Horace Mann High School - Horace Manual Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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s T U D E N T Top Row Vernon Landed:. Harry LoLsiger, Laura WilLins (Secretary). Mar Fowkic (Sponsor), Georgina Mr Comb, land I lodge, Wallace Hague. Bottom Row - Wei,si,r (ad, Marlelme . uli Winifred Spurn Is. Rose Mar Blaz Lucas (vice-president). Betty Johnson. Boh Lutz. n Yamold. G. A. ames Briggs. Rose (president). As the progress of the year 1935-1936 is reviewed, the work of one organization, the Student Council, seems especially significant. This group, in carrying out its customary duties and in whipping up enthusiasm for various school projects, has surpassed all expectations. No finer group of students has headed school affairs at Horace Mann for many a year. In addition to its regular work of sponsoring the matinee dances for the entertainment of the student body, supervising the hall guard system, and taking care of general school emer¬ gencies, the council has created several new committees in order to cope with other school problems. The Ground and Flag Committees have encouraged neatness and order in the halls and on the campus and have resumed the performance of flag raising ceremonies. All school announcements were handled by the Publicity Committee whose duty it was to make and post signs. Its work was closely allied with that of the Bulletin Board Committee which arranged the notices each morning. The Calendar Committee, an innovation, proved to be one of the most active of all. As often as the council saw fit, usually once a month, this committee prepared and posted in each room a list of all events scheduled for the months; thus supplementing announcements of class meetings, athletic meets, and social affairs. Activities were not limited to these phases of school life, however. During the year a controversy arose concerning the question of homework. In connection with this problem, the council prepared a questionnaire dealing with the time spent on homework and extra-curricular activities, to be filled out by every student. After the council had tabulated and discussed this material, it was placed at the disposal of the Board of Education. In order to reestablish the former strength of the council, a resolution was passed by which the presidents of all school organizations have been invited to become active council members. Inter-Club Council and the Booster Club have been made sub-committees of the council. Not only has the Student Council materially benefited the general organization of the school but, by boosting school activities, it also has raised the morale of the student body and fostered a deeper sense of school interest andlovaltv. Page Thirtee