University of Western Ontario - Occidentalia Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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536-N JS IIf ? lv Al. 2 I UNIVERSITY OF K -VVESTERN ONTARIO I FACVLTI' 'I oF ARTA The Studenfs Admmistmtwc Assembly I , 7 II Ilimx F Kun. -I Yanruwrl I' Nm IL Ikw- XXr:IIx A I hm-x, 4' Ihr II INV., XX 'xl I MII, Il IM vw N I IIIII-: -j Hxsxn, M W I N1 I Il l' NI I N1 I I M I II I1 II I :Ii--am XI' Bun- I, I'-I A M1 u X If Ir! H Mu I I I N Nl I I Page Tu r:vx!vfTIxvuI'

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u UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ON'T:ARIOivp7' . E Home 1.7.3 pdf, 7 C1 l , 6, mr emi' or ARTS The Students Administrative Assembly NOTHER year has been added to the history of the hlstory of the Students' Administrative Assembly, and what a year' For another term it has withstood the same old XK'lSk?'Cl'.lCliS hy anony' lnous Gazette wrlters, charging every thing from autocratic dominance to passive neglect of duty. The old .lI1fl'fElCI.llfY lTlCflOl1 with lts annual misgivings, the l'!lLlSICl'lI'Ig radical party wlth their yearly quota of scandals. and the 5411116 old problem of 5llOXXllI1g the freshmen their I7llCC have all added to the general interest as the ship of state continued on its 1927-28 Journey. : -4. 'N7' If for nothing else. we welcome all this lteeause it shows a greater interest on the part of the student Iwody than ever shown hefore. The elections this year saw a record nomination list and by far the greatest vote ever registered at Western The faculty have not hesitated to the Students' Adlnlnlstrative Asselnhly in matters affecting the student hody. Dean Neville has faith ln WCSfCl'l1lS student QOYCTUIHQ lsodv and that lmens well for lts future powers. But -4- l n YlQllNl l'I.'XMUNlm 5'-liltws rklllfllllsllallv- Assvlnhlv take IITKO CUl'l51L,lCI'4lfl0l1 the views of hefore lf gets .luthorlty the assembly lnust prove itself. It must prove that its judgment on important questions 15 sound and broad enough to take the welfare of the whole UIIIVBVSIUY into CODSld6F21flOD. We trust that you will agree that If IS doing all of this. The accusation that the Students' Adlnlnlstratlve Assembly 15 a body lnaugurated to spend student money recklessly IS worn out. The student who looks around at the SHLIHIIOD in slster UIUVEYSIKTES can readily see that a strong student government goes with unity of the student hody, more school lil-C, l'etter soclal functions, better OI'gHlHZEd and more enthusiastic support at athletlc contests, llveller elections and what not. lf the student government ls l'CSPOI1S1l7lE', even ln a small way. If should be worth developlng, And ntay I express a few words of appreelatlcn of the work of my fellow lnembers thls year. Wluatexlel' the merits or demerits of the Jdll1lI1l5tl'flIlOI'l, the legislative body has at least escaped the accusatlon of never doing anything. Any body which. among other Il'lll'lgS, establishes a new lnltlatlon policy, introduces a new scclal schedule, establishes for the flrst tllne a form of student insurance. puts the student court and CllSClIWlllLll'Y ecmmlttee 111 running order and sets ln action a IHOTE careful lsllldlkflill arrangement with the other UDIVEFSIIY organlzatlons all ln one year. Wlll never be accused of dO'TIl'lg. Yet there 15 lnuch IDOFB work which could have and should have been done. vTo next year's Assembly I wish the best good fortune on behalf of your lIHlHEkl1?lt9 predecessors. We wlsh you all of the hne CO'OP6I'LlC1OI1, CFTIICISIH and contumacy that go to make up a successful year. Page Tu entyftu n

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UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO ., ea if, JJ'fk,li,,'gC: , 'J .' ' 0 .1 , moiitri' 'wfi-t' or ARTS The H onor Society WO years ago it was pointed out to the student government at Western that, although academic and athletic endeavor on the part of the student was liberally rewarded. there was no cor' responding mark of appreciation given to the person who spent as much or more time at student executive work. The athlete had his first and sweater to work for, the student, medals and scholarships, but for the tireless editors, executive heads :md committee conveners, there was nothing save the overly extolled benefits of experience, lt was with this in view that the S. A. A. established the Honor Society in the spring of '26. To the previous membership of thirteen, Arts '28 have added six. They are: Verne R, Diamond Frank D. Turville Herbert C, Uren Olga Miller Mary Watson Margaret Forbes All have given unstintingly of their time in order to carry on the student activities of the University and each has carried out the tasks entrusted to him or her, in a manner which could be little improved upon. Vde hope that their Honor Society membership is but the first of many honors conferred upon them in the future. In accordance with their policy of last year, the membership com' mittee of the Honor Society did not pass out memberships freely, and only students who had been outstanding in student activities during the whole four years of their course and at the same time have obtained a good academic standing were admitted. The pin and parchment handed to the members on Convocation Day represent more than an award for active participation in uextrafcurricular non-athletic activities, but work of an outstanding nature for the whole undergraduate period. The Honor Society, as an oragnization, is still in extreme infancy. There is as yet no executive and to date no meetings have been held, but when the membership is large enough to warrant it, it is planned to make it an active fraternal organization of Western graduates, whose interest in their Alma Mater does not cease with graduation and who will aim to keep in close touch with the student body of the University of Western Ontario and stand ready to serve that body if called upon. Student life of any university or college makes a no small demand upon the time and energy of its undergraduates, particularly in their final year. That service often means a real sacrifice, often reduced academic standing or exclusion from athletics. Many students come to the decision that it is not worth while, yet Western has never yet lacked students who were r illing to serve, no matter how thankless the job might be. It i this unseliish work which is so essential to the wellfbeing of the University which the Honor Society seeks to encourage. To the newlyfelected members, the student body offers its congratuf lations with the hope that their record of service will not cease when they receive their parchment and pin at Convocation, but that they will conf tinue to serve their fellows in a manner to reflect credit upon themselves and Western. Page 'Tuienty-four