Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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STUDENT GDVEB STUDENTS ' ASSOCIATION PRICE, LOTT, RODGERS STUDENTS DISCUSSING PROPOSED HONOR SYSTEM Officers of Students ' Association President CY RODGERS Vice President JIMMY PRICE Secretary MICKEY LOTT LOTT The issue facing student government this year has been the adoption of a Students ' Association Constitution. Made necessary by the revision of the student publication setup and the Honor System, the writing of this constitution has occupied much of the Stu- dent Senate ' s attention during the year. The Senate Committee entrusted with the formu- lating of this constitution was composed of Senators Gipson, Karr, Lampert and Camp- bell. The committee conferred frequently with Professor Hester. As the Sou ' Wester goes to press, the new constitution is wait- ing for Faculty approval. It is hoped action will be taken in time for adoption this year. The Students ' Association is the means by which the students govern themselves. A resident or a day student is a member of the Students ' Association. Executive officers of the Association are President, Vice President and Secretary. These officers are elected in Page 24

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TOje i£ tubent£ cgaroleaa of fraternal nr bar- bartr affiliations, this book concerns all tlje students, it would be well if me Ijan giuen tlje actiuities wljielj tryis book represents primary, rtnpbaata during ttyia year. JUr hih not; anb our year yielded not ita abundant potentialitiea. HSe split ourselues into two mutually jealous factions for no genuine reason at all. Until factional organisations arc giuen secondary attention and until tl?e fart tliat all §ontljwesterners belong to a real fraternal order based upon common ideals realised - - not until tljen - - will our §erjaol Ijaue a true acliool apirit. ©Ijen will §outl7WC8tcrn be able to perform ita greateat acruice for Slexaa. 9 m

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IMENT STUDENT SENATE an all school election on a Saturday during the Spring Term. The legislative phase of the Association is the Student Senate. The Senate is composed of five seniors, four jun- iors, three sophomores, two freshmen, three representatives from the Mood Hall Honor Council, three representatives from the Laura Kuykendall Hall Honor Council, and two representatives from the Snyder Hall Honor Council. As all Honor Councils have been limited in their jurisdiction or suspended, there is now no judicial branch of student government; however, one is provided for in the proposed constitution. Under the administration of Cy Rodgers, the Students ' Association has been aggressive- ly and ably governed. In spite of the partisan groups into which Southwestern students are divided, the Student Senate has attempted to give all questions facing it thorough con- sideration. The Panhellenic Council has been able to perfect a united front politically this year of the fraternities and the sororities. This front has been brought to equality in numerical strength with the independents, or Barbs; and with the reinstatement of Phi Mu in Southwestern, the Panhellenic now wields a numerical majority. The Panhellenic Council has controlled all of the classes but the Junior Class, which has an independent majority. Gladys Wilkinson, candidate of Panhellenic, was elected Miss Southwestern in December by a majority of seven. In March, however, the Panhellenic candidate for the Editorship of the Megaphone was defeated by the in- dependent incumbent, Derrill Lee Cates, by a fair majority. Lee Karr, independent, was elected Editor of the 1942 Sou ' Wester over another independent candidate — the Pan- hellenic Council not having nominated a candidate for that position. On April 19, the students will elect the officers of the Students ' Association for 1942. A close and warm race for all three positions has been indicated as both the Panhellenic Council and the independents have nominated can- didates. Jimmy Price is the candidate of Panhellenic for the Presidency, and Marvin Lampert is the independent candidate. As this section of the Sou ' Wester goes to press on April 17, we are unable to present and congratulate the officers-elect of 1942. FISHER HUTCHERSON MEREDITH C. PRICE STEPHENSON WILKINSON Page 2 5