Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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SSOCI TIO Presiding over Civic Association is an executive board. Officers of the board for the past year were Mary Ellen Stribling, presidentg Jean Ramey, first vicefpresidentg Betty Jane Rush, second vicefpresidentg Joan Long, secretary and Pat Pickett, treasurer. Dr. Merle Prunty was sponsor of the group. This year CA sponsored an experimental committee for the promotion of audiofvisual education to be used among various organizations on campus. Films and charts were employed, thus helping the student to gain a deeper knowledge of the subject studied through the experience of hearing and seeing. The Ten Ideals, the living code of Stephens, were promoted by Civic Association with the purpose of developing a realizaf tion of their true meaning and value. By bringing into their personal living these ideals, students Will prepare themselves to he good citizens in their communities as well as in their homes. Through participation in Civic Association's organizations, an intelligent attitude is attained by students in leadership, sportsmanship and citizenship. Their sense of values concerning JEAN RAMEY civic and social issues are developed and broadened, enabling them to be contributing citizens in a community. They learn to respect the rights of others, and to work for the common good of all persons. Through experience in both extrafclass activities and in class work, they achieve a feeling of personal responsibility and an awareness of the part they must play in group living. Front Row: Om-as, MURPHY, Lsrrzvxuz, Rusn, Prcxrrrr, LoNc, STIUBLING, RAMBY, ABERNATHY, STANTON, KLINE, Mosss Second Row: Yrnrr, Dowsrr, P. Rmzv, J. Kms, A. Smmsr, Kircomz, Gizrsiznnonrv, V. LAWRENCE, Wmsrow, Sci-IANCK, P. PERRY, Grcoux, Farm 'Third Row: LAWTON, JACQUES, J. WELCH, WAINWRIGHT, TUTT, FAHNESTOCK, WINDHANK, CARDBN, Mrzrucrzr, Sim-RELLB, Bemis, M. PATTERSON, SOBNKSBN Page 13

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ffl Ah' 3 23 MARY ELLEN STRIBLING VERY student of Stephens is a member of Civic Association. This organization operates as a democracy, and as such, works for the good of its members, trying to realize the needs of students not only While they are at Stephens, but also in their future lives. Civic Association strives to accomplish this through the organ' izing and cofordinating of extrafclass activities with class work. Student opinion is expressed through the representative group, Legislature, 1? BETTY JANE RUSH THE P the college is to maintain a high standard of group living, everyone should contribute in order that the entire campus will benefit from its activities. Civic Association endeavors to realize those principles necessary to meet this goal. Legislature, which controls and cofordinates all nonfacademic activities affecting the campus, is composed of the residence hall presidents, the Civic Association executive board and the heads of the nine divisions. Within the past year, the nine division presidents have obtained the privilege of becoming voting mem' bers. The divisions are Stephens Independent Association, Senior Sister Organization, Board of Publications, Stephens Recreation Association, PanfHellenic Council, Campus Service Board, World Citizenship Organization, Student Activity Board and Council of Class Government. Civic Association operates under a grant of power given every two years to the organization directly by the president of the college. Through the authority conferred by this grant, CA has the povver to make rules which govern the student body. P' JOAN LoNo PAT Picizarcr Page 12 CI IC

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Council of lass Government 5 -9 if? If L X bf DT. Van and Zoe talk things over HE COUNCIL of Class Government is one Of the nine major the last opportunities for the girls to be together as a unit. d ' fC A ' ' ., . .. Wlslons O WIC bsoclauon At Weekly meetmgs the Council The councils functions were limited to activities of the discussed campus problems and determined the bestplans formeetf classes Through the Work of the Council the procedures dec, ' th bl . Th ' 1 - . . . . . mg 656 pro ems eu Common goa was to Work Coopera tions and activities for the classes of Stephens were cofordinated. tively with all campus organizations for the benefit of the college. The oflicers were Zoe Ann Windham, chairman and president CCG s Onsored various rO'ects such as cam us beautificaf . - . - P P J P of the senior classg Joyce Munder, cofchairman and senior adviser ' d h ll' . ' ' ' . . . tion an a Improvements The State group Orgamzatlon Whlch to the junior class, and Genevieve Toombs, secretaryftreasurer wa new th' ear e fth ' ' ' . . , . . . . S 15 Y was on O elf major projects and vice-president of the senior class. The Junior representatives One of the main events of the season the council sponsored included Barbara Fletcher, president of the junior class, Betty was the allfstudent spring picnic at the lake. This was one of Hopkins, Keetah Life, Sally Dickinson, and Patty Hudson. I l i i i I E ' u E 'T Front Row: EDWARD RYAN, B. FLETCHER, Z. WINDHAM, W. VAN DEVBNTER, J. MUNDBR, G. Toomns Second Row: N. BATEMAN, F. CHALUJERS, B. HOPKINS, K. Linz, CLYDE BROWN 'Third Row: P. ALLEN, D. CHEVALIER, J. Faosr, M. A. HANNA, S. DICKINSON Page I4