Jefferson Junior High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Officers of the Graduating Class, June, 1924 I I tw right: Carleton TIl1lj'Cl', Treas.: Otto l l:1l1n. Sec.: Laurie Butler, Vice ics I lmoln Burrows, Pres. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS The Senior Class organizes early in the term and aims to be helpful in securing the cooperation of all pupils in every- thing of interest to the school. The boys organize into the Boys' Senior Corps and the girls into the Girls' Senior Corps each with a definite piece of work to do. The January class has a party at Hallowe'en and the J une class at St. Patrick's Day. Parents of the pupils together with the girl's adviser and teachers act as chaperones on these accasions. 11

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Directors and Officers of Girls' Senior Corps Sta-nding, Ivft to right: Hilda Dunlavcy, Treasurerg Eleanor Morse, Vice-president Laurie Butler, Presidentg Kathryn llirig, Secretary. t ' Scaled, Ivft to riglzt: Katherine VVetmore. Directory Ruth Gilddon, Assistant Directoi GIRLS' SENIOR CORPS The Senior Corps first of all brings the girls of the various courses together, bound by a common tie of friendship and community service. The basket of toys and fruit for the crippled children, the pretty comfortables for needy fam- ilies, the baby party which brings joy and a sense of being wanted to each 7B girl, the competent ushers and guides in their clean middies, the simple graduation dresses, are all expressions of the democratic spirit and the striving after the ideals of American girlhood which mark the activities of our senior girls. xx! f,A7'1,f!'.,i' .iii ilW,,-wa-V0 A i ... , N ' ' f f' ' 10 i

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l l DMM !! The Student Forum is an organization of deepest interest and vital im- portance to Jefferson. To provide the right type of citizen for the future is the aim of every good school. In order to be a good future citizen, one must be a good present-day citizen. Boys and girls cannot afford to wait until they are men and women to learn how to live their lives happily and efiicient- ly. They must practice right living now. So the Student Forum aims to form a more perfect union, to establish respect for law, to insure co-operation by putting service above self, to promote school spirit, to provide equal op- portunity and equal responsibility for.all. Every member of the school is a member of the Student Forum. Teach- ers and pupils strive to work intelligently and happily together. Real leaders are given a chance to show their abilities and influence for good. The Student Forum is patterned after the national government. The ex- ecutive, legislative and judicial departments are recognized. There are ex- actly forty-eight home rooms in our school and each one represents a state of the union, with its corresponding motto, colors, state flower or insignia. The idea of this attempt of student participation was presented to the assembly by Mrs. Rodney, chairman of the Student Forum committee. The other members of the committee are : Miss Gallagher, Miss Kelly, Mr. Colson, Mr. Rumpff and Mr. Viegel. After the home rooms, or states, were organized, each one chose a leader, or state committeeman and elected its officers, consisting of Governor, Lieutenant-governor, Secretary of State and State Treasurer. Then the political parties began to shape themselves and soon began a plan for the election of the officers of the Forum. Each state sent delegates to the national convention to nominate the Forum officers. The campaign manager was chosen, and after debate and careful consideration the candidates were nominated. The campaign opened with great enthusiasm. Before joining any party many students waited for an evidence of the policy of school spirit and ac- tivity offered by each candidate. Each campaign manager, with the advice of one teacher had complete charge of his party campaign. Party members were anxious to offer political advertising and campaign material. Before 12