Pilot Mountain High School - Knob Whispers (Pilot Mountain, NC)

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT The students o c Pilot Mountain are proud of the fact that they now have set up a student organization aiming to better the school in many respects a Student Government Everybody had heard of the ad¬ vantages of such an organization and was eager to give it a try. Wishing to become thoroughly acquainted with the details involved in. organizing The students wrote to various schools for available information An invitation to visit Hanes and Mount Airy High while their meetings were in session was accepted Much useful knowledge was gathered from the two Our high school met and nominated officers for the year. Nom¬ inees elected their campaign managers and one week was given them in which to work True enthusism was exemplified and the various antics of campaigning were demonstrated After a democratic voting procedure was conducted, the following officers found themselves in the coveted positions President, J B Inman$ Vice president, Ed Swanson; and Secretary, Joyce Mills, The Student Council was composed of these officers, along with the class presidents and class representatives St udent Go vernmenf has brought about numerous changes: better care of the school building and ground) improvement of traffic in buildings, greater pupil participation and cooperation, and more ef¬ ficient methods applied to disciplinary problems With the cooperation of all students, this type of government will always succeed even when other organizations fail, for it is the guided voice of the students Front row left to right Betty Beck, Joyce Mills, J B Inman. Second row - Margie Harding, Ethel Hill, Mary Lou Joyce, Billie Smith, Glenna Fulk Third row Mrs Griffin, Mr Motsinger, Curtis Needham. Ed Swanson, Phillip Shore