VOL. V, NO. 5
NOVEMBER 15, 1963
Bob Steinbrink Picked
As Traffic Court's New Judge
As Traffic Court's New Judge
"This court will now come to order."
These are the words you will hear around 7:30 on most Wednesday mornings. Bob Steinbrink '64, who has replaced Jim Carley '64, as Traffic Judge, calls the court to session. Jim Carley who is now vice‑president of the Student Council recently resigned in order to keep his position on Student Council. The Council felt that Bob would do the best job of those that applied thereby appointing Bob as new Traffic Court Judge.
Traffic court was set up to protect students of Maine West who drive to school. Driving is a privilege granted to residents by this state. Driving to school is a special privilege granted to the students of some schools, one of which is Maine West.
In order to drive to school, the students of Maine West as well as the faculty of Maine West must buy a parking sticker. Students not displaying this sticker will be given a court summons and will have to appear in court. In court they will have to pay a fine as well as buy the sticker.
These are the words you will hear around 7:30 on most Wednesday mornings. Bob Steinbrink '64, who has replaced Jim Carley '64, as Traffic Judge, calls the court to session. Jim Carley who is now vice‑president of the Student Council recently resigned in order to keep his position on Student Council. The Council felt that Bob would do the best job of those that applied thereby appointing Bob as new Traffic Court Judge.
Traffic court was set up to protect students of Maine West who drive to school. Driving is a privilege granted to residents by this state. Driving to school is a special privilege granted to the students of some schools, one of which is Maine West.
In order to drive to school, the students of Maine West as well as the faculty of Maine West must buy a parking sticker. Students not displaying this sticker will be given a court summons and will have to appear in court. In court they will have to pay a fine as well as buy the sticker.
Students driving to school this year have a good record, only fines have been given to those that didn't have a sticker or were improperly parked. Improper parking is when either one of the front or back wheels crosses the white lines painted on the parking lot.
The traffic code is in the process of being rewritten. There are, however, a few simple rules to prevent anyone from getting a traffic summons. Stay within the 20 m.p.h. speed limit on the school grounds and observe the 10 m.p.h. speed limit in all parking lots. Don't back into any parking space or cut across the parking lot to get out in a hurry. Obey the one-way signs in the parking lots and park the right way in the spaces. Always back out of the spaces. By following these and the rest of the Illinois state traffic laws, a driver won't have anything to worry about.
No auto accidents have been recorded as yet in the school's history. Traffic Court hopes that the students will keep up this good record so that more and more students will be allowed to drive.
Besides Bob, Traffic Court officers this year are John Carley '65, assistant judge; Jim Leis '65, court clerk; and Mr. Victor Giovannini, director of Driver Education.
The traffic code is in the process of being rewritten. There are, however, a few simple rules to prevent anyone from getting a traffic summons. Stay within the 20 m.p.h. speed limit on the school grounds and observe the 10 m.p.h. speed limit in all parking lots. Don't back into any parking space or cut across the parking lot to get out in a hurry. Obey the one-way signs in the parking lots and park the right way in the spaces. Always back out of the spaces. By following these and the rest of the Illinois state traffic laws, a driver won't have anything to worry about.
No auto accidents have been recorded as yet in the school's history. Traffic Court hopes that the students will keep up this good record so that more and more students will be allowed to drive.
Besides Bob, Traffic Court officers this year are John Carley '65, assistant judge; Jim Leis '65, court clerk; and Mr. Victor Giovannini, director of Driver Education.