Oberlin College - Hi-O-Hi Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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The Men's Senate President .H ...... ........ . R. EUGENE CUSIIMAN V irc-Presiaent .... .... I .AURENCE H. MAcD'AN1Er.s ifwcvrciary ....... ...... C ARROLL M. RomaR'rs I rvasurer .... ............ .... C I .ARENCE C. YOUNG MEMBERS Ex-officio Edmund Burroughs, President Senior Class Alan M. Miller, President junior Class Clarence C. Young, President Sophomore Class Frank C. Fisher, President Freshman Class G. Earl Murphy. Editor Review John ll. Tucker, President Athletic Association R. Eugene Cushman, l'resident Y. M. C. A. Herbert M. Howison, l'resident Conservatory Men's Board Elected Seniors Donald M. Brodie Samuel N. Kinney Keyes D. Metcalf Jay ll. Nash Juniors Laurence H. MacDaniels T. Nelson Metcalf Charles C. Shedd Sophomorcs John N. 1-Iall Carroll N. Roberts Fresh 11101: Russell NV. Jelliff .S'em'inary Albert C. Schumacher C0ll'SCl Z'llf0l'jl Harold R. Harvey HONOR COURT - R. Eugene Cushman, '11, Clmirmau Edmund Burroughs, '11 Keyes D. Metcalf, 'll Laurence I-I. MacDaniels, '12 jay B. Nash, '11 29

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The Men's Senate Soma TIME has elapsed since the hIcn's Senate has been invited to contribute its annual autobiography. More than one person, no doubt, has been misled into believing that the reason the Senate's I-Iistory has not been published is because it has had no history. .But while the Senate has never felt that it must be turning things upside down merely for the sake of doing something, it has, nevertheless, dealt with a good many important problems of our student life, has dealt with them fearlessly, and, it is to be hoped, has dealt with them with a fair degree of wisdom and common sense. For three years the organized Freshman-Sophomore scrap has taken the place of the dangerous, illegal, retaliatory hazing and guerrilla warfare in which the more barbarous of the two lower classes had been accustomed to indulge. For nearly two years the Honor System has been in operation and is re- ceiving with more and more certainty the loyal support of the students and faculty. The Honor Courts have felt the responsibility which the student body through the Senate places upon them and have striven to do their very dis- tasteful work with discretion and fairness. The Senate has helped to crystalize and preserve a few well chosen college traditions, not least among which have been our college sings. The movement for the fourth men's literary society was carefully planned and carried through and with a thorough knowledge of the situation at hand, there is little doubt that the new society will be born within the next year or so. With these tangible results already accomplished, and standing as it does face to face with many problems of equal importance in different stages of solu- tion, the Senate bids fair to increase in usefulness and infiuence as the years b . pass y R. E. C. 28

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The Women's Senate IN 1905-1906 a movement was started by Miss Fitch to find out the attitude of the women of Oberlin College toward self-government. The girls voted against it for they felt that Oberlin was not ready for such a move. Realizing that self- government must be a thing of slow growth, they organized a VVomen's Board the following year. In its younger days the Board had little recognition or power and, as its duties were so intangible, nothing was accomplished. It lived, how- ever, and now its future depends solely on the wishes of the women of Oberlin. Last year, to prevent confusion with the Faculty Women's Board, the name of the Board was changed to the WOmCl1,S Senate of Oberlin College. its mem- bership was increased and now consists of the vice-presidents of the four col- lege classes, and of the Union Library Association, the presidents of the Young VVomen's Christian Association, the Student House Government Association, and the Gymnasium and Field Association, and three other Seniors, two Juniors, one Sophomore. and one Freshman. The only definite thing that can be said as to the purpose of the Senate is that it is to represent the interests of the women of the college to the faculty, and co-operate with the faculty toward the best advancement of these interests. Practically, the Senate considers the desires of the girls and gets them into working shape to present to the deans. The deans, on the other hand, ask the Senate for suggestions and grant the handling of definite problems as that of the spring vacation at the lake this year. Do the women of Oberlin want a chance to express their opinions and schemes to the faculty? Do they want self-government? The road lies in the VVon1en's Senate. F.. N. R. 30