University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Left to right: Larry Brehm, Phyllis Wilke, Jerry Tannahill, Pat Cosford, Mary Jane Jeter, Marilyn Sibert, Jerry Welling, Kyle Petit, Merlyn Fratt, Ray Hampton, Mary Cosford, Syntha Judd, Derelle Bluitier, Joan Willey, Dr. Jay McGregor, Irv Jones. The Student Council, as the elected representatives of the student body, form a link between them and the faculty and administration. The duties of the Stu- dent Council include supervising the ac- tivities of school organizations and spon- soring most of the major campus activi- ties. Last year, the Student Council closed the spring semester as usual by spon- soring the annual Junior Prom and the Ma-ie Day election and festivities. How could we ever forget the Ma-ie Day elections, with the eight foot owls, dogs . . . and remember the girls who wore boxes over their heads or fancy costumes? The Student Council began their fall duties by directing the preparations for Homecoming, the Freshman Mixer, and the Freshman Talent Show, and by spon- soring the fall play which was, this year, the comedy Goodbye, My Fancy. Other activities sponsored by the Stu- dent Council during the year included the Sophomore Cotillion, Anything Goes, which was this year ' s Tom-Tom Revue, and less colorful but equally necessary activities such as the all-school elections and the Campus Chest drive, conducted annually to collect funds for the Omaha Community Chest, the Red Cross and the World Student Service Fund. Left to right: Vice-President Fratt, Treasurer Blumer, Secretary Willey, President Hampton. 15

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The Get out and vote campaign in- spired by the national interest in the presidential elections, increased the num- ber of voters in the OU elections of 1952. Posters and people dressed in cos- tumes, plus the pleas of Igor the Great Done, swayed the students to the follov - ing decisions. The new Student Council members were seniors Ray Hampton, Irv Jones, Syntho Judd, and Marilyn Sibert; juniors Larry Brehm, Merlyn Fratt, Derelle Blumer, and Phyllis Wilke; sopho- mores Jerry Tannahill, Gerald Welling, Joanne Gross, and Joan Willey. Fresh- men Council members were elected in the fall. The two new elected members of the Board of Student Publications were Jo- anne Larkin and Burt McMillan. Though the secret was kept until Ma-ie Day, Gloria Johnson had been elected Princess Attira XVIII. A special write-in vote showed that the students were favorable to the proposed Student Union though it was still very much in the planning stage. 14

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The Student Council The Student Council also serves as a clearing ground for student suggestions and sponsors such events, beside those already mentioned, as the annual Dad ' s Day, held during the football season and the Coffee Hours, held approximately once a month in the faculty clubroom. The Coffee Hours are planned jointly by faculty member Paul Beck and by a representative of the Student Council and have included, this year, talks by David Goitoin, the minister to the United States from Israel, members of the fac- ulty and discussions by student panels. Oh yes, Mr. Goitoin gave a fascinating talk that day. The Student Council president for 1952-53 was Ray Hampton and the vice- president, Merlyn Fratt. Joan Willey served as secretary and Derelle Blumer as treasurer. Members of the Student Council: Seniors: Ray Hampton, Syntha Judd, Irv Jones, Marilyn Sibert. Juniors: Merlyn Fratt, Phyllis Wilke, Larry Brehm, Derelle Blumer. Sophomores: Joan Willey, Joanne Gross, Pat Cosford, Jerry Tannohill, Jerry Welling. Freshmen: Kyle Petit, Gary Luse, Mary Jane Jeter, Mary Cosford. Left to right: Standing; Larry Brehm, Dr. Jay McGregor, Merlyn Fratt, Ray Hampton, Gary Luse, Kyle Petit, Jerry V elling, Irv Jones, Jerry Tannohill. Front row; Phyllis Wilke, Mary Cosford, Marilyn Sibert, Mary Jane Jeter, Pot Cosford. 16