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

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Seated: J Mclnnes, M. Swann. S. Sell. Standing; R. ElHot, B. Lesf-er, A. FakadeJ. D. Grant, A. Ali. Seated: Stone, Suber, Koms. Standing: PatsAlides. Daggett. Smith. Fdirbanks, Sedam. 25

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E N ' S HONOR COUNCIL Stewart Sell, Chairman The first honor system in the United States was founded at William and Mary in I 779. Today, it Is still an active force at the College, preserving honor through the individual re- sponsibility of each student. Besides fulfilling its primary purpose of holding trials v hen necessary, the Honor Council also serves by sitting at the polls during elections, and in counting the ballots cast. During Orientation Week, the members of the hionor Council greeted the Freshmen and transfers with news of the existence, purpose, and function of the Honor System, and continued during the rest of the year to educate the student body by passing out an explanation of trial procedure and the rights of the accused, thus acquainting the student with his rights and limitations under the law. Members of the 1955-1956 Honor Council were Stewart Sell, Chairman; James Mclnnes, Vice-Chairman; Bradley Lesher, Secretary; Mason Swann, Senior Member; Rodney Elliot and Alexander Fakadej, Junior Members; Denys Grant and Azhar Ali, Sophomore Members. The faculty advisor for this outstanding campus group is Dudley W. Woodbridge, Dean of the Marshall-Wythe School of Law. €? gVi, » y Carolyn Suber. Chairman On the belief that every student, upon reaching college age possesses honesty and integrity, the students of the College of William and Mary founded the first hionor System in 1779. Since this date, many other colleges and universities have adopted similar systems. The system has played an integral role in college life. The Women ' s Honor Council, a branch of the Women ' s Student Cooperative Government Association, investigates alleged infractions of the Honor Code, holds trials when war- ranted, and recommends penalties for violations committed by the women students of the College of William and Mary. The council works In cooperation with the Men ' s Honor Council on matters concerning both men and women students including orienting new students, standardizing rules of pro- cedure and definition of terms, and sitting at the polls and counting ballots of student government elections. Before the semester examinations, the members qlve informal talks in the women ' s dormitories, reminding the students of thel responsibility to the Honor Code and of the importance of keeping their pledge. Members of the Honor Council for the year 1955-56 were: Carolyn Suber, chairman; Victoria Stone, vice-chairman; Zona Mae Fairbanks, secretary; Brenda Korns, senior member; Donna Kay Smith, junior member; and Lyda Daggett and Grelchen Sedam, sophomore members. WOMEN ' S HONOR COUNCIL 24

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First Row: Jones. Yates, Matthews, Mercer, Charbonnet. Second Row: Carlson, Copenhaver, Jacobs, Owens. Craig. Fryer. JUDICIAL COUNCIL OFFICERS JOAN MARSH Chairman KATHERINE CHRISTIAN Secretary JOYCE OUTTEN Senior Member SHIRLEY ROSS Junior Member BETSY STAFFORD Sophomore Member The Women Students ' Cooperative Government Asso- ciation, better known as W.S.C.G.A., was organized to fur- ther self-government and student responsibility in the man- agement of women students ' affairs. To these ends the Asso- ciation is divided into three Councils: the Executive Council, the Judicial Council and the hHonor Council. The success of the three councils depends upon each member ' s assumption of responsibility and cooperation in the spirit and ideals of the organization. The purpose of the Judicial Council, this year under the capable leadership of Joan Marsh, is to maintain and formu- late the social rules of the women students at William and Mary. The Council consists of a chairman, secretary, repre- sentative from each class, representative-at-large and the presidents of each women ' s dormitory. A Judicial supper was held in April to discuss proposed rule changes with the ad- visors. Dr. Fowler, Dr. Guy, and Dr. Taylor. On the social side, the Council gave the annual Housemothers ' tea in October, this year in honor of the new Assistant Dean of Women. The Executive Council is that branch which is responsible for the handling of all official business of the Association and also for holding the business meetings in Blow Gym, where service projects, social rules and campus announcements are presented. In addition to its other duties, the Executive Council handles Informal meetings for new students, day stu- dent affairs and the awarding of two $100 scholarships to deserving women students. This year under the enthusiastic leadership of Barbara Luhring, the Council instituted a sv tem of committees in order to have a greater participatic of the women students in student government. Seated: Marsh. Standing: Sheets, Doan, Christian. Outten. Ross, Stafford.