West Philadelphia High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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12B SENATORS Top Row: Curtis Barnes, lVloskovvitz. Ladertnan, Rubin, l-lalprin. Front Row: Czimpola, lohnston, Smith, Galanos. Zanknian, Shahinian To be successful every governmental body must have compe- tent executive, legislative and judicial departments. West Philadel- phia High's Senate acts as our legislative committee. Composed of one member from each group the Senate is able to have close Contact with the separate groups. The Chairman this term, chosen from the 12B class, is Stanley Laderman, the Secretary, chosen from the 12A's, Sidel Kirson, and a new office, introduced just this term, that of vice-chairman, is held by Ioel Rubin. It is the duty of the chairman to preside at the meet- ings and to act as a member ofthe Board of Directors. The Senate sponsors and aids many of our school drives, which this term included Tag Day, cleaner lunchrooms, and the Victory Corps campaigns. Since the Senate is able to maintain intimate contacts with the groups and the individual students, it. more than any other student body, has a direct effect upon the welfare of the entire school. This term's Senate has been an impartial and conscientious group and their success is well deserved. Wil HHH lllt SEHUM

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0 I- INA 0-CN K TRIBUNAL Top Row: Guss, Kominars, Dansky. Front Row: Lowenfc-ls, Korn, August, Rose, Fischer. This term the Tribunal has endeavored to institute a new and different type of court. Its purpose is to deal with students who deliberately or through ignorance disobey school regulations. The organization is the same as in former terms, being composed of two 12B boys, two 12B girls, and one boy and one girl from l2A. They are elected by the Board of Directors, and they themselves elect a chairman, who, this term, is Harriet August. A prosecution staff under Attorney General Helen Korn, inves- tigates each case. By close coordination with the Patrol System, the Tribunal has greatly improved the school lunchrooms and corridors. Also, by revising the codification, which is a list of punishments prescribed for offenses, it has led the student body to feel that the Tribunal is interested in correcting cases and not merely in punishment. The Tribunal wishes to persuade students to do the right thing because it is right rather than because the offender will incur heavy punish- ment if he doesn't. Carefully kept records have proved this idea successful. Many laws have also been proposed in the Senate by the Tribunal that would clarify the student's rights. Many such have been passed. All together this judicial body has tried to be as effl- cient and impartial as possible and can look back on this term as a job well done. lHlHlH MXSHES UH lHllllH DAYS

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WESTERN NEWS STAFF Top Row: Barnes, Berger, Silvers, Burkholder, Mekitarian, Bernstein Goldstein. Kenter, Dansky, Shul- man, Bolinger, Second Row: Rubin, Fricdler, Gins- burg, Aaronson, Hasheian, Lowen ft-ls, Spivak, Shlifer, Rosenberg Grapin.Kirson, Front Row: Fried. lchelson. Curtis. Shickman, Talus. Gerson, Ginsberg Shahinian. VVeatherby. The Western News is the medium by which all students learn what is going on at all times, in all parts of the school. Under the expert guidance of Miss Georgina Melville, our Western News has become one of the finest high-school publications in the state, pro- viding the students with an interesting, instructive, and amusing newspaper. This year, somethin new has been added to the regular Western News activities. This activit has grown out of an experi- ment of last term. Last fall, Miss Nlelville and the staff sent the Western News to former Westernites in the armed forces. The response was overwhelming, and many letters of encouragement and thanks were received. To provide money for the continuance of this activity, the show Skoolzapoppin' was presented, and was a huge success. The receipts will suflice for mailing about nine issues. We are all proud of our Western News, and hope that it will keep up the good work, particularly that of boosting morale among our fighters in Uncle Sam's service. WHWE NEWMJU lUllUfS Ulilll