Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Row l I Hreha, president, I, West, secretaryg M. Elzner, Girls' Club representative: L. Barcott, sophomore iepresentatxvey M. Selander, senior representative, D. Hansen, Lincolnian editor. Row 2-N. Rader, junior Iohn Hreha represent tivey L. Bloom, commissioner of financeg D. Gray, Lincoln News editor, R. Wilkerson, vice presidenty B, Romnes, Boys' Club representative. Council Reorganizes Procedure The hub of student affairs, aptly describes this year's Student Council Whose members have sought to bring about good government and activities at Lincoln. Reorganizing Inter-Club Council was only one of the many projects successfully ac- complished. Due to the councils efforts, Inter-Club is once again able to play a major role in the functioning of student government. As usual, one of the main issues of the year was the extent to which Lincolnites should have student government. ln order to find out the methods and success of this plan in other schools, the Lincoln council was host to a County Conference in October. Representa- tives from Stadium, Clover Park, Bellarmine, Fife, Sumner, and Puyallup were in attendance. Through correspondence with other Washing- ton high schools much valuable information was gathered on this subject. An exchange visit with Bremerton made possible the ac- cumulation of many ideas which proved help- ful to both councils. Three delegates were also appointed to attend a conference on student government at the University of Wash- ington. With the object of helping the Student Court to function more smoothly the council appointed a committee to Work out new reso- lutions for the warrant servers of the Court. Inter-Club aided them in this project. Several delegates also visited Roosevelt High School in Seattle to observe how their student court Was progressing. To bolster their treasury they sponsored a dance, Football Frolicf' in the fall, which proved to be both a financial and social suc- cess. From the proceeds of the dance, a contribution was made to the P, A. fund. The Lincoln scholarship fund was also contributed to. During the past year this group also recog- nized the newly formed German Club and approved an emblem for the projection crew. Along with their many other projects the council found time to carry out all class and student body elections. A council sponsored comic float made its appearance along with other Lincoln entries in the annual Daffodil Parade. Accompaying this entry were a group of Lincolnites dressed in amusing costumes. Much of the success of this group was due to the willing assistance of Mrs. Rubylean Somerville, council adviser. Her advice often helped the members to solve the problems which confronted them.

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Ellis Iohnson lohn Kennedy Cornelia Lasley Dan Lazare Iessie Lilly Stella Lilly Alfred Lindholt Kaiherine Madden Aihleen Nicholson Henry Moiieler Mildred Moyer Bill Mullen Selma Muller Arnold Myhre O. B. Needham Olive Opgenorih Gladys Parker Maynard Ponko Homer A, Post lohn Pyler Ediih Ramsay Charles Roe Ed Schwarz Iohn Sharpe William Sielk Art Smiih Lillian Smith Rubylean Somerville Vivian Sterling Leona Summers Morris Summers Hula May Taylor Verna Timm Ned Ubben Eva Wakelee Helen Whitney Ruih Wilson

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. if I. Traynor, D. Chandler, D, Duncan, A. Turner, I. Dickson, E. Lester, M. Fontana, D. Kupler. Court Strives For Students should be able to govern them- selves, and carry on an effective law enforcing group, composed of students and not the members of the faculty. When the student government idea was brought up in the fall of l947, this was given as the main argument for a student governing body. Two years of existence is now behind the student court, and this has been carried through in an attempt to get a smooth running and fair system of self-government for Lincoln. Under the leadership of Don Chandler, judge, lim Traynor, assistant judge, Delores Duncan, clerk-bailiff, and Arthur Turner, fac- ulty adviser, the court came through this crucial period, which many thought would prove Whether or not the court would be a lasting institution. The court has run up against many diffi- culties and obstacles since its start in No- vember of l948, but most of these have been overcome by trial and error. While the court itself functioned very Well and did its duty, all of this time its main trouble was that of getting Warrants served. Good Government The council then took up the problem of find- ing a Way to get an effective system of serving them, and if they couldn't find a Way the court would be abolished. After many suggestions had been aimed, Inter-Club Council decided to take up the task and Work on a new plan for a Warrant serving organization. Much discussion was held on this subject and a plan Was adopted which Was thought to be the answer to the question. The new plan, When carried out, will consist of mem- bers of the student body at large, Who turn in their names and are approved by the council. This group Will have about sixty members, and Will Work on the patrol system. Each student will have his own beat and every beat Will have several alternates so that a student Will not be on duty all the time. Only time Will tell how effective this plan will Work, but it is a step forward in the direction of a better and more democratic court.