Otterbein University - Sibyl Yearbook (Westerville, OH)

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Student Court Accepts Judicial Responsibilit The Student Court is the judicial section of our student government, endeavoring to enforce the constitution of the Student Council. The mem- bers of the court include one man and one Woman from each class elected by the Student Council. The court elects its own presiding judge. The purpose of the Student Court is to enforce the observance of rules and regulations pertaining to all phases of student life. The position of the court is that of appellate for the students and its specific function is that of a court of equityg its jurisdiction is not final but merely that of a rec- ommendation to the Administrative Council. Susan Klenk, Pat Smith, Marilyn Bamberger, Dick Berry, Perry Doran and Roger Hohn look over court information. Mem bers of the court not pictured are Linda Snyder and Lyle Barkhymer.

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Council Governs Student Body Members of Student Council are-ROW ONE: Holt Wilson, treasurer, Mary Ellen Hull, corresponding secretary: Lew Rose, presidentg Claudia Smith, chaplain. ROW TWO: Rick Peterson, Stew Sanders, Brian Haiek, Sue Drinkhouse, Chuck Cook. ROW THREE: Denny Rose, Nancy Dern, Jack Wright, Dick Hohn, Harvey Butler. ROW FOUR: Dave Gates, Ruth Collins, Porter Miller, Emily Smith, Ralph Ciampa. ROW FIVE: Paul Beal. Members of the Council not pictured are John Muster, Dale Smith, vice-president: Bonnie Steele, Carol Simmons, recording-secretaryg Dini Fisher and Al Hood. The Student Council, composed of representa- tives from the classes, CCA, Panhellenic Council, Intrafraternity Council, WSGB and MSCB, is the main legislative body on campus. Among the responsibilities of the Council are Freshman Orienta- tion, Bonfire, Fall Homecoming, class elections, faculty evaluation and May Day. A first for the Student Council this year was the sponsorship of a special all-campus event, the Four Freshmen, who appeared in Cowan Hall February 7. Another major project was to improve communications between the council, administration and student body. Lew Rose leads the council in the discussion of a current campus topic

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Members of WSGB are-BOTTOM ROW: Connie Thomas, Pat Smith, Nan Van Scoyoc. SECOND ROW: Sandy Svozil, Diane Weaston, Lois Axline, Aldine Rose. THIRD ROW: Ruth Collins, Kathy Howenstine, Ginny Walker, Maxine Daniels. FOURTH ROW: Kathy Ackerman, Marge Lengyel. The governing body of the women students is the Womenis Student Government Board, a sub- sidiary of the WOMCIITS Student Government Association to which every woman student automatically belongs. This board, composed of three elected officers and the pres- idents and vice-presidents of the womenis dormitories, handles problems which cannot be handled by the dormitory standards com- mittees. The object of the board is to increase the sense of individ- ual and community responsibility among women students. Governing Boards Promote High Standards Promoting high standards of social conduct and maintaining all rules of the college is the purpose of the lVIen's Student Government Board. The board members are three officers of the Menis Student Government Association, one representative from each of the social fraternities and independent men not living in college housing, and the pres- ident of the Freshman Dormitory Coun- cil. This administrative and legislative board plays an important role in Otter- bein's system of student government. . 1 1 Members of MSGB are-SEATED: Dick Russo, Chuck Cook, Ray Leffler, Larry Ishida. STANDING: Herb Wood, Paul Beal, Dale Smith, Stew Sanders.