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Show i RIGHT ON, MZ By Jo1nn Jacobsen "They want to act like men, while at the same time to be treated like women." Professor Allien R. Russon is doing just what she wants to doand no one is putting her down. "It's easy," she concludes, "If you don't insist on things-and are charming. . ." - cessful in the College of Business. She is a member of both the Controlling Board and the Academic Aca-demic Policy Committee, and author of seven business texts. "I'm resented more by the wives of the professors than the professors. profes-sors. . .I'm doing what they would like to be doing but can't." The male students-'They were shocked at first at a mere woman telling them what to do," Mrs. Russon said, "but I won them over fast. . ." Mrs. Russon is a star at home as well, even though she's a lousy housekeeper. She's the mother of Shirley Ririe, wife of actor Stanley Stan-ley Russon. "His money and her money can cause problems in a home," Mrs. Russon explained. "How do I get around 1 1 1 just give my husband my salary. He showers me with gifts, but he feels like he's doing it." As one can obviously see-Professor is not singing the tune of the woman liberator. "Women's lib has gone too far, too fast, " she emphasized. "Sure women want equality-but when they say they don't want chivalry, that's women fib." . - - r "Work harder than anyone else, know more than anyone else and be FEMININE. . ." That's Allien R. Russon's key to "how to succeed in business." She is one of two women professors in the College of Business at the University of Utah. "Charm is the best weapon a woman has," she explained. "I can out talk any man, yell louder--but I don't start arguments and I don't swear." "I just accept men-even like them-but I don't try to be like them." For ten years Mrs. Russon was the only woman professor in the College Col-lege of Business. Since then, Mrs. Gertrude Peterson has joined the ranks as Director of Student Affairs. The percentage of women faculty members at the University is two. "Breaking into business for a woman," Dr. Russon said, "generally "gen-erally means how fast you can type. Not that this is so bad. If the boss goes up, you go up too." Mrs. Russon pointed out what she feels is a definite bias people have against professional women. "They believe that a woman's place is in the home. A girl can't be just as well trained as a man and still get the job. She has to be VA percent better." Prof. Russon attended the University-majoring in music, minoring in theater arts. She was unable to get a teaching contract during the depression, so the business prof, served as a substitute teacher in the "unfrilly subject" of bookkeeping. Her only problem-"! didn't know the subject matter." One of Mrs. Russon's student teachers taught her bookkeeping, she in turn taught the class the subject and the student teacher how to teach. "I made such a hit," she said, "that I decided to get a masters degree in business." She received her doctral in sociology. In 1943, Mr. Russon became a teacher at the University of Utah, and in 1960 was awarded a full professorship. "And to think," Mrs. Russon said, "when I started at the University, I was so thrilled I would have worked for nothing." Professor Russon has been sue- r . . ..t - Allien Russon |