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VOLUME 79. NUMBER 99
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Fort Valley integration
considered by Regents
Photo bv BOB NELLANS
BOARD OF REGENTS IIOLI) MEETINGS
Journalism facilities one stop on University tour
By SUSAN PARKER
and MARK NIC KELSON
About 40 Fort Valley residents told
members of the state Board of Regents
meeting in Athens yesterday, that they
would like to see Fort Valley State
College upgraded into a first-class
integrated institution
In March, the members of the board
received a court order calling for them to
formulate a desegregation plan within 90
days for Fort Valley State.
Fort Valley State college, a virtually
all-black institution, has the state's
lowest SAT and rising junior test scores.
Today the Regents will decide whether to
appeal the court ruling
Fort Valley mayor Paul Rheeling said
that if the Regents decided-to locate the
proposed Middle Georgia four-year
college at Fort Valley that the city would
help in any way it could, including "hard
cash.”
"We have a college in Fort Valley State
that is in a position to serve all the people
of Middle Georgia." Claiborne Edwards,
a black city councilman from Fort
Valley, said.
Conservative Regent Roy Harris of
Augusta said that he felt the change
Campaign ends with forum;
SGA election voting today
would have to be a gradual one. if
possible at all “When I got through
reading that decision the other, night. I
lost what few hairs I had left, Harris
said
Members of the Fort Valley delegation
suggested that the 80 per cent black
faculty at Fort Valley State College be
made 50-50 to attract more white
students
\V Lee Burge, chairman of the Board
of Regents, doubted that would be easy to
do. He said that since faculty members
are employed by individual institutions,
“we cannot force faculty desegregation."
He said that greatly increasing faculty
salaries and providing more scholarships
would probably cause more problems
than they solved. “There's no simplistic
solution," he said.
Later in the afternoon the Regents
went into executive session to consider
candidates for the presidency of Fort
Valley State College and reportedly-
narrowed the field down to three
candidates, at least one of whom was
from Fort Valley.
Fort Valley President Waldo Blanche!
announced his resignation earlier but has
agreed to stay on until a successor can be
found A decision is expected at the May
Regents meeting
In other action, the board approved a
cooperative agreement between North
Georgia College and the Pickens County
area Vocational-Technical School
Under the agreement. North Georgia
College will be offering associate degree
By AKNOI.lt Pl'NAKO
News editor
SGA presidential candidates Danny
Hughes and Steve Patrick fielded
questions from a composite student
media panel for WUtfG's “Forum"
program aired last night
WUOG state manager Ed Dunbar
moderated the panel with Mark Brannon,
public affairs director of WUOG, Anne
Benefield. Journalism senator and a
member of the Board of Communications
and Ken Willis, president of Sigma Delta
Chi. comprising the members
Dunbar started by asking both
candidates "who cares about SGA?"
Patrick said. "Students see the
credibility gap with the present
Coalition, PSA
predict victory
in election
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Coalition and the Progressive Student
Alliance drew their campaigns to a close
Tuesday night with both presidential
candidates predicting victory in today's
student government elections.
Steve Patrick. Coalition's presidential
candidate, said Tuesday afternoon that
"I feel Coalition is going to win.” He said
it has been a hard campaign and he felt
that his party had a strong senatorial and
executive slate.
"When Coalition wins, it doesn't signify
the end of our work but the beginning of
the work we have to do for students." he
said
DANNY HUGHES. PSA's presidential
candidate, also predicted that his party
was going to win the student government
elections today. "Both parties have had
the time to get out the platforms and
issues and I believe most students will be
responsive to PSA,” he said.
"I hope that both parties will unite
their efforts after the election, and not
turn the student government into the
in fighting that has gone on before,”
Hughes said.
Executive slates from both Coalition
and PSA campaigned through this
weekend, soliciting support from off-cam
pus students and appearing at fraternity
and sorority houses
Hughes defended his position on the
grading system last Thursday night in a
debate at the Demosthenian Society and
said that the pass-fail system "does not
address itself to the needs of students."
HOWEVER. PATRICK said that the
pass-lail system would allow students to
take courses outside their major without
fear of lowering their average
The four vice presidential candidates
were also active as the campaigning time
drew to a close
administration of SGA but Coalition can
provide new direction and leadership by
working for student's interests."
HUGHES SAID. “Just because SGA
hasn't exhibited concern for students in
the past doesn't mean they don't care If
we can convince students that SGA
represents and is interested in them, we
can accomplish our programs."
Hughes said such PSA proposals as the
Off Campus Association would be funded
by students directly affected by
membership "You've got to draw the
line somewhere and decide priorities,”
he said.
Patrick said funding of some pro
grams. as transportation, would come
from a $3 assessment of students,
faculty, and administrators. “If neces
sary we can redistribute and reallocate
present funds,” he said.
Rules for today's
elections given
SGA elections will be held today from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p in. In order to vote a
student must present his I D. card and
validated registration certificate. Stu
dents without an I D. card or with cards
improperly punched should go by Frank
Baird's office, room 229 Memorial, to
get the problem corrected.
Polls will be set up at specific places
in the various colleges and residence
halls According to Randy Hansen of the
Elections Committee the residence hall
polling places have been set up “mainly
as a convenience "
“If at all possible, students should try
to vote in their colleges." he said.
Hansen explained that the residence
hall polling places were established to
make it easier for students who have no
classes or who haven't enough time to
get by the regular polling places to
vote Few ballots have been allocated to
these polling spots and a large number
ol voters using them could cause
delays. Hansen said
HTVDKXTM uni be voting for
executive and senatorial candidates in
today's election Each executive office
will be elected separately and voters
are not required to vote a solid slate.
A total of 18 senators will be elected
from Arts and Sciences; eight from
Business Administration; seven from
Education; 11 from the Graduate
school; two from Environmental
Design, two from Forestry; two from
Home Economics; three from Journal
ism. two from Pharmacy; three from
Agriculture, three form Law; and two
Iroint he Vet school
BALLOTS WILL be available at the
following poll locations: Arts and
Sciences — Main Library. Graduate
Studies. ('reswell. Russell. Park.
Memorial. Boggs. GGS; Agriculture —
Livestock-Poultry Bldg . Plant Sciences
Bldg Business Administration — P-J
plaza. Graduate Studies. Business
Administration Bldg . Russell; Educa
tion Aderhold. ('reswell. Memorial.
Boggs. Forestry Forest Resources
Bldg Home Economics — Dawson.
GGS. Journalism — Journalism Read
ing Room. Law — Law school lounge;
Veterinary Medicine — Veterinary
Bldg Pharmacy — Pharmacy School.
Graduate School — Main Library.
Graduate Studies
BENEFIELD ASKED Patrick how the
legal defense program would be funded.
Patrick said the funding would be
structured similar to the Committee of
6,000 “We’ll ask for contributions from
concerned factions." Patrick added that
a control board would be set up to decide
case priorities
Brannon asked Patrick why Coalition
hasn't been able to change SGA since
Coalition controlled the senate.
Patrick said Coalition did not make
SGA what it is now. “Action-Union stifled
all fair representation but we offered
many proposals and worked for
changes." he said.
Hughes replied to a Dunbar question on
“Why vote?” that SGA is important so
students need to vote to voice their
concerns and insure proper representa
tion."
programs at the school with majors in
accounting, data processing, drafting and
design, electronic technology and secre
tarial science
Chancellor George Simpson empha
sized that the program was experimental
since teachers from North Georgia would
be teaching the programs
He said less action had been taken in
the North Georgia area than in any other
areas ol the state, in providing commuter
colleges
The board also allocated $200,000 to be
used for Regents scholarships, including
$39,200 for the University.
The Regents authorized the establish
ment of the Scott Torgensen Memorial
Fund to provide scholarships in
psychology and funds in agriculture
engineering and sociology
University President Fred C Davison
fielded questions from the Regents
concerning the faculty promotion system
here during a session after lunch.
Regent Philip H Alston asked Davison
it he had “reached an accord with the
majority of your faculty" after a recent
promotion system dispute that led to the
resignation of Dr. Calvin Brown as
comparative literature department head.
Davison described the promotion
system briefly and said referring to the
tenured faculty committees involved in
recommending promotion. “We have a
program I felt was necessary: we had to
have the judgement of our senior people
Capsule news
Art given to museum
Ten lithographs by 20th century Austrian Expressionist Oskar Kokoschka have
been given to the Georgia Museum of Art.
The lithographs, which will be added to about 3,000 other art works that make up
the museum's permanent collection, are the gift of Clemens de Baillou. director of
the Augusta Museum of Art According to Museum Director William Haul. Jr . the
prints will be shown next year
On the inside today
PLANS — The Graduate Student Council makes plans to attack assistantships
and take over Mary Lyndon Hall See page two
FACULTY — Faculty evaluation by students is discussed in a story on page two
THE UNION presents two major events this week: Hans Holier, see page three
and a Southern Folk Festival, see page two.
City mothers hold march
to protest federal cuts
Approximately a hundred Athens
residents turned out for the National
Working Mothers' Day march to City
Hall yesterday to protest recent federal
government cutbacks and guidelines
restricting public day care centers
At noon the contingent of mostly blacks
and working women with small children
followed a police escort from the
Community Coordinated Child Care
Office on Hull St to the steps of City
Hall, chanting “We Shall Overcome”
along the way
"THIS MARCH is a continuation of
what parents and day care directors
began two months ago in protest of
Nixon's cutbacks to HEW." explained
Benilda Atherley. coordinator of social
services for the Athens-Clarke County
community.
Atneriey' noted that the proposed HEW
guidelines would restrict day care
eligibility to one-parent families who
qualify for welfare In addition, they
would reduce funds for staff training and
for nutrition and health care of the
pre-school children, she said
"What it boils down to is day care
becoming a babysitting service, and not
the quality care we want for our
children," Atherley said
Roosevell Green Jr., a University
instructor, addressed the gathering,
calling the proposed cutbacks "a cold
war against the children of America .”
PINT-SIZE
Photo by MINLA LINN
University student Steve Jackson hoists a balloon declaring
his sup|M>rt ol the local Red Cross blood drive now being held
on campus The University'• goal is 1.000 pints of blood The
drive is headquartered in Memorial and will continue until
April 12 with donations taken from IO-4 The drive is
co-*pon»ored by Angel Flight. Arnold Air Society. Belle Corps.
Scabbard and Blade, and the University Union The entire
donating procedure takes approximately one hour Donating
takes only 10 minutes but the screening process requires
between 20 Jo minutes Anyone 18 through 65 years of age in
good health can give blood