THE BATTALION rtable). Qij Wednesday, October 14, 1970 College Station, Texas Page 3 imon practic e ; i P out wlie t way on cam- 1 tradition ij o much effort Old Armyij essage in ttij read. Aft# mt to hell. Berger 71 20 th centur; ?ed in placed dedication ti tion’s sake, WOMEN NOW Female political status declines Though job discribination is one of the biggest problems fac ing women, the declining status of women in politics and govern ment is another area of concern. “Women are slowly advancing to positions of leadership and greater responsibility in almost every business and profession with the tragic exception of our national government where they are most needed,” says Lucille Shriver, director of the National Federation of Business and Pro fessional Women. The Civil Service Commission reports that while women are one-third of all the white collar workers in the federal govern ment, less than 2 percent hold Mam’selles schedule fall tryouts PS w N WEAK! R MARE, REPAIR N- PAIR. Iain 61 CE :>ns The Host and Fashion Commit tee of the MSC Directorate is starting to move. The Mam’selles, a group of women interested in fashion and modeling, will have tryouts Oct. 21 between 7 and 9 p.m. in Room 2A of the MSC. All coeds are urged to tryout, and between 20 and 30 will be chosen. These women will then model in shows and work on other Host and Fashion projects. The first show to feature the Mam’selles will be Oct. 25. They will be modeling designer fashions at the Texas State Fair at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. in the Food and Fiber Pavillion. They will do their own staging, sets, lights and music. The host and hostess division of the committee consists of both men and women. This group as sists in hosting all campus- oriented activities. In the past they have worked with the Singing Cadets Annual Concert, the Houston Ballet, MSC Council and the Directorate Awards Banquet. They also con duct tours for students and visi tors. For those interested in this function of the committee, appli cations are available in the Stu dent Programs Office in the MSC. ; Inc. Ave r 801 183 ;rvice COEDS SHOW SUMMER styles at Mamselle fashion show last spring. Tryouts for this year’s modeling group will be held Oct. 21 in the MSC. Awareness needed for black adoption ial e role signed ;il fuel, join isco gea iq on teto rvices C ployer. It isn’t true that the black girl is any more inclined to keep her baby than the white girl. It’s just that she hasn’t had any other way out. She’s been forced to keep it herself or to give it to a relative or a friend. Speaking is Diana Lipscomb, a young black who works with unmarried mothers. Miss Lips comb belongs to a recently formed group of young volun teers called the Committee on Black Adoptions in Cincinnati. The copimittee consists of Black Adoptive Parents who are trying to pair couple wanting children with children needing parents. “There are many black women who don’t understand that they could adopt the child they want,” explains Mrs. Ann Huffman, a case work supervisor at the Chil dren’s Home, an orphanage work ing with the committee. “Also there are girls who would be willing to give up their babies if the two groups could be brought together.” This misunderstanding, the committee members believe, leads to a shortage of both adoptive parents and adoptive children, which, in fact, both are plentiful. The committee strives to break down the barriers which have re sulted in the neglect of children with physical or mental handi caps, those of mixed races, and older ones whom no one wants. They hope to accomplish their goal by using the news media, social and business groups and individuals to spread the word. “All we want is to bring about awareness,” said one group mem ber. “We want people to know that they can love a child just as much without bearing it them selves; that the child becomes their own. We want them to know that there is only one real requirement for adoption—love.” The group is trying to over come misconceptions about adop tions. “It’s so flexible,” says Mrs. Huffman, “yet people seem to think there are so many rigid rules to keep them from adopting a baby.” First of all, she explains, it is not necessary to own a certain type of home or to have a high income. Rather the prospective parents must be able to provide suitable living quarters for the family size and must show that they can manage adequately on the amount of money they earn. Both parents may be allowed to work if child care can be pro vided. “Material things are not im portant,” said one committee member. “We’re most concerned that every child is loved.” M. NOTICE ALL ORGANIZATIONS (Hometown Clubs, Professional Clubs, Etc.) GROUP PICTURES ARE NOW BEING SCHEDULED FOR THE 1971 AGGIELAND AT THE STUDENT PUBLICATIONS OFFICE Room 216 SERVICES BUILDING Across from Chemistry Bldg. mm Jointly, the two groups of the committee work on the annual Taste-in, a men’s fashion show and this year will sponsor an event for men only. For information about this com mittee and about the Mam’selle tryouts, contact Glenda Freeman, chairman, or Kathy Ball, head of Mamselles. managerial positions. American women are 53 per cent of the voters, but there are fewer women involved in politics than 10 years ago, says the Re publican National Committee. In 1959 there were 19 women in Congress. Now there are only 10 congresswomen and one female senator and there has been no woman in the Cabinet since 1955. Women in county elective posi tions are fewer, too—down from 18,000 in 1959 to 3,862 today. There are those who insist that women themselves are to be blamed for not getting more of their sex into politics. “Women who organize in groups should lobby for more women in top offices,” says Vir ginia Knauer, President Nixon’s assistant for consumer affairs. “But I suggest that each woman ask herself when she last voted for a female candidate?” But women everywhere seem to agree that this could be the year—the 50th anniversary of woman’s suffrage—for real ad vancement in woman’s status. “One of the biggest gains for women has been in the enormous, exploding consciousness that women now have of their power to change things,” says Betty Friedan, a leading spokeswoman for women’s rights. “One day, what we now call “the man’s world” will be a hu man world. After 50 years, women are really on the march for equality again.” Household do s, dont s can aidpollutionplight NEW YORK OP)—It took a lot of little things to make the huge pollution problem this country is facing, but, by the same token, the solution is composed of a lot of little things each person can do to change the situation. To make householders more aware of individual pollution and to help them offset it, the Rex Resource Bureau, a non-profit advisory service of Milwaukee, has prepared a list of a few dos and don’ts. 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