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

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STUDENT SENATE Student Senate in session. Lawmaking procedures were temporarily halted as student senators agreeably posed for the GUMBO photog- rapher. The Student Senate is composed of the Vice-President and Secretary of each of the schools and colleges; the President of each class of each college and school; the Vice-President and Secretary of the Junior Division; and three additional repre- sentatives appointed by the President of the Junior Division. The Student Senate is part of the Legislative Department of Student Government, and its primary functions are to promote the general welfare of the student body through legislation in cooperation with the Student Council and University Adminis- tration. Some of the projects undertaken by the Student Senate during the 1953-54 session are: 1. Made possible the opening of the swimming pool during fall registration. 2. Undertook United Givers and World University Service Drive on the campus. 3. Requested and obtained first choice of tickets for students for the LSU-Tulane Basketball game and the Sugar Bowl Basket- ball Tournament in New Orleans. 4. Joined with the Student Council in opposing the abolition of the Tiger Band. 5. Established parking committee to make recommendations for better parking and traffic conditions. 6. Worked in conjunction with the Council Student Welfare Committee on lighting the campus, telephone hour extension, and coke machines in the girls ' dorms. 7. Favored the proposed Constitution amendment to change the present Honor Court System to an Honor Council. 24

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o E R N M E N lA SHEKBl K K I ice-President, appointed for the OFFICERS TOM SELF Student Body President MAI RINE LINQUIST Co-fd fife-President ROY ST. PIERRE f ..Vice-President The Student Council is the highest student government agency in the I niven-ity. It is the primary organ of the Legislative Department of Student Government. Within the area of student authority, the Council provides for nomination and election, promotes the general welfare of the student body, takes necessary legislative action on all matters referred to it by the Uni- versity authorities, and legislates on matters necessary to the supervision and coordination of student activities cooperating with the administration on all matters within its jurisdiction. The Council has the further power of proposing Amendments to the Student Government Constitution. During the past year, the Council has been unusually active within its juris- diction, providing for substantial changes in campus traffic regulations, es- tablishing a series of closed nights for all-campus events, planning and ar- ranging for a Varsity Show to be presented next year, and strengthening the actual organization of Student Government. Also, the Council, with the co- operation of the Student Senate, planned, organized, and put into operation the first Student Survey System for LSU, a method of polling the entire student body on imporant questions. In addition, a project to get additional lights on the campus from the girls ' dorms to the classroom buildings was successfully completed and the problem of extending telephone hours was worked on. Many of the activities and accomplishments of the Student Counil for the year are intangible and almost indescribable, but on the whole, the Council has been active, progressive, and successful. JOE GRAY Junior Division Representative MARTHA J. IVEY . : . SI ZANNE PICKELL ' . ' - HIEY ROBERTS Agriculture ANTHONY ROY Arts ana 1 Sciences MAC STEVENSON Engineering HELEN WIMMER Speaker oj the Senate

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The LSU Honor Court constitutes the judicial branch of stu- dent government: it is provided for by Article Four of the Stu- dent Constitution. The Court is composed of nine students, eight of whom are representatives of the eight major schools and col- leges of the L Diversity, and the ninth member is the co-ed justice- at-large. The representative from the Law School is the Chief Justice. The duties of the Honor Court are three: to interpret the Student Constitution, to hear appeals from decisions of he Elec- tion Board, and to conduct trial involving student honor viola- tions. On April 6. the Student Council unanimously approved an amendment to the Student Constitution which was proposed by the members of the Honor Court. This amendment provides for a replacement of the Honor Court by an Honor Council the result of which is to change the court trial system of handling disciplinary problems in favor of an informal council group. The Student Senate approved the amendment, which must still be voted on bv the Student Bodv. FIRST Row : Reuben Roy. Jack Gordon. Allan Sommer. SECOND Row: Roy St. Pierre. Harold Brouillette Chief Justice. Dawn Sherburne. HONOR COURT 25