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THE RED AND BLACK
VOLUME Hi NUMBER M
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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS, GEORGIA 30*02
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THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2«. IM4
Vet school grants
may be terminated
By BETSY NEAL
State editor
Students at the University’s College of
Veterinary Medicine recently received
what is thought to be the last loan funds
from the Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare.
The $112,000 grant that is supporting
over 84 University veterinarian students
this yeac is scheduled to be terminated
by the U S. Congress because "it hasn’t
accomplished its intended goals," accord
ing to Dr. lister Crawford, associate
dean of academic affairs at the College of
Veterinary Medicine.
Approximately one-fourth to one-third
of the veterinarian students here will be
left without a financial base if this loan
program is not picked up by someone,
Crawford said. "Even these funds are not
enough It would take about $300,000 to
have an adequate veterinary student loan
program here," he said.
"THE GRANT was originally intended
to stimulate migration of veterinarians
into rural areas by erasing their indebt
edness to the federal government if they
decide to locate in such an area,"
Crawford said. "But the grant seldom
worked because most graduates prefer to
move to densely populated counties and
repay their debt in a short period of
time."
Crawford said these loans have been
closely scrutinized by Congress, and now
all indications are that they will be
discontinued because the legislature is
disappointed by their results.
Crawford outlined two reasons why the
federal loan program failed.
First, he said the program was
underfunded by the HEW, and therefore
did not provide enough incentive for the
students to comply with their intent.
Secondly, the student loans did not
have enough strings attached to the
agreement, in other words the students
were not required to move to an
under-developed area if they repayed the
Capsule news
ONWARD officers elected
Fil'd Johnson was elected chairperson of ONWARD party at a party meeting
Tuesday night. Other officers elected were Brett Highland, vice chairperson; Jay
Blackburn, treasurer; and Carolyn Wildes, recorder
Streakers to be tried
Nine students arrested during streaking activities last spring will probably be
tried sometime during the November court term, according to Ken Stula, prosecu
ting attorney.
Eight of the nine students were arrested and charged with public indecency,
while Jerry Newman was charged with obstructing an officer.
The eight include Marvin David Mewbron, Lee Floyd. Mark Ford. Craig
Cummings. Edward Driskell, Mark Kirkley, Phil McCormick and Robert G
Kern pi
laical attorney Fid Augustine is representing the students.
By CAROLYN TATCM
Assistant state editor
Some of the most startling effects of
the Title IX guidelines have occurred in
the area of intercollegiate sports
According to the guidelines, the Univer
sity cannot provide athletic teams to men
without providing comparable teams for
the women, although the money involved
need not be equal
Due largely to Title IX guidelines, the
University Athletic Association has taken
the women’s program under its wing and
is now in charge of its funding and
supervision
"We are getting there We now have a
fairly adequate program and should be
able to provide women with the chance to
play,” Liz Murphey, coordinator of the
women's program said.
BOTH MURPHEY and Joel Eaves,
director of the Athletic Association, agree
the new program has some problems,
mainly concerned with facilities.
'•'Where to practice and where to play
are the big problems,'' Murphey said,
"classes take up all the physical educa
tion department's space during the day,
and the space is needed for intramurals
at night."
"The intramural programs serve more
students than does the women's intercol
legiate program and they can't justify
our use of their facilities," she added
“As for the coliseum." Murphey said,
"The men are practicing over there or
some event is scheduled '
According to Eaves, the heavy use of
the coliseum is only one of the things
which prevent the women from using it
more heavily.
THERE ARE no problems with golf or
swimming, according to Murphey, but
the tennis court situation is even worse
than the lack of basketball and volleyball
courts
"This University probably has fewer
tennis courts than any other institution
this size in the country," she said
"There are only eight courts available,
other than the men's teams and these
eight are used for'classes until 4:15 every
day That gives us less than two hours of
daylight to practice, and these are
University courts that students also want
to use," she added
The gymnastic team, due to lack of
equipment, shares with the men's team.
"I have seen girls have to wait for the
men to finish practicing to use the
equipment. It would be nice to have our
own equipment, but it is so expensive."
Murphey added
"We only got our money ($60,000. with
an additional $8,000 in salaries from the
Athletic Association! in August and it has
to be spent for the things we need most,"
Murphey said
"Equipment is usually ordered far in
advance, so we didn't have much time
there," she said "Fortunately for us.
Coach Eaves and the Athletic Association
had the experience to help us get rush
orders We were also able to borrow
office equipment and we are just getting
settled in. We have most of what we
need," she added
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loan with three percent interest, accord
ing to Crawford
ONE AVENUE of rescue for veterinary
students will possibly be offered if the
state assumes the loan program, said
Crawford.
"We are already receiving about
$20,000 in loan funds from state sources,
and we hope to eventually extend this
figure to $200,000,” he said
THE STATE is a more dependable
source of revenue, according to Craw
ford, who termed federal money "a plum
that is handed out only occassionally.”
“For example, we only received defi
nite word of this HEW loan fund on Sept
1, which left many students hanging over
the summer about whether they would
receive enough money to go to school or
not," he said.
The need for veterinarians in rural
Georgia counties is extreme, according to
Crawford, who estimated that 25 percent
of Georgia counties have inadequate of or
no veterinary services.
ONWARD SAYS
VETKRIWRY STt DENTS M W HAVE ItEi J INED LAST OF IIEW KI NDS
Over HI students will In* affected b> the possible cut
Two ministers uncooperative'
By THOMAS R. FRANKLIN
Assistant news editor
Two student government ministers
were accused of performing their duties
inadequately and in an uncooperative ma
manner in a resolution passed by
ONWARD at their party meeting, Tues
day.
The motion which passed unanimously,
also called for the executive cabinet
ministers to cease their actions or resign
their positions in student government.
The resolution was aimed at Paula
Cheatham, minister to day care, and
Dottie Lee, minister to women, although
they were not named in the proposal,
said J Rivers Walsh, SGA president, who
introduced the motion.
Charging certain "elements" with
abuse of their position to further their
own political aspirations, the motion read
in part "be it resolved that ONWARD
party expresses its disappointment in
these individuals and expresses its hope
that these elements will either divorce
themselves from further shenanigans or
resign their positions in student govern
ment."
The resolution went on to praise other
cabinet members "who are of various
political beliefs from other parties who
liave done their job without abridging
their personal beliefs
Walsh said the motion was made in
response to a “very, very serious
problem” within his cabinet
"I’m sick and tired of my trying to
involve people from other political par
ties within my cabinet and having these
people turn around and stab me in the
back," he said.
Cheatham is chairperson of Coalition
party.
Walsh said the main cause of his dis
pleasure was the actions of Cheatham
and Lee concerning the day care center.
He explained that last spring he urged
the student senate not to commit funds
foi a new day care center until a facility
capable of handling 150 to 200 children
could be found
HE ALSO stipulated that the new
facility should be capable of supporting
itself The previous day care center had
cost SGA about $18,000 per year to care
for about 35 children.
In the event that a facility meeting
these criteria were found, said Walsh, he
would use money from the Student
Government Association contingency
fund to start operation ot a new center
According to Walsh, during the sum
mer. Cheatham found a site for a day
care center, but the proposed facility did
not meet the requirements Walsh set
forth last spring
Walsh said he and Cheatham agreed
not to rent the facility since obtaining
contingency funds would require going
before the allocations review board
Walsh later decided to hold a referen
dum to discover student feeling on the
issue
Guidelines change
college athletics
hollowing these events Cheatham pub
lid> "made it appear that I have reneged
on a promise, that I am unwilling to work
with a day care center and I believe it
came out all in all I was a bumbling
politician.” said Walsh adding that Lee
had supported Cheatham in this regard
Cheatham denied any "shenanigans"
on her part and added she was not
motivated by political aspirations
"MY ONLY CRITICISM of him
1 Walsh» was that he wasn't providing
coordinated leadership on the issue and
that he was ambivalent about the direc
tion we should take." she said.
Lee said she had no political aspira
tions and pointed out she is not a member
ol any campus political party
The minister to women was estab
lished lor tin* purpose ol helping women
and that's what I have been trying to do
I've been trying to do that job without
abridging my personal beliefs." L«f said
PE reorganized
to meet guidelines
Photo b\ DAVID BRESLAUER
WOMEN INC LI RED IN KORMERIA XI I M XI.E t I XssEs
Physical education now open in all students
By C AROLYN TATUM
Assistant state editor
Through a recent department reorgani
zation. University physical education has
moved rapidly to meet the requirements
expected to be set forth in the finalized
Title IX guidelines
The reorganization combined the oper
ations of the men's and women's P E
program into one arm of the division of
health, physical education, and recrea
tion, and opened physical education
courses to all students, without regard to
sex. according to Dr Robert Bowen, the
new director of phy sical education at the
University
According to Dean Joseph A Williams
of the College of Education, the reorgani
zation would have been required under
Title IX. which forbids the separation of
classes by sex. but was not implemented
as a direct reaction of those
guidelines
"we began physical education reorgani
zation two years ago. before Title IX was
even envisioned. Williams said
PROBABLY TIIE biggest change in the
physical education program affecting
University students is coeducational
classes
"Neparaic men and women’s physical
education classes ire no longer viable,
aunough »w*ne 11asses may still be
segregated by student choice," said
Bowen
Due to the early preparation of the
course listing, the fall schedule still
specified segregated physical education
courses, although any student is eligible
to enroll in any P E course despite its
designation, according to Bowen
"This may have kept the classes
segregated this quarter,” Bowen said
Williams biggest worry, however, is
Title IX's potential power
It hasn't bothered me so far, but it
will if they start nit-picking I don't want
HEW saying I have to have an equal
number of men and women in the
course ”
"I think allowing any student, male or
female, to take the course is sufficient, as
long as its left up to the students, it's all
right with me." Williams said
TIIE COMBINATION of men and
women's physical education will require
some building changes, according to
Bowen, since women will be taking
physical education courses both in Steg
man and in the Women’s Physical
Education Building (re-named Physical
Education) for the first time.
“Stegman has a limited locker area for
women, and right now we can’t provide
them with necessary dressing rooms,
lockers, and showehs,” Bowen said.
The same situation exists in the
Physical Education Building New-
lockers and shower facilities will be
needed for men. according to Bowen
"Right now we are expecting it to take
until winter quarter to really complete
coed scheduling even though it has been
in operation since summer quarter."
Bowen said
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