St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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Fifth Row—Hildreth, Penney, Erickson, Claus, Anderson, L., Nitke, Lindskog. Fourth Row—Williams, Downing, Jerome, Peterson, C., Olson, Lindquist, B. Third Row—Johnson. R., Delaney, Justad, Severson, Stoops, Larson, J., Peterson, V. Second Row—Holtcr. Brock, Jackley, Rogers, Bacon, Jonas. First Row—Baker, Bates, Finnegan, Mr. Martinson, Graham, M., Christensen. STUDENT COUNCIL • Members of the Student Council are the elected officers of each Home Room. They serve as the Home Room representatives in pupil participation in the affairs of the school. Their objectives are: 1. To promote the general welfare of the school. 2. To arouse school spirit. 3. To provide opportunity for student cooperation and participation in the management of school affairs. 4. To establish better understanding, better spirit, and cooperation between students and faculty. 5. To develop intelligent leadership. 6. To provide for pupil expression. The Student Council elected in the fall serves the first semester and is eligible for re-election. A total of thirty-one students served as Student Council members this year. Among Student Council accomplishments for the year arc: 1. Planning and conducting a successful Homecoming Program in October. 2. Formulation of a Student Council Constitution to be put into effect next year. 3. Fostering school spirit through sales and talks in Home Rooms. 4. Keeping students informed on school events. 5. Encouraging and being responsible for constructive and worthwhile noon activity. We are working toward an increase in pupil participation and responsibility in the affairs of our high school. 1938 ECHOWAN

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Third Row—Goranson, Downing, Brown, Drcchslcr, Hildreth. Second Rote—Wiley, Bradley, Fagerstrom, V. Peterson, B. Johnson, Martin. First Row—Holter, Carlstrom, Mr. Martinson, Dahl, D. Anderson. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY • Through the efforts of Mr. Martinson a chapter of the National Honor Society was established in the Senior High School this year. This society is national in scope, and has been in existence throughout the United States since 1921. Eligibility for membership is based upon scholarship, leadership, service and character. Only Seniors are qualified to become active members. The four objectives may be defined as follows: Service is a willingness to render any service to the school whenever called upon, willingness to do any assigned service, and maintain a loyal school attitude. Leadership is showing initiative in classroom activities, in promoting any high school activity, successfully holding school offices and other positions of responsibility. Character means meeting individual obligations to the school promptly and completely, demonstrating an honest spirit in class, actively helping rid the school of bad influences and by constantly demonstrating such qualities of personality, honesty, reliability, promptness, achievement, and morality as are indispensable to the finest young manhood and womanhood. In scholarship a B average must be maintained. The committee which wrote the Constitution of the National Honor Society said, “The purpose of this organization shall be to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of the American secondary schools. ECHOWAN 1938

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Fourth Row—Gray, Gaus, Christy, Graham, F.., Lindskog. Third Row—Mickclscn, Lundin, Lees, Ingersoll. Second Row—Johnson, K., Hildebrand, Downing, Sehryvcr. Penney. First Row—Jerome, Bates, Mr. Hanson, McCarthy, Graham, M. Hl-Y President............................................M aurice Graham Vice President..............................Dennis McCarthy Secretary........................................Ralph Jerome Treasurer........................................Tom Bates Advisor...........................................Mr. Hanson The Hi-Y, which is one of the most active organizations in the High School, is a club composed of eighteen members. It holds its meetings every week on Tuesday evening at the members’ respective homes. The I li-Y is mostly a social club, conducted much along the plan of a fraternity. The club also believes it should do its share in bettering the school and community. The Hi-Y has given dances and distributed handbills for the school throughout the year. It has helped the Community Fund by raising money and goods at Christmas time. It has donated from its treasury, money for the Y. M. C. A. fund and has worked on many other worthwhile projects. The nine senior members which leave the club this year wish the Hi-Y an even more successful year in 1939. ECHOWAN 1938