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

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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

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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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ff rovidi in9 U3 wi Henry Walker Mills Rocers Dorothy Vaden Kathryne Richmond Janice Wrenn Co-Business Managers Managing Editor Circulation Manager Advertising Manager First Row: Barham Green, F.slhcr Krasny. Second Row: Anne E. Penn, France Brown. Third Row: Belly Sccarce, Belly L. Jefferson. Donna Kirk, Bobby Wilmarth, Carolyn Schwem, Ann Walkin», Mac Bishop. Frances Barber, Jacklyn Woodall, Mary Ida Nelson. Since 1946, ihc Cavalier has been honored by the Southern Interscholastic Press Association as one of the three top annuals among the ten states represented and in 48 it won the trophy. This was quite a reputation for the 51 staff to live up to. but everyone set diligently to work to try to achieve the highest honor for this year’s publication. Mi» Josephine Elsies (below) succeeded Miss Ethel Dodson as faculty adviser this year. In the early fall of '50 an assembly was presented lo the entire student body showing them the articles and features of the yearhook and introducing the staff members. Then a subscription campaign began in earnest. Kathryne really was busy writing all those receiptsl When the payments began slowing down, Mr. Beyea stepped in and helped secure the money from those who had signed up for the annual but had not paid. Janice and Anne Elizabeth headed two teams and each worked hard to get the most ads from merchants in Danville and the surrounding communities. This campaign began about the middle of October and continued until January the fifteenth. Many ads were secured which had not been in the Caval:er before. To raise additional money lo help meet the rising cost of publishing an annual, the staff conducted a Mr. and Miss G. W. Contest and helped the Dramatics Club sell tickets for Stage Door. Yes, this year's staff worked hard to publish an annual which would rale as well as past issues, and they hope that in the '51 Cavalier everyone will find their favorite memories which will linger with them for years to come. 22