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STUDENT 1 _ ? Revised, 1930 , ARTICLE I i Members Section 1?All regular matriculates of and candidates for degrees in the University shall be members of the Student Body. ARTICLE II (Officers and Elections Section 1?The officers of this body shall be President,. Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer; the President to be elected from the Senior Academic Class, the Vice-President from the Senior Law Class, the Secretary and Treasurer from the Junior Law or Junior Academic Class. Section 2?The Student Body shall have as a governing board a Student Council to be composed of fifteen (IS) members to ,be constituted as follows i The President of the Student Body, the Vice-President of the Student Body, the presidents of the four Academic classes, the presidents of the three Law classes, the president of the Inter-Club Association, and one (1) from the Co-ed Association, and. one (1) member from each of the-four literary societies, such members to be definitely elected for that purpose. Section 3?Each class shall elect its officers in the spring for the following year on the day four (4) weeks next preceding Commencement Day, elections to be effective with the opening of the succeeding session; provided, however, that all classes save the rising Senior class may hold their elections within two (2) weeks after the day fixed by this section. Section 4?Each class shall have the following officers: President, Vice-Presi dent, Secretary and Treasurer, and Historian. Section 5?The freshman class shall at this election elect two (2) of its members, one to be a co-ed, to be members of the Honor Committee.* The Freslynan class shall elect its officers on the sixth ( Saturday following their matriculation. This election shall be conducted by the1 Student Council, and shall- be by secret ballot. Section 6?The Freshman Law class shall elect its officers on the fourth Sat-' urday following date of matriculation. It shall at this time also elect one (1) of its members to be a member of the Honor Committee. Section 7?The Inter-Club Association and the Co-ed Association shall hold their elections in the spring within two (2) weeks after the day five (S) weeks next preceding Commencement Day, such elecg tions to be effective upon the opening of the succeeding session. Section 8?The term of office shall be S from the opening of the session through J the final Commencement Day. si Section 9?On the day six weeks next ^ preceding commencement the president 2 of the rising Academic class, the presig dent of the rising Senior Law class, the president of the rising Junior Academic ^ class and the president of the rising Junior Law class each shall call a meeting of their respective classes. The purpose of the rising Senior class (Academic) meeting shall be to make nominations for the presidency of the student body; the purpose of the rising Senior Law class meeting shall be to make nominations for vice-president of the student body; the purpose of the rising Junior Law and Academic class meetings shall be for each to make nominations for Secretary and Treasurer of the student body. All nominations shall be handed, on the day made, to the chairman of the Student Council, who shall announce them to the student body the following day. For three days following this announcement, v nominations may be made in writing from the student body, provided five men second the nomination. Within three days after nominations come to a close the Student Council shall conduct an election for the above officers by secret ballot. Every one of the student body shall have the right to vote in said election. In the event no candidate shall receive a majority at the said election, such additional elections as may be necessary shall be conducted by the Student Council at three-day intervals following the first election. This election shall become effective in the election of officers in 1928 for the scholastic year of 1929-30. ARTICLE III Duties of Officers Section 1?It shall be the duty of the president to preside over all meetings of the student body, to announce the business before the assembly in the order in which it is to be acted upon, to inform the assembly when necessary, on points of order or practice pertinent to pending business. The president shall call meetings of the studeht body at such times as he deem necessary without authorization from anyone. Also any ten members of the student body, upon signing a petition to the president to call a student body meeting, shall have the right to call such meeting if the president refuses to do so. Section. 2?It shall be the duty of the vice-president to preside in the absence of this president; in the absence of both - ' ' ' .* . ..." v\;\ BODY CONS the president and the vice-president, the ' duty of presiding shall devolve upon the afti secretary and treasurer. U* Section 3?It shall be the duty of the ^ secretary and treasurer to take and preserve legible minutes of all student body assemblies, to preserve and dispense such funds as may come into his hand. Section A?It shall be the duty of the '1 Student Council to conduct all necessary * ' correspondence relating to the Student a.r Council or to the interests of any mem- tl0 ber thereof. It shall be the duty of the Student Council to transact all business y which does not by its nature necessitate the action of the student body in as- ad sembly. It shall be the duty of the Stu- ^ dent Council to conduct, by secret ballot, th( all elections in which every member of Qu the student body is qualified to cast his re or her ballot; and it shall be the duty *r of the Stundent Council to announce the P? result of the said election. af Section 5?The president of the stu- ^ dent body shall be ex officio chairman of vc the Student Council.' It shall require a two-thirds majority of the Student Coun- eh cil to constitute a quorum; a majority co of the quorum present shall be sufficient w< to conduct all business. cc Section 6?The chairman shall call M meetings of the Student Council on the __ first Wednesday of each school month, _ and at all other times it may be deemed advisable. ARTICLE IV Honor Principle and Organisation Section l~The Honor Committee has , jurisdiction over the Academic school; i the term academic includes all divisions of the University except the school of Law. Section 2?The Honor Committee consists of two representatives, one man and one woman, from each of the four Academic classes. Section 3?The representatives are to be selected by their respective classes at ? meetings called for that sole purpose. The meetings of the three rising upper classes shall be held the first week of May. The Freshman class shall elect its representatives .in the first week of November. Section 4?(a) There shall be a nominating committee composed of the presidents of the three rising upper classes and two delegates, one man and one woman, from each of the above-mentioned classes. Also the two Senior members of the then existing Honor Committee. The two class delegates shall be elected along with the regular class officers. (b) The nominating committee shall hold its meeting three weeks prior to the date set for the election of members to the Honor Committee. (c) Each class shall have selected from its membership at least four nominees, two boys and two girls being the minimum. (d) The nomination made by the nominating committee shall be handed to the presidents of the respective classes. (e) The members on the Honor Committee representing the Freshmen class shall be elected at a special meeting and not at the regular class election. Section 5?The term of office shall end the second week in May, at which time the members of the committee shall be succeeded by the newly elected representatives of the rising upper classes, except in the case of the Senior representatives. These latter members will serve with the new committee until the end of the school year. Section 6?(a) During the second week in May, the male member of the Senior class incumbent shall call and preside at a meeting of the new committee, at which time the chairman and secretary shajl be selected by the committee from its own membership. (b) It shall be the duty of the chairman to preside over all meetings of the Honor Committee. It shall be the duty of the secretary to keep complete minutes of all proceedings, to record all verdicts and all constructions of the Honor code. Section 7?(a) The decisions of the Honor Committee shall be final and absolute on all questions coming before it for consideration. (b) To be convicted, a defendant shall be adjudged guilty by all members of the committee save one. Section 8?The Honor Committee shall have jurisdiction over all questions in volving a breach of honor. Breaclf of honor to apply only to dishonesty and stealing. Section 9?Upon conviction by the Honor Committee, the defendant shall be indefinitely suspended from.the University, except in the case of a Freshman. The Committee may exercise its discretion in such cases. Section 10?(a) All hearings shall be conducted privately. Only members of the Honor Committee and the defendant shall be regularly present. There shall be no attorneys or representatives for either the committee or the defendant. Such witnesses a9 are necessary may be introduced. (b) Th<> proceedings and actions of all meetings shall be in secret and not disclosed outside of the meetings. (c) The accuser must appear before the accused at trial. L& , Mi* . .vAa TITUTION Section Every student is requested. i expected to uphold the honor of the liversity by warning and reporting all flators of the honor principle. ARTICLE V By-Laws Section 1?The rules contained in )berts Rules of Order shall govern e student body in all cases where they e not inconsistent with the Constitu- ? 'n and By-Laws of the student body. Section 2?Business may be transacted a majority of those present. Section 3?Proposed amendments and ditions to the Constitution and Byiws shall be submitted in writing to e student body assembly and shall reire these to be read three times, no ading within an interval of three days om the preceding reading. The prosed amendment may be discussed only ter the seco^l and third readings. It all require a two-thirds student body te to carry the third reading. Section 4?The May Queen shall be :cted the second Friday in April, the ronation to be held during the first eek of May. Only Junior and Senior >-eds shall be eligible for the office of ay Queen. WE'RE BEHIND Y< I BEAT THE % COGGINS & COLU One will alt stand t 4 KEEPING UP TH] ( never letting down.. wins on the track?a , rette, too. Chesterfield smok Chesterfield, because find those essentials c ing enjoyment whicl never vary: MILDNESS?the ural mildness of toba without harshness c BETTER TASTEa cigarette of whol< and better tobaccos Cbesttrfild CigarttUs art manufa Liggett & Myers Tobacxx i ,,'y- s' r; y, ; ^ ;. V CITADEL-U. S. C. AT ORANGEBURG (Continued from page one) ticket before he can secure dinner. These tickets were given to Carolina students when they purchased tickets to the Clemson-Carolina game. If you haven't a ticket you had better get one. The students are requested to get in line and stay in line so that the dinners may be distributed easily and quickly. That night the annual Carol in a-Citadel hop will be given on a specially constructed platform in front of the football grandstands in honor of the, visiting students. Section 5?The cheerleader shall be elected from the student body the second Tuesday in May, his election to be effective during the succeeding session. Section 6?This Constitution shall be published not less than once each year in The Gamecock, and at a time during the early part of the first term. Section 7?During the second week in October of each year the student bodj shall elect three (3) of its mrtnbers tc serve with two (2) members of th? Faculty, to be elected at the same time on the Social Cabinet. OU, GAMECOCKS! CITADEL! c JOHNSON MBIA / | - HK> : f II"" I B PACE . .. ^ ,. that's what ^ nd in a cigaers stick to 5 here they >f true smok- J i never tire, ' ^l^Jr wholly natlccos that are >r bitterness. / ?such as only | isome purity / can have. ^ ^ V. ' 1,1 ' DISCUSSION GROUPS ( Tuesday night the various discussion groups ended their series of discussions on "The Honor System." Much interest has been shown by the members of the groups and the fol- f lowing scores obtained: 1 Tenement . Score J 1 288 r 2 254 I 7 268 i 9 306 ? 11 304 * 15 298 16 297 1 17 289 1 19 289 i 20 243 23 266 24 296 i Burney 304 t WELCOME, G i i Trade With Us ' TEX. OPEN ALI Corner Amelia and Brought* ORANG1 ^ flashing ho *n a*iea^.so i vys B COMMITTEE NAMED % TO AID MATTESON 1 rom the departments of language and iterature, and Drs. Hoy, Ball, and ?umwalt from the science departnents. It has not yet completed its >lans, but hopes to do so at a meetng during the week. They will imnediately be laid before the faculty or approval. The committee, among other things, lopes to put the best talent that the Jniversity can offer on the air every veek. v. s. c. They cure Scotch people from stutterng by making them talk over the long disance telephone. 1 AMECOCKS! :1 While in Town ACO I ^ I L NIGHT | M 1 on Streets Phone 693 EBURG i ? The .favorite?whose ofs have brought him many times! Again he nettle! Again he leads m * Vf; ^|l . i M . <'M