Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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STUDENT SENATE Student Senate, the legislative branch of College Government Association, is concerned with those student affairs which in any way affect the welfare of the student body as a whole. Its meetings are open to the public; at them any student problem may be introduced either for immediate action by that body or for recommendation to the College Council. The duties of the Senate are variable according to the needs of the students, but the actual functions of the thirty-seven members give voice to student opinion and thought. Its meetings are presided over by the First President of G. G. A.; there, student officers endeavor to represent the will of the majority and to create a better understanding of college government for those who are not directly associated with the legislative functions. The order of business in Senate may range from a tech- nical change in the Constitution to general discussions on the theory of democracy. It is the place for students to talk, to think, and to act. MEMBERS Alice Price, Jere Turner, Marjorie Lambert, Ruth Wisdom, Jean Corry, Alice Ludlam, Peggy Barker, Mary Lou King, Wilma Smith, Carolyn Stowell, Annie Lee Cannon. Martha Ellen Hackl, Betty Lou Jackson, Lulu Joughin, Elizabeth Brown, Evanell Klintworth (first semester), Hester Hammond i second semester), Nancy Parker, Betty Lewis, Mary Ann Hampton, Eleanor Yother, Charlotte Cooper, Frances Parker, Mattie Lou Peacock, Marianne Smith, Frances Eckland, Vir- ginia Greene, Martha Twitty, Eleanor Mary Parker, Maurine Ashton, Virginia Collins, and Kit Land. [ ' ]

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JUDICIARY The highest court of justice on the campus is the Judiciary, which deals with infractions of major college regulations and with such cases as are referred from the lower courts, the Residence Halls and the Off-Campus Committee. Stern but just, their severest penalties are subject to reviewal by the Faculty Committee on Student Affairs, to which the Judiciary also regularly reports on the problems and progress of the work in the department. To the Judiciary and especially to its this year ' s Chairman, Peggy Barker, the student body owes its new Honor Code. In an effort to accomplish on this campus what has been ac- complished at Florida ' s other state school, the University at Gainesville, there was begun this year a transition from the system of student government in which policing powers are emphasized to that type in which individual responsibility and honor are emphasized. Chairman Peggy Barker ' s Committee consisted of the Sue Chaires and Martha Ellen Hackl, Senior Representatives; Jane Orr Allin, Mildred Woodberry, and Peggy Lee Walker, Junior Representatives; Cordelia Barclay and Mary Lucy Mendenhall, Sophomore Representatives; Wilma Smith, Chairman of Resi- dence Hall Committee; Carolyn Stowell, Chairman of Off- Campu Committee; Alice Price, President of College Govern- ment Association, ex-officio, and Mary Lou King, Freshman Advisor, ex-officio. [ 21 ]

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STUDENT FORUM Originally formed to provide a recognized outlet for student opinion and a means of information on the various topics suggested by the National Student Federation of America, Student Forum has this year emphasized the greater problems of defense rather than the lesser problems of the campus. Experts in the various fields of defense, especially those who have specialized in the activities of the Home front, have been invited to the campus to present forums on national and international questions for the enlightenment of the student body. Its well advertised meetings are held about twice a month, their duration zealously limited to one hour to encourage the attendance of a busy campus. Presiding over Student Forum is the Third Vice President of College Government Association, who is also the National Student Federation of America representative on campus. This year Ruth Wisdom held that responsible position. v [ 23 ]