University High School - Cub Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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advisory board at which all things pertaining to the junior depart- ment could be discussed before be- ing referred back to the student council. Under the direction of the com- missioner of special events was the central committee which was re- sponsible for all the large events and ente1'tainments of the school term. This committee in turn was related to the ushering committee which was responsible for all the ushering that must be done in the auditorium on special occasions. The commissioner of girls af- fairs was just another name for the president of the Girls' league. This league was made up of every girl in the school. It had its own council, composed of representa- tives f rom each of the classes from the seventh grade to the high sen- iors. Its faculty advisor was the dean of girls. The Girls' league itself is an institution that dates back farther than our records of student organization. This form of government, which has been outlined above, is funda- mentally what exists today. At present the members of the coun- cil are Roscoe Peart, president of the student body, Dorothy Hays, commissioner of girls affairs, Stewart Riddell, commissioner of special events, Harry Butler, com- missioner of boys, sports, Robert Perry, commissioner of publicity, and John Rowell, commissioner of finance. Bernard Bowren is com- missioner of junior high, Freeman Nichols, yell leader, Arthur Ar- lett, chief justice, Helen Holton, clerk of the council and the fac- ulty advisors are Mr. F. H. Boren, principal, Miss ltlarian Brown, dean of girls, and Dr. C. C. Conrad, faculty treasurer. All elected student officers have a vote in this council but the ap- pointed members-namely, th e clerk, chief justice, and the yell leader, may not vote. As a result of this more com- pact form of government, many subsidiary institutions, that are, as the case may be, connected directly or indirectly with student govern- ment, have flourished. The undisputed success of the Girls' league through all the years, with its great service as an institu- tion of the school, leads us to be- lieve that it was the inspiration of the boys, who formed a similar league of their own in 19244. Their chief purpose, however, is different, in as much as they seek to promote the athletics of the school. Their president is elect- ed by the boys at a separate elec- tion. In other words their presi- dent is not a student body of f iccr as is the president of the girls' or- ganizatior. Their council is made up in the same way as is that of the girls. Back in the early days, among the various activities of the school was the lVIonday club which was founded by a teacher whose mem- ory is very dear to the older stu- dents, Alice Berry Robertson. In her honor we, of the present day, hold the Alice Berry Robertson cup contest each year. This or- ganization has since been combined with another one, and one that is still flourishing, the Rainbow club. Another most interesting group 16

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amendment failing, a new consti- tution was adopted in 1921. Tl1is new document was prepared by the civics classes after considerable re- search by the students under the di- rection of lNIiss Crystal Harford, and was designed to meet the needs of an enlarged student body. The most fundamental change was that concerning student body membership. Wlie1'e formerly this privilege was granted only to holders of A. S. U. H. S. cards. by the new constitu- tion all stu- dents were oi sidered a izens, al- though only those holding cards were al- lowed to vote. T li e n e w elective offi- cers provided fo r were a presid e n t, a y ell leader, and five coun- cilmen - one for finance, one for publicity, one for boys' sports, o11e for organizations and special events, and one for the .junior high. Each of these was to be nominated by a petition, bearing the signatures of at least five per cent of the holders of A.S.U.H.S. cards. A vice president, a clerk, and a chief justice 'were to be ap- F. H. Boren, Friend of Student Goverment. pointed. These, along with the principal a nd school t1'C3Sl1l'C1', made up the personnel. The new council was made to function t h r o u g h committees. Each commissioner was given the authority to appoint his own, with the exception of the commissioner of girls, affairs whose work was to be done by a council composed of representatives from each class or e and each girls, organizat i o n T he chief ustiee in turn appointed his vigilance comm it t e e s There were and are at the date, three of them, a senior boys', present girl sl a senior and one for the u n io r high. The fi- nances W e 1' e managed by the commis- sioner in co- operation with the faculty 'treasurer of the s c h o o l. Assisting him were committees of salesmen. The publicity com- niissionerls staff consisted of the various members of the art de- partment and the staff of tl1e Daily U -N-I. A committee was also selected by the clerk of social affairs to assist in the supervision of the noon dances, and the com- missioner of junior high had his 15 41,18

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A Upper left: The student council, president of the student body, Roscoe Peart. Center leftg Point system committee. Chairman Richard Gettell stands. Lower left: The girls' league council. Dorothy Hays, commissioner of girls' affairs, fifth from the- left. Upper right: Junior high advisory board. Bernard Bowren Cupper rightj is chairman: Lower, right: Honor board. Nathan Rowley, chairman Csecond from 1eft.J 17