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Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1970
University Daily Kansan
Women 'Led Astray' by Tavern Work
Many Part-Time Jobs Closed to Women
By KIT NETZER and JULIE SMITH
Kansan Staff Writers
There are some jobs in Lawrence that young ladies are simply not equipped to handle.
This is the type of comment that plagued these two reporters when we applied for part time jobs that are usually held by men. We started by applying at several of the local bars that do not employ women bartenders.
OUR FIRST STOP was the Wheel, where the owner informed us that their type of clientele would "lead you astray." We argued that we were not the type of girls that were led astray easily.
"Well, I just don't believe in hiring girls," he said.
We then proceeded to the Jayhawk Cafe, which also employs only male bartenders. Women cannot lift or tap kegs, explained one of the bartenders there. He said that for every woman employee, the bar would have to hire
an additional male to do the heavy work.
"The bar would have to double its employees," the bartender said, "It's really not worth it."
WE DECIDED to try a bar owned by a woman—Louise's. Louise said that she did not need help because she did all the work herself. "Anyway, girls don't make very good bouncers," she said, "which is what you need in a place like this."
Dejected, tired, and possibly a little high by now, we headed for the Stables. Once again the heavy keg excuse was used. One bartender said a woman worked there last year but she had quit because the job was too much for her to handle.
He told us that most women simply would not know how to cope with some of the situations that could arise in a bar. Despite our arguments, the answer to our plea for a job was still no.
WE CALLED the owner of the Stables. He used the same excuses that the bartender had, but listened with interest to our arguments. He agreed to talk to us later in the week after he had thought about it a little longer.
Because jobs as women bartenders are few and far between, we applied at some men's retail clothing stores. We both have had a great deal of retail experience and felt that we were qualified for a job as a salesclerk.
At Campbell's, 843 Mass., we were told they did not hire women. A clerk explained, "We just prefer it that way."
Some Safety Changes Made Since Union Fire
Mr. Guy's, 922 Mass., does not hire women either, according to a clerk. He said he did not know why, but they had just never hired one before. After we discussed it with him for a few minutes, the clerk asked the next time they needed help, they might consider hiring a girl.
The only major change in the Kansas Union security measures since the fire last April has been the installation of new locking mechanisms on all doors, and limiting the number of unlocked doors at night.
"The reason for the new locks," Frank Burge, Union Director said, "is so that we know how many keys there are and who has them."
There have been eight doors open for public entrance in the past. As of August 31 this number was reduced to four, the east front doors on Oread Ave., the west aluminum doors opening by the Hawks Nest on Baumgartner Drive, the west doors by the Jay Bowl on Mississippi Street and the doors to the Zone X tunnel.
These doors were picked because they offered persons leaving the building a direct route to their cars, Burge said. These doors also allow Union personnel to observe the traffic flow into and out of the Union, he said.
All other doors are locked, and alarms set to sound when they are opened, at 6:30 p.m., so that they cannot be opened from the outside but can be opened from inside in case of an emergency.
"We do not want to have men going around and watch everything everyone does while in the Union," Burge said, "but we do have people who do go through the Union to see that there is no trouble."
Randy Corbet, Overland Park graduate student, is one of the people employed at night in the Union.
There really has not been any added security in the Union since the fire, Corbet said, they are just more aware of what could happen.
"My main job is to set up equipment and help with lighting," said Corbet. "We do go around and check rooms, not necessarily for arson, but to see that there are no people working in them that might get locked in when the Union closes since the doors are then chained."
There are janitors in the building from the time it closes until it opens in the morning but this was done before the fire also.
Burge said heat sensing devices were being installed throughout the Union which would sound an alarm if the temperature rose above 130 degrees.
Dean Appointed to Council
President Richard M. Nixon has announced the appointment of T. Howard Walker to the National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education.
Walker is dean of continuing education at the University of Kansas and director of Statewide Academic Extension, the office for extension work of the state schools under the Kansas Board of Regents.
headed by Robert Ray of the University of Iowa. The council was established by the Higher Education Act of 1965 to review the administration and effectiveness of all federally supported extension and continuing education programs.
The national advisory council is a 12-member commission
Walker was president of the National University Extension Association and chairman of the national advisory committee for the University Extension Civil Defense Program.
Residence Halls Try Open Hours
Many residence halls are taking their option to try a 24-hour open plan.
All of the residence halls except Corbin, Pearson and Oliver have the option to try open visitation, Fred McElhenie, associate dean of men said. These three halls have contracts which will not allow open visitation, McElhenie said.
The survey indicated that of the six residence halls eligible, only Hashinger and Lewis have not in some way tried 24-hour visitation.
"This is a trial period as far as
open housing is concerned" McElhenie said. Each residence hall or individual floor in the hall will have the option to reject open visitation at any time and choose any visiting hours they please, he said. \
EXPECTING TO be turned down again, we applied at a service station. We were pleasantly surprised at the owner's attitude. He had no qualms about hiring a woman.
Ellsworth is the only hall which has taken a final vote to accept open visitation for most of the floors. The rest of the halls are in a trial period awaiting a final vote.
McEhlennie said that "it was the student's feelings that open housing would create a more natural living arrangement."
"I'm not that prejudiced," he said. "From the reports I've heard, girls can work out really well at service stations."
The thought that we could pump gas even though we could
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not sell men's clothing or serve beer cheered us immensely. We
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