Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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ff!ie1936 Redafiin . . . V,-L f'llf i936 Rlf0SKlN, vvhich is the tvventy-seventh vol- t ume of the publication, is not the vvorl4 of one indi- vidual or of fevv individuals, but is the vvorlt of many. The thoughts of many individuals went into it and it was simply the task of the staff to arrange them into one harmonious pattern. Not only did many different ideas go into this bool4 but many dollars vvere spent in its construction. perhaps, it would be interesting to lcnovv just hovv this boolc vvas constructed. During the summer and the first part of the year, the editor and business manager spent many hours tallcing to print- ers, engravers, and photogra- phers to learn some of the tech- nical problems that they must master before they could direct the staff in its vvorlc. They also vvent to a convention of the National Col- legiate Press As- sociation held in Chicago, vvhere they noted the re- centtrend in year- boolc construc- tion. -lhis proved to be very profit- able to them. bl.-xxii-s Sitmxriii ui. . 'Q Q- I s ' J X . , . ei,lr'Ys1lrcborJMl v ig r -i 'i September first came-,Hand the eidkitbr 'i7vas confronted vvith the taslc of selecting a staff from the many students that applied, vvhile the business managerxhad to'select a sales-'force so that a large percentage ofsubscriptionsmight' be sold to the students as they enrolled. hhe editors and business manager were suc- cessful inithis taslcl, Cver 'l500 Redslcins vvere sold and the editor found a-staff that has been efficient and dependable. The nevft problem presenting itself vvas that of getting the students to go dovvn to the photographers and get their pic- tures made on time so that the engraver's deadlines could be met. A nevv system vvas used. At the request of the Redsldn staff, the several sororities and Murray l-lall entered candi- dates in the Redslcin Beauty Queen Race. Each subscriber that vvent to the studio to have his picture made on the day designated by the Redslcin vvas issued a thousand votes for his favorite candidate. This queen race was very successful and Miss Katherine Lee Zahn vvon the title of the Redslcin Queen and is featured in the beauty section of this boolc. The third taslc vvas that of getting the organization group pictures talaen. Elbert Bowen, managing editor, had charge of this work. lt was a very difficult one, but he handled the job Has Served a Great Service Institution and Its Students for Twenty-seven Years vvell. By this time pictures vvere being delivered to the edi- torial office. lhey had to be checked, identified, and sent to the engravers, Managing Editor Lyman Morris vvas in charge of this. Qne un- familiar vvith the vvorlc of the Red- slcin can hardly realize vvhatadif- ficult tasl4 it is to properly checl4 and identify the names of over 3000 students. Came March, and all the pic- tures vvere in to the engravers, ex- cept the beauty queensf. ltwasthe desire of the Red- slcin staff that some other source of revenue be found rdtlier than dppro' Fliwin fililitll-'I priating it from 4 ,mid the general reve- VIUQS of the R6ClSl4in. It vvas decided to hold an Amateur Hour and Beauty Revue and charge admission. An eminent French artist of considerable reputation vvas secured to select the beauties. l-le was Mr. Pierre lartoue. l-le charged no fee for his services but accepted on the condition that he be allovved to paint any one of the beauties that he desired and have her picture placed in the beauty section of the Red- sl4in, This vvas agreed to and on March Q3 the Amateur l-lour and Beauty Revue vvas held, vvith managing editor Bovven having full responsibility. l-le secured Leon- ard l-lovvard as master of cere- monies. Both did an excellent job and the 1936 Redsldn realized a profit of S62 . . . g um'c.w llit' hook tii.i1,iii4'i Bowiirv . . . nzanagctl lwuuly rcrizu While part of the staff vvere at vvorlt on the beauty revue others were dili-

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WWW, 2' 9' Q f rt! A f a ,wvw gill -nw , i 7, E, the stail ol the 1936 Redslcin, have endeavored to give you in this, your college annual, a record ol this school year. Upon these pages vve have tried to record your purposes, the things you have done, and the things you vvished to do. We realize that vve have Fallen lar short, because vvhat you have done is more important than what vve have said. But, vve do hope that vve have recorded that vvhich you vvish to remember always and have expressed in some measure the spirit ol service that prevades our great institution.

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....7iecofLd4aftHeColEege'y gently compiling the copy for the printer. The edi- tor vvas indeed fortunate in secur- ing the services ofMiss Lelda Ben lQeddicl4 vvho is responsible for the typing of most of the copy. She lcept steadily on the job and vvorlc- ed many a night to l4eep it upto date. By her efficient a n d d i l i g e nt vvorlc, the T936 Redslcin realized a saving of S40 l-YMAN lX'lURR'5 over the cost of . . . mm! ilepumluivli' typing Idgt yggrig Redslcin. But be- fore Miss l2eddicl4 could type copy she muSt have it in her hands. Due to the remarkable vvorl4 of Miss Betty price, the copy floated steadily into the Redslcin office. She stayed on the telephone calling people vvho had copy assigned to them until a note of acceptance was given to her. l-ler voice be- came well l4novvn to numerous members of the student body during the period she vvas at vvorlc. She vvas in charge of the organization copy. The arrangement of the humor section vvas dependent for its completion upon the date when the business manager closed his sale of advertising space. Miss Virginia l-lereford, humor editor, had the copy ready and it vvas only a matter of arrangement when the business manager closed his sale of organization space. She had full responsibility for the humor sec- tion. Miss l'lereford also edited the feature section after Miss Doris Williamson withdrew from school at the close of the first semester to tal4e a job on the Duncan Banner. The business manager vvas ably assisted by his first assistant, Burton Whiteley. It vvas theirjob to see that the Redsldn operated upon a sound financial basis. They vvere in charge of the sale of subscriptions, organi- zation and advertising space. They handled more money during the school year than any other student officer. It was their job to collect approximately SlQ,O0O and see that the editorial department operated vvithin the Redskin revenues. As you can see, ir is no small tasl4 to build a college annual. The tasl4 of building a yearboolc vvas completed in mid- April, and the vvorlc of the staff vvas over. The organization of the i936 Redslon vvas as follovvs: .lames Sldnner .... . Editor Floyd Gudgel . . . Business Manager Elbert Bowen . . Managing Editor, Agriculture Editor Lyman Morris . . . . Managing Editor Burton Whiteley . . Assistant Business Manager Charles Bassvvell . . . . Circulation Manager Lelda Ben Reddiclc . . Assistant to the Editor, Secretary Louisa lfssley . ..... Secretary Betty price . Qrganization ffcitor Doris Williamson ..... Feature Ecitor Virginia Merle l-lereford . Feature Editor, l-lumor lfcitor .laclq Giant . . Katherine Moroney . Mary Essley . . Louise Pannacci . Helen Freudenberger Mary Jo Taylor . J. D. Fleming . l lelen Mullendore . Maxine Smith . Danny l-larbour Bob l-lolfarth Phil Bird . . Engineering Ed Science and Literature Ec l-lome Economicsb . Commerce Ec Education lic Sorority Lo . fraternity Ec Society Ec Dormitory lfc . . Sports E Administration EC . Militaryb itor itor itor itor itor itor itor itor itor itor itor itor ve 51? . i ' -fix .Ui rn 1 PM r'N!'