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Show WESTMINSTER Page 2 Th e Vol. 1 Papoo Westminster College, Salt Lane City, Dec. 6, Editor in Chief News Editor No. 3 1957 Bill Holman Lynn Kelly . Political Editor Jan Pedersen Feature Editor Melva Lynch Business Manager Toni Fehr f ; Business Manager Carole Miller Art Department Mary Anne Taylor . .Con Fenning Photography I Music Department Don Shafer Sheila Redmond Staff Typist Reporters: Jeanne Jackson, Carol Howells, Jim Hardy, Don Shafer, ; ! Melva Lynch. Advisor Editorial Waide Condon I f e Who Represents You? lf 1 . SGA Members Scribe New Friday, February 21, 1958 Student Leer.go Rr.sr.dd Stctcmer.t-Dcccrr.b- cr For Dec. 2 to Dec. 20, 1957 BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD INCOME FROM SALES: Food ; $1317.79 Box 19.00 Juke ' 44.60 Beverage Machine Members of the S.G.A. spent the 15.00 week-enCigarette Machine at Maxfield Lodge for the purpose of revising the present constitution of. the organiza$1396.39 tion. Adopting the outline found OTHER INCOME: in Roberts Rules of Order, the Use of Lounge (Jobs Daughters) .... 10.00 constitution proper was revised Total Income $1406.39 At the present and COST OF GOODS SOLD: time .the constitution is not ready to be presented to the student-body-. Food .............. 532.14 However, there are a few 23.01 Supplies prominent, changes which have been made that you may be thinkTotal Cost of Goods Sold ing about before it is. 1. Membership of the S. G. A. GROSS PROFIT ON SALES will be the entire student body. EXPENSES: 2. S.G.A. Officers and Class Salaries 603.04 Presidents will make up the votLinen 20.17 ing members of the Student Gov2.00 ernment Council. Telephone $ 320.83 Constitution d n. $1727.22 555.15 $1172.07 . By Bill Holman If you have read the S.G.A. column, and I urge you to do so if you. have not, you know a New constitution has been written. It is basically a good constitution, and if ratified, it will effect every student on campus. I have, however, one major point of contention with this new constitution. This will be found under Point No. 2 of the S.G.A. column, which stipulates the voting membership of the S.G.A. Council. Legislative Body Elite It is a unique thing in a governing body when the legislative branch is only slightly larger than the executive branch (in this case the legislative branch is 8, the executive branch 4). Technically I might go further and say that there are only four actual legislators per se, as the other four members are also the executive officers. By Opinion Alone? is It mentioned in the S.G.A. article that you ere welcome to attend all S.G.A. meetings , and it is desired by the officers that you do so. While you are welcome to express your opinion, it is a fact that a single opinion rarely carries much weight. Collective opinion as expressed by a club president, fdr example, will natural.. ly have much more effect. class the is four that It argued presidents represent the entire student body, but most class presidents cannot name even one-haof the students they are supposed to represent. How good is this representation? Class Group Dead Class organization on this campus is, to put it bluntly, dead. The day to day activity on the campus is the activity of clubs and organizations other than classes. It is not logical that policy should be formed and voted upon by those who are the most active in carrying out said policy? Who is better qualified to represent your interests? If you are a member of the Whings and also of the sophomore class, who would best represent you, Steve Donoviel, pesident of the Whings, or Carl Johnston, president of the sophomore class? You have met with Steve at least nine times during the semester; you have met with Carl only once or twice. (This is not a slam at Carl); I am merely using these two people as an example.) The argument that anyone may voice his opinion is empty. The territories of Alaska, Puerto Rico and Hawaii have voices in Congress, but no one claims they are represented. This is not to say, however, that each student should have a vote; rather, that than class presidents only. representation should be broader " Unwieldy F is that a It legislative body composed of the 15 to argued 18 organization presidents and the four S.G.A. officers would be too unwieldly to be practicable. This seems an invalid argument , I would far rather have 22 opinions on a policy affecting me than only eight. It can also be argued eight is too small a group to be representative. Further, I personally feel Westminster students are sufficiently mature so that 22 would not constitute an un-- . wieldy mass. The Other Side But there is another side to this question. The clubs. on campus, almosUwithout exception, take very little interest in S.G.A. unless they need money for a pet project. The largest independent organizations on campus, to wit the Campus Y and the I.K.S, virtually ignore the S.G.A. But there is no organization which outranks the S.G.A., and in the future all organizations will be more clearly bound than at present. Apathy Responsible Organizations and individuals have, in the past, ignored the many channels through which the S.G.A. may help those aforementioned to place their gripes and views before the administration. In view of the general apathy, the people drawing up the constitution feel there is no need to extend a vote to those who refuse to take interest and use it. - PARSON ' In order to run for a student-bodofficer the candidate must have attended Westminster College for two semesters. 3. 4. Tribune y - .... ... National Beverage (Nov. .'. Verda Ray Advertising & Dec.) .... 1.50 107.80 52.75 37.07 The college will provide as a Total Expense 824.33 stipend for the S.G.A. President, S. G. A. Treasurer, Editor of the Parson, and Editor of the Etosian Net Profit From Operations $ 347.74 an allowance on tuition charges OTHER EXPENSE: not covered by scholarship or Cash (Short) 9.85 grant, in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars per semester. NET PROFIT $ 337.89 When the constitution is in its final form to be presented to the studentbody, all of you will receive a copy and be asked to vote for its ratification. In order that you will be able to vote honestly you must first read through the new revised and rewritten constitution. We hope' that all of you will take this time to do this beCollege is fortunate are very nice especially blondes fore voting on it and we hope also toWestminster a student from Cuba, a and have that you will take&ne to vote. land of brunettes, but Mamie Van sandy beaches and sway- Doren is' our supreme example of ing palm trees. womanhood. Delvis Fernandez is a freshman, who was born and Letters to the Editor When it comes food, apple pie is educated in Santa Clara, Cuba. his favorite and next on his list The city is located in the province Bill Holman, Editor in Chief is turkey. The Parson of Las Villas in Cuba. It is noted as a railroad center The winter season has been a Westminster College and an important sugar and new and Salt Lake City, Utah exciting experience for tobacco center. because snow is rare if Delvis, Dear Mr. Holman: Delvis attended high school for seen at all in Cuba. He has five years at the Institute of Santa one complaint about winter: only I would like to congratulate you It is on the publication of an excellent Clara. High school attendance of too cold! school newspaper. The December five years is required before a 20 edition of The Parson was the student is able to attend a Cuban first I have received this year, and university. Sept. 11, 1956, a memorable date I was very favorably impressed for Delvis, was his first glimpse with it. Ice Skate for Fun of the U.S.A. in Keywest, Florida. I had the privilege of being edi- From there he traveled to Salt tor of The Parson in 1953 when Lake bus. by City that name was chosen over the One of the first impressions of old Campus Crier, and we put the which Delvis had, was out the first printed newspaper the country variations in the topography. for the college several times dur- Traveling from Key West to Salt ing the year. him a Lake City gave good introAlthough I have not been on duction to our country. ICflflllD the campus for . several years, I Westminster College and Fosstill recognize names and faces ter Hall is now Delvis home, the 12M E. Hit Smi throughout the paper, both among center of his life and education. the students and faculty, and I en- He is studying to become an elecjoyed reading the publication very trical engineer. IN 11 much. Campus activity, here also, prePlease extend my congratula- sents a different picture to Delvil. tions to your fine staff. I will be Everybody seems to have an autoSpecial Rates looking forward to receiving The mobile while in Cuba only teachParson as it comes off the presses. ers and one in 300 students have FOR PARTIES Accordsuch a prized possession. Sincerely, THE ing to Delvis, girls in the U.S.A. From Swaying Palm Trees of Cuba To file Ice and Snow of Utah Drr: It's too Cold Says Fernandez I i i ' ld west-centr- al at miss jp 6-86- TIMES-INDEPENDEN- .SAMUEL Publisher T J, TAYLOR, SALT SJ LAI(E'SlSo STATION STATION WHERE ALL THE DIS JOCKEYS ARE NAMED FLO WINERITE: EXCEPT ALBERT COLLINS AND DO SHAFER AND THEYRE KNOWN AS JOLI ROGER BARKLEY. KALL-t- he ' Wt SOUTH lb1 KAiM, SAIT lAKl CITIUTAM, |