Longfellow High School - Log Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Future City Editors put Bi-Weekly Echo to Bed SHUFFLING SLUGS . . . Ex- amining proof freshly run off thu press by Fred H. Carlson. printer. are cub reporters. Don Frank. Ray Johnston. Beverly I-laxhy. Trevn Lange and Rose Marie Marcelliis. Cofzzioznen of Only a Newspaper Guy Appeals To Cubs Qccupied in Dif..seminating News Q A:n1dst the runiblizig oi the gigantic presses, the clicking of the l!fe'rfe 'thaler llnotypes, arid the steady pounding of type- writers, the Echo staff ccrigrecgdes ct the Hub printing office to compose the principal artery ol the school systein, the school paper. Work for the budding journalists begins before the opening of school in the fall, for the first edition is released to all stu- dents as they enter the building to begin another year of study- ing. issue one invariably contains a universal schedule for the convenience oi the incorring sophomores and those juniors and seniors whose niernories are unreliable. On alternate Tuesday nights, follow- ina a fortnight of gathering news, so- liciting advertising, writing editorials and feature stories, the staff and the cub reporters oi the journalism class count headline units, proofread copy, and set The presses rolling. The tin- ished product, an all-American rating Echo, reflects the news and views of Kearney high school. Suoscription to sixteen issues of the tabloid is taken care of through the purchasers oi activity tickets. Prior to the Christnias furlough, a full color edi- tion is released which is adorned with yuletide decorations and interesting cuts. Ccines April l, all seriousness is cast to the winds, and an April Fool riuniber becomes the topic of discus- sion, for it is then that students begin to doubt the sanity of the staff. April 23 was a day looked forward to with great anticipation, for 'twas then that the lords and ladies oi the press were allowed to assunie the responsi- bility of putting out the daily paper of l.lKli OLD MAN RIVER . . . lt's Huh clay for the journalists of Kearney high when they are excused from school to work on the 4.000 circulation edition of ilu- city paper. Wlztclving their own work roll off the giant rotary press are: Nlargzirei Moore. lsahella Vfiltlvr. Kathcryn Pecknmn. Vihiyne lVlcKinney, Pa- tricia l.anu. Mriithella Holcomb. ,lack Richards. Betty jo Nye. and Joanne Stauhiiz. Vi'HAT'S UP. CHIEF? . . . All set to take over' the teletypes, advertising. and news writing at the Hub office. Dorothy Penny. Evelyn Erickson, Phyllis Landis. luarshall McClure. Gladys Tron, jim Houtch- ens. Neva jane Harris. Lawrence Lade. Garnsey Wieed. and Douglas Whitney receive instructions from Or- mond P. Hill. publisher. before starting to work. 16

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Secretaries prepare For the ivlarts oi Trade Runner-up to State Commercial Champions, Kearney Department Ranks Accuracy First fklilach department in Kearney high features a main event during the school year, and the commercial department, under the supervision of Miss Edna Barber and Chester Marshall, is no ex- ception. Their red letter day is the annual commercial district and state contests. Kearney played host to the district meet, and capped the top honors with ll2 points. Later, they earned second place in the state competition. The novice shorthand team come posed of Margaret Moore, lean O'Co'n- nell, and Betty Grosh won first in the state. Eleven others qualified for rec- ognition in the state contest. Nine first places were merited in the district. They were: Milan Dady, Betty Grosh, bookkeeping individualg Howard Aden, Betty Grosh, and Milan Dady, hook- keeping tearnp Betty lohnson, spelling individual: Betty Iohnson, Dorothy Sny- der, Iulia Mae Bearss, spelling teamy Margaret Moore, novice shorthand in- dividual: Margaret Moore, lean G'Con- nell, Betty Grosh, novice shorthand teamp Iulia Mae Bearss, Vera Brestel and Betty lohnson, champion short- hand teamp lean 0'Connell, novice typing one minute accuracy. Something new in the department is the introduction of office machines. The students have become familiar with the calculator, duplicator, edi- phone, protectograph, and the mimeo- graph. Several commercial students spend two periods daily as office assistants in Superintendent Burlce's and Principal Williams' offices to receive practical experience. Those students who are ready to meet the business world are introduced to prospective employers: through hust- ness house cooperation, students re- ceive a start toward a future in the pro- fessional world. Business marches on and Kearney high students are there to fill the posi- tion. 15 LISTENING IN . . . Harold Tatum operates the dictaphone in the commercial department under the discerning surveillance of Miss Edna Bar- her. instructor, Ardith Bicon, Evelyn Miller, Helen McCray, joy Brown, Virginia Kelley. Wirginia Carlson, Eulah Yingling, Bernice Sandberg, Ruth Priebe. Caroline Simmons, and Leota Fielding. THEY'RE THE TYPE . . . Speed queens and kings. Ella Sherman. Bonnie H-rasc. Margaret Moore. Betty johnson, Patricia Monson, Kathryn Kannow, Joanne Stauhitz. .lean O'Connell. julia Mae Bearss, Vera Brestel. Allen Dale, and Norma Buehler. are attentivelv observed by Howard Aden. Dale Ingram. Milan Dndy. Ethel Mae Hendrickson, Lucile Thornton. Eileen Austin. Betty Grcsh. Erma Aden. Dorothy Snyder. Elsie Landis, Naomi Zalud. Edna Bolt. Hildrecl Paul. and Chester Marshall. instructor. WATCH THE FIGURES . . . Mildred Yanney operates the calcu- lator as Vivian Kelley. Gwendolyn Larson. Frances Zimmerman. Dorothy Parker. Patricia Frank. Margaret Gillespie. jean Nicolarsen. Pauline Dire- Velma Wlagner. Betty Larson, Erma Ralston, Frances Nau, Opal Griffith. Doris Fritz. Beulah Gilling, Doris Bowlter. and Virginia Browne kibitz. 1

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..,,,..- iii vas. is ALL-AMERICAN GIRL . . First editor of the Echo to re- ceive All-American honors for the first semester, Winona Peterson, editor-in-chief of the tabloid. gives an instructive dissertation to her cub reporters. the city. With the tolerant assistance ot the regular statt at the news office, cubs handled all the advertising, loe- came columnists, and wrote up the news as it came over the teletype. Through these experiences, they learn the psychological practices employed in advertising, the art ot expressing their thoughts in work, and how to lee more intelligent readers of the news- paper. Under the tutelage ot Miss leannette Lowrey, journalism instructor, and Fred H. Carlson, Glenn Cline, and Iohn Yager, printers, the staff puts the paper to hed and then disappears into the darkness toward home with a feeling ot satisfaction in achievement to do likewise. The regular statt of the Echo iii- cludes: editor-in-chief, Winona Peter- sonp managing editors, Mary Hose Lantz, Bette leanne Scheeler, Delores Hoeter and Royal Iester. Cul: reporters are: Evelyn Erickson, Don Erank, Neva lane Harris, Beverly Haxby, Marthella Holcomh, lim l-loutchens, Pray Iohnsfon, Phyllis Landis, Treva Lange, Patricia Lantz, Marshall McClure, Rose Marie Marcellus, Margaret Moore, Wayne McKinney, Betty lo Nye, Katheryr Peckman, lack Richards, loanne Stari- hitz, Garnsey Weed, and lsahella Wilder. .-- ,f- .-' QA ,,.4 .nf THESE BELLES SELI. . . . After a brisk session of side- walk-pounding. Nanette Noyes and Bernice Young, advertising managers. call on Harold N. Moore, prospective advertiser, to expostulate and demonstrate how ad psychology. skillfully em- ployed, will boost sales appreciably. I git GOOD NEVVS FOR THE STAFF . . . Editor-in-chief Peterson gets a scoop and hands our copy to Dolores Hoefer. Mary Rose Lantz. Bette Jeanne Scheeler. managing editors. and Royal Jester. sports scribe. I7