Taft Union High School and Junior College - Derrick Yearbook (Taft, CA)

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rid gmac! SECOND SEMESTER As the tirst girl to be elected Student Body President since Patricia O'Brien in i939-and only the second girl ever to serve as T.U,H.S. Student Body President, Mary Shepherd was unusually able to inspire cooperation and enthusiasm. Mary moved directly to the top stu- dent iob from the office of President of the Girls' Ath- letic Association and had previously held offices in various school clubs. Her scholarship record has been MARY SHEPHERD outstanding, proving that gracious manners, good grades, and a warm personality are recognized and rewarded-in Mary's case with the Student Body Presi- dency. Second Semester Student Body President The Second Semester Ad Board helped arrange more and better assemblies. ln addition, they carried the problems and solutions ot student government di- rectly to the students through a blanket invitation to the social science classes to attend various Ad Board meetings. In this way, many more students came to understand student government than previously, Second Semester Ad Board officers were Mary Shepherd, President, Willie Schmitt, Vice President, Myrna Robertson, Secretary, and Jim Ferniman, Business Manager. Class Representatives were Sudy Peavyhouse and Don Scales, Seniors, Sarah Coleman, Don Coker, Juniors, Sherry Flake and Johnny Ratliff, Sophomores, and Denny Dykes and Otto Newton, Freshmen. SECOND SEMESTER AD BOARD-Front row: Don Scales, Sudy Peavyhouse, Mary Shepherd, Willie Schmitt, Myrna Robertson, Jim Ferniman. Second row: Don Coker, Sara Coleman, Denny Dykes, Otto Newton, Sherry Flake, and Johnny Ratliff.

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ffm' gmac! S HRS-l' SEMESTER Everyone will agree that during his term in office as Student Body President, Don Scales has done a truly outstanding iob. Probably the piece of work for which he should be given the greatest amount of credit is the steering of a new Student Body Constitution through the many uncertain currents and eddies of debate both within the Ad Board itself and outside of it, among the students of Taft Union High School them- selves. DON SCALES First Semester Student Body President This careful steering, which allowed every article and clause to be thoroughly discussed from every viewpoint before action was taken, was so highly success- ful that the students finally accepted the new constitution offered them by their Ad Board almost without any real opposition at all. Supervised most capably by Mr. Claire W. Jobe, high school Principal, the members of the Ad Board learned-and constantly practiced in many, many situations-the democratic ways of give and take which lead to true civil re- sponsibility. Ad Board members for the first semester were Don Scales, President, Ted Switzler, Vice President, Donna Livingstone, Secretary, and Dick Henning, Busi- ness Manager. Class Representatives were Jack Wagner and Juanice Watson, Seniors, Janie Woodward and Jim Nabors, Juniors, Don Kessler and Patty Liv- ingstone, Sophomores, and Becky Finkleman and Otto Newton, Freshmen. FIRST SEMESTER AD BOARD-Front row: Jack Wagner, Juanice Watson, Don Scales, Ted Switzler, Donna Livingstone, Dick Henning. Second row: Don Kessler, Patty Livingstone, Becky Finkleman, Otto Newton, Janie Woodward, Jim Nabors.

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wg? Q I LAURENCE RITTER LEON SUTUFF rrnter Bookkeeper OFFICE STAFF Front row Margaret Freeze Dorothy Parrott, Joann Evans Thelma Second row Dorothy Wrlghtson Mary Johnson Agatha Sellman Nona Davis