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the DUKE'S DAILY NEWSPAPER chronicle Volume 69, Number 128 Durham, North Carolina Wednesday, AprU 10, 1974 Faculty women: few gripes The man though still distinct minority behind the law By Jeanie Faulkner provost and the dean of the Affirmative Action Plan is that are open. Back in 1949 when Alice faculty. Nowhere does the overshadowed by the Scott said, "the whole By John Cranford Mary Baldwin was dean of plan describe the techniques employment problem in concept of women on Some people can get away with anything. the Women's College, one of for ensuring its success. many academic fields. The faculties is simply the Yesterday, just after noon, a was to have at When asked what would shortage of jobs in academia concept of equal mud-splattered blue Mercedes 280SL least one woman on the result if the plan failed to makes competition even opportunity in all areas." convertible pulled into a reserved parking staff of every academic meet projected goals, tougher and discourages An important function of place in the lot in front of Allen Building. The department at Duke, Harold Lewis, dean of the many women who already women on university license was N C-202. according to botany faculty, said, "We must feel discrimination puts faculties if to exemplify the pro fe sso r J ane Philpott, establish that a very serious success out of their reach. opportunities available to The place is marked "Reserved Parking who has been the one attempt is being made." He Encouragement important women students after Decal A0700. Physically Handicapped. Tow woman in her department indicated that documented Philpott and Anne Scott, graduation. Universities Zone." That sticker does not belong to the for the last 23 years. evidence of attempts at professor of history, both need women on their owner of the blue Mercedes, but rather to In 1974 those goals are meeting the goal would mentioned the importance faculties to give women Charlie Register, a hemophiliac who works in not a reality, nor are they excuse failure. of encouraging women students something to look the registrar's office. He parks there every expected to be in 1975. Quinn said if the their academic and toward as a result of their education. day. The University has taken Affirmative Action Program occupational goals. Register had to park up by the Chapel note of Baldwin's early were not working or if According to Philpott, the All of the women yesterday afternoon. The cop on duty at the goals, however, and with a appeared that the University biggest contribution an professors interviewed said chain had called attention to the driver of the little prodding from the were not trying to comply, academic department can they had found no federal government, has campus women would make toward equal discrimination in their Mercedes that the place is reserved. The driver implemented an Affirmative probably organize and opportunity employment is respective departments. Action Plan in response to submit a complaint. to accept women to Quinn described herself an HEW directive to end Accordi: to 3uinn, graduate school and prepare as being in a "relatively underutilization of women ho we v the hole them for the types of jobs (Continued on page 12) on university faculties. Under this plan, issued in RESERVE October, 1973, the University will attempt to ASDU approves five ensure that 16.2 percent of the faculty hired within the next five years are women. i DECAL Naomi Quinn, assistant reapportionment bills professor of anthropology, 1 described Duke's By Christopher Colford reorganization of the governmental A 0700' Affirmative Action goals as The ASDU legistlaure met last body from ASDU President Jeff "realisti c and fair." night in a well-attended and Talmadge. However, she said the businesslike session, approving five Separate changes in ASDU University, at present, is PHYSICALLY, lacking in mechanisms to legislative bills on reapportionment by-laws were enacted for ensure the goals are carried of ASDU representatives and reapportioning representation of ^JWDICIPPED out. streamlining internal affairs. on-campus and off-campus students. Monitoring In addition, the meeting saw the Fifteen representatives will serve as The plan requires all ratification of student members of the voice of next year's projected departments to submit to next year's Undergraduate Judicial 1050 off-campus students; the term "careful and continuous" Board, Publications Board and "off-campus" was also defined in the monitoring of their Environmental Concerns Committee, legislation to include the new Central recruiting efforts by the and heard of progress in the Campus Apartments, which are presently under construction. claimed to the cop that he had a luncheon The legislature reapportioned the with President Terry Sanford, and was in a representation of on-campus living hurry. Just after that a student monitor put a groups in the following manner: $2.00 ticket on the blue Mercedes. The time dormitories containing 70 occupants was 12:50. or fewer will receive one The cop let Charlie park up by the Chapel, representative in the legislature; but he didn't call for a tow truck. He said he dorms with between 70 and 115 didn't know what to do. occupants will receive two ballots; Charlie sat in the registrar's office and said, and dorms with more than 115 "Some days, I don't care. But, today I'm kind occupants will receive three votes. of stiff, and didn't want to walk so far." Charlie said he called Preston Stainback, According to ASDU attorney traffic coordinator for the safety office. General Ray Mayron, the Legislature Stainback said that Register had called and will have seven more representative that he would check to see if the ticket were next year than it has had this year, paid. He said cars are usually towed out of because the numbers of residents in reserved spaces. each living group will either rise or By the time everyone had been checked stay the same. with, it was 1:45 and a familiar face came The body also approved a bill walking out of the Union—Tony Brannon, Last night's ASDU legislature meeting, with z surprising full providing for the election by transfer Durham county solicitor. He walked over to house. (Photo by Paul Lassiter) students next fall of two ASDU his little blue Mercedes, pulled the ticket off representatives from among his windshield, studied it for a moment, got in An information session will be held tonight themselves. Approximately 100 and drove off. As he drove by the cop at the on Baldwin Federation's Twentieth Century transfer students are anticipated for busstop, he waved. The cop then called his American program, which links four courses next fall, Mayron said. sergeant. In the Executive Committee in history, English and political science. According to Sanford's secretary, Chris R eport, Talmadge noted the Primarily for residents of Baldwin Federation Mimms, Brannon didnt eat lunch with continuing progress in the but open to others, the program has several Sanford. "Mr. Sanford worked in his office all reorganization of the ASDU empty places for students who have not yet during lunch." structure. A new ASDU taken Socioloy 101, History 92, English 176, Last night Brannon, who teaches the Constitution, he noted, should or Political Science 144. Students who have Policy Science Institute course in appear for ratification in September. already participated in the program and "Administration of Justice," said he will pay Baldwin dean Howard Strobel will be Talmadge also reported that the the ticket. He said he noticed that the parking available for questioning at tonight's meeting members of next year's Executive place was reserved, "but I though I could get in Bassett commons room at 9:30. Committee have already been my business done and get back quickly." (Continued on page 4) Page Two The Chronicle Wednesday, April 10, 1974 SPECTRUM^ TODAY ASTRONOMY CLUB: There HEAVY BIKE TRIPPERS: If HANG-GLIDING: Interested PLAY SELECTION: Anyone CO-REC TENNIS will be a meeting at 7:30 Thurs. in sitting under a kit?, and with suggestions of plays for Peter Klappert, Yale Younger night in 113 Physics. This distance cycling at the end of flying it yourself? If you've only PLAYDAY is scheduled for Poet and lecturer in English at weekend's outing and future the semester, there is a sign up Duke Players 1974-75 season, Saturday, April 20. All students the smallest inclination—call please call Liz MacKay at x3931 are eligible. Obtain information Harvard University, will give a plans wilt be discussed. sheet on the bulletin board Lew Welzel at x6993 or leave a or Dick Rumerat x2234. POETRY READING tonight in outside Flowers Lounge to find note at 113 Windsor. and register your team at the the Wilson House Purple Parlor A little wine, a little or leave names and destinations Rec. Office, East Campus Gym, at 8 p.m. All are welcome. blue grass and Evon Street man, of similarly interested people. Any person needing financial All students interested In starting Monday, April 8, Epworth Parlor, 7:30 pjn., assistance in obtaining a LEGAL serving as COUNSELORS for Deadline for entries is Friday, TO AVOID A CONFLICT Thurs., Apr. 11. Ms. Streetman ENGLISH MAJORS. The ABORTION can contact any the 1974 summer transitional April 12, Noon. with the Duke Jaiz Ensemble will be available to answer election of next year's members member of the STUDENT program, July 1 to August 17, concert, the Performing Art* questions about her exhibit to the English department's LOAN FUND, INC. (abortion should come by 108 AUen Committee will meet at 6 p.m.