Mitchell High School - Warbler Yearbook (Mitchell, SD)

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Young Writers Wesley Foster, Miss Connor, John Nellor, and Joe McMahon Polly Grigg, Douglas Robinson. Arlene Heljeson, and Esther plan a campaign to increase subscription volume. Saxe hashing over copy for the Young Writer. Lila Ruth Drenkow, June Adams, Mary Jane Eennett. Verley June Adams points out errors in English that she has found Hoffman, and Lois Fox giving a final check. to Polly Grigg and Joan Backus. Seniors Pen Original Compositions To qive students ot the Enalish lVA classes assurance in their writina ability, the best stories, essays, poems, and book ref views written in the class were compiled into the Young Writer, a mimeoqraphed senior publication. Many ot the works have to do with the present day problem oi war, stated Miss Connor, adviser, but variety in torm, as well as in the written content, was the main obf jective of the stattf' Aside trom the usual articles, an added section on Classroom Bonersn was featured in the '42 Young Writer. The Ted Malone style ot iorrnulatina the poetry was used, with a short commentary preceding each poem. As in previous years, the advanced typina class, under the supervision ot Miss Smith, stenciled and mimeoqraphed the ma- terial, while the art editors illustrated much ot the written copy. Statt members were as follows: Wesley Foster, lohn Nellor, co-editorsy lune Adams, loan Backus, associate editors, Arlene Helie- son, Esther Saxe, art editors, Lila Ruth Drenkow, Verley Hottman, essay editorsy Mary lane Bennett, Carol Danforth, poetry editorsg Ann Craft, Doualas Robinson, short story editors, Polly Griqa, loe McMahon, business manaaers, and Lois Fox, Polly Griaa, prootreaders.

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C hroniclers Editor James Potter, also Corn Palace division president and treasurer of the state High School Press association. Pictures make 1941-42 history for Doris Drenkow, Beverly Fraser, Dan Miller, Florence Hegvold, and Joe McMahon as they sort over possibilities. Yearbook Staff Publishes 1942 Warbler Tailor made for Senior High and Mite chellu could have applied as a slogan for the Vlfarhler staff as members made plans to formulate sections of the 1942 annual around standards of the school emblem, but to illustrate them in designs made of corn. Experimentation led to the final outcome of sticking kernels of red and yellow corn in wet clay to design the title and division pages. As a secluded workshop, the base ment of Potters house served the purpose approximately three weeks until the panels were completed and photographed. From the first of Qctoher until April other work consisted of planning and laying It all takes time, confirms Verley Hoffman and rlene Heljeson while typing and editing copy for the :nior section. out pages, designing a cover, doing tho photography, pasting pictures, and writing copy. Mr. Healy, adviser, reports that all the pictures except the portraits and that of the Corn Palace on the foreword page were done exclusively hy the staff even to the rnixina of chemicals used in developing and printing. Once-as-rnonthfpayrnent days for con- venience of the installment buyers again found their way on the schedule and lohn Nellor, lousiness manager, took his place in the doorway of the office to collect what he could from the 350 student suhscrihers. John Nellor, Carol Danforth, Dorothy Roller, and Edith Butterfield demonstrate pasting pictures for engraving. lQ.

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Spo fs Brains 65 Directors Gu de Antics of Athletes Coathes Arthur Brooks. Joe Qulntal and A I . , . nse Thompson take a gander at an athletic association magazine for the latest t'ns on new conference rules for the coming basketball season. Mr. Brooks left MHS to accept a position as a h i I p ys ca training instructor in the United States Navy.