THE MICHIGAN DAILY st Discuss. New Issues, Functions of' STUDENT GOVERNMENT COUNCIL BALLOT Any Student Enrolled in the University May Vote INSTRUCTIONS: You may vote for as many candidates as you wish. Put the figure "I" in the square Q opposite the name of your first choice, the figure "2" in the square . opposite the name of your second choice, the figure "3" in the square Q opposite the name of your third choice, and so on. The more choices which you express in this manner, the greater is the possibility that your vote will help to elect one of them. EXAMPLE SGC Howard Stein Mike 2 CANDIDATE "A" 141 CANDIDATE "B" CANDIDATE "C" 171 1191 CANDIDATE "D" CANDIDATE "E" CANDIDATE "F" would be likely to have a direct S7 personal interest in the decision Fish m n of the Board. t 3) Such a change in the Board Wolverine Club Pep Rally Com- of Review would help solve the mittee. problem which exists in communi- cation between SGC and the ad- a) In past semesters SGC has ministration. Also needed in re- taken action to counteract mono- gards to this problem is a change polistic book merchants. The Stu- of attitude. Unfortunately, the dent Book Exchange has experi- present criterion of student gov- enced a sizeable profit and has erment success seems to be based driven the point homeI feel that on their ability to "push the ad- such student pools can, and should ministration around." Rather, the be extended to include bicycle and SGC should measure its accom- laundry facilities. plishments by the success with b) The University is lacking which it has acted as the repre- funds to best fulfill our education- sentative agent of the student al goals. The Michigan legislature working with the administration will have to alleviate the finanbial in their common effort to advance status of the state. When this is the educational and recreational done, I propose that student pres- .welfare of the student body. sure through the Michigan region of the United States National Stu- dent Association bring pressure to bear to have a portion of these funds channeled to the Michigan universities for improvements. c) To overcome the confusion P ar tridge existing in the academic counsel- Ing system, I feel'that the faculty SGC Public Relations Commit-representatives be more informed tee; SGC Education and Student as to the student needs for major, Wele; SGComE itee;n Minchigaen career, and cognate requirements. Welfare Committee; Michigan This demands more co-ordination Daily editorial stff; Michigan between the various departments. Union staff; Juior Interfrater- d) The University is concerned nity Council; Michigan March- with the number of cars in the ing and Symphony Bands; Aca- Ann Arbor area, in relation to the cia fraternity; Delta Sigma Pi facilities available; and not the use professional fraternity; Kappa of the car. Those bearing business Kappa Psi honorary fraternity. and commuter permits must have 1) a) A modification of the SGC permission from their parents ori- Plan incorporating a clear defini- ginally. Therefore, the responsi- tion of SGC jurisdiction and ap- bility of the car rests on their plicable administration policy, shoulders,and not with the Uni- b) Complete rejection of de- versity. I am advocating extension ferred rushing for both men and of complete privileges to those women. having a business or commuter c) Removal of. the 1949 bias permit. c)ase regulaio. h 4e) I am definitely in favor of fall clause regulation. rush. Young women and men hav- ,d) Completion of the study con- ing to wait a semester are under cerned with the possible expansion constant surveillance by the sor- and improvement of the course de- orities and fraternities. This cre- scriptions in the various college ates an atmosphere of friction and catalogues, pressure which should not exist. e) Completion of the study of the To the perspective rushee a spring counseling services of the Uni- rush poses a psychological prob- versity. lem. To have contemplated pledg- f) Evaluation of contractural re- ing and then to be dropped might lationships between students and disrupt the entire freshman year. University housing authorities. With fall rush the entire year lies 2) SGC should be coordinator of ahead to adapt to a new environ- the various campus organizations. ment. It must be allowed to retain its present authority subject to any dividual housing units on a regu- revision or modification of theldisaForgats fecieess SGC Plan. However, SGC has a lar basis. For greatest effectiveness legitimate function only if its ac- the speakers should not only con- tions are based on a broadly rep- vey their own views; they should resentative student opinion, ask their listeners for opinions, Expression ofstuent opinion deas and suggestions. coul be greatly facilitated by hav- 3) Since the inception of SGC ing Council members speak at in- there has been a total lack of ef- fective communication between SGC and any other campus body, whether student, faculty or ad- ministration. A possible solution lies in revision of the SGC Plan. The Board in Review might con- sist of the president of SGC, one other Council member, one student not connected with the Council, the Vice-President for Student Af- fairs, the Dean of Men, the Dean of Women and three faculty mem- bers not holding administrative positions and who are nominated by the Faculty Senate. The student independent of SGC " shall be the last Council candidate eliminated in each SGC election. The Board shall meet on a regu- lar basis and shall discuss, not re- view, pertinent issues before the Council. Reviewing action shall be considered only at special meet- ings called in accordance with the procedure of the present plan. ernment to the overall scene is not large, but it can be significant if student government is operated by relatively unselfish people with no organizational axes to grind who can provide inter - organizational correlative service to the campus SGC; Board in Control of Stu- while keeping an eye on the gen- dent Publications; editor, Gar- eral picture and making such ob- goyle. servations to the proper authorities 1) The housing and traffic situa- from time to time as may be ap- tinne are esneially grim. SGC'spropriate. CONRAD BATCHELDER BRUCE BOWERS E HARRY CUMMINS 0 JAMES DAMM FL JOHN FELDKAMP MIKE FISHMAN R BOB GARB LQ JO HARDEEj KEN HUDSON F] DAVID KESSEL Q CASEY KING MORT MELTZER I BABS MILLER DAVID B. PARTRIDGE JOHN QUINN ROGER SEASONWEIN HOWARD STEIN DAVID WENTWORTH Casey King Pledge class president, Kappa Sigma fraternity; social chair- man, Junior Inter - fraternity Council; National Student As- sociation; Sailing Club; Skiing Club. At the present time SGC has reached a low point in the opin- ions of not only the student body and administration but also of the Council members themselves. The main reason for this, I feel, is the frustration caused by a lack of clear definition of its powers and functions. This frustration seems to have been brought about, in part, by SGC itself. SGC should turn itself to what I feel are its two basic purposes: To assist the student in achieving his college goals and to serve as a sounding board for student opinion. In the area of assisting the stu- dent academically, SGC should work toward more cooperation be- tween it and the faculty and the administration. Some of the spe- cific problems it should investi- gate in this way are: a) The problem of increasing enrollment. b) The bad effects, academical- ly, of Saturday classes, noon and night classes. c) Increasing the number of inter-departmental programs. d) Increasing and reorganizing the central exam file. In the areas of student opinion, SGC should express the students' viewpoint through resolutions and criticisms of the faculty and ad- ministration thereby gaining ac- tion through pressure. Some of the problems in this field are: a) An itemization of resident hall charges. b) An increase in student loans and broader job opportunity in- vestigations. c) A recognition that adulthood doesn't vary with sex, through in- creased opportunities for women. d) Limiting fraternity pledging until astudenthas been in school for one semester, as opposed to deferred rushing. These are only a few of the problems. SGC could investigate and advise upon. Some of them are new and some are problems of the past. Yet they all repre- sent, if carried out, a more ma- ture and effective SGC and a more realistic appraisal of its functions. A I -x" LI LI PHIL ZOOK Bruce 13owers past year it has suffered a severe setback and it is in danger of slipping from sight, because of the attitude against it. Therefore, I would like to present the follow- ing platform as what I consider necessary to help SGC find its place on the campus., a) A definite constitution which realizes the power structure of the campus and places SGC in its proper place in that structure. This means that the position of student government is not to take over the functions of the admin- istration or to control the student organizations, such as IFC, which were present before its concep- tion, but that it should function as a co-ordinator of all student activities and as the main vehicle for expressing student opinion. b) For the last point to be re- alized a type of district represen- tation is needed in order to bring the members of SGCrcloser to the voters, make them more respon- sible to the voters, and to reduce the present atmosphere of a cam- pus wide popularity contest which hangs over-\the present elections. In conclusion my stand on spe- cific issues which may: come up will be based on my belief in dis- trict representation. I belong to a fraternity and on matters con- cerning the Greek system shall endeavor to represent that system to the best of my ability. On mat- ters outside the Greek system I shall endeavor to be as impartial as is humanly possible. James Datm I feel that a constant review and possible revision of University regulations should be an integral part of SGC. The perennial problem of stu- dent apathy must be combatted through constantly improving the campus and its, activities, so that students can obtain a liberalism in their educationiand thus be- come interested in it.- 2), SGC should be allowed to function as provided for in the Council Plan under which it is formed. However, a more strict adherence to the Plan should be' followed by the Council, namely in its requirement to act "in accord- ance with Regental and adminis- trative policy." SGC' has partially lost the respect of the student body through its failure to abide by this 'requirement.- 3) I feel that communication be- tween SGC and the faculty and ad- ministration is vital to the suc- cessful operation of the Council. Communication between SGC and the administration does, I believe, exist, although relations could un- doubtedly be improved. Concerning the faculty com- munications with the Council, I feel that much can be done to im- prove this. Discussion groups with Council members and representa- tives of the faculty could straight- en out a great deal. SGC E1ducation and: Studen~t Welfare Committee;SGC Public Relations Committee; public re- lations and publicity chairman for fall 1958 SGC elections. The SGC should offer, receive, and evaluate suggestions pertain- ing' to student affairs within a certain, well-defined jurisdiction. This last is necessary so as to build up confidence and interest in the student body. The SGC has a responsibility to represent the students both by immediately dis- cussing- items of campus interest and by yielding intelligent judg. ments that will stand up under long-range scrutiny. I believe that I will be able to offer mature opin- ion and judgment. I am very interested in a num- ber of academic problems. One is the Course Evaluation Book which I think with more work will work out. Another item is that of our present grading system. I believe that a change to a more specific marking procedure is advisable. I have worked on the Committee for Education and Student Welfare on problems such as these and therefore think myself qualified to discuss them. On a social level, I have stated that I will support a fall rushing. period for sororities. In my opin- ion a great majority of both the independent and affiliated women are in favor of some type of fall rush 'and it is my feeling that some immediate action should be taken here. I am also interested in discussing the problem of non- support of campus-wide social events. Each election the problem of "apathy" enters the campaign. I do not consider this an issue as such, but believe that if the SGC wins the respect of both the ad- ministration and the student body through popular and intelligent decisions that interest in both' the SGC and in all phases of student life to be regulated by the Council will be created. I believe that as a Council member I'will be able to help bring this about. Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity; rush chairman, social chairman, Spring Weekend chairman, pledge trainer, sergeant at arms. It would be very easy in this campaign to sit back and say nothing definite hoping to please everyone. I feel however that this is a crucial time for SGC. Its ac,- tions in the coming year will defi- nitely determine the attitude of the students towards it. In the 1) Academic counseling in all schools is lacking, through no fault of the counselors, because of the large number of students which the counselor must attempt to help. Under these circumstances it is im- possible for him to know how to meet the needs of the individual case. , .... . ,I f Jo oHardee SGC Administrative Vice-Presi- dent 1958-59; SGC member; SGC '49 Ruling Evaluation Com-- mittee; SGC Conduct and Judi- ciary Committee; chairman, SGC Interviewing and Nominat- ing Committee. 1) SGC should consider every important campus problem in which students have an interest, particularly: a) Counseling -- work toward important campus problem in less required academic counseling and improvement of available ser- vices, make available more accur- ate information on counseling (academic, financial, psychologi- cal, occupational). b) Exchange programs-encour- age the inmmediate establishment of a Junior Year Abroad Program and investigate the possibilities of an Exchange Program Scholarship Fund. c) Student representation-gain membership for highly qualified students on University committees presently having no student mem- hers (admission committees, cur- riculum committees) and improve representation on groups now hav- ing student members (Board ,in Control of Intercollegiate Athlet- ics). d) Human relations-initiate an educational program designed to promote greater understanding among members of different'races, religions, and national groups on namni l John Fe idhamp Homecoming Publicity Commit- tee, 1957; Michigan Union staff; Delta Upsilon fraternity; vice- president, rushing chairman, historian, alumni chairman. The limits of SGC's jurisdiction are now unclear. We have seen a model student legislature become unrespected and ridiculed by the students it represents. Through movements toward misrepresenta- tion and conflicts with the ad- ministration, we have lost the strength and confidence that the Board of Regents has given SOC. Specifically, our student govern- ment must- be primarily legislative in power, with rights for investi- gation of organized student groups, but should not be given the judi- cial power to pass judgment also. In quest of a sound solution, I propose that SGC in cooperation with the administration determine the limits of its jurisdiction and work through positive action to es- tablish the respect and confidence of this college community. As long as SGC is in conflict with the ad- ministration, its powers are merely words on paper. However, if the administration were to work out with the Council clearly definable limits, the Coun- cil in its own realm would no long- er be a puppet of the administra- tion but could regain its value to the campus. SGC does have a place of im- portance, and it has the power to be a strong organization. There is no question that the Regents felt a specific need for such a student government. Our duty is to elect to this body students who will definitely work toward developing SGC into a respected and useful organization, These students must be represen- tatives who will recover from their initial glory and strive to work humbly and diligently toward a better student government. To Ithese ends I pledge myself. r 2) Student government on this campus operates on the concept that students should be responsible for their areas of interest, that they are capable of legislating and administering for themselves and of expressing themselves of mat- ters of University-wide concern. Any alteration in the Plan which enforces or strengthens this con- cept facilitates the function of SGC as the representative of stu- dents who are not -afraid to make their own decisions. 3) "Adequate" contact is not de- termined by quantity but by quali- ty. Meaningful student-faculty contact has been achieved in the SGC Reading and Discussion Pro- gram. Similar extra - classroom sharing of ideas should be pro- moted by .the Council so that stu- dents may have the onnortunity NSA Established by World War II Veterans, Composed of College Student Governments The National Students Associa- tion was established 11 years ago as a result of post-war upsurge of student government unions, ac- cording to Carol Holland, '59, chairman of Student Government Council's National and Interna- tional Committee. NSA has four areas - student government, education, campus af- fairs and international affairs. It is in the last that NSA is most in- fluential. Participating in the International Student Conference every two years, NSA is known abroad as well as in the United States." The association maintains a lobby in Washington and has won friends among many congressmen, particularly Sen. Hubert Humph. rey of Minnesota. They are espe- cially concerned with legislation pertaining to federal aid to educa- tion and interracial relations through de-segregation of schools. At the University, NSA has made itself felt in the philosophy and thinking of Student Government Council, Miss Holland' said. SGC receives information through a co- ordinator from the National-Inter- national Affairs Committee. A committee has been formed to Voting Records The largest vote in the history of the Student Government Connil cnueA in Nemhe rf 1955 when '7.120 students went m