University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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N S A CHAIRMEN OF DELEGATION . . . Bob Provoit. Dave Btrl World tours represent the newest field of endeavor taken over by the National Students’ ssociation. the organization with the broadest scope and activity on campus. I he NSA assisted students who wanted to go abroad by organizing a handbook of inexpensive tours. Operating under the All-U Congress, their work centered around the annual national convention. Delegates’ job is to take applicable ideas gathered from other schools and put them to use at Minnesota. New members were chosen by an interviewing board, and 14 are expected to attend the convention this summer at Michigan. Although started in 1946, the past year was the first with a full program ar the University. Much of the work was accomplished through debates and conferences with experts. Two of the biggest issues worked on this past year were fraternity-sorority discrimination. and the Students Bill of Rights. GLANCING OVER NSA LITERATURE. those eager benvc plotting strategy lor the tummer convention In Michigan. EVEN THE EXECUTIVES have to work. Thl tact ii proven by the mimeograph operation supervised by Jim Boy Wonder Marvin. JIM MARVIN and the NSA kid teem to be having a little lawn conference on the mall. It look like aprlng — the tree have no leave . Pa3« 23

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DON SIMON brushes up a low of Iho Cnmput Chest crew on tho way of handling Klgmlcs and the like. He teem to hove the gal - attention, but the mole member of the gong seem more Interested In drenming about the big Campus Chost Benefit show. You can nlmosl see that Juno Christy gloom in their eyes. Campus Chest I luman kigmiex and a star studded rally gave this year's week-long Campus Chest drive a rousing send-off. June Christy’s singing highlighted the first day’s activities. Amateur shoe shiners and sox darners dominated the scene on Dime day. Then on Thursday faculty and student services were donated for the auction. The week’s festivities were climaxed with the Campus Chest ball on Saturday in the Union. On January i the Campus Chest was replaced by the Social Service Council. T his Council is a policy deciding body rather than an actual fund raising group. It serves as a clearing house for all campus-wide fund raising campaigns. The decision as to which drives will be conducted when and who will be in charge of each one is decided by the Council. PAYING TO CROSS the Mall. Lois Llnstrom finds quit© ontorfalnlng and amusing bu! two follows enjoy leorlng evon more. PEPSODENT SMILES liko Ihoso nr© worth a buck,” fhltk Campus Chost givers about Dlnno Movhow and Maxine Radant.

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AWS QUESTION: WhnJ I n Technolog doing on Iho mimeograph tnblo that AWScrt Gcnny Kulonkamp. Leigh Alllion. Rachel Hill. Mary Sue Krcbi and Olnnc Mnyhow arc gathered round? New Joke source? ENTRANCED by the Interpretive reading ot Patty Nelson nro Claire Leonard. Joan Towmend and. polsod at the typewriter, Joan Hogan. CONTENTED with her own reading If Dlnno Mayhcw while Claire Leonard and Shirley Sherman speak to a tunny-man on the phone-must be Milton Boric hlmsoli Judging from the »lze of the grim. PRESIDENT . . . Mary Nlcholns VICE PRESIDENT . . . Helen Raihlc SECRETARY . . . Betty Ann Rochford TREASURER . . . Florence Johnson lor women only is rhe Associated Women Students' password. Designed to fir rhe needs of all campus coeds, its activities arc strictly for women. AWS brewed tea all year. I he first of their tea parries was rhe one given by rhe big sisrers for the incoming freshwomen. In retaliation the little ones gave their superiors a coke party to break rhe monotony during fall tjuarrer. Winter tjuarrer recognition dinner honored out- standing members: I ddic Levernier, big sister chairman, and president of Mortar Board; and I inily Ann Mayer, former Junior Cabinet member, in charge of Women’s Opportunity Week and Gopher reporter for three years. Members capped their initiates for the coining year at the spring Mortar Board luncheon. Academic achievements were noted at a tea given by Mrs. J. I,. Morrill, wife of rhe University president, for all upperclassmen who had a “B average. After selling Christmas seals to fight tuberculosis, there was time for fun at the gala Christmas party held for AWS members in rhe Union. Page 24