Colgate University 1939 Yearbook (Hamilton, NY) - Full Access

the tudents' A ociation in it yearly feat honoring the Red Raider . The training chool established by last year's nate was continued this ear in its aitempt to drive out the the spoil system in campus politics and cure the elec– tion to the nate of competent tudent politicians. Juniors serve a year of apprentice hip " crubbing", na– torial po t a in any other activity on the campus. t the end of the training school cour e, an examination on the material covered and required, i given to the " crub " by the politics deparhnenL Numerous social activitie are fo tered by the Student enat . A song contest is sponsorede:tchyear, asuitable award being pre ented for th best olgate ong com– posed and ubmiited by a student. At the fall and winter hou epartie , various social function are dir cted by the Senate among which i the el ction of a beauty queen and the pre entation to her of a ilver trophy. In cooperation with the faculty and the administra- RoBEin EvANS tion, the nate made the final deci ion on the actual 1'ice-Pruidenl, Studenl.r' .J.r.rocialion dates for Colgate's three annual hou partie . Of equal imp rtance wa work of the nate in obtaining the Armistice Day v.eekend a a holiday for theN. Y. U. football game in New York City. In a imilar ca e Colgate' legislators were innuential in making the slight r vi ion in the mid– year examination schedule a well as a minor change in the date for pring vacation in order that the tudent could be home for Easter undav. Now in its third year, the Senate plan has ~ore than proved its value and right to permanence among the extra-curricular institutions of Colgate. Acting as a ort f clearing hou e for tudent opinion, the nate has found remarkabl succe s in its cooperation with the college~administration. Sophomore Vigilance Committee Back Row: Toomey, Peck, O'Connor, Welch. Front Row :...Cahrelli, Wei , Gibbs (Prcs•dent), Rupp, clson. 117