Seven Hills High School - Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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and the students rule the activities of the Council. For the freedom they receive, however, the students must give up some things. As Burke says, 6'All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. We balance inconveniences, we give and take, we remit some rights that we may enjoy others, and we choose rather to be happy citizens than subtle disputantsf' Thus certain liberties which have been enjoyed in the past must be given up in order to enjoy those put forth by the Council. It is clearly a system of compromise and barter, compromise is necessary to make this plan of government a success. We have found that indeed the students do prefer to be 'fhappy citizens rather than usubtle disputantsf' Having freedom also means being upon your honor. It means having a strong enough will to control silly impulses. We feel that, in the brief existence which the Student Council has had, a greater standard of honor has been achieved. Honor was one of the main themes when the Council was organized, but is now the main theme of the students. Honor among girls is the character building of coming citizens. The simple but firm rules which the Council has made have roused the desire in the students to shoulder a certain amount of responsibilities. In assuming these responsibilities in school life, one develops the character which is an essential to every human being. The success of self-government depends entirely upon the attitude with which it is received. So far, the Student Council has met with far greater success than could have been hoped for in so short a time. The purposes for which it was founded have been partially fulfilled due to the efforts of all concerned. Although the fellowship at C.P.S. has always been great, we feel that it now is more deep rooted than ever. There is a close knit congeniality between faculty and students. The cooperation which we have had, has been a great reward not only to the Council but to the entire school. The Student Council has reached a place of security in the student life and it is our wish that it will so remain. We do not wish to become a dictator. Indeed we could not become a dictator. Now that the school has become accustomed to our true purpose, they will, we believe, retain us as we are: a promotor of ideals and a medium between faculty and student. BRooKs JoHNsToNE, 1939 Wiifm, 193 9 l'IIl

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Fish Market A busy place where tales are told By hardened men both young and old. Their battered dories heaped with catch, Show native skill that's hard to match. 'Mid drying nets the sea gulls cry As they circle low, then soar to the sky. MARTHA ANN GOODYEAR, 1941 Responsibilities at C.P.S. This year at C.P.S., a new form of government has been established. This form of government is a Student Council. The Senior Class has been the instigator of this idea, for the Seniors felt that a system of self-government would promote a greater standard of honor and more cooperation between faculty and students. With this as a basis, the idea of a Student Council was put before the school. The feeling for the necessity of self-government was present in both faculty and students, and their whole-hearted approval was given. Universal opinion was that more sense of responsibility should be instilled in every girl. Thus the beginning of the Student Council for C.P.S. The Council was organized with a president, secretary, and two representatives from each class in the upper school. A Constitution expressing the ideals and the purpose of the Council was drawn up and approved. Then the real task began. Perhaps there were those who felt that the Council had too much authority, others considered it a needed and valuable thing. For some girls, adjustment was harder than for others, but nowhere was cooperation lacking. Each girl felt that she now had some voice in the government which directed her. This new government gives to the girls a certain amount of freedom. If they wish to preserve this freedom, they must conform to the rules of the Council which is here, not to dictate to the girls, or the school, but to act as an agent. It wishes to carry out the plans and ideas of the girls and serves as a medium between faculty and students. Therefore, the faculty W atm, 193 9 lTOl

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r , The Joseph Conrad Sailing Ship Oh Bird of seven seas, Spread your great white Wings of canvas, Lift your shackles from the deepg Boreas bend the mast to Water, As to the land of prosperity you fly. LUCY GRAYDON, 19f1+.l Grand Central Station Vast roaring dynamo of constant motion, Humming with a never ceasing clamor, An endless, powerful stream of screeching noise, A cross-roads of a million private lives. BARBARA FEID, 1940 Near the Gulf Shore The Wings of a solitary gull glistening whitely against the Hame of morn- ing dawng The dull sheen of the approaching tide moving gently against the scarred sides of a tramp steamerg A stationary fisherman breathing patience Watches dawn emerge from the depths of tangled foliage. The full breeze Whips the dancing Waves on to the flattened beige beachg Azure sky meets sparkling deep Water, a thin line of horizon the only divisiong A group of white-necked ducks drift over the Waves Without motion toward a far off shore. Will the lonesome tramp steamer, still between water and sky, y Return to such great solitude and peace? CYNTHIA AULT, 1939 Whose, 1 93 Q l 72 l