University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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til. Gradually more members were added to this body as the association expanded its community service projects. The association performed services for the university through its big sister programs, community service, and improvements of Hemenway Hall. Adapting itself to the accelerated school program, the big sister committee began work ahead of schedule to take care of the incoming freshmen girls at the Little Sister Rush held in June 1942 Louise Samson. Elsie Awai and Heather Todd were in charge. Over punch and cookies prepared by Betty Janssen, the “little sisters got acquainted with the women's organization Officers and committee chairmen were introduced Since faculty women were invited, the freshmen were given an idea as to what their pro spective women teachers would be like. The community service committee mem- bers cooperated with the Office of Civilian Defense and the junior Red Cross by spon- soring various individual activities. Mrs. H. A. Wadsworth was in charge of the knitting project for the Red Cross. To extend the Christmas spirit. Yoshie Hi- guchi and her committee joinsd in with the project sponsored by the Office of Civilian Defense. Merry Christmas from a Univer- sity Student was extended to service men with gifts donated by students and faculty. More than 500 gifts were sent to Mrs. Cady of the Red Cross, and from there forwarded to men in the outlying islands. Shaving sets, airmail stationery and cartons of cigarettes were among the gifts. In Hawaiian style, the women students sat on the floor of the womens lounge in Hemenway Hall, and saw The Lamp Went Out. a play directed by Yuri Takesue with the help of talented women. The program was a form of thanks from the AWS to students who donated Christmas gifts for the service men Abiding by wartime conditions, the social committee and the Victory Workroom com- bined their efforts for the Victory Workroom Jamboree. Girls had fun making scrapbooks AWS COUNCILLORS (left to right) Rosemary Tongg. Marion Longlcy. Fumiko Itakura. Phyllis Tam. Dora Seu. Rose Tan, Marietta Chong. 31

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A. W. S. THE! Associated Women Students council was headed by administrators. President Pearl Hichaidson, Vice - President Agnes Weather wax, Secretary Lily Hee, Treasurer Yuri Takesue, and Adviser Miss May Gay. Committee chairmen and presidents of the various women organizations on the campus v ere members of the AWS. The term of the officers began in June of 1942 because the university was operating on a full term basis during the summer session In early Octo- ber, four more students were added to the council representing their respective classes. They were Beatrice Suizo. senior; Betty Jans- sen, junior; Chieko Ikegami, sophomore, and Susie Watanabe, freshman. Faculty wives and other prominent university women acted as honorary members of the council. Among them were Mrs. T. M. Livesay, Mrs. Jessie Fisher, Mrs A. L. Andrews, Mrs. A. R. Keller, Miss Cenie Homung, Mrs. E. E. Black and Mrs. E. C. Webster. Mrs. G. M. Sinclair, wife of our recently inaugurated president, also acted as an honorary member of this coun- AWS OFFICERS— (Counter-clockwise): Pearl Richardson Agnes Woatherwax Lilly Hee Yur: Takesue 30

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and working on home-made valentines for service inon. Spatter Valentines were the fa- vorites among the participants The com- munity service committee, headed by Chong Sook Kim and June Suzuki, had no end to work -signing up girls for volunteer v ork, making arrangements for dance groups to meet the demand for dances for servicemen, and sponsoring the Victory Workroom. The Victory Workroom, with Rosemary Tongg as its head, was our connecting link with Mrs. Cady of the funior Red Cross. All students were invited to participate in the activities of the workroom. A university rainbow seal was affixed to all scrapbooks made by the students. The following letter was addressed to the service men who were to receive them through the Red Cross: The University of Hawaii sends greet- ings to you. men of the Service, with the hope that, though far from friends and loved ones, you may find in our Islands new acquaintances and true expressions of Aloha- friendship. Since the life of our university depends upon your de- fense of our Islands, the students of the University of Hawaii wish, through this gilt, to express their appreciation of your sacrifices and your devotion to duty. On it is the rainbow, the University emblem, with its message of courage and faith in the future. The lack of socials was partly made up by participation in dances for service men on the campus as well as off the campus. Mari- etta Chong, Una May Zane, Rose Tan. Ma Campus patriots keep Victory Workroom humming.