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Till RSDAY. MARCH 29. 1973
Setup of promotions
defended by committee
By CLAUDIA TOWNSEND
and JIMMY JOHNSON
The eight faculty members of the
University Advisory Review Committee
for the 1972-73 academic year came out
yesterday in suport of present promotions
policies of the University.
The advisory committee is made up of
one representative from each of the eight
area review committees at the University
which consider promotions of individual
departments and colleges.
Three administrators. Provost S. W
Pellitier, Vice President for Instruction
William Hays and Dean of the Graduate
School 11 M Edwards. Jr. also served on
the advisory committee.
The group met to answer questions
from The Red and Black and the Athens
Banner-Herald at the request of Dr.
Merle C Prunty, Alumni Foundation
Professor of Georgraphy and member of
the committee.
THE PROMOTIONS system has been
attacked recently by several University
professors. Dr. Calvin Brown, head of
the Comparative Literature Department,
has turned in his resignation from that
post in protest of what he calls the
“built-in irresponsibility” of the promo
tion system.
Members of the review committee
maintained that the promotion system is
"fully professional.”
Committee members held the present
system to be equitable in that it provides
"peer evaluation” by committees "com
posed of specialists in the man's own
discipline or close to it.”
The system was also praised for its
safeguards against "cronyism” through
the committee screening process
CHARGES THAT the promotion
system is relegating academic depart
ment heads to clerical positions were
dismissed. Committee members held
that the position of department head is
one of high leadership and responsibility.
The committee members said the
present system does eliminate the
possibility that promotions could be
controlled solely by the department head.
The group has also released a
statement, which was printed in the
March 26 issue of Columns (the
University's faculty and staff newslet
ter.) explaining its attitude toward the
promotion system.
In the Columns article the committee
members stated, "Overall, we feel that
ihe process — which is dependent on
faculty participation through decisions at
departmental, college and University
levels - is about as fair as we know how
to make it. The procedure is consistent
with those employed by other major
reputable universities.”
AT THE MEETING yesterday, com
mittee member Dr George L. Newsome,
professor of history and philosophy of
education, stated that he felt the
complaints concerning the system rose
Danny Hughes. PSA’s presidential
candidate, said he was encouraged by
the large number ol students which
turned out tor PSA.” He stated that “this
exemplifies the concern of many stud€*nts
for a workable student government,
and unlike others, we intend to back up
our words with actions
Collins resigns
position here
B\ VNTIIONY IIEALY
\ssistant news editor
Dr Morris W. H Collins. Jr., director
of the Institute of Government, is leaving
the University for a new position with the
American University in Washington. D C
Collins, who has been with the
University since 1946. will be dean of the
new College of Public Affairs there
No comment was available from
Collins, who is out of state until Tuesday
A press release from the University did
not give his reasons for leaving, but said
that Collins felt that "it was a
tremendous opportunity to have a real
national impact on the development of
public administration in the nation ”
COLLINS JOINED the University as an
instructor in the political science
department In 1951. he became director
of the Rureau of Public Administration
The department later evolved into the
Institute ol Government with Collins as
director
According to the press release. Dr
Collins plans to expand continuing
education in his new position, and
develop a cooperative relationship a
cross the nation in setting up schools of
public administration and attracting
students to Washington for experience in
national i»o\eminent
Former student party head
A recent University student has been appointed to the top administrative position of
the Democratic Party of Georgia
Mike Jones, 26, learned yesterday that he had been named to replace Zell Miller as
executive director of the state party Jones, who was on campus last year working
towards an advanced degree in Public Administration, was elected to fill a slot on the
Democratic National Committee last spring
Jones, a resident of Rossville. told the Red and Black that he had no qualms about
working with older party members “My youth will be an asset . he commented I ve
never had any trouble working with older people I had to have their support to get
elected to the National Committee ”
As a committeeman. Jones was included in the Georgia delegation to the national
convention His political career began when he was a junior, he said, and includes
positions as state youth chairman for Gov Carter's campaign and Vice Chairman in
charge of Youth for the state party
On the inside today
PARKING problem — Campus parking is a headache for students, faculty, and
the traffic safety department See page 6 for Jon Ham's story.
\TTITt DES - The faculty and administration express their attitudes toward each
other ana describe the function of the AAUP (American Association of University
Professors) on campus See page 5 for the third part of Michelle Green s series on this,
CELEBRITY — Elizabeth Post, granddaughter-in-law of Emily Post, spoke at
Tuesday's bridal fair See page 7
Ga. tag deadline Friday
Deadline for purchasing new Georgia automobile license plates is March 31. The tag
office in Ihe Clarke County Court House will be open until 5 p.m on the 31st for late
purchasers. Tag fees vary with the sue and type of automobile and county
rcc/stration
Abortion clinic opened
The problem of stray dogs on campus has in the past caused
much worry to students and campus police alike Here one of
the armed minions of campus law leaves his regularly
assigned beat to check out the possibility of danger from a
large black dog. The dog. however, proved to be less
dangerous than frightened, and after attempts to calm him
down proved as friendly as any of your local neighborhood
Kin-lin-iins Though we are not certain what happened
following this incident to the dog. or for that matter the
students, we do know that a few moments following this one of
the policeman was seen petting the one time potential convict
Hopefully, the four footed fellow made his wa> home safely
and was not lost, as some people are. in the winding mazers of
the University
from a lack of full understanding of the
University’s promotions proceedures
"I believe there is a lot of
misunderstanding about the standards
and proceedures used,’’ Newsome said.
Prunty stated that teaching ability is a
top-priority item in consideration of
promotion. Student evaluation by peers
is taken into consideration.
"Implicit within the guidelines is the
notion that the threshold value for
retaining a promising young assistant is
his teaching ability," Prunty said. “I
would like to see it and believe it
ultimately will be said more explicitly.”
Committee members also denied
allusions by critics of the present
promotion system that pressure from
Pelletier and President Fred Davison
entered into consideration of some
promotions.
A CHARGE by Marion Montgomery, of
the department of English and a member
of the Dean’s ad-hoc promotions
committee for the Humanities (the
committee which passes recommenda
tions to the promotions area committee
which passes to the Advisory Review
Committee for Faculty Promotions.)
that the promotions system is unfair
because the time-limitations placed on it
do not allow sufficient time to fully
consider the candidates was also rebutted
by the committee members.
The time spent in consideration of
candidates for promotion was described
as "optimum” by one committee
member.
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FIRST IN GEORGIA
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Campus cop corners canine
Photo by BILL DURRENct
COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PROMOTIONS
University Advisory Review Committee says guidelines okay
Photo by GEORGE WILLIAMS
Political slates final;
two independents listed
From staff reports
Eight students are running for
executive offices in the student
government association, it was an-
nouced at the student Senate meeting
Wednesday night.
Listed as confirmed presidential
candidates were Danny Hughes of the
Progressive Student Alliance (PSA),
Steve Patrick of Coalition the Great
Zodiac and Mathilda Gorilla
For executive vice-president the two
candidates were announced as David
Bell of Coalition and Bobby Tankersley
of PSA. Administrative vice-president
ial candidates were announced as
Debbie Currier of PSA and Susan
Fansler of Coalition.
Senatorial candidates will be an
nounced Friday after petitions have
been validated by the Elections
Committee. Deadline for petitions was 5
p.m. Wednesday.
There was speculation that Scott
McLarty was the Zodiac candidate.
McLarty denied this and said “I am not
the Great Zodiac. I will not run for nor
will I accept the student government
presidency under any name. Further. I
do not endorse any candidate at this
time.”
One source on the elections commit
tee said the name and ID. number of
Barbara Dawn Latta is listed on the
Zodiac petition. Latta could not be
reached for comment.
Mathlida Gorilla's campaign manager
is Raphael Semmes.
PSA announces platform
at Tuesday night meeting
By PHIL KENT
A general meeting of the Progressive
Student Alliance (PSA) in Memorial Hall
Tuesday night unveiled the party’s new,
20-item platform
Jim I^angford. PSA campaign coordina
tor who chaired the meeting, said.
"We’re going to effect a change in
student government because we've got
the best platform around and we re going
to win." He also said that "students are
demanding a definite change in student
government as it is now.”
PSA proposed in its platform that the
present letter grade system be changed
to number grades at .5 intervals With
such a system instructors could give only
these number grades: o. 1.5. 2.0, 2.5, 3.0,
3.5. and 4.0.
ANOTHER PLATFORM plank involves
the “priority to return the right to
allocate fees to the elected students.”
The PSA platform said that since
students pay the activity fees, then
students should allocate the fees and not
the University.
By JANE FERGUSON
Barely one month following the
Supreme Court’s ruling abolishing
Georgia’s abortion laws, a clinic
patterning itself after New York's
outpatient clinics has opened in north
Georgia.
The clinic, which is called the Southern
Health Foundation, opened in Atlanta
three weeks ago However, neither the
Georgia Department of Human Resour
ces, the Atlanta Planned Parenthood
association nor the Clarke County Health
Department have approved thenew
clinic. No action on the clinic has been
taken, sources said, because of new legal
The veteran’s plank of the platform
says "that veterans be allowed to defer
tuition payment due to the nature of
payments under the GI bill "
With regard to housing, the PSA plank
supports the "estabishment of variable,
self-determined, open house hours and
coeducational housing in some area "
Langford, after the introduction of the
platform, said PSA would emphasize
getting out the vote in apartment houses,
fraternity and sorority houses and dorms
questions involved in licensing and
setting standards
According to the Supreme Court's
ruling an abortion matter is a strictly
private one during the first three months
of pregnancy and is of concern only to
the woman and her doctor
"VXE DON’T GO into doctors’ offices
and set standards for infecting penicil
lin.” said Dr. James Alley, director nt
the division ol physical health of the
Georgia Department ot Human Resour
ces." and legally we re unsure it we can
license and set standards for clinics '
Until standards regulating abortion
clinics are drawn up and approved by the
department and the state attorney
general, he said, clinics have only to
meet standards set by the State Medical
Board for doctors.
THE ASSISTANT director of the clinic.
Terry Brady, says it is a humanitarian,
All students interested in writing for
I The Red and Black this quarter are
urged to attend a 7 p.m. meeting tonight
in the paper’s office, 130 Journalism.
All areas ol stall writing are open to
any University student interested in
working on the paper. All majors are
invited.
nonprofit organization that does not offer
extensive counseling or dispense birth
control supplies
Abortions using the suction-vacuum
method are done on an out-patient basis
b\ two physicians, he said A flat fee of
$290 is charged for the 20-minute
operation.
"A lot ol our women are 15 years old.
they don't know the procedure and arc
l>emg pressured by parents and
twyfriends.” said Brady. "If a woman
has psychiatric problems, we don't have
the facilities to help her "
"I would he careful in recommending
peole to the clinic.” said Helen Ford,
assistant director of Clinical Operations
ot Atlanta’s Planned Parenthood "There
is an element ot risk in any abortion, and
we don’t know anything about the clinic.”
It is cheaper to fly to Washington. D C.
and pay $215 for an abortion in a
recognized, inspected clinic. Ford added
rill-: IDEAL abortion clinic, says
Planned Parenthood's Judy Havican. is a
non-profit, hospital staff-affiliated organ
ization that gives adequate before and
after surgery counseling and dispenses
birth control supplies.
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