Central High School - Brecky Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL KARL MORRISON. President HOLLY GAMBLI-I. Secretary ROSEMARY SCHMUTZER. Vice-President DONALD REIN. Treasurer HENRY HALES, Second Vice-President JOHNNY WARD. Sergeant-at-Arms MISS MOORE, Faculty Adviser GENERAL COUNCIL KARL INIORRISON. President JAMES KURZ, Sergeant-at-Arms ROSHMARY SCHMUTZER. Vice-President CATHICRINI-I KORREL, Secretary HENRY HALllS. Second Vice-President DONALD RPIIN. Treasurer Miss MOORE, Faculty Adviser I22I

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NOCTURNE VERA PEvsNER Oscillating dimness full of silent murmurs, Sleeping children's dreams coming through the door: Shadows of Fairyland- Peter Pan, Wendy- Transparent phantoms on the moonlit floor. Heavy specters surging in a world of darkness, Bringing back a busy day's tedious care: Pacing obscurity, Unstable, ruthless, Sinister and cold in the white moon's glare. Lustrous, floating fantasies--arabesques of silver- Scintillating visions of a world not true: Dreams of the old age- Dreams of a haven On tall, cool mountains of tranquil blue. Needles of frost, Holding the earth in a cold embrace, Needles of frost, Pungent and thin, impalpable, tossed From where they lie in immaculate grace. Whirlwinds white blow into your face Needles of frost. VERA PEvsNER METAMORPHOSIS f To Centrall HARRY STEVENS, '42 Immersed in the quiet depth Of this massive structure, And encircled by the warmth Of the embracing arms, The immatured seed here generates Into a tender bud, From which bursts forth, radiantly, The embodied blossom, To weather the static atmosphere Of the earthly tempest. E211

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vt'- THE STUDENT COUNCIIf,,W.-new . , R.. ' f .1 -rff KARL MORRISON f . To give the student body of Central High School a greater share in the govern- ment of the school, to insure a better enforcement of school laws, and to promote a closer feeling between student and faculty are the aims of the Student Council set forth in the Constitution of Central High School. These aims well exemplify the works of the organization. All through our school year we endeavor to our fullest extent to uphold the ideals of our activity. We have an Executive Council and a General Council which are active throughout the school year. The former is composed of members from the latter. The first two years of high school are allowed one representative and the last two years have the privilege of electing two to the General Council. From this General Council of about seventy-six students is selected the Executive Council, which acts as a steering com- mittee to propose measures to the General Council. Now that you know the composition of our Council it is well that we go to the different works and major activities that are undertaken throughout the school year. First, every year comes the Christmas Drive which has become a tradition to all Centralites. This past year we had, without doubt, our best Drive. Unly through the cooperation of all those who participated was this made possible. This project as many others unifies the student body through participation in a common interest. This year as for the past three years, we have had a system of coaching for those students who find it hard to get all the private attention needed to complete their courses. The coaching is under the direction of the Second Vice-President, Henry Hales. l wish at this time to commend, with my sincere thanks, the ability which he has portrayed by performing this useful service to the school. Unlike previous semesters this has been a war semester with many more ex- penses because of higher taxes and a threat of air raids on our community and homes. To meet the expenses needed to provide various implements essential for our self- preservation, the Council has put on a series of programs ranging from Jazz Bands to those of home talent, charging a small fee for attendance. The proceeds have gone into a fund for war time necessities. On behalf of the General and the Executive Councils I extend with grateful hands the thanks for the laudable assistance of Rosemary Schmutzer, our First Vice- President. In the same manner also I wish to thank our Secretary, Catherine Korbelg our Treasurer, Donald Rein, and our Sergeant-at-Arms, James Kurz, for the com- petent executive ability displayed throughout the past semester. So upon bidding another year goodbye, let us say, What is past is prologue - Tenax Propositi!! E231