Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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STUDENT UNION OFFICERS—Left to right: Peter Panos, president; Anne Doyle, vice president; Mary Ellen Ward, recording secretary; Carrie Jane Miner, corresponding secretary. Student Union Sponsors Extra-Curricular Activities D ESPONSIBILITY for all activ- 1 ities and organizations unre- lated to academic studies has long been assumed by the Student Union, the largest and most demo- cratic organization of Central. Through the Student Union, a Centralite may enjoy a fuller and more active school life, for to each member is assured the privilege of voting in student union and class elections and otherwise tak- ing part in school government. In addition, working on student publi- cations, admission to student union dances, and the right to represent Central in interscholastic events— all these are exclusive activities for student union members. Besides guaranteeing these privi- leges to the holder, a student union membership card automat- ically passes the bearer into all home athletic contests, a majority of the debates, and the various dramatic events of the year, the junioir play, the senior play and the kaleidoscope. Membership also entitles one to the Arrow Head, the school newspaper sponsored and published by the student union. Moreover, they present professional talent in formal assemblies to the entire student body. rp,HE GOVERNING body of the student union, the student council, is comprised of represen- tatives elected by the Student Union. Composed of Student Union officers—president, Pete Panos; vice president, Anne Doyle; re- cording secretary, Mary Ellen Ward, and corresponding secre- tary, Carrie Jane Miner—class of- ficers, representative of the Boost- ers club, Bob Bates; and 12 mem- bers from each class, the council, in carrying out the wishes of the union, finances and supports al- STUDENT COUNCIL CABINET—Row 1: Anne Doyle, vice president: Peter Panos, president; Mary Ellen Ward, recording secretary; Row 2: John Nakamura, social commission head; Carrie Jane Miner, correspond- ing secretary of Student Union; Miss Grace Pinel, sponsor; Don Jones, senior president; Elliott Bristol, junior activity chairman. PROSPECTUS Page Eighteen

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COOKING CLASS FOR BOYS Curriculums at Central Offer Variety of Studies year with Bookkeeping I and II, and an elective. In the senior year the CCI course is comprised of Short- hand III and IV, Typing III and IV, Economics and Modern Social Problems, Basic English and an elective, usually Calculating, and Retail Selling II and Commercial Law or Economic Geography. The CCIA and CCIB, in the senior year, have but one subject, Economics and Modern Social Problems, in common with the CCI curriculum. The CCIA and CCIB require Retail Selling I and II Shorthand I and II and Typing I and II complete the list for the CCIA while two electives are allowed to the CCIB student. In Junior College, the Commercial Curriculum students A and B complete their commer- cial education studying the more difficult subjects of that field. COMMERCIAL Curriculum II is ' offered for the student inter- ested in bookkeeping and CCIIA and CCIIB for those expecting to be accountants. In the tenth grade, the CCII course does not differ from the CCIB course. The CCIIA and CCIIB are identical with the CCIA. In the eleventh grade, the CCII resembles CCIA. CCIIA and B differ from the CCII in that instead of Bookkeeping, the student may choose an elective. The CCIIA student may take Cal- culating if he wishes. In the sen- ior year, the CCII pupil studies Bookkeeping III and IV, Economics and Modern Problems, Typing I and II, and Basic English and an elective. The CCIIA pupil instead of III and IV takes Bookkeeping I and II, while the CCIIB student has an elective. In the place of Typing I and II, the CCIIB stu- dent may take an elective or Cal- culating. The Basic English and elective of the CCII course is sub- stituted in the CCIIA and B cours- es by Retail Selling I and II. COMMERCIAL Curriculum III is offered for those students in- terested in selling, merchandising, or general office work. In the sophomore year, the CCIII is sim- ilar to the CCII, likewise the CCIIIA and B is like the CCIIA. In the junior year, the CCIII pu- pil has the same classes as a CCII student. The CCIII student has recommended for his electives, Cal- culating, Commercial Law, or Eco- nomic Geography. In the senior year, the CCIII resembles the CCII with Commercial Law and Basic English substituted for Bookkeep- ing I and II. CCIIIA does not very from CCIII, but CCIIIB does with an elective in the place of typing I and II. ADVANCED PRINTING STUDENTS Page Seventeen 1938

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STUDENT COUNCIL—Row 1: Carrie Jane Miner, Mayme Smith, Christeen Gray, Beverly Stedman, corres- ponding secretary of Student Union; Alice Atkins, junior secretary; Evelyn Reiter, Helen Pettit; Row 2: John Nakamura, Evelyn Hawley, Mary Ellen Ward, recording secretary; Anne Doyle, vice president; Jean Macdonald, Mary Margaret Stebbins, Alma McArthur, Robert Foreman; Row 3: Ivan Jones, Elmer Palmers, Bernadine Amboy, Irene Shayman, Miss Grace Pinel, sponsor; Dorothy Goodley, Virginia Taylor, Peter Panos, Student Union president; Elliott Bristol; Row h: John Allen, Max Hoffmeyer, Clinton Norton, Jack Collins, president junior class; Luman Slawson, Bob Bates, Don Streat, sophomore president; Carl Britten, vice president; Don Jones, senior president. Student Union Sponsors Extra Activities at Central most every extra curricular activ- ity on the school calendar. The 12 members of each class are chosen, three from the college preparatory curriculum, three from the commercial curriculum, two from the general curriculum, and one from each of the music, industrial arts and home economics currieulums. So that the business of the coun- cil may be carried out most effi- ciently, the council is divided into different commissions. This year, alarmed by the automobile acci- dents among high school students in the Saginaw valley, the coun- cil formed a new safety commis- sion. Through the efforts of those on the commission. Don Jones, Vir- ginia Taylor, Alice Atkins, Anne Doyle and Ivan Jones, a perma- nent safety council has been estab- lished with Northern, safety litera- ture was distributed, lectures on safe driving given and a safety movie planned. ONE unit in the council, the fi- nancial commission headed by Anne Doyle, undertakes the yearly task of balancing the bud- get. The activities commission, chairmaned by Elliot Bristol, sees to it that all athletics are func- tioning properly and that clubs are properly chartered. Some of the more popular fea- tures of the Student Union, such as the parties, noon hour dancing, and other social affairs, busy the members of the social commission headed by John Nakamura. The general welfare commission. Don Jones chairman, however, ful- fills the duties that its name im- plies. This year their most notice- able service has been promoting the publishing of the first Central handbook for several years. Miss Grace Pinel, sponsor of girls, is the faculty adviser for the Student council. Page Nineteen 1938