West Reading High School - Vaquero Yearbook (West Reading, PA)

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Left to Right, First Row-L. Meglathery, C. Horn, R. Feeg, P. Hower, L. Leinbach, L. Rentschler. Second Row -M. Wertz, B. Munroe, J. Raiser, P. Ephlin, N. Holde- man, A. Potteiger, D. Cherry. Third Roufli. Creenleese, Mr. Kessler, Miss Fritz, Mr. Schaeffer, B. Brown. Student llnumzil The governing body of our school closely followed the democratic pattern set by our national government. Each home room in the junior and senior high school elected one of its members to represent that section in Student Council. The four ofiicers of Council were chosen by the student body at an election conducted in a very similar manner to municipal voting- with caucuses, campaigning, a primary and gen- eral election, and using the county voting ma- chines. The officers for the 1949-1950 term were Roger Feeg, president, Carolyn Horn, vice-pres- ident, Lynn Leinbach, secretary, Philip Hower, treasurer. The tasks of our Student Council were varied and exacting. ln order to cope with these prob- lems, Council organized several standing com- mittees. The chairmen of these committees were chosen from Council, with faculty advisers. The Council committees met with their advisers on alternate Tuesdays. These committees were Mon- itor, Activities, Hospitality, Assembly, Health, Handbook, Finance, and a committee for school elections. Copies of the minutes of each meeting were distributed to the principals and each home room, in order that all were aware of what went on within council. Each year Student Council takes on several important projects. The main project, which had its birth this year and which will continue through the next year, was the planning of the state-wide convention of the Pennsylvania Asso- ciation for Student Participation in School Gov- ernment, to be held at West Reading High School next fall. The president of this state or- ganization is Carolyn Horn. ln addition to this program, Council also sponsored the Berks County Student Activities Conference, held No- vember 4, l949. At this yearis conference, the schools of Berks County were organized for fu- ture conferences. The officers, as well as the home room repre- sentatives and the advisers, Miss Mabel Fritz, Mr. Marlin Kessler, and lVlr. Forrest Schaeffer, are to be commended for the fine work which they have done this year.