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Tuum est and all that
University Publications
Craigie, Ross
Gibney, Pat
Kent-Barber, Rosemary
Steeves, Harold
University of British Columbia. Alma Mater Society
128 pages : map, photographs, advertisements ; 15 cm
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Tuum Est ... and all that Tuum Est ... and all that being an introduction into life and customs at the University of British Columbia published by THE PUBLICATIONS BOARD of the ALMA MATER SOCIETY Editor: Ross Craigie Assistants: Pat Gibney, Rosemary Kent-Barber Cartoons: Harold Steeves To The Frosh This student Handbook contains the Gospel Truth about campus clubs, Councillors and organizations. Kindly read, mark, ponder and inwardly digest. If you want advice out here go see your Dean. If you want our advice, for what it's worth, here it is: 1. Study. If you don't, you may never be part of the class of '63 or '64 or any other year. If you don't understand your courses, go see your professors. 2. Don't join more than one club this year. You'll have time to get your blue blazer other years. 3. Do turn out for athletics. If you don't play, be a booster. Support U.B.C. 4. Don't sit in your car at lunchtime or always eat at your dorm. Get out and attend the varied noon- hour programme. 5. Don't worry. This campus is friendlier than it looks and smaller than it seems. You've probably come out here with some definite professional goal. You'll find it and you'll get the professional training. But kindly remember another important goal. Learning how to study. With this know-how you possess priceless knowledge. With it you can study and learn and discover any field or fact on earth. And please don't stay narrow and tight in your own tiny group of high school friends. Get out and meet some different people from across the city, the province and the world. Get out and grow up, and incidently, welcome, welcome to your University. Tuum Est and all that! 3 / Orientation Programme MONDAY, SEPT. 14 AM—Assembly —Faculty will address the Frosh —Campus Tours TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 16, 17 —Registration THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 8:30 PM—Dance, sponsored by Commerce Undergraduate Society, Brock Hall FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 9:00 AM—Student's Council programme; Auditorium —Cairn Ceremony 8:30 PM—Dance, Brock Hall SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 8:30 PM—Dance sponsored by Jazz Society, Brock Hall WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23 —A. W. S. Big and Little Sister Banquet —Men's Big Block Club Smoker THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 —Hazing FRIDAY, SEPT. 25 12:30 PM—"Her Scienceman Lover", Auditorium. A Frosh "must" 3:30 PM—A. W. S. Fashion Show, Brock PM—"Splash and Dance"—Empire Pool ^ SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 8:30 PM—Frosh Reception, Queen-crowning, Armouries MONDAY, SEPT 29 12:30 PM—Frosh General Meeting— —Nominations for executive WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, OCT. 1 —Club's Day, Armouries FRIDAY, OCT. 2 —Pep Meet SATURDAY, OCT. 3 —Football Game and Cheering Rally This ends the social programme of Frosh Orientation. In the following months, lectures by Faculty Members will be held. BE SURE TO ATTEND. f W^mm^W ma 0 ^ Sis o 6 J?* o" g wis _ ii yiffi*v.. S •:^«^h\?!!^''*fciw_^**^5-_-i'<;_l«j'. '*.;V:SJc_'^__l__.»T?iS E-V'V ••••" *' cp •s ■L. 53 1 i I A i i [1 <p p ' . 2 fi o * t. « .5° 5a ii 8 < T ■+» I g 2 5 introduction or, how to build a university ... the hard way Introduction School mottoes are too often peppy little slogans borrowed from the Romans and aimed at stimulating unsteady youth to maintain at least one noble ideal in adult life. For centuries now students have had their English kings pounded into them while trapped in such moral girdles as "Keep Well the Road" or "I Will Keep the Faith" or the schoolboy classic from a Scottish institution "Forwards and Backwards" (reputed to have originated during the Romantic movement). UBC's motto, "Tuum Est", has a dual translation— "It is Yours" and more challenging "It is Up to You". The spirit embodied in this maxim is the essential theme in the vigorous history of our University. On the Main Mall is' a symbol to this spirit, the Cairn, and to this monument a romantic and exciting story belongs. A University for the province was first advocated in 1877 and in 1890 the Legislature got around to making an abortive attempt to establish the institution (no sense rushing into these things!). Eventually in 1907 an act was passed endowing the University with Crown lands and the next year UBC was incorporated. A commission on sites for the proposed university selected Point Grey and thus provided UBC with what George Drew has called "the most beautiful campus in Canada" (Mr. Drew is a statesman). A tract of 3000 acres lying between UBC and Vancouver was set aside by the government so that University revenue might be provided by its lease or sale. In March, 1955, the Bennett administration increased the campus area from 548 to 1000 acres at the extremity of Point Grey. Competitive plans for four buildings to be erected immediately were called for in 1912. Messrs. Sharp and Thompson of Vancouver were the successful competitors and were appointed University architects— apparently for life. Shortly afterwards clearing operations began on the Point and early in 1914 construction commenced on the Science (now Chemistry) Building and on the "Aggie" barns. While the Kaiser was looking for his "place in the sun," clouds gathered 8 over the Point Grey project and the bare girders of the Science Building consequently sat unattended until 1922. Nevertheless, in 1915 UBC opened its doors at the aptly named "Fairview Shacks" on the Vancouver General Hospital grounds. First year enrollment was 379 students, who elected Sherwood Lett (past Chancellor of the University and now Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court) first president of the Alma Mater Society. Between 1916 and 1922 enrollment increased to 1176 students but even by 1919, the inadequacy of the "Shacks" was painfully noticeable. Rats were seen in classrooms. The roofs were thought to be falling in. Overflowing students in the "Auditorium" were seated in the rafters. Classes were held in shacks, tents, a church basement, attics, and nearby homes. It was hardly the type of place to which F. Scott Fitzgerald sent his wealthy waywards. Early in 1922 the students began agitating for action in building the University on the Point Grey site. It was decided to petition the government and enthusiastic students held a house to house canvass, set up a booth at the exhibition, attended the Manufacturers' Dinner, addressed audiences from the stages of Vancouver theatres and over radio station CKCD (now a defunct "top; dog"). One student went so far as to set up a soapbox in a downtown pool hall. Another rode the Fairview street car all day in order to collect signatures. A "Varsity Week" from October 22nd to 29th was declared and students made one final drive for signatures. At the close of the campaign over 56,000 citizens had signed the petition demanding action from the government. Six page boys were required to present the rolls to the Legislature. To climax the week a mammoth Saturday morning parade was held through downtown Vancouver. One famous float was formed with a giant sardine can labelled "Sardines, Varsity Brand, Packed in Fairview." The parade disbanded at Davie Street and students 9 rode street cars to Tenth and Sasamat. Disembarking they marched over a horse trail to an almost bare campus. In protest against government "inaction," each of them picked up a stone and laid it on a spot in front of the uncompleted Science Building. The students' campaign and trek had immediate results. On November 9th Premier John Oliver announced a government grant of $1,500,000 and construction commenced once more in Point Grey. By the Autumn of 1925, the Science Building, Library, and a bloc of semi-permanent structures were ready and UBC held its first session on the new site. Now the University's saga had its tempo quickened. In 1927 the first student drive for a gymnasium took place and the gym (now the Women's) opened in 1929. During the pit of the depression the University budget was cut and with characteristic heartiness the students protested. Throughout the struggling thirties the tradition of undergraduates contributing to the expansion of the campus grew steadily firmer. The student union building, Brock Hall, was built in 1936 and in the following year, the stadium and playing fields. During World War II the Armouries were added, the main section in 1941 and an extension in 1943. After the war came the deluge. Enrollment jumped to over 8000 and the government granted $5,000,000 for new education factories. In addition, over 250 army huts were moved to the campus for temporary (they are still in full use!) classrooms and a hangar was taken from Tofino airfield to serve as a supplement to the gym. By 1951 these structures had been completed: Physics Building, Library wing, Power House enlargement, Home Ec Building, Enginering Building, Biological Sciences and Pharmacy Buildings, Women's Residences, the "million dollar glass palace" War Memorial Gymnasium, a building for bacteriological and medical services (Wesbrook), and the Law Library. Yet despite these additional facilities, the University still remains in sad need of more permanent classroom 10 ■\ and housing accommodations. In 1954, the government partially alleviated this condition when it announced its intention of making $10,000,000 available to UBC over the next ten years for capital developments. Already plans are in progress for five $2,000,000 projects—including a new Medical Sciences Building and Dormitories. UBC has come a long way since it pursued learning in the Fairview Shacks. Three years after the Great Trek, a permanent Cairn was erected from the mound of stones that had been piled by the trekkers. A scroll listing the 56,000 petition signatures was placed inside, and the Cairn was sealed forever. The original petition is in the Provincial Archives. Each year the Great Trek is commemorated by the Cairn Ceremony during Registration Week and the Great Trekker Award presented at Homecoming to a UBC alumnus who has a long record of outstanding service both to the community and the University. The spirit of the Great Trek continued throughout the years until, in the 1956-57 term, the need for increased housing, and other facilities became so pressing that a Second Great Trek was instituted. The students staged a gigantic campaign for support, resulting in some 200,000 signatures. A most impressive student brief was prepared, only to be flatly refused by the Government. After numerous demonstrations and much talk, the announcement came—a matching grant of $5,000,000 would accompany any donations from industry, business, and private individuals. The grant was later raised to $7,500,000 and still later (as the result of a political rally) raised to $10,000,000. The UBC Development Committee was set up in order to handle all contributions. The citizens of BC and all of Canada responded overwhelmingly until the figure now stands very close to the 10 million mark. Housing and numerous other developments financed by the development fund are now finished or under construction. The spirit of the Great Trek is a proud and energetic tradition which continues on this campus today. It is the spirit of UBC. Tuum Est. 11 J f V *\ buildings a guided tour around a campus that includes among other things a fireball, several art collections and a dead dinosaur. r Buildings CAIRN The Cairn is on the Main Mall across from the Chemistry Building. It was erected in 1922 by the students who made the Great Trek with stone brought from the Fairview Shacks by them. Each year, a Cairn Ceremony is held in commemoration of the Great Trek during the Registration week. HERBARIUM The Herbarium consists of dried plant specimens housed in cases in the Biological Sciences Building. All groups from Algae to the Flowering Plants are represented. Several thousand B.C. specimens have recently been donated by Mr. J. W. Eastham. LIBRARY The library collection numbers some 400,000 volumes, including several noteworthy groups of materials as well as representative works in all fields in which the University gives instruction. The collection is strong in serial publications, including scholarly and scientific periodicals, particularly in the fields of Canadiana and forestry. Canadian history comprises the Howay-Reid collection, from the late Judge F. W. Howay and the late Dr. Robie L. Reid. There is also the Pound Collection of Canadian Literature, and the A. J. T. Taylor Collection of material on the Arctic. Extensive acquisitions of publications on forestry have been made possible by the fund set up by lumber magnate H. R. MacMillan. The Koerner Art Fund and the B.C. Packers Fund have enriched the collections in fine arts and fisheries respectively. A General Reading Room, a Fine Arts Room known as the Sedgewick Memorial Room, and the Howay- Reid Collection are maintained in the older part of the building. A reserve book reading room, a periodicals reading room, seminar rooms, and the Ridington Reference Room are provided in the new section. The 14 last is named in honour of the late John Riddington, first librarian of the university. MUSEUMS The Anthropological Museum, housed on the first floor of the Library, includes the Burnett collection, made and donated by the late Frank Burnett. It contains groups of artifacts representative of the ethnology and archaeology of various parts of the Pacific Basin. Also in the Museum are the Raley collection made by Dr. G. H. Raley and donated by H. R. MacMillan, containing artifacts from Kitimat; and ceremonial material from the Southern Kwakiutl Indians donated by H. R. MacMillan. The Geological and Geographical Museum, located in the Forestry and Geology Building, includes: the Dr. H. M. Ami collection of pre-historic artifacts from Les Eyzies, France; the Peach and Home geological model of the Assynt Mountains, Scotland; a hooded dinosaur, Lambeosauras species, from Steveville, Alberta, on permanent loan from the National Museum, Ottawa; suites of fossils, minerals, ores, birds and mammals. The Zoological Museum, containing representatives of both vertebrate and invertebrate fields, is housed in the new Biological Sciences Building. The collection of marine invertebrates of the north-eastern Pacific Ocean is the largest extant. The collection of vertebrates exclusive of fish now includes 8,500 birds, 7,500 mammals and 1000 amphibians and reptiles. STADIUM The first section of the grandstand was erected in 1937 on the west side of the playing field. The covered, reinforced concrete structure provides seating for 1,600. Flanking it are two wooden bleacher sections of 500 seats each. In 1946 a wooden grandstand of 1,000 covered seats was added on the east side of the field and in 1954, 2700 bleacher seats were taken from the Empire Pool and added to the west side. Under the present main stand are locker rooms, dressing rooms, showers, ticket booths, drying rooms 15 J r and equipment rooms. Funds for the construction of the grandstand were provided through a $40,000 bond issue sponsored by the AMS. SWIMMING POOL Measuring 165 by 55 feet, Empire Pool ranks with the finest on the continent. Facilities include a ten metre and a five metre diving board, with adjustable hydraulic springs. WAR MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM "The million-dollar glass palace" was officially dedicated on October 26, 1951. Costing almost $800,000, the building was the result of a student campaign to honour the men and women of British Columbia who served in the World Wars. It was financed by public subscription, a Provincinal Government grant, and in major degree by a special student levy. The building seats approximately 3,600 and holds the Physical Education Department offices, Men's Athletic Directorate offices, a weight-lifting room, lockers, dressing rooms, and a coffee shop. There is a bowling alley in the south-east corner of the basement. 16 ^ administration you pay twenty-four dollars a year to keep it running here's how it's spent on what, and by whom r President's Message V It is both a pleasure and an honour for me to welcome you on behalf of the Alma Society to U.B.C. We sincerely hope that your four or five years here will be happy ones and that you will receive the education which you have shown a desire to learn. UBC is a young university which has seen rapid expansion in the past few years. The face of the campus is ever changing. You will see the new Library, Medical, Commerce, Education, and Fine Arts buildings started and completed during your undergraduate years. As the campus has grown so have its traditions and they have added much to the university. One, the oldest, is the idea of student service. The words inscribed on the Cairn in the Mall describe this very appropriately. They read, "For the Glory of Our Alma Mater," and the motto "Tuum Est" has been added and its interpretation, "It's up to you." This applies to studies as well as to the enthusiasm with which one enters extra-curricular activities. Many of your high school friends will be with you but your classes will be composed of mostly new acquaintances. They are all here for the same reason as you, to learn. At first your only tie is your old school but you will soon discover your feeling is turning towards the university. Many of your lifelong friends will be made here from the people you meet in first and every year. There are many facets to a year at university—the academic, social and the extra-curricular. Each of these should have its share of your attention. The many dances each year are well attended, the Homecoming Ball and Frosh Reception culminating a week of activities. You should be able to find one club or sport that interests you and to which you can devote some of your noon-hours. 18 Remember, though, the primary purpose of the university is to study. Don't let your studies slip until it is too late to catch up. Start in early and you will find the work a lot easier. The Student's Council has been elected to serve the student body. If you are having difficulty in any way, we are at your disposal for help. In closing I would like to welcome you once again and wish you good luck. Peter Meekison, AMS President. 19 r PETE MEEKISON Engineering grad Pete Meekison has buttoned a blue blazer tightly over his red shirt this year to rule over Council as President. As a former Second Member he's certainly no stranger to the Council gates. He's a past president of his Engineering year, chairman of the Leadership Conference and Song Fest, vice-chairman of Frosh Orientation and Homecoming and past programme director *or the Evergreen Conference. Prexy Pete is currently collecting a second degree in Arts, (economics and psychology), and plans to go into Labor Relations. His hobbies are collecting Canadian stamps, poker, golf and fishing. Pete's a secret Pubster. PETE HASKINS Going round for the second time is Council's vice-president, Pete Haskins. Former forester Haskins was U.S.C. chairman on last year's Council, and is a past president of Fort Camp. He's very, very English, a fact which he attributes to past service with the Royal Air Force. Peter is using his forestry degree as a spring-board into Law this year. He once had a mustache. L 20 DAVE EDGAR Former UCC chairman Dave Edgar is sitting in on Council for the second year, this time as Treasurer. Lawman Edgar comes from Victoria where he was president of Vic College and of Oak Bay High School. Dave plays lacrosse, golf, soccer and badminton at UBC, is a past member of Open House and Mardi Gras committees. He was once a soldier. LYNNE ROGERS Embryonic Social Worker Lynne Rogers is already helping clients. As Secretary for Council Lynne takes minutes, finds files, remembers appointments, sits on laps and generally baby site for her exacting charges. Lynne has been a Council Secretary before—at Trail for her High School where she edited the Yearbook and played in the School's orchestra. At UBC she was president of the Women's Residences and of her Sorority. She also plays tennis, swims and skates, reads Canadiana and historical novels. Lynne's as sweet as she is pretty. 21 J r had in a long time. You've got a point there, Russ. RUSS BRINK Lawyer Russ Brink is the official Co-ordinator of UBC's complex noon hour schedules of meetings, dances, lectures, ping- pong matches and what have you. Ex-McGee-ite Russel earned his blue blazer by working on the High School Conference, N.F.C.- U.S., U.C.C. and the United Nations Club. He is Western Region President of N.F.C.U.S., the first UBC's His favorite is ROSS HUSDON Aggie Ross Husdon has abandoned his plants to make the Undergraduate Societies grow. An Abbotsfordian, Ross was vice-president of his High School Council and played basketball, soccer and track for the school. At UBC, he was Frosh vice- president, President of the Aggies and vice-chairman of U.S.C. Ross plays soccer for his fraternity in between listening to light opera. 'The Chocolate Soldier." v_ 22 JOHN GOODWIN John "booster" Goodwin acts as First Member at Large in- between selling UBC to all and sundry everywhere. John, one of two non-Greeks on Council, has a long record of | campus service ranging from MAA rep. to the Frosh Council. He's mainly known for his very active past-presidency of the Thunderbird Booster Club. Commerceman John was on West Van High's Council before coming to UBC and was Speaker of the House in the Older Boys' Parliament. And he likes judging cheerleaders. JIM MEEKISON Second member-at-large Jim Meekison has been captured long enough by brother Pete to run Frosh Orientation and the Food Services committee. Another ex-McGee-ite (where he was President of the Student's Council) Jim has played Basketball for UBC's Braves. An Artsman, he's in maths and economics, plans to go into Business Administration. A former Frosh Council presi- den, Jim plays golf and reads books, many books. He's the Council baby. 23 j r JOHN MADDEN Council's agent and trouble- shooter par excellence is elegant rower-sportsman John Madden. Executive Member John rowed in the Pan American Games along with fellow crew-member and Councillor Dave Anderson. John chairs many Council committees including Fee-Increase, Constitutional Revisions, Parking and College Shop. A Shawnigan Lake graduate, John played rugby there and is a past member of UBC's Open House and Academic Symposium committees. A physics grad, John plays tennis and skis when not driving his small, red M.G.A. sports car. John likes good books. PATH DARLING Future diplomat and/or social worker Patti Darling directs coeds' campus affairs as president of the Associated Women Students, (commonly known as "Oz.") York House graduate Patti was P.R.O. of "Oz" last year and is a former member of UBC's badminton and basketball teams. Patti's hobbys are salmon fishing, reading history books and playing bridge. She also cooks spaghetti. 24 A Going into law, Economics. Dave flies with DAVE ANDERSON Council's Clubman is U.C.C. chairman and rower David Anderson. A member of UBC's star rowing eight at the recent Pan American Games, Dave comes from Victoria College where he was director of Publications. At UBC, Dave has been on the executive of the Liberal Club and is a past member of the Continents' Action Committee and Parliamentary Council, he is an Arts grad in honors the Birds to Victoria. MARG McLACHLAN Swimmer Marg McLachlan is the curvy, nervy president of the Women's Athletic Association. Marg comes from North Van High where she was an executive on the school's Hi-Y. When Marg isn't starring on UBC's synchronised swimming team she's curled up with her retailing books over in the Home Ec Faculty. As president, Marg has big plans for W.A.A.'s participation in the new Western Inter-Collegiate Athletic Union. Marg plays a mean ukelele. 25 f IAN STEWART Former Lions' end star Ian Stewart runs the Men's Athletic Directorate with an iron hand, in-between studying his law school books. Hank Kow (China) born, Ian came to Canada in 1948 and played soccer, tennis and football at Vancouver College. He was a quarterback and fullback for UBC's Thunderbirds before playing for the Lions. He is a former President of the Big Block Club and of his fraternity. Ian reads murder mysteries when he's not otherwise engaged. JIM HORSEMAN Co-ordinating all publications, particularly their business affairs, is lawman and pubster Jim Horseman. Jim trained for his job by co-ordinating campus activities on last year's Council. A Moose-Jaw-ian, where he played football and basketball, Jim was Mardi-Gras co-ordinator in 1958-59. At UBC, Jim participates in the Intermural programme for his fraternity and is currently its Pledge Trainer. Some people call him "Jolly Jim." EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: To be appointed. PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER: To be appointed. 26 S5 °I_J ii < :£ *3 5 ol o_ __! _u UJQ <2 So. O U- i f STUDENT BODY As in any system of responsible government the students are the real power in the A.M.S. There are two means by which students may directly enact legislation. The General Meeting: has the power to pass all presented motions but a quorem of 15% of the student body is required to be in attendance before the meeting can legally act. The Referendum: is a secret ballot vote and has the power t© pass all motions. STUDENT'S COUNCIL Your student council is composed of eight executive members, five representative members and three ex- officio members. This body has the power to enact legislations except in the case of money motions of 1,000 dollars or greater and constitutional changes and additions. COUNCIL COMMITTEES These committees are responsible to council and have as a chairman a student councillor. Some of the committees are composed solely of student councillors and some are composed of students and councillors. Alumni committee: Chairman is the First Member at Large, is a liaison with the alumni association. Brock Management Committee: The Brock Management committee is a students' council committee under the chairmanship of the Co-ordinator of Activities. The committee is responsible for the operation and improvement of Brock Hall and the related huts. Alma Mater Society organizations seeking space in the Brock should see the Co-ordinator and with his help make formal application to the committee. Despite the new extension, space is very short and any applying organization should be prepared to share its facilities. The limited space available is usually allocated on the basis of the group's size, the use the facilities would be put to, and the service the group may render to the campus. 28 m Every year the committee has close to $2,500 available to help organizations furnish and improve their club rooms. This money is available for permanent improvements and the acquiring of new furnishings and equipment. Groups wishing to make application for this money should see the Co-ordinator. Each request is considered on its merits but the more the group can put up themselves the more likely the committee will be to grant assistance. Undergraduate societies are also eligible to make application for these grants even though their facilities or club rooms may not be within the Brock. Any organization within Brock is subject to the rules and regulation of the committee and the committee can and will remove organizations that abuse the space granted to them. Finance Committee: One of the more recent additions to the AMS hierarchy of offices and committees is the Finance Committee, set up last year in an effort to speed up the Students' Council meetings and specialize the function of passing judgement on financial requests. With the Finance Committee handling all such requests, its specialist nature enables it to deal with such problems more efficiently and fairly while at the same time saving much of the Students' Council's time. Minutes of the Finance Committee are always presented to Council for approval leaving it the final authority on all AMS financial affairs. Two important functions of this Committee are acting as Financial experts for Council policy involving money and keeping different AMS organizations 'out of the red' by acting as a control Watchdog. The AMS Treasurer is automatic chairman of this committee with two Student Council members and two non-Council members forming the committee. Homecoming Committee: The purpose of the Homecoming Committee is to plan and co-ordinate Homecoming activities. This committee is headed by a j / student councillor, John Goodwin, and any students who are willing to do a little work. The committee has a 6,000 dollar budget and is responsible for the Queen contest, Pep Rally, Parade, entertainment at the basketball and football games, and the Dances. There are approximately 16 other committees falling in this category but sufficient information was not available when the book was printed. STANDING COMMITTEES These committees are responsible to council but are not chaired by a student councillor. However, council does appoint one of its members to act as liaison officer on all these committees. Academic Symposium Committee: The Academic Symposium is an annual conference of students, faculty, and alumni held during February at Parksville on Vancouver Island. It is sponsored by the Student Council, Faculty Association, Administration and the Alumni Association. The student delegates are chosen on the basis of a good scholastic record together with a general interest in student and academic affairs. Application forms can be filled out in the A.M.S. office during January and anyone may apply. On a Friday afternoon in early February, approximately forty faculty, five or six alumni and about eighty students will leave for two busy days of discussion and return the following Sunday night. During those two full days of discussion groups, panels, and bull sessions, it is hoped that each delegate will gain a better understanding of the academic life on campus. Students who live in the main Library have a chance to meet those who inhabit the Hydaulics lab, Law Library and Architecture huts. They meet professors from outside faculties and have time to become better acquainted with their own professors, sponsibility to the community; or compare the structure of American, English and Canadian universities. They discuss such general topics as the community's responsibility to the university, and the students' re- However all the talk is not serious, and after the organized discussion groups, delegates have a chance to voice all the original ideas they have been storing up for months. There are always small knots of people around the hotel proposing free tuition with the student paying his professors what he thinks they are worth and equally Utopian ideas. The primary purpose of the Symposium is not to establish recommendations for the improvement of the university, although the recommendations arising from the organized discussions are passed on to the campus authorities and sometimes acted upon. The two days in Parksville constitute, quite literally, an end in themselves. The value of the Symposium is measured in terms of what each delegate gets out of it personally. New friendships are made, new ideas expressed and new opinions formed. The delegates return to their studies with a better understanding of what they want out of university, and a realization that professors are human! H.A.A. Committee: The Honorary Activities Award is the highest award given to students for their service in student activities. The committee is composed of past H.A.A winners. High School Conference Committee: This conference brings together for two days high school students from all over B.C. The delegates are familiarized with all aspects of U.B.C. so that they in turn are able to acquaint their classmates with U.B.C. Leadership Conference Committee: The Leadership Conference is organized so that student leaders may come together to discuss problems of mutual interest. The chairman for the '59 conference is Elwood Dried- ger. Library Committee: This committee was established to assist the administration in controlling the amount of noise in the Library. (Bird dogs take note.) National Federation of Canadian University Students: Every member of the A.M.S. contributes fifty cents to N.F.C.U.S., but not every student knows what N.F.C.U.S. is or what N.F.C.U.S. does! Briefly, N.F.C.U.S. is an organization that was created over 30 years ago in 31 1 an attempt to develop unity among Canadian university students, and greater communication between the widely separated campi. Consequently, now, practically every Canadian university student is included in the general membership of this organization. There have been moments when it was thought that N.F.C.U.S. would not survive, but today there is little doubt about its success which is evidenced by its increasing membership across Canada. This success has been derived from the development of and the participation in many local, national and international activities. LOCALLY: "N.F.C.U.S. is only as strong as each local committee," as the saying goes, but it should also add "and as strong as the support of the students at each university." U.B.C. has always taken the lead from other Canadian universities in initiating new programmes and revising already existing programmes and activities. This year will be no exception to the rule. 1) At the beginning of the fall term, the Photography Contest will be started. This has always been one of the most successful contests, with as many as 800 high calibre entries being submitted at one time. Certain companies have contributed generous prizes as encouragement to greater participation in amateur photography, which, to date, has generally been comparable to professional photography. 2) Debating will also commence in the latter part of the fall term—the preliminary rounds will decide who will be the U.B.C. team (two members usually) which will compete against the winners from the other Western Canadian universities. The winner of the Western region debating will then be flown to the site of the National Debating Championship finals to debate against the winner of the Eastern region. 3) Two competitions commencing in the early part of the second term will be the Art Contest and the Short Story Contest. These provide an outlet for persons interested in all forms of art and writing— entries are judged by a local board of well-known 32 ^ artists and writers, who select the best entries for submission to the National contests. In addition to the award of prizes to the winners in both the French and English sections, "MacLean's" and "Liberty" magazines usually receive and publish the winning entries at the established magazine rates. 4) Besides the contests, noon-hour activities are being planned and these will include such things as debates and panel discussions between Canadian interregional exchange students and exchange students from abroad, in an effort to show the differences or likenesses in the thinking and lives of students about the world. NATIONALLY: Many of the benefits accruing to students through N.F.C.U.S. are intangible, or at least not discernible for some time; but, nevertheless, they are extremely important. Some of the more apparent ones are: 1) Interregional Exchange Scholarships for which any student (with adequate standing) can apply. These involve a year's study at another Canadian university of the student's choice—tuition fees are provided for as are certain other expenses that the student might normally incur. 2) Larger tax exemptions for university students has been the result of N.F.C.U.S. agitation, and even now N.F.C.U.S. is striving to have tuition fees deductible from taxable income. 3) The recent scholarship campaign as organized both at national and local levels has created a greater awareness of the problems, needs and benefits of education in the public's mind. Thus this campaign has been one of the main reasons for the increased financial assistance in the form of bursaries and scholarships at provincial and Federal government levels. 4) The establishment of a Travel Department has been of considerable value to university students in providing information of travel, making general travel arrangements and arranging tours. 33 J 5) The annual National Seminar (this year being held in Montreal) provides an excellent opportunity for a good cross-section of Canadian university students to meet and discuss both national and international affairs. Selection of the candidates usually occurs late in the second term, and although only three can expect to be chosen as actual participants from U.B.C. in the seminar, usually a number attend in the capacity of observers. This should provide you, the student, with a general idea of the functions of N.F.C.U.S., and it is hoped that you will come to know more about it as the year progresses. Any additional information on the aims, services and activities of N.F.C.U.S. may always be obtained from the N.F.C.U.S. Chairman and/or Committee. Special Events Committee: The Special Events Committee, under Chairman Mike Warren, sponsors distinguished artists, speakers, poets and entertainers on campus who are not only the leaders in ttheir fields but who are best suited to students' interests. Events are usually free (or at a nominal charge) and are presented in the noon-hour to ensure that the greatest number of students can attend. In 1958-59, Special Events presented (among others) Eleanor Roosevelt, Stephen Spender and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. World University Service: World University Service of Canada is one of forty-two National Committees of World University Service, an internationally recognized organization of the world university community with its headquarters in Geneva. Its objectives are to develop inter-university contacts, co-operation and understanding through a three-point programme. It gives material aid to students, faculty and universities in need as well as providing scholarships, study programmes and research into university problems. Seminars, conferences, consultations and study tours are organized to bring together members of the world university community. Through a $250,000 "Programme of Action" agreed upon annually by WUS national branches in Africa, 34 Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and the Pacific, WUS carries out a world-wide programme of mutual aid and international education. Examples of projects along this line are the establishment of student hostels and canteens, the building of health centres in India and Pakistan, and emergency aid to refugees. At U.B.C. each student contributes one dollar per year through his Alma Mater Society fee toward the work of the World University Service. This money is used for donations to the International Programme of Action, for the establishment of exchange scholarships, and for international study tour scholarships. This year students from Germany, Japan, Nigeria and Malaya will study at U.B.C, while students from this university travel to these countries on exchange. In the summer of 1959, an international Seminar and Study Tour was held in Kingston, Jamaica, and three students from U.B.C. were chosen to attend. The local committee, consisting of students and faculty members, administers WUS activities, arranges exchange scholarship© and looks after the comfort and welfare of the exchange students and Canada Council scholars as well as sponsoring panels and talks on current world affairs. STUDENT COURT This body is responsible for all interpretations of the A.M.S. constitution, plus the duty of sitting on all cases brought before it by the discipline committee. The court is composed of five members: a chief justice and four judges. Four alternate judges are also appointed in case a regular judge is unable to sit because of the nature of the case. UNIVERSITY CLUBS COMMITTEE The university clubs committee is composed of one representative from each of the 80 clubs on the campus excepting those which are athletic or come under the Engineering Undergraduate Society. These clubs foster extra-curricular interests which include the theatre and music, politics, creative writ- 35 ing, debating, religion, languages, photography and scientific discussions. The U.C.C. executive meets weekly to discuss and attempt to solve problems presentd to it by the various clubs. These problems are in turn presented to Students' Council by the president of U.C.C. Each year, the U.C.C. Honorary Society, established to recognize outstanding members, admits to its ranks the students and faculty members who have brought special honour to the Society. Recipients of these awards are nominated by their respective clubs and the awards committee chooses those whose achievements have been most noteworthy. UNDERGRADUATE SOCIETIES COMMITTEE The Undergraduate Societies Committee is probably the most representative part of our student government. The chairman, this year its Ross Husdon, is elected in the spring term and the members (two from each undergraduate society) are elected by their respective faculties. This committee meets every Monday noon and at this time the undergrad. societies have an opportunity to discuss problems and if needed the chairman takes the problems to council on Monday night. Two methods of voting are used by U.S.C.: each representative has one vote, or if a member calls for a weighted vote. Arts and Frosh have 4 votes each, Engineering and Education have 3 votes each, Commerce has 2 votes and the remaining ten societies have one vote each. We have it on good authority that U.S.C. will be trying to make itself heard this year. Present plans call for the formation of a Science Undergraduate Society, trying to straighten out the faculty edition muddle and the extension of U.S.C. powers. (The last to be lead by "Castro" Husdon.) ASSOCIATED WOMEN STUDENTS Associated Women Students at UBC (commonly known as "Oz") consists of every co-ed on campus. The governing council (elected representatives from every undergraduate society and from the Dorms, 36 Acadia, Phrateres, Pan-Hellenic Society and W.A.D.) meets once a week to discuss and organize women's activities on campus. The council also raises money for various worthwhile projects, donating $500 to the UBC Development Fund last year. A.W.S. played a major part in establishing the Canadian Inter-University Associated Women Students and will participate, in this organization, as the national executive, in this coming year. A.W.S. sponsors many social and educational events for co-eds (and friends) such as the Big and Little Sister Banquet (during Frosh week), a fall fashion show, the Hayseed (barn dance) Hop, Co-ed Day and a series of noon-hour lectures on fashions, sports, travel and job opportunities. SCHEDULE ONE The administration budget lowing expenses: Office salaries Students' Council Expenses Stationery and Office Expenses Honoraria, Gifts and Donations Insurance Postage is composed of the fol- Telephone and Telegraph Audit and legal Bank charges Public Relations Expenses Depreciation Repairs and Maintenance SCHEDULE TWO The Campus EVents budget is made up of the following: Special Events Student Executive Programme Academic Symposium Leadership Conference High School Conference Frosh Orientation Homecoming Pep Band And others 37 f nun ivui *p KAosoc J» i*r n yppcm ^"^XtW JjnVtS V(fcVP\\ _X \ c\\\*YA\ * DEVELOPMENT N. yC <y^^^VAVL N /V^\\\\m FUND \ * J.00 (Set) \ WORIP ' UNIVERSITY _sggwcgr--^S§a * /. oc — ~^/ BROCK EXTENSION ■ PAYMENTS -*£0O / \ pusLic/inoNS ^^^ / \ ^—^AOMiNisrRA»rio#*/ \ / Y^^SEE so»eonke l) / \ / \ / MENS \ / \ / ATHLETICS \ / The above chart is calculated from the 1958-1959 budget. constitution and codes all the ins and outs, the why's, whereas, theref ore's, whereas' and the odd who Constitution OF THE ALMA MATER SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1. The name of the Society is the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. 2. The objects of the society are: (a) To promote, direct and control all student activities of the University of British Columbia. i. The Undergraduate Societies ii. University Clubs Committee iii. The Athletic Associations, iv. The Student Publications Board v. Associated Women Students. vi. The University Radio and Television Society. (b) To advance the cause of higher learning in the Province of British Columbia. (c) To promote unity and good will amongst its members. (d) To acquire by gift, bequest, lease, exchange or purchase any lands, buildings, or hereditaments, whether freehold or leasehold, for the use of the Society. (e) To erect on such lands any buildings or improvements necessary for the proper use and occupation of the same by the Society. (f) To take or otherwise acquire and hold shares or stock debentures, debenture stock bonds, obligations and securities issued by any Society or Company within the Province of British Columbia or elsewhere. (g) Subject to the provsions contained in Section 12 of the Societies Act to borrow, raise and secure the payment of money in such manner as the Society sees fit and in particular by the issue of debentures. (h) To make, subject to its by-laws and Section 3 of the Societies Act of British Columbia, ex gratia benefit payments to members of the Society who suffer personal injury. 3. The operations of the Society are to be carried on cfciefly at the University of British Columbia in the Province of British Columbia. BY-LAWS By-Law 1—Membership The Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia hereinafter referred to as "The Society" shall be composed of active members and honorary members. 1. "Active Members" shall comprise: (a) All registered undergraduate students of the University of British Columbia. An undergraduate student shall mean a student who has not received a degree from the University, taking a regular full course in any faculty or taking a course partly in one full year and 40 ^ partly in another year in any faculty or faculties, and a graduate student doing work for a double degree. (b) All students of affiliated colleges who have paid the fees of the Society for the current University session. (c) All graduate and partial students who have paid the fees of the Society for the current University session. 2. Active members shall be classified as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors. i. A freshman shall be any student registered in First year Arts and Science or its equivalent. ii. A sophomore shall be any student who has completed only First Year Arts and Science or its equivalent. iii. A junior shall be any student who has completed First Year Arts and Science or its equivalent plus one other year in any faculty and who is not in his graduating year and who has not received a degree in any other faculty. iv. A senior shall be any student who shall have completed three fully accredited years at the University or their equivalent. 3. Honorary members shall comprise all graduates of the University, members of the Faculty, and others upon whom honorary membership may, from time to time, be conferred by the Society or by Students' Council. 4. The rights and obligations of members of the Society shall be as provided in the By-Laws of the Society. 5. Active membership in the Society will cease: i. On a member ceasing to be a registered student of the University of British Columbia, or on ceasing to be a student of an affiliated college, ii. By resolution of a two-thirds majority of Students' Council acting on a recommendation of the Student Court. 6. "In the Constitution By-Laws and Code, the word 'member' means 'active member' unless otherwise signified." By-Law 2—Meetings The Society shall hold two regular meetings each year, one of which shall be held within the first thirty-one days of the fall term, and shall be known as the "Semi-Annual Meeting" and the other within the period March 16 to March 31 in each year, which shall be known as the "Annual Meeting." 1. For the Semi-Annual Meeting the Treasurer shall publish in the edition of the student newspaper preceding the day of the Semi-Annual Meeting a financial statement for the preceding year ending May 31, duly certified by the Auditor, as well as a detailed budget based on the proposed expenditures of all subsidiary organizations, and of the administration expenses generally, but providing for an operating margin of at least 5%; and the President shall outline the policy of the Society for the coming year. At the Semi-Annual Meeting, any business arising out of the activities of the Society may be discussed. 2. At the Annual Meeting the Treasurer shall make a finan- 41 cial report of cash receipts and disbursements as of the 15th day of March of the calendar year in which the meeting is held ; the auditors shall be appointed; the President shall make a report upon the activities for the year. 3. The President shall call a special general meeting (a) Upon resolution of the Students' Council, (b) Upon the written request duly signed by 5 percent of the student body, (o) Upon the written request duly signed by 100 active members of the Society with the approval of the Students' Council. 4. Active members only shall be entitled to vote at a meeting of the Society and each active member in good standing shall be entitled to vote. Honorary members may take part in discussion, but shall not be entitled to vote. Voting by proxy at any meeting of the Society shall not be allowed. 5. Either one thousand (1,000) or fifteen per-cent (15%) of the active members for the current session, whichever is the larger, shall constitute a quorum at any meeting of the Society. 6. No notice of the semi-annual or annual meetings shall be required to be given. Not less than twenty-four hours' notice of a special general meeting specifying the place, the day, and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting shall be given by posting the same upon the Students' Notice Board at the University of British Columbia, such notice shall be signed by the Secretary; provided always that the Students' Council may by resolution provide, from time to time, such other manner of giving notice as it may deem good and sufficient. 7. Extraordinary resolution means a resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of such members entitled to vote as are present in person at a general meeting. 8. The meetings of the Society shall be conducted according to the procedure set down in Roberts' Rules of Order. 9. That the signatures of five percent (5%) of the student body be required for the calling of a special general meeting or referendum. 10. That the agenda of the Monday night Council meeting be posted at least two hours before the U.S.C. meeting. By-Law 3—Executive (Students' Council) 1. The name of the Executive of the Society shall be called the "Students' Council." 2. The members of the Students' Council shall be: (a) The Honorary President who shall be the President of the University cf British Columbia. (b) The Honorary Vice-President who shall be elected annually at a joint meeting of the incoming and outgoing Students' Councils. (c) The President, who shall be a senior who has attended the University of British Columbia for at least ^ two years and who has not previously held the position of President of the Society. (d) The Vice-President who shall be a senior. (e) The Secretary, who shall be a junior or a senior. 42 (f) The Treasurer, who shall be a senior. (g) The President of the University Clubs Committee, who shall be a junior or a senior and who is a member of a constituent society of the University Clubs Committee. (h) The Co-ordinator of Activities, who shall be a junior or a senior. (i) The Chairman of the Undergraduate Societies Committee, who shall be a junior or a senior. (j) The President of Associated Women Students who shall be a woman in her junior or senior year. (k) Executive Member, who shall be a junior or a senior. (1) The President of the Men's Athletic Association, who shall be a man in his junior or senior year. (m) The President of the Women's Athletic Association, who shall be a woman in her junior or senior year. (n) The first Member-at-large who shall be in any but his freshman year. (o) The second Member-at-large who shall be in any but his freshman year. (p) The Public Relations Officer, who shall be appointed by vote of a joint meeting of the incoming and outgoing Students' Councils before the end of the Spring Term. (q) The Editor-in-Chief of the Publications Board, who shall be appointed by vote of a joint meeting of the incoming and outgoing Students' Councils before the end of the Spring Term. On the recommendation of the Editorial Board of the Publications Board. (r) The Co-ordinator of Publications who shall be appointed by vote of a joint meeting of the incoming and outgoing Students' Councils before the end of the end of the Spring term. The duties of members of the Students' Council shall be: (a) The Honorary President and the Honorary Vice- President shall act in an advisory capacity and shall be mediums of goodwill between the Society and the general public. (b) The President shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the Students' Council. He shall be an ex-officio member of all committees of the Society and shall undertake all such other duties as usually fall to the office of a President of a Society. (c) The Vice-President shall assist the President in the duties of his office and shall assume and carry out the duties of the President during his absence or in the event of his resignation, and shall be Students' Council liaison for N.F.C.U.S. and W.U.S.C. and ex-officio member of all other committees. The Vice President shall look after all external affairs of the Society and shall' be chairman of the Discipline Committee, Constitutional Revisions Committee. (d) The Secretary shall take the minutes of all meetings of the Students' Council and of the Society, and shall 43 conduct all correspondence of the Students' Council and keep on file copies of all letters written and received by the Society or by the Secretary which relate to the affairs of the Society. The Secretary may read the annual reports of the subsidiary organizations, at the annual meeting of the Society and shall keep the minute books and secretarial records of the Society, post the agenda of the Monday night Students' Council meeting at least two hours before the meeting of the U.S.C. and sit as Students' Council liaison on the W.A.C. The Secretary shall, in addition to the above duties, have such further duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the Society or by Students' Council. (e) The Treasurer shall prepare the budget of the Society from the estimates of the proposed expenditures by the Undergraduate Societies, the University Clubs Committee, the Athletic Associations, the Publications Board, the Women's Undergraduate Society and the University Radio and Television Society and expenditures for any other purpose authorized by Students' Council. The Treasurer shall provide for an operating margin of at least 5 per-cent. i. On assuming office he shall, at the expense of the Society, provide a fidelity bond in the sum of $2,000.00 by a company selected by the Students' Council, ii. He shall immediately upon the receipt of any funds deposit them with a chartered bank selected by the Students' Council. iii. He shall not disburse any funds except in payment of bills authorized by Students' Council, iv. He shall keep careful account of, and be responsible for, all monies received and disbursed by him, and shall file all bills, receipts, and vouchers, v. The Treasurer shall render biannually a statement including receipts and disbursements, and the working capital position of the Society as well as purchases and sales of inventory to the Students' Council, and at any other time on the written request of the Students' Council, vi. The Treasurer shall obtain a financial report for each activity and function, vii. It shall be the duty of the outgoing Treasurer to remain in office until the 31st of May, at which time the incoming Treasurer shall assume office. The incoming Treasurer shall attend all the meetings of the outgoing Students' Council. The outgoing Treasurer shall be responsible for closing the fiscal books of the Society. viii. The Treasurer shall present to the Students' Council any recommendations from the Auditors and shall report to Students' Council by the end 44 of the year what the results were of any action ix. The Treasurer shall be responsible for approving vouchers, requisitions, petty cash payments and purchase orders. . , x. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to appoint, subject to the approval of the Students' Council, a Business Manager to manage purchases, sales and custody of any current inventory, and he shall be responsible to the Students' Council through the Treasurer. xi. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer, in collaboration with the Co-ordinator of Activities, to approve control reports submitted by any subsidiary organization of the Society wishing to hold a function requiring any funds from the Society, xii. Before authorizing any allowance for travelling expenses, the Treasurer shall insist on receiving a statement of proposed expenses, and within one week after the return of the person or persons to whom allowances were made, shall obtain a detailed account of actual expenditures, and shall make any necessary adjustments. xiii. The Treasurer shall be required to prepare and present to the Annual Meeting, in addition to the report required by By-Law 3, Section 3 (e) xviii, a statement of his general activities during his term of office. He shall also be required to discuss this report in detail with the incoming treasurer. xiv. The Treasurer shall authorize the Bursar of the University of British Columbia that any portion of Alma Mater Society Fees receivable by the Bursar from time to time and designated by resolution of the Society for any specific fund, be paid directly by the Bursar into such fund and not to the Society, xv. The Treasurer shall be required to present all contracts made by the Alma Mater Society to Students' Council for ratification. xvi. The Treasurer shall be chairman of the Accident Benefit Fund Committee. xvii. The treasurer shall be chairman of the Finance Committee which shall comprise two members of Students' Council to be appointed by the President of Students' Council; and two members in good standing of the Alma Mater Society to be appointed by the Treasurer and the two Students' Council members of the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee shall have such duties as are assigned to it by the Students' Council from time to time, and generally, shall assist the Treasurer in fulfilling the duties of that office. 45 / r xviii. The Treasurer shall publish in the "Ubyssey" a financial statement for the preceding year ending May 31, duly certified by the Auditors, as well as a detailed budget based on the proposed expenditures of all subsidary organizations, and of the administration expenses generally, but providing for an operating margin of at least 5% such statement to appear in the "Ubyssey" during the first 31 days of the Fall term and at the discretion of the Treasurer. (f) The President of the University Clubs Committee shall be responsible to the Students' Council for all student activities pertaining to clubs and/or organizations constituted under the University Clubs Committee. (g) The Co-ordinator of Activities shall be responsible for the co-ordination and booking of all A.M.S. functions and events. He shall work in close co-operation with the Treasurer to ensure the financial success of the various activities of the Society. He shall act as Brock Management Committee Chairman and as Chairman of the Student Facilities Committee. (h) The President of the Men's Athletic Association shall be responsible to the Students' Council for all men's athletic activities. (i) The President of the Women's Athletic Association shall be responsible to the Students' Council for all women's athletic activities. (j) The Chairman of the Undergraduate Societies Committee shall perform the duties prescribed in the constitution of the Undergraduate Societies Committee, and shall have such other duties as are prescribed in any By-Law or resolution of the Society or of Students' Council. (k) The President of Associated Women Students shall be in charge of all women's activities, including the initiation, except athletics. (1) The Executive Member shall assist the Council in a general capacity and shall be in charge of Frosh Orientation, College Shop and Housing, (m) The First Member-at-large shall be Council liaison officer on the executive of the Alumni Association, shall be in charge of Homecoming Activities, and shall have other duties as are assigned to hint- by the Students' Council. (n) The Second Member-at-large shall assist the Students' Council in a general capacity. (o) The Public Relations Officer shall: i. Serve as Information Officer for this Society. ii. Foster the development of a Public Relations program for the Society, iii. Be an ex-officio member of any committee set up under the Society. iv. Sit on the Publications Board as an ex-officio member. v. Be chairman of the Publicity Committee. vi. Be an ex-officio member of the University Radio Society, (p) The Editor-in-Chief of the Publications Board shall be responsible to the Students' Council for the activities of the Editorial Board, (q) The Co-ordinator of Publications shall be the^ business manager for all Alma Mater Society publications, and it shall be his duty: i. To prepare budgets for all publications and publications departments, to authorize all expenditures and to maintain budgetary control throughout the year. ii. To supervise the Publications Office staff and to ensure the proper filing of all records pertinent to that office. iii. To negotiate and to approve invoices and contracts with all printers and engravers. iv. To co-ordinate photography services among all publications. v. To co-ordinate all advertising for all Alma Mater Society publications. 4. Each Student Councillor shall have one vote on Council, excert for the Public Relations Officer, the Editor-in-Chief and the Co-ordinator of Publications who shall not have voting powers. 5. The Students' Council shall: (a) Act as the Board of Directors of the Society. (b) Be the only recognized medium between the Society and i. The University Authorities. ii. The General Public. (c) Subject to the provisions in the By-Laws and to the extent that such power may be conferred upon it by the appropriate University authority, have full control of all activities under the Society and any rule made by it in connection with any such activity shall be considered as final and binding, provided always that any such rule may be annulled by the Faculty Council, or by resolution of the Society. (d) Meet regularly each week during the session and hold special meetings as may be required. (e) Have power to engage and pay such assistants as it may require or deem necessary for the efficient carrying out of the work of the business office and of other activities of the Society. (f) Assume office at the Annual General Meeting. (g) i. In accordance with the provisions of Section 28 of the Societies Act R.S.B.C. 1948 c.311, the Society shall have the power to impose a fine not exceeding $5.00 on any member who has contravened any by-law of the Society, ii. For the purposes of this section, the Alma Mater 47 Society Code shall be deemed a by-law of the Society, (h) Have the power to amend or alter the A.M.S. code by a three-quarter majority vote, (i) The Students' Council shall: Have power to appoint Committees to control student activities or for any other purpose, and in particuar, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall appoint the following committees: (a) Elections (b) Homecoming (c) Freshman Orientation (d) Student Facilities (e) Honorary Activities Awards (f) Accident Benefit Fund (g) Publicity (h) Housing (i) Food Services (j) College Shop (k) N.F.C.U.S. (1) W.U.S.C. (m) High School Conference (n) Student Court (o) Discipline (p) Brock Management (q) Constitution Revisions, (r) Finance (s) Library (j) Have power to make such appointments as it deems necessary. (a) All student editors' appointments shall be subject to the approval of Students' Council. (b) Student members shall be appointed to those University, Faculty, Senate, and President's committees as is required by the University Administration. (k) Have power to make such further rules and regulations consistent with the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society as it may consider advisable relating to any student activities under the control of the Society, but shall not delegate any of the powers or duties conferred or imposed upon it by the Constitution or by the By-Laws. By-Law 4—Liability of the Society 1. The Society shall not be responsible for the actions and behavior of any students unless: (a) the acts are performed during and in connection with an A.M.S. event, or (b) the acts are performed in connection with a past or future A.M.S. event. 2. The Society shall only assume financial liability for those acts which fall within subsections (a) and (b) of section one above, and for damage inflicted on the campus by a student, if that student can be determined. 48 ^ By-Law 5—Officers The officers of the Society shall be: (a) The Honorary President. (b) The Honorary Vice-President. (c) The President. (d) The Vice-President. (e) The Secretary. (f) The Treasurer. 2. The signing officers of the Society shall be the Treasurer or the President, and one of two signing officers appointed by the Students' Council for that purpose. By-Law 6—Election of Students' Council 1. The election of the members of Students' Council shall be conducted as follows: (a) The order of elections shall be announced by the elections committee not later than January 15th. The first election shall be held on the first or second Wednesday in February, and all elections shall be completed not later than the last day of February. Provided that if the University is not in session on the first Wednesday the particular election shall be held on the next day on which the University is in session. (b) Nominations for all positions shall be received by the secretary of the Society from 9:00 a.m. on the Wednesday two weeks preceding the election day until 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday directly preceding election day. The election dates and nomination closing dates for all offices shall be published in at least two editions of the student newspaper preceding the nomination period. (c) Nominations shall be signed by not less than ten active members in good standing of the Society. All nominations shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Society within the time aforesaid, and shall forthwith be posted by that officer on the Students* Council bulletin board. (d) No student shall sign the nomination papers for more than one candidate for each office, (e) Active members only shall have the privilege of voting at these elections. In the case of the elections of the President of Associated Women Students and the President of the Women's Athletic Association, only female members shall vote; in the case of the Pres*. dent of the Men's Athletic Association only male students shall vote. All other members shall be voted upon by the Student body at large. (f) Voting shall be by secret ballot and the method shall be as follows:- If there are two candidates the voter shall indicate his choice upon the ballot opposite the name of the candidate for whom he wishes to vote. If the number of the candidates nominated for any office exceed one, then the names of all candidates shall be placed on the ballot paper in alphabetical order. Each voter shall write the number 1 upon the ballot opposite the name of the candidate for whom he 49 J f desires to vote, and the number 2 opposite the candidate of his second choice, the number 3 opposite the j candidate of his third choice and progressively until all the candidates whose names appear on the list are allotted choices. Notwithstanding the preceding no ballot shall be deemed spoiled where the voter has clearly indicated at lease one choice. Each candidate shall be credited with the number of first choices marked opposite his name. The candidate who receives more than 50 percent of the total number of first choices shall be declared elected. If no candidate receives more than 50 per cent of the total number of first choices then the candidate with the least number of first choices shall be struck off the list and the second choices marked on his ballots shall be credited to the candidates for whom they are cast. The candidates with the least number of votes shall continue to be struck off the list and the votes credited to their names shall then be distributed among the remaining candidates on the list in the manner aforesaid until: i. A candidate receives more than 50 per cent of the votes cast, or, ii. Until two candidates remain on the list in which case the one with the larger number of votes shall be declared elected. Where a candidate whose name has been struck off the list aforesaid in the next choice on the ballot, then such ballot shall be counted in favor of the candidate next subsequent in choice to the candidate whose name has been struck off. Where by reason of choices of voters and by distribution of votes as aforesaid a tie results between two or more candidates then the Elections Committee shall determine in such manner as it deems fit which of and in what order such candidates shall be struck off the list. (g) After the ballots have been counted, the returning officer shall place them in a package, which package shall be sealed in the presence of the scrutineers and preserved by the Returning Officer until after the annual meeting of the Society. (h) Polling booths shall be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on election day, with the exception of those at Fort Camp and Acadia Camp which shall be open from 5-7 p.m. only. (i) All elections shall be in charge of the Election Committee, and the elections shall be conducted to comply with the aforesaid sections and such further regulations as the said committee shall make from time to time, and which are not inconsistent with the by-laws of the Society. 2. No student shall hold more than one office on the Students' Council during any one session, and no student shall be per- 50 ^ mitted to run for office on the Students' Council if he or she has not met the Standard required by the Eligibility Rules of the Alma Mater Society both as of the January immediately preceding and as of the September immediately preceding provided that the standing can be determined. 3. The newly elected President and Treasurer shall be required to attend all regular meetings of the outgoing Students' Council and shall be entitled to participate in their deliberation, but shall not be entitled to vote. The remaining officers following their election shall be required to familiarize themselves with their new offices with the guidance and advice of the current office-holders, and to attend at least half of the regular meetings of the outgoing Students' Council, and shall be entitled to participate in their deliberation, but shall not be entitled to vote. The two council meetings previous to the Annual General Meeting shall be of a joint nature to include the incoming council. By-Law 7—Borrowing Powers 1. Subject to the provisions contained in Section 12 of the Societies Act of British Columbia, the Students' Council may for the purpose of carrying out the objects of the Society, borrow, raise or secure the repayment of such sum or sums of money in such manner and upon such conditions and terms in all respects as the Students' Council may by resolution prescribe, and in particular by the issue of bonds, perpetual or redeemable debentures, or any mortgage, charge or other security on the whole or in part of the property or assets of the Society, both present and future, including all fees or membership dues now or hereafter due or payable. By-Law 8—Fees A request by the Society to the Board of Governors for an alteration in the amount of the membership fee of the Society as fixed by the Board of Governors of the University under Section 40, Clause 1 of the British Columbia University Act of British Columbia, RSBC, 1948, C. 353 shall not be made until the request has been approved by a referendum by secret ballot of the active members of the Society. Two weeks' clear notice of intention to hold such a referendum shall be given by the Secretary of the Society, on resolution of the Students' Council or a petition signed by one hundred active members in good standing of the Society, and the proposed request shall not be deemed to have been approved unless twenty per-cent of the active members vote, and two thirds of the vote cast approve the change. By-Law 9—Funds 1. The Funds of the Society shall consist of the following: (a) The annual membership fee which shall be payable not later than the last day for payment of the fall term University fees, and which shall be collected by the Bursar of the University under authority of 51 J jff the Board of Governors, (b) All monies received by subsidiary organizations and societies under the Society. Such monies shall be remitted by the Treasurer of such organization forthwith, after receipt of same, to the business office of the Society. 2. Any application for a refund of fees of the Society shall be made in writing and delivered to the Treasurer of the Society on or before the thirty-first day of October of the current session and such refund may be made by the Treasurer after approval of Students' Council. 3. Any student organization under the Society may spend money for the purpose and up to the amount prescribed for its use in the budget of the Society, but shall not spend monies which are not prescribed in the budget except by Special permission in writing from the Students' Council. 4. No capital expenditure over $1,000.00 shall be undertaken unless authorized by a majority vote by a General Meeting or by a majority vote by referendum, at which time a letter of approval from the Auditors must be presented. 5. The Treasurer shall deposit a sum calculated on fifty cents per each active member of the Society in a fund known as the Brock Sinking Fund, such fund to be a first charge on the revenue of the Society and to be applied in the absolute discretion of the Students' Council to the defraying of the depreciation of the Brock Memorial Building furnishings and equipment. 6. The Treasurer shall deposit a sum calculated on 65c per each active member of the Society in the Accident Benefit Fund, such fund to be a first charge on the revenue of the Society and to be applied in accordance with By-Law 13. 7. The Treasurer shall deposit sums of money for the World University Service and the National Federation of Canadian University Students in accordance with the policy as laid down from time to time by the Students' Council and/or General Meetings. 8. The Treasurer shall deposit a sum calculated on 15c per each active member of the Society in the Brock Art Fund, such fund to be a first charge on the revenue of the Society and to be applied at the absolute discretion of the Brock Art Committee for the purpose of purchasing art exhibits. 9. The budget of the Alma Mater Society shall be accepted in accordance with the following procedure: (a) The Treasurer shall publish in the Ubyssey a financial statement for the preceding year ending May 31, duly certified by the auditor, as well as a detailed budget based on the proposed expenditures of all subsidiary organizations and of the administration expenses generally, one week before it is first presented to the Students' Council for passage; (b) The budget must be passed by a two-thirds majority of the Students' Council; (c) Then it must be presented to U.S.C., U.C.C, M.A.C. and W.A.D for discusssion; 52 1 (d) The budget must then be passed by a two-thirds majority of a committee composed of four student executive members from each of U.S.C., U.C.C, M.A.C. and W.A.D.; (e) The budget is to be finally passed again by a two- thirds majority of Students' Council. 10. The Treasurer shall deposit a sum calculated on sixty-five cents per active member of the Society for the women's Athletic Association such fund to be a first charge on the revenues of the Society and to be applied at the discretion of the Women's Athletic Association. By-Law 10—Discipline 1. Any form of gambling for money, or for any monetary equivalent is prohibited within the precincts of the University. Card playing, not involving gambling, shall be permitted only in such places as are authorized by Students' Council. 2. Drinking of intoxicating liquors at student university functions held on the University campus is prohibited unless authorized by the Students' Council and sanctioned by the University Administration, and persons showing evidence of being under the influenue of intoxicating liquor while attending a student university function on the University campus will be subject to such penalty as may be imposed by the Student Court or the Alma Mater Society. 3. No publications or advertisements whatsoever shall be printed or displayed or distributed and no member of the Society shall attempt to sell or dispose of any publications or advertisements on the campus of the University without first having secured permission of the Co-Ordinator, whose decision shall be subject to review by the Students' Council. 4. (a) A Discipline Committee consisting of 4 members shall be appointed by the Undergraduates Societies Committee. It shall be chaired by the Vice-President of the Students' Council. Members of the Discipline Committee shall not sit as members of the Student Court. It shall be the duty of the Discipline Comittee: i. To inquire promptly into any complaint laid before it, and ii. To investigate any matter which it feels is an infraction of the A.M.S. Code or By-Laws, and iii. If the evidence be deemed adequate to charge the accused formally before the Student Court. iv. To prepare and present evidence to aid in the prosecution of the charge. v. To be responsible for the maintainance of discipline on the campus, (b) Any person or duly constituted Alma Mater Society organization may make a complaint to the Discipline Committee. It shall be the duty of every member of the Students' Council to report any matter concerning infraction of section 5, subsection (a) of this By-Law, to the Discipline Committee and the Discipline Committee shall act on any such report. All 53 / / complaints made to the Discipline Committee must be in writing and signed by the complainant. 5. There shall be a Student Court consisting of five members of the Alma Mater Society appointed annually at a joint meeting of the incoming and outgoing Students' Councils. (a) Subject to Section 59, subsectional clauses (g) and (h), and Section 59, subsection 2, and section 84, clauses (b) and (f), and Section 85, and Section 92, clause (d) of the University Act of British Columbia, R.S.B.C 1948, c.353, the Students' Council shall have disciplinary powers over student and Alma Mater Society organizations as regards: i. Breaches of the Alma Mater Society Constitution, By-Laws or Code and breaches of any rule, regulation or resolution exacted from time to time by Students' Council or the Society. ii. Any behavior deemed unbecoming to a student of the University. (b) The disciplinary powers of the Student Court shall be as follows: i. Individuals: The Student Court shall have the power to levy a fine not exeeding five dollars upon any student adjudged guilty of any infraction of subsection (a) above. In addition the Student Court may recommend to the Students' Council the suspension of Alma Mater Society privileges of any student so found guilty, ii. Alma Mater Society Organizations: All Alma Mater Society organizations sponsoring an activity will be held responsible for the^ maintenance of proper conduct at that activity. If a complaint arises concerning conduct of an activity, that organization will be held fully responsible for any consequences which may arise therefrom. If any organization does not assume responsibility for its acts the Student Court may recommend to the Students' Council that that organization be suspended from the Alma Mater Society. (c) That Student Court shall be the sole arbiter of the meaning of the Society's Constitution and Code. (d) Procedure at the hearing shall be at the discretion of the Student Court and shall be implemented with a view to expediting justice. (e) The accused may be assisted by an active member of the Alma Mater Society at the hearing. (f) The Court may in its discretion decide as to publicity to be given trials. (g) Decisions of the Court are to be made public. The record of proceedings at the hearing shall remain confidential from all save members of the presiding court and are to be kept in a bound volume in a secure place. (h) It shall be the duty of the Court, wherever possible, 54 to make recommendations with a view to preventing recurrence of infraction, (i) Any student or Alma Mater Society organization adjudged guilty by the Student Court shall have the right of appeal to the Faculty Council. By-Law 11—Social Functions All social functions sponsored by organizations under the jurisdiction of the Society shall be conducted in conformity with a code of regulations to be kept and administered by the Coordinator of Activities, subject to approval and amendment by the Students' Council, and such code, together with such amendments as may from time to time be made by the Students' Council, shall be incorporated and is hereby deemed to be incorporated in all the constitutions of the Undergraduate Societies Committee, the University Clubs Committee, the Publications Board, and the Associated Women Students. By-Law 12—Subsidiary Organizations 1. All subsidiary student organizations within the University shall be classed as follows: (a) The University Clubs Committee. (b) The Undergraduate Societies Committee. (c) Athletic Associations. (d) The Publications Board. (e) Associated Women Students. (f) The University Radio and Television Society. 2. The said organizations shall be composed of such subsidiary organizations and shall control such activities as their respective constitutions may provide, and as are approved from time to time by the Students' Council. 3. The constitutions of the major subsidiary organizations and their subsidiary organizations shall not contain provisions repugnant to the Consitution and By-Laws of the Society, and shall be subject to the approval of or amendment by Students'^ Council or the Society. The activities of all such organizations shall comply with any regulations or resolutions made from time to time by the Society or the Students' Council. 4. Any group of students proposing to form an organization for any purpose within the objects of the Society, shall first make application to the appropriate subsidiary organization for permission to organize under that organization, and their constitution shall subsequently be ratified by the subsidiary organization and by the Students' Council. 5. Any student organization not subsidiary to the Society shall make application in writing to the Students' Council for permission to use the Society's name or notice-boards or those of its subsidiary organizations. 6. Student political clubs may be organized under the University Clubs Committee to bear the name and to profess the policies or recognized political parties (or comparable organizations) subject to the following regulations: i. Such clubs shall in all respects be subject to the 55 r rules of the Society and the University Clubs Committee. ii. Except as specially provided, such clubs (student political clubs) shall not receive funds from any outside organization, iii. No such club shall participate directly, or otherwise, in elections to any student offices outside the club itself and acceptance of any such support shall render any candidate for office ineligible. iv. Violation of any of the aforesaid regulations shall render the clubs concerned liable to suspension. 7. All student organizations shall be so named as to indicate that it is a student organization under the Alma Mater Society, and in no way purports to be a separate entity. 8. Other than designated political clubs, no organization in the Society shall become or allow itself to become an instrument of partisan politics. i. Any such organization deemed by the Student Court after regular proceedings set forth in Section 9 below, to be or have been improperly acting in the interests of a political party (or comparable organization) shall be liable to suffer suspension of its charter. ii. Such charter may be restored by the Students' Council only if and when the Council is satisfied that the organization concerned will serve the purposes and only the purposes for which it was organized. 9. The annual report from the secretaries and finance managers of the Undergraduate Societies, the University Clubs Committee, the Publications Board, the University Radio and Television Society, the Athletic Associations, and Associated Women Students and each of their subsidiary organizations shall be given to the Treasurer of the Society ten days before the budget deadline. 10. The proposed expenditures of the Undergraduate Societies, the University Clubs Committee, the Athletic Associations, the Publications Board, the University Radio and Television Society and Associated Women Students referred to in By-Law 3 Section 3 (e) (vi) shall be in the hands of the Treasurer of the Socety before April 15 of each year. 11. If any subsidiary organization of the Society ! desires to invite a speaker other than a member of the Society or of the University to address University students, it shall first apply in writing to the Co-Ordinator of Activities. Subject to review by the Students' Council, he shall have discretion as to the granting of permission to do so or the refusing of such permission. 12. Minutes and reports of both general ad executive meetings of the Undergraduate Societies Committee, Associated 56 1 Women Students, the Men's Athletic Association, the Women's Athletic Association, the Publications Board, the University Radio and Televison Socety, and the University Clubs Com* mittee, shall be forwarded to the Students' Council immediately aftr the said meeings, efor considraion and ultimate approval, amendment or rejection by the Students' Council. 13. All student organizations or groups ^ of students who propose to organize or conduct any functions in the name of the University shall secure permission by resolution of the Students' Council before organizing or conducting such function. 14. Any student organization or group of students who propose to organize or conduct any appeal for funds from any source outside the Alma Mater Society shall first secure the permission of the Students' Council before organizing or conducting such an appeal. 15. Any student organization or group of students who propose to organize or conduct a charity drive on campus shall first secure the permission of the Charities Committee of the Undergraduate Societies Committee, whose decision shall be ratified by Students' Council. By-Law 13—Injuries 1. The Society shall not be liable for, nor assume any obligation in respect of, any injury sustained by any member or other person participating in any student activity and a member shall not be entitled to make any claim upon the Society, or any^ of its subsidiary organizations, in respect thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Student's Council may in its absolute discretion pay or authorize payment to any member or other person the amount of any portion of the expenses of any member in respect of any injury suffered by that person in or about the University, or elsewhere, if having to do with the University activities, whether as a result of participation in any student activity or not. Provided that the total amount which the Students' Council shall have authority to pay for and in respect of injuries during any college year shall not exceed the monies in a fund to be known as the Accident Benefit Fund. If expenses from injuries suffered by members during any college year shall exceed the monies in the fund, the Students' Council shall have power in its absolute discretion to prefer one or more than one case to the others, or to pay the same in order of priority, or in any proportion which it may deem fit. Such payments shall be ex gratia. The foregoing shall be deemed to confer no right upon any member for any expenses incurred by reason of injury as aforesaid. 2. Sixty-five cents (65c) per student shall be deposited to the Accident Benefit Fund each year. 3. Requests for a benefit from this fund shall be made to the Accident Benefit Committee who shall be empowered to make recommendations concerning any request to the Students' Council. 57 By-Law 14—Auditors 1. The auditors of the Society shall be appointed by the Society at the Annual General Meeting and shall be paid such remuneration as the Students' Council shall determine. 2. The auditors of the Society shall have a right of access at all times to all books and records of the Society and all subsidiary organizations and shall be entitled to require from any and all members or officers of the Society, or any subsidiary organization such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the auditors. 3. The auditors shall make an annual report for the preceding session ending May 31 to the members of the Society on the accounts examined by them and the report shall state: (a) Whether or not they have obtained all the information and explanations they have required. (b) Whether in their opinion the balance sheet referred to in the report is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the affairs of the Society according to the best of their information, the explanations given to them, and as shown by the books of the Society. By-Law 15—Seal of the Society The seal of the Society shall not be affixed to any instrument except in the presence of the President or the Treasurer and Secretary or Vice-President and by the authority of a resolution of the Students' Council or of the Society as may be prescribed in and by any such resolution. The said officers shall witness every instrument on which the seal of the Society is so affixed in their presence. The seal of the Society shall be kept in the custody of the Secretary or such other person, firm or corporation as the Students' Council may from time to time appoint. By-Law 16—Records 1. The minutes of the meetings of the Society and of the Students' Council and of the meetings of the subsidiary organizations and their executives shall be kept at the offices of the Society in the Brock Memorial Building, the University of British Columbia, Point Grey, British Columbia. 2. The books and records of the Society may be inspected by members in good standing at the Offices of the Society, University of British Columbia, Point Grey, British Columbia on any business day except Saturday, during the University term, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 pm. By-Law 17—Amendments of the Constitution and By-Laws 1. The constitution and by-laws may be amended by extraordinary resolution of the Society, or by a referendum passed by two-thirds majority provided that at least fifteen per-cent (15%) of the active members vote. 2. Amendments may be initiated by: i. Any member of the Society provided that the proposed amendment shall be signed by at least one hundred 58 ^ members of the Society entitled to vote and handed to the Secretary of the Society or ii. The Students' Council after a majority vote. 3. The Secretary of the Society shall forthwith after receipt of such proposed amendments post at least three copies in conspicuous places about the University buildings and shall submit a copy of the same to the Students' Council at the first meeting of the Council held after their receipt by the Secretary. 4. Not less than ten and not more than thirty days after the posting of the proposed amendment or amendments, the Students' Council shall submit the same to the Society at a general meeting. Notice of intention to propose amendment or amendments shall be given in the notice convening the general meetings. By-Law 18—General Powers of the Society The Society shall have the power to make such regulations from time to time as it may deem necessary or advisable concerning the activities of the Students' Council or any of its subsidiary organizations and to repeal, vary, alter or amend the same in such manner as it may deem fit. By-Law 19—Honorariums 1. An honorarium shall be granted to the President and Treasurer of the Society and to the Editor-in-Chief of the Publications Board consisting of the payment of their tuition fees at the University of British Columbia during their term of office. 2. An honorarium shall be granted to the Managing Editor and the News Editor of the "Ubyssey" consisting of one hundred dollars, to be paid at the end of the first term. 3. An honorarium of one hundred dollars shall be granted to the Editor of the Totem. 4. An honorarium of two hundred dollars ($200.00) shall be granted to the Co-ordinator of Publications. By-Law 20—Publications Among the principal functions of the Ubyssey and other publications from time to time serving as news organs of the Alma Mater Society shall be the advance notification and sufficient advertisement to the Societies' membership of the events listed in the Social Calendar of the student handbook, together with the publication of such social or athletic events or other matters as the Students' Council may direct to the attention of the Public Relations Officer. 59 J A.M.S. Code Article I—Office Ranking 1. Student offices shall be ranked as follows: (a) Class "A" (i) All members of the Students' Council. The Editor- in-Chief of the Publications Board. (b) Class "B" (i) All members of the Executive of major organizations, namely, executives of the Men's and Women's Undergraduate Societies, executives of the Men's and Women's Athletic Associations and the University Clubs Committee Executives. (ii) The Senior Editors, the Features Editor, Ex- Assistant to Editor, the News Editor, the Editor of the Totem and the Sports Editor of the Ubyssey. (c) Class "C" All other student offices. 2. Subject to exceptions which may be allowed by the Eligibility Committee, the following restrictions shall be placed on students holding office: (a) Students holding "A" offices shall hold no other offices. (b) Students holding "B" offices may also hold one "C" office. (c) No student may hold more than three "C" offices. Article II—Eligibility Rules of the Alma Mater Society 1. The participant must be a bonafide student of the University. Definition of a Bonafide Student: (a) The student shall be an active member of the Alma Mater Society. (b) The student must take at least six units of work to represent the University in any activity and at least nine units of University work to hold any executive position in any Alma Mater Society organization. 2. (a) Students in the first and second year in any faculty may not proceed further with any activity if they fail to obtain a satisfactory scholastic standing^ as defined in Section 2 (e) (ii) at the Christmas examinations. Students may not run for Council unless they have passed at Christmas with 50%. (b) Students other than those in the first and second year of any faculty may not participate in any activity, except as herein noted, unless they have obtained a satisfactory scholastic standard as defined in Section 2 (e), with the further provision that eligibility may be gained by the said students at Christmas on examinations during the term as provided in Section 2 (e) (ii) or by statements of satisfactory scholastic standing from their professors but eligibility for the year may not be lost by any provision of Section 2 (e) (ii) students who are not in the first and second 60 > year in any faculty, except as hereinafter noted. (c) A person entering U.B.C. for the first time may not participate in any activity unless he or she obtainedan average of 50 per-cent on the examinations^ held# immediately prior to his or her entrance into this University. (d) In the case of any member of the Alma Mater Society carrying an irregular course, his or her status shall be determined by a separate minute of the Students' Court. (e) Definition of Satisfactory Scholastic Standing. For the purposes of determining the eligibility of students taking units in excess of the year's work in any faculty, the average shall be based upon the selection of courses comprising his or her required year's work. (i) Sessional Examinations : (a) Where the course consists of twelve or more units, obtaining an average of at least 50 percent and passing in nine units. (b) Where the course consists of nine or more than nine and less than twelve units, obtaining an average of at least 55 percent, passing in six units or passing in all units. (c) Where the course consists of less than nine units, obtaining an average of at least 55 percent and passing in six units. For the purpose of this regulation, the marks obtained at subsequent supplemental and summer sessions examinations shall be considered. (ii) Christmas Examinations: (a) Where the course consists of twelve or more units, obtaining an average of at least 50 percent. (b) Where the course consists of nine or more than nine and less than twelve units, obtaining an average of of at least 55 percent or passing in all units. (c) Where the course consists of less than nine units, obtaining an average of at least 55 percent. 3. The method of enforcing the eligibility rulings for athletic participation shall be: (a) The president of the Men's Athletics and the presi- ident of the Women's Athletics shall obtain from the managers or presidents of the men's sports and from presidents of the women's athletic club a list of all students turning out for sports. This list shall be accompanied by signed statements from participants and committee shall investigate those cases deemed necessary. The verified list shall be submitted to the eligibility committee within three weeks of the open- of the fall term. (b) Any student member of the Men's and Women's Athletic Directorate must be eligible as from September 30 to the Fall session in which he or she is to hold office, as determined by Section 2, but shall not be declared ineligible due to failure to attain necessary scholastic standing at examinations during his or her 61 term of office, and subsequent to September 30th. (c) For members of the W.A.A. Executive and the M.A.A. Executives: A list of these members shall be obtained by the presidents of the two organizations and shall be submitted to the Eligibility Committee (See 3 (a) for the full procedure). (d) For such sports as do not commence at the beginning of the term: As soon as turn-outs commence for these sports the president or manager of the club concerned shall send a list of the players to the president of the Men's or Women's Athletics, completed as in 3 (a). (e) When the lists in the above sections are submitted to the Eligibility Committee, the said committee shall recommend to Students' Council the withdrawal from the two athletic executives and from participation in the various sports concerned of those students who have not come up to the required standards as outlined earlier. The final decision of this matter shall rest with Students' Council. (f) All students are eligible to play on second and lower division teams so long as the games are played in "Vancouver and District." Permission for any player to^ participate in games outside Vancouver and District will only be granted when his or her scholastic standing is in accordance with the required scholastic standing. 4. (a) Student offices shall be ranked as in the code of the A.M.S. (b) (i) "A" Offices: All students holding "A" offices must be eligible as from September 30th to the Fall Session in which he is to hold office, as determined by Section 2, but shall not be declared ineligible due to failure to attain necessary scholastic standing at examinations during his term of office and subsequent to September 30. (ii) "B" Offices: All students holding "B" offices must be eligible from the previous spring examinations and may be declared ineligible if their scholastic standing falls below that as in Section 2 during their term of office. This ruling shall apply to all members of the Publications Board. (iii) "C" Offices: All Class executives shall be required to be eligible as from the previous spring examinations and the presidents of the classes shall be further required to gain the required scholastic standing in any set of examinations written during their term of office. (c) The method of enforcing these rules for Undergraduate Societies shall be as follows: Chairman of U.S.C, the President of A.W.S., the Editor-in-Chief of the Publications Board shall submit to the Eligibility Committee a verified list of the marks of all students holding any office in these organizations. This list shall be submitted lot later than three weeks after the commencement of the Fall term, and not later than two 62 weeks after the commencement of the Spring term. 5. (a) No student in the first and second year of any faculty shall egage in any major activities of the A.M.S. if he or she obtains an average of below 50 percent in Christmas examinations, (b) The method of enforcing these rules for clubs under the U.C.C. shall be as follows: The president of the organization concerned shall check the scholastic standing of each active member of his or her organization. Lists of those falling below the required standing shall be submitted to the President of U.C.C. not later than three weeks after the commencement of the Fall term, and not later than two weeks after the commencement of the Spring term, for transmitting to the eligibility committee. 6. (a) Eligibility Committee: Membership: The Eligibility Committee shall consist of the C.U.S.C, President of the A.W.S., presidents of the Men's and Women's Athletics, and the president of the U.C.C. and a Faculty Representative. The Chairman of U.S.C. shall be chairman. (b) Meetings: The Committee shall hold at least one meeting each term. In the Fall Term they shall meet within three weeks of the commencement of the term. In the Spring term the meeting shall be held within two weeks of the commencement of the Spring term. Not later than ten days before regular meetings of the Eligibility Committee, members of the Student's Council shall notify in writing all organizations required to submit eligibility lists. (c) In the case of students who believe their case deserves second judgment, the Chairman of the Eligibility Committee and the member of Students' Council under whose jurisdiction the Students' activity comes shall, rather than have a Committee meeting, be empowered to meet with the Registrar and determine the case. final judgment to be ratified by the Students' Council. (d) Powers: The Eligibility Committee shall have the power, subject to ratification by Students' Council, to declare any student ineligible whose scholastic standing is not in conformity with the definition of satisfactory scholastic standing as laid out in Section 2. The Committee shall also have power, subject to ratification by Students' Council, to exempt any student or students from eligibility. Article III—Social Functions 1. The A.M.S. Co-ordinator of Activities shall arrange a schedule of social functions and athletic activities under the jurisdiction of the Society for the current year. This schedule shall be presented to the Students' Council for ratification in the spring. 2. All organizations under the jurisdiction of the Society desiring to hold a Social function shall first secure permission 63 / f by resolution of the Students' Council. They shall then be required, before making any expenditures whatsoever, to submit to the office of the Co-ordinator of Aclnvities a Control Report which shall show the following details: (a) A statement of expected revenue and expense. (b) A list of the patrons, if any. (c) A list of persons to whom/complimentary tickets will be given. They shall also be required/to submit to the Treasurer's office, not later than 10 days after the close of the event, a statement of actual revenue and expense. 3. Attendance at University dances shall be restricted to the members of the Society, active members of the Alumni Association and guests. (a) Honorary guests who Ahall comprise such persons as the Alma Mater Society sees fit to invite. (b) Such guests as may be invited by members of the Society, each member to be entitled to one guest. No couple consisting of two persons neither of whom are members of the Society shall be permitted to attend. The admission to dances shall be by ticket and invitation. The arrangements for any social function under the jurisdiction of the Society must be submitted for the approval of the Students' Council at least two weeks before the date of the function. 4. All functions under the jurisdiction of the Society shal1 end at or before 1:00 a.m. 5. A member of the Society who has purchased a ticket for any University function shall not sell such ticket to any other rerson for a price higher than that set for such ticket by the committee in charge of such function. 6. Such functions to conform wth all Co-ordinator's decisions. Article IV—Publications Among the principal functions of the Ubyssey, and other publications from time to time serving as news organs of the Alma Mater Society, shall be the advance notification and sufficient advertisement to the Societies' membership of the events listed in the Social Calendar of the student handbook, together with the publication of such social or athletic events or other matters as the Student's Council may direct to the attention of the Public Relations Officer. Article V—Speakers If any subsidiary organization of the Society desires to invite a speaker other than a member of the Society to address University students it shall first apply in writing to the Students' Council. The Students' Council shall have absolute discretion as to the granting for permission to do so or refusing of such permission. Article VI—Organization Minutes Minutes and reports of both executive and general meetings of the U.S.C., A.W.S., M.A.D., W.A.A., U.C.C, W.U.S.C, N.F.C.U.S., I.F.C. and Pan-Hellenic Association shall be forwarded after said meetings, for consideration and ultimate approval, amendment or rejection by Students' Council. 64 ~N information a more or less miscellaneous collection of information, designed to make your stay at UBC rich and joyous. Also, advice to the careworn, the trammelled and the unbuttoned. General Information ACCIDENT BENEFIT FUND This special AMS fund acts as a form of insurance for all UBC students covering medical and other expenses resulting from any accidental physical injury. This coverage is not limited to students injured while representing the University but extends to cover almost every accident that may occur during the winter session to active AMS members. The AMS sets aside 65c per student every year to carry out this insurance scheme. Expenses are kept low (compared to other U.S. and Canadian universities) thanks to the free facilities provided by the University Health Service. Skiing or mountaineering accidents (unless incurred while representing UBC) are not covered by this fund and its administrators require that, where possible, the University Health Service be contacted for treatment. For further details on this fund, see the AMS office in Brock Hall. ADVICE If you want advice (not to be confused with 'sympathy') on family, financial or general problems, or course difficulties, see Walter Gage, Dean of Inter- faculty Affairs, if you are a boy and Dean of Women, if you are a girl. If you do not fall into either of these categories report to Dr. T. M. C. Taylor, head of the biology department. ALUMNI The U.B.C. Alumni Association is the organization which represents former students and graduates of the University. Minimum qualification for membership is 15 units of credit. "Active" membership is granted to all alumni who participate in the Annual Giving Program sponsored through the U.B.C. Development Fund, no minimum annual donation being specified. 66 Active members receive the quarterly magazine (U.B.C. Alumni Chronicle) and periodic reports of University Development. Organized branches of the Association have been formed in most B.C. centres, all larger Canadian cities and in several areas of the United States. Close contact is also maintained by the Alumni office with "key alumni" in more distant parts of the world. Chief aim of the Association is to promote the cause of higher education. The office is located in the north end of the Brock Hall—and the door is always open. ART GALLERY The Art Gallery is located in the basement of the Library, and although no permanent collection is maintained, there is a continuous display of loan exhibitions. These exhibitions are generally shown two or three at a time for a period of three weeks. The Art Gallery is open under the supervision of the curator five days a week. BLOOD DRIVES The Red Cross sponsors two blood drives on campus each year, in October and February. Blood is drained in the Armouries and in exchange for their pint students receive coke, coffee and biscuits. About 1800 pints are collected each drive which is enough to last the province two weeks. Inter-faculty and inter-school competitions attempt to spur student enthusiasm; in the former Forestry makes Arts and Law look sadly anaemic. BOARD AND RESIDENCE Women: The new women's dorms are reserved primarily for first and second year students new to the campus and they offer mostly double rooms. The 1959-60 charge for board and room in the Women's Residences is $510 single and $475 double, payable in two installments—September and January. Some hut accommodation is available for senior women students in Acadia Camp at $453 (single), $425 (double). 67 Application for women students' residence in private homes should be approved by the Dean of Women's office. Cost of rooms varies from $55-$65 per month. Men: The University has accommodation for 782 men students in the temporary residences. These dormitories are located in two units called Fort and Acadia Camp. The charge for board and room for 1959-60 is: Camps Residences Double room First term $183 $204 Second term .__. 242 271 Single room First term 195 219 Second term .... 258 291 A caution deposit must accompany all applications. Students will forfeit $15 of their deposit if they move out during the year. However, those who leave at the end of the first term will forfeit $10 of their deposit. Students planning on leaving the dorms must give two weeks' notice. Information concerning accommodation for men in private homes is available at the office of the Housing Administrator, A. R. Baird, Room 205A, Physics Building. Charges for board and room vary from $60 to $70 a month, for breakfast and room, $35 to $40, anu for room alone, $25 to $30. BOOKINGS While Varsity is in session student organizations sponsor a wide variety of events. A booking system has been established to help these groups find the most suitable time and place for their activities. If a student organization needs a class room, the auditorium, the armouries or a hall downtown, they should see the Booking Clerk in the A.M.S. office. Every A.MJS. group must notify the Booking Clerk whenever they are holding a function, whether it is on campus or not. It is only by this means that everyone on campus can know what is going on and plan accordingly, 68 BOOK STORE The book store is located at the bus stop and, keeping step with the do-it-yourself craze, features self service. Except for during registration, when supplies can be purchased at the booth in the Field House, it supplies all necessary texts, note books, instruments, general stationery and magazines at reduced prices. Last year's examinations are also on sale for negligible fee. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9:00 a.m. to noon, Saturday. At the session's end, the book store will buy used books in good condition—providing that the next regular session can use them. This offer lasts only till June 15 ... so hurry! CAMPUS COFFEE Freshmen should heed this warning that campus coffee, despite its unpalatable taste and disquieting viscosity, is to be unquestionably accepted as one of the traditions of UBC. It is, in this respect, much the same as the football team, having always been that way. CAMPUS SNACKERIES Students can eat in the UBC Cafeteria, the Dining Room and Snack Bar in Brock Hall, the Campus Cupboard next to the Stadium on the East Mall, at the Bus Stop, and at the Coffee Shop in the War Memorial Gym. Dinners for students who stay late on the campus can be obtained at Fort and Acadia by arrangement with the camps' dietitian. COMMERCE BANQUET About 200 Commerce undergraduates meet with twice their number of downtown businessmen at the Commerce Banquet held annually in February. First string representatives of business and industry turn out to meet prospective graduates and to hear an outstanding speaker. f MUSICIANS UNION The A.M.S. has negotiated an agreement with the Vancouver Musicians' Union regarding the music for A.M.S. functions. In order that we may live up to our contract all subsidiary organizations should obtain an outline of this agreement from our Booking Clerk. By adhering to this contract every A.M.S. organization can employ union or non-union students at less than union rate. At the same time the Society can always obtain the services of union bands when such are required. COUNSELLING AND PLACEMENT OFFICE Information and suggestions to all students concerning admission, courses, vocational opportunities and qualifications can be obtained in the counselling hut southwest of the Armouries. A file on professional and vocational opportunities is maintained and is available on request. Employment opportunities — vacation, part-time, and permanent — are sought and listed in the employment section. Approximately 1200 students find sources of earnings through the placement office each year, about 200 of them on campus, in the "selfhelp" programme which provides regular, part-time work in university buildings, kitchens and grounds. Student earnings here amount to some $50,000 a year. The Counselling Service administers a regular battery of interest and aptitude tests to students entering university, who may subsequently arrange for an interview to discuss the results with a counsellor. DELTA SIGMA PI Delta Sigma Pi is the Women's Honorary Sorority at UBC. Its members are girls who have made a name for themselves on the campus by doing outstanding work in AMS activities and by maintaining a high scholastic average. Nominations for the sorority are taken each spring and fall with initiation taking place in the fall. ^j 70 FASHION SHOW Attractive co-eds model the latest styles and ultra fashions (without ever resorting to Dior's sexless flat look) provided by leading department and sportswear stores at the Associated Women Students' annual Fashion Show held in Brock Hall. A somewhat ludicrous but highly successful innovation recently was male models. GIRLS' COMMON ROOM Women students, being the dainty things they are, are provided with Common rooms on the second floor of the Arts Building and at north end of Brock Hall in the smartly decorated Mildred Brock Room. A major project of Associated Women Students recently was to relieve the rooms of their stiff, Victorian atmosphere. I have it on good authority, not being able to ascertain for myself, that the mural presented to AWS has done much toward this end. HEALTH SERVICE The University Health Service and Hospital is located in the Wesbrook Building, southeast corner of the East Mall and University Boulevard. In case of accident or illness medical and nursing facilities are available. The Health Service physicians may also be consulted by appointment regarding medical problems which may arise during attendance at the university. For further information please refer to the Booklet "This is Your Health Service" which is available at registration and in the Health Service Office. All cases of illness developed during the academic year MUST BE REPORTED TO THE HEALTH SERVICE AT ONCE—personally, if on campus, or otherwise by phone. After an illness, students must report to the Health Service for an inspection before re-admission to classes. 71 r FRATERNITIES Fraternities have been an established tradition on the U.B.C. Campus for forty years. Co-ordinated by their central body, the Inter Fraternity Council (I.F.C.), fraternities have proven themselves an asset not only to their members but to the university at large. Such worthwhile and charitable projects as the Annual Greek Song Fest, Help Week and the Mardi Gras Ball are sponsored by the Greek Letter Societies. The seventeen fraternities on campus are: Alpha Delta Phi Phi Kappa Pi Alpha Tau Omega Phi Kappa Sigma Beta Theta Pi Psi Upsilon Delta Kappa Epsilon Sigma Alpha Mu Delta Upsilon Sigma Chi Kappa Sigma Sigma Phi Delta Lambda Chi Alpha Zeta Beta Tau Phi Delta Theta Zeta Psi Phi Gamma Delta They offer students a wide variety of interests from which to choose—whether it be athletic, scholastic or social. I.F.C. invites you in the course of your first year and ultimately in the official RUSHING PERIOD, which a student is eligible for only after completing one year at university, to examine the fraternities and the fraternity system and thus find a fraternity suitable to your interests. HOMECOMING UBC's annual Homecoming runs from November 4th to 7th. Students will join grads at the big Pep Rally, Homecoming Queen contest, the Grad-Thunderbird basketball game, downtown parade and Homecoming Ball. Thunderbird Football team will meet University of Saskatchewan on Saturday and the annual Great Trek award will be presented at half-time. 72 Homecoming Chirman John Goodwin at WA 2-8395 is still looking for people to help him run these fine events. LIBRARY Books taken from the general circulation desk usually have a time limit of two weeks. A fine of 25 cents per day, payable at the Bursar's office, is charged for overdue books. Reserve books may be borrowed for two hours and may be renewed if not in demand. They may be taken out overnight, but must be returned at 8:30 a.m. Overdue fines of 25 cents per hour are charged. Various divisions of the library are described in a pamphlet entitled "Know Your Library" which may be picked up in the library building. MARDI GRAS UBC's biggest social wing-ding is the annual Mardi- Gras costume ball held this year at the Commodore, January 22 and 23. Sponsored by the campus Greeks, the ball is open to everyone on campus, particularly Frosh, with all proceeds going to charity. Sororities and Fraternities sponsor Mardi Gras "Queen" and "King" candidates who participate in Greek skits at a pre-Ball pep rally. Last year saw the Faculty get in the act with "the Faculty Wives' Glee Club," an amusing satirical skit, which was well received by the 2,200 students present. Mardi Gras King and Queen are selected by ballot at the Pep Meet and crowned at the Ball. Greeks also have a Mardi Gras giant raffle with proceeds again going to charity. Raffle and dance tickets on sale at the AMS office. NOTICE BOARDS Notice Boards are in every University building, and in the Quadrangle (better known as the Quad), located in the space between the Arts Building and the Auditorium. All notice boards are under the jurisdiction of Co-ordinator and the AMS, but students don't have to buck any red tape to use them. 73 OPERETTA The Musical Society stages a light operetta in late February free to students and with an admission fee to the general public. They are directed by the well- known Harry Pryce. PARKING Freshmen parking in any space other than the regular lots should be forewarned of the invariably resultant tickets and the subsequent glee of Mr. Bagshaw, Comptroller. Fines are, for the first offence —$1.00; for the second—$2.00; for the third—$5.00. It should be noted that while your offences progress arithmetically, the fines progress astronomically. PASS FEATURES The AMS issues a pass complete with an individual photograph to each of its students about October 1st. This pass allows students to participate in campus activities such as elections and referendums. Famous Players theatres downtown and Odeon theatres throughout the city accord a reduced admission rate to students upon presentation of this card. The pass is also extremely useful as a means of identification. PLAYS The English Department produces a selection from modern drama in the second term. In mid-November, the Players' Club presents a production, and one again in March. They are known as the Fall and Spring Plays, and attract not a few downtown adults. PUBLICITY Students' Council FRO gives help and advice regarding off-campus publicity. U.C.C. PRO gives help and advice regarding club publicity. Every club should have at least one executive member who is familiar with the publicity media available. These include: Downtown newspaper correspondents on campus; UBC Information Office (in the auditorium) for out of town publicity; "Ubyssey" notices—'Tween Classes- Clubs Column, etc.; and Radsoc. 74 Posters and Banners can be obtained from Mamooks (the poster club) for a small charge. For the do-it- yourself enthusiasts, Mamooks will supply most of the necessary materials. It is important to remember that posters may be placed on bulletin boards and no v/here else. Banners (except at election time) may not be put up without the permission of the Co-ordinator of Activities. In an effort to preserve the pleasant appearance of the campus and the university buildings the follow- in grules are strictly enforced by Students' Council. No chalk signs except on class room blackboards, no signs on trees, no staples, no gummed stickers and no handbills. REQUISITION SYSTEM No bills incurred by an AMS organization will be honored by Students Council unless they are covered by a purchase order obtained from the AMS business manager. All such items as club pins and sweaters must be ordered through the College Shop. SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES, BURSARIES AND LOANS Full information on scholarships, prizes, bursaries, and loans is to be found in the latter part of the University Calendar. All inquiries regarding scholarships, prizes, bursaries, and loans should be addressed to the Dean of Administrative and Inter-Faculty Affairs, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. Scholarships and/or Prizes. Scholarships are available only for students with high standing. With a few exceptions, undergraduate scholarships are awarded automatically on the basis of the results of the final examinations and winners may hold the awards only if they continue with their studies at the University in the next regular session. Scholarships for graduates are awarded only on application. In the case of graduate scholarships awarded directly by the University applications should be received by March 15th. Special Bursaries. Limited financial assistance through special bursaries is available for undergrad- 75 uates who have good scholastic standing (i.e. clear standing with an average of at least 65 per cent in the work of the previous session). Application forms must be received not later than August 1st. Department of Education Assistance Fund and Provincial Loans. It is the desire of the Dominion and Provincial Governments that no student of ability shall, through lack of funds, be denied the opportunity to continue his or her education beyond the level of the secondary school. A sum of money has been set aside, therefore, to aid University students who can offer proof of scholastic ability and financial need. This assistance is available in the form of loans or bursaries or both, as the Committee decides, to regular undergraduates in any year and faculty. The loan is repayable commencing one year after the applicant enters gainful employment and does not bear interest until that time. Assistance is normally given only to students who, in the previous session, obtained clear standing and made an average of at least 65 per cent. Application forms must be obtained from the Department of Education, Victoria, B.C. They must be returned before August 1st. Loan Funds. Various loan funds are operated by the Dean of Administrative and Inter-Faculty Affairs to assist students who, during the session, find themselves without sufficient funds to complete the work of the session. An undergraduate whose progress is satisfactory may apply for a loan at any time during the session. The largest fund for this purpose is "The University General Loan Fund", which provides loans not exceeding $200, which are interest-free until May 31st and are repayable for the following summer. An adult guarantor satisfactory to the University is required. Funds have also been established to provide loans of larger amounts and for longer periods of time, and are open to graduates and undergraduates with satisfactory guarantors. As the terms under which the funds are operated differ considerably, students desiring loans should discuss their financial problems indi- 76 vidually with the Dean of Administrative and Inter- Faculty Affairs. SIGMA TAU CHI Sigma Tau Chi, the men's honorary fraternity, is primarily a discussion group dealing with an unlimited scope of subjects. Membership is by invitation from the presently constituted members and goes out to students with a record of high standard campus activity. The group aims to acquire a representative membership from all sections of the campus, still keeping its number workable. SORORITIES The Panhellenic Association is the governing body for the nine international sororities found on the U.B.C. campus. The groups represented are Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Gamma, Delta Phi Epsilon, Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Kappa Gamma, Panhellinic co-ordinates many of the activities of the sororities and sponsors bridge and bowling tournaments, punch parties, Songfest and intra-mural sports. Social activities of sororities are many and varied. Ranging from pledge parties and formals to Founder's Day Banquets and Christmas firesides, they keep the girls busy all year round. All nine groups take part in the annual formal, Pledges-on-Parade, at which all new pledges are presented. Scholastically, each group sets an average which must be maintained by its members and encourages good study habits and regular study hours. The individual scholarship chairmen keep in touch with the Panhellenic scholarship chairman and competition is keen for the Panhellenic Scholarship Cup which is awarded annually. Sororities sponsor competitions within their own circles and often girls with high averages are honoured by their groups. 77 Each sorority has an international philanthropy to which it contributes annually. The Cerebral Palsy Association, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Heart Foundation and the Canadian National Institute for the Blind are only a few groups which receive contributions from U.B.C. sororities. Funds are raised through teas, garden parties, rummage sales and alumnae-sponsored projects. Membership in sororities is by invitation after the completion of a period of tours, coke parties, teas and theme parties known as "rushing". U.B.C. rushing operates under a flexible limitation programme whereby a girl receives the sorority of her first choice if that group extends her a bid. All nine groups now look forward to holding rush period functions in the new Panhellenic House which will be constructed next to the Home Management House on Marine Drive. UNIVERSITY SERVICE CORPS The University Service Training Corps is open to all male students who can meet the necessary physical requirements. All branches of the service are represented on the campus, coming under the jurisdiction of a Joint Service Training Committee, consisting of the President of the University and the Commanders of the COTC, UNTD, RCAF, and the Women's Division RCAF. Prospective officers can get information on any of the three services by visiting the offices, in the Armoury. Successful candidates are appointed as officer cadets, and are required to serve a minimum of three hours per week and also a minimum of three to four months during the summer. This time is spent at various Active Force Schools across Canada under Active Force Supervisors. Upon completion of the course, they may emerge with the rank of Captain in the Reserve or First Lieutenant in the Active Force. 78 in which the hopeless chore of untangling campus organizations is undertaken rather unsuccessfully and the path to healthy social activity defined Clubs The person who said "You only get out of university what you put in" has not only uttered one of the most profound statements of the century, but provided us with a neat little introduction to this section on the clubs and societies located on the campus. As we mentioned earlier, there are some sixty-three or four, no one knowing exactly how many since they are continually springing to life amid the fertile soil and clement climate of UBC student society and it is difficult to separate those actually included in the AMS from those merely associated with it. However, one thing is certain: they exist solely for your further education and enjoyment, and can only continue through your interest and support. These organizations are all sponsored and financed by the treasury of the AMS to which each of you contributes $24 every year through the payment of your tuition. In a sense, you have just "bought" a membership into every one of these societies and are entitled to partake of the benefits offered by them all. Preposterous as it may seem, this has, on one or two occasions, actually been attempted by one ambitious co-ed or another. Needless to say, this is not the recommended procedure. However, it would be just as foolish to say to yourself: "I am here for an education. Mine is a hard row to hoe, a rocky road to rake, a dirty ditch to dig, etc." and refuse to enter into any of the extra-curricular activities that are available for you. On Club's Day, October 1, most of these organizations will present exhibits and displays in the Armouries in a bid for members. That is the time to judge the relative merits of each for yourself, and sign with those which hold the most interest for you. There follows for your further enlightenment a short breakdown of the aims and activities of most of the groups, which should help you to make a more intelligent choice. They have been forced into the 80 rather unnatural classifications of Religious, Activity, etc., only for your convenience in locating all the organizations dealing with a certain phase of activity. No one is to understand because of this grouping that the Varsity Outdoor Club since it falls into the category "Activity Clubs" is completely void of social functions, and intelligent discussion, or similarly that the Critics Circle is stolidly sedentary. ACTIVITY Amateur Radio Society Aqua-Soc Badminton Club Bridge Club Camera Club Curling Club Dance Club Fencing Club Figure Skating Club Film Society Jazz Society ETHNICAL Alpha Omega Society Cercle Francais Chinese Varsity Clubs El Circulo East Asian Club German Club FACULTY Archaeology Club Architectural Society Biology Club Botanical Garden Society Economics Club Forest Club Geography Club Historical Society LITERARY & SOCIAL Critics Circle Civil Liberties Union Classics Club International House Letters Club Music Appreciation POLITICAL CCF Club Mock Parliament Parliamentary Forum Mamooks Music Society Pep Club Players' Club Radio and Television Society Ramblers Athletic Rod and Gun Club Sports Car Club Varsity Outdoor dub Hillel Foundation Indian Students' Association Nisei Varsity Club Slavonic Circle Junior Agricultural Institute of Canada Mathematical Club Pharmaceutical Society Physics Society Pre-Law Society Pre-Medical Society Psychology Club Phrateres Social Problems Club Undergraduate Writers' Workshop Visual Arts Club Political Science Club United Nations Club 81 r RELIGIOUS Christian Science Newman Club Organization Student Christian Lutheran Students' Movement Organization Varsity Christian Islamic Centre Fellowship ALPHA OMEGA SOCIETY The Alpha Omega Society, composed of students of Ukrainian descent, is organized to promote the study and application of Ukrainian culture as a contribution to Canadian cultural development. Activities of the club include discussion groups and lectures on Ukrainian traditions, music, history and literature. The proceeds from their many dances and parties go towards the development of a Ukrainian library at UBC. All students of Ukrainian descent are automatically members of the club, but only those who have paid the dues are allowed a vote. AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY HAMSOC Recently, Hamsoc made radio contact over fifty countries all over the world, and started arrangements for a new inter-university network. Besides the care and training of "ham" operators, the club puts UBC students in touch with relatives or friends in any part of the world. Come Christmas time, the messages fly thick and fast; even person to person broadcasts are arranged. During the term, classes are held in the newly equipped clubroom (boasting $2000 worth of new facilities) for students interested in the theory of radio and in obtaining a commercial operators' licence. Plans are now being launched to establish an inter- campus radio network for the purpose of free exchange of campus news with other universities. The club also offers films and lectures in the field of radio, generally. AQUA-SOC Aqua-Soc is devoted to promoting interest in skin- diving with special emphasis on the safety factor of this sport. 82 ■> Previous knowledge of diving, although an asset, is not a pre-requisite for joining this club which has its own training programme for the novice. The club combines practical lessons in Empire pool with weekly lectures on theory by experienced divers. Club activities, which are open to both men and co-ed students, include frequent parties, weekly diving trips to Whytecliffe and Horseshoe Bay, weekend trips to Pender Harbour and the Gulf Islands and participation in such well-known events as the Ta- coma Underwater Treasure Hunt and the World Octopus Wrestling Contest. ARCHAEOLOGY CLUB The Archaeology Club welcomes any students interested in this field. The club sponsors lectures, field trips, and guest speakers. Like everything else pertaining to this club—little is known of its origin, but the fun is in finding out. ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY Organized seven years ago, the Architectural Society gives its members practical study in architecture while trying to promote a healthy interest in architecture and its meaning in the student body. BADMINTON CLUB The UBC Badminton Club is essentially a sports organization. Its object is to give the club members as full a knowledge of the game as possible, by practice and tournaments. The club meets three times a week: Tuesday and Thursday evenings, in the Memorial Gym and Sunday afternoons in the Women's Gym. Team members have two additonal playing nights: Wednesday 6:00-7:30 P.M. and Friday 6:00-8:00 P.M. in the Women's Gym. The membership fees are $6.50 for the year or $4.00 for each term. BIOLOGY CLUB The purpose of this club is to stimulate interest in various biological fields and to further sincere scientific thinking. Field trips, lectures, debates, parties 83 and films are scheduled. Volleyball and badminton are played once a week in the gym. The annual fee is one dollar. BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY A love for, and appreciation of, the beauties of Nature are the only qualifications necessary for membership in the Botanical Garden Society. Their yearly program features a trip through the Arboretum, the showing of kodachromes of different gardens, and lectures and discussions on landscape gardening and the various aspects of botany. BRIDGE CLUB Still in the throes of development is the Bridge Club. The enthusiasts who haunt Brock Lounge at all hours of the day intend to sponsor bridge tournaments to give some substance to their daily games. Aspiring Hoyles, Lens and Culbertsons should drop around to Brock any afternoon. CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club has complete darkroom facilities for both black and white and colour photography. There is a well-equipped photographic studio and a clubroom in the new Brock extension. Various aspects of photography, including composition, darkroom procedure, portraits and colour are discussed at weekly meetings with a special modelling training course for co-eds. Vancouver's professional photographers supply technical information and advice to members who have exhibited in the annual Ben Hill-Tout photo contest. C.C.F. CLUB The C.C.F. Club provides U.B.C. with party speakers from the Provincial and Federal Legislatures. Club members participate in weekly discussion groups, in campus debates and panel sessions and in the annual Model Parliaments. Off campus, members work within their own con- 84 stituency organizations and attend C.C.F. Youth Seminars. The club has at least two informal social functions each year. CHINESE VARSITY CLUB The Chinese Varsity Club, open to all UBC students, is primarily a social club which aims at promoting better inter-racial relationships. Members enjoy a varied social programme which includes a basketball tournament, ice-skating parties, several banquets and dances and a Matric Social attended by Grade 12 and 13 students from local high schools. Culturally, the club sponsors several speakers during the year and members participate in campus debates. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION The Christian Science Organization at UBC exists to provide students with an opportunity to learn the truth about Christian Science as taught in the Bible and in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science. Club activities include weekly testimony meetings (open to all), quarterly business meetings, and committee work for all members. The club holds at least one public lecture on Christian Science every year and its study room, 359 Brock Extension, is open to everyone for the study of the Bible, all authorized Christian Science Literature and the Christian Science Monitor. Membership fees are one dollar. CRITICS CIRCLE All really unbearable high-school intellectuals (genuine or pseudo—-both are accepted) eventually turn up in the Critics Circle, which dispenses free thought, free coffee, and, at the annual wind-up party, free, if rather furtive, love. It is an organization 85 dedicated to the effete and the sensational. It receives from the Alma Mater Society an annual gin allowance and the use of a small office with colour-coordinated walls in the basement of the Brock Extension. Authors studied by the Critics Circle have ranged from Kafka to Mickey Spillane; topics, from science fiction to the gothic novel. Cogent argument and citing of authority are bywords in the Critics Circle. Flaneurs and dilletantes are given short shrift. In short, the standards of the group are such as would make a Barzun or a de Tocqueville wary of accepting the gauntlet. Withal, there is no deadly rhetoric, no stifling pedantry. Here are no wheezy, scrofulous academics feebly haggling over minutiae. Here is youth, fresh and vibrant, concerned with the very stuff of life! CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION The Civil Liberties Union, formed by the late Dr. Sedgewick, is concerned with the protection of racial and religious minorities. Last year the club began work on a questionnaire to be presented this term to high school students, sounding their opinion of "Liberty and Law in Canada." Very active internally as well, the club sponsored films and a series of speakers on the Indian question. The Union annually presents the Garnett Sedgewick plaque to a person who has made a notable contribution to the work of civil liberties. CLU has a delegate appointed to the Vancouver Civic Unity Council which is working on a Fair Employment Practices Act for B.C. CLASSICS CLUB To encourage further interest in the classics, through discussion and the presentation of papers, is the purpose of the Classics Club. Ancient and modern aspects of the classics are discussed at monthly meetings. CURLING CLUB A newly formed organization at UBC, the Curling Club, offers competitive opportunities for campus rink- sters. > Membership is open to both students and faculty and will be limited only by the amount of rink space made available to the club by city rinks. It is hoped that Inter-collegiate Bonspiels may be planned in the near future and that curling may eventually take its place as a major sport on campus. DANCE CLUB UBC's Dance Club, organized ten years ago with only 20 members, has grown to the biggest club on campus whose 900 enthusiastic members show no signs of leaving. The Club has a large dance floor in the new Brock Extension, and gives members opportunities for learning and developing all dancing skills. Lessons in modern ballroom, creative, folk, international and square dancing are given by both student instructors and by the Department of Physical Education's Dancing Instructor and the Club's advisor, Mr. Grant Vincent. The Club sponsors an annual dance show and plans to enter off-campus dance competitions this year. Dance Club throws many fine parties. ECONOMICS CLUB The Economics Club was founded to encourage and assist any students with an active and independent interest in economics. Activities of the club include group research projects, discussions and the presentation of guest speakers. FENCING CLUB The fencing club stimulates interest in fencing at UBC, enabling students to learn to fence, foil, sabre and epee, and provides them with an opportunity to compete with fencers from outside the university in both local and international competition. The club meets twice weekly in the evenings for instruction and training. Besides the promotion of physical fitness, the club endeavors to provide some social events during the winter session. 87 FIGURE SKATING CLUB The figure skating club was formed for the purpose of obtaining P.E. credits for those who like to skate. Members of the club do not have to be expert skaters. Actually they don't even have to be able to figure skate before joining—they may learn in the club. At the present time the club is dominated by female members, but there is lots of room for males interested in skating. The University has no ice facilities right now, therefore club members must join different clubs in and around Vancouver. The club meets approximately once a month, and holds social functions throughout the year. FILM SOCIETY Film Soc gives its members training in projection work, theatre management and the production of motion pictures. The society sponsors a varied noon-hour programme of free shows, propaganda movies, comedy film revivals and full-length feature presentations for campus film fans. Projectionists are trained by the club's senior members and can earn pocket money working for the University extension. Filmsoc's Production Department plans a series of campus newsreels next year and is looking for would- be camera and sound equipment operators to train. Filmsoc throws good parties. FOREST CLUB Since 1929 the Forest Club has provided all wearers of the hard hat, caulked boot, and green sweater with a wide variety of projects and activities. The main objects of the Club are to foster interest in the wide field of forestry among undergraduates and graduates at the University, and to stimulate public interest in this field throughout the province. Activities include the organization of at least four traditional social events each year: the autumn "Slash 88 1 Burn", the "Wood Choppers Ball", the "Annual Cut" and the Spring Banquet. There is also a well-balanced program of noon-hour speakers, movies or illustrated talks. Publication and distribution of a club Annual, and scientific research notes, as well as periodic revision and republication of the "Forestry Handbook for British Columbia", are other important functions of this club. GEOGRAPHY CLUB In addition to making various field trips, the Geography Club provides lectures, films and discussions on geographical topics. The club's activities include cartographic displays showing the development and use of maps and map technique. Membership is open to any student taking a Geography course. GERMAN CLUB For students studying German and for German students, the German Club offers a diversified social and educational program. The aim of the club is to introduce German tradition and culture to students on the campus. This is achieved through informative talks by guest speakers and through gay songs and parties. For enthusiastic beginners, informal tape- recording and conversation sessions are held once a week. HILLEL FOUNDATION B'Nai B'Rith Hillel Foundation (Hillel for short) is one of 250 such organizations across North America. Hillel gives the Jewish student and all others interested a programme of cultural, social and religious activities. The Foundation operates on the principle that the patterns of Jewish life are important in the composite of the total community and that the University is enriched through the best Jewish tradition. 89 r Hillel sponsors discussion groups and film programmes for all students. HISTORICAL SOCIETY History through perspective might be called the main motive of the Historical Society. Through men well versed in matters pertaining to history and discussion groups, the Society carries on the quest of knowledge where the classroom leaves off. Membership in the Historical Society is open to anyone with a keen desire to understand history. INDIAN STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION East-West understanding is promoted by the Indian Students' Association, which also attempts to help the local East Indian Community adjust itself to western life. One of the club's leading purposes is to bring speakers to the campus to give an interpretation of the dynamic, moral and cultural aspects of Eastern philosophy and political enlightenment. This learning is related to the different ideological systems of the world. All campus Indian students are members of the Association. Informal social gatherings are held throughout the year. INTERNATIONAL HOUSE The International House provides a setting where students from abroad can meet with one another and with Canadians in daily experiences that encourage friendship and understanding between people of various nationalities, out of which may grow international harmony and good will. Membership in the International House Club, which is open to any student on campus, consists of approximately 50% Canadian students and 50% foreign students representing about 40 different nationalities. Although many individuals and organizations in the community contributed funds to build an International House at U.B.C., the major donation was made by the Vancouver Rotary Club. The building, which 90 "X was designed by Professor Lasserre, Director of the School of Architecture, was formally opened by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt on March 4th, 1959. THE ISLAMIC CENTRE Founded at UBC in October '56, the Islamic Centre undertakes to unite the Muslim students on the campus as well as to inform interested students of the teachings of Islam as laid down in the Holy Koran. The IC seeks to foster co-operation and mutual understanding with non-Muslim students. Furthering this end, they have elected two non-Muslim students to their executive council. Plans for the future include the erection of a mosque for devotions. A separate hall will provide a meeting place for members. JAZZ SOCIETY The primary aim of Jazzsoc is to promote the understanding and enjoyment of jazz, as an art form, among those who already dig the scene, and also among those poor folk who are not hep. Because of its wide appeal, this ever-growing club had 450 members last year and was the second largest on campus. In all walks of life one finds the enjoyment of music, and hence the membership of Jazz Society stems from all faculties. Within the club there are those who at first know nothing about jazz, but soon learn to dig, as well as those who have learned to understand its complexities and also those who play jazz. Jazzsoc's program consists of a lecture and panel discussion series which is held alternately with live sessions at the Tuesday noon meetings. There is, as well, the Auditorium series of concerts, which are free to members, of course, and which feature some of the best jazz entertainment available to-day. Special discussion groups are also held in which many important facets of contemporary and traditional jazz are discussed. The club does not function on Tuesdays only. Every noon the clubroom is open and members are only too 91 welcome to come and eat their lunches there and listen to the Hi-fi system. As far as parties are concerned— suffice it to say "they also occur." JUNIOR AGRICULTURE INSTITUTE OF CANADA Guest speakers to the campus presenting talks relating to agriculture and the presentation of research papers by senior Aggie students were part of the Jr. AIC program last year. The group is formed by students registered in Agriculture. LETTERS CLUB The Letters Club is open to any third year student who enjoys reading and discussing what he had read. Fourth year students, or students in their second year with the club, give papers and all the members take part in the discussions and debates which follow. Members giving papers are not restricted to topics pertaining to English literature. Papers have been given on such subjects as Voltaire and modern Canadian poetry. Meetings are held on Tuesdays in the evening at private homes. There are usually about a dozen meetings in an academic year, one of them being an "original contributions" meeting. At this meeting the prose or poetry creations of the members are read and criticized. It should be noted that membership in the letters club is not limited to English honours students. LUTHERAN STUDENTS' ORGANIZATION UBC's Lutheran student association provides a programme directed towards spiritual strengthening and Christian fellowship. Association meets each Monday in Bu. 216 at which local Pastors and guest speakers discuss current social and moral problems. Small "all groups" bible study meetings are held each noon hour and a Sunday "fireside" is held once a month at different students' homes. Membership is open to all students including non- Lutherans. 92 "X MAMOOKS Mamooks are responsible for the multitude of signs which advertise many of the campus' activities. Mamooks are also called in to help decorate the Armoury, Brock, Lounge, War Memorial Gym and other locations where social events are held. Professional instruction is offered to anyone who has the talent and desire to partake in Mamooks invaluable campus service. Some attractions for new members are the introduction to air brush technique, silk screen painting, oils and the offer of free admissions to campus affairs for deserving members. MATHEMATICAL CLUB Mathematical problems and methods not included in the curriculum and their discussion is the main function of this club. Papers are given at the meetings by professors and members, with a competition for the best paper. MOCK PARLIAMENT The Mock Parliament gives members of campus political clubs opportunity to debate under conditions similar to those of the House of Commons, and at the same time attempts to familiarize the student body as a whole with procedure and functioning of the government house. Several lively parliamentary sessions were successfully staged. Steering committee of the club schedules parliaments, approves bills and amendments and compiles rules of procedure. MUSIC CIRCLE Students who are interested in classical music, whether they know very much about it or not, wiU certainly enjoy being members of the Music Circle. This club, of about fifty members, meets Tuesday and Friday noon-hours in Hut M-9. One work by a classical composer is featured at each of these meetings, and the club tries to keep the programmes well- balanced by including works from all periods of classical music. r The Friday meetings are "members' choice", when members may bring their own records to introduce and play on the club's high-fidelity record player. Evening meetings are also held at intervals throughout the year, at members' homes, when guest speakers may be called on to introduce a longer composition or to talk on a certain aspect of the field of classical music. MUSIC SOCIETY Instruction in stagecraft, costuming, make-up and committee work as well as the opportunity to sing in its glee club is offered members of the Music Society. Principal work of Mussoc each year is the presentation of an operetta which invariably scores an artistic success. The club also stages an annual Christmas concert. Social activities of the club begin with a get-together banquet and dance. Last year, members held a party at the Stanley Park Pavilion during production of their operetta. Introduced last year was the Choral Society, which worked in close conjunction with the rest of the club, although under a separate executive. Apart from training a better cast for the Mussoc's operetta, the club will present several noon-hour concerts. NEWMAN CLUB All Catholic students attending U.B.C. are automatically members of Newman Club. As members they have access to some of the best club facilities on campus with a spacious lounge, a beautiful chapel, a auiet library, kitchenette and locker facilities located at the Newman Club in St. Mark's College. The Club's activities are four-fold: Religious—attendance at Mass, corporative communion breakfasts, recital of the rosary, annual missions and retreats, etc.; Intellectual—religious discussion groups (the topics for the coming season are: "Catholic Social Principles", "Apologetics", "Communism", "Marriage", "Liturgy") , lectures at communion breakfasts and at other meetings, Debates and Dramatics; Social — talent 94 *1 nights, socials, picnics, ski trips, etc.; Athletic—Intramural Sports. NISEI VARSITY CLUB This club, started four years ago by Japanese students, is open to any interested student attending U.B.C. Its purposes are to provide social, cultural, and educational opportunities; work in conjunction with other clubs on and off the campus; and to help meet other students and to promote good-will among the students on the campus. Activities include: frosh reception, bowling nights, dances, parties, and a Graduation Banquet. PARLIAMENTARY FORUM Formed to give students an opportunity to express themselves in public debate and to open avenues of interesting discussion, Parliamentary Forum holds weekly noon-hour debates. Inter-university and inter-faculty debates enable polemical personalities to test their debating skills. Top Forum debaters gain opportunity to take part in the annual McGoun Cup debates for Canadian championship. PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY Students registered in pharmacy are eligible for membership in the Society. Regular meetings are held at which prominent pharmacists and doctors speak on current problems of pharmacy. PHRATERES Phrateres is an international democratic organization open to all women on the campus. The aim of Phrateres, Greek for "friendliness", is to uphold the standard and ideals of the university and to foster a spirit of amity among women (only) on campus. Theta chapter of UBC is divided into eight subchapters of 25 girls each. Functions include formals, philanthropic work, socials, and participation in campus athletics. Pledging in October, initiation in January and camp after the spring exams complete the busy year's activities. 95 Each June, at the International Convention, an award is given to the most outstanding west coast chapter. Two years ago, Theta chapter (UBC) won over 11 competitors. PHYSICS SOCIETY Papers of interest to students of physics give the members of the Physics Society an opportunity for presentation and discussion of problems. Professors in the Department are members of the society. PLAYERS' CLUB Players' Club, existing since 1916, has had a glorious history, producing plays of high calibre. The Club's purpose is to provide good theatre for the University and the Vancouver public; theatre, both classical and avante-garde, providing training and experience in the acting and the technical side of productions. There is plenty of opportunity for displaying these skills in the fall production (cast mainly from new members) and the spring play, which is taken on tour through the province after exams; annual production of Eric Nicol's "Her Scienceman Lover"; and workshop productions and readings, both public and private, of one act plays and other extravaganza. Social life, governed much by tradition, includes the fall formal, production parties, other parties and the Green Room. POLITICAL CLUBS All possible combinations and permutations of political prejudice are represented on UBC campus in the form of lively, hyper-active 'cells', which meet periodically in the Brock Extension to exchange blows and, occasionally, opinions. Favorite topic used to be 'what is wrong with Canada'. Of course we all knew what was wrong with Canada. POLITICAL SCIENCE CLUB As its name suggests, the object of the club is to promote an interest in all aspects of Political Science; 96 that is in the fields of Current Affairs, Political Philosophy, Machinery of Government, and International Relations. Although it organized and tabulated the interesting results of a "Predict the Election" contest held at the 1958 Open House, the organization's prime activities consist of discussion groups and informal talks by noted personalities. Because a high degree of membership participation in these discussions is essential, the membership has been kept quite low, but nevertheless very active. Since its activities are naturally associated with the Political Science courses at U.B.C., many of the members are students in that department. However membership is in no way curtailed and we welcome anyone who is interested in the field of politics. We especially welcome those with particular political leanings. On the Club are members of all five campus political organizations, and their opposing views give added zest to the lively meetings. PRE-LAW SOCIETY The Pre-Law Society has been formed for the purpose of stimulating interest in matters pertaining to law and the practice of law in the Province of British Columbia. Membership is open to all students registered in the Faculty of Arts and to students registered in the Faculty of Commerce who intend to graduate in the Faculty of Law. The Pre-Law Society enables its members to familiarize themselves with various legal problems and their influence on society today. Throughout the term distinguished members of the Vancouver Bar Association will be invited to speak to the members on subjects relating to labor laws, divorce, capital punishment, etc., during the noon hour. PRE-MEDICAL SOCIETY The Pre-Med Society is open to any student planning on graduating in Medicine. It is designed to better orient the members in their future profession, provid- 97 r V ing films, lectures and field trips to local clinics and labs. Their program also includes sponsorship of dances, informal parties, and participation in inter- mural athletics. PSYCHOLOGY CLUB From neurosis to psychosis and back again, the Psychology Club offers psychology students a chance to get a better grasp of this new science by means of discussions and talks by men prominent in the field. RAMBLERS ATHLETIC CLUB The prime function of the Ramblers Athletic Club is to give its members an opportunity to participate in intramural sports as a team. The intramurals consist of a fall and spring term. In the fall term are swimming, volleyball, tennis doubles, bowling, touch football, badminton, ping- pong singles, cross country and golf. The spring term has basketball, soccer, ping-pong doubles, tennis singles, boxing and wrestling, track and field, badminton doubles, golf, skiing, bowling, lacrosse and Softball. The club enters all these sports and gives its members the opportunity to compete in one or more of them. In the individual sports the member is able to train with other members of the club. In the team sports the club enters as many teams in each sport as the number of players warrants. Last year the Ramblers won the Intramural Aggregate Trophy, chalking up 442 points. The club entered all sports and earned more points in total than any other organization. The club won team championships in touch football, tennis, badminton and ping pong as well as individual championships in track, boxing, and wrestling. Membership in the Ramblers is open to all students at U.B.C. Members in good standing must play or manage at least one sport during the year, attend club meetings and abide by the constitution and by-laws. 98 ■>_ A fee of one dollar is charged in order to cover operating expenses. UNIVERSITY RADIO AND TELEVISION SOCIETY UBC Radio . . . officially known as the University Radio and Television Society ... is the campus organization which develops, controls and organizes all student broadcasting and recording by means of radio and television. UBC Radio's modern broadcasting facilities are located in the south basement of Brock Hall. Some thirty-five thousand dollars worth of modern broadcasting, recording and library facilities are contained in this area which includes two fully equipped control rooms, two sound studios, a newsroom, library, engineering department and numerous business departments. UBC Radio produces the weekly 15-minute programme "UBC Radio Digest", a report on campus happenings broadcast on more than a dozen B.C. Radio Stations. In addition, there is the Campus Network broadcasting. Music, news and special events are broadcast from 9 am to 4 pm daily to the campus over a closed network of speakers located in many student club- rooms and lounges. This programming closely parallels that carried on at professional stations; commercials must be written, programmes and commercials scheduled on "traffic logs", music must be selected from the library of over 30,000 selections, news edited from the Canadian Press Teletype and gathered from campus news sources, and, of course, all of this is put "on-the-air" by announcers and technicians. Finally, the equipment with which all the work is done must be maintained by competent engineers trained in the UBC Radio engineering department. The Audio Services department of UBC Radio makes available a recorded Hi-Fi Dance Service and the rental of Public Address equipment at rates considerably lower than those charged elsewhere. This department also manages the Campus Sound Car Service. It takes a large membership to carry on the activities at UBC Radio. Both female and male members are given an opportunity to work in every department and learn the various phases of radio work. In addition, professional training in the form of night school courses is available to members at a reduced rate under the sponsorship of the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters. ROD AND GUN The Varsity Rod and Gun Club is devoted to the promotion of interest in hunting and fishing, not only at UBC but also in the community at large. The club aims to publicize the importance of intelligent game conservation and wildlife management and tries to educate the public in the ideals of good sportsmanship in hunting and fishing. The club's weekly meetings usually feature a prominent sportsman guest speaker or else a movie about hunting or fishing. The club organizes many hunting and fishing trips through the year and conducts frequent fishing derbies. The club also has a twice-weekly small bore rifle target practice and gives instruction in the noble arts of fly-tying and casting. This year's major project is the rehabilitation and restocking of a trout stream. Also projected are numerous parties. SLAVONIC CIRCLE The Slavonic Circle is devoted to the study of the customs and culture of the people of the Slavic countries. Lectures and discussions are held at weekly meetings. SOCIAL PROBLEMS CLUB Awareness of the basic problems existing in present day society and the manifestations of these fundamental disorders is the chief aim of the Social Prob- 100 V lems Club. By presenting well-known speakers and sponsoring debates, the members of the club hope to attain a better insight into today's upset world. SPORTS CAR CLUB The club was founded two and a half years ago to bring together the sports car enthusiasts on the campus to foster sportsmanship, to organize events of common interest to members, to promote safe road conduct and to help raise the prestige of the sports cars. The club is entering its third full year this autumn and is now affiliated with the International Conference of Northwest Sports Car Clubs. Activities include a one day rally in the first term, a two day rally in the second term, a gymkhana, several gimmick rallies and social activities. Furthermore a full programme of instruction is offered for all beginners enabling them to participate in all club competitions. Anyone interested in fun, companionship and work, in sports car talk and racing movies is welcome in the club whether or not he or she has a car. STUDENT CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT The Student Christian Movement seeks to give opportunity for dynamic and progressive religious study and inquiry on the campus. It is an open movement which meets students where they are in terms of their religious questioning. Its aim is to help the sttudents answer their personal and religious problems which are continually arising through the stimulation of the total university community. The club sponsors Lectures series, Study groups, Fall Camps, Firesides, Jam Sessions, Conferences (Regional, National, International), Summer Work and Study Communities composed of students from across Canada. The Movement is organized nationally through a Council meeting each fall in Ontario. Here students representing over 20 Canadian Universities decide policy and programme. 101 r V The SCM at UBC has in its employ a full time senior person, the Rev. Douglas Carlin, who serves as general programme advisor and student councillor. Any student may feel free to contact him and enquire more fully about the programme through his office in Hut L-5 (East Mall) or phone AL 4600 local 255. UNDERGRADUATE WRITERS' WORKSHOP This is a club for those interested in creative writing. The club meets regularly to discuss the work of members. All writing forms, from factual essay to dramatic work and verse, are considered. Members of the English department, who are themselves writers and interested in writing, direct the club. Those wishing to join the club are required to submit samples of their work. U.W.W. will have a booth on Clubs' Day— watch for it. UNITED NATIONS CLUB Through weekly meetings and planned activities, the United Nations Club attempts to direct and stimulate interest in current world topics. The UN program during the year includes staging of a UN Model General Assembly, UN Day on campus, a sharp and witty International Law Symposium, and a UN Regional Conference in Brock Hall, as well as the presentation of numerous prominent world speakers. The UN Club is affiliated with the Collegiate Council of the United Nations, an international Canadian- American Council of all campus UN clubs and sub- organization of the International Student Movement for the United Nations. VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP The purpose of the Varsity Christian Fellowship is to make Christianity a real and meaningful force in the lives of students of all denominations; its purpose is "to know Christ and to make Him known." The membership of this group averages approximately sixty-five. Throughout the school year Bible studies, prayer meetings, conferences and a carol service are organized, and speakers are sponsored weekly. 102 Despite the wide and varied social program of the V.C.F., the emphasis is spiritual in all phases, and the challenge of following Christ upheld. VARSITY OUTDOOR CLUB The object of the Varsity Outdoor Club is to promote interest in all outdoor activities, especially skiing J and mountaineering. The club has a modern cabin on I Mt. Seymour with a large lounge and accommodation \ in men's and women's dormitories for 120 people. On campus the V.O.C. clubroom is situated behind Brock Hall. The V.O.C. has numerous weekend activities—climbing and ski trips to local areas such as Mt. Baker, Manning Park, and Crown Mountain. There are also club races, and every Spring a trip to Garibaldi Park. The V.O.C. is active in the summer with trips to local mountains, and as far afield as the Rockies. To join, prospective new members must attend one of two membership hikes and do two days' work at the cabin. The fee is $7.00. Every Thanksgiving weekend a 3-day membership hike is held open to everyone. The usual club membership is 150. VISUAL ARTS CLUB Classes in drawing, sculpture, pottery and lectures by well known personalities in the field of Fine Arts make the Visual Arts Club one of the most productive organizations on campus. Classes held in the library basement offer students ample space to let their creative abilities flourish. CERCLE FRANCAIS A delightfully mad group which induces prospective members with free wine and entertains its regulars with bashes like the "Picasso Panic". Ostensibly the club's purpose is to encourage conversational French and to promote interest in France and French-speaking countries. EL CIRCULO El Circuio Latino Americano, (El Circulo to you), consists of students from Central and South America 103 and Spain plus Canadians who are interested in the Latin countries, their costumes, language, music, songs, dances and food. El Circulo sponsors an annual Spanish weekend at Loon Lake, monthly dances, cultural films and talks, and shows featuring Spanish dancers, songs and music. Join this club and pass your Spanish courses. 104 ~> publications being a wordy exposition of the collegiate press its muses, uses and abuses. Publications The University of B.C. is graced with six student publications: The Ubyssey, Totem, Raven, Pique, Student Handbook (this mess), and Directory. To co-ordinate these various publications a council position was created last year. This office goes under the name of Co-ordinator of Publications, but he really is the business manager for all publications. (Don't be deceived by Jim's appearance.) The Ubyssey: The Ubyssey is the campus newspaper. The triweekly Ubyssey, rated one of the freest and finest campus newspapers in North America, is edited in the North Brock basement by a fun-loving, talented, notorious group of students who would rather put out a paper than pass exams. The Ubyssey's editorial board elects an Editor-in- Chief. The Editor-in-Chief in turn appoints a staff of: Managing Editor, News Editor, Sports Editor, Photography Chief, Culture Editor, Features Editor, CUP (exchange) Editor, and three Senior Editors who make up or design the newspaper. Reporters are welcomed to The Ubyssey office in September. They are given assignments by the News Editor. The Managing Editor will hand them the address of the next of the renowned series of "pub parties". Special Regulations: 1—'Tween Classes or club announcements are turned in to the Co-ordinator of Publications' office in the North Brock. 2—All matters involving money are handled by the Co-ordinator. 3—Letters to the Editor should be sent to the Editor- in-Chief's office. Letters must be short and typewritten or written clearly. 106 4—The Ubyssey editors retain the right to decide S what notices, letters and announcements will be published and in what manner. The Totem: Totem is the university student yearbook. It is edited by a Totem Editor and staff in offices in the Brock Extension. Because the high-quality Totem is expensive to produce, a limited number of Totems are printed. Students are advised to order a copy in advance in order to be sure of getting one. The Raven: Raven is UBC's literary magazine. It traditionally carries obscure poetry, learned essays and short stories about love, sex and rape. It is published whenever the Raven Editor and his staff feel the urge to publish. The Pique: Pique is UBC's off again, on again, gone again humour magazine. Sometimes it is published and sometimes it is funny. Humour fans say it isn't funny when it isn't published. 107 through UcB.C/s muscle jungle with gun and camera Athletics U.B.C. has long been noted for its student contributions in building this fine institution. The athletic programme as presently constituted is the result of student initiative and enterprise. U.B.C.'s entry into the W.C.I.A.U. has in some measure brought the university administration into a position of partial participation. Never-the-less each student has made over the period of years a fair investment in the athletic programme—athletics are as much a part of student concern as any of the other areas under the A.M.S. Support your THUNDERBIRDS, but whether you are a 'BIRD" watcher or not, take an interest in the fortunes of your athletic programme. Information is always available at the A.M.S. office. IAN STEWART, President, M.A.A. MEN'S ATHLETIC COMMITTEE AND ASSOCIATION Under the revised athletic constitution of 1954 all men's intercollegiate athletics are connected by the Men's Athletic Committee and are guided by the i ecommendations of a student organization, the Men's Athletic Association. The Men's Athletic Association, or the M.A.A., contains in its membership all male students at the University. Its executive body has a seat for every senior manager in all organized sports, the Ubyssey Sports Editor, the Director of Athletics, ex-officio, an appointed secretary, Jack Cross, and the student elected president, Ian Stewart, for the 1959-60 session. The Men's Athletic Committee, or the M.A.C, is made up of four faculty members, four students and an alumni representative. The faculty members include the chairman, Dean A. W. Mathews. The ex- officio secretary of the committee is Mr. "Bus" Phillips, the Director of Athletics. ATHLETIC PRIVILEGE CARDS In the past "A" cards have been put on sale by the Big Block Club in order to guarantee revenue for each season. Formerly these cards were $5.00 each and 110 up? admitted one student. However, due to a decrease in sales as well as strong resistance to merchandising during the registration process, the Men's Athletic Committee has abandoned the "A" card in favour of the dAte card. The selling price is $5.00 and it is good for TWO people (the holder and a member of the opposite sex). The holders will be entitled to admission to all U.B.C. athletic events. DAte cards may be purchased from any member of the Big Block Club, the athletic or A.M.S. offices. ATHLETIC TEAMS U.B.C. students are provided the most extensive program in organized sports of any university on the continent. The various athletic groups and clubs which are under the Men's Athletic Committee are: Badminton Fencing Swimming Baseball Golf Track and Basketball Grass Hockey Field Canadian Gymnastics Tennis Football Ice Hockey Volleyball Cricket Rowing Water Polo Cross Country Sailing Weight Lifting Curling Skiing Wrestling English Rugby Soccer BIG BLOCK CLUBS The Big Block Club is composed of those campus athletes who have won their Big Blocks in Varsity sports. During the year the club sponsors the Frosh smoker and is responsible for the sale of dAte cards. Membership to the Big Block Club is judged and decided by the Awards Committee. The committee bases its decision mainly on favorable performance in athletics. This year, president Of the Big Block Club is Jack Henwood, the popular captain of the Thunderbird Football Team. THUNDERBIRD BOOSTER CLUB The Thunderbird booster club is responsible for the promotion of all major sports events on the campus and hence is primarily a service organization. The 111 promotion of athletic events is carried out in many weird and wonderful ways. The cheerleaders, booster- band and Majorettes, (plus one club pres.—eh Don), are responsible for all Ra, Ra stuff. This year we have a completley NEW LOOK in athletics at U.B.C. For the first time in the history of our university we will be competing in an all Canadian Conference. The Booster club sincerely hopes that the Frosh class will really grab the fever that will be felt all over the campus when the Football season starts. REMEMBER: "EAST OR WEST, BIRDS ARE BEST." BOBBY GAUL MEMORIAL AWARD Before his passing away in 1935, Robert William Gaul endeared himself to all with whom he was associated by his kindly consideration and courageous spirit. Two of his teammates, wishing to perpetuate his name in University athletics, invited other friends to participate in providing funds for a suitable memorial. The response was instant and a trophy of burnished copper was procured and is known as the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy. Regulations governing eligibility for the award are that the student must be in his final undergraduate year, or if a graduate, he must be taking full time academic work at the University. Qualities to be looked for in making selection for award are: Sportsmanship, consideration and unselfishness, balance, excellence, quiet enthusiasm and cheerfulness, loyalty, will to win and courage. W.C.I.A.U. The Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union has been in existance for thirty-five years. With U.B.C.'s entry in 1959 the conference should truly develop into a western union. Apart from the social and cultural benefits promised bu such a union, U.B.C. will participate in a full athletic schedule ending with national playoffs. Although higher costs have been anticipated, the senate has given its support to U.B.C.'s entry and has promised financial support on c limited basis. 112 ^\ The athletic events which will be contested are: Football Cross Country Badminton Basketball Volleyball Fencing Golf Swimming Curling Tennis Wrestling The members of the conference are the Universities of B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. INTRAMURALS (MEN) The intramural program under the Department of Physical Education aims to provide an opportunity for all students to take part in organized athletic competition and to participate in wholesome recreation. The teams in the intramurals are representatives of faculties, clubs, fraternities, and other interest groups of that nature. These groups must have a minimum of players and the registration fee of $7.50 to cover the cost of referees, equipment, rentals, etc. Entry forms or information will be supplied by the Intramural Office in the School of Physical Education, Memorial Gymnasium. Competition includes basketball, volleyball, soft- ball, soccer, tennis, golf, table tennis, cross country, badminton, touch football, skiing, boxing, wrestling, track and field, and others. WOMEN'S ATHLETIC ASSOC. AND DIRECTORATE Every woman who attends U.B.C. is automatically a member of the Women's Athletic Association and, as a result of this large membership and the numerous interests involved, an extensive extramural and intramural programme has evolved. The guiding body of the W.A.A. is the Women's Athletic Directorate, which is composed of fifteen managers, a P.R.O., the F.A.B. manager, the executive, and the student elected president. This group manages the various sports included within the intercollegiate athletic programme and attempts to promote greater interest in these both on and off campus through competitions, meets and displays. 113 However, the W.A.D. is governed by the Women's Athletic Committee, which is composed of five faculty members, the W.A.D. executive and the non-voting A.W.S. president. The W.A.C. is essentially a policy- setting body, which sanctions new W.A.D. undertakings, ratifies decisions, allocates the budget and acts as a liaison between students and faculty. U.B.C. has probably the largest athletic programme for women students in Canada. In keeping with the constantly expanding programme, the extramural schedule this year will include the following: Archery Golf Badminton Gymnastics Bowling Tennis Boys' Rules Basketball Track & Field Girls' Rules Basketball Synchronized Swimming Curling Speed Swimming Figure Skating Skiing Grass Hockey Volleyball Fencing Competitions in extramural sports will take place against city leagues, and certain Canadian and American universities, as well as in local, provincial and Canadian meets and tournaments. For those who prefer to participate in sports activities only as noon-hour recreation, the intramural programme under the direction of the Intramural Administration Board, and the Women's Athletic Director, Miss Barbara Schrodt, offers a programme as extensive as the extramural. However, competition is confined to campus clubs, sororities, interest groups and faculties. At the conclusion of the winter session and all sporting events, the annual AWS-WAA or athletic banquet is held, that awards might be presented to the most deserving individuals and teams—Big and Small Blocks to individuals on extramural teams and trophies to the winning teams in the different intramural sports. 114 student union facilities Brock Hall has the Student Art Collection. It also has blue blazers, pubsters, caird-sharks, sorority socialites and just plain people. Student Union Facilities BROCK MEMORIAL BUILDING Brock Hall stands today as a fitting memorial to the life 'and work of the late Dean of Applied Science and his wife killed in a tragic air crash in the summer of 1935. Reginald and Mildred Brock were held in such high esteem by the students of their day that it was decided to erect a permanent student union building to commemorate them. In 1949, Lieutenant-Governor E. W. Hamber officially opened Brock Hall. On October 26, 1955 a small fire in the Double Committee Room got out of control and spread across the length of the building causing $175,000 damage. However, the Brock was back in full operation within six months. The Brock and the recent extension were paid for by students. In fact $5.00 of your 1959-60 A.M.S. fee will go to pay off the mortgage on the extension. It can truly be said that the Brock is the studentts' building. Everyone should drop over to Brock sometime for there is bound to be something there to interest them. Throughout the Brock Will be seen a collection of contemporary Canadian art. A very small portion of every student's A.M.S. fee goes toward extending this collection. The exhibition was greatly enhanced when McLean's magazine donated several paintings on the occasion of B.C.'s Centenary. ALMA MATER SOCIETY OFFICES In the south end of the building are the business offices of the students' society. The office is open from 10 am to 4 pm every week day and for a brief period on Saturday mornings. We pay for this office and it is there to serve us. Every club treasurer should make a point of meeting our office manager, kindly, big-hearted Mr. Pearson. Mr. Pearson and his beautiful office girls freely give advice on every student activity. This office sells tickets for most of the campus activities (other than athletic) and can give you information 116 on what's going on around campus (including the news the Ubyssey can't print). Students and especially student executives are advised to make themselves familiar with the services this office offers. [barber shop If you want any kind of a hair-cut or shave see Peter Van Dyke who operates a five-chair barber shop ■h the basement of the Brock Extension. Peter's shop is open 8:30 to 5 pm daily and Saturdays till noon and he charges usual downtown rates. CARD ROOM An area in the south Brock basement is set aside for card players. Though the facilities are not all that might be desired, card tables and cards are provided. One word of warning — every year some students make this area their home away from home. This is ' fine but if you spend most of your time in the card 100m, don't run to Dean Gage and ask why you didn't pass your year. He wouldn't appreciate it. CLUB ROOMS Most of the organizations within the Alma Mater Society have space in the Brock. The Radio Society bas space in the south Brock basement and the Ubyssey is to be found in the north basement. Most of the groups are in the Brock Extension, with a directory for the entire building being found in the College Shop's window. A few of the groups are to be found in special huts, while most of the Undergraduate Societies have offices in their own faculty buildings. COLLEGE SHOP The college shop, which is non-profit, is owned and operated by the AMS, and is now situated on the main floor of the new Brock Extension. Available there are faculty pins and crests, university beanies, car stickers, gym strip, sweaters, stationery and several drug store items. The shop's hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m Monday through Friday. 117 r v The student manager, John Munro, invites everyone to drop in and see the college shop's merchandise. COMMITTEE ROOMS There are three large committee rooms available for student bookings, all on the balcony of the original building. Two or three small committee rooms are also available. Of the larger committee rooms, the Board Room is the most important and the best furnished. Student's Council meet there every Monday evening, and any student can attend to watch campus government in action. COMMON ROOM The Common Room is upstairs at the south end of the building. This is a small lounge area with a permanent TV set. Everyone is invited to make use of this room It's particulary popular with those living in residence because it's open for TV viewing nearly every evening. GAMES ROOM The Alma Mater Society operates a Games Room in the Brock Extension. Fool and Table Tennis facilities are provided. An attendant is always on duty and a small charge per game is levied to meet maintenance costs. Everyone is welcome and even when it is crowded the games room attendant will assure everyone an opportunity to play. This room opens at 12:30 noon and remains open till 10:00 p.m. The room does close briefly at 5:30 to allow the attendant an opportunity to eat dinner. LOST AND FOUND The College Shop also serves as the lost and found. MAIN LOUNGE The main lounge is in the very centre of the original building Every effort is made to keep it as a 118 lounge but sometimes it is closed for special functions, such as luncheons, dinner and student dances. During the World Series season two TV sets are set up in this lounge for the benefit of baseball fans. MILDRED BROCK ROOM Co-eds in Brock are provided with a special haven [known as the Mildred Brock Room. This "ladies only" ^common room is on the main floor of Brock, just north of the main lounge. Many of the girls find this a pleasant place to meet friends and study. The lounge • is tastefully decorated and well maintained by the Associated Women Students. STUDENTS COUNCIL OFFICES The off.ces of most of the student councillors are ■ in the south end of the Brock. Most of the blue blazer brigade post office hours but if you cannot find a particular one ask the A.M.S. office. 119 m -0. a. .5 a 5 3 1 s riJ T1 r s w in o ■ > * S & c s 0. 0 5$ ° to cc EHZ o $ vn 0 ^ 0 —1 _r ru la it b re \ ® rt n 0 s5 cr \ —r-^ I > f Z tt. 9 HAIL, U.B.C. (Verse) We wear the blue and gold of the victors, "We are the men of the U.B.C. All other teams acknowledge us masters. We are strong in adversity. Work for the day and work for the morrow, We are the ones will do our share. Shouting in joy and silent in sorrow, Bravery conquers care. (Chorus) Hail! U.B.C. Our glorious University. You stand for aye Between the mountains and the sea; All through life's way, Let's sing Kla-how-yah Varsity Tuum Est wins the day And we'll push on to victory. HAROLD KING, Education '32. ALMA MATER HYMN Alma Mater, by thy dwelling There is set the western sea. Mountains shed their benediction On the hopes that rest in thee. Alma Mater, to thy children In the spring-time of their years. Grant the faith that grows from knowledge, Courage that makes light of fears, Alma Mater, thou hast kinship With the great of bygone days, And the voices of our fathers Join with ours to sing thy praise. Words . . . Prof. H. T. Coleman Music . . . D. O. Durkin, Arts '40 CASEY JONES (Engineers' Song) Come all you freshmen if you want to hear The story of a brave engineer; He started to college in the fall of thirty-three, Why he took up engineering is a mystery to me. 126 (Chorus) Casev Jones couldn't hold his liquor, Casey Jones couldn't hold his beer, '. Casey Jones never got through college He never got through college 'cause he couldn't hold his beer. Casey Jones was the engineers' pride In football or hockey he always saved his side He was a whiz in classwork, his reports were always clear, But he never got his parchment 'cause he couldn't hold his beer. Casey's career looked free from want or need The dean would pat him on the head and say, "You're bright indeed." He came to grief as all youth do, ne'er became an engineer, And" the reason for his failure was, he couldn't hold his beer. The grad class held their dinner in the Red and White hall. They all got pickled tight that night and Casey worst of all. They wired to his folks next day, the message read, "Come here, Your son cashed in his chips last night; he couldn't hold his beer." Casey said, just before he died, To the engineers who mournfully were standing by his side "Erect a tablet in the halls, engrave these letters clear: "Never come to colleges if you cannot hold your beer." NOTE—There are several other popular songs on the campus (especially among the Engineers) which space does not permit us to print. U.B.C. YELLS Let's go Varsity Let's go Varsity Let's go Varsity Fight Fight Fight Rick a chick a boom Rick a chick a boom Stand back, stand back Give us room. 127 Eat 'em up, chew 'em up Sis boom ah B.C. Varsity Rah Rah Rah Go back go back Go back to the woods Cause you haven't got the money And you haven't got the goods You haven't got the swing And you haven't .got the jazz A£dxy£u hfyen't got the team That Varsity has. Ye-a-a Birds. MY GIRL'S A HULLABALOO My girl's a hullabaloo, She wears the Gold and Blue: She goes to Varsity too Just like the others do. A , . _ (Chorus) And in my future life She's going to be my future wife. How in hell d'ja find that out She told me so. She goes to all the games Just like the other dames I fork out all the change Just like the others do. She goes to all the shows. Wears all the latest clothes, Powders her little nose. What for, nobody knows. When she goes walking She does the talking I do the squeezing, She does the teasing. As we grow older. She will grow bolder. And she will hold her Head on my shoulder. 128 I EAST OR WEST 1959 THUNDERBIRD SCHEDULE Sept. 19 Exhibition at U.B.C. Oct. 3 Alberta at U.B.C. Oct. 17 Pacific Lutheran at U.B.C. Oct. 31 Western Washington at U.B.C. Nov. 7 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. (away games not listed) BIRDS ARE BEST Mitchell Press Limited
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