The Bush School - Tykoe Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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MOLDING INSTITUTIONS 59 COUNCIL-First Semester: Front row: Curtis, Hinman. Royce, Pope. Back row Scherrer, Cunningham, Wall, Smith. COUNCIL-Second Semester: Left to right: Halsey, Broughton, Pratt, Goetz, Watson Kelley, Newell. Singleton.

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58 gpg pp MOLDING INSTITUTIONS CHAPTER Two GGVERN MEN T THE STUDENT COUNCIL As the second year of our present system of student govern- ment draws to a close, it may well be said that this year has not been spent in vain. With the councils of both semesters and Mrs. Livengood pulling together throughout the year, many storms have been weathered and large strides taken toward a perfected student government. The council consists of a member from each class and the pres- ident and vice president of the student body. The councilors act as presidents of their respective classes, while the vice president pre- sides over the court, and the president's chief duty is to conduct assemblies. The semi-annual elections are exciting events with ardent campaigning by all concerned. The president and vice presi- dent are both elected by the student body from two candidates for each office. The rest of the council elections are carried on behind closed classroom doors. An annual Smorgasbord is given in honor of the incoming and outgoing officers. In the hands of the council rests in no small degree the problem of keeping the school running smoothly. During the year many questions on conduct and ways of running the different depart- ments came up. These were discussed by the council at their weekly meetings and then presented to the school in student assemblies. Whenever a major problem concerning the committees arose, the committee chairmen were called in for a discussion. In this way opinions from every source were gathered and finally agree- ment reached. The chairmen who took part in these meetings were: Jean Smith and June Beck for the property committee, Janis Kerr and Mary Evelyn Donworth for the sports, Jana Pratt and Babs Peyser for the publications, Idalice Squire and Nancy Calvert for the library, Anne MacFarlane and Marilyn Smith for the fine arts, Joan Broughton and Sana Harrah for the social, Helen Buschmann and Joan Frayn, for the assembly, and Midi Sawyer and Debby Allen for the social service.

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Xl. tx 1 -S.. T 60 MOLDING INSTITUTIONS COURT The court is composed of three members elected by the student body, three members chosen by the elected members of the court, a president who is elected as vice-president of the school, and a non- voting faculty adviser who is present at all the meetings. The pur- pose of the court is to hear and judge all cases of misdemeanor in the school and to provide penalties for infringements of the rules and by-laws of the constitution and the handbook. Its aim has been to treat each case fairly and be of some assistance to each girl in meeting her own individual problem. The court has developed a new system whereby a complete record of each case is kept in a confidential file. The court has considered about 130 cases during the year. It has done its best to solve the problems brought before it but there are several problems of general policy yet to be decided by the future courts. Disturbance in study hall and gum chewing have been the most common cases while moving benches and kitchen duty were the most common punishments. If the punishments given were not com- pleted in a week, an hour of makeup work would be added. Every week after the court meetings a list of the cases and penalties was filed.