1949 Yearbook
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Title
1949 Yearbook
Description
Student Council
The Student Council was organized during the
scholastic year of 1925-1926. Its purpose is to cooperate with the faculty in the administration of all matters pertaining to the student body. It tends to better
the morale of the students by placing on their shoulders a share of the responsibility in managing their
affairs and gives them an opportunity for expression,
either personally or through their representatives. The
Council meets weekly, at which time recommendations are discussed and voted on, and are then subject to the approval of the Council Advisor and the
Board of Discipline.
The 1948-49 Student Council, operating for the first
time under the jurisdiction of the revised Student
Body Constitution, convened on July 1st in order to
lay the groundwork for the many tasks connected with
the annual Homecoming celebration. Through the remaining weeks of the summer, committees were organized to handle the various aspects of the big event:
the parade, the Homecoming dance, the Queen contest, the bonfire, publicity, the fotball game itself, and
the negotiations for a name band to play at the dance.
In addition to this relatively long-range planning, the
group collected the first Student Activity Fee provided
for in the revamped Constitution, bought and sold the
traditional green caps to freshmen, and ran off the
Freshman Initiation with additional support from the
Monogram Club. As the football season got underway,
it was the Council's responsibility to see to it that Pep
Rallies were organized and attended. Just before the
first semester started, Mr. William O'Hare, professor of
political science and economics, was chosen as Council Advisor for the coming year.
At the first meeting of the new school year, Joe
McGowan, President of the Junior Class and Student
Council Secretary, tendered his resignation from both
offices because of conflict with his activities in the
Church department. Leo Harty succeeded McGowan
as Junior Class head and took his seat on the Council
while Joe Hanson, off-campus representative from Mo-
line, Ill., was elected to the secretaryship.
On December 1st, Jim Hanson, newly-elected president of the Freshman class, took his seat with the
Council as representative of that class. Before the
end of the first semester, John Reidy, President of the
Council, and Bill Nagle, off-campus representative,
filed their resignations because of January graduation
or transfer to other schools. Joe Hanson was elected
to the newly-vacated Presidency, while Joe Van Horn
was named to take over Hanson's duties as Secretary.
Dick Cruse was the unanimous choice to replace Frank
Martin as Council Treasurer. Tom Gannon, newly-
elected on-campus representative, joined the Council
in February.
From the opening of the first semester until Lent,
the Council sponsored such various social activities
as the Homecoming celebration, Freshman mixers,
sweater dances, election campaigns for student offices, Pep rallies, formal dances, band engagements,
Variety shows, and promotion of the second annual
Spring Field Day. In general, the Student Council reflected to the best of their ability the wishes of the
students and the school. . .
The Student Council was organized during the
scholastic year of 1925-1926. Its purpose is to cooperate with the faculty in the administration of all matters pertaining to the student body. It tends to better
the morale of the students by placing on their shoulders a share of the responsibility in managing their
affairs and gives them an opportunity for expression,
either personally or through their representatives. The
Council meets weekly, at which time recommendations are discussed and voted on, and are then subject to the approval of the Council Advisor and the
Board of Discipline.
The 1948-49 Student Council, operating for the first
time under the jurisdiction of the revised Student
Body Constitution, convened on July 1st in order to
lay the groundwork for the many tasks connected with
the annual Homecoming celebration. Through the remaining weeks of the summer, committees were organized to handle the various aspects of the big event:
the parade, the Homecoming dance, the Queen contest, the bonfire, publicity, the fotball game itself, and
the negotiations for a name band to play at the dance.
In addition to this relatively long-range planning, the
group collected the first Student Activity Fee provided
for in the revamped Constitution, bought and sold the
traditional green caps to freshmen, and ran off the
Freshman Initiation with additional support from the
Monogram Club. As the football season got underway,
it was the Council's responsibility to see to it that Pep
Rallies were organized and attended. Just before the
first semester started, Mr. William O'Hare, professor of
political science and economics, was chosen as Council Advisor for the coming year.
At the first meeting of the new school year, Joe
McGowan, President of the Junior Class and Student
Council Secretary, tendered his resignation from both
offices because of conflict with his activities in the
Church department. Leo Harty succeeded McGowan
as Junior Class head and took his seat on the Council
while Joe Hanson, off-campus representative from Mo-
line, Ill., was elected to the secretaryship.
On December 1st, Jim Hanson, newly-elected president of the Freshman class, took his seat with the
Council as representative of that class. Before the
end of the first semester, John Reidy, President of the
Council, and Bill Nagle, off-campus representative,
filed their resignations because of January graduation
or transfer to other schools. Joe Hanson was elected
to the newly-vacated Presidency, while Joe Van Horn
was named to take over Hanson's duties as Secretary.
Dick Cruse was the unanimous choice to replace Frank
Martin as Council Treasurer. Tom Gannon, newly-
elected on-campus representative, joined the Council
in February.
From the opening of the first semester until Lent,
the Council sponsored such various social activities
as the Homecoming celebration, Freshman mixers,
sweater dances, election campaigns for student offices, Pep rallies, formal dances, band engagements,
Variety shows, and promotion of the second annual
Spring Field Day. In general, the Student Council reflected to the best of their ability the wishes of the
students and the school. . .
Publisher
Noram Press Coverse Milwaukee, WI
Date
1949
Rights
St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
Identifier
http://cdm16810.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16810coll2/id/545