Philadelphia High School for Girls - Milestone Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Seaied clockwise, lirsi row: Jacqueline Cooper, Elsie Gruber, Dena Jacobson, Bar- bara Flexir, Lois Cornagie, Barry Reich, Joyce Anderson, Miss Bailey, Phyllis Colaccico, Georgiana Hinlile, Palricid Priichard, Phyllis Hall, Joan Ruff, Joan Colloni, Anneiie Cohen. Second row: Almira Moriimer, Miss Boyle, Elaine Gagliardi, Mrs. Armslrong, Miss Drucling, Regina Gale. Sianding: Marie De Gioia. Noi picfured: Adele Blaclzer, Janei' Pierucci, Margrrel Sym- noski. NSN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL All oi us are familiar wiih ihe Iwo governing bodies of our Service Club- Execuiive and Represeniaiive Councils. Execuiive Council, ihe law-making unii, consisis of members from 95 'ro IZB elecied each ierm by iheir respeciive classes. The larger Iegislaiive body, Represeniaiive Council, consisis of ihe aid, assisiani aid, and siudeni sponsor oi each seciion. Discussions of school aiiairs are conducied ai meeiings oi ihe Represeniaiive Council by ihe vice- presicieni of Ihe Service Club. These ellicieni and able organizaiions prove Thai siudeni supervision can bring aboui school democracy. REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

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sinvici iziui E 4 ' is WE MEET TO NOMINATE AS CITIZENS OF THE S.C.. WE VOTE TOP ROW: Phyllis Colacicco lvice-presidenfl, Joyce Anderson lpresidenfl, Marie De Gioia lsecrefaryl. BOT- TOM ROW: Georgienna Hinkle lassisfanf heasurerl. Barry Reich lfreasurerl. Every acfivily in Cil-l.S. seems lo have lwo funclions -'rhe funcfion for The momenf and fhe funcfion for all fime. This is especially frue of our school governmenl organizafion, fhe Service Club. Under fhe leadership of our Service Club Officers, sfudenfs supervise fhe sfudy halls, lunchrooms, and fralfic, and perform many ofher necessary faslcs fhroughouf fhe school. Useful as These dufies are, perhaps even more im- porfanf fo us has been fhe fraininq in democrafic sysfem which we have received as members of fhe Service Club. Af rhe close of every ferm, each secfion sends delegafes fo a nominafing convenfion which places on ballof fwo girls for each school office. Soon fhe enfire school is busy, as each girl vofes for her choice. The elecfed officers guide fhe sfudenf body according fo fhe Code of Honor' and Courfesy and our Consfifufion, which is pafferned affer fhe Federal Consfilulion. This daily pracfice in democracy af worlc will help us fo falce our places as fhinlcing, working cifizens of a cify, a nafiorw, and a world. Joyce, Phyllis and Marie confer wifh Mrs. Armsfrong.

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Parent-leacher-Daughter Association I2TH JUNIOR BOARD Unique among scnool organizalions is ihe P.T.D.A. of Girls' High. The Parenf- Teacher-Daughler Associafion was originaled in I934- for 'rhe purpose of uniling leachers, sludenls, and fheir paren+s info an acfive organizafion. The Junior Board members, chosen each year from ihe jun-ior class, conduci membership drives and publicize P.T.D.A. aciivilies. Teachers and paren+s are members of ihe Execulive Board of Governors. The P.T.D.A. enables ihese groups io work successfully iogeiher for The welfare of ihe school. ATIVES P.T.D.A. REPRESENT