Evening star., 1947-03-28
Is High School Newspapers
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Torch cartoonist has a social con-
sciousness that is apparent in his
drawings. One issue carried a draw
ing by Roy Reynolds of a teacher
calling the roll in class. The line
under the cartoon read: "By the
time she. has finished calling the
roll, the period is over" Armstrong
classes are notoriously overcrowded
The editor, William Brown, draws
cross word puzzles which are
printed in the Torch with prizes of.
fered for the first solution.
Inquiring Reporters Busy.
The inqulring reporter column.
are found in most of the schoo
papers. At Western High School
the Breeze features a mythica
character known as the Breezs
Hound who queries students o,
anything that comes to his mind
The Hound one week asked "Wha
would you do during the extra hou
if there were IS hours in a day?"
Craig Angel answered, EAT"
Wade Hubbard, "Sleep," and Jacqu,
Jacoby, Follow my secret heart"
All of the papers feature person
ality sketches each issue of proni
nent students. At Coolidge High
School, the Courier picks a Col
Cover Boy" or a colt Cover Girl
for each paper.
Dolores Williams writes "Dis,
Dope" for the Dunbar High Schoo,
News Reel. At Anacostia, Jean
Mclaughlin writes Spinning the
Platters All papers go in for the
latest information on hot records.
All the editors concede they have
troubles occasionally in getting
their papers out on time.
Miss Esther Ludke, editor of the
fastener at Eastern High School
recalls well certain afternoon moi
so long ago.
Type Scatters on Floor.
The Fastener is printed at the
school shop. On this particular
afternoon, the page forms were or
the presses ready to start printing
A student printer made one last
turn with a wrench to tighten the
forms.
"He tightened just a little toe
much" Miss Ludke said, "The type
spurted out of the press like watel
and flew all over the floor
She said that three hours Later
all of the type had been picked ur
and unjumbled. Three of the stu.
dent journalist had aching back.
from bending over, but the paper
came out on time the next day.
The student editors pride them.
selves on the professional job they
turn out and the way they get up.
to-date news in the papers, ever
though working on the two-weel
schedule.
Miss Joan Watts, editor of tn,
Courier at Coolidge High School
pointed out that many times tn,
paper carried stories which occurred
only a few hours before the pape,
went on sale. Early this month, i
CARED a complete story on q cham
pionship basket ball game with
Gonzaga High School the morning
after the game was played.
500 Help on Publications.
Whatever the paper, the studen
journalists can be certain of com.
plete circulation in their particular
schools as each issue is snatchec
up avidly by the students.
And making every effort to keer
this avid leadership avid are more
than 500 boys and girls who work
on the high school publications II
the city's public high schools. Thi:
group includes the actual stats oi
the papers as well as members oi
journalism classes who contribute
written material.
Their work can be seen in thu
finished product. One paper, tht
Tech Life at Mckinley High School
edited by Miss Jane Chiles, ever
advertises in its masthead, "Tht
Most Individual Paper in the South.