THE JOURNAL
Volume 10 , Number 13
Charlotte, N. C.
November 26, 1974
The Legal Rights Of
Married Women
"The Legal Rights of
Married Women" was the
subject of a talk given Thursday,
november 21 by Attorney
Thomas R. Cannon. The
program was the first
presentation in the 1974075
Rights of Women Series
sponsored by the UNCC chapter
of the American Association of
University Professors.
Cannon, of the firm of
Hamel, Cannon and Hamel,
spoke in the Northeast Lounge
of the University Center before
an audience of about 75 women
and 10 men. The attorney
divided his talk into two major
areas: the rights of women
during marriage, and the rights
of women during break-up or
divorce.
Some of the issues discussed
by Cannon and his audience;
*l\/loral standards and legal
standards "are not necessarily
Intertwined" within a marriage.
In other words, wives do not
have all the legal obligations to
their husbands that they
thought they did. Many
obligations are moral in nature.
*N.C. law states that "any
rents derived from joint
property belong to the
husband". The Equal Rights
Amendment (ERA) will change
this, said Cannon.
^Legally, a mother cannot
pass her own name to her child.
It must bear the surname of the
father.
*Common-law marriage
"does not exist in this state as
far as the law is concerned",
according to Cannon.
*Getting married involves
giving up of "the unfettered
right to will your property the
way you want it to be willed",
that is, one cannot "cut out"
one's husband or wife. They are
usually entitled to one-half of
the estate (if there's one child)
or to one-third (if there's two or
more children).
*Pre-marital contracts are
questionable as legal documents,
said Cannon.
*Joint bank accounts for
married couples are strictly
"first come first serve" and
therefore create a host of
problems.
*There is general confusion
over the right of a woman to
retain her maiden name after
marriage. Cannon said that "it's
okay with the state", but a
member of the audience
disagreed.
*No one is automatically
entitled to alimony. In N.C., a
woman must prove that 1) she
was dependent on the other
spouse and 2) she is without
legal fault. This last requirement
is the most difficult for women
Save Study Time
How would you like to save
10 hours of study time per
week? The Counseling Center
Educational Services, located in
Atkins 06, teaches a variety of
study skills designed to help the
student make better use of his
or her time.
Formal, noncredit courses
in speed reading, study skills,
vocabulary improvement, and
reading improvement have
attracted approximately 365
members of the University
community.
Each class is taught by Mrs.
Ann Hendrix, an educational
skills technician, and runs on a 3
semester hours basis the
duration of one week. During
this time the student practices
these skills to acquire the
needed proficiency.
In addition to these formal
classes the student can work
anytime from 9 a.m. to 45 p.m.
Monday through Friday at the
Counseling Center on other
skills such as I isten ing,
briefhand, and notetaking on an
audio-tutorial basis.
The student does not
compete but moves individually
at his or her own speed. Starting
at the undergraduate level he
must acquire 90%
comprehension to move to the
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next stage until he reaches the
postgraduate level.
David Sturgis, a student at
UNCC who took the speed
reading course said:
"The program lacks a staff
structure - and this is great
because it allows a person to
work on their reading
improvement when they have
the time."
Mrs. Hendrix said she has
been pleased with results of the
effort to help students make
better use of their time in faster
studying and reading through
improved study habits.
"I am impressed by the
enthusiasm of UNCC students
who come down and work in
Educational Services," she said.
Mrs. Hendrix is assisted by
Jean Littaker, a fulltime worker,
and 4 part-time students
working out a grant: Haywood
Anderson, Chris Janson, Dave
Pettigrew and Wanda Fisk.
Students and faculty are
encouraged to take part in
upcoming courses. Speed
reading courses are slated for
December 2, 4, and 6 from 11
a.m. to '12 a.m. and’December 3
& 5 from 12 a.m. to 1:20 p.ra
Those interested can sign up in
the Counseling Center office
across the hall from Atkins 06.
to prove, said Cannon.
The second program of the
series will be at the same
location at 3:30 p.m. on
December 5, with Robert C.
Stephens of the law firm of
Sanders, Walker and London
speaking on employment
conditions of the Equal Rights
Amendment. The remaining two
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programs will be scheduled for
early in the new year.
The meetings are open to alt
students and to the general
public.
N. C. School Of The Arts
To Perform
December 20, 21 and 22
the North Carolina School of
the Arts wilt perform Peter
Tschaikowsky's Christmas
classic "The Nutcracker", with
musical assistance from the
Charlotte Symphony. The
musical classic based on E.T.A.
Hoffman's fairy tale, "The
Nutcracker and the Mouse
King" tells of a little girl who,
for Christmas, receives a
nutcracker which looks like a
toy soldier. After an exhausting
party the girl, Mary, falls asleep
and dreams she saves the
Nutcracker and his army of toy
soldiers from defeat by the
Mouse King and his army of
mice. The Nutcracker then turns
into a handsome prince and
escorts Mary on a journey
through the Snow Country and
the Magic Kingdom of the
Sweets. In the Magic Kingdom
they are honored with a dance
by the Sugar Plum Fairy.
During the Christmas season
there will also be several other
events scheduled in connection
with "the Nutcracker". These
include performances by the
Youth Symphony of the
Carolines at the fountain in
Southpark on December 17
from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m.
through the courtesy of Belk
and the Charlotte Mecklenburg
Public Library having the story
of "The Nutcracker" scheduled
for their pre-school story hours,
with the added treat of the
celeste, a musical instrument
used in playing "The
Nutcracker" music, being
performed for the children.
All proceeds from the
musical performances wil be
used to help fund the Youth
Symphony Association of the
Carolines and the Symphony's
in-school concerts in the
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Charlotee-Mecklenburg schools.
These performances are
sponsored by the Women's
Association of the Charlotte
Symphony and will be
presented in Ovens Auditorium
at 8:15 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday, December 20 and 21
with matinees at 2:30 p.m.
scheduled for Saturday and
Sunday, December 21 and 22.
Tickets for ''The
Nutcracker" can be obtained
until December 12 by mailing
requests to the Coliseum Box
Office, 2700 East Independence
Boulevard, Charlotte 28205 or
at the Coliseum Box Office
window from December the
first until showtime. The
Women's Association will be
selling tickets at a booth in
Belk-SouthPark, December
15-19. Prices for the
performances are $3, $4, and
$5.