Burnham High School - Embur Yearbook (Northampton, MA)

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4 ' SOCIAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE The Socral Act1v1t1es Comm1ttee has been a popular and Important part of lrfe at Burnham Sue Talcott presndent and Gaye Alexander secretary treasurer have led the group 1n thenr d1rect1on of such actrvmes as the annual Chrrstmas dance Cth1s year called The Sllver Bells D and the trad1t1onal Chrlstmas banquet Often on Saturday nlghts the commlttee sponsored Open House IH Southwrck Round H111 or Burnham dorm1tor1es At other tlmes 1t served coffee 1n the Blue Room when teachers and students gathered to dlscuss problems and to exchange oprnnons on school and vsorld affanrs These groups added a great deal to the fnendlmess and understandrng between students and faculty Durmg Commencement vseek the undergraduate members of the group served as hostesses at the Semor Tea and as ushers at the Tableaux and at Commencement The Soc1al Act1v1t1es Comm1ttee IS always an xndnspensable group m Burnham School 46 y Nil

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SOUTHWICK HOUQF ROUND HILL BURNHAM HOUSL HOUSE COUNCIL The House Counc1l IS one of Burnham s answers to student government The presldent, uded by a group ot proctors, sees that rules are enforced The COLll'lCll ln each of the three dormltortes takes care of the problems rn that p1I'f1LL1l tr house Thrs ye ar Pat Grrffith jrmmy Bathgate and Barbara Parmelee served as presndents rn Southmele Burnham and Round H111 These ofhcers, along mth the proctors elected by the student body, eonstltuted the center lround whtch the xx hole house revolved These ofhcers enforced house rules judged mtnor offe nces md hld the power to call meetmgs If my tlme Proctormv dunes are usually rotated so that each gnrl feels her place tn the orgamzatnon Th1s sharnng of dunes helps to buxld umty md the reahzatxon of a common purpose. The House Counerl IS an extremely 1mportant body as lf draws each dormitory nearer the center of Burnham-School life. 45

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