Provo High School - Provost Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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SHELDON HAYES Prosecuting Attorney MARLIN GREEXHALGH lodge TRUXTON PL'RVANCE Clerk The Student T ody3 Court ROVO HIGH SCHOOL students recognizing the urgent necessity of a stu- dent measure of control organized a student body court early in the year. This has been most successful, having attained all that it set out to do and proving rhat despite previous failures, under proper spirit and guidance the undertaking can be a decided success. The court was organized Wednesday, November 14, after a “free for all” discussion in assembly to solve the problem of disturbances in student body meetings, sluffing and all sorts of misdemeanors in the high school. Marlin Green’halgh was selected as judge. Sheldon Hayes, prosecuting attorney, and Truxton Purvance court reporter and clerk. They were chosen by a court committee composed of ten students, who also chose the court reporters and drew up a constitution, all of which were accepted by the student body council. The court reporters were: bud Jackson. James Tucker, Bob Webster. Cyril Condon, Charles Thomas, Jim Miller. Max Zabriskie, Merlin Vance, Howard Knapp, Paul Rowe. Oscar Brock and Prank Cox. These represent the four classes, ihree reporters for each class. Court has been taken seriously, conducted in orderly, business way. Sentences have been given and carried out. All those who disobeyed have been severely punished.—Justice meted out by court officials and no partiality shown. “Order and justice”, is the slogan of the court. t 26 )

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 The Student cBody° Council THE STUDENT BODY council is composed of representatives from different classes together with the members of the executive council, school historian, dramatic manager, and the publication officers. The body passes all the laws that govern the school for the year. The representatives of the different departments carry the opinion and wishes of the group to the legislative council. With these suggestions and desires the laws of the school are made. This year a committee working under the direction of the council has revised the constitution. This has made the constitution more clear to the reader and also a slight change in several places have been made. The council is supposed to have their meetings at least once a month and . t any convenient time or place at the high school. During the latter part of the year the meetings have been held in the faculty room. Those in the legislative council are; Mr. Harmon. Miss Woolly. Max Bown, I'ern Smoot. Hazel Robinson Ruth Roberts, Truxton Purvance, Bert Poulton, Rex Richmond. Harry Dixon. Melvin Jenkins. David Merrill, Robert Webster. Walter Roberts. Clayton Jenkins, Mitchel Carter. Max Zabriskie. I loyd Biddulph, Kenneth Martin and Helen Penrod. t 25 1

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There arc more workmen in Provo high than in any industry in Utah County. Each student theoretically earns nine dollars a day and the student body eighty-one hundred dollars. The student's development in Provo high school determines the future growth. Every class in the Provo high school is always self-supporting. The class activities of each class are a liberal education in many activities. Class spirit is one of the finest activities for the development of loyalty to worthy causes. Class promotion in the high school acquaints the student with life promotion. Class activities acquaints the student with life competition. CLASSES