Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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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

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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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Central at Work . . . Physics class . . . Econ class in the West Wing ... All roads lead to the library ... Miss Stone fits a dress . . . Economic geography . . . Sales cl ass learns the proper use of the telephone . . . Searching for the ‘Unknown’ in chemistry . . . Senior English . . . Solid Geometry . . . Study Hall . . . French class . . . The Art Studio . . . Panel discussion in Modern Social Problems. PROSPECTUS Page Twenty