For AWS, A Plan
-fs AWS the plaything of a few people at the top of that
organization■? Is it a competitor in activities with the Y\\
and WRA? Is it the perpetrator of "busy work” activities?
We’re not in a position to say, with any particular author
ity, that it is one or more of the above. But we’re very inter
f »ted in a plan set forth by twenty senior women, based on
'die idea that it is to some extent all of these things—and
shouldn’t be.
The girls, who’ve been hashing over the problems of AWS
foe some time, presented their conclusions to AWS top brass
Monday night (though there's some overlapping here for some
member? of the AWS executive council are among the twenty).
/The*'idea is this.
They want to make AWS a coordinator for all women’s
activities instead of just one competing facet of them. They
want the exec council to be a body that finds the needs of
“itae University’s women and furnishes the solutions, rather
•than a group which sanctions needless “activity point” ven
ires for no purpose other than the activity itself.
(They insist that such cooperation and coordination would
CUl' DOWN the amount of activities. Example: the AWS
congress which, they say, doesn’t do a thing.)
The twenty who’ve had a hand in this plan are the same
dues who not so long- ago petitioned tlie ASUO senate to in
vestigate ti’.e original AWS nominations.
The first slate was picked by the president and vice presi
dent of the organization. The constitution says it’s the job
o’ all the senior members on the exec gouncil (a total of six
girls who, incidentally, met a few days after the first selec
ts an and did it over again).
,Young ladies arc usually very polite individuals and, in this
ca-e. the petition requesting an investigation was certainly
not vicious in the wording. But it was plain enough what they
were talking about: they were objecting to a ''closed shop” se
lection o: candidates who would represent the whole female
population here.
This is no particular condemnation of AWS president
Sarah Turnbull, vice president Elaine Hartur.g or AWS ad
visor, Dean of Women Goida Wickham (although there is
little question in anybody's mind that they did know about
the constitution and knowingly ignored it for some reason or
other). Naturally, the three of them want AWS to run as
Smoothly as possible, and if that can be accomplished by
going around a few rules, more power to them.
For in one sense, the three were only following precedent
established during the past several years—that AW S, on occa
sion, is run by the few and not by the membership. And it's
this precedent, not the individual officers, that this group of
"twenty is no after.
They say, and we’ll certainly agree with them, that
ft ore women should have a bigger hand in running the af
-tairs of their own organization—and they’re suggesting that
if their plan were followed, it would make for a happier situa
ii an, a more useful and more independent AWS.
Certainly there’s more than one example of this running
C om-the-top business. The twenty cite the example of the
-recent demise of the Mortar Board ball, discontinued (after
this yearj by the student affairs committee. They suggest that
-the.parties concerned didn’t have much to say about the situa
t'on. And they think that was wrong.
Again, as we understand them, they are not suggesting that
any activity be reinstated that has been proven unprofitable
money-wise or time-wise. "They'’re suggesting, very much to
lire contrary, that even more activities are ripe for the ax
‘(aimen). They would, however, appreciate the chance to help
make the decision which affect the women—especially with
a stronger, more representative body to speak for all.
To us, this proposed strengthening seems realistic and
could, if sincerely applied, be very profitable. There is some
indication that a strong, student-run coordinating body for
women’s activities is needed. (And what better organization
than one to which every female in this University belongs?)
We hope, therefore, that these proposals will be given serious
-consideration when the old and new exec councils of AWS
got together to hash over the situation. It seems to us a prom
ising solution to some of the problems that the University
wOtnan faces today.
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V<4e GcudUdcitel SfueaJz
We asked the presidential candidates for each
major women’s organization to outline their pol
icies. The statements they submit here are not
campaign promises for today's elections. They
are ideas and suggestions. Koch candidate should
stand 011 her record us well as her policy.
Barbara Keelen - yw president
The YWCA has definitely proved itself as a vital
part of campus life. It has developed a sound and
beneficial program which has improved from year
to year. For next year my recommendations would
be: * '
1. Cooperate with plans to cut down on student
activities. Go over the Y program and see where
there is a duplication of effort and cut down on
those things which are superfluous.
2. Improve the upper class program. Develop one
specific plan or program to present to the upper
class women. ">
3. Strengthen the group internally by integrating
the membership and also provide a place for off
campus women in the Y program.
4. Continue the effective freshman program and
develop a plan which gives them continuing interest
in tne Y program.
Mary Wilson - wra president
If I am elected ^president of WRA, it would be my
desire to promote a better understanding and par
ticipation in a campus sports program,
I feel that it is important that the program be ex
tended to include all women students. I would like
to see this accomplished by having open cabinet
meetings and a keener sense of competition devel
oped among the women’s organizations toward the
WRA intramural program.
I would like to promote more interest in the
separate WRA clubs. I feel that one possible solu
tion to this problem would be to form a fifth club
whose purpose would be to engage in various
spoi ts activities depending upon the members’
interests.
I feel that it is ihe duty of the WRA president
to act solely in the interests of the women students
of the university.
Cathy Tribe - yw president
I doubt if there are words to express how happy
I am to run for the YWCA presidency. During the
past three years the Y has become very important
to me, not only as a place to meet and work with
people, but as a place where we, in some small way,
could help others. *
Although the Y has accomplished a great deal,
I hope it will do even more next year by providing •
a stronger Duckling Counseling and Freshman
program, offering more service to the community,
and by giving every girl who is interested an op
portunity to participate in its program. I feel very
fortunate to be running with Barbara, and I'm look
ing forward to working with her next year, re
gardless of the position I hold.
Mary Jordan - wra president
Basic to what I consider to be the Women's Rec
reational Association’s« purpose is that word 'recre
ation.' WRA has chosen the field of athletic activi
ties meaning anything from softball to square
dancing to jacks to center its recreation program
upon. This program should be such that those par
ticipating became aware of the ideals of si>orts- •
manship, etc., and even more important be admin
istered so that all those participating get a maxi
mum of satisfaction and enjoyment.
I fee! plans for the coming year should begin
with consideration and perhaps reorganization of
both the freshman program and WRA house rep
resentatives system.
Judy McLoughlin - aws president
Jean Mauro - aws president
As president and vice president of the Associated
Women Students we would work together to carry
out a program designed to meet the needs and in
terests of the women of the University of Oregon. -
During the past year many purposeful projects
were inaugurated which we would continue, along
with the annual program of AWS.
Lastly, as a representative body of all the women
on campus, the AWS cabinet should endeavor to
achieve greater participation in activities and more
efficient coordination of those activities as planned
by the various women's organizations.
Political Wisdom
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“Now, if this was spring term when fella’s could vote, I wouldn’t
tell this silly Kmeraid a thing. I’d just give them my picture to run.”
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For Mothers' Day
Petitions for general chairman
of Mother’s Day to be held in
; conjunction with Junior Week
end late in spring term have
| been called for by Pat Dignan,
I ASL’O president.
| Deadline for the petitions is
5 p.m. next Tuesday, according
to Dignan. They are to l>e hand
ed in to the office of the ASL’O
president, Student Union 304.
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