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Committees Head School Newspaper
' Beacon' Recognized By Scholastic Press
by D. Neil Radey, ’12
First place for letterpress news­ papers of boys’ private schools has been awarded the Wardlaw Bea­ con in the 45th annual newspaper- magazine contest held again this spring bv the Columbia Scholastic
Two committees ran the 1969-1970 Beacon: an editorial committee of Bruce A. Crystal, Arnold N. Kornblatt, and J. David Stewart, Jr., and a sports committee of Michael A. Cohen, Russell L. Hewit, and John B. Schwartz. Art was executed by Denis G. Quinlan, and the monthly newspaper drew upon the same “photography pool’’ as the Maroon and Gold.
Press Association, Columbia Uni­ versity, New York City.
As pointed out in an editorial by Crystal in the January issue, the Beacon, although it “serves basic­ ally to report school news, sports, lower-school ac­ tivities, etc., the student body does not comprise its entire readership.
The Beacon was one of more than 1,800 school newspapers and magazines entered in the contest. Twenty-five area newspapers re­ ceived awrards.
“The paper is also directed to parents, alumni, trustees, and friends of Wardlaw in general . . .
BEACON workers (from left to right) Peter S. Brower, Peter W . Bumsted, Mr. Lewis B. Timberlalce (adviser), Michael A. Co­ hen, J. David Stewart, Jr., and Bruce A. Blair prepare "dummy."
“In addition to being a medium of information editorials, and features, the Beason performs a ‘pub­ lic-relations’ function for the school. Fund raising for the new school, Mothers’ Association activities and other school-related projects have been assisted by the monthly newspaper.”
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