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THE UNIVERSITY OE GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA
THURSDAY. MARCH 2X. 1974
By STEVE KOX
Assistant news editor
The Progressive Student Alliance
(PSAl. second oldest political party on
campus, officially disbanded Tuesday
night
Chairperson Rick Hutto urged PSA
members to work with whatever party
they wished. He said that many of the 17
PSA senators will run for reelection on
other party tickets or as independents
“We are not disbanding out of hostility,
disenchantment or lack of cohesion
among our members," Hutto added
Hutto pointed to the large number of
PSA members who will be graduating
this year or next year as one of the
reasons for disbanding He said that
might leave younger members with an
insufficient base to build on.
UGA places
top in research
By Bl'DDY WALLER
For the second time this year, the
University has ranked among the top
research schools in the country, accord
ing to a study by a private educational
consulting organization
In a report issued Monday entitled
"The Campus Resources of Higher
Education in the United States of
America," the Academy for Educational
Development designated the University
as among the nation’s leading research
institutions
Criteria for this recognition included a
university’s having awarded 50 or more
doctor of philosophy degrees and having
received more than $10 million in federal
grants during the 1970-71 academic year.
University Provost S.W. Pelletier said,
"The University...was the only institution
in the state to be placed in the top
category, a particularly notable achieve
ment when 20 states had not a single
university to gain top ranking."
EARLIER THIS year, the Carnegie
Commission on Higher Education named
the University as among the top 52
doctoral-granting universities
University Pwsident Fred C. Davison
pointed to "the caliber of our faculty, the
excellence of the work of our faculty and
the high levels of our graduate programs"
as reasons for the Carnegie citation.
Dr A.A Sterns of the University’s
Division of Research explained that the
Academy for Educational Development
was an offshoot of the Ford Foundation
established in 1962 for the purpose of
serving as a non-profit consultative group
to colleges and universities.
Sterns said that "very few" of the
academy’s members were Southerners,
"so we can be very proud that we have
measured up to their criteria (of excel
lence).”
NOTING THAT in years past, the
University had the label of "party
school,” Sterns said, "We have gone
quite a piece from such a reputation.
Students have a right to know they are in
a first-class university.”
Davison and Pelletier received both
praise and credit from Sterns for their
"Goliath efforts” in attracting "top
people to a Southern university.”
Of the University’s graduate program,
Sterns said, “There has to be great
efforts to get the resources to produce a
Ph D. Money is coming into the Universi
ty not because we are producing these
highly skilled and educated people, but
because we have the resources to
produce them."
Sterns added that "There has never
been as much competition to get (re
search) money, so foundations are very
careful in selecting projects that are of
significance to the U.S. in future genera
tions.”
Last year, the University awarded 209
doctoral degrees and received $28.6
million in research funds
IN A PRESS release, PSA stated,
" we feel it most beneficial to abandon
party politics for politically selfish rea
sons, and officially disband as a campus
party. Our members are urged to
channel their energies and ideologies in
the direction which they deem neces
sary.”
PSA members will not be told which
party to join or support, Hutto said. "The
party has no right now to tell members
what to do," he said
In the press release. PSA criticized the
present Student Government Association
leaders, saying, "We feel that student
government is in dire need of change.
Purposeful antagonism of administrators,
legislators and regents is far from a
desirable means with which students
may achieve their goals.
"For this reason, we are of the opinion
that the present members of the execu
tive branch of student government must
be replaced with competent, concerned
students."
HUTTO CLAIMS that this year's SGA
executive officers did not work for the
benefit of students, or if they did, it was
at the expense of the opinions and
feelings of alumni, administrators and
the non-university community.
"Their opinions don’t reflect the opin
ions of students as a whole; they
represent minority views,” Hutto said.
Hutto accused Coalition of turning
student government into a political
arena, instead of working for the good of
students.
BILL CONDON, president of the Stu
dent Senate and member of Coalition,
disputed Hutto's charges.
"I found Gov. Carter, state legislators,
the Athletic Association and regents very
cooperative this year. They were too
cooperative to have been antagonized ”
Condon said that if Coalition turned
SGA into a political arena, "it was better
than the circus it was before However, 1
believe SGA has done a lot this year, as
shown by numerous actions coming from
the University Council which we worked
for.
“Rick is the one trying to turn it (SGA)
into a political arena," Condon added.
"Statements like that harm student
government."
Brack s stack
Flowering trails
Photo by JOHN BASSETT
Over 297 wooded acres of spring's blooming flowers like this
one are now on display at the University’s Botanical Gardens
for all of Athens' nature lovers to behold If peaceful
meandering through flowery garden trails listening to the age-
old hum of the birds and bees is to your liking, then walk the
five mile paths of unprecedented loneliness Still in the
expanding stage, the gardens will eventually include such
beastly signs of civilization like parking lots and classroom
buildings and conservatories, but for now, it is still a place
where one can enjoy some of nature's inestimable beauty.
NAACP member cites
advances in civil rights
By MERYL NASH
Associate feature editor
Alfred Baker Lewis joined the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP) in 1924 Today,
with a 50-year membership in the
NAACP (25 of them on its national
board) and retired with the title of
Fire station site
not reconsidered
Photo by BOB NELLANS
No. they’re not 10,000 RAB streaker issues. It seems that the faculty and the staff
of the Journalism School were "just trying to be helpful ." Elliot Brack, a
journalism faculty member, is also publisher of the Wayne Co Press, which
recently suffered through a newsprint shortage The staff rushed to the rescue over
spring break, piling stacks of used newspapers in Brack's office So what if his
paper shortage ended two months ago? It's the thought that counts, right'’
By LEN PAGANO
State editor
The issue of locating Clarke County’s
eastern fire station on Whit Davis Road
reemerged Tuesday night during the
County Commissioners meeting as Jim
Holland, board chairperson, said that "it
is too late to change back to the original
Gaines School Road location "
The commission killed a motion made
by Commissioner Homer Cooper which
called for a public hearing on the station
as well as for reconsideration of the
decision
Holland said if the people didn't like
the board's action, they could express it
during the upcoming elections
"They can let us know at the ballot
box," Holland said
Three of the five commission seats will
come up for re-election in November
COMMISSIONER J Smiley Wolfe said
it was too late to call for a public hearing
on this issue
"1 have no objections to a public
hearing, but the time to do that is before
you gotoofar." Wolfe said
Wolfe added that even if a public
hearing were held it wouldn't change the
commissioners' minds
"Based on the information the board
has. I don't think the board would change
its decision." Wolfe said
While Cooper agreed that the decision
on the Whit Davis site might reach the
same conclusion, it was nevertheless
important to call a public meeting to air
public feelings
"I think the commissioners made an
honorable decision, but the public does
not have the knowledge to realize this."
Cooper said "An open meeting would
provide this,” he added
< OOTO pointed to tfa» Ink 4
respect in the commissioners as a major
problem which has caused this issue
"I’ve had dozens of phone calls which
have indicated that the political health of
the county is not good For this reason —
although 1 would not recommend it for all
issues — I think we should hold an open
hearing on this issue." Cooper said
"An open hearing would give all
commissioners a chance to hear both
sides during the same hearing," Cooper
said. His comments were made in
response to other commissioners’ state
ments that they had not received any
calls opposing the Whit Davis site.
Asked if community leaders might
initiate their own open meeting on the
matter. Cooper said he had no know ledge
of any such action
"I think, however, if the Green Acres
Association, the Cedar Creek Association
and the University Heights Association
were to get together and to call an open
meeting to discuss the issue, the commis
sioners would probably attend." Cooper
predicted
HOLLAND ANNOI M ED that bids for
the new fire facility would be let in April
or May. and that completion of the
station could come within three months
of a 30-day public announcement of the
bids
He added that any move to switch the
site back to Gaines School Road would
delay the building's completion
Cooper pointed out later that the
architect hired by the county indicated as
early as one month ago that any
relocation would mean an additional
$1,500 expenditure
"Aside from this, there might be some
extra expenses not already pinpointed.”
Cooper said
The additional expenses were due to
differences in the two locations including
varying foundation requirements
“The public should have been informed
with what was going on in the commis
sion on this matter," Wolfe said
Cooper added that "local press cover
age may not have been a matter of bias
so much as neglect
"The Red and Black, however, had
pretty extensive coverage.” Cooper said
National Secretary Emeritus, the77 year-
old Lewis has a privileged perspective on
the advances in civil rights in recent
decades
"The changes are really quite substan
tial,” he said "When I was young there
wasn't a single black elected official in
the country Today there are over 3,000 —
over 1.800 of them from the South
"When the NAACP was formed in 1910,
lynchings averaged 100 per year," Lewis
added "Today they're a thing of the
past ”
IN ATHENS on Wednesday to meet
with the executive committee of the local
NAACP chapter, Lewis spent the morning
lecturing to two University sociology
classes as part of a continuous speaking
tour which carries him across the nation
as a spokesman for the civil rights
organization.
The purpose of his lectures, according
to Lewis, is to increase NAACP-
contributions and membership, and to
promote an understanding of the
NAACP’s programs and philosophy
EXPLAINING THE organization's
views on some controversial issues.
Lewis spoke in favor of President Nixon’s
impeachment He said that the NAACP
favors busing and reverse discrimina
tion in school enrollment and hiring
policies as temporarily necessary, if not
very appealing, expedients to counteract
the decidedly unappealing alternatives of
segregation and discrimination
"We don't particularly like busing to
get integration, we're willing to pay it.”
l^ewis declared
"Even white students don’t get a good
education in a democracy unless they
know what their black fellow students
and future fellow citizens are thinking
about." he added "This they can only
learn from integration ”
Lewis estimated that if black and white
children entering first grade now receiv
ed educations of the same quality in the
same schools, it would take no more than
the 12 years between first grade and high
school graduation to eradicate education
al inequality and eliminate the need for
racially based quota systems
THE NAACP believes that the concept
of black separatism is unworkable, and
Lewis used the declining membership of
such separatist organizations as SNCC.
CORE and the Black Panthers as
evidence for this thesis. On the other
hand, we've gained membership every
year for the past 20 years," he noted
Lewis preceded his visit to Athens with
stops to lecture in Savannah. Brunswick,
Marietta and Atlanta. His last stop in
Georgia will be Augusta.
Before arriving in Georgia. Lewis
spoke in both Mississippi and Alabama
Concerning Alabama Gov George Wal
lace. Lewis remarked. "The NAACP and
blacks in general can't forget that
Wallace was first elected governor with
Klan support He's certainly changed his
image since then He may have changed
his conscience "
Although he agrees with the NAACP’*
attitude toward black separatism. I*ewis
said he is heartily in favor of organiza
tions formed to promote and preserve
cultural identity.
Acknowledging that he supported "any
particular group that wants to preserve
what you might call their own culture by
setting up a cultural organization such as
the University's Black Student Union "
He nevertheless declared. "I do not think
it should be publically funded "
Learning that the University's Black
Student Union is indeed supported with
state funds. I^ewis commented. "Georgia
legislators must have a bad conscience "
Capsule news
Honor council election
The Honors Program Student Association Council will hold elections during pre-
registration for fall quarter. 1974
The council is composed of 15 seats from at least five schools
Any honors student in good standing who is interested in serving on the council
should contact Betty Drake, 209 Academic (542-3240) by Friday
R&B meeting Sunday
The Red and Black will hold a meeting Sunday at 8 p m (or all those persons
interested in working on the stall spring quarter
PSA officially ends
as campus party
