Central High School - Mirror Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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 affairs readily note that there are various groups, each with a Characteristic difference, and realize that not all these groups arc working for the best interests of the school. Luckily for the school, the most ineffectual group is small. It is made up of pupils who merely exist; flabby, without ambition, taking the lowest marks with seeming indifference, they are content to let their parents bear the burden of worrying. If these pupils were seriously handicapped we could judge them less critically but they are apparently robust and active with average intelligence. Their energy is misdirected and often becomes a source of disorder. This group may he found enjoying inane and boisterous jokes and engaging in the worthless things of high school life. Another division is interested only in the most superficial matters. The members of this group seem actually to he made of soft pulp that is easily molded In the fingers of I'ash ion and Pleasure. A school is to them a place where they may show off or amuse themselves. In some cases they tnay have an accomplishment that individualizes them—say distinction in athletics or music or some activity which in itself is worthy. Then they come to high school for the reason that it gives them the chance to Ik the limelight. Finally, and most fortunately for the school, there is a third group whose members are truly interested in the good name and standards of the school. Tlitrv carry the burden that the others refuse to share, working with pleasure in the work itself and its reward. They do not talk much—they do not need to for there is an atmosphere about them—a confidence arising from intelligently prepared lessons that speaks louder than words. In this group are found the leaders who foster the spirit of loyalty to the school. They arc not held back by seeming obstacles such as lack of equipment or inadequate buildings. The Senior Class of tlisjo and the Senior Classes of past years represent those who work earnestly and sincerely. Well may they Ik proud of their diploma. H. L. ONK of the most interesting records that can be kept of a school is that contained in its publication. In it are reflected the growth and history of the school. In publishing The Mirror it is essentially our aim to raise the literary standards of the pupils and to carry knowledge of the school activities to pupils in School at the time; it is also our aim to let The Mirror serve as a permanent record of school activities. Naturally the English department contributes primarily to The Mirror by giving material, hut just as a motor cannot run without spark and oil, so The Mirror cannot be published without the contributions of the art and commercial departments. This year we have been unusually fortunate in the splendid cooperation we have met with in all departments, not only cooperation, hut efficient cooperation. A last and very necessary requisite to the success of a paper is the good will of the student body. It is the policy of The Mirror to include as many people as possible on the staff and to divide the labor so that no one student is overworked or compelled to neglect his lessons. This policy counteracts the criticism so often heard, that only a few get the benefit of publishing the school paper or magazine. Page Twenty

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THE MIRROR □ L ■ PUBLISHED BY THE LITERARY SOCIETIES OF THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL May. 1920. Birmingham, Ala. BOARD OF EDITORS. EDITORS-IN-CHIEF ANITA JONES HOWARD LEAKE BUSINESS MANANGER ALLEN ENGLEHARDT ESSAYS AND SPECiAL ARTICLES marvin McCarthy OGDEN SHROPSHIRE MARY G. JOHNS FICTION DOROTHY WINTERS LEOPOLD GROSS LOUISE MONTGOMERY LOUISA WHEELER MALVINA COLEMAN POETRY ELIZABETH BETHEA HAPPENINGS IN HIGH SCHOOL MAY H. HORTON EXCHANGES MILDRED BLACKBURN ATHLETICS LINDSAY BRUCE MARY E. WILSON ART BILLIE DONOVAN DORIS MAULER WIT AND HUMOR VINCENT SCALCO CLUBS ADOLPH LOVEMAN ELIZABETH AGEE ADVERTISING MANAGER PERRY L. STONE ASSISTANTS ELIZABETH SATTER FIELD LUCY CROWE RUTH CRAWFORD EUGENE JOHNSON HAZEL ROBINSON JULIAN ALAND ANNIE LOUISE SMITH EDWARD MOHNS GEORGE VAIL CIRCULATION MANAGERS HARRY BRYAN ED LEAKE TYPISTS KATIE DUMAS HELEN FRIEDMAN TO all outward appearances a high school seems a unified whole; to one unfamiliar with the inner workings of school life there seems to he hut one type of pupil, a girl or boy who has come to high school with the earnest intention of supplementing his grammar school education in order to prepare himself better for the future. Those, however, who are in closer touch with hivh school

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The steps necessary in production soon become familiar to those working on The Mirror staff. They are similar to our A I’. C’s and have to he learned in order. First, the material must appeal to the students, our reading public, and it must uphold a standard to a certain degree. If it is passed upon it must then undergo a spelling test, next an arithmetic test, that is. the counting of lines and spaces tor the printer. Now it is ready for the proof to he made; then comes the reading of the proof and at last the final step, publication. In the publication of The Mirror this year we have met with higher prices in paper, printing and all incidental supplies; nevertheless the student expected to get The Mirror at the usual price. At one time prospects for the financial success of The Mirror looked doubtful, hut as a result of a plan of com| ctition between The Mirror agents and the advertising campaign launched on April twenty-third, the problem of finance became less troublesome. On this occasion Mr. Ed I .each addressed those interested in carrying out the campaign and it is due to his enthusiasm and interest and the energy of the business staff that The Mirror has reached the goal set—thirty pages of ads. It is with due appreciation of this interest and the supixirt of the student I tody that the e litors of The Mirror conclude their year’s work.—A. J. The poem. “Belinda,” which apl cared in the Easter number, was written by Ruth Moselv, '21. Pag, Tiventy-one