Albany High School - Cougar Yearbook (Albany, CA)

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CLELLAN econd Vice-President JAMES scANLAN Pubncafy FLORENCE GLENN Represenraiive ROCKWELL Represenfafive EVA VILA Commissioner LLOYD SAMAHA Commissioner MOORE Faculfy Advisor MABEL HAWKINS Secrefary ANITA CASEY Vice-Presidenf 1939 BOARD OF CONTROL Under Jrhe leadership of Presidenl Charles Tscharner, Jrhe spring board of conlrol pu'r info effecl many new rulings. The board devised a budge+ designed lo leave more money available 'lo Jrhe Fall Board of Conirol for ils acJrivi+ies. One of 'rhe mosl imporrani rulings was rhe one reslriciing 'rhe lending of school equipment All school equipmeni musr be used in school acliviiies and games. The idea of buying slrudenf body cards yearly insfead of semi-annually was broughf up and presenled lo The sludeni body a+ a special eleclion. The bill was defeaied by aboul' one hundred voies. However, many siudenls hope Thai ihe new plan may be adop+ed in 'rhe furure. CHARLES TSCHARNER Presidenf

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I938 BOARD OF COIXITRCDL Under Ihe leadership of Presidenr George Vila, Ihe Sludenl Body of Albany I-ligh moved info The mosr prosperous financial era of i+s exislence. The increase of 'funds available for Sludenl Body purposes is Iraceable 'Io 'Iwo prin- cipal sources, lll Ihe increased alfendance al' fool' ball games since Albany ioined Ihe Alameda Couniy Alrhlelic League: l2l 'rhe generous sums con'I'ribuI'ed 'Io Jrhe Srudenl Body Treasury by Ihe Albany I-ligh Dad's Club. These amounrs represenlred a share in Jrhe profils of Ihe Salrurday nighl dances al Marin Audirorium. Presidenl Vila, assisled by an able Sludenl Board of Conlrol, handled Ihe appropria- Iion of 'rhese funds wilh honesiy and efficiency. Many olher imporI'an'r measures were acred upon under I'he Vila adminislralrion. For example, Ihe melhod of voring was changed. A common polling place was sub- sliluled for Ihe advisory syslem which resullred in increased accuracy. Commissioner Publicify VINCENSINA DE BIASI SHIRLEY O'NIELL MARCELLA Vice-Presidenf Treasurer RICHARD RUIZ WANDA IJAEDINA MARJORIE MERE Represenfafive Represenfalive CLEVELAND HICKMAN CHARLES FLETCHER MARY JANE B

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STUDENT COURT, I938 A. Niemann, SecreTaryg T. DeMonTe, M. Hawkins, C. Ness, J. Guay, B. Theilacker, D. HaTch, Bailif'f. STUDENT CGURT Showing greaT progress in sTudenT adminisTraTion, The STudenT CourT oT Albany High handled approximaTely Three hundred cases covering TraTTic violaTions and sTudenT ciTizenship lasT year. The STudenT CourT was organized in 1937 by PresidenT Anderson and consisTs oT a ChieT JusTice, Tour AssociaTe JusTices, a CourT Clerlc, and a BailiTT. Under The counsel oT Vice-Principal Fee-ny The CourT has had a very successTul pasT in helping adiusT The differences oT school liTe. TRAFFIC CONTRGI. The Albany TraTTic ConTrol is The principal law-enTorcing body OT The l-ligh School. Aided by The l-lall Guards, iT Tries To bring To iusTice all violaTors oT The law. IT is required ThaT all members oT The TraTTic ConTrol be in The elevenTh or TwelTTh grade and mainTain aT leasT a B average in Their sTudies. The TraT-Tic ConTrol is governed by an execuTive board chosen by The membership. The members oT The Board elecT Their presidenT and secreTary. This Torm oT govern- menT has been very successTul in The pasT, and The socieTy has enioyed success as a social organizaTion as well as a servanT oT sTudenT iusTice. I2