Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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COMMITTEE A. J. MURPHY Assistant Dean of Men This year, A. C. A. C., as the first army-civilian council, was confronted by new and unusual problems, just as many other organizations on campus; but it met these problems successfully under the direction of capable and hardworking committees. Each member of A. C. A. C. is the head of an important committee. Thus, Merle Wolff is Publications Representative; Dorothy Schadel, Special Committee Chairman; Charles Peterson, Athletic Representative; Private Marcus, Publications Chairman for the Army Specialized Training groups; Sergeant Talaber, General Chairman for the Army; Kay Pantazi, Fine Arts Representative; Mary Ann Rial, Social Chairman; Sally Bloom, Secretary; A1 Sher, General Representative of A. C. A. C.; and Dean Murphy, Administration Coordinator. Interest in the activities of the Council has been naturally high this year since it is its first year in existence. Long and heated discussions frequently took place, but important matters were settled to the satisfaction of both students and soldiers. Army-Civilian Activities Committee acts as a connecting link between the students, the faculty, and the Army, and it has done a great deal to bring about a better understanding between them. Fall Carnival, 1943 23

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ARMY-CIVILIAN ACTIVITIES Fxtu Row Schadd. Bloom. Rul. Pantaii. Marshall. Srronil Row: Wolff. Fairchild, Peterson, Sher, Marcus, Lindherg. ' THE Army Civilian Activi-A ties Committee was set up in May 1943 as an emergency organs zation to carry on the duties of the former Student Council. It is composed of two representatives from Margaret Morrison, one representative from Fine Arts, an athletic representative chosen from civilian men or women, and three representatives from the Army. The duty of A. C. A. C. is to formulate policies, inaugurate and perpetuate tradition, and supervise the activities of other campus organizations. Regular Wednesday meetings at the Union are open at all times in order that any student may express his views openly to the Committee; this gives both the students and the army personnel an opportunity to participate in the government of the school. The minutes are published in full in the Tartan each week so that the army-student body may be informed of the activities of the Committee. The job of the Administrative Coordinator, Assistant Dean A. J. Murphy, Jr., is to coordinate civilian and army work and to do some of the work formerly done by the President and Treasurer of the Student Council. The general representative of A. C. A. C., A1 Sher, is also the budget chairman and election chairman. As budget chairman, he examines budgets submitted by each organization and recommends that they either be approved or rejected by the Committee. The detailed annual budget of A. C. A. C. is recommended to the Executive Board, and the Committee is responsible for the administration of expenditures under the approved budget. The Chairman of Elections conducts all elections held and appoints members of the Committee to work at the various polls in the three colleges. The editorial and advertising policies of all publications are determined by the Publications Committee. The chairman of the group recommends to A. C. A. C. the staffs of each publication. The Points and Keys chairman checks and approves lists of students who are the most worthy in their fields, and are therefore elegible for keys.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING has been defined as “the art and science of directing the great sources of power in nature to the use and convenience of man. The College of Engineering has been in accord with this definition in the instruction of students by a most capable faculty. The teaching policy of the school has been one based on theory and general information, for it is believed that practical application can prove more beneficial if practiced in the respective position to which the graduate may be called. This theory is, however, not confined to technical training alone, but is also applied to military education and the study of social problems. The R. O. T. C. has prepared its students to successfully undertake the enormous task facing each of them as they leave school and enter the armed forces. An extensive program which consists of drilling, marksmanship, map-reading, and the solution of tactical problems has been the foundation of which the R. O. T. C. has built its present organization. And yet there is another very important side to the education of those rugged engineers. The extra-curricular activities at Carnegie Tech offer innumerable opportunities for a student to develop his special talents. ENGINEERING