The Road to Hell

At this point, a note of warning should be sounded to the incoming executive. In the past there has, been far too great a predominance of sectional interests in Exec.; it has become, over the years, almost an oligarchy. Everyone knows the sensation: Now I'm on Exec., I'm page 2 somebody," and although each new member may start out with the best intentions, the road to Hell is paved with the skulls of those who were just a little power-mad. Exec, has been too much a collection of small cliques, in which I hose who were in control were determined to stay in control, come what may, even to the detriment of student affaire in general; this is nothing less than a betrayal of trust. This trend is accentuated by the fact that there have almost Invariably been too many part-time students on Exec.—they cannot snare the time to cope with the detailed work necessary, and they therefore get very much out of touch with student opinion; one member of the last Executive was heard to say recently: "To hell with student opinion!" This attitude is not as uncommon as many of us think, and we cannot allow It to continue.

Nor must Exec, permit certain persons to acquire more than their fair share of power, as usually happens; those who appear to do most of the work usually are the men in charge, while others are able to muck about, while enjoving the privileges of being on Exec. Work must be delegated, in order to preserve the bulance of power; and it seems that the time has come for careful consideration of whether the constitution of Stud. Ass, should be revised.

Exec. must be the servants, not the masters.

R. Chapman (and proud of it)