University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Welfare committee Mary Lou Heilman and Dr. Ralph H. Coleman this year headed the V elfare committee of the Student-Faculty Federation. The committee provides for the welfare of all students by sup- plying and maintaining the Health Center, where every student is entitled to receive treat- ment. Provision for this care is included in the student-activity fee. In case of an accident, the student may apply to this group for additional financial aid. The group was also instrumental in getting a refrigerator for the Health Center this fall. Low-cost polio shots for the students were provided this year as a result of the group ' s work. Seated: Wedeking, Atkinson, Jaebker, R. Coleman, P. Mann, M. L. Heilman. Standing: Walls, L. Schmitz. Religious Life committee The Religious Life committee, under the chair- manship of Tony Matthews and Dr. Mearl P. Culver, carried out several projects during 1956-57. Perhaps its most important undertak- ing was arranging programs for Religious Em- phasis Week, when the noted Australian reli- gious leader, Colin Williams, was principal speaker. The committee publicized the Vesper series in which well-known churchmen partic- ipated — Bishop Richard C. Raines, Dr. Matt L. Ellis, Dr. William J. Faulkner, Dr. Myron F. Wicke and Dr. Francis T. Johnson. The com- mittee was in charge of the annual World Uni- versity Service fund drive, also. Funds were raised for the program of material and educa- tional assistance to students in other countries, sponsored by WUS. Seated: Grafton, Matthews, Culver, Brakmeier. Standing: H. Brown, Chance, Hauswald. Publications committee Serving in an advisory capacity to the Cres- cent and LinC staffs is the main duty of the Publications committee, headed this year by Ann Arnett and Prof. F. Woody Werking. Set- ting standards and deciding policy are part of this work, as are decisions about subscription rates, the size of salaries, which workers are to be paid and similar questions. When staffs are selected, this committee meets with the publications adviser to choose editors and business managers for the newspaper and the annual. These publications are supported by a share of the student-activity fee. Seated: D. Johnson, W. Werking, F. A. Martin, G. Wil- liams, Arnett. Standing: J. Singleton, O. Stewart, J. Becker, Coates. 45

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Fine Arts committee Under the co-chairmanship of Connie Miller and Mr. Norman Heim, the Fine Arts committee again this year fulfilled its purpose of culti- vating a greater interest in the fine arts — art, music and dramatics — among the stu- dents at Evansville College. Organizing var- ious art exhibits in the Union building, with. money appropriated by SGA from the student- activity fees, was the principal job of the com- mittee. The buying of new records for the Union music room v as another of the group ' s activities. The committee also investigated the possibility of having books on music and classical records in the new library to extend the interest in these arts on campus. Lockwood, Katter, L. Long, C. Miller, Heim, Attinger, Sander, Heater, Keve. Social Life committee A reception for new faculty members was the first project of the Social Life committee, newly formed this year and co-chairmanned by Jerry Hollis and Miss Corian Stambaugh. The com- mittee also broke the ice, so to speak, when they introduced the freshmen to college social life at the annual Ice-breaker dance early in the fall. A reception for dignitaries participating in the Library Cornerstone ceremonies was given by the group, also. The crowning of the basketball queen during the holiday tourna- ment in December was another responsibility of this committee. A final project was taking part in planning the annual May Day-Honors Day program, at which mothers of the students are guests of honor. Seated: L. Jones, Stambaugh. Standing: McCreary, G. Fisher, Egnew, I. Hollis. Athletic committee This year the Athletic committee of the Stu- dent-Faculty Federation was under the co- chairmanship of Dick Sinclair and Prof. V. C. Bailey. Members of this committee were in charge of the pep and victory assemblies, arranging for various campus organizations to sponsor each program. Fewer but better assemblies was the motto of the group. The campus election of cheerleaders was in the hands of the Athletic committee as was the selection of the candidates prior to the election. Encouraging participation in the campus in- tramural program was another of its activities. D. Martin, Rohleder, Freels, Bailey, Sinclair.

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Matthews, C. Miller, A. Arnett, J. Hollis, M. L. Heilman. Top brass investigations . . . SGA presidin With new officers in command and a new position added, the Student Government Association hinted that some changes were to be initiated by the group in its 1956-57 program. Leading the organization was Bill Greer, with Doug Barthlow, Phyllis Bunge and Marilyn Kemp Wright assisting him. Curran Cotton was named as the first delegate-at-large to the Administrative Board, filling the new office that had been created to maintain student majority on that board. Beginning their program with a summer basket picni c, SGA, Student Senate and the Presidents ' roundtable continued their program of changes with official approval for a different type of campus attire — Bermuda shorts were allowed for summer classwear. Sponsoring the reception for new faculty members in the fall was another of the early SGA projects. The Cornerstone Laying rites for the Clifford Memorial library in October were under the sponsorship of the campus government organization, also. The placing of a time capsule in the cornerstone was a highlight of this program. Letters of congratulation from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, former President Harry S. Truman, U. N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and other dignitaries were included in the cap- sule. Placed there, also, was a record of the Student Trust Fund scholarship, $100 donated by various organiza- tions on campus, which will be worth $14,000 in A.D. 2006. At the annual Student-Faculty Federation dinner in November, officers and committee members discussed possible projects and made plans for carrying them out. Surveys were the big project of the year. A school-spirit survey, conducted with the aid of The Crescent, indicated that a pep club was wanted. The new pep club and a flash card section at the games were the results, A suggestion contest for improving the Col- lege, with prizes for the best suggestion, was a big success. Conducting an opinion poll, handling elections of class officers, starting a social club for older students, promoting the Crusade for Freedom campaign through Musical Madness, and improving the pep assemblies were additional undertakings of the association. Besides President Greer, the Roundtable includes the presidents of all campus ' organizations, while the Student Senate is composed of the chairmen of the six Student-Faculty Federation committees and the SGA officers. These groups are guided by the Administrative Board, composed of the SGA officers. Cotton and the four deans.