Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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, I ----'-.4..---- -T--------.- 1942-THE INK SPOT-1947 A Senior Publication In 1942, the first Ink Spot Staff was organized to publish semi-monthly a mimeographed four-page paper to which students in high school could subscribe. The student body subiitted names for the paper, Phyllis Uildermuth's HPort Byron Ink Spotu winning the contest. It has proved to be a name that has so far stood the test of tide and will undoubtedly con- tinue to do so through the years to come. All news vas hand- led in general by those on the Staff and each edition had a new editor. Work was done in the Commercial Department under the supervision of Rue Cooper who sponsored the paper. Orig- inal members of the Ink Spot Staff and those to whom much credit is due for initiating a publication which is of so much interest to the,student body were: Virginia Smith, Norma May, Bill Stebbins, Janice Skelton, Barbara Mathes, La Vera Tyler, Marie Hedeen, Joyce Sallows, Isabelle Boardman, Barbara Rick, Jane Simpson, Phyllis Wildermuth, Norma Anderson, Ebb Dailey, Vary E. Kelly, Lewy Jinks, Evelyn Mose, Annie M. Searl, Dorothy Bachman, John Kelly, and Ira Lilliman. Records for l943 and l944 are not available, but during l945 and 46 there were 70 paid subscriptions. The paper changed from semi-monthly to monthly publications and increased in size from four pages to six and often eight. Work was con- tinued in the Commercial Department, sponsored by Catharine Perring, Comnercial instructor, assisted by a very capable Staff, Much of the credit for a very commendable publication was due to Genevieve Steffen, who acted as Editor-in-Chief. Assisting her as spacers, tyoists, stencilers, and duplicators, was a crew of very efficient and conscientious workers: Bar- bara Mathes, Harguerite Lamb, Helen Cooper, Shirley Erickson, Barbara Strnadgard, Virginia Hay, Beverly Pannell, Beverly Dye, Doris Allison, April Beecher, Joyce Baff, Virginia Albert, Janice Skelton, and June Orr. A new page featuring school gossip became popular, monthly editorials were written by faculty members, football, basketball and track resumed added variety, The paper grew in popularity until in 1945-46 it reached the home of every child in school. Copies were sent to Board mem- bers, to former students in service, to the Port Byron Grade School. There were two paid out-of-town subscriptions and two exchange copies sent to other schools. Practically every issue contained eight pages. Much of the success of the pub- lication this year was due to Marilyn Sidlinger who served as Editor-in-Chief. Assisting her was a very efficient Staff composed of Beverly Pannell, Barbara Strandgard, Margaret

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-p-n-nr.-.--w---w--.Wy-yr.-.---I - T- ,,..p. .,,, ....,- ,, , , ,U we arm- 1' -. -...ve-v ,-...Tn-N Smith, Helen Williams, Shirley Erickson, Kathleen Thompson, and Virginia May. Paul Monson, Coach, was in charge of sports columns and news was contributed from the various clubs and classes. In 1946-47, the Ink Spot printed monthly over one hundred cop- ies of the paper, school subscriptions absorbing most of this number. The Staff continued to send to service men, to Board members, to out-of-town subscribers, and to other schools. The Senior typing class rendered invaluable service by fold- ing, tearing, counting paper, and doing most of the spacing incident to stenciling. Norma Jean Frits was appointed Edi- tor-in-Chief. She was assisted by Jacqueline Kerr, Frances Peterson, Mildred Pearsall, Dolores Skelton, Patricia Wal- ther, and Shirley Jacobsen-a smaller Staff than in previous years but just as efficient. Marvin Wuehle wrote sport news, Mary Stearns and Joyce Tyler contributed the very popular gos- sip columns, Frances Gilbert was in charge of subscriptions and to her efficient work is due the credit for a larger per- centage of subscriptions in 1946-47 than in any year preced- ing. Ninety-three students received the paper each month. Members of the faculty wrote the monthly editorials-Cathar- ine Perring, the September welcome to the in-coming Freshmen class and the October write-up on the history of Hallowe'en customs, Varian Boardman, The True Meaning of Thanksgiving for the November issue, Marian Henry, The Christmas Spirit for the December issue, the January issue featured the Rock Island Tourney. The February issue had a resume of the Two- Rivers Tournament at Erie and Coach Hoff's editorial on Ath- letics with its fundamental basis of leadership, sacrifice, emotional stability, persistence, devotion tofu cause, deter- mination, self-reliance, and subordination of self to the en- tire sports unit, whether to be football, basketball, or track Clyde Hofflund contributed an article on Industrial Education for the March Issue, and Mr. Hall wrote the concluding April editorial on the Values of Education. The 1947 Staff feels that it has maintained a high standard of achievement, it has prided itself'on correctness in spel- ling and composition, it has kept abreast of the news, has published what it thought would be of interest to the great- est number, its gossip has never been malicious. The paper has become very popular with the student body and its publi- cations are eagerly anticipated each month. One hundred and twenty-five copies are run off each month, the school absorb- ing most of this number. Thirteen are sent to servicemen, and there are five outside subscriptions. Subscription price has remained thirty-five cents, in spite of increased cost of paper, ink, and stencils which has added twenty-five percent to last year's cost of publication. ---