Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-14
STUDENTS WANT
TO TAKE A HAND.
Object to Faculty Athletic Com.
mittee Making Selection
OF Managers.
AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED
During n Mass Assembly Held Today
VIII Reach a Decision In Two
Wecks---usual Custom.

Another chapter in the long story OF
the proper relationship OF The faculty to
the student body at the University Of
Utah, was added today when the stu
, dents In mass assembly proposed
amendments to their constitution pro-
viding for taking hand in the selec-
lion of student athletic managers in
stead OF allowing the faculty athletic
committee to appoint these officials
NJ decisions were reached. as 1t re-
Qu,res a two weeks notice before vot-
ing on amendments to the constitu-
ton. but the propositions were intro
duced and allowed to lay on the table
until two weeks from today when a
formal vote Will be taken on their
adoption.
The consideration of the matter by
tile students followed the appointment
Dy the faculty committee Of mana
fnr next year. While the students did
not object to the men named they
Thought that the student body was now
large enough aud well enough organized
TO begin conducting student affairs
themselves, In some degree at least,
and they began TO consider ways in
which the student body could share In
the power Of appointment or election,
The meeting today brought matters
to a head and two amendments were
introduced. one provides that the stu
dent body executive committee have
the power Of nomination, leaving the
faculty committee the power of final
election. The other provides that the
executive committee of the student
body have the power 10 suggest a
number OF names from which the fac
ulty committee may choose the one II
desires, provided that the committee
must name at least two men,
The usual college custom is to elect
the student manager, at the same time
the editors of the college papers, and
the student body officers are elected,
Here. however, the fact that athletics
We're hardly on a paying basis, has
caused the faculty committee TO keep
a constant watch over the details of
the way of conducting them.
In addition to this matter, other
amendments We're considered, and tab
itA ltl Il NpN' Ut Nlit l'Ai oit
provides that student body officers be
inaugurated on the last Wednesday Of
each May and assume their duties i'm
mediately after senior week,
The giving of the ~" to deserving
students was considered and It was
proposed in an amendment to offer ~"
watch fobs TO debaters, members Of the
dramatic elub. and others who win dis
tinctica for the Varsity, and to give a
"U ieweled tie pin to men who win
the W three times in athletics, ur m
the dramatic club. and twice on the de-
batting teams,
Another amendment provides that 40
student ~ the preparatory or normal
department may wear any jewelry utll-
i2ing the letter "U' or ~ of 4" unlasa
other letters be added to designate
the preparatory or normal departments
The University colors came up for
consideration, and an amendment was
proposed prohibiting any club or or
ganization from using the University
colors or combination of them with
other colors, as club or organization
badge.
Following the general student meet
ing the executive committee OF the AS
sicated students considered at length
bill board advertising scheme Il IL
proposed to operate at the University
and action viii be taken to show that
the scheme Is not approved. The OBJ
lection "a dat IL will harm the Chronl-
Gle and the year books advertising