Houghton College - Boulder Yearbook (Houghton, NY)

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PIERCE E. WooLsEY, PH.D. Professor of French and Chairman of Division of h Foreign Languages and Literatures. FRANK I-I. WRIGHT, AM., B.D. Professor of Religious Education and Chairman of Division of Theology and Religious Education. STANLEY W. WRIGIIT, AB. Associate Professor of Religious Education. Knowledge alone is the being of Nature, Giving a soul to her manifold features Lighting through paths of the primitive darkness, The footsteps of Truth and the vision of Song. To T1'Lltl'1,S house there is a single door, Which is Experience. He teaches best, Who feels the hearts of all men in his breast And knows their strength or weakness through his own. -BAYARD TAYLOR 1 8

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SAMUEL A. SMALL, PH.D. Professor of English and Chairman of the Division of English Language and Literature. 'EDITI-I M. STEARNS, B.S. IN MUS. Instructor in Voice. IVIARJORIE 0. STOCKIN, B.S. IN FINE ARTS I nstrnctor in Art. 2 I Lois B. SMITH Instructor in the tory Department. LENA STEVEI-IsoN, A.B. Bursar. HANNA TARRELL Attendant in the tory Department. .J WILLARD G. SMITH, A.M. Ins t rncto r in Social Science. F. GORDON STOCKIN, A.M. Instructor in Latin. PERRY TUCKER, A.M. Instructor in Education and Science. I .F x.- I 6 17

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,R YQ? Mrgrgt' if rt J if X, -1-1 1 l Tw Back row: SMALLEY, Joi-msox, Fox, Surrlan, PRATT. Second row: BARKER, BAKER, Wootser, Lmzsow, ELMER. Front row: GEARI-mm, Boom, Scnusran, DONLEY, POLLEY. THE STUDENT COUNCIL SUALLY when a new reform pol- icy was instituted . . . we settled back in our seats and said proudly: wlihe student council has done it againfi Ever-influential in crystallizing and reflecting student opinion . . . the Council was especially active this year under the leadership of that advocate of progressive reform, Warren Wool- sey. The most dynamic student organization of authority . . . the Council acted as a unifying force . . . representing a cross-grain of student thought . . . it sifted criticisms for improve- ment . . . and functions as a coordinator of student-faculty relationships. A delineation of some of their activities was sufficient to impress us as to their vitality . . . they were joint sponsors of the war stamp sales campaign . . . sponsored a special chapel on etiquette . . . petitioned the faculty and were granted the right of the students to study in the library evenings even if not using reserve books . . . made an extensive study of a program to increase war-consciousness on the campus . . . which resulted in a resolution presented to the faculty that all clubs and some organiza- tions be abolished for the duration of the war . . . in order that the students might have more time to devote to the war courses and activi- ties . . . were instrumental in the formation of a War Council elected from the student body . . . and also instituted an important change in student governmental policy . . . with a view to encourage students to use the Council as the logical channel for the promotion of their practical ideas . . . two days were designated as Student Council days in which time students were encouraged to hand in suggestions for any policies of improvement . . . and new powers were delegated to the student body through the presentation of all major Council resolutions to the student body for approval before being taken to the faculty . . . and so as an agency of student government . . . the Student Coun- cil maintained a plan of progressive leadership . . . working to improve our campus commu- nity through an organized, intelligent effort.