University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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Associated Students of the University of Hawaii THE Associated Students of the University of Hawaii began its activities in September 1941 with vigor and high expectations A successful series of activities was temporarily halted, however, work was resumed in February with more determina- tion than ever At the helm of the ASUH were President Harold Wright. Vice-President Frederick Tom, and Secre- tary Stella Lau The legislative body included the following student councillors Shiro Amioka, Fred Tom. Richard Wong. Kenneth Chang. John Fitzgerald, Masato Doi. Ted Tsukiyarna. lames Walker. Thomas Gill. Harold Wright. Fred Schutte. Yutaka Naka- hata, and Stella Lau The main problem of the student council for the first semester was the proposed constitutional re- vision of the by-laws dealing with recall, initiative and referendum However, no action was taken and the question was temporarily tabled Another short-lived project was the carefully for- mulated plan for the third annual Pineapple Bowl festival on New Year s day However, the student body had the pleasure of electing Mildred Cockett as the queen The year 1941-42 also marks the departure of Dr Frederick Tom. President. ASUH Stella Lau. Secretary Henry Choy. Councillor and Miss May K. Gay. Adviser 14

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« i Hfl.MENWAY HALI. . . . erected in 10)8 . . . liotl)C(i of student political intrigue and center of social life and alumni gatherings ■ ■ formerly «ailed tlir I 'nion Building . . . renamed Hemenway Hall in lionor of Charles Reed I lemenway. friend and counselor of sin dents, member of the hoard of regents. 1010-10 10 . . . dedicated in September 1010 . . . funds raised by the students, alumni, faculty, regents and friends. STDDEIIT RDmmiSTRRTIOn

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David L Crawford, who for fourteen and a half years served as president of the University. A very im- pressive aloha was given Dr and Mrs Crawford when, on the steps of the administration building, they were showered with leis from various clubs, classes and departments, and Dr Crawford was pre sented with a framed picture of Hawaii Hall bearing a plaque with words of appreciation from the student body Said Dr Crawford in response. I have lived for you . . to improve your University. The second semester began with a much reduced student body. With the exception of Stella Lau and Fred Tom. the ASUH officers and student councillors did not return to school The ASUH. in order to func- tion as well as it could under war conditions, chose ten councillors in compliance with the wishes of the students as expressd at the polls. These ten are Peter Aduja. Elsie Awai. Alec Corenevsky. Thomas Costello. Mariko Kutsunai. Henry Choy. Amy Ching, Soonie Lau. Phyllis Tam. and Tojiro Motoki A group of University men who call themselves the Varsity Victory Volunteers and who have offered their services to Uncle Sam in any way he thought best to use them was organized early in March An ASUH sponsored dance conducted by the WAA was undertaken on May 2 to entertain a stu- dent body much in need of recreation, and special invitations were sent to the Triple V s and members of the Signal Corps. An ambitious program to register all students of the University on the rolls of the Varsity Volunteers to aid in civilian defense met with appreciable suc- cess Approximately 420 students pledged their ser- vices for activities such as stenography, laboratory assisting, hospital aides, gardening, child caring, sewing, knitting, first aid, cooking, entertaining, cafeteria helping, crafts and group leading Out of this program developed a salvage committee to col- lect essential war materials This committee func- tioned from the time of its organization in March to the end of the school year The ASUH initiated on May Day a nation-wide Varsity Victory Bond parade among colleges for the purchasing of a million dollars worth of War Bonds The University of Hawaii students contributed the sum of $15,000 to start off the parade The final re- sults of the national campaign will be tabulated in September and the results of the drive will be sent to every college joining the parade A plaque bear- ing the names of all participants will be presented to the President of the United States as a token of the nation's university students' patriotic spirit. Loll lo right Phyllis Tam. Peter Aduja Martko Kutsunai. Elsie Awai. Thomas Costello, Alec Corenevsky. Soonie Lau. Amy Ching and Tojiro Motoki