Scheduling and rescheduling pictures, writing and rewriting copy, phoning and rephoning staff members, Gem section editors and their assistants found themselves doing more and more than just editing. Isobelle Phelan and Jo Garner, editor and assistant of Book I, Traditions, decided first what Idaho traditions were traditions and then set about making a readable section about them. Typing pages of class lists and arranging page layouts would have made a big job for Margaret Weitz, editor of Book II, Learning, and her assistant, Sue Beardsley. However, they did much more. Barbara Spaeth and Mary Jane Breier, editor and assistant editor of Book III, Service, scheduled pictures of the University's extracurricular groups, and spent a long time getting copy in. Characterizing Idaho's athletic New Look fell to a pair of Taylors who were no relation. Jack Taylor, last year's sports editor, again held that position, assisted by Donna Lue Taylor. Sally Foskett, editor of Book V, living, spent much of her time tracing house pictures and arranging house panels. Her assistant, Mary Sue Tovey, wrote most of the copy. Beside the editors, a large staff contributed much time and effort to the book. Bill Hansen, photomounting editor, scheduled individual pictures for Idaho's 3700 students and did much of the mounting. Bonnie Burnside and Phyllis Coon indexed the book; Charlotte Greenwood served as secretarial head. All copy crossed Copy Editor Howard Reinhardt's desk and all art work was done by or under the supervision of Art Editor Bob Finlayson. Photographer Don Robertson did much more than photograph, although he and his assistant, Teel Cowin, took most of the pictures.
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