Illinois Institute of Technology - Integral / Lewis Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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STUDENTS 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS Edward Gavin, President Mabel Benjamin, Yice-Pre ident Millard Binyon, Secretary John Henry Smale, Faculty Advisor Thusnelda Abbetnicver William Ash George Boiler Natalie Flohr Harvey Halsted Ralph Hoberg Edward Hondlik Beulah Jackson William Ka er Lester X. Weber Joseph Woodlock Twenty-eight

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STUDENTS ' COUNCIL Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made of. It was a dream. There can he no doubt about that. Conceived in a fertile brain, carefully nurtured, it gradually took upon itself shape and form. nd herein it differed from other dreams. It did not fade into nothing- ness, leaving a sad and disillusioned dreamer gazing after it. No! As it assumed more definite proportions — if proportion may be considered an attribute of dreams — it became a very part of its creator. What was the dream? Who was the dreamer? The dreamer is well known. The dream no longer exists apart from this world as a fanciful idea of a day-dreamer. It is; it lives; it acts. It has descended from its lofty position in the sky and is a living and vital part of Lewis life as it is to-day. To the dreamer the evolution of his dream was quite evident, but to the students of Lewis, all too near-sighted, its approach was like a thunder- bolt from the blue sky. To gather together a group of students representative of the varied interests of Lewis students who should devote time and thought to the interest and welfare of the student body as a whole, regardless of race, creed, or other distinctive quality — this was in very truth, a dream. And yet the Students ' Council exists to-day in Lewis, and will ever hold it-- place high in the esteem of Faculty and Students. The duty and privilege of the Students ' Council is to meet once a week to discuss problems common to the student body, with the purpose of making Lewis more nearly the school of our fondest hopes. Its members merely act as spokesmen for Faculty and students in stating that it is their desire to see Lewis turn out a finished product each year; men and women fitted sociallv and physically as well as mentally to meet adequately the problems of the world. In stating that this is their purpose they express willingness to give ready attention to questions brought to them by students. To attempt to enumerate the varied subjects discussed and acted upon in Council meetings would be worthless. Let it be enough to suggest that when our dreams of a Community House with all its needed and beautiful equipment shall be realized, we may truthfully say that the Students ' Council is such stuff as dreams are made of. Mabel H. Benjamin. Tircitt ij-uiiir