Olney High School - Trojan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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aff' J E ' 1 9 Senate THE Senate is composed ot students elected by each grade. Every term a total of twelve Senators are chosen, tour from each ot the lower grades and two from every upper class, The duties of the Senate are few but important, The Senate serves, first ot all, as the executive committee ot the l-louse. Practically all the awards made to students originate in the Senate, The l-lonor Award is given each term to students attaining a certain number ot points based on scholarship and activities, In addition, plans are now afoot tor a new system of awards tar all associations who believe they have con- tributed something to the schools The Senate has more recently decided that each member ot a championship team be given a standard award, which may be worn on a watch chain or a necklace. The Senate's president this term is Robert Lamont, while Marjorie Weiner is Secretary. The present list ot Senators is as tollows: l2B-George Doll and Charles Murrg l2A-eGilbert l-lerman and Sidney Selbstg llB- l-larry Fisher and Virginia Pattong llA-Robert Lamont and Eugene Graug lOB-William Plummerg lOA-l.eon- ard Roseng 9B-Marjorie Weinerg 9A-Edward Smith. 3 5

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CLAUDE V. SCHOEN LY ETHEL J. FLEMING Senior Class Sponsors IN Tl-lE four years of your high school career, no matter what your medium, your goal has been the same:--to learn to think clearly, and to live successfully with other people. Your achievements in the world will be pro- portional, first, to your ability to face facts squarely, to analyze them thoroughly, to make decisions wisely-in short, to think clearly. But this alone will not suffice, You are a member of a social group which makes demands upon you, and in return, grants you varied rights, You will receive privileges only according to your willingness to assume obligations. DURING the past three years, many of you boys and girls have been active in con- ducting the affairs of your class and school, No doubt, this experience has endeared your high school life to you, for it is only in propor- tion to the unselfish service rendered that life becomes enriched. Now, as you begin a new career, l hope that the ideals of the Olney l-ligh School will guide your actions so that you may develop into worthy and honorable citizens of this great country May the eternal quali- ties--loyalty, kindness and justice-be perma- nently yoursl J U N E ' 1 9 3 5