Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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gold and U9 bl Change appeared to be the mode of 1974 at Malden High School. The Blue and Gold is a good example of a veteran organ- ization that has undergone modification. The first element of change in the Blue and Gold was the ap- pointment of Mr. Thomas Maher as literary advisor. Mr. Maher re- placed Mrs. Shirley Lane, who re- tired last June. Mr. Maher's exu- berance with his staff was evident when he commented, The vibes are really good. A lot of com- ments l've been getting about the newspaper are really a credit to the hard-working staff. The co-Editors, Karen MacDonald and Kathy Mahoney, are quite ca p- able and do their jobs well. lt's a pleasure to work with responsible students. Step two in the Blue and Gold's transformation, was its statf's exposure to various methods of utilizing the newspaper media more effectively. As an example, five Blue and Gold staff members attended the annual December Workshop, Exploringthe News Media, sponsored by the Nation- al Conference of Christians and Jews, at the WBZ-TV studio. News Director Bill Wheatley. a guest speaker from WBZ-TV commented, News-gathering is a rather involved process. Infor- mation comes from word of mouth, press releases, police and fire radios, many wire services, and always just plain hard work! The Blue and Gold staff's just plain hard work was evident in their conscientious effort to do what every journalist knows is impossible, to compile in each issue, a precise and detailed ongoing history of the year, in an entertaining way. 15

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ln 1974, Boojum Rock had a new advisor, Nls. Cynthia Poor. Her view was that the magazine should be the voice ofthe student body, or for many stu- dents who are willing to share their creative work. To further that end, it became an open publication encouraging any contributions from any m SOUVC9. Students participating in editing and layout have an opportunity to create a magazine according to their own liking. Boojum Rock is a non-competitive activity and in that sense it can remain loosely structured in order to accom- rock modate the needs of active, creative people who are also involved in other ac- tivities. The 1974 Staff sought to publish a representative sample of poetry, fiction, and artwork which would be of interest to the majority ofthe school. Nora Chansky edits for final publications. Karen Grey consults with Elyse Grey. 16 . '. ' B 2 1 V rr K 1552 Ms. Poor, advisor, leads the way. Miriam Schindelheim reviews her work.