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Sr. parade
tradition
questioned
By PATRICE WAITERS
Associate news editor
A group of student leaders, concerned
about the embarrassment which last Sat
urday s senior parade caused the Univer
sity. met with administrators Monday
afternoon and decided to campaign
against holding future senior parades
Suthem Sims, dean of student affairs,
and Dr George Parthemos. vice presi
dent for instruction, called the group to
gether to obtain the students reactions on
irresponsible behavior" during the sen
ior parade at the Ole Miss game Saturday.
All students present at the meeting
agreed that senior parades should be dis
continued — they said the tradition has
caused loo many headaches and seniors
are too immature to follow instructions
and keep the parade orderly
Present at the meeting were represent
atives of SGA, the Union. IFC. Panhellen-
ic and the Division of Student Affairs The
students resolved to go back to their or
ganizations in an effort to dissolve the
senior parade tradition
According to witnesses, seniors went
onto the football field chanting "all the
way around.' having alrady decided to
disregard the planned parade route They
carried vulgar signs, climbed the goal
posts, harrassed the Ole Miss cheerlead
ers and stole a megaphone
SIMS SAID SENIOR parades had pro
voked some discussion in the past two
years. At the Vanderbilt game in 1968 and
again at the Kentucky game last year,
destruction of band instruments and
manhandling of visiting cheerleaders
brough criticism from both students and
administration Parthemos said students,
faculty, alumni and visitors have reacted
to Saturday's fiasco; Sims added that "we
have received many (critical) phone calls
from persons who have supported the sen
ior parade concept through the years '
After the 1969 senior march, Parthe
mos said, a committee of students investi
gated the practice and decided that the
senior march would be continued under
specifications contained in an agreement
signed by student leaders This fall stu
dents were specifically instructed to pro
ceed down the center of the football field,
coming in the east gate and leaving
through the west gate However, once on
the field, they circled the field rather than
walking across.
"THIS YEAR THEY knew they were to
go straight across. 1 said student body
president Bob Hurley. He added that tick
et trouble with the athletic department,
the exciting game and large quanities of
alcohol "all added fuel to the fire" and
caused the seniors to misbehave Hurley
sent a letter to the Ole Miss cheerleaders,
apologizing for the actions of Georgia stu
dents
Mike Willoughby, vice president of the
student body called for support of the at
tempt to drop the senior parade tradition,
saying. “I see no reason for the University
to sanction a bunch of fools running around
on the football field "
Parthemos asked if a committee should
be set up to see what else could be done to
honor seniors, but Willoubhby said he saw
no reason for honoring seniors, but Wil-
honor seniors, but Willoughby said he saw
no reason for honoring seniors as a group
— "that practice is an anachronism which
should be done away with
ANDY SHERRFIUS, presiden. * jie
Interfratemity Council, pointed out that
carrying banners on the field is a violation
of stadium regulations and said fraterni
ties which had signs would be dealt with
by the IFC judiciary
Referring to students who harrassed
the Ole Miss cheerleaders and otherwise
misbehaved, Sims said. “Were not on a
witch-hunt but if we identify these persons
they will go before the Student Judici
ary."
Task Forces
By ROBBI BLANTON
Assistant news editor
The communication wall seems to be
an extremely high hurdle for mam people
to vault these days, but a group at the
University has been working to bridge this
gap and promote dialogue for better un
derstanding of campus problems
Begun three years ago by the Universi
ty Leadership Board, the communications
improvement group called Dialogue has
convened yearly at Rock Eagle in Eaton-
ton to allow University participants to
discuss major campus issues and learn
how to talk and listen to each other
This past session. Dialogue 70. is
unique in that it marks the first year that
Dialogue has been extended into the
school year, according to chairman Steve
Discussion set
"Dialogae 71 - A Look at the Issues
Railed" will be presealed tonight at * in
the Memorial Hall ballroom
Sponsored by the Ideas and Issues Divi-
saoa of the University Unioa. the program
will present the problems and recommen
dation listed by Dialogue 7t partici
pants
Task forces formed at the conference to
work throagboul the academic year will
be eipiamed. and interested students will
be given a chance to joa the groups, said
Patty Brace, dis iswo coordinator
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Photo by STEHMfcN J ACKSON
SENIORS CAVORT ON FOOTBALL FIELD
But the parade may be a thing of the past
ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1970
Pedestrian campus
backed by Davison
By TOM GIFFEN
Staff writer
The resolution passed by the University
Traffic Committee and the Student Senate
last Wednesday to make the University a
"pedestrain campus' on Nov 2 has run
into administrative snags, but implemen
tation during this school year is likely,
according to Albert Jones, assistant to the
University President
Jones, speaking for President Fred C.
Davison, said Davison is behind the reso
lution and has been interested in a project
of the administration
The resolution, presented to the Senate
by Joe Fowler and Eddie Dunbar, calls for
the closing of three main University
streets to unauthorized traffic between
the hours of 8 a m. and 4 p.m. on regular
class days in an experiment to determine
the effects of a pedestrian campus
THE THREE STREETS named in the
proposal are Sanford Drive, between
Baldwin and Field Streets; Hooper
Street; and East Baxter Street, from the
B-zone narking lot entrance to Sanford
Drive.
The Student Senate, with only endorse
ment power in this case, is solidly behind
the resolution, which now lies in the hands
of the adminstration
"While President Davison is in favor of
such an experiment." explained Jones,
"he wants everyone on campus to be
aware of the proposal and its implica
tions "
The University Council is the last body
which needs to pass on the resolution be
fore it can be adopted and put into opera
tion. Jones said, but this group is "not
expected to meet before the middle of
November, some time past the date (Nov
21 in the original proposal
"THE PRESIDENT wants to hold off
on the experiment for two reasons, the
first being the lack of University Council
approval before Nov. 2 The second is that
he feels it might be better if the experi
ment were not begun until the beginning
of winter quarter to avoid confusion on
campus "
"Delaying the start of the experiment
until the beginning of winter quarter."
explained Jones, "would alleviate confu
sion on the part of the students, faculty
and other University employees
The reasoning would be to publicize the
experiment to everyone, and "the presi
dent is concerned with this and feels that
it is vitally important that everyone on
campus knows exactly what is happen
ing." said Jones
"Mr Jones explained the situation to
me." said Fowler, co-sponsor of the reso
lution. and I understand the problems. It
won t make any difference when the expe
riment is started, but the sooner the bet
ter "
EDWARD KASSINGER. director of
public safety, corraborated a report from
Jones and Fowler that the Division of
Public Safety would not have Ihe manpow
er to take care of the experiment in Nov
ember
The original recommendation calls for
the program to take effect Nov 2. An
evaluation period would begin on that date
and continue the rest of fall quarter
AROUND THE WORLD
Troop withdrawal
'ahead of schedule'
Mobe member advocates
Oct. 31 protest support
By RICK HARRIS
Staff writer
Frank Grinnon, staff member of the
Atlanta Student Mobilization Committee
to End The War in Vietnam, last night
urged local students interested in the anti
war movement to attend a protest march
in Atlanta Oct. 31.
Speaking before 12 students gathered in
Phi Kappa Hall last night for an organiza
tional meeting of the Georgia Moratorium
Committee. Grinnon said the march
would be part of a national effort, involv
ing 28 major cities. The march is designed
to emphasize that the people involved in
the antiwar movement come from all
walks of life, and are not just students,
"as President Nixon would have everyone
tobelieve." said Grinnon
"BY PEACEF'UL demonstrations we
can show that it's Nixon's fault that viol
ence has erupted in the past, and not the
fault of students." he stated
The reason that the administration has
cracked down on student movements is
that people now realize the power of these
movements. Grinnon added He called on
those present to combat this stifling of
efforts by some administrators
David John. Georgia student active in
the Georgia Moratorium Committee,
said. "This may be the last peaceful'
chance to let Nixon know that we aren't
being fooled by all his supposed efforts for
peace."
John had slated earlier that the effec
tiveness of the student movement against
the war this year will depend on Nixon
It President Nixon continues his troop
withdrawal program, then we might ex
pect a drain of students interested in
working lor the movement." John stated
"However, it is obvious that Nixon's
announcement of an additional 40.000
troop withdrawal by Christmas is a tacti
cal political move, since it was given at a
rally of GOP candidates, and not as a
message from the White House
"Also, only the White House knows
whether this is just part of the initial with
drawal plan announced by Nixon to bring
100,000 troops home by May of 1971 "
GRINNON TOLD the group that stu
dent groups had demonstrated their pow
er in the past, and their strength lies in
their ability to attract other, more influ
ential members of society to the antiwar
movement.
A film was shown at the beginning of
the meeting entitled. "How We Got Into
Vietnam And How To Get Out." in which
David Schonbem, news commentator
said the Vietnamese people will not sur
render to America, and that U.S. can't
win. and thus should pull out.
The possibility of a boycott of corpora
tions that had defense contracts connect
ed with the war was discussed, and the
idea of a boycott of the Homecoming foot
ball game was presented The homecom
ing game against South Carolina occurs
on the same day as the mass antiwar pro
test in Atlanta
Demonstrators will convene in Atlanta
on the 31st at the City Hall and march to
the Federal Building for a rally at 3:30
p.m
aim at communication, action
Stewart
MORE. THAN 2IH1 students, faculty
members and administrators have signed
up for task forces formed at Dialogue to
study and identify the major issues at the
University and try to work out many of the
problems
These task forces are now at work in
such areas as calendar and registration,
grading and faculty-course evaluation,
student-faculty communications, minori
ty relations, academic concerns, and
problems in security , housing an 4 traffic
Although the task forces were organ
ized at the Dialogue conference itself.
Stewart said anyone on campus who is
interested in any ol the groupr.can still
sign up at the University Leadership
Board office. 207 Memorial Hall
Stewart emphasized that the task
forces are working on their own initiative
He said the task forces are lobbying
groups in that they function to study and
identify problems in the areas they are
dealing with: propose solutions and final
Iv work to implement solutions
STEWART COMPARED the task force
groups to Nader s Raiders in that they are
"political interest groups out to influence
other people to do what thev think needs to
be done
Most of the task force members inter
viewed revealed that they are now in the
talking stages but expressed hope to see
extensive long range plans carried out
Joel Wooten chairman of the calendar
and registration task force, said that this
group is considering such proposals as 1
reorganization of the quarter system
along the LaGrange College plan or the
Danner plan, and implementation of pre
registration by computer
Wooten said his group is working with
Dr George Parthemos. vice president for
instruction, to set up committees to study
the proposals because “this is something
too important to rush into '
"WE ARE NOW a dormant committee
until Dr Parthemos gives us his recom
mendations." Wooten explained, "but
much interest has been shown by our
committee to work out the problems in
the task force "
Carl Kell, chairman of the grading ana
faculty course evaluation task force, said
his committee has had many difficulties
finding a niche on campus because so
many other committees are working on
the problem
The task force working on drug aware
ness aLso has the problem defining its role
in .elation to other groups concerned with
the same issue
According to chairman Lee Schramm.
"We are trying to coordinate our efforts
in order to be effective "
SCHRAMM Dll) SAY that his group has
discussed the possibility of setting up an
information line to inform students about
drugs but nothing definite has been de
cided ."
The head ot the task force on campus
disorder. Roger Cox. said that all we ve
done is talk, but that is a beginning
Cox explained that his subject is a hard
one to define because everyone dis
agrees He is meeting with admmist'a-
tors this week to try to arrive at proposals
for trying to eliminate the causes of cam
pus disorder. Cox said
The student-faculty communications
task force has already put into action
some of its plans for improving student-
faculty relatons. according to member
Edith Klein
This task force is responsible for spon
soring the student-faculty eat-ins each
Wednesday afternoon in the Bulldog room
where students have the opportunity to
talk with various faculty members and
administrators
THE TASK F'ORCE on minority rela
tions is presently working on ways to help
foreign students better adapt to American
culture when they first reach this country
according to a spokesman for the group
This group is also considering ways of
eliminating many of the problems that
married students face, such as housing
and medial problems
Sharyn Kane, chairman for the commu
nications task force, said her group is
concerned with solutions to such issues as
a daily Red and Black, establishment of a
student information center, and a bulletin
board broadcast around campus on closed-
circuit televison
The task force on academic concerns is
presently investigaUng the improvement
of academic advising by reviewing Uni
versity self-study reports and trying to
decide where the deficiencies are. accord
ing to Ed Selby, chairman
The two groups that have not yet met
are the athletics task force and the com
mittee on security housing intelligence,
and traffic
Withdrawal of American troops from
Vietnam is running several days ahead of
President Nixon's timetable, the U.S
Command in Saigon said yesterday
A spokesman said although precise fig
ures are not yet available. American
strength in the country has dropped below
the 384.000-man ceiling that Nixon or
dered to be reached by Thursday
U.S. strength had been reduced about
160.000 men from a peak of 543.000 men in
April 1969 This reduction has occured
since Nixon announced the first troop
withdrawal in June 1969
President Nixon has announced that
total American troops will be reduced
another 100.000 during the next six
months This will bring the U.S. strength
to less than 284 .000 by next May 1
The official weekly military strength
summary released Monday by the U S.
Command said 384.000 American troops
are in the country But "departures since
that date including Army and Marine
units have reduced the total strength be
low the Oct. 15 ceiling of 384.000." a
spokesman said
• • •
THE QUEBEC terrorist group which
kidnaped British diplomat James Richard
Cross responded early Monday to a gov
ernment demand that it demonstrate that
he was still alive. The government de
manded that the group give it a note from
Cross in his own handwriting
The kidnappers sent a communique and
a letter in Cross' handwriting to Quebec
Premier Robert Bourassa
The communique stated that Crocs and
Labor Minister Pierre Laporte. also a
hostage, be released if the government
would let 23 men convicted or awaiting
trial on terroist charges go to Algeria or
Cuba and halt police investigation of the
two diplomats' kidnappings
• • •
A DARTMOUTH College ecology group
in Hanover. N H . threatened to try to
block the traditional pep rally bonfire
The group said it was against the bon
fire for antipollution reasons
However, the group later withdrew its
threat The bonfires are a waste of money
and pollute 1 the* atmosphere, the ecological
committee stated Members of the com
mittee said they plan to organize discus
sions on whether to continue the bonfires
• • •
A 14-HOUR MUSIC eulogy to singer
Jimi Hendrix was held in Byron. Ga..
Sunday
Officially termed the first annual Jimi
Hendrix Memorial Concert, it was in the
same location as a rock festival this
summer
About 6,000 people attended and onlv a
tew arrests were made, pilot nkd
Hendrix died in September of suffoca
tion after taking a large number of sleep
ing pills
Lanaiaate on campus
Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Jimmy Carter was in Athens Saturday
for the Ole Miss game and a reception
at Oglethorpe House afterwards
Carter, a peanut farmer from Flams,
greeted students, faculty and admin
istrators and answered questions
about his stands on issues concerning
the University He said he would ap
point members to the Board ol Re
gents who are younger and more ori
ented toward the campus mood