Rules for parliamentary procedure are essential to any organization in the conduct of its business sessions. Originally these rules were devised to guide a parliament or congress in orderly procedure. In student councils and other school organizations, there is not time to consider orderly procedure as deeply as parliaments must--nor is there need…

Most student leaders are willing to work through the system to bring about the changes they desire, but more often than not, they don't know how. This booklet was written to respond to that need. It is an attempt to describe to high school student council leaders the personal requirements and techniques for bringing about the constructive changes…

In 1964 the National Association of Secondary School Principals published a book entitled The Effective Student Council by Oneta Cummings, which spoke about the student council situation as it existed at that time. During the past nine years, the concept and effectiveness of student council have changed dramatically. The National Association of…