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Suit questions
senate's rights
All together now . .
Photo by HOKE CARTER
The newly remodeled Fine Arts Auditorium rang with the sound of 350 voices
performing at the Dave Brubeck Concert Monday. Pianist Bruheck and trio were
accompanied by the University Oratorio Chorus, wind ensemble and percussion
ensemble. The performers presented a jazz contata ‘The Gates of Justice” which
was written by Brubeck Concentrating on the historic and spiritual parallels of the
Jew and the American Negro, the theme of the contata is the brotherhood of man.
according to Brubeck See concert review, page 5
Trial begins in negligence suit
By SANDI MARTIN
News editor
» A petition questioning whether the
Student Senate has the right to grant a
leave of absence to the Executive Vice
President of the Student Government
- Association (SGA) has been filed with the
Student Judiciary.
The petition was filed by Chip Wheeler
(Arts and Sciences) and Steve Patrick
• iGraduate) in connection with the recent
leave of absence granted by the senate to
Mark Forsling, SGA executive vice presi
dent
, Forsling had requested that he be
excused from his duties on the Elections
Committee because he felt his campaign
for SGA President would hamper his
objectiveness on the committee
Wheeler and Patrick contend, however,
that the senate does not have the right to
grant such a leave because that right is
not granted to the senate in the Student
Body Constitution.
AT TIIE LAST regular meeting of the
senate. Tommy Bordeaux (Graduate),
chairman of the Elections Committee,
presented a motion asking the "sense of
the senate," or opinion, on whether SGA
, President Jodie O’Connell could sit on the
committee in place of Forsling. The
motion was approved by a large margin.
“It says in the constitution that the
. executive vice president shall serve as
vice chairman of the Elections Commit
tee It doesn't say anything about the
senate being able to grant him a leave of
absence,” Wheeler said.
Anderson Frazier (Graduate) said,
"We have been trying to abide by the
constitution and make it work. We are
paying the executive vice president to
perform certain duties, and we expect
him to do them."
Forsling. however, said that he still is
on the Elections Committee, and there
fore the constitution has not been
violated. In his statement to the judiciary
Carter and
Ford lead
(UPll—Early returns from the impor
tant Floridae primary yesterday showed
Jimmy Carter leading George Wallace
and Henry Jackson, and President Ger
ald Ford taking the majority of votes
from Ronald Reagan.
Key precincts showed Carter running
far ahead of Wallace and Jackson among
blakcs, young people and even Wallace
"redneck" loyalists. Ford also led in all
three categories
Ford, who predicted victory, hoped for
a large win in Florida to thwart Reagan's
bid for the Republican presidential
nomination. The President defeated Rea
gan in New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts, although Reagan’s cam
paign was only a write-in.
Reagan and Ford were battling for 66
delegates to the Republican national
Convention next August in Kansas City.
Carter, Wallace and ackson battled for 81
delegates to the Democratic National
Convention in New York
Carter took a surprising win in New
Hampshire and went on to sweep the
Vermont primary However, Jackson
took the Massachusetts primary despite
strong opposition from Jackson and
Morris Udall Carter placed fourth in the
Massachusetts primary
The voter turnout in the Florida
primary was estimated at 60 per cent.
he pointed out that the "senate ratified
the request by the Elections Committee
that I be granted a leave of absence, and
in addition, ratified a request ...that
President O'Connell serve in my
stead..."
WHEN HE received the nomination for
SGA President from FOCUS political
party, Forsling said he realized the
conflict of interest existed in serving on
the Elections Committee and conducting
a campaign “I planned to resign as
exectuive vice president, but when I told
O'Connell he asked that I not so I could
continue to aid him in the executive
branch," Forsling said.
"At his request I did not resign," he
added.
He defended the fact that he is entitled
to receive his pay because "although this
(working on the Elections Committee) is
one duty I am not able to perform, I don’t
feel that not performing that one duty
should override all the other duties I am
performing.”
Frazier said the petition was not
questioning Forsling's personal integrity,
but said "if the senate is allowed to
tamper with the constitution this time,
next time it may be really bad.”
The way in which Bordeaux presented
the motion was protested by Wheeler.
"The way it was presented, it was like an
opinion. The senate can't do that,” he
said.
Wheeler is hopeful that the judiciary
will rule in favor of the petition. "If they
rule on the constitution the way it is
written, I don’t see how they could rule
any other way,” he asserted
By PATRICIA TEMPLETON
Associate news editor
Bobby Anthony, a senior public rela
tions major, announced his candidacy for
president of the Student Government
Association (SGA) Tuesday.
Anthony will be running as an indepen
dent. "Political parties have too much
bickering. It's time to get someone who
will do something for the students,"
Anthony said.
"Parties have gotten to be more of a
social club than a representation of
students." he added
As SGA president, Anthony feels he
could establish better relations between
the administration, faculty and students
"I feel communication is lacking now,"
he said.
"I WOULD like to have student leaders
sit down with the administration and
work out problems and get information
straight." Anthony said.
Other issues Anthony feels are impor
tant are saving the Milledge bus and
bringing the various interests in North
and South Campus together “I feel there
is too much dissension between the two
now," he commented.
Anthony also tavors the legalization of
the sale of alcohol on campus and the
abolishment of the freshman residency
requirement.
Anthony feels that "SGA is just a voice
now. I would like to see student
government have more power I think
By JIM GALLOWAY
City editor
Jury selection was completed and
opening remarks were made Tuesday
afternoon by both sides in the $1 million
damage suit filed against the Hospital
Authority of Clarke County and Athens
General Hospital, charging negligence in
BOBBY ANTHONY
SGA should have control over student
activities fees."
Anthony is a member of the Ski Club.
PRSSA, and Sigma Pi fraternity
Anthony is the sixth person to declare
candidacy for SGA president. Elections
for the post will be on April 7 and a
runoff, if one is needed, will be held April
14.
Officers
selected
The Panhellenic officers for 1976 will be
installed tonight at the Athens Country
Club They are: president, Nancy
Williams; first vice president, Jamie
Bonner; second vice president. Gay
Holliday; secretary, Kathy Sarajian:
treasurer, Jane Whitlow; public relations
chairman, Claudia Woody; scholarship
chairman. Francis Davis; and junior
Panhellenic advisor. Linda Hawk
“We are eager for Panhellenic to be
involved in programming that will enable
women to develop in every aspect of
college life.' Williams said
She said Panhellenic will continue to
offer activities which will complement
each girl's sorority life Two recent
events sponsored by Panhellenic were the
International Coffee House and the David
Brubeck Concert
Williams added Panhellenic will also
encourage communication between the
sororities on campus
"We re hoping for as close a Greek
system as possible. " she said
connection with the death of Ina Mae
Lynch in April. 1974
Mrs. Lynch's husband. Edmund C.
Lynch, and their three children are the
plaintiffs in the suit being heard in
Clarke County Superior Court. Lynch is
an assistant professor in the University
School of Journalism
While recovering from surgery. Mrs
Lynch apparently wandered away from
her hospital room on April 5. 1974. and
was found dead in a stairwell closet on
the first floor of the hospital five days
later, alter an unsuccessful search hiid
been conducted.
After the opening remarks, the jury
was supposed to make an inspection tour
of Mrs Lynch's hospital room, the
surrounding area, and the stairwell closet
in which her body was found The trip
has been sanctioned by both parties
involved in the suit, aceording to plaintiff
attorney Thomas Malone.
JURY SELECTION, which began Mon
day morning behind closed doors, ended
early Tuesday afternoon. The opening
Charges
on Miller
dropped
By ROBERT ALEXANDER
Stale editor
The Equal Economic Opportunity Co
mission (EEOC) dropped a charge of sex
discrimination last week against Lt. Gov
Zell Miller for alleged sex discrimination
in his announcement that the sergeant al
arms post in the Georgia Senate would be
filled by the president of the Georgia
Jaycees or his designate
The Georgia Jaycees allows only male
members
The charge was filed Jan 9 by Peg
Nugent, an Atlanta radio announcer, on
behalf of Dorothy Tracy, state president
of the Georgia League of Women Voters
In February, Miller's legal counsel
contended before the EEOC that the
position was not covered under Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because he
was an elected official
IN A LETTER to Miller March 4. Ted
McPherson, district director of EEOC,
said the case was "administratively
closed" due to a "lack of jurisdiction ”
"This is not the way to spend tax
money,” Tracy said Monday. “To spend
tax money from stale-wide revenues on a
group that limits its membership to one
sex is questionable, she said
The Litigation Office of the League
might consider continuing (he case under
the Fourteenth Amendment, according to
Tracy The matter will be considered at
the next State Board meetings on March
17 and 18
However, legal costs may be a deter
mining factor on whether or not the
matter will be pursued. Tracy said
She also said the EEOC's lack of
jurisdiction in the case provides an
example of why the League supports the
Equal Rights Amendment (EIlAi The
ERA. unlike the EEOC, has jurisdiction to
cover discrimination in government a
gencies The EEOC only has authority
over cases in private industry. Tracy
said
speeches began an hour later, expressing
the intended strategy ol both the plaintiff
and the defense.
Malone, who. along with Edward Au
gustine. is representing Lynch, proposed
to the jury that the hospital was
neglectful in both preventing Mrs. Lynch
from walking away Irom her hospital
room, and in conducting the unsuccessful
search immediately alter her disappear
ance was discovered
The hospital had tailed in its duty to
provide "ordinary and reasonable care"
lor the patient. Malone said
Mrs Lynch had a past history of
emotional problems, of which the hospital
was aware, and had appeared "very
confused, out of reality" to nursing
personnel moments belore she disap
peareti. Malone said
HE UdSEIi the hospital of making
only a “superficial" search and cited as
an example the fact that one person
participating in the search "didn t even
have a flashlight and had to use a
cigarette lighter instead "
Defense attorney Eugene Epting. who.
along with attorney Gary Blasingame. is
representing the Athens hospital and the
county hospital authority, countered Ma
lone's opening arguments
"Nothing really happened to indicate
that Mrs Lynch was the type ol person
who would wander off." Epting said
Even if Mrs Lynch's situation had
warranted 24 hour personal care, "the
doctor should have lieen the one to
decide." Epting said
IT WAS the duty ol the hospital to
exercise "reasonable care—not to foresee
and guard against" the unlikely. Epting
said
The defense denied that the search was
conducted carelessly, and said Mrs
Lynch had apparently left the building
during the search, later returning to the
hospital
Epting said two hours after Mrs.
Lynch's disappearance the searcher
"who used the cigarette lighter." had
looked into the closet in which she was
later found and could see the entire area
Mrs. Lynch was not there at the time.
Epting said
Malone, in his statement, instructed the
jury to reach its own decision on the
amount of damages to be awarded to the
Lynch family if the case is found in favor
of the plaintiffs The $1 million damage
figure is only an approximation, he said.
Capsule news
Allocations forms
If your campus organization has not yet received forms for spring line item
allocations, you may pick up the appropriate forms in the SGA offices In order to
be eligible for Student Activities money for Fiscal Year 1976-77 these forms must
be completed and returned to Student Government by April l
Mangione tickets
Tickets for the March 12 concert of Chuck Mangione are available at the
information booth in Memorial
SGA petitions
Petitions for candidacy in the upcoming Student Government Association (SGA)
elections are available at the SGA office in Memorial They must be turned in by 5
p m March 19 Anyone interested in running for office, w hether connected with a
political party or not. may pick up a petition and establish his or her candidacy
Photo by BOB LYON
Blast off
The area arcund Ag Drive. Carlton Street and East Campus Road has been the site
of blasting for the new addition to the vet school recently Safety officials said
those streets may be closed from time to time because of the blasting, and they
have asked students to use caution when in a blasting area They also requested
that two-way radios be turned off when dynamite is being used, because " radius
can sometimes cause the dynamite to explode before it is supposed to." The
construction will be continuing for at least a year
Anthony to run
for presidency