Queens University - Tricolour Yearbook (Kingston, Ontario Canada)

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THE ALMA MATER SOCIETY EXECUTIVE —12— FROM THE PRESIDENT Students of Queen’s University have, in the past 98 years, reached a position in self-government that is the envy of all universities. They have attained this enviable position only by hard work and by the willingness to take the many responsibilities involved. It is apparent from recent events that, either from ignorance or from lethargy, the complete student body is not fulfilling its responsibility. The Senate has placed the good name of Queen’s University in the hands of us, the undergraduates, and only by the cooperation of everyone can it be maintained in a high state of repute. The events of the fall term were traced to a few, but if the student body as a whole had ridiculed their actions, and by social pressure made it known that they disapproved, I feci sure that the incident would not have caused the country-wide publicity that it did. You may say that the AMS executive should be able to do the job. I can assure you that they have worked very hard at trying, but what can sixteen people effec- tively accomplish without the cooperation of the 2,400 they represent? Take an interest in your school community and in your representative body. It will assist you in understanding and appreciating the problems of the group as opposed to the individual. May every success be yours in the present and in the future years following your sojourn at Queen's University.