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

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Summa Cabinet l 1 V f a ,tx 7 I f N, ' i' l L ' O lf .71 f , fifty ' J 8 f L -C S J O A , I at if ' Q 3 BILL FORE President Beverly has successfully completed her first post-war year. Reconversion has come rapidly, and many of the old events and activities have been revived. The Norman spirit is at a high peak. We who are leaving feel that our job is finished, but to you who remain we bequeath the challenge to strive constantly to further the achievements we have made. Only then can Beverly stay where it belongs - on top! I wish to extend my sincere appreciation to the faculty, to the administration, and to the interested citizens whose aid was invaluable in putting through the canteen project. To the cabinet and the members of the student body who gave me their confidence and wholehearted support, I can only say, c'Thank youf' Your assistance has been an increasing source of encour- agement throughout the year. BILL FORE BETTY SPRINGMEYER Vice-President COY MAJOR Commissioner of Records JOHN SUCKLING Commissioner of Finance PAT ELLIOTT Commissioner of Publicity JUDY FREEDMAN , Highlights Editor-in-chief MARY DOWNS Girls' League President BOB GAMBLE Boys' League President BILL LUSK Head Yell Leader lix F2

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Qi ? 7 wi ,Q 5 Q FL , xxx Q is .9 0 T': .I ,.5- t- 5 4. 'LX ,X X ' Ni. Photo by Bob Powell Win ter Cvunc Y Confronted by an unusual number of knotty problems at the start of the semester, the student body and class officers who composed the student council proved themselves highly competent in providing workable solutions for these problems. Foremost among the questions facing the council was that of increasing participation in elec- tions. It was arranged that students interested in running for an office would have a period of two days to sign up, thereafter a nominating committee composed of two members of each class, plus the student body president and vice-president, would urge qualified students to become can- didates. To further this end grade standards were lowered from 1.4 to 1.2. At one of the two Bay League Forums it was decided to revive the tradition of having a Sportsmanship Trophy, and arrangements were made for hiring men to act as judges, at a cost of twenty dollars to each school. A solution to the problem of choosing pom-pom girls was also worked out: a committee consisting of the three yell leaders, the student body president, the Boys' and Girls' League presidents, four representatives of the school's honor organizations, the Dean of Girls, and a faculty representative of the Girls, Physical Education Department would try out candidates and choose double the number needed. Then, after trying out in an assembly, the pom-pom girls would be elected by the student body to serve for one year. The disposition of 300 dollars awarded the school from the proceeds of the Aquacade by the P.T.A. was undertaken by the student council, with the result that a vote of the student body was taken on the question, and the students elected to allocate the money to a fund for a football scoreboard. Climaxing the council's activities, a Victory Chest and a War Bond drive were staged, with Normans over-subscribing their 5o,ooo dollar quota by 3,ooo dollars.

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i . Q, '. Jw. . ww K LCN I IUIHQ L C 4 K I x . 'X l 1 NTIS Hi 4' K 3400 Summe Council Perhaps the most progressive student administrative group ever to serve Beverly, this yearis Summer Council boasts a record of many significant accomplishments. Foremost among these is the student canteen project, which, though under consideration for some years previously, was finally accorded prospects of immediate reality by virtue of the efforts of Bill Fore and the council. By the middle of April, after several mass meetings of parents and students, an adult advisory board had been incorporated consisting of representatives from every civil group in Beverly Hills plus four members of the student council, and plans were under way to secure a temporary site for the canteen until the lifting of building restrictions would permit the erection of a permanent building. Second in importance among the councilis achievements was the setting up of a Spirit Committee to promote better understanding and working relationship among the administra- tion, faculty, and student body and to unite the facilities of the various organizations within the student body into a more concentrated effort. Representatives from all classes and every phase of student activity, appointed by the president, serve on this committee, which, along with another innovation, the student-faculty relations board, has stimulated school spirit. Discussion was aroused on the question of the school's buying a motion picture projector, consequently a fund was inaugurated for this purpose, and already a good portion of the neces- sary amount has been donated. A similar situation exists concerning Beverlyis projected war memorial, chimes for the tower. This fund is also well on its way to completion, though the equipment itself will not be procurable for some time. A proposal of some years' standing was acted upon by the summer council with the char- tering of a lower grade girls, honor organization, the Adelphians. The club will function as a service group. The council also established the holding of a student body card as a requirement for admission to any school-chartered club. .