Fairbury High School - Trail Yearbook (Fairbury, NE)

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The name of Phyllis Hall is almost synonymous with pub- lications in F, H. S. She served as editor of the X-Ray and the Trail, has won a journalistic scholarship to Northwestern University, and has been a member of Quill and Scroll. of dependability. Approximately one-fourth of the students in the high school co-operate in the production or distribution of the newspaper. Major editors of the X-Ray for the past year have been as follows. Phyllis Hall, editor-in-chiefg Iohn Stocker, news and features, Rex Scott, Bill Ford Cfirst semesterl, Dean Terrill, and lim Den- ney, sportsg Bobbe Hall, make-up, lean Friesen, typist, Ruth Newton and Bernadene Melcher, cir- 1 FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Developments of the war have emphasized painfully the importance of propaganda-or public relationsein the prosecution of any large enterprise. Valuable training in writing of a utilitarian nature, experience in meeting the public, appreciation of printing problems, and practice in the organization of larger financial enterprises are only a few of the many benefits derived from work on school publications. ln Fairbury High School, there are no iournalism classes. Duties and responsibilities of publishing the newspaper and the annual, as well as other types of school publicity, are shared by volunteer members of the senior English classes, taught by Frank O. Mclntyre. An extremely democratic organization handles both the Trail and the X-Ray. Students apprentice to jobs, and are promoted on a basis culation, and Mary Frances Quinn ffirst semesterl and Paul Carter, advertising. Many other students have assumed heavy re- sponsibility in producing a high-ranking news- paper which is financially independent--but the length of the list of such assistants is too long to include here. From time to time, throughout the year, vari- ous staffs of the publications have held parties. The high-point of the year, however, was attend- ance by ten students at the convention of the Nebraska High School Press Association in Lin- coln in November. The Trail staff has been small-and the skill with which its members have done their work has distinguished them as an outstanding organ- ization. Among the accomplishments of the staff have been the largest subscription list in history, Upper photo: The typewriter in Room 303 is in almost constant use, turning out copy for the school newspaper and yearbook. lean Friesen is shown typing, while Roberta Gordon Cfeature writerl, Iohn Stocker ffeature editor of the X-Ray and editor of the Traill, and Ruth New- ton fcirculation manager of both publicationsl kibitz. Lower photo: One of the niaior events of a senior's career is the taking of his photograph for the Trail and for swapping In the picture, Bill Cook lsenior class president and Trail editorl looks at the proverbial birdie as Photographer Iohnstori squeezes the bulb.

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X Equipped with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes gleaned during four years in the classrooms, the study halls, the social chambers, and athletic fields of Fair' bury High School, the seniors now prepare to enter a new phase of their lives. Whether the future will find them on college campuses, in business establish' ments, or on battlefields, they may go forward with confidence in the quality of instruction and opporf tunities which have been theirs in Fairbury High.

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Paste jars, rulers, scissors, and paper dominate the Hall residence on East Eighth street on alternate Monday nights, when the X-Hay makeup staff goes into operation. ln the picture, four of the uindispensiblesu at such meetings are slashing away at proofs in the construction of a dummy fLeft to righti: Phyllis Hall, Tiin Denney, F. O. Mclntyre, and Bobbe Hall. the most elaborate book in history, the largest total ad sales in history, and other record-breaking achievements. The Trail has had three editors, among whom responsibility has been divided evenlyfPhyllis Hall, Iohn Stocker, and Bill Cook. Dick Dove hos been promotion managerg Betty Curry has been copy editor, lean Friesen, typistg Mary Frances Quinn, advertising, Ruth Newton and Bernadene Melcher, cir- culation, Elizabeth Thurber, classesg Frank Shipman and lim Denney, sports, and Rex Scott, organizations. ? ln this picture, Montie Lum, semi-official copy boy for both publications, looks over proofs in the printer's office, 'Two of the more effrcir-nt advertising sales- rnr-n are shown above, attempting to in- fluence ont- of the rrriblrcatronkr br,-ttr-r crrstornr-rs, Guy Bell, of the City Light and Water office. The spvllbrndors are' Bcity Page flettj and Dolho Mac Prather frrghtj. ln the prctrrrr: to thr' lr-ft, tht- :srxtlr-period scnror English class is folding X-Hays anal inserting Foto secrrons prior to distribu- tion Bernadenv Mc-lcher, circulation man- ager, who rs in charge of tho tolding, rs seat:-d at the extreme loft. Otlrvrs. fby rows from back to lrontl lrrst row: Law- rrnce DeBrrsk, Betty Iunkcr, lla Ioan Coopc-, Gerhard Onnon, Bernard Muller, Leonard Hand, Don Moos, and June Los he. Second row, lack Barber fstandrngl, Marrlyn Babcock, Marjorie Glaze, Jean Preston, Betty Sullivan, Dean Shamburg, Gr-no Schroeder, llolrrn SClll1Llf'llf , and Lo- votta Hrchtc-r, 'l'lrrrcl row: Bob Garrr-tt fstandrngl, lilrzabm th 'l'hurbrrr, Marqar-rl l'lrchardson, llazel Stanley, Darlr-nv Slrrnxi, Delrros Williams, Carmon Wheatcratt, and Bill West.