Dean Taylor testifies at Senate hearings
Emily Taylor, dean of women, testified at the Capitol yesterday to urge legislators to pass a bill ending sex discrimination in employment.
Dean Taylor said 49 per cent of the women in Kansas are unprotected by title seven of the civil rights law. She told the committee that Kansas is one of only 11 states that has not adopted legislation to extend equal rights to women.
In her testimony urging the passage of Bill #1916, Dean Taylor said that 20 per cent of women
who graduate from college work at levels far below their capabilities. She produced a book containing figures on working women in response to a report that the same percentage of all college graduates, regardless of sex, worked in occupations below their capabilities.
"Our state laws are clearly not in conformity to federal laws," said Dean Taylor. "Women are becoming more and more angry over this injustice."
Sen. Tony Casado, R-Wichita,
proposed that the word 'gender'
be substituted for "sex" in the bill, termed the Equal Pay for Equal Work bill.
In response to this, Dean Taylor said that "gender" is much too broad a term to be used and much too confusing. She said she felt the word "sex" was the only term which accurately defined the difference between male and female.
Dean Taylor, a member of the Kansas Commission on the Status of Women, said she thought Casado's substitution would definitely hurt the bill since all other
equal rights measures, federal and state, used the word "sex."
Dean Taylor was one of around 50 women who came to voice their sentiments for the bill at a hearing for the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee. The committee is headed by Sen. Reynolds Shultz, R-Lawrence.
The spokesman for the group said that the bill expressed the
goals of church women everywhere, all faiths included.
A representative of a woman's labor group and a woman who said she represented the women of Topeka also testified in favor of the bill.
The bill has already passed the House and must be reported out of committee soon if it is to become law. The Senate session will be finished March 10.
Senators vote committed for judge
Three queens to reign at Relays; nomination process begins soon
The Kansas Relays will have three queens reigning over the festivities this year. At least one of the three queens will be black, said David Martin, Mission junior and chairman of the Relays royalty committee.
stead of three queens, one queen and two attendants have been chosen. The decision for the change was made in co-ordination with the University Senate's human relations committee.
Martin said that because one-third of the athletes at Kansas are black, a black queen should represent them. In the past, in-
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Each sorority, including each of the two black sororities at KU, will nominate one candidate.
Martin said letters announcing the nominating and selection process will be mailed this week, and the deadline for proposing candidates would be set sometime next week.
Each scholarship hall will nominate one candidate and each women's residence hall will select three candidates.
Black athletes in football, basketball and track will nominate a candidate and the Black Student Union will nominate three candidates. Three women not living in organized residences at KU will be selected by an Associated Women Students council.
The candidates will be judged on the basis of poise, personal appearance and interest in track.
With that kind of Republican backing, coupled with anticipated support from Southern Democrats, Carswell probably will have enough votes to win confirmation and succeed Abe Fortas on the high tribunal.
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Senate Republican leader Hugh Scott said Tuesday a head count of GOP senators showed that 33 or 34 are committed to vote for the confirmation of Judge G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court.
That's right, it's party time—and what a party. (Parties at the National Guard Armory are traditionally the best!) The first Junior Class Party of the semester promises to be one of the biggest gigs of the year. Music will be provided by the IVORY TOWER, straight from their Chicago concert. The tap on the student's favorite beverage will be running FREEly from 8 until midnight, and its free to Junior due payers and only $3.00 per couple for non-payers. The whole thing takes place Friday, March 6, at the National Guard Armory, the place of the BIG BLAST. You will be sorry if you miss it! Compliments Ace Johnson