Mount Pleasant High School - Derrick Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, MI)

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The Students .

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Principles Interpreted by the Principal I Tlie soiiiid of llif licll to signal tlic last tlisniissal of classes for the school year ' 51- ' 52 will .soon lie heard. Kvery senior ahout to say Farewell to M.P.H.S. and e ery other student who will rush for the exit may well pause for a little while to search for a personal answer. ' hat ohjectives have been realized durin;; the year or years as a nieniher here? Does honesty in dealing with my classmates, with teachers and with my parents char- acterize my total lieha ior ' r ' Have 1 mastered the basic skills to think rationally, to ex- pre-- riiv thduglit- clearK. to li ten and observe with understanding and to work with others ' . ' Ari ' niN lliouglil and ni desires free of base purposes? hat about mv plnsi- cal being ' : ' Do I practice proper health liiiliit (oiilin isl ' . ' ' Do 1 at least try to do what is riglit? in I a good citizen and a good lariiiK mcnibi ' r ' : ' ' If ou can gi c affirmatiNc answfr on ma be assured that ou ha e given top priority to the goals normally expected of e ir oungster whose menihcrshi|) here we are pnnu! ti declare. Sinccn ' Iy. ) our I ' rinrijml

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and The Student Council PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER CO-ADVISERS MARJORIE LAMPMAN NERITA JONES JAN NORTHWAY MARTHA MORROW MRS. MAY LANCE, MR. L. J. ROSS The preliminary feature of the Student Council was the publication of a mimeo- graphed news letter relating the activities and accomplishments of the school ' s current athletic and academic progress which was forwarded to servicemen and recent gradu- ates. With the finances acquired from the sale of activit.v tickets the Council sponsored three entertaining and educational assembly prograni-s: Nutchuck, the Alaskan lecturer and traveler: .Miss Phvllis P Phillips, interpreter of dramatic literature: and the Con- servatory Players who vividly presented the production. Our American Cousins, as was viewed by Abraham Lincoln on that tragic evening of April 14. 1865, at Ford ' s Theater. The Council also promoted the successful Homecoming festivities: The Holly Ball, the gala all-school holiday party: and rounded out the year ' s social calendar with a Carnival which furnished a Fun Night for the student body. An expanded Noon Hour Program, directed by Harolyn Filson, included a volley ball tournament which was accomplished prior to the scheduling ot the girls ' and boys ' basketball leagues. The Committee with the assistance of the Projector Club and Mr. Arnold Koch, director of audio visual aids, sponsored full-length, feature films which in- cluded some of the all time greats in Him production: Moby Dick, Sitting Pretty, Guadal- canal Diary, and Treasure Island. The Recreation Committee inaugurated an evening in- tramural Softball league in addition to promoting the noon hour sports. The Council ' s Citizenship Committee realized the need, and established a monitor system which successfully improved student conduct during the noon hour and at as- semblies The Mt. Pleasant Student Government .-Xssociation served as host to seven neigh- boring schools at the District Council Conference on March 26 and profitably discussed many of the perplexing problems pertinent to the area councils. The Student Council culminated their year ' s activities by establishing a specific policy which outlined the duties and responsibilities of existing committees; presenting the annual college scholarship; selecting a building gift; and supervising the all school spring elections.