University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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C D C £ a r o t ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD President Harper, Dean Torbet, Dean DeLong, Dean Legg, Warren Hutchens, Elizabeth Hacker, Catherine Dyer. THE STUDENT FACULTY FEDERATION The Student ' Faculty Federation is composed of two groups, the Student Asso ' ciation and the Faculty. Its purpose is to direct and control the life and work of the college in such a manner as to promote most effectively the aims of the college as symbolized in the sevembranched candlestick of the college seal. The working organization of the Federation consists of an Administrative Board, and eight joint student and faculty committees. The number of members and duties of the committees are determined by the Administrative Board at the beginning of each year. The students and faculty are represented equally on committees. The committees as they functioned during 1932 and 1933 were as follows: Ath ' letic, Fine Arts, Promotion and Public Occasions, Publication, Public Speech, Re ' ligious Life, Social Life, and Welfare. These committees deal with matters delegated to them and recommend to the Administrative Board measures for consideration and final adoption. Under the provisions of the Student ' Faculty Federation, the students are or ' ganized as a College Student Association, the main functions of which are the selec ' tion of officers, who are the student members of the Administrative Board; the selec ' tion of representatives on committees; and consideration in a Student Council of any matters that are of student concern rather than the concern of both the students and faculty. Page Ten

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7- - r 1 U-,—pP A t ■ThOLmG a r 3 c in EARL ENYEART HARPER S. T. B., Boston University D. D. (Hon.) Nebraska Wesleyan University PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE Both the college and the city are greatly indebted to our versatile, capable leader. His efforts have resulted in achievement and progress for Evansville College. May his future endeavor be crowned with as much success as that of the past. Page Nine

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.i n a . Cc tt D C r 5 ThG ' i ' LlDG a r; A e 3 c ill D J Referring to the work of the Administrative Board, President Harper said: “The Administrative Board of the Student-Faculty Federation at Evansville Coh lege is, perhaps, the most unique and characteristic part of the entire organization. It is organized fundamentally exactly as the various committees, with three faculty members and three students. There is a departure from the normal method of de- termining the personnel of the membership, however, since the constitution of the Federation explicitly provides that the three student members shall be the three offi- cers of the Student Council, and that the three faculty members shall be the Dean of the College and the Deans of Men and Women respectively. It is then further provided that the President of the College shall be ex officio a member and chairman of the Administrative Board. Since membership in all committees is evenly divided between students and faculty members, and since all members of all committees have equal voice and equal vote, it is at the one point of the special membership in the Administrative Board on the part of the college president that provision is made for the board of trustees to have their traditional control of all matters of college government. In the light of the experience of the first year, however, it seems improbable that the college president will ever be called upon to cast a deciding vote upon any question. The Administrative Board serves as a court of appeals from all other committees of the Federation, and it likewise serves as an executive committee which initiates business and refers it to the proper committee. The Administrative Board likewise serves as a centralizing agency since all reports of all committees are subject to re¬ view by the board. Thus the total life and government of the college is kept in bal¬ ance. My own feeling after one year of experience with the Student-Faculty Federa¬ tion, and particularly with the Administrative Board, is that we have as nearly an ideal form of college government as has been devised. I think the work of the com¬ mittees is entirely reasonable and can be carried on effectively without great sacrifice of time and effort. I must admit, however, that various heavy burdens are thrown upon the Administrative Board. Many meetings of the Board are necessary and many of these meetings have necessarily been very lengthy. In addition to this, sub-com¬ mittees of the Board have been obliged to labor long and industriously in preparation of legislation, research into college history and statistics, and in critical review of proposed activities. I am inclined to think, however, that the burden of the Admin¬ istrative Board will be lightened somewhat in the years to come. This first year has brought to light need for many legislative programs which in all probability will stand with only slight modifications for many years to come. From the standpoint of personnel I wish to express my deep appreciation of the competent service that has been rendered and the willingness with which the members of the Board have labored. This applies equally to the faculty and student members. Each of these members has given all the time that has been required and has given it cheerfully and gladly. Some very delicate and difficult questions have faced the Board and on no occasion has any member shirked his or her duty. I have the firm conviction that not a single vote has been cast by any member of the Ad¬ ministrative Board during this entire year without a background of careful thought, genuine conviction and willingness to accept all consequences personally and offi¬ cially.” Sincerely yours, Earl E. Harper. TE MU Page Eleven