Elyria Public High School - Elyrian Yearbook (Elyria, OH)

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Elyrian Scribes Publish Annual to Honor 12A's Appreciate Cooperation of Various Groups Elyrian Staff Left to right: 1st Row-Jane Oseka, Sophia Given, Lillian Dowdell, Virginia Stewart, Edmund Wright, 2nd Row-Jeannette Linville, Dick Bell, Bill Lersch, Betty Harrison. QBeverly Foley absentj Twice per year the Elyrian Staff publishes the Elyrian in honor of the graduating class. The mid-year issue consists of 48 pages and coverg the May issue, 96 pages plus cover. Each staff aims to publish a book that is at least a trifle dif- ferent from any of its predeces- sors. When the Elyrian started its career 21 years ago, it was a monthly magazine. With the passing years it came to be not only the Great Memory Book of every underclassman who could possibly purchase it, but the Grand Memory Book .of every graduate. . The 9A, l0B, l0A, llB, and 11A classes are each permitted to have one member on the staff, while the 12B and 12A classes each have two members. Staff members must have no grade lower than B in English and no grade lower than C in other subjects. They meet daily the eighth period in room 105. The planning of the book, the acquisition of the cooperation of the students in the photography, the sales drive, the writing of copy, conferences with the ad- viser about copy, the proof- reading, the checking and double-checking-all these take hours and hours. However, no member ever asks to be dropped from the staff. He feels he is having a good time along with che work. Members of previous staffs have held positions of responsi- bility and honor on college an- nuals and newspapers. They point with pride to the achieve- ments of scribes who learned a little of the technique of the craft while on the Elyrian staff. Oliver Townsend was Editor- in-Chief during the first semes- terg Dick Bell fills the position this semester. An extensive advertising cam- paign was staged this semester, consisting of two sets of posters together with a contest. The first 18 posters were pictures of faces cut 'in half with a large question mark near them. These announced the coming of the guessing contest in which photographs of half the faces of A . i. Fourteen Jack Meyer and Jeanne McCray appeared a week apart in the O. P. S. window on Broad Street. The first student who pre- sented in writing the next morning at 8:10 at the box office window the correct name of the half face received in each case a slip entitling him to a free copy of the Elyrian. Doris Starchbill and Faith Krueck were the winners. Second prizes were tickets to the Capitol Theatre. The second set of posters an- nounced the Elyrian Subscrip- tion Drive April 9 to 12. All the semester the staff has been very busy compiling the material for the book. The Staff appreciates the assistance given by students and teachers, and wishes to thank all friends who have cooperated, especially the Day Studio, the Canton Engraving and Electro- type Company, the Lorain Printing Company, the Ohio Public Service Company, and the Capitol Theatre.

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Librar Promotes Interest in Good Books 28 Students Aid Miss Scott with Display, Routine Library activities this year in- cluded much interesting Work besides the necessary checking of books, and aiding in supplemen- tary classroom work. Book Week was observed in a colorful manner, involving a Hobby Horse display, as well as informative exhibits of new books. Lists of all books per- taining to a certain hobby were indicated by a unique poster ar- rangement by means of which one could follow a book trail and visit various ports of inter- est and find books at cited places that would explain further the pictorial signs. The Hobby Horse Exhibit in the library during Book Week was prepared almost entirely by the assistants. The exhibit con- sisted of collections, projects and various displays of hobbies of some of the 200 students who registered their hobbies in Miss Scott's book. Another feature of Book XVeek,' in the library was a li- brary ladder showing the dif- ferent steps a book goes through before being ready for circula- tion. The chairman of the commit- tee who worked on preparation for book week was Carl Davies, Bill Stegman did the lettering on the posters and signs. Art students also helped with the work. For Open House Night on March 13 the assistants built a house which was covered with the colorful jackets of new books added to the library. They also dressed dolls to represent famous characters in fiction, and arranged the dolls about the house of book covers. The 28 students who assist Miss Scott during the different periods at the library have vari- ous duties. Dick Fey, John Lersch, Dick Bell, and Milton Gross check the students' books as they leave the library. This system of check- ing students' books has recently been adopted, not because the Library Helpers students are not trusted, but be- cause sometimes, intent upon other things, they forget to leave library books behind. This system saves time and incon- venience. During the first semester the assistants helped Miss Scott give instructions to the 9B's on the use of library books, the classi- fication, and the use of the card catalogue. The assistants are selected be- cause of their willingness to be of service, their cooperation in observing rules, their initiative, and their ability to assume re- sponsibility. New books have been added to the library from time to time this year, and the purchase of these books was made possible by the Norman Strong Mussey en- dowment fund of S1200, which was established in his memory by his mother, and with this fund she also gave the school his picture which may be seen in the library. Left to right: lst Row--Russell Dean, Dick Fey, Carl Davies, Harry Wasserman, John Lersch, Milton Gross, Dick Bellg 2nd Row-Richard Gates, Jeannette Linville, Irene Stutz, Anne Stolz, Evelyn Young, Helen Myers, Louise Ramser, Margaret Herold, Emma Curtis, Beverly Foley, 3rd Row- Dorothe Melton, Betty Robertson, June Gregory, Merle VanOster, Beverly Barchard, Catherine Kac- zay, Irene Post, Mary Kiehm, Ann Lugas, Florence Sellers. Tlairl een

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Cub Reporters Learn Newspaper Craft Pi- 21' Interviews, Writing, Proof Reading, Dummying Attract Every two weeks on Thurs- day morning during home room period the school newspaper, the Elyria High Herald, is sold. Last semester Florence Sellers was editor-in-chief, this semes- ter Virginia Stewart acts in that capacity. Every semester the personnel of the staff is com- pletely changed. The photo- graph below shows the workers of both semesters. The Herald Staff is selected from the journalism classes by means of tryouts, and, the brunt of the publishing of the news- paper is undertaken by these people. Each member of the staff frequently voices some such statement as the following: Few students or teachers know the prodigious amount of work it takes to get one issue of the Herald to its readers. Yet, in spite of all the work, I like the rush and go of it allf' Each reporter is assigned to certain news sources, the cover- age of which requires interviews with students, teachers, citizens, school officials, parents, or alum- ni. Editor and aoviser try ever to be on the alert for tips for news stories, feature articles, and editorials so that the re- porters, even if their scent for news seems dulled, may have plenty of assignments and there- by get plenty of practice in the art of writing. Accuracy is stressed-accur- acy in reporting what the person interviewed said as well as ac- curacy in the mechanics or composition. J. Clare George, city editor of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, each semester, on the day a cer- tain issue was sold, spent one period with the staff evaluating their paper with them. His statement, The omission ofia comma in a telegram ruined a big business concern and the details pertaining thereto im- pressed the staff anew with the need of accuracy and depend- Herald Staffs ability. William Herman Lovejoy, '19, who has been with the Theatre Guild in New York City for several years, spoke to the Staff on March 15 about the relation- ship between the stage and journalism. Karl Eady, ,33, who is study- ing now at Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania, spoke on April 16 about Hookless Fasteners. The preparation of each issue of the Herald follows a certain routine though the experiences of each reporter are never dupli- cated in the work he does for two issues. Arrangements are made for complimentary copies for mem- bers of the Board of Education and for mailing copies to other schools with whom papers are exchanged. Each staff visits the local newspaper at some time during the semester. Left to right: lst Row--Harriett Hallaurer, Mary Johnson, Betty Thatcher, Jane Shively, Audrey Mc- Callister, Virginia Stewart, Florence Sellers, Virginia Zaiser, Jane Oseka, Florence Van Keuren, Mary Bayleyg 2nd Row-Merle VanOster, Esther Schulz, June Seeley, Sadie Vie Wurts, Virginia Brun- ger, Esther Rowley, Georgia Barbaresso, Eleanor Krugman, Althea Bennett, Martha Dwyer, Bob Vanekg 3rd Row--Francis Flood, Joseph Tonry, Vernon Comerford, Bob Lee, Bob Smith, Barrett Reed, Earl Demos, Harold Spinks, Raymond Peloquin. IK X, ' pfx I b a Y I Fifteen: ' Q MW m J . X Q