Haverford High School - Greystones Yearbook (Havertown, PA)

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SENIOR RECORD JANUARY, 1950 H. T. H. S. N4TICN4L HCNCE SOCIETY By far the greatest honor which can be conferred upon a student at Haverford, is election to the local chapter of the National Honor Society. The organization was introduced to our school through the influence of Mr. Carter, who worked hard to establish this society whose span is nation-wide among secondary schools. The Honor Society holds, as a torch and as the keystone of real manhood and womanhood, four cardinal principles: Character, Scholarship, Leadership and Serv- ice. Those, in the junior and senior classes, who live up to these standards are allowed to wear the key. The elections are limited to fifteen percent of the class. The society is sponsored by Miss Ruth Bishoff, while the officers are: George Rosengarten, president; Austin Clark, vice-president, and Helen Palmer, secretary. At present there are 16 under-graduate members and a large group of alumni banded together by the high standards of the society. Linking these two groups more strongly, is the annual banquet held just before Christmas, where faculty, alumni and under- graduate members of the society join with friendly cheer. It is the desire of the class of '30 that the National Honor Society may always remain an ideal to be held aloft and coveted by Haverford Students.

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SENIOR RECORD JANUARY, 1930 H. T. H. S. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Government for the years 1928-1929 has drawn the curtains on one of its most successful years. We, the class of January, in order to carry on the fine administrations of student governments that have preceded us, have tried our utmost in every respect to maintain and even surpass the standards of our predecessors. Our student gov- ernment may be favorably compared, in a small way, to our state and even our national governments. Not unlike our larger governing bodies, we, too, maintain executive, judicial, and legislative departments. This body is looked upon, not as a group of policemen, but as an advisory board, trying to keep an even tenor of happiness and tranquillity throughout our academic years in this institution. Once again we do not hesitate to say that our school could well be used as a criterion by other schools throughout the country. We do not claim, however, to have reached a state of Utopia, but we do maintain that we have done our best. Who could do more? George Rosengarten, presiding officer of the student government this year, has ably handled its affairs. Acting as his vice-president we find Charles Weidemann filling the part as under- study for President Rosengarten so that he may aptly fill the vacancy left by January graduation. As our secretary we find Mildred Davis ever willing to handle any task assigned to her. Betty Cathcart, assistant secretary, will take her place upon graduation. This group has tried to keep the scholastic machinery running smoothly and we feel that their efforts as engineers have not been futile. We extend to the June class of 1930 our wishes for its continued success.

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SENIOR RECORD H. T. H. S. JANUARY, 1930 NATIONAL ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY There is at Haverford another scholarship organization which is devoted solely to athletics. It has long been a problem to successfully combine good scholarship with athletics. However, w'e do find this solution in the National Athletic Scholar- ship Society, which demands, of its nation-wide membership, a major letter in one of the school's sports and an average equal to or above the median of the school for three successive semesters. It is also necessary, in order to obtain nomination, that the principal shall commend the student for his character and good sportsmanship. This society has done wonders at Haverford toward the production of fine athletes, athletes who are high in mental and moral attributes as well as physical. A student who can qualify for these requirements is indeed worthy of some acknowl- edgment. The key of this organization is a fitting reward for those who succeed in making the grade. At present the members of the club are:—Ben Robertshaw, Andrew Sherrard, Charles Weidemann, Austin Clark, John Hurley, Ned Hawksett, Howard Hoffman, Erwin Davis, Harold Aigeldinger, George Muller, Edw'ard Kirchner, Joseph Wagner and Dick Brunhouse. A club of this calibre is bound to set an excellent record for Haverford in ath- letics. May the club ever be recognized as one of the finest at Haverford!