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Et tudimi utuutiuuuuinitaiumaiai auuuuiiuumiuuuntt uianunuininiuiiniiniifinniBffluiir tmuiuniunimmtuiuiifluu HiiimumnnuHiimninnBH a- Nurses class of '72 L.1V1C At the graduation exercises of Ottawa Civic Hospital School of Nursing, Thursday, Mrs. Marilyn Crowe, at centre, was the winner of the E. Norman Smith Trophy, awarded to the student in the graduating class "who seems best to have the makings of an all round Miss Linda left, won the bedside nursing prize, 1 donated by the medical staff, and Miss Brenda Norris who was given the Ottawa Civic Hospital Auxiliary prize for the highest standing in theory. i (Journal Photo by Th Canodkm Pmi) iHumiiHiiiiiiiiiiHiimHiununinuiMHiinmiumuiimn in MIGUEL (AP) Like other Latin-American countries, Brazil is a stronghold of machismo, the syndrome that says a man must be a he-man nrl the boss. But women's liberation is stirring.

A feminist congress in this small town near-Rio de Janeiro recently showed that many women in South America's biggest country want more from life than playing traditional roles of mother and housewife. i 1 Perelra, population 13,000, was picked for the meeting because its top officials-mayor, judge, notary public, school superintendent and post-1 By SHTRLdY CHRISTIAlv UNITED NATIONS (AP) Karen Jones, secretary, wife--and mother of two, sat in UN coffee shop and an- -nounced that she was tired of being treated like a piece furniture around the office. thing I whlch dominates the UN vote she continued, "is to walk Up, and currentiy has preference-to a man to auss-some inhpoU Work and have him interrupt "T' rf are em- and say, 'Oh, how -jiice you look or 'What a scarf." Mrs. Jones that isn't her real name is part of a group seeking to change women's status at the United Nations. As an -employer, they say, the United Nations Is not set-ing standards due ofc an organization with a charter and any number of resolutions af- firming the equality men and women.

They talk about rules and promotions and also the little things which annoy them in male-female office relations. Several professional women' say that the first time a wonuin walks onto the floor of a conference the pre- sume she is a 'secretary un-. less she is old. One observes: "It used to bother me. But then I decided it was just my prejudice against that kind of OFFERED LOWLY JOB A woman with 10 years working experience after college recalled the time she Joined the United A personnel officer gave as a reason for offering her a lower rank than she "Youlre only a wife." Another told of a female field officer who developed good relations with the government of the small, develop-ing country where she was posted.

The rumor, spread among men at the headquar-; tert that her success came from sharing the foreign minister's bed. "Maybe It's time for sensi- TOP HONORS The Ottawa Journal Friday, June 16, 1972 Women's Lib traditional Brazil master-all are women. This situation, which local residents say simply "happened," provided a backdrop of solidarity for more nan 10 female dele gates. Mayor Aristolina Almeida declared: "We're not thinking in terms of emancipation, but rather parucapataoa." The participants were mainly middle-aged and middle-class. The discussion touched mostly "community services," such as school lunch programs, blood donation drives, ana-drug campaigns and aid for old persons.

Yet there- were- "rumblings among younger delegates, Tires of being treated lilcefurniture at UN traMig for stig" eested one woman. i Many of the women's lead- era say they have little hope of major changes andblame-it on the attitudes of the Third World the, loose of developing countries in Asia, WrZ.Z. the huge. UN bureaucracy here and aroundU the world, doing the paper work and research-for the 13 national delegations which meet to debate and WOMEN INCLUDED Most countries "Include one or more women in their delegations to the General Assembly each, fall, but 'the UN women employees do not ex-, pect much help from them. Women delegates usually are assigned by their govern- to the social, humanitarian and cultural committee- the "ladies" committee" of the seven main assembly bod-.

ies and one of the least influ- enriaL The Nordic Brit- ain and China are among the few which regularly assign, women delegates to the more important political and economic -United States does not, and the current Soviet delegation-lacks any, woman of diplo--' matic rank. The focal point of the ment among women employ-, eei is; galled 'the Ad Hoc i Group on Equal Rights. Its meetings draw fewer than women, but leaders say most professional women on the staff support them in principle. The group comes from many countries with clothing tastes which range from saris to clingy knits but most of the activists are North American and Western "EUropean. PROTEST DISCRIMINATION The group, works mainly on 29 is rumbling 7 Maria de Lourdes Alvea, 28, a professor at the University of Valenca, observed: "We didn't come here to talk about lunches and old people.

What -this con gress should do is show Bra zilian women how to develop their potential Instead of helping perpetuate a system that says women should be 'protected. The contingent sur prised other delegates by charg ing that Brazilian women be cause they comprise an over whelming majority of teachers are themselves responsible for spreading the concept that what It -considers discrimina-" tory of employ- ment. One of them involves home' leave. UN professional members can visit their home countries every two ears. Married men may take their families at UN expense.

Married, women may not Anotbergrlpe: the widow of a male employee automanV cally collects his entire pen-" widower of a female employee gets only what she has paid into the plan, without the matching sum from the United Another goal of the Ad Hoc Group is the promotion of more women into the higher categories. The United Nations has two graded civil service-type career professional one includes most of the university 'graduates and most of the men. The general service category covers secretarial and clerical personnel mostly women. Women make up about 12 fier centtof the nearly 15,000 UN'' professional employees, around the world, about 20-per cent of the 3,000 professionals in the secretariat in New York. Most of them, however, are in the lower and middle ranks, WOMEN NOT PROMOTED Until Kurt Waldheim became secretary-general this year no women had made it above tbe' rac of director, third step from the top of the many-level scale.

Only seven women bad been promoted that far, compared with 38 men. Directors' take-home salaries range from $26,000 to $33,700. Waldheim named Helvi Sip-ila, a Finnish woman lawyer, as one of more than a dozen assistant secretaries-general, -the step above director. Two more women were promoted, to director. Of 18 promoted to the step just below director, eight were women.

woman's place Is in the home. Miss Alves labelled such think ing "a centuries-old trap." Anna Maria Cesar, 30, mother of three and head of the adult literacy program in Valenca, commented: "We're against the machismo of the Latin-American man. But Brazilian women are too feminine to act like men tofightit" On paper, Brazilian women have practically the same rights as men. Old machismo-inspired laws which once prevented women from signing contracts or travelling abroad without their husband's consent have been wiped off the books. Those in the movement do not consider Mrs.

Slpila's appointment a major breakthrough. They say it may be only tokenism, and wonder why Waldheim did not name her or another woman as an under -secretary -general a title held by about a dozen men and the position closest to secretary-generaL They also are suspicious of her as- signment, social affairs and housing. They fear this may be a synonym for v' Changes at the general, service Or secretarial level are sought by part of the equal rights group. DONT RECEDE POSTS They say that many UN secretaries have college de- grees but have no access to the professional posts which would be given men with similar backgrounds. They also say such women find almost no chance for promotion to professional ranks after they have worked for the organiza-.

-tion a while. Some of the women a 3 think secretarial jobs need redesigning. UN secretaries "jr not only get or make the cot-, fee, but may have to deliver? the boss' children to school, fill out his liquor allotment and declaration forms, and wrap his Christmas packages. Despite its interest in them, few secretaries seem interested in the women's movement Some of the leaders find nothing unusual in that They say most secretaries, even those with degrees, are not goal-oriented and are not interested in taking on the responsibility of a professional post They also say many secretaries come here from other countries with' temporary visas, want to stay in New York and can do it only with a UN job. Such women may be willing to take low-level jobs and be grateful for small favors.

The Ottawa Civic Hospital School of nursing held its graduation exercises Thursday afternoon with 123 graduates receiving diplomas at the ceremony at the High School -of Commerce. Mrs. Marilyn Crowe was awarded the E. Norman Smith pnze as the student in the graduating class "who seems best to have the makings of an all-round nurse." The prize is a gold medal and $100 in cash. The school's fao, ulty select the winner by cret ballot.

The $100 bedside Nursing Prize, donated by the medical staff, went to Linda Joyce Eveson of Porcupine, Ont Brenda Joyce Norris was the top scorer for the Highest Standing in Theory award, donated by the Ottawa Civic Hospital Teach Swaziland girls in Guide TORONTO (CP) Girl guides in Swaziland take seriously the lessons in utrition their teachers give them, says the national chief commissioner from the southeast Africa Kingdom. So do their parents sometimes too much so. Miriam Nxumalo said in an Interview this week. There now are 1,836 girl guides, in Swaziland and parents write to headquarters to report on how girls are doing their work at home. "The mothers might complain that the girls, use too many beans in the soup," said Canadians Canada, for the first time, is host of the conference of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts, being held until June 23 at York Toronto, The opening ceremony for nearly 400 delegates from 87 countries was held in the Burton Auditorium of the univer sity.

Governor General and Mrs. Roland Michener opened the conference, Mr. Michener is the honorary president of the Girl Guides of Canada. wWM 'V ft, oi in Lorna Bickerton was the student nurse in the graduating class who has most con- sistently shown cheerfulness -and understanding In meeting the needs of patients, and presented with the Jon Joosten Prize. The Ottawa Civic Hospital prizes for nursing of adults maternal and child nursing went to Rae Christenson and Marilyn Maxwell of Eau Claire, respectively.

The Dr. C. B. Petrie prize in honor of the class of 1970 was awarded to the student who showed most consistent professional growth during the program. It wag awarded to Mary Yolanda Bejermi.

The executive of the Student Nurses' Association awarded the $50 Linda Quinn Memorial Prize to Nancy Bruce, as the student nurse who has contributed most to the extra-cur Mrs. Uxumalo. "But eventually they are persuaded that it's better for them nutritionally." fJxumalo is one of 87 chief commissioners here to attend the 21st annual confer- ence of the World Association urn uuiaes. Anotner is Ka- xt fn 1 i hok Vii of Thailand who i lounaea tne guides movement her country IS years ago, beginning with 19 members. There now are 3,000 Thailand than 400 delegates are attending the first international conference of the movement held in Canada.

Mrs. Vii said she first saw host to world A bus trip to Niagara Falls will also cover Queens ton Heights and Niagara-on-the-' Lake. Hamilton and Oakville families- are picking up delegates and taking diem home for din-' ner and an evening. Canadian movies, including Trefoil on the River, the movie aboutthe National Heritage Camp of 1967 on the St Lawrence River, will be shown. Closing ceremonies are-planned for Thursday, June 22, at the Forum, Ontario 'f .1 PLANTING TREFOIL GARDENS While a new international flag of the Girl Guides waved above them, representatives of the organization with Mr.

H. F. Mathesoo, area commissioner, left and Mrs. P. D.

Holt watched gardener planting the trefoil gardens on Elgin Street The ceremony takes place each June. ricular activities of the student body. Judith Isobd Staye of Arn-prior was awarded the W. B.Saunders Publishing Company award for one year's tion to Nursing Clinics of North America. The subscription is awarded to the student with the highest standing in term work during the program.

B. Jean 'Milligan, Reg. assistant executive director and administrator of the Department of Nursing, presented- the graduating class to parents and friends assembled for the ceremony. Richard B. Splane gave the address to the graduating class.

Principal of the school of nursing Margaret A. Sadler, Reg.N., presented nursing pins and Uene Lawrence, Reg. vtce-principal of the. school, gave out the diplomas. girl scouts in the United States and decided their organization could be of use to girls in her conditions in Thailand, she said: "In Thailand, people are not -as equal as in Europe or America.

People are "very poor or very rich and a few between. Those who are very poor lack education, and since our population growing rapidly, we are not able to cope with it NO "When people are very poor, they have nothing to eat and they have to steal. We are near the battlefields in Cambodia and -Vietnam -and the Girl Guide conference Place. A pageant will be Raged by the Girl Guides of. Canada.

Twenty still and five movie projectors will present theatre-in-the-round. Dancers move through the au--dfence, as will- Brownies, Guides and Rangers repre-. senting each province and ter ritory io Canada. This will be backed by a 60-member choir, soloists, instrumentalists and a performing in English, French and Spanish. irr j4 (Journal, Photo by TIM Corwkm S3 program' poor girls in the rural areas have turned to being- bar girls and massage girls." The girl guides have brought girls from rural areas to train them in home 'mak-v-ing, in home crafts such as' sewing that can help people earn money, in teaching.

The girls are then expected to work as leaders in devel-. opment areas, where they are" needed. Mrs. Nxumalo said, guide leaders and rangers are alsov being taught to work in literacy programs. I "Our country has a and we train them to-1 teach adults, which Is Music has been written for the ceremony about, every cor ner of Canada as well as- a tiny Ipswich Sparrow of Sable-' Island and an Eskimo song-I poem.

All delegates will return to- tneir Homelands witn. guts. by Guides and from all across Canada. different from teaching chil dren." School is not compulsory in -Swaziland, partly because the country has not had time to. build enough schools for iti: children.

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