University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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PRESIDENT H. A. MORGAN Page Fourlegn

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An active student government system would prove the cure for many student ills and the fact that Tennessee does not possess such a system is due to no fault of the Administration but to the failure of the student body to use the privilege which has been given it. The All-Students Club, still in its infamy, has not become strong enough or rather perfected enough to cope with the many problems that await it. A few of these problems are: ill THE HONOR SYSTEM: When the University Y. M. C. A. cannot operate a refresh- ment counter on the honor plan and break even there is something wrong with the honor system. m THE PUBLICATION SYSTEM: Until the students demand a blanket tax the publica- tions will not only be moxe or less mediocre but will fail to rep1esent the student body. The council members and editors should be elected by the entire student body and not by two per cent of it. : : : . : . : : . : . : Hi SOCIAL FUNCTIONS: The social affairs of the student body should be regulated by the All-Students Club not only in regard to the number of functions permissible during a given time but also in regard to the type of the entertainment. When the student body gives over forty dances during the year with noth'ng else to break the monotony it becomes time for the leaders to legislate against it. The degenerated, modern dance is nothing to boast of either as rec1eation or entertainment. : : ' ' ' ' 2 : Hi HPOLITICS : There is a tendency among ce1tain students to buy their honors by llstring-pullingll and bribery. The student body should make their elect on rules so stringent that no politicing would be possible. There is a tendency also among certain fraternities to heap all the honors 0f the school upon the likeliest individuals of their groupethe result be- ing that said individuals get more than they can handle and the student body suffers therefrom. tSl ORGANIZATIONS: A university can stand just so many organizations and no more. When a new one is born an old one dies out. The All- Students Club should have some- thing to say about the formation of new organizations and also in legend to defunct clubs that never hold meetings : . : . . t ' ' t0 INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY: Some students become the head of so many organiza- tions that they cannot p1ope1'ly discharge their duties, and, as a result, their organizatmn makes little 01 no plog1'ess.Eve1'y student holding a position of trust should be held to strict account. : : . : : : : : : : ; : . . . : . tm COOPERATION: The university is composed of a multitude of organizations having a multitude of inte1'ests,F-interests which often clash 01' coincide the result being a lack of cooperation in matters of common interests. It is the duty of an AlleStudents Club to devise a means for closer cooperation. ' ' ' ' t ' t ' ' ' ' One could write on indefinitely on student problems but space prohibits. Some people say the Hill is organized to death. They are right. The student body needs reniral organization. : : : : ' ' t t ' t ' ' ' ' t ' We hear much about Ten- nessee Spirit,--and justly, for every student who leaves the University has a strong feeling of respect and reverence for his Alma Mater. The fact this spirit is rarely ever manifested is not because it lacks fervor but because of conditions. The University, with the exception of two dormitories, lives in the city. A few dormitories for men, better housing facilities for women and a better chapel-auditorium would lend a more collegiate Havor to our school spirit. If a few clubs and fraternities would leave off politics and subordinate their interests for the good of the schooLethat, also, would help. Then, too, an active, student gov- ernment system handled by active officers would be a great improve- ment. Page Thirteen

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F unctions of the University mm This is :1 day of projects. In all phases of activity, business as well as educational, the directing body attempts to plan and carry out some particular piece of work in relation to the enterprise as a whole. The University of Tennessee exists to serve the state, and in order to do this more completely and effectively the administration plans to undertake a great state program. For every person who is able to attend the University, there are six who never go beyond the High School. There are ninety-three more who never go farther than the grades. The University owes something to these ninety-nine people, and a way to serve them will be opened up in the new state-wide program. There are seven main interests of the state. They include educa- tion, homes, commerce, industry, manufacturing, agriculture, and government. These should be the interests of the University also. In order to send out people properly trained to serve in these seven important fields, the state undertakes three great divisions of work. The first, Research, belongs more properly to the University. The second, the Training of Leaders, is designed to fit men and women for executive offices. The third, Extension, aims to take to people Who cannot attend the University the same instruction that it offers. With a project of this scope in view, the combined efforts and cooperation of every graduate of the University becomes necessary to carry out an effective program. llAG', BUILDING Page Fifteen