University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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THE UNIVERSITY year has not only greatly fostered the spirit of honor in the University, but its members, by extensive correspondence, have aroused an abundance of interest along similar lines among the high schools of the State. During the last year the Associated Students have added another institution to those under their super- vision, in taking over the management of .the Associated Students ' Store. During the fall term, the Co-op declared dividends of eight per cent, in favor of the student buyers on purchases approximating $45,000. Self-government has been possible at California only through the co-ordinate efficiency of these many factors. A constant corollary to the proposition of self- government by undergraduates had been the dominance of Senior control. In the early days the Seniors were wont to gather weekly on North Hall steps to light- heartedly meet together and sing. When student government was introduced, the song was hushed at these Senior Singings, and the weekly gatherings became earnest discussions of general University welfare. Annoying disorders have been entirely suppressed and eliminated by the upper class control, and dishonesty in examinations has been largely conquered by the honor spirit. So all these insti- tutions have increased the spirit of union and honor among the members of the student community until now the student governs himself and gov- erns well. The In a sense the $1 ,800,000 Bond Issue bond issue voted at the last election for Uni- versity buildings is a gift from the Alumni Association, for it is due to their perseverance and zeal that the amendment carried. It was an alum- nus who first thought of initiating the measure and through the co-operation of the entire Alumni Association the required number of signatures was secured to get the proposition on the ballot. It occupied the eleventh place on the list of over forty proposed amendments and soon became gener- ally known as Number Eleven. Faculty, alumni, students, and all the WEST END OF DOE LIBRARY

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THE UNIVERSITY Student Emerging from Self -Government the old Athletic Association in the year 1 90 1 , the present organization of the Associated Students of the Uni- versity of California has firmly estab- lished itself and become the central governing body in undergraduate affairs. The five thousand members of the college community are cen- trally administered by an Executive Committee of three elected and four appointed officials. The Presi- dent, Vice-president and Secretary are selected by general ballot. A Graduate Manager is chosen bi-annually by a special commission of seven elected Seniors. The Big C Society ap- points one of its members as Athletic Representative, and an alumnus and a faculty representative are appointed by the committee itself. Assisting this Executive Council in its various functions of student rule are the several subordinate organizations which administer the affairs of the A. S. U. C. in the different branches of its activity. Athletic relations are in the hands of the Intercollegiate Agreement Committee. A Rally Committee is appointed to organize and direct the strictly undergraduate gatherings of the Student Body. Aiding the Sophomore class, with a systematic method of selecting officials for its Junior book, is the.fi ue and Gold Advisory Com- mittee which designates those second year students whose work on the previous book merits their eligibility to election as editor and manager of the next annual. Especially important in student government are the committees on Under- graduate Students ' Affairs and Students ' Welfare. The former is mainly delibera- tive in its fostering of the honor spirit in the University and its discussion of general matters of student concern. The Affairs Committee is executive and administra- tive in nature, carrying on investigations of all such matters as may tend to violate University rules and injure the interests of the Student Body, and acting as a supreme court before which are tried all misdemeanors committed by undergraduates as such. The admirable work of the Students ' Welfare Committee during the past

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THE UNIVERSITY many friends of the University took up the slogan and soon the word was passed over the entire State: Vote for Num- ber Eleven. In every city and town the alumni rallied and gave freely of both time and money to secure the necessary major- ity. It was indeed a fund- less campaign and some of the workers gave large sums to secure the advertising and to pay for the expenses always incidental to such elections. As a result the amend- ment swept the State by a majority of 175,000 votes, and the University was insured future shelter for its increase. But the real results were more far reaching. Never before in the University ' s history have the alumni and the stud- ents been so completely united for their Alma Mater. The campaign for Number Eleven was indeed the torch that has lighted a fire of enthusiasm and loyalty that has touched the hearts of all California ' s sons and daughters throughout the world. With the proceeds from the sale of the bonds additions will be made to four of the groups in the Hearst Plans. A recitation center to replace North Hall will occupy the space between the Doe Library and Sather Gate. An addition to the library will provide for ten years ' growth in the stacks and at the same time com- plete the seminar and special study rooms. A second unit of the Agriculture group will be constructed to the northwest of the present Agriculture Hall. The first unit in the chemistry group will be the last building erected from this appropriation. In a measure the immediate needs of the University as far as housing is con- cerned have been provided for. But best of all the Alumni Association and the friends of the University as well as the entire Student Body have come at last to realize the joy of a successful service. 6 THE SATHER TOWER