Longfellow High School - Log Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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4 114,845 Though some approve and others disapprove, the staff agrees that the latest edition oflthe Roto is some- thing to talk about. The Roto is a pictoral supplement. which is distributed once a month with an issue of an Echo. Out of Echoed Confusion Comes the Echo wig mi t AAF' A While first semester editors Arlene, Byron, Allen and Rosemary gleefully trim up galley proofs, Gail wonders what to do with those extra two inches on the feature page. Page 12 by Gail Speidell Echo: a voice. product of students. which. for the love of Kearney High, crumples away until nothing remains, save four printed sheets. Two for news, one for sports and one tor feature stories. The page editors that put out the Echo every two weeks begin by drawing layouts of their pages and designing its make-upg or to those who under- stand journalistic jargon, they set up their page dummies. The next step is to show the plan to Miss Norma Hille, the adviser, and get her approval. Then it is up to the poor down-troclden reporters to carry out the assignments which are avalanched up- on them hy the editors. They nose for the news that is printed. After copyreading all the vital statistics about whos w ho on the basketball team and correcting the many misspelled namesg and the society column, which contains pure poison for anyone lacking a sense of humorg the editorial sectiong and the ad- vertisements, the copy is ready for the printer.

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John Richman the sticki' for a living. Besides keeping 90 voices in line for the many programs which they present during the year. Pete directs the Kearney llarbcr- shoppers' Choir and serves as president of the Kearney Community Concert Association. He re- ceived his AB and MA degrees from the Colorado State College of Education. Iohn Richman An authority on historical happenings of the world is Mr. Richman, whose mind contains an endless stream of dates and events. A sponsor of the Outdoor Life Club and the Senior Class. Mr. Richman received his AB degree from Hastings College and the Colorado State College of Educa- tion. He has done graduate work at the University of Nebraska and KSTC. Frank Saievic As agile on the baseball diamond as on the basketball court is Coach Sajevic, whose efforts have produced a basketball quintet outstanding in team- work. Mr. Sajevic is professor of history to the eighth graders during school hours. Dessie Shanklin Production on a small scale goes on in Nlrs. .Shanklins classrooms, as she trains high school girls for future secretarial jobs. In addition to her hook- keeping and shorthand classes. Mrs. Shanklin sponsors the ,lunior Class, the Pushbutton Cluh and the Y-Teens. possessing an All degree, she attended Valparaiso Unixersitv, KSTC and Colorado State Collcge of Education. Oscar Thunberq A two-year veteran at KHS. Mr. Thunhf-rg has charge of the welding classes. Activity periods find him instructing Crafts Club members. Having re- ceived an AB degree at KSTC. he is now working on his Masters degree at the Colorado State College of Education. Hubert Welton The Future Farmers who are graduated from Kearney owe their practical knowledge of agricul- tural methods to their Nag teacher. fllr. Welton. He received his All degree at KSTC. Bachelor ol Sci- ence degree at the University of Nebraska and is now working on his Masters degree there. 3 -I' 1 It's on me, says John Bjorklun to Norma Hille, Joe Cribari and Janice Liljedahl, as he flips his quarter to Cleo and Eloise. Bet my list is longer than yours, says Lou Ninegar to George Brown as he hands in the dreaded dink list. Helen Ogle and Alta Kirsch look on with a wondering eye. Frank Sajevic Dossie Shanklin Oscar Thunberg Hubert Welton 'N as

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t-Come om, S they. embarkssiress district. to Donna Bnltliicho ads m the bu e igufney to S Following numerous trips down to the printer's office and back to the school, the paper at last goes to press. Then arrives the day that the cubs dread, circulation day, for that means that the greenhorns will have to fold each one of the Echoes. The papers are finally distributed, and the students scour the four pages for their names and those of their friends. And that's the story of the Echo in its entirety. Every fall the newsmen eagerly anticipate the state journalism convention in Lincoln. The Uni- versity of Nebraska annually plays host to hundreds of future joumalists and provides a luncheon, dance and banquet for entertainment. There are panel discussions and contests in which the repre- sentatives participate and attend. Those winning places in the contests were: first in headline writing, Joyce Foged: first in proofreading, Donna Binder: second in copy-reading, Marianne Altmaier: third in feature writing, Gail Speidell. Arlene Foster edited the Echo both semesters this yearg second semester a news editor. Maren Hamilton, was named to aid her. Rosemary Weeks served as assistant editor the first semester and feature editor the second, Gail Speidell edited the feature page the first half. Dick Mayberry and Allen llaggett were sports editors hrst and second semesters respectively. Veda Cillming. Donna Binder and jackie Herring were in charge of adver- tising. H ed Gillmiill! at be gp Sl0Wv sayin? Lhzil' Weekly It seems Eloise Reiter is familiar with the town this Echo is going to. Mary Lou Wink and Cleo Hall type vigorously. Discussing whether or not these contests will improve their reporter's writing are: Barbara Jo Houston, Donna Binder, Rosemary Weeks, Arlene Foster, Maren Hamilton and Dick Mayberry, second semester editors. Page 13