College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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The Women ' s Honor Council, which Is one of the branches of the Women ' s Student Cooperative Government Association, has the responsibility of investigating and trying any cases violating the Honor Code, and imposing penalties. The Men ' s and Women ' s Honor Councils held meetings during orientation week to explain the principles and function of the Honor Code to the freshmen. Before semester examinations, the members gave informal talks in the women ' s dormitories, reminding the stu- dents of the importance of keeping their pledges to the Honor System. Throughout the year, the Women ' s Honor Council also helped in conducting elections on the campus. Members for 1953-54 were Libby Lewis, chairman; Shirley Haab- estad, vice-chairman; Mary Lou Riggan, secretary; Sarah Dean Spangler, senior representative; Marguerite McLaughlin and Barbara Brown Junior representatives, and Virginia Naab, sophomore repre- sentative. LIBBY LEWIS Chairman of the Women ' s Honor Council OMEN ' S HONOR COUNCIL Naab, Haabestad, Spangler, B. Brown, Riggan, McLaughlin. M. Lewis 25

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JIM GRANT Chairman of the Mens Honor Council The Men ' s Honor Council, elected each Spring by the male stu- dent body, tries infractions of the Honor Code. This Honor Code, based on the Honor System, which the College claims as a priority. includes four infractions: lying, stealing, cheating, and failure to report an Infraction. But the council did not just function as a court; it engaged in activities such as sitting at the polls during various student elections. counting ballots and announcing results. In the Fall, they conducted discussions for entering students. They also continued the codifica- tion of the rules of procedure which had been started the year before. Members for 1953-54 were James Grant, chairman; Thomas Kenyon, vice-chairman; Warren Weiss, senior representative; John Marsh, secretary; Otto Lowe and Michael Jordan, junior represent- atives, and Ming Chang, sophomore representative. EN ' S HONOR COUNCIL Grant, Kenyon, tv ' arsh, Weiss, Lowe, Jordan, Chang ,24

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: V ANN LEHEW President of WSCGA •i WOMEN S T U D E N T S ' COOPERATIVE GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION WSCGA meeting again tonight? Yes, WSCGA was clearly one of the best known organizations on campus. Divided into the HHonor Council, the Executive Council, and the Judicial Committee, the Women Students ' Co- operative Government Association continued to work toward their aims of promoting self-government, respon- sibility, and the best interest of the women students. The Judicial Committee formulated and maintained the social rules of the women students at William and Mary. This committee consisted of a chairman, secre- tary, representatives of each class, a representative-at- large, and all the house presidents. Also part of this group were the house committees from each dormitory. In 1953-54 this committee, under the capable leader- ship of Chairman Janice Ferrell, worked out the admin- istration of the revised social rules, using a merit system. Meetings were held to discuss the new rules with the women students, house mothers, and fraternity repre- sentatives. The Judicial Committee held two suppers for their faculty advisors and the deans, to discuss informally any business pertaining to the social rules. They also gave a tea for the house mothers and members of the adminis- tration of the College. uji JUDICIAL COUNCIL First Row: Collins, HoUaday. Springer, Thurau, Verra, Wildrnan. Staubs. Second Row: Male, Topping, Zaiser, Suber, Clague, Crovo, Ferrell. HOUSE PRESIDENTS First Row: Springer. Second Row; Topping. Clague, Thurau, Male. Holladay. Suber.