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Council assembles to hear a witness (left) testify about infractions. After two violations, the council takes action.
by Mary Margaret Kern
First, second, and third graders in the Homewood
(111.) Ridge Elementary School, are participating
in an unusual experiment in democracy a student
council which they run themselves. Membership consists
of a boy and girl representative from each classroom
who, among other duties, help maintain discipline.
After two friendly warnings the first from a council
representative, the second from a representative plus the
classroom teacher any child who continues to violate
a health, safety, or neatness rule is brought before the
council for disciplinary action.
The children sometimes are harder on one another
than adults would be and also are surprisingly grown-up
in their points of view. One council judge, rebuking a
boy for a misdemeanor, said, "I suppose you thought I
didn't mean it when I told you about this before because
there weren't any grownups around. You have to learn
to behave yourself without any big people around."
Besides reprimanding troublemakers (none of whom
has required further discipline so far), the council makes
the rules for conduct on school premises, appoints hall
guards, supervises paper cleanup on the school grounds,
handles decorating of the halls for holidays, and assists
with conducting fire drills.
Inaugurated by Mrs. Lucille Cavanaugh, primary
supervisor, the council is considered unique in school
systems because of the extreme youth of its membership.
And through it, Mrs. Cavanaugh believes, foundations
are being laid in young minds for the sound practice of
democratic citizenship and self-discipline in later life.
Family Weekly. October 20. 1957 9
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