Logansport High School - Tattler Yearbook (Logansport, IN)

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MHGPIE STAFF Twenty -nine budding journalists joined the journalism class in Sep- tember with the rosy idea of being important to the success of the 1939- 1940 MAGPIE. They dreamed of in- terviewing' adventurers, ope1'a sing'- ers, senators-perhaps even the Pres- ident. As they mastered the five W's and learned the art of the profession, they discovered that the true task of a staff member is to gather the news quickly and w1'ite it in a short, con- cise ncwspaper style. They leal ned, too, the time and labor required to meet a deadline and the thrill of mak- ing' a scoop. Included in their success story for the year are the beauty of the Christ- mas MAGPIE, the ori,Q'inality of the TATTLER scoop, and the novel front page make-up with which they ex- perimented. This year marks the twentieth an- niversary of the MAGPIE. In honor of this event the staff published an anniversary issue which carried a re- production of the first MAGPIE. lt also contained statements made by Miss Bevan, the first MAGPIE advis- cr, Mr. Mitchell, principal of L. ll. S. when the first number was published, and Dr. Patrick Parisi, editor-in-chief of the MAGPIE in 1927. Since the MAGPIE j o i n e d the QUILL AND SCROLL on February 28, 1933, it has won international sec- ond place award. Holding' such a posi- tion in the QUILL AND SCROLL, an international honor society for high school journalists, is a great honor. The staff this year has worked hard to maintain this position. PAGE TWENTY ONE

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TRTTLER STAFF To present a Tattler to the Logans- port Senior High School that would be representative of the senior class and Worthy of the school has been the pri- mary purpose of the staff. At the sug- gestion of Mr. Cox, our principal, the c,lass of '40 began the campaign for Tattler subscriptions at the close of the junior year. Members of the class co- operated well, and the quota of 400 sub- scriptions was reached in record time this fall, The staff was then elected by the class, and each member was as- signed his particular duty by the faculty committee. The co-operation of the stu- dent body, the guidance of our faculty advisors, the excellent weather condi- tions for photography, and the unity of the staff itself, have all contributed to the success of this year book. PAGE TW ENTY Editor-in-Chief -H --- Charles Leffert Business Manager -- Asst. Business Mana Literary Editor .fa, Snapshot Editor .a.. Senior Editor ..... - - -lvlargaret Dale ger ar.,, Dixie Lux - - - -Mary Mc Guire ----Clara Riola ----Evelyn King Underclass Editor-- - e..aa Dana Beroth Calendarlan aaaa. Art Editor a.srr e Sports Editor ..a,a, - - - -Ralph Eberts - - - Francis Crowe -Arthur McGrath Typists--Dorthy Lynch, Alice Potthoff

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OFFICERS PRESIDENT Robert Buntain VICE-PRESIDENTS Dick Elliot, Jack Steinwedel SECRETARY-TREASURER Russell Vance STUDENT COUNCIL The purpose of the student coun- cil as stated in its new constitution is threefold: to assist in directing student activities, to establish and maintain a firmer spirit of cooper- ation within the school and its ac- tivitiesg and to increase student participation in school government. The student council was reor- ganized this year to make it more truly representative of the student body. Formerly it was composed of three members each from the .so- phomore, junior, and senior classes and nine members from the Lin- coln Junior High School. Now the junior high has a council of its own, and the council of the senior high is composed of one member from each guidance group, elected by the group. These representatives re- port regularly to the group which they represent any action taken by the student council and in turn carry suggestions to the council from the group. The principal ace tivities of the council this- year PAGE TWENTY-TWO have been the maintaining of a monitor system, a lost and found bureau, and supervision of student dances. There are four faculty members of the council: Mr. Hall and Miss Plotner, who were elected by the students, and the deans, Mr. Nor- ris and Miss Baade, who were ap- pointed by the principal. The student members of the council are Donald Settles, Jack Steinwedel, Richard Elliot, Julian Burns, Robert Buntain, Glenn Ry- nearson, Paul Smith, James Bett- cher, Eileen Van Meter, Frances Capen, Joan Wirth, Betty Morden- ti, Margaret McTaggart, Wade Pettit, Russell Vance, Vivian Beck, Barbara Grady, Mary Drompp, Jean Kitchell, Jeanne Fountaine, Wilma Walters, Vivian Conrad, Mary Avery, Beverly Dean, Mary Bean, Alma Long, Delores Finton, Don Laird, George Babcock, Law- rence Firmani, Junior Wood, and Harlan Carew.