Continuing its unbroken string of honors in national and state school publication circles, the BROADCASTER captured a first place in the Pennsylvania School Press Association competition, according to an announcement made at the convention, October 25. A second place was awarded to the Choclatier, Trojan annual. Awarding of the trophies climaxed a two-day session at Harrisburg which was attended by school-journalists from all over the state. Twenty-two judges scored 1054 entries in this, the twelfth annual, contest. Students who attended this conference included: Catharine Weidman and Grace Hartman, news editors; Jean Baker, exchange editor; Janice Stover, feature editor; Aud rey Council and Judith Morrett, business managers; Harry Manning, sports editor; Howard Schwenk, vocational editor, Ray Shank and Russel Hinkle, printers; William Laughery, junior adviser.

Teachers Attend

Teachers who attended were: R. L. Dartt, faculty adviser; E. W. Phillips, printing adviser and D. E. Lewis, Choclatier adviser. Mr. Lewis acted as chairman of one of the discussion groups on yearbook problems. Also in attendance at Saturday’s session was Vincent Haag, mathematics instructor, who accompanied the BROADCASTER staff. Important to many staffs was that recognized leaders in various phases of school journalism offered to help student editors through critical clinics which were conducted on both days. Although an adviser served as chairman, the students presented problems, and introduced topics in which all took part. Other outstanding features included a convention dance at the Penn-Harris hotel, Friday night and a football game Saturday afternoon.

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