University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Associated Women Students OFFICERS Dottie Sheets, President Carol. Mather, Vice President Megan Lloyd, Secretary Joy Immer, Treasurer Jean Eckles, Ona Finney, Amy Kipp, Edie Jochims, Dottie Sheets, Carol Mather, Megan Lloyd, Sandra James, Barbara Anderson, Eleanor Hawkinson. EVERY woman student enrolled in the University of Kansas is a member of the Associated Women Students. Auto- matically, upon enrollment in the university, she is subject to the rules of AWS and eligible for its benefits. She is a member of an organization which attempts in every way possible to promote activities and considerations which will help women to feel more at home on the KU campus, to enjoy fully their college life, and to develop their worth as individuals. Administration of AWS is divided between the Senate and the House of Representatives—the same bicameral system used by the Student Council. The combined houses make all rules and regulations concerning university women, and have the power to enforce them. The AWS Senate is composed of fifteen members: The president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, two Better Student Government chairmen, the six defeated candidates for the offices, one representative from the House, and two freshmen women representatives. The AWS House of Representatives is composed of one representative and one alternate from each organized house with the exception of Corbin and North College Halls, which are allowed two representatives each because of their larger population. AWS sponsors High School Leadership Day, an activity which provides high school girls with an opportunity to see KU in action. Once a year Kansas high school girls are invited to send one of their outstanding senior women to KU for a weekend. Plans are made for the girls to take part in panel discussions, meet many KU women, hear talks by the Dean of Women, Martha Peterson, and Chancellor Murphy, and to attend KU ' s annual Rock Chalk Revue. All Women ' s Day, another AWS activity, is an annual event designed as an opportunity for all KU women to Front Row: Janet Jones, Julie Purcell, Polly Peppercorn, Ona Finney, Marjorye Baylor, Dale Barham, Linda Lemon, Sheila Dye, Sue Wesley, Barbara Sample, Billie Ann Dowdell. Second Row: Jani Ijams, Joan Ryan, Sally Schofer, Sara Lawrence, Pat Pryor, Mollie Stamper, Carol Ann Hill, Carol Mather, Wanda Welliever, Carol Bowman, Jean Elson. Third Row: Pat Gallant, Diane Worthington, Joy Yeo, Barbara Lukert, Diane Warner, Carole Rawlings, D. Ann Robins, Stephany Quigley, Joan Holmes, Ann Markwell, Felisa Smith. Back Row: Jody Curtis, Elaine Anderson, Dianne Hays, Jane Jackson, Patsy Straub, Barbara Rodd, Dee Daniels, Carol Dietz, Sharie Andersen, Dolores Arc, Sarah Simpson, Ann Nichols.

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Student Court in Session: Front: Grant Napier, Defense Council, and John Fields, Prosecutor. Back: Bill Crews, Kay Roberts, Walt Ken- nedy, Tom Payne, Chief Justice, Walt Ash, Jerry Hanna, Bob Schaefer, Jonoll Rake, Secretary. After the complicated mechanism of the All-Student Council has been set up in the spring and early fall, busi- ness begins. Bills are introduced for consideration as laws pertaining to student life. In order to become a law, a bill after two readings in both the Senate and House, must receive a majority vote in both houses. Some business has already been dealt with this year. The Campus Chest Charity Drive, headed by Bill Sayler, has been reorganized and the date changed. Forrest Hoglund ' s Athletic Seating Committee has gained additional good seats for students in Memorial Stadium and Squat Magazine has been established as an official humor publication. A Student Health Commission whose chairman is Vic Viola is endeavoring to improve student-Watkins Hospital rela- tions. The plan to charge for Student Directories has been rejected; while fines and traffic regulations have been revised. Many projects which are now being developed will soon become issues. Research is being made and steps taken to establish a 75c minimum wage for students, the problem of housing for married students is being con- sidered, and best of all, the possibility of a floating holiday is being discussed. This year, the scholarship committee will conduct a student-teacher evaluation. Forms will be distributed each semester so that each student may anony- mously express his opinion of his instructors, and results will be tallied. The possibilities of affiliating with the National Student Association and the World University Service are soon to be debated. The All-Student Council this year consists of a group of people who have resolved petty political jealousies and are striving to function as an efficient unit. This revitalized group governs the student body with responsibility to the students foremost. ASC Advisors: Kenneth Beasley, Howard Bum- gartel, William Scott, Walter Mikols, James Drury, J. Neale Carman. Not in picture: George Beckmann, Joie Stapleton. 28

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meet in a group. Highlight of the event is the selection of a Dean for a Day. Each organized house nominates a candidate for the honor, and the Dean is elected at a convocation on All Women ' s Day. The successful candi- date takes over Dean Martha Peterson ' s schedule for one day. The AWS Sophomore Counseling program is an activity planned to give every new student a friend before she arrives on the Hill. Sophomore girls, chosen for their interest in KU and general enthusiasm, correspond with future KU women all summer, answering any questions the girls may have concerning campus life. Each spring AWS awards a scholarship to one university woman. The recipient is chosen by a special committee organized for the purpose. The scholarship is offered in commemoration of KU women students whose college careers have been terminated by death. AWS is also responsible for publishing KU Cues, a reference guide to college etiquette and rules for every occasion. The book is sent to all women students planning to enter the University, and is designed to acquaint them with various campus customs and regulations. Last spring, the KU Associated Women Students were hostesses to the National AWS Convention. The conven- tion was held on the KU campus during Spring Vacation. Nearly 500 girls, representing universities and colleges from all parts of the United States, worked together to solve common problems and gain new ideas for AWS activities. Bill Ore, Margaret Throm, Phyllis Carter, and Herb Horowitz talk over problems concerning the Collegiate Council for the United Nations. Collegiate Council for the United Nations (CCUN) THE Collegiate Council for the United Nations, a national organization boasting membership groups on 300 college campuses, is dedicated to informing the college community about the United Nations. The KU group was organized in 1953 and has been instrumental in colonizing other CCUN chapters throughout the state. One of the main functions of this organization is to maintain a library of information received from the De- partment of State and the United Nations. CCUN is the only non-governmental agency allowed to distribute this literature, and has received special recognition from the UN and the Department of State for its work. The organization also holds an annual Model Assembly, a project participated in by students from colleges and universities throughout the Midwest. The assembly is pat- terned after an actual UN meeting and is traditionally con- cluded with an international banquet, featuring songs and dances by students from foreign countries. Other activities of the organization include sponsoring an annual debate, arranging to bring films on international topics to the campus, providing speakers for various campus events, and, in the past, sponsoring World University Service on this campus. This year the CCUN will actively participate in the Eighth Annual United Nations Conference, sponsored by the KU Extension Department. The Conference is designed to study all areas of United Nations work, and is attended by representatives from all over the nation. CCUN will emphasize college relations to the UN. OFFICERS Phyllis Carter, President Mickey Mills, Vice President Margaret Throm, Secretary Mike Randolph, Treasurer 30