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Th e
Stud ent
Council
Based on "the princip le that all authority is
derived from God and rests with His repre
senta tives and with those to whom any share
of His governing power is dele gated, " acon
stitut ion was drawn up, in the summer of
1954, providing for a cooperative form of
government to be administered by faculty
and students working toge ther .
Prior to this timethe studentbody hadbeen
governed by Kathleen McGonigle as presi
den t (1952-1953 and 1953-1954), Mary Bing-
geli as vice-president (1952-1953and 1953-
1954 ), Constance Jimenez as social chairman
and Joan Hall as secretary . In Sept ember
1954, Kathleen Brophy was elected social
chairman and Janet Contant as secre tary.
According to the new const itution the
elections of 1954-1955 called for student-body
officers who would also head standing com
mittees in the college. These officers, class
pres idents, and special delegates from the
classes compose the student council . Student-
Body officers for 1954-1955 wer e: Jacqueline
Kearns, Ka thl een Br ophy ,Ma ry Tu rner ,
Leann Mahoney, and Lillian Jimenez.
The funct ion of the Studen tCouncil is to
foste r understanding and cooperation be
tween Faculty and Studen t Body by repre
senting the views of t he Studen t Body to the
Administration. This representation is made
to the Presid ent of t he College,Mothe r Cath
erine Parks, Mode rator of t he Council.
Th e aim of the Studen t Council is to up
hold the college motto "THAT ALL MAY
BE ONE," and in so doin g foster the "family"
trad ition, whichis the her itage of all colleges
of the Sacred Heart.