Hermon DeKalb Central School - Demon Yearbook (De Kalb Junction, NY)

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CHIT CHAT 22 Giving a F urty? Our final game suggestion to pep mp your next party is one which interest players from both intermediate and senior groups.' This itforsational game» which is called Predicaments and Remedies, is Cvpd thus: the players are divided into two groups and seated on p osite sides of the room. The two groups are labeled as Predicament °Pji Remedy teams respectively. 8110 Each player on the Predicament team whispers to the one on his ht. a predicament; the members of the Remedy team whisper remedies ft the loft. Now the player at the head of the Predicament team names the oredicament that was whispered tea him, while the player opposite at the head of the Remedy team tells the remedy that was told to him 1 This continues until each player has related a predicament and received the prescribed remedy from the opposite side. Ycrur Year at School 1 would like to ask the same question- of each of you, which in all probability- those teachers who are really interested in you, TOuld like to ask also At least they would be a bit curious about your answer. What did you get out of school this year? Ask yourself this question and then analyze your reactions to it. I cwr, perhaps tell you the'desirable answer, the one you would proba- Hy like to be able to give, but what actually was the extent of youi accompli shment ? Of course, I grant that we al.l vary widely in interest and in ability. A course that puts one student to sleep may be the course that another one benefits most from However, even if a r.Jb ss - was particularly dull tcr you, Cldyou make it pay off? You wonder hot; such a thing can be possible I You probably could learn in it even ' If you actively dislike It. If you don't, you are wasting your own, your class mates'and your teacher's time. You took the work in the first place for some roaster and failing it i s going to benefit, noono Is there anything mare stupid than lolling through a year of T7°rk only to be tortured with it another ye r? Along with success in your studies you should have attained “Shy other goals. . You- should have added to your wardrobe of friends. You ought to begum laying plans for what is to come after graduation. The behind bar’s attitude that many, possibly a majority of F|«ents have,Is decidedly juvenile. Much of this Idea stems from a “pEt of dream world in which the student pictures himself as free from school tasks and responsibilities, but at the scune time sees no reside tasks or responsibilities as being his. Obviously few poooio, °ht of school, will find themselves in such carefree circumi 5 3nces. Up £f this is your last year of school, you should be ready with year's plans. If you are going to college or to other educatior TroJ5ls itut OIIS»’ better, if at all possible, to continue your while school habits are still strong.

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STUDENT COUNCIL September the 9th the Student Council for the school year 1949- was formed and the following officers were elected: President---------------------------------------Ethel Newcombe Vice- pesident--------------------------------—Darrell Hughes Secretary-treasurer-——— -----------------------Arthur Tibbits Other members of the council are Eliot Bigelow, Roscoe Stowell, j retta Boprey, Eloise Tibbits and Audrey Wood. Mrs. Dorothy Coates }s faculty advisor. The Student Council has done much towards the improvement of the school. At the beginning of the year, the library was re-arranged under the supervision of our president. Eloise Tibbits was appointed school librarian. On October 21, the play, Swept Clean Off Her Feet was presented t0raise funds. Refreshments were sold and altogether, this enter- prise brought in thirteen dollars and ten cents which was used to join the National Association of Student Councils and to buy the Membership pins. A Thanksgiving dinner was sponsored on Friday noon, November the 18th and at Christmas time a party was planned and the Council decor- ated the tree upstairs. Christmas cards were sold to raise more funds. Early in January, the school constitution was re-written and put into effect. Several trials were held for offenders. In March the decorations and place-cards were prepared for the basketball banquet. The Council took charge of the arrangement of the dining room and was given a special vote of thanks at the banquet by Mr. Bowler. An album of square dance records was purchased to aid in the noontime program, and in this field of endeavor, the council regulated the pin-pong schedule all winter long. The year has ended with three dollars and forty-three cents in the treasury. This was turned over to Mr. Bowler, to put in the fund for the school picnic. Actually it has ended with benefits which cannot be measured in dollars and cents. How do we arrive at that conclusion? We have had valuable experience in cooperating in group activif ties. We know more about planning and carrying out whatever project toay be important at the moment. We have all gained through the vatLo-3 efforts Which.have been taken--for granted.