Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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544. UST this year the committee has proved its invaluable service to the Council. The Student Council Treas- urer, Alvin Hoffmann, served as chairman of this com- mittee and at each regular meeting of the Executive Board and the Student Council, presented reports to show the distribution of funds and account balances for each period. To collaborate this entire program another committee assignment Was made and Earl Reinke was appointed to manage the business of advertising all the programs of the Lecture and Entertainment Committee. Publicity for the university and the Student Council was spread throughout the surrounding territory, and with this small beginning, the publicity department of the Student Council promises to be a definite asset in the advance- ment of student and university activities. I -' iiilll!!!!!!'.'.llg:m:si .91 1mm lnnu ... iii 1m iillllllllllllllilniliill Wlllll WWW W llnmmllll' W i, The Student Council, however complete and com- plex, does not aim to become a stagnant, stereotyped campus organization, but rather to remain abreast of student needs and to continue to protect student inter- ests. To this end the By-Laws Committee was created. From time to time it engages in correcting the existing routine in council activity or in arranging for new and improved methods for meeting each new campus prob- lem. One of the pressing issues for the year was that of the classification of five and six year students in the law school and the drafting of a form constitution for the classes. By-laws have been provided which solve each situation, and it is likely that this committee will prove to be of continuous benefit with each year of added stue dent activity and with wider participation. Student Council has gone even further in its attempt to serve the student body, and its latest endeavor is that of establishing a Lost and Found department for the university. The Treasurer of the Council has arranged for regular daily office hours, and the Council has at- tempted to develop a campus consciousness with respect to the property of others; this adventure has met with a fair degree of success so far, but it is expected that much more may be accomplished in this line in the future. Now, as another year closes, the Council looks back With a definite satisfaction in that this year finds us just one year farther advanced in student government. As President Christopher hands the gavel to his successor, the hope is that Student Council may serve the student bod to even reater adv t ' . Milly? Morlmld y g an age in the future . Spindle BMW Gremel Bender Renter Giesler Sacacr Hofmunn Kirrbboefer Relieweg Cierierski STUDENT COUNCIL 29

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ATTERS of student conduct at Lembke Hall are in the hands of Dean Kumnick and four junior or senior student disciplinarians known as proctors. Each proctor has charge of one floor, and he is held responsi- ble for the behavior of the residents of the floor. It is his duty to keep his floor quiet enough for concentrated study during llquiet hoursf, to make a daily check on room tidiness, to make a Weekly report of church at- tendance, and to take care of many other matters that concern the students. Each week, or as the need arises, a joint meeting of the Dean of Students and the proc- tors is held, at Which time problems which may have arisen are discussed. Also, at this meeting, each proctor presents a written report concerning tidiness of rooms and of church attendance. It may appear that proctors were stern ofEcers and nothing else, but this is hardly the case. Freshmen are coming more and more to realize that the proctors are their friends and that they Will help them all they Can to make their school life more pleasant and more pur- poseful. In connection With the dormitory, Mrs. Merker, the matron, deserves special attention. Although she is ree lieved of all matters pertaining to discipline, she has a great deal of work to do. She takes care of the mail and answers all phone calls. Being a registered nurse, she handles all cases of sickness that are brought to her atten- tion. She has set aside two well-equipped rooms for the sick so that she may isolate and give better attention to all cases. In addition, she is the representative of the busi- ness office at Lembke and has much work to do in this respect. Lembke Hall has its Dormitory Association, of Which every resident is a member. The association, as in past years, had a float in the homecoming parade. It is also planning to do something to improve the dormitory, to add to the clubrooms furnished by the two previous classes. The officers of the association for the first semes- ter were: Victor Fitting, president; Walter Bjork, vice- president; Wilbur Johnson, secretary; Harry Krogh, treasurer. For the second semester they were: Walter Bjork, president-here pictured, following the proctors; Harold Brasch, vice-president; W'illiam Busse, secretary; Fred Gieseke, treasurer. The proctors for the year were: Charles Nielsen, head proctor for the second semester; Norbert Schumann, head proctor for the first semester; Robert Freier, Melvin Nuss, and Kurt Biedermann. LEMBKE HALL MRS. L. MERKER, Matron i II t t i ! I . l lllllll llllll l. ll ll mm lillllllliu l ll ll 1L Ill mmmnml l l'i'Eill 1 1 l I :llziilllll l l l l I i l g ulliiiiiiiiilll 1 l I ' . 3 l !