Barnum Elementary School, School Community Government

              SCHOOL COMMUNITY G0VEH8KBNT
"Each for all and all for each"
Home Room Section
Discussion of importance of selecting officers who will be
a credit to the class and to the school*
Qualifications of Class Officers
I*  President and Vice-President
1. The candidate must possess* ,,
a* Self-control
tu Responsible and considerate leadership*
II.  Secretary jjfi
1* The candidate must possess
a* Accuracy in taking and following directions*
b. Accuracy in keeping class records*
c H Legibi 1 ity in handwr it irig*
Ill* Usher
1* The candidate must possess
a* Neat appearance
b. Alertness and level headedness*
c,» Courtesy, affability and good bearing*
nomination and Election of Class Officers
I*  Nominations
1* President and Vice-president.
a* Nominating committee consisting of two s tudents and
the home-room teacher as chairman shall be appointed
the day before election to place in nomination 3
candidates for president»  The candidate receiving the
greatest number of votes will be President? the next
highest will be Vice-President. Also 2 candidates for
Secretary and 2 for Usher*
II*. Election
1*.A11 class officers will be elected by ballot,*
Duties of, Home-Room Officers    -"/!"• (
I.   Class President      ' '       ' * [i/cL*6t
1* The Class President* as' presiding officer* le^ds his class
in living up to the ideals of the school;" presides at
class meetings5 assumes control of class irt the absence
of the teachers directs and assists other officers in the
performance of their dutiesi   and is a member of the
Citizenship Council.
II*  Class- Vice-President
1*  The Class Vice-President, assumes the duties of the
president in his "absence%   assumes responsibility far
conduct of students outside the building, and^reports
cases of lack of cooperations goes at the end of line in
passing to and from classes and reports order of line; is
a member of the Safety Council} takes notes during Council
meeting and reports same at Class meeting*