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RATIFICATION OF COUNCIL

By Juniors Today and by Seniors Tomorrow.--Constitution in Full.

The officers of the Council shall be a president, a vice-president, and a secretary, all of whom shall be Seniors. The president shall preside at all meetings, and shall have the power to cast a vote only in the case of a tie. The vice-president shall, in the absence of the president, assume all his powers. The secretary shall perform all the duties regularly pertaining to that office. All officers shall be elected at the first meeting of the Student Council after the election of members.

D. Committees.

I. Executive Committee. There shall be an Executive Committee of seven members, of whom five shall be Seniors and two Juniors. The officers of the Council shall be ex-officiis members of the Executive Committee. The two remaining Seniors and two Juniors shall be elected at the first meeting of the Council after the election of members. The Executive Committee shall carry on the business of the Council, shall report on its actions to the Council at the first regular meeting of the Council subsequent to the actions in question, and shall have this report published in the CRIMSON as soon after its presentation as expedient. The Executive Committee shall have the power to require any member of the Council to investigate and report to it on any subject in the field of the Council's activity. The Executive Committee shall hold office from its election until June 1. The Executive Committee shall be empowered to fill any vacancy which may occur among its members. The Executive Committee shall meet at least twice in each month during its term of office.

II. Nominating Committee. A Nominating Committee of seven members shall be appointed by the president of the Council before June 1 of each year. The Nominating Committee shall consist of the two Junior members of the Executive Committee, and three Juniors and two Sophomores appointed from the Council at large. The Nominating Committee shall, after the first two weeks of the academic year and before the class elections, make nominations from which the members at large are to be elected by their respective classes. Twelve Seniors, 10 Juniors and 8 Sophomores shall be nominated. Additional nominations for delegates from any one class may be made by petition of 50 members of that class. Such petitions must reach the Nominating Committee at least 48 hours before the elections. The Nominating Committee shall assume all the functions and powers of the Executive Committee from the first day of June to the time of the election of an Executive Committee by the Council in the following Fall.

E. Powers of the Council.

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(1) To advise the executive of any student organization open to competition as to the conduct of such organization. (2) To obtain through the College Office necessary information pertaining to the undergraduate body, such as marks, cuts, absences from Cambridge, etc. Note.--The purpose of the above is to enable the Council to have at all times exact data so that it may give warning to individuals, teams, etc., and to assist in the maintenance of the required standard. (3) To investigate any infringement of College rules that it may see fit, with the power of recommendation to the University executive. (4) To confer with any of the governing bodies of the University or any member thereof, upon any subject pertaining to the undergraduate body. (5) To regulate all mass meetings and student demonstrations, athletic, political or otherwise. (6) To prohibit any man who shows an indisposition to respect the recommendation of the Council from becoming and remaining a member of any athletic team, musical club, theatrical club, etc. (7) To confer with the Athletic Committee on athletic questions with power of recommendation as to schedules, etc. (8) To execute all further powers the Faculty may see fit to grant it

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