Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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WALKER MEMORIAL COMMITTEE A stiulont i oveniinent whicli represents over four thousand students and more than one hundred campus aetivities, must necessarily have some kind of sub- committee to coordinate matters. Tliat organization is tlie Walker Memorial Committee. In its office on the first floor of the Walker Memorial Building are complete files of all activity constitutions, rosters of the ofhcers and members of those activities, the records and minutes of the meetings of the Institute Committee and records and forms of the Walker Memorial Committee as well as a social calendar indicating dates allotted to various groups for social functions. With the large number of activities Right: Activities Ball Below: T. A. Faulhaher, E. li. Hilton. II. ll.Ledhefter, . . ;. Zarhs. P. P. Shepherd. E. F. Leonard R. M. Briber, G. J. Battaglla. H. H. Stejdien.toii (Chairman), H. M. Rich, . . R. .lamicson. dr. r- - 1 L v ., - — . .» . i(W(, (llenn . . Battanlia, R. R. Stephen.mn, Hhairman operating on campus, there is naturally a strong competition for the time that students and start ' have to attend affairs sponsored by these groups. In order to encourage publicity on the part of the activities, the Walker Memorial Com- mittee sponsors an annual publicity con- test. The Committee is composed of a chairman, who is a senior, two additional senior meml ers, three juniors and six sophomores. ■•iw ' n- ' iT

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Hack Row: B. D. Lichter. R. R. Ledhetter. W. .1 . Mast, R. A. Lock-art, . . L. Stockard. M. R. Schupack Second Row: D. Cooper, G. Fuld, G. Gardner, . . K. White, E. . . Maryulies, .1 . Davidson Front Row: C. F. Laufs. S. Sydiiet , G. Burns, R. ock, Jr. {Chairman), E. F. Beclit, K. Jonssun ELECTIONS COMMITTEE Not much is heard about the elections committee for the greater part of the year: however, there are two days when its functions are in view of the public eye: The first occurs on the first Tuesday in November when the fall elections are held: the second occurs on the first Tues- day in April for the spring elections. The fall elections include the Senior Week Committee, the Junior Prom Committee, and the Senior Ring Chairman. The major elections of the year occur in the spring when the class officers are elected. Along with the class officers the Senior Class Day ]Marshals are also elected. Two weeks after the start of the term the elections committee conducts the fresh- man elections, one section leader and an alternate from each section. The duties of the elections committee are not restricted solely to conducting the elections. It is up to the committee to promote interest in the elections both from the point of view of the candidate and the voters. FINANCE COMMITTEE The Finance Committee, one of the standing sul)-committees of the Institute Committee, controls and accounts for the funds received by the I ' ndergraduate Association each year from the Under- graduate Budget Board. In accomplishing these aims, the Fi- nance Board, composed of five members of the Institute Committee, makes major policy decisions which are executed by the four members of the Junior Board with the help of six Assistant Members. The chairman of the committee, Fred Lehmann. is also the Treasurer of the Institute Committee and a member of the executive committee of that body. The responsi})ilities of the Junior Board are presently divided into the categories of accounting, purchasing, publications, and activity relations, which are periodically rotated among the Board members; Bob Arl)uckle, Dana Ferguson, Stan Sydney, and Andy Wessel. Back Ron-: A. H. Wittman. . . F. Kooylc, A.H. Danzheryer. E. F. Leonard Second Row: If. . . Mast, P. . . Conlin, . . E. Kjellhery, .1 . F. Gilbert, E. M. Passmore Front Row: D. .1 . Ferguson, .1. Wessel, F. G. Lehmann (Chairman), S. H. Syd- nei . R. S. . iriiuckle

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K. Arbuckle reporting to Institute Committee The activities of the I.I.T. Xatioiial Student Association have significantly expanded in the past year. The purposes and goals of this still comparatively new organization have been crystallized in two directions: to act as intermediary between M.I.T. and other schools, in all student matters: and to operate certain types of services for students both at Technology ' and at schools in other parts of the U.S. and abroad. In line with the general expansion of the organization, it now holds a provisional non-voting seat on the Executive Committee of the Institute Committee. NATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION Probably the most publicized activities of the committee have been concerned with the activities of various ' ' interna- tional ' subcommittees, such as the For- eign Student Summer Project. This proj- ect, in 1950. acted as host for 71 foreign students from IS countries. The 51 project is nearing culmination with the arrival of summer. Equally successful on a slightly smaller scale have been the activities of the Displaced Persons Com- mittee. International Exchange of Stu- dents with Technical Exjierience. Travel Abroad progi-ams. and the World Student Service Fund drive. On the National scale XSA has op- erated several progi ' ams such as the Student Discount System, but has served more generally as liaison agent with other student groups, and especially with col- leges in the Northern New Euiiland Re- gion. The interests of the National or- ganization as regards student campus life Back Row: Tico foreign visitors, S. Isaacs, foreign visitor, A. Saito, J. Fenske, R. Steinberg, P. X. Malherbe Second Roic: X. Haritatos, J. Copenheffer, L. Karrelas. S. Brenner, G. Rath, K. den Tex, R. Ti ' illard Front Row: A. F.lston, il. Heydeya. R. Arbuckle (Chairman), H. Kahn. F. Heart