Burges High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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lhll Scby-Trcns, Marilyn Mclfonncll As5Cmlwly i ww Vice-President Riclmrrl Grucmlykc STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS Spring Scby-Trcas Crrolyru Doll Asst Mguugar Bill Dull Assembly Nlrrugwcr Betty lx.15 XX'.1l'Ql Syl,-.ll-AIIIIS Safcrv Commissioner -Iamu Stcvens lfrzy Ifspcrscn Reporter Mrrrgcc lXlL'CllCUL1llglI1

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I should like to take this opportunity to thank the administration and advisors for guidance and cooperation in all Student Council affairs. I should like to thank the student body for their fine spirit and support of Burges activities. Thanks too, to members of the Student Council. Suc- cess in your efforts has resulted from the desire to do a job well. In serving as Student Council and Student Body President during the year 1955-1956, I hope that I have done the work which was expected of my office, work which I have so much enjoyed. I believe that as their president I can say that the expressed desire of the Student Council to function for the student body has brought about a bond of loyalty to the school and the students therein. Perhaps in some ways we have erred. But certainly in many ways we have progressed. I believe that the Student Council has established a fine record and that traditions have been started which the student body of future years will look upon with favor, Our first year at Burges has been a memorable one. Your Student Council and Student Body President, Jerry Deal

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STUDENT COUNCIL SPCNSORS PROGRESSIVE ACTIVITIES The Student Council accomplished one of its biggest pro- jects for Burges High School when on March 1 a Safe-Teen pro- gram was launched. Representatives of the press, radio and television, met before the student body on that date and lauded Burges for taking the lead in lil Paso in striving for highway safety. Ray lispersen, Student Council safety commissioner, spear- headed the movement at Burges along with Bill and lerry Deal. Eighty-nine student drivers signed their names to the enrollment pledge thereby demonstrating my desire publicly to prove flaat youthful drivers can lead in highway safety . Safe-Teens, a nationwide, non-profit corporation was initiated in Beavertown, -HW' ' Oregon, December, 195-fi by a lady judge tired of youth being Congratulations for safety team work are given Ray Espersen, Bill Deal and Coach it-tl at to ft' 'ttf' bl-,.Li1.t mace ie sc 1PCgOl o ie na ions ra ic pro cms oca ac James Russell by WIJUCD Hoyt, Chair- ministrator for the Burges chapter is Coach James Russell. man of the lil Paso Safety Council and The Student Council sponsored many other activities this CFPE HOW:-ml JOHCS, ITCMI Of 'fllc ff21ffiC , , A , , , division ot the lil Paso Police Depart- year in functioning tor the student body, A slave auction was mem held in October in which members were sold to students who would pay the highest bid, Throughout the football season the Council printed gold and purple lapel ribbons. Rec- ognition was brought to Burges when in December members made luminarios to decorate the school and won a first place prize in the yule lighting contest. Twirp season from january 9 to 20 turned the social tables when The XXfoman ls Requested To Pay, License permits were sold to girls and they in turn selected a Twirp King for the Sock llop. The Student Council also made possible the lvfus- tang decals displayed proudly on st-udent and faculty cars. The Beauty Dance on lfebruary 25 was sponsored by the Student Council. In March the Council sent delegates to a of the Texas Association of Student Councils in Midland, Texas, to bring back to Burges suggestions for im- provement in the functioning of a truly effective Student Council. Charles Sanders and Wlayne Orechwa sign un as Sale-Teens. p i -1 i Mr. lflibbard Polk extended greetings and represented central office at Bflrbflm Dans neglected to buyva TWHP the Burges lligh School Student Council officers' installation ceremony. LICSUSC and L15 11 result Aubfcl' XVCPI3 Saw y it fit to sleep the dance out. N i 1