Waterville High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Waterville, ME)

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Since its initialissue, just beforethe. turn ofthe century, at which early date it was a- small, monthly booklet, the NAUTILUS has grown steadily until at present it is different from the earlier editions in many ways. In the earlier books, or magazines, most of the space was devoted to original material. There were few pictures, and only a hint here and there as to who the students were, who composed the faculty, and what extra-curricular activities were followed. As the years have passed, less and lessspace has been given to original material and more and more to recounting the activities of the school. Today, no literary ma- terial as such is found, the SPINDRIFT serves as a repository for that type of writing. V , I . , The external appearance of-the book has also changed. 'The hrst issues had the picture of the school printed on a glossy tan paper, then there was a change made to a designed cover in a 'pastel color which changed with each issue. .From that, a radical improvement was made when the size of the book increased and a purple suede cover appear- cd and was used for several years. Following this, original designs drawn by the students made a change of face for each yearly issue. In 1946-the greatest cha-nge of all took place when Robert tjenness, of that class, drew the design for the padded cover which has been used since then. With the change of appearance externally, the NAUTILUS changed in content and 'an attempt was made to gather together all the material necessary to give a complete story of the school year.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The NAUTILUS staff wishes to express its sincere appreciation- To Mrs. Whitten, our faculty adviser, whose friendly counsel, ready coopera- tion, and indcfatigable efforts made this year's NAUTILUS a possibility. To Mr. Wood, our principal, who was never too busy to hear our troubles, or to guide us to a solution of our problems. To Mrs. Ragsdalc, who took much-needed time from her regular classes and from work on the mural to supervise our art work. To Miss Jules, for her cheerful cooperation in the typing of the material. To the Preble Studio, for the enthusiastic cooperation given to us by its staff. To Mr. Robert Nichols of the Sentinel Engravers, for his work in making the plates for our book. To Mr. Earle Hammond ol' the City job Print, whose assistance was invaluable. To all our advertisers and friends, without whom this book could not have been made, The Editors