McKinley Junior High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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PURPLE QECULU Student Ufficers M WINTER '27 TERM BLANCHE CARTWRIGHE' Girls' Chief Comfmissionea Roy WILMS Boys' Chief C'ommissio1ze1' - . SUM MER '27 TERM MARY Hooks Girls' Chief Commissionrfr Km2fjfZ.4m,n16 '7yL-Lv--ffl-fhfaf , J, Q ,CJK Pi ps. .. f W , Boys' Chief Commissioner

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COMMISSION

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PURPLE '3tCUL The Student Service Commission gk- NE day last September Mr. Brown called Mrs. Bangerter into his office l 0 RQ. land told her that McKinley needed some form of goverment other than I 'the teacher rule. He accordingly appointed a committee of five, namely: 63,Q?Z5l Mrs. Fender, Mies Hobart, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. McConnell, headed ' ' ' by Mrs. Bangerter to investigate student government in other Junior High Schools, and make such adaptations of their system and such regulations as would fit our special needs. Q Accordingly a Student Service Commission, or a form of government by the stu- dents was developed. In less than eight weeks the system was in working order and has proved to be a boon to faculty and students. ' We proceeded to elect two Chief Commisioners, one a boy and one a girl who acted as judges in the Student Court. Blanche Cartwright and Roy Wilms, ably assisted by Bertha Wilms and Damon Daniel as Clerks of Court successfully guided our Student Service Commission bark through the rocks to safe anchorage, the first term. For the first semester two Directors were appointed to have immediate supervision over each building. The students chosen to guide the destinies of each building were: Adminis- stration Building, Louise Leach and Antonio Correag Academic Building, Florida Fischbeck and Joe Domenicog Commercial Building, Mary Hooks 'and Danny Cotterg Science and Shop Buildings, Goldie Rubin and William Hokom. The Directors ,in charge of the yards and 'streets were Rena Tira, Vernon Jordan, and William Feltes. These eleven Directors were selected by the faculty the first time, but have since been elected by popular vote. To these Directors reported some 150 workers who are always selected by the faculty advisors, from a list recommended by the Home Room teachers. The Commissioners take charge of the Student Courts and give the sentence that they think the offender deserves. The faculty sponsors attend regular court proceedings, and look after the work of the Student Service Commission in general. All authority over student conduct is vested in the student workersand directors to maintain order about the halls. Seek the heights through courteous cooperation, is the motto of our student government. A The success of the Student Service Commission has been demonstrated by bringing out better order, a finer school spirit, and true cooperation among the students of Mc- Kinley. It has improved the conduct about the buildings and on the surrounding streets. It has been a stimulus to better work because high scholarship as well as citizenship qualities are required before a student can be a member of the Student Service Com- mision. Many who desired to hold an office brought their work to a higher standard. Since the faculty members have acted as sponsors and advisers to the student officers, there seems to have been created a better feeling of fellowship and res- pect for their fellow officers, and they have put forth their best efforts in cooperation with them and the Student Courts. Certain practices that tended to give our school a bad