Syracuse University - Onondagan Yearbook (Syracuse, NY)

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Student Court IFHE MEN,S S'rUnEN'r COURT was created by the constitution of l928, and endowed with extensive judicial power over male undergraduates. Membership of the court and rules governing its procedure were placed within the discretion of the Men's Student Senate. VVhen the court bill was enacted the court's purpose was redefined in such a manner as to limit its power, in effect, to enforcement of the freshman lid and tie tradition. The provisions for member- ship and procedure were formulated in view of the new standard with little or no consideration of the constitutional definition. Following this enactment, a four year period ensued during which the court operated as a freshman traditional tribunal, handling but two cases in which an actual controversy was found to exist, and in each ofthese instances being dominated by Senate action. During this same period the court, through sterility of judicial power and for want of employment of its large personnel ofjustices and sophomore vigilants, came to serve in various proctoring activities which, while being of substantial service to the university, were at the same time quite extraneous to the judicial function as set forth in the constitution. COLLIN WILLIAMS Chid Juslice In the month of May, 1932, the present bench assumed ofiice, and on the thirteenth of that month committed itself to the proposition that the court should either be recognized as a true campus judiciary or dissolved. In this, the fifth year, therefore, it has taken notice of the existing differential between constitutional and legislative definitions of the court's purpose, it has conducted a survey of thejudicial function in seventy American colleges and universities, and it has carefully studied the peculiarities of the local situation. The court is now of the opinion that this body as a judicial group has no place on the Syracuse campus and that it should be immediately abolished by constitutional amendment. At the date of this writing the court lays before the student governing body of Syracuse University the proposal for dissolution of the court, and the compensating proposal to insure adequate disposition of all duties previously entrusted to that body and its vigilan-ce committee. To accomplish these ends is to eliminate a meaningless element from the struc- ture of student government, to reallocate duties on functional lines, and to centralize re- sponsibility for executive action in the executive body. In such reforms, the court believes, may be discerned the note of true progress. OFFICERS COLLIN P. W1LL1AMs ......... ............................... .,........ C h inf Juslice CLARENCE E. JACK .......... .........,......................................,.. ....,... S e nior Justice MI1.'!'ON S. Paiuzorr .............,............................ ........................ ,,...,. S e nior luxlice ASSOCIATE JUSTICES Albert C. Bickelhaup Elwyn L. Gibson Edward E. Oliver Lawrence E. Clair Morris S. Moss Edgar H. Partington Andrew Doremus Ledger A. Myers Lee F. Uhlmann 24

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The Student Council of Forestry IN February, 1920, the Student Council of Forestry, a group representative of the students in the New York State College of' Forestry, was organized. This is the only governing body in Syracuse University whose members are elected by the students themselves. The Council has as its purpose the maintenance of friendly relations between the students and the faculty members of the college. During the thirteen years of its existence, the organization has capably rendered its services in settling difhculties between these two groups, and in making necessary recommendations for the disciplining of those members of the college charged with violating Prexidenf its rules. DONALD ARCHER The Student Council of Forestry is composed of seven members: one graduate member, two seniors, twojuniors, one sophomore, and one freshman. According to conventions thejunior holding the ofiice of secretary to the Council automatically becomes president the following year. OFFICERS ...,.,.....Pre.rxrlent DONALD Anci-mn .......... . JOHN Hsumsrnn ....... ..Secremry GRADUATE MEMBER Arthur Sanford MEMBERS Harold Donaldson John Hermsted Charles Koon Daniel Steinwald Donald Archer Walter Breckenridge 23 wr li 'I 1 'Q ii 8

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Wo'men's Student Court WOMEN,S S'rUDEN'1' COURT is an organization for the purpose of weighing infringements and for determining suitable penalties of Women's Student Senate and University rules. This body also makes a study of important campus problems which relate to women. The policy ofthe court is to determine all decisions on the basis of constructive growth of individuals. This court was established last October. Although it was more or less of an experiment this year, thus far it has achieved remarkable success. VIVIAN CAYGILI. Representation for the court is determined according to enrollment Chief Juslire in the colleges. A list of senior women is submitted by the dean of each college. From this list ten women are chosen by the executive committee of Women's Student Senate with the assistance of Dean Leonard. These ten women, a faculty advisor, and Dean Leonard compose thejudicial body. The vice president ofthe Senate acts as chiefjustice ofthe court. The president attends the meetings as an ex-oHicio. OFFICERS VIVIAN CAYGILI ......,...,... ..................,......,, .i...... C h ity' Jus-life VIRGINIA RAND ,...........,..,..,. ,,,.,,,,,...,. Ex-ojicio MRS. HELENI: HAR'l'LEX' ....,.... ..,..,.....,. 1' 'urulzy Advisor DEAN LEONARD ..........,.,....... ,..,,.,. fi' dminimfulive fidviror BARBARA S'rEl.l.MANN ,......... .I.,I,.,... H ome Economic: HILDA HAAS ....................., ..,...........,............. ........ T e arm-r'x College FINE ARTS Bettina Barrett Julia Morton BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Elizabeth Born I-Iazel Jordan LIBERAL ARTS Margaret Bryan Frances Greene Helen Eby Frances Kantor Top Row: Stcllman, Haas, Eby Second Row: Kantor, Born, Jordan, Norton, Barrett. Front Row: Greene, Bryan, Caygill, Rand 25