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VUIAJM*. 82, M MBER 5 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS. (iKOKGU 3INM2 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1875
The Dixie dilemma
Dancz stands his ground on band policy
By BUDDY WALLER
Redcoat Band Director Roger Dancz reaffirmed his decision Tuesday that
“under no circumstances” will he allow his musicians to play “Dixie" at
University athletic events.
Union of the American People (UAP) member Martin O'Toole said at the
campus political party's Sept. 18 meeting that Dancz would allow the Redcoats to
vote on the “Dixie'' issue and accept the results as final.
“Martin O’Toole's statement...is completely false. Our decision was reached in
1971 and is unchanged and will remain so,” Dancz said in a prepared statement.
In 1971, Dancz decided to drop “Dixie" from the Redcoats' repertoire because of
"verbal and physical harrassment” from "obnoxious drunks” and others whenever
the band played the song.
LAST YEAR, University students voted by a three to one margin, in favor of
having the band play "Dixie,” but Dancz declined to accept those results as
binding.
UAP waged a campaign to urge student support for "Dixie” in the referendum
and has criticized Dancz for his continued prohibition on the song.
"Our mission is to back the Georgia team with school songs and cheers and to
entertain those at games with the best in popular music. We urge the student body
to put this divisive issue behind us and to put our full energies into backing the
teams,” the Dancz statement said.
O’Toole said of Dancz's remarks, "He's (Dancz) lied before and he’s lied again.
He ain't changed. His credibility should be zero with anyone who listens to him.
We’re just going on what we heard.”
O'Toole said Vice President for Development and University Relations H. Perk
Robins, following a meeting with Dancz, informed another UAP member, Mike
Johnson (who in turn, informed O’Toole) that Dancz had agreed to poll the
BAND DIRECTOR ROGER DANCZ
Redcoat Band will not play Dixie
Redcoats to determine their sentiments on the "Dixie” question.
OF DANCZ'S denial that he has lifted his 1971 ban on "Dixie,” O'Toole said, “I’m
not sure whether he lied to Perk or is lying now."
During his meeting with Dancz, "One thing suggested was that rather than
everybody being so upset with Dancz because it was his decision not to play ‘Dixie’
that he might give consideration to the possibility of taking a poll of the band to
determine how they feel about playing Dixie'," Robins said
“Dancz did not say he would take a poll He did not commit himself,” Robins
said. “The decision is for Dancz to make only, certainly not the vice president for
development and university relations." Robins added
"We certainly respect whatever his decision is," Robins said.
He said Johnson misinterpreted or garbled the information concerning the
conversation with Dancz, thereby leading to O’Toole's misapprehension.
THE BAND director said he was tired of continually having to reiterate a
decision on “Dixie" which has remained unchanged since 1971
“It's a dead issue. I want to get it behind us," Dancz said
He added that the long-running "Dixie" controversy had made his job “a hell of
a lot more difficult and unpleasant."
Robins said University President Fred C Davison and University alumni
association officials have received letters from alumni upset over Dancz’s stand on
"Dixie" and some of them have withheld or reduced their financial support of the
University.
Nevertheless, according to Robins, "We did get more money from more people
than ever before iduring the past year).
"The fact that the band doesn't play 'Dixie' creates certain public relations
problems. If they did play it. it would create a different set of P R problems We
would have problems whether they play it or don't play it," Robins said
Miller named acting head
By ROGER ALLEN
» Dr. Eugene F. Miller has been recom
mended for the post of acting department
head for the University’s political science
department, according to an announce-
> ment made yesterday by Dean John C.
Stephens of the College of Arts and
Sciences.
If his appointment is confirmed by
University President Fred C. Davison
and the Board of Regents, Miller will
assume full responsibilities as depart-
, ment head for one year while a decision
is made on a permanent department
head.
Miller will succeed Dr. Robert E.
Clute, whose three year term expired
Sept. 1.
Also promoted at a departmental
faculty meeting yesterday were Dr. Gary
K Bertsch, who will serve as graduate
director for the political science depart
ment and Dr. Bruce A. Campbell who
will serve as undergraduate director.
According to Miller, the names of four
candidates for permanent department
head have been submitted to Stephens by
the faculty search committee. Stephens
and Davison will seek approval from the
Board of Regents for one of those
candidates.
Miller received his B.A. and M.A.
degrees from Emory University and his
Ph D. from the University of Chicago. He
taught at Davidson College and Furman
University in 1967. In 1972 he was
promoted to associate professor of politi
cal science.
Miller expressed great hope for the
political science department. "We have
good people here and some new people. I
have a very bright outlook for the
department.”
He also discounted rumors of dissen
sion within the department as reasons for
the resignations of a number of faculty
members last year.
“We’ve had some good people in the
department and a few of them received
some very attractive offers at other
schools," he said.
ON STUDENT MONEY
Lawyer to brief senate
By JANE SINGER
’ Assistant news editor
The Student Senate and the newly formed task force on
student activities fees will hold a specially called joint
meeting tonight at 6:20 p.m. in the law school auditorium to
hear Atlanta attorney Ralph Walker speak on the legality of
student control of student monies.
Walker is a former Emory University professor now
practicing law in Marietta. He has been involved in several
cases concerning the University system.
The task force was formed at the beginning of the summer
by students here and at Georgia State University in Atlanta
for the purpose of "seeking from the Board of Regents control
of student activities fees,” according to Steve Patrick,
treasurer of the Student Government Association (SGA).
Since then, support for the task force’s position has spread
to the Georgia Tech and West Georgia campuses.
THE POSITION of the task force is that control of the fees
should be given to student governments at schools throughout
the University System of Georgia, Patrick said
Student funds are presently controlled by the school
administrators. The task force proposes professional accoun
tants be hired by the Student Government Associations and all
financial data be made public.
"The SGA is the only body at the University elected by
students," Patrick stated in a recent task force report. "It is
logically the best authority on student activities fees "
The task force’s proposal has encountered little opposition
at Georgia State, according to Mary Mitchell, SGA business
representative and Student Advisory Council (SAC) delegate
there.
"TIIE ADMINISTRATION has voiced no strong opposition
to it as long as we’re willing to work with them." she said,
adding that prospects for approval of the proposal appear
good
Tonight's meeting at the law school is open to all students
and Patrick said he hopes a large attendance will help raise
popular support for the task force’s position
Photo by ALLEN S. BURKS
The tow truck cometh
One of the most sinking feelings in the world is returning to the space where you
parked your car and finding it gone — towed away With twice as many cars
registered on campus as there are parking spaces this is an increasing problem for
a number of students. And perhaps an increasing source of revenue at $25 a car for
tow truck operators.
Department
gives data
on overflow
Fifty-four students are currently living
in overflow housing on campus, accord
ing to housing department figures re
leased Tuesday.
Overflow housing refers to students
living in dorm study rooms, kitchens, etc
By community, the breakdown of 1
students living in overflow areas is.
Russell. 20: Myers, 14; Hill, five; Reed,
five.
All the women currently living in
overflow areas should be moved by the
end of the room change period, according
to Jerry Studdard, assistant to the
director of housing He declined to
speculate on when all the men could be
relocated into regualr dorm rooms
Studdard said some people might be
moved from one overflow area to
another, if facilities were available,
adding. "We re surveying to see if there’s
any space that's better than what we've
got now.”
If students are moved in this fashion.
Studdard added, they will be placed in
areas where there are proper closets and
desks
FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR
Grants reach all time high
By PAT MCGEE
Research grants for the University’s
1974-75 fiscal year reached an all-time
high with over $33 million dollars
received for general and agricultural
research projects, according to Dr
Robert C. Anderson, University vice
president for reserach
Of that total. $18,692,455 was received
for general research and $14,512,544 was
earmarked for agricultural research.
Grants for agricultural research are
used to support studies conducted by the
main agricultural experiment stations in
Athens. Tifton and Experiment 'located
near GrifCn) and at various branch
stations around the state.
General research projects are conduct
ed by various colleges, school and
research units of the University The
College of Arts and Sciences led all other
units in funds granted for research with
almost $4 million. The biochemistry
department led all departments within
the college in awards granted
RESEARCH AWARDS of almost $2
million were given the Institute of
Ecology and grants of approximately
$882 iKK) were awarded the College of
Veterinary Medicine
At the Institute of Ecology , which is
headed by Dr Eugene P Odom, research
is carried on in a variety of locations,
from North Carolina to Venezuela
One team researchers from the insti
tute is currently working in Venezuela
with Venezuelan and German scientists
studying some of the effects of forest
harvest and agriculture
other Institute scientists do their
research at the Savannah River Ecology
laboratory, located at the Savannah
River nuclear energy plant in Aiken. S C
ANOTHER TEAM of researchers,
headed by Dr D A Crossley Jr., conducts
studies in cooperation with the U S.
Forest Service at the service's Coweta
Hydrologic Laboratory in Franklin, N C
Experiments are conducted in Franklin
and analyzed here at the Institute The
research, dealing with the mineral cycle,
was started in 1968
ACCORDING TO Anderson, the total
grant funds awarded for the fiscal year
of 1974-75 was $3 3 million dollars higher
than the total for the previous year, an
incrase of 11 per cent While Anderson
noted that outside support for research
increased by 17 per cent, he added that
state support for general research re
mained about the same
This is the tenth consecutive year that
outside research funds to the University
have increased and it is the first time
that outside support for general research
projects alone has exceeded $10 million
CAPSULE NEUS
Senate meeting
The Student Senate wili meet tonight at 6:20 p m in the law school auditorium.
There will be a speaker on the topic "Student Control of Student Acitivities Fees;”
the meeting is open to the public
Senate vacancies
There are vacancies in the Student Senate in the Graduate, Forestry, Arts and
Sciences and Environmental Design delegations Applications for those interested
in filling these vancancies can be picked up in the student government office in
Memorial.
Club registration
All student clubs and organizations at the University must re-register with the
Department of Student Activities in Memorial by Sept 26 For further infoimation,
call Fred Brown at 2-2H16
