Carleton University - Raven Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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IVIISS GWENDOLYN ALLAN IVIISS JOSEPHINE NIILLAR SECRETARY. STUDENT COUNCIL ASSISTANT SECRETARY. STUDENT COUNCIL 1942-1943 1942-1943 The Student Council decided that the best way to ascertain the wishes of the student body was through the medium of questionnaires. From the information contained in the questionnaires, the student representatives were able to form themselves into committees for the promotion of the various activities which are dealt with more fully in the following pages. In the elections of the representatives and in the distribution of ques- tionnaires, the Temporary Committee and the Student Council received the full co-operation of the President of the College and the faculty. One important contribution of the Student Council was the organiza- tion of dances, three of which were held during the year. It also published the Carleton College Bulletin, issued twice monthly, which contained col- lege chatter and notices of coming events. Its final contribution of the year was the publication of this yearbook. The Student Council, with the advice of a committee, drafted a constitution for the student association, but it was moved that such draft be submitted to the ensuing council for their consid-eration. The question of school colours and crest was discussed with Dr. Tory, but was left in abeyance. A common room in which students could meet during recess or page len

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, .. , GORDON H. ROCHESTER KENNETH S. BREWSTER VICE-PRESIDENT. STUDENT COUNCIL TREASURER, STUDENT COUNCIL 1942-1943 1942-1943 A History of the Student Council, 1942-43 The need for a student organization was voiced by Dr. Keenleyside at the opening ceremonies when he declared, Social life is an integral part of a liberal education, and urged that some members of the student body get together an organization stimulating social life in the college. The first action was taken after a chat by Mr. Beattie with his class, English I. His words were acted upon by Miss Josephine Millar, who invited sev-eral friends to her home to discuss the promotion of student activities. She organized these friends into a Temporary Committee. The Temporary Committee at its meeting of Cctober 30, l942, decided that a body of representatives should be selected to act for all the students, and that representation to this body be effected by the elec- tion of a representative in each of the classes interested in student activities. The first meeting of the representatives was held at the college on 'November Il, l942, and from them, a Student Council was elected. page ning-2

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MRS. LLOYD R. SHAW RALPH S. FLEMONS MEMBER, STUDENT COUNCIL. 1942-1943 MEMBER. STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT. LATIN-AMERICAN CLUB 1942-1943 for informal meetings was suggested, but this had to be rejected on account of impracticability at the time. ' In considering the year as a whole, it is noteworthy that the Student Council was faced with many disadvantages in its work. A chief disad- vantage was the fact that the gr-eater part of the students attended the college only one night of the week. Many of the students had a great number of outside interests including overtime war work, which necessitated their absence from meetings or events. Another difficulty during the earlier part of the y-ear was the lack of capital to finance such projects as large dances or the publication of a school paper, since no student fee was levied at the outset. The fact that the students att-ended at night, allowing them only rare opportunities of meeting one another, was not the b-est of circumstances for the foundation of a strong college spirit. For these reasons, som-e of the activities planned had to be cancelled because of in- sufficient demand. Despite these drawbacks, 'the goodly number of students who were able to enjoy the advantages of the social life of Carleton College and the spirit with which their activities were imbued, give strong justifica- tion for the belief that in the years ahead, the college will be just as out- standing socially as it is academically. NOTE:-The complete lists of student councillors, the committee members, and the representatives are to be found on page 18. 1 page eleven