The Washington times., 1922-04-09
COOPERATION is
WESTERNS SECRET
Working Together IN and
Among Western Clubs on v.
s. Government Plan Yields
Success.
Hy HARRY s. JuNG.


common interest produces
progress. Such is the Govern
ment of the United States. OF
this Government Is, at Washing
ton. in the form Of congress,
representative of the States,
each Of which is a separate or
ganization, with interest in the
common safety and mutual gain.
Such a Government is truly CO.
operative; and cooperation is
necessary to success.
AS the eminence Of the United
States is due to cooperation. so is
that of Western High School
among schools. There is hardly a
student at that school who is not
a member Of one OF the school or
ganizations or clubs and many of
them are members OF several. The
cooperation Of the students IN the
clubs and the cooperation OF these
organizations among themselves
causes the school to move as a
unit.
NOTED FOR QUALITY.
Western is noted for the quality
and quantity Of it's organizations.
They are many and varied, from
the Spanish Club TO the Banjo or
Wireless Clubs, and all are well
governed in themselves and each
knows the value of cooperation;
hence. the student committee Of
which more will be said later.
OF all Western organizations the
most eminent is that known as the
Honorable Order of Deputies or
wv" Club. 1t is made up of those
students who have earned their
letters and corresponds to the let
ter clubs in the leading universi-
ties. As soon as an athlete is
awarded his letter he automatically
becomes a member of this club.
The story of the manner IN which
NE deputies were organized is an
Interesting one.
1t seems that several years ego
a group OF Western students de-
cided to appoint themselves deputy
principals, and forthwith proceed
ed to act as little like deputy prin-
cipals as possible. It was found
that whenever there was any mis-
chief afoot these so-called depu-
ties were at the bottom Of IL.
To remedy this condition the
club was made an Official one; the
members were given various re-
sponsibiiities and finally the Order
was limited to letter men who are
supposed to be responsible TO a GER
tain degree for all their actions.
Now the deputies have a high
standing in the school. having a
monopoly on hazing freshmen,
smokers and shippers and all
others who need or deserve punish
ment Of the kind that the word
''hasing" implies. Western has
abolished the custom Of general
initiation OF freshmen since the
establishment OF the deputies
eliminating the rockies hardships.
GIRLS ORGANIZE.
There has recently been organ
ized club among the girls similar
to that of the boys wv" club
and does much the same work
among the girls as the deputies do
among the boys. It's standing In
the school Is also high. This club
is still comparatively new, but IL
has already done much good work
and promises to be as successful
as the boys club having the same
high standard. There are several
clubs which furnish the school
with amusement. principal among
these being the Glee and Dramatic
clubs. These prepare concerts and
playlets for presentation to the
assembled school or for their own
amusement. Those who have good
voices join the first; those with
dramatic ability, the second. These
clubs not only aim to amuse, but,
also to develop, latent talent and
for this reason they are beneficial
to the welfare of Western.
There are two language clubs at
present. the Spanish and French.
and an effort is being made by
several Latin classes of the school
to have a club formed to encourage
the knowledge and use of that Ian
suage. The French and Spanish
clubs give dramatic and vocal ex-
hibitions of their familiarity with
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