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VOLUME HI, NUMBER 22
■SIX
THE RED A ND BLACK
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
WEATHER
Mild days and cool nights
through Friday. lows
should be in the upper 40s,
highs in the upper 70s.
TIIF UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA 30602
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1974
University enrollment
may be lower next fall
By CAROLYN TATUM
State editor
The University may be forced to cut
the number of student admissions next
fall, due to the increased number of
students enrolled this year and the
resulting overcrowded conditions, accord
ing to Haskin Pounds, Vice-Chancellor of
the University system.
Pounds told the Board of Regents
Wednesday that a higher proportion of
students were admitted to the University
this fall, and an unusually high number
of students remained enrolled.
The admissions office always accepts
more students than they are able to
handle, since many applicants have
made multiple applications and will not
usually show up for classes. Pounds said
THIS YEAR, however, a higher percen
tage of those accepted did attend, and
thus, the original admissions quota was
exceeded.
This is especially significant since the
board has placed a limit on the growth of
the University to between 20.000 and
25,000 students If more students come
after they are accepted and stay enrolled,
then the University will eventually have
to lower the number of admissions in
order not to exceed the grow th rate
The admission growth rate rose 5.6
percent this fall, increasing student
enrollment from 20.000 to 21.(KM) students,
according to Pounds
CHANCELLOR GEORGE L. SIMPSON
said the increase in fall enrollment could
POWER COMPANY
Dept, gets dig grant
By MELITA EASTERS
Assistant copy editor
A $35,000 grant has been given to the
University’s anthropology department by
the Georgia Power Company to do a
survey for archeological sites in the
proposed Lake Wallace area
Lake Wallace, part of a hydro-electric
dam project will flood 18,000 areas of
land in North Georgia, and destroy 100
known sites and countless undiscovered
ones, according to Dean Wood, a member
of the salvage archeology crew that work
in the area
“Projects like this invariably destroy a
tremendous amount of material," said
Wood.
Sites in the lake basin range from
10.000 B.C. to Indian sites in the 17()0’s,
according to Wood
"A TREMENDOUS number of sites are
involved," Wood pointed out, adding that
just the survey stage of the project would
taken 40 weeks.
When we first heard about the project
a study was done to find out how much
total work, including excavation taking
around five years would cost. It cost
$380,000," Wood said
The study was done by a former
member of the anthropology faculty, the
late Dr. Joseph Caldwell.
Chief investigator of the project is Dr
David Hally, and supervisor is Chester
DePratt
Wood emphasized that a large amount
of damage would be done to the sites
once the waters flood the area, which is
located in Morgan county area.
"Large reservoirs will destroy what
ever is down there." he said "not so
much the pots and the arrowheads but
the cultural context in which they were
left. Without the context the artifacts are
not worth much except for collector’s
items "
WOOD ALSO pointed out that no
intensive work had ever been done in that
area of Georgia, and "we ll never know
about the area once it’s covered by
water."
"Not a day goes by in Georgia where
some archeological site is not destroyed."
Wood added
The anthropology department has been
conducting similiar salvage operations
since 1947. including projects with Lake
Sidney Lanier, the West Point Reservoir,
Carters Dam. the W F. Grange Reservoir.
Lake Allatoona. Lake Hartwell and
Clarke Hill
Professor Emeritus Dr A.R. Kelly has
worked on many of the projects since
that time.
Kelly cited his most depressing experi
ence as seeking a fortified site reported
in early documents as being built by a
famous Indian. Chestallchoee.
After searching for the site for two or
three seasons, the site was found — just
as the waters were rising to fill the
reservoir.
LOCATIONS OF proposed dam pro
jects are often the richest areas in terms
of archaeological finds "Often sites are
buried 30 to 50 feet deep Sites are
sometimes covered by alluvial or water-
deposited soil," Hally said Pre historic
tribes tended to concentrate agricultural
settlements along major rivers and
valleys.
"In pre-agricultural times hunting,
gathering berries and fishing activities
were centered around the bottomlands
and riverbanks." Hally said
"In theory one could say that the dams
were preserving the sites for future
excavation, but I’ve never known a dam
to be torn down, even after it’s not used
for power." Hally said.
"After the water rises to cover the
archeological sites, they can never be
recovered. We don’t know what the water
does to the sites." he said
In addition to the Lake Wallace project,
the department was planning to survey
the banks of 800,000 feet of channels and
streams soon to become a part of the Soil
Conservation Service’s watershed pro
ject, Hally said
Faculty members of good standing in
the department apply for salvage con
tracts, when it appears that a proposed
project might cover or destroy archaeolo
gical sites When the contract is awarded
the faculty member becomes the princi
pal investigator and writes a proposal to
have the project funded
THE WORK on the Laurens Shoals
project will continue year round with a
team of four workers in charge Students
will be able to spend weekends at the site
working on a volunteer basis.
Artifacts found during salvage opera
tions stay at the university for future
research and reference, according to
Hally
Salvage and survey operations might
become more usual in the future, he
added
Until recently there was no legal
protection of archaeological sites "Now
there is a law that requires an impact
statement to be submitted where federal
monies are spent on any project that
might adversely affect the environment."
Hally said
be accounted for by the current economic
situation.
"If economic conditions get bad enough,
people decide they had better go back to
school and prepare themselves." Simpson
said.
The University’s Associate Dean of
Student Affairs was not considered at the
Board meeting, because the nomination
was not sent to Atlanta in time to be
placed on the agenda.
"The Search committee worked over
time to get the name into Atlanta to be
considered by this Board meeting, but
they just had too many people to
interview, and too many people to
consider." said Louise McBee, dean of
student affairs.
The Board will consider McBee’s
nomination for Associate Dean of Student
Affairs during their November meeting,
McBee added.
The Search committee is a group of
students, faculty and administrators ap
pointed by McBee to interview applicants
and submit several nominations for the
position of Associate Dean of Student
Affairs.
McBee had the choice of choosing from
the committee’s nominations or selecting
another person for the post
DISCUSSION OF the proposed law
school at Georgia State University was
also postponed until the November meet
ing.
According to Regent Lee Burge of
Atlanta, a five member committee from
the Board met with the faculty of Emory
Law School who are studying the cost,
feasibility, and need for such an institu
tion in the Atlanta area.
"The results of the study are not yet
available, but I have been assured that
they will be ready by the next meeting."
Burge said
The decision of the Georgia State Law
School was postponed indefinitely at the
September Board meeting, after several
members spoke in favor of more cautious
deliberation
The Georgia Bar Association also
urged the Regents to postpone their
decision until several national studies on
law schools and the legal profession are
completed and published
In other action the Board accepted the
preliminary plans for a two story
addition to the present University build
ing of public safety at a cost of
approximately $300,000. The project, ap
proved in 1973, will begin after a building
contract is negotiated later this year
The Board also approved a new
undergraduate major — Medieval Studies
an interdisciplinary program adminis
tered by the English, history and art
departments of the University
Hinto by BILLY MULLIS
Letter campaign
The Veterans Association is sponsoring a letter writing campaign to urge House
action on a piece of Veteran’s legislation that has been in committee since 1973.
The bill would provide fora cost of living increase of 23 per cent in benefits, a nine
month extension in education benefits and a low interest loan program.
Ireland's liquor
license suspended
By FELICIA BOWENS
Assistant city editor
The liquor license of Ireland’s, 1063
Baxter, was suspended for 30 days
following a four hour hearing and a 30
minute executive session at a called
meeting of the Athens City Council
Tuesday night
The executive session, which was
closed to the public, was requested by
Ireland's lawyer. Gene Winburn No vote
was taken by the council on the matter
and no councilman questioned the move
to go into the secret session
Ireland's license was suspended on
three counts: selling beer to a minor.
Executive committee
on arts and sciences
agrees
seats
Photo by HILL i All ll
DR. A. R. KELLY
A history of work in salvage archaeology
By N \NCY BLACK
\ssistant news editor
After a show down with the senate arts
and sciences delegation, the senate exec
utive committee has approved then
nominations to fill five vancancies within
the delegation
Part of the controversy stemmed from
the tact that Terry Wehunt. a founder ol
ONWARD vii not chosen i*\ tin-
committee to fill one of the vacancies
Wehunt resigned from ONW ARD Tues
day because of that decision, hut later
changed his mind, "after ONWARD
officials refused to accept my resigna
tion." said Wehunt
Tl»e executive committee originally
told the arts and sciences committee that
they would not accept their recommenda
tions. according to arts and sciences
committee chairperson. Vicki Poteet.
"JAY HI. \( KBl RN a member nt the
executive committee* called me and said
they would keep turning down our list ot
selections until Wehunt s name was on
it. Poteet said
Poteet said that the only reason the
executive committee decided to accept
the committee's selection was to insure
that the senate would be able to elect a
treasurer at Wednesday night's meet
ing."
"We backed them in a cornet They
needed all the senators there to elect a
treasurer and they wanted to be sure
Preston Lewis got in. so they had no
choice but to accept our recommenda
tion." Poteet said
She called the situation a "showdown"
between the arts and sciences delegation
and the executive comm it ee and said
"we won
However according to Blackburn, the
committee approved the selections "be
cause the delegation oau made their
choices on the criteria thev had establish
ed
THERE \\ \s still some dissatisfac tion
yesterday with the choices within the
executive committee, according to sever
al sources
"We had originally planned not to
accept the delegation's selections because
we did not think their criteria were
objective But since the delegation had
made their decision on their own criteria
and the bylaws give them this right, we
decided that we should therefore accept
then reccommendations ." Blackburn
said
However. Blackburn said he still
thought the delegation may have passed
up some very qualified people"
\t CORDING TO Poteet. the executive
committee was apparently upset because
Wehunt and ONWARD vice-chairperson
Brett Highland were not selected
However. Wehunt and Highland al
ready have some input into student
government and we a anted some fresh
people with no political ties ♦& fill the
positions, she said adding that there
were 21 applicants for the five positions.
"I am still dissatisfied with the way the
selections were made, but that has
nothing to do with the people who were
selected, said Wehunt adding that he
had "no hard feelings about not being
•elected."
He added that his decision to resign
was influenced by a discussion with six
members of ONWARD, during which he
decided that it was not in the best
interest of the party to resign
Although. Wehunt expressed dissatis
faction with the senator selections. Poteet
said that Wehunt had only received one
vote from the committee and "that was
from Blackburn" who is also a member
of the arts and sciences delegation •
failing to maintain order at the business
and gambling
THE CHARGES of selling beer to a
minor and failing to maintain proper
order stem from a June 20 incident at
Ireland's in which Gary Cutshaw of
Athens was fatally wounded William
Daniel Moore, also known as William
Daniel Morgan, has been charged with
the slaying
The gambling charge arises from two
incidents in which William Keith Moon
and others allegedly played cards for
money at the business
DURING THE HEARING. Moon, who
was Moore’s companion the night of the
shooting, said he had played cards at the
business on several different days
Moore’s mother. Sarah Sisson, also
testified that she had seen Moon gam
bling at Ireland's and that she had
changed money for the persons who were
allegedly gambling
Most of the testimony at the trial
centered on whether or not Moore's true
age was generally known, and the
circumstances surrounding the shooting
itself
Most witnesses testified that Moore
appeared to be at least 18. and several
Ireland's employes said Sisson had
represented her son's age to be above 16.
Sisson denied ever misrepresenting her
son's age to anyone, and said she did not
know of him misrepresenting his age
Capsule news
Nader to be here
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader will speak in the Coliseum at 7:30 pm. Oct 13.
Nader is on campus to meet with students at the University who are trying to start
a chapter of Public Interest Research Group <P1RG). a national organization
which he founded in 1970 to deal with such issues as the environment, consumer
protection and discrimination.
Hospital sued
A University journalism professor has joined his wife's children in filing suit
against local hospital authorities in the death*of his wife
Edmund Clayton Lynch, assistant professor of journalism. Elizabeth Downey
Hudson. David Charles Downey and Pamela Sue Lynch have charged the Hospital
Authority of Clarke Country and the Athens General Hospital with negligence in
on with the death <>t Ina Mae Lynch. 47
Mrs Lynch was icported missing from the hospital April 5 Her body was found
April 10. hidden in a steam pump closet at Athens General