College °I Women

Officers

Jill

Smith Presiden t first semester

Eileen Fiel .. Preside nt 2n d semester

Marjorie

Marijane

Coffman ... . Vice- President

Spitler Secretary

Venita Strain Treasurer

Startling innovations in University of Dayton history were climaxed by the opening of its doors to women as full-time students in September , 1935. The first class was composed of twenty-nine freshmen and the policy was one of semi-isolation. In fact, "The Valley" was considered almost a "No Man's Land" by certain men students. The first semester presented something of an adjustment problem with moderate hostility on many sides The men resented the fact that the days of slippers and no ties we re past, and "These Women!" was an expression heard all too often on the campus.

Administratio n and faculty members were frequent and interested visitors to the Women ' s co llege du ri ng ou r life in "The Vall e y. " If at first there we re p re jud ices among many of them, suc h sentiments soon d isappeared ; from the administration we have a lw a ys recei ved sincer e inte rest an d sympathetic co nsiderat ion.