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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...serious side of student life, there is a strongly organized government. The administration stand is that the college should provide a full extra-curricular life which should be run by a student organization. This organization is the ASSU, the Associated Students of Stanford University. With a budget of $150,000, the elected executive committee of the ASSU does not try to influence publications' editorial policies, it has a controlling had on their finances and supports an unwritten law that the Daily prints no sex or crime stories. Once the Daily editor himself trial, but no mention of it was made...
Fraternities play a key part in this student government. Although about one third of the men live in fraternities, most of the student offices are held by Greek letter men. Sometimes, appointive positions are by custom considered the permanent property of a certain fraternity...
...campus, longing on the lawn in front of the library or strolling to the Cellar for a cup of coffee. It is virtually a university policy that there be at least one open dance on campus each weekend. The aim is to provide a complete life for each student right on campus. This is almost accomplished except that Mr. and Mrs. Stanford insisted that no liquor should ever be allowed at their college...
...Stanford life is the honor code. This is similar tote Radcliffe plan, with no proctors at exams. The freshmen receive a very strong indoctrination into the spirit of the code, which is pictured to them as an essential part of Stanford life. The code is enforced by a student court, which has often expelled students for cheating. One attitude expressed is, "Usually I'd try to see what I can get away with, but they pull this honor business on you and you're stuck." Coupled with the Honor Code is the Fundamental Standard, which says, "Students are expected...
Stanford was once considered a "rich mans" school, but like Harvard, it now has students from all income brackets. It rose to the demand of World War II's veterans by almost doubling its enrollment to 8000. The position of a student working his way through the college is considerably eased by a university policy of providing many money earning opportunities for students. There is no social stigma attached to such work, for the late president, Donald B. Tresidder, as well as many student leaders, followed that same route...