The Independent-News, Volume 99, Number 2, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 15 June 1972 — Page 2

- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — JUNE 15. 197’

KNOW YOUR INDIANA LAW John .1. Dillon, Attorney at Law “HAIR, AND MORE HAIR ’ Pi April of this year the United St it s Conil of Appeals fur the Seventh Circuit, which includes Ind. na, has seen fit to rule again on the right of the high school student to wear long hair. This case involved an Indiana high school which had adopted a high sch '1 dress code through student part cipation which regulated the length and style of hair for male stu.i nts. Any students whose parents wished to have him exenuaed from this hair code could gain such exemption by appearing bet ne the principal and giving a«: itten consent for the exception of his child from the dress co le. The court said the fact that the code was formed by a committ, e of students, teachers and administrators and adopted by a majority vote of the students did not mean that the dress code stoo. constitutional muster. The com t concluded that the demociab ■ process used in adopting the code did not justify denial of a sudent’s constitutional right to wear his hair in the mode he choc> es. It is intresting to note that the United States Courts of Appeal for the various circuits are now evenly divided four to four as t > the constitutional right of a student to cnoose the length or

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his hair. The numerous cases which have been litigated on this issue has seen various and sundry constitutional provisions brought into play and various decisions by courts of the United States. M my of the courts h ive said that the quest .on is too insubstantial when mea ired against today’s great constitutional issues to constitute an important enough question to envoke the jurisdiction of the federal courts. The other four circuits have held that various constitutional provision including among others the first amendment, the ninth admendment and the fourteenth admendment to the United States Constituion grant the perogative to each person to choose their hair style as they see fit. Interestingly enough, one case which went to the United States Supreme Court from the Sixth Circuit was rejected by the United States Supreme Court thus sustaining an opinion which said that a regulation concerning the length of hair had a reasonable connection with the disciplining of school students. Thus we find the law in hopeless disarray on the question of the length of hair in the various areas of the United States and the validity of regulation concerning the length of hair rests upon the geographic area at this point in which the student happens to live. The decision arising m Indiana pointed out that in order to support a hair regulation on a dress

code it must be within the school’s competence and be adopted to avoide substantial disruption of school discipline. Thus, although the Supreme Court of the United States has so tar refused to rule on this issue it is fairly obvious that with the division in the Circuits now existing the United States Supreme Court will have to rule on the “hair issue" thereby recognizing that it has become a substantial federal question. Census Survey To Help Provide Data On Growth How many children do married women expect to have within the next five years? Will they average the same number as in the recent past ? Answers to these questions will indicate the future growth and composition of the Nation’s population, data vital to planners both in goverment and private business. Forrest P. Crawley, Jr., Acting Director of the Bureau of the Census Data Collection Center in Chicago, announced today that information on birth expectations will be collected during the w-eek of June 19-23 from a sample of households in this area. The questions are in addition to the usual ones askeel in the monthly survey on employment and unemployment conducted nationwide by the Bureau for the U.S. Department of Labor. Results of this monthly survey provide a continuing measure ot the economic health of the counthat the overall unemployment try. The April &<»rvey showed rate was 5.9 percent, the same as in March and about the same as a year ago. Total employment, which rose 2.2 million over the past year , was also about the same as in March. Information supplied by individuals participating in the survey in confidential and results are used only to compile statistical totals. The law safeguarding the confidentiality of information applies to surveys as well as major censuses conducted by the Bureau of the Census. Interviewers who will visit households in this are are: Mrs. Maxine Magnuson 1818 Linden Avenue, Mishawaka, Ind. 46544. [Question? I can handle the costs of minor accidents and illnesses myself (or through my regular insurance) but what about the very high costs of a serious accident ora prolonged hospital stay? This worries me. Answer... The answer is a Meridian Major Medical policy which pays the greater part of such costs above a selected deductible, and covers to SIO,OOO, or even to $15,000 as desired.* •as defined in the policy. This is an excellent policy, May we give you a Maja? Medical rate quotation? R. W. Johnson Ins. Morning — Hamlet — Koontz Lake Phono 867-2824 MERIDIAN INSURANCE a world of protection

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KITCHEN SHOWER A proud pantry and kitchen shower was given by Barbara Steinke on Sunday, June 4, in honor of Miss Linda Boone. Many guests were present and Linda received many useful gifts. Games were played and prizes were won by Mrs. Harvey Froyck, Mrs. Raymond Beagles, Mrs. Morris Searfoss, Mrs. Walter Jasinski and Mrs. Lynn Bolinger. Refreshments weie served afterwards. LN MEMOKLiM Os my iwloxed husband Tn loving memory of my beloved husband who left me one year ago Juno 18. It broke my heart to lose him, but he did not go alone, for part of me went with him the day God called him home. My heart still aches with loneliness, my eyes shed many tears, and only God knows how I miss him at the close of one sad and lonely year. Mrs. Warrick Craft FI: IMjfl I ? I 4 Mi. North Os Plymouth On U. S. 31 Wednesday thru Saturday Disney Double Feature Song Os The South And Wild Country With Steve Forrest Vera Miles Sunday, Monday, Tuesday The Ten Commandments Charlton Heston Yul Brynner

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