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VOLUME 83. NUMBER
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. ATHENS. GEORGIA 30602
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1977
Davison speaks to regents;
defends his administration
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By JERRY MASON
Assistant news editor
Speaking at the December meeting of
the State Board of Regents in Athens,
University President Fred C. Davison
attacked critics of his administration,
citing “rumor and rhetoric” and claim
ing that some of the critics are “waging
campaigns for personal gratification or
gain."
Davison did, however, admit there are
problems and dissent in his administra
tion.
“We do have problems," Davison said.
“They are the same problems that any
academic community of 30,000 people
have. There are some disgruntled people
here.”
Davison went on to say that some of
the critics are people who honestly
disagree with the policies of the Univer
sity and that these people have some
times made valuable suggestions “that
have helped instill vigor and strength into
New regents
announced
Two Georgia attorneys, Scott Candler
Jr. of Decatur andO. Torbitt Ivey Jr. of
Augusta, have been named to fill two
vacancies on the state Board of Regents,
Gov. George Busbee announced Monday.
Ivey will fill the seat of Dr. John H.
Bell of Dublin, and Candler replaces Dr.
John R. Richardson of Conyers.
The Board of Regents oversees opera
tions of the state's colleges and universi
ties. Members are appointed by the
governor for seven year terms, effective
ly preventing a single governor from
significantly altering the makeup of the
board.
Candler and Ivey are scheduled to be
sworn in during ceremonies at the capitol
Thursday. The new members will sit at
the next regular board meeting, set for
next week in Atlanta
our system."
BEFORE DAVISON made his com
ments to the regents, University gradu
ate student Carl Mabbs-Zeno reminded
the board of the criticisms against
Davison. Mabbs-Zeno called on the board
to remove Davison from officce in
February. It is standard procedure to
review the appointment of all university
presidents every February
But Davison was prepared for the
criticisms, and answered them with his
own comments and with a series of
speakers ranging from University Law
Professor Dean Rusk to Student Govern
ment Association President J Tom
Morgan.
Rusk said later that his talk was not
meant as a defense of Davison, but
rather as a “pep talk to the regents”
“I’m proud to be a member of the
University faculty,” Rusk said, “and I
told the board so. ‘I only spoke for about
five minutes, and gave my impressions of
the University. I did not get into
personalities”
Davison cautioned the board against
believing all it hears about University
problems.
“As members of the Board of Regents,
you should carefully and cautiously
evaluate what you hear and read about
the University of Georgia," Davison said
“You should know whether the informa
tion is meant to enlighten and educate
you, or wfiether someone is trying
deceptively to persuade you to his or her
own narrow and prejudicial point of view
These differences are healthy, perhaps
even necessary to keep our ideas and our
perspectives alive and fresh”
AS AN EXAMPLE of matters receiving
attention "disproportionate to their im
portance,” Davison cited the recent
Georgia Association of Educators report
concerning faculty unrest at the Univer
sity.
“The report shows an ignorance of
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Dooley manages a smile
despite Bulldogs' loss
By PETE FOLEY
NEW ORLEANS—Vince Dooley
managed a faint smile as members of
the press quietly took their seats in
the interview room located somewhere
in the catacombs of the massive
Superdome, renamed the Sugar Dome
for New Year's Day, although his
Bulldogs had just been frustrated, 27-3
in the 43rd annual Sugar Bowl
It was not the first time a Dooley
team had lost a bowl game but it was
probably the toughest bowl loss the
Georgia head coach has had to
swallow.
“Last year when we played Arkan
sas in the Cotton Bowl, everybody was
so wrapped up in the idea of going to a
major bowl that we forgot to concen
trate on the game itself," a Georgia
player had said earlier in the week.
“But this one, the Sugar Bowl, might
mean the chance to be the number one
team in the nation."
It was not to be
BY THE TIME the lights were
dimmed in the huge New Orleans
multi-sport complex, the Dogs had
fallen to a late-blooming running back
named Tony Dorsett and a near
perfectly balanced University of Pitts
burgh team.
“My hat is off to Pittsburgh,”
Dooley told the group of reporters
“They proved today they are the best
in the country. They have amazing
balance They are the best defensive
team we've seen I think that is
obvious.
"They are also the best offensive
Photo by BOB NICHOLS
GEORGIA COACH DOOLEY CONGRATULATES PITT'S MAJORS
Pitt coach led Panthers to number one ranking
team we've faced," he continued.
"They can do sc many things—throw
with (Quarterback Matt) Cavanaugh:
they have great receivers, and of
course, what can you say about
Dorsett? They have no weaknesses.”
Dooley quickly discounted the theo
ry that his team may have lost due to
lack of preparation.
“I'VE NEVER had a team more
ready to play or in better shape going
into a game like this,” he said. “They
(Pitt) didn't do anything today we
didn’t expect. They did add a few
things which allowed them to get a
man open down the middle against
certain defensive sets Our game plan
was the same as usual—we had no
special things planned going in”
Pitt's ability to stymie the Georgia
offense on first down forced the Dogs
into an unfamiliar pattern on second
and third down plays.
"Pitt's defense was incredible,”
Dooley said. “They seemed to stop us
short on first down so that we were
forced into a second and eight situa
tion instead of second and five And
it's a heckuvalot easier to pick up five
yards than it is eight or nine.
"Consequently, we had to pass the
ball more than we would have liked to.
We never were given the opportunity
to establish our running game.”
Dooley, looking weary after the
darkest chapter in the Dogs' surpris
ing 1976 story, felt a combination of
events led to the wide margin on the
scoreboard
“I was not pleased with any phase
of our game except for punting and
kicking." he said. “And I think that
Pitt had an exceptional day When you
take those two and put them together,
you're bound to have a score like we
had today
"But I’m proud of my team
They've had a great year," he said, “I
told them I was as disappointed as
they were, but I've never been
associated with a greater group of
players—particularly the seniors
They have dedicated themselves to
playing the best they can every time
out and you can't ask for more than
that
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basic facts concerning the University,
such as lack of knowledge about budget
ing and promotion procedures,” Davison
said.
“The poll, conducted on the heels of
rescission of salary increases, was
predictably unfavorable toward adminis
trators," Davison continued. "The focus
on personalities as opposed to education
al concerns helped to fuel reports of
so-called faculty unrest, but accom
plished little else "
Davison also blasted the results of a
poll conducted by the American Associa
tion of University Professors. The poll
was conducted among the faculties of
other university system institutions, and
was also unfavorable towards the admin
istration.
"MORE THAN 6000 people work on this
campus as employes of the University of
Georgia,” Davison said.
“With that many people as part of an
undertaking as large and multi-faceted at
this University, one must expect dis
agreement on occasion. The University of
Georgia and higher education have
become a continuing news story, with too
much emphasis on the problems and not
enough on the accomplishments."
In other action at the meeting, the
board approved the design of a salary
classifcation program for non-faculty
employes of the university system. The
study will take 18 months and will cost
approximately $177,000
A $350,000 addition to Snelling at the
University was also authorized.
University Senior Class President Rob
Hancock made a proposal to the board
that seniors neither have to take nor pass
a senior exi' exam before graduating
This proposal was referred to the
Education committee
Same old song
Photo by GEORGE SICAY
It’s that time of year again Students were able to watch the balances in their
check books get lower and lower this week as they wrote checks for tuition,
housing, food and books And for the privilege of paying out their hard earned
money to the University, students were allowed to stand in lines and more lines
and more lines It's all part of the fun of being back at the good old University
again
Pandora and printer sign contract
assuring yearbook's publication
By KIM E. HUMMEL
Assistant news editor
Despite recent fears that the Pandora
would not be published this year, a
contract has been signed with a printing
company, according to Tom Cochran.
Pandora staff assistant out of the Dean of
Student Affairs Office.
As of last November, only 167 of the
minimum order of 2000 books had been
sold, a situation which prompted Pandora
Editor Gail Lawrence to speculate whe
ther or not the book would come out
“There’s always that possiblity,” she
said at the time.
Cochran, however, has now estimated
that 1000 books have been sold. He
attributed the increase to a letter
campaign to students' parents over the
Christmas holidays.
Photographers will be coming back to
the University to take class pictures
during the first full week in February
The Pandora staff is hoping that another
1000 students will have their pictures
taken at that time and also buy a book
The photographers are returning because
turnout for pictures was low in Novem
ber. Cochran said
One staff member estimated then that
under 200 students had had their pictures
made
In explaining the low sales. Pandora
Business Manager Phyllis Wellington
said she feels most students do not fee!
the book is theirs because it does not
have their picture in it. She hoped the
added opportunity to have class pictures
made would change this view
The book will be delivered in spring
instead of fall this year. Wellington said
“We decided to have the book come out
in the spring so graduating seniors could
have it early
By having the book ready early, the
staff will also save approximately $3000
in mailing fees “Out of the 2262
yearbooks we sold last year, about 1000 of
them had to be mailed,’’ Wellington said.
The size of the yearbook will be
reduced from nine by 12 inches to 84 by
11 inches this year The reduction in size
was made to cut costs and because there
were more printers able to print that size
book at the time the contract was made,
according to Cochran.
Despite some speculation that the
Pandora would become part of the
University Union, Director of Student
Activities William Powell said his office
just wants to work more closely with the
Pandora staff. The yearbook does not fall
under his jurisdiction.
However, he did say his staff will work
in an “advisory capacity” with the
yearbook staff “We have expertise we
would like to share with the Pandora,”
Powell said
X marks the spot
Photo by GEORGE SICAY
Many University students bad to delay the long trek back to
the Classic City over the weekend because of hazardous
driving conditions caused by icy roads A travelers' advisory
was in effect for an area north from a line between LaGrange
and Griffin to the South Carolina border near Augusta Sunday
night and early Mondav morning The winter storm also
created hazardous driving conditions in Louisiana, Alabama
and Mississippi, creating problems for students heading back
from the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans However, roads were
back to normal by Monday afternoon, dashing the hopes of
those who wished for a real ice storm which would delay the
beginning of winter quarter