Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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05. Martha Grossblathffitch editor, 'tears into a feature story, Sara Golder, Girls Sports editor for the Pitch, relaxes when copy fitting, headlimng, and indicating type size. the issue returns from the printer. Pitch Staff: first row: Business Manager Cathy Vitto, Editor Judy Gerberg second: Sports Editor Bill Helz, Copy Editor Sara Martha Grossblatt, Feature Editor Carole Schwartz, Secretary Golder, News Editor Luth Potter, Photographer Tom Condit pepsnmems 1 ll

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Journalism: G. Eiker, A, Showalter, M. Sarles, J. Gerber, M. B. Campbell, M. Pool, A. Johnson, J. Hermanson, B, Heider, Mathias, E. Eysenburg, G. Grooms, E. Kellyg second: J. Brown, L. Reynolds, fourth: R. McHugh, T. Lucas, B. Philips, J, Long, J. Conradis, L. Flaningam, C. Galin, J. Karro, S. Wickland, D. M. Henley, D. Mortimor wrote for the Pitch, our prize- Day, E. Hirsch, F. Wolfenstein, third: S. Hobson, B. Bennett, winning paper, getting assignments done for the deadlines. Pitch Illuminates School News The thirty-one students in Mrs. Wittman's fifth period journalism class, through outside reading, study of their text, experience, and lectures, gained knowledge of the history of journalism and seman- ticsg they also learned the special six W's of writing: 'twho, what, when, Where, why, and Wittman approval. They listened to Judge Joseph Mathias of the Maryland Tax Court and former editor of the Uni- versity of Maryland Diamondback, who spoke on one of the dangers of newspaperwork, libel. The information absorbed by the journalists, budding newspapermen all, was put to workg for the Pitch editor enlisted the help of the students, who acted as reporters writing copy for the eleven issues of the Pitch. The harassed editors used this copy to turn out a newspaper that won awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the National Scholastic Press Association. The Pitch editors work in the publications office sixth period, organizing the mass of material, writ- ing editorials, and establishing policy. The aspiring journalism students carry out their assignments, secure in the knowledge that the best of the juniors will be on the editorial staff for the 1962-1963 school year. 110 Departments Business manager Cathy Vitto is amused by the number of Pitch. subscriptions, which along with advertising, support the paper. 'fini any + .r,,,,,,,..- 3 1

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Editor Carl Pope chuckles with fiendish glee as he destroys Susan Braymer work calmly, oblivious of the tragedy, but sen- another piece of Ken Cohen's sparkling copy. Tom Beers and sitive editors Carol Weiss and Charles Brown offer sympathy Chauvinistic Journalists Proclaim Although fourteen staff members, three photo- graphers and twelve secretaries were allotted a per- iod a day, the job of turning out 224 pages of year- book, under a demanding, perfectionist sponsor, took much longer. In the spring, the staff had selected a theme, had decided whether or not to use glossy paper, serif or sans-serif type, and whether or not the clubs should be placed with the departments or in a separate section of the book. In the fall, work began in earnest to chronicle an entire school year in the pages of the Windup: the the copy staff grabbed pens and thesaurusg the managing staff reached for grease pencils and crop- persg and the editor agonized over pictures that would not fit, clubs that suddenly sprang into being, and nonexistent senior biographies. Financing this incredible undertaking were sales and advertising. This year the appearance of the ad pages was revamped, and the budget benefited as the yearbook adopted a new advertising policy. Ad spaces were sold in spaces of not less than a quarter page, which cost 320. The ads had more reader impact and appealg businesses were delighted with the pictures of WJ students using their prod- ucts and the copy written by the Madison Avenue aspirants on the staff. 1 12 Departments Edi N. tors: C. Pope, C. Weissg second: H. Weisert, P. Ladd Goublemang third: C. Brown, B. Helfert, J. Berlin