Pomona College - Metate Yearbook (Claremont, CA)

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CENTERED IN THE STUDENT UNION, ASPC organizations attempted to revitalize themselves. Students hoped to reconsider college policy as de- lineated in the college bulletin, to modify procedure in disciplinary cases, and to be accepted as respon- sible for their own actions.

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Execut ive council members White, Bellcnap, Wright, Dallas, Hart, Jack Bradford, Jane Bradford Uiieman. ' ■ • •. : M . ° WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE SEVENTEEN MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE ♦ c1V»i J , ° ' ' ' student problems, compared notes about their own organizations, tried to settle differences of opmion with good humor and intelligence. Jack Bradford patiently kept meetings under control, and established a feeling of responsibility early enough to permeate the whole council. The council tried to reflect the best of student opinionT and It took deterniined action to insure the autonomy of student government. Their decisions represented the most feasible compromises available to the members. The heterogeneous nature of the student body was reflected in the council. Working with a complex of peo- ple, influences, and ideas, the representatives tried to promote measures lenient and comprehensive enough to utilize individualism within the college. As the year went on, the council lost much in its partisan feeling, and was enabled to meet with the C.L.C. as a unified group. Few realized what powers the council had, what they were trying to ac- complish It v as usually berated by the uninitiated for lack of concrete action. However, two or three hours of every Monday were given up to tedious discussions of student ap- propriations, assemblies, college chest, lack of enthusiasm among athletic department I