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'America's Pre-Eminent College Newspaper"
VOLUME LXXVI, NUMBER 29
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
Thursday, January 77, 1970
STUDENT WOULD HAVE CHOICE
Pass-Fail P. E. Proposed
Photo by RUTHPENNtPACKER
Ruppersburg, Rowe To Chair RHA
Hugh Ruppersburg of Russell Hall
and Susan Rowe of Creswell Hall, co-
chairmen of the new Residence Halls
Association, talk to other newly elect
ed officers after a meeting Tuesday
night. From left are. sitting. Ashley
Simpson of South
sponding secretary:
Myers corre-
Miss Rowe.
and Fran King ol Church, re
cording secretary: and standing.
Ruppersburg and Charlie Frear of
Clark Howell, treasurer. The associa
tion — the first campuswide organiza
tion of both men s and women's dor
mitory governments — adopted a
constitution at the same meeting.
AROUND THE WORLD
By STEVE STEWAR1
Newt Editor
Optional pass-fail grading in basic
physical education courses to be used
only for students who want it — has been
proposed by the faculty executive com
mittee
The same proposal, adopted in the
committee's meeting last Thursday,
would require physical education grades
to be included in the academic averages
of those students who do not elect pass
fail grading
Each student would declare his choice
of grading systems at the beginning of
each quarter, and he would be bound by
that choice.
The University Council — which only
last spring voted to remove all basic P.E.
grades from academic averages — will
determine, possibly in a meeting later this
quarter, whether the executive commit
tee's proposal goes into effect.
MEANWHILE physical education
grades will be assigned as usual but not
included in academic averages, according
to Dr. George Parthemos. vice president
for instruction. He said he has instructed
the registrar's office, which records
grades, to follow the previews instructions
"High Orders' Are Questioned
FT. BENNING. Ga — A military judge
has told the Army that it. as prosecutor :n
the court martial of 1st Lt William L
Calley Jr., must prove that ''command
control" was not exerted to bring murder
charges against Galley.
He is charged with the murder of 102
Vietnamese civilians at My Lai hamlet
Civilian attorney George Latimer of
Salt Lake City, Utah, who represents Cal
ley. told the trial judge that he had reason
to believe "orders from on high" were
responsible for the young officer being
charged with the March. 1968. killings
The attorney asked the judge to subpoe
na Defense Secretary Melvin Laird. Army
Secretary Stanley Resor and Gen William
Westmoreland. Army chief of staff, whom
he said he wanted to question about any
parts they had in bringing the charges
Saying he would rule on the subpoena
request at another pretrial hearing on
Feb 9. the judge said that Latimer's
charges obligated the prosecution to
prove that the proceedings are free of
command influence
ATLANTA — Advanced student inte
gration should be ordered for next fall, not
for March 5. a special advisory committee
has told U. S. District Judge Frank A
Hooper
Hooper, immersed in protests from
students and teachers about his order for
massive transfers between schools at the
end of this winter quarter, got this recom
mendation from the committee:
"We believe that to undertake to reas
sign this large number of teachers as well
as to reassign the students during the pre
sent school term would have a permanent
adverse effect upon the quality of the edu
cational program and temporarily would
throw the school system into unnecessary
turmoil."
• • • •
ATLANTA — Fifth-year college stu
dents in such courses as pharmacy and
architecture may have been receiving
money illegally under Georgia's student
loan program. Don Payton, who heads the
program, said Wednesday
The law stipulates maximum loans for
the four college years and for graduate
students, but it makes no provision for the
fifth year of undergraduate work required
in some fields.
However Sen. Lamar Plunkett of Bow-
don and others reportedly are drafting
legislation to amend the student loan act
to clarify the situation. Since this is only
the fifth year since the program started,
very few students are affected. Payton
said
of the Council until an official change in
policy is made
Included in Parthemos' instructions
was the removal of fall quarter. 1 969, P.E.
grades from academic averages. They
were included due to an administrative
error, said Ted L Hammock, assistant to
Parthemos
Hammock and Parthemos emphasized
that, though students saw basic P.E.
grades reflected in their grade reports for
fall quarter, steps were taken to assure
that the error resulted in no academic
penalties — such as probation, suspen
sion. or being omitted from the dean s
list.
All students cumulative averages on
this quarter's report should reflect the
removal of fall-quarter P.E. grades, they
said
THE PROBLEM last quarter was not
with difficulty in computer programing,
as an earlier Red and Black report erro
neously stated. Hammock emphasized
He said the University's computer center
never received instructions to reprogram
the computers before figuring fall-quarter
grades
Fall quarter was the first one for which
the current University Council policy on
P.E. grades was in effect
The faculty executive committee's lat
est action apparently came as the result
of a discussion of the difficulties sur
rounding the fall-quarter academic aver
ages.
Minutes of the committee’s meeting,
made avilable to the Red and Black this
week, show that Walter Danner, regis
trar; William Parker, assistant registrar;
Dr Ralph Johnson, head of the division of
health and physical education; and Dr
Clifford G. Lewis, head of women's P.E..
were guests
The meeting's minutes say. in part:
“MR. DANNER related the regents
requirement for a change to the 4 0 grad
ing system. He also quoted from the min
utes of the faculty executive committee
meeting of May 29. 1&9. relative to omit
ting grades in basic P.E. from both cumu
lative and graduating averages as well as
the suggestion that the P.E department
continue their study of their grading sys
tem
in addition. Mr Danner pointed (Hit
the complications which have arisen due
to having had three grading systems for
calculating averages in three years.
Dr Johnson related that the faculty,
both men and women, felt that better in
struction and better student response was
possible under the system using the
ABCDF grading system than under the SU
(Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory, the same as
pass-fail»system
“Dr Lewis suggested that teaching
methods and procedures would have been
different under the SU system than under
ABCDF system
Betty Bailey (associate professor of
home economics i pointed (Hit forcefully
that the faculty executive committee had
never made any demand nor did it intend
to dictate the grading system to be used
by the P.E. division
“THE LACK of uniformity in recording
P.E. grades throughout the units of the
University System was pointed out. Dr.
Johnson reported lliat a survey of P.E.
students preferred to have P E grades on
the ABCDF system and to have them in
cluded in then averages
• Additional discussion brought out that
imjietus for exclusion of P.E. grades
came from the Student Government .\ssif-
ciation which was made up largely of stu
dents who were really not affected by the
change. Since the action excluding P.E.
grades from averages was taken in the
spring of 1969 and was to become effective
in the fall, sophomores, juniors, seniors,
graduates and transfers were not affect
ed
Only the freshman class who had
completed half of the P.E. requirements
were affected, and they likely had little
influence on the Student Government
Association request to the faculty execu
tive committee The honors program stu
dents seem io have been the most vocal in
theSGA request.
“Betty Bailey moved that for the year
1969-70 that basic P.E. grades be reported
as ABCDF and weighted into the averages
unless the student takes the option of the
S-U grading system at the beginning of the
quarter The motion of Dr Bailee was
passed by majority vote ."
New SDS Investigating
Bookstore, Bus System
SGA Budget Group
Adds 2 Guidelines
New Student Center
No Impossible Dream
By ROBBI BLANTON
StaH Writer
To dream Ute impossible dream here in
recent years has been to hope lor a new
building in which to house the University
Union According to reliable sources, this
dream is closer to reality than most stu
dents realize
since .no recent renovation of the Bull
dog Room ami the construction of a new
complex of student organization offices in
Memorial Hall, the question has arisen as
to whether this new remodeling job will
delay the actual building of the new stu
dent center
"The renovation of the Bulldog Room
did not affect the future building of the
new ‘ Union The Bulldog Room is
operated outside the University Union."
answered David A. Lunde. assistant
director of campus planning and develop
ment
THOUGH HE DIDN'T mention the sui
dent office complex he indicated that all
student activities-related offices will be
moved to the new building Memorial
Hall's facilities will then be used for other
offices. Lunde explained
The Union is high on the priority list
for new buildings, he continued "It is
ranked in the top five, the next four being
music and research buildings, and new
additions to the library and the Georgia
Center
Unde said that the main problem in
securing the new building is a lack of
funds The board of rig must compile
a list of the most needed University addi
tions and send it to the Georgia legisla
ture The legislature votes on whether or
not educational provisions will be granted
to the institutions that submit requests
Lunde added that last year's legislature
did not allocate any funds for educational
buildings i the addition to Gilbert Memori
al Infirnurury was financed by monev left
over f rum the other projects i
THE PROBABLE building time
needed for the Union will be three
to five years, and it will cost from $6 mil
lion to $12 million, according to Lunde
Officials arc hoping for a small theater,
multi-purpose rooms, bowling alleys, art
and music rooms, barber and beauty
shops, study rooms, and a 3500-seat audi
torium to be built into the center
A major question concerning the stu
dent center is the new location Lorde
said the master plan shows that the iiuild
mg site will be on the parking lot behind
the University bookstore
He indicated this would be the best lo
cation because the Union could serve as a
new entrance to the campus — replacing
the Arch on Broad Street He explained
that the entrance to the campus needs to
be situated further south on Lumpkin
Street to better serve the student body in
the heaviest area of walking traffic
The new location will include informa
tion offices and a visitors' center
ANOTHER CONSIDERATION is the
possibility of having student campus
mailboxes for students in the new
Union (inter, said director ot student
activities John Cox Cox explained
that students would be required to report
to these mailboxes at leas! once a
week to clear out all campus mail
directed to them
He said administrative offices would be
assured of students receiving their notifi
cations in this way.
Cox agreed with Lunde that the building
of the Union will not he slowed down by
the new Bulldog Room He further ex
plained that students working with the
Union have already prepared a prelimi
nary program
The students have designated in square
teet how much space they would like to
have for each aspect of the Union, from
billiard rooms to offices, said Cox "All
that remains to be done is the allocation of
funds
Memonal Hall will be used as an office
buiiding w hen the new center is built
By BECKY PARTAIN
SGA Prats Secratary
Two new guidelines for student activi
ties fund allocations — loosening restric
tions on students travel to conventions
and on certain programs ol small organi
zations — were drawn up Tuesday.
The student activities budget commit
tee. chaired by Student Senate Treasurer
Robert Fortson. drew up the guidelines
and planned to present them to the Senate
next week (or approval.
The new guidelines, if passed, will go
into effect wi’h next year's student activi
ties fund budgtFortson said
"The new treasurer of the Senate and
his committee will draw up the new budg
et. but it will be neces ary f.-,- him to have
all budget requests when hi comes into
office," Fortson explained
Therefore, budget reque I rum all
campus organizations wishing to be fund
ed in 1970-71 should be received in the SGA
office by the end ol winter quarter." he
emphasized
The new guidelines state:
• Student activities monies may be
used to fund student travel and accommo
dations to national conventions, confer
ences and competitive events. The num
ber of students sent to competitive events
depends on the number of students neces
sary to compete The maximum number
of students sent to a conference at which
the University is to be represented is
four."
• Student activities monies may be
used to fund worthwhile programs of
small clubs and organizations This is not
to include such tings as Pandora space
and social events The committee will al
locate for these programs from a line-
item account known as "Small Clubs and
Organizations ' The amount allocated to
this account will depend upon the availa-
Hlity of funds in the budget
By JACKIE SOSBY
Staff Writer
Students for a Democratic Society
formed committees Tuesday night to in
vestigate the campus bus system and book
prices at the University Bookstore
At the same meeting, the radical
group, which has been dormant on cam
pus since last spring, reorganized and
elected new officers
Dan Eavenson, sophomore from Atlan
ta. was named president, and Lynn Bald-
schun. sophomore from Macon was elect
ed treasurer
DISCUSSION at the meeting (entered
on objectives for the coming months The
subject of boycotting local merchanLs led
to questions on the bmkstore's prices and
formation of the investigating committee
The bookstore is supposed to be here
to serve us. not the University." Eaven
son said.
This year's increase in bus fares led to
formation of the transportation commit
tee The group also discussed the campus
traffic and parking problems in relation to
the bus system
Eavenson suggested that the group
support any efforts by student govern
ment aimed at reform of University
Bookstore policies and initiation of a pass-
fail grading system
We have been accused of going out on
a tangent and not going through chan
nels. he said "We re going to try going
through channels. "
IN OTHER AREAS, the group dis
cussed support of the elimination of
mandatory physical education courses and
stricter environmental control measures
A committee on environmental control
was to be set up at the next meeting,
which will be Tuesday night.Jan 27. in 204
Memorial Hall
The reorganized group will follow the
constitution of the original SDS chapter
here. Eavenson told the group
"On semi-important matters, he ex
plained. "anybody votes, whether a mem
ber or not But only dues-paying members
can vote on important issues
He said the local SDS chapter has no
connections with any other SDS group
IN' AN INTERVIEW following the
meeting. Eavenson said he has plans
to organize an "anti-military ball” in
the spring
Most of the group s business will be
conducted in the weekly chapter meet
ings, he said
Ralph Nader To Speak
Fog Keeps
Entertainer
From Concert
Refunds on the tickets to the cancelled
Jose Feliciano concert scheduled 1st night
will be made* today and tomorrow at the
student activities office. 229 Memorial
Hall between9am and4pm
Feliciano was unable to appear last
night because he was fogged in at the I»s
Angeles International Airport since 6am
yesterday
We are trying to reschedule Feliciano
for a date in either March or April, said
Frank Baird, assistant student activities
director
it is unfortuante that this happened
but it's one of those Hungs " he said It
could happen to anybody
Ralph Nader, the* umpaid crusader for
consumer rights whom Time magazine
has called the U S.’s toughest custom
er.' will address a campus audience
Monday on “Environmental Hazards
Man-made and Man-remedied '
His speech, postponed for two weeks
because weather conditions were hazard
ous for travel when he was scheduled to
cume on Jan 12. will be at 8 p m in the
Memorial Hall ballroom
Nader will be sponsored by the (Cultural
Affairs program, and admission will be
fret* of charge to both students and pub
lic.
An attorney by profession. Nader first
made headlines in 1965 with the publica
tion of his book “Unsafe at any Speed,
which charged the auto industry with fail
ing to insure safety in its products
HIS ACCUSATIONS prompted one De
troit automobile* manufacturer to at
tempt an abortive investigation into Na
der s private life — an attempt which
gave Nader added notoriety but onlv
helped to tarnish the company s public
image The 1966 National Traffic and
Motor Vehicle Safety Act was a result of
Nader s (barges and the industry s reac
tion
Nader s dm i rtented botjk castigated
Detroit for but ling death traps that kill
50.0U0 people annually and maim or injure
4ri million more He said he had delved
into auto safety research L -cause he be
lieved car manuafeturers v ere not using
their technology and economic capability
to its greatest potential in building safer
cars.
Since then. Nader has become an active
spokesman on other consumer issues He
has carried h safety campaign into all
industries charging that most manufac
turers defy minimum safety standards in
the protection of their personnel
Includes] in his consumer crusade an*
TO DISCUSS ENVIRONMENT
'U. S.'t Toughest Customer'
the issues o! sanitation in the meat and
fitfi industry radiation overexposure in
the course of medical and dental x-rays,
gas-pipeline safelv. and environmental
hazards such a*air and water pollution
• 1*01.1.1 TION I- .1 piUM national
(Tim*, he has said There is something
fundamentalK wrong when the same gov
ernment that allocates $200 million to
subsidize supersonic flights, metes out
only $46 million to protect the health of
the nation It is a groat folly not to allo
cate resources and money to combat pol
lution of air. water and soil
In addition to the 1966 traffic safety ad.
Nader has been credited with spurring
passage of the Wholesome Meat Act of
1967 and the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety
Ad. the Radiation Control for Health and
Safety Act. and the Wholesome Poultry
Products Act. all of 1968
He has been assisted in his campaigns
by vacationing college students. 102 in all
during the past summer These students,
who have become known as “Nader’s
Raiders, were paid living allowances of
$500 to $1.000 each for 10 weeks
They investigated the Department of
Agriculture, the Food and Drug Aminis-
tration. the National Water Pollution Con
trol Administration, the Interstate Com
merce Commission, occupation health
agencies, and other agencies
TIME MAGAZINE, in a Dec 12 1969
cover story on Nader attributed his effec
tiveness to “his lawyer's dedication to
hard facts."
He makes accusations almost daily
that would be libelous if unture; yet no one
has ever sued him on his charges against
companies or products,'' the magazine
explained
“He collects facts everywhere - from
his audiences on campus speaking tours,
from obscure track* journals and Govern
ment publications, from interviews with
high officials, from secret informers in
public office and private industry, from
thousands of letters addressed simply to
Ralph Nader, Washington. DC
Nader is the first lecturer to come un
der Cultural Affairs this year The Cultur
al Affairs program, which also includes a
variety of musical entertainment offered
to student > at no cost above the required
student activities fee. formerly has
brought such speakers as new commenta
tor Howard K Smith No lectureres were
included in last year s series