NEW HAMPSHIRE Stated That Although Council Welcomes Model Congress Since the Beginning Constructive Criticism, He Could See No of the War
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Motions Fly at Three-Hour Council Session Revised Constitution Prepared for Vote Last Monday’s Council meeting lasted from 7 to 10 at night, and sur prisingly enough, the energies of the Congress to Convene Coupcilmen seemed to gain as the session wore on through a maze of Five Committees to parliamentary technicalities. - The first part of the lengthy con cordance consisted of an incisive train of _ criticism about The New Hamp Engineer Dummy Bills shire’s stand on the current state of affairs in the governing chambers of the Council. Through Leg. Process Nort Tupper spearheaded the cri- by Bob Bonneau icism of the paper’s article on Coun cil approval of constitutional revisions Tonight Murkland Auditorium will without prior publication, as presently be the setting of a meeting of_ Con provided for in the aged constitution. gress. Speaker of the house, Richard Tup cited the need for expediency in Morse, will rap his gavel at 7:00 p.m., operating student government and sharp thus opening the first student NEW HAMPSHIRE stated that although Council welcomes Model Congress since the beginning constructive criticism, he could see no of the war. reason behind constitutional “ hair This replica of American govern V O L , No. 39 Issue 20 Z413 Durham, N. H., March 9, 1950 PRICE — 7 CENTS splitting. ” ment in action is to be enacted by members of the UNH Speaking So “ Consistently expedient ?” ciety, TH E STUMPERS, in con At this Leo Redfern, ex-officio junction with the departments of Our Town Cast Preps for Opener member, observed that on the sub Speech and Government. Members ject _ of expediency versus “ hair Joint Convocation splitting” the Council wasn’t very of the one-house delegation, however, are not entirely constituents of the de consistent. He referred to the recent bating club. Anyone interested in decision barring ex-officio members parliamentary procedure, processes of Will Elect Officers from balloting for officers. government, and speech has been sign The business of the meeting was ing up during the past week for the then brought to the floor by Council 50 to 60 representative seats available. To Gov’t. Positions man Robinson, but the Council, as a Bills Prepared Elections for members of student whole, still showed the effects of the speaking job. A permanent Corre As in actual practice, five congress council, members of AWS, and class ional committees have been hard at sponding Secretary was recommended officers for the coming year will be and _ a revision adopted regarding work writing bills in their particular held at a special point convocation in fields to be presented before the house. the Field House on Mar. 30. An out election of SC officers. The revision, Committee heads are as follows: La passed with little comment, stated standing speaker for the event will that officers were to be elected by a bor, Joseph Baghdasarian; Foreign be announced in next week’s New Affairs, Raymond Grady; Judiciary, Hampshire. 4/5 quorum of newly-installed gov Alan Kiepper; Health, Richard Lu Candidates for Student Council must ernors, including the ex-officios. The Council then roamed into a cas; Agriculture, Leo Redfern. have at least a 2.0 cumulative grade These bills will be presented before solid half-hour discussion supposedly point average. Also, they must turn in pertaining to the next proposal; that the congressmen in accord with strict a petition with fifty male students signa parliamentary procedure. Prof. Nor the President and Vice-President of tures to the office of the Dean of Men Council be seniors, and that non man Alexander, head of the Govern by 4 p.m., Mar. 16. These petition blanks ment Department, will act as parli elected members be barred from these may be obtained from the Dean of Men’s jobs. amentarian, advising Mr. Morse on office. Parliamentary Proceedure decisions of correct process. The Those running for class offices must speakers introducing the suggested have a petition signed by fifty classmates. For fifteen minutes Robert’s Rules laws will be allowed up to four min of Order swayed before a gale of mo utes to describe the bill. Debate on These blanks also may be obtained at the office of the Dean of Men, and must tions and amendments. One mem any one legislation will be limited to ber was heard to moan that he should a half hour with a maximum of_ three be turned into him by 4 p.m., Mar. 16. Pictures of all candidates will be taken have taken up Parliamentary Proceed minutes per congressman defendin_g_ or ure before running for Council. Benoit attacking the proposal. Recognition in the Student Council Office at Notch moved: President and Veep be re of as many members of the house as Hall at 6:30 p.m. on Mar. 16. These stricted to seniors — defeated. Nol possible is the aim of the time limits. pictures will appear in the Mar. 23 issue an moved: All offices be restricted to Govt. Dept. Assists of The New Hampshire. elected members — defeated. The Also in accord with our Washington AWS candidates will be selected at next few motions came up and went Congressional pattern, the Model Con a _ nominating convocation to be held down too fast to record, but Bill gress here will have a clerk of the this afternoon at N.H. Hall. Merrill, Aggie, finally carried the ball house to take roll call, keep minutes for a touchdown when he moved that and other duties in the person of Prof. ex-officios be eligible for Corr. Sec. Philip D. Wheaton, of the Speech De and the Executive Committee. Nort partment. Students preparing the Bowery-Bum Beards Tupper kicked the extra point when Congress are indebted to both Prof. he moved the Presidency of Council Alexander and Prof. Wheaton for r! Photo by Vogler be the only office restricted to seniors. their indispensible help in this project. Eric Kromphold, cast the role of the Stage Manager in Mask and Dagger’s Hokay for Hobo Hop Councilman Robinson, wiping perspi Comparable to the nation’s Capital OUR TOWN, in a speech from the wedding scene marries Bob Skinner ration from his brow, moved on to the Did you think that there had sud Building, a visitor’s gallery, for _ all (George Gibbs), and Betty Lavery (Emily Webb) as members of the Gibbs •next section of the constitution to be students and faculty members wish- denly developed a dire shortage of considered. family look on. The show will start a four-night stand at New Hampshire razor blades? Girls, are you bothered continued on page 10) Hall next Wednesday. A progressive step was taken when by boy friends’ fast growing beards? it was recommended that the retiring Well, that beard may win your man President make an annual report of the coveted prize to be given to the Council operations to the student body. owner of the best, most Bowery-like The Council also voted that 2.0 be the Seniors Meet Wed., Grant House to be Frosh Dorm; beard, at the Soph Hobo Hop. average to maintain membership in Old clothes will be in keeping with Council in order to insure the chances the Skid Row atmosphere which will of Councilmen being around at the end Girls to Seek Off-Camp us Homes prevail at N. H. Hall this Saturday of the year and to lower the high mor Name Committees night. The Wildcats will furnish the A notice was posted in Grant House dormitories are already crowded ex tality rate now prevalent in Council A Senior Class meeting will be held music for dancing Hobos from 8:30 chambers. on Wed., Mar. 15, at 4 p.m. in Murk last week stating that next fall the cessively. Since a choice had to be p.m. to 1 a.m. The dancers will also house will be turned into a dormitory made between housing younger wo These suggested revisions to the land Auditorium. The topics on the be entertained by games, community Constitution will be presented for stu agenda include: discussion as to the for freshman girls. At present, the men students off-campus or those over singing, and favors. building is occupied by women stu twenty-three, the wiser choice seemed dent approval at the annual election continuance of the B^calaureate ex Admission is 90c for 'this stag or convo. ercises, selection of a class marshall, dents, 23-year-old or older. They are to be to provide dormitory places for drag affair. discussion by Mr. William Prince on excluded from the other women’s the younger girls. Many of the older Student Asks Council Aid the group subscription plan for the dormitories by University rulings. women students now living in private Irving Atwood, Wentworth Acres, Alumni magazine, and commencement This means that, commencing with homes in Durham have expressed sat appeared before the Council to ask for committee plans. the fall semester, these girls must find isfaction with the excellent places they Open Meeting of ACS For assistance in having something done The committees for 'commencement rooms off-campus. have found. We believe that the pres Chem and Tech Majors to revise the $5 cut system to make have been announced as follows: An In a prepared statement given The ent group in Grant House that is con allowances for students having jobs nouncements and Invitations, William New Hampshire on Saturday, Dean tinuing in college next year will have Alpha Chi Sigma, Chemical Profess during the vacation which required Christy and Mary Kenney; Banquet, Woodruff stated: “ The University as good an opportunity to find satis ional Society, will hold an open meeting them to be home a day or two before James Wedge and Betty Ahearn; In regrets very much the shortage of factory rooms as the graduate students in James 301 on Mon.