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_ On sex discrimination I entiled, "Hark the Herald Angels ' Sin." A I’”ost So, when you see one like this: | The Rotary male quartet will sing, I "I need three every hour . . .‘ Or this: mwm'e l 1 am now in position to heich | ' your eggs at five cents per egg . . . J } please remember that local newspapers are regarded by readers as a friend they can‘t ’" tom, do without, and even a good friend is bound to make a mistake once in a while. sees When you stop to consider that over a million inches of news are reported each week in hundreds of weekly newspapers throughout Canada, a mistake ’ hereaMthendoe-u'(mndmb.dtom oum. people, But a misspelled name of a ocal citizen in a tion ‘"is errant nonsense, * ~_Mr. Hunter said in an interâ€" Mr. Hunter was not pleasâ€" ed with how the story began. The accusation that comâ€" munity colleges haven‘t heard of women‘s liberaâ€" paragraph from an article in the Toronto Globe and Mail. Monday, Sept. 22. The president of Conestoâ€" ga College, Kenneth Hunter, sat in his large office at the College‘s Doon Centre, battling a cold and the imâ€" plication in the lead of the Globe story. of women in Ontario‘s 22 colleges of applied arts and ing to a report on i‘ho”s;;i:;s ‘Women‘s liberation? The : community â€" colleges have Rummelhart Auction Sales Co. 578â€"0 744â€"9679 = 12-mmm:om,.: mistake will see Conestoga president responds to charges make. Waterloo Chronicle KEN GARVEY Licensed Auctioneer The Globe story presentâ€" ed the study‘s findings that showed the average salary for men in teaching positions at Conestoga was $13,8% compared to $11,79%6 for women teachers. ‘*Yes, it seems a little odd, do¢§n't it?" Mr._ Hunter view last Wednesday. The lead of the story was ‘* a piece of editorializing~ that has no place in a newsâ€" paper, he continued. The Globe story, focusing on issues relating to women at Ontario‘s community colleges, specifically menâ€" tioned only Conestoga and Algonquin colleges though none of the Toronto colleges were mentioned. here-ndthendoem'lsoundwoh.dlom people, But a misspelled name of a Focal citizen in a news story is no laughing matter if it‘s about 1 your eggs at five cents per egg . . . I please remember that local newspapers are regarded by readers as a friend they can‘t do without, and even a good friend is bound to make a mistake once in a while. her throne by coâ€"captains Jim Black ,ond Fronk Grutt. There she was presented with roses and drowned. Sometimes the classified ads are full of surprises, too. The young lady who ran this advertisement is still wishing that her friends would let her forget it: Wanted: Large wellâ€"furnished room ,by young woman about fiflnn, feet square. Then there was the time one of our nice lowa ladies, trying to do her part to add to the Christmas spirit of her home city, found her efforts recorded thus: Mrs. X set up a still life composiâ€" tion of angel figurines and greenery entitled, "Hark the Herald Angels In another newspaper, the coronation of a high school beauty queen took an unusual turn when the proofreaders overlooked this one: topresemthenews...homwyandmuy. That‘s all. However, sometimes the reportâ€" inggoesastray.mnfllemwsispfinted. Some of our friends think this is amusing. Some don‘t. We at your local newspaper don‘t laugh easily when a mistake is made in your local paper But in spite of our best efforts, it does happen occasionally. Even the editor had to smile when this caption appeared in his newspaper under the picture of a fallen tree: The tree downed at this home it was snapped by a violent guest. Your local newspaper‘s prime function is Regional news and views Queen Margie White was escorted to Over half of the women students were enrolled in ed in February, indicated the majority of female stuâ€" dents at Conestoga were enâ€" rolled in traditionally feâ€" male stereotyped positions. © The study which began in June 1974 and was completâ€" into account a teacher‘s educational background or experience, Mr. Hunter pointed out. w The 176â€"page report studâ€" ied the status of both women students and employees. Areas studied included the salaries of employees, atâ€" titudes towards women, women studies programs, the status of women‘s actâ€" ivities and background and aspirations of students. ‘"‘They‘re ridiculons figâ€" ures,"" he said. ‘"They don‘t prove anything."‘ But figures can be misâ€" leading, according to Conâ€" estoga‘s president. has resulted in salary disâ€" crepancies, (and) _ they question the _ system‘s ability to disregard the sex of a staff member." Salaries are set accordâ€" ing to different schedules or formulas. Consultant Lesley Lewis, who comâ€" piled the report, wrote â€" some women *‘know odd inâ€" stances where the formula ‘‘I‘m sure no college is going to say we‘re absoluteâ€" ly pure," he continued, but added colleges are willing to listen to suggestions and try to improve. The report has had some impact. _ ‘"The report will do some good," Mr. Hunter said, "It already has raised some discussion."" .More specifically â€" for Conestoga â€" the college imâ€" ‘‘I‘m quite prepared to believe there have been in the past bars placed in the career paths of women," Mr. Hunter said. Other ~â€" recommendations included the filling of future vacancies on boards of governors with women unâ€" til they are adequately reâ€" presented; each college inâ€" itiate a status of women study to be completed withâ€" in nine months of the reâ€" port‘s implementation; and that each college recognize the need for nonâ€"traditional women‘s studies courses within communities. The Datsun B210 comes in 2 doors, , 4 doors and hatchbacks that women predominate in those fields traditionally stereotyped as female," the report said. â€"Seventeen â€"recommendaâ€" tions were made in the reâ€" port including research inâ€" to salary systems and schedâ€" ules to discover whether charges of discrimination on the basis of sex are valid. per cent of the school‘s maleâ€" students were enrolled in technology courses. Almost 100 per cent of the college‘s health division enâ€" rolment were female while . 44.9 per cent of the business division were women, inâ€" cluding 100 per cent in the secretarial courses. ‘‘Examination of the enâ€" â€" rolment by division shows health programs wi nother 27.7 percent *Based on results of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1975 model tests for city and high way driving. All figures are weighted averages for both manual and avtomatic transmissions NOW MORE THAN EVER YOU NEED A DATSUN 0 Cash in On the 5% Sales Tax Rebate COMPTON MOTORS ... THE DATSUN B210 STARTS AT $2,995 Just Seconds Off The Parkway at Frederick St. Exits 632 VICTORIA STREET N. â€" 576â€"1370 (PLUS EXCELLENT GAs ECONOMY) THE DATSUN B210 WILL GIVE YOu Leasing also available. For further information contact Compton Leasing Inc., 576â€"1372 UP TO women in its community The committee‘s stateâ€" ment of intent said the colâ€" lege has an "obligation, as well as a desire, to act as a catalyst in establishing and participating in Internationâ€" al Women‘s Year activitâ€" ies in its area, and to deterâ€" mine and respond to the the _ educational/learning system and access to colâ€" lege resources."~ proved college interface with all members of its community at all levels and in all activities which can benefit from exposure to be completed in a month. Mr. Hunter also noted Conâ€" estoga formed a women‘s steering committee dlast March, a month before the Lewis report was completed. The ultimate objective of the committee is "to inâ€" crease and promote imâ€" centre. He feels more exâ€" amination of such policies is needed before eliminatâ€" ing the rule. The college has also startâ€" ed its own internal study at the administrative â€" level with the guiding objective to find out whether women employees are being paid equal pay for equal work. The study started about was to eleminate all antiâ€" nepotism rules. Mr. Hunter noted Conestoga does have a policy where no two memâ€" bers of the sa.th:fiy can work at the same college previously by the school. to both men and women.‘ Mr. Hunter also noted many of the study‘s recomâ€" mendations were adopted mediately implemented a recommendation that adâ€" vertisements for college positions would include the 4] + ago and will Mâ€"P.G. In _ various _ capacities, he has served the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, federated charities, the Red Cross Society, Doon Pioneer Village, the Kâ€"W high school board, the Salâ€" vation Army, the Children‘s Aid Society, the YMCA, the University of Waterloo and St. Mary‘s hospital. 1967. Mr. Schneider was a pioneer in the establishâ€" ment of the Waterlooâ€"Welâ€" lington Airport and the new 1973 terminal was named after him. He was also made an honorary life member of the airport comâ€" mission. _ and problems. And that‘s another reason why Mr. Hunter didn‘t like the first paragraph of the Globe story. leges have some similar programs, he feels, with some pride, Conestoga has the best and most sophistiâ€" cated organization to reâ€" and _ investigate â€" current hiring practices in order to recognize and remedy any \ discriminatory elements. Mr. _ Hunter personally initiated the committee and while he noted other colâ€" (Continugg’ from previous page) ming at Conestoga, establish specific goals for the adâ€" vancement of women at every level through the college system, review colâ€" lege policy to ensure equal treatment of male and feâ€" mote and community representâ€" atives, some objectives of sonnel, both men and women Heritage |DATSUN| Composed of college perâ€" to women‘s needs