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VOIX'MK 83. NUMBER 18
t VIVERSITV OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA 39601
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1978
VP position
attracts six
applicants
By ELLEN LAMBERSON
Assistant news editor
Applicants for the vacant Student
Government Association (SGA) adminis
trative vice president post number six so
far. although applications will be accept
ed through 5 p m today at the SGA office
in Memorial
The special selection committee, which
will choose the new vice president to fill
the unexpired term of John Dobrenic, is
scheduled to meet Thursday afternoon to
establish selection guidelines, according
to committee chairman David Moreland
Interviews are to begin next Monday,
Moreland said. The nominee must be
brought before the Student Senate for
approval next Wednesday.
Morgan. Moreland and SGA Executive
Vice President Dcbi Snelling, along with
Senate Treasurer Phillip Montgomery
and a representative from Student Judici
ary. comprise the selection committee
which will fill the vacant post.
TIIE APPLICANTS as of last night
included Julia Gaither. Sen. Tim Embry
(Business Administration), ex senator
Pamela Jackson. Grant Kaeside, SGA
Minister to Ereshmen Rebecca West, and
Jean Dowdlc
Gaither, who lists among her qualifica
tions numerous officerships in high
school including senior class president, is
presently serving on the student-faculty
committee of the speech communications
department
She was also vice president of the
Rutherford hall council and is a member
of the University debate team
Raeside has been active in the commit
tee involved in establishing athletics and
equal opportunities for women at the
University and has served as chairman
of committees to eliminate the freshman
residency requirement and to establish
credit card food service.
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Report asks for end
to cafeteria' learning
By RANDY LOFTIS
Assistant news editor
The arts and sciences program of the
University should place more emphasis
on general education to fight “the
superficiality of learning" resulting from
current course structures, according to a
committee studying the problem.
The suggestion was made in the
committee's first report on the organiza
lion of the college, released yesterday.
The report, billed as a discussion of
improvements in current programs rath
er than a proposal for major changes,
will be followed up by a second paper on
administering the college, and public
meetings on the project, according to Dr
C Henry Edwards, committee chairman.
Foremost among the committee’s re
commendations is a clear distinction
between general education courses, more
in line with the traditional concept of
liberal education, and introductory cour
ses designed for students who will
eventually specialize in that area.
Photo by GEORGE SICAY
CONSTRUCTION ON VET SCHOOL IS FOUR MONTHS BEHIND
Work should be complete by May, 1978
Vet school annex
behind schedule
The current system of "cafeteria style”
education, with students piling up isolat
ed courses in no particular sequence,
results in a program that "often frag
ments both student and faculty efforts.”
the memo said.
The committee made six tentative
suggestions for the improving the coher
ence of the curriculum, including devel
opment of general education sequences
within the large areas of humanities,
social sciences, and natural sciences
By KIM E. HUMMEL
He is on the Student Advisory Commit
tee to the Board of Regents (SAC), is
president of Alpha Phi Omega service
fraternity, and has served on the fresh
man council and as minister to freshmen
Dowdle is a public relations manage
ment major in the School of Journalism
who feels "confident" that she could
assume the responsibilities of the vacant
post, and has a "desire and the enthusi
asm to become involved and accumulate
practical experience" in her field.
Embry lists in addition to his senatorial
qualifications service on the Freshman
Council, and West lists student govern
ment experience in high school as well as
local, district and state officerships in
4-11
Jackson listed no additional qualifica
tions other than her service as a senator
Construction of the addition to the
College of Veterinary Medicine is four
months behind schedule, with the new
estimated completion date set for May
14. 1978. according to David P Anderson,
dean of the vet school
Underground rock running along Ag
Drive and the relocation of a storm drain
that comes from the Coliseum caused the
delay. Anderson said
Although the construction crew knew
about the underground rock, they did not
know its extent until they started
blasting. Anderson said. Above ground
work on the new wing began last May. he
added
“They're making excellent progress
now." Anderson said. "Up until now. they
haven't missed any work days.” As of
Oct I. construction was 16 per cent
completed, he added
Members of the Senate Health Educa
tion Study Committee toured the vet
school on Sept 24 and received an
updated report on the needs on the
college, according to Carol Weaver,
director of news services and alumni
affairs for the vet school.
Among these needs is approximately
$600,000 for movable equipment in the
new wing, according to Anderson. After
construction costs, only $100,000 will
remain to equip the new wing.
Some suggested topics for the sequen
ces “Great Ideas and Literature of
Western Culture"; "American Thought
and Institutions”; and "Basic Concepts
of Natural Science for the Layman.”
The Veterinary Medicine Alumni As
sociation is working to obtain funds for
the library, according to Weaver. By
May 1978 the cost to equip the library will
amount to $250,000. she added
The $7.1 million wing, which will double
the size of the vet school, will consist
mainly of a teaching hospital, along with
two auditoriums, a library, and an
additional learning center, according to
Anderson.
Also included in the report is a
recommendation for a definite split
between upper and lower level courses in
the college Advancement to upper level
status would depend on satisfactory
progression completing the general edu
cation sequences
—Inclusion of " significant writing ex
periences" in each course designed
Capsule news
VP deadline today
The deadline for filing an application for the vacant Student Government
Association (SGA) vice presidential post is 5 p.m. today For further information,
contact the SGA office in Memorial
Who's Who needs applicants
Council to hear
obscenity charges
B> JULIE KUIIR
Ullv editor
Anyone in the College of Arts and Sciences who is interested in applying for
recognition in the 1976-77 edition of Who's Who in American Colleges and
Universities should contact the arts and sciences office, 107 new College, before 4
p.m today
Demos meet tonight
Gail Dendy, a member of the state executive committee of the Democratic party,
will speak at a meeting of Students for Carter Mondale at 7 tonight in Conference
Room E of Memorial
Postero to speak
Leonard "Loser" Postero. Athens football prognosticator, will speak in the
Memorial Ballroom tonight at 8 Admission is free.
Senior buttons distributed
Senior class buttons for the homecoming game will be available tomorrow from
8:30 a m. to 2:30 p m at PJ plaza and Graduate Studies. Seniors who want a button
must present their University ID to the senior representative distributing the
buttons
The Athens City Council Tuesday
agreed to hold a hearing to consider a
business license revocation of the Paris
Adult Theater, and also examined the
possibility of holding the hearing in
closed session
The "adult” movie theater will face
charges of obscenity stemming from an
incident in 1971. when two allegedly
obscene films were confiscated by Athens
police in a raid
The council voted to consult City
Attorney Joe Gaines on the possibility of
closing the hearing
Set for Oct 26. the inquest will
determine whether the two films are
obscene; councilmen will view the films.
The council is empowered to revoke the
tluatci s operating license for a period of
one year if the films are judged to be
obscene
A city ordinance provides that the
council nui> revoke a business license on
grounds of "violation of a law of the State
of Georgia which affects the public
health, welfare and safety and which
violation occurred as a past of the main
business activity licensed and not merely
incidental thereto.”
VLTIIOl'GII THE state obscenity code
has been amended since the two films
were confiscated the council will still
base its ruling on the 1971 law. according
t«» Athens Mayor Upshaw Bentley.
In 1972. the Paris Adult Theater filed
suit against the Athens mayor and
council in U S Middle District Court in
specifically as a general education
course;
Each arts and sciences major would
take three of the sequences, designed to
provide "a coherent presentation of the
creative thoughts and enduring ideas" in
the particular area
Other recommendations included:
—Establishing a standing committee to
certify general education courses and
sequences, and set curricular require
ments for the program;
Macon challenging their authority in the
matter Chief Judge W.A Bootle ruled
that the council was empowered to
conduct such a business license hearing
THE PARIS ADULT Theater then
appealed to U S 5th District Circuit
Court in New Orleans, where the lower
court decision was affirmed
In October. 1973. the case was appealed
to the U S. Supreme Court, but the court
refused to review the case, and the
previous decision was held in effect
Bentley said if the license is revoked
and the case is appealed, it could take
four to five years for a decision to be
reached
Arguing for a closed hearing, Council
man Wallace Reeves said that state
"sunshine laws" might not apply to the
hearing, and the meeting could be closed
to the public, since the council would be
operating as a judicial body and not as a
legislative body
Councilman Bryan Craft suggested that
the hearing could remain open, but added
it might be possible to set up the movie
screen out of public view
THE COUNCIL then decided to consult
Gaines on the legality of closing the
hearing
The Paris Adult Theater is located art
140 E Washington, across from the
Athens police department.
The council also voted to enact the
proposed city transit system, effective
Nov 1. City Transit Director Ted Waters
said in a presentation to the council that
routes will be subject to modification
after the system begins operation
— The requirement of a college-level
English usage test before admittance to
upper level arts and sciences courses,
instead of the high-school level of the
current rising junior test
Editor's note: The following are excerpts from the first report, released Oct.
12 and entitled "General Education in the College.” of the Committee to Study
the Organization of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.
Here* at the University of Georgia, the B A. and B S. curricula of the
Franklin College appear at first glance to strongly emphasize general
education. However, many faculty members feel that the very multiplicity of
our uncoordinated curricular requirements results in a “cafeteria style"
curriculum under which isolated introductory courses in an almost random
selection of disciplines are simply heaped onto the student's educational plate.
The result for too many students is an educational experience that lacks
reasonable coherence and recognizable purpose Thus our attempt at curricular
breadth, by means of numerous non-prescriptive distribution requirements,
often fragments both student and faculty efforts, and may well promote
superficiality rather than any meaningful breadth of knowledge
The goal of a general education course is to reveal what a layman ought to
know of the contributions that an area of knowledge has made and can make to
an understanding of man and society. The goal of a disciplinary first course
may be very different—to serve as an introduction for potential specialists in
the particular discipline, and as a foundation for further specialized courses.
As the first step in a renewal of general education in the Franklin College,
we propose the development of a number of sequences (of 2 or 3 courses each)
that are specifically designed as general education sequences, and are explicitly
designed for the purposes of general education (as distinguished from
introductory specialization)...
Tentative recommendation 1: Several specifically designed general education
sequences should be developed in each of the three basic areas—humanities,
social sciences, and natural sciences.
Tentative recommendation 2: General education requirement - In satisfying
the curriculum requirements, each arts and sciences student should take three
specifically designated multi-quarter general education sequences, ordinarily in
different areas
Tentative recommendation 3: A standing committee on general studies
should be established
The responsibilities of this faculty committee would include:
(a) Certification of courses that qualify as specifically designated general
education courses
(b) Clarification of standards for satisfying the general education
requirement.
(c> Stimulating and sponsoring the development of general education
sequences
(d) Continuing attention to the quality and teaching of general education
sequences
Tentative recommendation 4: A distinction in status between lower level
students and upper level students should be established and maintained
Tentative recommendation 5: Each of the specifically designated general
education courses should be designed to include significant writing experiences
'such as papers or reports marked on the basis of composition as well as
content >
The Regents' Rising Junior Exam is described as a high school level English
usage test If this is so. then it should be replaced by a college-level test,
designed and administered by the faculty of the Franklin College
Tentative recommendation 6: Each lower level student should be required to
pass a college-level English usage test before being advanced to upper level
status in the Franklin College
Conclusion: In the first exploratory paper we have attempted to list a
minimal number of "concrete and obtainable objectives" in regard to general
education. Our in'.ent is simply to encourage faculty discussion of the
desirability of these and similar objectives, and of infusing our general
education program with the intellectual excitement of ideas and values, for
students and faculty alike
Considerably more needs to be said in regard to "specific actions that may be
recommended as feasible steps towards these objectives." These will be
included in our exploratory paper on "Administration and Governance of the
College ”
Fragmentation
Photo by GEORGE SICAY
The fifth week of classes begins today By now life in Athens has settled into its
regular pattern For most students, the fifth week also means mid-terms And for
all too many, it means several mid-terms at once Scurrying from class to class to
the library to bed can leave the hustling student exhausted. And as one sits in
Bolton and looks out at campus life, he can get a rather fragmented view of things.