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EDITORIAL
Conducting Business More Efficiently
Mark Six, a senator from Mecklenburg Hall, made tiie best
suggestion that body has entertained in quite a while Tuesday
night: that the Senate appoint a parliamentarian.
The circus world nature of the budget session Tuesday
evening was just the latest example of a problem which has
plagues the Senate for a number of years. It has been unable to
run itself efficiently and its leaders have been unwilling to face
up to that fact and do something about it. Six’s motion, which
was subsequently withdrawn because the Senate was in the
middle of the annual BSU budget brawl, represents the Sen
ate’s best chance to put its house in a semblance of order.
Partial Agreement
Senate President Donald MacKenzie objected to Six’s motion
on the grounds that as presiding officer he was empowered to
make parliamentary rullings.
To an extent MacKenzie was correct. As President of the
Senate, he is supposed to direct the orderly debate of issues by
granting or denying the floor to speakers. He may also decide
parlimentary questions. The function of a parliamentarian
would not be to usurp MacKenzie’s rights; it would be to advise
him on parliamentary questions in which he is uncertain about
how to rule. Tuesday’s session was abundant proof that a
parliamentarian is needed to advise the chair.
Acting Beyond His Bounds
While we defend the Senate President’s right to rule on
parliamentary questions, we object to his consistently taking
part in the debates on budget items. Taking partisan positions
on matters before the senate is beyond the constitutional
authority of the office, and is altogether inappropriate.
Dividing Time To Save Time
Another tool the Senate should adopt is the division of timp
rule. Used in the House of Representatives, it simply requires
the presiding officer to set a time limit on debate agreeable to
the members, and appoint managers of that time for the pro
and con sides, the time being equally divided. Persons wishing
to speak on the issue have to be granted time by the
appropriate manager. Once all time expires, a vote on the
question is taken.
The advantage here is that both sides are guaranteed equal
time to air their views, and that speaking under a time limit
would allow business to be conducted in a more orderly and ex
peditious fashion than has been the case in the past.
Unless action is taken to make the senate more orderly and
efficient, we may end up sharing the sentiments Will Rogers
used to express in his vaudeville act. Reading an imaginary
headline, he’s say “ ‘Senate Deadlocked - Unable To Act’. Well,
thank goodness for that.”
Plaudits For Maintenance
The men of maintenance deserve the praise of everyone at
St. Andrews for the oustanding job they did this summer in
sprucing up the appearance of the dorms.
Fresh paint, carpets and curtains abound, giving the dorms a
somewhat more human aspect. Credit should go to Ellen
Peikinson for her efforts in this area as well.
All of this was paid for with money saved by Maintenance
Director Chuck Westberg, whose electricity conservations
efforts have saved the college over $75,000 this past year.
Another real plus is the lounge in the Liberal Arts building.
Redecorated and now featuring food dispensed by people
rather than machines, it is serving as a pleasant gathering
place for students, faculty and staff. This kind of social, non
classroom mingling is a good thing, as it strengthens the
closeness of the St. Andrews conmiunity, a facet of life here of
which we are all justly proud.
Budget Handled Clumsily
® , r AsThflvpQta
To The Editor:
I am writing to express my
concern with the Senate
meeting which was held
Tuesday September 7 to
discuss the Cabinet’s proposed
budget.
I attended this meeting to
represent the St. Andrews
Health Sciences Qub. Last
Spring, along with other clubs
and organizations, the Health
Sciences Club submitted on
itemized budget.
I attended this meeting to
represent the St. Andrews
Health Sciences Qub. Last
Sluing, along with other clubs
and organizatims, the Health
Sciences Club submitted an
itemized budget requesting
funds for the ’76-’T7 year. A
would not have attended this
meeting had I not ‘ “happened ”
to overhear a conversation in
which a senate member said
“I think they’re gonna allow
one representative for each
club to speak, but I’m not
sure.” As I was not sure
myself, I decided to attend.
Apparent^, representatives
for other clubs or
organizations were not so
lucky, and had no one present
to represent them. The results
of this lack of representation
were time-consuming period
of unanswered questions. Who
wants to altot money to an
organization he doesn’t know
anything about?
My complaint is not with
whether or not the Health
Sciences Club received money
from the Senate. (Indeed, at
this writing, I do not know the
outcome of our request). It is
with the apparent lack of com
munication that already exists
between the Senate and
student body this year.
Perhaps I have been blind and
at some place around campus
there was a notice which ex
plained organizations could
send a representative; I don’t
know. I do think the leaders of
the various organizations
should have been and could
have been contacted in
dividually—at least through
campus mail — and made
aware of what would be going
on and how this might affect
their clubs. Plans for some
organizations have changed
since the budgets were sub
mitted last spring, and a club
representative could have ex
plained the need for a larger,
or possibly smaller sum.
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Behind The Lines
OH, SAY, CAN YOU
SEE...Streaking lives at St.
Andrews; two unidentiedmen
bared all in Concord early
Sunday morning after the par
ty at Farrago...Reaction, we
hear, was mixed (“Get them
Out! Get them out!” “Bring
’em back! Bring ’em
back!”)...
WHERE IT MIGHT BE
AT..Everyone is going to, or
coming from. Suite 6,
Wilmington. Word has it the
place is full of desirable fresh
men women.
the PRINTED
PAGE...Unde^round compe
tition to The Lance
grows...Wilmington dorm has
begun an in-house newsletter,
“The Casual Ob
server”...word has it, though,
that it pales in comparison
with the eldest such com
munication, “The Mecklen-
burger,” which, under Neal
Bushoven, has survived six
years and an en masse move
to GranviUe Hall. Bushoven,
by the way, has let it be known
that, in reference to last
week’s article on him as SAS
director, that he prefers
“Stalinist” as an adjective
describing his rule, rather
than “authoritarian,” as prin
ted in the paper. Very well.
Comrade B.
BACK TO UN
DERENROLLMENT...The gi
ant new class is causing
problems. Cafeteria seating is
getting hard to find...lines are
longer...private rooms grow
scarce...some classes have a
glut of students (Donald Pax
ton’s “Principles of
Economics” has a cast of
thousands) ... aU you psych
students pull out your pads.
Impress Alvin Smith with
your understanding of this
new social problem at St. An
drews.
As I have stated, I was there
more or less by chance, and
though I could not stay the -
tire T __
time, I was allowed to
speak for my ckib before IM
I thank the illustrious
*««uoirii
president of the Senate for
that privilege. I know this was
an important meeting. I hone
(liat noTf ...u. r
next year, when the
Senate is meeting to discuss
the budget, someone wHl let
those it will most greatly con
cern - the leaders of the
organizations - know they
have a right to speak. I also
hope that this meeting was not
indicative of the way our
Saiate will act this year,
loma Whitaker
(The
the
Sciences Club)
writer is President of
St. Andrews Health
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