ROCKY MOUNT, N. €., APRIL 15. 196i BI-WEEKLY-$2.00 YEARLY
Plans Made To Revise Constitution
MISS ROCKY MOUNT — Helen Rose Chestnut is crowned
“Miss Rocky Mount” by last year’s winner. Miss Ervene
Boyd. Miss Chestnut will compete in the Miss North Carolina
Pageant in July.
Miss Chestnut New
'‘Miss Rocky Mount’
Changes Are Proposed By
SGA Committee Members
By LIBBY WALLACE
Miss Helen Rose Chestnut,
a sophomore at North Carolina
Wesleyan College, became
Miss Rocky Mount during a
breathtaking pageant pre
sented by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce here Saturday
night.
Talented Helen graciously
impressed the audience with
her mellifluous soprano voice
by singing an Italian Aria
“Lungi del caro bene.” She
has brown hair, brown eyes, is
The Community Council
of North Carolina Wesleyan
College presents to the fac
ulty, staff and students pro
posed changes in the By-
Laws of the Constitution of
the Community Council.
These changes shall be
voted on approximately two
weeks hence.
BY-LAWS
I. Student Office Eligibility
1. Change from “Only those
students taking twelve or
rhore semester hours at
the time of the election
shall be eligible” to “Only
risinig sophomores and jun
iors taking twelve or more
semester hours at the time”
of election shall be eligible.
2. B. Omit “Manner of nomi
nation and election of the
new member ishall be ais
stated for regular mem
bers.”
II. Elections
21 years of age, 5 feet 6 inches
tall and weighs 124 pounds.
The new Miss Rocky Mount
received a $250 scholarship.
First runner-up, iVUss Molly
Ray Browning, a junior at
Wesleyan College won the
honor of Miss Congeniality.
Her excellent musical talent
was displayed by the piano
Prelude No. 14, Opus 34 by
Shostakovick. Molly received a
$75 scholarship.
The second runner-up was a
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3. Change from “Term of
Office” to “Filling Vacan
cies”
A. Vacancies shall be filled
by Clie Council at the bc-
ginming of each college
semester.
B. The person filling the
vacancy shall be the no
minee with the second
highest number of votes,
not now holding an
elected office in the SGA.
In case the nominee is
holding an elected office,
the faculty ishall nomi
nate 3 persons to fUl the
vacancy. Elections by
the student body shall
follow immediately.
C. If the person filling the
vacancy is a rising jun
ior, he will be eUgible
for election to a full two-
year term upon com
pletion of the term now
held.
The Constitution Commit
tee puts before you now an
amended constitution. In the
words of Ed Lewis, vice
president of the SGA and
chairman of the Constitu
tion Committee. “Although
the original Constitution
has served well for three
years, we are now large
enough that our needs are
changing.
This amended Constitu
tion will more adequately
provide for our growing
needs in a more demo
cratic way. The Constitu
tion Committee has, after
careful planning and much
work, come up with the
following form which we
feel will be a needed im
provement in all respects.
We hereby present it to you
for consideration and dis
cussion. Please bear in
mind that it is an integral
part for you ... the stu
dent government associa
tion.”
Read it! Study it! Dis
cuss it!
THE CONSTITUTION OF
NORTH CAROLINA
WESLEYAN COLLEGE
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION
Preamble
The students, faculty, and
administration with the ap
proval of the Board of Trus
tees of North Carolina Wes
leyan College hereby estab
lish the North Carolina Wes
leyan CoUege Student Gov
ernment Aslsociation. The As
sociation shall be the means
whereby the students of the
college ishare in the adminis
tration and government of
the coUege. The responsibili
ties herein stated are those
which the college recognize
as the privileges, rights, and
relsponsibilities of the stu
dents.
Article I. Name
The name of the organiza
tion shall be the Student Gov
ernment Association of North
Carolina Wesleyan College.
Article II. Purposes
The purposes of this or
ganization shall be: to in
culcate into the students the
principles of .self-control, re
sponsibility, and honor; to
foster loyalty to the college;
and to further in every way
possible the best interests of
N.C.W.C.
Article III. Membership
All students matriculated in
N.C.W.C. shall be members
of the S.G.A.
Article IV. Eligibility
1. Any person in the S.G.A.
elected by the members of
the Association, a class, the
residents of a dormitory or
any segment thereof, or by
the day students to fill a posi
tion established by the S.G.A.
constitution or any person ap
pointed by the S.G.A. presi
dent which requires the ap
proval of the Senate, are
prime officers of the S.G.A.
2. Prime officers of the
S.G.A. must meet the follow
ing qualifications:
a. Have a “C” average at the
time of election and main
tain this average during
term of office,
z. Be carrying 12 hours of
academic work during the
semester in which elected
and subsequent semesiters
in which office is held.
3. No person may hold more
than one prime office in the
S.G.A.
4. No person on the Com
munity Council may hold a
prime office in the S.G.A,
5. First semester Freshmen
do not have a grade average;
however, any freishman offi
cer must have a “C” average
to continue to hold an office
during the 2nd semester.
Article V. Officers
1. The Association shall
elect to serve for one college
year:
a. A president who is to be
elected from the rising
Senior class and who has
been in attendance at
N.C.W.C. for at least 4
semelsters prior to time of
taking office,
b-. A vice-president who is to
be elected from the rising
Junior or Senior class and
who has been in attend
ance at N.C.W.C. for at
least 2 semesters prior to
time of taking office.
c. A secretary who is to be
elected from the rising
Sophomore, Junior, or Sen
ior class and who hajs been
in attendance at N.C.W.C.
for at least 2 semesters
prior to the time of taking
office.
d. A treasurer wlio is to be
elected from the rising So
phomore, Junior or Senior
cla'sls and who has been in
attendance at N.C.W.C. for
at least 2 semesters prior
to the time of taking office.
2. The president of the
S.G.A. may appoint tempo
rary officers to fill vacancies
in the S.G.A. who shall serve
for a period not to exceed
one month, during which time
the vacancy shall be filled
by the original electing agen
cy prescribed in the constitu
tion.
Article VI. Meetings
1. The president of the
S.G.A. shall call a minimum
of one all-college S.G.A. meet
ing each semester of the col
lege year.
2. Special meetings of the
S.G.A. may be called by the
Senate of the Association or
by petition of 15 per cent of
the members of the Associa
tion.
Article VII. Executive Agency
1. The function of the exe
cutive agency shall be to exe
cute the business and pro
gram of the Association.
2. The president of the
S.G.A. ishall bo the chief exe
cutive and administrator of
the executive agency.
3. The Board of Commis
sioners shall aid the pretsi-
dent in executing and co
ordinating the business and
program of the Association.
4. The members of the
Board of Commissioners shall
be:
a. The president of the S.G.A.
b. The vice-president of the
5.G.A.
c. The secretary of the S.G.A.
d. The Chairmen of the Com
missions.
e. The Director of Student
Life or liis appointed re
presentative.
5. The Commisisions shall
be:
a. Finance Commission
b. Social Commission
c. Athletic Commission
d. Interfaith Commission
0. Publications Commisisions
6. The Coordinate Board
shall aid in coordinating the
aims and activities of the
organizations recognized by
the S.G.A.
7. The members of the Co
ordinate Board shall be:
a. The vice^residont of the
S.G.A.
b. The president of all or
ganizations recognized by
the S.G.A.
8. The president shall estab
lish such committeete as he
deems necessary to carry out
the program of the Associa
tion. Among them shall be
the Orientation Committee.
9. A meeting of the Board
of Commissioners shall be
called by the president at
least once a week.
Article VIII. Legislative
Agency
1. The Senate shall be tlie
the legislative agency of the
Association.
2. The members of the Sen
ate shall be:
a. The vice-president of the
S.G.A.
b. Tlie presidents of the class
es.
c. Two members selected from
each dormitory on campus.
d. Two day students, elected
by the day students, and
one member for every 65
day students over 125.
e. The Director of Student Life
3. The Senate shall elect a
secretary who may not be
a participating member of
the Senate.
4. The vice-president of the
S.G.A. ishall be president of
the Senate.
5. The Senate shall estab
lish such committees ais it
deems necessary to investi
gate, review, or carry out
matters of senate concern.
Among them shall be the
Constitution Committee.
6. The Senate shall meet at
least once a week. A special
meeting may be called by the
president of the sonate or by
any 3 membens of the senate.
7. A quorum shall be a 2/3
majority of aU, voting mem
bers.
8. The Senate shall consist
of no more than 23 voting
members.
Article IX. Judiciary Agency
1. The S.L.A. shall be the
chief judiciary agency of the
S.G.A.
2. The function of the S.L.A.
shall be to maintain and en-
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N. C. Wesleyan College Llbrar>
Community Council
To Amend Bylaws