'Cliffies Blast New RGA Constitution, Blame 'Know-All' Gov Concentrators

A 'Cliffe protest group has charged the authors of the new Radcliffe Student Government constitution with "high-handed tactics."

Although the student body approved the constitution by a 5-1 margin, a strong opposition centered in Briggs, Jordan W. and Moors have expressed disenchantment with it. Explained Sarah W. Dunlap '62, a resident of Moors Hall, "We were told that government majors have been working very hard on the draft ever since October, and that since they know what they're doing, we should give them what they want."

She then pointed out that the constitution contains no clause abolishing SGA, so that the organization it intended to replace still exists.

Accordingly, Moors has elected two representatives to RGA, but has also chosen SGA representatives. Grace E. Kinsey '62, former president of Moors, added that SGA is legally in possession of thousands of dollars in dues. She questioned SGA's right to hand this money over to the new RGA.

Another technical objection points out that the constitution does not stipulate conditions required for ratification..

Briggs was the only dorm to vote against the constitution. A former SGA representative from Briggs charged the negative vote to apathy, saying that the girls felt "there's not much change anyway: why make the whole thing over?"

"Dorm presidents are the only officers people care about electing," she explained, "and there's a lot of feeling that SGA is too large to function well."

Unless agitation to rewite the constitution interferes, the new RGA will take office in mid-March. Work will center on development of the houses and an examination of the honor system, which may include revision of REDbook rules.