Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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We meet new slfuahons deadlmes and frlencls Beset by organlzatlonal dlllicultles the Pzper had trouble gettmg off the ground m early fall but towards Jtnuary the cause seemed a llttle more hopeful ln SpltC of dlre messages on the board ltke 55 days left 195 pages to go Four pages a mght Mr Hammel pushed md staffers shoved Typewrnters were never stlll and the pages started grmdlng out four a night If ll IS possible thmgs became a llttle more hectlc ln February when for one week of vlrtual bedlam Pzpers were sold to students and other members of the communlty all eager to find out whlt those Pzper people had been workmg on and grumbllng about for the past five months Riddles relayed over the P A clues hidden m Highlander ads and varlous other meth ods were used to stlmulate sales Slowly but surely the record of sales grew higher and higher untll at last the drlve was over, showmg more than 1900 books so Deadlmes came and went, but so d1d pages There were crlses of course such as ripped pictures and e sectlon that just wouldnt get ready for press but e Pzper w1s gone Statters heaved a hearty slgh of IC and started work on the 1961 book Oh but Piper people have fun' In Memoriam Calmness cheerfulness and dedlcauon these were the qualltles that typllfied Mr Guy Jameson whose new career with the Seaholm lournallsm department was mterrupted by hrs untlmely October death Mr Jameson had quickly en deared hlmself to all who met htm and when he d1ed Sea holm lost a great frlend Sf! MF ABefore he takes a plcture the photographer must be told the slze and shape of the desired shot For thxs reason lt IS essential that an accurate plan be kept of all the pages ln the book Prmdle Anders Carol Kmg and professlonal photog rapher Chris Nottle go over the Pzper planbook The sports staffers of thc Pzper begm work on then seclnon the year before thelr book comes out and contmue therr work throughout the next year Checking some facts are Gerry Storch Jon Spoelstra and B111 Race sports edrtor f e' S 1 .h .-Q gnrfiv I O I O I I ' A. - , V If . ' . . 1 N. -- ld. 1 I 9 7 ' I' 1 . . , 5 - th r x 1 N , ' book gradually emerged. At last come April 1 and the .x W ' z . ' ' re- ri 1' f . . . . , AM. g 11' 1 5 ge 1 M.. J g 1 1, . A 5 A 5 ' V ' A 5 ' 1 S' 1 ' J ' 1 J. 47

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Plper staff wrrtes crops pastes gets results Let s bleed that pncture 1I1tO the gutter and put the cuthne on the left hand page Sounds hke a bloody buslness but to anyone of the Pzper staff thts ts only shop talk The begmnmg staff members not neces sartly ln Journahsm classes are first tntroduced to the mechantcs of puttmg a book together when they come to work on the book tn September From then on, they are hard at tt untxl the last page ts thankfully sent to press ln Aprll No slackers are tolerated, and everyone does thmgs at top speed whether rt be plannmg draw mg layouts wrrtrng cutlmes Cknown to the general pub llc as capttonsj and body copy pastmg or typmg There IS always somethmg to do Basrcally the book ts dtvtded 1nto mne secttons each of whlch lS under the d1rect1on of an edttor Thts person IS responslble for all the plannmg wrltlnfz ptcture tak mg, and assemblmg tn h1s section llt IS Important that the books printer recelve the staffs chosen cover deslgn far m advance of the actual prtntmg Gomg over the final sketch Mr Hammel Prmdle Anders Carol Kmg and prmtlng salesman Mr Mack SUPFUHOWICZ glscussdthe vartety of materlals colors and grams whtch can e use Early m the year new sectton edttors are gxven a lecture on plcture composltlon and cropplng Usmg some photos of years gone by as examples are Juhe Calver homerooms Carol Kmg Y Donna McGhan mdex Kaye Clohset clubs Gay Lxebertz communtty Prmdle Anders Lynn Kurth mustc and Jan 1 2- .l. Y 41 46 . . l l I l . ,, . , . , . , . . if .71 ' ' , - , , . . Q - 7 - 5 . . l . , .. U . - 1 . .. U . . V. 2 . 3 l'l i,,,x . - . -' Y 3 .. ' 3 - . l ' xt' f , '32 tvttt A Brundige, clubs. y 7 l A is - 5- ' 3' Q, sg S tx - N w ! 5 1 I I - 4 ' N . A , . Q, - t . t - 3 , -1 .N , ' 0 , 1 at a 5, t 9 3 ef-A an h c 3V ' lk k 1

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Although Gerry Schurman and Sue Bliss don't hold editor's positions, their work is just as important. Without the ads that Sue sells, the Highlander would have little income. Many an hour is spent on the phone or uptown arranging for inches and signing contracts. As one of the production staff, Gerry runs the headliner machine. 1 . ,pgimv Students publish paper As the deadline nears, the Highlander press room is like most other newspaper press rooms. To the out- sider, it looks like confusion reigns, but it is the end of a well organized system of steps beginning with the assignment of stories and ending with the delivery of the papers to classes. Working on a two week cycle, assignments are made every other Monday. The press room is quiet for a while, but paper flies as journalism I's sweat out their stories. The noise really begins when IBM machines start clicking, people yell to be heard, and frantic efforts are made to get everything in the right place at the right time. When the last piece of copy is finally pasted down and the printer comes to pick up the pages, the staff can breathe a sigh of relief and rest up for the next two week round. The circulation staff takes over when the papers arrive, and handles the mammoth job of stuffing and counting classroom-bound papers, and wraps those to be mailed to alumni and exchange schools. 4Even with three editors. checking and rechecking must be done so that nothing will be overlooked. John Hill and Anne Bauer take care of the front page and editorial page while Tom Burgum sees that the third page is in order. With a twofold job of ad manager for the Piper and busi- ness manager for both publications, Bill Ellis has very few free moments. His biggest rush is in January when the Piper ads are sold and pictures are taken. V S . -ai -1, 1