Germantown High School - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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E IOR SENATOR ou.. . Wed' 11, H6 'Fold Corfhmldgon, SUI , ond oss, S i I'0'nfir0 'f1f , We ow.. L ' ntz, Rujlillliijickson -ermires Cimllel . , 81.00 ke A ' fc. d f the Germantown High School is known as the Senate, with Mr. Percival HE student governing bo y o ' ' t ctinfr in the capacity of adviser. The Senate is com- Strauss, a member of the Social Studies Departmen , a D d lass in the school. An Alternate is also elected, and lt is his or posed of Senators elected by each recor c her duty to act as alternate, or substitute, for the Senator. The Senator, or Alternate, must attend the meetings of the Senate on the first Monday of each month. Us- ually at the last meeting of each term the Senate elects the members of the Committee of Ten for the coming term. The Committee of Ten in turn nominates candidates for the positions of President and Vice-President of the Senate. Then the student body of the school votes on these oflicers. ' ' ' t Vrooman Presidentg Ann Ashley, Vice-Presidentg and The officer Carson Stiles, Secretary. After the election of the Senate oiiicers, the Senate takes off its coat and goes about the work of improving f h Senate and are voted on. They are either passed the manners of the school. New Laws are brought be ore t e , ' ' d to that effect in the morning notice sheet. Any new laws are or rejected, and, lf passed, announcement IS ma e also posted on the bulletin boards of the classrooms and in the hallways. Senators and Alternates are assigned to special duties, some are sent to the stairways on the first floor to keep the students from coming upstairs from lunch and wandering through the hallways. They also keep the students going in the right directions on the up and down stairs. They also help in the lunchrooms which are one of the biggest problems confronting the Senate. The Senate not only governs the students but it aids the finances of the school by collecting Senate dues of five cents from each student in the school. These dues are collected several times each term and the money in the treasury is then used for the Students' Assistance Fund, to defray the cost of the G pin awards, and for d during the term. s of the Senate for this term are. Quin on , any other expenses incurre A SENATE MEETI G

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Brvwll' , Aon, ov' an. , won' xwfw' . Sollw' 5 P-SWT' ,Straw ' A s Bobef15'mh KW, C ' Wacker, MG C0 ITTE E 0 F TE HE Committee of Ten consists of ten students from the highest grades who are elected by the Senate in the last meeting of each term. The purpose of this group is to obtain the cooperation of the students in carrying out the rules and regulations of the Senate. This year, as for many years, Mr. Strauss has ably directed the committee. The following members have charge of these duties: Quinton Vrooman, Presi- dentg Ann Ashley, Vice-President, and Halls and Stairwaysg Deirdre Rhodes, Lunch- roomsg Peggy McVicker, Lunchroomsg Raymond Jones, Halls and Stairwaysg Leroy Keeler, Smokingg Albert Chanco, Lunchroomsg Jane Roberts, Assemblyg Robert Cordon, Halls and Stairwaysg Peggy Brown, Bulletin Boards.

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PEGGY McVICKER BOB GORDON PRESIDENT PRESIDENT Dear Classmates, The time has come for us to say farewell to German- town and to each other, and to go forth to further our endeavors, in college, business, or home. As we regretfully bring the best days of our life to an end, I should like to thank you all for the cooperation rendered during our few years at Germantown. llowever, the future is before us, and 1 feel sure that some of the outstanding abilities you have acquired dur- ing your school life will help bring many of you out on top. Wlc have all shared alike our responsibilities, and we shall now share alike the self-satisfaction that comes from knowing that our last years here have been successful. To all l extend my sincere wishes that the future will hold for each and every one of you, the best ofluek, happi- ness, and success in all your undertakings. Sincerely, PEGGY MCVVICKER. Samoa