University of Virginia Library

New Policy

The changes in the regulations
are being effected under the auspices
of the Dean of Women of
the University, Mary E. Whitney.

On coming to the University
for the first time last summer,
Dean Whitney announced a new
policy concerning the management
of the dormitories.

"I see myself not as an authority
figure but as an adviser, and
perhaps as a liaison between the
women and the administration,"
she said. "From my standpoint,
the students are adults and should
be treated as such."

Responsibility for determining
dormitory rules was therefore
given to the women themselves.

Students under 21 are still responsible
to their parents. "But I
avoid interfering between women
and their parents as much as
possible," said Dean Whitney.