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U GOVERNMENT I Councils Will Govern Activities Chronicle Activities Chronicle May Be Weekly Semi-Weekly The committee appointed Friday to propose a revision of the student body constitution has before it the most important piece of work of the rear ear ar With changes suggested in the method of g governing verning almost every student activity with witha a anew aplan new ew plan for the apportionment of student funds runds and with necessary alterations in the functions functions ions power and number of student body officers t the he task of the committee is far reaching and Important t. t r Changes in the methods of directing some of the he e activities are imperative In debating the whole whole hole responsibility of the forensic policy and anda a work ork of the University has heretofore been thrown entirely upon one undergraduate undergraduate the the debating debating debating de de- bating bating manager Although usually inexperienced when Then hen inducted into office he must decide llY alone what colleges the University shall m meet et on the platform the questions for discusSion discussion discus discus- sion Sion On and the judges who award defeat or vi vie vic ory True it is that the A. 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U constitution provides that the manager shall be subject to the the debating council but this body is purely af af a f faculty culty committee which in the past has had f very very ry little to do with the actual debating work t The EThe The present method of governing this activity is therefore irresponsible and unstable To place l the the responsibility definitely and to insure stability stability it ity ity to the debating policy of the University it is p proposed proposed posed to establish a debating council consisting consist consist- i ing g of the debating coach a faculty member I w for two years the manager of debating It ind md two students The Forensic Club Mr Dudly Dudi Dud- Dud i ly iy the debating coach and Mr 1 Gardner the manager man man- I.- I. ager of debating are united in the belief that this will vill be an effective cure for existing evils G 1 Bin In dramatics much the same condition pre pre- vails The manager of dramatics while holding ILI ILIin place on the A. 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U executive board isi is ism i m in reality not subject to that body in the least I but but t to the dramatic club and consequently the government of this activity rests mostly with the dramatic coach A tentative plan to remedy this l is a dramatic council similar to the one proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed above for debating R gA A change is also proposed for the student publications Next year it is hoped to make the Chronicle Chronicle ronicle a semi To accomplish this an editorial board must be established established-a a system Which thich already exists in the regulation of nearly JU all college journals Mention has been made of Aboard board oard consisting of a managing editor three assistant assistant as as- I tant editors and three assistant managers Which ch with the necessary quota of reporters will wille Issue ue e the paper Both the present editor and ur Romney the elect editor-elect favor a change of the the nature outlined above I Such a system of government by councils has has has' Proved oved successful in our own and in other schools Athletics the most stable and successful all activities has long been directed by the COu council 1 composed both of faculty mem- mem r aers and students Councils for debating and dra- dra tics have been successful in numerous other notably our sister institution the University Uni- Uni of Colorado To those who are acquainted with the fi finances finances fie fi- nances of the student body this and past years it is apparent that the system of apportionment to the activities by the executive board has proved a failure The members of the board come into office almost wholly unacquainted with the needs need's of the different activities and the correct methods of handling student funds Furthermore Furthermore Furthermore Further Further- more most of the members are representing some particular activity often for its especial benefit and at the expense of others Such a condition gives rise to all sorts of rolling log and dissatisfaction To insure stability to the apportioning apportioning apportioning ap ap- portioning body and to make it absolutely disinterested disinterested disinterested the executive board recommends the establishment establishment establishment es es- of a committee composed of two faculty members an alumnus the president and treasurer of the student body for the current year and the president president elect The first three named would be elected by the students for a Continued on Page 2 n 01 TO CHANGE A. 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U GOVERNMENT Continued from page 1 two year term and the president would act on the board twice This gives it stability Its HE lack of bias is insured by the fact that no m mm member member mem mem- m ber bel would represent any activity or function By meeting in the spring and dividing the fund fund- on a percentage basis for the ensuing year each activity would know the exact amount at It- It disposal an and the student executive board could coult see that this amount was not exceeded Need for change in the offices of the student body is also apparent The present executive hoard board is too large and cumbersome to be either effective or efficient With the power of apportionment apportionment out of its hands there is no reason reasor why any ny representative of a special activity vity should have a seat on the board It is urged that the mere fact that a student chosen manager manager mana mana- ger gel of debating manager of the pen athletic rep representative representative representative or editor of the chronicle gives him hin inherently no right to sit on the board which governs the whole student bo boly ly These officer and others represent special activities and not nol the students as a whole It is proposed to re reduce reduce reduce duce the executive board to those members elected elected elect elect- ed ed as general student body officers the officers the president dent vice president secretary and treasurer In addition it is suggested that the yell master master mas mas- ter tel be added to the board but that he be elected by the students and in addition to leading the cheering shall be a sort of student marshall with charge over student functions such functions such as parades and also be the medium through which all organizations organizations or or- in the school select their dates for foi forthe forthe the different functions functions-a a sort of official calendar With a board directing general student affairs and with each activity under the oversight of a special council the affairs of the A. A S. S U. U U U. should be conducted efficiently and successfully These proposed changes deserve the earnest consideration of every student in the University No move of equal importance has been launched for a number of years When the committee reports reports reports re re- ports therefore let it be to the interested student student student stu stu- dent bo body y I |