Penn State collegian. (State College, Pa.) 1911-1940, October 03, 1939, Image 4

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dent of the organisation, stated to
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Complete Text OI .Constitution
Following is the complete text
of the Constitution of the Pennsyl
vania State College Student Gov
ernment Association as passed
with amendments last spnng
PREAMBLE
We, the students of the Pennsyl
vania State College, in ordei to
form a moic representative union,
to promote the welfare of the
student body and the College as a
whole and to msuio the democia
tic light of self-government do
hereby ordain and establish this
Constitution of the Pennsylvania
State College Student Government
Association
ARTICLE I
Legislative Powers
Section 1 All legislative powers
of the Student Government Asso
ciation herein granted shall be
vested in the All-College Cabinet
All College Cabinet
Section 2 The All-College Cab
inet shall consist of the All-College
President, the All-College Vice-
President and Secietary, who shall
be one and the same person, the
presidents of the Senior, Juntoi,
Sophomote, and Fteshman classes;
the chairman of each School Coun
cil; the president of Women’s Stu
dent Government Association; the
president of Women’s Recreation.
Association, the piesident of Men’s
Athletic Association, the piesident
of the Penn State Chustian Asso
ciation, the chauman of the Boaid
of Publications, the chan man of
the Board of Dramatics and Foien
sics, the chauman of the Inter
class Finance Board, the president
of Inteifiateinity Council, the
president of Pan-Hellenic Council,
a repiesentative of the non-fia
ternity men and a lepicsentative
of the non-fiatermty women
Ex-Officio
Section 3 The Deans of Men and
Women and a representative of the
Pennsylvania State College Alum
ni Association shall seive as ex
officio members of the Cabinet
Eligibility
Section 4 No person shall be
eligible for membership m the Cab
inet who is not a registered stu
dent of the College and who has
not attained an all-Collcgc average
of “1” or better
Term of Office
Section 5 The term of office of
each member of the Cabinet shall
be one year
Veto Power
Section 6 All legislation, in or
der to become effective, must be
passed by a plurality vote of the
Cabinet and signed by the All-
College President within two weeks
theraftei* If the All-College Pies
ident should fail to sign the meas
uic within two weeks, it shall au
tomatically go into effect If the
All-College President should veto
upon reconsideration of the meas
uie and approval of two-thuds of
the membeis present
Section 7 Fifteen membeis
shall constitute a quoroum .
Section 8 The Cabinet shall
have control over ail student class
funds, including the establishment
of class dues, the recommendation
of student activities fees, the up
pioval of specific budgets, the ap
proval of expendituies, and the
supei vision of the au d 1 1 1 ng of
these expendituies
Interclass Treasurer
Section 0 The Cabinet shall
have power to appoint annually,
with the approval of the Piesident
of the College, an Interclass •Tiea
suier, who shall be a competent
accountant and a non-student
Right of Initiative
Section 10 The Cabinet shall
have power to consider and act
upon such matters as may be
brought before it by any member
of the faculty, adnrinistiation oi
student body, such action to be
taken within thirty (JO) days af
ter presentation of the mattei
Investigation
Section 11 The Cabinet' shall
have power to summon befoie it
any student and conduct such in
vestigation as it may deem just
and propei 1
Section 12 The Cabinet shall
have power to regulate and sup
ervise all-College student activit
ies, except that any power not
specifically delegated to the All-
College Cabinet shall be reserved
to the governmental organs speci
fied undei Article I, Section 2
General Supervision
Section 13 The Cabinet shall
have power to regulate and super
vise all student activities.
Elections
Section 14 The Cabinet shall
have power to regulate all elec
tions of the student government
organizations
Recognition
Section 15. The Cabinet shall
have power to recognize and grant
charters to any undergraduate or
ganization, subject to the approval
of the College Senate Committee
on Student Welfare. The Cabinet
also shall have power to recom
mend to the Senate Committee
on Student Welfare the withdraw
ing of charters from exrsitmg un
dcrgiaduate organizations aftei
due consideiation and investiga
tion
Section 10 The Cabinet shall
•meet at least once m evqiy two
weeks, excluding vacations The
All-College Piesident shall have
power, however, to call special
meetings at his discretion All
meetings of the Cabinet, except
executive sessions, shall be open
to the entire student body
ARTICLE II
Executive Powers
Section 1 The executive poweis
shall be vested m i;he All-College
Piesident
Section 2 The All-College Pres
ident shall be elected by the en
tire student body to a teim of one
ycai at a time to be specified by
the Elections Committee and ap
pioved by the Cabinet
Oath—lnauguration
Section 3 Before he can exer
cise'any of the powers of his of
fice, the All-College Piesident
shall take the following oath “I
do hereby-solemnly swear that I
will fanthfully execute the office
of All-College President of the
Pennsylvania State College Stu
dent Government Association, and
will, to the best of my ability,
seive to promote the welfare of
the student body and the College as
a whole ” The oath shall be sworn
or affirmed to* before the Chair
man of Student Tribunal at an
all-college inauguration within one
month following the election
Eligibility
Section 4 No person shall be
eligible to hold the office of All-
College President who is not a
registered senior at the College
and who has not attained an all-
College uveiage of “1” or better
Additional qquahficatrons may be
specified by the Elections Commit
tee with the approval of the Cab
inet
Chairmanship '
Section 5 The All-College Pres
ident shall {serve as chairman of
the Cabinet and shall vote only in
the case of a tie
Appointment Power
Section 6. The All-College Pres
ident shall have full powei to ap-*
point all committees he may deem
necessaiy to cairy out the work
of the Cabinet, but the number of
any committee shall be set by the
Cabinet This provison shall in
clude the .establishment of an
Elections Committee herein men
tioned
Special Committees
Section 7 The All-College Presi
dent shall have powei to appoint,
by and with the advice and con
sent of the Cabinet, any special
committees he may deem neces
saiy, except committees charged
with the administration of purely
class functions, the appointment
of which shall rest m the hands of
the respective class presidents
Veto Power
Section 8 The All-College Presi
dent shall have power to veto any
legislation passed by the Cabinet,
and the legislation shall not be
come effective unless reconsidered
by the Cabinet and passed by a
two-thirds vote of a quorum
Official Representative
Section 9 The All-College Presi
dent shall be the official represen
tative of the student body on any
mattei pertaining to the welfare
of the student body
■Meetings
Section 10 The All-College Pres
ident shall have sole power to call
special meetings of the Cabinet at
any time for any reason whatso
ever
Parliamentary Powers
Section 11 The All-College Pres
ident shall*have full parhament
aiy powei s over all meetings of
the Cabinet
Presidential Vacancy
Section 12 In the event of the
resignation or the disqualification
of the All-College President, the
All-College Vice-President shall
assume the duties of All-College
Piesident
Temporary Absence
Section 13. In the event of the
absence of the All-College Presi
dent, the All-College Vice-Presi
dent shall assume the chairman
ship of the Cabinet and all rela
tive powers. '
Succession - ,
Section 14 In the event of the
disqualification or resignation of
both the All-College President and
Vice-Piesident, the Senior Class
Piesident shall act as chairman of
the Cabinet for the remainder of
the year.
*. . ARTICLE 111
Judicial Power
Section 1. The judicial powers
relative to men students shall be
vested in the Student Tribunal
Student Tribunal
Section 2.' The Student Tribunal
shall be composed of seven male
membeis, appointed by the All-Col
lege President by. and with the
advice and consent of the Cabinet,
six of whom must be seniors and
one of whom must be a junior who
shall automatically become chair
man of Tribunal in his senior year.
PENN STATE COLLEGIAN
Eligibility
Section 3 No person shall be a
member of the Student Tribunal
w'ho has not attained an all-Col
legc aveiage of “1” or better ancf
who does not otherwise qualify
under Section 2 of this Article
Section 4 The Student Tnbu
nal shall have power to establish
and enforce College customs
Investigation, Subpoena
Section 5 The Student Tribu
nal shall have power to summon
befoie it any student and conduct
such investigations as it may deem
just and proper
Punishment
Section 6 The Student Tribun
nal shall have power,* after a fair
trial, to affix such punishment as
it may deem justifiable upon any
student, found guilty of conduct
detrimental to the College, and
may recommend, when necessary,
penalties up to and including ox
pulson from College.
Trial Procedure
Section 7 The Student Tribu
nal shall have powei to establish
its owm trial pioceduie, except
that any hearing must be open if
the defendant so desnes
Appeal
Section 8 Any student may ap
peal from a decision of the Stu
dent Tribunal to the Cabinet,
which shall have final jurisdiction
ovei the mattei
Minor Judiciary
Section 9 The judicial powers
relative to women students shall
be vested in the Judicial Commit
tee, as shall be specified in the
constitution of the Women's Stu
dent Government Association.
ARTICLE IV
Class Officers
Section-1. Each class shall elect
a piesident, vicc-picsidcnt, secre
tary and tieasuiei at a tunc speci
fied by the Elections Committee
and approved by the Cabinet The
Fieshman Class shall be organized
as soon as advisable after the op
ening of the fust semcstei undei
the direction of the Elections Com
mittee
Presidential > Succession
2. The class vice-presi
dent shall succeed to the office ot
THEY HAVE THE
Right
president upon the resignation or
disqualification of the president
Eligibility
Section 3. No peison shall hold
a class -office who is not a regis
tcied student in that class and
who docs not possess an all-Col
lege average of “1” or better-Ad
ditional qualifications may be es
tablished by the Elections Com
mittee with the appioval of the
Cabinet v
ARTICLE V
School Councils
Section 1 Each school'shall be
permitted to elect its own School
Council in any matter whatsoever,
subject to the approval' of the
Elections Committee *
Powers
Section 2. The School'Councils
shall have power to discuss prob
lems pertaining to their own
schools and legislate accordingly
Cabinet Representation
Section 3 The chanman of each
School Council shall be a member
of the All-College Cabinet, but any
school which has not organized a
Council upon a date to be speci
fied by the Elections Committee
shall not be given representation
in the Cabinet.
Eligibility
Section 4 No person shall be a
member of any School Council who
is not a registered student in that
School and who does not possess
an 'all-Collegc average of “1” or
better
ARTICLE VI
Interclass Finance Board
Section 1 The Interclass Fin
ance Board shall consist of two
members of each class, including
the class tteusurcr and one other
i epresentative of the opposite sex,
to be appointed by the class presi
dent, by and with the advice and
consent of Women’s Student Gov
ernment Association, if the appoin
tee,is to he a woman
Chairman
Section 2 The junior class
treasurer shall automatically be
come chairman of the Board in
his senior year
Budget Powers
Section 3 The Board shall draw
up all class budgets subject to the
approval of the Cabinet and the
FREI
has the rii
great aci
to give y<
College Comptroller for the Ad
ministration
Women’s Finances '
Section 4 The finance of Wo
men's Student Government Asso
ciation and Women’s Recreation
Association shall be supplied by
the women students and shall not
be subject" to the general supei
vision of the Intel class Finance
Board
ARTICLE Vlt
Interclass Treasurer
Section 1 The Interclass Tieas
urcr shall handle all student class
funds
Accounts
Section 2 The Intcrdass Treas
urer shall keep separate accounts
for each class ‘and shall maintain
a detailed account and lecord of
all financial transactions involving
student finances.
Payment of Bills
Section 3 The Interclass Treas
urer shall pay no bill which has
not been, first approved by the
Cabinet
Expenditures
Section 4. The Interclass Treas
urer shall approve all agreements
involving expenditures of student
funds
Section 5 The accounts and
lecords of the Interclass Treas
urer shall be audited annually by
an expert accountant, the expense
of which is to be shaied equally
by the four classes.
Section 6 The Interclass Treas
urer shall be bonded to the extent
of five thousand dollais ($5,000)
by a qualified surety company
Compensation
Section 7 The Interclass Ticas
urei shall leccive a ceitain remu
neration for* his work, the amount
of which is to be set by the Cab;
met and appoitioned equally
among the four classes. - y
ARTICLE VIII
Board of Publications
Section 1 The Board of Publi
cations shall consist of the editor
and women’s editor of Collegian,
editoi of Froth, editor and wo
men’s editor of LaVie, and the edi
tor of Co-Edition
Chairman
Section 2 The editor of Colle
gian shall act as chairman of the
Boaid .. *
Audit of Finances
Section 3. The finances of each
publication specified herein shall
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be subject to the Interclass Budget
System
ARTICLE IX
Dramatics and Forensics
Section 1. The Board of Drama
tics and Foiensics shall consist of
the men’s” debate manager, wom
en’s debate managci, president of
the' Glee Club, president of the
Blue Band, picsidcnt of Players
and president of the Thespians
Audit of Finances
Section 2 The finances of each'
organization specified herein shall
be subject to the Interclass Budget
System
ARTICLE X
Self-Organization
The organization and function
ing of all other governmental bod
ies specified in Article I, Section
2 shall be left to'their respective
members, but no constitution of
any of these bodies shall be incon
sistent with the provisions of this
Constitution
ARTICLE XI
' Right to Vote /
The right of any undeigraduatc
student to vote or hold All-College
offices shall not be denied or ab
ltdged on account of race, color,
age, sex or scholasticjjstanding, ex
cept as otherwise herein provided.
- ARTICLE XII -
Amendment' *
Section 1 This Constitution may
' Tuesday, October 3, 1939
be amended or revised by two
thirds <vote of the membership of
the Cabinet
Ratification
Section 2 Any proposal for
amendment must be placed before
the student body at a general elec
tion if a petition, requesting such
action is signed by at least one
hundred' (100) students and pre
sented to the Cabinet within two
weeks following the announcement
of the proposed amendment.
Eugene H. Lederer
REAL ESTATE
114 E. Beaver. Ave. Dial 4066
State College
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