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STUDENT ELECTIONS (Continued from page 1) vote at the special election. The constitutional changes have passed the two required readings by the student council. In order for the recommended changes to be embodied in the constitution at least 400 persons must vote in the special election and a two-thirds majority is re quired. Following is a list of the recom mended changes. Proposed changes are bold-face. Sections not in bold-face are taken from the present constitution: ARTICLE II Section 1. The officers of the student body shall be as follows: President, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer. The president shall be elected from the rising senior academic class; the vice president from the rising senior law class; the secretary and the treasurer frum the rising junior or Senior Class. Section 1. The officers of the student body shall be as follows: President, vice presideit, secretary, and treasurer. The president shall be- elected from the rising senior academic class; the vice-president from the risinig senior law class; the see retary and the treasurer from the rising juniior academtic class. ARTICLE IV Section 3. Each class shall have the following officers: President, vice-presi dent, secretary-treasurer, and historian, with the usual duties appertaining to those offices. The senior class president shall be chairman of a conmittee to take charge of freshmen orientation. The sophomore class president shall take charge of freshsman elections. Section 3. Each class shall have the followmg officers; president, vice-president, secretary-treasuirer, and historian. with the iussial dities appertaining to those offices. Section 4. No student, while enrolled at the University shall be allowed to hold more than one of the following offices simultaneosiy: President, vice president, secretary, and treasurer of the student body, and president of the junior and senior classes; nor shall any student hold any of the above offices while serving in any of the following capacities: Editor and business manager of the Gamecock, editor and business manager of the Garnet and Black, and president_ of Inter-Fraternity Council. Section 4. No student, while enrolled at the University shall be allowed to hold more than one of the following ofrices siniltaneously: President. vice-president, secretary, amid treasurer of the student body, and president of the junior and senior classes; nor shall any student hold aniy of the above offices while serving in any of the followiig capacities: Editor anld business manager of the Garnet and Black and editor and husiness manager of the Ganecock. ARTICLE V Section 2. The student council shall meet on or before the second Tuesday in .October and thereafter at least once a month at a date fixed by the student council. Special meetings shall be held at the call of the president. For special or called meetings of the student council there should be written notification to all members at least 24 hours preceding such meetings. The council shall have the piower to determine its rules of procedure. It shall take no action unless a quorum, two-thirds of its member ship not counting the president, is present. Section 2. The student council shall ieet on or before the second Tuesday ini October astd thereafter at letat once a msontth at a date fixed by the studesnt council. Special metietinsgs shall be held at the call of the presidentt. For each meeting of the stuidenit countcil there shall be writ tein inotification to all msembers at least 241 hours preceding such meeting. Trhe counicil shall hasve thte power to detennine its roles of procedure. It shall take nso ac tbon mst,.s a quotrism. two-thirds of its membolership not cotunting the president, Is presentt. Section 41. The members of the stu dlent council shall be elected for an ensuing academic year. All vacancies in studsent counicil ansd other elective offices which occur during the fall semester shall be filled by special election within onse nmonth after the vacancy occurs. Any vacancy which occurs during the spring semester need not be filled until the time designated for annual spring elections. The president shall have the power to appoint an acting secretary or treasurer if the vacancy occurs In either of these two positions. All vacancies shall be filled by thse general rules here in set forth for a general student elec tions. Section 4. Thse members of the stsudent icsnneih lm hbal be electedl for ans einsung acadeic yesar. All vacancises ins the stus dhent councsil anid other elective offices shall be filled bsy speciatl eliectiosn withins one msonth after the vacancy occurs, and by the general rules herein set forth for a genseral student election. Section 6i. (an addition) The student council shall have the power to adjudge the qualifications and regulate the elec tion of the "Outstanding Seniors." ARTICLE VI D)elete Sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. ARTICLE VI Sections 3. 'Te regulations governing social eventts shall be adssiinistered by a Comumittee on Social Affairs. Thsis com nuittee sall conssist of five (5) members, inot more thtan two (2) from any school, asnd not mnore than three (3) from either sex. The duties of this comsmittee shall be tos plsan atnd execuate campuis-wide social affairs and similar events subject to re view. Section 4. There shall be established by the student cossncil a Committee on Stuadent-Facutlty Relations. This commit tee is toi be composed of the President of the Ulniversity, Dean of Women, Dean of Ni en, Dean of Arts and Science, secretary osf the YMCA, director of Student Actv Itics, president of the student body, one (I) stuident from each school represented on the studsent council and two (2) faculty representatives chosen by the committee. Section 5. There shsall he a Finance Advisory Committee whose duty shall be to allocate, subject to review, such por tion of the student activities fee as is set aside for apportionment. This committee shall be composed of seven (7) students, three (3) facuIty members, and the direcg tor of student activities. Student organ ixations receiving allocations must present adequate bsudgets. keep orderly books and submit accounts and other information re quested by the director of Student Activ. ities. Section 6. There shall be an Intramural Advisory Committee whose duty it shal be to work with the athletic department on Intramural Sports. This committee shal be composed of five (5) students, not more than three (3) of whom shall be of the same sex. Section 7. There shall be an Athletic Advisory Committee whose duty shall be to work with the Faculty Athletic Con mittee. This committee shall be composed of five (5) students, not more than three (3) of whom shall be of the same sex. Section '3. (new amendment) The president shall have the power to appoint all necessary committees-subject to ap proval by student council. These com mittees may be composed of student council members and/or any students who might be advantageous to their suc cessful function. ARTICLE IX Section 1. A student body meeting shall be held at least one week prior to the first day of election for the purpose of nominating the candidate for the following offices: All student body of fices and cheerleaders, and disciplinary committee representatives. To be eligi ble for nomination to the office of president of the student body, a candi date must be at least a senior in academic standing at the commencement of the fall semester of his term of of fice; but in order to be eligible such person must not be scheduled to grad uate before the end of the Spring term of the academic year in which he shall serve. Two members of the disciplinary committee (one male, one female) shall be elected from the student body. A candidate is ineligible for nomination if he is serving in any of the following capacities: President of IFC, president of YM or YWCA, editor or business man ager of Gamecock or Garnet and Black, member of Ilonor Board or member of Student Council. To be eligible, a canr didate must also be a member of the rising senior academic class. Nominations of student body officers may also be made by petition signed by one hundred (100) members of the student bodye Each class president shall on or before the same day, hold a meeting of his respective class for the purpose of nominating candidates for class officers. Nominations for class officers can also be made by petition signed by twenty five (25) members of the class. All nominations of student body and class officers expect that for May Queen shall be in the hands of the president of the student body by 12 o'clock noon of the Thursday immediately preceding the first day of election. ARTICLE IX Section 1. A student body meeting shall be held on or before the Tuesday imme diately preceding the first day of election for the purpose of nominating the candi dates for the following offices: All student body officers and cheerleaders. Nomina tions of student body officers may also be mnade by petition signed by one hundred (100) iembers of the student body. Each class president shall on or before the same day, hold a meeting of his respective class for the Aurpose of nominating candidates for class officers. Nominations for class officers can also be made by petition signed by twenty-five (25) of the members of the class. All nominations of student body and class officers except that for May Queen shall be in the hands of the president of the student body by 12 o'clock 11oon of the Thursday immediately preced ing the first day of election. ARTICLE X Section 2. The election shall begin the first Monday in April, unless changed by a two-thirds vote of the student council in the event holidays interfere. Public notice shall be given at least two weeks prior to the date set for election. ARTICLE X Section 2. Thse election shall begin the first Monday in April, unless chaunged by a two-thirds vote of the student concil ini tihe event holidays interfere. P'ublic notice shall lbe given four (4I) weeks prior to the dlate, set for election. Section 3. Delete Section 3. Elections shall lbe held in the following order: First week: May Qumeen, student body officers, cheerleaders, and studenat council mnemblers from the respectiye schools, ansd/or necessary runoffs for these respec tive offices. Second week: Class officers .mid any other electiomns called for under contstitumtions of pubslications or other activ itmes, ad/osr necessary rumnoffs for these respective offices. Sections 4. Freshman academic eec tionis shall be conaductedl under the supervision of the student coumncil with ins the first two months of the first asmester. At least two (2) weeks' notice of sauch election shmall be given. Section 4. Freshman academic elections shall lie conaductedi unsder thme suphervision ofi the, staudemnt counmcil withmin the, first tw(o mnaths of tihe first semeaster. At least four i) weerks' noitice of such elections shmall bie givens. Section 7. D)elete sentence onae (I). All ballots shall be kept ian the custody of an honoir board represeantative for a period of five days following the date of election. They shall then be turned over to She president oft the student body and a member of the Housor Council who shall Immediately destroy them, in case an election is contested, notice must be filed with the student couancil within four (4) days after the date of election. The student council shall then take charge of the ballots and shall investigate the charges of the persons contesting the election. The couancil shall order a new election if it deems wise, and the results of the new election shall be considered final. Sectioas 7. Th~e type of ballot used shall be a numberedl stubh amnd an unnmbaaaseredl ticket. Members aif tire student council shall serve as managers of the polls and tellers of tihe ballots. All ballots shall be kept inm the colege vaulit fair a period of five days fofloiwinag thme date oif election. Trhey shall then lie turned river to the preskdent of the strudenst body and a mem ber of the Honor Council who shall imi mediaitely destroy them. lan ease ans elec tion is contested, notice nmst be filed with the student couancil within fosur (4) days after the date of election. The student coumncil shall thein take charge of the hal lots and shall investigate the charges of the persons contesting the election. The conel shall order a new election If it deems wise, and the resumlts of tIhe new electinn asall he considered final. Student Activities Receive $3,000 For Spring Term . Approximately $3,000 will be allotted to student activities for the spring semester, Mrs. Arney R. Childs, chaifman of the Stu dent Activities Committee, has announced. The amounts given will be identical to those of the fall semester. The one semester allottments are obtained from the $6.50 activ ities fee paid by all students. This semester, the Garnet and Black will receive $2.55 of each fee, the YWCA and YMCA, $1.55; Game cock, $1.75; Debate team, $0.20;. WUSC, $0.20; and contingent fund, $0.25. The four literary so cieties will receive $50 each from the contingent fund. It is from the contingent fund that special requests are drawn, Mrs. Childs sAid. Student govern ment trips, May Day, the Moot Court of the Law School, and other unorganized groups benefit from this fund. Members of the Student Activi ties Committee are Mrs. Childs, chairman; Chaplain Lauren E. Brubaker; Athletics Director Rex Enright; Miss Margaret Rauhof of the School of Education; Hu bert W. Spigner of the English department, Kyrl L. F. DeGrave lines of the foreign language de partment, secretary; Student Body President Jack Feild and Frances Lumpkin, representing the stu dents. IFC Selects Frats For Housing Units The six fraternities to occupy the first six units of the new fraternity dormitories to be com pleted by the fall semester have been selected subject to the ap proval of university President Donald S. Russell and Dr. W. H. Pattersop, Dean of Administra tion. Marshall Cain, president of the Interfraternity Council, an nounced the news this week. At the special meeting held last Tuesday night the following fra ternities were selected: Alpha Tau Omega, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Epsilon Pi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu, and Phi Kappa Sigma. Current plans for the fraternity housing are to have 14 units, one more than is necessary for the number of fraternities on campus. The first six are scheduled to be readly for occupancy in September, with completion of the other eight units planned for the spring semester. An amendment to the effect that all rushing for the school year of 1955-56 be put off until the spring semester (in order to allow all the fraternities to be in the new units) was introduced at the meeting; however, voting on the issue was postponed until the next meeting. Sorority Rush Week Is Set By Pan-Hellenic Spring sorority rush week has been set March 14-18, Hazel Duke, president of the Pan-Hellenic Council, said Wednesday. Registration stations will be set up today and tomorrow in the post office lobby. The hours for "signing-up" today are 10:00 to 2:00 and tomorrow 10:00 to 12:00. The traditional rush season coke party is scheduled for Wednesday in the Delta Zeta chapter room in Sims. Late registration will be allowed at the coke party, Miss Duke saidl. DeSAUSSURE (Continued fromn page 1) west wing was occupied by co eds. During the same year a part of the building was used as office space for the Army ROTC. According to D. W. Hollis, assistant professor of history who is currently finishint the second volume he is compiling on the history of the univer sity, in 1855 the inside of Rut ledge College, originally named "South" building was completely gutted by fire. Davis College was badly burned by fire in March, 1924, when the inside was almost com pletely destroyed. Drive For Blood Has Good Start The Spring Blood Donor Drive got off to an encouraging starl Tuesday, Chairman Don Miller hai announced. Eleven pints were donated b5 university students, nine by mem. bers of Phi Epsilon PI fraternity Two more fraternities, Phi Sigma Kappa and Sigma Nu, art scheduled to go as groups today. Interfraternity competition it being sponsored by the Interfra ternity Council with a cup being awarded to the fraternity with the highest percentage of donors. All members, 18 or over, who offer blood will count as donors even if rejected because of physical rea sons. Fraternity members under 18 will not be counted in figuring up the percentage. Kappa Sigma will donate Tues day and Sigma Alpha Epsilon will donate next Friday. All students under 21 will need release slips signed by their par ents. Blue Key National Honorary fraternity is sponsoring the drive and has set up a registration desk in the post office lobby of Maxcy College. Release slips and other registration material is available there. Transportation to the Red Cross Center on 3215 Devine St. will be furnished by Blue Key if needed. Miller said he was encouraged LATE EVEN Your best bet f No line to fight AUTOMATII MAC] Right On Y, Available 24 dane Blair, Actress: "I have the dnein LaM's Miracle Tip ... ar so good, I made them my regular John Robert Powers, Creator ol Girls: 'I think LaM's 6ilter is fi the others. Great smoke..wonder Patricia Morison, Musical Come lgve LaM Filters. Never dreamed rette could filter so thoroughly, yet Ii Amer N..' SIGNING UP... 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