The Student Council, the executive branch of the student body, was organized for the purpose of unifying all student organizations under one control, to aid in the internal administration of the school, to foster sentiments of law and order, to promote the general activities of the school, to develop in the student a growing appreciation of membership in a democracy by providing the educative responsibilities of, and privileges of participating in, such a  democracy in the school.

This body is composed of eight members: two from the senior class, two from the junior class, and other four members are the four class presidents.

The regular meetings were held once each month during school hours, the second Friday of the month being set by the group this year.

The Council set up seven standing committees, which are as follows: annual, social, financial, publication, library, assembly, and athletic. At the meetings these committees gave reports to the Council, thus being responsible to this executive body for its work.

The Tom Thumb Times was published in the Elmer New Era every other week, this being the second consecutive year to be published for the public. 

During the school year each class was to give a party for the entire school. The duties of the Social Committee was to set the date of the party and designate the class to sponsor it. Following is a list of the parties given and the classes in charge: Freshmen Initiation-Seniors; Hallowe'en Party-Juniors; Hardtime Party-Sophomores: Basketball Tournament-Freshmen.

The members of this very active committee are, left to right:  Celesta Buckley, Ellen Thomasen, George Hamberman, Mr. Brandmill-sponsor, John Schwake-chairman, Gladys Lauck. 

Besides having charge of the regular annual, Armistice, Christmas, and spelling series of Friday afternoon programs, all of which were highly entertaining. A feature of the programs this year was the epidemic of questionnaires which were presented by several of the classes. The committee is responsible for one of the foremost attractions the school has ever staged -- the Major Elwood Amateur Contest. Some of the other assemblies presented were: 

The reference books this year were moved into the room formerly used as a commercial room, now known as the library. The students of the Library Committee had charge of this room during the year and took care of the card index system for checking out books.

The committee members in the photo are, left to right:  Mr. Diekmann, sponsor; Jane Watson, chairman; Evelyn Jordan, Lorraine Sullivan, and Robert Hayes. Viola Krumm, another member of the committee, is not pictured.

This committee had charge of various affairs such as ascertaining the horseshoe champion, scheduling games, and arranging transportation to various towns.

The members' main task for this year was making plans for the Elma Independent Tournament, won by LeRoy, staged for the benefit of the athletic fund. This committee, under the sponsorship of Mr. Lyford, helped to make the athletic program of the E. H. S. a success.

Left to right in the picture (above) are: Mr. Lyford, G. Haberman, C. Garmen, L. Elwood, R. Dushek.

This committee, having charge of the financial affairs of high school activities, is composed of the four class treasurers and a chairman appointed by the Student Council. Each treasurer kept an account of his class funds, and cooperated with the Student Council Treasurer who kept a record of all extra-curricular activity funds, under the supervision of Mr. Lyford.

Left to right in the picture (below) are:  Mr. Lyford, sponsor; Marian Markham, chairman; Rosanna Lauck, Frances Haskovec, Arlene Dushek, and Walter Sweet.

Only seven competed in the Home Declamatory Contest this year. The contestants finished as follows:

This year the band acquired twenty-two new members. Nine of the old members still remain, making a total of thirty-one players. Fix of these are from the seventh and eighth grades, eight from the freshmen class, seven sophomores, six juniors, and four seniors.

As if led by fate, first Barbara and then the others seek shelter from the storm in the weird, lonely, haunted Wentworth house.

A mystery in which strange things happen such as the locket being stolen from Barbara, ghostly faces appearing at the window, wailings heard, horrible looking idol eyes blazing out when the room was plunged in darkness and death threatening them.

Barbara was saved and did not get married to Parker. Her aunt Alma, Parker, and Rathburne were discovered as the crooks.

There is comedy too in the antics of the scared colored servants and Letty's admirer, the dumb but powerful Oscar.

Two veteran newspaper owners, on the point of bankruptcy, turn the editing job over to Wheeler Ketchell, dubbed the Whoofenpoof. Newly graduated from college, the fledging editor does un-heard-of things with The Colfax Condenser, and with the aid of Lady Luck, bring order out of chaos.