Merrimack College - Merrimackan Yearbook (North Andover, MA)

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In plenary session the Student Council thrashes out a pressing problem : M. Barron, R. Yi esson, R. Mackey, R. Langevin, J. McColgan, J. Valeri, J. Baum, E. Silvestri, R. Gilmore, Chairman. STUDENT COUNCIL The parent body of all student activities is the Stu- dent Council. Elected representatives of the three upper classes form a governing board for the regula- tion and coordination of all co-and extracurricula clubs and functions. Its duties include the supervision of club and class elections, the organization of various drives, the enforcement of campus regulations, and the preparation of the annual college calendar. Moreover, it is the final organ of student expression in relation to the college administration on matters of mutual interest.

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Academic competence is, of course, of first importance, but unless a person is able to live and work with others in friendship and harmony his talents may never achieve fruition. Hence the reason for the co- and extracurricular activities.

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PHILOSOPHY CLUB A recent addition to ex- tra-curricular activity at Merrimack is the Philoso- phy Club, more commonly known as the “INIetaquins.” The club is composed of Liberal Arts majors and also those students whose curriculum does not call for philosophy courses. The purpose of the club is to familiarize its mem- bers with scholastic philoso- phy. These discussions in- evitably stimulate intellec- tual activity and make phil- osophy a topic of “every day” conversation. Don Chabot’s discussion of Aristotle evokes varying responses from the serious- minded members of the Philosophy Club. CADUCEAN CLUB “Caduceans” examine some of the Biology Department’s collection of zoological and botanical exhibits. The Caducean Club was organized by the members of the Biology department in the fall of 1954. The club, un- der the proctorship of Dr. John T. Lawlor, chairman of the De- partment of Biology, sponsors field trips to various hospitals and biological laboratories, supplemented by lec- tures of prominent bi- ologists. Through such activities the members are able to correlate classroom work with science in action.