Eastern University - Log Yearbook (St Davids, PA)

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STUDENT COUNCIL . Many important steps were taken by Eastern,s w Student Council this year in its continuing effort to make each student a part of school govern- ment and to make the college experience more complete for all. To help the Council itself run more smoothly, voting members were appointed to voice the needs of the various Council committees and the r d f th ' w P oce ure or e Clef: t10n 0f the secretary. and OFFICERS: S. Nelson, Corresponding Secretary; R. 't the treasurer was reVISed through constltutlonal Slaght, Treasurer; R. storms, President; C. Saunders, -, amendment. Vice-President; J. Bartholomew, Secretary. x. f: To increase Eastern,s official contact With the PT; total academic world, the Council voted to join cil sponsored a fund raising drive among the am the American Association of Evangelical Schools students for the addition toe the dining hall and and sent a representative to the annual National appointed a permanent committee to confer with Student Association convention. the faculty on school standards. To improve campus life, the Council undertook As always, the Student Council provided effec- a reappraisal of the method for scheduling social tive student leadership for intelligent student events. As a vehicle for student action the Coun- opinion. FIRST ROW: S. Nelson, R. Hogeland, J. Gibbs, D. Gay, C. Soltis, J. Gray; SECOND ROW: R. Slaght, G. Meeden, H. Johnson, C. McCurdy, J. Hill. 251.: w gmxesegw . H w x2! N5 1 m xxxxxwmmmwt m . .,........;. .... -4 -.......MW

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COMMITTEE: Chairman, J. McDonald, SEATED; Members, R. Plimpton, G. Reckless, C. Countryman. CULTURAL COMMITTEE A dynamic group, the cultural committee brought to the campus noted men and women of dif- ferent fields of interest and endeavor. Of contemporary scientific interest was Dr. G. Edward Pendray,s lecture, ctMissiles and Outer Space? Two serious musical programs were presented: a harp and Violin duet from the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Vox Humana Chorale, also from Philadelphia. Perhaps the most significant event of the year was the Bernard Peiffer jazz concert. This inno- vation was enthusiastically. receivea by Eastern students and by many Philadelphia.area resi- dents. The response to this program has given rise to hopes that a jazz concert will become a yearly event at Eastern. The committee this year was ably skippered by Joseph McDonald with Mrs. Harry Rodgers as advisor.