Ventura College - La Revista Yearbook (Ventura, CA)

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I El ■J! £1:1 1 171 HI Phoena I ' .veri.y Business Manager Frank Orr Editor PIRATE PRESS The Pirate Press. Junior College, six column, four page newspaper, came into being several months after school started as this name grew from the former name of the official publication, the Megaphone. Students in Journalism, feeling that this name of The Megaphone was not exactly fitting tor the school in the new 6-4-4 plan, instigated the name Pirate Press and it met with hearty approval by the student body. uiris Ewing as editor started the Pirate Press on its way to recognition by winning first place in editorials at the State Junior College Press Contest held in Pasadena. With the support of the entire staff several special editions were edited for Hallowe ' en, Christmas, April Fool, and a special eight page Colle Tup row. H. Moore, . Sharp, A. Hinsdale, I ' . Bt ri m. F. Gorden. Bottom row. R. Jordan, . I)i nning, P. Zander, I . Rosamond, F. So i i

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I. A E 1: 1 1 171 SI Wayne McDonald Business Manager Xorris Ewing Editor Booster number for advertising the Junior College in the various schools of the county. During the course of the year the class was benefitted by many interesting talks, from various journalists in and out of the city on the subject of editorial work and the business end of putting out a newspaper. The most outstanding visitor was Marc Goodnow, head of the journalism department at the University of Southern California. Xine members of the staff won membership in Quill and Scroll, National Honorary Society for High School Journalists, and two members. Frank Orr, second semester editor, and Phoena Everly, business manager, were elected to Kappa Tau Beta, Honorary Fraternity for editors and business managers. Main- members of the Pirate Press staff worked on the La Revista. The class besides getting out the Junior College paper edited a page of school pub- licity in two city papers each week. Pirate Press Stai i .First row. I.. Patmore Barrows, E. Nicholson. N. Pine, W. Hendrickson, L. ockv ELL. ind row. K. Garrison, F. Vai doit, P. Keith, S. Clark. F. Deutsch. 76

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I. I P lil l T i 31 PRIZE WINNING EDITORIA.L Pirate Press. entura Junior College Newspaper, won first prize in editorials at the State Junior College Press Convention held at Pasadena in November. Norris Ewing. editor of the paper at that time, wrote the prize editorial entitled Breasting the Billows. It is printed below. Breasting The Billows With summer shore leave only a fond memory, Pirate crewmen now find themselves aboard the old galleon once more, four weeks out on a cruise that promises plenty of adventure, plunder and good hard work. eteran Buccaneers who know the ropes will find their old ship considerably improved during its summer repose in the scholastic dry-dock. Its athletic battery has been reconditioned and should cause trouble aplenty to venturesome foes who attempt to test the Pirate cannonade. Several new gun crews in the shape of foot- ball, basketball, baseball and track athletes have transferred from the Junior High war-sloop and will make a welcome addition to the Orange and Black crew. Coaches McAllister. Mathews. Kolberg and Hebel seem perfectly capable of directing all athletic fire in a manner that should send many a worthy contestant to the bottom of the brine. A good many new officers were added to the sailing list in order to accom- modate the unusually large crew signed on board this year. Admiral Van Dellen s staff has been supplemented by some of the best qualified Lieutenants, Pilots and Mates from the scholastic training fleet. The Brigand boat is setting sail with one of the most promising crew layouts ever to ship under a Pirate banner. Xew seamen ma} - find a word of advice helpful in case of unexpected typhoons or stormy weather. The old admonitions about respecting school property, for- getting childhood actions, and keeping alive the spirit of yore, are so old and moth-eaten as to be practically exhausted of editorial possibilities. We don ' t intend to rake these well worn subjects over the coals any longer. It shouldn ' t be necessarj . The Megaphone advocates interest in all school activities. Don ' t listen to sea- sick sailors who can ' t stand the gaff and spend their watches on and off duty deploring the whole cruise. It is only the land-lubbers who never did anything worth doing that hang over the rail, laughing at those who are doing something. hen quiz storms rock the old ship, when round shots from the enemy guns go crashing into the Pirate athletic record, the land-lubbers may be found in the hold, safe enough physically but pretty sick mentally. And when the old ship sails into port with flags flying at the end of the cruise, the land-lubbers are still in the hold battened under hatches, dead cargo. Don ' t be a land-lubber. ith the whole crew working together in class, pulling together at the games, and playing together at the dances and social events, it should be a well manned alleon that makes port next Christmas. Heave Ho, me hearties, we ' re off! 78