Friday, April 8, 1949
THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
PAGE 3
'Nebraskan'
'Constitution,
The following Student Council
Constitution was adopted by vote
Of the student body, May 14, 1931.
PREAMBLE
We, the itudnt of the l"nivrstty of
Nrbraska. with the consent of the Cnt
versfty Sennte. do herrfoy ordain and es
tablish this Constltntlon for the artminia
t ration of studrnt affairs.
ARTICLE I
The name of this orfraniiation ahall he
The Student Council of the University of
Nebraska.
ARTICLE II
The purposes of this orpnnlintlon shall
be to act as the supreme student (tovemlnir
' hotly In the regulation and coordination of
all phases of student self-government and
extra cw-rlrular art'vitles and to serve as
an acenoy throuch which faculty relation
ship with student activities may be main
tained.
- ARTICLE ni
Section I. The Student Council shall have
the following power so far as In the
exercise thereof these powers do not con
flict with general university regulations.
To repilate and coordins'e the ac
tivities of all student organizations and
whenever such activities are of general
university Interest;
1. To recornize and approve the consti
tutions of any new student organizations.
without which recognition and approval no
such organization shall he permitted to
function ;
3. To have complete control of student
pen rallies, similar forms of pep demon
atralions. and student migrations;
4. To conduct all student elections which
are of general university Interest and in
which popular voting la us-d:
5 To review all such rulings of student
bodies as may affect the social conduct
and well-being of the students.
6. To serve as a su:tsble medium for
communication between the student body
and university authorities;
7. To legislate in such a manner as shall
be necessary and proper for carrying Into
execution the foregoing powers and ail
other powers that may be vested in the
Student Council.
Section II 1. The decisions of the Stu
dent Council, made in pursuance of it con
stitutional powers, shall le carried into
execution by the appropriate faculty or
student executive or group. The Student
Council shall have the power to suspend
or dismiss from office any student execu
tive,, who shall refuse to carry its legis-
lrin into effect.
2. Any student, organization, or member
',1 the faculty or the univcrsitv may ap
peal to the appropriate committee of the
I'niverstty Senate whenever he feels that
the Student Council has either exceeded or
misapplied its power or has assumed an
unwarranted Jurisdiction. In such sases,
the committee shall permit both the com
plaining party and the Council to he
henrd, after which the decisions of the
committee shall be final. When an appeal
is made from some ruling of the Council,
no steps shall he taken to rarrv out that
ruling pending the decision of the approp
pnate Senate Commiiree.
ARTICLE TV
Section I. The Student Council shall be
Composed oi the following: representatives:
1. a. Kach undergraduate college or
nchocrt wishing a representative on the Stu
dent Council shall have one member re
gardless of the size of the college or
school. Such a member shall ie elected
from the majority st-x, and shall be the
sole representative of that coliege until
membership in the college of that sex
shall have reached a total of Afl and not
to exceed 2Wt. when an additional repre
senatative shall be allowed, or until the
minority sex registration in the college or
school shall have reached a total of 201
no nm to exceeo siuurr.is ior wnicn
will be allowed one member on the
Cncil. When the minority group has a
membership between toi and 12fwi it shall
re given another member. Kither sex hav
ing 1201 to ISttn regis) ratots in the school
or of 'liege phall be allowed a third repre
sentative on Hie council.
MAJORITY SEX
1-B00 One member
601-1 Km two members
1201-1MO three members
MINORITY SEX
201-R00 one asemlie
601-1200 two members
12il-lM0 three members
Previous to each Student Council elec
tion It shall be the duty of the judiciary
committee of the council to check the en
rollment of the recond semester of that
year and to ascertain the number and sex
of the representatives from each college
ir school.
2. Four seniors two mn and two
women nominated and elected at large by
the student body.
3. Eight seniors four men and four
vomes nominated and elected by the Stu
dent Council from the Junior members of
that body to serve during the following
year.
4. Puch additional members as arc added
through the system of propon ional re pre -aentalion.
j
fi. any advisers appointed y the T'nlver-
Exclusive
WARNER
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Publishes Student Council
By-Laws for Assembly
slty Senate who shall serve as ex- officio
memliers.
Section II. The regular Student Council
election shall be held not earlier than April
1st and not later than May 1Mb of the
school year preceding that nl which the
members are to serve. Within these limits
the date shall be set by the Student Coun
cil. Section TIT. To be eligible for membership
In the Student Council candidates must
meet the fol'owing requirements;
1. Kach candidate shall be a bona fide
member of the college, school, or class
which he proposes to represent. Regular
university rules shall govern In determin
ing a candidate's college, school or class.
2. Each candidate shall have a scholas
tic average of at least 75 percent for all
preceding semester.
Section IV. Nominations for the class
and college representatives of the Student
Council shall be made by the filing of
the name of the candidate not later than
5 p. nv, on Friday prior to the day of
election, at the office of Student Activi
ties. The secretary of the Council shall
announce in the columns of The Daily Ne
braskan. at least ten days prior to the
day upon which filings close, the time
when filings shall be made.
Section V. 1. Election of members to the
Student Council shall be by a system of
proportional representation.
2. The student Council set forth require
ments for tne recognition of student par
ties or factions. No party or faction shall
have the right to file candidates until such
party or far-ton has been recognized by
the Student Council.
3. Each party or faction shall file a list
of its candidates for memberships in the
Student Council in the Student Activities
of I ice not later than 5 p. m. on Friday
prior to the day of election, such lists to
be made up in the caucuses of the respec
tive parties or factions.
4. The ballots shall ilrt the names of the
several candidates for office and shall des
ignate after each candidates name the
party or faction to which that candidate
belongs.
5. There shall be given to each quali
fied student voter a separate ballot bear
ing the names of the various parties or
factions which have been permitted to
file candidates for office. Each student
voter shall be privileged to designate bis
party preference on this ballot.
6. Each party or faction shall be en
titled to one member on the Council for
every 125 votes cast in that party's favor
on the party ballots.
7. After the results of the election are
computed, the representation in the Student
Council shall be apportioned as follows:
a. If. in the election, any party or fac
'mn fails to elect the number of Council
members of which it is entitled, the repre
sentation of the party or faction shall be
Increased until it has one member for
every 12S votes which that party polled
on the party ballots.
b. When the lepreseotatlon of any party
is so raised, those of Its candidates jt he
election who have the nignest number of
votes shall be declared eiected to the
Council for example, if a party Is entitled
to two additional places, the two highest
unsuccessful candida-es in tbe election shall
lie made members of the Council.
c. If any party should in the election
secure more than one place for each 125
votes cast in its favor, then that parly
shall be entitled to retain the advantage
so secured.
S. In all cases a ma.lor fraction of 125
shall constitute a unit of representation.
9. Nothing in this constitution shall be
ro construed as to deprive any student of
the right to file as aa independent candi
date. ARXaCLE V
A meeting of the newly elected Student
Council shall be called by the outgoing
chairman within ten days after the election
day.
At this meet ins a president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer shaU be
elected from the members of the Council,
and the organization of the Council shall
lie perfected. The president and vice presi
dent shall be eiected from the hold-over
membership.
ARTICLE VI
Vacancies in the Student Council shall be
filled by the Student Council. Members cho
sen to fill vacancies should fa every case
he members of the same sex. class, and
college as were the original members.
ARTICLE VO
Section I. Mass meetings of the students
shall be called by the president of the 1
Student Council at the discretion of the
Council or upon written request ol fifty
students of the university.
section II. Students nut nresent to the
i-ounru ib writing or in person any pro
posal or grievance at any regular meeting.
ARTICLE VIII
Section 1. The Student Council shall
treat a judiciary committee winch shall be
known as the Student Council Judiciary
commutee.
Section II. The Student Council Judiciary
committee snail consult of aia members,
namely:
1. A ciialrmaa who shall be elected br
the Student Council from the senior mem
bers of taat organization at the first meet
ing of the new Council.
2. Four of the holdover members shall be
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selected by the Student Council
3. A faculty adviser of the Council who
shall have no vote and shall act in an
advisory capacity.
8ection III. The duties of the Student
Council Judiciary committee shall be:
1. To conduct hearings on all matters of
enforcement referred to It by the Council.
2. To devise plans for the enforcement of
Council rulings when called upon. to do so
by the Council.
3. To secure the enforcement of plans
referral to it by the Council;
4. To arrange for tht delegation of the
administration of Council rulings to other
organizations and groups when authorized
to do so by the Council;
5. To insure that enforcement powers
delegated to other organizations or groups
are properly executed.
6. In ail cases the action of the Judiciary
Committe shall be final except for appeal
to the proper University Senate Commit
tee. ARTICLE IX
It shall be the duty of the secretary of
the Council to cause to be published in the
columns o( The Daily Nebraskan a full
account of the official actions of the Coun
cil as soon as those actions take place.
ARTICLE X
Amendments to this constiution or re
vision of it may be submitted to the
student body for adoption at any regu
lar student election or at a special elec
tion called for that purpose. The Coun
cil shall submit amendments for the ap
proval of the student body when such
requirements have been passed by a two
thirds vote o f the Council members
or upon the petition of not less
than 100 students. Proposed amendments
must be published in The Daily Nebraskan
at least ten days tefore the election at
mhtrh they are submitted. A majority
of the vote cast thereon Is sufficient for
the passage of an amendment, after which
it must be ratified by the University
Senate.
BY-LAWS
Section I. Regulation and coordlnatHm ef
activities:
1. The Student Council is empowered to
pass upon the actions of lesser University
organizations.
2. Each year the Student Council shall
evaluate all campus organizations to de
termine whether they have fulfilled their
purposes and potentialities.
S. The Student Council shall make recom
mendations and shall suggest constructive
programs to University organizations.
4. The Student Council has the power to
appoint delegates to certain boards. The
procedure of making such appointments
shall be aa follows:
a. The right to apply shall be granted
to all eligible students. The time and place
of filing shall be adequa'.ely publicized by
official student newspaper.
b. A committee shall be created to re
view applicants and to make recommenda
tions on their individual qualifications to
the Student Council.
e. The Student Council, acting as a body,
shall have final Jurisdiction over such ap
pointments. Section IT. " Hut Inn of lniversity
Organizations and Activities
1. No organization or activity shall ex
ist as a University approved function or
body without the approval of its constitu
tion by the Student Council,
2. Method of presenting, examining', an
reporting on constiutions of new- organiza
tions :
a. All new constitutions shall be pre
sented to the Student Council at iu regu
lar meetings.
b. These constitutions shall be referred
to the Committee on Constitutions for con-
deration and recommendations.
c. The constitution is referred back to
the Council for approval or rejection.
i. No constitution shall be rejected witn-
out a specific statement of its deficiences.
nor shall the approval of a Constitution
be denied after the necessary alterations
have been eflected. j
t. New organizations must submit a re
port clearly showing the necessity for
their creation.
3. The Constitution committee or tne
Student Council may examine constitutions
of existing organizations, and upon such
examinations may recommend coordination
and combination of conflicting bodies, or
revoke constitutions of organizations which
fail to conform to University standards.
Section III. Student pep ralltes, rallies.
Vmonfit rat ions and Mudent migrations.
1. The Student Council shall select pep
leaders from the student body, or may
grant the power to other representative
organizations.
2. The Studeni council snail nave com
plete control of pep rallies and pep dem
onstrations, calling upon other organiza
tions for assistance.
3. The migrations committee of the
Student Council shall recommend and the
Council shall decide upon appropriate
place and means of transportation for an
nual student migration.
ai The migration committee shall be
la actual charge of such migration.
4. The Student Council, in conjunction
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SIX OF THE CANDIDATES for "Easter Queen" are shown above
in the spring outfits they will mode' in the style show. They are,
left to right,; Marilyn Nelson, AOPi; Bernice Bessel, SDT; Mary
Sidner, Alpha Phi; Sally Sipple, Sigma Kappa; Sue Bjorklund,
Loomis hall; and Maxine Ludwig, Howard hall.
150 Students
Vets' Easter
Easter entertainment for veteran-patients
at the VA hospital on
Monday night will involve nearly
150 University students.
The Red Cross College Unit
Easter party at the hospital will
include 100 performers, and at
least half that many students have
been or will be working back
stage for the event.
TWENTY-FOUR coeds will
compete in the Spring Style show
for the title of "Easter Queen."
The winner will be selected by a
board of eight judges chosen from
the hospital wards. Candidates
will be ranked on "appearance,"
first, second and third, by the
judges.
Girls competing in the style
show, modeling a variety of spring
clothes, include: Maxine Ludwig,
Howard Hall; Barbara Kell, Chi
Omega; Patti Gartland, Wilson
Hall; Carol DeWitt, Kappa Delta;
Mary Viox, International House;
Nancy Koehler, Palladian; Phyl
lis Campbell, Alpha Xi Delta; Lois
Larson, Towne club; and Jan
Champine, Delta Gamma.
OTHERS ARE: Nelda Tonjes,
Terrace HalL Shirley Baker, Kap
pa Alpha Theta; Jo Walters, Gam
ma Phi Beta; Mary Ryons, Kappa
Kappa Gamma; Marilyn Nelson,
Alpha Omicron Pi; Sally Sipple,
Sigma Kappa; Twila Burges, Run
die hall; Mary Sidner, Alpha Phi;
j and Betty Anderson, Alpha Chi
Omega.
Other "Easter Queen" candi
dates are: Kathy Seymour, Pi
Beta Phi; Bernice Bessel, Sigma
Delta Tau; Aurelie Langstroth,
Rasmussen hall; Sue Bjorklund,
Loomis hall; Lois Kamiska, Rosa
Bouton halL and B. Jo Allen, Love !
hall.
ANOTTIER FEATURE of the
Easter party will be presentation
of the "Crazy Hat King," wearing
original creations of the veterans.
With old hats, flowers and even
birds, the vets are making spring
hats for University fellows to wear
in the hat show.
Men set for the hat show in
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clude: Reza Salyhoo, unorganized;
Rex Messersmith, Farm House;
Lavon Fritzon, Beta Sigma Psi;
Butch Mansfield, Tau Kappa Ep
silon; Chuck Deuser, Kappa Sig
ma; Melvin Argebright, Brown
Palace; Bill Sherwood, Dorm;
Fred Hosterman, Alpha Gamma
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