Francis W Parker School - Record Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT David Shapiro, Presidenfg S. Franks, Secrefary, E. Marfin, Vice Presidenfg R. lreland, Lunchroom, S. Deufch, Relief Comm., W. Lowry, Social, R. Negronida, Honor Comm., P. Davies, Comm, of 4 Rep., B. Draffkorn, Library, D. Dickerson, Morning Ex., J. Weber, M, Tompkins, Social, E. Mayer, Morning Ex. Sfudenl Governmenf plays a vifal role af Parlcer and is one of fhe school's mosf valuable insfifufions. ln Sfudenf Governmenf, Parlcerifes gain experience in handlinq fheir own affairs and, in so doing, learn fhe fundamenfals of good cifizenship. This year, all fhe various Sfuclenf Governmenf officers, fheir commiffees, and fhe Assembly as a whole, have done a parficularly fine iob. Among fhe commiffees, fhe Honor and Social Commiffees have funcfioned especially well. Thanlrs fo fhe Honor Commiffee, in ifs firsf full year, fhe Honor Sysfem has proved exfremely success- ful. The Social Commiffee, fhis year, enriched fhe school calendar wilh four fine dances and a number of swell parfies. The assembly, among ifs many acfions, senf a profesf fo fhe Chicago Mofor Coach Co., prohibifed co-heads for mosf commif- fees, and placed fhe Forum under fhe Dramafic Associafion. ln general, Sfudenf Governmenf fhis year has funcfioned effici- enfly and mosf successfullyg benefifing fhe enfire high school. LOWER SCHOOL COUNCIL Joan Ruck, Presidenf Jim Fitz, Secrefary V STUDENT COUNCIL The Sfudenf Council is a meefing of fwo repres- onfafives from each of grades fhree fhrough eighf, ples a piesidenf from fhe eighfh grade and a secre- ..v rrcin lhe sevenfh grade. fazli Thu sclay, af Morning Exercise fime, fhis com- nrcn mccis wiih af leasf fwo members of fhe faculfy, 'Io discuss fhe affairs of fhe lower school. Throuqh our sub-commiffee, fhe Lower School morn- 'nrz exercise commilfee, we have fried fo presenf more and beffer morning exercises fo fhe lower school. Among our dufies we supervise fhe care of fl1e qrounds around our school. Every year a confesf for ihe neafesf land is held. Grades vie wifh each ofher for a reward given af fhe end of fhe year. This year, we have sfudied some of fhe rules of parliamenfary procedure, and also fried fo solve some of ihe problems arising in fhe lower school. Abouf once every monfh full assembly is held. The enfire lower school affends fhis meefing where reporfs of previous small meefings are given by members of fhe council. ln fhis way, we fry fo lreep fhe whole lower school informed as fo fhe accomplishmenfs of fhe Sfudenf Council.

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THE PARKER WEEKLY ----1 -f--2---1. V - This year has we Teel been very success- 'iul for The Weekly. ConTinuing The use of planographing we Tried To explore furfher The possibilifies of This me+hod of including headlines. AlThough we broadened The sTaT'F To include lower school sTudenTs we kepT iT small so ThaT every member did considerable work. The greaTer parT of The Weekly wa devoTed To such school affairs as sporTs a d morning exercises buT iT also 'ieafured evenTs in The ciTy of parTicular inTeresT To Parker- iTes. We made a poinT of discussing school problems and sTudenT governmenT issues and received an encouraging number of leTTers To The edifors in reply. ln shorT, we feel ThaT This year's Weekly has succeeded in doing whaT a school paper should do: reporTing The happenings af school and reflecfing The problems and aTTiTudes of The sTudenTs. line drawings, carToons, and hand leTTered 7 S n l I T The sixTh grade has been prim ng a papoi for Three years. This is The Tourfh. The paper is called The ParkeriTe. IT consislrs of picfures and sfories drawn by members of Francis Parker school, from Junior Kind- ergarTen To The eighTh grade. I+ is prinTed every monTh, FirsT drawings and sTories are conTribuTed. Then a sTencil is cuT by puTTing a picTure or sTory on Top of The mimeoscope and The sTencil over iT. A light is Turned on under The paper and Then you can see The picTure. The person who cuTs The sTencil Takes a sTylus and Traces over The original lines. Then he puTs The sTencil on The roller oT1'he prinTing machine. When all The copies are prinTed, a group sTaples The ParkeriTe TogeTher. Then iT is ready To be sold. SixTh Grade ' lilri lg if ' Elle ' ' ililf . li i f xx S.. J r I 5 I X l y THE PARKERITE Phoebe Snider, CalisTa Tompkins

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LOWER SCHOOL Morning snacks are always welcome Y The lower school in spring is always very gay. Coals and lnals and bools come ell, and we slay oul all day. Vlflien il is very warm oul, Jrlwere are lols ol games lo play. We like spring besl. Lel's make il a community proiecl