University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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The Campus Guardian Fourteen

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT AT OREGON TUDEN T government at the University, although far from being ab- solute in its degree of development, has made remarkable advances since its initiation in 1913-14 With the creation of the student council. Previous to this time the control of student affairs, outside those of a strictly student body nature, were handled entirely by the faculty. The steadily increasing unpopularity of this management, by students and faculty members alike, precipitated the organization of the present sys- tem of student council control. The present method of close co-operation between'the students and faculty in the management of student affairs has met with Whole-hearted approval by all concerned. This satisfaction has attained such a general scope and the work of the council; has been so thoroughly effective that the next inevitable step Will be in the form of absolute student control. Promoters of this idea realize that such a movement must have am- ple time to materialize and developesuch as the preliminary steps in the earlier movements of student government experienced. This absolute form has been tried and found not wanting in other universities and colleges and it seems a safe venture to predict that time Will ultimately bring about a similar development in the governing of Oregonis student affairs. The success of the present form can be chiefly attributed to the spirit of co-operation Which exists between the faculty and the student council. The ideas of one are always given thorough consideration by the other and perfect harmony in the work of both is the result. Joint meetings of representative committees from both bodies are often held to thresh out the many different and perplexing problems of student control. Rarely, in the history of the work of the student coun- cil, has the faculty failed to consider favorably any legitimate proposi- tion Which the students may have fostered. Thirteen

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