| Show President Issues Flower Statement After dismissal by the court of the case respecting corsages because because be e cause ause the order r barring flowers flowe from the Junior Prom had been issued by the student body rather than by him President George Thomas of the University of Utah made the following statement Last Saturday Judge Moffat dissolved the restraining order issued is issued issued is- is sued against the President of the University of Utah in the matter of pi wearing corsages at the Junior Prom Unfortunately the issue turned upon the tho question as to whether the president had advised against the wearing of corsages or or had issued an edict or made a regulation to that effect The larger issue as to whether the university has authority within reason to control social functions of the institution was not passed upon The opinion of the court upon this larger issue would have been very desirable it would have I settled the m matter once and for all aU The The students will wili remember that last October when literally hundreds of students were seeking credit to pay their tuition and found the greatest difficulty in obtaining obtaining ob ob- funds to pay for board and room the president in a general assembly strongly advised and urged economy in social functions so that many splendid students could ud enjoy the social affairs of the campus Later President Coppock convened convened convened con con- the Presidents Presidents' club and the economy plan was wils discussed In order order order or or- der to get the of opinion of the various organizations the meeting was a and the matter was placed paced before the or or- At a later meeting of the Presidents' Presidents club the representatives representatives representatives represent represent- of the various groups unanimously unanimously unanimously unan unan- agreed to to carry out the sugg suggested sted program Continued on page 2 2 Statement By Given Continued from Page 1 From that date to the Pres present nt the various organizations have kept faith and have undertaken to reduce reduce re re- re duce the expenses for their social affairs This as ns you know has met with some opposition from outside the campus but the president is primarily primarily primarily marily interested in the welfare and well being of the students of this campus and it is now strongly urge urged and advised that the economy economy economy econ econ- omy program as agreed upon by bythe bythe bythe the representatives of the students last October be carried through May I appeal to the loyalty of the great and fine student body of this campus to go on with the program program program pro pro- gram because the financial distress distress distress dis dis- tress of hundreds of our students is such that if we do not nt keep down expenses in our social functions these students will necessarily be excluded Signed GEORGE THO THOMAS President |
