Decatur High School - Decanois Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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atinual Svrhnlatatir Iirraa Aaanrtatinn 1954 ALL-AMERICAN YEARBOOK CRITICAL SERVICE m ay ' WZ 753 Q . In recognition of its merit.: is awarclecl jfirst Qlllass ilannnr Rating in tlxe Fourteentll National Yearlnools Critical Ser111're of the Nat1'onalScAolast1'c Press Assoc1'at1'on atq tlle University of MI-HHESOIH, Department ofJour11a11'sm, this .First clay of Nozfemlmer, 1934. A M PP'D ' y Bignmnmu uf lmnu 1. mrlnn . . hymn nl Inu A - hnllnu n ln . . . nn - - I h - .bac QIQTZA-5 n n in urn 1 THE NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC PRESS ASSOCIATION The National Scholastic Press Association at the University of Minnesota reviews over six hundred high school and college annuals each year. They grade these books according to their merits, issuing a certificate of rating to each. The All-American award is the highest honor to be given. This is awarded to a small number of annuals yearly but, as yet, has never been given to the Decanois. The second highest rating, that of Superior, was won by the 1934 Decanois. In scoring the annuals for awards, the books are divided into classes based upon the number of students in the schools represented. Each phase of the book is not only scored but a written criticism to explain the scoring is mailed to the school sending the annual. Printing, photography, and engraving are considered along with the financial rating of the book. The amount of space given to school activities, the kind of activities represented, the snapshots, and features are other items criticized. Each year the rating of the previous Decanois is of particular value to the 116W Decanois staff.

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Miss Mary English was graduated from the De- catur High School in 1884. From 1901 until her resignation in 1932 she taught Latin is the high school, and served as head of the language depart- ment. For many years she was senior class adviser, So closely is the history and development of the high school identified with her that the senior class of 1935 wishes to express its appreciation of her service to the school. :sg r For thirty years Miss Olive Bear was a teacher in the Decatur High School. In 1929 she was forced to resign from the faculty because of poor health. At the time of her resignation she was head of the English Department. The high school regards her as a valuable friend and desires to honor her in this issue of the Decanois, for which she was a most capable adviser.

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