BISON Talented reporters produce noteworthy paper Keeping the college community informed of campus news and activities is the function of the weekly Bison. News is reported by volunteer students who spend Monday mornings in the Bison office exercising their journalistic abilities. Countless hours arc spent in interviewing, writing stories, editing copy, proof-reading copy, writing headlines and meeting various deadlines. Phil Sturm, the capable editor. and Peggie Baker, the efficient business manager, were ably assisted by Martha Tooke, associate editor, and Dennis Organ, assistant editor. At the 1963 spring meeting of the Arkansas College Publications Association in Hot Springs, the Bison received the Sweepstakes Award of the Associa tion for the 1962-63 school year and nted high in the General Excellence Contest. The Award is given to the publication the highest number of points in and general contests. The Bison. as president of the 1963 spring ACPA Prof. Neil B. Cope, faculty advisor of Bison , serves as sponsor of ACPA. The year was highlighted by the staff banquet the end of the school year. At this banquet, _ilelrvi'",! students were given recognition and their efforts. businesses in the Searcy area Saker as she contacts potrons. SUPERVISING and publishing the weekly Bi son becomes a full -t ime task for Ph il Sturm as he galhers. compiles, and edits the news of the campus events. OFFERING assistance with special problems, faculty advisor Neil Cope aids the Bi lon stoff with his vost eJl:perience in Ihe newspaper and the journalistic fields. 111
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