Eagle Rock High School - Totem Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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0 In l93O the fnrst Totem was publnshed It was a small paper bound book hardly more than a pamphlet but It was the beglnnnng of a tradltnon one whtch was upheld even through the hard years by an ambltuous staff and a supporting student body ln l933 at the height of the depression the Totem was prlnted and put together nn the school prunt shop It consisted of about thrrty pages was Issued semu annually and sold for twenty flve cents To us such a book seems small and incapable of representing our school but nts publncatton at that time showed that to the student body the year book was nmportant As times became more prosperous the Totem Increased nn slze and excellence addeng many new features The plan by which the staff was gaven a perlod and school crednt for :ts work resulted In good work and a fanr dustrubutnon of responsubllrty In l94O although the number of subscruptnons dnd not warrant a school year book the staff got out a Sensor book Ilmnted ln scope to the sensor class tnterests The next year because of Inadequate student support no book was publlshed But many among the students and faculty dad not wnsh to gzve up thus tradrtlonal feature of our school lnfe Begmnnng ln September l94l a group of students representung the drfferent met each Thursday morning under Sumner Davls as charrman and edntor for the wunter term An annual In place of the former sem: annual was planned the theme chosen and work started The drnve for subscriptions promlsed adequate student support In the sprung term these meetungs were abandoned and the work was continued under the sponsors with Francesse Altheuser edltor for the summer term Bully Barnett assistant editor and Mary Lou Matthews assocuate editor working during the suxth pernod and after school getting the maternal for the book together The cover was designed by Elleen Bolz and the very effectnve block prrnts made by Llllle Ann Klllen The wrnte ups and feature themes were handled by Marguerite Barte and Ernest Bouveron of the winter class and Beryl l-lazelton Bull Barnett, Lots Maag Ruth Kratz Dean Paul of the summer class Dawn Schroeder and Margle Bays took charge of the calendar Bob Odell reported the athletnc events All of these contrubuted capably to the publnshung of thus book Wuth grateful acknowledgments to all who have had a part In maknng thus book and to the sponsors we the editors now present to you the student body the l942 Totem Although condutlons of National Defense have made the work more dufflcult the book has been completed We hope thus record of the year s actnvutues wall be a loved and valued possession FRANCESSE ALTHEUSER classes, sponsored by Mr. Dutcher, Mrs. Vaudreuil, Miss Wood, and Mr. Stock,

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