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THE RED AND BLACK
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VOLUME 80, NUMBER 113
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA 30*02
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. I»74
Cheatham had most support
By THOMAS R. FRANKLIN
Results of a survey taken on the initial
student government election this spring
indicate that Paula Cheatham had more
supporters than any other presidential
candidate, but Coalition was apparently
unable to turn out its supporters to vote.
The survey was taken by several
members of Dr. John Bing's political
science 411 class as a class project.
Results show that just prior to the
election 30 8 per cent of the students
surveyed supported Cheatham. 25.9 per
cent were for J Rivers Walsh, 6.7 per
cent supported John McEachern. 2.9 per
Murdoch
named
journalist
top
Joyce Murdoch, a junior at the Univer
sity. was named national writing cham
pion of the William Randolph Hearst
Foundation’s journalism awards program
Monday night in San Antonio, Texas.
Murdoch, who is news editor of The
Red and Black, competed earlier in the
day with seven other finalists in writing
an interview with Texas House Speaker
Price Daniel, Jr
She was awarded a $1500 scholarship
and a gold medallion by Marvin L.
Arrowsinith, chief of the Associated
Press Washington Bureau. Arrowsmith,
Robert Leets Jones, president of Copley
Newspapers, and John O’Briend, editori
al columnist for the Detroit News, judged
the competition
cent favored Eve Allen, and 1.9 per cent
intended to vote for Larry Motsinger.
The survey showed that 26 per cent did
not know who they would vote for, and 5.8
per cent of the responses were not
applicable.
‘‘I would say the survey does support
certain things that have been suggested
about the election by some students I’ve
talked to." said Al McClure, one of the
conductors of the poll.
"For example, some people say Coali
tion had most of the support, but the
people that supported them didn't care
enough to get out and vote,” McClure
added.
"ONWARD’s support, however, came
from a more solid block vote, and
apparently this block vote consisted of
greek and pro-administration people,” he
said.
ACCORDING TO the survey, of the
greek students polled, 95 per cent intend
ed to vote with 55 per cent of these people
intending to vote for Walsh while only 23
per cent said they would vote for
Cheatham.
Of the persons who responded that they
were pro-Davison, only 18 per cent
supported Cheatham, while 48 per cent
favored Walsh. The remaining third of
the pro-Davison people were widely split
in their support of other candidates.
Exactly half of those persons who
expressed anti-Davison sentiments gave
their support to Cheatham, while only 7
per cent supported Walsh.
"You can say that a person who tended
to be anti-Davison was almost sure to
have voted for Cheatham You can also
say that a person who was pro-Davison
was almost sure to have voted for Walsh
or McEachern,” said Bing, assistant
professor of political science.
The pollers scientifically selected 150
names at random from the official
registration list. These students were
Review committee
undergoes change
By BETSY NEAL
Assistant news editor
Student representation on the Alloca
tions Review Committee will be increased
from two to three members as a result of
an agreement between Student Govern
ment Association President J Rivers
Walsh and Dean of Student Affairs Louise
McBec Tuesday.
The Allocations Review Committee,
formerly consisting of two students, two
faculty and two administrators, considers
the recommendations of funds by the
Student Senate and approves or amends
these recommendations before they go to
University President Fred C, Davison.
The added member of the allocations
review board will automatically be
Senate Treasurer, Bobby Tankersly
McBee will appoint the other two
students, from a jist of nominees provid
ed by Walsh.
WALSH'S NOMINEES include Mike
McKee, allocations committee member;
John McKissick, allocations committee
phoned and interviewed on April 15 and
16. The election was held April 17.
BING KEELS the survey was fairly
accurate. "If we did this thing 10 times 1
think seven of them would be pretty close
to the target," he said.
"One of the reasons this looks like a
fairly good sample is because the
demographic parameters of our sample
are very close to the demographic
parameters of the University as a
whole," Bing explained.
Some doubt exists as to why ONWARD
turned out more supporters on election
day.
For Coalition supporters a major issue
was the unresponsiveness of the adminis
tration. but they were pessimistic about
what Coalition or any party could do to
solve the problem. Bing cites this as a
possible explanation of why fewer Coali
tion people voted.
Allocation of student funds was a major
issue for Walsh supporters, said Bing.
Student government does have power to
influence this aspect of campus life, so
ONWARD voters were more likely to
vote, Bing theorized
"Another thing I felt was interesting
was that a number of ONWARD people
were also Nixon supporters and a
supporters voted
McClure pointed
number of Cheatham
for McGovern in 1972,"
out
Bing agreed and added, "Yes, there is
a real correspondence between national
politics and local politics here."
Of the people who voted for Nixon in
1972, 10 per cent backed Cheatham, 47
per cent supported Walsh, and 13 per
cent favored McEachern.
McGovern voters split with 45 per cent
for Cheatham, 19 per cent for Walsh, and
none intending to vote for McEachern
"The fact that any relationship exists
between these levels suggests the general
polarization of this society. 1 don’t think
you would have found this at all 10-15
years ago on a college campus," Bing
concluded.
THE SURVEY also showed that The
Red and Black supplied most students wil
their knowledge of the issues in the
campaign.
McClure said five times more people
got their information from The Red and
Black than from any other source
On the subject of intention to vote, 64 4
per cent replied yes they would vote In
the election, however, slightly less than
25 per cent actually voted.
Judge orders
changes in jail
member and nominee for the business
and finance ministerial position; Carolyn
Wildes, allocations committee member;
and Tomi Elliott, SGA administrative
vice president and allocations committee
member.
Other nominees are Ellen Pinckey,
University Council member; Patty Lowe,
president of the Student Senate; Susan
Fansler, University Council member and
former SGA administrative vice presi
dent; and Cynthia Hornberger, Universi
ty Council.
Another faculty member was also
added to the committee as a result of
deliberations between Walsh and McBee
ACCORDING TO Walsh, a conscious
effort was made to get qualified women
on the committee, therefore he recom
mended six women candidates
Also Dr. Charles Kozoll, associate dean
of Student Affairs, who chairs the
Allocations Review Committee, will meet
with the senate allocations committee
during their deliberations so that com
munication between the two groups will
be increased, Walsh said.
By ED KIMBLE
City editor
Judge Wilbut D. Owens issued direc
tives Tuesday for the alleviation of
allegedly poor conditions at the county
jail, after an informal meeting yesterday
with lawyer Ed Augustine and lawyers
for Sheriff H.T. Huff, Chief Deputy R A.
Lumley and the Clark County Board of
Commissioners
Owens' directives came as a result of a
class action suit filed last week in U S.
Middle District Court against the Sheriff,
Deputy Sheriff and Board of Commission
ers by former inmates of the county jail,
asking for an injunction against continued
operation of the detention facility in its
present state.
Owens will meet with Augustine and
lawyers for the defense early next week
to hear what preliminary steps have been
taken in accordance with his directives.
AUGUSTINE SAID that Owens sugges
ted improvements in certain areas and
that those improvements were-to be
made within a particular time period
Owens directives, according to Augus
tine, included:
That outgoing mail may no longer be
censured.
That incoming mail may not be read or
censured, though it may be opened for
inspection for contraband.
That inmates should be given some
form of recreation
That inmates should be given access to
a telephone at all times.
That visitation hours should be increa
sed from the present one half hour
Buzz off!
Photo by JOHN BASSETT
per week
That inmates should be issued prison
fatigues and be given a bath before being
admitted to the inmate area
Shockley
in chapel
Despite the lazy, hazy days which it brings, spring is a time when bees become
most industrious Even with the increased activity, however, the bees ‘ only sting
occasionally this time of year,” according to bee robber Tom Sanford, a graduate
student
due to try again
panel discussion
By DEBORAH BLUM
Associate news editor
Dr William Shockley, the Nobel-prize
winning physicist who has proposed
breeding out people with low IQ’s as a
means of improving society, has been re
scheduled to speak at the University, on
Thursday, May 9 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel
Shockley's views, which include a
belief that whites are genetically more
intelligent than other races, provoked a
reaction from students at the University
which caused them to force an end to a
debate set up last quarter between
Shockley, and University psychologist
Lyle Schoenfeldt
' At the time, Ethleen Shipp, chairperson
of the Black Student Union, said, "The
black people let their voices be heard and
we don't want to hear any more of this
racist talk."
NO TROUBLE is expected at this
speech however, which is planned to be
set up with a panel discussion group of
five or six students according to Mike
Johnson, former president of Demosthen-
ians and acting legal counsel to the
society, which is sponsoring the debate
"What we want to do is get a panel of
five or six students up on the stage;
Shockley will lecture kind of like a
professor," said Johnson, "and the
people on the stage will be allowed to ask
questions as he speaks ”
After 45 minutes, the question and
hnswer session will be opened to the
audience Johnson is expecting a capa
city crowd at the 600 seat facility.
“1 don't know how many people they'll
probably have in the chapel," said Ted
Kassinger. director of campus security.
“But I can't see a crowd, and 1 really
don't expect any trouble."
Johnson agreed that trouble was not
expected “1 think that people have
learned that causing a disruption will not
be tolerated,” said Johnson, who empha
sized that the program would be conduct
ed "in a very civilized manner "
JOHNSON SAID tnat Deinosthenians
had set up a tentative list of panel
members including Etheleen Shipp, Bill
King, executive editor of The Red and
Black. Steve Patrick, former president of
SGA. Sid Anderson in environmental
design, and Sam Green, a graduate
student in psychology, and Dr. Everett
Lee of the sociology department
King and Patrick have already refused
to appear as part of the panel ’•Personal
ly, I just didn't want to waste my time,"
said Patrick, who said that he felt that
someone in psychology who would have a
better understanding of the field that
"ShockJey has claimed to have know
ledge in" would do a better job on the
panel
Johnson said that if they were unable
to make up a panel then Shockley would
just give a regular speech
Photo by 30B NELLANS
Physical Plant to the rescue
Why art* these* students so happy? Obviously because of the
new benches Physical Plant has installed at the bus stop near
Mary Lyndon The benches are part of Physical Plant’s effort
to make the wait at the bus stop more pleasant for students.
Perhaps the project will mean the elimination of calloused
feet and soiled dungarees on the campus. Begun under the
leadership of Ralph Graham, the expansion of bus stop
benches is currently under the direction of Gordon Chappelle.
SGA appointments
By BETSY NEAL
Assistant news editor
The Student Senate will consider 10 of
the 16 ministerial appointments by Stu
dent Government President J Rivers
Walsh in their meeting tonight at 7 in the
Business School Auditorium.
These appointments are as follows:
Minister to Academic Affairs - Roger
Lex Lex was a senator from Arts and
Sciences in 1970-71, the Minister to
Academic Affairs in 1971-72, and served
on the University Council in 1971-72.
Minister to Alumni Relations - Rick
Hutto. Hutto was a senator from Arts and
Sciences in 1973-74, and has worked with
the Alumni Society on campus.
MINISTER TO Athletics - Gale Tyson.
Tyson was the 1973 Minister to Athletics
Minister to Business and Finance -
John McKissick. McKissick has been a
senator for the past two years, and is
presently serving as president of the Ag
Hill Council. McKissick is expected to be
Walsh's appointment to the senate alloca
tions committee
Minister to Student Affairs - Sammy
Smith. Smith has been a senator for the
past two years.
Minister to Environment and Planning
- Dale Staley Staley was coordinator of
Environment and Planning in 1972-73
Minister of Communications - Gene
Powers. Powers is a student in the School
of Arts and Sciences and is a past
member of the Communications Workers
of America, according to Walsh
Minister to Information - Doug Eaves
Eaves has had previous experience in
public relations work, according to
Walsh.
Minister of Organizations - Harry
Wingfield
Minister of Public Safety - Ned Fowler.
Fowler has had previous experience with
the public works and police, according to
Walsh, and is a member of the Residence
Hall Association and is President of
Russell Hall.
THE SIX OTHER posts which have not
yet been decided upon are Ministers to
Community Affairs. WOMEN, Health
Services. Housing. Minority Affairs and
Veterans Affairs
Walsn added that any interested person
could have a position as coordinator or as
a member of a committee within student
government.
According to Senate President Patty
Lxiwe. other business on the agenda for
tomorrow night may include a revision of
Senate by-laws and the appointment of
delegation chairpeople from the various
schools. Lowe also hopes to be able to
announce the appointment of the vacant
senate seats from the Schools of Environ
mental Design. Veterinary Medicine, and
Forestry, at the senate meeting.
These three seats, left vacant by a lack
of candidates in the general election, will
be appointed by the senate executive
committee of Jay Blackburn. Patty
Lowe. Bobby Tankersly and Julie Pig-
gotte.
Senate to consider
Political science survey shows