Coker College - Milestone Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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tisements in on time. Her assistants, Lynnette Brinson, Sarah Burgess, Bonnie Cone, Pat Crawford, Mary Alma Gee, and Shirley Land, pounded the pave- ment. “Please, sir, won’t you buy an ad for Coker’s newspaper, The Peri- scope?” “Well, I know he has plenty of money after all the things we buy from him—let’s go in!” “Please, Ginny, can’t we go home now, my feet are killing me!” Artist Mary “Holmes doodled and drew, and erased and drew again, finished her last minute detailing, It was almost time for the deadline and typists Barbara Dibble, Nancy King, and Ann McGuirt kept the type- writers typing around the clock. Even when all of the articles have been typed, no one can relax. There are additional articles to be written—an edi- torial, the last minute news on the dance. An inch has to be added to this or that column and an inch taken away from another. After hours of proof- reading, checking, and retyping, Martha Nell Bouknight, the Copy Editor, is in charge of the last proof-reading and correcting. The final proofs are finally sent to The Hartsville Messenger to be printed. The Messenger always does a good job of printing The Periscope, and they are always returned quickly. It is after The Periscope has been printed that the work of Exchange Editor Betty Barnes begins. Betty is responsible for seeing that other colleges get our newspaper. Circulating Manager Dixie Whittington sees that each student and each member of the faculty and staff gets a Periscope. And at last, we can plop on our beds and eagerly read the long-awaited Periscope. We are not really aware of the long hours and hard work that has made it possible, and seldom do we think to give our thanks and appreciation Prccy Stocner, Business Manager to the staff. And so we say now, “Hats off to the be st staff and college news- i paper in the South!” Seated: Lee, Dibble, McGuirt, Brinson, Gee, Standing: Whittington, Blakeney, Burgess, Cone, P. Stogner—Business Manager, James, Land.

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112 Seated: D. McCracken—Editor, Holroyd. Standing: Barnes, Johnson, Bouknight, Fisher, Youngblood, Kay, Dr. C. A. Sisson—Sponsor, Holmes, Bell, Jones, Umbers. Dotores McCrAckEN, Editor The Periscope The Periscope is Coker’s newspaper, published twice a month, It is edited by students who are interested in journalism, and is widely read by all who are interested in Coker College. The newspaper is sponsored by Dr. Charles A. Sisson. The Periscope is a member of the South Carolina Collegiate Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press. It takes busy and alert minds, fast fingers and eager but tired feet to make up the hectic life of The Periscope staff. This does not include, of course, the headaches and worries of Editor Dolores McCracken and Assistant Editor Mary Kay. “Mary, that’s a darling cartoon!” “I know, but, Dolores, you know how cartoons detract in the contest!” And so they must make the decisions. “Do you think the students will like this or is it too stiff?” “I know the fac- ulty won't approve of that!” “That article is just too long!” Dolores had chosen her staff in the spring, so that when school opened in the fall, work could begin immediately. The freshmen were eager to read the first Periscope! News Editor Elaine Johnson had to get news from each club and denomi- national organization. Then she and Susan Holroyd, Feature Editor, had to choose the most interesting articles—articles which would appeal to both faculty and students. Reporters Jo Ann Bell, Tricia Fisher, Beverly Jones, Priscilla Umbers, and Jean Youngblood were constantly on the go trying to keep up with the latest happenings. They had to interview students and faculty members for special articles. They went about the campus asking such things as “What do you want for Christmas?” “What is your favorite food?” “Do you like Elvis?” Betty Crawford, Periscope’s Sports Editor, had to keep up with the latest tournaments and scores and find out who’s won what. Advertising Manager, Virginia, was busy prodding her staff to get the adver-

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114 LinpA GAusE, Editor Left to Right: Crawford, Gause—Editor, Dr. Sisson—Sponsor, Fisher. Che Gateway Coker students who are especially interested in literature have a chance to express themselves in Coker’s literary magazine, the Gateway. Each year, contributions are made to the magazine, and the best selections of essays, short stories, sketches, and poetry are chosen. Awards are offered for the best work in each division. The material submitted to the Gateway must be carefully read and re-read. Only a limited number of the articles contributed can be published, and the staff must choose these few selections carefully. The Gateway is comprised of only the best articles written by the student authors. When Editor Linda Gause and Assistant Editor Patricia Craw- ford have chosen the articles to be published, the layout must be planned. There are many conferences with Art Editor Patricia Fisher. The selections must be appropriately illustrated, and the illustrations must fit the layout. When the final layout is finished, typists go to work, hurrying to meet the deadlines. A cover must be chosen and then the proof-sheets corrected. Not until then is the staff's work complete. At last every student has her Gateway and indeed, it is proudly read by all. Perhaps these are our authors and poets of tomor- row—these that have taken up their pens and with devotion and self-expression have given us the Gateway to beauty.