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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA 30602
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER IK. l!i7»
Daycare center closed
due to financial losses
By CAROLYN TATUM
• Assistant state editor
The married students Day Care Center,
which operated at a financial loss from
the beginning according to University
administrators, has been closed this year
^nd no definite plans have been made
[ toward its relocation, financing or staff
ing.
“I think it is dead for this year,” said
Johrt Cox. coordinator of graduate and
married students, “it would be highly
impractical to open it up after the year
nas begun I just can't see people taking
their children out of another day care
center in the middle of a year.”
k Acco]iints of married students reaction
to losing a campus daycare facility vary.
Only-live or six requests were made
about the center this year, according to
CqxJ who added that he had received no
mor? than three letters about it and
talked to "one person who called and
complained
HOWEVER. Lillian Andron, a candi
date for center administration believes
i that student reaction was stronger.
“My understanding is that Myra Klein,
the center’s previous administrator, had
an enormous waiting list for the center."
Andron said. “I understand that J Walsh
got a number of calls about it last
spring and summer
The cost to the University of running
the center, is one of the major obstacles
to its reinstitution.
Although students paid $15 a week to
keep their children in the center, it still
operated at a loss of $30 a child,
according to Walsh, who said that the
student senate was “literally dumping
$18,000 per year into it.”
STUDENT ACTIVITIES fees are the
main source of income for the center,
and Walsh said that although "the
University would have a lot to gain from
a day care center, there is a shortage of
student activity fees and the big money
goes to what all students enjoy."
"The Student Union. WUOG, the Black
Student Union, and other small groups,
like veterans, could have used some of
the money we spent on the day care
center,” Walsh said. “The amount of
money spent for 35 children was ridicu
lous. "I’m against the day care center as
it existed last year.”
Cox believes that the day care center
will never be self supporting
"From a study made last year. I
conclude it is not practical to expect a
day care center which exists primarily to
serve children of students to Ik* self
supporting." he said.
Cox added that he doubted that the
University could compete with the local
day care centers.
“FOR THE PAST two years, on the
basis of near total SGA allocations, it has
cost $155.73 per month per child with an
extremely low estimate of overhead
costs." he said.
After meeting with University adminis
trators on the day care issue, Walsh said
the consensus was that the center was "a
good thing, but that we would need 200
children to make it profitable ’’
"Even with 200 students the picture is
not rosy," Cox said. “We figured that $25
per week for 200 children would cost
$132,594. and would bring in $136,000. a
profit of $4,000 on the center However,
this is not so impressive when you
consider that the most expensive day
care center is only $23.50."
In response to controversy over the day
care center. SGA plans to solicit the
opinion of University students in campus
wide referendum this quarter.
The idea of a referendum is backed by
University administrators, including
Louise McBee, dean of student affairs
“If there is no mandate from the
student body we may just have to drop it
at this point," McBee said. "We have a
commitment to keep trying but it is not a
closed case."
Touchdown tumble
Sophomore quarterback Matt Robinson <17> dived into the
Oregon State end zone to stake Georgia to an early 14-0
advantage over the veer-shocked Beavers. Vince Dooley's
Bulldogs went on to record a decisive 48-35 victory and in so
doing unveiled to the 42,200 faithfuls in attendance an
explosive new offense The veer, the now offense in collegiate
football, was executed to near perfection under the direction
of new offensive co-ordinator Bill Pace and his offensive
troops. The Bulldogs rolled up 345 yards on the ground ably
complemented by 119 passing yards Erk Russell's defensive
charges were their usual aggressive selves in the opening
period, but had numerous breakdown in the final three periods
to give rise to some murmurs of criticism The Bed and Black
sports staff was out in full force for coverage of the season
opener and fall practice preceding the opener Read their
in-depth coverage of the Bulldogs in Section B of today's
paper.
Audit apparently clears
AS ASSOCIATE
Male preferred
By C AROLYN TATUM
and ROB MASSEY
i
Given equally qualified male and
female candidates for associate dean of
student affairs. Dean of Student Affairs
Louise McBee said she would prefer the
male be hired "to provide a male role
model” for male students
However. McBee stressed that while
sht* makes the final selection of the new
associate dean, the position will be filled
solely on the basis of objective qualifica
tions.
Since the resignation of Association
Dean of Student Affairs Charles Kozoll in
July, a 10-member search committee has
been interviewing candidates for the
position.
APPROXIMATELY 50 people have
applied for the position Kozoll is leaving
become Associate Director of Continu
ing Education and Public Service at the
University of Illinois.
Of the 50. 12 have been invited for
interviews with the search committee,
according to McBee While the 12 names
will not Ik* released at this time. McBee
said that she “believes there is one
woman candidate among the 12."
Neither Scott McLarty. a student
member of the committee or committee
chairperson William Bracewell would
confirm if there is a woman among the
candidates
What the committee does is highly
sensitive and it would Ik* best not to
comment until the interviews are com
pleted and the selection has been made."
said McLarty.
However. Bracewell explained that "it
it got down to the wire and a woman was
qualified, we'd recommend her." He said
(hut the committee "has treated each
candidate equally" in the selection pro
cess. “We can't close our mind to any
one." he added
The committee will make three recom
mendations to McBee some time in the
near future, according to a committee
spokesman. McBee has said that she
would like to have the position filled by
the first of October.
BRACEWELL SAID that when the
committee talked with McBee about the
criteria for selection, she did not specifi
cally request they find a woman for the
job.
“The implication being that we
wouldn't go out and beat the bushes for a
woman." said Bracewell. “If we got
qualified applicants who were women,
that would be fine."
Dr. Myrtle Keul. who heads the
University’s affirmative action program
m hiring explained that the University
“cannot recruit with regard to male-
female. black-white, and so on We hire
the person best qualified
Helernng to the possibility of two equal
candidates and choosing a man to reflect
the male population percentage on cam
pus. Reul said that the committee should
l»Mik at the total picture, where 53 per
cent of the country's population is
female "
R Ell. DISAGREED with Me Bee’s
reasoning of selecting a man to provide a
“role model" in the Student Affairs
office "They have got the role models
there tin the administrationshe said
Reul said that the women now hi
positions m the University community,
are "carrying a lot ol the role model
Inn den "
COX RELIEVES that not much action
can be taken until after the referendum
“1 think our hands are pretty much
tied." he said. "There has never been a
student mandate for student government
to underwrite it We need to know if there
is enough campus-wide support to insure
continuity."
However. Paula Cheatham, chairper
son of Coalition, is critical about Walsh’s
handling of the day care situation,
contending that he is not doing all he
could to get a center into action.
"We found a building this summer
which would have handled 50 children
and we could have had a nursery
upstairs." Cheatham said. "Walsh said
everything was okay; that he’d get the
money."
But the money was not appropriated
and now Walsh is waiting for a referen
dum
W ALSH ATTRIBUTED local commer
cial day care center’s successes on the
fact they "have more kids, lower staff
salaries, and. probably the biggest rea
son. they have made it a business
“Student government should not be put
m the position of running a business." he
said.
The average day care center, accord
ing to Andron. probably serves about 150
to 175 children, and while suggestions
have been made that the day care center
build up to a 200 student enrollment, the
University would have to put out at least
$!5o.(hmi if they were going to set up a day
care center for 2oo
"To carry on an operation of 200
children would require building up more
equipment and an enormous staff, all of
which are very expensive to maintain,
according to Andron.
Finding a building large enough to
handle the 200 children which satisfies
lederal and state requirements would be
extremely difficult." she said "Both
building and renovation would Ik* very
expensive. Building would Ik* out of the
question."
<Continued on page k\i
Getting fired up
IFC of misusing funds
By NANCY BLACK
Assistant news editor
The current Interfraternity Council
administration has apparently been
cleared of recent charges of misuse of
IFC funds, according to a report issued
last week by AID, the investigative
agency of The Student Government
Association.
“However due to large amounts of
undocumented disbursements in previous
administrations, there are still many
unanswered questions." said Scott
McLarty. AID director.
The recently released audit and a
subsequent AID investigation both found
the present IFC administration headed
by Kelly Browning to be “uninvolved in
poor responsibility in fiscal manage
ment." according to McLarty
The report indicated that from Jan 1,
1971. to Apr. 30. 1974. over $284,265.34 in
undiKumented disbursements were made
by IFC. McLarty said that figure
constituted “over half of the disburse
ments during this period."
••Rl MORS and claims of misuse of
funds by the IFC officers cannot be
substantiated or refuted by the audit
report The finding are basically incon
clusive." McLarty said
However, he pointed to the "poorly
kept financial records during the dates
included in the audit report and said
that “these practices naturally reflect
poorly on the IFC officers involved
The large number ol checks made out
to cash' creates a degree ol question as
to the legitimacy ot some financial
exchanges, but these questions can only
Ih* answered by the IFC officers
involved." McLarty said
The administrations ol former IFC
presidents Bill Guilin <71-72 and
Robert Killian C72-’73) had the largest
amount of undocumented disbursements
During this period, over $180,000 in cash
expenditures could not be accounted for.
according to the auditor s report
ONE DISBURSEMENT that McLarty
called special attention to was a “cash"
check for $24,550 dated Jan 19. 1973. and
signed by Killian According to McLarty.
the check stub showed that the check was
for the Allman Brothers Band concert,
however “the check was endorsed only
by the bank.”
There were several other checks writ
ten for large amounts to “cash” included
in the audit.
In the AID report, McLarty recom
mended that "former IFC officers who
served during the audit period come
forward and explain the large number of
checks paid to cash' and the large
amount of undocumented receipts and
disbursements .'*
Jim Summers, advisor to fraternities,
indicated that the IFC officers “had not
had time to consider McLarty's recom
mendation." hut would do so this week
During the auditing period various
officials within the IFC had denied
rumors that IFC was in debt However,
the audit revealed that as of Apr 30.
1974. the IFC showed a $2,669.57 deficit
Summers said that a $5500 loan from
C&S Bank has since been taken out to
cover the deficit.
THE REPORT issued by the Univer
sity's internal auditing department re
commended that all IFC funds now held
in the IFC checking account he deposited
with the Student Activities Business
office and that all further receipts and
disbursements be processed »hrough that
office."
The auditors did suggest that the IFC
be allowed to keep a $1,000 petty cash
fund with a downtown bank
Summers indicated that the IFC plans
to follow this recommendation
The auditors also recommended that
Summers co-sign all checks with either
the IFC president of treasurer Summers
indicated that "this is not something new
It has been done in the past It is a
method of protecting the student
Dr William Powell director of student
activities, agreed with Summers saying.
"This <the co signing* is fairly standard
procedure for all collegiate fraternity
councils."
THE AID REPORT also reepmmended
that IFC and Panhellenic establish "ad
hoc- committees to work with appropriate
University officials in establishing guide
lines for the future relationship between
the Greek community and the t'niver
sity."
“The Greek community lies within a
type of never never land in the Univer
sity system." McLarty said "There is no
clear analysis of the relationship
Summers said he has already taken
steps to set up a special commission
composed of himself and the presidents
of the 29 social fraternities to studs th«
fraternity system and. its relationship to
the University.
“The commission will locus on four
areas, including the HEW Title IX sex
discrimination guidelines and the fiscal
operation of IFC," Summers explained.
Capsule news
Lost?
In order to help new students who may get lost, fraternity and sorority members |
will be wearing their jerseys today tf you need directions, ask them
New course
A new Political Science course /ill be offered this quarter, which, was not
available when students pre-registc ed. The title of the course is POL 205. An
Introduction to the Legal Process E Lief Carter, who will be teaching the course,
advises all those planning to go to la school to take this course, which will only be
offered this fall Students wanting to take the course should come to class today,
fourth period in room 1501. Plant Sciences POL 206 is not open to freshmen
Drop-Add
Photos by DAVID BRESLAUEK
\n apparent electrical fire totally destroyed this 1965 Pontiac Tempest Sunday
night, according to Leo Holohan of the campus police The owner of Ihe car. Kaliiy
Rosier, a University student, said her car began smoking, causing her to pull into
tlic Myers parking lot When she relumed from the dorm, her car was ablaze and
thO Athens Eire Department was called At 9:57 pm fire station No. 1 sent a
pumper truck to extinguish the blaze A 1974 Dodge Colt GT was also damaged by
the fire The Colt is owned by University student Cynthia Shain
Students w ishing to drop ot add courses may do so between Sept 1S-23
To drop a course, students must go to the office of the school they are registered
to pick up a drop card The card is taken to the class teacher for his signature and
then returned to the office of the student’s dean
The procedure for adding a course takes place in the department of the class in
which you are enrolled.
This year. Jewish students may register late following the New Year holiday
without being assessed a late registration charge