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University of Georgia
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By JUSTIN GILLIS
Assistant campus editor
University officials are expected to name a new Director of Libraries soon,
according to Dr. Louise McBee, associate vice-president for Academic Affairs,
two candidates for the job were on campus last week for interviews with
administration officials
The candidates, who were recommended earlier by a 20-membcr search committee,
are Susan Brynteson of Indiana University and David Bishop of the University of
Chicago
The two met last week with University President Fred C. Davison, the deans of the
various colleges, and the vice-presidents, according to McBee.
Bishop, reached at his office in Chicago, expressed optimism about the library
situation He said that in addition to meeting administration officials, he had met with
people "close to the library" during his visit.
“I think that (Dr. Virginia Trotter, vice-president for Academic Affairs) got a raw
shake on a lot of the library's problems," Bishop said "She inherited them, she did
not make them.”
( Bishop added, however, "One cannot be arbitrary and capriefous in dealing with
people "
Bishop, who currently works as assistant director for technical services in the
library at the University of Chicago, served on a committee of outside consultants
t which examined the problems in the libraries last spring
Brynteson, the other candidate for the director's post, was reached on a business
trip in Michigan but refused to comment on the library situation She did say,
however, that “I have the utmost respect for the University of Georgia libraries."
Brynteson is assistant director for technical services at Indiana University
Libraries
Warren N. Bocs, former library director, was relieved of his responsibilities last
spring Boes' removal followed controversy in the libraries over employment
practices and administrative policies.
• McBee would give no timetable for the naming of a new director, although she
predicted it would be soon “It’s in everybody’s interest to have a decision soon," she
said.
McBee would not speculate on who the leading candidate might be.
. Capsule in bad shape
Sign-up time
SUff photo Hal Brooks
University students I,a Tangie Middlebrooks and Hubert Pearson sign up for an
appoitment to pre-register for spring quarter Pre-registration will take place
until February 8. Students not taking the time to pre-register will have to wait
to go through the long lines of late registration
By KRIS YOUNG
Assistant campus editor
Contents of a "time capsule" unearthed
on north campus almost three weeks ago
are probably too badly decomposed to
justify spending the amount of money
necessary to restore the papers, said Dr.
John Edwards, Library Records Mana
"We can probably do something with
the papers, but in terms of time and
money involved in restoration, the
, general opinion is that it’s not worth it,”
said Edwards
Information on the condition of the
papers has been sent to University
* President Fred Davison’s office, Ed
wards said, and the final decision on
restoration will be made there.
, Harold H Moore from the Document
Conservation Center in Atlanta visited
the University Friday to estimate the
amount of money and time the
restoration project will require
"Unless they (University officials)
place a lot of value on the papers, from a
monetary viewpoint, it's my opinion that
• they are not worth trying to salvage,"
said Moore. He estimated that the project
would require 25-30 hours of work at $15
per hour for labor
The papers found in the capsule, which
are thought to be parts of a class role and
a campus humor magazine, are being
soaked in water in an effort to unroll and
‘separate them If University officials
decide to continue restoration, experts
will have to separate the papers with
surgical blades and dry the layers. The
• fragments will then be placed together
and reinforced with tissue
Records found by Dr E M Coulter,
Professor of History Emeritus, which led
to the discovery of the capsule indicated
that the capsule was probably planted by
the class of 1872. However, when the
papers were unearthed, the last figure on
the stone was unclear and officials
seemed to think it was a 3.
Coulter said they have now concluded
that the capsule was buried by the class
of 1872 since that class started the
tradition of planting trees, and the
capsule was found near the first tree
planted by a graduating class. Part of the
decomposing class roll is legible and
corresponds with University records of
the 1872 class roll, Coulter said.
Residents protest ordinance
By KIRK MARTIN
An Oconee County group is circulating
a petition calling for a referendum on the
sale of beer and wine in protest of an
ordinance legalizing those sales in
Oconee County
The group, Citizens for a Progressive
Oconee, protested the ordinance legaliz
ing beer and wine sales at the Dec.
Brazil flu bugs campus
By ROBIN RINGLER
Staff writer
Positive verification of 43 cases of Influenza A Brazil has been established on
campus bv the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, according to Warren Loar,
Unversity Health Services administrator. Seventy cultures were sent to CDC and
43 were definitely determined to be the minor variant of the Russian flu.
Dr. Lyman A Phillips, clinical director at the infirmary claims the virus is
very similar to one that appeared on campus last spring. "This flu is
comparable in severity to the Russian flu which spread around campus in
March last year," he said
"The strains isolated on the Georgia campus are similar to those found all
over the U S. now This virus seems to be hitting junior high and grade school
children worse, since they were largely uneffected by the Russian flu outbreak
last spring." said Dr Gary R Noble, chief of the respiratory virology branch of
the CDC Noble also said Texas A&M University has had some reported cases of
A Brazil.
40 to 45 percent of the patients treated at the infirmary last week and this
week have upper respiratory problems that Phillips claims. "We assume are A
Brazil cases." He predicted that, "Based on past experiences, this virus will
subside by the end of this week. The Brazil strain seems to be less severe than
what we ordinarily expect of a disease called influenza "
After talking to faculty members, Phillips determined that although class
attendance has dropped in the last two weeks, absenteeism has not been
excessive. The in-patient load at the infirmary has increased, however and
many younger health service employees are getting the flu
5 meeting of the Oconee County
Commission. The group’s spokesman,
Bob Bishop, called for the commission to
rescind its vote. The commissioners
refused but agreed to Bishop s proposal
that they amend the ordinance, delaying
its effective date to March 15. Bishop
promised that the group would present a
petition asking for a referendum on the
issue bearing signatures of 35 percent of
the registered voters of Oconee County.
"We believe the commissioners should
allow a referendum or a straw vote on
any important issue of this sort," Bishop
said in a phone interview earlier this
week.
Bishop said he needs signatures of 1850
of the 4750 Oconee County voters and is
within 200 of that goal.
Bishop opposes the sale of beer and
wine because he feels it will increase
accidents and juvenile delinquency
without "developing good social and civil
norms. I see too many chances the
county is going to take just to reduce
taxes.”
The commissioners who sponsored the
ordinance point to its potential revenue
for the county. "We don't have any large
industries to tax in Oconee County. I’m
for any gimmick to get money for
revenue before raising the millage rate
Commissioner Cokey Elder said
Commissioner L.L Dickens points to
beer cans and bottles littering the
county’s roads as one of the reasons for
legalization "The cans are already
there, and we thought we could use the
taxes to clean them up," he said
Elder believes the citizens' objections
to the sale of beer and wine come from a
period in the early 1950’s when they were
sold and consumed on the premises in
Oconee County. "They voted it in with no
regulations and it was a knock-down
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Key faces troul
By MIKE ROBERTS
Staff writer
Motions to oust Billy Key from his office of Student Senate president and to
withdraw the University's representation from the Student Advisory Council will be
considered at the Senate’s regular meeting slated for 7 pm tonight at Brumby
Rotunda
The motion for Key's ouster is co-sponsored by Sens Lynn Johnson (Arts and
Sciences) and John King (Business) It concerns Key's rental of public address
equiment, which was originally paid for with Student Government Association funds
and used during a rally where Key announced his candidacy for student body
president
Student activities and Memorial Hall Business Office personnel have said Key used
SGA funds on Jan 16 to pay the $21 rental on the PA system Then, three days later.
Key submitted a personal check for the rental and canceled the SGA s obligation for
the rental.
Key has said, "I have done nothing wrong He added he intended for his bi-weekly
check from the SGA to cover the rental But his check of last Friday was only about
half its value, so he used a personal check to cover the rental. Key said
Of Jhe ouster motion. Johnson said. “We just feel that Billy has misused his position
in the senate for his own purposes
Johnson was confident the motion would garner the necessary support needed for
passage A simple majority of the total number of senators is required for passage
"The people we have talked to have agreed with our position I think we stand a good
chance," she said
As for the SAC-withdrawal motion, its author. Sen David Shelledy (A&S>. said,
"Individual groups should be able to influence the Board of Regents " Currently, SAC
serves as the recognized student liason between each school in the University system
and the Regents
Besides calling for a pull-out from SAC. the motion urges the University to
independently promote students' interests to the Regents.
In his motion, Shelledy charges that the weekend SAC meetings "are expensive for
the student body and accomplish little or nothing)'
During a Monday night telephone interview. Shelledy said he wasn’t sure of the
motion’s chances of enactment He said he had not been in contact with enough
senators to make a prediction
Also in Wednesday night's meeting, the senate will pass judgment on motions
opposing "limited weekend, and exam week' library hours as well as "joke
candidates for SGA office.
If passed, the motion opposing current library operating hours would be sent to the
"proper policy-makers" along with the signatures of all senators who vote for the
measure
Additionally, the motion provides for the establishment of an Ad Hoc committee "to
pursue this issue to see that our efforts to (extend) library hours for the students are
not in vain.”
The committee would be required to report back to the full senate on Jan 31.
As for the joke candidate motion, its approval by the senate would bar any student
who has been enrolled at the University for less than two quarters from seeking
"major" office in the SGA.
Another motion up for senate consideration would set up an off-campus student
association for University students no living in dorms.
UGA Today
By BARBARA LOCASCIO
A sign taped to one of the cash registers at the bookstore reads. "U you think
education is expensive, try ignorance ’
Unfortunately, that piece of uplifting insight into the “real world" comes at a bad
time, before you have to write a check sending your account balance to unexplored
depths or begin a 10 minute search for that nickel in the bottom of your purse
The average cost of tuition and living expenses will soar to a high of over $3000 this
year at public colleges, with some institutions charging more than 15 percent above
last year’s cost, according to a College Entrance Examination Board survey. It’s no
wonder that many students are beginning to feel they are being financially squeezed
out of an education or at least a reasonably comfortable existence.
Hold the bromo The picture isn't totally bleak. In fact, David R Kamerschen, Head
of the Economics Department in the School of Business Administration, says that
students should not be remorseful about going into debt for college It is quite rational
for people to go into debt for a good investment. Kamerschen said
"The return gain of a college education is estimated at 8 to 12 percent, and that’s an
underestimate." he added
"Most people consume on a basis of permanent income" or the most realistic
estimate of what one will make over the next three to five years, he said
You are sold on the concept, but where do you get the dollars to invest’’ There are
four basic types of financial aid programs oifered at the University to students who
qualify
A Basic Educational Opportunity Grant ranges from $50 to $1.6U0 per year
depending on a student’s needs Need is defined as the difference between your
educational cost-tuition, fees, room, board, books, supplies, and miscellaneous
expenses, and the amount you and yodr family can be expected to pay for your
education This type of grant L- non repayable
Scholarships are awarded to students with superior academic and test scores
Word Study programs provide part-time employment to students who must earn
part of their educational expenses The job usually takes place on campus in an
academic area related to the student’s studies Work hours are limited to a maximum
of 20 hours per week and may be arranged to fit the student's academic class
schedule '
The Guaranteed Student Loan Program enables you to borrow directly from a bank,
savings and loan, credit union or other participating lenders These loans must be
repaid after college at an interest rate of 7 percent There is no interest charged while
in college
Professionals Day Landscape lecture
Today, Professionals Day. you can
take advantage of some informal
career counseling with representatives
of more than 50 firms and companies.
Counseling will take place from 9:30
am. until 1:00 p.m. on the third floor
of the Journalism building
The ‘‘Day’’ is sponsored by the
student council in the College of
Business Administration
Professor Burton Litton of the
Department of Landscape Architec
ture, University of California, will
present a lecture on "Landscape
Quality—Dimensions and Dilemmas"
at 3:30 p.m today in the Law School
Auditorium
Litton s presentation is one in the
School of Environmental Design's
Vincent Lecture Series
Film series set
Baldwin Hall, room 263. is the place to be at 3:30 p m
every Wednesday through March 7 An Anthropology Film
Festival premieres there today with the showing of
"Monkeys. Apes.andMan CallDavid Reddy. M2H894.for
additional information
Look", up in the sky
"Sky Watch: The Planets and Beyond " is an introductory lecture on the
subject of astronomy The lecture, and an outdoor viewing session, will be
offered tonight from 7 to 9 30 at the UGA Botanical Garden
The cost is $3 00 and you re asked to "bring flashlight, blanket, binoculars (if
you have them) and DRESS WARMLY "
Get on board
The Student Ride Exchange Board, a
service to help students get rides or
riders for long trips, has been reactivated
by the Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
The board, located on the first floor in
Memorial Hall, near the Bulldog Room,
“only works properly when all the
students participate," said Jacques Pye,
a member of the fraternity
ERA era - what does it mean?
Equal Rights Amendment -what does it all mean*’ Be at the Rutherford Hall
parlor at 8 o clock tonight to hear Margaret Holt, of the Georgia Center for
Continuing Education, address the ERA issue
Sun rises, tomorrow
“The Sun Also Rises" is the movie
tonight at 9 on channel 17. This 1957
film is based on Hemingway's novel
about American expatriates in post
World War I Europe
Tyrone Power. Ava Gardner. Mel
Ferrer. Errol Flynn, and Eddie Albert
star in this "uneven adaptation" of the
book
Then on “Tomorrow." at 1 a m. on
channel 2. Tom Snyder is scheduled to
interview H R Haldeman
. TV
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