Linfield College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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. .,n4-g-up-u- ... Q, .,Q,-'asf-.fe-f,4..,3,,l,,,.-yg,.,q-1 -V .Vw 9,4 4,1 ' ,Q ' g ii: 5-2iiLiL?.,.iLaaQ V . . 1 .14 I2 Stryk -r, Prior. XYo1pt-rt, Cross. Pzxintvr, llzrulce, Ibillin fil'Ul'IliYlQ', lXIL'l'lZll'lli'SS, I'z11'kel', lidquist, Iiiigm-lsuri, fgllfltllvl' James, Anderson, Zimmerman, Powell, Hagglund, Henderson, Milliken, Howie ' ganna!! When A. S. L. C. prexy, Bill Stryker, rapped the official gavel on Prof. Dillin's economic pulpit in U room ZOB last October, twenty odd student-selected brain trusts languidly snapped to attention to witness the declaration that opened the session of the executive council for the year '39 and '40. Meeting thereafter once each week the coun- cil kept Laura E.lder's shorthand busy compiling secretarial records. The purposes of the Executive Council have been to serve as a pow-wow board on deals involving student wampum, to act as an advisory committee, to mediate between the the administration and the students, to integrate the leaders of the departments and classes into one constructive unit and, as june Balcomb puts it, to keep boy friends away from girl friends during the Wednesday chapel period. Prominent members of the council were sent to the Oregon Student Leader confer- ence this year. Diplomatically they suggested Linfield as host school in l94l 1 offer accepted. Revision of the A. S. L, C. constitution has been completed by John Adams and stands ready for approval of the student body. From this body a standing All Col- lege Sing committee was appointed, a student financed Homecoming was effected, and a motion picture projector inveigled. The main objective of this group was to disintegrate general manager Prioris fund which they pursued relentlessly. Theyire really a very nice set of people, however. If you want to build an Execu- tice Council of your own some day use this formula: Take one student body presidentg add to this one vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. Got it? Okay. Now get two people from each class, a president and a respresentative. Throw in the manager of each department for good measure. lVlix well and place in oven. Ask administration and student body to turn on the heat. Remove when half-baked. Ladies and gentlemen- the Executive Council. gg-.g----p-.-4--an-nu 1g1