Fulton High School - Fultonian Yearbook (Fulton, NY)

Page 21 text:

'l'Hl'1 SENIOR YEAR BOOK-FULTON HIGH SCHOOL 17 AR'l'lCl,l'1 3 POWERS Sec. l-Legislature. Cal The Congress shall have the ower to propose, discuss and approve bills or school laws or the government of student activities. Resolutions may be proposed at any regular or special meeting. Before being adopted, the resolution must be submitted to one of the standing committees for investigation and approval. After the committee's report, the resolution may be put to vote. Each represent- ative shall have one vote, a majority of those Rresent being necessary for adoption. After eing adopted it shall e signed y the chair- man of the rules committee and the secretary of Congress and passed to the president for his approval. A bill vetoed by the president may be put into effect by two-thirds vote of the Congress. All laws must be approved by the principal before becoming effective. fbi The Congress may grant charters to new clubs and organizations in the High School. fel lt may declare any charter of any club null and void if- l. It does not live u to its constitution. 2. lt should interfere with the best interest of the High School. Sec. 2-Executive. Cal The Cabinet shall have the power to formulate plans for the school and recommend them to the Congress. lt shall have the power to enforce all acts of Congress. It shall have the right to demand a re-election of members of Congress upon complaint of the students of the rooms which they represent if they think the complaints are justified. AR'l'lCl,l'i 4 MEMBERSHII' Sec. l-Qualification. Cal Each representative shall be a member of the room he represents, must be carrying his work at a passing grade and be co-operative in maintaining the discipline of the school. Any representative who fails to qualif at any time during the school year shall forfeit his office. The principal shall report to the Congress and the home room any such disqualification. Sec. 2-Attendance of representatives at meet- ingls of Congress shall be compulsory. 'he presentation by a representative of an excuse signed by the principal shall be the only exception of this rule. A representative who shall twice be absent without such excuse shall :automatically cause him to forfeit his office and a new election shall be held. ARTICLE 5 CABINET OI-'rIcI-:ks Sec. l-lt shall be the duty of the President to preside over all meetings of the Congress and Cabinet. Sec. 2-lt shall be the duty of the Vice- president to preside in the place of the President In case of the President's absence and to assist him as occasion arises. Sec. 3-lt shall be the duties of the School Secretary to write minutes of all Congress and Cabinet meetings, to keep a list of members and attend to all the correspondence. Sec. 4-lt shall be the duty of the Secretary of Finance to collect all money derived from var- ious school activities and to keep records thereof. Sec. 5-It shall be the duty of the Secretary of Athletics to keep records received from the home rooms of athletic dues. Sec. 6-It shall be the duty of the four class Presidents and Vice-presidents to represent the interests of their respective classes. BY-LAWS ARTICLE l Sec. 1-A majority of its membership shall constitute a quorum for business in the School members may constitute Cabinet. the transacting of Congress. Seven a quorum In the ARTICLE 2 Sec. 1-Regular meetings of the School Con- gress shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month of the school year. Sec. 2-Special meetings may be called by the President at any time. ARTICLE 3 Sec. 1-The order of business shall be: Cal Roll call. fbi Reading of minutes of last meeting. Report of President. Report of Treasurer. fel Reports of standing committees. Cfj Reports of special committees. Cs? Chl CCD fd? Unfinished business. New business. Cij Adjournment. Sec. 2-Robert's Rule of Order shall be used to decide questions of order. ARTICLE 4 Sec. 1-Representatives elected to the school offices or the Cabinet must resign as rep- resentatives. AIx'I'IcI.E 5 Sec. l-lf the occasion demand it, or if the Constitution does not provide sufiicient power for the Congress to act capably, amendments may be added by three-fourths vote of the Congress and confirmed by a majority of the Cabinet, providing such amendment be pro- posed and adopted by a majority vote at a regular meeting of the Congress and given gublicity in all ome rooms prior to final action y the Congress and the Cabinet. Rules for the Award of Fulton High School Insignia BOYS 1. Football, basket ball, baseball and track: a green block F 8 by 4 by IM . Cal A cheer leader who has served one full year shall be eligible for the block F. fbi For each letter earned, a stripe shall be given, green M wide, worn on the left sleeve. Ccj Cross country shall be classed with track. To earn the letter, a man must place among the first five. In track a man must earn a point to win the letter. 2. Second team in football: green 4 block F on red oval background.

Page 20 text:

16 THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK-FULTON HIGH SCHOOL Student Organization Officers Mahlon Freeman, Harriet Crahan, VVilliam Foster ARTICLE 2 ORGANIZATION Sec. 1-Legislature. fab The School Congress shall be composed of two representatives from each home room having thirty-five or less students, and four from each room having more than thirty-five students regularly registered. fbj The representatives shall be elected during the first week of school and shall serve until the close of the year unless they are dis- qualified, are recalled, or resign, in each of which cases the vacancy shall be filled immediately by special election. Ccj The representatives shall meet im- mediately after the general election and organize. A chairman pro tem, and secretary shall be elected. The Congress shall then proceed to nomination of the school officers, and a committee of five appointed by the chairman pro tem shall arrange for the election and have charge of tabulating the ballots. fdl Following the election, the School President shall preside at all meetings of the Congress or in his absence the vice-president shall preside. The chairman pro tem shall preside in the absence of both president and vice-president. Cel The first business of Congress shall he the appointment of its committees. These shall be appointed by the president, subject to the approval of a two-thirds vote of Congress. The standing committees shall be the following: Athletics, Social, Dramatics, Music, Debating, Rules, Finance. Sec. 2-Executive. Cai The executive powers shall be vested in the President and the Cabinet. The Cabinet shall be composed of the three school ofiicers, President, Vice-president, and Secretary, the four class presidents and four class vice-presi- dents, the Secretary of athletics and the Secretary of finance.

Page 22 text:

18 THE SENIOR YEAR BOOK-FULTON HIGH SCHOOL 3. Second team in basket ball: green 4 block F on red circular back- ground. 4. Class teams in baseball, basket ball, football or track: class numerals in green 4 in height. 5. Interscholastic debate and public speaking: a green script F 6 in height. 6. Boys' service award: red diamond 6 by 4 with green sFu. GIRLS 1. Girls' school basket ball team: a red block Y 7 by 3M by l . 2. Girls' cham ion interclass team in any sport: a red block F 6 by 3M by MH.. 3. Girls' volley ball team: 6 red block F between 3 V and 3 B, also in red. 4. Girls' class teams: 4 numerals in red. 5. Girls' service award: red F between an S and an L, also in red on a circular background of green 4 in diameter. BOYS AND GIRLS 5. High scholarship: Old English F on a pin, either bronze, silver or gold. 6. Student insignia worn by any student: red F. H. S. on oval green background. This is the only insigne or letter that can be worn by any student. All others can be worn only by student to whom they have been awarded. Assembly Programs Throughout the year many very in- teresting men have entertained the student body. Frederick Snyder of New York City told of his experiences as a newspaper correspondent. J. Adam Puffer of Boston gave an interesting talk on his encounters with students in schools of the principal cities of the country. R. P. Anderson, deputy regional executive of the Boy Scouts of America, outlined the work of that organization. Dr. Melchoir, of the faculty of Syracuse University, gave an address entitled Let's Go. This was declared by all to be one of the finest speeches heard during the year. Mr. John Distin from the G. A. R. gave an interesting account of the old Civil War days. The Orthophonic Victrola, loaned to the High School by J. R. Sullivan, furnished the entertainment for several get-togethersf' Other musical pro- grams were presented from time to time by the orchestras from Phillips Street School and Fairgrieve Junior High. Pep Meetings were held frequently throughout the year previous to foot- ball and basket ball games. These meetings were successfully conducted by Bill Foster, Dan Williams and Hazel Hollingsworth. Everyone who heard the cheers declared them to be the best in the history of Fulton High School. I Cheer! Cheer! Cheer, cheer, here we are again, To cheer with all our might. Cheer, cheer, here we are again, To cheer for the Red and Green- Fight! Fight! Fight! Fultonian colors we'll defend, Fulton victorious to the end, We'll hear the echo of our cheer, Oh-here wel are,oh,here we are again! II Cheerfor Old Fulton Cheer for old Fulton,Fulton must wing Fight to the finish, never give in- Rah, Rah, Rah. You do your best, boys, we'll do the rest, boys, Fight for the victory. III Spell Fulton First F for our future that we build by the deeds we dog The U stands for union, and L for our loyalty so true, There's T for our triumph,with the Green and the Red e'er on high: And the O and the N for March on! Ne'er give in! Spell victory for Fulton High! IV Fight Away Fight away, Fight away! Though it be on field or platform- Fight away! All around the dear old Fulton High School We'll all stand together and Fight, Fight, Fight away! the