West Virginia University - Monticola Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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George Harris Healey, President; Melvin Founds, jr.. Treasurer (Senior man representa- tive); Melrose Boor, Secretary (Senior woman representative); Arthur Swisher, Senior class president: Fred Hathaway, Junior man representative; Mary Lee Coffindaffer, Junior woman representative; Harry Moats, Junior class president; Lamar Watring, Sophomore class president; John Purinton, Freshman class president.

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UNIVERSITY STUDENT COUNCIL GEORGE HARRIS HEALEY President STUDENT COUNCIL of West Virginia University is the governing organ of the student body. It consists of nine members, five of whom are selected from the campus at large, and four of whom are presidents of the four academic classes. The president of the Student Body, George Harris Healey, acts as its president in an ex officio capacity. Fiscal matters are referred to the Budget commission for review. This commission is an entirely separate organization which controls all student finances. The present administration is the first to function under the new con- stitutional provision for raising council funds by direct levy on each member of the student body, rather than by profits realized through the sale of dis- tinctive caps to male members of the Freshman class. The council, this year maintained the membership of the University in the National Student Federation of America, and sent three delegates to its annual convention held in Boston this year. The administration acted as hosts for the Student body during the con- vention of the West Virginia Federation of College Students, in which organ- ization it also holds membership. It has engaged itself actively in the functions and projects of Greater West Virginia Week sponsored through the efforts of the Do Something committee, a group of representative campus leaders. This week was held in May and was filled with representative campus functions. It opened with a formal address on May 1 I at the Regimental parade and review by Presi- dent Robert Armstrong, president of the University, and George Harris Healey, president of the Student Body. All classrooms, laboratories, and lectures were thrown open for visitation by the visiting parents and friends. Link day ceremonies were held on the circle with the four honoraries Li-toon-awa, Rhododendron, Mortar Board, and Sphinx pledging their new members. The men s and vsromen ' s glee lubs gave a joint recital, and in the evening a Greater West Virginia University Week dance was held. On Saturday morning a parade was held through the down town streets in which all the honoraries and other campus organizations participated. A tea v ras held for all visitors in Moore Hall; athletic events; the May Festival and a dramatic production, by the University Players was held. On Sunday the churches held services and in the afternoon the various fraternal organizations held inform.il receptions. The interfraternity and intersorority sings were held on the Circle.

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WOA AN•S STUDENT VIRGINIA CROWELL EVERY WOMAN attending West Virginia University is a member of Womans ' Student Government Association and it is the only organization for women that is all inclusive in its membership. It is the governing entity for men and women. The council consists of Ethel Sv ing, president; Pauline Cunningham, first vice president; Mary Louise Jester, second vice president; Mary Louise Woodhull, senior vkfoman representative; Virginia Crowell, junior vifoman representative; Gladys Lockert, sophomore woman representative; Virginia Johnson, secretary; Margaret Hasner, treasurer; and Eleanor Barnett, presi- dent of Womans Hall as ex officio member. This organization has one of the most systematic of mechanical set ups. Its executive council is the highest court, and holds weekly meetings. There are two judicial boards, one composed of the presidents of sorority houses and one of the houses in town. It is headed by the vice president of the executive council and meets every two weeks. The other judicial group is the Judiciary board of Woman ' s Hall and Woman ' s Hall Annex. This is composed of advisory board members of these houses. W. S. G. A. began last spring to revise rules and worked over them until they were brought up to date. The most important occurrence that was brought about by this group was the new phone system in Woman ' s Hall. Much credit is due to Dean Ruth D. Noer and Miss Harriet French, of the Board of Governors. Several times in the past, attempts v rere made to get a new phone system to replace the two pay phones in the Hall, but it was not until v omen students the mselves took up the issue that the request was granted. This year, plans that W. S. G. A. had mapped out were somev hat delayed and thwarted by the necessity of devoting time to making the ap- proved regulations applicable actually as well as theoretically to all rooming houses. Although much remains as yet to be accomplished in this direction, the Association feels that quite an advancement has been made. Other activities of the group during the year included events of the permanent program. It was Student Govern- ment that sponsored Mothers ' weekend and had complete charge of Mountaineer Night during Freshman week. It sponsored the reception which Freshman guides gave to Freshmen women during the first semester, and it also spon- sored a concert given by the University Trio. Elections are held every spring by only those women who have paid their dues to the group. Candidates are usually proposed by the Nominating Committee.