Show Amendments Amendments- Bar Nursing Barbering Students from Office Students from the Practical al Nursing and Barbering cla classes will vill not be eligible to hold any of the six offices next year This is a result of the amendments amendments amend amend- ments to the constitution constitution constitution tion that were passed recently The constitution now nov provides that to 1 he be e eligible for office Candidates Candidates Candidates Can Can- must be enrolled in a course which remains on campus throughout the entire regular school year Practical Nursing students spend much of their school time tima away from campus receiving hos hos- I. I pital training The Barbering students students students stu stu- dents would not be eligible because their course is only six months long white while the school year stretches stretch stretch- es through nine months The new v constitutional provision might also affect Electronics 5 and 6 G students who vho complete their studies at the end of Winter quarter Practical Nursing students have held offices many times during the 17 years that Trade Tech has been in existence e. e Barbering students however have I traditionally refrained from s seeking seeking seek seek- eking ek- ek ing office because of o their short I stay on campus I Neither the Barbering nor the Practical Nursing students opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed the constitution changes barring future members of their classes from holding office Reasoning 1 behind the change was vas that students who vho are not on campus ever every school day often find it difficult or impossible to attend Student Council meetings or other important school activities Other constitution amendments okayed by the tightened tightened tightened tight tight- ened the qualifications for candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates seeking the offices of secretary secretary secre secre- tary tar 1 and er I Future secretary candidates must be able to take shorthand at atthe atthe atthe the rate of 80 wpm and a student student student stu stu- dent cannot be eligible for tha treasurers treasurer's office unless he is a bookkeeping student or he has had Pl previous evious bookkeeping training In the final elections for student offices only two names will vill appear on the ballot for each office Another amendment provided that Student Council business not requiring a chang changa in the constitution constitution constitution tion can be approved with only a 1 1 per cent majority vote A 75 76 per cent vote of approval was previously pre necessary |