Edison High School - Reflections Yearbook (Milan, OH)

Page 65 text:

Journalism Promotes Reporting, Writing Skills Journalism l students acquired skills in the techniques of interviewing, writing, reporting, and the studying of all mass media. Students were to master these areas in such a way that the reader would readily grasp and not misinterpret the story of an event. lVliss Sophia Purcell, instructor, stressed detailed descriptions of and job importance in news work. Students analyzed news media to see how much time was devoted to the various aspects of news. l Kim Graham is looking over the page layouts of the morning newspaper. Miss Purcell is helping Bob Gliatta find news paper articles. A class trip was taken to the Lorain Journal to view the actual operation of a newspaper. The stu- dents also made up their own newspapers to learn how to create balanced layouts. Upon com- pleting these layouts they wrote stories to fill them. A press conference with lVlr. Boyden and lVlr. Shifer was held to give students a better understand- ing in the actual interviewing of a news source. l Dave Gormley and Paul Slone are compiling sports statistics to write a story for the paper.

Page 64 text:

N HS Induets 17 Students Cathy Seaman is speaking on leadership. i lnduction ceremonies for the new members of National Honor Society were held lVlay 31 in the high school auditorium. At this time, senior members were introduced as well as probationary members and pledges. New inductees in the Senior class were Kathryn Agee, Paul Hoover, and Timothy Wrenn. New sophomore members were Marilyn Agee, Kathy Buehrle, Carl Burris, John Chauvin, Joan Cooley, Frances Early, James Garwood, David Gillard, Kyle Hennings, Bar- bara Hillis, Christine lVleyer, Richard lVlills, Kenneth Southworth, and Carla Wright. The message, Observations of the 70's , was delivered by lVlr. Robert Clasen from Bowling Green State University, Firelands Campus. Officers were Allen Burris, president, Bar- bara Braddock, secretary, and Catherine Sea- man, corresponding secretary. Advisers on the faculty committee were Nlrs. Margery Lindecamp, lVlrs. Rosemary Fin- nen, lVlr. Dixon lVliller, and lVlr. Ted Stoll. Seniors Daniel Leuszler, Spirit editor, Paul Hoover, academic editor, and Susan Early, activities editor, were accepted as members of Edison's John Carson chapter of Quill and Scroll. Initiation ceremonies were conducted at the journalism honors banquet held April 27 at the Homestead Inn, lVlilan. Nlrs. Renata Dryja, Lakewood High School yearbook adviser, spoke to the journalism Richard Weiss lights the candle of character at the NHS ceremony e ' ,- 't?.r, fw'Tr'z3 e'-': ' gn s .sw V, ,D - Effflg 522 . ..,,, ., ,S , f' , , fv1'g,,1-'r rj '-Qin'-, ll ' ' ii ' 1 Q.. '5 tvfaklgllt ssl, r ii W., . W 9 'YL' ,. . L. 'ff' s Tim Wrenn awards Dan Leuszler his Quill and Scroll pin as Sue Early inspects hers. students as did lVlr. James Brown area editor of the Sandusky Register. lVliss Sophia Purcell, the Spirit staff and Reflections adviser, presented the awards .1 sn 1' I X 1 7 - 32.1,

Page 66 text:

Students Learn Business Skills Typing I students learned how to operate a typewriter. Good work habits were developed, such as the ability to read and to follow direc- tions, to organize materials for work, and the ability to work efficiently. Students learned how to type personal and business letters, manuscripts, tab- ulations, and simple business forms. Personal typing was designed for the college-bound student. Students learned the basic operation of a type- writer and how to type manuscripts. Shorthand I students learned all the basic shorthand forms through the reading and copying of shorthand bus- iness letters and articles given in the textbook. Students developed the ability to write from dictation at grad- ually increasing rates of speed and to transcribe shorthand notes. Business principles was a course designed to teach students such things as the relationship be- tween production, income, and spending. The nature and function of money and credit in our business system, the wise use of personal credit, the use of the bank service, insurance, and the problems of taxation were taught. Mary Anne Boos is figuring a tax problem in business principles. Mrs. Lindecamp is instructing a typing class through the use of the mike and the headphones.