Beverly Hills High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Beverly Hills, CA)

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llllll' llllllll EDWARD JARVIS BOB IVERSON KEITH WATSON President Vicevpresident Treasurer BOB IYERSON PAT. DAVIS BILL SHELTON MALCOLM FLORENCE President Vice-president Treasurer Secretary 1 , - 'E WM Becoming more and more active in the affairs of the school is the Boys' league. Each semester its officers-president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer-are elected by all the boys in 'the student body. ln order to help the president guide the affairs of the boys more efficiently a council made up of the president of the Knights, the president of the Squires, and a special boys' court, as well as other student body members, advises the president. This advisory body enforces some of the vari- ous rulings which pertain to boys. Because the council is comparatively nevv, its duties are not yet specific. The activities of the Boys' league were stimulated this year by three assemblies. One' of the assemblies, given only for boys, was a variety program put on by the University of California at Los Angeles on April 8. Not to be outdone, the University of Southern California supplied enter- tainment for another boys' assembly. The Boys' league sponsored a boxing tournament, the finals of which the boys witnessed in the svvim-gym. The Boys' league officers are ably sponsored by Mr. Kenneth C. Mitchell and Mr. William C. Morrison who give their expert advice on boys' affairs. 23

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llllll llllllll CONNIE ROESE GWENN SYMONS PAT CARNAHAN VIRGINIA WOOD President Vice-president Treasurer Secretary GWENN SYMONS SHIRLEY PETTIT CLORICE CURTICE President Vice-president Treasurer Gomprised of every girl at Beverly, the Girls' league is one of the most important organizations in the school. The four officers of the Girls' league are elected each semester by the girls. These offi- cers in turn elect a cabinet of committee heads who efficiently carry out the many activities of the league. Any girl who desires may become a member of a committee. At the beginning of each semester a Big and Little Sister Party is given in order to welcome the new girls and familiarize them with the school. A worthwhile assembly is sponsored each semes- ter by the Girls' league. ln order to acquaint the mothers with the school and with the teachers and to make them feel more at home, two teas are given by the league each semester, one for the lower grade mothers and one for the upper grade mothers. A show, in which all the dolls dressed by Beverly girls for those of Albion street are presented, is held in order to help finance the Christ- mas party for Albion street school arranged by the Girls' league cabinet. Galce selling and a lug- gage day were two other money-raising means, which resulted in the fixing of broken toys for a toy loan library. 22

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x S 1 f if V ,X W W, First Semester . ,t Y lllllllll if A Q , V w W. Second Semester ,M The student court is an excellent example of the extended student government at Beverly. Dur- ing the first semester the court was separated into two, a girls' court and a boys' court, but in the second semester the court was united. The court, more active during the second semester than the first, is made up of three appointed Senior A's, th ree appointed Senior B's, the presidents of the Al- phas and Knights, the president and vice-president of the Girls' league, and the president, vice- president, secretary, and treasurer of the Boys' league. The appointments are made by the student body president and are approved by the Student Council. lf the case concerns a girl, the chief jus- tice is a girlg if a boy is concerned, the chief justice is a boy. The faculty adviser of the court is Mrs. Mary Herron. The Court rules on violations ot all school laws. It passes sentence on students whose conduct is disorderly in assemblies, and who exhibit signs of poor citizenship, such as fighting, gambling, cheating, and incorrect hall behavior. Students who do not cooperate in air raid drills and who wear illegal athletic letters are also brought before the court. lt is felt that if delinquent students are reprimanded by their peers, the result will be moe effective. 24