A hard butgood yearbook

T twasn't easy.

But then no one said itwould be

Putting together a 300-page book with a total budget in excess of $50,000 wasa huge task forall Selah staffers involved

There were many obstacles to be overcome

The firstwasthefact that the 1980 Selah received afirstplacerating from theColumbia Scholastic PressAssociation How could the 1981 staff improve on a book with that kind of rating?

Also tobe considered was thefact that both the editor-in-chief andthe photography editor were new at their jobs andthat the majority ofthestaff had never worked on a college yearbook before

The absence,even from thebeginning, ofaneditor for both theorganizations and seminary sections was also a major difficulty.

Other problems included a lack of student support when it came to dorm group shots and a shortage of staff help.

But itwasn't all bad

For one thing,the1981staff hada placetohang it's hat. For thefirsttime sincethecollege hadmoved toLiberty Mountain, there was a Selah office Although it wasnot nearly as large as had been anticipated, it wasdefinitely an improvement over past years

The 1981 staffalso enjoyed another year of working with advisor Mr. Tommy Thomason Although hewas always there when thestaff called on him for help,more often than not he leftalmost alldecisions and problems in the hands of the staff itself Through this experience, the staff learned much about the responsibility encountered in the production of a yearbook.

The staff also continued to work with Mr Bob DeVaul,LBC's resident photographer, and the Josten's yearbook company. Both DeVaul and the Josten's representative, Mr George Bailey,were ofmuch help andassis- tance

To improve on the1980 Selah, the 1981 staffdecided toenlarge the book. So 28 pages were added.

Extra multiples ofprocess and spot color were also added to make the book more attractive.

Also, since 1981 celebrated LBC's tenth anniversary,staff member John Schlesinger designed aspecial custom embossed anniversary cover forthe occasion. A theme centering around the growth ofthe college andit's tenyear anniversary was also developed

In keeping with current yearbook trends, the staffopted for amagazinetype layout using more copy than in previous years The staff also chose a dull-finish paper for the book and redesigned the division pages so that they would not only beattractive, but also useful

So thatindividual staffmembers, as well as other artists, photographers and writers, could receive recognition for their contributions to the book, the staff decided to add bylines and photo credits to allcopy and photographs submitted by students This was done inhopes that more students would become involved inthe production of the book. It also gave the book a more professional appearance

As the year progressed, the work got harder and the staff got smaller And, asalways,thetask of finishing the book fell tothefaithfulfew.

But those few carry with them the satisfaction of doing a job well and persevering 'tillthe end

Itwasn't an easy year Butitwas a goodone

-Sherri Popovitch •