West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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and Blue, is another attempt at more efficient news coverage. This year twenty-four chairmen, under the editorship of lvlarilyn Augustine, handled the publicity for their activities. Their job was not only writing the stories for the Red and Blue and the Beacon News, but also planning the schedule of these stories and any programs of advertising. The business and circulation staffs, whose jobs it was to keep records of all transactions and to distribute the papers to the students and subscribers, were headed by Ann Miesuk and Dorothy Albrecht. The copy staff, under the editorship of llarb- ara Mellquist, was responsible for correcting all errors in punctuation, spelling, and grammar. VVriting headlines was another phase of copy work which required some trained skill. Most of the Red and lllue staff attended the Northern Illinois Publications banquet held at Editors Rmb Jones, Bob Keme wth Mr Newnrm East High last fall. High school journalists from the Big Eight conference heard Norton Jona- than, newspaper man and author of Gentlemen Aren't Sissiesu, relate his experiences in newspaper work. Special groups mel and discussed the various phases of high school publications. These conferences are an attempt to keep the llig Eight schools in touch with the newest phases of publication work. ln the second semester, a feature department was added to the organization of the paper. Keeping on hand a supply of entertainment, informational feature stories, and editorials was Ann Byrne, editor of this department. Because the time value on this type of writing is not so important, a reporter may write with less deference to publication dates. A special six-page edition of the paper was published at Christmas time, and a Thanksgiving Day issue was put out with the emphasis on the VVest-East game. Marilyn Augustine was the first term editor. She was followed by Bob Keine and Bob Jones, second and third term editor's respectively. Donna Fae T-Tipp acted as the editor of the final issue which was published by an all junior staHi. Fxpists copy readers Printing' in the shop. Distributing the papex

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Editor Bob Innes with Mr. Newberry. Donna Fae I-Iipp, managing editor Dave Evans interviews Mr. Iebens UNDER THE DEADLINE With a beginning try-out staff of 80 students, the largest in the paper's history, the Red and Blue made many improvements in the fields of reporting and editing this year. Under the point system, three editorial staiis, one for each term, pro- duced 14 issues of the paper. VVith such a large selection of reporter material, greater stress was placed on good reporting. Early in the year classes were held for the tryout reporters in an attempt to give them a basis for good news writing. The classes, under the lead- ership of Marilyn Augustine and Bob Keine, discussed what makes news in a high school paper, how to write that news in the correct style, and what procedure to follow in getting that news into print. A process of selection was then carried outg reporters who showed special ability in writing features or sports material were assigned to those staffs. A copy staff, whose job it is to correct and edit any mechanical errors in the stories, had to be organized. 'l'he ability to see news not apparent to the average student was given special attention this year, both in training the reporters and promot- ing them. This nose for news is not entirely a special talent, and thus, to some degree, can be taught. A student publicity chairman was assigned to each aetivityg his responsibility was the entire publicity of his club. At the regular meetings of the News Bureau, available stories were report- ed to the bureau editor. The two-year old News llureau, headed by the retired editors of the Red Editors llob Keine, Marilyn Augustine.

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CLUB MEETING FIRST APPEARANCE The lfreshman Dramatic club was the largest dramatic club in VVest High this year. President, Kay Hemming, vice-president, Pat Nicholls, secretary, Joyce CEIVIIIS, and treasurer, .lane Pierce, worked together leading the cluh through a successful year. Regular meetings of the club were held on the first Monday of every month. 1'rogram chairman, George Singleterry, varied the meetings with plays and readings given by the club members, and with dis- cussions of current plays running in Chi- cago this year. At Christmas time everyone in the Fresh- man Dramatic club enjoyed a Christmas party. This year the Freshman Dramatic cluh's one-act play, which was presented to the student body in an assembly held April S, was entitled Grandmother Nick. The cast included David Morris, as Nick Carter, a young high school boy who was very much in love: Arthur VVyatt, as Al, Nick's friend who aids him in his plot to get a gift for Dorothyg George Singleterry, as Mr. l'arks, who was an agent from the Easy Grow Seed company: Lorraine Marshall, as Grandmother Nick: Joy Uddy, as Sally Carter, Nick's sister : and Gloria Matthews, as Dorothy, who was Sally's friend. Pro- duction manager for this play was Audrey Hamrin. The Freshman Dramatic club expresses its appreciation for the line direction and guidance given to them by Miss Mary Helen liruno, sponsor for the club. PRESENTING A PLAY