Duke University - Chanticleer Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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MEN ' S STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION T the beginning of this year the Student Council decided to eliminate those activities which it believed were not typical of a Student Government Association. In carrying out this ob- jective, we were forced to eliminate some of our activities of ' former years, and instead, to spend more time serving the campus as a whole. A few examples of our new services will give a cross- section of our activities for the year. Just after the Council took office in April 1941, the need was felt for an organization to stimulate better school spirit and pep meetings. We organized the Trident Club, which was very successful in its work through the year. In the fall, in answer to a plea from the students for better Saturday night recreation, the Council sponsored informal weekly dances, on a non-profit basis. After much discussion, the Council decided to bring before the students an amendment toward a more demo cratic sj stem of voting. Instead of the old method of pre-voting registration, a plan was submitted, in a Constitutional convention, to allow voting simply through identification of Athletic books and the checking of the signatures thereon. This amendment passed with an overwhelming majority. Recognizing the need for closer Inter-campus relations between the Men ' s S.G.A., the W.S.G.A., the Engineers ' S.G.A., and the Nurses ' S.G.A., we formed an Inter-campus Council. The representatives from the above organizations met twice a month and discussed problems. The Student Council also stimuhited an Im- provement in the proc- tor system In use at the Universit} ' , through suggestions offered in Faculty meetings. In conclusion, the Council would like to thank the Student Bod}- for the coopera- tion It has given us throughout the year. In addition to our reg- ular judicial duties, we have tried to make this year a successful one, from point of vi ew of achievement. Larry Blanchard, I ' lej. Men ' s Student Government. Other officers are Jimmy Walker and Alex McMahoii. Gardner Tuke Simister Holt Hardesty 21

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Dr. Alice Mary Baldwin, Dean of the Woman ' s College, is a native of New Eng- land, who received her Bachelor of Art and Master of Art Degree at Cornell yniversity. The University of Chicago awarded Dean Baldwin her Doctor of Philosophy degree, prior to her coming to Trinity College in 1923 as the Acting Dean of Women for Summer School. She assumed her duties as the Dean of Women the following year. When the College for Women was separated from Trinity College and established on the East Campus in 1930, Miss Baldwin became its first Dean. She has directed a selected faculty in expanding the program of curricular activities and well-rounded social organi- zations. Ruth Smith, Assistant Dean of Women, graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1912 where she received the A.B. degree. In 1927 she received the A.M. degree from Columbia University and came to Duke as Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Instruction. Mrs. W. S. Pearsons, formerly Elizabeth Anderson, graduated from Trinity College in 1922 receiving the A.B. degree. Since 1930, she has served as Assistant Dean of Freshmen and also later assumed the duties of the secretary of the Committee on Admissions. Miss Mary Grace Wilson, graduate of Winthrop, first came to Duke in 1929 as the acting Dean of Women during the summer term. When the Woman ' s College was or- ganized. Miss Wilson became the social di- rector. In 1937, she was appointed Dean of Residence. Miss Margaret Pinkerton, Dean of the School of Nursing, succeeded Dean Bessie Baker at the beginning of the 1939-40 year. The School of Nursing was established along with the School of Medicine in 1925 and shares its destination of recognized achieve- ment. Dr. Alice Mary Baldwin, Dean of the Woman ' s College. Mrs. Ruth Smith Mrs. W. S. Pearsons Miss Mary G. Wilson Miss M. Pinkerton 20

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ENGINEERING COLLEGE GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION iEFORE this year, the engineeruig students were represented on the Trinity College Student Government; however, this I year the Engineering Student Government Association was born. In the past few years the Division of Engineering grew so rapidly that at the beginning of the school year 1940 it was deemed necessary that a new college be created in Duke University. This new college was called the College of Engineering, and it was the third college to become a part of Duke University. After this transforma- tion, another need arose; the necessity of a student government to pro- vide a ruling body sympathetic to the needs of the engineering students. At that time there was present in Southgate an organization known as the Engineers ' Club, and the ruling system of this body was used as the framework for the new Engineering Student Government Association. Because the Student Government is an outgrowth of the Engineers ' Club, it seemed only natural for the new organization to sponsor student ac- tivities and create interest in campus-wide affairs. In all of its under- takings it has been the desire of the Student Government to provide for the students of the college a better government. With this goal as a guide, we followed such lines as we thought would bring about the reali- zation of our name. The policies have manifested themselves in the form of the Engineers ' Glee Club, the newly founded publication — The Duke Engineer, the Engi- neers ' Ball, freshmen orientation, the Engineers ' Sing and Intramurals. At the first of this year, a budget was drawn up, and a great percentage of the funds collected went to decorate Southgate ' s Reception Room and the remainder was set aside to cover the policies of the Student Government. Shea, Darling, I ' leside-nt; Wagner, Lynch. 22