Latin School of Chicago - Sigillum Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Qiviii-'i IIIYEHTONVFR Drro, II0i.1,rH'rm1, lidiliir. C'.u'mi.i QFIPI' THE FOLIO During this, its thirty-sixth year, the Folio has presented, in four volumes, old and new talent, some ol which was good, some poor. We believe we have edited a magazine containing selections representative ol the various types ol literature, and, at the same time, a publication which has held much enjoyment lor both its contributors and readers. Our worlc is done, and it remains lor you, the Student Body, to judge whether or not we have done it well. ln a school such as Latin, where the number of pupils are limited, two dilliculties present themselves to the board ol a school publication. They are, lirst: laclc ol Finances, and second: laclc ol suitable material. ln the First case, we leel that we have been exceedingly fortunate this year, lor the response to our appeals lor ads was most gratilying. But the second dilliculty was not so easily disposed ol, lor, in spite ol the Philip W. Seipp lVlemorialAward otlered lor the best contribution, the interest which has llourished in the Folio in other years seemed to be laclcing this year. perhaps this apathy was only imagined, but the lact remains that although the Board was smaller than in previous years, the reat majority ol the material used was written by Board members. This should notine the case. We leel that there is an abundance ol literary talent in the School, and see no good reason why it should not be expressed in the Folio. To borrow the words ol another Sigillum, The Folio at its best is a line publica- tion, so, at its best, it should be lceptf' The retiring Board hopes that in the future each boy will talce an active and heartlelt interest in the Folio, thereby enabling that publication to soar to new heights ol excellence.

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lhir:NN.xN, 'l'.rrrt, SIEIIEL, Foim, Dzvro. C.xi,1.1cNm:R.Ifililnr. R1.oss0:ii. Gina:-:xr:ii.xr'xr. .l.Km.u:n THE NEWS ln step with the trend toward modern journalism, the News Board of T936- 37 has striven to publish a paper which would be, at the same time, interestin , entertaining, and up-to-date. With its goal of malcing each issue one to be eagerTy awaited, the Board adopted several new ideas. Among them was the adding of several new columns, a different format, and the use of as many photographs and cartoons as was feasible. All of these innovations did much to malce each of the ten issues pleasing in appearance, and instructive in reading matter. With its decision at the beginning of the year that quality rather than quantity should be the first prerequisite of a newspaper, the staff reduced the paper to its former four-column width, and barred all advertising, save that pertaining directly to school affairs. Then, they decided that each issue should be centered around some picture, cartoon, or feature story, and built the rest of the publication around it. The rest included such features as a movie column, a letter forum, an enter- taiqning article on sports in general, a combined scandal-humor column, and many ot ers. We feel that the News Boards of the future can, and will, improve upon this yearxs News. Superior reporting, judicious choice of material, a keen editorial policy, and more and better pictures should turn the trick. But this is in no way a disparagement on the efforts of the Board of T936-37, because we feel that they have done a really fine job. They have in every way carried on the high standards of excellence set by last year's staff, and have provided next year's with a challenge. It is the meeting of these challenges each year that brings the News nearer and nearer to its goal of perfection. .Rl

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i I fiRl'1l4IN. Smut-zu., Du-0. C.Kl.l.ENl7FIll - 'l',vrr:, Fri-lfrlilnrx, Hm.us'mn. THE SIGILLUM The time has once again arrived when a Senior Class must leave Latin, And thus, the time has come for us to contribute a pictorial record ol countless hours ol worlc and play which we have spent at the school. Such a record we have tried to malce this, the 1937 Sigillum. Following the precedent set by last year's Class ol having a small Board, we, too, elected to produce the boolc with a staff numbering six boys. We Feel that this system helps immeasurably to produce a better boolc, for, even though the individual's worlc is increased, the collective results are far more pleasing, Each Sigillum Board is laced with the same lundamental problem: to malce the boolc as original, excellent, and distinctive as possible, and yet to lceep within a limited budget. We have done our utmost to solve this problem to your, and our, satisfaction. We have presented a new idea lor the introduction page to the various sections, a different placing ol the sections has been brought about, more and better pictures have been used, other changes have been atiectecl in an attempt to success- lully solve the problem stated above. ln this edition we hope that you will Find some of the tradition and spirit oi achievement for which the Latin School stands. li you do, we may consider our task well done. 53