Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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Democracy In School Government Girls League The Girls League, of which every high school girl is a member, is governed by the Girls League Board. The purpose of this league is to promote the social welfare of the school. Some of its activities are assigning Big and Little Sisters to assist freshmen girls in getting acquainted with the school, giving assemblies and mixers, sponsoring cake and candy sales, and presenting the Girls Scholarship Cup. The league is self-supporting and uses its money for a special purpose each year. The Girls League Board is comprised of eight girls, two from each class, one each from the country and city, who are elected by tin League. These eight girls select four additional members to head the several units. These units and their chairman for the past year were: social service. Elvira DeWeerd; athletic, Evelyn Townsend; vocational. Beatrice Bose: and entertainment, Lucille Endres. The advisers of the respective units were Miss McElwain. Miss Sherwood, Miss Schreiber, and Mrs. Cortright. Each girl in high school is a member for one year in each of these units. Some of the past year’s activities were purchasing new records for dancing in the gym, purchasing games to be used at noons and at mixers, providing music for mixers, and improving the appearance of the session room stage. Faculty-Student Association Faculty-Student Association achievements for the past school year present an interesting and remarkable record. A new system of student government, devised a year ago, was developed quite satisfactorily this year. New student officials included a school mayor and four commission chairmen. At the all-school election last spring Clara Bush was elected mayor and automatically became chairman of the Faculty-Student Council. The four commission chairmen and the personnel of their commissions were elected as follows: Traffic Commission, Bernard Whitmore, chairman, William Heed, Cleo Jacobs, and Beverly Dryer; Justice Commission. William Dibble, chairman, Catherine Davies, Harold Kimmel. and Palmer Osborn: Public Service Commission. Robert Shultz, chairman. Kenneth Tinker, Mary Ketcham. and Richard Fingleton; Cleanliness Commission, Robert Bush, chairman, Jane Snyder. Gordon Sothard, and Veta Rice. Under this new and successful method of student-government the council has cooperated closely with the commissions. Their combined accomplishments have resulted in promoting better student-teacher understanding and have aided materially in working out school problems w hich directly concern the student body. Novel and outstanding accomplishments in council work during the past year are many. Among them could l e noted improving the 1940 annual by increasing class assessments to the necessary amounts, thus making it possible for every club to have an annual picture, and changing the name of the year book from Fortnight Annual to Dooms- day Book. The council sent two representatives to the Student Official’s meeting at Grand Rapids-Union high school. It inaugurated Property Preservation Week, instigating an active campaign to promote better treatment of school property. The council sponsored lively student discussion of such matters as the new assembly seating arrangement, the petition system of nominating school officials, the purpose and treatment of the three-minute period for study halls, and the proposed hall monitor system to insure quiet and courtesy in high school halls. These discussions were intended to promote better understanding among students of the aims and intentions of regulations upon school life. In addition to all these added activities the council also carried out its customary yearly obligations. It encouraged Thanksgiving and Christmas donations, provided for school parties and mixers, arranged the yearly Water Carnival, named semester dues days, allotted candy concessions, and supervised class elections. In an added effort to bring the council and student body into closer cooperation a weekly report of council proceedings was given over the public address system each Wednesday during half-hour period by the mayor, and home room discussions followed. A review of the council record for the past school year clearly indicates that great strides have been taken toward student responsibility in school affairs. Through active council work students are preparing for cooperative respon- sibility in the democratic country of future years. Boys Union The Boys I nion Council, which is the governing body of the boys’ organization, the Boys Union, meets to discuss ways of improving boys assemblies, of establishing better school relationship among the l oys, and of promoting sports. This organization puts on the boys assemblies every other month and cooperates w ith the Girls League and the various classes in putting on the mixer assemblies that supplement the 1k» s and girls assemblies. The Boys Union Council is made up of one representative from each class, one from each athletic team, the Hi-Y, Varsity Club, and other hoys’ organizations. The officers are nominated in the spring by the Council and voted upon by all the boys in the school. The officers for this year are president, l»rcn Edmonds; vice president. Gordon Sothard; sergeant-at-arms, Robert ('.lark. Mr. Jones is the faculty adviser.

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GIRLS LEAGl E HOARD First row: Townsend, Steckle, president. Perkins, vice president. Matthews, secretary. Second row: I.auhaugh. Edwards, Ketcham, Miss Rowe, adviser. Kidder, treasurer. DeWeerd, Endres, Rose, Pierce. Public Service Chief-—Shultz. Chief Justice—Dibble. FACt LTY-STUDENT COUNCIL First row: Wagner, treasurer. Weaver, athletic treasurer. Hush, chairman. Tinker, secretary 1, treasurer 2. Second row: Miss Rowe, Wilcox. Rush, Kenyon. Ilelmer, Schultz, Shultz, Whitmore. Johnson, third rote: Brower. Kenyon. Erway. Bross, Steckle, Mr. Jones, adviser, Vaughn. Larsen. Hush. Also members during year: Marble. Otis. Snyder. Beck. Babbitt. Cook, vice chairman 1, Donovan, Keteham. Edmonds. DcCou, vice chairman 2. Tazelaar, Fisher. Campbell, Murphy, French, Conklin, Webb, secretary 2, Jones. Mayor—Bush. Traffic Manager—Whitmore. Sanitary Engineer—Hush. HOYS UNION COUNCIL First row: Hush. Keeler, Fingleton, Stamm, McDonald, Clark, secretary-treasurer. Edmonds, president. Second row: Mr. Jones, adviser. Snyder. Shultz. Cole, Sothard, vice president. Absent re nt picture. Crawford. - 8 —

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JOHNNIE'S LAST YEAR AT HASTINGS HIGH September— 4-7 Johnnie attends the fair. 11 Johnnie starts to school. 22 Johnnie watches first football game. Varsity beats Grand Ledge 20-0. 29 Johnnie hears 117 talkers at the Debate Forum and gets a little bored. October— 6 10 25 26-27 Johnnie and “Our Town” watch and listen at the annual Spotlight. Johnnie loosens his joints at the cross country meet at Battle Creek. Johnnie misses the first honor roll. Robert Roush has an all-A record. Providence smiles on Johnnie. Teachers institute at Grand Rapids. November— Snakes! Dreams? No. Johnnie goes to assembly. Johnnie views the gym as a granary for Ag-HE Johnnie sees last football game. Varsity lost j HBfelding 0-12 in the mud. Johnnie says everything’s in tune. Fall i Concert. Here’s your chance Johnnie. Fall Frolic to a sports theme fJoluuii. ‘ eats turkey foi Oh! Oh! I Q. Poor John. December— I Seniors have ‘‘Heart Trouble”, Johnnie. 1 Johnnie views basketball game. Allegan’s by 33-18. 17 Johnnie hears teachers carol merrily. 27 Johnnie says, “Not Miss Campbell. Mrs. Cortright.” January— 11 Johnnie hears Tunney. 15 New officers. Johnnie says, “Shucks! He lost.” 26 Shake, shimmie. and shiver! No, not a chill. Just semester ending for Johnnie. 29 Back for second semester. February— 3 Johnnie weeps. Comstock ends debaters’ title hopes. 12 Gettysburg Address. Guess why, Johnnie. 13 Nope! No monitors, Johnnie. 16 One-act Play Night. Johnnie sees Palmer cop hemors. 23 Johnnie goes to last basketball game. Mg’s 35-27. March— 1 Tournament time! We makeTl points! (Eaton Rapids made 49). 9 Johnnie's not included. Girls play day. 13 Johnnie, buy a Fortnight Annual? No. a Doomsday Book. 18 Johnnie decides on life work for it’s Vocations Day. 22 25 Johnnie has four days to recover from spring fever and wear new clothes. April— 5 Johnnie wins a pot of gold and a dinner for thirty-five cents. “Spring Swing.” II 12 Johnnie’s confused. Juniors are “Little Women” instead of “Little Men”. 17 Sorry, Johnnie, you’re out. Clara and Palmer lead honor list. 18 Pick your school, Johnnie. College day. 19 Johnnie watches Saxons beat Greenville 5-1. baseball. 26 Johnnie attends “Hollywood Extra. Big night for Elaine and Bob. 27 Hastings Relays. And does Johnnie run! May— 3 Johnnie gets entertained by Juniors at J-Hop. 24 Johnnie takes his drums to Woodland for band exchange program. 28 Johnnie joins the caravan of cars that moves to the Water Carnival. June— 2 Johnnie wears cap and gown to Baccalaureate. 6 Johnnie hears the upper one-fifth of his class present the program at Class Night 7 Johnnie gets his sheepskin. At last! 7 Johnnie greets fellow-alumni at Alumni Banquet. Note the dignity.