Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Fircu D. ForsytHE, GEORGE BURKE, Editor-in-Chief with W. Louis Caplin, Editor-in-Chief with Edward N. Pierce, Vol. V. of the ‘‘Ypsi-Dixit,’’ 1902. Vol. VI. of the ‘‘Ypsi-Dixit,’’ 1903.

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The Chat-Dixit. A SYMPOSIUM By THE ALUMMI. 1895 - 1896. 4 3 HE CHAT is a good deal like Topsy, “It just growed.” Just prior to the holidays, 1895, several young men evolved the idea of founding a school paper. Mr. Ray Rowley was the prime promoter and issued an announcement setting forth a plan and asking the co-operation of the student body. The plan was received with enthusiasm and immediately after the holidays Mr. Rowley set about issuing the first num- ber. ‘This appeared Jan. 9, 1896, and fully justified the claim of the promoter that such a paper would be a success. THE CHAT was issued twice a month and was improved with every issue. ‘The unselfishness of the promoters being evidenced by the fact that every cent over and above expenses was put in to improve the paper. Each number was eagerly looked for, so much so that one High School teacher complained of it and thereupon the man- agers had it entered at the postoffice as second class matter and quit peddling it at school. As nearly all connected with the paper, originally, were members of the class of ’96, some plan had to be devised to secure a continuation of THE Cuat. Immediately the Sigma Delta accepted the trust, and since then have managed and edited it. The Christmas number of ’96 was the first special edition issued, but a year or so later the Sigma Delta originated the “Y psi-DIxiT.” The Y. H. S. owe much to the patriotism and forethought of Mr. Ray Rowley and his associates for founding THE CHAT and to the Sigma Delta for continuing it and originating the ¥ PSEDIX Ets” JouHn McCann, ’o6.