Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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The Women ' s League Exec- utive Board, being the organ- ization on campus that devotes itself entirely to determining the general policy of the League and to noting the opinions and general feeling of the feminine portion of the stu- dent body, naturally has an important task in anyone s opinion. The Executive Board consists of two parts. The first part is made up of the chairmen of the various committees, working in the dif- ferent phases of campus life. The other part consists of girls known as Members-at-large, who work with the committee chairmen to ferret out the de- sires of the coeds and try to solve the always present prob- lems. Head of assemblies for the year was Marjorie Harcourt, who, with her committee, brought programs of high cur- rent interest to the student body. Head of the Campus Sister organization was Betty Hayes, whose committee took charge of new students, see- ing that they were properly introduced to campus life. Betty Everett was in charge of clubs and produced the Service Pro- gram instead of the usual duties of Euthalia, Goldfeather, and Book-a-Month. Bettilou Roth handled constitutional prob- lems, and Geraldine Reming- ton superintended elections. FacultyChats, which were held at intervals throughout the year were under the direction of Olga Dorics. Marion Coward supervised the necessary pub- licity, and Eunice Willis was in charge of art. The Service Committee was under the di- rection of B etty Cahill, the Social Committee under Vir- ginia Schnell, and Student Ad- visers ' Betty Strieter. Joan Schrepper represented local girls; Carolene Jones, King girls,- and Cheryl Steiner, Goodison girls. Members-at- large were Barbara Holland, Mildred Mack, Emily Travis, and Mary Hemingway. cU-ectaue Executive ( J oard 9 Back Row: Hazelaar, Strieter, Jones, Schnell, Remington, Coward, Schrepper. Front Row: Hemingway, Hosman, Rahm, Gillie, Roth. Back Row: Harcourt, Steiner, Mack, Young, Dorics. Front Row -Steimle, Hayes, Willis, Travis, Holland. 27

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Aurabel Hosman Jean Campbell Jean Gillie Dorothy Rahm w. omen A The feminine element on campus being more or less predominant this year, the duties of the Women s League took on new and significant im- portance. Dorothy Rahm, the president who so capably kept the League a smooth-running, effec- tive organization, had her hands full with League events to attend to as well as the usual duties of a busy senior. Jean Campbell was chairman of the Advisory Board, a duty of her office of the vice-presidency. Jean Gillie handled the official business of the League as its secretary, and Aura- bel Hosman wielded the red and blue pencils in duties as treasurer. In a college such as Michigan Normal the pro- gram in war-time is inevitably unlike that of the peace-time college. In order to keep the campus well organized, an efficient governing body is a definite necessity. The answer the Women ' s League has given this demand has not only been adequate, but the program has given definite aid in a time of necessity. Every girl who has partici- pated in this program can well have a feeling of contributing materially to the war effort. In our war-time college the action of the representative body of our ' majority party has been a notable service in a time of need. X eaaue 9 ' Dorothy Rahm, president 26

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Back Row: Chalmers Stephan Gelow Pringnitz Front Row: Bailes Reid Campbell Kellner cJ eaaue rdi isoru (7J oard 9 y Every well conducted organization just nat- urally has its law breakers, and Michigan Nor- mal Women ' s League is no exception. To cope with the inevitable infractions of regu- lations, the Women ' s League Advisory Board was formed and is now functioning. Headed by Vice-President of the Women ' s League, Jean Campbell, the Advisory Board consists of girls elected by women students in the spring of 1943: Lois Chalmers, Margaret Gelow, Jeane Reid, Susan Stephan, Jean Bailes, June Kellner, and Jean Pringnitz. At Wednesday evening meetings, beginning at 7:30, the Board listens to alibis and excuses with an impartial and judicial ear and gives the one-minute later , as well as the more serious violators of the rules, their just punishment. Punishment, however, is not the aim of the Advisory Board. Its aim is to keep the girls reminded that they must obey the rules set up in this institution of democracy as well as in any others they will discover later. The Advisory Board is consulted about pro- posed changes in the rules and regulations, which are made by the Executive Board. Mem- bers of the women ' s dormitory committee meet with the board at the beginning of the year to discuss the jurisdiction of each so that no confusion can arise. Although the note announcing an appoint- ment for a Wednesday evening meeting with the Advisory Board does not exactly tend to- ward calm spirits, and the Friday trip to Dean Hill ' s office for the verdict following the meet- ing may seem like walking the plank, a general agreement exists among the girls that their problems are dealt with fairly. They realize that the Advisory Board is definitely necessary on any college campus. The spirit with which the Advisory Board tends to its grim duties and that of the girls toward this enforcer of their routine represents the ideas that make our democracy a success. 28