Edison Middle School - Wizard Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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THE ANNUAL PRINTERS When these Annual Printers printed your annual they made two pages at a time. That means that they fed a sheet of paper into the press 75 timesg the pictoral section required an extra printing for the orange background, and the eight art pages required three impressions each and the covers, inside and out, demanded four more press trips. This makes 103 impressions in all. But you know, there were 2000 other books made--206,000 times somebody's hands dipped into the press. At the same time another hand was putting a temporary sheet of scratch paper between the freshly printed sheets. ,Folding-what bliss-the Parent- Teachers Association bought us an automatic folding ma- chine, and now life's labors are lighter. But when it comes to assembling the 48 separate parts of the books the boys passed that over to senior girls. Stapling, trimming, and gluing completed three months of very intensiveactivity. Many of the boys worked not only during class period but during assembly, at noon, after school, and until late hours at night. Those who worked late, of course, came out with some money to spend for themselves. And for every minute of student's time spent, we should not forget the teacher-time that Went with it. Mr. Wells is the one we should thank for the excellent work in printing which has always characterized Edison Annuals. Lest someone think that so many fifty cent payments might mean a profit in this business of publishing our annual, just note some of the following figures. Our naner alone cost over 3400, and a little over S500 must go to the engraver who makes the cuts for all our pictures. Last year's linotyping cost was some 350. And so it goes. Page Forty-niwie

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THE ART STAFF AND THEIR WORK The theme of the art studies in the Wizard of 1930 is Modern Transportation , and the linoleum block ill-ustra- tions are representative of this theme. The unusual feature of these illustrations is that they are not only designed but are also engraved and cut in linoleum by members of our commercial art classes. Usually this engraving is done by commercial engraving firms, but our annual has the decided distinction of being a strictly student project. The excel- lence of this student Work speaks for itself. We have never had such a beautiful annual, and We are endebted to the art staff, and to Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Phillips, Whose picture appears at the top of this page, for this fact. The linoleum cuts in this book have been printed in three colors and the cover in two. In these illustrations we have tried to visualize for you travel by air, railway, Water and automobile. In our air-craft designs We have featured the large passenger dirigibles as Well as various types of Planes. Interstate and international commerce We have represented by railroad and ship designs. The automobile has its place in the commercial as Well as the social life of our nation. We are offering illustrations of fine passenger automobiles and of the huge trucks which are important units in mrdern transportation. It is this theme of modern transportation and World commerce that underlies the art studies of the 1930 Wizard. We of the art staff offer these, our best eiorts, for your consideration. Page Forty-eight Q

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FALL SEMESTER OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Yell Leader Elmer Wait Teresa Baron Beatrice Brassen Joe Burke STUDENT BODY ASSOCIATION Each year for four years the Edison students have met twice a year to elect their leaders for the semester. The student body co-operation has been marvelous. Without the co-operation of the students, the hall or yard depart- ments Would be of little service. The officers of the student body have led us to higher standards and more complete success. Edison is now in many Ways a student self-govern- ing school. 4 The Work of our faithful officers has been of fine quali- ty and the least We can do is to .try to live up to the high standards that they have set for us. Since our school opened in February, 1926, Miss Frost has been the Very capable and popular faculty sponsor of the Edison Student Body Association. SPRING SEMESTER OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Yell Leader Ishmael Williams Gertrude Burkett Blanche Wenner Leroy Danielson Page Fifty