St Albans School - Albanian Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Sealed, I. to r.: Polak, A. Rubino, P. Dove, Muller fSenior Prefectl, Hearne, Arterton Standing, I. to r.: R. T. Martin, Whitehead, Haller, Hobart Absenl: Shaw Prefects HE Mosr INFLUENTIAL student leaders are the Prefects. Their duties stem from one major objective-maintenance of a high quality of behavior in School life. In order to maintain this quality they are assigned various duties, such as running the study hall and the refectory, taking charge of the boys serving off demerits on Saturday mornings, ushering special School functions, and enforcing the regulations concerning books and lockers. This year, however, some new responsibilities were placed in the hands of the Prefects. In past years a master has usually been responsible for the posting and the keeping of demerit rec- ords, however, this year a Prefect, Brackley Shaw, was assigned the job. In addition, Tomas Muller, the Senior Prefect, took over the job of granting excuses, during Mr. Ruge's absence. Jay Whitehead, the Prefect in charge of the Refectory, in.stituted a new, more eHicient procedure for making announcements at lunch. Last year ten Prefects were elected. Among them was Mark Haller, the newly-elected Editor- in-'Chief of the 'News'. It was decided that the work load was too much for Mark, and he was re- quested to turn down the prefecture. But in the middle of this year Canon Martin announced at lunch that Mark had proved fully capable of handling all his work and could therefore become a Prefect. He became the eleventh Prefect, since one had taken Mark,s place last year. The Prefects did a good job of keeping discipline in the School, and they have cleared the way for greater leadership on the part of the student body. --BRACKLEY SHAW 10 STUDENT LEADERS 1963

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STUDENT LEADERS

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First row, l. to r.: Snowden, Asher, Everett, Muller, Radice, Paulson, Gray, K, Wilson Second row, I. to r.: Wilkinson, Beulcema, Bible, Haller Student Council N 1953 A Student Council was established at St. Albans. The main duty of this first Council was to be an advisory body to the Headmasterg but in 1954, when the Honor Code was intro- duced at School, the 'Councilis functions were greatly increased. Since that time, the Student Council's main function has been the administration of the Honor Code. The Student Council is an elected body which is representative of all facets of School life. The Council is presently composed of each of the Form Presidents, two representatives from the Fifth Form, one representative from the Sixth, Fourth, and Third Forms, the Editor of the 'News', the Senior Warden, and the Senior Prefect, who serves as President of the Council. Because of the extremely good school year, this year's Council has met on only a few occa- sions to discuss honor violations. The Council did, however, assist the School by collecting money for the Employeeis 'Christmas Fund, assuming broader responsibilities during Mr. Ruge's absence, and acquainting new students with the Honor Code. Throughout its eleven years of existence, the Student Council has quietly, but efficiently, served the School. Because the Council's meetings are necessarily secret, its influence is often underrated. But by serving as an advisory body to the Headmaster and by upholding the Honor Code, the Student Council contributes much to the character and leadership of che School. -WILLIAM BIBLE TI-IE ALBANIAN 11