Wakefield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Wakefield, MA)

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THE STUDENT COUNCIL THE ROBIN ' S SONG There are many who arc curious to know the composition, the advantages, and the duties of the student council. As a member of this council, I will endeavor to answer these ques- tions. As the student council now stands, it has six members, three from the senior class, two from the junior class, and one from the sophomore class. The freshmen are not rep- resented, and I think this is a, serious defect. For why should they abide by the decisions of the council and co-operate with it if they are not represented! The success of the coun- cil depends upon the co-operation of the en- tire student body. The council will have many duties to per- form daily. They will supervise the traffic and take charge of the lunch counter, ap- pointing many helpers if necessary. In addi- tion, they will have charge of the cleanliness of the school, seeing that the desks are not damaged or scratched; that waste paper is put in its proper place, the waste basket. However, these are not the only duties the council will assume in the school. It will maintain harmony among the student body. In the library, the council must see that no books are abused or unnecessary noise is made. As it is readily seen, the student council has many duties to perform within the school. The student council has many duties out- side the school. It will take care of the cheering squads on the athletic field; it will see that there is no conflict of dates of the school ' s events; that (he school is represented by ideal students; also that the athletes con- sider the school first. It is no easy job to be on the student council. The advantages of the student council are many. It will be used as a channel to bring ideas of the student body before the faculty; the faculty will be able easily to obtain the opinion of the student body when needed Above all, the students will take more re- sponsibility on their shoulders abo ' ut the school and its events, for the more responsi bility given to young people, the higher standard they set for themselves. We shall never be able to achieve the highest results without the union and the eo operation of the entire student body. United we stand; divid- ed we fall. ALLEN DRUGAN, ' 24. Oh, tell me a sound in the world so sweet, on a dull and dreary day, When there is gloom outside and gloom with- in, and the earth is far from gay; As the sound of the new-coming Red-breast, singing his cheerful tune, As he flies about from tree to tree, driving away the gloom. Oh, that happy trill of a song as fresh as the drops that clear the air, Brings joy to our hearts, and drives from our souls the gloom that rested there. And, we bless the bird as he cheers us on to study, to work, or play, For the joy and hope, in his cheerful note turns darkness into day. ANNA IIAYDEN, ' 23. THE HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY The music started slowly, with a majestic sort of air, And I could see the crimson grandeur of the sunset over there; I could see the band of gypsies before the gleaming fire, Who were laughing, chatting, singing in their gaudy gay attire, With their dark and passionate faces, and their tawdry tinsel bright, Their graceful haunting witchery all blended with the night. Their song was full of mystery, of mad and fiery passion, It was thrilling and triumphant in a, wild al luring fashion; Thus the pathos and the gaiety of the old Rou- manian Gypsy Was revealed with wondrous beauty in Lis .t ' s Second Hungarian Rhapsody. DORIS FROST, ' 24. A SUMMER NIGHT What is so fair as a sumnier ' s night When all is (piiet and still; When the moon sheds its golden rays of light Over meadows, mountains, and hills; When all human kin are fast asleep And not a sound is heard Except, now and then, the rustle of t Or the hoot of the owl, the wise night DOROTHY IIARNDKN, roes bird. 14

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