Morgan City High School - Tiger Yearbook (Morgan City, LA)

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First Row- Second Row Third Row- HSTUDENT PRINTSH CLASS Madge Kenny, Elaine Louviere, Sherry Ledet, Mar- garet Klonaris, Amy Louise Lyall, BarbaraSchreien Catherine Breaux, Junius Barrilleaux, Rosetta Guariseo, Janice Loeb, Jesse Rock, Alfred Mead. Albert Awagain, Dewey Boudreaux, Selwyn P. Rogers JP., C. J. Gleber, Peter J. Guariseo, and sponson Miss Esmee Ste. Marie. Cleft to rightl

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Sli? ll UMTS IMF UQPHIRHUIMEF This year the Morgan City High School paper, the Stu- dent Prints, completes its twelfth year of publication, EEFL, Ing at this time a circulation of approximately two hundred twenty-five and an exchange correspondence with forty high schools. It is a bi-monthly mimeographed paper published by those high school students interested in journalism, during a regular one-hour class period, The editor, assistant editor, business and circulation managers, reporters, feature writers, typists, and machine operators make up the staff. The editorial group includes an editor, assistant editor, reporters and feature writers. The editor learns first how to gain cooperation from the whole staff, then sees that production runs smoothly, one of the hardest jobs in the publication of a school paper. Thcrmr porters learn to make personal contacts in the form of in- terviews. They and the feature writers must acquire the art of writing articles accurately, concisely, and interesting- 17 The managing division is made up of a circulation man- ager, an advertising manager and a business manager. These students, too, learn to make useful personal contacts, aa- pccially in the position of advertising manager, who must personally Visit the local merchants to sell ads . 'The business manager gains a practical knowledge of finances. The typists, machine operators, and artists comprise the production staff. Their work needs very little explana- tion, but never-the-less, it is very beneficial to them af- ter leaving high school. The first school paper in Morgan City High School, the Pilot, made its appearance in l922 and was printed by a lo- T:'aT1-13rinting company. The name was not retained because the paper was not continuous. The Student Prints appeared in the fall of 1929. It was sponsb :F5'd'l'b'f'TJIrEf lTva Fowler Belanger and written by the English department at thatdtime, though still printed and published twice monthly by King-Hanaford. One publication cost twenty-five dollars. The first editor was Elizabeth Jolley. All work on the paper was done after school hours. In 1935 the Student Prints, now under the sponsorship of Mrs. Belanger and Miss Mercedes Lions, became a mimeo- graphod papnbf The high coat of printing together with the

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students' need for practical experience in typing, mimeo- graphing and arranging brought about this change. The name was again changed in l0?4 to the Broadcaster when Miss Clare Ingram became the cownercial teacher, But ence more became the Student Prints the following year. For several years, the Student Prints has been graded UAW in the National Duplleeted IssocXaEion's rating. It has wen first place et the State Normal rally for two years, but will not be entered this year, es the wer conditions has made the holding of rallies impractical. Today the Student Prints represents something more than e school paper Ter Student enjoyment and information. It is e link which helps to maintain e closer relationship between home and school. J STAFF 1 Editorf ---------------- --- 'Selwyn P. Rogers, Jr. Ass't. ------------- ----- --------- Peter J. Guerisco J Grade Reporter---- ---------------- -Elizabeth Busby l News Reporters ---- -------Janice Loeby Madge Kenny, Margaret Kleneris, Barbara Schreier Features ---- - -------- Rosette Guarisce, Madge Kenny y Puzzle ---- ---- - ----- - ------------- Catherine Breaux This a Thet-- ---- ---Barbara Schreier, Janice Loebsw Sports ---- - --------- --------------- Dewey Beudreeux J Exchange -------- ------------------ -Elaine Louviere J Circulation Manager ------- ----- Elizabeth Busby Advertising Managers ------------ Peter J. Guerisco, J J 'Alfred Mead J J Machine Operators ------ Alfred, Mead, C. J. Gleber, Junius Berrilleeux, Jesse Rock 1 Typists ..-..------- ---------- -Student Prints Class J Student Council Rep. -------------- Ber5era Schreier Sponsor--------- ---- ---------Mis: Esmee Ste. Marie ' Artists---Peter-Guarisee, Selwyn Rogers, J e s s e ' P p V cpc, e e.R00k.l .... 1 , -- V 'A ' ' 1 Published twice a month by the students of Morgan ' fCity High School. Price: three cents a cepy'and J fifteen cents a term or thirty cents a session, 6262 The STUDJENT PRINTS