Nebraska Wesleyan University - Plainsman Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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1. i ' mttl) l|0pktitB Professor of Chemistry A.B., A.M., Albion College; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University A T n, Albion; Athletic I ' oard of Directors. Aba iHapr ilmtpB Professor of Romance Languages A.B., University of Missouri. i8

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(SItp g ttiJipnt lolig of titp (SoU gp of ICtbpral Arta THE ORGANIZATION of the Student Body of the Col- lege of Liberal Arts was a new departure in the life of the Uni ' ersit} ' . After the usual unsatisfactory results in the Freshman-Sophomore scraps last fall, Mr. Thuresson, presi- dent of the Senior class, called upon the presidents of the other classes to appoint committees of two who should act with the four presidents as a Scrap Committee, which should undertake the formation of some plan for the regula- tion of these matters. At the first meeting of this committee the consensus of opinion seemed to favor the organization of some body which should have complete power in such affairs. Mr. Matson and Mr. Stambaugh of the Senior class were delegated as a sub- committee to draw up a form of organization. Their report was the presentation of a constitution for the entire College of Liberal Arts. It was accepted by the committee after a great deal of discussion, and, eventually, was favorably passed upon, after a few minor changes, by the student body. This constitution provides that there shall be the usual four officers, president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, who shall be the presidents of the Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman classes respectively. The further organization of the body as a whole is very simple. The most important provision of this constitution, however, is that establishing- a legislative and judicial body, called the College Council. This organization consists of twelve members — the president and two elected representatives from each class. The College Council is given plenipotentiary power in rendering decisions and fixing the conditions regarding class scraps. For the present, no other powers are sought by the organization. Man} ' of the students and Faculty, however, believe that, in the College Council, they see the nucleus of ultimate self- government among the students of VVesleyan University. The members of the first College Council are : Paul Thuresson, ' 09, president. Margaret Hopper, ' 09, secretary. Z Stambaugh, ' 09. N. O. Reynolds, To. J. West Thompson, To. E. P. Imboden, To. E. L. Smith, Ti, vice-president. j. M. Showalter, Ti. Wayne Atwell, Ti. C. A. Meyer, ' 12. Benj. Alexander, ' 12. treasurer. Clifford Butler, ' 12. 20