Georgetown High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Georgetown, IL)

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STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council organization came into existence in Georgetown seven years ago. The members are elected each year, four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, and one freshman. There is one faculty representative in addition to the sponsor, Mr. DeLand. The activity of the student council has varied from year to year. The main objective has been to promote and sponsor student activities that do not fall under the regular school curriculum. Social and recreational activities, in particular, are encouraged and organized. While it is not the purpose of the student council to supplant the faculty in conducting the educational program, the organization is often quite valuable to the school administration, particularly in matters that are usually termed extra-curricular. Matters that concern only student relations and student welfare are very properly the concern of the council. It has been the experience of the school that student councils are composed of students of good judgment and high ideals. Students of this group are usually eager to promote the best interests and welfare of the school rather than to break down desirable discipline and orderly procedure. However, they frequently are able to give valuable help in interpreting student opinion and in securing student cooperation. Margaret Woodruff is the president of the Council this year, Wayne Cornwell is the vice-president and Betty Flynn is the secretary. SEATED—Alice E. Rees, Faculty Member: Glenn A. DeLand, ex-officio member; Margaret Woodruff, president; Betty Flynn, secretary; Wayne Cornwell, vice-president; June Edmonds, Bennett Newlin. STANDING—Ivan Snapp, Mary Ann Desmet, Bernice Gardner, Dean Patterson, Elaine Desmet.

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SEATED—Walter Lopienski, Paul Kocurelc, Evangeline Gonsowsky. Frances Church. Helen Henry, Editor. Clarice Rundol. Olga Bartash. Charles Dukes. STANDING—Ralph Zielinski, Virginia Smith. Betty Flynn, Dorothy Richards, Myrtle Lanter. Alice E. Rees, Adviser; Helen Thornton. PAPER GOES TO PRESS Place: Elder’s Cafe. Time: Any time after 3:15. Characters: (any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental) Pat—a school student. Mike—an alumnus. Say! Pat, how's the Purple and White cornin’ along?, inquired Mike. I've been away from Georgetown a long time and I'm awful inquisitive about what's happened to the paper. Why! haven't you heard?, replied Pat. We don't publish the Purple and White anymore. Our news is put right along with the society page in the Georgetown News. Well! can you beat that! Who’s puttin' out all the witty sayin's this year? That's one of our main attractions, Mike. We've had titles all the way from Yea! Georgetown Beat Westville to Confucius Say. Van Gonsowsky, Bernice Gardner, and Walter Lopienski put this attraction out. They always make it before the deadline, too. Wall now that shore is interestin', Pat. And by the way, how about those feature writers and nosey inquiring reporters that are always goin' around botherin’ the pupils (they really love it)? Couldn't have better people in these positions. Charles Dukes is always out on the field and in the gym to get the data on all the football and basketball games. Oh! yes, we mustn't forget about the inquiring reporters. Betty Flynn, Ann Gloss, and Virginia Smith are the able put'er-outers for this division. Some of those questions would stump the president of the United States. My! that room 15 must buzz all the period. Is Miss Rees still the adviser? I should say so, Mike. She is willing to help all the time, and she's never complaining. Well! that there's fine. Wish I was goin' back there working on the paper. Say who makes all them there headlines? I'll bet you have some mighty nice ones.” We sure have. Clarice Rundel is the headline editor, and she has Eugenia Bartash, Myrtle Lanter and Frances Church as helpers. Those number one's are awfully hard sometimes, but they manage to get right through them. Sakes alive! Is there any part that isn't done just right? What about all those special reporters? We've had plenty of them. They are always right on the job. They all have a nose for news. Paul Kocurek and Ralph Zielinski pester Mr. Smith, until he has to give them the latest flash bulletins on his department. Dorothy Richards and Helen 20