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VOLUME LXXV
NUMBER 31
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GA. 30601 THURSIIAY, JANUARY 23. 1969
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, . A su P reme traffic appeal board of three students,
whose decisions would not be subject to review by the
University faculty or administration, was called for by
the Student Senate Wednesday night.
Ouzts Names Committee Appointees
Student Senate President Ted Ouzts, standing, announces the
appointments of senators to three student body cabinet com
mittees in the Senate’s first meeting of this quarter, last night
in Law School Auditorium A. Seated beside Ouzts are. from
left. Mike Donovan. Senate treasurer; Jim Panned. Senate vice
president; and Eve Atchison. Senate recording secretary.
(Photo by Dwain Fitzpatrick)
Office To Begin
Housing Survey;
Armstrong Says
By LARRY MITCHELL
A study to determine what type students attend UGA
and what they want and expect in student housing is in
early planning stages in the Office of University Housing.
IT Party Organizes;
Pledges Opportunity
Primary To Decide
Spring Candidates
By STEVE STEWART
Saying they plan a primary election to nominate candi
dates by popular vote. 30 University students organized a
new campus political party Tuesday night.
The Involvement Together (IT) party, as they named
it. will seek to represent all students - Greeks, inde
pendents. dormitory residents, off-campus residents and
married students — said David Willard of Savannah, who
was named party chairman.
Involvement Together
Emblem of the IT party
The board, which would be
composed of the minister to
traffic, the Student Senate
president and the student
body vice president, would
review appeals from deci
sions of the Senate traffic
court. The student body cabi
net already has approved it.
Paul Baxter, as chairman
of the Senate traffic commit
tee. proposed the board "to
facilitate the hanuiing of ap
peals.” The board would take
all traffic appeals out of ad
ministrative hands.
Also in the meeting, the
Senate endorse' 1 proposed
expenditures of up to $5500
from University contingency
funds to finance the new Stu
dent Judiciary for the rest of
this academic year; ratified
the appointments of two cabi
net advisers, and passed for
the second time, as is re
quired by the constitution, a
constitutional amendment to
eliminate nonelective Senate
seats.
A committee was appoint
ed to study proposals for a
book drop and a smoking
room in the University librar-
y, and an already existent
special committee was as
signed to study whether the
Bulldog Room in Memorial
Hall should be opened on Sat
urday afternoons
Ted Ouzts. Senate presi
dent. appointed senators to
three committees created at
last week’s cabinet meeting
to study traffic problems, the
Student Judiciary and the In
terface '69 program to bring
influential Georgian to cam
pus.
Student Judiciary expenses
covered by the proposed con
tingency funds appropriation
would include employment of
a full-time secretary for
about $2200; purchase of
several tape recorders for
$1500, two filing cabinets for
$150. recording tapes for $100,
two typewriters, and printing
and office supplies, and pay
ment of $9 to $10 per month
telephone charges.
Senate Treasurer Mike
Donovan, who introduced the
motion to endorse the pro
posed expenditures, said the
secretary would handle gener
al student government office
matters as well as the Student
Judiciary. The tape recorders
and tapes are to be used to
keep court records.
Debaters
Compete
At Miami
The University Debate
team will participate in the
University of Miami Invita
tional Tounramnet on Jan 23.
24, 25, according to David
Huseman. University debate
coach.
The two participating
teams will be made up of Pam
Anderson and Tom Martinson
composing one team and
Steve MeCurley and Steve
Horbour composing a second
participating team
On Friday and Saturday.
J» 24-25. the final competi
tion will be held to select the
Georgia high school champion
among the AAA. AA. A. B and
C schools The championship
is coordinated by the (Georgia
High School Association and
is locally directed by Chester
Gibson
Several champions were
determined in last weekend
competition They were Lake
side in Atlanta and N'orthside
in Warner Robins, chosen
from AAA through a tie deci
sion Gass AA co-champions
by virtue of a tie were North
Springs and St Pious X. both
of Atlanta The coming week
end competition will deter-
rnine the final champion
Specifically, the Senate
endorsed a letter to the acting
dean of students asking that
up to $5500 be set aside.
Steven L. Roberts, adviser
to health services, and Tony
Smith, adviser to student aid
and placement, were ap
proved for those jobs. John
Hatcher, who could not ap
pear because he was ill. will
be considered at the next
meeting as adviser to com
munity relations.
The constitutional amend
ment. which would abolish
appointive Senate seats for
five organizations, must be
ratified by a majority of the
vote in the campus-wide elec
tion this spring to take effect
The organizations it would
effect are the Interfratemity
Council, the Independent par
ty, the Panhellenic Council,
the Ag Hill Council and the
Associated Women Students.
Katie Scarborough (AWS)
proposed a resolution favor
ing the library book drop and
smoking lounge, but the mot
ion was referred to commit
tee so that fire-insurance reg
ulations in the library could
be investigated.
Melissa Houseal and Mar
gie Cohen were to serve on the
committee, with Miss Scar
borough as chairman.
The following were ap
pointed to the three cabinet
committees: traffic. Cader
Cox and Carol A Hunt; Stu
dent Judiciary. Randy Ruth
erford and David Lucns; and
Interface. Bill Foster. Dink
Nesmith and Bill Hartman.
UP Sets
Ethical
Standards
The United party will recom
mend impeachment of any of
its members who it feels are
not performing satisfactorily in
student government offices,
says a party constitution adopt
ed last week.
The constitution, adopted
last Thursday night in a meet
ing in Russell Hall, gives the
party’s executive board the
responsibility for reviewing
quarterly reports of party
members serving in student
government positions.
"Should the board find that
an official has not been fulfill
ing his student government
responsibilities in a manner
that would reflect favorably
upon the party.” the constitu
tion directs, “it shall be em
powered to recommend to the
party that the official be re
moved from the rolls as a vot
ing member and recommend to
the Senate that he be removed
from his Senate seat. ”
The document limits voting
for nominees to members who
have worked with the party
through at least one student
body election and have contrib
uted the annual dues. Member-
designates. who may not vote,
are those who have paid dues
but not worked in an election
Both members and member-
designates. however, are eligi
ble for party nominations for
student body offices if they
meet Student Government As
sociation constitutional require
ments
Candidates for president,
vice president and secretary of
the student body, for Student
Senate seats, and for the stu
dent judiciary are to be named,
the constitution directs.
Carol Spring, secretary of
the student body, released the
constitution She and the other
two executive student body offi
cers - Robby Williams, presi
dent and Randall Seabolt. vice
president - are members of the
United part) The party holds a
minority of seats in the Senate
Dr. Richard C. Armstrong,
director of housing here, said
this week that the in-depth
study should be undertaken
spring quarter, perhaps
through the Division of Stu
dent Affairs.
The study is part of a na
tional survey for the Associa
tion of College and University-
Housing Officers. Dr. Arm
strong attended a meeting of
the association research and
information committee Jan.
17-18, at which the survey was
proposed
"We want to find out what
the students want, what type
of homes they're accustomed
to. so we will know what kind
of housing to provide,'' Dr.
Armstrong said
The committee selected
three schools. Georgia and
the Universities of Connecti
cut and Virginia, as typical
institutions at which to con
duct the studies. The group
held its winter (mid-year)
session at the University of
Southern Florida. Tampa.
Fla
"This (the study) will help
us to modify the housing we
now have and determine
what s feasible in future con
struction. ' said Dr Arm
strong
He expects to appoint a
graduate student from the
Room 415 of Memorial Hall
At the two-hour meeting in
the student government off
ice. four people will be named
to a coordinating board for
the evaluation, which will be
conducted this quarter and
next quarter, said Nancv Sim-
ril. chairman of the Student
Senate committee on faculty-
course evaluation
Tins evaluation will involve
more courses than the 70
College of Education to deve
lop the study spring quarter.
Details will be finalized at
that time.
The research committee
will meet again in early Au
gust. and the chairman will
review and consolidate the
studies for publication.
"We talked a great deal
about housing in general and
current trends in student
housing.'' Dr. Armstrong
said.
The study, he added, ev
olved out of the changing role
of the modern residence hall,
which has become more than
simply a place to live. Educa
tional. social and even reli
gious programs are now in
cluded in the residence hall
concept, according to Dr
Armstrong
"For instance,” he ex
plained. we can see differ
ences in Russell and Brumby
Halls as opposed to Creswell,
and in Creswell as opposed to
others "
Membership in the Assn of
College and University Hous
ing Officers is on an institu
tional basis, and committee
membership is by appoint
ment of the executive com
mittee Dr Armstrong re
ceived his appointment in
1967
covered in an experimental
one last year, and this year's
results will be published. Miss
Simnl added
We re hoping we can get
some people who are interest
ed in working but aren t deep
ly involved in a lot of other
activities.” said Randall Sea-
bolt student body vice presi
dent who aLso works with the
evaluation program
The students at the meet
ing represented all of these
Croups, Willard said. The
groundwork of party organi
zation and theory was ex
plained to them, and plans
were made for concentrated
efforts to enlist members and
support in the coming weeks.
Willard and other party
leaders indicated plans to run
candidates for all student
body offices for which candi
dates present themselves in
the primary, which, they said,
would be open to all students
qualified for the offices under
the student body constitution.
The identities of none of the
candidates are anticipated
now. they said. The date of the
primary has not been deter
mined.
"The heart of this party is
every student on this campus
who wants to become involved
and who wants something
done for the campus and for
the student body,'' Willard
said Membership is open to
all and payment of dues is not
mandatory, he said
Party leaders criticized the
United party, which is expect
ed to oppose the IT party in
the spring party elections, for
nomination of candidates by
caucus.
‘‘The United party is just
as undemocratic as the old
Greek party was — Three or
four people will select the
candidates of this party,”
asserted Mell Traylor, presi
dent of the sophomore class.
The new group, he said, is
"a party in which every per
son will have equal opportuni
ty to lead. You won’t have to
have two or three friends on a
caucus and you won't need to
Daniil Karasik, manager
of TV development for COM
SAT. said that the impact of
communications' satellites is
just being felt.
"This impact can be illus
trated bv the rm-nl pnMdcn
tial inauguration. he said,
when we carried 13 hours of
live television to countries
overseas.”
COMSAT represents the
United States in the Interna
tional Satellite Corporation
•INTERSAT), a consortion of
63 member nations added
Karasik.
"COMSAT is a new and
unique corporation estab
lished in conjunction with
other countries to contribute
to world peace and under
standing said Karasik
"The corporation itself was
established as a result of the
Communications Satellite Act
of 1962
On February 5. Intersat III
will be launched to be fol
lowed by two additional salel
liles in the spring and sum
mer Karasik said that com
munication satellites will
then cover the whole earth
The attention of COMSAT
has now been directed to the
wait four or five years to get
in the Student Senate."
IT is the fourth existing
student political party. The
Greek and Independent par
ties, which aslo may run can
didates this spring, are the
oldest. The United party,
which was organized last
spring as a coalition of
Greeks and Independents,
currently holds all three exe
cutive student body offices,
while the Greek party holds a
majority in the Senate.
The new party immediately
began enlisting precinct cap
tains for at least 107 precincts
(more may be added later.
Willard said), including 32 in
the dormitories. 14 in campus
married housing. 40 in fra
ternity and sorority houses
and 21 off campus.
Named to head pricinct
work in the respective areas
were Chris Sackellares and
Mell Traylor, dormitories;
Adrianne Caldwell, campus
married housing; John
Forrester. Greek houses; and
Tommy Rymer, off campus.
As chairman, Willard, a
graduate student in the Col
lege of Education, will be the
official spokesman for party
positions. He will serve until
after the party primary, when
the nominees for president,
vice president and secretary
of the student body will se
lect a campaign manager to
head the organization.
The chairman will preside
over a central committee
composed of one Greek, one
married student, one dormito
ry resident and two off-cam
pus residents, none of whom
can run for office while serv
ing. Five other party mem-
role it can play in providing
domestic television ser
vices." said Karasik. A pilot
proposal has been submitted
to the FCC which would
provide 12 TV channels
"This system would dem
onstrate all the technical
advances the satellite system
can offer ”
The FCC has not reached a
decision on the proposal as
yet. he added.
We realize the time inv
olved in reading a decision.”
he said, but we hope the de
cision will be prompt and
clean.
I Democrats!
|To Present!
Rankin
The Young Democrats will
have Jeanette Rankin, the
first woman in Congress as
their speaker Thursday at 7:
30 pm in the Law School
Auditorium
Miss Rankin is noted for
her votes against U.S. inv
olvement in World Wars I and
II. and being the first woman
member of Congress
bers will serve as non-voting
ex-officio members of the
committee.
The Tuesday meeting, held
in the third-floor study room
of Russell Hall, was a follow
up to a meeting last Thurs
day. Present Thursday, when
the decision to from the party
was made, were Traylor,
Sackellares. Miss Caldwell.
Willard, Forrester. Rymer.
John Hatcher and Marshall
Bandy. This group selected
the party chairman and pre
cinct captains.
Hatcher and Sackellares
serve on the present student
body cabinet, having been
appointed by President Robby
Williams, a member of the
United party Hatcher is ad
viser to community relations;
Prospective members of the
Independent Party who feel
they have been denied their
rights to join the party have
filed a petition stating their
rights with the Judicial Council,
according to Jack Brookner
The Independent Party's
constitution calls for four regu
lar meetings each quarter and
officer elections in the spring.
The spring '68 elections were
not announced to the member
ship. and. according to Brook
ner. the leaders' special friends
were notified and as a result,
the elections were illegal with
respect to the Party constitu
tion.
The constitution also
provides that “attendance at
two consecutive meetings is
required for membership." and
since no regular meetings were
called, the prospective mem
bers could not attain member
ship.
The Party also passed an
amendment illegally, fall quart
er. 1968. limiting the rights of
prospective student members
by "providing that non students
As part of the Meet
the Administration program,
sponsored by the University
Union s ideas and issues com
mittee. Robbie Williams was
present in Russell Hall Tues
day. Jan 21. to discuss with
students the new student judici
ary
Williams. I^ast years' minis
ter of student affairs, and this
year president of the Student
Government Association, an
swered such questions as
What do the student ministers
do 9 ' and Where did the idea
for the judiciary originate 9 "
Williams and Dean Suthem
Sims, dean of student affairs,
went over various other plans
from schools all over the coun
try and by adding a few ideas of
their own. and modifying plans
in effect, came up with the sys
tem being put into operation.
Several experts, represent
ing name schools read through
Sackellares. minister to hous
ing. Traylor, as a class presi
dent. also is a cabinet mem
ber
The new party will continue
to exist after the elections,
the speakers indicated. The
local precinct captains will
keep informed of the stu
dents’ views in their resi
dence areas and inform the
party's members in student
government of these views,
they said.
This will help inform sena
tors. who are elected by aca
demic schools and colleges, of
the views of their constitu
ents, said Willard. “You don’t
express your opinion in stu
dent government affairs while
a lecture’s going on on the age
of Jackson." he commented.
may become members if they
are the wives of students." ac
cording to Brookner
Since the Independent Party
receives $400 a year from the
Student Activities Funds Allo
cation Committee as a student
activity, the "petitioners and
petitionees come within the ju
risdiction of the Judicial Coun
cil", the petition alleges.
The petitioners ask "that
Student Activity funds to the
Independent Party be suspend
ed until and unless and (hat
University recognition of the
Independent Party be with
drawn unless the Independent
Party holds a new election
meeting during winter quarter,
admitting into membership
those who attended the last
regularly called and publicized
meeting in spring. 1968. that the
Independent Party hold a least
three other regularly culled
public meetings during winter
quarter, 1969. and that no
amendments with regard to
membership to the Independent
Party constitution passed in
fall. 1968. are valid
the plans for the University's
student judiciary and said it to
be one of the best in existence
Because there are so few com
plicating procedures surround
ing the system, and only six
appellate possibilities, the stu
dent is not endangered with get
ting in a bottleneck from red
tape and long proceedings
preventing hearing of the rase.
Williams appoints the minis
ters <10 in alii and there are
three advisors There is a gen
erous mixing of all classes of
students on the judicial council
from freshmen to graduate stu
dents About one third of the
council are law students; this
facilitates proceedings
The question was also
brought up as to the fact that
there are no precedents to fol
low. thereby putting the respon
sibility of decisions more heavi
ly upon the individuals inv
olved
4 To Comprise
Evaluation Board
Students who want to work in faculty-course evaluation
have been asked to meet at 6:30 tonight (Thursday) in
Karasik States
Satellite Role
The launching of three communications satellites in
the spring and summer of 1969 will give "a global system
of satellite communication,” an official of the Communi
cations Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) told a group of
broadcasters and journalism students in Athens,
Wednesday, at the Georgia Radio and Television Institute.
Petition Alleges
Member Rights’
Infrigement
Williams Speaks
At UU Meeting
