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

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JIM GRANT Chairman of the Mens Honor Council The Men ' s Honor Council, elected each Spring by the male stu- dent body, tries infractions of the Honor Code. This Honor Code, based on the Honor System, which the College claims as a priority. includes four infractions: lying, stealing, cheating, and failure to report an Infraction. But the council did not just function as a court; it engaged in activities such as sitting at the polls during various student elections. counting ballots and announcing results. In the Fall, they conducted discussions for entering students. They also continued the codifica- tion of the rules of procedure which had been started the year before. Members for 1953-54 were James Grant, chairman; Thomas Kenyon, vice-chairman; Warren Weiss, senior representative; John Marsh, secretary; Otto Lowe and Michael Jordan, junior represent- atives, and Ming Chang, sophomore representative. EN ' S HONOR COUNCIL Grant, Kenyon, tv ' arsh, Weiss, Lowe, Jordan, Chang ,24

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T H E STUDENT GOVERNMENT GARY SCATES President of the Student Body The 1953-54 record of extra-curricular activities showed signs of increasing interest and a desire for responsibility and recognition on the part of the students. Speaking through their government and publications, the students attempted to present their problems and solutions to the administration. Within the student body there was a wider aware- ness of he necessity for responsible self-government. President Cary Scates kept their problems and aims before the college community with fiery speeches and published reports. Certainly there were plenty of problems for the stu- dents, through their Student Assembly, to consider. The drinking regulations had not been cleared up; the social program was not amply diversified or coordinated; alumni relations needed improvement, and the constitu- tion needed to be simplified and clarified. Student Gov- ernment had to be an effective spokesman for the students. And behind the conferences between Cary and Presi- dent Chandler, the reports, the recommendations, the charges and counter-charges, the requests and refusals. THE SENATE standing: Brink. High, LeHew. Scates, Ferrell, Jay. Clark, Grant. Seated: Ash, Mines, Lewis, Blanchard. the Assembly committees continued to carry through projects for the College ' s amusement and benefit. The four outstanding social events of the college year were all sponsored by the Student Government — hHomecom- ing, Mid-Winters, the May Dances and the Colonial Festival. Assembly committees continued to work for the betterment of the buildings and grounds, the laundry and the cafeteria. The Student Senate, presided over by Mel HHines, Vice-President of the student body, acted as an execu- tive council to the Assembly, concentrating particularly on studying and recommending changes in the Student Government constitution. The final group to discuss these mutual problems of the College, make recommendations, and act on the recommendations of the Assembly was the General Co- operative Committee. This committee, at the top of the Student Government system, was composed of repre- sentatives from the students, administration, and faculty. The chairman of the General Cooperative Committee was President Alvin D. Chandler. THE GENERAL CO-OPERATIVE COMMIHEE First Row: Mr. Lambert, Ash, Ferrell, Ivtiss Wyatt, t iss Wynne-Roberts Lehew. Second Row: M. Lewis, Todhunter, Nines, Blanchard, Scates, Mr. McBurney, Jay. Third Row: Mr. Anderson, Dr. Kernodle, Mr. Farrar, Dr. Oliver. Grant, Mr. Barnes.

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The Women ' s Honor Council, which Is one of the branches of the Women ' s Student Cooperative Government Association, has the responsibility of investigating and trying any cases violating the Honor Code, and imposing penalties. The Men ' s and Women ' s Honor Councils held meetings during orientation week to explain the principles and function of the Honor Code to the freshmen. Before semester examinations, the members gave informal talks in the women ' s dormitories, reminding the stu- dents of the importance of keeping their pledges to the Honor System. Throughout the year, the Women ' s Honor Council also helped in conducting elections on the campus. Members for 1953-54 were Libby Lewis, chairman; Shirley Haab- estad, vice-chairman; Mary Lou Riggan, secretary; Sarah Dean Spangler, senior representative; Marguerite McLaughlin and Barbara Brown Junior representatives, and Virginia Naab, sophomore repre- sentative. LIBBY LEWIS Chairman of the Women ' s Honor Council OMEN ' S HONOR COUNCIL Naab, Haabestad, Spangler, B. Brown, Riggan, McLaughlin. M. Lewis 25