Northwestern State University - Potpourri Yearbook (Natchitoches, LA)

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Justices: Standing, Lancaster, Grems, McConathy, Robertson; Seated, Graves, Yellott, Ponder During its third year of existence the Student Honor Court continued to diligently pursue the building of higher standards of citizenship among men students at Northwestern State. The Court has succeeded in establishing itself as a fair, impartial body working to equitably administer justice. The Student Honor Court is a self-perpetuating body with its justices selected each year by the court from an eligible list of appointees presented by the mens ' dormitory councils. Selected on the basis of their character, scholarship, leadership and interest in student welfare, the students serving as justices and in the other required capacities take their respon- sibility and obligation seriously and perform their duties consciously. The year saw two capable men direct the Court ' s activities. In the fall Julius Yellott served the office of Chief Justice and upon his graduation, the court selected Leonard Grems to take the helm Hearings were given many students during the year, each having benefit of a defense council. The Court follows consistently a policy of justice tem- pered with mercy attempting to help the guilty rather than mete out punishment. Projects of the Court include the presentation of Freshman awards to a number of men students who, in the opinion of the Court, best exemplify the ideals of citizenship in their campus life during the proceed- ing year. As the year comes to an end plans are going ahead to make the Student Honor Court an even more integral part of progressive student government. These plans include having the Court selected by a larger group of students and assigning it the function of a true judicial branch of a stronger and more practi- cal student government. This would mean enlarging the scope of the Court ' s activities from merely a disciplinary tribunal to that of a judicial council hav- ing final authority in constitutional and regulatory law on th e campus. 29

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HONOR COURT JULIUS YELLOTT Chlai ]u»iic» JULIUS YELLOTT LEONARD GREMS GEORGE GRAVES JAMES LANCASTER JONATHY Fall Semester I Semester MEMBERS Chief Justice ELLIOT ROBERTSON Chief Justice LLOYD PONDER Associate Justice JOE STERKX Associate Jus?. JAMES POOLE Associate Justice THEODORE ROBERTS Associate Justice Associate Justice Associate Justice Associate Justice Prosecuting Af ■ 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ i W . ' r - 4n»

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JOE CHOATE Editor BOB MURPHY Buiin»i» Manager T H E CURRENT With the accent on features and a collegiate ap- proach to the presentation of the news, the CURRENT SAUCE, with a new banner and a new Editor, em- barked on another year of trial-and-error attempts to please everybody. The sum total of such efforts, as any ex-editor will tell you, one more disillusioned group of budding journalists. Morale gala On top of the usual rush of dead-lines and head- lines, Editor Choate and underlings found time to interview Hoagy Carmichac), give an all-college dance and get evaluated almost as many times as they put her to bed. The year saw frequent changes in staff line-up, from top to bottom. Most of the time, however, Joe Berry. Bandy, and Sinqletarv. Editori de lacto