University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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A. V. £. BETTY TRACY, President The two important events of the year for the Associated Women Students were their orientation program for Freshman women and their annual April Fashion Show. The Fashion Show is given to raise money for a fifty-dollar scholarship awarded to the underclass woman student who attains the highest grade average for the year and who receives no other scholarship. . . . A. W. S. is composed of all women at the University. Its purpose is to correlate and unify the activities of women students and to make their University life more enjoy- able. Dues are fifty cents per semester. This amount is deducted from that paid into the A. S. U. N. treasury Government of the orga nization is composed of a president, chosen by rotation from those groups represented by women on the senate; secretary-treasurer, chosen from within A. W. S., and an execu- tive board, including the women senators, A. W. S. president, and the Dean of Women. A planning board, consisting of the presidents of all women ' s organizations, meets monthly to discuss women ' s problems on the campus and to propose remedies. ... The president and president-elect attended the western convention of A. W. S. at the University of Washington in April. Much was decided upon in the way of A. W. S. improvements for the University of Nevada. The Nevada Associated Women Students ' constitution was revised by the executive board in May. ... A. W. S. officers for the past year were: Betty Tracy, president; Gerry Parker, secretary-treasurer, and Miss Elaine Mobley, advisor. 25

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A. £. % % JAMES M. GLYNN, President The Associated Students of the Uni- versity of Nevada continued to grow during the year i 947-48. After the war- time slump, activities started last year were continued and new ones were ini- tiated under the hand of President James M. Glynn. . . . The pace was set early in the fall when organized rallies were begun and successfully carried out. A high fever of activity pushed the Home- coming celebration to a successful con- clusion with new milestones placed in the process. . . . Under the direction of Head Yell Leader John Michael, and his assistants, John Etcheto and Sinclair Melner, card stunts by the student cheering section were started. These card stunts were made possible by the addition of new bleachers on the northwest side of the field, indicating the growth of spectators to the Nevada games. As the football team rose in the ranks of the nation ' s top teams, the students kept the spirit high. The climax was the New Year ' s Day win over North Texas State. . . . Meanwhile, President Jimmy took time out to marry Marillyn Reynolds, Senior student from Sacramento, and thus joined the ranks of the married veterans at the University. . . . Discussion of the Wolves ' Frolic took the attention during the beginning of the second semester. This annual show had been dropped from the Homecoming cele- bration because of lack of time to prepare good skits. A very close vote finally placed the skit show during the second semester. The A. S. U. N. president then used the veto for the first time in eight years. Because of the many difficulties which arose concerning the show, it was dropped from the calendar with the intention of returning it to Homecoming in 1 48 In February, Joe T. McDonnell, graduate manager, tendered his resignation, effective in June. Gene Mastroianni, assistant graduate manager, was recommended for the position May 7, 8 and 9 found the president attending the P. S. P. A. convention in Tempe, Arizona. . . . Virginia Casey, who started as historian and finished the year as secretary to the president, carried on the extensive paper work that goes with the executive ends of all organizations. Barbara Smith took ov er the historian ' s duties. Billie Kennedy held down the position of A. S. U. N. secretary. :m

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JOE T. McDONNELL, Graduate Manager Graduate Kj iawaaet Making this his last and probably most outstanding year as graduate manager, Joe T. McDonnell was busy constantly. Among the many accomplishments of his office were moving the football field so additional bleachers could be installed, thus making possible the beginning of a reserved seat season-book system, and the instituting for the first time in the his- tory of the University of card tricks for the student cheering section. A new sign-up system for games played away from home was successfully begun and operated. In the gymnasium, the graduate manager was instrumental in obtaining and install- ing telescopic bleachers and the purchas- ing of suspended baskets. For the first time the graduate manager has had a full-time assistant and secretary. Gene Mastroianni was appointed assistant and Erma Capurro was secretary. GENE MASTROIANNI, Assistant Graduate Manager MISS ERMA CAPURRO, Secretary to the Graduate Manager 26