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VOLl'MK 81, NUMBER 20
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THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS, GEORGIA 30S02
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1974
Inquiry
on Butler
started
By DEBORAH BU M
and THOMAS It. FRANKLIN
An informal inquiry is being conducted
by a committee in the College of Arts and
Sciences faculty senate in response to
allegations concerning the conduct of Dr.
Ronald Butler, assistant professor of
anthropology
The inquiry is a "preliminary proceed
ing" to determine whether formal dismis
sal hearings should be held, according to
Philip Lewis, chairman of the Faculty
Relations Committee The investigation
was initiated by John Stephens, dean of
Arts and Sciences.
The committee was instructed to
investigate Butler’s performance follow
ing allegations that Butler and his
physical anthropology class went to
lloagies Sandwich Shop and ended up
smoking marijuana Sept 26 According
to Butler, he planned the incident to force
the administration to hold open hearings
to expose problems at the University.
See related stories concerning the inci
dent at lloagies. Butler's complaints and
faculty dismissal procedures on Page
three.
Lewis said the investigation will consi
der “all matters relevant to Butler's
performance as a faculty member ." The
committee’s first meeting will be held
next Monday evening.
Meanwhile Butler is still teaching his
anthropology classes. “His position as a
faculty member is unchanged until such
time as due process changes it," accord
ing to Wilfrid Bailey, head of the
anthropology department
The College of Arts and Sciences
faculty senate is a body elected by
faculty members. All departments within
the school have at least one representa
live, and the large departments have
two.
The Faculty Relations Committee is
composed of seven members elected by
the full senate
Members of the committee are Bailey,
Ix'wis. associate professor of psychology
and committee chairman; John Corina,
associate professor of music; John Hol
lingsworth. associate professor of mathe
matics; John Stormer. assistant profes
sor of geology; Ingrid Ganlz, assistant
professor of classics, and l^awrence
Pomeroy, professor of zoology
Bailey said he will not be involved in
the committee deliberations since his
department is involved
State internship program
criticized by participants
By CAROLYN TATUM
Stale editor
Various aspects of the Georgia Intern
Program have been criticized or ques
tioned by administrators and student
participants, although many contend that
the good makes up for the bad in the
program
The program.designed and implement
ed under the Carter administration, is
handling an increasing number of stu
dents each year, although some students
feel the program would be more effective
if better organized
The chief criticism of the program
among many students is the lack of
organization and planning in selecting
and notifying interns that they will be
able to participate in the program i
applied for the program, but they didn't
get the names of the prospective employ
ers until I had already made plans to
attend school that quarter It would have
also meant that I would have had to find
a place to live and go through finals both
in a few days I decided not to fool with
it." the student added
“ONE CRITICISM I have about the
program is that 1 never saw my super
visor." one student commented "The
brochure says interns will see people
from the state periodically but I was in
the capital and I didn’t even hear from
them.’ he added
Another compiained that the agency he
was working in provided no real goal to
work for "1 was stuck in a cramped
office, they gave me assignments to do.
but after a while it got to be just busy
work The general air ct conservatism was
also stifling I needed and wanted to
participate in more seminars and intel
lectually enriching experiences, he said.
"Due to red tape up here. I did not get
any academic credit and the $600 paid
b\ the agency through the intern pro
gram • involved in the internship was not
enough to pay lor my room and board in
Atlanta More money should be allocated
so students won't lose money on the deal
If I had taken a course 1 would have had
to pay tuition and been even more in the
red." he added
TED HAMMOCK coordinator of the
program at the University, admits that
"some internships are valuable, while
others are probably worthless. Intern
ships are not supposed to provide cheap
labor for agencies to gel their busy work
done, hut that may happen sometimes."
he added
Capsule news
Ben Fortson to be here
Secretary of State Ben Fortson will be in Athens on Wednesday to hold a seminar
on election laws and procedures at the Georgia Power Company Auditorium at
1001 Prince Ave. It will be from 9am until noon
Alcohol violations studied
A hearing on alleged violations ol the city's alcoholic beverage ordinance by
Irelands s. lota Baxter Si . will be held at 7.30 p m Tuesday during a call meeting
ol the Athens City Council at City Hall
The alleged violations, selling beer to a minor and (ailing to maintain proper
order, stem (rom a June 20 shooting incident at Ireland's.
Sponsorship considered
The Executive Committee of the School of Journalism met in closet) session
Monday to consider a petition for sponsorship from the Impression magazine.
According to Dean Warren K Agee, the committee will have to consider the
question further before making a recommendation on the sponsorship to the full
journalism faculty.
Fraud may be
shown in audit
CHEATHAM,LEE
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Photo by CRAIG SCHNEIDER
STUDENT STRETCHES FINANCES WITH FOOD STAMPS
Charges may he brought against students suspected of fraud.
"perfectly willing" to admit he was
wrong in asking for Cheatham and Lee’s
resignations. Walsh added that he still
had complaints with the two.
At a meeting between the three
yesterday, Walsh accused Cheatham of
not coming to him personally with her
objections to his day care proposals,
adding that he "didn't like his ministers
criticizing him in the campus media."
“SPECIFICALLY. I am upset about
both their comments in The Red and
Black," Walsh said, but admitted he was
guilty of the same things he accused
Cheatham and Lee of doing
Cheatham said that she did not
"appreciate Walsh sending her messages
in The Red and Black asking for her
resignation either
Agreeing to put "personal differences"
aside. Cheatham and Walsh discussed
plans for a student referendum on
whether a day care center should be
funded by the Student Government
Association
Walsh told Cheatham that he "would
really like to see a day care center
funded," but said he could not fully
support the plan because of his “financial
responsibility to the students."
“I’M NOT about to take this student
body into a business venture that will
most assuredly lose money." Walsh said,
defending his stand on the day care
center
Jim Hartz, the co-host of the Today Show, visited the
University School of Journalism last week on his way to the
convention of the Georgia Association of Newscasters in
Clayton, Ga. Hartz taped a show with journalism professors
Larry Aldridge and John English, which will later be used for
instructional purposes in radio-broadcasting courses. Hartz
was invited to the school by English, his former next door
neighbor* and fellow band member On the panel. Hartz
discussed his working schedule, news in general and how it is
handled by jhe various networks, and Watergate news
coverage
By PAUL CURTIS
Assistant News Editor
Students who have attempted to stretch
weekly finances with illegal food stamps
may face fraud charges after a state
Quality Control Audit is made next week.
Several city officials, including workers
in the Department of Family and
Children Services, indicate that they
believe some students have “taken
advantage of the system” by using the
stamps without a dire need for the food
discount.
The Quality Control Audit could possi
bly turn up definite food stamp fraud
cases, according to Mary Collier, director
of the Department of Family and
Children Services (DFCS) and some
fraud cases should be found among
students.
“Right now the state is putting more
emphasis on fraud cases than ever
before, because the largest percentage of
error rate is due to false information,"
said Collier.
"We are following up on all questiona
ble cases, and they are going to be gone
over with a fine tooth comb," she added.
that students would be singled out for
investigation.
"Only a few randomly selected cases
will be checked," he said, "but the
auditors are very thorough and if there is
any evidence of fraud in the cases they
investigate, they will turn it up."
ALTHOUGH Collier thinks some stu
dents could be taking advantage of the
county’s Food Stamp program, she does
think that those students who do qualify
should be able to receive the stamps. "I
would not like to think that there was any
citizen in Clarke County who needed food
and didn't avail themselves through this
program," Collier said.
"Every citizen has a right to apply for
Food Stamps, and, if eligible, they have a
right to receive them, she said, "still, if
they used false information or did not list
all sources of income, they will be
prosecuted," she said.
Not everyone believes students should
be allowed to purchase food stamps.
RICK PARHAM. Associate Editor of an
Athens newspaper, edititorialized recent
ly that "generally affluent students"
have flooded the DFCS with applications
and taken time away from DFCS workers
which could be devoted to those in true
need.
"I know of an instance where two girls
who listed their residence in Sussex Club
Apartments applied for food stamps, and
when the DFCS office tried to contact
their parents to verify their income,
found they were taking a tour of
Europe," said Parham.
He added that while the two girls were
adults and they could be supporting
themselves, he did not feel that they were
paying the kind of rent which a needy
person would pay
Parham's main objection to student
participation in the program is because
he sees it as a form of scholarship.
"These people, even if they are needy,
should not be considered, because it is a
form of scholarship. They made the
choice to go after a higher education, and
if they are in such dire need of money,
they could go out and join the labor
force."
Parham also feels that, because Food
Stamp recipients are allowed to deduct
rent from their income to receive more
benefits, students on the program are
being encouraged to live in more expen
sive apartments.
rilUlU U> DUD
Hartz here
COLLIER SAID that some cases of
fraud had already been uncovered but
declined to say if they were students.
Students are eligible for Food Stamps if
their monthly income, after certain
deductions, falls below a predetermined
limit. Some of the deductions that can be
made from an applicant's income to
qualify for the stamps arc income taxes,
medical costs, rent or mortgage pay
ments, alimony, and education fees.
The limit an applicant's income must
fall below to qualify is $194 for a
household with only one person, $273 for a
household with two, $393 for three, and
$500 for four. Apartments housing two or
more students count as one household,
and, because ol a restriction forbidding
the preparation of food in dormitories,
students in dorms are not eligible for the
stamps.
Collier advised any student who applied
for the program using false information
to report it and offer to make restitution.
"That's the way some of our minor
fraud cases are handled," she said.
Tom Cochran, Assistant Food Officer in
the State Food Office in Atlanta, de
scribed the Quality Control Audit planned
for next week in Clarke County as
"strictly routine," and he did not believe
Ry NANCY BLACK
Assistant news editor
Admitting to an “overreaction" on his
pari. Student Government Association
President J Rivers Walsh said yesterday
that he will not fire Minister to Women
Dottie Lee or Coordinator for Day Care
Paula Cheatham.
During a recent controversy involving
establishment of a day care center and
comments made in the campus media.
Walsh had said he would fire Lee and
Cheatham if they did not resign
However, yesterday Walsh said he was
Cabinet members to stay