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Student Government, 'Best In Country/ Starts Second Year Here
Enviable Mark Set
By Original Group
• A new era in student democracy
dawned on the campus last year
•when the Pennsylvania State Col
lege Student Government Associ
ation, at the close of its first year,
"was widely acclaimed as “the best
in the country.”
This year, under the leadership
of Arnold C. Laich ’4l, All-College
President, the combined men’s and
•women’s organization will seek to
add to the many accomplishments
of the original All-College Cab
inet.
These accomplishments include
•the debate fee split by which the
Glee -Club was awarded funds to
adequately represent the College,
ih'e long-needed reduction in the
Blue Band appropriation, the gain
ing of student representation on
the College Senate, and the stand
ardization of compensations.
Under the new constitution the
separate governments of men and
•women students, the governing
councils from each school in the
College, fraternity and independ
ent groups, Student Tribunal, and
activities groups were all brought
into the All-College Cabinet, head
ed by the All-College President,
elected each Spring by popular
.vote.
Powers of the All-College presi
dent in student government are
approximately the same as the
powers of. the president of the
•United States in our Federal gov
ernment. The right of veto is in
cluded. This power was exercised
only once last year by President
H. Clifton McWilliams ’4O. He
-vetoed the 1940-41 budgets last
Spring when Cabinet voted the
school . councils an appropriation
through improper channels.
Serving as the legislative body
for all students, the Cabinet meets
each week to consider student,
student-faculty, and student-ad
ministrative problems. Last year
the Cabinet met at two week in
tervals but increasing responsibili
ties have made necessary more
frequent meetings.
One of the brightest feathers in
the cap of the first Cabinet was
the establishment of the Pennsyl
vania Intercollegiate Student Gov
ernment Association. At a conven
tion on the campus last March 17
Pennsylvania colleges and univer
sities became charter members of
the association, formed “to estab
lish and strengthen student gov
ernments so that responsibility and
administration of student problems
■be given to the students.”
Presidency of the organization
Was awarded to Penn State with
individual honors going to Thomas
C. Backenstose ’4l who was chosen
to head the association by All-
College President Laich.
The chief outcome of the associ
ation will probably be an annual
convention. An executive commit
tee has been established to handle
immediate affairs.
In addition to the All-College
president and vice-president, the
president of each of the four
classes has a seat on the Cabinet.
.The social side of college life is
On the way to State *-< Stop At
The four gentlemen in the row above are the presidents of the
All-College student government and the three upperclasses. They
were elected last April, took office in May, and will serve until next
May. The freshman class will be organized under the direction of the
junior class president some time in November. Officers it chooses
then will serve until All-College elections next spring. Under the
When In Rome-
Take A Note
To “furriners”—a word.
In State College the streets run
north and- south.
The avenues run east and west.
The 100 block is the first block
away from the main by-ways,,
either Allen street or College ave
nue..
The sun rises over South Allen
street in, the winter.
The compass says South Allen
street runs east.
Parking meters cost five cents
an hour on the south side of Col
lege avenue, five cents for two
hours on the north side.
Old Main strikes 17 notes at one
p. m., four at quarter after, eight
at half past, 12 at quarter of two,
and 18 at two.
A cut has nothing to do with
your arm or a bandage, only your
grade sheet.
A campus cop can’t arrest you.
There’s only one Comer in the
represented by the .presidents of.
Interfraternity Council, Panhell
enic Council, Independent Men’s
Association and a representative
in chosen annually by independent
women.
Activities gain a voice in student
government through the heads of
the Women’s Student Government
Association, Women’s Recreation
Association, Penn State Christian
Association, Athletic Association,
Interclass Finance Board, Board of
Publications, and Board of Dra
matics and Forensics.
Councils from each of the seven
schools are represented by their
presidents or special Cabinet rep
resentatives.
Welcome Class of 1944! Get Off to the Right Start!
AMITY
ARNOLD C. LAICK '4l
(All-College President)
A (enluiy of Service to Travellers
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
This Array of Presidents Heads the All-College Government
WM. B. BARTHOLOMEW '4l
(Senior Class President)
An import is something from
back home to which you attach
import.
ROTC uniforms are obtained in
the basement of the Mac Hall
girls’ dormitory.
NEW!
The All
ELECTRIC
DINER
Corner of Atherton and Beaver
On Route 322
Always Open 'Boots' Ripka, Mgr.
H. LEONARD KROUSE '42 FRANK R. FLYNN '43
(Junior Class President) (Sophomore Class President)
terms of the student government which went into effect just a year
ago both men and women are eligible to hold all class offices. All
student government officers must have a “1” average, the scholastic
average required for graduation. For their services this year, these
officers will receive the following compensations: Laich $250; Barthol
omew $350; Krouse $100; and Flynn $lOO.
To be Independent is to belong
to a politica! clique. From Campus
Thanksgiving comes but once a m n - U« a |U«,n
year, and not on Franklin Roose- KaiS« Ui Eli flflaGlllOlll
velt’s birthday. This is a state 113 S. Atherton St.
university. Pennsylvania is Re
publican.-
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1940
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