BIOGHIST REQUIRED Created on July 1, 1903 by the University Council and President Nicholas Murray Butler, the University Committee on Student Organizations originally consisted of three officers. The first officers of the Committee were James F. Kemp as Chairman along with George W. Kirchwey and Marston T. Bogert. The Comptroller of Student Organizations was Frederick Goetze. The Committee’s purpose was “academic control of organizations of students, which in any way represent the University before the public.” (Pamphlet “Student Organizations Representing the University Before the Public, 1910-11”) The Committee on Student Organizations governed rules of eligibility regarding academic standing and eligibility for student organizations as well as number of absences allowed before becoming ineligible. It also monitored athletic activities, scheduling of events, etc. Chairpersons of the Committee represented in this collection are James Kemp, Herbert Lord, and Frank D. Fackenthal.
The Board of Student Representatives, as approved by the University Council, was “authorized to control the intramural activities of students.” (Pamphlet “Student Organizations Representing the University Before the Public, 1910-11”) When the Committee on Student Organizations was established, the President also created the University Committee on Athletics, which was deemed responsible for administering rules of eligibility “not involving questions of scholarship and to govern the participation of students of Columbia University in intercollegiate athletics, subject to the general regulations of the University.”
From the guide to the Columbia University Committee on Student Organizations Records, 1905-1919, (Columbia University. University Archives-Columbiana Library, )
