Carlmont High School - Yearbook (Belmont, CA)

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WELFARE Under the leadership of Commissioner Martin McGurrin, the Welfare Board has done an excellent job of enforcing the many student body laws. Board members were a familiar sight at games and in the halls. Their work in bringing offenders before the Tri- bunal may have been resented but was a very necessary job. COMMISSIONER MARTIN McGURRIN BOARD OF WELFARE-BACK ROW (L to R): Martin McGurrin, George Schubert, John Paige, Todd Bart- hold, Hal Reynolds, Kent Bringhurst, Dave Matlock, Charles Updegraff. FRONT ROW: Sylvia Fernald, Barbara Wicklow, Marlene Bollhoffer, Elaine SeagTave, Kathy Cappus, Pat Baron, Pat McKay. CHIEF JUSTICE HARLEY SMITH TRIBUNAL The Tribunal Car Imont ' s student court, consisting of three sen- iors, two juniors, and two sophomores, tried cases of student of- fenders in the student court. The offenders could have attorneys and witnesses to plead their cases. The power to invalidate acts passed by the student legislature and board of Commissioners by finding them unconstitutional is given to the Tribunal. Chief Tribune, Harley Smith, presides over court sessions. This is an example of democracy in actionl 18

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STUDENT LEGISLATURE The Legislature was responsible for governing tne 1200 students that made up Carlmont. Meetings were held every two weeks. Whenever an important problem was brought up, the legislature discussed it and came to a decision. This body appropriated money for the various clubs and organizations throughout the school. The Legislature acted as a melt- ing pot for all the ideas that poured into it from the student body . ART BLUMENTHAL President OFFICERS (L to R): Art Blumenthal, President, Pat Proctor, Secretary, Dale Thomas, Vice President, Joan Hoffman, Secretary. LEGISLATURE -BACK ROW (L to R): Sandy Ware, Doris Olson, Lynn Riches, Danny Grener, Earline Graff, Bob Farina, Bruce Nunes, Art Blumenthal, DonMiller, LenMale, DickEmerson, SueEllsworth MIDDLE ROW: Gary Warren, Connie We mmett, Dan Harrison, Tony Simon, John Sevison, Dale Thomas, Mel Merrifield, Jackie Campbell, Sue Hogan FRONT ROW: Martha Whitman, Judy Muhl- felder, Yvonne Van Hook, Audrey Carroll, Carol Roula, Jim Smith, Phyllis Wagner, Willie Fox, Yvonne Messner.

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FINANCE The Finance Board has had the responsibility of handling all student body monies. Under Commissioner Bob Bartlett and with the help of Advisor Eugene Worthington the board has successfully kept books, banked money, and prepared statements for the various activities of Carlmont, inaddition to handling ticket sales for school wide functions. FINANCE BOARD - (L to R): Linda Stein, Janet Gale, Bob Bartlett, Karen Peterson, Elaine Rodney, Don Gielow. COMMISSIONER BOB BARTLETT TRIBUNAL -BACK ROW (L to R) : Mike Ezgar, DickBronson, Jim Walker, Bleeker Cooke FRONT ROW: Linda Lanigan, Harley Smith, Barbara Feiling. 19