Ben Blewett Junior High School - Junior Life Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT CABINEPCONGRESS E5 The Ben Blewett junior High School Cabinet' -' . k MONG other organizations, the Ben Blewett junior High School T- has a Cabinet which might be called: The Ben Blewett Su- preme Council or the Great Executive Body in the school, teachers and nine pupils. rf '55 . 'f'25,, 55.471 , In 1' .fe . .' . . iijyiiiiigs, The Cabinet is composed of seventeen members, eight The ex-officio members are: The Principal, Mr. H. H. Ryan. The Assistant Principal, Mr. C. H. Sackett. The Ninth Grade Administrator, Miss Crecelius. The Eighth Grade Administrator, Mr. Forsman. The Seventh Grade Administrator, Miss Byrne. The Editor-in-chief of the, junior Life , Lucille Powell. The Head of the Corridor Oiilicers, Harry McIntosh. The other ten members are as follows: Three teachers are appointed by the principal as grade representatives, one for each grade. Six pupils are elected by the Congresses., two for each grade, one boy and one girl, and one member of the Blewett B Council. At present, the membership of the Cabinet, in addition to the five ex- officio members, is composed as follows: Mr. De La Roche ........ 9th Grade Harriet Taylor .......... 7th Grade Miss Guerin ..... ...Sth Grade Harry McIntosh. .Corridor Officers Miss Colfer ...... . . . . .7th Grade Hodgen Montague ....... 9th Grade Lucille Powell ....... junior Life James Dazey ...... ..... 8 th Grade Mary Glenn Mellor ...... 9th Grade Billy Lytton .... ..... 7 th Grade Burdette Diensbach ...... 8th Grade Irving Miller .... .. B Council The officers for the current term are: President ........ Harry McIntosh Vice-President. .,Hodgen Montague Secretary ........ Mr. De La Roche Assistant Secretary .............. Mary Glenn Mellor 22

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- if mem The Blevvett junior High School QEstab1ished 19171. Ben Blewett junior High School strives to recognize and act upon the following simple truths: 1. a. The opening sentence in any reliable recipe for Educated Citizen is, Catch and hold one child. It is futile to plan what one will do by way of educating children, if the majority of children are not going to be on hand when the time comes for imparting the instruction. b. The ends of Democracy are not properly served until at least a major- , ity of children receive instruction throughout that period of their lives in which their ideas of citizenship are crystallizing. BLEWETT KEEPS IN SCHOOL TWICE AS MANY AS WERE RETAINED UNDER THE OLD PLAN. BLEWETT ELIMINATES THE GAP BETWEEN . THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL. 2. The paramount question in the administration of a school is not, How well is the pupil fitted for the school? It is, How well is the school fitted for the pupil? BLEWETT HAS A BROAD AND ELASTIC CURRICULUM, AND, IN ADDITION, SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF GROUPS. MORE THAN THAT, IF A PUPIL DOES NOT FIT INTO ONE OF THE SIX A SPECIAL PLAN CAN BE MADE. FOR HIM. HIGH SPEED GROUPS FOR REGULAR PUPILS INTERMEDIATEI GROUPS NORMAL SPEED GROUPS RAPID PROMOTION GROUP FOR OVER-AGE PUPILS TRANSFER GROUP FOR SPECIAL CASES IN THE SEVENTH GRADE i ADJUSTMENT GROUP 3. Man has developed his control of the gifts and forces of nature and his systems of producing and accounting for wealth far beyond his c0ntr01 of his own nature. The crying need now is for men and women, not things: Community Citizens: Nation' Citizens: World Citizens. EVERY PUPIL AT BLEWEJTT IS AT ALL TIMES ENGAGED IN THE STUDY AND PRACTICE OF CITIZENSHIP. 4. Citizenship cannot be taught by word of mouth alone. It is vital that there be practice in citizenship. WHEREVER FEASIBLE AND ADVISABLE BLEWETT GIVES THE CHILD AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SCHOOL. THERE ARE THE CORRIDOR OFFICERS, AUDITORIUM OFFICERS, CLASS OFFICERS, GRADE CONGRESSES, BLEWETT B COUNCIL, CABINET. 21 I 1 . I

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