University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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Makmia Hood uuomEn ' s GOVERnmEni le. OFFICERS Marsha Hood President Frances Allison Vice-President Betsy Powell Secretary USHING enthusiastically into the very thick of the confusion that ever) ' newly founded governmental organization may expect as its first heritage, the Women ' s Government Association finally came to age this past year under the leadership of Marsha Hood. Organized in the spring of 1941 to complement the tri-cameral men ' s governmental set-up, the WGA consists of an Honor Council, whose function is purely judicial; a Coed Senate, whose function is purely legislative; and an Interdormitory Council, which is designed to regulate and supervise all aspects of coed dormitory life. Profiting by the natural mistakes made by the pioneers of ' 41, this year ' s ' WGA leaders have gone ahead to build a substantial superstructure on the solid foundation that was left to them upon the grad- uation of last year ' s officers. Ironing out the kinks in the reorganized groups, the Association has carved for itself a considerable niche in student affairs. The testing period appears to be over and the permanancy of the ' WGA assured. The Honor Council completed a year in which it attained a laudable reputation in coed eyes. Ever mindful of the individual needs and problems of those girls coming before it, the Council was successful

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During the first regular session of school, following the orientation program, an almost in- credible drop in the number of freshmen brought before the Council for infractions was observed. So successful did the program appear to be, that it was expanded to include transfers from other schools who had entered the University in the upper classes. Once again a notable decrease in violations occurred, and the Council decided to exert its influence to see the system perpetuated in Carolina student government. Much along these same lines, the Council attempted during the year to cooperate with the Faculty-Executive Committee in seeking to effect a complete understanding of the Honor System between student leaders and faculty members. A great deal of constructive work was done in ad- justing new men to conditions laid down by the University examination plan. For the enlightenment of the general student body typical cases were aired through the medium of the Daily Tar Heel : critical estimates and comments were welcomed by the Council. With the continuation of this publicity, started last year, and the complete development of the orientation program, the doors to the Council chambers were further thrown open to the stu- dents with the result that Mr. Average Student is at last beginning to realize the constructive work that is taking place within the highest student governmental organization at the University. As things look now, this understanding is leading to an appreciation which in time should be reflected in a thoughtful and intelligent exercise of the franchise in the annual election of men to the Council. GOVERnmEriT First Ron; Left lo Right: Steve Karres, Steve Peck, Bert Bfnm i i. llill.l . |i illN KiLPATRICK. Second Row: Harry Allen, John Henley, Don Hfnson, Dotson Palmer. 27

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in treating all cases with impartialit) ' and with a hne regard for the welfare of the women in- volved. Besides enforcing the Honor System and Campus Code and interpreting the Coed Constitu- tion, the Council has as its dut} ' the enforcement of the ticklish Coed Privileges Agreement — al- ways a sore thumb in intra-campus relations. Test cases for the enlightenment of the coeds were re- leased from time to time, and a determined effort was made to cut down on the number and severity of infractions. The Council kept abreast of the times by going on record as favoring an earlier curfew for coeds on Friday night and was given a notable vote of confidence when the measure was passed by an overwhelming majority of the women students in a special referendum. Perhaps the most important contribution made by the Council was its work in setting up a comprehensive orientation program designed to reach each coed on the campus. This addition to the general program of the WGA resulted in every new girl ' s coming before the Council in a small group to be informed of the working of the Honor System, the Campus Code and the Coed Privileges Agreement. A significant decrease in the number of cases coming before the Council has spoken eloquently for the success of the plan. RSSOCIRTIOn Left to Right; AiDA Epps, Betty Sterchi, Frances Allison, Jennie Bunch, Marsha Hood, Ann Alderson, Betsy Powell, Beth Chappell, Kay Roper. 29