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By Nona Vates By Bob Springer
Recent court rulings have de-
If a woman is pregnant and
chooses to have an abortion, creed that a woman can now have
an abortion as readily as she can
should she consult with the father have her hair styled. No more
first? If the man wants to have examining boards, priests, psy•
the child and the woman does chiatrists, parents' approval, or
not, what then?
counseling. The woman simply
It is true that California courts talks it over with her doctor, and
not long ago ruled in favor of provided she is no more than
abortion reform laws and contro- three months along, can get al-
versy since has diminished. How- most 24 :.hour service. And so it
ever, one question that re mains should be.
concerns the rights of the father Yet in this rush of women's
in participating in the decision. rights and new freedoms, some-
Some feel that it is unfair thing gets lost, something that
that the woman makes the de- should be taken into considera-
cision. I feel, as do many, that tion. The father.
the woman should make that
decision. It is the woman, not Admittedly, most fathers out
the man. who is pregnant. of wedlock are relieved that the
pregnancy he helped create is
She must carry the baby for terminated so easily. Yet on oc-
nine months, and during that casion, there is a male with
time must go through physical moral standards or a conscience
and mental anxieties. She may who wants the child. Unfortunate-
also have to face a hostile fam- ly for the male, it is totally
ily and friends. And it is she who the woman's decision. She alone
experiences the labor pains, not has the choice of life or death
theman. · over the fetus in her bodv.
What if after the mother has Conceivably, the male may
the child, the father changes his not even know of the results of
mind? There is also the possibili- his actions until his mate has
A ty that the courts may not give already done something about it.
The sad thing about it is that
custody of the child to the father.
This would present an entirely this male is stuck in a legal and
moral limbo.
new set of problems. These are
only a few of the major problems. Legally, he hasn't any rights
or say-so. Morally, he must weigh
There are probably hundreds the decision of bringing up a
more that could relate to the de- child under unfavorable condi- Joni Ingram new COC mascot, poses with Cougar head she will wear
cision. Some may be more im- tions where there is a hostile as soon as the remainder of her costume is completed. It's a shame in
portant than others, de pending mother, or terminating the preg- a way . . . to conceal such a pretty girl, that is.
on the individual situation. nancy. As I interpret court de-
If the relationship is a good cisions, it is the woman's body, department? It isn't because
one, and both people are honest and she may do with it what she Mlspell a Lot? students do not wish to learn or
and open with each other, the sees fit. because teachers have not made
question of abortion will cer- There is no help or assurance an effort to teach. After inves-
tainly be discussed before any- for the man caught in this dil- Help Is On Way tigating the Sequoia Syllables
thing is decided. If the woman lemma, except the hope that his approach to reading ands pelling,
has the abortion without consult- girl has standards similar to his, I feel sure the problem lies in
ing the father, the relationship for there are no possible legal By Laura Raynor the approach to teachin·g.
isn't worth much anyway. standards that could be intro- The Student Senate is looking The Sequoia system, which
If it were possible for the duced to protect his viewpoints. into merits of the Sequoia Syl- is used at Hart High School, for
fetus to develop in a bottle out- In all fairness, this is one lable system of teaching reading instance, was developed locally
at Los Angeles county probation
side the woman's body. t_l)en, small side to the abortion issue, and spelling as prelude to pos- camps where many students are
perhaps, the man should have an but I feel a most relevant and im- s i b l e i n t r o du c tion of a mini-
equal say in the decision. Until portant one that has been almost course next quarter. classified "non-readers", with
this occurs, however, he would ignored in the courts and doc- The system, lauded by know- reading grade points ranging
be wise to take every precaution tors' offices. legeable citizens of the Santa from O to 3 .5.
against accidental pregnancy or Clarita Valley who have been The success of the system at
make love only with a woman who exposed to it, breaks down and the camps was partially note-
feels as he does. phonetically categorizes the worthy because it overcame re-
HEAR THIS, GIRLS; English language into its sim- s e n t m e n t b y t h e s t u d e n t of
Ultimately, each case must plest elements to a degree not school and teacher resulting
be deci ded by the persons in- TATOOS ARE OUT commonly pursued by teachers from earlier continued failures.
volved. But the final decision using traditional methods. If you need help in spelling
must be the woman's because it The United States ranks high- and reading-"'.and so many of us
is not only her physical body By Rosanne Nocc iolo est in producing "educated" cit- do--Sequoia Syllable system has
that is involved, but her mental In response to male student~ izens. Although education is the answers.
well-being as well. who objected to some coeds' ver- mandatory here, the nation in Support the Student Senate
sions of "what boys are made recent years has become no- concern for quality education.
of'' in the last issue of this torious for producing poor read- Let it know of your interest in
THE CANYON CALL paper, we here present a few in- ers and spellers. initiating the Sequoia Syllable
Pub lish,·d tw ice monthly by students at terpretations of "what girls are Why has our educational sys- system at College of the Can-
Collt•g,• of the Cany ons. Editorial opin- made of''. tem failed so miserably in this yons next quarter.
ions l'Xpressed in this publication are
thos,• of the writer and not necessarily From the point of view of most
males on this campus, the gals possess a nice "caboose", anct
those of the coll ege.
EDITOR Jim Riley: Girls are hard to
Rick Signorelli have evolved considerably from figure out. They want love and show no tatoos.
EDITORIAL STAFF the never-never land ·description need security. And they certainly Chuck Cesena: Girls are con-
Fred Fink Charlie lppoliti of ''sugar and spice and every- ceited and selfish. They're prime
Judith Conk lin Marcia Kent act naive at times.
Laura Raynor Gary F itch thing nice''. Willie Peters: Well, my ideal concern in life is how they look
Debbie Hurd Chris Carson Bob Munn: Today's girl is to guys. I'm trying to be decent
Rosanne Nocc iolo Deborah Bush girls must have blonde hair,
Nona Yates Maria Fitch selfish, stubborn, and greedy. green eyes, and carry a birth- about this. I have more to say
PHOTOGRAPHERS But she does have a sense of mark on her left leg. And she but I won't.
Rima Kent Wayne Humphw y humor. Ask any girl.
Ni jole Kent Maury Gussin does. Lee Adams: There's no doubt
Chris Besha Jerry Hornbec k Mike Page: Girls ooze per- Michael Shannon: To get any- about it. A girl is special, cute.
ADVISOR and an absolute necessity. It's
T ony Remenih sonality and emotion and they where with me, a girl must be
trust men. compassionate (most aren't), nice to have them around.