Sam Houston High School - Co Lon Neh Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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is high ppeared ne name inerva, ye Aegis al issue gradua- n 1952, the ull shall make ll free. S S A ECI Subscribers find great pleasure in reading feature and sports columns. Feature Editors, Pat Kimball and Carolyn Tijerina, and Sports Editors, Larry Wood, Sue Colgin, and Demaree Jones carefully prepare their columns for a forthcoming issue. In 1955, the present'Sam Houston opened and the Aegis went to press again. Since, this fine news- paper has won many awards, among which are a first place from Columbia Press Association for four consecutive years, Award of Achievement and Award of Distinguished Merit from lnterscholastic League Press Conference, a first place, Gulf Coast Press Association, and a first place, International Quill and Scroll. Janette Williams, Advertising Manager, makes a pretty model for Sally Cole, Kay Schmiech, and Pam Henley, Photographers. Interviewing one of the many interesting jobs under- taken in news gathering finds News Editors, ,loan Kendall and Kathy Belnoske, and Future Editors, Lacille Lock and Pat Hawkins, with Mr. J. D. Robin- son, fire prevention authority. I43

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THE f Editors-in-Chief, Gayle Holberg and Charles Hughes, 9'scan the galley for their editorials. b The Sam Houston Aegis, oldest Texas high school publication of any kind, first appeared November 1, 1889. Aegis was selected as the name because it appeared on the shield of I Minerva, patron saint of the class of 1890. At firstvthe Aegis was printed as a magazine, with a special issue containing pictures of the candidates for gradua- tion. When the old Sam Houston closed in 1952, the Aegis was discontinued. Roberta Horn, Associate Editor, delivers as- signments to the staff. l42 An important step in publication of the paper is planning and setting up the dummy. Here the Assistant Editors, Mary Ann White, Will'O'Jean Dyett, Barbara Buckner, and Jean Willey, check each detail carefully. 66. . the truth Sh you fn 1 l 1 I I I I gl 1 3 3 1 !

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Mrs. Helen Schmiech, Sponsor, covers correct advertising techniques for Advertising Assistants, Sandra Owen, Wanda Cours, Clifford Burger, and Marie Cooke. Vital to the life of any newspaper is the support of advertisers. Business Manager, Georgina Williams, carefully takes notes for the Luell Bowling Alley ad. E 4 The Aegis staff and sponsor have not been satisfied with 'ckeeping the Public in- formedf' They are most proud of the na- tional recognition given to them when the Aegis initiated and sponsored the school project that won top awards for the schools of the nation from the Freedom Founda- tion. Ruth Lozano, Circulation Manager, takes notes and checks the records as Caynell 'Reynolds and Charlene Wilson, Exchange Editors, compile a list of 1ncom1ng papers. I 44