Webster Groves High School - Echo Yearbook (Webster Groves, MO)

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'41 44- enior .gjfuvfenf Counci Keller, Felcirisxi, Eddze, Eeczll, Terckmcrtx, Castello, Stem, Rxqqzns, Sturges, S, Erzvm, Pender, Burch, Benz-el, Beasley, Hellmxch, Mrller, Montgomery, Vfurtz, DeVes, Pkernister, Curr, Hememcm. Gcllenkcmp, Klein, Carter, Morxess, I. Brown, Remzck, Clemem, Icxudcn, Heuer, Sigue, Wccdscn, Yenerzch, Gtr: rpe P cKee ' re LJ e :era JG e tx reVes rc e ss LL e Jcrss Lure Q x He rr e s C er' Guru Q pp C C: er Q N unior .ggucfenf Counci Nmeteer

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QILLOI' Presrdent Irm Brown Secretary Harnet R61'1'1lCk Sloppy Burch Mr Settle Treasurer Sponsor The mam goal of the thrrty three student councrl representatrves was to acquarnt the stu dents wrth the functron of therr government Many of Webster s students garned thrs knowl edge and enroyment by SGTVIDQ on the varrous commrttees of the councrl and by helprng wrth many of therr protects The Student Councrl worked very hard thrs year to carry out the act1v1t1es whrch have al most become tradrtrons nere at Webster Th Magazrne Sales Campargn whrch grossed 332 ZOO UO for the organrzatrons of the soho l Color Day the Pep Rally and Bonfrre and sgjfllfleflt COUIICL many of the assemblles were all Student Coun crl sponsored However there were many othe groups at work whrch drd not recorve the recog n1t1on that was grven to the larg r commrttees Student Gurdes Dawn Patrol Lost and Found Coke Machrne and many of the trophy case drsplays were also the result of the work and the plannrng of these elected representatrves The councrl operatlng for tho frrst trme rn several years as a one house legrslatrve body proved very effrcrent Most of the second e mester the councrl spent rn wrltrng a new con strtutron whrch w1ll go rnto effect next yea The Student Councrl played an a t1ve part rn the llves of the students and wa consrdered a tunrty of servrng on rt Presrdent Dave Fox Vrce Presrdent Barbara Frelds Secre ary Treasurer George Thorpe Sponsor Mrs Brantley The lunror Student Councrl rs the governmg body of the lumor School whrch consrsted c reaular and alternate rep esentatrve elected from ea h horreroom The councrl met every Wedne day aternoon after school and dr cu sed the problerrs whrch had confronted them durlng the prevrou week The mam rot, f thrs Student Councrl was to supervrse the lunchroom monrto force They were al o rn charge of a readrng room and a study hall for the seventh and ergh h grade stu dents dunng therr lunch perrod Some of the students rn the organrzatron worked wrth the A sembly Commrttee and helpea plan the talent assembhes whrch were presented to the respe t1ve classes Another of therr act1v1t1es consrsted of promotrng Juno school tnterest rn the Magazrne Sales Cam paran ln addruon to these actrvrtres the lun or Stu dent Councn furnlshed gurdes for the annual open hou e last fall The councrl also brought to the attentron of the students many of the problems whrch confronted the school such as keepmg the halls and lockers clean and keep rng the lunchroorn orderly unior .gyfuolenf Counci V chteen U O ,. ........ ,....... ' , I , I ., ,..,.. .. . 'I V V 3 I . V I .I , I V ' I C' . ' . e ' c' ' . . I , , S . , . ' ' ' o , valuable experience by all who had the oppor- K ' all .. . I A ki I V I 1 -- ' - S r ' ' ' ' c' . ' T ' r ' Q ' ' - ' . .' ' i r J 7 ' s ' ' ' o - c r . ' Q . s . 5 ,. . .. . s t ' V- V - I A S ' s - . ' . . N O . . A . t . Y . , 1 X e ' ' ' ' - ' ' 1 . - - .

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Ml GHC? 0M,l'lCl Webster Groves Hrgh School has made great progress rn the freld of student g vernment and a strrkmg example of thrs IS the Student Gurd ance Councrl Whrle most of the schools m thrs area have student councrls there are very few Whrch have gurdance councrls The Student Gurdance Councrl functrons as the Judrcral branch of the student government Student gurdes refer the names of those people who break the rules to the gurdance councrl and the otfendmg student then meets wrth the councrl The counc1l trres to help the rndrvrdual to see hrs mrstakes and offers hrm frrendly ad vrce for correctmg the srtuatron Thus by re movrng the causes for vrolatron of the rules the gurdance councrl makes the school a better place m whrch to work By showmg the rn drvrdual how to correct hrs mrstalces a Qfurd ance councrl helps the student to become a better crtrzen rn school and communrty The auraance councrl was composed of three senrors one Junror and one sophomore who were elected by therr respectrve classes The Student Body Presrdent and the Senror School Presrdent acted as charrmen of the group The Student Gurdance Councrl IS a compara trvely new 1dea at Webster rt has been rn exrstence only frve years Durmg that trme how ever the counc1l has contmually trred to ac complrsh 1ts arm whrch has been to make the school a better place to attend The Morrrtors have grven expert gurdance to members of the Junror school agarn thrs year 'lhese erghth grade boys who wore the Monrtor arm badge were specrally recommended by class counselors by offrcers of the lunror Stu dent Councrl and by faculty members who had had them rn therr classes ln oraer to have the best organrzatron pos srble the Monrtor staff was made up of two eparate groups One group of twenty frve boys sponsored by Mrss Brantley supervrsed the seventh and erghth grade lunch perrod The e b ys controlled the lunch and the candy lrres and kept the lunchroom rn order The other group of M nrtors sponsored by Mr Lrtz mger served as hall monrtcrs durrng the noon OH l ill fd Twenty hour Thrs group of about twenty frve boys was respons ble for preventrng confusron rn the halls and for keeprng the students wrthrn the Junror school area Both groups of Monrtors performed therr dutres effrcrently The boys who served as Monrtors thrs year were successful rn gamrng the respect of therr cla smates because of the leadershrp qualrtres whrch they had already begun to develop Tra drtronally they have been rust rn reprrmandrng and rn punrshrng students when necessary Because or the outstandrng record of thrs organ rzatron most of the student leaders rn hrgh chool pornt wrth prrde to therr experrenc as Monrtors m the rumor school ! lg I . . A .. . . .- V , A , u 1 ' L I ,1 . 1 1 1 A 1 f . . ' 1 - . I - . ' I ' ' I L . ' . 1 , - f . I - . 1 , .r . ., , V ' S . ,. 3 -' . . - rw -I . n. - 1 ' S C ' r . . . ' fx' ' C' I I I I ' 2 ' r v , A . ' - V , J . D