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The Red and Black, Frida}. March 12, 1976
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Focus adopts platform,
nominates candidates
By STEVE BILLS
Assistant news editor
FOCUS adopted its cam
paign platform and nominated
candidates for University
Council seats at its meeting
Wednesday
Ned Fowler, a student sena
tor (Business) and member of
By JULIE Kl 1IK
March 19 has been chosen by
the Clarke County Commission
and Athens General Hospital
representatives as the decision
date for the county-owned hos
pital's request of $5 million for
hospital improvement
To fund the improvements
the county's tax millage rate
could show an increase of up In
164 mills, according to a
report submitted to the com
mission by hospital representa
tives.
Commissioner Herbert Lo
gan stated he could not support
a millage increase in the
county.
However, Commissioner
Jewell John said because of
inflation the sooner the hospi
tal is funded the less the
improvements will cost.
John asked Singleton whe
ther the requested improve
ments would result in a dupli
cation of services between
Athens General and St. Mary's
—a private facility.
the platform committee, said
after the meeting the three
main points of the platform
are the continuation of the
Milledge bus route, increased
financial aid for the women's
athletic programs, and close
work with the Board of Re
gents to include the placing of
a student on the board
EFFORTS HAVE been made
to eliminate duplication of ser
vices between the two area
hospitals, according to Hospi
tal Administrator Bill Single-
ton.
Among the Hospital Authori
ty's 15-item ‘'top-priority” list
for funding. Singleton has
termed the first nine items as
"minimal needs.”
The first nine items include
$520,906 for renovation of the
pediatrics ward, $400,000 for
renovation and relocation of
mental health facilities,
$400,000 for new radiology
equipment and $368,000 for
space additions for new radio
logical eqipment Also included
are $250,000 for electrical re
novations. $231,616 for expan
sion of kitchen facilities,
$179,095 for expansion of labor
atory and pharmacy space.
$150.(MX) fur expansion and re
surfacing of parking space and
$69,120 for an addition to surgi
cal facilities
John suggested having a
public question and answer
session to acquaint the public
with hospital tunding.
The platform calls for quar
terly contracts for housing and
food services.
FOCUS intends to emphasise
six major areas of student
concern in its campaign:
—Student services, including
the Milledge bus issue and the
construction of a new student
center
—Academic affairs, includ
ing opposition to the major
area exit exams, abolishment
of the W'F (Withdrawn-Failing)
grade, and the publication of a
faculty-course evaluation on a
quarterly basis.
—Athletics, with planks fa
voring support for the intra-
murals program, proportional
funding for women's athletics,
and the establishment of an
Intramural Committee to over
see the operation of the in
tramurals program
—Minority student affairs,
affecting veterans, married
students, and women.
—Student government re
forms. including the establish
ment of college councils to
oversee direct allocation of
student activities fees to or
ganizations located in each
school, the placement of stu
dent regent, and opposition to
further tuition hikes
—Housing, including the
abolition of the freshman resi
dency requirement and quar
terly contracts
The party also nominated the
following for the University
Council: Agriculture. -Home
Economics Environmental De-
sign-David Day: Arts and Sci
ences. Leigh Langston and
Andy Anderson; Business. Di
ane Wooten: Education, Phillip
Montgomery; Journalism-
Pharmacy-l.aw-Veterinary
Medicine. Carolyn Wilde'.
Hospital requests funds
for priority improvements
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Sculpture
"Inter-views,” an exhibit of sculpture by M.B. Mason, is
characterized by an attempt to pull together organic forms
and movements and more rectilinear, man-made shapes
The result is quite effective.
Much of the work reflects a concern with the combination
of materials and the way in which they work together. The
fibrous nature if various woods—maple, oak, mahogany
and others—is contrasted with the more compact, hewn or
carved quality of stone. "Project 3-76 (2),” done in
aluminum and mahogany, contrasts the organic quality of
wood with the more artificial, man-made aspects of the
metal.
Perhaps the most interesting piece in the exhibit is
"Project 11-74," done in wood and plaster with connecting
bolts. It has the primitive look of the wheel of an ancient
cart and is even functional—it can be rolled along the floor.
The rough, unfinished quality of the wood here is in
contrast with the highly polished smoothness of several
other works
“Project 3-76 (4)," done in polished Italian chestnut and
fiberglass, shows Mason's affection for his material, much
like that of a dedicated violin-maker.
Not only the sculpture itself, but the space around it is
important There is a concern for a three-dimensional
statement here that can only be appreciated by observing
from all sides the works and the way in which they relate
exhibit effective
WOOD AND STONE COMBINED
Elongated lines are charactistic of Mason's work
Text by Lila Moore
Photos by James Corn
PROJECT 74-11
Piece has primitive quality
to each other.
The base on which the sculpture is placed is often an
integral part of the overall message.
Much of Mason's work is extenuated, maybe because of
his concern for wood as a fibrous material. There is often a
directional movement, almost like arms pointing to another
area He seems facinated with overlapping forms and
variations on regular shapes. For example, in one instance
there is a sharply linear shape moving into an overlapping
relationship Mason also deals a lot with propeller shapes
It is significant that the artist does not choose to title his
work except in a kind of listing by date and materials used
He evidently feels more specific titles would conjure up
preconceived images and he prefers to let each spectator
draw his own conclusions
• The exhibit can be roughly divided into materials, like
wood, that the artist worked on directly, and those that are
cast by one of several methods
The figure may be carved from styrofoam and then
invested (packed with) sand to make a mold. Then the
metal is poured in. Or the piece may be carved from wax,
using investment (plaster) to make the mold. The wax is
burned out and replaced with metal. It is refined further
according to the artist’s judgement.
"Inter views" displays a nice combination of scale, size,
and materials. It will continue through March 20 at the
Lyndon House on Hoyt Street.
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Students involved in campaign
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By CHRIS GUIDE
Assistant news editor
Campaign organizations for
1976 presidential hopefulls Car
ter, Wallace.Reagan and Ford
have registered with student
activities.
The Jimmy Carter organi
zation. which claims about 40
members, is the largest group,
according to co-chairman Son
ny Bowen.
"We were actively involved
on the Carter money-raising
telethon held last month and
have been passing out flyers on
Carter around Athens." Bowen
said.
The group is also preparing
for the May 4 Georgia-
Presidential Preference Pri
mary by collecting signatures
for the petitions of national
convention delegates running
for Carter in the primary.
"We've kind of slacked off
right now," Bowen reported.
"It's the end of the quarter,
and Carter's organization
hasn't really gotten cranked up
yet in Georgia.”
Aitnough Carter’s national
and state organizations are
good, money is scarce, he
added.
Students for Carter will be
assisting at the Carter cam
paign center in Athens when it
opens next quarter, he said.
The student committee will
not limit itself to the-
University campus Plans are
being made to send students to
New York to campaign for
Carter as well as working
throughout Georgia, Bowen
said
Students for Ford, which has
25 members listed, met with
the Clarke County Ford cam
paign chairman Wednesday
night for a strategy session,
according to chairman Al
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The committee is in the
process of compiling a list of
Ford supporters who will be
contacted about campaigning
for the president, he said
"We're still in the planning
stages right now,' Hodge said.
"But I think Ford's primary
victories are showing how
strong he is—we won't have
any trouble raising support for
him."
Youth for Wallace, the other
Democratic organization work
ing on campus, held an or
ganizational meeting Wednes
day night. "We’re not sure
whal we'll be doing until we
meet with the county organ
ization," Steve Loop, chairman
of the committee, said.
“We will be helping man the
Wallace campaign headquar
ters here in Athens," Loop
said.
The group's plans will not be
finalized until next quarter, he
continues, although Loop would
like to see Wallace visit the
campus
"I think the candidates
should pay more attention to
college campuses There's a lot
of potential voters here who
aren't being reached by any
one,” he commented
Larry Epps, chairman of the
Youth for Reagan committee,
said the committee began as a
small group within the College
Republican, party on campus.
"There's kind of a split in
the College Republicans right
now between the Ford suppor
ters and the Reagan sup
porters," he said.
The committee, which has
about 13 members now, will be
sponsoring a voter registration
drive on campus next quarter
Epps reported that Reagan
himself was scheduled to be in
Athens the weekend of March
12, but cancelled the stop to
campaign in Illinois.
Elderly may enroll free
By JANE SINGER
The state senate unanimous
ly passed a bill last week to
recommend a constituional a
mendment allowing Georgians
over age 62 to attend state
colleges and universities tui
tion-free on a space-available
basis
The amendment, which is
subject to the approval of a
majority of voters in a refer
endum to be held in November,
would direct the Board of
Regents to begin the program
in the fall of 1977 Elderly
students would be admitted to
any classes with room for
them, except classes in dental,
medical, veterinary and law
schools.
There are currently six stu
dents over age 60 attending the
University. While some are
merely taking courses they are
interested in. others are going
for full degrees, according to
Miriam Peifer, a graduate
student in gerontology here.
Similar programs have been
instituted in 30 other states,
with a high degree of success,
Jim Thorson. chairman of the
state advisory council on ag
ing, and a gerontologist at the
Georgia Center said
He cited the program at the
University of Tennessee at
Knoxville as an example;there
are currently around 35 elderly
people attending classes there,
with the help and entourage
ment of faculty. "We will
ultimately need a mechanism
of advising local residents
here, too,” Thorson added.
"I think younger students
appreciate having the older
students in their classes," he
said "They don’t really have
much chance to rub elbows
with people other than those in
the 18-22 age group'
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