Pratt High School - Osage Yearbook (Essex, CT)

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O S A G E Traffic Squad lst Row'-Albina I-Imielewski, Roland Cook, Andrew MacWhinney, Richard Drudi, Irma Spencer: 2nd How- Genevieve Pianta, Donald Sangster, Merritt Comstock, Marian Daboll, Kenneth Hayden, Edward Carlson, Frank Carr, Marguerite Young. First attempts at a traffic squad were made in 1932 on March 4, and the following week the squad was at work permanently. There were officials posted at each doorway and other intersections in the corridors. An immediate success, it eliminated confusion, noise, and saved time in passing from class to class. The rules are much the same as the rules of the road. At present the squad is appointed by a joint committee of the student council and the faculty. The committee also elects a leader for this squad, this year's captain being Roland Cook. They now have a system of giving tickets for offenses. When a student has received three tickets he must appear before the student council. Then, too, any tickets received count against the general home-room rating. This year the traffic squad was assigned the very important duty of evacuation of the building in case of an air-raid alarm. The traffic officers direct the deployment of the various groups. 9

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OSAGE - Pi Club Lelt to Right: Anne Toppin, Marian Daboll, Lloyd Scholes, Sally McCallip. The Pi Club, our honor society at Pratt, was organized in l93U by the faculty. The constitution is patterned after that of the National High School Honor Society. Election to this club is the highest honor awarded to students at Pratt. To be elected one must be in the upper titth of his class. He is then chosen by the faculty and rated on such qualities as character, sportsmanship, health and extra-curricular activities. Three Seniors, two Iuniors, and one Sophomore are elected each year. The faculty reserves the right to elect more than three Seniors if it seems titting. The students elected are awarded with a letter Pi, symbolic ot Pratt. The purpose ot this club is to encourage greater personal development in scholar- ship, health, service, character, and all 'round good citizenship . The present members of the club are: Sally McCa11ip, president, Marian Daboll, vice- presidentg Lloyd Scholes, secretary-treasurer: and Anne Toppin. 8

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O S A G E Trustees E Mr, Pelton Mr. Libby Mr. Ely The policies of Pratt High School are determined by a board of three trustees, composed of Mr. Ernest M. Libby, Mr. Albert Ely, and Mr Graham Pelton. The number of trustees is not fixed and at times there has been but one trustee. The trustees serve Without re- muneration because they whole-heartedly desire to help young people in this town by fur- thering their education. They are appointed by the judge of probate court, and are usually men prominent in town affairs and interested in public service. Among the things that our present board has accomplished are: The acquirement of Hubbard Field, the setting up of the Homemaking Department, the increase in faculty, and the adoption of free text-books in 1931. Much effort has been exerted in the past years to select teachers of high caliber and the best text-books available: the trustees now turn their attention to providing more commercial and science equipment and more books in our library. lt is to them that We owe our thanks for their untiring work in striving to make Pratt the best possible school for the young people of Essex. lO