Word: planning
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...outset, the CRIMSON wishes to state that it is heartily in favor of a Student Council, provided it be an efficient one. We object to the new plan, however, because we do not believe that it provides for an effective body...
...students" when the individual students in question have not been consulted as to whether or not they want such a body? This, however, is exactly what the scheme for a new Council proposes, inasmuch as the College is given no chance to consider or to ratify adequately the new plan. The CRIMSON believes that the formation of a new Council and its adoption is a matter important enough to justify discussion and a real ratification. The present scheme with its provision for combined ratification and election as a side issue to the class elections is entirely inadequate...
...organization of the Council, with its large advisory and small executive bodes, is excellent. However, there should undoubtedly be a provision for nomination by petition. The powers of the new Council, which are stated to be the same as those of the old render the success of the new plan impossible. Past experience has shown conclusively that a purely advisory body without any real power if of no use. Some ability to enforce its decisions must be granted to the new Student Council unless we wish a repetition of the decline and dissolution of the old body...
...only apparent weakness of the new plan (and this is one that can easily be eliminated), is to be found in that part of the explanation of the new Council, which reads...
...ratification of this plan remains for the respective classes and will be done by voting for members of the Council from their respective classes in the coming week...