St Pauls High School - Smoke Signal Yearbook (Marty, SD)

Page 41 text:

Although hand-setting of type has decreased since the invention of the Linotype, it plays a considerable part in the make-up fcompositionl of a printed job. Accuracy and a thorough knowledge of the typecase is given. Intro- duction to the history and eventual development of printing and allied arts is given in Graphic Arts classes. Linotype operation is given to the second year students. This complicated machine re- quires good maintenance and a good operator. Graphic Arts includes the study of type-faces, paper, engravings and design. The imposition of ads, book pages, planning of printing jobs, multiple form and color printing. About ninety-nine per cent of printed words today are set on this machine. First year printing involves the basic printing funda- mentals. The principles and processes in printing and instruction in the hand-setting of type, lockrup, and opera- tion of the platen press is carried out. Maintenance of the equipment is given im- portant attention as it plays an important factor in the quality of the outgoing work.

Page 43 text:

5' 'v . ., ii A, Social activities as they are enjoyed by the Marty students today were few and far-between in the pioneering brick-and-mortar days. An old grad re- marked recently: XY'e were too tired after fi pour to run or dance. But we did have fun though, he is quick to add. Organizations ' W .G and Activities we-iQ M 3' yr 2 wsu t -lf W If