Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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LIFE CATHERINE JOHNSTON EDWINA GARDNER 77 7? ?7 J 4? Sizes-.ms Luxe '- sf me Cuxssesl 6? we xfW7 b if x A-if f .1 X f A X K Pm., Virginia McClure, assistant business manager, Rae Richardson, editorial editor, Martha Brian, editorial assistant, Mary J. Wil' son, feature editor, Barbara Lane, assistant feature editor, Rue Corey, rewrite editorg Ilene Hissong, copy editor, Elizabeth Gunn, publicity projects chairmang Dorothy Hall, picture editorg Anne Rikard, headline editor, Barbara Helfenstein, circulation manager, Anne Gowen, senior staff Writer and Gayl Auer and Jane Forman, photographers. Anne Shawber was junior repre- sentative to the Board of Publications. Walter C. Suft, Ir. served as sponsor. nv, Left to right: MCFARLAND, THOMASMA, THOMPSON, GRANT, NANNINGA, Left to -right: CLAUSING, MCDONALD, FREEMAN, NORCROSS, SHAWBER, Dnvms JOHNSON, Mizz l w l l . 1 1 T Page 25 nf - P Seated: Rusmsrzm, Ross, SHors1'ALL, SMITH Seated: HUNSARRR, MEYER, S. RUSSELL, J. Russau. Standing: RICHARDSON, BOURQUIN, MARSIi, KROCHMAN Standing: SLIPLR, EPHRAIM, ABRAHAM, WALRoD

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MKSTEPHENS l l Front Row: A. RIKARD, R. Conn, B. TEMPLBMAN, G. KATZ, M. BRIAN, S. W1LsoN, D. HALL, V. MCCLURE Second Row: B. HELFENSTEIN, L. GUNN, WALTER Surr, JR., R. RICHARDSON, B. A. LANE, I. HrssoNG, C. jot-1NsroN VERY Friday Stephens girls can be found reading the Voice of Stephens, or what is better known as the Stephens Life. The aim of this campus newspaper is to serve the college by prof moting good citizenship, publicizing worthy projects and by en' couraging students and faculty members through editorials to stay on their toes. Life editors and staff members endeavor to present news as completely and accurately as possible and to give both sides of every controversial issue. GERRY KATZ After a story is assigned to a reporter, written and handed in, it is read and checked by three or more editors. Next the headline is written and is sent with the story to the printer. When the galley proof is returned, the story is proofread. It has now progressed to the point where it is ready to be placed on the page and sent back to the printer for corrections. One day of every week is reserved by the editors for reading the page proofs at the printer's and checking once more for accuracy. Soon after this the story, together with many others, is being read by the entire campus. The editorfinfchief of Life is generally responsible for all phases and cofordination of production. The other editors are responsible for one or more specific phases of the work, such as ads, features, editorials or headline writing. All the editors with the sponsor determine the policy of the paper. Junior staff members are chosen from the journalism classes and from those not enrolled in the classes, but who are interested in working on the paper. From this staff are later chosen the new editors, selected for interest, ability and personality in working with people. Through their work on the Life, students gain valuable experience and knowledge about almost all phases of newspaper work and also gain better insight of human nature. The editorial staff this year was as follows: Geraldine Katz, editorfin-chief, Catherine Johnston, managing editorg Betty Lee Templeman, campus editor, Edwina Gardner, business manager, Page 24

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Tl-IE STEPI-lEIXI.S SUSAN LOVING HE Stephens Standard, campus magazine, offers each member of the student body an opportunity to see her original work in print. The Standard is composed of a variety of material includf ing poetry, fiction, feature articles, illustrations, photographs and editorials. Published live times a year, November, December, February, April and May, Standard portrays campus life so that both stuf dents here and readers all over the country can visualize a cross' section of life at Stephens. Prospective students receive copies in order that they may become better acquainted with Stephens. In order to obtain material representing a larger section of the student body, a contest open to all Stephens students was an' nounced in the December issue and awards were given for the best short story, poem, feature article and photograph. Quality especially was emphasized. All material published in the No' vember and December, 1949 issues was automatically eligible for the contest. The material was carefully evaluated by a qualified group of judges selected by the editorial board of the Standard. The names of the winners were placed on a plaque in the General Library. They were Gayl Auer, photographyg Suejette Cool' edge, short storyg Joyce Allen, feature, and Barbara Lane, poetry. This year Stephens students were urged to become contribuf tors as well as readers. The contest, plus an invitation in each issue for the students to submit their original material, produced a composite of the highest type of creative work available. The management and publication of the Standard were asso' ciated with the work in the advanced composition classes in the Communications Division. Pieces of creative writing handed to instructors by students were given to the Standard for criticism and many times were accepted for publication in the magazine. z 2 , . Q -l . Y . 1'6 T -J I V ' fi: T' 13 Q 'MT Left to right: B. Lovn, N. HEMAN, RICHARD KORNS, S. Lov1NG, B. Foss, R. INGLB Page 26