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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1976)
s P§S\T YORK — “I went through I knew I was talented, but I ^Hcnow where or how,” says Rubacky, a mother of eight !ame a successful career con- v; dilated between thinking ^Btastic’ and Tm nothing. I | kriow anything. says the 46- oll wife of an orthopedic sur- iin Montclair, N.J. ■ “I didn’t want to choose.” ^■ew I wanted a professional- 1 jqb, and I wanted my family, I didn’t want to choose, and I n’t 1 m >rie began her career three isap> as a consumer affairs direc- orabank. She was promoted to lutit' manager in the marketing iioi ill, graceful and poised, she cm Jy is senior associate here for Eer Management Associates, re die counsels people seeking Bonal jobs and making career “cl oelonBorie had her bachelor s de- ; HuddcB English and half the credits 5 Spei !r( l a master’s in theology. She Jhad a career and worked fly as a congressional aide before Krriage 23 years ago. he tlid extensive volunteer work, from organizing charity balls H ^Hiinghigh school sex education ■veloping curriculum for reli- is sludies. to Miithad really wanted to raise a fain- will b slje says, “and I have no regrets, ■verlyt deeply in love with my husband. Biiiidiii-pnf four years ago my last child Hr or five, and I began to feel a ston | vingneed to feel more entlmsias- 1 talk Wtmfiew I wanted a job but didn’t \ Theonf the vaguest idea what. ^ <K p) Marjorie discovered skills, in LneiS he took a career planning course H company where she now m ® n "“■Sherealized she had skills in llt 1 )I1 larch, analysis, organization and Hnication. ditinPeH^ women acquire skills in ' ‘ f volunteer work but don’t give e bnginHjlves credit because they n’tjget paid, she says. ayproi?<pp n she first talked about going :m willfctMj) work, her husband, Gerald, duhtoi .encouraged her but didn’t think was ambitious for a career, loin (] h (wasn’t easy, Marjorie says. .... ■irst time I came home later () |- 2^® did, he said we couldn’t have ®at the home came first, t[first it was difficult to grasp, all, I didn’t have to work. I had ce life. He may have wondered, lat more do you want? Isn’t this ugh 0 ’ jiink it may have brought up e resentment and fear in asking: she going to let a career come ween us and our marriage? ney are adjusting, and Marjorie iks their marriage is stronger for “If I want to walk out, I can walk out. I think that’s something every woman should feel. “You wake up and you’re suddenly financially independent. You don t need a husband to survive. I think our marriage is better.” Marjorie is usually up by 6 a.m., works long hours and occasional nights and weekends. She doesn’t have much vacation. Gone are the days, she says, “when I was home at 6 p.m., perfumed and waiting.” Gone, also, are the days when her husband got out early from surgery and both went to New York for lunch and movies. They don’t have an active social life, maybe dinner out once a week and a rare dinner with friends. Her eight children are used to looking after each other, and the six now at home, aged nine to 18, make a greater effort to make the household run. But Marjorie worried at first whether she should leave them for work. At first, they greeted her plans with disbelief, she says. Now, they joke with her, saying, “Gee, Mom, nice of you to stop by. Nice to see you.” “Gee, Mom, nice to see you.” H er husband spends more time with the children and attends their school conferences. He takes an interest in the house and new carpeting and makes sure he has clean socks. After all, Marjorie says, “this home isn’t mine. It’s ours. Tim not the chief of laundry services. ” Even with a maid, Marjorie says, “the house is a mess. I’ve lost track of who owns what clothes. “Tm just beginning my career. I feel ambitious,” she says. “I don’t know where I’ll end up, but I know it will be a steady upward march. I th rive on the business world. “My intention from the beginning was to have a career and not to give up anything, not my husband or my family life. I think we can have it all . ” Symphony Douglas Winship Members of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, under the musical direction of Lawrence Foster, performed Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 last night. The remainder of the orchestra joined them for other pieces in the concert in Rudder Auditorium. Consol committee to make decision about class space The Citizen’s Advisory Commit tee of the A&M Consolidated School Board will decide at its next meeting whether to propose to the school board to incorporate 5th and 6th grades in the old Middle School site or to build a new elementary school. The Thursday night meeting, Feb. 5, will be at 7:00p.m. at the old Middle School Board Room. It will also be open to the public. At its meeting last night the com mittee, along with the superinten dent and the architect, clarified questions among themselves con cerning the cost of building classrooms or remodeling. Chapman’? Welcomes the til!?; Aggies PAINT, WALLPAPER, CARPET TILE AND ACCESSORIES. We Specialize in Service. ins •m 'M “I feel I am peer. 1 feel for the first time in years tlam apeer. I absolutely glory in wing that 1 am an independent son she says. SENIORS—GRAD STUDENTS ♦FORESTRY ♦ANIMAL SCIENCE ♦ AGRONOMY ♦AG ECONOMICS Peace Corps representatives will be on Campus Tuesday, February 3rd, to talk with you about opportunities overseas with the Peace Corps, starting May and June. Sign up now for an interview and pick up your Interview Packet at these locations: AG ECONOMICS: 101 Ag. Building Ms. Gaiser ANIMAL SCIENCE: 213 Animal Industries Bldg. Ms. Williams FORESTRY: 120 Forestry Building Ms. LeNoir AGRONOMY: 102A Agronomy Building Or. Milford Chop man’s PAINT & WALLPAPER 1700 VILLA MARIA 823-8191 under new ownership. _ _ Benjamin A® Moore PAINTS Qlininy tflovni Top of the Tower Texas A&M University Open to the Public SERVING LUNCHEON BUFFET 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Each day except Saturday $2.50 DAILY $3.00 SUNDAY Serving soup & sandwich 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. 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