Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-04-21
WOMAN REGENT
BILL IS KILLED
AsSEMBLYMAN MCCONNELL CAR
RIEs THE DAY BY
CLOSE VOTE
POLITICS AND PROM FUNCTIONS
ARE SUBJECTS FOR
CRITICISM.
Madison. April /.

assembly indefinitely postpone1 the
Hambrecht bill providing for a sec
ond woman on the board of nniyer-
sity regents. but this morning an at
tempt doubtless viii be made to re-
yive it. As soon as the measure
was reached Mr.. Mcconnell OF La
Crosse, a varsity alumni of promi-
he &c made the motion 10 kill. He
thought the board was too large now
that it was cumbersome with it's Is
members, and should be reduced to
seven or eight. II was all right to
have more women on the board. 10
that he did not object; but the gov
ernor can name as many as he
pleases at present No law Restraints
him
Mr. HalIbrecht opposed the mo
ton. The answer to the suggestion
that the governor could appoint more
women IL he wanted to was that no
governor ever had appointed more
than one. Women are Disseminated
against at the university Not
one holds q full professorship The
faculty Is against them. With a
nearer equality of women on the
board this condition will not continue.
Sorority girls at junior prom time
take their trunks and live al the fra
ternity houses. This should be
looked into. II is wrong. IAN inius-
tice to the womanhood OF the state
The one woman now on the board
has mentioned the matter, ne be.
iieyed. but the regents had not been
impressed II the gentleman from
La Crosse thinks the board too large
he should introduce bill to correct
the condition. Women demand bet
ter recognition. 1t is matter of
right coeducational policy The in
timation that the additional regent
was to be a Madison woman he had
never heard before. and he doubted it,
but it an available woman resided
here he saw no reason why she should
not be chosen.
Professor Viebahn endorsed all
men should be o. TIE board Wo-
men can see farther Il an men in GER
tain matters and he tho tght there ex-
listed special opportunity Tor their
usefulness in connection wita the uni
yersity. lie was NOT against chat in
stitution, though he was afraid that
his attitude now might lead certain
persons TO believe that he was.
Why will governors not appoint
women to the board? Because
well. because members of the board
often are appointed for other than
reasons of fitness. Professor vie.
ahn made this statement with studied
care.
Mr. Reynolds spoke humorously
for he bill and 'joshed" MIR. McCon-
nell for his attitude against women,
Mr., Mcconnell seemed to enjoy the
fun highly
Ar Daub stood by Mr. Mcconnell.
while Mr.. Buslett declared that uni
yerstty professors did too much lobby.
Att&. tie WAS TOT the Dill.
AIR Mcconnell. speaking again.
thought the board was managed well
and that there was no popular de.
maad for women ON IT, II was rank
nonsense 10 insinuate that politics
played part In the appointments.
lie reiterated his conviction that there
should be more women on the board
also that the board should be smaller.
He would abolish such social functions
As had been questioned He had no
doubt but that the governor would APP
point au additional woman on the
board II even half a dozen members
OF This Legislature should request him
to do SO: to which Mr.. Hamhrecht
eplied thatthe present proposal was
merely to have majority of the legis.
lature make the request formally.
by the woe then taken. the McCon-
neil motion prevailed. As to ~. thus
For ktlltng~-Messgs, Ballard, Bar.
oett. Berner. Bray. Brew. Brock.
hansen. Buslett. Chapple. Cleary.
rowell, CuYtiss. Disch. Erickson.
Farrell. tIsher Georgi. Crosse. Ham.
hrecht Hammill. Hoyt. ingalls,. lr.
vine, Jones, Hamper, Keup. Keyes,
Nuhasta. Ledyina. lie Roy. Phillips,
REYNOLDS Scot. Shaw. Frank Smith,
simon Smith, Stack, Towers viebahn
Weber. Wehrwein Wellensgard. Whit
man Whittet--4a
Against Ballard. niehler. Brad.
ord, t'u acker. Benz, A Cady. Virgil
NadN Chitnock. Comstock. Daub.
bomachowshi oorneG Egan. Esta-
brook Haight. Harras. Hughes. Hull
Ingram Johnson, kalaheg. KAY.
Nempf KimDatl. Kindlin. Kneeu .Anl,
La cock, Lent1 Leuch MMquardt
Mcconnell, Mortensen Neitzai. ON.
stat. Peterson, Fickatt. Reader
Roethe Rollmann. Schmidt. Schwal.
bach stevens. stewart. Thomas
FHesme Wells Zimmerman-4S.
To Resusictate.
kelore the vote was announced. Mir
Hamacecht changed his vote from
against 10 for" Ia order later 10
BE IA position To revir, the bill