Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25

"eIe AIRS. Augu.tus O. Thomas
,ro a.ner OIL history and Miss Estelle
r o"neS' senior member of Student
.ouI.c''' the two delegates who went
W New York City recently TO visit
INC washington Irving High school
LOT Girls to study the worl, If thc
STUDENT Council there. and to bring
o'ck heipful suggestions for Gardi-
ner. High. ~ ""' VI
MSS Iownes was the first speaker
ana she outlined the worl, Of tho
s'"urnt governing body and describ-
co me school to the students. She
al.d IN part that WASHINGTON Irving
h'sh school has an enrolment of
apout la0o girls, it is in an eight
s'o,H building, has three large gymns.
a. library and museum. two large
, ."ticli rooms besides smaller one
nol inc use of the faculty, a club
aoon' ana council room, and large
"au'eo,lum With seating capacity
W Iouo' besides all the recitation
wins IL MS two lady deans who
49, ',,.s cnarse OF the girls and who
~ an council meetings, besides
'he principal. MIR. Zabrisk.
The council is made up of diff
iercnt girls elected to that nosition,
IN the following manner. when n
SRI enters the school. she NAV sion
up on her registration blank dcsip
halihS which position she would like
70 compete for. She is given a
SUBJECT TO speak on in the different
rooms ana in assembly. Her ability
W 40 thiS besides three other i'm
P"itaht points. namely department.
api'itE IN leadership. and scholarship
no,p hcf TO become nominated for an
o.ice. IL she is nominated, there
sue Is voted upon by ALL students
ana teachers alike. The different
oihcos III the council include captains.
ilCutcnants. recorders and marshals.
me duties OF the captain are to
take charge of room when teacher
IS out. look after visitors that come
10 school. the lieutenant take the
place of the captain when she is
absent and in addition, leave the
recitation rooms clean at the end
of the period
Ihe recorder has full charge of
the attendance in room, writes
notes OF sympathy when a fellow
pupil is absent on account of sick
ness or death in the family.
inc marshal has charge of the cor
fldors and elevators. sees that there
" nv i"i'hiHS oI 'louu taking and
only admits 80 on a elevator at ono
time.
Mrs. Thomas was the next speaker
ana she emphasized points of in
tereSt to her. also enlarged upon
some points which Miss Towncs had
mentioned. She said in part, that
they We're at the school two DAYS
and visited besides some classes one
Senior assembly and various council
meetings. She said they were pres
ented with visitors pass and were
escorted by Senior members of the
school throughout all the buildings
me school has many visitors he
cause 1T is so widely known for its
excellent work in student governing
MIS-. Thomas read the STANDARD of
hight which is presented to every
pupil entering Washington Irving
High school. 1t is as follows:
TO serve faithfully our God, our
Country and our School. To obey
the Law. To be honest in thought,
word and decd. To keep clean in
body and mind. To do our work
earnestly as a part of our loyalty to
parents, TO teachers and to student
officers. To practice thrift by car
ing for the prosperity Of others, and
Ivy making the best use of our own
time and possessions. To he cour-
tcous by doing to others as We would
have others do unto us. To live up
to our school observation-disclosures, In
duStry. Integrity"
While in New York Mrs Thomas
and Miss ToWnos visited the Metro
politan Art Museum. the Hippo
drome. took tho Fifth avenue BUS
Ride To Washington Square. River
side Drive and saw Grants Tomb
and Greenwich Village; also saw
David .Wartield in The Merchant of
Venice