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

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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

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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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rv' Hi-Y Cultivates Friendship In, Out of School Boys, Bob Goacher Advising, Plan Programs, Pleasures With 50 junior and senior boy members seeking to create, maintain, and extend through school and community high standards of Christian character, Senior H-Y meets every Tues- day night at 7:15 at the Y. M. C. A. with Robert Goacher, boys' secretary, as adviser. A staff of four officers guides the affairs of the organization for one semester. During the first semester Ralph Fey was president, Jack Meyer, vice- presidentg Charles Bush, secre- tary, and John Lersch, treasurer. A. N. Smith and W. L. Vaughn, teachers from the high school, gave two interesting talks before the club. At sev- eral meetings members were per- mitted to swim in the Y pool. At the mid-year change of ofiicers James Schumar became the president and Richard Fey vice-president. At that time Ted Underhill was elected trea- surer and Charles Bush secre- tary. On February 22 the club sponsored a dance at Spring Val- ley Country Club. At the meeting before the dance Mrs. XV. H. Stark spoke on etiquette. At several meet- ings the president, James Schu- mar, led some lengthy discus- sions on vital subjects such as the sales tax. Motion pictures of the Elyria-Lorain game were shown at one meeting by Ver- non Comerford and Joseph Tonry, two members of the club. Sojilo Boys Active Junior Hi-Y is made up of boys of the sophomore class only and has a membership of about 40. Robert Goacher, boys' sec- retary, is adviser. The club is headed by four officers who serve for one semester. During the first semester of this year the oflicers were: Lester Drage, president, Bill Stark, vice-presi- dent, Ray Yost, secretary, and Leo Meyer, treasurer. Senior Hi-Y The club was headed during the second semester by Robert Rheineck as president, Henry Hart, vice-president, Leroy Moody, secretary, and Russell Gleason, treasurer. Motion pic- tures of the Elyria-Lorain game were shown at one meeting by members of the club and two old-time baseball players, Mr. M. F. Peer and Mr. J. C. Mcll- veen gave talks before the club at another meeting. I rc'sb1mz11 Boyx Organize Freshman Hi-Y is a compara- tively new organization which has not been thoroughly or- ganized until the second semes- ter of this year. Richard Krebs, recently graduated from high school, is the adviser. The same staff of officers has been in charge of the club for the whole year: Dale Cornelius, president, Harvey Abramoska, vice-president, Paul Malenchini, treasurer, and Tom Banville, secretary. Left to right: lst Row-Fred Oldfield, Bob Wissinger, Fred Weily, Harry Woltz, Bill Williams, Erwin Schultz, Dan Schnarr, George Sharkey, Doug Brydon, Dick Fey, Bob Frederick, 2nd Row-George Zemba, Jim Schumar, Joe Grabor, Bill France, Tom Vaughn, Herb Meister, Jim Donnelly, Bob France, Les Drage, Jim Pronestig 3rd Row--Orval Strohl, John Basinski, Elmer Oswald, Charles Bush, John Lersch, Leonard Koehn, Ted Underhill, Harry McDonald, Stan Williams, Don Wil- liams, Bob Lee, George Johnson, 4th Row-Harry Klein, John Radebaugh, 'iJiggs Johnson, Bill Stegman, Joe Tonry, Bill Minch, Eugene Heard, Louis Hecock, Dick Bell, Bill Lersch, Ed Nano, Thurman Elliott. QMWL P Sixteen