Kent School - Kent Yearbook (Kent, CT)

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TEAR BOOK 1938 The Council HE STUDENT COUNCIL of Kent is unique among similar organizations in other preparatory schools. Not only does the Council represent the stu- dent body in the affairs of the school, but it also takes care of almost entirely all the disciplinary matters in the school routine. Only in extreme cases is any disciplinary matter referred above the Council. The reason for this is that the Council is a vital part of Kent's self-help system, and with the sixth-form inspectors forms the foundation upon which this self-help system rests. Managing as it does affairs that would otherwise have to be taken care of by the masters, such as presiding over assemblies and study-halls, the Council contributes heavily to Kent's invisible endowmentn by doing away with the need of additional masters ofi the staff to perform these duties. With its wide powers and manifold duties, the Council is in the position of being almost directly responsible for the tone of the school. To this end Council meetings are held once a week, on Thursday nights, and at these meet- ings problems of the past week, present regulations, and future policies are dis- cussed, and such action is taken as is deemed fitting. Petitions from the student body are considered, and at the end of the meeting the assistant headmasters, Mr. Evans and Mr. Nadal, review the minutes and offer their suggestions. 1938 marks the thirtieth year of the Council's existence, and it is a remark- able fact that the council constitution drawn up in 1908 by Mr. R. P. Titus, '09, has survived these thirty years with only two amendments. The first amend- ment was a necessary provision for an increase in the size of the Council as the school itself grew, and the second made the sub-prefect, who like the first three prefects is appointed by the headmaster, an automatic member of the council. That these have been the only two changes found necessary over such a period of time indicates how basic an organization the Council is in Kent's existence. The members of this yearis council are Charles R. Brothwell, 1938, Chairman, Leon W. Losee, 1938, Secretary, Julian Simmons, 1938, William B. Jackson, 1938, William A. Aycrigg, II, 1938, Cyrus J. Quinn, 1939, Walter Truslow, Jr., 1939, John F. Requardt, Jr., 1939, Gardner R. Anstice, 1940, Sergeant-at-Arms, James M. Crane, 1940, and William S. Pepper, 1940. On May first the sixth-form members give over to those coming up from the fifth form. In this way the experience of the outgoing prefects can guide those whom the Headmaster appoints from the fifth form through a little more than a month of regular school routine, and thus the continuance of efficient Council government from year to year is assured. Page twenty-five

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