Ohio University - Athena Yearbook (Athens, OH)

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Somewhere in the catacombs of the Center . . . students tabulate votes It is an odd-shaped thing- made up of semi-self- governing bodies from East Green Council to Student Council. Only campus politicians know how it really works. It takes a great deal of time and effort and for the most part the jobs involved are thankless ones. The epoch of campus politics revolves for the most part around Political Week. A circus-like atmosphere of banners, slogans, hand shakes, and multi-colored posters, this week draws interest from some, indifference from many. After primaries tension mounts . . . fraternity machines make their move . . . handshakes increase . . . and certain people are more friendly. The polls open . . . some students vote . . . the polls close . . . and somewhere in the catacombs of the Center other students tabulate ballots. East Green, MUGB, Women ' s League and finally Student Council elections round out the political year. Meetings, proposals, meetings, committees to investi- gate, meetings, letters to the editor, meetings and more meetings. It moves, talks, teaches, investigates, tries. It is . . . wonderful, frustrating, refreshing, necessary, needless, exciting. It is . . . Student Government. Those voting . . . freshman, 1040 . . sophomores, 836 . . . juniors, 641 seniors, 483 . . . photographs by jack kelly copy by torn lyoiis Exciting. frustrating. necessary, needles. ' . . . Student Government.

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A circus-like atmospheie of multi-colored posters . Polls open Some Vote Polls Close It moves . . . but seldom gets anywhere. It talks . . . but says little. It is talked about . . . with no help offered. It expects little . . . and little is expected of it. It wants to be heard . . . but no one will listen. It professes power . . . but knows power is more a word than a reality. It is Student Government. In a maze of meetings, posters, commit- tees, elections, officers and prestige. Student Government at Ohio University exists for the many . . . supported by the few. Handshakes increase . Draws interest from some, indifference from many . . 22 Forty-two per cent of the campus enrollment voted this yeai ' .

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Row One: Dean Maurel Hunkins, Dean Margaret Deppen, Jo Hartshorne, George Voinovich, Esther Starks, Charles Smith, Evangeline Merritt. Row Two: Idus Murphree, Gwen Naus, Jim Hartman, Pat Coschignano. CAMPUS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Campus Aft ' aiis Committee continued to regulate campus affairs. It held tight to precedents and yet, as new projects were attempted by the students, an element of progress crept into its every Monday way of life. The student-faculty group was burdened with the responsibility of enforcing the work of last year, mainly the results of the extra-cuiricular activity committee. Students never attend CAC ' s weekly meetings so they naturally never hear CAC ' s side of the story. Students never hear that CAC ' s actions are taken with them in mind. They almost never consider that all the major social activities were first approved by the committee and that those not approved were felt to be detrimental or conflicting. CAC was constantly criticized, yet the necessity for such an organization is evident. The time and thought expended by the student and faculty members were little appreciated though sincerely given. And still CAC continued, for its work was a necessitv. 24