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Presidentls ReportM ax Benn ettPresident S.R.C. 1965On loo king back over the year thequ estion that any com mittee , organisation or association asks itself is"Wha t ha ve we a chieved?"This is a ve ry pertinent questiona nd is often d ifficult to answer truthfully"However, w ith regard to theS.R.C. this year we did ach ievesomething.At the moment the ma in task ofthe S.R.C. at Frankston T.C. involvesadministration and the control of themoney obtained from the fee placedon each student at the college. Thismoney was a bly d istributed amongthe va rious com mittees by the FinanceCommittee. It was d istributed a mongthe followi ng com mittees: Publ ications,Social , Grounds Improvement,Concert and Dramatics and Spo rt.Social Service does not receive a grant,as it is against College policy .These committees are autonomouswith in themselves, but are technicallyresponsible to S.R.C. and then to thePrincipal, who has the power of veto,for their actions. The S.R.C. as awhole has the power to d irect ind i­vidu a l comm ittees on what course ofaction should be taken if the occasionshould arise where th is is necessary.The Comm ittees a re free to conductmeetings and d raw up the ir ownplans to spend or use their allocation.Some say that the committees are tooifree and that S.R.C. should have morecont rol over the ir act ions and decisions. Clubs formed w ithin thecollege are also under the cont rol ofthe S.R.C. These include the camera,trampoline and music clubs. The latterreceived £70 from SRC th is year.At the beginn ing of the yearwe had some problems w ith thePub licat ions Committee. At firstit consisted of one enthusiasticmember and the Publications Committeewas threatened with extinctionunless a full committee could beformed . The problem was resolved,and since the Jo int Editors took controlthe Publ ications Committee hasnot looked back and must be congratulated on the work they put out.To dis ba nd the idea of a Pub licat ionsComm ittee would be a loss to thecollege and it is hoped the system ofjoint ed itors w ill overcome the problemsthat have existed in the past.As well as the control and organisationof committees, S.R.C. administersthe sa le of pennants, mot ifs,badges, tie pins and cuff links, andthe S.R.C. office is the storehouse oflost property in the college. Thislatter task in one w hich the S.R.C.could well do w ithout. The CanteenDuty Roster is also in the hands of theS.R.C., but th is "volunta ry" roster failsbecause of the lack of active supportfrom the students. Returning studentsshould realise that if they refuse cooperationin this matter in the future,the result may be that the canteenw ill close down altogether.The organisation of Inter-Collegevisits is pe rhaps the g reatest ta sk thatS.R.C. ha s underta ken th is year.During the year four colleges visitedus -Geelong, Bend igo, Western andTechn ical T.C.'s. All these were successfuland enjoyed by the collegesconcerned.A small contingent came down from