Geneva College - Genevan Yearbook (Beaver Falls, PA)

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BEUK STUDE By virtue of its being the lirst senate to benefit by the new constitution adopted by the student body in 1934, the Student Senate of 1934-35 has probably been more active than those of recent years. Acting under the provisions of the section of the document which states that a copy of the constitution of each student organization shall be kept at a place in the McCartney Library designated by the librarian and that any organization failing to register its constitution shall not officially exist in Geneva College, the senate required all student organizations wishing to be recognized to submit by March 1, their constitutions for approval by the faculty and the senate. Another power never granted to the senates of former years but given to that of this year is that of having all groups keep their books according to a uniform system. Under the tutelage of Dr. Lloyd A. Helms, head of the Department of Business Administration, the treasurers of all campus clubs, publications, and other organizations were instructed in a system of bookkeeping which, though simple, was highly satisfactory and which facilitated the auditing of the books which was made late in May. The purpose of this innovation is to see how much money each organization handles each year, to what uses the money is put, and how much of it is expended for really worthwhile purposes. It is planned after the close of the school year to collect all of these sets of books so that they may be turned over to the president of the college, who will be requested to submit them to the Board of Trustees so that that body may have a clear conception of what types of activity the various student groups are sponsoring. Under the provisions also of the new document was permission given mem- bers of the Freshman Class to elect during the week preceding Thanksgiving vaca- tion two members of their class-a boy and a girl-to represent them in the Stu- dent Senate for the remainder of the school year. This was the first time that mem- bers of the Freshman Class had ever had this privilege. In addition to the new functions which the senate performed, it also carried on the work of the members of the senates of former years by supervising the or- ganization during Freshman Orientation 'KfVeek of the Freshman Class, by taking charge of the activities incident to the feeds of the freshmen and sopho- mores early in the school year, by having the freshmen observe the traditions of maintaining the G on the hillside and of class precedence, and by striving for a greater degree of cooperation between the faculty and student body in maintaining the standards of the life and conduct of the school. The Student Senate of 1934-35 can hardly be mentioned without some recog- nition of the support given it by various student organizations. Especially out- standing was that given by the Y. M. C. A., which, on discovering that the work of the senate would probably be hindered because of its lack of funds, donated to it a generous percentage of the money obtained through the presentation of a min- strel show. Because of this entirely voluntary action of the Y. M. C. A., the senate was enabled to carry on its work without having to resort to the usual custom of securing money by taking a collection in Chapel.

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