Townsend Harris High School - Crimson Gold Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS If we examine +he daily life of a Harrisite, we discover that during the course of the day he comes into contact with the work of two, if not all three, service squads. The Traffic Department, in regulating the between-period rush of students, almost completely eliminates conges- tion and waste of time on the stairs and in the halls. It would be difficult for the ordinary Harrisite to keep in touch with club notices, school announcements, G. O. services, etc., if it were not for the Information Bureau. In the library, a group of boys take over the monotonous and unappreciated task of stamping books in order that the librarian and her assistant may find enough time to direct inquiring students in their choice of books. Despite the acknowledged fact that these squads are indispensable to a smooth-running school organization, a complaint arises that the efficiency of these service organizations may be raised above the pres- ent standard. It has been pointed out that in the Traffic Department the officers and a few of their friends treat themselves to privileges which violate the rules that they themselves have to enforce. Wherever the fault may lie, in the misunderstanding of the officers or in the laxity of the student directors, it can certainly be corrected. As regards the Information Bureau, the chief complaint seems to be that some notices escape being posted. A more systematized means of collecting notices and announcements would remedy this defect. The speed with which the members of the Library Squad attend to the stamping of the books testifies to their usefulness and efficiency. Since the administration of the Library is not vested in their hands, the members of this squad are seldom responsible for the occasional mis- haps which occur. When viewed as a whole, the service organizations do function with a commendable adequacy which might well be appreciated by the student body. ! EIGHTY

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TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT INFORMATION DEPARTMENT EIGHTY-TWO