Long Beach City College - Saga Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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32 SAGA for 1928 Back row, left to rigbl: Saueressig, Denning, fin! row: Geiger, Knox, S. Bond, B. Bond, DeWitle, Harrison, Cook, Goodman AGA for 1928-With just five weeks to arrange for pictures, sell tickets, secure printing and binding accommo- dations, and compile a year's records, the Saga staff has worked at triple speed. With- out cooperation from all of the staff mem- bers the task could never have been com- pleted. Full assistance from the Administra- tion was also needed and supplied. Doubt as to the advisability of an annual this year existed till a late date, when the Student Body declared its unwillingness to let this first momentous year go unheralded. Over three hundred and fifty students sub- scribed to a petition in favor of the annual, and a circulation of more than that num- ber was assured at the time'the book went to press. They felt that although there is no graduating class, a chronicle of events should be available. Saga is the name submitted by George Harrington and selected by the Cabinet as most suitable. Bradford Bond, editor, and Agness Cook, associate editor, established the year book's policies and handled routine matters such as copy and proof reading. Meldo Harrison, Harold Saueressig, and Bond Goodman directed the business relations of the publica- tion as business manager, associate business manager, and circulation manager respectively. Eva Geiger as pictorial 'editor was assisted by Walter Miller in preparing the photo- graphic work in the publication. Work in the other departments fell -to Susan Bond and Nellie DeWitte, administration, Ernest Denning, campus, and Douglas Knox and Hugh Linnell, men's athletics. Miss Florence Carpenter was general ad- viser, while Miss Evelyn Olsen of the Junior College Art Department and Robert F. Lane of the print shop contributed in strong measure to the success of the year book's ap- pearance. j. P. Kuper supplied the photography for the publication, the Pacific Engraving Com- pany furnished the engravings, and the Beach City Printing Company took care of the presswork. The usual procedure is to combine the an- nuals in the high school and junior college. Long Beach Junior College is one of the first in the United States to publish a separate year book in its initial year.

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SAGA for 1928 31 P I Back row, left to riglvt: DeWitte, Hall, Harrington, Hopkins, Crawford, first row: Goodman, O'Connor, Wood, Wolfe, Kress, KALDS-To encourage creative writ- ing in the Junior College, the Slcalds' Club was formed in February, at which time members of the English department chose the charter membership from tryout manuscripts. The fourteen charter members, with Miss Florence M. Carpenter, faculty adviser, elected Lila Wolfe executive chair- man, Meldo Harrison scribe, and Catherine Wood business manager. A spring manu- script tryout yielded six new members. Emergv, Cook. Harrison. YPE AND COPY- Organized for the purpose of obtaining practical ex- perience in journalism and for foster- ing publications on the campus, Type and Copy, Junior College Press Club, was formed by the Figurehead staff. At the mid-semes- ter seven new members were admitted. Officers were Eva Geiger, president, Lau- rene Watkins, vice-president, Nellie DeWitte, secretary, and Lionel Lewis, treasurer. Miss Katheryn Harrison was adviser. V Back row, left to right: Harrington, Harrison, Schwarz, Goodman, L. Lewis, Denning, Knox, Bond, I. Lewis, Miller, first row: West, ,Walking Geiger, Root, DeWitte, Lombard, Ransdell, Cook, DeRocl1ie.

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I , LSAGA for 1928 33 rg l Back row, left to right: Knox, Bond, L. Lewis, Denning, secona' row: Harrington, Goodman, I. Lewis, Schwarz, Harrison, first row: West, Watkins, Root, DeWitte, Ransdell, Geiger, DeR0gbie, Laws, Lombard. IGUREHEAD-One of the greatest factors in the creation of a true col- lege spirit has been the weekly appear- ance of the Figurehead, published by the As- sociated Student Body. With twenty-two regular editions this paper has seen a pros- perous year. -The first issue was published by the jour- nalism class early in October with Bradford Bond acting as editor. Immediately after student body elections, Ernest Denning started his work as editor, publishing the paper regularly each Friday. Nellie De- Witte was editor during the second semester, beginning her duties early in February. The Blockhead, a razz edition, appeared once each semester. Two special issues also advertised student body elections with cam- paign articles for the various candidates. Staff members for the first and second semesters respectively were: Nellie DeWitte and Eva Geiger, managing editor, Eva Geiger and jack Lewis, news editor, Art Cohn and Douglas Knox, sports, Bradford Bond and Meldo Harrison, government, jack Lewis and Homer Schwarz, academics, Dorothymae Risdon and Laurene Watkins, music and arts, Ada Mae Price, Dorothy Ransdell, and Dorothy Rankin, clubs, Maxine Rambo and Virginia West, women's activities, Betty Ris- don, features, Meldo Harrison and Ernest Denning, Association Service. Reporters for the year were Marie De- Rochie, Mabel Conitz, Camille Lombard, Marjorie Laws, Jane Root, Bond Goodman, Louis Bardwell, and Harold Patterson. Miss Katheryn Harrison has been the journalism adviser and Robert F. Lane, tech- nical adviser. Lionel Lewis was manager. Staff members were instrumental in or- ganizing a press club, Type and Copy. The staff was able to review the work in the print shop at different times, thereby gaining a knowledge of the mechanical side of printing a newspaper. The Long Beach Junior College is a char- ter member of the California Junior College Press Association, having sent delegates to the organization meeting at Pasadena in October. Long Beach was elected treasurer of the Association at the Fullerton conven- tion in May.