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THE RED AND BLACK
VOl.l'MK 81. NUMBER 85
1973
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
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FRIDAY. MARCH 3. 1978
-school prof
ran’t testify
n Flynt trial .
By TOM COTNEY
State editor
A University professor had declined a
CflMft to testify as an expert witness in
e trial of Hustler publisher Larry
ynt.
In ah interview Thursday. Dr. John
nglisl a professor of magazine
QMjpism. cited a conflict of personal
hies as one of his chief reasons for
•fuilng to testify in behalf of the
ntlwersial men’s magazine.
Flynt’s trial began yesterday with
stianony from David Baker, an
vest igator with the Gwinnett Co.
ilicitnr s office. The state rested its case
lly five minutes after it began in state
XK'in Lawrenceville.
•A Iself-proclaimed ‘ born again”
hrigtian. Flynt is being tried for
istrihuting obscene materials in
iwinru tt Co.
“In the first place I don’t want to be
ssoci ited with the scumbag," English
aidi'justifying his decisnn. The professor
nd jfcritic added a conflict between his
iews on the first amendment right to
reedni,i of speech and his moral opinions
oncer mug the magazine’s content was
>erhaps the main reason he refused the
•ffer
“Legally he has every right to publish
lis magazine," English said. "Censorship
s an evil thing," he added.
‘They wanted me to testify as to the
irtistic and literary merit of the
nag azine." English added "I just didn’t
hink it had any," he said.
English expressed a feeling of guilt
about not appearing in the courtroom
yrestenl ay. 1 believe in free speech I’m
a strong civil libertarian," English said.
However. English said he finds Flynt
. “reprehensible.”
Sec HUSTLER, p. 3
LIBRARY INVESTIGATION
Trotter names board
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Photo hv DONNA MINCEY
Investigator purchased Hustler in Gwinnett grocery store
B> PATRICIA TEMPLETON
Staff writer
For the third time in a year the
University administration has appointed
a committee to consider the problems of
the University libraries.
The latest committee, appointed
Thursday by Vice President for
Academic Affairs Virginia Trotter, is "to
provide faculty members with full
information about recent events in the
University library." according to a press
release
The committee, composed of five
senior faculty members, will "provide
my (Trotter's) office with advice
concerning the library and its organiza
tion, including future directions."
The committee met for the first time
Thursday morning and met again at
Trotter's home until late Thursday night.
TROTTER SAID Thursday night this
committee was not to investigate the
problems in the library. "I've appointed
no committee to investigate the library
whatsoever We’ve done all the investi
gation we need.” Trotter said
However, she refused to say last night
what the purpose of this committee is.
The first library-related committee was
appointed last March by University
President Fred C. Davison Davison said
then the committee was "to answer
certain questions (about the library) I
couldn't answer." However, that com
mittee never did conduct a full scale
investigation of the library.
A full scale investigation was
conducted, however, by an administra
tive review committee This committee
interviewed over half the employees of
the library. Although it has been said the
committee voted unanimously Library
Director Warren N Boes be asked to
AAUP to ‘de-escalate...warfare’
By NELSON d. ROSS
Staff writer
The campus faculty group which
three years ago sued the Board of
Regents over pay raises and last
November voted to poll the University
faculty attitude toward the
Administration, may begin taking a
new approach, according to new
leadership.
The local American Association of
University Professors (AAUP)
Tuesday night elected Mary E.
Mattingly (Zoology) and Paul E Kelly
(Education and Sociology), president
and vice president, respectively.
"WE NEED to keep in mind that it
is one of the functions of AAUP but
not the only function," Mattingly said.
"I would like to see us make a
conscious attempt to de-escalate the
warfare on this campus 1 think it is
extremely unhealthy." she said
Mattingly sees AAUP making "a
serious contribution" by "looking for
the functions that we can do that no
other group can do."
Mattingly said she would like to see
the AAUP tackle some of the large
issues which will affect the University
in the future
••I WOULD like to see if we can talk
to some of the demographers on the
campus and see what they project in
terms of population and economic
growth.
"I would like to find out who is
planning for the long range effects of
the decrease in the birth rate that’s
going to hit us about 1980.’’ Mattingly
said
Newly elected vice president Kelly
sees the campus AAUP as a
clearing-house tor faculty input into
the shaping of policy which effects
faculty welfare
"The AAUP is the principal
organization concerned with faculty
welfare," Kelly said
MATTINGLY AND KELLY differed
on the issue of conducting a
campus-wide survey of faculty atti
tudes toward the Administration The
chapter voted unanimously in
November to conduct such a survey
Mattingly would prefer to let the
state AAUP do a survey instead of the
local chapter due to the time and
energy involved
"We ll have to talk about it but the
state AAUP is working on a survey
and I don’t see any point in doing one
besides that," Mattingly said
On the other hand. Kelly sees the
survey as something the members
want to do
"I think we should do it. that is
what the membership has favored If
we re going to do it. we have to have a
defensible instrument, one that is
carefully designed and carefully
administered." he said.
KELLY RECOMMENDS “coopera
ting with the state organization" but
he feels "we (the campus AAUP)
probably will end up doing this
ourselves."
The local chapter would have a
stronger voice in University affairs if
the majority of University faculty
were members, Kelly said
Concerning membership. Mattingly
says AAUP is "going to have to start
small and build the AAUP into a
responsible and representative group
on catfipus.”
One of "the primary reasons”
Mattingly said she feels this unity is
necessary is "most of the job mobility
of the faculty is virtually zero for
anybody not an associate professor."
In another area, Mattingly criticized
the University curriculum, referring
to it as "playschool.”
She cited as an example of the
deficiencies in the curriculum the
situation in which a person can
graduate with an honors Bachelor of
Science degree, and “only have to
take Physics 127, which is a
Dr. Mary E. Mattingly
non calculus physics course.
"Sooner or later the taxpayers are
going to demand more
Concerning the AAUP’s two-year
search for leadership. Mattingly said
she thinks "a lot of people were
afraid to take the chairmanship of
AAUP."
resign, the committee's reports and
recommendations have never been
officially released
HOWEVER, IT was rumored Thursday
the University administration has de
cided to release the administrative review
committee’s reports
One of the members of the newly
appointed committee reportedly told
several faculty members yesterday the
report would be released
Trotter is currently facing a law suit,
filed by The Athens Observer, over the
release of the report
Thursday’s announcement of the
formation of a new committee was not
met favorably by other members of the
University community.
ACCORDING TO one faculty member.
Dr. Merle Prunty, advisor to Davison,
met with several faculty members
Wednesday to discuss what actions the
University administration should take to
calm the situation at the University
library, which has been inflamed since
last Friday’s transfer of Assistant
Director for Collection Development
Richard Press to a library at the
University’s Griffin Experiment Station
Press’ transfer has been met with
vocal protest from both library em
ployees and University faculty members
The faculty member who met with
Prunty Wednesday said it was suggested
Davison form an ad hoc committee to
investigate the manner in which Press'
transfer had been handled and other
recent events taken by the University
and library administration.
"The idea was that the whole thing was
to be taken out of Trotter's hand," the
faculty member said "This is not what
we suggested I am sickened by this.”
"As long as there is no chairman (of
the committee* then she (Trotter) is in
charge If she's calling it. she's handling
it. then she is the one from whom the
report would come We ll be in exactly
the same situation we’ve been in before,"
the faculty member said
The faculty member said by appointing
this committee Trotter was trying “to
oogle her way out" of a bad situation.
She is trying to find someway out She
is in a bind. She is in trouble She is
looking for a way out."
No action taken
on PE survey
By KATHERYN HAYES
City editor
Reorganization recommendations from the Divison of Health. Physical Education
and Recreation's Evaluation of Structure Committee have brought no reaction to date
from the division administration, committee members said this week
The committee, formed last fall to evaluate the structure of the division, submitted
final recommendations to Division Chairman Ann K Jewett on Feb 10. a committee
member said Jewett declined comment on the recommendations, which were based
on a faculty survey completed in December.
The committee's 11 recommendations call for structural changes and promotion of
communication between faculty and administrators After the committee stated its
recommendations based on results of the December faculty survey, it distributed a
ballot to all division faculty members
The ballot stated the 11 recommendations and asked for either a "yes" or "no”
response All of the recommendations received more than the required 60 percent
approval and "yes" votes ranged from 69 to 97 percent
THE COMMITTEE distributed the recommendations Feb 10. and called for
implementation by September. 1978 a member said.
Several committee members said they have received no response from Jewett yet
on the recommendations "The next step is for Dr Jewett to act," one member said
"We haven't had any feedback from the administration." the member added
Dr Clifford Lewis, professor of health and physical education and a member of the
committee, said Jewett may not have had enough time to react
KIRK Cl'RRETON. committee member and assistant professor of health and
physical education, said Jewett had been out of town "I'm not sure, quite frankly,
when we re supposed to hear," he said
Curreton said since the changes are to be implemented by September. 1978, “I
assume at least by spring the changes will be implemented
JEWETT REFUSED to comment on the issue early this week Jewett has
repeatedly failed to return phone calls from The Red and Black and refused to grant
an Interview on the issue
"No action has been taken yet. at least not to my knowledge, nor to my surprise."
Marie R Mullan, the division's undergraduate program coordinator, said this week
She also said. "I personally see a need for modification of the present structure <of
the division)." While Mullan said the committee's report emphasized personalities,
she added. "I think we do have some people problems "
Tl!£ COMMITTEE’S recommendations include a reorganization of the division
based on the three disciplines of health and safety, physical education, and recreation
with a single physical education department instead of the existing three
The committee recommended each discipline have its own undergraduate program
coordinator Mullan currently coordinates all undergraduate programs
One recommendation is to actively promote the quality and quantity of
communication between faculty and administration through free and open discussion.
This recommendation received the highest faculty agreement (97 percent* Some
faculty members have cited a lack of communication as one of the division's
problems
Explosion left five dead;
questions still unanswered
By TOM BARTON
Staff writer
The cause of the explosion that leveled an Athens area gas
* station and killed five people in January is still under
investigation, and according to state and local fire officials,
the reports are "confidential ”
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"We’re still working on it," Deputy State Fire Marshall
Jack Parker said Wednesday. "We re still interviewing
people, and I’m not at liberty to release any more information
at this time," he added
people representing those who were killed cortld sue whoever
was at fault." he said
Unofficial reports by local fire officials have labelled the
explosion as "accidental." but Parker said "that handle
cannot be put on it yet" until investigators have had more
time to sift through the available information.
Parker described the lengthy investigation, which is in its
34th day. as "normal procedure ’’
The Friday afternoon blast which rocked the area could
have l>een caused when two aboveground storage tan!:s were
being filled with oil. Athens Fire Chief Tom Eberhart said
earlier
The initial investigation of the blast on Jan 27 at Jerry's
Grocery on the Danielsville Road two miles north of Athens
was conducted by the Athens Fire Department The results of
# their “fact finding" were then forwarded to the State Fire
Marshall's Office in Atlanta, Athens Fire Marshall Johnny
Pritchett said.
"Possibly the results of the investigation will be released
sometime later," Pritchett said.
He added fire officials were proceeding with care about
releasing the information because of possible lawsuits
"Charges brought by insurance companies may result. The
He said a spillover could have occurred when the tanks
were filled, and the fumes may have entered through the hack
of the combination gas stauon and grocery store A pilot light,
burning under the water heater in the rear of the building,
might have ignited the fumes
Eberhart termed the explosion and fire as "one of the worst
I’ve seen since I’ve been chief ' \mong the five killed in the
blast was Johnnie Sue Rroui, wife of gas station owner
Jerry Krown
Brown was outsid -tore pumping gas into a car when
the cxpin*-• Hit and "ctfinod only minor injuries
Photo by YVONNE WILLIAMS
Oil fumes may have caused explosion at Jerry’s Grocery
