Derry Borough High School - Derrian Yearbook (Derry, PA)

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Student Council Activities During this school term the Student Council has made possible many activities. such as the Homecoming Dance, the Christmas Dance, the George Washington Dance, ten-cent dances, and various clubs and organizations. Although there is no orchestra at these ten-cent dances, they are well attended by students as well as by the alumni. At these we may dance to the music of Hal Kemp, Guy Lombardo, and Tommy Dorsey because of the amplifying system, which was made possible by the Student Council last year. These dances are held to induce students to attend the larger dances. Our larger dances- -the Homecoming Dance, held at the end of foot- ball seasong the Christmas Dance, one of the most successful dances of the year: and the festive George Washington Dance -were among our outstanding functions of the year. In order to make possible other activities, the Student Council conducted a very successful raffle. The money awards of twenty-five dollars, fifteen dollars, and ten dollars were given away at the intermission of the Christmas Dance. Al- though the first prize went to Altoona and the third prize went to Johnstown, Boyd Baughman, a student of the school, was the winner of the fifteen dollars. As a reward to the home room selling the greatest number of chance books, the Student Council is to hold a party in the gymnasium in honor of this class, Sophomore A. Prizes were also awarded to Pheobie Barr, the student selling the most books, and to Clara Bucci, the one selling the next highest number. The money made on this raffle is to be used to secure a feature picture to be shown to the student body. The constitution of the council states that the formation ot' all clubs shall be approved by the student council members. Up until this time Derry High School has been lat-king in clubs, but this year the Student Council has approved several new ones. Notable among these clubs are the Theta Epsilon Gamma, the Home Management Club for senior girls, and a Latin club, which is to make this language more interesting to the students. This is only a small beginning, but the council hopes to charter other organizations so that our school will not be far behind other schools in its number of clubs. Before the close of this term, the Student Council intends to sponsor many other activities for the enjoyment of the students. 4 D.-. TH li IIOMHFUMING DANCE l-'0R'l'Y-'l'HREl-

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Student Council Organization 'F 4 l i COUNCIL I r0nl Row: Clzirn Ilurei. IVI:ii'th:1 Oliver. Cleorzi Lowe, Maury Oliver, Mui-y Louise Sh:itTel' Bark Row: Fritz Yealy. Marion Kolb. Thomas Wingziril, 'I'hom:is Henry STUDENT COUNCIL ORGANIZATION Since all other progressive high schools had tried student self government, in 1930 the students of Derry High School received their first opportunity to try it. This was made possible through the efforts of Mr. McKelvey and Mr. Eisenhart, the council faculty adviser at this time. In recent years Mr. Landis has assumed the responsibility as faculty adviser to the councilg and without his invaluable assist- ance, the council could not have become the efficient unit it is today. Just as Congress carries out the desires of the citizens of the United States, so too the council carries out the desires of the students of the high school. Ten members make up this organization. Because it is only fitting that upper classmen have more representation in the council than the under classmen. each of the upper two classes has three representativesg whereas each of the others has only two. The representatives are selected from the variou.s home rooms by a majority vote and approved by the principal. At the beginning of each school year, the executive committee is elected by the members of the council. The president of the student council must be a seniorg the vice president, a junior, and all the other officers are chosen from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. The ofncers elected for this year are Marion Kolb as president, Martha Oliver as vice president, Fritz Yealy as secretary and treasurer, and Cleora Lowe as librarian. The Student Government Association, with the cooperation of Mr. Landis and Mr. McKelvey, has made possible many social activities. Besides directing these social affairs, the members of the council are also obliged to take charge of the door at all home basketball games. The council also has the power to decide upon the formation of all high school clubs. To be a member of the Student Council is considered an honor in our school. Just as football and basketball players receive letters as tokens of their high school activities, the members of the Student Council also receive them for their services. Since the formation of the Hrst student council, this organizaion has become a powerful factor in our high school. F0 RTY -'I' W U

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The Dances T l i i l i THE HOMECOMING DANCE It was Homecoming Day, and to the students it meant an exciting football game and a Homecoming Dance in the gymnasium that evening. Sad to say, however, we were not able to have the annual Homecoming Day parade on account of weather conditions. After the Derry Ramblers had fought very hard to capture a victory that just was not meant to be theirs when they battled Leechburg, they were the honored guests of the Student Council at the dance that evening. ' Eager and happy faces were seen going into the doorway that night, and there was much exclaiming over the unique programs presented to them. The programs were in the shape of a football and bore the school colors, blue and white. The dances were charmingly listed as a line plunge, a touchdown, a tackle and other similar football terms. There were fourteen dances in all, including four extra dances which were listed as passes. The floor was enchantingly lighted by huge jack-oelanterns. These faces. staring down upon the dancing couples, were far from being frightening, but rather acted as an urge to those who participated in this popular amuse- ment. The soft melodious music that filled the air was by Tommy Fletcher and his orchestra. When the time came to sign off, everyone reluctantly left what he thought to be the perfect dance. Christmas holidays were on the horizon: and jitterbugs became more jittery than ever, especially when they heard their dearest wish was to be granted-a dance. This dance had a special purpose, other than to satisfy jitterbugs g this was to accept donations for the less fortunate of our community. The dancers came and brought with them generous donations, and the Christmas spirit lingered in the air. The huge crowd that attended made the atmosphere all the merrier. The dance itself was most delightful in every respect. A huge Christmas tree in the center of the floor, Hooded with every color of the rainbow, created the Christmas spirit. Fl JRTY-FOUR