Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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Y Creighton Owen, chairman of the Student Morale Commissiong Margery Johnson, chairman of Public Informationg Lawrence Willey, chairman of the Student Health and Safety Commission. The Student Council is the highest legislative group of the Student Body. Some of the major projects for the year were the sponsoring of the Open Houses at all the football games and Homecoming and endeavors to promote better relations between student and faculty groups. Rather than have various agencies appealing to the Student Body throughout the year, the Council inaugu- rated a Campus Chest Fund Drive with its overall pur- pose being to conserve the student's time by having one united drive. Under the commission system, the Student Council conducted various investigations and research on matters allccting student welfare. Dorothy Voorhiesg coed vice-president of the Student Body, succeeded Beverly Bogang Kenneth W. Sawyer, Student Body Presidentg J. Wendell Craft, Student Body Vice-President. Joe C. LeSage, chairman of the Finance Commissiong Martin Ramirez-Blazquez, Council representative on the Student-Faculty Relations Comrnitteeg Charles Farrell, co- ehairman of the Student Housing Commissiong Texter Jackson, Council representative on the Artists and Lectures Committee. The Council went on record as being unanimously in favor of organizing a Louisiana Federation and ap- pointed as delegates to a convention three members who assisted in drawing up a constitution to present to the Student Body in the spring elections. In order to aHlord the individual student a more direct voice in his student government, the Council set up in each college a College Council with the president of the college as its head. For the purpose of providing more entertainment for all groups of college students, the Council endorsed and sponsored the Swing Inn dance project. - Chester Freeman, co-chairman of the Student Housing Com missiong Wilbert H. Marmion, chairman of the Student Welfare Comrnissiong Edwin Erwin, chairman of the Student Employment Commission. 25 l j

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STUDE GO ER ME Clem Romero, president of the Law School, graduated at mid-terrng Lawrence Willey, president of the College of Edueationg William R. Gable, president of the College of Arts and Sciences, graduated at mid-termg Margery Johnson, representative of the College of Arts and Sciencesg Charles Farrell, representative of the Junior Divisiong Chester Freeman, president of the Junior Divisiong J. Guiscafre-Arrillaga, president of the Graduate Couneilg J. Wendell Craft, vice-president of the Student Bodyg Kenneth W. Sawyer, president of the Student Bodyg Beverly Bogan, coed vice-president of the Student Body, graduated at mid-termg Martin Ramirez-Blazquez, president of the Latin American Councilg Texter Jackson, president of thc College of Chemistry and Physicsg Edwin Erwin, president of the College of Commerccg Joe C. LeSage, representative of the College of Commerceg Wilbert H. Marmion, president of the College of Engineeringg John Bass, representative of the College of Engineeringg Olin Quinn, rep- resentative of the College of Agriculture. George L. Dalferes, chairman of the Student Honor Commissiong William Beverly Bogan reigned as acting president one S. Cockroft, chairman of Student Counselingg Woody N. Miley, chairman week during the absence of President Sawyer of Veterans' Affairs. and Vice-President Craft. .L A l

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THE HO OR COURT First Row: Alfred Brown, Narlene W. Barr, Gerald Piltz. Second Row: Ellis C. Magee, Hilda Howell, John L. Avent, Gwen Brown, EDWARD M. NICHOLS Prosecutor Thomas G. Owen. Not shown: John O. Kling. With one member from each college appointed by the Presi- dent of the Student Body from a list of three students recom- mended by the dean of each college, the Honor Court func- tions as the judiciary organization of the Student Body. Organized in 1933, the Honor Court has fostered honesty and integrity by administering justice efficaeiously and im- partially. As provided in the Student Constitution, the jurisdiction of the Honor Court appertains to any student action which would bring discredit upon the student or upon the Student Body. Punishment ranges from being probationed to dis- missal. Decisions of the Honor Court are final, except that the President of the University or his representative in disciplinary cases, the Director of Student Life, shall have power to reduce any sentence imposed or to order a retrialf' 26 '-CWI ,q , JOHN L. AVANT Chief justice