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

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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

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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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W, J. Smith STUDEriT OFFICERS W. J. Smith Speaker Cecil Hill, Terrell Webster . Speakers pm-tempore Sim Nathan Reading Clerk a NCE a campus plaything to be kicked around at will by politically interested parties, the Student Legislature has at last come to assume a role second to none in the administration of the affairs of the student body. Expanding yearly as the lusty child that it is, the Legislature is just now beginning to realize the extent of the tremendous power vested in it by the student body. During the year past this student as- sembly acted quickly and decisively on all measures pertaining to the welfare of a student body in war time, proving that democracy can take the field prepared for instant action in time of stress. Any visiting students or faculty members who made weekly Wednesday night excursions to the Di Hall in anticipation of a tempestuous legislative session were seldom disappointed. The fire and brim- stone that have come to be expected of Student Legislature meetings were anything but lacking as interest and enthusiasm within the group reached a new high. To the list of Legislature immortals add the name of Speaker W. J. Smith. Rustic, humorist and capable leader, the Reverend led his flock to a more complete understanding of campus problems and the solutions thereof. 30