The Washington times., 1921-11-06
PRESS CLUB HAS
PLANS OUTLINED
FOR YEAR
Thirty Delegates From High
Schools Enthusiastic When
New Activity ls Organized.
by HERBERT SANFORD.

The Press Club. which is being
organized In the Washington
high schools, held it's second or
ganization meeting last Wednes-
day In the auditorium at Central
High School. There were about
thirty delegates from Central.
Western. Eastern. Bushes. and
Mckinley present. representing
part OF the personnel OF six school
publications. two bi-weekly news
papers, one weekly newspaper,
and three monthly magazines.
The purpose OF this meeting
was to propose, discuss. and
adopt a constitution. The pro-
posed constitution. which was
drawn up by Herbert Sanford and
jack DeGolia, was read by Her
bert Sanford. temporary chair
man. Under this constitution.
there will be one press club for
all the five high schools. with It's
president, vice president. secr".
tary and treaurer. There will
also be an executive committee
composed OF one member from
ei Ch Of the five Wph schools. The
club will ther have five separate
divisions. crct beaded by It's
member of III" executive commit
tee. Each .nv -'on NAV function
separately regarding matters Pc
culiar to it's school.
ELIGIBILITY RULES.
Any member of the staff of a
high school publication will be
eligible for membership. In addi-
ton to this. any student actively
interested in journalism who had
contributed 5000 words or it's
equivalent to one Of the publica-
tons and who intends to write, Is
eligible. The club will meet on
the first and third Wednesdays of
each month. In regard to voting.
each division will vote, the result
of this vote to determine how its
executive committee member votes;
the final vote is then rendered by
the executive committee, each
school thereby having one vote.
This equalizes the voting, so that
the larger school can not have the
advantage.
There was much discussion Of
several articles, and there were
several friendly disputes, which
made the meeting last Intil dark.
But every one present felt that the
meeting had accomplished some
thing worth while. The constitu-
tion was finally adopted and the
meeting then adjourned
The next meeting will be tho
first regular meeting OF the Wash
ington High School Press Club,
on Wednesday, November 16. This
;u1 xryiIl Al h> hal
trail; further meetings may be held
at other schools. The entire staffs,
business and literary, Of all six
publications will be present at this
meeting, and the first roll will be
made up.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.
This Press Club will accomplish a
great deal, and its value will in
crease with its influence, as the
years go on. Besides actually pro-
noting the work Of journalism and
the publications, II will arouse great
interest and enthusiasm in the stu
dents. The staff members in diff
ferent high schools will become ac-
quainted. This Is most desirable;
they ought to know each other.
And the ideas which can be ex-
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all, and result in better high school
publications.
Another feature of the Press Club.
at least in the minds Of the mem.
bers. will be the social activities.
There will probably be an enter
tainment committee, which will pro-
vide several social functions every
month or two.
1t is hoped that the organization
of the Press Club will impel more
students to become connected with
the publication work. There are
many who can and aren't forward
enough; others can, and simply
don't. If indications point correctly,
many of these students will begin
work, turn out some real COPY, and
become members of the Washington
High School Press Club, which Is
one OF the most thoroughly helpful,
valuable. and enjoyable organiza-
tions ever projected in the high
schools of the District of Columbia.