Women have 'power' to change rules
KU women have the power to enact any regulations they want, according to Cathy Beagle, Boulder, Colo., junior and chairman of the steering committee for the Associated Women Students Rules Convention.
The March 12 convention will write rules of conduct for University women.
"We want women students to feel directly responsible because they are the ones who make the initial step, and at the same time they are responsible on many levels of authority," she said.
"THE CONVENTION will be approached from a 'no-regulations at the present time—what do we want' standpoint."
BEFORE BECOMING official University policy, regulations proposed at the convention must
be ratified by the AWS Senate, the Student Personnel Board, and Chancellor Wescoe. Miss Beagle emphasized that any rule seriously petitioned by the convention would be enacted.
Main issues center around consideration of closing hours, availability of off-campus housing, and a general conduct code. This last point deals with the importance of a woman's conduct in her living group, within the university, and off campus.
The convention will also question sign out procedures, senior privileges, and men's calling hours in women's living groups.
ALL GROUPS except Ellsworth and Hashinger Halls will be represented by one five-member delegation. The two upper
class women's halls each support three delegations.
"Married girls, girls living off campus and the upper class halls will be represented more fairly than ever," Miss Beagle said.
Voting is weighted according to the number of representatives each living group has in the AWS House of Representatives. Freshman women are the only exemption because they have lived in only one housing unit, and do not have a basis for rules comparison. Final voting rules have not been decided.
PRIOR TO THE convention, each delegate must receive a confidence vote from the group being represented. A delegate is not bound, however, to vote according to their wishes.
"She must feel responsible to her living group, but at the same time she has the privilege of changing her mind in light of campus views," Miss Beagle said.
Interest in the convention began December 13 when questionnaires were circulated to all unmarried women asking opinions on closing hours, signout procedures, and senior keys.
Early last month AWS Representatives began interest meetings in each living organization. These were climaxed this week with the election of 140 delegates. Voting was scheduled after the round of meetings so "the houses would be voting on girls who have shown an interest in the regulations, and can best represent the interests of the house," Miss Beagle said.
Opinions offered during the interest meetings will form the nucleus of convention discussion.
The March 12 convention, scheduled in Hoch Auditorium. will be open to any interested student.
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Closing is major issue facing AWS convention
Abolishing closing hours and creating universal rules governing closing were major issues scheduled for the upcoming AWS general delegate meeting of the temporary AWS Committee. In a meeting last night the committee attempted to co-ordinate the ideas of women students from many living groups.
Seventeen students attended the meeting representing Hashinger Hall, Ellsworth Hall, Lewis Hall and Alpha Phi and Alpha Delta Pi sororities.
AN INDEPENDENT SURVEY taken by two Ellsworth students found that 95 per cent of the women in their hall did not want closing hours. This is contrary to findings of the Commission on the
Status of Women Students' survey taken last semester.
Many attending the meeting felt this difference occurred because the questionnaire did not suggest abolishing closing hours, but only asked what they should be.
Members said students seemed to favor a system of signing out to account for their whereabouts in case of an emergency. It was suggested this system could be decided upon by each living group.
MANY SORORITIES favor the "senior" key system for each of its members. However, this would be impossible for dorm residents due to the larger numbers of girls. Instead it was suggested that a
policeman be stationed at an open door to admit women.
A new role for AWS was also discussed with more emphasis given to guest speakers and general meetings with discussions of the role of the university woman. Students felt that the AWS has become too involved with regulations to devote adequate time to the woman's place in the university.
Giving each delegate a single vote instead of the customary living group bloc voting may be an issue at next week's meeting. The single vote would let each girl carry her opinion to the meeting and give a more personal representation.
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