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HEW dismisses sex discrimination complaint
By BOBBY BYRD
and SKIP HU’LETT
There is no evidence to substantiate allegations of sex discrimination against female
employees of the University library, a team of investigators from the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare concluded in a letter to President Fred C. Davison
released by the University Thursday
“We have concluded our investigation of the class action complaint brought against
the University of Georgia Our investigation found that sex was not a factor in the
issues alleged by the complainants, William H. Thomas, director of the Atlanta office
of civil rights, said in the letter to Davison
The letter is dated January 24, 1979
Thomas's notification to Davison concluded the investigation, which began as a result
ol a complaint filed with HEW by three library employees
The employees, two female and one male, direc*ed their complaint to HEW in
August. 1976, after they felt they had exhausted all channels within the University
through which they could direct attention to the matter, according to one cf the
complainants
The giievance charged that the library was guilty of poor recruitment of females,
allowing a decline in the number of female professional staff members, toleration of
salary inequities between male and female employees and the under-utilization of
females in administrative and middle-management positions.
The specific areas HEW studied in relation to the charge of under utilization were
the positions of director, all assistant directors, executive assistant to the director, for
one subject bibliographer and one department head position
Following the complaint to HEW. a team of two investigators visited the University
on June 27. 1977. and interviewed library administrators and employees
In addition, the investigators studied employment data for a five-year period
beginning in 1972
Following the visit, the investigators asked the University for additional information
on applicants and employees but did not release their findings until the letter to
Davison
Davison could not be reached for comment on HEW's dismissal of the complaint
The complainants were notified by HEW of the investigation's findings around the
time Davison was notified Each received a seven page letter that explained why the
investigators dismissed the complaint
One of the complainants has expressed dissatisfaction with the HEW explanation, but
no legal recourse was mentioned
Era opens
as flag rises
over U.S.
embassy
PEKING <l’PI> The Stars and Stripes
was hoisted yesterday over the first U S
Embassy in China in 30 years in a
low-key diplomatic ceremony officially
signaling a new era in relations between
Washington and Peking
The “Star Spangled Banner” was
played over a tape recorder as the
American flag wa* raised over the same
building that has been used to house th?
American Liason Office in Peking since
1973
Twelve American schoolchildren, living
in Peking with their parents who are
attached to the U.S. Mission, sang
"America the Beautiful" before short
speeches by Treasury Secretary Michael
Blumenthai and J Stapleton Roy. the
second-ranking U S diplomat in China
Ambassador Leonard Woodcock, for
mer president of the United Auto
Workers Union and the newly confirmed
chief of the American embassy in
Peking, was unable to attend the
ceremony because of travel problems
from Washington. Chinese officials said
The flag-raising ceremony was deliber
ately low key under terms of an
agreement between the United States and
China
No Chinese officials were invited to the
Peking ceremony and the Americans
agreed not to attend the formal opening
of China's emt>assy in Washington
Both sides agreed there was no need
for elaborate ceremonies, which closely
followed gala festivities on Jan 1 to
celebrate the establishment of diplomatic
relations
Some American businessmen in Peking
were invited to the ceremony, as were
seven American students who arrived
only Friday to attend school in China
Thursday's ceremony marked the
establishment of the first full-fledged
American Embass> in Peking
The last U.S Embassy in China was
established in Chungking (X*t 16. 1949,
and was closed Dec 24 of the same year
and moved to Taipei when the
communists gained control of the
mainland
$100,000 slated for Cobb Institute
By CINDY JACKSON
Assistant campus editor
Money from the University and a federal agency will
allow renovations on the dilapidated Lucy Cobb Institute
to begin late this summer, according to Billy Hudson,
director of campus planning
The University agreed this week to match a $50,000
grant from the United States Heritage Conservation and
Recreational Service for partial restoration of the
institute
Money to match the grant will come from funds ear
marked for capital improvements at the University
The $100,000 will be used to restore the old Seney-
Stovall Chapel, part of the complex on Milledge Some of
the buildings date from 1858
The University plans to restore the exterior of the
chapel, including the roof, windows, doors, exterior trim,
brickwork, front porch and stairs. Hudson stated
Gen Thomas B B Cobb, a well known Athens citizen,
hgan constructom on the institute in 1858
The institute, originally a finishing school for women,
was named after Cobb's daughter
It was closed in the 1930s becuase because of financial
problems and was turned over to the University in 1953.
The University has used the buildings for dormitories,
offices and classrooms, and is presently using them for
storage of surplus property, Hudson said
The money is being used to repair the chapel building
only and it would take ‘$2 million for total restoration,
he said.
However, there is a possibility of "additional grant
money in the future." Hudson continued.
The process of acquiring the grant will not be complete
until the State Department of Natural Resources offers a
specific contract.
“We’ve got to go through the process of getting all the
paperwork done. Hudson explained
One of the factors the University will have to deal with
during restoration will be updating the building to meet
present-day building, fire and safety codes, according to
Hudson
This would include access for the handicapped and
possibly air conditioning, he said
The restored institute will probably be used as as
Athens area center for adult education or an extension of
the University's continuing education center. Hudson
stated
The Lucy Cobb Institute is listed in the National
Register of Historic Places
The delapidated Lucy Cobb Institute shows its 100-odd years.
Chapin delivers amazing performance
‘Spring’ weather
surprises students
By SETII COHEN
Assistant city editor
Frisbees were flying and an occasional
pair of bare feet could be spotted
yesterday, as the temperature reached 65
degrees But don't pack up your heavy
coats yet. for as anyone who has lived in
Athens can tell you. the weather is far
from predictable
Less than two weeks ago. for example.
Athens was covered with three and a half
inches of ice and snow Today, snow
seems far away as students are
preparing to invade Florida for spring
vacation
According to Dr Robert Burrill,
University geography professor, the
fluctuating temperatures and February's
record amount of ice and snow (4.7
inches) can be explained by the actions
of the polar jet stream
Burrill said that the jet stream
originates from the "massing of air
flowing upward into the troposphere from
the surface " As more air is massed into
a limited space, velocity increases Thi*
produces a fast moving stream of air
above the surface
The fluctuation of temperatures in
February was due to the jet stream
changing direction When the jet stream
shifts to a more southernly position,
warmer, moister air is the result Thus,
the heavy coat you wore to morning
class, is no longer needed by lunchtime
When the warmer, moist air combines
with the cold air already present, frozen
precipitation results This was the reason
that February had great fluctuations of
temperature and a lot of ire and snow
According to the National Weather
Service. March temperatures will be
below normal, as will precipitation
Burrill said this forecast is due to the
prediction that the jet stream will not
move south
Though it's a bit early to break out the
bikinis, enjoy "spring while it’s here
Given the changeable nature of Athen
weather, it may ifc gone tomorrow
UGA Today
Make tracks for education
Plan now to participate in Alpha Phi Alpha s Walk for Education, scheduled to
begin at 10 ou a m tomorrow morning The 20-mile walkathon route will start at
Memorial Hall and continue around the campus and through the city Proceeds
from the walkathon will go to the Larry Leroy Golden Scholarship fund You
can still sign up to walk, or you may sponsor a participant For more
information, call 542-2957
Flyin’ high
Pick up registration forms today at the Memorial Hall Information Booth
for the annual kite flying contest on Sunday The contest is sponsored by the
University Union and WRFC. and cash prizes will awarded in various
categories Registration begins at 1 p m Sunday at the intramural fields
Frisbees are the ultimate
The Ultimate Club for frishee enthusiasts will be holding an organizational
meeting at I 00 p m on Sunday The meeting will be held at "The Church. 394
Oconee St., right down from the B & L Warehouse All interested persons are
cordially invited For more info, call 353-3072
By ROBERT HOLLAND
Staff writer
Harry Chapin played for an amazing
five and a half hours Wednesday night,
becoming increasingly better as the
evening wore on From the time he first
took the stage at 7:30 until he left it for
the last time at 1 30 after the second
performance. Chapin poured forth with
energy and enthusiasm that did not
waver
Unfortunately, the first show proved to
be only a warm-up for the concert as
Chapin was restricted to a two hour
performance because of the need to clear
the theatre for the late show
But those who were lucky enough to see
that latter set witnessed over three hours
of excellent musicianship, finely crafted
story telling and much good humor
Ctiapin opened the first show alone with
a series of three new compositions before
being joined onstage by the rest of his
band The group, including Harry's
brother Steve on piano and long-time
accompaniest John Wallace on bass,
provided unfailingly tight back-up and
played comic foil to Chapin throughout
the evening
Chapin chose to show off his new
material for the first hour, presumably to
get audience reaction before including it
in a new live album to be recorded soon
in Tennessee
The best of these were a tribute to folk
musician Pete Seeger and the dramatic,
almost rocking “Legends of the Lost and
Found "
The string of unfamiliar materal was
finally bioken by Chapin's most recent
«1974i hit. "Cat's in the Cradle The
crowd reacted strongly »o something they
recognized, and Chapin mainly confined
himself to standards for the rest of the
show
But it was in the second performance
of the evening that Chapin and his band
truly shone Opening similarly to the first
show, with a series of new compositions.
Chapin introduced the Seeger tribute.
“Old Folkie." as the last new song of the
evening
Slipping them into the moving “Mr
Taner." Chapin gave the crowd what it
came to see. a night of the first material
he has to offer
He finished the first set with the quiet
and again moving “Corey’s Coming
before taking a brief intermission
The second half opened auspiciously
with a perfect rendition of “Taxi, one of
Chapin's most popular compositions and
clearly one of his best As the song
ended, the stage lights went down and the
crowd obviously expected another song
Surprisingly though, the opening notes ol
"Taxi" were repeated as the lights came
back up to reveal Chapin alone on the
stage, singing new lyrics to his famed
epic
Ordinarily, tampering with such
perfection is dangerous but in this case
it proved to be not only successful but
necessary Successful because Chapin is
capable of pulling off such an addition
without seeming repetitive, and neces
sary because, as he would later tell us.
the events described in the new segment
indeed happened and were as much a
vital part of the whole story as was the
original
Chapin's voice began to show strain as
he entered his fifth hour of performing
Where he had sustained the chorus of
"Cat’s in the Cradle” in the first
show .the band earned it in the second
But this was little drawback as Chapin
made up in feeling what he was
beginning to lack in voice
See CHAPIN p 2
concert
Hear the University of Georgia
Concert Choir tonight at 8 30 p m in
the Fine Arts Auditorium The choir,
under the direction of Dr Pierce
Arant. will sing selections ranging
from Renaissance to Contemporary
Admission is free
Wenig lecture
A lecture entitled "Time Structure of Inpu's and Outputs in the Formation
of the Employment Cycle" will be presented today by Professor Ailois Wenig
of the University of Bielefeld. West Germany All interested persons are
invited to attend this lecture at 3:30 pm in room 404A of the Journalism
Building
Bonsai workshop
Register today to participate in the Bonsa: Workshop to be held at the UGA
Botanical Garden tomorrow from 10 00 a m -3 00 p m A plant will be provided
for each student to shape by pruning and wiring For more information and
to register, call 542 1244 The workshop is open to everyone
Tonight on channel 2 at 8 00 pr.*..
Bob Hope will host the American
\ouih Awards. The awards will be
presented to top young athletes,
academic achievers, and entertainers
Among those scheduled to receive
awards are Nancy Lopez. Ron
Howard. Chris Evert, and Earl Camp
bell
For late night entertainment, tune
into the Midnight Special at 1 a m on
channel 2 Hlondie will host, and
scheduled performers are Queen.
Sarah Dash, and Peaches 4 Herb