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Page 2 Wednesday, October 15, 1975 Editorial ******************************* Unknown to the vast majority of final printing and shipping date kind of reputable company, they The first was to stay with Coy important, functions of a yearbook the student body, a major issue has could be acknowledged. The final would let WMC out of the contract Harris for this year. The second staff, to choose the company and been started, debated, mediated, deposit of $5,000 was discussed in signed last year, and not raise a big was to use the Herff Jones com- representative that they wish to and, to a point, terminated. The relation to the final receipt of copy stink about it. It was agreed upon pany this year, but have a new work with. To be forced to work for issue started last September 12, in by the company, and a final that a meeting with the present representative. The third was to a full year with bad feelings bet- the Yearbook office, when one of shipping date. editors, Keith Moore, and Coy postpone the contract for one year, ween the staff and the represen- the staff found an unsigned bid During the course of the con- Harris, was needed. So a meeting and then work with a -new tative can lead to very serious (rom last year's yearbook com- versation, the subject of this year's was arranged for two days later, representative. Under no ctr- trouble. pany, Herff Jones. The bid had' yearbook came up, and Mr. Harris October 3, at 9 a.m. cumstances would the contract be What of the yearbook company, been submitted by Coy Harris, the was asked whether or not he At the meeting, the editors graciously voided. Herff Jones? Were their actions Herff Jones representative who thought he had a contract with received the distinct impression On October 13, Hal Mayer called very ethical by trying to force this handled the yearbook last year. WMC for this year, since by the that Mr. Harris was very much on one of the editors, and informed the year's staff to honor a contract Since the bid was unsigned, the manner in which he was speaking, the defensive, which, under the editor that although he'