Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, February 22, 1955, Page Six, Image 6

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    Emerald Prints Revised Constitution
Women students of the Uni
versity will vote Thursday at
women's elections to accept or
reject the revised constitution of
the Associated Women Students
ns well as electing officers of the
women’s organization.
The following copy of the re
vised constitution appears in to
day's and yesterday’s Emerald,
in accordance with Article 8 of
the present constitution.
PREAMBLE:
We, the women students of the University
of Oregon, in order to taster the best inter
cuts of VMMiicu students, do ordain and e»tab
Tsh this constitution. «.
ARTICLE I: NAME AND PURPOSE
♦SECTION I: NAME ThL orzaniza
ti<»s be known as Associated Women
Student> of the University of Oregon.
SECTION II: PURPOSE The pur
pose of this organization shall be to promote
acquaintance aud friendship among it' mem
hers, furnish a medium through which the
social standards of the University of Oregon
may be elevated and maintained, inaugurate,
aid and promote projects or activities of
l»enetit to the members of the organization
and the University. and aid aud coO(»erate
with all organizations in which AWS has an
ARTICLE II: MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1: ACTIVE MEMBERS -
The active membership of AWS shall in
clude all women members oi the Associated
Students of the University of Oregon and
the University associate director ot student
affairs responsible for women** activities.
SECTION II: HONORARY MEM
BERSH1P—Honorary members of AWS
shall include the wife of the University
oresideut and the president of the Oregon
Mother's club. Honorary membership in
AWS may be conferred upon other women
who have given outstanding service to the
University by a majority vote of those it:
attendance at a regular meeting otlhe AWS
Executive Council.
ARTICLE III: MEETINGS
Meetings of all the members shall be held
at least once during the year tor the pur
pose of nominating officers. Additional
metinzs of the entire membership of AWS
shall be called by the president upon the
recommendation of the Executive Council.
ARTICLE IV: ASSOCIATED
WOMEN STUDENTS' CABINET
SECTION I : OFFICERS The officers
of thi^ organization shall include a presi
dent, a vice-president, a secretary, a treas
urer. a historian, an editor, and an inter
collegiate AWS representative. The above
officers shall comprise the AWS cabinet.
SECTION II: QUALIFICATIONS
The president and vice-president shall be
ii -minated from the women who axe mem
bers of the junior class at the time of their
nomination; the secretary and treasurer shall
be nominated from women who are meml»er»
of the sophomore cla>' at the time of their
nominationthe historian.and editor shall
!>c nominated from women who are members
of the freshman class .at the time of their
« omination. The inter-coUea iate AWS repre
sentative shall be selected by the cabinet
and must be an upperclassman during her
term of office. Ail nominees must meet the
minimum scholastic requirement set by the
University and shall be approve! by the
Office of Student Affairs.
SECTION 111: ELEUHOAS -At an
excutive council meeting within the first
■three weeks of winter term, the president
fchall appoint a nominating committee which
•’hall include all of the senior member* of
the council. The president sliali act a? chair
man of the committee The committee shall
prepare a slate of nominees for pre-mutation
at a meeting of all the member* of AWS
held winter terra. Additional nominations
may be made from the floor at the meeting
Elections .shall be held on the ^arac day.
immediately following the nominating as
sembly. Each officer shail have a majority
cf the ballots cast in the election, which
must be at last ten per cent of all the wom
en enrolled hi the University to validate
the election.
SECTION IV : I X ST A ELATION
AND OATH—Installation of officers shall
be held within six week* following the elec
tion. Time and place of the installation
shall be set by the president. At the instal
lation newly elected officers shail take tl»e
following oath: "1. (name), pledge my.*eIf
t :» perform the dutie* of <name of office) to
the best of my ability.”
SECTION V: REMOVAL FROM
OFFICE— Any officer may be removed
f'om office for tailing to faithfully perform
tiie duties of her office as outlined in this
constitution, or for other good and substan
tial cause, by a three-fourths vote at a hear
ing held by the Executive Council, at
which time the Associate Director of Stu
dent Affairs responsible for women's activi
ties shall preside. Any officer who at any
time does not meet University requirements
retail automatical;• be removed from office
and the office declared vacant.
SECTION VI: VACANCIES - The
president, with the approval of at least 1U
members of the Executive Council, shall fill
any vacancies which arise in elective of
fices. If the office of president shall become
vacant, the vice-president shall assume the
office of president and the office of vice
president shall be declared vacant. If the
office of both president and vice-president
f*ha!l become vacant, then the Executive
Council shall filll both office* by the ap
proval of at least 10 of its members.
SECTION VII: DUTIES OF THE
OFFICERS—Clause 1 : President : It shall
b> the duty of the President to call and pre
side over all meetings of the entire member
ship cf AW S and to preside over all meet
ings of the AWS executive council and cab
inet; to fill all vacancie* on the AWS cab
inet as provided in Section VI of this
article; to recommend appointment of the
ASUO social chairman, a.* provided in Ar
ticle VIII of this constitution; to direct
cabinet members to act as advisers chair
men of various committee* as required; to
represent all women student-on committees
where she is a member by virtue of being
AWS president; to place an annual report
in the records of this organization contain
ing a description of the year’s activities and
suggestion.* for the future; to represent the
organization on ail occasions, including na
tional and regional conventions; to act as
co-ordinator of all -women’s activities on the
University, campus; and to carry out all
other duties pertaining to her office.
Clause 2: Vice-President It shall be
the duty of the vice-president to preside
over- all meetings and to otherwise assume
the role of President should the president be
absenth or should the office of president be
vacant; to act as adviser on parliamentary
rules; to manage all elections and to be in
charge of the constitution and all amend*
-clients thereof; t«> be responsible ior AWS
scholarships awarded spring term'; and to
carry out all other duties delegated to her
by t4»e president aud thone peiUiiiiuk to ho
oil ice.
Clause ': Secretary It shall l*e the duty
of the secret a r\ to keep records of all meet
tnflTf ot the A\\ S executive council and
cabinet; to conduct all necessary corrc
spondence ; to keep a calendar ot all wom
en’s activities; to organize and supervise
the AVVS activity board; to have charge ot
all manuscripts, paper, record*, and sunilar
property <*t the organization ; and to carry
out all other duties assigned to her by the
president and those pertaining tv* her of
lice.
Clause 4: Treasurer It shall he the
duty of tlie treasurer to act as financial ad
viser ot each committee appointed by the
president; to l»e chairman of the finance
committee; tv* keep the executive council in
formed at all times of the financial condi
tion of the organization; to pay all bills
through the adviser\ tv* >ee that permanent
records are kept of all financial transac
tions; tv* perform all other duties delegated
tv* her bv the president and those pertaining
to her office.
Clause 5: Historian It shall be the duty
of the historian to keep the scrapbook and
records of AVVS activities; to procure a
place for meetings and to notify member* of
the meetings; tv* be in charge of the AVVS
office; to carry out all other duties delegated
tv* her by the president ami tho>e pertaining
tv* her office.
Clause t»: Editor—It shall l*e the duty of
the editor to see that all matters concerning
AVVS are given proper publicity ; to gen
erally supervise all notices ami publications
concerned with AVVS; and tv* carry out all
other duties delegated to her by the president
and those pertaining to her office.
lauie /: hiterciulrxiate AW > Krprrsen
tat i ye—An lntcr-CdirKiate AWS ret»re>eii
* tative shall be appointed 1 »> the president
with the approval of the AWS cabinet. It
shall be the duty of the AWS Inter-Colle
giate representative to cotuluct all necessary
correspondence with other AWS organiza
tions; to contribute to the Intercollegiate
AWS publication; and to perform all other
duties delegated to her by the president.
SECTION VIII: MEETINGS AND
DUTIES OF THE AWS CABINET Hie
AWS Cabiuet shall hold 3 regular meeting
at least once each month. The time of this
meeting shall be determined by the cabinet.
The president may call such additional meet
ings of the cabinet as he deems proper. It
shall be the duty of the cabinet to discuss
and co-ordinate the duties of the respective
members thereof; to formulate the plans
and policies of the AWS; to^ appoint all
committee chairmen ft.r AWS-»j»oiuvjred
events; and to carry on all routine business
and functions of the University AWS.
ARTICLE V—EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
SECTION I: N AME There shall be an
AWS Executive council.
SECTION II: MEMBERSHIP _ Said
Executive Council shall consist of the mem
tiers of the cabinet and the presidents of
Mortar Board, Phi Theta l-psilun. Kwama.
YWCA. WRA, Heads of Houses. Panhel
ieuic. Co-Ed Co-Op Council and the AW S
activities board, and the campus social
chairman. Its duties shall be to co-ordinate
the activities of the various organizations
j represented thereon, and to aid and advise
1 the cabinet in formulating its plans and
j policies.
SECTION III: POWERS The AWS
j Executive Council shall have the power to
; remove from office any officer of AWS
under article IV, Section V, aud shall have
the power to approve the president's ap
pointees to till elective office- under Article
IV, Section VI, and the president’s recom
mendation for campus social chairmau under
Article Vlll. Niue member- of the AWS
executive council shall constitute a quorum
at a meeting where removal from office i*
being considered or where approval of ap
pointments is to be made.
ARTICLE VI—ACTIVITY BOARD
SECT 1 OS I: NAME There shall be an
i AWS Activity Board.
SECTION II MEMBERSHIP The
AW’S Act*\ it> U<>ard .shall he composed of
the uctivit) chan man f|Ml) each women's
living urgani/ation.
SECTION ill MEpTIXOS Regular
meetings of the AW S Aetivd) Hoard shall
he held utter a month at a tune ami place
designated h> a uiajont) voteot the mem
bers.
SECTION IV DOTIES It shall lie 1 hr
dut) ot members ot the AW S Acti\it>
Hoard to represent their living organix.i
lions; to stimulate interest m activities; to
inform the office of student affair* of the
| activities of their iuen»l*ers; to check the
calendar of events kept by the AW S sec re
t irv; to make any recommendations denned
! liecessai) to the AW S executive council and
I cabinet; and to carr> out all duties dele
gated to them b> the AW S cabinet.
ARTICLE VII—CAMPUS SOCIAL
CHAIRMAN
SECTION I: NAME There shall be an
ASl'O campus social chairman.
| SECTION U: UCAl.ll It ATIONS -
Tile campus social chairman shall be a senior
woman appointed by the ASl’O president
upon the lecommetulatioti ol the AW’S
president, with the majority approval of the
i AW’S executive council.
SECTION 111 DOTIES It shall be the
duty of the campus social chairman to pre
side over all meeting* of the living organiza
tion social chairmen; to ap|»oiut all com*
qiittret tin- group deems necessary; t>> an*
tiounce what dress shall l»c in order for all
l*iiiver sit) - sponsored events; to be a mem
ber of the AW’S executive council; and to
perform all other duties delegated to her b>
tlie president.
AKTXvJL.lv VIII—AMfcNUMEN IS
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SECTION | PKOCEIH RE Proposed
imciulments to this constitution shall be in
.vritteu fus ui, subscribed by not !<•»< than
twenty member* of AW S. and submitted to
the urciideilt of the association. It shall t*e
the duty of the Executive Council to meet
within one week alter a proposed amendment
is submitted to the president; to di«ctm the
proposal; and 1»> a simple majority, votutK
by a secret ballot, to either approve or re
ject the proposed amendment.
If the Executive Council approves the
proposed amendment, it i* to 1h* placed np«|ti
a ballot for the vote of the whole mcntliership
of tlie Association; such balloting is to Ik*
conducted at the next meeting, either reg
ular or special, of the Association following
the decision of the Council; Provided, that
such meeting shall occur .at least two weeks
following the decision of the Council. lJur
ins the two weeks iromedi itelj pre eding the
^ balloting utH*n tlie* proposed amendment, the
text of this proposal, m the form in which
it is to appear upon the l*ailot. must be print
ed at least twice in the CJrrpon Daily J.mrr
alJ. In the balloting uj»on the proposed
amendment, an Agptrahaii ballot is to Ik*
used. 'l*n» per cent of the women enrolled
iu the I’ll i versify must cast ha Hot* to vali
date the election; of these, two thirds mu*
l*r in the affirmative for the proposed
amendment to become a part of this Con
stitution.
If the Executive Council rejects the pro*
posed amcuueiimt. the decision of the Coun
cil may be* apt»ealed to a meeting of the
whole membership of the Association, This
meeting may be the next general or special
meeting of the Association; or nut less than
fifty mem'iei* of the Association may sub
scribe a writing to Ik* submitted to the
President, requesting the President to call
a meeting for the purpose considering
such api»eal. I'poii receipt of such a writ
ing. it is the duty of the President, to call
a meeting of the whole mcmliership of the
Association within one month. The member
ship maj, by a simple majority, voting by a
show of hands at any meeting stipulated
above, either affirm or reverse the decision
of the council. If the decision of the Council
is upheld, there shall Ik* no further appeal,
if the decision is reversed, the proposed
amendment must be voted upon in exactly
the same manner as if the Council had ap
provrd the projKxd.
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