Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Newton, MA)

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Therefore, the Committee on constitutional revision resolves that the revised constitution be re-revised. I object. It's the re-revised constitution that needs to be re- vised, not the revised constitution that needs to be re-revised Constitution? Huh? What Constitution? 11

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STUDENT COUNCIL aa i ,.A,, A M ? , . ..:. , W.. 4. f . N'O.rxu J. eh? Sf t3 f. ..f FIRST ROW: L. Lavely, J. Kornheld, T. Mechem, L. Kopans, Secretaryg J. Berenson, Treasurerg J. Manners, Preridentg J. Lally, Vice-President, T. Putnam, G. Lockwood, R. Kay. SECOND ROW: D. Kagan, E. Silvers, P. Sidel, R. Sorota, T. Weiskel, S. Crosby, G. Creem, S. Levine. Absent: P. Kay, T. McLaughlin, J. Shane. ln settled times the traditions of government rhoitld he ohserfveci, bitt when circitmytnnces are changing and men are compelled to meet them, mitch oi'- iginizlity if 1'eqitii'ecZ. Thucydides The Student Council has the responsibility of coordinating student activities and respresenting the students to the administration. Many of its established functions are handled by its four permanent commissions: Civics, Activities, Finance, and Elections, however, most new projects originate in the Council itself. This year in a move to in- crease efficiency, the Council had a small committee revise its constitution. Many details of Council procedure were incorporated into the by-laws Cwhich are more easily amend- ed than the constitutionj and into an operations manual. The Council undertook several other projects as well. Among these were: CID an orientation assembly for sophomores, C25 a proposal to open the Newton High Library on Sundays, C39 a proposal to adopt a merit system as the basis for awarding privileges such as commons room study and dismissal during last period study, C4J the establish- ment of an annual Student Council Scholarship for a worthy senior, C55 a plan to have a prominent public figure speak at NHS, C6J an attempt to institute a training program for officers of all school organizations. 10

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CIVICS COMMISSION H. Shafran, P. Roberts, S. Klein, S. Levine, L. Kemelgor, S. Crosby, Chairmanf J. Bilezikian, C. Nathan, Secretary J. Lally, S. Collinson. . . . ami to each man the activity in accordance with his own ciirporizfion is mort desirable. Aristotle The Activities Commission coordinates the plethora of student extra-curricular activities through its several boards. This year, the Club Board, in an attempt to weed out the purely nominal clubs and provide better organization for the active ones, reviewed all club charters and requested periodic progress reports from the chartered groups. The clubs were given a special bulletin board on which to advertise their activities. The Assembly-Drama Board arranged to have a well-know political figure come speak to the students of Newton High. The Boys' Athletics Board worked to improve the boys' intramural program and the Girls, Athletic Board began a program of revitaliza- tion for girls' sports. All in all this was an active year for the Watchdog of activities. We regard a man who takes no in- terert in public affairs, not as a harmless, bat as a worthless character. Thucydides CPericles' Funeral Orationb The Civics Commission' is responsible for management of the cafeteria and the Orange Shield, school grounds, the tunnels, student parking, and traffic. The Commission has ini- tiated improvements in several of these areas. It has attempted to eliminate cafeteria conges- tion by rerouting traffic. More waste barrels have been distributed in the cafeteria through the efforts of the commission. It has tried to have the tunnels cleaned and to organize a system for picking up the grounds of NHS. In all of these undertakings the Civics Com- mission has one goal: to instill in the school a sense of responsibility and a concern for school problems. ACTIVITIES COMMISSION V, Tom, M. Meyer, N. Borenstein, D. Kagan, L. Cerf, D. Kaplan.