Colorado Academy - Telesis Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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Student Council CA's practitioners of representative government managed to survive another school season without suffering the rigors of riot, revolution or total anarchy. As a matter of fact, they even were successful in instituting two new plans which met with wide student approval. For the first time students were asked to contribute dues to the student council, and these dues were used to sponsor two children through the Foster Parents Plan. Following Christmas vacation, the student council presented to the student body a plan to sponsor two children through the Foster Parents Plan. The idea was greeted with virtually unanimous approval by the students. Enough money was collected to support a child in Hong Kong and another child in the Philippines for a period of one year. The plan will be submitted for reapproval in the coming term. The council also attended a meeting of the ACIS where Cecil Henshaw of the American Friends Society spolfe on the merits of unilateral disarmament. Several of CA's contingent offered Mr. Henshaw some interesting questions concerning the value of his proposals following the talk. The student council was sponsored by lVlr. Rode, upper school advisor, and was presided over by David Stonington. Members included: Jim Matson, Sam Holden, Dick Butterly, Rick Shepard, Jamie Ross and Tolga Yagizatle, who acted as representative of the American Field Service.

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Chess Club Much to the amazement of its sponsor Mr. McElroy, the chess team began its season with a tidy 3-2 victory over Randell. Confidence strengthened by this win, the team challenged Graland and received a surprising 4-2 defeat for its effort. Team ranking as determined by a tourna- ment in the middle school established the following top players: David Bebell ffirst playerj, David Knowles Qsecond playerj, Davy Davis tthird playerj, Joe Perry and Martin Harrington tfourth playersj. B8 l Alumni Meet With Upper School Discuss College On the final day of classes before the Christmas vacation, ten members of the class of 1961 returned to CA to share their college experiences with the senior Class and undergraduates. One observation universally shared by the returning alumni was that it is very difficult for a high school graduate to learn to budget his own study time and recreation time in college. Each member of the class of 1961 felt that the task of learning to discipline oneself is the most difficult problem. besetting the incoming college freshman.

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Slave Day The annual senior class slave day was a roaring, howling success this year. Over 3300.00 was bid for the services of the senior class, Jim Nance taking honors when he com- manded the highest price of the day, 32100. Teachers got into the act when Mr. Rode volunteered his services as a slave and Mr. Kimmel, who had made the mistake of appear- ing in sweatshirt and cut-offs, was captured by a' determined group of husky seniors and sold as an involimtary slave.