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VOLUME 81. NUMBER 18
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TIIK UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA 30602 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1074
WEATHER
Today should be clear and
cool. Friday should he
warmer. High todiy
should be in the upper 60s.
the low tonight in the mid-
10s. Tomorrow's high
should he in the mid-70*.
I' ulo by MOB NKLLANS
HOOD ON LEFT DESIGNED TO PROTECT SCIENTISTS
Some older chemical hoods fail to meet safety standards
IN ANATOMY CLASSES
Human bodies used
By MELITA EASTERS
Assistant copy editor
Some fume hoods
below standards
By BUDDY WALLER
In an effort to give anatomy students
practical information about the human
form, cadavers are being used in
laboratories for the first time this
quarter.
The cadavers are being used in the
human anatomy and physiology courses.
ZOL Sit
All students except those in pre-med or
pre-dental prgrams may elect to take
these courses after taking BIO 101 and
102. according to I)r. Hope T. Ritter,
professor of zoological and biological
sciences, who teaches the courses.
Ritter said that most of the 55 students
taking the course this quarter are
majoring in either, physical education,
pre-nursing, physical therapy or medical
technology
Pre-med and pre-dental students were
not allowed to take the course since those
students would receive concentrated
courses in anatomy when they attend
professional schools, according to Ritter
“Anatomy courses here and elsewhere
have always been taught with cats,"
Ritter said in explaining the reason for
using Cadavers. “When I began to work
with this course I felt the challenge to
present the 212 course with a slightly
different thrust.
RITTER EXPLAINED that he “wanted
to develop a course which would meet the
needs of liberal arts students with
practical information that would fit
within the framework of the liberal arts
program. ”
"The physical education students will
become the primary practioneers of
preventive medicine; they will keep us
all healthy through exercise. I feel that
these students should have access to the
human form," he said.
"It seemed prudent to me to provide
access to the human form for students in
nursing and physical therapy who will be
working with people in pursuit of their
profession." Ritter said
The cadavers are being obtained in
cooperation with the Medical College of
Georgia. Dr. Thomas McDonald, head of
the anatomy department there is co-oper
ating with Ritter to allow University
students to learn by using the cadavers.
“The cadavers have already been
dissected when we receive them,” said
Ritter. Usually medical students dissect
the cadavers before they are sent here,
thus allowing more students to learn
from the same cadaver.”
He explained that many of the cadavers
were donors and some were unclaimed
bodies He said that the cadavers were
numbered. "We don't know the identities
of those involved We have no need to
know," he said
AFTER THE anatomy students finish
examining the cadavers, they are return
ed to the Medical College where they are
given burial Ritter said that the cadavers
were creamated unless the donor request
ed differently.
Ritter said that student reaction to the
course had been favorable and that
students appreciated the opportunity to
learn in the manner that the course now
offers.
Before taking the anatomy courses
using human cadavers, students must
sign a paper that stated they would not
abuse the specimens in any way. that
they would not remove even the smallest
bit of tissue from a specimen and that
they would treat the human form with
the utmost respect and dignity.”
Ritter said that Dr. John McKenzie, of
the medical College made human brain
material available for study by the
students.
The cadavers are embalmed twice,
once immediately after death and the
second time upon arrival at Augusta. He
said that a solution preserved the
cadavers, kept tissue soft and prevent
growth of micro-organisms. The cadavers
are kept under refrigeration when not
being used in the laboratory.
Following the order for a 60 day
suspension of their liquor license by the
Athens City Council, the management of
Wall Street West announced Wednesday
that they would fight the decree in
superior court.
Stanley Durden, lawyer for the down
town business, said that he had been
irstructed by Manager Tom Beadle,
acting as the agent of owner Paul Martin,
to proceed with the issue to the Clarke
County Superior Court.
Durden added he has been unable to
contact Martin, who is on his honeymoon
Beadle said he was very upset by the
action, the council took Tuesday following
a hearing on the case at the council's
regular monthly meeting
The license was suspended due to
alleged violations of a provision of the
city's alcoholic ordinance which says a
business which serves liquor must also
serve at least one meal a day. and that
liquor must be served only as a
supplement to meals
“Based upon the fact that the ordinance
says I must serve one meal a day and it's
not specific as to what time,” Beadle
said, adding that he did not feel the city
had an adequate case against the
business
Insisting that other establishments in
Athens that serve liquor close their
restaurants long before they close their
bars. Beadle said he thought he had been
singled out by a "jealous competitor ’’
In testimony, arresting officers said the
police department received a complaint
about Wall Street not serving food but
would not divulge the source of the
complaint
Richard Pelt, an employe of the
business, located at l Wall Street, was
arrested Sept 16 and charged with
violation of the liquor ordinance
Arresting officer Joseph French testi
fied that Pelt said there was no food
available, while arresting officer William
L Wagner said Pelt told him the only
food on hand was potato chips
After the hearing, which was marked
with repetitive questions, a vocal outburst
by one of the witnesses and the testimony
of the attorney for the defense <as his
own witness), the council, with Aldermen
Ed Turner and Charles Mack voicing the
only no votes, voted to go into executive
session to discuss the evidence presented.
Some of the chemical fume hoods in old
buildings on the University campus
cannot possibly meet Board of Regents
safety standards, according to Lowell
Muse, radiation safety officer.
Used as a protective device for
experimentation with toxic, corrosive or
foul-smelling chemicals, the glass-fronted
hoods sweep in the air from the
laboratory and expell waste vapors out of
rooftop smokestacks, said Dr John T.
Ruff, co-safety officer of the Chemistry
Building.
Two weeks ago the University’s Safety
Services Department had to call in
technicians to dismantle a hood from the
Lievstock-Poultry Building in which po
tentially explosive perchloric acid cry
stals had accumulated.
Within the recent past, "there have
been a lot of instances of (chemical)
fumes being released (from the protec
tive hoods) and getting into the build
ings,” Muse said.
ONE KEY provision of the Regents’
guidelines for the hoods is to replace
ductwork horizontally connected to the
ventilator stacks with vertical connec
tors.
"Any time there is a bend in the hood
venting system, the air flow is slower and
chemicals are likely to accumulate,”
Ruff said.
However, according to Muse, some of
the older buildings cannot be renovated
to meet Jhese standards These buildings
already have built-in horizontal duct
work and to bring them up to safety
standards "we’d have to tear down the
buidlings,” said Muse.
"We re improving them to make them
safe,” Muse said. "If you put a good
strong fan at the top and don't use strong
chemicals, the hoods can be used safely.”
In the chemistry department, however,
the exhaust area for the hoods is located
near the air-conditioning intake system,
with the result that noxious chemical
vapors often drift back inside and
During a recess before the executive
session. Mayor Julius Bishop countered
an objection to the session by WUOG
radionev.sman Ike Hudson by saying that
the council had a right to deliberate.
After the 15-minute executive session
was over and spectators had re seated
themselves in the chamber where the
council was deliberating, a motion to
suspend the Wall Street West liquor
license was quickly introduced. Aldermen
Charles Mack said he could not vote yes
due to what he called contradictory
testimony.
The motion was approved despite
Mack’s objection. Wall Street West
Lawyer Stanley Durden quickly asked for
a roll call vote. The motion was again
approved, with Mack and Turner record
ing the only no votes.
Douglas
cons idered
Sources close to the Board of Regents
indicated Wednesday that Dr Dwight
Douglas, director of University Housing,
is possibly the top candidate for the
position of associate dean of student
affairs
According to the source, the decision
was not definite but a "very likely
possibility."
The names of the three or more
nominees recommended to Dean of
Student Affairs Louise McBee by the
nine-member search committee will ne
ver be disclosed, according to committee
chairperson Bill Bracewell
"The work of the committee was
extremely sensitive, and feelings might
be hurt if people know they were close to
being chosen." said Bracewell
Informed student sources confirmed
the likelihood of Douglas’ nomination
saying, "I was aware that he iDouglas)
was strongly considered by the commit
tee, if I was a betting man. I'd say he'd
be the next associate idean of student
affairs)."
Douglas preferred not to Comment at
this time, saying that he had not heard of
any of the search committee's recom
mendations or of McBee’s final choice
disperse throughout the building, Ruff
said
TO ELIMINATE this problem would
require "either closing down some hoods
or extensive construction or moving some
hoods,” Ruff said
Noting that the building contains appro
ximately 100 hoods. Ruff said that a
20-foot stack for each one would cost a
total of $100,000
While the Regents set no deadline for
completion of the renovation, the Univer
sity repaired around 20 of the most
potentially dangerous hoods last year,
Backer
By NANCY BLACK
Assistant news editor
The Impression has petitioned the
School of Journalism for sponsorship due
to a ruling last week by the Board of
Student Communications, according to
Impression editor Steve Oney.
Last week the board had said that all
campus publications must have the
sponsorship of either an academic depart
ment. the department of student affairs,
or the board itself The Impression.
Pamoja. and The Agriculturalist present
ly lack such sponsorship
In a letter to Warren K Agee, dean of
the journalism school. Oney asked that
the journalism school consider sponsor
ing the Impression, the campus general
interest magazine
Agee said that Oney s request "is
under consideration” and will be discuss
ed at a faculty committee meeting
Monday.
"I don't know what action will be
taken We’ll talk it over," Agee said.
Oney. is optimistic that the journalism
school will agree to sponsor the publica
tion "I think the journalism school will
take us,” Oney said
Although a search for a sponsor is still
underway, work on this quarter’s issue of
the Impression is going as scheduled,
Oney said
"We re planning to double our circula
tion this issue and run some color shots,”
Oney said.
Muse said, adding that his department
his submitted a second-priority list for a
like number of repairs for this year.
“These hoods are not as hazardous as
the first group, but they still don’t meet
the Regents’ standards." he said
Emphasizing that the Chemistry Build
ing's hoods are “adequate" in terms of
safe operation. Ruff said (hat “we’d
certainly like to upgrade them Maybe
one or two out of 100 are really bad
news ”
"No personal injuries that I know of
"have resulted from the operation of any
hood at the University. Muse said.
sought
Oney added that the board's ruling
"still looks very construed to put the
Impression out of business.” But, accord
ing to Oney. the Impression will comply
with the board's ruling and will "Wel
come the sponsorship of the journalism
school.”
The Agriculturist, another campus
publication affected by the board’s ruling,
has still not made any definite plans to
appeal for sponsorship.
“We might possibly approach the board
or the department of agriculture.” said
Agriculturist editor Cheryl Blackstock
Blackstock said that she first wants to
meet with the publication's staff and said
that it will be a few days before any
decision is made
Pamoja, a black student publication,
was thought to be effected by the board's
ruling However, according to Pamoja
editor Yvonne Shinhoster, the publication
is the house organ of the Black Student
Union and as such, is indirectly sponsor
ed by the Office of Student Activities
"The ruling doesn't effect us as much
as it does the Impression," Shinhoster
said “I’ve talked with Dr Noles-
(chairperson of the board of student
communications) about this and he
thinks the ruling doesn’t apply to Pamoja
either.”
Shinhoster also cited the fact that the
Office of Student Activities already
co-signs all checks with Pamoja as an
indication of indirect sponsorship by the
department
Capsule news
Ticket sales
Students interested in purchasing tickets to the Kentucky football game may do
so as long as tickets last, according to officials at the ticket office
Students wishing to buy general admission tickets for the Georgia Tech game
may purchase them at Tech.
Football coupon books are still being sold at the Coliseum ticket windows
However, a $3 late fee is being charge, making the total price $8
The University ticket office is open from 8:30 a m to noon and from 1 to 4 p in
Monday through Friday.
Sun set
Stop Utilitiocracy Now (SUN), a newly formed student organization which calls
for consumer control of utilities, will hold its first meeting tonight at 8 at the
Athens Women’s House at Five Points next to the Sassy Fox
Drug arrests
University Police report the arrest of several persons this past weekend on drug
related charges. Denise A. Dwyer, 21, Creswell, was charged with possession of
marijuana and cocaine. University students Todd Erick Naugle. 18, and Alan
Wayne Michael. 19, were arrested for possession of marijuana in the Brumby
parking lot
r-noto ny DAVID BRESI.AUER
Gambling
Some clever soul with a thirst for honesty in advertising has altered the sign on
this bill-changer to one more in line with reality. After trying several times to get
the dollar bill lined up in accordance with the picture, the student often finds that
his bill is too w rinkled for the machine's taste And if the bill ever is accepted, how
much change comes out is pure "chance."
Wall Street plans
to fight suspension
By FELICIA BOWENS
Assistant city editor
by Impression