University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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O t Q agrlcultural studen Back row: Ralph Smith, Robert Bingham, Luther Kjos, Harvey Hartxvig, Walter Talbert .... Second row: Marjorie Stowell, Iane Cavert, Fern Dahlgren, Robert Worcester .... First row: Fred Taylor, Donald Harrington, Mary Grace Anderson, H. Gordon Hanson, Ross Donehower .... Not in picture: Helen E. Olson ................. 1. Organization for the orientation of Ag campus freshmen is a new responsibility of the Ag student council. Last fall was only the second time that the Ag campus has carried on an independent program to help newcomers matriculating at the College of Agriculture. Though paralleling the activities of the main campus Freshman Week, the Ag student council added a few touches of its own. 2. Farm campus elections are now held ac- cording to the Hare system of proportional representation since the council adopted a new constitution late in winter quarter. An additional innovation brought about by the new constitution is that of having class heads and student officials begin their duties immediately after election instead of waiting until fall as was previously the custom. 3. lt's a wise government that allows freedom of speech. At the council-sponsored Razz banquet given each spring, the student body of the Agricultural college has a chance to air its grievances, and the council and faculty Find out what changes the students want. The new Social Coordinating committee on the farm campus is a result of last yearis Razz banquet. This year Ag students made an inter-campus trip to the Minnesota Union for their banquet. 4. Honors to outstanding seniors are accorded at the annual recognition assembly held every spring on the farm campus. At this assembly, put on exclusively by and for students, about-to-graduate upperclassmen who have been notable for scholarship and leadership during their undergraduate days are lauded, and the Dean Freeman leadership medal is presented. councll FRESHMAN WEEK NEW CONSTITUTION j I RAzz BANQUET RECOGNITION ASSEMBLY

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all-university council CHARITY BALL REFUGEE PLAN EDUCATIONAL MOVIES RADIO AFFILIATIONS Back row: Roderick Lawson, Ioseph Toner, Millard Troxell, William Durrenberger, Robert Anderson . . . . Second row: Ruth Bloomgrcn, David Cartivriglit, Martin Farkas, William Cowdry . . . . First row: Iames Keegan, Frances I-lealy, Alden Grimes, Lambert Stahler, Iohn Lawler . . . Not in picture: Iolin Burg .............. . . 1. Championing charity this year, the All- University Council, headed by Alden Grimes, originated the post-Christmas Collegiate Charity ball. Brightening Nicollet hotel with colors of colleges all over the country, the ball committee reserved half their tickets for students from eastern colleges. Proceeds from the two-band ball went to that part of the Coffman Memorial fund devoted to funds to be used for scholarships. Z. Never was the campus so vocal as when the All-U council proposed its plan to bring to the campus Hve or six oppressed students from Spain, China, Czechoslovakia and Germany to Hnish their education. Some students opposed. Most of the faculty approved. The council and the committee, chairmanned by Donald Rupp, refused to be discouraged. They have continued their campaign. 3. Academy award winning picture, The Informer, was the Utrialu picture in a move to bring to the campus the best of some of the older productions. So successful were the showings of this first picture that the council, in cooperation with the visual education department and the Daily, has offered showings of about twelve more movies. Best attended was anti-war picture All Quiet on the Western Frontf, 4. Part of the All-U Council is the recently organized Radio Affiliations committee aimed at coordinating student radio activity at the University. The committee hopes by its work to get more and better time on all commercial stations for student organizations. During the last year every Twin City station has signed a written agreement pledging cooperation with the University through the committee in airing all types of student programs.

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board ln cont rol of student puhllcatlons Back row: Arnold Canfield, Peter Schruth, Enid Dygert, Letitia Krey, Carroll Geddes .... Second row: Mitchell V. Charnley, Malcolm MacLean, Ralph Casey, Austin Dowell .... First row: Susie Van Sickle, Allan Wash, Robert McDonald .... Not in picture: Edward E. Nicholson, C. Gilbert Wrenn, Dale Yoder ..... ............ 1. Although the Board in Control of Student Publications receives little publicity about its work, it is a representative body elected by the students, and as such it directs and approves of the policies of the various all- university publications. It is in ultimate control of the type of work done by each of the staffs, and can force a publication to discontinue any procedure of which it does not approve. 2. Perhaps the hardest job that the Board has to do is choose the editors and business managers of the Daily, Ski-U-Mah, Gopher, and Literary Review. Each spring the Board receives from prospective candidates appli- cations which contain statements of eligibility and plans and policies which they intend to carry out. Each applicant appears before the Board and presents his platform, and from these applicants the Board selects the heads of the publications. 3. Throughout the year the Board supervises the management of the various publications. Budgets must be presented to the Board for approvalg each editor and business manager must make a monthly report on the progress and work of his staff, and plans for the future must be approved. Prohts from the publications are kept in a reserve fund which is controlled by the Board. 4. Each spring the Board of Publications re- wards the hard work of the staff members by giving a banquet and dance for the workers and their guests. After a good steak dinner, they relax and enjoy a few speeches and a hilarious razz sheet that is distributed. At this time also, gold keys are awarded to the seniors who have done work of outstanding merit.