Clinch Valley College - Outpost Yearbook (Wise, VA)

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,ii 1956-57 Council The beginning of the term 1956-'57 saw the election of new student body and Council officers who were: President- Robert Leonard, Vice -President-Jerry Brickey, and Secretary- Treasurer -Elizabeth Stallard. Each class elected its representatives to the Council, and they were Tommye Branham and Paul Kilgore for the sopho- more class and Larry Midkiff and Judy Bond for the freshman class. TOP: Secretary Stallard, President Leonard, and Vice- President Brickey. MIDDLE: President Leonard. BOT- TOM: Class representatives Bond, Brenham, Midkiif, and Kilgore.

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Kyle lessee, President: Roy Wells. ViC2 -President: Elizabeth Colley, Secretary Student Council '55-'56 tudent Government The idea for student government originated with the pioneer class. The student body e- lected its officers October 27, 1954 who were President - Kyle lessee, Vice -President - Howard Dean, Secretary - Victor Hamilton, and Treasurer - Shirley Wilson. The officers represented the pioneer class, namely the student body. There was no constitution. The student body of 1955-'56 elected student body officers: President - Kyle lessee, Vice - President - Roy Wells, and Secretary - Treasurer - Elizabeth Colley. These student officers working with a committee of students and faculty members submitted a suggested constitution to the student body for approval. The final constitution was adopted October 30, 1955 for the student body. One of the things for which the constitution provided was a Student Council, to be the major factor of student government. The student body officers were to be Student Council officers. An election for class representatives to the Council was held January, 1956. The three Council officers who were Kyle Jessee, Roy Wells, and Elizabeth Colley and the four class representatives Dalton Graham and Elizabeth Stallard from the freshman class and Ed Gilliam and Ronald Sturgill from the sophomore class comprised the first Student Council. 24

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Honor Club. Honor Court Interest in having an Honor System pattemed after the mother institution was shown the first year at Clinch Valley College. The spark was rekindled again in 19 55 by several students when a sort of Honor Club was set up to consider the question of having an Honor System. The group paved the way for a constitution which would provide for the Honor System. The adopted constitution not only included pro- visions for an Honor System, but it included provisions for an honor code and court and all necessary imple- ments of an Honor System. The Honor Code prepared by a group of students Ronald Sturgill, Carol Sue Wil- liams, Paul Quillen, James Lipps, and Linda Addington was adopted by a choice of 95 per cent of the students in May 19 56. An Honor Court, an implement necessary for the full fledged operation of the Honor System, was elected in the fall of 19 56. It consisted of :Eve students Emory srauard, Jolene Yates, and Dan Joyce of the sophomore class and Mary Frances Burton and Wilma Nash of the freshman class. Court members Nash and Joyce watch Jimmy Barr sign pledge. Ronnie Sturgill headed the first Q ' , jg Emory Stallard, chairman of first Honor Court Honor Court members: Yates, Stallard, and Burton.