College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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H. WESTCOTT CUNNINGHAM President of the Student Body A vital part of the curriculm of the College of William and Mary Is its Student Government. In the past its goal has been to bring the faculty and the students into closer unity and to promote a better understanding between them, hlowever, this year we had new impetus for up- holding our purpose; it was part of our duty to promote a cooperative spirit as our contribution toward the war effort. This endeavor, in addition to the usual work, was carried out by the General Cooperative Committee, the Senate, the Assembly, and the Men ' s Honor Council. The main legislative body was the General Coopera tive Committee which met once a month. All sugges- tions introduced by the student body must be passed by this committee before they become effective. The pres- ident of the college, Dr. John E. Pomfret, headed the committee with Deans J. Wilfred Lambert and Mar guerite Wynne-Roberts acting as administrative officers Faculty members were Martha Barksdale, Grace Warren Landrum. Charles Harrison, and Alyse Tyler, acting sec retary. Cooperating with the faculty were three stu dent members: Milton Greenblatt, president of the Inter fraternity Council; Claire Bardwell, president of Panhel lenlc Council, and Elizabeth Costenbader, editor of the FLAT HAT. One of the committee ' s problems this yea was the all-important question of setting the time fo Christmas vacation. Because of the heavy troop move ments during the holidays, a suggestion was made to extend the vacation to a month, but since the college GENERAL COOPERATIVE COMMITTEE Smitti, Bellis, Pope. Walsti, Armitage, Cunningham, Bradford, deLisle. Sreenblatt. Barksdale. Wynne-Roberts, Guy, Harris t 0M f| :l« m?.!:||