Bacon Academy - Baconian Yearbook (Colchester, CT)

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THE BACONIAN BACON ACADEMY Twenty

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THE BACONIAN LEFT TO RIGHT:— Front row—S. Jaffe, G. Kalman. O. Horwitz. Pres., B. Gitlin, A. Tynda. Back row—D. Levine, J. Prokop, M. Busel. H. Snell, A. Zenowltz, J. Basel THE STUDENT COUNCIL To most of the dudIIs entering Bacon Academy the term Student Council is en- tirely new. The Student Council is. briefly, that body which determines the conduct and priviliges of the students Last year this body was composed of the presidents and other members of the various classes. This method was tried this year, but at the first meeting it was dis- covered that no girls were on this council. It was decided that the girls were not prop- erly represented: as a result a girl was elected from each class. At present the Student Council is composed of twelve members. The working of the council resembles our national government. A question is thoroughly discussed and then some rule is passed. This rule is handed to Mr. Good- rich for his approval or veto. If vetoed, the bill is changed. At first this system ap- peared strange to some, but from the way it has worked out it must be said that it is advantageous, from all viewpoints. The students are fairly represented as they them- selves choose the members for the council. In addition, dates for Dancing Classes, seating plans in Day Hall, and entertain- ments given for the benefit of the school were settled here. So far, the Student Council has proved highly successful, and with the cooperation of the Student Body it will become stronger and more effective in the future. BACON ACADEMY Nineteen

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THE BACONIAN CLUB NOTES SCIENCE CLUB The first meeting of the Science Club was held on September 16, 1929, with Mr. C. V. Howell, as adviser. As the membership was too large. Mr. Howell asked those who had not taken up General Science to withdraw. The group remaining numbered twenty-three. The officers who were elected at this meeting are as follows: John Gregory, Pres- ident: John Popek, Vice-President; and Fannie Wasnewski as Secretary. After the election of officers, Mr. Howell suggested that the members be divided into committees to take charge of programs and that each committee have one chairman and two mem- bers. At each meeting the various committees demonstrated interesting scientific exper- iments in the laboratory. Many instructive reports and talks on subjects dealing with science in everyday life were given. The first play of the club presented before the assemlly was entiled “The Flivver Family.” Those taking part in this were D. Riley, M. Turetsky, J. Bass, I. Miller and H. Falk. Later in the year the club was again asked to present a scientific play for the usual Friday afternoon assembly. This play was based on sketches from “The Life of Louis Pasteur.” The characters were A. Surwell, D. Raymond, W. Sullivan, J. Kor- man. J. Kurzel, D. Adler, M. Turetsky, L. Brown, and F. Wasniski. An excursion to the Williams Soap Factory at Glastonbury was planned but on account of cold weather it was postponed. FRENCH CLUB This year the French Club was reorganized by Miss Donovan. At the first meeting the officers chosen were Hyman Schwartz, President, and Secretary and Treasurer, Dorothea Gersten. It seems strange for such a small club to have a treasury but it really has. The way money is collected is very interesting. During each meeting a certain time is devoted to speaking French. Those saying any words in English are taxed one cent a word. The amount in the treasury is surprising. In preparing for their part of weekly entertaining in assembly, the members of the French Club have done very well. Two humorous plays were presented before the student body. Those taking part in the first, “The Cure-All” were Peter Hor.iinick, Doro- thea Gersten, Ruth Mintz, Joe Busel, Sam Berman and Anna Sigal. The other play was a dramatization of the French book “Colomba.” The play was written by various mem- bers of the French Club and the characters were:—John Gregory. Sam Berman, Vivian Cohen, Dorothea Gersten. Ruth Mintz, Joe Busel, Peter Hominiek. ACADEMY BACON Twenty one