Clifton High School - Rotunda Yearbook (Clifton, NJ)

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THE REFLECTOR war. 'KN 2-2 Boys PART V-METHOD Or OPERATION or SYSTEM OF STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL GOVERNMENT 1 - It is to be clearly understood that no action taken by any student group is in itself final. All matters are subject to the approval of the Principal and the Teachers Council. 2 -The ideal is co-operation, not independent action. 3-The Principal and Teachers shall not only be welcome but shall be urged to attend all student functions and to make suggestions for the betterment of the system of student participation. 4 - The executive officers must have the approbation of the Principal and the Teach- ers Council for anything they undertake. 5-The legislative branch shall have all its actions checked by the Teachers Coun- , cil and finally by the Principal. 6-The judicial branch shall be most carefully checked by the Principal and the Faculty to guarantee the pupils against any miscarriage of justice. This document was completed on Friday, April 21, 1933, and is ready for pre- sentation to our Principal, Mr. Nutt, and the Teachers Council today, Monday, April 24, 1933. JOHN LOTZ, Chairmang CAROLYN LEIBACH, MATTHEW KAISER, BERYL M. CONINGSWOOD, GEORGE HILIXIRE. Mr. Nutt and the teachers most kindly accepted and approved the foregoing re- port and promised support to this student venture. Already a junior police court has begun to functiong plans are in preparation for the election of a school president next-.Decemberg authorization for a change in the units which are to select the Gen- eral Organization representatives has been obtainedg the lower classes are to be organized next yearg and in this issue of The Reflector, the codilication of the school regulations has become a reality. Fifteen

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THE REFLECTOR M -new 3-1 Girls 3 - TERM - One school term. 4-POWERS AND DUTIES: faj To evolve a committee system to carry on the work of delibera- tion. fbj To pass rules of order and procedure. fel To pass laws and provide for carrying them out. Cdl To create student courts and approve appointments thereto. fej To regulate student finances. ffl To grant and to revoke charters of clubs, outlining their pur- poses and rights. fgj To provide for the compilation of school regulations in an ap- proved code of laws. Ill-JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT-THE STUDENT COURTS. SUPREME COURT-TO be composed of three justices appointed by the presi- dent, ratified by the legislative branch, approved by the Teachers Council and the Principal. This court is to decide all matters of appeal brought before it from the lower courts. i LOWER COURTS- - TQJUNIOR POLICE COURT-To be composed of a judge nominated in the Law classes, and selected by the Student Council with the approval of the Sponsor of the Junior Police, To decide all traffic cases. 2-CLASS COURTS-One or more courts to decide cases arising in classes, concerning discipline, class cutting, etc. Judges to be appointed by the president with the approval of the legislative branch, the Teachers Council and the Principal. A jury shall be impanelled to decide such cases. .lury members shall be selected from the Honor Roll. Fourteen

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THE REFLECTOR val. 'IW .wlllhat ye May llqnow The llcawu NE of the recommendations made in the report of the Student Committee on Law Enforcement is that Hthe existing School regulations be gathered to- gether and codified in order that all pupils may know what the rules aref, At the request of the editors of The Reflector two Junior students undertook this project, the results of which we are happy to present herewith: High School llfegulations pproved and Qoclifiecl 1 - REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF ASSEMBLIES. Pupils are to march to the auditorium in an orderly mannerg all loud talking is prohibited while passing from home rooms to the Assembly. Any inattention during the assembly period Ctalking, laughing, reading, or studyingl is prohibited. Excessive handclapping and cheering are forbidden. Hooting and whistling are out of Order entirely. The teachers in charge of the respective home-room classes are to enforce these regulations by removing offenders from the assembly, and by due punishment there- after. 2-REGULATIONS CONCERNING CONDUCT IN THE CAFETERIA. Only pupils who have lunch passes are to use the cafeteria during the fourth, fifth, and sixth periods. Such pupils are to be checked in Room 107 after they have eaten lunch. V Pupils who frequent the cafeteria to purchase candy or other food to be eaten in the section rooms are to go to the cafeteria during the first ten minutes of the lunch period. Pupils are not to leave their section rooms after the first ten minutes of the lunch period except with a hall pass. The Junior Police are to enforce these regulations. 3-REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE CONDUCT or CLASSES. Pupils are to enter classrooms and take their seats quietly. Witli the exception of the Junior Police all pupils are to be seated when the class bell rings. Prompt attention is expected when the class is called to order. The class is not dismissed until the teacher indicates that the lesson is con- eluded. Gum chewing or the eating of candy or other food is not permitted during a class period. Pupils are not to place scrap papers or other refuse in the desks. Pupils are to use their own paper for outside work. Pupils are not to adjust the Windows or shades, except at the request of the teacher. Pupils are not to deface desks or spill ink on the Hoor. A fine of one dollar 1S to be exacted for the defacement of a deskg pupils should be required to remove Ink spots from the floor. ' Sixteen