St Francis College - Franciscan Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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S.A.C The Student Activities Council grew out of an awareness that the Student Council was becoming too big and unwieldy. Starting as a Committee of the Student Activities Council, the Student Activities Committee under Dan Clancy slowly took the form which we know today as the Student Activities Council. This year has been the first year that S.A.C. has been a Council in its own right. Under Chairman Arthur Schwerdt. S.A.C. has become an indispensable aspect of student government. Although independent councils. S.A.C. and the Student Council have worked together to promote an atmosphere in which the students' needs can best be met. With a spirit of mutual respect these two bodies of student government have indicated that today's students at Saint Francis College are willing and. indeed, anxious to accept the responsibility which is demanded of the student in the modern institute of higher education. Arthur Schwerdt instructs the incoming Freshmen in the art of ‘‘getting along at the orientation meeting. I find it hard to believe gentlemen that you all have to leave the room at once” quips Chairman Schwerdt. 23

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STUDENT COUNCIL President Tom Cuitc presides over a meeting of the Six O’clock Parliament. Tom Cuite goes over some last-minute business before an important meeting of the Council. 22 Much out of character with past Councils, this year's has moved along with unusual smoothness and a lack of power” plays. A spirit that the Council should be truly impartial and fair and a desire to be effective led to a fairly smooth running Council. The Council adopted a definite procedure for awarding the John F. Kennedy scholarship, which previously had been done haphazardly. Due to the construction in the lounge the Council was unable to sponsor its Annual Carnival and turned to outside support for the Scholarship Fund with chance books. It also held a Carnival Dance at the St. George on April 28th. This year's Council has been able to bring about a change in the dress regulations. This situation was viewed by the Council as a test of its ability to effectively get things done which were of meaning to the whole student body. Its emphasis in the discussions regarding this were primarily that students should be mature enough and have the responsibility to dress properly. It was also held by the Council that jackets and ties are not directly related to academics, and there was no reason to actually require them. The Council has also directed efforts to improve the cafeteria service in the lounge and to have beer served on campus at social functions. This year's Student Council has been redirected and did not float around aimlessly, or at least not as much as past Councils. It demonstrated an ability to get things done, in a cooperative spirit with faculty committees and members, and the administration. If nothing else, it has brought about a spirit of confidence and independence in the student government which will bolster its attitude in getting things done in the future.

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WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN Scholarship, participation and leadership in academic and extra-curricular activities; citizenship and promise of future achievement! These are the impressive basis upon which students are selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Each award winner receives a certificate of recognition, in addition to a write-up of his college record in the organization's annual publication. A more practical aspect of the honor involves a student placement Service which helps assist these students in making employment contacts and in supplying letters of recommendation to graduate schools. This year's selections more closely achieved an ideal rarely obtained in recent years. In contrast to the usual heated struggle among Student Council members to reach some satisfactory agreement. this year saw a room of hushed and timid Council men unanimously and quickly accept the award committee’s report to nominate nineteen distinguished Seniors for the coveted prize. Not one whimper or sigh was heard. The secret lay in the maneuvering already accomplished within the closed doors of the committee room. The result was a well-balanced list of generally highly deserving young men. Of course, some compromises had to be conceded for the good of the corps and some members regretted the exclusion of one deserving fellow. However, democracy had done its best. ROBERT ALESSANDRO LOUIS CAPEK JAMES DARCY