Barnard College - Mortarboard Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Madam Chairman, I move the previous question. WILL THE MEETING PLEASE COME TO ORDER Rep Assembly ' s Monday-at-noon meetings are the weekly manifestation of Barnard ' s belief that democracy can work. Rep Assembly has certain imperfections, but these are counteracted by the valuable work it does. With delegates from the classes, clubs, and all campus or- ganizations, it is entrusted with the management of student affairs. Since it has no basic policy-making powers, Rep As- sembly confines its actions to providing satisfactory measures for the operation of campus government and extra-curricular activities. This year, changes have been made in the system of representation in order to do away with omissions and redundancy. Growing out of Political Council ' s Town Hall meeting on student government, and perhaps out of the war-time emphasis on political issues, there has been a renewed interest in Rep Assembly.

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Stvde?it Council: Sauer, Sirch, Relyea, Follett, Milnes, H eene , Fish man, Jackson, Carey, Con- nor, and Hutchinson. Student government at Barnard provides an opportunity for students to do more than study government; they can see it in opera- tion. As responsible self-government is the backbone of our democracy —so it is the backbone of extra-curricular life at Barnard. This year Student Council was highly instrumental in Barnard ' s ac- ceptance of the challenge issued to colleges by the war. Following its war policy, Council reorganized extra-curricular life by abolishing all activi- ties that were not appropriate or helpful to the war effort. Rec- ognizing the fact that Barnard has a job to do, Council was there to see that it was done. On the following pages the story of Barnard ' s student government will unfold showing both the functions of the various branches and their specific activities this year. A story with a happy end- ing for student government has met the test of a war year. Undergrad officers— and private joke: Milnes, Sirch, Relyea, and Heene. PRACTICE

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STUDENT LEADERS Wartime condi- tions are making class consciousness a thing of the past in Barnard. Class lines are disappear- ing, and class lists are being revised. But though their membership may be a trifle uncertain, the classes are still one of the most important units in the undergraduate hierarchy, and the class presidents rank among the top student leaders. This year the officers are Margaret Jackson, ' 43, Joan Carey, ' 44, Alecia Connor, ' 45, and Helen Hutchinson, ' 46. Barnard Bear leads barnard bears. Sophomore class discusses domestic problems. 17