Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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Paul A Bassett President Second Semester ;OVEKKiUGKT Stiulcnt ( ic cnirncnt wcic ollcrc:! by llic sii|)li( ni()r( ' group liii ( (iiisidcialion hy llir (Iouik il. Al vinious limes ihrounlioul llic year, there has Ijeeii a need for chaiii es in the ( Dnstitiilion and tlie 15y-Laws, and conseciiientiv, tlieie ha c heen niuiieious amend- ments to each. In addition, the ollirets ' [)oint systc-m has been revised, and a new activities point system has been installed. Let ' s lake a sc|uiiit at some of these busy women : Walton (Chunkj Bowen Reicherl, president first semester — a Georgia peach — dimples and a slow- drawl — a swell student government president — Oupid came along, now she ' s Mrs. Reichert. . . . Paula Bassett, president second semester — beauty, brains, personality — a campus leader since freshman days — long a Delt favorite — took Chunk ' s place as no one else could. . . . Anne Louise Reist, Chair- man of .Social Standards — sparkling brown eyes, healthy red cheeks — a regular guy — got a good spanking recently hut won ' t tell why — a born organizer. . . . Jane Love, corresponding secretary — a lady through and through — beautiful pink and white complexion — making Phi Bete grades — man- . Owen Cline, recording secretary — one of the -wears a Florida tan all year — all-round good girl. ages to combine love and activities successfully. . . sportier council members — big shot in the W. A. A. . . . Betty Faires, vice president — one of our annual beauty queens — the typical co-ed type — as head of the Judicial Board, knows more scandal than anyone on the camptas. The .Student Council of the Woman ' s College, its election system, the Presidents ' Club, the Pay Day plan — all are progressive and unique. The Council has found, through delegates sent to two conventions during the year, that few colleges in the eastern half of the country have Student Governments which approach that of the Woman ' s College here at Duke. 1.1 WIS C:ilTLDS Reist Rich Larzh,i;re iJrR(;r.R Xkwsom Grow Warre.v Bronv.n Hi .NRV Holland Baggs McCal-i.lv ■- ' 71

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hen the W ' oiiian ' s College orsjaiii ed its Student CJoxTiiinicnt Association, it did so with the following ])uiposes in mind : To regulate all matters per- taining to the iilc of llie Woman ' s College of Duke University, not under the jurisdiction of the faculty; to increase a sense of indi idual responsibility ; to further a spirit of unity among the women of the College ; and to coopeiale with the faculty in creating and maintaining high ideals for the women of the University. These aims, as stated in the Constitu- tion, are fundamentally the same as those which motivate any riding body in its functioning toward a successful group life, and the Student Council has endeavored this year to art with those purposes in mind. In general, the function of the Womens Studeni Council is threefold : legislative, executive, and judicial. The legislative policy of the group this year has been one that is dependent on the attitude of the entire student body. Where individual responsibilit)- has seemed to increase, increased privileges have been approved. These new privileges have entered, pri- marily, in the social phase of college life and have been rather minor changes, indications of the trend rather than exemplifications of it. In executive matters, the Coimcil has i)ecn sincere in the maintenance of an absolutely impartial habit of thought and has honestly followed its conception of the right action throughout the year. In addition to these three conventional functions, the Student Council has succeeded indirectly in encouraging the intellectual development of the campus. Through the efforts of the Student l ' ortmi Com- mittee, headed by Katharine White, prominent lecturers have been brought to the cainpus during the year. A closer cooperation with the Administrative Staff of the Woman ' s College has been fostered this year through joint meetings of the two groups and a more frequent exchange of opinions. The same policy was carried out on a smaller scale with regard to the Sandals. In order to impress upon the Sandals that they are the Council ' s chief aides, a joint meeting was held with them. .Suggestions for improvements in the W. LTU.N BoWEN President First Semester WOiUEK ' K SSTIIIIEKT Iaikks CULBERTSON Lovt CU.l.M. [26]

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Anne Louise Reisi- Chairriiaii The Soci;il Standards is not primarily a dance fommittcc. The Co-cd Balls arc incidental to the real work of the com- mittee, and are a means for a girl to pay back her social obligations. The real business centers aroimd creating and niaiiUaining the social standards for the ' East Clainjjusites. I ' o begin at the beginning, it is necessary to shil ' t the scene back to Se]:)lcmber to that fine institution on East Campus known as The Ark. Every fall the committee sponsors a scries of tea dances for the freshmen and transfers in a frenzied attempt to start the year ' s acti ilies and to gi c the new girls a chance to look the men o er. This year a new system was worked out enabling e eryone to meet the greatest number S(M:iilL KTilKIMKIIK COiUiUITTEE of people |)ossible. It turned into a numbers game and was quite com])licated. but most oi the guests soon learned the new method and girl met tioy in a most interesting manner. Then there is the Union jMoject Anne Louise i ailetl in an interior decorator who made some super sketches of what an ideal college Union lobby should look like. We saved our pennies, went to see the administration; the work was soon begun. Of course, it isn ' t complete yet, and it won ' t be for several years, but there is some fine new furniture sprinkled hither and yon and the place looks fjuite attracti e. The idea is to convert this into a social room. The little work that has been done has brought forth admirable results. The committee has also rejmenatcd the formal dinners in the Union. Under this new plan the girls can sign up ahead of time to bring their dates. After dinner there are girl-break dances in the Ark, which are always most enjoyable. Tiiey have been a tremendous success so far and the committee hopes to continue them in the future. The activities of the Social Standards members range far and wide. This year they have also gone in for journalism. One of the more talented members has been drawing a series of cartoons called The Goon Girl for the Weekly Post. The season was brought to a close with the Mystery Party which went over well. There was a shortage of girls, but then there always has been a shortage of the fair se.x at Duke. It was a lot of fun and here is hoping that there will be many more of such parties in the futiue. ' I ' he Social Standards Committee has always been one of the most important organizations on the East Campus — with such progressive ftmctions as those enumerated, it becomes yearly more important. HVK.N Zl-.GIIIR I,i;niz Smale Aui.i) Wagner IJiDDEE KoEllIER Warkkn Beebe I.OVE Mn.EiR Hughes Diamond . I. . |)AMS Haiin .Sti.nk D. .Adams (Jarmcin li. SrrNE Boyn Ki ni.w M. Warri.n Antirus Rogers W IIIIMORI. Kocii Dele Sew ALL PlNNELL CoCKRELL BDVJ i [28]