25th Columbia Scholastic Press Association Convention

Students from Banneker Junior High (Washington, DC), Browne Junior High (Washington, DC), and Westchester High School (New York) gather in front of 'Alma Mater, ' a bronze sculpture by Daniel Chester French, on the steps of the Low Memorial Library at Columbia University where they are attending the 25th Annual Convention of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, in Morningside Heights neighbourhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City, New York, 11th March 1949. The main feature of the convention is to announce the winners in the annual school newspaper and magazine competitions. (Photo by Ruth Sondak/Keystone/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)