Brown University - Liber Brunensis Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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- Front row, left to right: Winslow, Rosenfeld, Godlin, Maguire, Lobsenz. Back row: Clark, Diedering, Crosby, Low- en, Wilbur. STUDENT COURT The Student Court of Brown University was es- tablished by an amendment to the Cammarian Club Constitution in the Spring of 1949. It was approved by a large majority of the student body and made its appearance on the Brown campus in the Fall of 1949 under the leadership of Chief Judge Joseph Condon. Its task was to define more clearly the moral issues arising from infractions of the Code of Rules for Stu- dent Discipline so that by the punishment of the few, the moral rectitude of the many might be improved and maintained. Student Government became a more real and effective force by the establishment of this judicial element, which is based upon the principle of judgment by peers. In this, the Court's second year of operation, its jurisdiction has been extended also to cover cases of dishonesty in written work. Under the newly adopted system student investigators, as well as qual- ified attorneys, are supphed to both the prosecution and the defense. pleaded his own case or had a friend speak for him. This year the chief judge has abandoned the second- ary role of prosecutor so that he may more easily Formerly the defendant either remain impartial. Three alternate judges have also been appointed to insure the seating of a five man court in the event of unavoidable absence by one or more regular judges. Cases may be filed with the clerk of the Court by 19 either the Dean of the College or any student or fac- ulty member. The defendant then has the choice of either coming before the Dean or before the Student Court. The meetings of the Court take place each week at Faunce House at which time the arrange- ments and hearings are held. Five judges, including the chief justice, must sit in on each case and a major- ity decision is necessary. A student has 48 hours after being sentenced in which to appeal a decision of the Court to the Dean of the College. The enforcement of the final decision also rests with the Dean. The Court is chosen by the Cammarian Club, and of the sixteen Brown undergraduates who compose it five, including the Chief Justice, are judges. These, plus three alternate judges and the clerk of the Court, are seniors, while the attorneys and investigators are chosen mainly from the Junior and Sophomore classes. This latter group obtains the experience which will produce competent judges for the following year's court and thus perpetuate the group. The organization is still a fledgling and this evolu- tionary process will no doubt continue for several years. This year's work has undeniably estabhshed the group's practicality and has reaffirmed the Uni- versity's confidence in student government. Officers for this year were: Ted Godlin, Chief Judge; Mordy Rosenfeld, William Winslow, Daniel Judges; David Wilham Fendrick, and Theodore Lobsenz, Leys, Richard Parker, Maguire, Clerk. Alternate Judges;

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