Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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CARL L. McGINNIS Chairman Student-Faculty Committee Secretary of Institute Committee FUR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING An important sub-committee of the lnstitute Committ ec . under- graduate life is not in any way small. The committee Wa s is the Student-Faculty Committee. Its importance to instituted Shortly after the close of the hrst World War Tech had been on a three semester speed-up basis duringthig period and at the end of the war returned to its former two semester schedule. This switch-back left numerous problems which could not be solved without student assistance. In essence, the committee acted as a means of presenting gm- dent opinions and ideas in a fair light to the administration, It soon proved very valuable in this work and the Committees function was carried on with eight student and eight faculty members. The committee is active in smoothing out personal matters between the student body and the faculty. The very nature of their work does not lend itself to publicity, bugthe results are more than gratifying. Many suggestions for Chang. es in the curriculum have come to the committee this pm year and after due discussion have been passed on to those directly concerned. The committees function is gaining in importance since the school is considering drastic changes in both curriculum and administration which will greatly affect both the student body and the faculty. DlcCinnis, Hull-ll. Luffoon. Foster. Sa-liullv T281 C l THEY Ant Technol often er the Elem fegularl affairs a Ch: porting Commit the spri the con expediti upon th been thc that it 4 quires rr operate have dog In s ganize t. tute Co Franklir six junic

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ZED ,tried out b zntion of the truary of this y te budgets of asurer of the was felt that etnry control irerlt people. :onfusion and do much in ntly with re- 3 work of the sy allotted to monthly and ncorporatiug imposed of a veral sopho- The appoint- mittee at the 'S chairman. tee chairman :tee. CUSTODIANS OF WALKER The Walker Memorial Committee was originally organ- ized to supervise all activities which take place in Walker Memorial, but has long since taken over numerous other duties. Among them are the scheduling of group use of the Hangar Gymnasium and the Alumni Pool and the control of the student activity point system. All these functions are important. Many dances are given in the main ballroom of Walker Memorial. The scheduling of these affairs and all other ar- rangements are taken care of by the committee. Not only -does this system of centralized control provide a great service to the student, but also makes the Institute facilities more -easily available to the undergraduate body as a Whole. A fevv years ago the student points system Was under the supervision of a separate committee, but because little time was actually needed to take care of this function, the com- mittee was eliminated. The purpose of this point system is a good one in that it prevents any one man from taking part in too many of the Institutes activities by setting a maximum number of points which he may carry. The Walker Memorial Committee is truly an influence on undergraduate life at Tech and does much to enhance the benefits which are available in the student center, the Walker Memorial Building. WALKER MEMORIAL COMMITTEE FRANKLIN D. DIABBETT Chairman of Walker Blemorial Committee Executive Committee of Institute Committee Manson, Wood, Maxwell, Mackintosh, Mabbett, Slifer, Wl1ii't'en, Wade, Knape f27l

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rute Committee :ance tg under' rommittee was t World War. xSiS during this its former two :rous problems assistance. lg nresenting stu. dministration, ie committees l eight faculty Out personal ilty. The very licity, but the ons for chang. ttee this past I on to those is gaining in tic changes in will greatly THEY COUNT THE BALLOTS Another essential adjunct to student government at Technology is the Elections Committee. Least known least 7 often encountered cog in the machine of undergraduate life 3 the Elections Committee nevertheless performs its functions regularly and efiiciently to keep the organization of student affairs at the Institute one of the best in American colleges. Charged with the task of announcing, running and re- porting student elections-Junior Prom and Senior Week Committees in the fall, class officers for the four classes in the spring, and the freshman council at intermediate times- the committee has annually carried out these tasks with expedition. Theirs is a job Which, though not difficult, puts upon them a large volume of work in short periods. It has been their duty to develop the preferential voting system so that it can be employed efficiently at Tech. This system re- quires more time and effort for the committee to set up and operate than any other form of balloting. However, they have done their work Well. In spite of several attempts early in the winter to reor- ganize the committee, the group, by the action of the Insti- tute Committee, was retained in its present form, with Franklin P. Seeley at the head of the six sophomores and six juniors who do the work of the committee. Schnell, McClelland, Rowe, Schoenwald Tyrrell, Artz, Childerhose, Marakas, Ottinger, Brown FRANKLIN P. SEELEY ' Chairman Elections Committee l29l