1973-01-19

              Page 2 THE ARGUS-Illinois Wesleyan University, Friday, January 19, 1973
Second of two parts
End of discrimination requires law chang
ing women in factories and oth-er
potentially dangerous busi-nesses
would be repealed.
In cases such as public rest-rooms,
Sen. Bayh feels that "it
would not eliminate all the dif-ferences
between the sexes. Con-gressional
enactment would not
and should not eliminate the
natural physiological differ-ences
between the sexes." Com-mon
sense would and should
prevail.
Prof. Freund pointed out,
however, that, in the past, it has
been the accepted procedure to
consider null all contradictory
laws and amendments previous
to the most recent law or
amendment. Equality between
Registrar posts living unit averages
Sigma Chi academically led with 3.257, with Alpha Gamma
all other fraternities first sem- Delta-3.256, Sigma Kappa-ester
with a grade point aver- 3.224, Alpha Omicron Pi-3.007,
age of 2.942 A'cacia was next and Kappa Kappa Gamma-with
2.888, followed by Theta 3.005 close behind. The Panhel-
Chi--2.865, Phi Gamma Delta- lenic group average was pledges
2.811; Sigma Pi-2.765, and Tau -3.118, and actives-3.148.
Kappa Epsilon-2.667, making DeMOTTE LED all the men's
an IFC group average of 2.864. dorms with a grand total of
Sigma Pi led the pledges with 3.168 grade points, followed by
an average of 3.015, followed by Wallis with 2.983, Magill with
Theta Chi with 2.828, Sigma Chi 2.944, Dolan with 2.930, Adams
with 2.784, Acacia with 2.740, with 2.865, East with 2.845, and
Phi Gamma Delta with 2.563, Kemp with 2.786, making a
and Tau Kappa Epsilon with group average of 2.899.
2.452 a group average of 2.704 Women's dorms were led by
Pledges of Phi Mu Alpha, pro- Blackstock with 3.577, Ferguson
fessional fraternity, had an aver- with 3.206, Munsell with 3.196,
age of 2.321 and actives came Pfeiffer with 3.193, and Gulick
through with 3.256. with 3.085, a group average of
3.186.
SOCIAL SORORITIES were Women led the all school
led by actives of Sigma Kappa average with 3.213, passing the
with an average of 3.378. Next men with 2.867, and making the
in line were Kappa Kappa Gam- all school average 3.056.
ma with 3.190, Alpha Gamma
Delta with 3.118, Kappa Delta
with 3.037, and Alpha Omicron
Pi with 2.858.
Kappa Delta led the pledges
Donalson gives recital
Baritone Dr. Robert Donalson,
assistant professor of voice at
Wesleyan, will present a faculty
recital at 8:15 p.m. Thursday,
Jan. 18 in Presser Hall.
Donalson will be assisted by
pianist Marcia Hishman. His
program will feature selections
by Handel, Vaughan, Williams
and Brahms.
The program will be open free
to the public.
SWHR requests ideas
In order to make free com-munications
available to the
whole campus and to give every-one
a better chance to get in-volved,
Student Welfare and Hu-man
Relation Commission is
creating an informative guide
for students, faculty and organ-izations
on where to go 'or who
to see for specific problems.
If you feel your organization
has anything at all to offer to
the school, students, administra-tion
or community, it is very
important that you respond.
Questionnaires may be picked
up at the Main Desk.
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by DONNA BRAUN
Staff Writer
So far, I have only covered
two of the major debates on the
issue, but there are others. For
instance, the ERA would render
illegal all laws separating the
sexes in public buildings, such
as rest rooms. It would cause
either elimination of rape and
prostitution laws on the amend-ment
of them to include both
men and women. Alimony would
be awarded to men and women
at the discretion of the courts,
as well as support payments,
child custody, and dower rights.
Husbands would no longer be
required to support their wives.
Protective legislation concern-
The Jewish faith, who, as part
of their faith, separate men and
women while worshipping, may
be viewed.as illegal in this one
matter. If you'll remember, we
are guaranteed freedom of reli-gion
by the Constitution.
Rabbi Abraham Gross, presi-dent
of the Rabinical Alliance
of America, expressed the Jew-le
ish faith's views o'f the ERA in
the New York Times, April 4,
1972. "A central tenet of our
faith is the uniqueness of the
respective roles of men and
women. This amendment direct-ly
threatens our rights to con-tinue
practicing our faith as we
have for the past three centur-ies
in America."
Children's play adds performances
for Wesleyan activity card holders
the sexes would be law. What
is the sense in passing a law if
you don't intend to follow it?
Sen. Bayh also feels that in
most cases alimony, child sup-port,
etc. would be awarded to
the female. Unusual cases such
as when the male is disabled
and the female is independently
wealthy would be the excep-tions.
In the area of protective legis-lation,
Sen. Bayh claims, "these
so-called protective laws which
are supposed to give special pri-vileges
and rights to women are
really 'privileging' them right
out 'of meaningful advancement
and opportunities in the employ-ment
market."
Opponents say that without
the protective laws, women will
be forced to lift heavier weights,
take fewer breaks, and, in short,
they will lose many of the priv-ileges
they now have, plus they
will be exposed to more danger-ous
jobs.
A side of the whole issue
that, perhaps, few people have
looked at, is the religious one.
cents for students and the im-mediate
families of anyone hold-ing
a Wesleyan activity card.
The card will not be punched
but you must show the card to
get the reduced price. There are
no reserved seats.
Other performances are Fri-days,
Jan. 19 and 26 at 4 and
7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Jan. 20
and 27 at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.,
and on Sundays, Jan. 21 and 28
at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Letters to the editor
Montgomery opposes aid
Dear Editor,
I, as a student at IWU, must disagree with the
Senate's passage of the bill sending $300 to North
Vietnam for medical aid purposes, as a result of
the United States' bombing attempt to end the
war.
For one thing, I am in extreme doubt as to
the "representative" leadership we, as students,
have in our senate, who gave them the money
to spend.
I AM mainly replying to Darryl Deets' Presi-dent's
Corner as it appeared in the Argus.
Deets' first point directs itself to the idea that
North Vietnam is not our enemy. I really don't
feel that this is the question at all. North Viet-nam
has never been considered our enemy, that
is, an enemy of the U.S. This excuse seems dis-torted
and inappropriate for sending the money,
which probably went into buying a new machine
gun anyway, as it is impossible to check where
it went. I also question sending money to a
government, which I, personally, am in disfavor
of, whether we are at war with them or not.
North Vietnam is not my idea of a government
that needs any of our assistance. Certainly the
bombing effort is in question, but to stop the
bombing is where our energies and finances
should be directed, not towards medical supplies
after the bombing has been done.
DEETS'S SECOND point was also as weak,
mentioning a "Liberal Education" in some sort
of connection with liberal politics or attitudes.
Surely this is stretching it a bit too far. If money
is to be spent on activities outside the realm of
this campus, which senate is authorized to de-cide,
I can think of several other organizations
that need a helping hand more than a country
such as North Vietnam.
If the Senate is so inclined as to try and make
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an effect on international policies, such as the
bombing of North Vietnam, then there are 'other
more positive and direct efforts to take. Letter
writing to Congressmen, or the passage of a
bill by our Student Senate stating our disappro-val,
are steps in the right direction.
I find Darryl Deets' reasons for such an action
lacking and insufficient. Our "enemies" are not
in question, but certainly our "representative"
Student Senate is.
Sincerely,
Tom Montgomery
TKE Fraternity
Abtahi voices ERA dislike
Editor:
I agree with Phyllis Schlafly's Echo Chamber
article against the Equal Rights Amendment.
This amendment is more than frivolous and chil-dish;
it is dangerous. It completely disregards the
God-ordained differences between man and wom-an,
and will destroy the present role of woman
in our society, making her an easily-victimized
pawn of the "Big Brother" dictatorial govern-ment
to come.
Though women's-libbers and their male admir-ers
may desire such unpleasant consequences, most
women will surely regret the day when their
rights were taken away by the ERA.
(For more information, see "Look Out-They're
Planning to Draft Your Daughter," American
Opinion, November, 1972, p. 1, quad F of the
library.)
Also, I must protest with all my heart the re-cent
Student Senate decision to aid North Viet-nam
wth student funds. Yes, we all are citizens
of the U.S., and one of 'our allies has been in-vaded
by a godless Communist enemy power
whose stock in trade is systematic mass murders,
torture and terror by which to subdue the civilian
population of South Vietnam. There are some of
us at IWU who didn't want to be burdened with
the terrifying moral responsibility of having aid-ed
these criminals with our compulsory activity
fees.
It is a sad day when the Argus feels free to
commend the senators who voted for this naive
and treasonable plan for "doing something politi-cal
and relevant." Of all the places in the world
where medical supplies are needed, why must
the coffers of these bloodthirsty imperialist war-lords
of Hanoi be the first to be filled?
Thomas Abtahi
Tickets are still on sale at
McPherson Theatre for its chil-dren's
show "The Thirteen
Clocks."
Special campus performances
,of the James Thurber musical
fairy tale opening today at 4
and 7:30 p.m. have been added
for the benefit of faculty, staff,
and students. January 24 and 25
are their dates. Prices for these
performances only will be 50