Capitol Catholic High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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Printing Fights W' on Enemy s Soil and Home Front 'The pen is mlghtxer than the sword is a statement the com plete truth of which we realxze fully todav We may call the pen propaganda whnch has been First award feature artncle ln the high school Journalism con test sponsored by Topeka Club of Pringting House Craftsmen ls by Patricia Chase 1301 West Tenth daughter of Mrs J R Capxtol Catholic high an out standmg student in Mrs Anna Birmingham s English class, and co editor of the schools year book The Shamrock Patrl clas article is here printed in observance f International Printing Week turned xnto a prmtmg press Yes prxntlng ls another of the many useful arts wh1ch has gone to war and is domg a bang up Job ln the wmmng of that war The Germans realxzed full well the all xmportance of propaganda as a potent weapon hence the fact that dur1ng the 1940 blitz London was literally showered Wlth almost as many pamphlets as wxth bombs We ve xmproved on that cunnmg device Just a httle and today messages are sent across enemy llnes from huge ar tlllery guns as well as dropped from airplanes flymg over the en emy lmes But printmg has gone to war in various ways rxght here ln Topeka We have exceeded our quota ln every bond drive contrzbuted gen erously to the blood. bank Red Cross war rehef etc and ad hered to ratronmg prxncxples chiefly because we were urged to do so and glven the reasons form complyxng thru pnntell slogans and advertxsements ID newspapers magazines, bxllboards and on newsreels Printing Opened Way From Medieval Into Modern Life The part that prmtxng has had in furthering educatxon is beyond measure It xs quxte xmpossible for us to Imagine a time when people had no books magazmes or printed materials Prmtmg IS one of the most xmportant con tributxons to civilized progress Educatxon is the general and formal word for schoolmg The first printed book a copy of the Bible was produced by John Gutenberg at Malnz ln 1456 Be fore the mventron of prmtmg book maklng was 3, laborxous proc ess Every letter had to be care fully formed by hand often t took months to copy a single manuscnpt Books were prlzed possessxons of a few Educatxon was not a matter of popular con cern ln the early Mxddle Ages but was confxned to members of the clergy With the mventnon of printing books could be pro duced in large quantxtxes at com paratxvelv shght expense Conse quently the number of people able to acquxre books mcreased great ly and the desire for educatlon especlally wxthln the new mlddle class grew xn proportion N other factor played a role of such importance xn transforming m dxeval into modern l1fe Prmtmg has helped to standard ize the English language Books have educated people ln every sub Ject xmagmable Newspapers and formed as to the current happen ings of the day Today the ln fluence of the newspaper on the wrxtten and spoken language of the people 18 far above that of any other single influence PFIZCWIHHCF ln Natlonal Contest Second award editorial in high school journalism contest spon sored by Topeka Club of Prlntlng House Craftsmen is written by Barbara Beler route 6 Topeka, a senior at Capitol Catholic high school, studying English in Mrs Anna Blrmlngham's class Her parents are Mr and Mrs G J Beier Barbara is coedltor o Shamrock her schools year book, and ls active in student dra matic productions Her article is printed in observance of Interns,- tlonal Printing Week lllomas Courtney ls Quill Scroll Winner Word has Just been received here that Thomas Courtney jun nor at Capmtol Catholxc High School was a national winner in the recent Qunll and Scroll cur rent events contest Thomas IS the son of Mr and Mrs Gerald Courtney 726 Clay Street and a nephew of the Rev Henry Courtney OSB noted Shakespearxan lecturer of St Benedncts College Atchison At a school assembly this week Thomas wlll be presented wxth a beautiful silver Quxll and Scroll pm ln recognition of his high score in a. most difficult news test W H C O I e Q O , . . V F ' y . . .. ' , . X . . ,N I , l 4 . i l 1 i . . . , ' . o - . Y . . . e- I , 5 ' Y . . . Vi - , . . . Chasei Patricia is a senior at periodicals keep the people ln- - f . - u 1 - , . . - - , - . . , 1 ' - W v ' 1 0 -.,.....,...4.. i-...4- F - s . I . . 4 ' H -1.11- . . - 'Q 1 e ' ' lv Y Y Y

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Mary Louise Artzcr Barbara Bcier Patricia Chase john Clements Thomas Courtney Bob Dennon Joann Dooley Gerald Imming Bob Kluge Mary F Murray Eva Sanderson The purpose of the National Honor Society is to create an enthusiasm for scholar ship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of American secondary schools Vary Louise Aitzer Barbara Beler Patricia Chase olm Clements julia Clements Thomas Courtney Robert Dennon loann Dooley Alberta Ixans Florence Kane Marquita Kasten Virginia Kepple Mildred Kippcs QUILL AND SCROLL SOCIETY s-iw Robert Klugc Mary F Murray Carol Ravms Eta Sanderson Alvin Schumacher Page Thml SIX Yvonne Schwartz Patricia Winkler 5 2 , 5 I - I E I . Q , A Y J . N Q

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