Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Student Government E HAVE just finishedour Hrst year under a new system of student government- the point system. lt was introduced in order to gain a more equal distribution of student offices. Its success, as well as its introduction, has been questioned. However, during this year many more students have been given opportunities for training in leadership and for receiving the honors offered by home rooms and clubs, lt is true that some difliculties have arisen, but they were mere inci- dents, such as the case of the boy who had to choose between the presidency of two clubs because he already had too many points. If any real objections were to be raised, they should be against our conservative interpretation of the system. Yes, by all means distribute the offices, honors, etc., but do it whole- heartedly! Reduce the number of points allowed, and hold an election every quarter. Elect a new student president and new class oficers. Make leaders of the perpetual followers. Why should we consider Utopian the desire to give an opportunity to those who seek it?

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E,XE,CUTlVE, f Student President SAM WALTON 'lThis concludes the program for the morning, and you are now dismissed to go to your first period class. Thus is the assembly ended each Friday. Presiding over assemblies is just one of the numerous duties of our president, Sam Walton, affectionately known by his many friends and classmates as 'lSammy. ln addition to his routine duties, the president serves as our official host at school, and as our representative when away from it. This highest office in our democratic form of student government goes to one who earns it by his leadership, service, and ability. Sam Walton has gained this distinction.

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LEGISLATIVE - Student Council l TOP Row-H. Jacobs, J. Dinwiddie, B. Beeson, B. Winter, S. Kyd: ZND ROW-A. Sikes, B. Fleming, T. Halter, B. Sapp, E, Proctor, J. Jones: BRD Row-B. Dickson, B. Eorsythe, B. Brent, B. Smith, T. Payne, P. Wright: 4TH ROW-E. L. Koerner, D. Morris, L. C. Grigges, W. Nlcl-larg, A. B, Wilkerson, M. Brown, W. Utterback: 5TH ROW-N. Suther- land, I-I. Bricker, M. Payne, S, Walton, V. Ward, V. Cronan. OPPORTUNITIES EOR LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT COUNCIL I-IOSE ELECTED to the student council are invariably students in whom their electors have confidence. Work in that group gives each member a chance to show his ability as a leader. Many members are placed on com- mittees which are organized with the idea of service to the school. The point system has given more students opportunities to take part in committee work than our previous plan of student government allowed. The student council is a sincere group with the good of the school always foremost in its planning. Business is carried out in a democratic manner, with parliamentary procedure, a knowledge of which, incidentally, is valuable to the members. A leader must be able to get along with his fellows, and student council work gives an excel- lent opportunity for executive training.