Show February 26 1975 Page 8 by phil frank FRANKLY SPEAKING 9 bios Deceptive The little ad reads simply: "Engineering students " and their wives are invited to meet at Many Aggies wouldn't be offended by this in the least The notice is only a harmless announcement of a pleasant interesting activity "Engineering How open How students and their wives IF WK CITVATlCH CMAM6E6 AMP X OU FyPOEMLY FIMP YPU'RE A MINORITY FEMALE fM TOUCH WITH U6 GET basic Yet it is devastating it is ignorantly deceptive The devastation occurs because the simple announcement tells us in a very few words that not that only are nearly all engineers male but women are not capable of entering the profession The next sentence in the harmless little handout states: "The professors are anxious to show the ladies behind their students some of the interesting projects going on in Engineering" Yes the little ladies are always back there providing their talented hubbies with love care back rubs cooking and kids Maybe if we brilliant male engineers decide to let the girls toddle around our labs and our offices they'll be amused But after all their IvQ's can't handle anything heavier than cookbooks soap operas and diapers Bull Come on engineers let's pull our heads out and take a deep breath of reality Let's phrase our invitations "Engineering students and partners" or "friends" not "wives" Marriage to a female is not and never has been a prerequisite for engineering If we tacitly assume that women are not only too stupid to be in engineering but also that they are happy with this arrangement we are creating a huge injustice Engineering while probably the toughest major on campus is not unbearable Judging from some of the morons we're turning out this year many - women could be tops in the class (The author is a senior in civil engineering) would encourage all persons on campus to look at their prejudices Foresters accountants and family lifers are also predominantly sex They are also guilty of thoughtless sexism at times Let's try to eliminate one injustice here on the valley hard-workin- g 1 ©COLLEGE MEDIA SERVICES’BOX Say Dear Hi ! Rainy-day- s Since coming to USU I have been depressed Life is very gloomy No one at USU believes in a friendly “Hell-o- ” They all look like they just flunked the test they thought they were going to get an A on Maybe I have bad breath or I am an ogre But I use ListerineMouth Wash and comb my hair every month or so Plus I even try to take a bath once in a while so the BO won’t kill the person I pass on the sidewalk I’ve tried saying “Hi” to the person sitting next to me but they just look at me as if I’m crazy Then I ask about them trying to ignore the cool looks I get What i§ the matter fellow students? I know life gets you down but you don’t have to take it out on those around you Smile and I back promise I’ll smile Alias Hell-- o Nut will give $10 to the ski team Bill Payne may if he needs the money for the team pick it up from me I hope other students will help on the goal of $2120 Bob What? Huh? NO not that kind of deviation I’m strangely enough ! deaf Ah but I can still write! Being isolated by Port Chalmers I’ve had time to kill but I’m not that type so I inflected and inhaled to find inspiration (Nevada) Seaver 528-46-64- and Beholded that buxom beam did appear yet again!! Directly it did direct me directly to the source of my soon following inspiration So I read that I might write and you might read Low Congratulations Editor Student Life: Two things I would like to congratulate Dr Allen of the Political Science Department for his acceptance of one of the finest certainly the most positions prestigious in its field that could be offered to a political scientist First The following fact is from the Feb 75 issue of the LEMU alumnus bulletin: “Virtually percent of all heroin addicts started on la leche” The drug plague lives I believe it is high time to nip this problem in the bud! We must cut off the source of the disease eliminate the cause What heinous hidden evil has been swallowed since Eve? Ah humanity! I hope I have shone justice must be done! Let’s bury this “era” it perpetrates Jie plague! From the land of Silk and Money (Nevada) one-hundr- Although I don’t know the good man personally someone I respect informed me that Dr Allen is an extremely capable person He proved this when he moved from the affluent eastern ‘society to' 'Cache Vailey and survived! Seriously Supports skiing of-e- e DeHaan CA94709 Y LETTERS' LETTERS LETTERS I Eric W -- Editor Student Life: his new position in the White House as a White House fellow can be seen as a compliment to both the man and our Political Science Department Congratulations and Godspeed Second the reason this campus doesn’t have baseball is because the studentbody realizes that spring is for hugging and kissing and not baseball After all in the spring a young (old middle- - your brother Dr Nat Lamp 528-78-25- Armed with the knowledge that the athletic department wants yet another NCAA recognized sport on campus but is unwilling to support it appalls me — Perhaps the reason-ma- ybe' 4s -is not nearly as turns to love So I say we ought to that big as pro football and basket- improve and expand our tennis ball Then of course all college is facilities is then a training ground for the -- pro-skiin- Alder g It is such a shame that a university which is an area that is known for its skiing and where the economy depends upon the ski irrchretry-a- s does Utah can not even affort$2120 for the ski team Since the athletic department found the ski team unfit for the complimentary season passes from Beaver Mountain then we too must recognize that football and basketball brings more money status and people to the state of Utah than skiing ever thought of To help remedy the situation I Editor Student Life: Mr Caine Alder a close persoto the concert Art Morin pro’s 1 ed nal-friend 528-72-44- pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy called me this morning to state that Mr Ashkenazy will appear at “Kingsbury Hall’ University of The plague Dear Students It’s your “brother” Dr Nat and guess what I’ve again got? Port Chalmers influenza Replete with fever cough chest Utah March 10 8:15 pm I think a number of piano students and others who follow such piano recitals would appreciate notification of this event Would you consider placing a brief notice in one of your editions as a public service? Thank you Richard Watkins Student Services pains and aural deviations Ml U I '‘l ' tit 'I ' I !?” |