Oklahoma State University - Redskin Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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S6 Fl dt? 'Www-W llAROLD BENNETT ll,xno1,n Bowl-:ns administered: 1 do solenmly swear, or affirm, that I will discharge with justice and equity, with diligence a11d faithfulness, to the best of my ability, all the duties falling upon me as an officer of this association, and will to the best of' my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the student association, and though at times hindered by opposition, they rendered an honest and prosperous administration to the students. As secretary-treasurer of the senate, Harold Bennett pulled the organization out of the abyss of debt which had accumulated from the previous administration, and within three weeks after taking charge of the accounts showed a debit balance of' eighty-tliree cents. The gift of the Midas touch seemed to be a characteristic of the group, yet with no indica- tion of the accompanying taint of miserliness. ln the sale of the freshman orange a11d black caps, a customary duty of tl1e senators, the organization produced a volume of sales and resulting profit much greater than shown for a number of years. An unprecedented money- maker this year was the sale of tams 'to fresh- man girls, an idea submitted by Fred ilfennema, president of the sophomore class. The profit- making faculty of the solons exhibited itself again at the llomecoming dance when they drew the largest crowd of alumni and students in four or live years to the affair. The purpose of the senate, however, was not to proliteer off' the students. Only sufh- cient funds were required to maintain the customary activities a11d finance any new plans. With this principle in mind, the admission price to the student senate dances was reduced the second semester to about half' the cost during the first semester. The innovation was first tested to see if the cut price would bring increased attendance. The Page I 4

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Student Association A student senate, controlled by a group of young reformists, elected o11 a platforni urging amendment i11 campus politics, ter- minated one of the most efficient and finan- cially successful periods experienced by the student governing body in several years. These student solons have demonstrated their earnestness by suggesting more equi- table changes in the student constitution, paying off' the debt of' tl1e group, working out a merit system for publications, offering the students reduced prices on dances, re-in- stalling senate customs recently dropped, and making other specific suggestions for the improvement of student welfare. The senate was organized with the idea of developing student government, and draw- ing the college administration a11d the student body into a closer relationship. In February, 1914, the senate was founded as the Student Representative Committeef' At its organiza- tio11, data were gathered from other colleges and universities, and, with this as a basis, a committee formulated a constitution for the student legislative body of Oklahoma A. and M. College. The present constitution was approved by the president and went into effect i11 the spring of 1932. Members of the senate composed a well- rounded representation of the student body. Delegation to the group is allowed by schools and by college classification. Each school is allowed one senator, seniors have three dele- gates, juniors have two, and sophomores have one. The senators by classification are: Gene Fennema, Jack Smith, and Maxine Sn1itl1, all senior senatorsg Harlan Bumpas a11d Wayne Smith, junior senators, and Robert Black, sophomore senator. Senators repre- senting schools include: L. A. Maciula, en- gineering, Ned Stuart, commerce, Jeanette Page I3 Q Bon DoN.xLDsoN McDaniels, home economics: Mary Nell Thag- gard, education: Frances llughes. science and literature: a11d John Gardner. agriculture. Two changes were made in the personnel after the spring election last year. lfrances Hughes, who was also chosen the HPIl.N'lCl.lI beauty queen, was elected to the post ol' science and literature senator to succeed Hill Sharp who dropped out of school the second semester. For the same reason Wvayne Smith was elected to replace Nlax Burnett the second semester. Six of the senators were included in the special section of the Heflslcin as part of' the sixteen outstanding students on the campus. Among the group are llarold Bennett. liob Donaldson. llarold Bowers. Frances llughes. Maxine Smith, and Mary Nell Thaggard. 111 carrying out their duties. the young delegates held in mind the oath of' office

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response was so great that the lowered prices were put into effect permanently hy Harold Bennett. Tl1e senate also resumed the custom of purchasing 'TY' hlankets for lettcrmen. The practice was temporarily waived last year on the grounds that a shortage ol' funds negated it. The student legislative hody suggested several improvements in the student constitu- tion. The senators l'elt that often in their enthusiasm or other l1un1an frailties, they over- stepped the boundaries ofthe student constitu- tion themselves. Recognizing their own Weakness, they suggested a form of committee or hoard with the powers of a supreme court to review their actions at the request ol' a student or faculty member. New senators elected in the spring were invited to meet in conjunction with the old senators for the last three sessions ol' the year in order to provide them with a working idea of the procedure ol' the group and thus he ready to hegin the next year with a hound instead of groping and stumbling to start tl1e machine smoothly. This is an especially de- sirable pla11 because there is an almost com- plete turnover each year. So the student governing hody of Oklahoma A. and M. College advances. Selection ol' the ollicers to direct the Sen- ateis activities this year was especially fortu- nate. lflach had already proven himself a leader in college. lmoth scholastically and out- side the study hall. lioli Donaldson. presi- dent ol' the Student Association. has prolralmly lieen president ol' more organizations than any other student at A. and Nl. College. Besides the student association. he heads the lnter-fraternity Council. the Boys' tilee Cluh. Beta Theta Pi social l'raternity. and the flom- merce Student Council. llc is a meinlier of Phi Eta Sigma, honorary freshman scholas- tic fraternityg Phi liappa Phi. honorary hand fraternity: Phi liazipa Phi. national scholastic socfety: and liluc liey. Mens leadership fraternity. llarolc Bowers. in his capacity of Tice-president of the Association. automatic- ally assumes the iiresidency ol' the student senate. lle is also president of Alpha lxappa Psi social l'raternityg the League ol' Young Democrats: the Commerce Student Council: and lllue lxey. llarold licnnett. secretary- treasurer ol' the Association. has won honors i11 the school ol' engineering as well as campus politics. lle is president of Sigma Tau. a memlier ol' lingineering Society. the Industrial Engineering Society. and lilue key. Lcfl fo right: limczu. YFIIAGGAHD, lluuui-ns. tiwlmwicn. S'ruAn'r, BI'INlXlC'l l'. liowians. limiexs. Surru. NIlIlj.'tNllCI,S, FIQNNIQMA. .l. SMITH, TJONALDSON 1 we g Page 15