Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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THE M. H. S. ANNUAL. 21 Affairs were now arranged in good shape, the scholars had caught the idea of a school paper and not much trouble was ex- perienced in disposing of the copies. The new staff now assumed control and was headed by Edward C. Ellsbree, '96. His associates were Walter A. Frost, Robert G. Church and Louis F. Graeber. Harry C. Lane occupied the berth of business man- ager and showed great ability in safely piloting his ship through the shoals of debt. The paper had now been enlarged to twelve pages and had grown to be a part of the . school. The October number contained a Girls' Department in charge of Miss Bertha M. Leonard. The space of this department was devoted to stories and poems. For the next number, Miss Grace Pierpont was appointed to assist Miss Leonard. In April, 1896, comes another new cover, the production of Mr. Robert L. Hirschfeld. This number was also issued by the new staff. The editor's chair was ably filled by Alfred B. Au- brey. His assistants were Harry C. Lane, Lester Collins. Wil- liam Kent and Frank Pendexter. Robert L. Hirschfeld, as business manager, was assist- ed by Cleveland Ives and William Upham. The Girls' Department was under the super- vision of Miss Alice Stiles and Miss Alice Foster. During the year cuts were made for the headings of several departments. These were made from Mr. Hirschfeld's designs. Another year has gone, and with April comes the fourth staff of THE PENNANT. F. Prescott Griswold now wields the sceptre over Harold L. VVheatley, Waldemar Hirschfeld, Dorence Atwater, Herman Gladwin and Charles H. Miles. William Upham and Robert J. Merriam were members of the staff, but have left M. H. S. for the pleasures of college life. Mr. R. B. Hyatt is busi- ness manager, and his aids, Clarence Manwaring and H. Stanley

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20 THIS M. H. S. ANNUAL. The Pennant. N the month of April, year 1894, THE PENNANT made its first appearance within the walls of Meriden High School. The iirst numbers-everything must have its be- ginning-were very crude, consisting of but eight pages without a cover. But this was a move in the right direction, and as other high schools were issuing papers, Meriden wished to keep up with the times. So it was that some of the Senior class de- cided to establish THE PENNANT. Did you ever go from house to house with some new kind og soap or patent hair dye ? If you have you know how difficult it is to introduce a new article. THE PENNANT was a new articlef' and, like the soap or the hair dye, nobody wanted any to-day. Principal and teachers were obliged to appeal to the scholars and ask them to help support the school paper. The first numbers were published Hby an association of mem- bers of the Senior Class. Charles F. Rockwell, l95, had the honor of iirst holding the editorship. He was ably assisted by W. S. Johnson, A. P. Hall, E. VV. Robinson and O. E. Yale. The hrst business manager was W. L. Bevins, and he was aided in his work of getting ads by B. S. Wood. Under the control of this staff, THE PEN- NANT soon appeared in a cover of blue. In November, 1894, this cover was substituted for a half-tone from a drawing by james P Breese, ,Q4. This number was the irst is- W sued under the control ofA. A. Z. ,

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THI M H. S. ANNUAL. Bristol The Girl s Department is seen to by Miss Claire M. Booth and Miss Ethel H. Mix. The first issue, published by the present staff was increased to twen- ty pages. The subscription price was reduced and the subscription list increased by nearly a hundred names. The year has been one of unlooked-for prosperity. We be- lieve more contributions have bee11 received than in any previous year and we hope the pupils of M. H. S. will not lose any of their interest in their school paper.