THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1974
Page 5
Cotton pageant queen entry turned down
By T. C. GALUCCI
stadtuB One hundred and fourteen (min-
1,18,1 o! us one) duchesses from across
e ^».the state, will vie Saturday for
that j flje crown of the 40th Annual
Queen of Cotton Pageant and Ball.
Sponsored by the Student Ag
ronomy Society, the pageant will
be held in the Rudder Auditorium
—but not without hitches. After
being invited by the Agronomy
Society to submit a candidate, the
Women’s Awareness Workshop
did so, only to have their entry
returned and refused.
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According to Kathleen Oaks, co-
chairman, the Workshop submit
ted the application, the required
$15 entry fee and a picture of
their candidate, Stephen Goble,
managing editor of The Battal
ion.
“The word ‘duchess’ was inen-
tioned several times on the form,
but never was the word ‘female.’
We had everything in on time, but
after the deadline had passed, the
form was returned to us denying
us the right to enter Steve as a
candidate. When I asked them the
grounds, I was told that everyone
knows that a duchess is a woman.
I informed them that I didn’t
know any such thing. According to
my dictionary, a duchess is the
wife of a duke, and I doubt if they
have any of those in their page
ant,” said Oaks.
Following a telephone conver
sation between Barnee Escort, co-
chairman of the Women’s Society
sponsor, last Thursday morning,,
Bockholt still refused to allow
Goble to enter the otherwise all
female affair.
“The reason being that he did
not meet the qualifications of the
club. The rules state that the can
didate must be a woman, and
Steve is not a woman,” said Bock
holt later.
According to Escott, Bockholt
said that they would be glad to
accept a female entry from the
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Workshop and have Goble as her
escort. Escott replied that they
would be more than happy to pro
vide Goble with a female escort.
The Workshop plans to follow
through their objections as far
as necessary.
Said Oaks, “Basically one of the
purposes of the Women’s Aware
ness Workshop is to fight discrim
ination against males as well as
females. We would like to see
equality for everyone. We feel
that the male body is equally en
titled to being the subject of ad
miration as well as exploitation,
depending on how you view the
Cotton Pageant.”
The Workshop has already con
tacted the A&M Chapter of the
Civil Liberties Union. Marty Hok-
anson, president, and Bill Platt,
Brazos County ACLU, have refer
red them to a local lawyer for ad-
cive. Oaks says that they are seek
ing legal advice, and will just
have to wait for the next step.
With or without Goble, the Pag
eant is scheduled for 7 p. m. with
a dance following. Tentatively set
for 9 p. m., Bill Mack and the Mid
night Cowboys will provide music
in the first floor of the Rudder
Theater. The ball is $4 a couple
and can be bought in advance by
calling 845-3042.
Profits from the event will go
for scholarships and field trips for
the Agronomy Society.
Next Saturday night members
of the Women’s Awareness Work
shop hope to see Goble parading
down the Rudder Auditorium. The
Student Agronomy Society says
that he won’t unless he meets the
female qualifications that Bock
holt says are required.
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