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emerald
Friday April 6, 1973
Student Newspaper
Vol. 74, No. 141
Sissy Farenthold — A Texan ‘Woman in Politics’
When Sissy Farenthdd stepped
off the Hughes Air West plane,
she brought with her to Eugene a
few statistics: she is one of the
few female lawyers in this
country and she was the first
woman to come close to winning
the Democratic party vice
presidential nomination, in which
she placed second.
As a candidate for governor of
Texas, she placed second in a
field of seven and she is the
national chairer of the Woman’s
Political Caucus.
She was in Eugene Thursday
night to speak at the EMU an the
topic of “Women in Politics.”
Sissy, a name acquired from an
older brother who could not say
sister, stated that the time is long
past for women to become an
intregal part of the decision
making political processes of this
country.
Farenthold stated that women
presently compose only one
percent of the political clout in
this country. She went on to
explain that she felt that there
was a great deal of political
discrimination against women
today.
“There are no women in the
Supreme Court, no women in the
cabinet, and not one woman in
the United States Senate.”
Farenthoid said that there are
only three women governors in
America today “all of whom
stepped in the footsteps of their
husbands.”
“All the areas where power is,”
she said, “have been in the field
of men...white men.”
Farenthoid doesn’t like the
label “feminist”, saying “I don’t
think being a woman should be a
qualification, and certainly not a
handicap.” She went on to say
that “I can’t be isolated to
women’s issues” and “sisterhood
shouldn’t exclude brotherhood.”
Farenthoid called for a
movement of political power “to
bring more women into policy
making positions in the hopes of
having a balance of male and
female leadership.” She urged
that women be placed in every
level of political power to create
equal representation between the
sexes. “Changes aren’t going to
come until you have a reservoir
of skills,” she said.
Farenthoid cited three levels of
consciousness that feme!
politicians must deal with; r
awareness, assertiveness, and
audacity. She said that females
in politics “only can succeed by
challenging myths so they can be
punctured.”
The Women’s Political Caucus
leader went on to say, “When 1
started out, I was so concerned
with being qualified and being
certain that I was more qualified
than my male adversary.”
She went on to say “I’m looking
for the day that unqualified
Blacks, unqualified Browns, and
unqualified women will join
unqualified White men in the
pursuit of holding public office.”
Farenthold said her dream was
to “see women run and win at
every level because it is only by
running and winning and serving
that we can draw from the
reservoir of skill and experience
that women have.”
Farenthold went an to say that
these victories for women are
more important than thinking in
the broader terms of the
“national ticket.”
Farenthold stated that the
cojjntry is in need of new blood in
the political process, hopefully
with a different and more
enlightened orientation. “I don’t
put halos around women seeking
political office, but I do not think
it should be a hindrance.” She
said that women could bring a
different viewpoint to politics —
one that is desperately needed.
Farenthold ended her address
by saying that there are three
political areas that women should
aid their sisters in:
— running and holding a
political office.
— supporting women in party
politics.
— making financial con
tributions “on all levels, bom
those with modest means to those
that have substantial means.”
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Library to
be first
priority
Parrish and Vernon
A former ASUO Senator and a
newcomer to student government politics
are making a bid for the two tap ASUO
executive positions.
Keith Parrish, a junior in broadcast
communications is seeking the ASUO
presidency and Jim Vernon, a junior in
architecture, is his running mate. The
ASUO race will be Vernon’s first bid for
elective office.
Parrish said that they would center their
upcoming campaign around three main
issues: co-governance, the im
plementation of an incidental program
Ptwrto by Peter Grant
similar to the “Winkleman” amendment,
and a push to make the library the number
one funding priority on campus.
“We will never support President
Robert Clark’s plan for 10 percent”
student members in a co-governance
Senate, Parrish said. He labeled Clark’s
plan as “mere tokenism” and called for
the formation of a Senate where the
students have 50 percent of the
representation and the faculty has 50
percent. “We feel this is the only fair
way," Parrish concluded.
Parrish said the library should become
the number one funding priority at the
University, not number three on the
priority list of the State Board of Higher
Education as it is presently. The former
Senator said the library trails on the list
behind capital construction projects.
Parrish suggested, as a start, the
following improvements:
-Extending the library hours past 10
p.m.
— Hiring more help for the reserve book
room.
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Photo by Phil WaMstein
“Credibility” theme
of Travis-Kirkpatrick
“Credibility” is the theme of their
“outlaw” campaign which is designed to
bring “student government back to the
students.” And “honesty” in government
is the basis of the ticket of ASUO president
vice president candidates Tim Travis and
William J. Kirkpatrick.
Travis is the former ASUO chief ad
ministrative officer and Kirkpatrick is a
senior in political science and has been
active in the Political Science Student
Union.
“We aren’t total advocates,” said Kirk
patrick, “but a focal point of student needs
and desires — we are organizers more
than bureaucrats and politicians.” Kirk
patrick said he and Travis will provide
“aggressive leadership with an activist
bent that stresses participatory
democracy.”
“Democracy is caring about a problem
and doing something about it,” said
Travis. Travis said that he would keep his
office open five days a week to hear
grievances.
Travis sees the issue of co-governance
as vital and necessary for student power
and student imderstanding of the workings
of the University, student government and
hence, corporate America. “The only
acceptable ratio in student-faculty co
governance is 50-50," said TTavis. “Clark
wants a 10-90 ratio. His rationale for tins is
that students are transients. But we think
that education is not transient. His con
tention is irrelevant," Travis said.
Travis said he would limit salaries to ISO
a month. “I will veto any proposals far
more money than that,” he said. “Anyone
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