Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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women’s siucem council. UBY OF 1947 Undci ilie capable leadership of Marjoiie Cov, president. ilie Women's Student Government Association carried on this ycai its luuc-tion of self-government by student representatives with great success. Oigani ed into three divisions, Executive, Legislative, and Judicial, the WSG has cndcavoied to promote wholehearted coopeiation and interest in this j»oli» ol self-government. Ihc responsibilities of the Executive branch are many, lot it directs the Women s Dot mi ton Committee, tin Central Nominating Committee, the booster Committee. Sophomoie Rules, and the Junior Advisors board (he women are ditectly represented in the Senate, which comptises the Legislative Htancli, while the Judicial btancli cnfotces the rules and tties offenders. An active pait in campus life on the patt of each woman student is encouiaged l Council sponsotship ol sevctal impoitant social events during the scat. I he annual Christmas banquet and dance. s| onsored jointly with the Men's student Council; the May Pageant and othet activities of the tia ditional May I)av; and the Lorelei, a turn-alxnit dance, aie events promoted and directed hv the council but worked on bv all the women students. WSGA officers foi this seat were Marjorie C.ov. piesident; Florence Cherry, vice-president: Floy Lewis, serretarv; and betsv Greene, treasurer. Representatives aie elected annu a 11 v fiom eac h c lass. r l in tif-lil: ( jvlor. Coy. M-irple. ft rnkrnltjih. Dulin, Cherry. 21 LRSINUS COLLEGF

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council URSINU S COI.LEG E- men's studciit I hr Men’s Student Council is made up ol representatives I join each (lass elected at large l the men students. At present the council consists ol ten membeis—eight uppci (lass-men. one ol whom is a da student, and two In slum n. I he purpose ol the (ouncil is to serve as the governing bods ol the men students and to bring about a plan ol closet co-ojrcration between the administration and the men students. Ihe (ouncil enacts its own laws and tegulations and inflicts penalties when these are broken. With tile huge increase in the male student bods this seat, the council returned to the lesel on which it opeiatcd before the war. I he membership was raised from seven to ten men and when Mr. Seiber l ancoast ie-turned Irom the seivice as Dean of Men, he was pi ( sent at all meetings and helped bring the (« 11 iK i 1 and achiiinistiation closei to-getliei. I he iti( lease in the si e ol the student bods brought about a paiking pioblem which the council hel) ed to solve l»s the issuame ol regulations and the registration of all motor seliit les. Kegulai meetings are scheduled foi once a month: but Ijccause ol the great increase in adivities. mans special meetings had to be called. Lewis Ross as president. Seth Hakes as vice-president, and Sheridan Much as sec re tat v-tieasurei were the officers Ioi this sear. Top. left to right: Much, Ross. Barker. Middle: McKcn ic. Bain, Bakes. Detwiler. Bottom: Dipple, Wilson. RUBY OF 1 9 4 7- 20

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women's senme UR SINUS COLLEGE- lop, left to right: Strin li«-ld. Ruskic. Derr. HI.null. Middle: Stolzc, WcnkcnbacS. Coy. Cherry. Bottom: Marplc. Muffley. I lelms. One ol ihc most demociaii student organizations on ilu- ainjxiN is die Senate, the legislative brand) ol the Women’s Student Govern-inent. Ihe Student Couiuil acts onl in an advisorx capadtx to this group. I he members indude one representative Iron) eadi women’s dormitorx. the gills Da Stu l . and the Weeklx : the president ol both the Women’s Athletic ssociation and the YWCA: and the diairmen ol the Boostei Committee and the Women’s Dormitorx Committee. I his group ol students ads upon (iirrent problems aiising in the dormitories 01 on tainpus. presents the reejuests of women students to the administration of the College, and revises Student Government rules when- e ci the need is felt to be urgent. I hex maintain dose (ontad with the in-dixidual students and the student bodx as a whole through the partidtlai dormitorx rep-tesentatives. and in so doing, connibute toward a bettci understanding between the student bodx. student government, and the administration. I he meetings ol the Senate are held at least nine a month in combination with the Senate dx isorx Committee, which includes the Dean ol Women and thiee preceptresses. Ibis Ad visorx Committee max entet into the discussions ol the group but max not vote. In this mantlet students have full control ovei ihcii problems. RUBY OF 19 47 22