Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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237 Top row: P. Price. R. Shoy, M. Weeden, R. Jones. J. Ruhle. S. Mekeel, J. O Byrne. W. Sugormon. FIrsf row: C. Wright. D. Whitbeck. A. Berman, Z. Wagman. 6. Bornet. L Bader. V. Delia Fero. For the first time, notional news coveroge was included in sumnnary form I page one of the Daily Orange. Editorials were directed to national and arid affairs, in addition to campus problems. A series of special articles on Syracuse University housing conditions lused much comment. Illustrated with pictures, the series showed housing jfciencies and suggested remedies in cooperative housing projects. An iempt to revive the student union issue was made In a series of articles ) the history and potentialities of that project. Editorials on national affoirs consistently attacked the Chamberlain alley of appeasement, asked for a labor peace, and urged American cognition of South American conditions. The Daily Orange enlisted In a ilture program by sponsoring, in conjunction with the College of Fine rts, an all-University series of symphony concerts. Emphasis was given to the newly-developed radio program. Introduced lis year for the first time. Daily news broadcasts over downtown radio otions and special weekly interviews highlighted the program. Two omen were Included on the senior staff this year for the first time in the nlversity ' s history. The junior staff was cut to 1 4 members, the sophomore off to 30, and the freshman staff to 30. The radio staff was organized as separate unit from the editorial staff with individual class organizations. More thoro coverage of University sports activities was given by the ports department. Gome features and associate stories were Introduced page three. Football play was transferred for spectacular page one ame-day ploy. To parallel the editorial coverage of off-campus news, e sports department Introduced a column of off-campus sports and oppo- :ion stories were well played. The sports department sponsored the Uni- (rsity ' s first all-University bowling tournament on March 17 and 18. The business staff increased its personnel to Include 42 students and itoined the organization of four senior managers. Advertising Income was increased, boosting the publication budget over e $25,000 mark. Almost $1,000 worth of advertising was solicited for e single anniversary issue on December I . The record for that week made 1 all-time high In advertising lineage. The Daily Orange staff Is comprised of Chester B. Hansen, editor; ominlck J. Cross, managing editor; Imogene Weyer, editorial page Jltor; Ethel Frltts, news editor; Edward C. Jones, radio editor; Roger ommond, sports editor; Raymond F. Jones, business manager; Clayton bright, advertising manager; Peter Price, credit and collections manager; id Zelda Wagmon, women ' s advertising manager. Raymond Jones

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236 Daily Orange Top row: A. Spokes, H. Snyder, S. De Fillppo, H. Volenstein, R. Illicit, H. Klormon, B. Levine, J. Poskus. Second row: I. Rothschild, R. Myers, C. Parker, A. Aqullino, E. Conry, B. Moul, E. Donnelly, M. Mullen. First row: R. Decker, E. Jones, E. Fritts, D. Cross, C. Hansen, I. Weyer, R. Hammond. M. Rosenberg. Chester Honsen Marked by superlatives and a host of innovations, The Doily Orange paused to celebrate its thirty-fifth birthday and, moving into its thirty- sixth year of publication, it now ranks as one of America ' s five ieoding college dailies. A thirty-two page edition published on Dec. I to commemorate its anniversary is believed to have been one of the largest student-edited papers in the United States. The issue contained over 90,000 words of reading text and scores of illustrations marking the progress of Syracuse University since The Daily Orange was founded in 1903. On Nov. 12, within three hours after Syracuse University ' s first football victory over Colgate in 14 years, an extra edition of the Doily Orange appeared on the streets carrying the paper ' s largest banner headlines. More than 28,000 copies of that edition were sent to alumni over the world, establishing what is believed to be a single edition circulation record. Two extra editions were published, the one to mark the Colgate victory and another on November 5 to cover special sessions of the Empire Press Association meeting in Syracuse. installation of on engraving plant in The Castle expanded the use of pictures to an unprecedented degree. A photographer was added to the staff to illustrate news and feature stories with campus shots. Scientific opinion polling developed under the supervision of experts in the Maxwell School of Citizenship gave the Doily Orange a unique inno- vation in college journalism. Students were polled on critical national prob- lems in elaborate polling quotas. The Doily Orange poll picked Lehman to beat Dewey in the New York State gubernatorial election within .092 of one per cent of complete election returns. Other polls were conducted on Roosevelt favor, the CIO-AF of L dispute, American foreign policy, and federal pump priming. Dr. Herman C. Beyle, polling expert of the Maxwell school faculty, aided materially in the survey. •If • V ' f? , I lijCS p l .:- :iWJW»

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238 Syracusan Top row: J. Robbins, M. De Turck. E. Blumm. W. Brennan, S. Forquhar. 8. Larson, R. Hammond. D. Hedner, E. Jescen. fn E. Ullmon, C. Cranqle, M. Godshall. R. Laurence, L. Annin, H. Devlin. ro : W. BieseL Celebrating its fourth anniversity this spring, the Syracusan is the newest University publication. Established in 1935 by the publications electoral board, it replaced the Argot, literary magazine, and the Orange Peel, humor mag- ozine. By this combination it was possible to present both serious and humorous material in one periodical. The Syracusan is published eight times during the college year and is supported solely by subscription and advertising. The former system of junior managing editor and depart- mental editors has been changed in order to provide for capable seniors otherwise eliminated by spring elections. At present there ore five senior editors, assisted by juniors. Two juniors assist the managing editor each issue and gain valu- able preliminary training for the position of editor-in-chief. Faculty members of the School of Journalism act as advisors. Dean M. Lyie Spencer is general literary advisor. Bently Raak assists on technical and typographicol prob- lems. Professor Hlbbard Kline of the Illustration Depart- ment in the College of Fine Arts aids the art editor and his staff in the drawings for the publication. During the next year all engravings of pictures appearing in the Syracusan will be made in the new engraving plant of the Castle. Then all phases of the magazine, with the excep- tion of printing, will be under student direction. Replacing the Freshman Beauty Contest formerly spon- sored by this magazine is a Popular Couple Contest. The most popular man and coed on campus, selected upon the basis of a student vote, dined and danced at the Terrace Room as guests of the Syracusan. Since spring the covers of the magazine hove been illus- trated with block and white photographs of modeled figures, m . I ..1