Champaign Junior High School - Retro Yearbook (Champaign, IL)

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THE NINETEEN THIRTY-SIX RETRO P39540 The Benefits of Belonging to a Junior Garden Club Nancy Howell, an intelligent child, thirteeen years of age, was arriving in the Central Station of Oak Park, Ill. She was greeted by a friend, Bette Russell, whom she loved dearly. Nancy had visited Bette once before, and this second visit she dreaded because of the dark, lonely house with its dull furniture and dark-toned walls. The yard was also a run down place, with rubbish and weeds which could have been removed and made at least presentable. As Nancy and Betty reached the house, Nancy was greeeted with a surprise. The yard was a lovely place surrounded by a hedge. A stone walk leading up to a freshly painted house gave beauty to the scene. As Nancy saw these won- derful changes she wondered if Bette had joined the Junior Garden Club. Cer- tainly such a change as this couldn't have occurred in any other wayl As she entered the house another surprise greeted her. lt was not the same dark, dull house she had left two years ago, but a lovely home with light streaming in the windows which beforehand had been covered by bushes. It was decorated with flowers which also brightened the room. Later that evening the girls were alone and Nancy asked Bette if she had joined a Junior Garden Club. Bette replied that she had joined and had learned many valuable things which she had used to improve her home and its sur- roundings. DOROTHY MURPHY fFirst prize theme, Eighth Grade Garden Club contest.j MY GARDEN In my garden pink and white, The little flowers grow: Nodding and swaying in the breeze, Standing in a row. Daisies, Roses, Daffodils, Lilies, and Sweet Pea Talk and dance among themselves, And always smile at me. The sun flower tall and stately, Flutters in the breeze, And once l was very certain, I heard the catnip sneeze. And, when I walk among them, It seems to me they say, Won't you come and talk with me? Won't you come and play? 1: MAXINE RICHARDSON CFirst prize poem, Eighth Grade Garden Club contest.j

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THE NINETEEN THIRTY-SIX RETRO Page42 THOMAS YVISE JOAN XYERSTLER FAYE RICHARDS HELEN ZIEGLER JACK CAMPBELL Commissioner of Commissioner of Captain of Hospitality Captain of Public Property Social XVelfare Monitors Chairman Patrols Pupil Government The Champaign Junior High School students participate in the school government or management, under a representative plan patterned after the city government of Champaign. Each home room elects representatives to the vari- ous departments and branches of the system. Through these representatives the wishes of the home room groups are presented: and, when provisions are made, the home rooms through their representatives cooperate. In this plan there are five departments, each with a special field of work. Under each department are smaller divisions to assist in carrying out the plans. At the head of the system is the Department of Public Affairs, which is actually the Student Council. During the year the Council sponsored many activities. Among these were basketball games and a dance. They also sold tickets to games held in the gymnasium and took charge of some assembly programs. First semester Mr. McCall was the sponsor. Second semester the sponsor was Miss McGinty, The Department has accomplished much and has cooperated with pupils and teachers. Under this Department is the Bureau of Finance. This Bureau operates the Champaign Junior High School Bank. The money which is deposited in the bank comes from any source made by the home rooms or clubs, such as revenue from candy or pencil sales, matinee hops, etc. The Department of Public Property was divided into two divisions: the Department of Public Property and the Department of School Property. Mrs. Ruth Thompson and Miss Boyd supervised the respective departments. The work of the Department of Public Property was to take charge of lost and found articles, while the work of the Department of School Property was to investigate the condition of the building. They had an auction sale of the properties lost during the school year. In order to regulate and improve traflic in and out of the building the Department of Streets and Public Imrovements was formed. Patrol boys and Monitors work with this division. The sponsor of this Department was Miss Cline. The two Bureaus, Outdoor and Indoor Traflic, met separately. All monitors were members of the Bureau of Indoor Tramc. All patrol boys were members of the Bureau of Outdoor Traffic. The monitors took charge of the halls and the auditorium during the lunch hours. There were four squads directed by three pupils, with assistants. The patrol boys directed the outdoor