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

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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

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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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There are two organizations in our school which help to enforce the rules: the Hall guards and the Bounds patrol. They are under the supervision of the commissioner of safety and the faculty sponsorship of Mr. William C. Morrison. The Hall guards are usually lower grade boys who volun- teer to serve. They are stationed in the halls during the lunch period so that those areas will be clear. This year a new system was initiated. The doors leading from the outside to the halls were locked, thereby preventing the students from entering without having the guards resort to force. The Bounds patrol is macle up of cooperative members of the student body who have cars and who are willing to give up their noon hour each day. Their duty is to patrol the streets around the school to see that students who do not have permits do not leave the campus. A state law necessi- tates the school's having a Bounds patrol. Because of the noon programs which were especially helpful in keeping the students out of the halls and from going off bounds, the Bounds patrol this year was comparatively small. Congratulations are due the student body, which has cooperated exceptionally well with the Hall guards and the Bounds patrol. V 25