The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-04-29
Students Assume Burdens Of City
Fathers Wednesday In Pascagoula

Time took a leap forward We'd
nesday and deposited the city
government of Rascagoula in the
hands Of the generation which
will inherit such offices rightfully
in a few years.
Wednesday was Student Day
and the high school politicians
who had emerged triumphant and
victorious after the election at
the Pascagoula high school
stepped into their. positions for
the day to get a f~oretaste of what
their problems and headaches
will be when they shoulder such
responsibilities for pay instead
of for play.
M. r. Richards, prominent Pas
cagoula high student who has
been active in sports and general
school life, was elected to the
office of mayor with Harold Grant
and Jack Hicks as commissioners
of finance and public works, re-
spectively.
Kenneth Peden assumed the
shield of the high sheriff and Cole
Nelson took over the role of chief
of police. Wayne Rouse headed
the fire department for the day
and Artha Bryant served as coun-
ty superintendent of education,
James Shumaker as superintend-
ent of city schools and Robert
Hare as principal of the high
school assumed the duties of the
heads of the school system.
Charles Roberts was named to
the position of vocational train
ing director in the election.
The observance of Student Day
by actually having the students
conduct an election and take over
the offices themselves for a day
is an annual custom at the Pas
cagoula school and one which
was started for its value in citi-
zenship and leadership training.
Inspect Departments
Mayor Richards had the oppor-
tunity of being in on the con-
Summation of a pickup truck buy
ing deal for the city. The city
officials united in inspecting va
rious departments of the city. in
Guiding the city Jail which left
them determined to be upright
citizens.
The mayor-for-a-day comph-
mented the recent innovations in
the development of the recreation
program and praised the eff
cheney of the city police car pa
troll system.
The officials were guests of the
Kiwanis club for lunch Tuesday
and of the Paseagoula- Moss Point
bank for coffee Wednesday. They
also addressed the student body
at assembly.
When Robert 'Mutt" Hare
took over the duties of high
school principal, he did so with
the assistance of Martha Sanders
as secretary.
With a faculty of high school
students as teachers for the day
the various departments of the
school ran on a perfect schedule.
Following lesson plans or out
lines suggested by the regular
teachers the student instructors
assumed the roles of pedagogues
without the slightest interruption
in the routine.
Kitty Harris and Charlotte
Lowe took over the music de-
partment supervising the vocal
and piano departments respec-
lively. Roy Hollyfield and Mary
Elsie Petersen became physical
education instructors.
In the Diversified Occupations
department Julia Holloway and
Dorothy Seal directed activities,
while the tipping and business
training classes were taught by
Peggy DeForrest. Mildred Gar
lotte and Bobby Burkett.
Norma Iversen taught junior
and senior English. while Jean
Caver taught freshman English.
Marlene Byrd and Jackie Walker
were also in the English depart
ment Betty 10 Funnels directed
TIE Home Economics department