Smith College - Smith College Yearbook (Northampton, MA)

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A' MARY K. HARMON President of House of Representatives Ever since its first official act last spring, when it passed some perennial sun-bathing laws and was immediately blessed for tanned legs and blamed for freckled noses, the House of Reps has maintained a somewhat arbitrary position in the hearts of Smith students. Its members have discovered that although they give up one whole evening a week to ironing out campus problems (Thursdays being non-existent on their social calendars), they just can’t please all of the people all of the time; nevertheless, their batting average is pretty high! The House of Reps grappled once more with the Blanket Tax problem, when an increase was voted to cover additional expenses entailed this year. The theater and speech departments sighed happily when a bill was passed approving a radio station, while we all murmured sadly when Thanksgiving recess was voted down. One official act of this year’s House of Reps, however, boasts general support — that being “three special lates per semester for week nights”. No grumbling dissenters have yet been unearthed.

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STUDENT COUNCIL Front row—Steinway, Mcloy, Hoag. Middle—M. Thayer, Harmon, Spccht (pres.), S. Henderson. Back row— M. Anderson, Beaven, A. Barnes, Griffith, Ames, B. Williams. .. of Student Council.. Although we still believe that walking under ladders or passing black cats will bring bad luck, we no longer believe that thirteen is an unlucky number. Wc have thirteen girls on Student Council, but we’re not uneasy about any unfortunate results. They’ve brought us luck: we save our stamp money by using the mail board in Scelye basement; we find the Ark a perfect part of our week-end program; and we don’t have to run to Green Street for that one more cigarette”, because they dreamed up the Fumorium. In addition, they’ve submitted to dining all over campus in order to meet the freshmen and draw them more quickly into our college community; and then, the radio station is yet another stroke of their genius. Not only have these improvements made things easier and more enjoyable, but they’ve unified us as a college, one of the prominent aims of Council this year. So, from now on we’re treating number thirteen as a lucky omen! BETTY SPECHT President of Student Council Page twenty-eight

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{judicial Hoard Judicial Board is a constant reminder that a Smith girl should at all times uphold her own good name and that of her college”. If the Amherst bus was late, or the car got stuck in a snow bank until 1:15, or a cigarette hole mysteriously appeared on the pillow case, the Smith girl is soon climbing up to the third floor of Studes to have her case arbitrated. This year she had the privilege of having two members of her house council to help decide her fate. Friendly, yet firm, our fellow-students on J. B.” hear about the absence of uniformity in the many campus timepieces, the icy roads from here to Amherst and the difficulties attendant on making train connections. Under Sylvia’s direction, the Board sifts the plausible from the absurd, the valid excuses from the alibies, the curds from the whey, and continues to maintain our virtue. SYLVIA HENDERSON Chairman o( Judicial Board Js She JUDICIAL BOARD Front row—M. Forbes, Berrien, S. Reynolds. Hack row—Nancy Atwood, McCrillis, S. Hcnderion (chairman), Spcclu, Donovan. Page thirty