Mary Washington College - Battlefield Yearbook (Fredericksburg, VA)

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ASSOCIATION Excited frcshniLn carciiillv giuiJcd lonr; gowns ulnnf; the brick walks enroute to ttieir first opportunity to meet their prolessors s(x; STUDENT GOXERN ' MENT. L ' ppcr fttcUtrc: Payne. Hcilmann. Colbert, Sherman, Whitcomb, Christian, Kins. Riihr.jth. Z oiver picture: Morgan, McCoy, Powell, Smith, Carter. Fo. , Graham. Harrison. Huston. 23 3

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT The term case holds a special connotation for Student Council, indicating a time at which the Council is called upon to display mature, objective judgment in meeting out punishment to those individuals not complying with the N4ary Washington way of life. Each case is treated individually; those punishments which seem most self-instructive and bene- ficial to the individual are imposed. Through a close cooperation with the stu- dents and administration. Student Council is ever striving for a greater Mary Washington — one of which we shall be even prouder. An American flag flying high on our hill, happy couples entertaining in the tapestry room, Sunday movie dates — these things remind us that we at Mary Washington have a respon- sible and dynamic Student Council — a council working for its students. GwendoK n . mory, President of SGA Through Self-Government Came Campus Progress Emile Fourget once said, The law should be loved a little because it is felt to be just; feared a little because it is severe; hated a little because it is to a certain degree out of sympathy with the prevalent temper of the day; and respected because it is felt to be a necessity. The law at Mary Washington College is the Student Government Association of which each student is a member. The legislative power is vested in the Association as a whole; the executive power is in the hands of a Stu- dent Council composed of the officers, house presidents, class representatives, town girl representative and certain e. -officio members. Personal responsibility, constant loyalty, and a high sense of honor in the individual — these words express the paramount aims of this organization. Student Council strives con- stantly to promote the best interest of the student body and college by inculcating the principles of self-go ' ernment. Gibson, ' ice-President: Kolarik, Secretary: Spitzer, Treasurer 22

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CLASSES We came and became a part of Mary Washington to fiulfiU our dreams or the dreams of our parents. The thought of a completely new life was both frightening and challenging. Yet we renovated our wardrobes, studied the catalogs, and watched the summer slip quickly past. At first we thought that we were alone in our feelings of insecurity, but we soon realized that our happiness, unrest, pleasures, or disappointments were common to all. With that knowledge came the feeling of belonging — of oneness. Supporting clubs, working on benefits, shouting for the Devils or the Goats, we were intricately hound together in a unity of en ironment, of interest, and of purpose. We learned to cherish the new-found independence that had once seemed so frightening. Together we struggled through new acti -ities and new concepts. Sharing experiences different from an ' known previously, we felt changes in ourseh ' es and realized that this change was growth. C24