previ•~w "issue the test of civilization is the estimate of woman 15¢ 1rJrt'JY 99 Note: When Brenda Devillier, a iunior It seemed impossible that the federal to the states those rights not expressly de- at LSUNO, wife of Lloyd Devillier, government could tell the stoles how they signated to some other authority and I and mother of three children, de- should determine the eligibility of recipi- glanced post the age and residence te- cided to run for U.S Senator in ents of state loons. Although the govern- quirements to qualify for C)ngress. It \ louisiana this post fall, she found ment was going to poy the interest and was then that l 1eolized that I was quali- doors closing in her face "because could determine how much or who could fied, according to the Constitution, to I was o woman and because I was receive the federal interest benefits, the run for U.S. Senator. block". She filed the following state alone has the right to determine who h occurred to me that if I would run personal account of her experiences else should qualify for stole loans without foro public office, I would be in a posi- with Distaff. the interest benefits. tion to shout to the people about what wo~ After being told that I would not be ~ong on as I so strongly desired to do. I suppose most people who run for U.S. able to get another loon, I did not give It seems to me that the federal government senator plan ahead for years, laying out up. Instead, I tried to find out exactly is insidiously creeping into every facet of strategy and establishing contacts as well what was going on. It seemed that no our lives determiningeven how much as trying to raise campaign funds. My one at the HEW office here and no one money we will be allowed to earn. I recent attempt to do that, however, was in the Stole Dept. of Education knew or realized that the people who run for office so completely different thot I still do not hod a copy of the amendments or who hod (especially Congress where the major lows think of myself as a "politician" (one mode that ruling about it. I was finally ore enacted) usually have some type of who compromises promises and promises able to track dawn the origin of the ruling vested interest in maintaining the status anything). I had belonged to that class through the U.S. Attorney's Office here quo and denying a fuller participation by of people disgusted by political pollution inN .0., but I still have not been able the average worker in the governing of who had even come to disbelieve in the to get a copy of the amendments. I this country on oil levels. If a comJXlign value of voting. It was in a fit of abso- wonted to, and was going to file suit is funded by big business and o candidate lute disbelief that I decided to run for against the government. wishes to receive similar funds in his next office. I wanted to scream to the people, campaign, he must, of necessity, protect It all began with my severe disappoint- "You don't know what's going on'." But the interests of his contributor. Due to ment at being disqualified foro state loon nothing at all appeared in the newspapers the extrovogontly high cost of running on to continue my education at LSUNO. or on the television about this very serious effective compoign, a candidate must be Most people hove heard that there was on situation. I had looked in the Constitution rich already or be hocked by the wealthy Eaucotional Amendment passed in Congress to see exactly what amendment guarantees to page 2 in 1972. People were told that the pur- pose of that amendment was to provide funds for grants and loons to make it pos- sible for more people to attend college in spite of the high cost of living and edu- cation. However, the State of Louisiana has a state loon established that permits a student whose parents' or combined in- come of husband and wife, if married, does not exceed $15,000.00, to borrow money on the some type of terms as those of federal loons. The Educational Amend- ment of 1972 was interpreted by the U.S Office of Education in Dallas, Texas to limit the ceiling of the income of a married couple to $4,400.00 to be eligi- ble for any state loon. My husband is a bus driver for Public Service in New Orleans, and his income, although it is more than the $4,400 eligibility ceiling for state loons, hardly covers the needs of us and our children, lisa 10, Daniel 5 and John 4. I could not believe that I and DR. BENJAMIN SPOCK, People's Party candidate for President of the Unit· many other people in my financial situa- ed States, greets MRS. BRENDA DAVILLIER, seeking signatures to tion could be disqualified from receiving pl....:t her name on the ballot for U.S. senator. In background is JOHN state bans. H!;.AG of the People's Party.