Laney College - Oak Log Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Student Government Reflects Democracy -was Iefrflirzgz the students at Merritt for the year were Presidents Sam Obregon. Full, and Kirk Rogers. Spring. beginning ol the neu semester a special election is held for these positions. ln order to coordinate government on both campuses, the executive -councils of both Laney and Merritt hold joint council meetings. At these meetings all activities of both campuses are governed and problems involving both campuses are discussed. From the funds incurred by student body card sales and book- store profits the ASOCC sponsors such events as the semi-annual awards dinners. Pioneer Day, Homecoming, jazz Concerts, Col- lege Hours and annual. semi-annual and special dances. Other activities supported financially by the ASOCC are The Tower tcollege newspapert. The Oak Log tyearbookt, Ath- letics. Athletic Teams. Co-Rec. Art Vlforkshop, the Drama and Music Departments. and The Alumni Association. During the past year Student Government at both campuses has increased. At Laney' the council moved into their first student center and also succeeded in securing job placements for Laney students through advertising in the Oakland Tribune. At Merritt there were niany' new additions which included a rapid turnover of oliicers. The ASOCC purchased a ditto machine Fall Merritt sturlent counc il in action. we 'ist t Student government at Merritt and Laney is the voice of student opinion. Council members on both campuses work divided and united in the best interest of the Associated Students of Oakland City College. Merritt and Laney oper- ate under two separate constitutions, each calling for ollicers, representatives and an ad- viser from each campus. On Laneyis campus the otlicers making up the executive council include the president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and parlia- mentarian. Council is made up of one repre- sentative from each class. At Merritt the executive council is made up of a president, vice-president, secretary, treas- urer and a public relations ofiicer. Council seats are taken by one councilman for every 200 stu- dents enrolled at Merritt. Three council seats are held open for incoming students and at the Merritt Stlldelit-Ifflculty1udiri11ICnum'iI.

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,-ff 'v-w.,.,n FHIII. uP fl uneg resic ent Lf1rryMeCuffrey. Spring President Run Mulfu At Merritt the executive Council nlemhers for the Fall 1958 were Sam Olm-gon. President: Bonnie Kane and Kathy llavis. Vice-Pres idents: liolxbie Hall. Secretary: Frazer Fi-lter and Marily Matsu- moto. Pultlie Relations: and Mon gan Rice. Treasurer. John Hertz acted as llLlI'llillIlQ'Ili8f1HIl. Spring l939 Merritt executive council tuetnlmers were Kirk Rog- ers. President: Don Bruck. View President: Niarilyn Matsumoto. Secretary: Gordon Keller and Rich Camlnell. Treasurer: Rich llohke. lionuie Kane and Joyce Sandi-ll. Pululie Relations: and Ron Barrett. Parliamentarian. Coordinator at Merritt, Fall and Spring was Xlr. Tudor M. Jones. Laney council inenihers for Fall 1958 were Andrea Ball. Judy Hartwig. George Roush. Jesse Xlartinez. Ve-rla Robinson. Sue- ellen Roark. Diana Souza. Bob to speed connuuuications, the neu student center was opened with an increase of three times the size of the old center. The Merritt council set up a 351,000 scholarship fund for students and a 35100 award was given to the cluh with the highest over-all grade point average. Members of both councils, fall and spring. attended California Junior College Student Government Association Conventions. The regionals were hosted at Diablo Valley Col- lege and Modesto Junior College and the State conferences were hosted at Bakersfield and Long Beach. Niemlmers of Lani-y's executive council for the Fall of 1958 were Larry lIeCaFfery. President: Hank Acosta, Vice-President: Joyce Burnight. See- retary: Nancy Nassau, Treasurer: and lid Hilario, Parliamentarian. Executive eouncil memlmers at Laney in the Spring 1959 were Ron Malfatti. President: Ray Uonsalves. Vice-President: Suellen Ruark. Secre- tary: Darlene Hoglund. Treasurer: and Hank -Xeosta, Parliamentarian. Coordinator at Laney. Fall. Mr. Eddie Abood: Spring. Hr. High. vb I11ll1f?Q'FIlIISfllIIPllf Counril. Laney Spring Executive council. Left to right: Hank Avoslu, Darlene Hoglanrl Ron Malfnlli 3 9 .Suellen Rourk, and Ruy Gonzales.