Bay View High School - Oracle Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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l.EFT: .llary Gawlcffo. ilfr. Costello. Blazzrlze fc1.rt1'0ru. ia ANC 6 E, mstsoxv. Exchanges were the editors' cle-1 i gh t s and Ed Ryczek, finding a picture of a busi- ness manager of the fair sex, clipped it, and it was later discovered tacked next to his desk. For inspiration. the boys of the staff would step to lid's desk, but alas. alas. someone abducted the picture of the comely miss. Spring came. lt was Monday. Tired, heavy heads seemed everywhere apparent in that domain. the Oracle Office. Earl Heise, that incessant writer. was the only one busy writing his column of News Iix- cerptsw. Thoughts of spring stole into the setting. Bees hummed in the air. for the windows were thrown wide open. Finally. lack made a supreme effort and checked the files to find prospective stories. but his efforts seemed fruitless. liighth hour the meeting was to be held and ideas must be gathered. But eighth hour the ideas came forth. though slowly. and the big splash was to be the Opcretta. for the issue was to be pub- ABOVE: Cle711c1zs Slojliotcski, A.v.r'f Sulf- 5c1'1'jvt1'0n illcmagezx' Alum ll'0u'i'f11'kf1, Lois Jung, ATOFIILU 5'c'lz'ielr0l, flflII'fjtIl'I'f Ram- l1a1'f01', Office Mclllfzgelx' Eleanor Kiel- fvlzzski, llytlllvllll Bolwofeirs, Dorothy Garlen. lished May 4. the day of the hrst big night when that gigantic show would be produced. Haunting the halls that week were editors and Operetta east. alike, and advisers of both these pio- jects, one supporting the other. A picture of the Operetta would best suit the occasion. so a picture was obtained and the seventh is- sue of the semester was published after days of busy editors rushing from Mrs. Royals room for sports and news to Miss Steells for shorts . lint would you know how a short-short really is born? Then read: THE STORY OF A l.lTTl.li STORY lt would be about four inches when printed-that was the little story assigned at the Monday meet- ing in the Oracle Office to one of the news writers. lint the little story was not so simple as may be supposed. lt meant interviewing a teacher and several students and that teacher was one of the busiest and most difficult to find. An appointment was made. the teacher was successfully interviewed. and the little story was written and rewritten by the faithful reporter. But alas! that fated story. when taken to the adviser for checking. was slashed to such an extent that the writer did not believe in his talent to write. .-Xgain he wrote the story. considering well all the suggestions and corrections, and this time it passed inspection and was sent to the Oracle Office to be typed by the O'I'tIf'lt' stenographer. After the task of deciphering it. it was returned to the teacher to be checked and checked. The comas were in- serted. for in ascertaining the general form of the story this mark was often omitted, and the copy was finally returned to the editor who would do justice to it and write the headline. VV'ith this duty went the necessity of determining the type of head and the placing of the story. lint since it was only a small . PAGE 28 ,

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headquarters for approval. Also, a fee of two dollars was sent with each name. CWl1at an invest- ment lj The charter members, great-great grandchildren will look up at that framed picture of Quill and Scroll members and say, Yes, that was 1ny great-great-grandfather-he signed the Magna chartaf' But February broke up our smoothly running Society of Oracle Vilorkers. Peter Topitzes gradu- ated and left a vacancy and-evil of all evils- femininity triumphed. Ruth Kroening, former asso- ciate editor, was to man the boat with a feminine hand. jack Chudnoff advanced to associate editor, his argumentation becoming more plausible, and Earl Heise, star reporter, became news editor. QThere,s a future ahead for you, Earlj Bob lialler, Dolores Stark, and VVarren Service retained their positions. Accompanying this reorganization was a total upheavel of the Oracle cabinets and desks. The desks now face the copy table. Perhaps the change was necessitated by a feeble feminine voice at the editor s desk. No backs would be turned on her! News Excerpts from Qther Papersl' was the title of the new column, familiarizing the students with new ideas from other high schools. Etiquette by Eddie Kettu was introduced when the new staff had been well launched into the semester. The Eddie Kett was Henry Schneider-that most droll humorist who sprinkles romance and chivalry through the column. . f'The '32 graduates! Bob, will you help me find them P And as lilenry Schneider was sitting at Bobls desk humming You Nasty Manu, Ruth directed her question to him also. So Bob set out to hunt for them in the hles, and Henry Schneider was rushed down to the store-room, but soon came the myster- ious call by way of the Oracle buzzer,-Miss Roberts to the rescue. See Mr. Kornn, so to Mr. Korn they rushed and were instructed upon the whereabouts of the cuts, but to their complete amazement they knew not where the laundry was- after four years , said Mr. Korn. On with the hunt to find the janitor. and finally after the key was turned in the lock. they found a plain, little room with the '32 cuts-victory ! But I must have a picture to go with that story on the editorial page, sighed Ruth, as she drew out file after file, and Josephine Roberts, newly-appointed literary editor assisting Miss Landwehr dur- ing Miss Roberts' absence. runnnaged through the drawers in the copy table. Ah, successf, said Josephine. as she drew out a cut with an obese young man attempting to save someone-the story centered about the rescue of a young lady-but upon close scrutiny, they discov- ered a beard on the victim ,in the waterfvictim of editors' revenge-the cut was flung into the drawer. The attic was explored. in search of pictures, another new domain that for years had been withheld from the inhabitants of the Oracle Office. Cuts of old-fashioned school-girls and interesting scenes were discoveredg but. as usual, the desired cut could not be found. Layouts were planned and Ruth. showing them to lX lr. Korn, explained that there were to be no big heads Qheadlinesj. No,' replied Mr. Korn, we don't want any big heads around here. Edfeilz Hzflrlvorfl. Earl lleisv, News Editor: Donald .Slt'lIIlIFL'lIUl, Rzztlz Sl'tIl'l3K'jV, illzzrgorel Hors, Hottie lesleore- ski, Dolores Stork, LI-lCl UI'j' Erlitorg ll-fory Rrmmge, Roy Odflozzr Sjvoats Edirol George Cousins, Beffy l?o.v.r, Helen Hose. PAGE 27

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TJILOVV, STANDING: Clyde Jlarvlz. S1lf7SCl'I'f7fI-011 .llaizcigclw .lfaflzildci Xflllfffl, Doris RI.I1t7I'lIV, Billing CIOrk.v,' John Illillcr, illaiiiizg Dorothy Otmteay. erlr. Sic.fx'r15D: Grace Kzzlrzlzk, ' X 'II Gmflilk, Lzllzan !31'11.r.r, JOXIII .llzllcfzi 1:d'zu411'z1' Kyra' fired Hlllllllllllll. story. it was given a number one head and was then sent down to the press. lt passed through the linotypistls hands and was made into four inches of uniform type and placed into another P1'l1lfC1'lS hands, the head,' setter's. So the little story passed on its way to glory. to be flaunted in a living newspaper. but still it had a distance yet to go. The galleys were returned to the proof reader and again cor- rections were made. This process was repeated and finally the t'yellow of the little story was pasted up in the dummy, only to be pushed out by one of the leads. Ah, saved! A space for that story was to be found in the ads and there it was placed as conspicuously as could be hoped-only to be omitted by hundreds of readers. Thus ends the history of the little story that was tlaunted before the critical eyes of the world-and so, week after week. each little story and each big story, each feature and each editorial pass from mind into being. But may we omit the English classes and their helpfulness in publishing our paper? Wleek after week Miss Lanes classes sent down news to be cast into shorts, and at Christmas time all students participated in an all-class English department representation. Miss Pierson accepted three articles from each English class and loyally gave them place in the publication. Recipes, traditions. puzzles -all were there. The att classes contributed illustrative material for any copy sent them. and their block cuts added genuine attraction to many an editorial page. Also. we would give due credit to the Creative Wlriters. who frequently occupied the entire literary page, beginning with images and culminat- ing in critical essays. VVeekly, their material was sent to the advisers, and frequently advisers wished they could sponsor a four-fold literary section. Creative XVriters kept careful track of inches published during the semester. for their instructor awarded them special credit for all published work. The advertising classes, under the leadership of Mr. Smith. took full charge of all the ad getting, securing. even in months of bad economic distress. so many ads that news had to be cut to place them. How they do it is nothing short of a miracle. just try getting a merchant to buy inches of advertising. Youill know what we mean by 'miracle'. June 14, beloved labors ended! Happy moments, supreme satisfaction in something experienced. something learned. school doors closed! ,lune meant Commencement for some of the workers of this organization, and further thrills of more labors in a living. throbbing world. Bob and Earl would still be in school to carry on the work. Josephine Roberts had the promise of another year of Oracle work. but Ruth Kroening, .lack Chudnoff, Edward Ryczek. Louis Drozewski, Dolores Stark, Margaret Ramharter were leaving as gracluates-graduates from a definite course of four years of training, also from a course in f'life with a newspaper-poignant, throbbing lifeg so they left their abode with fond memories of ham ' times, hard work. er ulexino' roblems. and vouthful hearts. 3 e. P . lf the many files and the worn-down desks could have spoken. they might have said a fond farewell, but they were last as first, permanent friendsfas were the advisers: Mr. Korn, Miss Pierson. Miss Roberts, Miss Zarlin , Mrs. Royal. Miss Landwehr, Miss Durham, Mr. Nelson Mr. Costello. and Mr. f 7 I. l. Smith. lDAGli 29 Xiaoyif. LXDfniI 'l I'lF1ii' Flufzze llczffziar lfwzzirv S'z'f1c1'd Dnrir Sze .S'1111'flz, ilfr. YltI.l'l'VV4 iVargz11'ef Ufzlcscrinvlfz' Ruth Izsflzm