Freshman Council

Back in the old days, the Freshman Council stuck to organizing mixers and Jubilee Committee elections. This year it has broken out of its customary mold and developed constructive programs.

The new faculty-freshman speakers program, devised by the Council in imitation of the Kennedy Institute's informal meetings, is an ambitious project. If they are organized well, the monthly meetings, the bi-weekly dinners, and the sherry hours can bring freshmen into contact with Faculty members and Institute fellows.

In addition, the Council has sought revision of the freshman associates advising program, which has been an abysmal failure in its first two months of operation. Rightfully attacking the program's loose structure, the Council proposes that each associate be assigned about 15 freshmen to meet with over the year. At present, a large group of students are assigned to a block of three or four associates.

Perhaps the Council's greatest challenge is approaching now over the question extending freshman parietal hours. Because the HUC proposal on parietals does not include freshmen, the burden to present Dean von Stade with a careful study rests on the Council. Yet more and more, the Council is depending upon a few members. Traditionally, attendance at meetings slackens, and apathy spreads as the year proceeds. It would be disappointing if this Freshman Council were to fail now in its attempt to become effective student government.