Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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Board of Publication Student publications on the Oklahoma -X. and Xl. College campus have been under the control of Il Board of Publica- tions for many years. The form of the Board has been changed at xarious times, but the essentials have continued the same-student control with faculty rep- resentation to add balance. The Board under which the publica- tions have worked during the 1173-l-lflia sclmnl year was established by the order of President Henry li, Bennett at the heginning of the school year in Septem- ber, IW34. It functions under a new sec- tion of the student constitution which will be submitted to a vote of the stu- dents for final approval after it has been tried out in practice, and the Board is satisfied with it. ln effect there are three Boards with overlapping memberships. The member- ship of all Boards are: two students elected by the student body as regular student olhcers, two faculty members appointed by the President of the Col- lege, the Dean of llen, and the Head of the Publications Department of the College. 'Une of the student members is elected as a junior each year to serve two years. The other members of the Board are the editor and business man- ager of the publications under considera- tion. lfor instance, in considering mat- ters concerning the RIZDSKIN, the six . . . . Ill' gzzizfzpv Boanl. CI,fZNIIiNT lf. ,TROL'T. NTUIHIQUS and Controls AI'l'airs of Three Student l'uI1Iienti1ms llwnetl by Students Hy ULEMENT E. TI'-UlIT overlapping members and the editor and business manager of the RIEDSKIN com- pose the Board. The Head of the Publications Depart- ment of the College is chairman of the Board, and the General lllanager of Student Publications is secretary. Klembers of the 1034-1035 Board are: Robert Brandenburg, a senior in the School of Agriculture, and Arthur l,oeu'en, a junior in the School of Com- merce, representing the students, George H. XVhite, Assistant 'Professor of ling- lish, and lfdward L. Lloyd, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, faculty members appointed by the Presi- dentg Dr. C. H. Klclflroy, Dean of llilen and Dean of the School of Science and Literatureg and Clement lf. Trout, head of the Publications Department of the college. General llanager of Stu- dent Publications 15 Raymond li. Bivert. The responsibility of the Board 15 out- lined by 1116 student constitution in the following sections: lt shall be the duty of the Board of Publications to supervise all student publications and to make de- cisions regarding the advisability of 65- tablishing 01 discontinuing any student publications, and whether the 5111116 be regular or periodic, or occasional and temporary in character. To approve members of the staffs of the student publications, the recommen- . . . he l'l'llll'5 the lllillllfff, Ravmioxn PQ. BIVERT. Q9 -5' . af if ' 5 i A. ' f 1 T142 f f -' 125-'?1fi:6Efii ,ii 2 W - . 9 111 s - dations to 116 made by the editors and business managers. lt may suspend the editor or business manager of any publications for cause, and submit the case to the President of the College for final decision. The duties of the various editors and business managers 5111111 be those defined by the Board and include the responsibil- ity for handling the editorial 01 business affairs of the publications on which they hold olhce except as those responsibilities may be limited by delegation of super- visory powers by the Board. The Board of Publications shall su- pervise and insure the proper manage- 1116111 of the Qyfollegian Publishing Company and any other similar enter- prise by student publications, subject to review by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Board also passes on the eligibil- ity of candidates for the positions of editor and business manager of the pub- lications. The editors are elected by the student body and the business managers are appointed by the Board. To fulfill these responsibilities for the business management of the publications, the Board has as its representative the General hlanager of Student Publica- tions, Raymond E. Bivert. His duties are those delegated to him by the Board. They include general supervision of the books and work of the Business hlana- gers of the three publications. He helps the new managers set up their books and handle the detail of the work. Budgets and other reports are checked with him before being presented to the Board. All deposits of funds and all requisitions are countersigned by him as the repre- sentative of the Board. lvVhen the business managers leave at the end of the spring semester, they take charge and close up all unfinished busi- ness. On the O'CofIi'gimz, he looks aft- er contracts for national advertising, which are usually scheduled during the summer when no student manager is working. This system of supervision provides for continuity of business effort. Each year of the REDSKIN and Jggiewzzlor is Page 22

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1928 CLACSINEVINCENT . . GLEN STATToN . ovemfn gfnvfenf AAOTCZQTZOVL Pl'l'5iIl'f'7I I . I 11't'-Presidellf RELTBEN SPARKS Secrefflry-Trefzsllrel' 1929 SAM CTILSTRAP . . . President CLALDE PooLE . . fire-Prrsizlezzf Roy HLACKRIRD St'1'relr1ry-Trezzsllrer 1930 EDGAR A. XVARN ET . . Prvsidenf GLENN TYICIDONALD EMETT CURTIS 19 ELTON PATTERSON CLARENCE B ERRYMAN Sf't'1'1'f11ry- 31 Vin l'itil PI'l'Sflll7IIf yll'f'fl5l1I'4'I' Pl'l'SfIif'IIf '-Presizfeni HERMAN P1TTS Sewferary-Trwrmznv- 1932 GER.-'XI,D CL'RT1N . . President EARL GREGG . . . lift?-IJ1't'5fl1l'III' RALPH VVINTERS S1'crf'l11ry-T1'z'11x111'w' 1933 CECIL BARNES .... PI'l'5fIit llf JAMES F. CZALLAH.-AN I'iu'-Ijresiflt-111 JUNIOR Ross . Scr'rf't11ry-Trz'11s11rf'r 193-l -1LfN1oR Ross ..... President CECIL BARNES . . l'in'-P1-rsiflmr GORDIE GRAY . S4'1'rr'f11ry-Trf'11A'llr4'r This year's Student Governing body which consisted of Ernest Bradley, President of the Student Association: Jack Corgan, Vice-President: Ralph Rasor, Secretary-Treasurer3 Bill Kloore, john Curry, and Dick Northup, Senior Senatorsg Vernon Schultz, and Lester Coleman, jr., Junior Senatorsg -1. D. Fleming, Sophomore Senatorg Temple Benbrook, Commerce Senatorg Irwin Hedges, Agriculture Senator, Claire lXIcArthur, Engineering Senator: Klil- dred Clement, Home Economic Senator: -lack Coyle, Science and Literature Sen- atorg Harry Ruley, Education Senator: duly took office September 15, 1934 after dean of men, Dr. C. H. lXIcElroy, administered the following oath: 1 fnamej, do solemnly swear, or aflirm, that l will discharge with justice and equity, with diligence and faithful- ness, to the best of my ability, all the duties falling upon me as an oflicer of this association, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the Student Associa- tion.', Page 21 This year's Senate under the leader- ship of President Ernest Bradley, Vice- President jack Corgan, and Vice-Presi- dent pro-tem Temple Benbrook has been the instigator of many new measures of vital importance to the student body. School spirit, that necessary air about the campus, has been greatly encouraged and developed by having attractive pep meetings and organized openings for all football games. The maintenance of student representation on the discipline committee, social committee, athletic cabinet and the admittance of student representation on executive committees of the athletic cabinet has been insti- gated by Student Senate. A plan which will greatly improve the credit standing of students is now before the president for approval. During the year the fol- lowing appointments were made: Robert l3randenberg, senior, and Arthur Lowen, junior, were appointed members on the board of publications. gl. D. Fleming and john Curry were made sophomore and senior senators due to the failure of the elected candidates to return to school. Temple l3enbrook, commerce senator, became Vice-President when jack Corgan withdrew from school in November, 193-1. The commerce Sena- torship was filled by lid KIcGill. .lack Fredenberger became junior senator when junior Coleman withdrew from schoolg and Arlene YVhite became home economics Senator when Klildred Clem- ent graduated. Under the careful guidance of Ralph Rasor, Secretary-Treasurer, the Senate has made financial progress never before attained by a governing body at Qkla- homa A. and NI. The year started with a bang by having two record breaking dances September S and 9. During these two days Rasor broke another all-time record by selling nearly six hundred caps to the boys of the Freshman class. Another factor worthy of note is that for the first time in the history of the Senate a budget was set up and followed rigidly. This careful planning gave the Student Association a new deal which has been hoped for since the adoption of the new constitution in the spring elec- tion of 1933. The Student Association new deal brought not only a program of economy but a reorganization with faculty supervision of all expenditures. The new finance committee is composed of 111111 T. 13. 1X atlt 1cClendon, Chief Clerk, who is in charge of all Student Asso- ciation receiptsg Dr. C. H. llcElroy, Dean of Nlen, who approves all student association expendituresg and the Secre- tary-Treasurer of the Association who keeps all records and acts as agent for the chief clerk in collection of receipts. Annually the senate rewards gradu- ating lettermen with O blankets bought with money made by the senate. Bradley, Northup, Fleming, lWeArthur, Moore, Ruley, Clement, Hedges, Coyle, Schultx, Rasor, Coleman, Benbrook. 0 v i ' .... we yy .

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. . . . . ffafe gllnefenll Mf!z..f.f.'m. 4 - .Sv--...H 49 W 4-M Richert, Tarr, VVhite, Lloyd, Trout, Brandenluirg, Leweu, VVallis, Mclilroy, l.ynch counted as a complete business unit with- out direct connection with the publica- tions of other years. However, sur- pluses and deficits on these publications are handled by the Board to balance each other and maintain the financial responsibility of the publications in gen- eral. The O'I2lfIf!l'gfll1I is handled as a continuing business with annual reports but continuous business relations. For several years previous to 1028 the Board organization consisted of two stu- dents elected by the student body, a jun- ior elected each year for a two year termg a representative of the Alumni Association appointed by the President: the Head of the Publications Depart- ment, and the Editor of the publication under consideration. Dr. C. H. lNIc- Elroy was the alumni representative for many years. At that time the editors and business managers were elected by the student body. The O'C01!f7Qf!1II printing plant was purchased in 1926. lllr. Bivert was ap- pointed General llanager of Student Publications during the summer of 1926, having been business manager of the O'Coffeyirn1 the preceding year. The idea of purchasing a shop and plans to make it practical were largely his. Al- though the plant has been improved by the addition of two new presses and oth- er equipment it is now entirely paid for and is the property of the student body without obligation against it. In 1928 the constitution was revised and a large Board was established. Aft- Page 23 er various revisions this Board was com- posed of one representative from each of the six undergraduate schools on the campus, the editor and business manager from each of the three publications, the senior Dean in the College, the Head of the Publications Department, the Cien- eral lllanager of Student Publications. and a faculty representative appointed by the President. Three of the student representatives were elected each year to serve two terms. This Board appointed editors and business managers, and, as a complete Board, considered all matters concerning any publication including the letting of contracts for RIEDSKIN print- ing and engraving. At all times there have been certain minimum requirements for the editors and business managers of the publica- tions. These have varied, but the re- quirement that the candidate has worked at least one year on the publication for which he applies has been included at all times. The general purpose has been to raise the standards of the workers with- out sacrificing efficiency. Particularly during the past few years, when funds have not permitted payment of a large staff, more opportunities have been available for work on publications than there have been people willing to work. At times even the positions of editor or business manager have been hard to fill with qualified individuals. It is the idea of the present board to require high standards of scholarship and character for the workers on publica- tions, also to insure opportunity for all who are willing to serve an apprentice- ship and give service while preparing for the advanced position. A large staff with opportunity for advancement on merit is the ideal for student publica- tions. During the years, student publications on the Oklahoma A. and NI. College campus have advanced in service and standing. Today they rank among the best in this region and comparable with those in larger institutions throughout the nation. Student interest and faculty support along with the devotion of in- dividuals who have been connected with them at various times have together made this possible. The biggest single piece of business the Board transacts during the year is the awarding of RIZDSKIN contracts. li. B. Brewer, college purchasing agent, and Clint Strong, business manager of the college, sit on the board when bids are heard for these contracts to advise the board. They do not have a vote in the award- ing of these contracts, but offer helpful advice and make suggestions that enable the board to secure the most favorable contracts for the annual. All of these contracts are awarded each year, one for photography, one for the photo engrav- ing, and a third for the actual printing. Since the production of the REDSKIN anually costs better than 510,000 the board exercises considerable care in the letting of these three contracts. None of this money is actually handled by the board.