Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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GETTING OUT THE SCHOOL PAPER Whether as an editor, manager, reporter, scribe or subscriber, you are a part of a vast group of studonts in the United States who publish or support 20,000 school papers, and you are in some way responsible for the success of the stu?snt publication in your own schcol. So, if your school paper is to be a good one, if it is to be a real force in your school community as well as a satisfaction to its reeders; it must be organized, developed, and maintained in an efficient and businasslike WEY з | Until rather recently, the school paper was locked upon as a kind of extra activity that might make some fun for a group of students, and, if things went wall, pescibly bring credit to the school. Lacking ex- perienced leadership, such publications often ended soon after the ink was dry on the 21:55 issue, Other schools, however, were able to get on oreditably with their tasks and produce renlly excellent papers, distri- pute them, and show no deficit, Today there are many school papers throughout the country that con- vain news stories, features, and editorials that often cause profession- al editors a good deal of amazement, and sometimes, probably make them enviouse Student publications that succeed are almost always under the super- vision of a faculty member. Hs is to the school journalists what the football coach is to the football squad and the varsity team. And you е1 know about how far even the most anbitious and willing football play- ers are apt to get without a coach. The faculty adviser is the experienced journalist who can carry over the spirit and learning from one staff to the next. Since he is in con- stant touch with all the students at work on the publication, his word snould be final in making additions to the staff and in prompting the ine serests of the paper. arious methods of selecting editors, managers, and assistants hava been tried, but the one generally regarded the most successful is the one in which this power is placed in the hands of the ecvisor, just as the athletic coach selects the members of his team. In tre end he is really the only person who knows all about the many stu- dents to be considered. Xot only must the advisor show the keenest judgment in his selections gf staff members, he must ‘mow make-up, advertising, promotion of oirou- lation, and other subjects directly concerned with the direction of the рарог• And, in addition to 211 or these abilities he must ђе a leader in such a sense as со command the respect md loyalty of the students, she rest of tho faculty members, ana the members of his staff. Since it is obviously true that a paper cannot be better than the jeople who make it, one of the most important factors in maintaining a

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THE LIFE HISTORY OF A FROG The frog's eggs are leid in the water, covered by a gelatinous mass. The warmth of the sun causes them to grow into small tadpoles. When they hatch, they live under vr.tor ani brestbe by means of external gills. They resemble fish in many weys. Тпеу have a heart consisting of two chambers, a teil for lecomotion, ar? gills for bre thing. Later four pairs of internal gills are formed end those on the outside of the body disappear. The tadpoles live in stagnant water and live by sucking in tiny water plants thet grow in the wa!or in which they live. А8 they grow, the hind legs start, The lungs begin to develop. When the hind legs are developed, the front ones start. After this when the front legs аге full grown they come cut of the water to breathe air and live above the surface of the water, They now live largely on insects which they catch with their tongues. At this|stage the tail is also absorbed. They now have aheart composed of three chambers instead of two. In the winter the frogs burrow into the mud and hibernate, They breathe through their skins. А relative of the frog is the axolott of Mexico, which may live all its life in tho aquatic form or may or may not change to the air breath- ing ferm. -- James Russell, 158 IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Mary Jo was the attractive and accommodating menager of the Apple Blossom Grove, which was a now little tea room struggling for success. Although her motto was It pays to vuvertise, financially she was un- able to do this until she met the three wealthy Melrose sisters. They were single, but had matrimonial aspirations, Taking an interest in the Apple Blossom and its proprietor, they сасгебју inserted en advertise- ment in the New York Timos and introdoced their circle of intimate friends, She, wishing to do semething for them in return, conceived the idea of advertising for prospective husbands for her benefactors, The next Sunday, Mary Jo skillfully seated the sisters with the three most ргош- ising applicants. They became acquainted, and within two months there was a triple wedding. Mary Jowas maid of honor and, when thanked by the bridal couples for her intervention, she murmured, It pays to ad- vertise. -- Nancy Webb, !58

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high standard of exoellence is tthe monner in which the staff members aro selected and trained. Remember slways that the school exists for the purpose of training the minds of students. Constantly bear in mind as editors that there are many other students in school besides your friends, and that many good stories and articles may be had fron them. Work to get out a really good paper and your circulation and business problems will take care of them- selvese --Ross Wilson '36 THE IMPORTANCE OF SPELLING One of the most important phases in English Grammar is spelling. After we reach high sohool ond spelling is not listed among the sub- iects on cur rank cards, we no lorger think spelling counts. However, we are very much mistaken. Spelling is more important than ever, and should be made so, because when one looksup word to determine its spell- ‘ng, the natural tendency is to read the meaning given atter it. Thus, ма ever increase our vocabulary, which aids us in talking intelligently and having 2 variety of words at cur commond, Ancther reason tnat spelling is importent is, if one wishes to ob- tain employment during vacation, he will, in 211 probability, find it nec- assary to writ» a letter of spplicaticu. The would-be employer will naturally prefer being incerviewed by the applicant whose letter is in- telligently worded because of a varied vocabulary, and readable, due to ecrrectly spelled words. Оле vishing to enter upon a business career, or, for that matter, almost any career, will realize the value of these угсг45а Spelling is subject in which skill can be acquired outside of schools as well ав inside. By reading books, newspapers, and magazine articles, one can improve his spelling to а large degree It is my belief, alse, that one has more self-respect if he сап cone verse easily with, and hold his own among the more highly-educated persons who are accustomed to the use of a larger vocabularys Let us remember these fasts and alla@w them to make an impression cn our minds, and see if they do nct help uss, ---Sarah Wilson ! х4