Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No. 12

              December 2,   1942 	PIONEER		Page 3
THE  DUTIES  OF  BLOCK OFFICIALS	
By WILLIAM B. JOHNSON, Director of Community Services
  There are still some
misunderstandings in regard
to the respective duties
of the block representative
and the block manager. The
block representative is an
elective person and repre-
sents the block in affairs
of community government.
This job is not a paid po-
sition; however, the repre-
sentative may be assigned
to any type of job on the
project.   Permission will
be granted this individual
to attend council meetings
when such meetings pertain
to self-government.   Should
a representative hold a
job in the center, this
should in no way affect
his belief or actions any
more than it would any other
individual on a similar
 job. The block represent-
ative may be a block mana-
ger if in the opinion of
the project director ho
can serve in this capacity
and  can  receive pay as a
block manager.
  The block manager holds
his position by virtue of
appointment by the project
director.  He is not a rep-
resentative of the people.
He holds no more response-
bility to the people than
if he were an employee of
the transportation divi-
sion.  It should be immat-
erial to the block as to
who is block manager as
his obligation is to the
project director and not
to the people of the block.
As long as this individual
is satisfactory to the proj-
ect director, the block
should not be interested in
the beliefs or disbeliefs
or peculiar actions of this
individual.
  There have been instances
where the block felt that
the block manager appointed
by the project director, was
not a man of their choice.
Many  times they had no ob-
jection to the man but felt
that the block manager was
not elected by them or per-
haps was not the highest
man in their estimation
that  might have been con-
sidered as a block manager.
The product director is
always willing to hear any
justified complaints from
any group concerning any
appointive person: however,
he is not particularly in-
terested in minor dislikes
or quarrels originating in
tho- block of a purely per-
sonal nature.  Such quarrels
or misunderstandings should
be settled in the block and
not aired before the public.
Since the block manager
holds his position by vir-
tue of appointment by the
project director, he is
not obligated to announce
to the block as to when,
where, or how he secured
his 402 as this requirement
is not made upon any other
person holding a job within
the center.
Kindergarten
Gets   Piano
  Kindergarten teacher Su-
mi Kashiwagi's 'friends in
Denver donated a piano
to the 9K recreation hall
for the kindergarten child-
ren last week, Dr. Enoch
Dumas, principal of elemen-
tary school, stated recently.
TWO TEACHERS
JOIN  FACULTY
Catherine Stegner, social
science instructor from
Oregon, and Grace Good,
English and Latin teacher
from Colorado, are new ad-
ditions to the senior high
school staff this week, says
Principal S.  Clay  Coy.
I2G  Elects 
Takagaki-
  Lynn Takagaki was last
week elected chairman of
the Block 12G social com-
mittee.  Other members in-
clude Mrs. Ken Ito, Susie
Yawata, Richard Arimoto,
and Minoru Takata..
  As its first undertaking
the committee planned a
Thanksgiving program. The
evening was spent in games
and dancing, refreshments
were also served.
MORE   MERCED
EVACUEES   HERE
  Former Mercedians boosted 
the center population last
week as more volunteer  beet
workers arrived here.
  They    are    U. Miyazaki,
S. Nagatani,    D. Nakamura, 
Nobuo Sakamoto, Moemon Wa-
tada,   Matsuo  Yamano,  and
their  families.
STUDENTS   TO
ATTEND SHOW
  All junior high school
classes will have an op-
portunity to attend the
Pioneer theater in Lamar
during the coming school
days, Herbert X., Walther,
principal of junior high
school, announced today.
  Every trip the group
will total approximately
50 students accompanied
by several teachers, he
added.
Dancers Meet
0n Saturday
  Those interested in bal-
let and interpretive dancing
are asked to attend a meet-
ing at the 6E, recreation
hall at 2 p.m., Saturday.
Further information may be
obtained at 11G-8F.
School   Picks 
Committees
  Social committees for
the senior high school
grades have been elected
during the past week, S.
Clay Coy, principal of the
senior high school stated
this week.
  These committees will
help plan all class and
school social get-togethers
and  programs.
  Members of these commit-
tees :
  Tenth grade--George Hi-
noki, Mieko Sotomura, Edna
Amamoto, and  George Honda.
  Eleventh  grade--Ruth
Takemura, Min Takata, Emiko
Kuzuhara, and  Bill Yamamoto.
  Twelfth grade--Hiroshi
Ito, Dorothy Sato, Woodrow
Odanaka,  and Ken Rikimaru.
Instruments
Arrive Here
  Many musical instruments
have arrived, Principal
Herbert K. Walther of the
junior high sohool announced ,
and in a short time every
child and adult in the
center will be given the
opportunity of joining a
beginning or advanced in-
strumental class, band,
or orchestra.