Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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THE REFLECTOR M -new 3-1 Girls 3 - TERM - One school term. 4-POWERS AND DUTIES: faj To evolve a committee system to carry on the work of delibera- tion. fbj To pass rules of order and procedure. fel To pass laws and provide for carrying them out. Cdl To create student courts and approve appointments thereto. fej To regulate student finances. ffl To grant and to revoke charters of clubs, outlining their pur- poses and rights. fgj To provide for the compilation of school regulations in an ap- proved code of laws. Ill-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT-THE STUDENT COURTS. SUPREME COURT-TO be composed of three justices appointed by the presi- dent, ratified by the legislative branch, approved by the Teachers Council and the Principal. This court is to decide all matters of appeal brought before it from the lower courts. i LOWER COURTS- - TQJUNIOR POLICE COURT-To be composed of a judge nominated in the Law classes, and selected by the Student Council with the approval of the Sponsor of the Junior Police, To decide all traffic cases. 2-CLASS COURTS-One or more courts to decide cases arising in classes, concerning discipline, class cutting, etc. Judges to be appointed by the president with the approval of the legislative branch, the Teachers Council and the Principal. A jury shall be impanelled to decide such cases. .lury members shall be selected from the Honor Roll. Fourteen

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THE REFLECTOR wal .pay 3-1 Boys fel Delivers messages to the legislative branch on the state of the school, recommends measures for adoption, or suggests works to be undertaken, may call special sessions of the legislative branch. ffl Signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislative branch. fgj May be impeached, tried and convicted, and removed from olhce by a majority of the legislative branch. THE VICE PRESIDENT! 1- 21 31 4,1 QUALIFICATIONS-A 3-1 or a 3-2 student who has attended Clifton High School for at least two years. He must have had some experience in presiding over student groups, such as clubs or classes. How ELECTED-Same as president. TERM - One school term. DUTIES-Presides over the legislative branch, votes in case of a tie, becomes president in case of vacancy. II- LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT - THE GENERAL ORGANIZATION OR STUDENT COUNCIL. THE GENERAL ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES! 1 QUALIFICATIONS-MuSt be members of the classes they represent. Rep- resentation to be apportioned as follows: Two delegates apiece from the 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, and 2-2 classes, three delegates apiece from the 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, and 4--2 classes, to sit in the following order: 4--2 4-2 4+-2 4-1 LL-1 3-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 -I-1 3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 2-1 2 - HOW ELECTED - By class groups. The nominations and elections could be taken care of in the English classes, which contain the entire en- rollment and are already arranged in class groups. Thirteen

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THE REFLECTOR war. 'KN 2-2 Boys PART V-METHOD Or OPERATION or SYSTEM OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL GOVERNMENT 1 - It is to be clearly understood that no action taken by any student group is in itself final. All matters are subject to the approval of the Principal and the Teachers Council. 2 -The ideal is co-operation, not independent action. 3-The Principal and Teachers shall not only be welcome but shall be urged to attend all student functions and to make suggestions for the betterment of the system of student participation. 4 - The executive officers must have the approbation of the Principal and the Teach- ers Council for anything they undertake. 5-The legislative branch shall have all its actions checked by the Teachers Coun- , cil and finally by the Principal. 6-The judicial branch shall be most carefully checked by the Principal and the Faculty to guarantee the pupils against any miscarriage of justice. This document was completed on Friday, April 21, 1933, and is ready for pre- sentation to our Principal, Mr. Nutt, and the Teachers Council today, Monday, April 24, 1933. JOHN LOTZ, Chairmang CAROLYN LEIBACH, MATTHEW KAISER, BERYL M. CONINGSWOOD, GEORGE HILIXIRE. Mr. Nutt and the teachers most kindly accepted and approved the foregoing re- port and promised support to this student venture. Already a junior police court has begun to functiong plans are in preparation for the election of a school president next-.Decemberg authorization for a change in the units which are to select the Gen- eral Organization representatives has been obtainedg the lower classes are to be organized next yearg and in this issue of The Reflector, the codilication of the school regulations has become a reality. Fifteen