Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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1928 THE SWASTIKIAN Page Twenty-three

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Page Twenty-two THE SWASTIKIAN 1928 da X X X I X X X X X X X X ment and declared I must be the only one who knew nothing about them. This is what she told me : “These boys and girls are students of the Freshman Class of 1928. They are just launching on a great journey over the sea of High School to the Land of Knowledge. “The young man with black hair is Mr. E. G. Puterbaugh. He is explaining to the boys some of the many incidents that may happen on their trip, and telling how to avoid them. “On your right, Mr. L. P. Kemp is showing come pupils how to manipulate the puzzling levers of Science. “The young lady with the frown on her face is Mrs. Margaret Norris Kemp. She is telling the group of boys with her never to say ‘ain’t’ or ‘he don’t’. “At the extreme left, a large number of students is listening to advice being given by Miss Eva Barnhart. She is telling them to be patient and not to be noisy, for soon they will be scaring up in the sky. “Making of the latest costumes for this type of navigation, and proper foods for young aeronauts, are being explained by Miss A. M. Jones to that group of a dozen girls.” This was a grand adventure. I joined the crowd. Shortly after, we passengers and crew took our places, and started on our first flight. Soon the old hangar, “Temporary Quarters”, was out of sight, and we were soaring over English, Latin, General Science, Home Economics, Citizenship and Algebra. Few stunts were attempted, because there was plenty to observe on our first trip. Several forced landings were made once because of the heat, and another time on account of varnish. Flying lower, about Christmas time, a large aerdrome came in view. We learned by wireless that it was the New Versailles High. Descending, we spent the holidays with friends. Impatient from several days’ delay, we again took flight, this time in a new, large model ’plane. Then came our first real tests as aviators. Most of the student-flyers survived. Mr. James Garner joined the crew to instruct in Manual Art and Mechanics. The populace hails with tumultuous demonstration our strange and huge-winged creature as it glides from horizon to horizon with steadiness, precision, and directness. —Marguerite Begin, ’31. X X X X X X X i X X X X X i X i X X X

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Page Twenty-four THE SWASTIKIAN 1928 Versailles High attempted a flight across an unknown sea, when sixteen enthusiastic news writers formed the first Journalism class of that institution. With group’s approval, Miss Jones named a staff, as follows: Editor-in-Chief, Kenneth Coffield, ’29; Managing Editor, Mary Etter, ’28; Business and Advertising Manager, Edwin Begin, ’29; Copy Editors, Cyril Paulus, ’29, and Arline Daugherty, ’29; Make-up Editor, Leona Gerlach, ’29. The department editors were: Music, Leona Gerlach; Sports, Harold Rismiller; Dramatics, Wayne Berry; Class, Edwin Rismiller; Feature, Lowell Apple; Alumni, Mabel Minser, ’27; Reporters—Bernard Smith, Norman Trion, Edson Varner, Norman Ward, Carl Boyer, Harold Pearson, Norman Trittschuh, and Lewis Francis. The second volume of the V. H. S. News was not long in forthcoming. One page of The Versailles Policy was offered to the class for the news and advertising it might secure each week. Valuable experience was obtained in both fields. Writing of good English was emphasized. A brief study of advertising copy was made. “The School Press Review” kept the staff in touch with work of other schools. “Skull sessions” were held on Monday at 3:30 for reading proof, criticizing the latest edition, and making out assignment sheet. Since the journalism course was only a half-year subiect, the work was carried on during the last semester as an activity. Many dropped cut, but the News continued under the management of Coffield and Etter, assisted occasionally by Cyril Paulus, Bernard Smith, Leona Gerlach and Norman Trion. Miss A. M. Jones, who is a member of the Journalism Association of Ohio Schools, was adviser of publication.