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

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dent of the student body. The other members of the Senate are: The president of the student body, the presidents of the four classes, chairmen of the three divisions of the Women Students ' Cooperative Government Association, and chair- man of the men ' s honor council. The third and most Important group is the Student Assembly composed of three men and three women representatives from each class, besides one graduate-student delegate. The Assembly Is then further sub- divided into standing committees. Reports of the affairs of the Student Government were made weekly in the Flat hiat to further aid communication with the students. Each year, the Student Government takes an important part In the annual orientation program. They foster organized group discussions and a series of introductory dances, all of which served to help make the adjustment of the new students more painless. The major proiect of the Student Government this year was the production of Student Government Week in Febru- ary. This began with a general student meeting in Blow Gym- nasium and followed with a dance weekend, consisting of a dance on Saturday night and a band concert on Sunday afternoon starring Stan Rubin and his TIgertown Five. Career Day this year was Incorporated Into Student Govern- ment Week, and was enlarged to make It of Interest to all classes in the school. The entire week may be written off as one of the most successful operations of the school year, and proves that a strong and effective Student Government will always make its place felt on campus. This year ' s Student Government, under the more than capable leadership of hHIke Abdella was certainly a strong and effective one, and for this reason It has earned the respect and admiration of the entire student body. Abdella, Chapman, Rowlett. TOP: First row: B. Luhrlnq, J. Marsh, Second row: P. Hoff. R. Rowlett, D. Chapman C. Suber third row: T. Rink, R. Calvert, C. Smith. S. Sell, H. Abdella, M, Miler. L. Silver. BOTTOIvl: Seated: l«tiss Binns, J. Hyde. Dr. Kernodle. B, Luhring. Dean Wyatt. Standing: Dr. Oliver, J. Marsh. Dr. McBurney. C. Suber. H Abdella, Dean Lambert, L. Silver, Mr. Armstrong, J, Heyhoop, Dean Farrar. 23

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First row: Z. Fairbanks, R, Rowlett, P Hoff, K Wirth, R Hall, B. Clark, J Mudge Second row; W. Rondio, A. Shoosmith, P. Divers, R. DeWald. R. Burchett, D. Chapmari, S. Pope, C. Subcr, B. Luliring. Third row: T, Burke, T. Rink, C. Jacobs, S. Dallas, C. Smith. D. Sheets, B. Root, J. Marsh. L. Silver. Fourth row: R. Clay, J. Lane. W. Burke, W. Adams, T. Eley. V. K-lcKenna. A. Sherman, Fifth row: D. Fenstamaker. H. Abdella. M. Miler. R. Calvert. T H E STUDENT GOVERNMENT The student organization at William and Mary which, in the words of this years president, Hike Abdella, tries as much as possible to give the students a chance at self-expres- sion and self-government to a degree, and accomplish con- structive measures in order to serve the student body and the college of William and Mary, is the Student Government. The Student Government is divided into three important parts. At the top is the General Co-operative Committee, consistino of representatives from the faculty, administration, and student body. In the middle lies the Senate which Is a group of ten persons including as its president the vlce-presi- 22

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E N ' S HONOR COUNCIL Stewart Sell, Chairman The first honor system in the United States was founded at William and Mary in I 779. Today, it Is still an active force at the College, preserving honor through the individual re- sponsibility of each student. Besides fulfilling its primary purpose of holding trials v hen necessary, the Honor Council also serves by sitting at the polls during elections, and in counting the ballots cast. During Orientation Week, the members of the hionor Council greeted the Freshmen and transfers with news of the existence, purpose, and function of the Honor System, and continued during the rest of the year to educate the student body by passing out an explanation of trial procedure and the rights of the accused, thus acquainting the student with his rights and limitations under the law. Members of the 1955-1956 Honor Council were Stewart Sell, Chairman; James Mclnnes, Vice-Chairman; Bradley Lesher, Secretary; Mason Swann, Senior Member; Rodney Elliot and Alexander Fakadej, Junior Members; Denys Grant and Azhar Ali, Sophomore Members. The faculty advisor for this outstanding campus group is Dudley W. Woodbridge, Dean of the Marshall-Wythe School of Law. €? gVi, » y Carolyn Suber. Chairman On the belief that every student, upon reaching college age possesses honesty and integrity, the students of the College of William and Mary founded the first hionor System in 1779. Since this date, many other colleges and universities have adopted similar systems. The system has played an integral role in college life. The Women ' s Honor Council, a branch of the Women ' s Student Cooperative Government Association, investigates alleged infractions of the Honor Code, holds trials when war- ranted, and recommends penalties for violations committed by the women students of the College of William and Mary. The council works In cooperation with the Men ' s Honor Council on matters concerning both men and women students including orienting new students, standardizing rules of pro- cedure and definition of terms, and sitting at the polls and counting ballots of student government elections. Before the semester examinations, the members qlve informal talks in the women ' s dormitories, reminding the students of thel responsibility to the Honor Code and of the importance of keeping their pledge. Members of the Honor Council for the year 1955-56 were: Carolyn Suber, chairman; Victoria Stone, vice-chairman; Zona Mae Fairbanks, secretary; Brenda Korns, senior member; Donna Kay Smith, junior member; and Lyda Daggett and Grelchen Sedam, sophomore members. WOMEN ' S HONOR COUNCIL 24