Manual High School - Thunderbolt Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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A sly character is heing watchcd as he throws a wadded cat wrapper on the lawn, No sooner than the alcrt Satety Vouncil meinhcr approaclics him, The culprit attempts to give excuses, only to he cont'ront4-d hy another Council me-mher who as the tirst This proi cs to he the overy' mg iiiatioiity, .ind the wi ippti tlirowt-r pleads guilty, Perhaps to the ltiyal Uircle. Wliatcver they dccitle is part ot' the respon- sihility ot the Vouncil. The other duties consist ot preventing ill! latioti ot' such laws as lt-avi mission ot' thc office and in X . i Octtiliei' lit, lit-ll tM,Tll.S.l. . .. . 'l the school grounds without per- torcement ot' the rule No smok- ing on 84.11001 gl.mmdS--- Darifl lf. Gorham English. mmm' - 'Q Pai A ,ln we . . Q. X t dent Go ernment Manual7s Law Making Bod Promotes Student Participation Septemher T. 1941 tlVl,T.li.S,l. The Student Council, in one form or another, has heen in operation since the heginning ot' Manual. lts ohject, of course, has he-en to promote student participation in school management The values to pupils have always heen present, lt has functioned from not at all to most ex- cellently, depending upon its leadershipg namely, the sponsor, head hoy, and head girl, and the temperament ot' the student hody The Student, Council, consist- ing ot' twelve seniors, eight jun- iors, and six sophomores is a fair representation et' each class in Manual's lawmaking hody. f 5 ,M 1' ws! JM P ' Ness. Courtesy Club mcmbcrx maintain peare and tranquility at Manual. E S , it G si Y is Virtue ix reufarderf, and eril is paid off with a trafic ticket. Seniors, ht-cause ot' t.heir ex- perience and scope ot' under- standing. are in :i position to ex- press viewpoints not intiuenced hy personal seltlsh desires. .lun- iors and sophomores listen whole- heartedly and comprehensively that they 'may he ahle to hetter the school when they, too, attain the important position of sen- ior class representatives in the Student Council. The spirit of this organization has kept alive the trite meanint.: ot good citizenship. Under the sponsorship of the Student Coun- cil, the Talent Show, Pioneer llay activities, and this year's Courtesy Week t' u n c t io n e d protitahly, and in a manner that was enjoyed hy all. Meetings ot' this eluh are con- ducted in parliamentary fashion. The Principal or Assistant Prin- cipal attends each meeting, and, with his advice, motions are de- bated upon, and are passed or rejected hy majority vote, Stu- dent Council me m h e r s meet twice each month to discuss dis- orderly conduct: school problems are hrought, up by other stu- dents, and the conditions of the school and grounds are dis- cussed. lt passes rules and reg- ulations on various situations that may arise. l'owert'ul and inhuential, the Student, Council suggests rules a nd reezulations for governing the student hody. These are of the utmost importance to each individual, Over a period ot' years, pupils have heen glad t.o let school officers make all reg- ulations t'or extra currieular ac- tivities. At other times, the Coun- cil has set up more or less com- plete regulations for t.heir eon- duct and has made provisions for their administration. Their initiative and good judgment is shown in the voting ot' new or- ganizations or in the dishanding of others. They have given help- ful information concerning cluh improvements in themselves, or improvements in the school huild- ing or grounds. Any recommen- dations made hy the Student Council ai'e realized to he of the utmost value, and the advice given is received with genuine enthusiasm, Its members sup- posedly represent tlie student hody to the faculty or to the school hoard. The Student. Couneil has pro- moted many worthwhile causes in the course of its historv Thomqg Sievffs - - A715-

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indent Council eadf Helen F. Reed, English. Miss Rcctl llcacls Counselors September 18, 15141 tlVl.T.ll.S.5. The tremendous amount of work involved in planning the daily routine of high school students can be truly realized by Manual's twenty counselors. Miss Reed, who is the chair- man at all meetings, was the first. and only counselor in the begin- ning. Gradually, the couseling group grew until today there are twenty counselors. Until the counseling group was organized in 1928, there was lit- tle svstematic preparation to help the high school s tu d e n t, choose his vocation in accord- ance with his chosen vocation. Therefore, the subjects chosen depended largely upon his intelli- gence and good judgment. Many graduates realized, after gradua- tion, that they had lacked cer- tain subjects which were essen- tial either in procuring a posi- tion, or in the furthering of their education at a higher institution of learning. Now, however, it is the duty of the counselors to plan wi t h pupils for their high school life and to help them adjust any dis- crepancies in school and social environment. Discrepancies are overcome by analyzing them and establishing other interests in their place. The counselors counsel no cer- tain grade or classes but they usually follow along with their General Education classes. Al- though counseling is a task in itself, the counselors have one great advantage. lly speaking with various students, a coun- selor comes to know the student individually. lf a pupil has nat- ural talent for art, immediately his counselor signs him up for those classes which will be the most profitable to him. By know- ing the students personality, the counselor is well able to tell if the boy or girl has leadership ability, or if he is backward in any way. Perhaps a course in psychology may be prescribed in order that the student will un- derstand and overcome his self- consciousness. Again, speech de- fects may be the cause for inac- tive school participation. At once, the student is enrolled in Qt- l v 5 .ps Y' Byers, Noursc. A nderson. Carr, Bennett, Aylnrd, Francis. Blanck, Lindemann, Shelton. French, Henry, Carter, Dunlap. Grimsley, Hall, Read, Willsea. a speech class so tnat his gram- mar and voice quality may be corrected. With the crying need for girls with a thorough knowl- edge of business and office work commercial sequences are sug- gested. All in all, the counselors im- part knowledge to each student in planning his high school life. The men and women who are charged with the counseling du- ties are given one period a day for this very vital function of modern school administration. Sludcn tM.T.H.S.l. The Student Coun- cil recently passed a ruling by which anyone wishing to run for a school office must be approved by the members of the council. The committee a p p oi n te d 'to work out the requirements re- ported, and after much discus- sion the ruling was voted on and unanimously accepted. The requirements include be- ing in the upper one-third of the class, having regular attendance, carrying not less than four nor more than six subjects, and be- ing endorsed by three teachers for dependability and citizen- ship. Anyone wishing to become a candidate for senior, junior or sophomore offices, head boy, head girl, or Student Council must submit his petition to be approved by a committee of Stu- dent Council members. They hope through this to make our school organization the best pos- sible. founcil members --our law-making bo September 18, 1941 tM.T.lfl.S.t. Three w o r r i ed girls hastened down the corridor! Suddenly, a harsh voice a r re s t ed them. Where do you girls belong this hour? Hurried incoherent ex- planations were haltingly given, and the lad on hall duty knew immediately t h at t h e s e girls were not where they should be. They were given tickets to ap- pear before the Courtesy Club in order that tit punishment could be prescribed, The day of the trial arrived. The three unfor- tunate girls sat shuddering be- fore the Club. After dragging minutes passed slowly, the trial was finally over and the jury had come to a decision, Tensely the victims listened to the sen- tence. lilach was to write a two thousand word essay. The girls have learned from the greatest teacher of all-experience. W, wp-

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ance King Louder Heads Prom Committee March 26, 1942 tM, T. ll, SJ. Plans are now in the making for a bigger antl better .Iunior-Senior Prom to take place on April 18. All of the committees have been chosen and are working faithfully under the supervision of Morton Londer. The decoration committee for the prom will consist of Geri'y Halbert, Margaret Raiola, Fred Folsom, D e in e t r i e Pappas. Frances Weller, and Amos Dunn, This group will be very busy as all new decorations must be pm'- chased, The music will be arranged by Ruth Young, D o r o t h y Sang- ineister, l.aVon Snyder, Victor Jeter, Bobby Spriggs. antl Bud obart. While this committee h s already auditioned several orchestras, they have not. as yet, arrived at a decision concerning the orchestra to be engaged. Invitations will be extended by VVilma Kirgan, Dorothy Leonartl, Bob Lotito, and Calvin Anderson. Although all juniors and seniors are designated to attend, invitas tions to sophomores and gradu- ates will also be given. The date bureau will be under the direction of Bonnie Weeks. Shirley Pearson, June Wurtze- bach, Lee Taylor, and Don For- ster, This is an exceptionally big job, as this committee must see that all juniors anti seniors wishing to attend must have dates. The prom queen committee will consist of Jack Hook. Dick Maher, Wanda Detlraffenreid, Charles Scruby, Carol Kirchoff, and Inez Dewland. The corsage committee will be Composed of Irene Ruff, Marjorie Fouts, Shirley llohing, ltonnie t'oon, Dorothy Vandcrgriff, llor- othy Finley, Elsie l't-arson, and Ethel Edmonds. . . . -Victor March 20, 1942 tM.'l'. ll. SJ. V l C T 0 R Y is the motto ot every American citizen today. Feeling the urge to show the loyalty to their country, the Blue .lackets are sponsoring a VICTORY DANCE. The dance will be given March 21, 1942. lt will take place in Manual's gym, and the red, white and blue we all love so well will be the prevailing colors. Cor- sages ot' white, tied with ribbons of red, white, and blue and bear- ing a defense stamp will be avail- able to all girls attending. lt is to be strictly a sport af- fair, with club members wearing their blue jackets. llue to the fact that this year's Annual must go to press April 1, l942, it is impossible to relate the numerous other d e t a i I s. From all information that has been gathered, this promises to be an extremely grand affair, one which no Manualite could attord to miss. Ruth Young is Prom ueen ,A-5 March 26, 1942 tM.T.H.S.l. At 10:30, on the evening of April 18, 1942, Manual's Prom Queen shall be unveiled. From this time forward, she shall reign as Queen ot' Honor throughout the entire evening. One dance shall be dedicated to her, her escort, and all her attendants, Floor show is novel idea. x Typical rug cutlers. 'FQ' 1 ,,.-I After Another Football Year, Bluejackets Sponsor Homecoming Dance November 15. ltl-tl tM.'l'.l'l,S.l. Once again, as a football year neared its close, Manualites. fl'0lIl jitterbugs to waltz lovers. donned their prancing shoes and comfortable and attractive sport clothes anti prepared to greet and entertain the alumni and friends ot' Manual who returned to this 49th Anniversary to mingle with present students and teachers at the A n nu al Homecoming Dance. The entire school was in a whirl. Orchestra after orchestra was being auditioned in an effort to engage the best and most popular band of musicians dur- ing the season. Every possible precaution was taken to make this dance perfect, and it seems impossible to think of any other detail that might have been added. X Original, also, to this 49th Anniversary Dance was a very spectacular tioor show, never be- fore added to any Manual dance. lt was presented entirely on roller skates, and several ot' the very talented artists are well known members of Manual. The gym was decorated in a riot of the colors of our school --red and blue. It has long been a tradition for the Blue Jackets to sponsor this all-iinportant dance: once again they have attailied wonderful re- sults. The decoration, orc h e st r a. ticket, and invitation committees were composed of members ot' the club, and t'rom the gre.-1 suct css obtained, they did a time job, lil Club Sponsors Dance .Ianuary tl, lat!! tM.'l'.ll,S.l. lt was announced today that Man- ual's w t- I l - known M Club would again sponsor a spectacu' lar dance. It was understood, also, that the dance was to be strictly a sport affair, with the members of the club wearing their letter sweaters, The boys have promised that this event will out shine all others, with an eight-piece all- girl orchestra, attired in sports clothes to add to the poise and enjoytnent of those present. The gym will greet M Club dancers with its riot of red and blue decorations.