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THE OPTIMIST November 1 1974
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By DARLA BALL and
JENNY MULLINS
According to her roommate
TerrI Sue Kelley it a girl who
doesnt have any spare time "I
dont tee how she manages" her
roommate aald.
Not only la the senior
elementary education major
from Abilene atudent teaching at
Reagan Elementary Terri la a
member of such organizations of
Ko Jo Kai social club Sigma Tau
Delta English fraternity Kappa
Delta Pi honorary education
fraternity TSTA NEA and the
Big Purple.
She is also president of East
Gardner dorm vice president of
W Club secretary-treasurer of
COED and Is secretary for Dr.
Ed Enzor assistant dean.
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AS A STUDENT TEACHER
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LETTERS
DANGER IN ERA
Sir:
In a recent article Kay
Nickel! Informed us of her alarm
concerning ml conceptions in
regard to the Equal Rights
Amendment. Surely any percep-
tive unbiased person should
agree that there are many and
vast inequalities In society as a
whole's treatment of women. I
am not however satisfied that
her reasoning is accurate and feel
that it bears comment.
To quote Ms. Nickell "Many
women here have been pressured
Into disagreeing with the Equal
Rights Amendment. The reason
could be that ACC women no
matter how brilliant creative or
ambitious are often stereo-
typed as future housewives.
There are some who aspire to be
that alone."
Unfortunately Ms. Nickell
provides no evidence for her
assumption. We are left to
assume that It Is mere conjec-
ture; nothing but her opinion.
She Is certainly entitled to her
opinion but it just might be the
case" that ACC women are more
rational than she gives them
credit for being. Thoy are
capable of thinking for them-
selves and found parts of the
For.homecomlng she added to
her already busy schedule the
Job of house manager for the
musical "Man of La Mancha"
Sho Is now pledging the drama
club Alpha Pst Omega.
Terri liar just recently been
nominated to "Whoa Who
Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges." At
the Friday night performance of
"Man of La Mancha" people
kept congratulating mo and I
didnt know why. I thought
'House manager big deal'."
She found out later sho was
being congratulated for the
nomination announced in the
Homecoming edition of the
Optimist.
Why tha diversity of activity
during her senior year? Until last
year Terri said she wasnt very
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consonants.
- photo by David DiKard
ERA objectionable. Not all
certainly but most. I will .agree
that there is a tremendous
problem inherent in society of
conforming to the group norm
but not all disagreements can be
credited to this. For example
Ms. Nickell makes the statement
that ACC women are often
expected to oe (quote stereo-
typed as) future housewives. But
are they necessarily forced by
this expectation? Some may be
but I feel that it is possible that
many have after prayer and
rational analysis decided that
marriage is a challenge they
desire. They believe it is a
perfectly proper use of the
God-given abilities she speaks of
Ms. Nickell 's argument seems
to be based on at least two
premises: pressure and stereo-
typing. These premises are
regrettably self contradictory to
her position. If women can bo
pressured into disagreeing with
the ERA because they are
stereotyped as future house-
wives are they capable of
making any better judgments In
the business world? I am of the
opinion that most women are
brighter than that. If they are
not can one expect an amend-
ment to the Constitution to
make them so?
Involved in campus activity. But
last year after encouragement
from a friend Terri tried out
and was cast into the chorus of
"Hello Dolly." Being In a play is
something she feels grows on a
person and not wanting to take
too much time away from her
teaching she volunteered to be
house manager this year.
"I wouldn't bo happy In just
education or just drama or just
music" she said "I learn so
much from nil areas"
"I realize I cant continue at
this pace forever but right now U
my last chance to experience the
variety available here. The
variety la just part of the total
educational experience." she
said.
But variety is not without its
problems.
"At times though I have to
make a choice of priorities. This
is my eleventh year in band and
I love It but with student
teaching It is just too much
strain to gel back to practice
marching so I have to choose"
she said.
So she said the Nov. 9 home
game will be tho first time she
has not marched at a football
game for her school.
"Actually everything I do Is
related in a sense. I have a need
to express myself whether
marching In band teaching
second-graders or building a sink
for a play" she said.
"I enjoy what I do and others
also get pleasure from it either
directly or indirectly. Band and
drama entertain. In my teaching
I have to actively reach out to
those kids. I enjoy the challenge
and they benefit frorc my
efforts. To make others hsppy
'makes me happy" she said.
Rebuttal on the
Ms. Nickell states that "An
amendment has no power. As
with all federal law specifics
such as de-segregation of public
restrooms or revolution of
industrial restrictions for women
are simply up to the courts
(usually conservatives and local
bodies)." This statement shows
an obvious fallacy. If an amend-
ment has no power why docs
Ms. Nickell hope the ERA will
prove any different? An amend-
ment has no power just as a
hand-grenade Is inert metal and
powder; both require human
actuation. An amendment like
the hand grenade is the founda-
tion for action either construc-
tive or destructive. She also
states that "Equal pay for equal
work is supposedly guaranteed
by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The average annual salary for
women Is still about three-
fourths of a man's in the same
occupation." Again if the equal-
ities guaranteed by the Civil
Righta Act were of no effect
wherein Is the ERA different?
Words like "pressured"
"stereotyped" etc.; have a nega-
tive emotional content. They
play on the feelings not the
rational faculties and should be
used carefully. The waters have
been muddied by illogic and
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arrangements the made for the opening night reception of the
Homecoming musical. photo by David Dillard
Terri a brother Steve is a
freshman at ACC and ' her
mother Loretta is an assistant
professor of Home Economics.
She says she has become closer
to her brother since going to
school together. "I've learned to
look at him and appreciate him
through the eyes of others" she
said.
This summer Terri hopes to
teach English In Mexico where
she taught last summer. She
would also like someday to go
on a missionary campaign to
ERA
emotionalism long enough. It is
a time for clear thinking and I
believe that the women of ACC
have the brains to do it.
Doug Stanford
DRAFT BLASTED
Sir:
While I agree with some of the
points made in last week's
"Comment" section concerning
the ERA I also noted a couple
of inaccuracies that should be
cleared up before they become
gospel to the pro-ERA element:
(1) In regard to the draft no
one to my knowledge has
"sounded the hysterical note"
that women will be drafted the
"moment" the ERA is ratified.
Yes the draft has ended. But
anyone half alive knows that the
draft could be reinstated within
a matter of days in the event of
war. If the ERA were then in
effect men would have the
"equal right" not to be drafted
on the basis of sex
(2) The ERA will not give
women "the right to be what
they want to be" they already
have that privilege now. No one
is billy-clubbing women Into
marriage.
The sexual inequalities of our
Argentina with her mother.
Meanwhile she says "I once
read a poem that talked about
leaving your footprints in the
sands of time. Every person you
touch is your footprint In the
sands of time whether they
rca'izc It or not and I want mine
to count" she said.
"That is Christianity in
action. You never know when
you may have opened someone's
heart enough so that someone
else can take advantage of it to
show him Christ" she said.
present system (such as lack of
equal pay) can be remedied by
specific legislative proposals. The
ERA has too many uncertain
implications and could steal
more privileges for women than
it would bestow upon them.
But If it becomes a part of the
Constitution women will not be
able to re-acquire their privileges
(like remaining free of the draft)
by legislative after-thoughts. By
that time such laws will be
"unconstitutional."
In closing I would like to
point out that those who are
planning to be "only" house-
wives have much to be proud of.
I do not understand why a
certain minority of women (not
necessarily including the author
of last week's article) think they
may look down their noses at
young women who are preparing
to be housewives.
Any woman who could turn n
male pigpen into a home who
could fashion food into an
attractive meal and most impor-
tant who could help raise
children to be lovers of God
Instead of'lovers of wlf deserves
the deepest love of her husband
and the fullest respect or
society.
Mark Mercer ' -
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