| Show 1 r Dixon Junior High Pupils I Own Police olice Force I PRO PROVO Pupils PROVO Pupils of or Dixon Junior high school have their own student police force to enforce school or- or ordinances or or- one one which is considered among the best in the nation ac ac- T cording to W. W F. F Johnson sponsor of the group and a mathematics teacher at the school In a check with various schools from 30 states tates in the nation Mr Johnson said Wednesday the Dixon Dixon Dix Dix- on n school police force f rc appears appear tobe tobe to tobe be one of the be best t organized inthe Inthe in inthe the country Organized in 37 1936 the police force orce is composed of 55 pupils divided Into 12 groups to cover various areas Within the organization there also isa cabinet and a police court The cabinet composed of the chief t two captains secretary historian and Mr Johnson meets each Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day morning and sets up a plan for lor the next general meeting of or orthe the whole force which Is held every Tuesday morning This Tills years year's cabinet includes Sarell Saren Thatcher as as' chief chic Rex Berry Berrt and Dean Kimber Imber captains Louise Hafen historian and Juanita Stone secretary Under each captain there are arc six lieutenants and each lieutenant has three officers under him Mr Johnson said This organization has been almost the same from the beginning except that at first the force was made up almost entire entire- entirely ly of or boys bos while at the present thorn there are ara a great many girls on the force The job Q of the police force orce Is Isto Isto isto to maintain orderly conduct in the school and to educate the students concerning safety rules and safe conduct The police court in which the desk sergeant acts as the judge draws up the rules and regulations regulations regulations regula regula- with the cooperation of the student council and also deals out punishment All AU rules and regulations regulations regu regu- lations arc are passed on by the student student student stu stu- dent council and Principal J. J F F. Mo Mower Moer er and accepted by the student student student stu stu- dent body Students who have been charged with an offense and have been given a a summons appear in court with the arresting arresting- officer The court made up of Qt the desk sergeant sergeant sergeant ser ser- geant the court secretary and Mr Johnson as court adviser meets every Wednesday after school and each violator is heard before the punishment is given Punishment includes the snowball snowball snowball snow snow- ball circle the paddle picking up paper in the halls washing th the windows and in severe or aggravated aggravated aggravated aggra aggra- cases suspension from school by Principal Mower The police court is made of Dayle Jeffs desk sergeant and Lucille Gatenby secretary In setting up tip the rules and regulations regulations regulations reg reg- of ot Dixon junior high Mr Johnson said the police force torce has always sought to cooperate with health pe peace ce and court officers and others in creating a sentiment for law observance A good example of the schools school's ordinances is the one governing g bicycles and bicycle riding The ordinance follows in part 1 1 It shall be unlawful to ride bicycles on the sidewalks and lawns around the Dixon junior high school It shall be per miss able to ride on the road and lane that leads to the thc bicycle racks 2 It shall be unlawful to disobey the above rules Anyone found doing this is subject to a fine of not less than 5 cents and not exceeding exceeding- 25 cents or they shall have his or her bicycle held by bythe bythe bythe the police pollee 24 21 hours for each of of- The snowballing ordinance also typical o of the rules and regulations regulations regulations regula regula- reads I 1 It shall be unlawful for any student to snowball on the school chool grounds south of the creek Snowballing Snowballing Snow Snow- balling shall be permitted only in inthe inthe inthe the field north of the creek 2 It shall be unlawful for tor any student of the Dixon junior high to snowball snowball snowball snow snow- ball any person without mutual agreement going g to and from irom school 3 Violation of the above rules shall be punishable by a fine or commitment to the snowball circle at the discretion of the court Mr Ir Johnson pointed out that the Dixon police pollee force torce has received excellent cooperation and praise I from the Provo police pollee department |
