Texas Tech University - La Ventana Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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BILL NUGENT PANZE BUTLER HM HUMPHREYS Business Manager Secretary Vice-President STLIDE T COUNCIL Texas Tech's governing body for collegiate activities is the Student Council, composed of student body officers, and representatives from each division. One of their most important accomplishments this year was the amendment of the Student Constitution. Other things they have done this year in the further- ance of the interests of the student body are: support of campus clean-up drive, which was sponsored by the T. W. V. A., Work on Campus Beautification through Lubbock officials, and work on the lights for the towers. The Student Council also sent representatives to Austin for a regional conference of the National Students Organization, and three representatives to Baton Rouge, La., to the Southern and Southwestern College and University Student Con- ference. Their special aim this year W-as to create student interest in all college activities. This year they sponsored the annual homecoming parade, the first time since before the warp made all Parents' Day arrangements, and sponsored the Varsity Show. Their only social function of the year was the annual dinner held in May. Page I 6

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Page Standing, left to right, are john Culver, Associate justice: Bob Cooper, Associate Iusticey Paul Nail, Lem Titts- worthp sitting, Mary Flatty Amos Howard, Chief justice: and Herschel Lamb. SUPREME CGURT Carrying the democratic principle of the Student government of Texas Tech ever further, the new student constitution under which we operated this year provides for ay Supreme Court, completing the balance of power in campus government. The court is composed of seven appointed members including the chief justice, who is a senior pre-law student, and six associate justices. A senior Engineering student, a Home Economics senior, a Commerce senior, and a senior Agricultural student, along with two junior pre-law students, make the associate justices. From the latter two is appointed the chief justice for the following year. lt is the duty of the court to interpret the Student Association Constitution and to render written opinions, giving reasons for the decisions. The court also acts in an advisory capacity, advising, upon request, the council as to the constitutionality of any proposed legislation. A majority of the entire court may declare any act of the council or any officer of the council unconstitu- tional. Students may petition the court to take action on election violations or the unconstitutionality of the acts of the council. Included among the decisions of this, the first, court are: ill the clarification of the l.U0 requirement quali- fications, i2l LA VENTANA elections should fall within the jurisdiction of the council requirements, and C31 the council may call general elections for amendments to the Student Association Constitution. 15

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