Women Against Grass: It's A Natural High SIDNEY'S How do scholars, teachers and NEWSSTAND itinerate philosophers sustain themselves through the long hot summer? Women Against Grass has found a way, WIDE SELECTION OF BOOKS &:: MAGAZINES 917De<:aturS~t 523·9739 For the past two months this group of New Orleans feminists has endured heat strokes, red ants, blisters, callouses, rain- storms and sunburns in their low - budget campaign to beautify the city, They claim their efforts would be nil without the loyal cooperation of Josephine, Fat Fr e derika and Edge ria: two power mowers and a hedger, and of course their loyal customers who offer tea and sympathy, , How's bu::'liness? The group re- ports that it's growing like weeds. If you're against grasS ··-your grass--contact them at 486-6940. Photo by Ann Gallme')'er Who's Going To Take Out The Garbage? By LEE MEITZEN GRUE implies, He can't change overnight, m1ght then feel like helping with the The boy must be trained to be a fath- children if they are not just being Women, if you now expect more er as you were trained to be a mother- used, If there are no grandparents help from your husband with the little boys like dolls too . Young boys in sight make a family of your friends, work in your household, in particu- who are never expected to under- choose them not to advance your car- lar with the jobs you detest, i.e., stand the feelings of others will have eer, but because you love them- - - dishes, diapers, how about the gar- difficulty understanding the feelings competitive friends are not helpful bage'? You may carry it out, but of their wives and their children, to one another. A good test of a ten to one you consider it his job friend is someone who is genuinely and gripe every time you do it. On You may be training your son for glad when something good happens the other hand, what about your son? the rat race; you may even be train - to you, Can he do any of the simple things ing your daughter for the rat race, to care for himself that any girl can but what if we get all that leisure Let your children share your work do by the time she is eight years time that technology and automation load; you'll share other things as old'? Are you teaching him to fry are supposed to thrust upon us? If well , Children don 1 t care for toys, an egg, wash his own clothes, make the new generation, male and female, really. U they have a choice be- his bed? U you don 1t expect any can tune into themselves and find tween a play hammer and a real ham· chores of him except manly chores, something else besides a paper doll me; most kids will choose the real his wife won't get any household role, perhaps they can tune into each thing, and if you take the time to help out of him and· after a while other. If male and female each un- show them how, they can use it pro- she'll begin to hate the inconsider- derstand that a role can be played perly. Small boys and gir l s can ate slob who is sitting there read- by either person if the need arises, both take turns setting table, wash- ing the paper while she does all the if that female role is. not demeaning, ing dishes, fixing sandwiches for housework, especially if they both if that male role is not coarsening, lunch. Don't expect perfection and have jobs. She'll get only what you perhaps we can redesign the family, don 1t watch them do it, Then use expected him to do in your house, which was not such a bad idea after the time they have saved for you, do- and she'll nag him to death about all, The extended family was sup- ing something you all want to do . the garbage too, portive . The nuclear family does After dinner tonight, just for a not work; it is easily shattered by change, turn off the T.V. and walk We expect subtlety, consideration the pressures and fragmentation of and cleanliness from little girls. out of the air - conditioning, Try modern life, There are too many sitting on the front stoop. In your The average American family ex- errands to be run, too many places pect::'! !little of boys except not cry- neighborhood you might see a mug- to go that you can ' t take the chil dren, ger or a neighbor, but if everybody ing when they're hurt in competitive and there is too much physical work sat out on the stoop like they do in games. A tough kid is manly, No- taking care of children for just two thing insults everyone in the family some neighborhoods, you'd only see people, When the nuclear family neighbors talking to neighbors, wives more than to say their boy is "good". shatters, there is only one person A good boy is suspect, probably talking to husbands, and children taking care , usuall y the mother, communicating with a lot of people . ''sissy''• but a woman. wants a good, We must again extend the family, if kind husband who wilL father their only communally • .If p~ssible .i!'l- children in all ways that the term clude grandparents in outings; they