The Washington times., 1895-06-19
''THB REVIEW"

Inc hlgh School Review has been slow
growth. 1t was begun long before our
school was known as the high school-when
it was simply the advanced grammar
school Even thus early in ourhistory came
an nuucontroleabled desire fora schoolJ Journal.
and during the year 1881 appeared the first
high school paper-The Boys of Washing
ton. The editor aud manager was Frank
r. Stutzman, then a first-year boy. This
Journal, in manuscript form, was issued
once a mouth; and since only one copy
: of each issue was written, il was circulated
among subscribers at the rate of 'oue cent
a read
For a long time The Boys had no
successor, but in 1888 an attempt to have
a school paper was made again The
three classes met Jointly and organized a
stock company entitled THE High School
Publishing Association" with a capital
stock of 500 in shares of twenty-five cents
each. Just as the journa llstic boom
reached it's height, it was discovered that
it partuok somewhat OF the nature of the
South Sea bubble, and suffered a sudden
and fatal collapse
The irdit Of the next attempt "as known
as The Weekly, which appeared in the
spring of 1884. 1t had from four 10 six
pages, and was filled chiefly with jokes aud
cartoons on school life. IL sold FOR two
cents, had a circulation of about a hun
uTeu, ana llNCu through Blk ISSUES. iic
editors, Lamasure, SO, and Hopkins, 80,
produced their paper by the photographic
process.
In the spring OF 1856 the first printed
high school paper appeared. This was the
Journal, issued by Buckler and Bursley, OF
the class of ST. 1t was a 10XS inch
sheet of eight pages, and lived throughout
the school year, being published monthly.
ii was a private enterprise, with nothing
of an Official nature.
The next school year QSs6'8T) was
marked by the publication OF The Review,
which was the first regularly printed and
published Journal OF the school. II II new
closing its ninth volume, having lived
through nine of the fourteen years of high
school Journalism. This alone should
speak for lis popularity and success.
Thus, under the most auspcious circum-
stances, was The Review born. All the
bright prospects which were then enter
tanned have been more than realized by
our past experience. The first volume
was issued semi monthly, under the man
agemeut OF Clement Dietrich, 81, as editor
and c. A. Lyon, 50, as publisher. One Of
the most noted features OF tbs volume was
the ability displayed in the Writing OF its
editorials.
The second volume included memorial
edition, containing portrait of our .ormer
principal, Prof. L. a. Paul. published at
Dr. Lane, our present principal; personal
remiuincences, by Prof. c. N. Lacey Sites,
and full account OF the accident which
eliminated in Mr.. Paul's death
For the past seven years the Review has
not changed in outward appearance III
the least, with the exception of several new
designs for its cover 1t is still the same old
double-CoIumn, 9X12 sheet, of eight
pages ana cover that 1t has been for years.
The staff OF the Review for this year
is as follows: Editor, W. w. Underw ood:
manager, w. a. Page; assistant editors,
T. b. wilkins, W NJ. Shuster W. L Eng
lish. j. L. HotteI, Alec baltimore, Alice
W. Wasserbach, Inez P Carusi, Grace /.
Ross, Olive Chaplin, Edith NJ Yoder, and
Jessie F. Presnell; assistant managers,
Carl E Julihn and Frank q Butts.
IN closing we call attention 10 tire fact
that high school journalism has for many
proved a stepping stone to the newspaper
profession. Mr., Stutzman, OF the Boys,
is on the staff OF Kansas City daily:
Sherburne Hopkins, of the Weekly, was a
correspondent and reporter III this city;
MI Richard Oulahan, of the Journal,
formerly on the Evening Critic, is Il Well
known member of The United Press staff;
Mr.. Bursley, OF the Journal, is now connected
with the Capital, and has written con-
siderable verse; Mr. G. A Lyon, founder
of the Review, is on the staff Of the Even
ing Star, of this city; c. Fred Cook, con-
nected with the Review in 81 is also on the
Star: +. McC. Smith, 81, is a leading
advertising agent and writer in this city;
Lindsay Denuison, 80, is editor of the
Yale Literary Magazine, and Miss Was
serbach, Of tins years staff, is a contributor
to the Post and has recently published
volume OF short stories. w. a. PAGE.