Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries http://archive.org/details/wellesleynews3012well .' 3 .... m.. > l.*V.. t w Virf t*;** • Wellesley College News VOL. XXX. WELLESLEY, MASS., JANUARY 12, 192£- No. 12 PRESENT CONTRACT COLLEGE REJECTS C. G. RESIGNATIONS WILSON FOUNDATION CAUSES UNREST FUND LAUNCHED House in Gray Book and Agreement Found Meetings Suggest Changes Gray Book House Chairmen Receive to Conflict Subscriptions Breach of contract on the part of the student body in regard to the Faculty-Student Agreement officers of the A new Faculty-Student Agreement was the accusation made by the Next week during the campaign of College Government Association and student members of the Senate, in seems to be imminent. A nominating the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, op- presenting their resignation at an all-college mass-meeting held December 8. committee, formed of two members of Their action in resigning brought to a head the unrest which has been portunities for subscription to the the Academic Council, Senate, and gathering volume all through the fall term, and which is now expressing fund will be provided in each group itself in widespread agitation for a new Faculty-Student Agreement. Until House of Representatives respectively, of college houses on campus and in this should be achieved, and a new system of government established, the is already selecting candidates for the the village, and at different times dur- resignations of these officers were rejected, after some discussion at a second grave responsibility of formulating mass-meeting, January 5. ing the day at the El Table or in the proposed agreement. Text of the Resignation Founders' Hall. It is felt that those The text of the resignation as read Luce, president of the For twenty years, with some revi- by Emmavail who appreciate the aims of the Wood- College Government Association, which defines the position of the officers, sion in 1918, the contract between row Wilson Foundation will seek the is as follows: faculty and students which is the basis "Inasmuch as we have reached in the development of the Wellesley collectors, rather than wait to be of the present Wellesley College Gov- College Government Association one of the most critical moments in its history, sought, and so these collectors will this meeting has been consider crisis of the ernment Association has been faith- called to a which demands mem- not be in every house. In the village bers of this Association immediate and intelligent attention. fully carried out. Organization of col- the Foundation will be represented by "In 1901 when the students of Wellesley College were entrusted with lege machinery under this system has certain rights and privileges as stated in the Faculty-Student Agreement, fully girls in each dining district. Further been comparatively smooth, and few discussed and revised in 1918, with those rights and privileges they accepted announcements will appear on the inevitable and faint have been the protests responsibilities, both individual and collective. That contract holds class boards. today. Apparently, however, the student body does not feel the binding force against it. For some time, however, Representatives already assigned of this agreement, for it does not seem to recognize its responsibilities, inas- there has been misunderstanding ot much as there is a general lack of constructive criticism as well as inadeouate are: the students' rights and privileges, cooperation with the officers of the Senate. That this is so, is evidenced by 11 Abbott street Anne Williams the discipline due to an unfounded rumor that Wel- attitude of the student body in regard to two recent cases of Eliot Marjorie McColl upon which it has passed judgment without a considered estimate of the cases, lesley had a "student government". Fiske Elizabeth Badger —an estimate involving the opinions not only of those who were disciplined A phrase in the front of the Gray but also of the disciplinary bodies. Freeman Elizabeth McAloney Book, moreover, tells students that "It would seem that there are two possible explanations of this situation. Pomeroy Ruth Melcher First, either the student body is no longer willing to recognize the responsi- they must uphold its laws because it Shafer Helen Smart bility which comes with privilege, and therefore would, of necessity, wish to is their privilege to make and change Tower court Erma Bell relinquish its powers according to the provision in Article VI of the Faculty- them at any time. Student Agreement whereby within thirty days' notice the Wellesley College Webb Katherine Shea House Exceeds Eights Government Association may formally relinquish to the authorities of the Wilder Louise Walder For these reasons, the House of college all or any part of the powers granted in said agreement. Or second, Washington street 'Janet Scott the student body is no longer able to give the support which it pledged in Representatives, believing itself em- For the Faculty. .Miss Caswell's office the election of its officers of the Senate. powered above its rights, declared il- "If the first is true, the student members of the Senate feel that they can legal two Gray Book rules and sent a hardly be expected to continue in office should the student body desire to keep JUNIOR PROM. COMES FEBRUARY II letter to the President of the college its powers without a quickened sense of its responsibility. If, on the other hand, it is true that the present officers have lost the confidence once given Plans Still Incomplete requesting an explanation for a third. by their fellow-students it inevitably follows that it is not for the best good All these regulations were inserted in of the College Government Association for them to remain in office longer. Plans for the Junior Prom are the Gray Book without the knowledge Therefore, we the undersigned, place in the hands of our electors our resigna- nearing completion. Because exams tions, to take effect at such time as our successors are elected." of the students, but as shown by the this year are to be given throughout (SIGNED) Emmavail Luce, President of the Wellesley Jurisdiction Committee appointed by College Govern- ment Association; Margaret R. Byard, Vice-President of the Wellesley College this second week, Saturday, Febru- the Senate to consider them, they were Government Association; Elizabeth Head, Secretary of the Wellesley College ary 11, is the only date left open. The entirely in accord with the provisions Government Association; Irene Ott, Treasurer of the Wellesley College Govern- Prom will be held in Mary Hemenway ment Association; Helen J. Atkinson, Sophomore Member of the Senate of of the Faculty-Student Agreement. Hall from seven to twelve, with music the Wellesley College Government Association; Sarah Carr, Freshman Had those provisions been well known, Member of the Senate of the Wellesley College Government Association. by Bert Lowe's orchestra. Supper no such declaration would have been will be served during the evening. (Continued on Page 6, Col. 1) attempted. The discovery made, how- Special arrangements have been made ever, resulted in agitation to change for cars to carry the men back to the entire basis of the agreement. Comments on College Government Crisis town. As Wellesley College may be under In spite of the disadvantages of a its provisions for some time, the text Saturday night Prom, the week-end In of the contract is here given for the my opinion the greater part of our college government difficulties this will be filled. Various possibilities fall have been due to the fact that discovered we how very few matters we for (Continued on Page 7, Col. Friday evening parties are being 1) really have under our control. I believe that to foster a successful honor discussed. system there must be some very definite responsibility to which to appeal. MARION PARKER PERRIN, 1922. The committee is as follows: Alex- BOSTON STUDENTS TO MEET andra Leith, chairman; Elizabeth In considering the point of publicity for special cases, it seems to me that IN FANEUIL HALL JAN. 18 making known the facts would not only create an informed public opinion, but Bryan, Polly Hackney, Katherine would also be a reasonable punishment for the offender. Kingsbury, Esther Merrick, Dorothy A meeting under the auspices of the JANET WARFIELD, 1923. Springer. National Student Committee on Dis- I think that the unnecessary rules which clutter the gray book should be removed, and that all future legislation should initiated in armament -will be held at Faneuil be the House, so WELLESLEY TO DEBATE that there may be a more real cooperation between faculty and students. Hall, Wednesday, January 18, at 8 (^ JANE HARVEY, 1923. RADCLIFFE AND H0LY0KE P. M. Students from Boston and ad- In a new Faculty-Student agreement complex system and a redundance of jacent territory will discuss the eco- offices should be avoided, for the more offices there are to be filled the less The secretary of the Intercollegiate thought will be spent in choosing nomic problems confronting both the the candidates. In regard to publicity, it Debating League has announced that seems to me that this is always the wisest policy, for a gap of secrecy will Washington conference Wellesley's opponents in debate this and the new always be filled by misinformation. year are Radcliffe and Mt. economic conference to be held at carroll Mccarty, 1924. Holyoke. Genoa, Italy. The meeting will be The subject has not yet been an- In any system of college government the first requisite for success is a nounced to the teams, free of charge and open to everyone. thorough knowledge on the part of each individual of the regulations arid the but the ma- Tickets may be obtained from Dorothy mechanism of the government.