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Page Four THE SKYSCRAPER March 20, 1963 SAC Amendments (Continued from Page 1) the word cultural to the present constitution.) Council elections were formerly held on a majority vote, but this system necessitated a second vote if no one candidate received the majority's support. A new amend ment has officially stated that SAC elections will now be held on a plurality basis. The NFCCS delegate and NSA co-ordinator were also made ex- oflicio Council members. That is, by approving the amendment which introduced the offices last spring, the SAC and student body recog nized the fact that the duties of the co-ordinator and delegate to act as liaisons between their organiza tions and the SAC necessitates their membership on the Council. In the performance of their du ties, Council members meet once a week, hold an all-school assembly and meet officially with a faculty committee once a quarter. Another amendment set the stu dent body quorum the minimum number of students that must be present to make an SAC all-school meeting valid at 20 per cent of the student body. A two-thirds ma jority of those present is necessary to make a vote legal. Formerly, a majority of the stu dent body constituted a student quorum. Having judged the at tendance at all-school assemblies during the past two years, however, the SAC leached the more realistic figure of a 20 per cent quorum. Theoretically, this means that 20 per cent of the college 240 stu dents can control the other 960, if only 240 choose to attend the meetings. These meetings, however, are now held only once a quarter, in stead of once a month as they had been formerly. The annual SAC dues were raised by an amendment from 1.50 to 2.50 a year. The present figure includes NFCCS fees. Social Chairmen Promise Spirit, Men FIFTH GRADERS from St. Therese (Chinese Catholic Mission) all but danced into the pool at the Terrapin water show, Shall We Dance. For mer SAC president, Mary Williams (in background) brought her class to the production as guests of the Terrapins. Roberta Roubik I feel that I have the self confi dence required in fulfilling the ob ligations of the office. I am very interested in the so cial life of Mundelein and in the SAC and would like to contribute to it. Social events have to be well co ordinated for their success. There should be a close relationship with the SAC itself in all functions. I hope that through close co-op eration with representatives of each class we can work for the SAC and school rather than in dividual groups or classes. Ann Crowley As a freshman, I served as so cial chairman of my class. My re sponsibilities included the manag ing of a few Notre Dame trips, one overnight trip to St. Joe's and the heading of committee. the freshman mixer NSA Promotes Broad View NSA is merely an enigma to many Mundelein students. When asked what NSA is or what it does, the usual reply is Oh, it's an organization of college students or it's that thing that Mary What's-Her-Name is co-ordinator of. NSA is not an enigma, it is a confederation of college student bodies in every part of the country which are associated to give con sideration to questions of mutual concern. Each student body is rep resented in the association by its own democratically elected student government and its foremost stu dent leaders. Mundelein is represented by NSA co-ordinator senior Gail Grundmann. According to Gail the SAMPLE BALLOT PRESIDENT P Marianne Littau Sheila Prindiville 1st VICE PRESIDENT Carol I'uHam fj Connie Pearson 2nd VICE PRESIDENT Michele Moran Nicolette Wenzel SECRETARY Michele Hogan Mary Jo Paveza TREASURER Judy Ewing Noreen Stoeck SOCIAL CHAIRMAN Ann Crowley fj Chris Mocarski Roberta Roubik NSA NFCCS Geraldine McGuire Ann Foxen NSA is an active attempt to wake up the ivory towered college stu dent. Mundelein's association with NSA has provided her with an op portunity to compare the student governments of other colleges with that of Mundelein. It also enables Mundelein's SAC to maintain con tact with other student body presi dents and broaden its views on stu dent government. Through NSA, Mundelein is acquainted with the opinions and practices of small and large, Catholic and non-Catholic colleges. Each year the NSA sponsors a summer conference and congress at a Midwestern college. The NSA co-ordinator, the student body presi dent and the editors of various col lege papers attend the three-day conference and discuss the purpose and aims of NSA. The conference is followed by a two-week congress. Each college is represented by its co-ordinator and delegates, the delegates being proportioned according to the total college enrollment. The approxi mate representation is then divided into subcommittees which prepare topic discussions and resolutions. The work of all the subcommittees is then presented to a major com mittee which chooses the material to be voted upon. Topics for dis cussion range from Nuclear Test ing to the Prayer Act. The final efforts of the congress include letters of criticism or praise to various colleges on their prac tices, active campaigns and letters of the representative opinions of the majority of student leaders on national and international affairs to the United States Congress and non-governmental organizations. NSA influence at Mundelein was markedly exemplified by the Mere dith Postcard Campaign. This year Gail Grundmann is writing a news letter for NSA. The letter will be sent to all the colleges in the region and will discuss cam pus activities like Sigma Tau Sigma, the Student Tutoring So ciety. My major reason for running is my interest in Mundelein and its students what they are doing, where they are going. I would like to see every student at Mundelein filled with enthusiasm for every project and program that Munde lein initiates, not only mixers and dances, but dramatic productions, glee club shows, Terrapin show and programs. I have a lot of enthusiasm for Mundelein and if I were a member of the Council I would be in a bet ter position to spread my enthu siasm to the other students. I am willing to work to do everything that is necessary to create and foster enthusiasm. The job will be hard, it will take time, but I want to do it if I can help to make Mundelein a better school. Some of the things which I would like to put into effect if I am elected are: better publicity for social events; more coke dance size par ties or mixers as joint projects for example, with the sophomores and the juniors; more contact with schools like Northwestern, Illinois, etc., through the Newman Clubs; and more opportunities for upper classmen to participate in social af fairs. Chris Mocarski Although I have not yet held any office at Mundelein, I have worked on many projects, and, as a senior at Cardinal Stritch High School I was president of the Student Ac tivities Council. This experience is my main reason for believing 1 can accomplish the duties of the SAC social chairman. But, I believe my greatest qualification is a true Mun delein spirit. If elected, I will establish a closer link between Mundelein and neigh boring schools; I will keep a sug gestion box for new ideas; post new events on attractive boards; use my initiative; and be organized so that events will be both fun and profita ble. I hope with everyone's co-opera tion I can establish an effective so cial calendar. NFCCS Serves College Neeas; Provides Incentive To Act, Study The immediate purpose of the National Federation of Catholic College Students is to serve the needs of the Catholic college com munity by providing a means whereby students can both study and act on contemporary issues. The ultimate goal of the federation is to produce competent, vocal Catholics aware of and responsive to the needs of our time. Sound good? Simply stated: It is Simply stated, the federation is important because it has the po tential to approach the average Mundelein student and interest her in some topic outside her own little world of self and school. NFCCS provides international, national and local reputation and affiliation for a Mundelein student. On the international scene she is a member of Pax Romana, the Inter national Movement of Christian Students. This organization sup plies knowledge of what a student in Canada, Europe or South America thinks about the problem of Apartheid South Africa or the lay apostolate in Germany. On the national level the College has con tact with schools all over the United States both in exchange of ideas and opinions at national congresses and through publication of the Forum. Working materials are furnished by the four secretariats: Social Action Affairs (problems of migrant labors, segregation); In ternational Affairs (recently spon sored a meeting of exiled Cuban student leaders to determine what action could be pursued among refugees); Religious Affairs (concerned with making the liturgy more practical to the majority by stressing the adoption of the vernacular); Student Affairs (publisher of the Report, student comment on their situations and whether they view as good, bad or indifferent). Mundelein benefitted practically from such contact when preparing to revise the Constitution. We drew on the files of the Student Affairs Secretariat to compare consti tutions of other school and get firsthand advice from student gov ernment officers. Locally, in the North Central Region, this year's theme was the New City. NFCCS on campus sponsored a bus tour of newly developed areas in Chicago and heard firsthand how residents in the Woodlawn district really felt about being the proposed subjects for redevelopment. They were also responsible for the somewhat con troversial Coloring Book that came out after Brotherhood Week. In the coming year Mundelein hopes to sponsor a regional meeting so that our campus may be witness to the workings of those delegates elected the most representative of colleges in the region. From all the phases possible to offer, NFCCS on campus hopes to meet the challenge on the individual level. Ann Foxen
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1963-03-20 (4)
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