Waukegan High School - Annual W Yearbook (Waukegan, IL)

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THE STUDENT “W” WORLD To hear, see and feel what goes on in the remotest regions of the W.T.H.S. tribal domain and to interpret and report these incidents to those within the group and others interested becomes the business of the Student “W” World, official organ for collecting and disseminating news, I he paper is issued on Friday morning of each week during the school year, and the time for its distribution is looked forward to with keen anticipation on the part of all students. This year’s paper has the distinction of being larger than in any previous year. It has averaged more than six pages per issue. Special editions were published for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. The Student “W” World is a charter member of the Illinois State High School Press Association and of the National Scholastic Press Association. Dele¬ gates representing both the editorial and the business staffs attended the annual convention of the state association which was held in conjunction with the State High School Conference at Urbana last November. Four delegates represented the staff at the annual convention of the national association which convened at the Hotel Scliroeder in Milwaukee during the first week in December. The “W” World has always received much favorable comment in the critical service and round table sessions at these meetings. The publication was again entered in the annual high school newspaper con¬ test conducted by the National Scholastic Press Association. Last year the “W” World had the distinction of attaining a higher rating in the national contest than it had previously attained. Reports from the 1935-36 contest were not yet available at the time of going to press. Members of the advanced journalism classes constitute the Student “W” World staff. Work on the newspaper affords an ideal medium for putting into constructive practice the more theoretical work covered in the beginning jour¬ nalism course. While some attempt is made to permit each member to do the type of work he likes and can do best, the value of varied experience is not overlooked. During the course of the semester in which a student serves as a member of the staff, he is encouraged to try his hand at all the types of duties involved in the publishing of a weekly high school newspaper. In some respects, the “W” World may be said to he a cooperative enterprise, involving the more advanced classes in printing and in typing as well as the members of the journalism groups. The publication is one of the few larger high school papers in the state which is printed in its own school print shop. Besides providing a fine medium for the practical application of printing fun¬ damentals on the part of the hoys in the school shop, this arrangement affords an opportunity for the editorial staff members to follow the processes through which a newspaper article travels from the time of the reporter’s observation or interview to the actual delivery of the paper to its subscribers. Selected repre¬ sentatives from the advanced classes in typing contribute much to the smooth operation of the “W” World’s routine by insuring that each piece of copy is carefully and neatly typed before it goes to the printers to be set in type. One of the highlights of the staff’s outside activities for the past year was the Hobo Rally. This has become an annual event and is held in the gym the last Friday morning of the first semester. This year’s affair proved to be more popular than ever before. The list of prizes donated by local business places was unusually long and attractive. Page One Hundred and Five

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V “W” PRINTERS ANNUAL PRINTERS STAFF Under the direction of Chieftains Schoenoff, Meslow and Smith, in a tiny wigwam at the corner of the Senior village, the history of a mighty tribe is set (own or posterity. Warriors volunteer their aid in this new endeavor, thirty hours of their free time must he devoted to the cause. With I eat hei and parchment, the hand of braves work many moons to pre¬ pare a yearbook that will do justice to the gigantic feats that have been per- mastered ' 7 memhers of the W - T - H. S. tribe. It is no easy task, hut it is With curious metals of ingenious design, the youths inscribe tlie cryptic signs which recount the tales of valor. The war paint, used in decorating the book enhances its beauty and adds color to the deeds of bravery. XT, 1 he Y 1 col ; tmues for days and nights—through days of rest and worship. , , k ’. 0n . g llours ’ speed, accuracy, dexterity, and unusual precision must ail he combined to produce a successful Annual “W.” The metals are hound together in page forms and impressions made on the Aftet H e m n U r ly 6 00 rP » mus, be taken before the book is done One each J ° We ' ° ' ' ' ' rT: the , busine88 of and gathering begins, anti boundInto a ry book! 8l ' bjeC ‘ must be collected in perfect order For uniformity, the books must all be trimmed to the same size. With a tge ktnfe, many books are trimmed at one time. After trimming on all except tbe bound, side, the books are ready to be fixed to the covers. P nreJodf. 18 TP 3 ' ' ?!, “ l ' b ™ h . ed ° ' .to the end sheets, the covers are firmly pressed into place while the glue is still wet and hot, and the books are put under pressure until the glue has set. Then the books are laid aside to thoroughly dry before being distributed among tbe members of tbe tribe (he work is through, the braves relax. The year is soon over and the tribes gather for a final powwow where all the braves receive awards for whatever KiadX, y haW eSmed - T ° CaCh Wi be awarded a » ‘ b er foX-Tr Page One Hundred, and Four

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STUDENT “F STAFF Row 1—H. Landers, J. Jackson, D. Murphy, R. Jacobs, G. Sandstrom, E. Luke, E. Durkin. Row 2— G. Parker, M. Spiroff, H. Nichols, Y. Kinsey, Mr. Meslow, P. Baldwin, Mr. Schoenoff, F. Hembrook, L. Tyrrell, S. Mihevc. Row 3—K. Johns, R. Lundgren, J. Hladnik, B. Smith, J. Oberman, A. Hardy, J. Istenick, J. Langabaugh, D. Turner. First Semester Staff Executives Editor.J. Oberman Associate Editor.E. Mitrikeff Departments Proof Readers.D. Turner, B. Smith Copy Editors.H. Nichols, E. Luke, S. Mihevc Headline Writer.R. Lundgren Exchanges.E. Durkin Business Staff Advertising.K. Johns, J. Longabaugh, D. Murphy Sports Staff Boys’ Sports.J. Istenich, H. Landers, E. Durkin, W. Riley Girls’ Sports.L. Tyrrell, M. Spiroff Reporters.R. Hall, F. Hembrook, G. Parker, J. Jackson, G. Sandstrom Frosh Reporter.R. Jacobs Soph Reporter.G. Babel Circulation.V. Kinsey Typists.V. Kinsey, P. Balwin, E. Tasker, B. Huttleson Advisers Journalism.Edwin C. Meslow Printing.Paul L. Schoenoff