Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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W.S.Q..A. - W.S.Q..J. Fischer, Watson, Brooks, Davis, Jones, Eghigian, Martin, Holden, Slabotsky, Todd, Roberts. The purpose of the student government associations is to help the two social deans, Mrs. Baxter and Dr. Cannom, solve problems which involve students as a society. Meetings are held weekly and attempt is made to solve problems or to correct them by disciplinary measures. This year besides working on the usual problems of social discipline and etiquette, the W.S.G.A. council has been occupied with war work. The class of Nurses’ Aides was sponsored by the W.S.G.A. and Red Cross knitting was also a project of this organ¬ ization. Representatives of the W.A.Y.E.S. and the W.A.A.C. were brought to the campus in February to talk to students. Dorothy Roberts presides over the W.S.G.A. while the other officers are Matilda Martin, vice-president; Ruth Jones, secretary; and Ruth Holden, treasurer. The M.S.G.A. is composed of the student body president, representatives from each of the men’s dormitories, and three representatives elected at large in the spring election. The officers are Walt Silvernail, president, and Don McMasters, secretary. The work of this group is cooperating with the Dean of Men in taking action whenever a prank is carried too far or whenever some social rule is broken. Braden, Martin, C. McMasters, Dean Cannom, Silvernail, Shedd, Schoggen, Scott

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Under the constitution as revitalized last spring by the ex-council, the Student Council this year has had the opportunity to be a more active and representative group. This is exemplified in one instance by a provision in the constitution for the Student Council to be members of the board of student publications. In this capacity, they have aided in the selection of staff members of the Stylus and Narva. Another provision of the new student body constitution was to set up a board of comptrollers to keep records of the disbursement of the student enterprise fund. The Council chose Bob Riley (first semester), Lucia Peterson, Valjean Wiley, and Betty Wolf to serve on this board. Under the direction of the men on the council, progress in the work on the north Student Union room became apparent. With such fellows as Powelson, Masuda, Airey, Griswold, Hughes, Braden, Robinson, and Robertson mixing and pouring cement and pounding wall board, the room began to take shape. Credit is due to Jim Shedd who directed the Gay Nineties program to raise funds for the Student Union. Russell Schuster and Bob Riley, as well as many others, contributed their time to make this benefit successful. Among other tasks of the Council are the disbursing of allotments from the student enterprise fund to various campus groups; selecting the social chairman; and designating the members of Who : s Who. 25

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Social {Committee Rader, Meyers, Miss Wilson, Schwenk; Mrs. Baxter, Dr. Handorf, Kesel, Tardif. To provide a balanced social program for a student body largely female and to see that some form of entertainment was provided for all students every Friday and Saturday night have been the aims of the Social Committee this year. During the first semester under student chairman Howard Anderson and the second semester, Charlene Schwenk, with Mrs. Baxter, Dean of Women, as faculty advisor, these aims were well accomplished. Reverting to leap year practices the girls mc.de the dates for certain parties and did the cutting at Wednesday evening dancing in the Lower Commons. The Christmas Dance, the Spring Formal, and the All-School Variety Show in March were three social triumphs sponsored by the committee during the year. Although one of the most functional organizations of the campus, many students do not know that their social life is planned by this committee. When any club cr class desires a date on the social calendar, the committee is consulted and attempt is made to arrange social functions so that there will be no conflict and that the varying interests of as many students as possible can be reached. 27