North Central College - Spectrum Yearbook (Naperville, IL)

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T0 Uur Readers . . . A yearbook introduction-1ine of the hundreds ground from the pens of editors-labored and stilted-then worn with their phrases asking for appreciation of effort-hackneyed and stereo- typed with hints for compliments. I dislike them thoroughly, and if you feel about them as I do, you'll ignore this completely. There's little enough to say here. The year- book? Oh yes-well, probably the most remark- able thing about a yearbook is that it ever comes out. Fight months, you'll say, is a long time in which to do the job. All that the staff can answer is, you've never tried. Doctor Rall's office upstairs is the only place I know that has housed as many worried wrinkles per square inch of forehead as has the Spectrum office. Our passwords are pictorial, informal, and original This book is pictorial because it ful- fills the fundamental purpose of every yearbook by depicting the scenes and characters of college, by giving outsiders an insight into the students lives and by retaining for the graduate all the memories associated with familiar faces and events. It is informal because that is typical of North Central and its students. Finally, it is original because that is the fundamental ambition of all yearbook's staffs. If I havenlt made this book pictorial, informal and original, then I have failed, but I can at best say that I tried! It has been no easy task to edit a book such as this with the world in a crucible of war. Every event in the world at large has had its influence upon Americans and this institution of higher learning. Here at North Central the Spectrum has had as many troubles in publishing a book as the housewife who tries to make her ration stamps carry her through the week has. Not only 93 has the staff labored under difficulties. but so have the photographer, engraver and printer. The photographer has been behind the eight ball all year because of a freezing of all photographic equipment. The engraver was rationed on copper and zinc metals because yearbooks aren't essen- tial for the war effort and copper for bullets is. The printer, because of conscription laws, has suffered badly due to loss of workers and thus he is working short-handed. 90, you see, folks. it's a big job and it has taken no small amount of work, worry and woe on all our parts. I would like to acknowledge the following gentlemen who are hard workers. gifted with spirit and patience and who have helped to pull this year's editor out of the rut. Mr. Harold Beckett of the Kingskraft Cover Co., Hr. Hauschner, Helen, Hermie, and Foster of Daguerre studios, Mr. VV. D. IKXYIITITICM Crooker of Jahn and Ollier Engraving Co.. and finally the most patient man of all, Mr. Alonzo Fowle, Ir., who is president of the Fowle Printing Co. I-Iis man. Harold, was also a big help as was John in the Clarion office. In the yars to come when we reminisce about our college days, let us remember that the members of the graduating class of 1943 were pursuing their senior studies while the nations fought to preserve many worthwhile things. Let us also remember that many members of that class contributed their best in pursuit of that cause. You can bet your spare tire or gas coupons that this book took many tedious hours of work and thought plus many cokes and aspirins. But here's the book in spite of our cares. If you have complaints to leave, the staff's address after date of publication will be Tokyo or Berlin-you can reach me there. The Editor. X,X,l:.GE 41 Q'sIM-f'A ii X -Q Y I,'5RlTPt6 Q Q, 041861 9 .k i' cr: - if if -e 4' '... l I.

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MR, GORDON R. FI SHER

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