Alma College - Scotsman Yearbook (Alma, MI)

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C0-OP COUNCIL COUNCIL Back Row: Left to right: Bruce Mellinger, Robert Kirby, cmd Mr. Ralph Seifert. Front Row: Mr. Charles John- son, Miss Margaret Foley, Frieda Volpel, and Mr. Dun- ning. This year saw the start of a new system for Alma College in the form of the Co- operative Council, which is a representative governing body composed of student and faculty members. lt was organized after an intensive study of other school systems by a committee on student government. The Council is the supreme ruling body on the campus with final authority on all matters pertaining to the welfare of the college community and having the power to veto any decision of a subcommittee. The nucleus of this board is composed of the college president, three faculty mem- bers chosen by the faculty, the Student Council president, and two students selected at random by the Student Council. Under it there are eight subcommittees, which are: Music, Speech and Dramatics, Publications, Social, Athletic, Public Occasions, and Religious Life. The faculty members of these subcommittees are picked by the faculty and an equal number of students are chosen by the Student Council. The members of the Council for the first year were: Miss Foley, Mr. Johnson, Dr. Sei- fert, Frieda Volpel, Robert Kirby, and Bruce Mellinger. Dr. Dunning was acting chair- man, Student Council President Bruce Mellinger, vice-chairman, and Frieda Volpel, secretary. As an innovation, the Co-op Council proved to be a fine working unit, and promises to have a constructive influence in future college relationships. 23

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DEANCW'WOMEN Administrative supervision of Wright Hall, the Women's dormitory, was carried on un- der Miss Kathleen l. Gillard, dean of women. Miss Gillard came to Alma in 1939. During her deanship many changes were instituted in the way of new rules, a published book- let of customs for freshmen, and the revision of the Senate's constitution. The Senate, governing body elected by the women of Wright Hall, serves for a period of a year working with Miss Gillard in the administration of the dormitory. Its members consist of four seniors, three iuniors, two sophomores, and one freshman. Possessing both a judiciary President who deals with all disciplinary matters and a social Presi- dent who has charge of the social functions, the senate has a great responsibility. This KATHLEEN l. GILLARD group was admitted last year to the Asso- ciated Women's Student Government. Through this year Blanche Bahlke served as President of the Senate. ln a recent election Elizabeth Miller was chosen to head the governing body during the next school year. SENATE Back Row: left to right: Frieda Volpel, Ruth Kolvoord, Beverly Hopkins, Dorothy Walton, and Mary Anne Bowen. Front Row: Blanche Bahlke, Bet- tie Fee, and Sally Reed. 22

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FACULTY GRACE DUNGAN ROBERTS . . . Professor of Piano and Theory . . . Graduated, Indianapolis Conservatory of Music . . . Studied with Emiliano Renaud, Thilo Becker, Boris Levenson, and Mr. and Mrs. Josef Lehevinne. ROY W. HAMILTON . . . Profes- sor ot English Language and Literature . . . Secretary of the Faculty . . . A.B., and A.M., de- grees at University of Michigan . . .Foreign study at University of Marburg . . . University of Berlin. GEORGE B. RANDELS . . . Pro- fessor of Philosophy . . . A.B., Alma College . . . Ph.D,, Uni- versity of Pennsylvania . . . Foreign study at Universities of Zurich, and Freiburg. if CHARLES D, BROKENSHIRE . . . Professor of German and Pro- fessor of Romance Languages . . A.B., and A.M., degrees at Mar- ietta College . . . Graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary . . . B.D., Princeton University . . D.D., Alma College. RAYMOND C. DITTO . . . Pro- tessor of Physics . . . B.S., Den- ison University . . . A.M., Prince- ton University . . . Ohio State University . . . Chicago Univer- sity . . . Member of Phi Beta Kappa. 24 JESS W. EWER . . . Professor Vocal Music . . . Morningside College . . . A.B., Alma College . . . Private study with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. A. Garst . . . L. A. Torrens . . . Summer work, University of Michigan and Washington University.