Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Wilson, 1 [anion, Palmer This year ' s Student ( h eminent ( louncil came into office as the first one under the new elec- tion system. The purpose of this new system is to get men of t he highest caliber, and at the same lime, to prevent one combine or group from sweeping .ill of the offices. With main campaign promises having been made, it was then up to the new council to investigate them and see if they were worth) ofbeing carried out. When this council came into office they im- mediately took up where the last one left off. Each organization on the campus was investi- gated to see if they were serving the purposes for which they were set up. This year the council interested itself in many of the campus problems. A committee was ap- pointed to see what suggestions could be made to improve the Union food. These suggestions wen- given to Mr. Thompson, and many of them have been put into practice. Another project that was seriously considered by the council was the air-conditioning of the Union ballroom. This idea was dropped because there was no place to put the mechanized unit and because the cost of the installation and operation would be too much for the services received. MEN ' S STUDENT GOVERNMENT The main objective the Student Government has been working for during this year is the build- ing of a recreational center for the students. In order to bring this idea to a reality, the association voted to donate $400 to the Recreational Center fund. This year there has been a striving toward faculty-student cooperation and relations. The coun- cil forms a go-between for the faculty and students. The Council also forms a connection between all the campus organizations as well, being indispensable in this respect. This year has seen in- telligent treatment of the many problems confronted by the council. Born with the express pur- pose of guiding the students rather than policing them, the council has become this year the co- operative body that it was intended to be. Garrk k, Williams, Connar, Moyer, Schenkemeyer. 27

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Thai was the year. Add five concerts starring the Don Cossack Singers, Yehudi Menuhin, Law- rence Tibbettj Axtur Rubinstein, and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra; then remember the usual Rush Week periods for fraternities and sororities, and the usual spring elections, then you will remember the year. We went to football games, we danced and dated, we weathered numerous hull sessions, and we studied. The ordeal of final exams was not too much, and the Spring found us hack cm the merry-go- round with slight touches of the oft-mentioned Spring lexer. We anticipated and were not dis- appointed in the many Spring sports. Baseball, lacrosse, track, and tennis kept our school spirit going strong for 1). U. Through the- lovely gar- dens and on the downy 1 a w n s we promenaded arm in arm. exhuherant in spirit and w ilh love for the world in our hearts. We live in the present, this ear fo r m i n g the hack-drop for what will always he one of the most memorable periods of our young lives. As the setting sun of an- other school year starts to cast its beautifully sad ra- diance over our campus, some of us look forward to life beyond this small world that has been our home for four years, oth- ers anticipate fu rthe r preparation for the event that is the consummation of all our school dreams — graduation. Pre- liminary to all this is the gala May Day celebration, and then — final exams of the year. Our hearts are filled with a mixture of sorrow and happiness, but no matter what the future portends, we shall always have with us the knowledge of the most pleasant associations and experiences that spell another year at Duke. Through the years Duke University has advanced steadily. This advancement did not take place in piece meal or haphazard fashion. Each new part of the Uni- versity was finished capably and completely, without a halt in the advancement. Unlike some of the visitors, the people who know the college and its leaders do not expect contributions which will astound the world from the relatively new Duke University. They are pleased and amazed, however, at the amount of progress made in such a short time. The University boasts world au- thorities on many subjects and is continuing to put onK the hest instructors on its faculty. Duke students arc- proud of their hideous green statues. Those statues are of the men who made our school possible. The stu- dents are proud of their faculty, their campus, and their school. Eugene Wilson, Set relay y; fhomas Hanlon, President; Jack Palmer, Vice ' resident. 26

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The year i «•;; »- [0 marks the twentieth year of self- governmenl on the East Campus. The desire for a cooperative a n cl self- governed community firsl r c a c h • (I its fruition in [QIQ. From this nucleus of the democratic ideal grew a governing system following the principles of individual responsibility, unity, a n cl cooperation. In 1924 this system was formally established as the Woman ' s Student Gov- ernment Association. The Student Council is composed of two parts, the Executive Council and the Judicial Hoard. The duties of both these departments are to keep abreast of the sentiment of the campus, to pro- vide any necessary or beneficial changes, and to see that the students and their rights are protected. Moorehi Murray, Recording Secretary •; Raup, President; Gracely, Vice President Van Sciver, Treasurer; Stiles, Assistant Treasure WOMEN ' S STUDENT GOVERNMENT In order that any changes desired by campus opinion might be voiced, last year ' s Council insti- tuted Inventory Week. This year Inventory Week has been expanded to include organizations other than the Council, the suggestions and criticisms being turned over to the proper authorities. During this week the minutes and books of all the organizations within the Council were opened for student inspection, and an open council meeting was held in order that those interested might at- tend. Any questions concerning the student body and Administration wire clearly answered and explained, in order that every Association member could understand fully the Council and its wink. Many rules and regulations were worked over and changed, and more amusement places were placed on the approved list for women students. The fact that the basic power of the Council lies iii the student body has been the enervating force behind everything that has been done. It is through this power that the Council has made a sincere attempt to point to the path of a more progressive democracy. Bail Cox, Ci Limp, ( !un , Frehse, I [edrii k. kii ' ilri ' 1, Merkel, Murphy, Rogers, Salzman, Ward, Williams. 28