Northwestern University - Syllabus Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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AssIs'rAN'r IJEAN Nlms IJEAN JAMES MCBIIRNEY Sailing Club, the Ski Club, the Cycling Club, the Chess Club, the Film Society, lVlen Off Campus, the Barber-shop Quartet Society and the Married Students Organization were officially recognized as campus organizations. Recommendations were made concerning the conditions in men's and women's open houses, parking facilities, and lighting in University buildings. Other issues which came before the Board included the National Stu- den ts Association and the election of students to the Homecoming Committee, the Board of Publications, the Scott Hall chairmanship, and the Directory editorship. SGB con tributed to the Red Cross and to the Student Service Fund. An outstanding highlight of this year's li' Pk w fi BE'r'rv IJESWARTE Joie MIl.LER activities was the Mock Political Convention, which was held on April 23 and 24. At this convention, students from all campus organ- izations formed the delegations for the forty- eight states and five territories. Then, accom- panied by banners, parades, and the excite- ment and fanfare of a national convention, the students balloted for their candidate in the 1948 election. On March 3, the students gathered in the Cahn Auditorium to vote on aljnliation with the National Students Association. lll1lS con- vention was s wonsored and conducted b SGB. l Oflicers were Will Cross, president, Lee Gregg, vice-president, Grace Chambers, secre- tary, and Charles Wright, treasurer. WII.l. Cnoss LEE GR1-:GG l'res1a'enI Vine- President 30 GRACE CHAMBERS CHUCK WRIGHT , Sfmemry .I're11mrer 31 yi W., . lffi , ,A ii

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ST DE T GOVERNING BOARD SGB officers, Charles Wright, l.ee Gregg, and Grace Chambers, meet with president VVilbur Cross and faculty advisor joe Miller. One of the problems student's met concerned membership in theNaiion- al Students Association. Here NSA delegates are honored at tea. The Student Governing Board is NU's otiicial voice of student opinion. lt receives complaints, investigates problems, and makes decisions, thus providing student participation in the governing of student affairs. SGH supervises many activities, including l-lomecoming, class elections, and the publish- ing of the Student Directory. lt distributey funds to the Pep Commission and to the Scott Hall Committees, and also has authority over campus organizations. This year the Assistant Dean William Nims, joe Miller, and Dean james Mc- SGB members are elected by the students and it is the dutv of these Burney represented the faculty on the Student Governing Board. representatives to look after student interests in all campus affairs

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