Austin High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Fiity years ago the first Maroon and White came off the press. I t was in pamphlet form and featured stories, poems, jokes, and news of athletic events, a kind of combination newspaper and literary magazine with a paper cover, published in the interest of Austin High Schoo1 ,' and it sold for ten cents. It was small in size but large in significance, because it was the forerunner of the 49 volumes that have followed and of the many more which are to come. During the early years the Ianuary and Iune numbers were dedicated to the seniors and were called annua1s. 4

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ln January ot 1925 the Maroon and White divided into two publications. The newspaper phase began its separate career as the Austin Times: and the yearbook, retaining the original name, continued to be issued twice a year as a semi-annual until 1931. Since then it has come out only once a year. ln 1950 the first padded cover was ottered, but it was available only to seniors and was embossed with the owner's name in gold letters. The large 9 x 12 size book was a new feature ot 1951. Throughout the years there have been many changes in form, size, style, statt, and sponsors: but two things have remained constant for titty years-the name ot Maroon and White and the purpose, the interest ot Austin High School. '