Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE o'HEARN E. SEGALOWITZ M. POLLAK P. GENZEL STUDENT COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE A - I . al l STUDENT COMMITTEE MEETING

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1969-1970 15 Report of the Student Committee The student committee of 1969-70 attempted to ex- pand upon the efforts iniatiated by last year's committee. This was by no means an easy task. for it involved not only carrying out various projects recommended by the students. but also working on the development of a method of internal operation and co-operation with other intra-school bodies. such as the prefects. the Stu- dent Project Society, and of course the administration. Keeping in mind that the 1969 committee was only Selwyn House's second. we think it is apparent that pro- gress in both these areas was realized. Part of the committee's role was ofhcially defined as making student opinion known. and we carried out this. what some deemed. limited aspect of our function by issuing statements on students views concerning cloth- ing. GMIAA league entrance. and various other mat- ters. Also. the committee conducted a successful Christ- mas charity appeal and directed student efforts for the carnival and Maxwell's coffee house. The committee was successful in its attempts to have certain aspects of school rules regarding exam timetables and recesses re- vised. Also worthy of mention is our co-operation with other student councils of schools in Montreal in attend- ing meetings of the Association of Student Councils. The 1969-70 committee proposed some long term suggestions which we hope future committees will be able to implement. These included the election of House Captains. rather than their appointment. and the adop- tion of a scheme which has proved successful in other schools - yearly student dues to provide an appreciable working budget: the committee began work in this area by opening a bank account of approximately S100.00. This brief summary cannot list all of the committees activities. but we think it is important to remember the committee's evolving nature. The long agendas of our meetings speak for the fact that there is a place for a student committee in Selwyn House. and a need for it too. We hope that over the years our efforts in setting up and running a committee to take on this responsability will be continued. The committee would like to thank Mr. Iversen for his guidance. and the students for their interest and ad- vice. We would like to remind students that the com- mittee is their tool for suggestions and constructive criti- cism. and that its effectiveness depends above all on student participation and support. If students take it seriously. the committee can assume an even more use- ful and important position than it presently attains. MICHAEL POLLAK. Secretary Prefect Report In this modern age. when teenagers do not seem to fit in or agree with the rest of society. and regard any re- straint as an affront. the task of the prefects has been difficult. It has been hard to persuade boys that the rules the prefects try to uphold are designed basically for the boy's own protection and advantage. or to convince them that even a permissive society is not really improved by being a completely disorganized one. It has. indeed. been a very thankless task on many occasions. Nevertheless. the prefects have striven to achieve this with a quiet. firm. mature approach. and they are. on the whole. to be con- gratulated that signs of discouragement have appeared so infrequently. For the assistant prefects it has been even more diffi- cult. and the weaker have at times been tempted to give up the struggle in despair. Most. however. have proved themselves able to overcome this temptation. and to help in sustaining the school spirit. Besides their special duties. the prefects have manfully led the school in its varied activities, striving to offer an example worthy of emulation. In some notable cases they have been extremely successful in this: if others have not achieved quite so much. most are to be commended for their effort to share in the responsibility for our school community.