Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-05-20
Faculty and Students Work
Together on the Council
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of the activities. The faculty and
the. principal are in harmony with
the: system and the student leaders
have a fine chance to demonstrate
their fitness for the, various offices,
the activities Fitness for a position
is not determined by the faculty ex-
cept in the matter of his scholastic
requirements which must meet the
minimum requirements of the state
association in the matter of eligibili-
tyafor inter-school competition.
This is rigidly enforced and keeps
the student officers up to a high
standard of scholastic attainment.
Any student who falls below the re-
uuiren1ents as automatically ineligi-
BILE for the position and a new cleo
tions is held.
s'43sssi Membership.
The student council consists of the
presidents Of the four classes, two
Representatives from each of the
classes, a boy and a girl, the class
advisors and the president Of the stu
dent body, making a total OF II MEM
berS. The president of the student
body is the presiding officer at all
mee of this council The prila-
cipal of the school is an ,ex-officio
member Of the council and Votes only
i1gEase-sof q tie. 2
The smembers of the council inter
mingles alike ass members have been
eldetedssby their respective classes to
places on this council. This council
has legislative, executive and judicial
powers sand when acting in any OF
the above named branches has full
power to- establish rules of action.
The..membership of this council is
composed of the outstanding leaders
of the school, Some gain prominence
through athletic proWeSS, some through
their scholarship attainment, some
through ability as leaders in cultural
pursuits, administrative lines, and
personal attributes.
The student body president this
year was Joe CauSey, all-round ath-
lete, holder of numerous state ath-
letic records and high point man in
the Arizona state meet at Tucson.
Causey is also a debater and ma
tUral leader in all student activities.
The next most important office in
connection with the student council
is that of secretary of the student
body, which has been filled this year
by LesSie Raye VickerS, a senior, and
considered by all the students as a
splendid example of the American
girl high school student. The secre-
tary keeps all the records of the
council and the status of each stu
dents merit record.
The other members of the council
this year were Douglas Cary Richard
Seeley, Dorothy Kelley, Frank Cum
minis, Elgin Sanders, Annie Pratt, Bob
Hohstadt, Archie Beard, Louis Mich
OILS, Margaret Davis, Allan Hood,
James McKinnon.
Advisors.
The class advisors were Miss All
leen Houghney, H. w. Griffiths, Miss
Gilmore Campbell and G. w. Granger.
The advisors devote much time in
studious application to She work and
lend counsel and advice to the stu
dent leaders in the o-operative en-
terprise. v ss4ss.s (.
Student participation in Il school
government creates and maintains a
spirit of good will and fellowship and
inculcates habits of self-control, rea-.
Soning, self-reliance and self-direc-
ton by means of individually initiat-
ed activities. It accustoms the boys
and girls to plan the proper course
of action. It is also the laboratory
for citizenship as the school activities
are related in an elementary way to
the kinds of affairs with which a
citizen deals. Activities, curricular,
or extra a-curricular, are directed with
the aim of developing a civic consci-
ence and better civic behavior. Re-
sponsibility makes better students
and better citizens.
Merit System.
Each student begins the school
year with 100 merits. For acts which
are for the upbuilding of the school
he receives merits; for acts to the
discredit of the school, merit credits
are deducted. It is therefore up to the
student to keep his record above 100.
Every contribution to the welfare of
the school is rewarded and every Of
fense not calculated to add to the dig
nifty of the school is punished by loss
of merits. Merit credits are based on
character, conduct and attendance.
Service to the school may be along
the lines of law and order, intellectual
lines, scliltural. lines, athletic lines,
dramatic lines and administrative lines.
The specific acts for which a reward is
given are listed, but there are many
others not listed for which credit can
be given upon petition for service rem
dered. The council reviews all petit
tions
The greatest incentive for earning
merits comes through scholarship. Ex-
cellent proof of this is shown by the
merit records of certain students who
are well up among the leaders and re-
ceive most of their merits for this one
phase of work Merits are given for
good grades in all subjects, at the close
of each semester.
A bonus of 10 merits is given at the
close Of each semester to each student
who keeps his or her record clean dur
ing the semester. Therefor, student
who gives diligent attention to all work
may receive 20 merits during the year
as bonus. About $50 students received
this bonus.
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