SEPTEMBER 19: , 1962 . ~ . Fall Voting ,ecide s USG 'Membership .- - • Fall is election time at Penn State. Soon students will go to the polls to elect' representatives to the Undergraduate Student .Government Congress. • Congress is the legislative branch of USG. All undergrad uate students are reprelented on Congress • through congressmen -elected from the various living areas. -- Students elect the repre sentatives :from their areas a ratio of one congressman for every 500 students. congressmen serve one •Cg;terms. They areresponsible , for informing their constitu , ents about student government proceedings and for representing these constituents. ANY UNDERGRADUATE stu-. dent may run for a seat on Con gress, providing he plans to be at the University for one consecu tive school year after he is elected. Congress meets regularly every vieek. The meetings are open to any student who wishes to ,at tend.- Anyone may speak from the gallery, provided he is either recognized by the chairman or a ' congressman yields the floor to him: • The USG executives are elected in the spring. Dean Wharton is president, Morris Baker, vice The PENN STATE BOOK EXCHANGE (BX) *Slide Rules *Drawing Instruments - • Drawing Books ® French Curies $.50 Refund for. Every $5.00 Worth of Receipts president and Margo Lewis, sec retary-treasurer. THERE ABE. presen tly • political parties“ m' pus, Liberal and University.' These parties, headed by party chairmen and their committees, nominate can didates for the USG executive offices and for Congress. A can didata may also run independent of party backing. • The political parties hold mass registration meetings -before each election, at which time any stu dent may register to become an active party member. In past years, student govern ment has been instrumental in initiating the Book Exchange, check cashing agency, the tutor ing service and the Artiste Series. Student government also spon soya Orientation Week and Spring Week. e Juliet Room Li fashion and fashion costs no more Town & ;Ountry Special . Bla4cdo_Lßrown C eely an' $10.99 ' Penny Loafer $899 Sandler . Nr. • P. F. Sneaks- A $4.59 New Fall Colors Adler Knee Socks $2.00 Carries a Complete Line of University Approved Fit:Non-Pro I= Mil THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA (Located Ground Floor of HUB) Hcfurs: 9:30 %I 8:00 Today & Thursday 9:30 5:00 Friday Student Operated BEAT NAVY!! Student Activity Budgets Set A total of $140,3511 was ap- t lntertratemity Council, the Pan proved by the committee for stu- hellenic Council and the Division dent activities budgets for this of Counseling Student Council year, William Fuller, manager of did not receive funds. the Associated Student Activities, Those organizations whose re said yesterday. quests were partially cut were The Daily Collegian and the the Graduate Student Council, LaVie will receive the largest Ferensicir. the Agriculture Stu" share of the budget with LaVie dent Council, the Liberal Arts getting $49,000, and The Daily Student Council and the Business Collegian woo. The smallest Administration Student Council. allotment is the Nittany Halls Fuller explained that in review- Councirs POO. ing the requests the budget corn- MONEY FOR student activi- mittee considers how much the ties comes from the student af fairs fund,adminigered by Robert G. Berrireuter, special assistant to the president for student affairs. The Undergraduate Student Gov ernment budget committee heard and reviewed all budget requests and made recommendations to Bernreuter, who then approved the appropriations. Three organizations did not re ceive an allotment this .year and five did not receive the full amount that they requested,. The r.frife‘-4fir-ri treve‘if THE RECORD ROOM litelcomes FRESHMEN MOST COMPLETE RECORD COLLECTION IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA • 'Popular * Classics Folk • Jazz Special Offer on _Reg. $9.95 DIAMOND NEEDLES K os . $2 29 (limited time offer) - Hours: Monday thru Friday Noon - 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. 11 he a2atte t'd o vitt 0? 6,/ 350 E. College Ave. SCHOOL SUPPLIES •Spirals • Pens, Pencils, Ink • Leather Goods •Art Supplies School Supply Shire PAGE THIR organization needs to operate and how much is in its treasury. Ha said the reason some organiza tions did not receive allotments is "because they have plenty cif money to start with." MOST ORGANIZATIONS haV i a the same amount of money to work with each year. he said. since "at the close of the ye e 7 everybody's money Isn't tak away." A total of almost $lBB,OOO was r requested,Fuller said.
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