Polytechnic High School - Polytechnic Student Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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UJTc TMytechuic Student Staff Victor King Editor-in-Chief I I Perce Fleming Business Manager Maria Wisler Nathan Carhart Senior Pictures Boys ' Sports Wil bur Knudtson Marion Leaver Senior Pictures Girls ' Sports Paul Kuehnert Elizabeth von Krogh Organizations W ' 32 Text Billy Justis Virginia Grover Advertising S ' 32 Text Elsie Hamilton Calendar Marcus Roybark Asst. Bus. Mgr. 30

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FIRST SEMESTER Richard Nash George Robert Ruth Knickerbocker James Farmer THE POLY OPTIMIST Miss Hov — Adviser Editor Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor SECOND SEMESTER Gladys Cook Cirilo Villegas Virginia Grover Owen Hansen The Optimist has been entered in several newspaper contests and achieved wide recognition. Last semester, The Poly Optimist entered the Southern Cali- fornia Press Association contest and took several honors. A prize medal was presented the paper for receiving first place in the contest for front page make- up. Certificates were also given to The Optimist for first place in the writing of editorials and humor. The prize-winning issue appeared during the period when Richard Nash, W ' 32, was editor. Also under the editorship of Richard Nash, The Poly Optimist was judged the best high school paper of its class in Southern CaUfornia in the University of Southern California Newspaper Day contest, February 27, and received the Crombie Allen placque. In the spring convention of the Southern California High School Press As- sociation, a bronze medal, given for first place in front page makeup, was won by The Optimist. The paper submitted was edited by George Robert, S ' 32. In a contest sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley on April 8, second place for all around excellence was achieved by the paper. Gladys Cook, S ' 32, was editor of The Optimist at the time this honor was won. During Cirilo Villegas ' term of office as editor. The Optimist won Ail-American rating in the National Scholastic Press Association contest. George Robert was awarded one of the two annual journalism scholarships given by the University of Southern California. Irma Jane Hollingsworth, S ' 32. 29

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9M ' Tolytechuk Student Art Staff Robert Woolsey Art Editor Jack Skinner Assistant Art Editor Betty Miller Assistant Art Editor Helen Stone Margaret Wilson Associate Art Editor Assistant Art Editor Werdna Laster Associate Art Editor LoREN Steinberger Vernice Snyder Photographer Associate Art Editor Ruth Shoemaker Madeline Rogers Associate Art Editor Associate Art Editor Phyllis Todd Associate Art Editor Al Wise Assistant Lettering 31