... .,..,., H enry A. Allen Frank Pollard Dec, '11 ,,...... ...... H arold Levkowicz Irving Culver Dec. '12 ...,..., ....,.. Vt 'right O'Evelyn Ed. Joseph June '13 .,.,.... ........ I ,eroy F. Kruzi Austin Eimer Dec. '13 ...,,.,. .,,.... B . Kendrick Vaughan Samuel Terry June '14 ....,... ....... C Ilarence Nobmann Harold Etter Dec. '14 ,,...... ..,.... M orris Clark Henry Hinck June '15 ........ ..,..... K enneth R. Lynch Tom Ryan Dec, '15 ,.,,,,,, ...,4.. VN 'm, E. Vaughan, .lr. Mark McKimmins June '16 ........ ...,... R uth Eubanks Lester Souther Dec, '16 ,,,,,.,, .,,.... Vt Im, E. Vaughan, Jr. Rudolph Buben June '17 ....,.,, ....... P hilip T. Holden Wm. G. Gill June '18 .,..,.,. ....... H eginald L. Vaughan Carroll Bost Page Ten THE ACORN

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RIGGINALTI L. VAUGHAN F. CARROLL BUST ldililor in Chief Business Manager HIS term The Acorn has undergone many changes. The first change was the decision by the Administrative lloard that the book had limits in price, the second was that the hook was to have a limited number of pages, and lastly, that the two Senior Classes should publish it. All of these changes consumed a long period of time, and the work was delayed. This meant hustling on the part oi' the Stail', which was done. The economy system adopted by the manager has aided materially the quality of this publication. In conclusion we wish to thank Miss Connelly and Mr. Coan for their help in furthering completion oi' this book. We wish also to thank the Harrington-Mclnnis Printing Co. and the Phoenix Photo Engraving Co. for their splendid advice and helpg the Star and Key Society for their storiesg the typing classes for their aid: the Administrative Board for its support, and the school in general for its interest and good will toward The Acorn. THE IilJl'l'OllS. THE ACORN Page Nine

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