Englewood High School - Purple and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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INTRODUCTORY A number of objectives have been sought with the publishing of the 1930 Purple and White. Quality and perfection, rather than size have been the desiderata, together with an ettort for economy. An experiment was tried this year of offering cash subscribers either a ten per cent reduction in price or their names stamped free on the covers OI their books. The almost universal demand for the premium rather than the discount is poor evidence in favor of price reduction at the expense ot quality. Another policy of the Stall this season has been to make the Annual repre- sentative of the whole school, and to interest more students in its production. Each organization in the school was solicited to contribute its own write-up. 'suggestion was made that a committee be appointed in each case to confer wnh the btaff to produce better literature. 'l he plan has borne lruit ill some cases, and several teachers actively aided in furthering the idea. The theme of this year's book is our school building, with the abstract idea of growth and constructive work carried in mind. 'l he gargoyles on the section pages are taken from the building itself, and the view sketches were made llrst hand by art students. Since much of the architecture of the school building closely resembles that typical of Cambridge, the use of medieval subjects on the section pages was adopted. An interesting fact was discovered after the book had gone to press. The ornamental lamps of learning on the graduate pages are reproduced in the insignia of the graduating class jewelry. Responding to many requests the Staff selected a purple cover for this Annual, and attempted to create a colorful and interesting interior lor the book. ,Since white does not lend itself to a monogram color tor tne cover, the LlCllClU.Cly tinted end-sheets were sought out to develop the purple and white idea, while the green on the cover and end-sheets completes the color coherence ot the volume. Special effort was made to increase hreshman and Sophomore representation, with the result that more taces of these lower classmen appear than ever before. ln order to place the engravings within the reach of all these students the pictures were arranged in groups on page plates. mach student was charged a ten-cent tee. Under these circumstances no arrangement could be made for identilications under the pictures, and space was not available for this matter on separate pages. 'l he division rooms represented in group are noted, however. The faculty section of our year book has been a weak department, and endeavor was made to improve and strengthen it this year. It seems peculiarly difficult at Englewood to secure pictures of all the faculty. No otlicial time is permitted for the purpose, and many teachers object to giving after-school or lunch hours for either individual pictures or groups. These moves are without doubt in the direction of a better Annual and are explained that both teachers and student body can aid in building Annuals of championship caliber.

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TI-IE PURPLE AND WHITE Staff Execuiives FALL EMMA BACIGALUPE, Co Chief of Staff ANTHONY RACITI, Co-Chief of Stuff SPRING ANTHONY RACITI, Co-Cimief of Slafi MILDRED WITTSTOCK, Co-Chief of Stuff HAROLD GOLDSTEIN, Business Marmrger FACULTY MISS A. M. DANDLIKER, Ari Adviser MR. BRUCE D. CHEADLE, Siaff Adviser ,fff-X gssxxax Sl-Htilgib Q ':::2M:r:xlf+ EEE Member Ilimozs State High School Press Association

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