Montana State University Billings - Rimrock Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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Legislature Officers RON HATCHER President The Student Legislature includes a president, vice president, and four members-at-large, elected by the student body; a secretary and business manager appointed by the president; and one representative per 100 students from each of the four classes. Members this year are Ron Hatcher, president; Ervin Bakken, vice president; Elizabeth Steensland, secretary; Gene Cetrone, business manager; Jerry Alexander, Helen Anderson, Holly Endicott, and Jean Zimbelman, members-at-large; Marietta Forehand and Duane Pettersen, senior class representatives; Tom Knaub and Rod Knutson, junior class representatives; Karen Bond, Earl Hanson and Sidney Hillier, sophomore class representatives; Joanne Carpenter, Chuck Ensign, Don Meidinger, John Stenberg, Gail Rogers and Karen Turner, freshman class representatives. Advisers are Miss Carol Saunders, appointed by the college president, and John Reque, elected by the Legislature. ELIZABETH STEENSLAND Secretary 17

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STUDENT LEGISLATURE. Front: Gene Cetrone, Ron Hatcher, Ervin Bakken. Elizabeth Steensland; Middle: Jean Zimbeiman. Marietta Forehand. Helen Anderson. Holly Endicott, Karen Turner. Karen Bond. Joanne Carpenter. Gail Rogers; Back: Jerry Alexander, Chuck Ensign. Don Meidinger. Sidney Hillicr, Duane Pettersen, Earl Hanson, Tom Knaub, Rod Knutson Legislature Directs Student Activities Activities of the Associated Students of Eastern Montana College of Education are governed by the Student Legislature, which serves as the major student lawmaking group on campus. The Legislature met every two weeks fall and winter quarters and weekly during spring quarter to consider policies affecting campus organizations and student life and to investigate special matters of interest to the student body as they developed. A major responsibility of the Legislature is the appropriation each spring of more than $35,000 in student activity fees for the following year among activity groups requesting funds. This year’s Legislature began plans for the eventual rewriting of the Associated Students constitution. It kept a watchful eye on events in the Montana State Legislature during winter quarter and their effect on EMCE. The Legislature initiated arrangements to permit service of students in an advisory capacity on several faculty committees. It approved the development on campus of several new organizations. 16

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STUDENT UNION BOARD: Front: Dr. Charles B. Price, M E Johnson. Ford Paulsen, Clyde Christensen. Craig Price. Jim Rowlan; Back: Chuck Haines, Miss Angeline Ekstrand, Miss Peggie Denny. Barbara Finn, Kay Ridenour, Ginger Ramus, Bob McWilliams. Board Supervises Student Union Building The Student Union Board is an autonomous organization which directs all activities in the Student Union Building. The Board sets the policies for operation of the SUB, coordinates the college activities calendar, schedules all dances and movies, arranges art exhibits, and brings special events to the SUB. Highlights of SUB Board activities this year included sponsorship of an open house after the Homecoming football game, a Sadie Hawkins dance, the annual Christmas Wassail party, and orientation week. SUB Board members Chuck Haines, Jim Rowlan. Kay Ridenour and Clyde Christensen pause at Donner Pass before attending the regional convention of college unions at the University of California at Davis in November. A major part of the board’s work this year involved preparations for its operation of the new student services building which will open this fall, and which will require an enlarged program of activities. Board members include representatives of the student body, faculty and alumni. Student members are Chuck Haines, president; Ginger Ramus vice president; Barbara Finn, secretary; Kay Ridenour, treasurer; Clyde Christensen, Craig Price, Bob McWilliams. Jim Rowlan. Dick Hatch. Faculty members include Dr. Charles B. Price, dean of student personnel services; Ford Paulsen, student union director; M. E. Johnson, business manager; and Miss Angeline Ekstrand. Miss Peggie Denny is alumni representative. 18