The Rush Light and the Eclipse were Wilson’s first sources of news during the late 1800s and early 1900s. The Rush Light was available to readers in 1882, five years before the first issue the Eclipse appeared in February 1887. The Rush Light was a monthly paper edited and published by the CHI-TAU-PI Society. Subscriptions could be purchased for 25 cents or a single issue could be bought for 5 cents. At the time, its editors were L.L. Flick and M.H. Swift. Under their supervision, the paper was full of short serial stories, poetry, and advertisements. The Rush Light was known for its proper grammar since it was mostly a literary magazine. In the February 1887 edition (volume VI, No. 3), a small feature called “Facts” was printed by the editors: Another fact please keep in view, ‘Twil help you out of many a plight; We give it to you gladly unto you, Call promptly on the ‘Rush Light.’ The Eclipse followed a similar format. It was monthly paper edited and published by PHI-CHI-PSI Society. Lillian L. Dickey and Bessee Lee Naile edited a newspaper that featured articles of poetry, plays, songs, advertisements, and a random selection of lost, found, and wanted items. The editors and their staff supported a theme as they put together each issue of this literary journal that acted as a newspaper. “The pen is mightier than the sword,” argued one issue. “Quills and pens are not mentioned. These latter are the only weapons used in the Eclipse office.” Both of these newspapers impacted the Wilson community in a positive way as they now provide information on Wilson’s past as part of the Hankey Center archival holdings. They are good examples of how students provided themselves with good entertainment. Today’s journalistic standards of “who, what, when, where, and why” may not have been present within the work of these newspapers, but each issue deserves recognition for the accomplishments its writers and editors made in print. —Jessica King