North Salem High School - Viking Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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iawfffri I Doixorinr XNILLIAMS Clarion flnriiial Editor DESPITE having to write articles in classes or late at night and answering foolish questions when at schoolg I have gained invaluable experience as this years editor. My work on the book has been alirost continuous the past eleven months besides previously acting as associate editor during the confusion of publishing the 1935 yearbook. First, as soon as school was out, the business representatives of all the concerns connected with annual printing contabted Bob and me and many hot summer after- noons were spent planning beautiful layouts that were later discarded as being too expensive. Experience number one-contacts with business men and judging them. When school had started, the engraving and photography contracts had been completed, but the paper, printing, and covers were yet to be decided on. These weren t finished till the second semester. By that time, my staff had been chosen and they were given their assignments. It was then the task of collecting and writing the senior histories was begun besides concentrated rewriting as the articles began to come in. After that I became rude to my friends, a victim of insomnia, or when I did go to sleep, would talk Annual all night and was a social hermit. But now, with only two ncore articles to write and the book run through the presses to page 68, I have decided that it really wasn't so bad after all-not that I'd do it again, but that I still am able to decide that I won't have my nervous breakdown till next week. I have a remarkably good staff to thank for this retention of my nervous control. All the students have attempted to comprehend the new ideas I presented to them, and to write their stories accordingly. And such entertaining stories! I particularly thank the people not directly associated with my staff who have enthu- siastically furnished the desired information. The attitude that I most appreciated was the willing assent to a request for the article, even though the staff member was slightly foggy as to what was desired. The new arrangements and ideas carried out in this book-are expected to im- prove it, and I hope they do as far as you are concerned. 76 QMWN

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Air Waves FOR the first time students from all of Salem's public? schools have had an op- portunity to take part in regular weekly broadcasts. The radio committee, composed of Chairman Shannon Hogue, Miss Lena Belle Tartar, Miss Margaret Burroughs, and Dorothy Kibbe, completed negotia- tions with K.S.L.M. early in the year and on February 10th the first broadcast was transmitted by remote control from the stage of the high school additorium. The chief purpose of the presentations was entertainment for the audience, while it was hoped a comprehensive picture of school life would be given and the students would gain radio experience. Appropriate themes were carried out and emerged as an Oregon Day program, a sports program, a Spring program, an Irish program, and a language program. Mr. Marshall Pengra acted as technician and Dean Ellis was the high school ann nouncer. On two different occasions S.H.S. was represented over K.O.A.C., the first time on March 7th being the annual broadcast of Crescendo club members, who this time furnished the music, but asked representatives of the various school activities to speak and the student body president, Cecil Quesseth, to act as master of cere- monies. i jere Simmons and Dean Ellis presented the arguments on the question of state control for medicine on one of the regular Weekly broadcasts of the Oregon State Department of Education. just as the importance of the radio in everyday life is increasing, so is the degree of Salem hig's participation in radio broadcasts becoming more markedg and as this year's programs have been so well received, it has been suggested that the time be increased to a full hour each Wednesday. 74