Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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House Presidents Soi l id Committee Top: Boyd, Stanliagen, Howell. Braiininger, Lipman, Miller. Bottom: Stein, Trautwein, Hansen, Miss White, Miss Day, Miss Landis. A surprising number of problem situa¬ tions arise in the routine of dormitory living; telephone talks, piano hours, and the hot water supply demand co-operative attention. To these the girls add several crises relative to Men Callers, if, when, and if not, why not. The long-suffering housemother is chief in command; house presidents are the peace¬ makers. Smiles of this executive group belie the burdens of their existence. Social life, even on a closely-knit and classless basis, does not take care of itself. The operation of a program to encourage and satisfy five hundred individual preferences is the task of the Social Committee. To it goes credit for your hours of fun at informal school dances, occasional free movies, and the highly successful Mardi Gras, and for ar¬ ranging a well-timed sequence of plays, games, formals, mixers, and recitals. Members rep¬ resenting social clubs and chairman Margaret Nichols deserve an all-campus salute. Page Twenty-Seven

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Guidance of Social Life The Deans Into the busy hands of the two social deans falls the responsibility for planning all social ac¬ tivities as well as the burden of regulating social custom and tradition. As Dean of Women and Faculty Chairman of the Social Committee, Miss Day has carefully and patiently maintained a smoothly operating system of extra-curricular life. Students find her interest in their individual prob¬ lems to he unfailingly sympathetic and personal. Miss Jean Day Dean Van Putten’s desk in the Office of Stu¬ dent Personnel is devoted for the most part to problems of Freshmen and of veterans newly ac¬ commodated on this campus, and to the sometimes unpleasant but always necessary supei-vision of chapel attendance and similar routine regulations. The Dean of Men is in a position to become ac¬ quainted with each individual. Dr. Van Putten likes to stop for an occasional cigar and informal chat in the Student Union. Dr. J. D. Van Putten Page Tiventy-Six

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Student GoYerniiient THE STUDENT COUNCIL Jones. Evans. Ramey, Spier. Sefcik, Miyagawa, McConaiighy, Laild. STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT Raymond Conley Having no written constitution and no legal basis of organiza¬ tion, the council of student representatives functioned as somewhat of an experiment, attempting to adopt policies which might serve as acceptable precedent. Eight members, Ramey, Freund, Miyagawa, Jones, Ladd, Spier, Sefcik, and Evans, represented men and women of their respective classes; the president and two members, McCon- oughy and Nichols, were chosen at large in elections last spring. One of the major accomplishments of the Council was the es¬ tablishment of by-laws outlining the basic structure of student rep¬ resentative organization. At the beginning of the year provision was made for the election of a social committee working in co¬ operation with the deans and the council to create a well-rounded student activity program; under this heading there developed prob¬ lems in regard to informal dancing, the backing of the Parkollegians, and formulation of policies for the Jolly Roger. The Council had an interest in student |)uhlications and was represented on that ad¬ ministrative hoard. Problems of student morale received full discussion when they affected the campus as a whole; individual difficulties did not fall within the scope of the group. Miss Day and Dr. Van Putten met with the Council as faculty advisers. Page Twenty-Eight