Mount Vernon High School - Forum Yearbook (Mount Vernon, OH)

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6 THE FORUM ship, and may the students of the high school be loyal and give their aid in every way possible. The members of the Forum staff wish to thank all those who have aided in any Way Whatever to make the paper a suc- cess. We appreciated every effort made, av G '4a-leg-views-f altho some of the material which was sub- mitted to us, for the lack of space, we were unable to use. We Wish to thank especially the foreman of the job depart- ment of the Republican-News oiiice, Mr. King, also Mr. Winans, and Mr. Hesse Without Whose aid We would never have been able to attempt a publication. ag Y We lx -P I .' an-'X . 1,-T., . . ,, .M H . --'Q-15 R- 'fif'4.? - .. -v-X . .Q we H ' ' ' , - . . . -. ' 52 .J-Sf, - ff ' .. ,Q si-. - - V '4 1 .. 1' 5 - '- '4 'f 'fr'--mfg gp , '- - 1- .- f.1.,..- 1 ,, g 4-4 ,gg , L . ,:. . , . .-f,,.1-g , ,,1,- H ,- -V 3 5, ,-.- - '5'7-fi:- f' f' -- - . 1-H 1- ' :Wm 1 if wi' -sf'-Q::':'::-.- ' FP. 1' ' if J, E ,. ,VJ In Tim... vg g skpgi ,rx mi,U'g.f.3,ru,w Z 1 Y '11 -s ' il-T L - . 1'--3. U , ' - - ' A-E .rg-iwl. V, ' ' itilab ' ,L 2.3 T X - ' ' ' -Y .- y .nz,ue...f.r-w.a:- - .D+ H-H H y,.,,',:,- QE--' JYQEQQ1, .f U-jjgj- .'...........-,.'.1L.:ff-ife-X-7'4 ' ..:-:-.-:-.::..L---. ',::.1.:'5' ' ,. .Q-' J . ik' 1 iw' I .. ,M-?.m:d-'13v.1. . -7 ' EQ -1

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8 THE FORUM and culture, so has the newspaper grown, in popularity and refinement, and it stands as an indicator, showing how much farther up the ladder of civilization the world has climbed during the preceding twenty-four hours. Social, economic, and political problems are constantly being discussed in every newspaper in the universe, and needless to say, a variety of opinions is the inevitable outcome. In this respect, the newspaper is beneficial in that it places the subject be- fore the eye of the eager public without imfringing upon the opinions of the reader. Especially is this true in the po- litical world. It might be argued that all papers do not set forth a sufficiently high standard of elevation, and unfortunately, this is true. The intelligence of the reading pub- lic is appealed to, and no matter how ob- jectionable the character of a newspaper may be, it is sure to be just a little better than the patrons who support it. Probably the greatest interest mani- fested in journalism by the American people and that which is of vital import- ance to the nation at large, concernes the latest reports from the congresses at Washington and the various state capi- tals. Here it is that the untiring alert correspondent shows his ability. Nothing is transacted in our Nation's capital but that can within a few hours be read in the thousands of newspapers thru- out the land. The citizen, altho in a far Western state, has practically no difficulty in obtaining the approximate facts regard- ing the latest national affairs, While so detailed are the accounts, that he may know just how the representative from his own state voted upon the question at hand. In this day of competition in the busi- ness world, advertising has become a great factor. The merchant must advertise! But how? Bill-boards, hand-bills and many other ways present themselves but foremost is the newspaper. Bill-boards and hand-bills have proved themselves a nuisance, as well as a loss of money to those who invest in them. But when the newspaper holds the ad- vertisement the consumer, as he, or more often she, glances over the evening paper and sees in glowing head-lines, the an- nouncement of a closing out sale, the in- stinctive love for a bargain presents itself, and the advertisement is not forgotten. Advertising in the newspapers then pays the consumer, the retailer and the paper itself. Few of us have stopped to consider the manifold beneits derived from that inex pensive article that connects yesterday's causes with tomorroW's effects, that great machine with its continuous Work before it, known to us as the daily newspaper. The nation takes it as regularly as it does its meals. And when we hear that monot- onous cry of Paper, we hasten to read it, with seldom ever a thought of the real place the daily newspaper fills in our lives today, and with ours, the pulsing life of this great, wide, world. Walter Englehardt.