Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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THE REFLECTOR MBI' lla-y 3-2 Boys 3 - Committees of four or five members should be appointed by the president to deliberate on special problems. These committees should make reports to the entire body. This will fasten responsibility on the members and give them more time to consider matters thoroughly. ' 4--If possible, the General Organization gradually should be given a share in the responsibility of financing assemblies, the Reflector, Red Cross and other drives, and athletics. It is our opinion that greater pride matters if the students are made responsible for them. C-JUDICIAL. will be taken in such The beginnings of a student court could be established through a Junior Police Court authorized to deal with infractions of the traffic regulations. Cases could be handled through a system of tickets served to violators, and made out ence. In the beginning the Junior Police could Such a court might after school, or at lunch in duplicate for refer- the faculty adviser of act as judge. meet weekly, probably time, to deal with cases of a week's standing. A system of penalties for infractions should be devised in which the penalty shall suit the offense. Much dissatisfaction is aroused-in pupils over the fact that the same punishment is handed out for any and all offenses under the detention ,, system. junio Pat Ol The infractions of the regulations for which . r r one is liable of detention, expulsion, or other of Duty punishment should be published so that stu- dents may know the laws and so avoid offending through ignorance. Eleven

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THE REFLECTOR mal. 'mf' 4-1 Girls Il' the section room representatives consistently fail in the task of hnding a leader, might it not be better to drop the idea of section room representation and substitute some other sort, such as that from class divisions? Such a change would require the organization of 1-l, l.-2, 2-1, and 2-2 classes. We feel that the members of such classes know each other better than the members of section rooms because'they go to the same classes, whereas some section room pupils seldom fre- quent their home rooms, except to eat lunch tmany go to the cafeteriaj , to be marked present, or to be dismissed. Furthermore, much ol' the irresponsibility prevailing in Junior and Senior Class organizations might be done away with if pupils were given the opportunity to get used to the mechanics of parliamentary procedure in the lower classes. B - L1ac1sLA'rivE. Let the General Organization meet regularly, at a given time, in a given place. We think that once a week is not too frequent. Let this body gradually assume responsibility for student affairs which need betterment, such as the following: 1-The school clubs. The General Organization should form a plan whereby the various clubs should be subject to its regulations as regards size, eligibility, powers, meeting dates, etc., so as to avoid much existing confusion and overlapping of meeting dates, conflicting aims, and interlocking memberships. Some pupils be- long to as many as five clubs. 2 - The General Organization representatives should be impressed with the fact that they are representatives, and must consult their constituents. A check-up of what a representative does in the meetings should be made. To encourage more initi- ative in making suggestions at the meetings, little form slips should be distributed among the members, on which suggestions may be put in writing and collectedf Ten

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THE REFLECTOR val, 'lm 3-2 Girls The indiscriminate sentence of detention for large as well as for small offenses would be alleviated somewhat by two detentions, one for habitual offenders and more serious cases, and another for first offenders and trivial cases. The mixing up of first offenders with habitual offenders is detrimental to the morale of the first offender. Something resembling a civil service commission should be established to receive and pass upon applications for positions to the Junior Police Force, to insure a per- sonnel that will have the respect of the student body. PART IV-IDEAL FORM or STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL GOVERNMENT T-EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT-A PRESIDENT AND A VICE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT: 1 - QUALIFICATIONS-A 4-1 or a 44-2 student who has attended Clifton High School for at least three years.. He must have had some experience in presiding over student groups, such as clubs or classes. 2 - How ELECTED- By the majority of all the votes cast by the pupils in a general election, held preferably at the close of the school term, so ' that he may take ollice at the very beginning of the next term. Nomin- ations should be made by the Democracy and Law classes in co-opera- tion with the Senior classes. 3 - TERM - One school term. r 111 - POWERS AND DUTIES - fab Concerns himself with the execution of the laws. Cbj With the approval of the legislative body he appoints the judges of the student court, delegates to conventions, etc. CHis appoint- ments are to be checked by the Teachers Council and the Prin- cipal.D fel Welcomes student visitors or delegates. Qdl Commands the student police. fSubject to sponsoizj Twelve