George Washington High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Danville, VA)

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Our a oden £)ele(fated Miss Ruby Jones Sponsor Anne Garrett Penn Vice-President Raymond Perry President Jackie Knick Secretary-T reasurer 5k!- s' First Pog: Second $oie Third note: Browder, m, Thompson, Turkell, Talbott. Adams, Pollok, Hilliard, Wyatt, Rogers. One member, having at least a C average, is eledteM uAJfhe £ 1l by his homeroom to represent it on the Student Council for the entire year. All activities Or his J xganization are introduced to the homerooms by the representative for approval before any actual planning begins. If there are objections or suggestions, these are taken back before the Council to be worked over. This student organization, which meets on call of the President, promotes such projects as the filling of Red Cross boxes, the Com- munity Chest Drive, an orientation program for the incoming seventh grade students and ticket sales within the school. Also recommendations for improvement of schoolgrounds, and welfare of the students are dis- cussed. Other duties are: to grant charters to all extracurricula organizations in school, such as the Spanish Club and Science Forum, and to foster an honor system under which the students shall govern their own matters of honor. An example of this last duty is the honor study hall which was begun in November. During the last full week of April, campaigning and elections for the '50-’51 officers were held. Some of the extensive campaigning which was done was the distribution of fliers containing the candi- dates names, speeches over the loud speaker system and speeches by each candidate in a regular assembly. The officers, Raymond Perry, president; Anne Penn, vice-president; and Jackie Knick, secretary-treasurer.

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ACTIVITIES

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Ferguson, Vincent, McClung. Gooch. Scruggs, Traylor. Owen. Thompson, Bass. Bankhead, Beckham. Reese. Bruner, Moore. Overcash. Booth. Rogers, Moses, Wilson. Eggleston, Putze, Riddle, Cox, Woods. were elected with all the stu- dents from the eighth grade up voting, and were installed the second week of May in a special assembly. Summing up the purposes of the Student Council, the Constitution of this group states: The purpose of the or- ganization shall be to give the student body a voice in the affairs of the school and to create among them qualities of leadership, and to provide training in the responsibility of self-government. (juarchanS op justice . . . An important part of the student government of George Washington is the Judiciary. It tries cases in the school involving breaches of honor and suggests a suitable punishment to be acted upon by the office. This organization consists of thirteen members and a faculty advisor. Be- sides the president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer of the Stu- dent Council, who hold the same offices in this group, there are four Seniors, four Juniors, and two Sophomores. To be eligible for the Judiciary the students must have a scholastic average of at least C and must never have been called before the group. Jones Cox, Jack Wood . John Booth. Margie Talbott. Mill Roger», Anne Penn, vice-president, Raymond Perry, president. Jackie Knick, secretary-treasurer. Royster Lyle, Betsy Garrett, Earle Garrett, Joyce Bass, Hosea Wilson. 21