Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

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Co-Ed Council Governmeiit Lillion Keener was assisted in her work on the Co-Ed Council bv Bettv Hasty, vice-president, Mary Margaret Price, secretary, and Margaret Hubbard, treasurer. Other members included Anna Louise Beatty, Ann Hale, Josephine Harris, Elizabeth Patton, Betsy Royce, and Virginia Van der Veer. This or- ganization, as in the past, showed its willingness for cooperation in any student enterprise, and, knowing the effort that was expended to make the May Dav Celebration a success, they deserve the utmost credit for being a hard-working group. It was definitely a year of adjustment in student affairs and student gov- ernment. The new Committee on Student Life, composed of several facultv members and two student members, found opposition from some quarters, but managed to make itself one of the foremost organizations concerned with stu- dent affairs and student organizations. Delving into fraternities and sorori- ties, the general campus setup of honorary organizations and other societies, and particularly with the extra-curricular activity credit, the Committee had as its goal more active student participation in the various organizations. By its recommendations extra-curricular credit will be eliminated and the number of hours necessary for graduation reduced. Organizations showed a renewed vit.il- ity, and a Student Night in the student center proved a tremendous success.

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Student Senate Student Guided by Pope Meagher as President of the Student Body and Lilhan Keener as President of the Co-Ed Council, the students enjoyed their most ac- tive leadership in several years. The Student Senate provided the biggest sen- sation of the year when they sponsored a student dance in order to raise funds for the student center. Their cooperation made this center possible. Other mem- bers of the Student Senate included Fred Spence, vice-president, Earl Sanders, secretary, and Ward Proctor, treasurer, and Thomas Dill, Billy Doggett, John Howard, Eddie Kain, J. D. Kaylor, Richard Morland. James Cooper was elected after mid-semester to fill a vacancy created when Eddie Kain left school. This group also made surveys of other student governments, the cam- pus honor system, and, to its particular credit, instituted a series of student fo- rums, where students were able to express their opinions freely. The Election Board, the arm of the student government, which last year created a furore on the campus, continued its aggressive policy. This year, led by Pope Meagher as president, Fred Blanton, ODK, vice-president, Margaret Anne Wilmore, Mortar Board, secretary, and Dr. Raymond R. Paty, Dean Wyatt W. Hale, and Dr. Walter B. Posey, and Lillian Keener, the group called nearly every petitioner before it and ascertained their qualifications. Only by this method, the group felt, could high quality leadership be maintained. L

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L a R Charles Barnes, Editor Lillian Keener, Associate Editor The editors of your 1939 La Rciiic, having traditionally made the Gold and Black office their headquarters and thereby having gained the spirit of the press, have tried to make this edition of your yearbook a true student publication. Even though they realize that all La Revues are handed down heavily to posterity, the editors have inserted a light note as their theme this year. From page to page they show you how they ' d take a freshman through Birmingham- Southern. And don ' t scorn this young man if he ' s just a bit on the green side. Once you were probably as he is now. Staff Alt Editor Virginia Blair Sports Editor Miles Denham Editorial Staff Fred Blanton Tom Edwards Grace Fealy Beatrice Frazier Joe Green Harriet Hanover BiLLiE Jewell Bobbie Kelly Betty Lou Loehr Martha Malone George Marshall Bill Mizelle Elizabeth Patton Sarah Shepard Tom Stevenson Jayne Walton Cecil Curtis Assiifaiit BiisiiH ' ss Managers Earl Sanders Bill Bennett Marjorie Jean Bevis Business Staff Cleveland Allen Pat Hutto Theron Jackson Murray McCluskey Le Grande Passmore Sarah Postelle Bill Vance