Phoenix Union High School - Phoenician Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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APEEK at the assignment sheet which is tacked on the bulletin board of the Publications Oflice reveals to in- quisitive eyes the biggest stories of the week-happenings which must be covered within a limited amount of time. The list which is at present posted tells a story in itself. It hints of .... but Wait, let's take a look at it. An INTRODUCTION to the Phoenician. Give special mention to the four color blocks made by the Art Department. A summary of school ADMINISTRATION activities. See Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Eastburn for informa- tion. The ENGLISH Department awards for public speak- ing and international ratings won in PUBLICATIONS. Attend debate contest and analyze carefully the winning issues of the J ournal. A story on the ACADEMIC subjects of interest that are oifered this year. For instance, the new course offered in German, and the history classes instructed by a laboratory method. What about surveying in Math classes? Cover the Oratorio for ALLIED ARTS story. Have you anything on the Masque of the Yellow M oon? Try a feature on the PRACTICAL ARTS. You may cover science or homemaking Work. What about the house being built by industrial arts classes? Don't forget the Agricultural Fair. Get winners of prize waltz and fox trot at the MILI- TARY ball. Write up the brake tests and other demons strations of the HEALTH EDUCATION classes. If you have time to Work on minor sports or girls athletics, get tennis, horse show, and intra-mural basketball. Secure detailed reports on MAJOR SPORTS at the Stadium. Write biggest story on football games for sport edition. Don't forget the DEADLINE! 7

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clnon Flash! Reporters run, business managers figure, pencils scribble, typewriters click as the biggest assignment of the year is posted-cover the Phoenician. 'fEveryone must work to make this annual the best ever produced. It must have ingenuity, color, and snap. Pictures must be photographically clear as well as interesting. Writeups must be intelligent, clever, and unusual. The book must fairly vibrate with personality. So says the year book staff, and the newspaper must have the story. Step forward, Egbert. Notebook! Pencil! Every book to live, of course, must have a character, so Egbert, hero and newshawk, is introduced. Where Egbert received his psuedonym is a mystery, but it is certain that he was created to be the guiding hand for all the interested readers of the annual. He is the proud possessor of the finest intellect, the largest pair of horn rimmed spectacles, and the greatest penchant for news reporting in school. What an ability this reporter possesses! As you accompany him you'll discover that nothing is too big, too hazardous, or too intricate for him to attempt. Egbert first will go to the person who can give him the information needed for his stories and there he will glean answers for siX important questions-who, what, where, when, why, and how--the six pillars of strength for a fast, newsy story. He will then retire to a hidden nook, or if he needs inspiration to produce his masterpieces, he will seek the busiest, noisiest corner of the newsroom while writing of his wanderings and experiences. As soon as Egbert has filed his copy, a typist will translate the story into read- able type and the editor with the associate editors will then grab it from the basket. They will strike out all the flourishes and literary adjectives and leave a bare skele- ton, a story, however, with facts minus personal prejudices. The story must then go through the processes of being retyped, copyread, head-lined, proofread, and returned to the printers, finally to appear in print. Then will come the big day when the stories are all written and the Phoenician, a finished product, is distributed to the student body. And back of every copy that goes out will be a story, unwritten, unprinted-that of the Publications Office, its reporters, the business managers, the photographers, the editors, and Egbert. U51