Bay City Junior College - Crucible Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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Fines We Bil, E fession, the Crucible was published this year as an all-student projcct. A S A Laboratory for students who plan on entering the journalism pro- New editorial policies and a new typographical dress made the bi-weekly newspaper a popular organ of campus news. Edmund Arnold, editor-in-chief, headed a particularly strong staff, which ‘included five former editors of high school publications. Alice Arnold was associate editor in charge of copy. Bruce Hayden, Walter Cramer, Francis Barnett, and Katherine Lourim made up the sport staif. Members of the re- portorial staff were; Jack Bannister, Virginia Bialy ,Robert Birchard, Marie Ceglarek, Betty Clymer, James Crocker, Rosemary Dunlop, Walter Hewitt, Walter Moeller, Emmett O’Hare, Robert Rush, Edna Smith, Helen Sullivan, Winifred Thompson, Jack Turner, and Ruth Watson. It is the practice at Bay City for the outgoing editor to choose his successor. Betty Clymer, whose nomination was confirmed by the Student Council, will take over the Crucible editorship for the next year. The highlights of the Crucible’s reportorial efforts was the publication of the first interview ever given the press by Cornelia Otis Skinner, famed actress, who was interviewed by Alice Arnold. Edmund Arnold was granted an interview with Richard B .Harrison, ‘“‘de Lawd”’ of ‘‘The Green Pastures” and, with George Sarle, reported the usually taciturn author Paul de Kriuf’s views on college education. The annual custom of conducting the campus popularity contest was con- tinued with thirteen students being named. Crucible staffmen also acted as tellers for the primary Student Council elections. The Christmas issue of the paper was a special literary issue and featured the poetry of several of Jaycee’s aspiring poets. The ponular ‘“‘Ghost Writer’? who ladled out school gossip was Jack Tucker. Edmund Arnold conducted the chatter column, ‘“‘Around the Campus,” and Walter Cramer dashed off ‘“‘Snort Shorts’. Arnold, Arthur Crebassa, and Mary Jane Kirchman were “The Poet Scorners’’. Miss Nellie McGregor was the Staff advisor and members of the faculty committee on nublications of which she is chairman, are Miss Matilda Schroeder and Mr. A. E. Stiles. Top Row—Hewitt, Lourim, Rush. Second Row—E. Arnold, Miss MeGregor, Thompson, Cramer. Third Row—Ceglarek, Smith, A. Arnold: Fourth Row—Clymer, Sullivan.

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T bee) @ Bay CBRL. Publications Top Row—Tucker, Washington, Morrow, Lourim, McCauley. Second Row—Birchard, Bailey, Ceglarek, Lang, Wenger. ne wee Miss McGregor, Fritz, Clymer, E. Arnold. Fourth Row—Watson, Bessyngier, Sullivan, A. Arnold, Beyer. HE Staff which published this annual graduation edition of the Crucible was headed by Edmund Arnold, editor-in-chief. Bruce Hayden was photo- graphy editor and Alice Arnold had charge of the copy. The staff was divided into four sections; classes, activities, sports, and art. Edna Smith, Rosamond Lang, Margaret Morrow, Virginia Bialey, Marie Ceglarek, and Clifton Wenger worked on the graduate section of the book. Recording campus activities were Robert Birchard, Georgia Washington, Jack Tucker, Betty Clymer, Ruth Watson, and Milton Brown. The sports staff was made up of Winifred Thompson, Clifford Swanson, Katherine Lourim, and Francis Barnett. Helen Sullivan, Irene Bessyngier and Dolores Beyer did the art work. Miss McGregor was the faculty advisor. During the past year the Crucible staff was granted the office space for which it had been asking for years. On authorization of the Student Council, one of the conference rooms off the Jaycee reading room has been set aside for the use of publications staffs and equipment is being purchased by the Council. The editor for the 1935 annual has not been named. Changes made in the Student Union constitu- tion last year provide that the yearbook editor shall be named during the first semester of the year of the book’s publication. The book, as usual, was financed by appropria- tions from the Student Activity Fund. All the woik on the book was done by students; no professional help was used in either photography or makeup. Distribution was free to every regularly enrolled Jaycee student. Editor [24]

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TLHE CRUCIBLE Student Council Top Row—Harvey, Merrit, Coup, Cramer. Second Row—Thompson, McMullen, Schmidt. Third Row—Brown, Dean Butterfield. HAT the cause of student government is growing at Bay City Junior College is evidenced by the interest that has been shown in the Student Council and the wide range of activities that the group has undertaken this year. In one of the most hotly contested elections in the history of the college, Milton Brown was elected president according to the terms of the new consti- tution which was adopted last spring. The other sophomore members were Walter Cramer, Paul Harvey and Winifred Thompson. Freshman represen- tatives were James Green, John Coup, Don Schindehette and Mary Schmidt. Ford Merritt and Dorothy McMullen were later chosen to fill the vacancies left by Green and Schindehette’s resignation. For the first time, direct primaries were used to nominate candidates. Schmidt was chosen to fill the post of secretary and Thompson was her assistant. Harvey headed the important finance committee which appropriated funds from the student activity fees to the various campus organizations. Cramer was student athletic manager. Through the activities of the committee, work- ing with the faculty members, Mr. French and Mr. Martin, the school was allotted two tennis courts which were constructed as a local CWA project. Schindehette and McMullen shared the duties of the sale and distribution of Jaycee pins. Coup as head of the calendar committee reported all Jaycee events and the scrap-book committee under Betty Loveland filed all notices which the local press gave to the institution. The assemblies were in charge of the student chairman, Green, who was succeeded by Merritt, and featured a variety of talent, not only from the college and local groups, but also from neighboring colleges. Clarence Schultz was [26]