Denison High School - Monarch Yearbook (Denison, IA)

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. . . journalism Flrst Row: Left to right - Paul Olsen, Patsy Retman, Sally Jewell, Mrs. Edwin Coen, Sally Johnson, Frank Holland, Dan Hanlgan, Sec- ond Bow - Dale Hoftmeler, Bryce Wlnn, Dlek Runge, Eddie Bailen, Jack Goeser. Bob Brannon, Dick Kapfer. HE first semester journalism class was primarily con- cerned with the bi-weekly publication of the Monarch News. Thirteen students set a new record by selling over two hundred copies of one edition. Nlfeekly duties of the journalism students included writing current news articles and feature stories, selling advertisements to business firms, and distributing the paper. Headline stories throughout the semester included: Yearbook Dedicated to Woodall, Ruch, Rose Ann Reiff Is Crowned As Queen, t'Petersen Selects 'Little Worri- en', and Monarchs Meet Manning In Sectional Tourna- ment. Equally important was the production of the 1954 annual, and much time was spent selling advertisements for the year- ly edition. The majority of the necessary advertisements were sold before the semester ended, and the completion of the annual remained for the second semester class. Each student in the class had a specific job which con- tributed to the publication of the paper. Bob Brannon, Dan lflanigan, and Eddie lzlailen filled the sports page with play by play descriptions of basketball and football games. predic- tions, honors won by athletes in the competitive sports, and intramural activities. Frank llolland covered Pep Club and the homecoming, Sally Jewell was the band correspondent, and library news was reported by .lack Goeser. Dale Hoff- meier, Paul Olsen, and Bryce Wlinn wrote numerous articles on the FFA organization and classroom stories. Sally john- son, Dick Kapfer, and Pat Retman wrote on-the-spot stories of current news. Dick Runge was in charge of the cartoon section, which was featured in the paper this year for the first time. The paper also contained personal sketches of the new teachers and feature stories on alumni and social happenings. ,54-

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X S the second semester journalism class sits back to re- flect on what has happened during the publication of this annual, they remember how startled they were when they first heard Mrs. Edwin Coen, their sponsor, using such terms as 'fdeadline, block, delete, cut, make up, lead, and dozens of other terms entirely foreign to them. However, as the days went by, they soon became aware that these words were just ordinary journalistic expressions. They also recall how hard they worked, under the con- stant pressure of deadlines, while writing copy for the annual, publishing the Monarch News, selling ads for the annual and the paper, as well as the annuals and newspapers themselves. To fill the pages of this book and the paper, journalists found themselves covering such events as assembly programs, class plays, basketball games, the junior-senior prom and ban- quet, contests, and projects of the various departments of the school. The Writing of the class will and prophecy also fell upon the shoulders of this group. So as the year comes to an end, students enrolled in the second semester journalism class can look back and reflect on how earnestly they worked while learning to headline their stories, proofread their copy, and book in both 11ews- paper and annual dummies. They also remembered how they studied the structure of the news story, the formation of the summary lead, and the composition of the feature story, hu- man interest story, and editorial. ' 7X . First Row-Harley Godberson, Jane Boeck, Janice Jaaeks. Second Row- Bradley Tate, Phyllis North, Nancy Retman, Bob Brannon Blair Baugh- man. Third Row - Barry Moel er, Edgar Brandenburg, Mary Brodersen, Dan Hanigan, Joe Zeiman, Bruce Gary. Fourth Bow - Donna Lueck, Paul Olsen, Bob Harder, Bud Welch, Jim Christensen. -55-