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"America's Pre-Eminent College Newspaper"
VOLUME IXXVI, NUMBER 35
ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601 Thursday, February 1J, 1970
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
CSI To Nominate
Political Candidates
By G. WILLIAM HILL
Staff Writer
The Committee on Social Issues (CSI),
one of the more liberal organizations on
campus, decided early this week to enter
the spring student government elections
as a political party
It announced plans to enter a full slate
of candidates for Student Senate seats and
student body offices, competing against
candidates the United party and the Stu
dent Representative Assembly are ex
pected to nominate
‘‘THE CSI. inanattempt to make the
R & B To Report
On Antiwar Meet
Two Red and Black editors will
provide a first-hand account in next
Tuesday's paper of the National Stu
dent Antiwar Conference in Cleve
land. Ohio.
Associate editor Howell Medders
and new editor Rebecca Leet will at
tend the conference, which will be
Saturday and Sunday at Case Western
Reserve University. Their trip is
being made possible by the Readers's
Digest scholarship fund, adminis
tered here by the School of Journal
ism
They plan to report on actions of
the youthful protestors of the Viet
nam war who will participate in the
conference. Medders said. The con
ference. in which the Student Mobili
zation Committee to End the War in
Vietnam will take an active part, is
expected to include planning for a
spring antiwar offensive.
Student Government Association an organ
of the students and not of specific social
organizations, announces that it is spon
soring candidates to run for positions in
the student government." was the state
ment released by CSI on its decision to
become a political party
David John, chairman of CSI. explained
that "the purpose of entering CSI as a pol
itical party is to give backing to all sorts
of people who might be interested in run
ning for positions in student government
but might not be able to run as a candidate
under the label of one of the other par
ties."
John described the CSI campaign as the
"first people's campaign to be carried out
on the University eampusy
The CSI candidates wnl carry on their
campaign by going to the students, rather
than reiving on a great deal of advertis
ing. he said.
SENATORIAL candidates as well as
the candidates for the major student gov
ernment posts will rely on meeting and
talking to the students, he continued.
The members of the CSI platform
committee, which met for the first time
early this week, expressed the opinion
that the student government is not respon
sive to the wishes of the students. They
said their overall purpose is to give the
student a voice in all affairs which direct
ly affect him.
Although the CSI platform is still in
the formative stages.' John said. "CSI
will have a very broad platform "
The candidates sponsored by CSI will
not be forced to blindly follow the party
platform We will wani them to state to
their voters exactly how they feel about
the issues and not to be bound by one poli
cy." he continued.
DURING its meeting earlier this week
the platform committee formulated three
AROUND THE WORLD
preliminary stands which will probably be
included in the CSI platform
First, the committee called for more
student particiaption in helping to make
University decisions concerning students
As one means of accomplishing this, it
suggested the creation of a University
“ombudsman' who would deal with ail
student grievances.
Second, they took the position that the
University should implement procedures
which would improve the quality of educa
tion. rather than stressing progress
through physical growth.
Finally, the committee called for stu
dent government measures to insure fair
practices for all students
"CSI MEETINGS are open to ail stu
dents. John said. "CSI is interested in
listening to the ideas and suggestions of
any student who is interested in improving
the quality of the University. "
CSI will meet tonight in 414 Memorial
Hall to discuss the platform and make
plans for the elections
Leaders of the group expressed hope
that any students interested in working
for or running with CSI will attend this
meeting to get acquainted with the party.
Photo by DAVID Lfc VIE
COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL ISSUES MEETS IN BULLDOG ROOM TO DISCUSS PLATFORM PROPOSALS
Liberal Group* Say* It Will Sponior Candidate* for Student Body Office*, Student Senate Seat*
FEW CHANGES IN FOURTH MEETING
Faculty Proposes A. B. Requirements
By CAROL ROBERTS
Staff Writer
Making only minor changes from revi
sions hammered out in three previous
meetings, the Arts and Sciences faculty
yesterday proposed a set of new A.B. de
gree requirements.
Tightening of Laws on Dangerous Drugs
Gets 99-2 Approval in Georgia House
Georgia House members voted 99-2 in
favor of a package of bills tightening state
laws on dangerous drugs and narcotics
The bills would permit the police to
seize without a warrant suspected drugs,
equipment used in their manufacture, or
vehicles used to trsnsport illicit drugs
The bills would increase penalties for
pushers of "hard narcotics" other than
LSD or marijuana, consolidate statutes on
LSD to simplify prosecution, reclassify
marijuana as a dangerous drug rather
than a narcotic, and call for the state to
publish and distribute a list of all unlawful
narcotics and dangerous drugs
• • •
COMMUNIST CHINA and Canada have
resumed their talks in Stockholm on es
tablishment of diplomatic relations This
is understood lo mean that the Chinese
are now prepared for flexability in dealing
with the question of Fonnosa
The Stockholm talks began a year ago
but were halted in December by Chinese
stubbornness over this issue
Canada was asked to break off all rela
tions with the exiled nationalist govern
ment of Chiang Kai-skek and to recognize
Peking's claim to sovereignty over For
mosa and the off-shore islands.
THE ‘ STOP Rt*SK” move led by a
Georgia House fertilizer study subcom
mittee and assistant administration floor
leader Jones I*ane was soundly defeated
by a vote of 103 to 13 Monday
Lane's motion would have removed the
$20,000 state salary of former Secretary of
Stall Dm Rusk from the Board of Re
gents' funds and applied the money to
securing visiting lectures ' who have the
reputation of being conservative in the
field of international law."
Rusk was appointed in December as a
professor of international law at the Uni
versity of Georgia He is to assume his
duties here next fall
• • •
PENTAGON OFTICIAES say campus
defense research programs have not
been seriously affected by campus dissent
on the Vietnam war issue
Defense Department leaders have
watched wit concern as military-related
research in U S colleges and universities
has come under increasing attack during
the conflict, but they now indicate that the
opposition has reached a peak and will
subside
The pullout of American troops from
Vietnam probably defused the situation.''
one Pentagon research specialist said
The student groups are leaving the war
issue and moving to the pollution prob
lem."
THE SENATE Education Committee
voted 9-5 yesterday to kill a resolution to
give parents a tax break for sending their
children to private schools. The resolution
would have amended the state constitu
tion to exempt those parents who send
their children to private schools from pay
ing schools taxes
One parent, speaking in a public hear
ing on the resolution, said. "We need qual
ity education and we re not getting it in
our schools - do you think it’s fair for
some parents to pay twice?"
The requirements are based on a rec
ommendation delivered last December by
a special in-depth study committee, but
they reflect hours of meticulous debate
and revision by the faculty
The only significant change made yes
terday was in the area of social sciences.
The social science requirement was
changed from 20 to 18 hours because some
economics courses carry only three hours
of credit. This change raised elective
Inh a from IM01<> 32-42 hours
THE FACULTY clarified its position
on physical education and ROTC credit by
proposing that basic P.E. and basic ROTC
courses not be included in credit hours
recorded for graduation. Advanced ROTC
courses would continue to get credit under
the proposal
The faculty's proposal includes several
significant changes in present B A re
quirements. It lowers the total hours re
quired for graduation from 195 to IHU The
proposal also lowers the Knglish composi
tion requirement from 10 hours to five
hours, making English 101 a noncredit
course.
The proposal raises the fine arts re
quirement to 15 hours, including philoso
phy and religion in this area The present
hourly requirements in literature, history
and mathematics are retained, while the
proposal allows the student more* leeway
in deciding which courses he will tike to
satisfy the requirements
According to the proposal, the 2D-hour
science requirement may now be satisfied
by any 10-hour physical science sequence
and any 10-hour biological science se
quence
Various parts of the faculty s recom
mendations face review by the college s
dean. H Boyd McWhorter, the University
Council, and the Board of Regents The
proposals must receive approval at differ
ent levels to Like effect.
In the same meeting, the faculty made
plans to consider the in-depth study
committee's proposal for revision of the
bachelor of science curriculum
THIS PROPOSAL also removes credit
for Knglish 101. while lowering the re
quired hours in Knglish to five It also re
tains the 10-hour requirements in literature
and iiistm \ while broadening the chofoei
for fulfillment of the requirement
The proposal lowers the social science
requirement for the B.S degree to five
hours, but allows the student to take 15
hours in humanities-sexial science elec
tives.
The proposal requires 10 hours of math
ematics through one quarter of calculus,
and 10 hours each in physics, chemistry
and biology
Chemistry 111-112. Physical Science
101, Math 100, and Geography 104 cannot
be used for credit, according to the pro
posal Biology 101 102 is required.
Women’s Week Proclaimed
Following the lead of a student '*ommit-
tee headed by the SGA minister (o wom
en's affairs. Athens Mayor Julius Bishop
has proclaimed next week. Feb. 16*19. as
Women s Week in Athens
The mayor's pnxlamation noted that
the aim of the program is to inform wom
en University students of opportunities
available for them in leadership positions
in business and professional fields, and to
urge the business and professional com
munities to take more notice of the capa
bilities of qualified women applicants
Keynoting the week will be an address
by Dr. Jean Spencer, assistant to vice
president Spiro T Agnew. at 7 30 p m
Tuesday in the Georgia Center audito
rium The Changing Role of Women in
the Changing World will be her topic
Mrs Mary Betts, program director of
radio station WGAU. will speak Monday
at 8 p m in the Psychology-Journalism
auditorium to open the week's activities.
Maddox Policy Shows
Trial Parole Merits
King Calls for Coalition
Of Blacks and Whites
Photo by ROSNOVIT
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ADDRESSES DEMOSTHENIAN WEDNESDAY
C. B. King Got in Some Verbal Barb* at Gov letter Maddox
By TOM CRAWFORD
Attitfanl New* Editor
Black candidate C. B King said here
last night that he was persuaded to run for
governor of Georgia because, for loo
many years, "it has been a matter of the
prize going to him who most convincingly
arouses the passions of the poor whites
The Albany attorney, in a speech to
Demosthenian Literary Society, spoke o(
the need for change, saying this society is
"grievously ill”
"It becomes your responsibility, said
King, "to make (it) known that a coalition
between poor blacks and poor whites is
essential for meaningful change
KING SAID that for too many years
America has made color a symbol of de
pravity "There ought to be a chance > lor
a) more equitable distribution of power
among the haves and the have-nots, he
said
"Whites are generally antagonistic to
the best interests of black people. King
said "Despite all of that, you're going to
be required to deal with whites
In a question and answer session after
his speech. King got in a measured jab at
Governor Lester Maddox
"Here is a man," he said, who es
poused law and order He is (now) encour
aging i in the school bussing issue I disobe
dience and abrogation of the law
STILL SPEAKING OF Maddox King
said he demonstrates a very gross insen
sitivity to the circumstances from whence
even hp came”
Referring to the issue of the bussing
school children. King said, "I have always
heard the time ain't right It has never
been right!" He explinaed that bussing
will benefit those who have always been
disadvantaged
King said that present welfare pro
grams don't help a person kick the habit
of poverty but merely perpetuate the
poor's image
"Justice more often than not eludes the
poor. King said, noting that poverty af
fects black and white alike
"THE EXPRESS priorities of the pre
sent administration emphasize a kind of
callousness that a nation can wittingly or
unwittingly experience, " he said
A coalition between blacks and whites
"relates to our mutual advancement.
King said Our needs are sufficiently
great to make some sense out of a coali
tion."
IFC Concert Set
For Friday Night;
Tickets on Sale
In the Interfraternity Council s first
concert of the quarter The Rascals anil
The Brooklyn Bridge will perform in the
Coliseum Friday night at 8 o'clock
Advance tickets, which sell for $3 50
each, are on sale at local bookstores
Tickets at the door will cost $4 each
By ROBBI BLANTON
Staff Writer
Gov. Lester Maddox s crusade for
S: improving prison conditions has al
ii:: most faded into oblivion, but one shin-
|:j: ing example of success in penal reform
will remain long after the era of ax
j:|: handles is forgotten
And this accomplishment is almost
phenomenal, according to Charles
» J Eckenrode, professor of philosophy
:j: and anthropology here and former fed-
:£ oral prison administrator
i "Each Thanksgiving and Christmas.
SjGov Maddox releases certain pnson-
•& ers who were due to be released in
g three to six months so that they can be
:jj with their families for the holidays.
:■:! Eckenrode explained in an inter vx»w
$ THE SURPRISING aspect of this is
that only 2 per cent of these people re-
v turn to crime, whereas 75 per cent of
|:j regular term prisoners in Georgia re
ft turn to repeating crime." he explained
| He said these results indicate the
:? benefits of releasing prisoners on pa-
ft role on a trial basis
:$ Eckenrode has worked with pri-
A sons (or "corrections," as he calls
them) for 25 years, and thus is well
K acquainted with their operation He
K was employed with the educational
S vocational training program and was
ft later appointed superintendent of edu-
:ft ration for the Federal Bureau of Pns-
:j:j ons His last two years were spent as
ft .in institutional administrator in Atlan-
1 ta
« Concerning the reforms needed in
ft state prisons. Eckenrode explained
iji that the prisons need to get ofl their
8 punishment kick
A THIS HAS DONE little more than
»to motivate the criminal to get even
g with society There is more crime now
ft than ever The public needs to accept
ft an attitude of treatment and correction
toward the offender, he said
"The two greatest public sins are §
public ignorance and public apathy |
Retaliation doesn't pay ofl Society will $
not throw away punishment but insists |
on treating the symptoms, not the «
causes, of crime."
To evoke some changes in this pre- ft
sent format, he feels that public «
„ Haul .. ft
s
awareness and public desire to find a
better way" are essential This can be ft
done by correcting the criminal, but j!j
more important, by preventing the §
crime from happening
"By preventing juvenile delinquen- :j:
cy. the number of hardened criminals ft
can be decreased This can be achieved ft
by providing a better homelife which ft
will prepare the child for the type o( £
life he will lead."
REF’I.ECTING on the number ol ft-
reforms which will be made. Eck- »
enrode first said the state is suffering ft
from growing pains in that it is re- Ift
stricted by 19th-century political move ft
menls j:
However, already in efleet are the ij:
work-release programs, where the A
more trusted inmates work outside the ft
prison in a business during the day but ft
reside in the prison at night Seventy
out ol 8600 Geui gia prisoners are on the ft
program. ft
Another reform is the half-way ig
house program
In Bulord. Ga . is an educational
program available for young adult of
fenders This system provides school
ing. counseling and getting the offend
ers back on their feet A similar opera
lion is being held in Alto. Ga for
youthful offenders
The major obstacles to these re
forms are the ever-prevalent public
ignorance and apathy, said Ecken
rode Also, lack of desire by officials to
employ new techniques and lack of vi
sion are holding back penal improve
ments. he said
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