Tuesday, December 10, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Coed president of men's wing
For the first time in the history of KU a coed has been elected president of a men's wing in KU's largest residence hall.
The election of Sharon Stewart, Moline, Ill., sophomore, was declared official Sunday when 27 of 35 McCollum wing residents met to voice sincerity in the selection of a female president.
Sharon Stewart
The attractive brunette was elected two weeks ago by male residents of sixth floor, south wing, when their president moved to Templin Hall. Miss Stewart lives on tenth floor, west wing.
"There had been a little objection because some people thought it might be a joke," said Frank Zilm, St. Louis junior and McCollum's men's president. Zilm explained that the McColum constitution says only that wing presidents must live in the hall. "I support her election 100 per cent," Zilm said. "I feel confident that she will be able to unify the wing."
Explaining her election as president of a men's wing, Miss Stewart said the wing social chairman, a friend, last Wednesday asked her to represent the wing in the McCollum Senate because they had no president. The Senate is a governing body comprised of wing presidents and hall officers.
"When I attended the Senate meeting I was told I couldn't vote because I wasn't an elected president." Later at the All-Men's Council, she said one hall officer objected to her representing a wing on which she does not live.
After the meeting, the KU sophomore said she discussed the possibility of her election with wing residents and received wholehearted support.
After two weeks as president of the McCollium wing, Miss Stewart said she finds it easy to meet with residents because there are at least two hall open houses a week. She said she's
already planned a wing Christmas party.
"I think my election has unified the floor, because when the first president was elected only guys attended the meeting."
Miss Stewart admits to being kidded about her new office, referring to her boyfriend's remark about her being the First Gentleman instead of the First Lady.
"My mother said it sounded like a great idea—as long as I didn't live on the wing," she said.
KU law students to argue
Two KU law students will argue the constitutionality of the Vietnam war at the national Moot Court competition in New York City, December 16, 17 and 18.
Dean Wolfe and Larry Ward, both third-year law students from Garden City, won the James Barclay Smith local competition at KU last spring. Last month they also won the regional competition at St. Louis.
global law student Jim Bagley, third-year law student from Louisville, Ky., and president of the KU Moot Court Council all those competing in New York City will argue the same case. They must be versed on both sides of the case he said.
Green light for Shaw trial
WASHINGTON (UPI)—The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison to proceed with the trial of businessman Clay L. Shaw on a charge he conspired in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
In a brief order without comment, the court let stand a lower court refusal to issue an injunction blocking the trial. The trial had been held up pending Shaw's appeal to the Supreme Court for a hearing on his injunction move.
An aide to Garrison, Assistant District Attorney James Alcock, said in New Orleans that a new trial date for Shaw would be set
as soon as possible.
"The next move is up to us and we will be setting the Shaw case for trial just as quickly as possible," Alcock said.
The 55-year-old retired New Orleans businessman was indicted under Louisiana law by a grand jury on March 22, 1967. He was charged with conspiring with Lee Harvey Oswald, David W. Ferrie and unnamed others to assassinate Kennedy in Dallas Nov. 22, 1963.
Defense attorney Edward A. Wegmann, also in New Orleans, said he had no comment on Alcock's prediction that the defense would file additional pleadings and further delay the trial.
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