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The Ked and Black. Thursday. May 2. 1974
RICK FRANZMAN
THE OPINIONS OF
THE RED AND BLACK
Pragmatism wins out'
Allocations
Each year the allocation of
Student Activities Fees is by far
the single most important re
sponsibility of the Student Gov
ernment Association.
A large part of this responsibil
ity rests with the Student Senate
Allocations Committee. This
committee will be composed of
newly elected SGA Administra
tive Vice President Tomi Elliott,
four student senators and one
member appointed by SGA Pres
ident-elect J Rivers Walsh.
After this afternoon’s swear
ing-in ceremony, the senate will
select its committee members
and the senate treasurer. In
formed sources think that ON
WARD senator Bobby Tankers-
ley will be elected treasurer. And
according to Walsh, ONWARD
which has a controlling number
of senate seats, 43 of 63, plans to
let one Coalition senator serve on
the committee.
Walsh also said he will probab
ly appoint either the minister to
business and finance, organiza
tions or communications to the
allocations committee.
Ideally, the committee mem
bers would be appointed by the
senate and Walsh solely on their
qualifications. People with ex
perience in allocations and with
a broad range of knowledge
about student groups and needs
are best suited for the job. Such
individuals are not restricted to
any party. But, we realize that
partisan politics traditionally
plays a major role in the selection
ol allocation committee mem
bers. Nevertheless, we certainly
hope that other more objective
qualifications will also be weigh
ed by the senate and Walsh.
No matter the composition of
the committee, it will immedi
ately begin deliberations on how
to allocate between $470,000 and
$475,000. This sum is down from
last year’s budget of $477,000 due
to a projected drop in enrollment
lellersCE3lellers
at the University next year.
While $470,000 is a vast amount
of money, it is dwarfed by the
expected size of the requests.
Last year’s requests totalled
approximately $700,000 and this
year’s are going to be substan
tially higher, probably about
$750,000
So, the allocations committee
faces the extremely difficult and
frustrating task of deciding how
to distribute the funds. Obvious
ly, there is no way the commit
tee can please everyone because
there simply isn’t enough money
to go around. However, the
committee can act conscientious
ly and show that it operates with
the best interests of the students
in mind.
For a good example of how an
allocations committee should op
erate, this year’s committee
would do well to look at last
year’s committee. During its
spring sessions, the committee
made the interests of the majori
ty of students its primary con
cern while not ignoring the
smaller clubs and organizations.
Of course, we didn’t agree with
every allocation the committee
made, but we were impressed
with its attitude and methods.
Every student has a right to
expect the same type of profes
sionalism out of this year’s
committee and out of the senate
when it votes on the committee’s
recommendations before sending
them to the administration’s
Allocations Review Committee.
The existence of the review
committee should serve as a
reminder to the SGA that its
allocation power comes from the
administration and can be re
moved at any time. The SGA
should not be intimidated by this
fact, but should be even more
committed to exercising its allo
cation power wisely and respon
sibly.
For the ninth straight year, apathy has
prevailed in the Student Government
Association elections.
Barely 20 percent of the student body
cast ballots in last week’s student
government execu
tive runoff lending
new credence to 1 the
administration's
claims that the SGA
is unrepresentative
of students. Whate
ver the undesirabili
ty of that situation,
it appears truer e-
very time elections
roll around.
Most of the students on this campus
apparently believe two things about the
University of Georgia: 11 they are here
to receive an education and the adminis
tration is not obstructing them from that
end and 2) the so called "issues" on this
campus do not affect them
Regarding the first point, it appears
that students understand that this Univer
sity. as J Walsh has said, is not a
democracy but an administration control
led community The only way to get
anything done then, is to play ball with
the administration. Votes of no confidence
don't work.
Second, while the political parties said
that they were working for all students
and not exclusively for special interest
groups, the cold fact is that the "average
student" (a much maligned term> does
exist. This average student is not black
gay, married, a veteran or otherwise
abused by this institution
In short, the vast majority of students
are simply unconcerned with the so-called
major issues raised by the parties at
election time
Regarding the students who did vote,
however, something else becomes clear
about student government and the direc
tion it is taking In a nutshell. John
Roddy of UAP said it best, "the sun is
selling on liberalism
■editor's mile: Rick Kraiiiman is assistant
news editor of Ttie Red and Black,
The overwhelming vote land it was
overwhelming when the UAP vote is
includedi to usher Coalition out of office
indicates that the cycle here has evolved
from idealism to pragmatism People are
tiling of causes and movements and
exposing social injustice. A new cycle of
history is trying to make the word
'conservative' respectable again.
ONWARD is now in office as an
apparent result of this attitude They ran
a Trust me' campaign in which they
didn't say a great deal about the
it happens hefe • dm g*«> rtfeow
Harmless pranks can cost a life'
TO Till-: EDITOR:
So. you live in Bussell Hall, huh? Say.
did you ever slop lo consider whal you'd
do if there was a fire in Bussell’’ It's a
definite possibility considering that at
least once a month someone sets fire to
the trash chute, or starts a fire in the
stairwell Oh. sure, you'd grab a fire
•extinguisher and put it out But. suppose
you live on one of the many halls whose
fire extinguishers have been ripped off by
other residents? Oh. then you'd pull the
fire alarm, huh” Unfortunately though,
several fire alarms are missing also
You know how everyone loves a good
souvenir So what then” Stomp it out with
your b.i.i seet. right” Wrong Maybe you
don’t realize it. pal but going barefoot is
impossible in Bussell anymore — too
many broken beer bottles in the halls.
While you’re discovering all these
inadaquacies. the fire's spread, and you
have to get out You'd like to leave by the
fire escape plan posted on your hall
bulletin board, wouldn't you” But then
you remember that your roommate used
the plan to stop up the commode earlier
in the quarter Don't bother checking
other bulletin boards either, because the
chances of finding an escape plan intact
are extremely small. You've got to find
another way out of the building so you
begin to hunt for an exit, any exit It’s
hard to find an exit in all that smoke,
isn't it” If there was only some sort of
exit light above the door, but lighted exit
signs are practically non-existent any
more. You probably thought those loose
wires above the doors were part of the
decor anyway, since they've been there
so long Even if you find the stairs,
chances are they'll be so cluttered with
trash, you'll have a tough time getting
down Your other alternative is the
elevators Unfortunately, they'll probably
be out of commission, due to some more
vandalism If one is working, it'll be full
of trash cans, tables, chairs, and anything
else one of your fellow residents could
THE RED AND BLACK
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think of to cram aboard But if you’ve
made it this far. you’re probably luckier
than some. They're still penned in their
rooms, unable to escape because of
someone's prank. Their only chance for
survival is to hope that the firemen get
there with their nets in time Naturally
their windows are wide open already, for
how else could they throw firecrackers
out at :i in the morning Lucky they didn't
follow that dumb housing rule about
closing all windows so the air condition
ing would work right They feel better
when they see the firemen approaching
with the nets for them to jump into. But
their joy turns to horror, when they see
that the firemen cannot wade through all
the pizza boxes and beer cans they've
thrown out the window in the past week
The preceeding story is. of course,
fic ional and will never occur.* but
hopefully its message is clear What
seems like a harmless prank lo you could
cause someone an inconvenience, or as in
this story, cost him his life
CARL SCOTT
FLS improves
faculty benefits'
TO THE EDITOR:
The annual meeting oi Faculty Legisla
tive Service will be Saturday. May 11.
1974. in the Law School auditorium We
shall begin at 9:50 a m and plan to
conclude by 3 p m All FLS members and
prospective members are invited to
attend
Faculty Legislative Service is an
organization of University System of
Georgia faculty who are interested in
improved retirement and other benefits
The agenda for the May 11 meeting will
include: ill review of the 1973 and 1974
General Assembly sessions. <2» establish
ment of our 1975 legislative goals. <3>
discussion of potential relaltonshtps of
FLS with AAUP and GAE. <4) posture of
FLS toward any collective bargaining
legislation in the 1975 General Assembly
or any collective bargaining activities
within the University System, and (5)
election of officers
University System faculty can obtain
additional information about FLS and the
May 11 meeting by writing to: Faculty
Legislative Service, 145 Pendleton Drive,
Athens. Georgia 3<Hi01.
We urge all University System faculty
lo join in our 1975 legislative efforts to
improve faculty and staff benefits
HOMER COOPER
President
Faculty Legislative Service
UAP pledges
continued action'
TO THE EDITOR:
The t'nio. of the American People
would like to thank those students who
took the time to vote UAP in the recent
campus election
It is gratifying to see that there are
still people on campus who arc not afraid
to stand up and be counted in the
struggle for Majority rights
Although we did not win. wo were
gratified b> our sizeable impact on the
election and by the support we received
We pledge to remain active in promoting
our principles on campus.
JOHN McE \( HERN
JOHN RODDY
TERRY KENT
Aardvorkodillos
only ones left'
TO THE EDITOR:
The following letter is a tentative
proposal dealing with how to solve the
problems now confronting us at the
University.
To begin with we must recognize that
the University is an Elephant, construct
ed by a committee: and having two
humps It consists of three distinct
groups and an aardvarkadilla
11 The Students — who want Disney
land
2) The Administration — who wants the
Institute for Advanced Study at Prince
ton
3) The Faculty — who aren't sure what
they want, but each of whom knows what
the Elephant is
And lastly, we have the aardvarkadilla-
retired-who merely wishes to fill out the
paper, protect his ass. and shop at the
Navy School PX
The first three groups are the problem.
The students want Jesus — who didn’t
publish; the administration wants New
ton — who didn't teach; and all that is
available is Marx, who is a Communist
and obviously undesirable
The problem is that Einstein isn't
available. Jesus, as I understand it will
be. later on, but may be loo busy to take
the job This leaves us with only a few
possibilities I Billy Graham is either
seeking or giving divine guidance in
Washington); Copernicus, who didn't
publish until after he died, a dubious
prospect for promotion; Moses, who was
at best second author and clearly did not
originate the idea-besides which he was
not a good teacher Finally, there was
Luther, but who among the faculty, the
students or the administration can use a
hammer
This analysis leaves us, as I see it. with
only one possibility — Mohammed, who
was obviously a great teacher, and made
a major impact on his field of knowledge.
He. of course, was illiterate (a perfect
choice from all perspectives for an
editorial position)
This last qualification makes him
perfect since he will fit into the establish
ed bureaucracy (He must be ready for
retirement by now) of Aardvarkadilla.
Now that we have come to the crux of
the situation we have clarity. The only
hope for the survival of the University is
to eliminate the superfluous Let us
eliminate the students which will please
Ihe administration and faculty, eliminate
the faculty which will please the students
and administration, and eliminate the
administration which will gratify the
students and faculty — and the Lord
knows will save a lot of money and
please almost everybody except perhaps
the Elephant
This will leave us with the retired
aardvarkadilla's who due to their wisdom
gamed in paper filling out (at which
pursuit they overwhelmed the enemy in
Southeast Asia) can continue to shop at
Ihe Navy School PX.
Indeed one could conjecture that with
all the "civility" which will be left we
can fight at least two Civil wars.
HENRY lTHE COMPROMISER)
CLAY. FRS
Distinguished Research
Professor of Exegesis
Dept, of Arbitration
aforementioned issues, but they got
elected by assuring everyone that they
would work with the administration and
whatever else happened to that relation
ship they certainly wouldn’t be “abrasive
or radical.”
Coalition, on the other hand, ran an
issue-oriented campaign appealing to the
students to vote on the issues. It didn't
work
The students voted this year for the
pragmatic but aggressive J Walsh. They
may vote thal way again next year or for
Ihe next five years.
An historical cycle is a difficult thing to
analyze, to say the least, but whatever
direction history is moving in. we need to
analyze our own student government on a
year lo year basis deciding who and whal
is best for us. The result of that might
just be a student government that Fred
Davison can be proud of
FIG NEWTON
Sounds a
little fishy'
Everyone has fishing tales. In fact,
anyone who has ever been angling and is
worth his salt has a couple of fishy
stories tucked away up his sleeve.
Sometimes its hard to decide which is
larger — the stretch
ing of the truth in
the talc or the one
that got away.
My daddy used to
tell the best stories
of anyone I know.
Funny thing about it
is that most of those
stories were true. I
grew up watching a
lot of them happen.
For years we'd pack up our lizards,
red worms and catawba worms every
Saturday morning and leave Griffin tor
my grandmother’s house in Madison,
some 60 miles away. Halfway there
we’d cross the Ocmulgee River and
would be rewarded with a bottle of our
favorite soft drink Orange Crush in an
old fashioned brown bottle was usually
the choice. My grandmother would fix us
a meal you wouldn’t believe, and then we
would collapse in front of the television.
Saturdays just weren’t Saturdays without
our watching the Road Runner with
Daddy, stretched out on the floor of that
house in Madison.
Later on in the afternoon when it
cooled off outside, we’d drive over to the
farm at Godfrey and begin to fish.
Quitting time came when it was so dark
that you couldn't tell float on the line
from a turtle sticking his nose out of the
water. Then, mosquito-bitten and sticky-
dirty from the fish and the worms, we
would head for home.
One Saturday, right as dusk. Daddy got
a pretty large bass hooked on his line He
knew he had to be careful because he
only had a five pound test line and that 1
fish weighed at least eight pounds. He
was standing on the muddy bank of the
lower pond, fighting that fish, when he
hollered up at us. 1 turned to watch him <
because I wasn't even getting a nibble.
He had that fish right up next to the
bank and. being without a net, was about *
to pull it in when the hook shot out of the
bass's mouth with a pinging sound I
could hear halfway across the lake.
Being the determined sportsman that he •
is. Daddy wasn’t about to let that fish get
away — especially with all of us
watching So, before the bass had a
chance to realize what had happened and •
swim away, Daddy dove into the pond
and came up clutching that old fish to his
chest We almost had to pry it loose from
him. Now we laugh about the time Daddy •
out swam the fish
Daddy’s favorite story is about the
time he caught a fish with a rowboat *
paddle I can’t decide whether to believe
that one or not, because none of us were
there to see it.
«
It seems that Daddy had spent all
Saturday afternoon trying to hook a bass
that hid in the shady corner of that same
lower pond Every now and then that fish t
would surface and roll over, looking at
Daddy the whole time
Daddy got so peeved that he couldn't .
stand it Leaving his rod on the bank, he
went up to the car and got out his .22
caliber rifle to shoot the fish. A true
sportsman never gives up.
He shot and barely missed the fish, but
hit the water so close to it that it was
stunned The rowboat was nearby, so
Daddy hopped in it and rowed out to *
where the fish was floundering around.
Every timelie’d get close enough to grab
the fish and pull it into the boat, the fish
would summon enough energy to dive *
under the boat. Now Daddy wasn’t about
to be bettered by a dazed fish, so he
pondered on the problem awhile. Sudden
ly it occured to him that the bass was *
surfacing the same direction and the
same distance from the boat every time.
So Daddy rowed over to the fish and
when it dove, he figured out where it *
would surface. Sure enough it popped up
right next to the boat and Daddy
clobbered it with a paddle and hauled it
in. He calls that one “how to make a hit 1
with the fish.”
I don't have any fishing tales of my
own After having grown up watching '
things happen to Daddy. ! figured I didn't
need any. He's got plenty (or us both All
I can say is that Daddy must be one of
the greatest fishermen in the world.
Sounds a little fishy, doesn't it'*