Horace Mann Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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beak km Having gulped down their lunches, the fourteen members of the Lincolnian staff wander back to the H.M.-L. building and their third floor office. Chuck and Whitney, the first to arrive, are sending a barrage of match boxes back and forth across the floor, while they chant the South American ditty, Chuqui-Chuc, which accompanies their game. As the rest of the staff arrives, more match boxes go skidding around and the singing becomes louder and louder. Trying in vain to ignore the members of the Highlights staff, who always seem tolneunder foot, we proceed to the business of the day. Under Bett1na's quiet rule, Chao and June display the latest illustrations. Ellen reads the witty quotations about the Seniors, while Bob explains the jokes to Rona who 'doesn't understand.N Pat reads the Senior history as Bettina apologizes for mistakes that aren't there. After a photography report from Harley and Jinx, June presents the pros and cons of using color in the book and she and Chuck begin a heated argument. Allan reads the story of the Swami and the Seventh grade, Sally gives a summary of the committee article, and Martha Jean tells us about the progress of the ninth grade write-up. The staff agrees pretty well on everything that comes up, and the meeting is closed, as usual, with the gentle reminder to all that the printer's deadline is not so far off as it seems. . ffl f H1 H1 ff? - I - fujlj ll N 1 i n H ' I, 1, A M' f' 1 ,J VWQ l 3:3 1 .ET an A ' V 1-539 If-1 55 . 1 ig? ' ' We had a large staff... JB O I Page 14

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' - ll- lf. In an exciting year which saw Highlights experimenting with both printed and offset styles, its staff was afforded many opportunities to learn about news pre- paration and presentation. At the beginning of the year, sixty students indicated their desire to work on Highlights, which made the 1948 staff considerably larger than last year's, even though the 1948 enrollment was a third smaller. This indi- cates, by figures alone, that more and more H.M.-L. students have realized the edu- cational value of working on a school publication. One objective at which the editorial staff of Highlights aimed this year was the incorporation of democratic procedure into the choice of editors for the various staff posts. The staff tried, whenever possible, to avoid favoritism by electing officials on the basis of merit and experience. Highlights had a professional air about it while our reporters were Wcoveringn the H.M.-L. vs. Teachers College trial and the frequent Parent-Teacher Association meetings concerning the trial. One incident, whiclmwe think worth recalling, occurred when three eighth graders were huddled around the telephone, while one excitedly told his parent that the school would continue next year. The parent, obviously surprised, asked his son how he knew for sure, whereupon the boy confidently pro- cured a copy of Highlights and quoted the headlines and most of the article from which he had taken the information. Just before the halfway mark of the year, the Senior editors chose their suc- cessors, who capably replaced them in February in order that the Seniors might be free to study for College Board Examinations. The new staff brought with it new inspiration and some good ideas which are steadily improving the quality of the paper. Next year's school plans are quickly taking shape and there is reason to be- lieve that the new school will forward the high principles of education carried on at the Horace Mann-Lincoln School under Teachers College. We of Highlights hope to see the school paper playing a more vital part than ever in student government next year. Everybody reads Highlights . Editoffs Note: We loaned them our couch X for this picture. ' .. X I l 'D TWV? X ssstgggs Page 13 If s WI

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