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

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--ldcline Dzikirwicz, Office Manager speedy typing. Arthur Umbs and Norman Stolz, co-business managers, are carefully planning the layout for their ads, when Bob Kaller bree-zes in. Everything Hmsf be finished tonight. Here, write a number two head for this story, and think up a snappy column head. Alice Enders, famous for her quick stepping Qshe was tennis champion last yearj, grabs the stack of papers and pages through for any editorial-page material she can find. Nothing like writing headlines on a11 empty stomach, somebody chirps cheerfully between short jabs at the paper. By Monday morning, all of the copy has been set up by the printers, and the proof has been sent to school. The proof readers, Betsy Schroeder, Eleanor Kujawa, Verne Schuette, and Mary Ann O,Hara, are kept busy checking copy, search- ing for the correct spelling of names, and attempting to figure out the correct assemblage of transposed lines. VVilliam Paulik, the mailing clerk, has his big day when the newspapers arrive, for he must see that the Oracle is mailed to dozens of schools throughout the country, and also to speakers and guests who have a write-up in the issue. The bookkeepers, Dorothy Geske and June Steinacher, are always busy. Every night they stay until five ofclock, working over sets o-f books for the Oracle. The billing clerks are Lucille Scheibel and Florence Smukowski. They, also, have a con- tinuous job . The Christmas issue was the largest newspaper ever pub- lished by Bay View. For the first time in the history of the school paper, a ten-page paper was published. The combined efforts of over thirty-five regular reporters, assisted by many student contributors and artists. were represented. The entire advisory staff supervised the work. Poems, stories, and essays, contributed by Miss Lane's Creative VVriting class and the English classes, were featured on double literary pages. Christmas etchings lined the outside margins of the editorial page-spread, and the smiling face of Santa Claus greeted the readers as they opened the paper. In recognition of their Work on the Oracle, eight students were elected to Quill and Scroll, and were presented with gold pins by Mr. Fritsche at the Thanksgiving day program, namely, Robert Kaller, Earl Heise, Josephine Roberts, Alice Enders. RaypOddone, Jeanne Oxnam, Daisy Estes, and Clyde March. Staff changes were again necessary at the beginning of semeste-r two. Earl Heise became edito-r-in-chief of the Oracle bi-weekly newspaper, and Donald Schmechel, star reporter, associate editor. The position of alumni editor was awarded to Genevieve Bloch, whose Hnose for newsl' resulted in many ex- cellent f'tips on stories. UPPER PICTURE: Gencvievfe Bloch, Dolores Stiatl, Leara Gilder, Robert Daiwa, .lorry Pries, Edward H1lfC1lF'7Z.Y, Donald farrel SEATED: Clyde lldarch, Circulation Manager, Mary Karnage STaNDING: l7Vill1'am Wesfplzal, John Olauglz- l .Mary Karas, Typist Goldie Krisberg, Typist Regina Neitzcl, Typist PAGE 2 2

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Robert Kaller, Editor-in-Chief, Semester I The Newspaper Come 011, Eolksg right this way. See the greatest side show ever presented to any audience. Right this way,'l cried the barker amid the blare of the East Indian side show band as the curtain opened upon the Oracle newspaper rally which swung under way Vllednesday, September 26, 1934, in the auditorium. f'Right this way, folks. The show begins in a minute,' continued Robert Kaller, the editor-in- chief of the official bi-weekly publication of the Bay View High.School. The audience was literally taken inside the big tent, and the East Indian Side Show, an original production, was staged by Miss De la Huntls fifth hour speech class, assisted by Mr. J. Smith's salesmanship classes, the art department, and the school band. Following the show, Bob Kaller dropped his role as the barker, spoke to the audience as the editor-in-chief of the Oracle, and introduced the associate editors, Josephine Roberts and Earl Heiseg the literary editor, Alice Enders, the sports editor, Ray Oddoneg and the circulation manager, Clyde March. After a busy week of campaigns, Clyde March, assisted by Gilbert Bruder, announced the success of the rally, and the work of the 1934-35 Oracle began in earnest. Many changes were made in the organization of the staff. Warren Service, news editor of the Oracle during the first semester of 1933, passed away on June 27, following a long illness. Ted Gates was appointed news editor in his place, and Jack O'Laughlin became assistant sports editor. New staff positions were o-pened, and Dolores Stintl and Leo-ra Gilder became the club editors. Mary Ramage was named the alumni editor. K'West-Wood Shavings and Double You and Ditto, the two new humor columns were placed in the hands of Williani Weistphal and Houston Woo-d. After a meeting of the Oracle Advisory staff consisting of Mr. Costello, Miss Durham, Mr. Korn, Miss Landwehr, Miss Pierson, Miss Roberts, Mrs. Royal, Mr. Smith, Miss Steel, and Miss Zarling, the plans for a single staff were announced and instead of the two- staffs of last semester working on alternate issues, one staff was formed to work on every issue. Line books and rating cards were introduced. Each reporter was required to clip all of his published material and mount it in a scrap book. The advisors began a system of rating cards which contain a record of punctuality, dependability, and the general worth of stories. These records govern the pro- motions on the Oracle staff and election to Quill and Scroll, National Honorary Society of High School journalists. Witness a typical Friday, half past four! Every one in the Oracle office is busy. The stenographers, Marjorie Sanfo-rd, Regina Neitzel, Mary Karas, Goldie Krisberg, Vivian - Riemann, and -lane Kubiak, headed by Ade- line Dzikiewicz, stop every once in a while to rest their tired lingers after hours of Earl H else, Editor-in-Chief, Semester II PAGE 21 L....C .,1.,,., Roland Tfwirzem, Ass't Business Manager Arthur U mbs, Business Manager

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A number of aspiring wits competed for the humor editorship, which was finally given to Robert Doine and Donald Iarrell. Norman Stolz, who was co-manager with Arthur Umbs, became ill during the early part of the first semester, and was unable to attend school. As a result, Arthur Umbs held the positio-n of business manager alone throughout almost the entire year. Because of the graduation of Clyde March, circulation manager of the Oracle for two consecutive years, his right-hand man, Gilbert Bruder, was promoted to fill his position. Kenneth Barbian then be- came the assistant circulation manager. In the first issue of the new semester, a Who's Who in Bay View contest was begun. Ray Oddone had charge of the contest, assisted by Mr. Kyper, the Oracle photographer. For each issue, Ray selected so-me prominent student, and Mr. Kyper then took a back-view photograph of the indi- vidual. The picture was published in the Oracle above a coupon, which was filled out by the readers. The coupon provided space for the name of the person in the picture and the position or honor which that student held in Bay View. At the end of the contest, everyone entering was asked to mount his pictures and solutions. Mr. Boerner, Miss De la Hunt, and Miss Melchior judged, and their decision was based upon accuracy, neatness, and originality. The winner received a 1935 Oracle Annual with his name engraved upon it in gold letters. ' The What Do You Thinkn column gave the students and faculty a chance to voice their opinions on current topics. The affairs of the semester ran smoothly. The Spring issue of the Oracle was a large and outstand- ing issue, containing an additional two- pages. The front page featured Bay View in the springtime, and displayed a three-column picture of the park with the school in the background. The two feature pages co-ntained contributions from the Creative Writing class, and from the English classes. Every member of the Oracle staff has been trained to look for human interest stories, but probably none of them realizes how much human interest material he or she represents individually. These oft-quoted lines from the Mother Goo-se rhymes: And everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go can easily be applied to several of the staff members. VVherever Io- Roberts goes, Alice Enders is sure to fol- lo-w, or vice versa. Mrs. Royal and Miss Landwehr, often spoken of as the twins, lead a united school-life, sharing each otherls work and pleasures. Miss Roberts' street-car pass too frequently serves a two-fold purpose. Besides being the means of her transportation to and from scho-ol, it is always being borrowed for use by the staff members in sending copy to the printers and in returning proof. Jerome Roloff and Genevieve Bloch soon received the reputation of being the official mes- sengers of the Oracle - - finally returning the best message of all - the Amzual is coming! Florence Smuleowski, Billing Clerk -- Clyde Zllarch, Circulation Manager Dorothy Geske, Bookkeeper Gilbert Bruder, Asslt Circulation Manager Lucille Schiebel, Billing Clerk W'illiaML Paulile, Mailing Clerk Donald Schmechel, Associate Editor Josephine Roberts, Associate Editor Theodore Gales, News Editor Alice Enders, Literary Editor Ray Odclorze, Sports Editor PAGE 2 3 'Associate Editor ' Edit r Jo Roberts Literary de: 5Alice En S '