Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Every book of this nature, no matter how strongly its unity may bear the impress of the authors, or how much its attractive organization and completeness of material may appeal to. the reader, loses much of its value if its contents are not readily accessi- ble. Witli this real need in mind We have arranged as far as possible every portion of the entire book so that it may be easily recognized. A general list of contents at the beginning points to the more important subdivisions of the book, whi-ch, as the pages. are all numbered, can be readily found. An entirely new idea. which it has been impossible to carry out completely this year, but which, we hope, will be attained in the. ensuing numbers of the Aurora, is the alphabetical arrangement of the senior portraits. I 'When one stops to consider that this' year over a hundred photos more than any previous year were entered. that so great was the desire that they came in all manner' of sizes, and then that they must be reduced Finally to the same size for engraving purposes, one can Form a slight conception of the difhculties to be overcome. We held to our purpose with doggedness, and seem to have been rewarded. With the exception of the last two pages of the Senior Portraits sections, whose owners had reserved space but could not get their pictures any earlier, all of the four hundred and twenty Seniors are arranged alphabetically. Thus the task of plodding patiently through the volume until you find a person you wish to see,is eliminated, and the value of this section correspondingly increased. The groups are arranged in a unique fashion. new as far as we know among college annuals, and explained in the preface preceding the Organization section, wherein is a further explanation of this feature. ln Athletics the same general s-cheme has been followed. Each picture has its list of names underneath. correspondingly placed so as to identify any or all of the persons contained in it At the end of the volume is a detailed index. which we have made as concise and handy as possible in the space which we were able to set aside for it. Full-page illustrations have also been included in this list. The fact that all of the Seniors are arranged alphabetically has eliminated printing their names here. while the indexing of all the organizations will sufficiently :iid in locating other students. ln this way. despite the diih-cultics encountered. we cannot but feel that the volume has gained in a usefulness, which was worth while struggling for. The art work in this year's book is such as to call forth some iust pride. A high standard wars set at the outset and all drawings Hnally accepted were compelled to attain it. We feel that it is no more than due to voice our appreciation of the splendid co-operative efforts of all those who have assisted ns in this department. Miss Louise Howard, '12, had charge of this work and it is our opinion that she has acquitted herself very creditably. We wish to sincerely thank Frederick B..Cleveringa, '12, to whom we are inde'bted for the In Memoriam, the enclosures of the class aind Alumni headings, and for other drawings scattered throughout the book, to Miss Edna Kerns, '12, for the frontispiece Aurora, to Miss Adelaide 'MacVicar, '11, for the Vespers and the Minerva, to 'Charles C. Stratton. '12 B. Pd.. for his apt cartoons, to Miss Nettie Phinney, '13, to 'Miss I. C. Hurst, '12, and to G. W. Willard, for miscellaneous drawings and routine work in this department. We desire also to extend our hearty thanks to Malcolm D. 'MacVicar. an Alumnus '10, who so kindly advised us and whose very able efforts are responsible for the various headings of the Athletics department, the 'Sororities, Class Rivalry and jokes sections, as well as the Studies in Black and VVhite at the top of the pages in the latter. It was under the direction and able assistance of su-ch persons that ,our work along art lines made splendid progress. lt was a real pleasure to see such co-operative activity. There is still another matter which has made working on the Nineteen-Hundred Twelve Aurora a pleasure. We refer to the staunch loyalty shown us by the larg- est Senior class that ever graced the halls of our campus, as well as the able assistance by the enthusiastic juniors and the dignified Degrees The present Aurora has set records in every line, but it is due entirely to their co-operation. 'Over a thousand copies-three hundred more than any previous year-have been contracted for. and more than that number will be printed. A splendid corps of thirty student agents, drawn from all classes and every one of whom met with a good reception, were the means of our reaching this record total. The call for Senior portraits was just as eagerly answered with record-breaking results. ln line with the campaign of adver- tising, it is to these two leading factors that we must ascribe the success of that chief of all phasels important in the publication of an annual-the Ernances. We repeat our hearty appreciation and only wish that succeeding Aurora Boards will' find similar loyal. continued and enthusiastic co-operation. Finally, as Editor-in-Chief and Business Manager, We feel it incumbent upon oni- selves to thank our associates on the Board. It has been a long, steady grind, but we had builded on faith and results did not disappoint us. Miss Inez Bayes, Assistant Editor-in-Chief, Miss Louise I-loward, Miss Madeline Gerber, Earle Pitltcniger, John T. Symons. ,Toy V. Wigle, anld D. Trlarold Dickerson, all in their respective departments ot work and according to the measure of their expectations, did good work. They were ever ready, whenever called upon. to perform any tasks assigned, as well as assisting willingly in the routine work of the office. To the faculty advisory board, do we also wish to extend our thanks for their interest shown and their advice which they So willingly gave. There is no doubt that as the friends of our Alma Mater read this book. that they will discover Flaws and features which perhaps could have been improved. Our only consolation lies in the fart that we have no apologies to make. The work has called forth our best efforts, and our hope is that it may meet with the approval of the -classes and the college which we have represented in this work.

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