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Page 4 Pendulum March 9,1978 Weather hampers caravan by Victoria Huffman Snow and hazardous road conditions seriously affected attendance at ERA Caravan program in Whitley on Feb. 22. But the crowd who attend ed responded to members of the caravan by asking many questions on ERA. Dr. Miriam Slifkin from Chapel Hill introduced the program by explaining the history of the ERA and the goals of the caravan. She explained that passage of the 19th Amendment was only the first step for suffragists. Fifty years after the introduction of ERA to Congress, suffragists are still struggling to have two words added to the Constitu tion. Their wish is simply to have the words “and women” added to the phrase “all men are created equal.” In a humorous aside, Dr. Slifkin explained the opposition’s “incredible reasoning” in the fight against the vote for women was that the emotional impact of voting on pregnant women would cause miscar-. riages. Another member of the cara van, Dr. Helen Courvoisie, a child psychiatrist from Win ston-Salem, told of her per sonal experience with job dis crimination while attending medical school. Dr. Couroisie claims that ratification of the ERA will improve society emotionally and mentally. A highlight of the program was the'film, “How We Got the Vote.” The film showed the harsh realities that suffra gists have undergone through out the history of the move ment. Women were jailed and treated cruelly for expressing their beliefs in women’s rights. Dr. Courvoisie pointed out a parallel in the film between President Woodrow Wilson’s consistent refusal to act on the matter of women’s rights and the reluctance of president Carter and Governor Hunt to give attention to equal rights. In the question and answer period, Dr. Courvoisie said that only 17 per cent of divorced fathers pay child support today. The ERA would help more men (who are judged by the courts as more capable of caring for children in a split family than estranged wives) gain custody, now a rare occurrence in court cases. Today 60 per cent of wives are working because their husband earn less than $7,000 yearly. Equal pay, she says, cannot, as | the opposition suggests, de- ’ stroy the home. Women in this country now maintain 19 mil lion households, yet for every $1.00 earned by a man, only 57 cents is earned by a woman. In a survey taken earlier this year, it was shown that 70 per cent of the population favors the ERA. “Why don’t we have it?” Dr. Couruoisie exclaimed. “North Carolina should be the next state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment,” she said. Musical drama to be staged by Victoria Huffman Dr. Walter Westafer’s class in History of Musical Styles is working on a production of “Noye’s Fludde.” The music drama is to be a feature of the Liberal Arts Symposium which will be held on campus the week of April 11. The production is a setting to music of the 15th century Chester, England, miracle play about Noah’s flood. The music was written by the British composer Benjamin Britten in Middle English. Chief characters are Noah, his wife, and their family. Other characters include Noah’s animals, roles to be played by the Burhngton Boys Choir. Only one character, God, has a speaking part. Mr. and Mrs. Noah will be sung by professionals of this area, the names to be an nounced. Accompaniment includes a string quintet, an organ, a piano, recorders and percus sion. “Noye’s Fludde” will be presented in Whitley auditor ium on April 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. New computer to be installed m Mike Hughes was the winner of last weei(’s Student Union Board Pool Tournament. ERA: third in a series Some people are saying that the Equal Rights Amendment will require women — even mothers — to register for the draft and to serve alongside men in combat and this would ruin the morale and the effec tiveness of the military. Not true — the U.S. military has been attempting to de termine through practical ex perience with both male and female members of the armed forces which jobs in the military women can effectively perform. Based on the results of these tests, the military will decide which assignments should be opened to women and which should continue to be restricted to males because of physiological, mental, com bat effectiveness and militjiry efficiency reasons. Should the military establish that assigning women to cer tain duty would substantially impair the discipline or morale of the armed forces — les sening the ability of the country to defend itself — women could be excluded from those assignments despite the ERA. In the military, an individual’s constitutional rights are balanced against the needs and responsibilities of the Armed Forces. A Senate Judiciary Report (S. Rept. 92-689) on the Equal Rights Amendment states: “...the ERA will not require that all women serve in the military any more than all men are now required to serve. Those women who are physi cally or mentally unqualified, or who are conscientious ob jectors, or who are exempt because of their responsibilities (e.g. certain public officials, or those with dependents) will not have to serve, just as men who are unqualified or exempt do not serve today. Thus the fear that mothers will be conscript ed from their children into military service if the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified is totally and completely un founded. Congress will allow exemptions from cumpulsory service. For example. Congress might well decide to exempt all parents of children under 18 from the draft.” “Congress has always had the authority to draft women. Just because ERA is ratified does not mean that they will be drafted. The same is true of women in combat. If the Congress and the courts deter mine that this is not the proper role for women, they could so rule,” states Lt. Col. Verna Kelogg, USAF of the U.S. De partment of Defense. Maj. G en. Jeanne Holm, (USAF Ret.) says “I would expect that (these) issues — combat anii the draft — will be settled soor by the military itself. . .” Count the cross-stitchers by Gib Buie Counted cross-stitch, a re laxing activity, is a popular pastime in Hon’s women’s dorms. Among those involved in cross-stitch are Buffy Hol comb, Lisa McBryde, Martha Cagle, Beth Martin, and Bon ny Smith. Marcia Dellinger’s interest in cross-stitch is credit ed with being the catalyst for the growth of the hobby on Study of Hunger by Bryant Colson As a result of the $2 million grant for an advanced institu tional development program (AIDP) under the provisions of Title III of the Higher Education Act, Elon College is making the first major ac quisition of the grant by pur chasing a new computer sys tem. After considering several al ternatives, a computer search committee has selected the MSL/Campus System to re place the present IBM System 32. According to Kenneth L. Harper, director of adminis trative services, the new system will provide additional services for administrative units and will make possible direct-on line contact with the computer center by users by means of special CRT units. (These are television-like screens com monly seen in banks). “The new system will streamline admmistrative pro cesses,” says Mr. Harper, “and make information more readily available.” The system will aid during registration and will be a big asset to the business and administration offices, he says. The installation of the MSL/ Campus System is scheduled to begin in early summer. Ac cording to Mr. Harper, parts of the system will be in ope ration by winter term 1979. The active Religious Life Committee of Elon College is currently sponsoring a study group on hunger and related issues during March and April. A panel discussion includes Drs. Steve Caddell and Carol Chase. Six sessions, held each Wednesday, beginning March 8 and ending April 19, will compose the study. Anyone interested in the hunger issue should meet in the listening room (206) of Long Student Center. The concluding session on April 19 will mark the beginning of the CROP fast on campus. The fast will end April 20. These meetings will involve not only Elon students, but members of the Elon Com munity as well. The topic for the opening session is “The Extent and Reality of the Hun ger Problem.” For the sessions a suggested text of Arthur Simon’s Bread for the World is available at the Campus Shop at the cost of $1.50. second floor Staley, although some of the girls were already experienced at the craft. Cassie Bondurant has a wall hanging just completed for her grand father, and is already working on another project. The girls find it a good group activity. “It keeps your hands busy when watching television,” and in addition you enjoy socializing while stitching.” Marcia Dellinger says those who are interested in learning how to cross-stitch should sign up for classes at The Cottage, a cross-stitch material shop in Holly Hill Mall. Classes are small (usually 4-6 people) and there are two one-hour ses sions. The next classes are to begin at the end of March. Applications for the the position of Editor of the Phi Psi Cli are now being accepted. Forms available Room 211 Long Student Cen ter Deadhne—March 15,1978
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