Abstract
Women's faculty organization at the University of North Dakota, 1925-1949
Administrative/Biographical History
On October 8, 1925, UND women faculty members met to discuss forming a club for social and recreational purposes. Persons attending the meetings were: Grace E. Colton, Christian Dick, Hazel Hutcheson, Anita Landacre, Lillian Leith, Ella Moen, Marian Stephenson. An organizational meeting was held on October 22, 1925, at which the following officers were elected: Grace E. Colton, President; Pearl McDonnell, Vice President; Lillian Leith, Secretary- Treasurer. Membership was open to “any woman member of the instructional and administrative faculties” of UND, not including those “employed for a period of emergency only.” On November 12, 1925, members voted to name the organization “C.A.P. Club,” meaning “Come and Play Club.” Activities included establishing a circulating library, sporting events (tennis, swimming, curling, volleyball, basketball, and golfing), and recreational activities (dancing, card playing, bowling, movies, and musical programs). The club voted to rename itself “The Gang” on October 13, 1927. After some members voiced strong disapproval over the new name, on October 19, 1927 another was adopted, “WE.” The group was known informally as the “WE Club.” In 1935, without explanation, the minutes began referring to the club solely by variations upon the name “Faculty Women’s Club.” “WE” was not mentioned again in the minutes until the club disbanded on February 7, 1949.
