"Student Council is not a government," explains Linda Wesolowski '69, Student Council's new secretary. "It is a tie between the students and the administration."

This 5'2", brown‑eyed brunette hopes that this year students will show more school spirit. "Everybody's always complaining about the need of improvement at Maine. I think the students and the school are great, and I want to encourage everyone to put their ideas in our suggestion box."

Her advise to those students who want to get involved in Council but do not have elected positions is "Get more involved in homeroom reports and attend the Council sessions in the auditorium, if you have a free first period."

As far as duties are concerned, Linda feels communication is her major responsibility. "Without communication, there won't be an effective Student Council."

Besides her Council duties. "Lin" is kept busy with Senior Leaders, Brotherhood Society, Pom Pon, and Presidents Council. "You can't enjoy school until you start to get involved. Maine offers so many activities, it isn't hard to find something you're interested in," stated Linda.

Her pet peeve is those students who continually cut Student Council down but offer no alternatives or suggestions. "I know that Council isn't perfect, and the only way to make it really great is tell us about your gripes. We can try to cor­rect them if you let us know about them."

He entered the room, smiled shyly, and sat in a desk at the back. His voice was quiet and controlled, as he spoke about the Student Council outline for the coming year. Randy Hann '69, Student Council president, discussed plans for an evaluation committee, which would evaluate Student Council and its projects. He also revealed plans for revision of the constitution and mentioned the addition of two new publicity chairmen.

Randy feels, "It is the job of Student Council representatives to get students interested." He went on to say that one had to initiate spirit before it can start to grow. Randy stated that two plans to spark student interest might be to involve students in committee activities and to ask for the opinions of the student body on certain issues.

This summer Randy Hann attended Camp Cheley in Colorado, as part of the National Leadership Conference. There were over 200 teenagers present from all over the country. Randy declared the camp was beneficial because "I learned a great deal about people, their values, and myself."

The subject of school spirit was mentioned again in the conversation. Randy's face grew serious and his eyes reflected a concern about student participation. He doesn't blame students for lack of spirit, but mentioned, "Other outside interests tend to draw a great deal of students away from school activities" Randy reflected hopes for a great year at Maine.