University of Akron - Tel Buch Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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THE NEW'STUDENT COUNCIL l l The division of the University into two units, the Upper Colleges, and General Col- lege, gave the student body an ideal oppor- tunity to modernize its Student Council and to increase the Council,s efficiency through reorganizing. The Student Council of last year, headed by Robert Sipes '36, worked for many weeks formulating a satisfactory plan. The devised reorganization plan was approved by a stu- dent vote one year ago and went into effect at the beginning of this college year under the leadership of Paul Bagwell, president of the student body. All class offices were abolished since there were no distinct classes, such as junior and senior, under the new University organiza- tion. The plan provided for a Student Coun- cil of 17 members which would represent all students. 1 The present Council is, therefore, made up of three representatives from Liberal Arts College, one from each of the three divisions -Social Science, Natural Science, and Hu- manities, one representative from the College of Education and one from the Engineering College, four representatives-at-large from the Upper Colleges and four from the General College, and one member from the entering E241 freshman class. Rounding out the member- ship are the president of the student body, who acts as head of the Council, the presi- dent of the Women's League, and a represen- tative of the Buchtelite. Besides democratizing the legislative body with representative members, the Council provides for continuity from year to year by electing half of the representatives-at-large each year and having these hold office for two years. . During the first semester, President Bag- well initiated a plan to make the University mean more to the students. He proposed that all divisional representatives regularly call their divisions together to stimulate interest in extra-curricular activities and to discuss individual or group problems. Such divisions as the Teachers and Engineers, wherein the students are naturally allied were more suc- cessful in holding sectional meetings. The teachers heard speakers on educational prob- lems while the engineers formed various ath- letic teams and discussed problems of the engineering curriculum. The Council now looks forward to the day when its idea will provide athletics for more students and assure that more students partake in extra-curricular activities.