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s.c By KAREN LEE Gamecock Staff Writer The South Carolina J identical bills that woul ment to the U.S. Consti THE BILL WILL mos before in the house, Sen bill is defeated in the he senate, said Malissa National Organization 1 student at USC. The bill does not "stan Sen. L. Marion Gressetl committee, where the However, "If the bill gel very good chance it w chances are very good Carolina," Bumette sai It is "very close" no\* committee, Gressette sf on the senate floor wher passes, ne said. THIS IS THE third tir considered for ratificati House passed a bill in fa to committee after two r of committee. In 1975, the house ser where again it was nei about the bill that year. this January. Students, p have mixed By KATHLEEN McINTY Gamecock Staff Writer USC students have mixe Rights Amendment and e Students whosp nam<*; uj the telephone directory, a women but they disagree Joey Jackson, a history i that the amendment shoul feel you get enough equj amendment which states what their creed, nationali he." "I AM FOR equal righ against the ERA amendn business administration i amendment is just restatii oIcA noilcn IV1AKA AAnfuni/w aiov vauoc uiuic LUIUUolUI Halladay also said that ment, many activities whi our society would be elimi and mother-daughter prog PE major Sherry Messin Rock Jolly both agree that< doing the same job as mei pay and the same opportu Messinger feels that son too far. "Even if thev are unable feel they should still receiv who is more capable than si the amendment is passed competition among men a MANY PROFESSORS W not familiar enough with tt opinion. Richard Mims of general of pharmacy both believe i ERA amendment per se. Wynn said, "My personal u u ~ A is umi it win nave a irtHlicri and it would change our wa totally unnecessary." "I am 100 per cent for ec need to be considered aj Wynn said. Government staff memb "although I haven't studies to give an over all opinion, amendment with which I disagree with." Lisle Mitchell, geography ERA should be passed. "We live in an age of la function on the basis of pi forward into thev future o today, we are continually 1 does not make for progress said. "Women are not equal un To achieve this, the ERA sh be explicitly stated," Mite !. House, Se louse and Senate are considering d ratify the Equal Rights Amenditution. t likely come to vote in the senate . Tom Turnipseed said. But, if the use first, it won't be passed in the Burnette, president of Columbia for Women and a third-year law d a chance in the state house," said te, chairman of the state judiciary senate bill is now being studied, ts voted out of committee, there's a ill pass in the senate. If so, the that it will be ratified in South d. ' in the Senate and in the judiciary lid. It will probably come to a vote e "it depends on who's present if it ne in four years the ERA has been ion in South Carolina. In 1972, the vor of it, but the senate sent its bill eadings, and it was never voted out it the bill to committee for study, /er voted out. Senate did nothing It was proposed for the third time rofessors MM I feelings HH id feelings about the Equal qual rights. ere randomly chosen from PjjjSaLJ gree with equal rights for with the ERA. KoRra major sophomore, believes B|g||g dn't be passed because "I B|||||| al rights under the other H111SI equality for all no matter 'Sg|p?| ty or race would happen to ^J?| its for women but I am ; \ nent," Aggie Halladay, a major, said. "The ERA ig the old laws and it will ?|||llll \ in courts." "because of the amend icn are very important to ,-ltv;i. ^ mated, such as father-son [rams." PSllllll ger and accounting major women who are capable of |l|s|ggi i should receive the same lllllfi inities. le women carry this idea to do the job, some women f . U=M >e the same pay as a man he is," Messinger said. "If * f! there will be a lot more ,Jr nd women." ruffli ( ho were interviewed were le amendment to form an 1 -J ? <" i ciuuico anu iiaiura wynn n equal rights but not the By feeling of the amendment Gaii dous effect on our country y of life. I feel that this is L< a si |ual rights but limitations for gainst the amendment." Dec grai >er Ann Mobley said that stat d the amendment enough Soul there are things about the agree and things that I Tl Fra ' professor, thinks that the pen at tl wyers in our society. We nexl recedent. We do not look in N r even around ourselves spe< ooking into the past. This Coll i in our society," Mitchell T1 no f der the law in our society. dori ould be passed. It needs to stud hell said. nate age ?? Hera is the cample 1 Amendment: SE< Equality of rights undei ai)ringed Dy me uniiec count of sex. SEC1 The Congress shall hi propriate legislation th SECTI This amendment shall t date of ratification, v, iPUa T7?r? A !1A l i iic enn was wruien [ U.S. Congress in 1923. It submitted to Congress ea on March 22, 1972. The h vote was 84-8. The wordin the same since 1946. Section II's design is section. Section III was ii comply with the first se Three-fourths (38) of amendment by March 22 27th amendment to the 1 If the amendment is nol whole process would sta Burnette said. Sixteen states now hav state constitutions, ten of ERA, states a publicatioi organization in favor of le horses raced past, thi arolina Cup in Camden ed skirts and hair, whi ^omen fi KAREN LEE necock Staff Writer ess than one hundred year ibstantial barrier was rer women in South Carolir :ember, 1894, women rated the right to atten< e's university, then knov th Carolina College. HE NEXT fall, on Sept. 24 ncis Guignard Gibbes rec Tiission to take a special c he college. She was follow* t week by five fhore female ovember, *13 women were t :ial courses at the South Ca here was no dean of wome emale faculty members a n space was alloted for tents. lin conside :te text of the Equal Rightsj 7TION I. r the law shall not be denied or I States or by any state on ac'ION II. ave power to enforce by ape provisions of this article. ON III. ake effect two years after the >y Alice Paul and submitted to the was not passed then, and it was ch subsequent year until it passed louse vote was 354-23. The senate g of the amendment has remained for implementation of the first ncluded to allow time for states to ction after ratification. the 50 states must ratify the !, 1979 for the ERA to become the LJ.S. constitution. t ratified by 38 states by 1979, "The irt over again to get it passed," e ERA-type amendments to their which are identical to the federal i by ERA South Carolina, a state ratification. ' < *M? mM :/ ~ : ,;y f\ > r' Affix, . /J ^^MaB vv.'-.'V r 4 Kg is r mi nip tnnk n Kranlr a# Saturday. Warm breezes ex le strangers and friends w< rst allowed ; The attitude of p appear to have been first two organizati s ago, college, the Euphi noved Clariosophic societii ta. In their constitutions in 18 were the entrance of won A the meetings. vn as In 1810, the Clarion said that women w< tellectual than men. . 1895. EuDhradians rnnrlnrk reived minds of the sexes we course sd the ADMINISTRATION < s, and not taking a much-diffei aking 1899, President Franl rolina complained that womi courses and disrupted n ana 01 uie male students, nd no The first woman gi these Mattie Jean Adams of 1898. r ERAb A good possibility exist similar legislation. "Won now from Titles IX and V the education act of 1972 (1 (VII). Title IX is part of the < deals with equal opporti federally funded institi assistance, treatment of s and activities, emp discrimination because o! TITLE IX went into effe< universities were given tl reports they submitted to education, and welfare. The university has beei equal facilities under title residential life, said. "We working to comply with Tit complying." HOUSING FOR men ai coeducational because of said. "It will be based on housing to those who want i The civil rights act, title protection from job discrii are too many loopholes. 1 unless an office has 15 emp sue on grounds of discrim ployers are covered in thi Those "laws are not enc only titles, and as such car time. We need the prote cannot be repealed." changed bets and drink ?re threatening all day, at USC ir eers doesn't The fir inviting. The for wnmi ions at the was call radian and and was js amended not mucl (95 to prevent It was len in their students McKinn jphic society presiden ere less in- Before In 1860, the never an ^d that the co-eds. 1 re noi equal. women women's officials were accommi rent stand. In women < s Woodward school cl 'n took easy to live th< the progress even gr status. 1 raduate was when tl Newberry, in repealec Assembly ills s that South Carolina may adopt len receive adequate protection rII," Gressette said, referring to IX) and the civil rights act of 1964 education amendment of 1972. It initv of men and women at a ition in admissions, financial tudents in educational programs loyment opportunities and F marital status. ct July 21, 1975, and colleges and iree years to comply, following the U.S. department of health, n working for years to provide IX provisions, Richard Wertz of were looking ahead and are now :le IX. We'll have no trouble fully nd women will not have to be either ERA or Title IX, Wertz demand. We will try to furnish t, no matter what the ratio." VIT is innriiviiintp fnr u/nmon'c mination, Burnette said. "There Under statement 4 of Title VII, loyes, a women cannot presently ination. Only 20 per cent of emis act, anyway." >ugh," Burnette said. "They are \ be repealed by congress at any ction of an amendment, which M*rb AI?x*mi?r-THE OAMKCOCK s. Even though the clouds rain held off. ?N 1 <r\/\ a l st organized campus group ;n was established in 1900. It ed the Parthenian Society a social group. Women were h involved with politics. ; not until 1973 that USC elected a women, Rita ey, as student body t. nr ?J %ut * ' worm war i, mere was enrollment of more than 25 In 1924 the first dean of was appointed and a dormitory was opened. It odated 100 women Only )f junior, senior and law assifications were allowed ire, or for that matter, were anted, full-time student - * uis whs cnangect in iw*6, hese restrictions were I by the S.C. General ___________________