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Students to vote on life of SGA
by TIM BONNER
and BRIAN O’SHEA
The Student Senate last night voted to send the students a referendum to let them
decide whether the Student Government Association should be abolished
In a meeting marked by confusion, the senate also voted to direct its officers not to
accept salaries from student activity funds
The most confusing moments came when Lynn Johnson, senate president, announced
when the votes had been recounted. Johnson said the vote had actually been 21-21 She,
as president, was casting the deciding ballot in favor of the motion
SGA President Harold Mulherin presented the motion to the senate, and argued in
favor of passage Floyd Buford (A&S) sponsored the motion.
April 5 is the scheduled date for the student referendum.
Mulherin and members of his delegation were not around when the final decision was
given They had long since lett the meeting when it was announced that the motion had
been defeated
Meg Peietier (Journalism), who voted against the motion, said “I did not voteagainsl
students' rights, only against the way it was worded.'’ Senators John Breaugh and Dan
Forman concurred.
The senate originally refused to direct its officers not to accept salaries, but upon
reconsideration, the motion finally passed.
Gregg Jocoy <A&S), chairman of the bylaws committee to revise senate bylaws,
reported to the senate on the work o! the bylaws committee. %
The senate adopted the new bylaws, which reorganized the senate’s committee
structure and requires the committees to mtet at regular intervals
The Senate last week failed to accept the old bylaws, prompting Johnson to appoint a
special committee to revise them
In other business, the senate voted to ask campus transit authorities to add one bus to
the married housing route
The senate also passed a motion calling for the printing of a senate directory, to be
distributed in key areas around campus. Names and phone numbers of senators and
SGA officers will be printed in the directory.
The Senate also authorized Johnson to write a letter to Dean of Student Services
Dwight Douglas requesting that an official advisor be appointed to either the senate or
SGA
Several senators were encouraged by the work of the senate “We did a lot tonight It
shows we can do a lot,” said Mike Hearn <A&S/.
The new bylaws “seem to be put together in a much more business-like manner.”
said Keith Mason 'Business) “I think the meeting went very well.” Mason added
Jim Braden (Business) said the bylaws committee showed hard work, but added. "I
still think all the resolutions we passed have no power because we are not respected as
a representative group
In a fifteen minute recess, the senators from the various schools met to elect
delegation chairmen for their schools “We are going to have a super strong Arts and
Sciences delegation this year.” said John Breaugh. chairman of the delegation
Staff photo C Talbo* Nuniv
Vice-president Barry Irwin (right) discusses a point
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art - art-ART!
Art student Terry Craig and friend are pictured concrete structures, evidence of Craig's masters thesis
assembling various structures on the journalism school work in sculpture will be on display Saturday. March 10
front lawn in preparation lor a showing The steel and from 2-5 p m
‘GEORGIA ON MY MIND’
Charles sings new state song
ATLANTA (UPD-A hush fell over the
packed Georgia House Chamber Wed
nesday as entertainer and native Georgian
Ray Charles applied his special blues
touch to the newly adopted state song.
“Georgia on My Mind."
It was. by gubernatorial proclamation.
“Georgia On My Mind Day," and an
overflow crowd of legislators, state
staffers and visitors spilled out of the
House Chamber into the hallways, all
trying to get a glimpse of Charles, whose
revival of the song 21 years ago was his
greatest hit.
He had been greeted by a standing
ovation while escorted into the chamber
by Miss Georgia, Deborah Mosely, and
Rep John White of Albany. Charles'
hometown Resolutions were read stating
that "Georgia On My Mind' had
officially replaced the song “Georgia” as
the new state song
“I'm supposed to be accustomed to this
but I have never been before a
legislature before,” said Charles, “and I
am happy to say I am not here to argue
with you about it today ."
Charles who was born in 1930—the
same year “Georgia On My Mind” was
written—then stepped to the well of the
chamber to sing
Many appeared visibly moved as he
sang, some wiping tears from their eyes
House Rules Chairman Bill Lee called
it a “very fine occasion " Rep David
Scott. D-Atlanta. termed it "an epic
Freshman Council votes in favor of SGA abolition
By BOBBY BYRD
Assistant campus editor
The future of the Freshman Council may be uncertain if the Student Government
Association is abolished, but council members voted Monday to support the abolition of
Mi A
In a narrow vote, the council condemned the Student Seante for its "lack of
efficiency." and made plans to ask Dean of Student Services Dwight Douglas if
freshman Council and the Student Judiciary continue operations if SGA is abolished
“We just think it (student government) ought to be revamped," said Keith Mason,
acting chairman of the council
A special bylaws revision committee of the senate recommended Tuesday that the
senate delete an article of the bylaws explaining the functions of the Freshman Council
Mason denied circulated reports that the council was attempting to separate from
IN ATHENS, CLARKE COUNTY AREA
Students survey opinions on various local issues
By 8ALYNN BOYLES
Students from two University sociology
classes and their professors are currently
surveying Athens and Clarke County to
determine resident opinion on a variety
of local issues
The project is being funded by the
Athens City Council with the support of
the Clarke County Board of Commis
sioners Drs Harold Nix and Max Miller
are heading up the project, the first such
study to be done in the area since 1969
"This one will be different in a number
of ways,” said Miller who directed t^
1969 study “The biggest difference A
. that the county commission is behur us
♦his time."
The 34 students involved in the /Airvey
are members of two sociology classes
taught by Nix and Miller They will be
involved in all areas of the survey
including the actual fieldwork and
compiling of the data Both of the
professors say student involvement is one
of the most importantant aspects of the
project. "It’s important to let the
students participate in all levels of the
research." Miller said
Nix stressed that many of the students
are not sociology majors but are involved
in other fields where research techniques
are important The students are evenly
* divided between graduate students and
undergraduates
Funds for the survey will be allocated
from the city budget, but the professors
emphasized that the cost to the city
would be minimal. The only major
expense will be the cost of publishing the
survey which Nix estimated would be
about $200o He said a survey of the same
size conducted by commercial research
ers would cost between I30-W.000
Three hundred Athens and Clarke
County residents will be asked to
participate in the survey They will be
selected through a statified sampling to
insure accurate representation of the
population. Nix said that they are
basically concerned with polling a
Students and professors examine survey map
event "
Hoagy Carmichael, who wrote the
music for the popular tune while Stuart
Gorell did the lyrics, spoke to the packed
House Chamber via a long distance
telephone hookup from Rancho Mirage.
Calif
"When we wrote that song, you
couldn't sell a copy of the music,
hardly." said Carmichael “We didn't
have a music pusher He said it's been
recorded from time to time and "there’ve
been quite a few times when it made
more money than Stardust
Since it was recorded by Charles in
195H, “Georgia On My Mind" has been
recorded by 44 different performers
Secretary of State Ben Fortson told the
crowd he and Charles were raised only 29
miles apart in south Georgia, and that
the entertainer had united the legislature
like no one else could do
SGA now. adding that a majority of the council members favor abolition of SGA and
want to see the council continue after SGA is gone
The current senate bylaws provide that three representatives from the Freshman
Council be elected to serve in the Student Senate
The recommendation to delete the section ot the senate bylaws dealing with the
council came because the provision for three representatives is unnecessary, according
to Gregg Jocoy. chairman of the revisions committee
Any student can address the Student Senate. Jocoy said.
The SGA constitution still provides for the Freshman Council. Jocoy said, and no
plans have been made to alter that section of the constitution
Mason is a newly elected senator from the College of Arts and Sciences and is
prohibited from serving on both the senate and the council. Jocoy said
Mason said he intends to continue serving on the council in an “ex-officio” capacity
for the next several weeks
"I want to thank you for doing
something no one else has been able to
do'' said Fortson. "That is. bringing
the mind and hearts of the Georgia
legislature together ”
Fortson s laugh-provoking comment
was an apparent reference to House and
Senate squabbling over the proposed $2 H
billion state budget for the coming fiscal
year
"They 'the legislators) love Georgia
too." Fortson told Charles "But
sometimes they have that old feeling of
“let's fuss a little bit.” he said
Charles said it was "very difficult" for
him "to know how to handle a
compliment.”
“I think that just to say thank you
even though it comes from the Ixittom of
my heart, seems so inadequate But
nevertheless I mean it.” he said
proportionate number of black and white,
and city and county residents
In addition to the 300 questioned. 125
•general and specialized” leaders will be
surveyed These will consist of commun
ity leaders and men and women
recognized as outstanding in a particular
field
The survey will include questions about
the community's image, leadership and
services The participants will also be
asked about local issues such as
consolidation of city and county
governments and the construction of an
Athens civic center
Dr Nix said the main goal of the
survey is to “find the top twenty needs
and programs of the area ” He said
similar studies he has been involved with
in other Georgia communities have
helped greatly in finding solutions to
community problems
Both professors expressed guarded
optimism about the surveys effect on the
city "Much of the surveys impact will
probably be immeasurable.” Miller said
"But it will help people to better
understand the community."
Nix said the survey is getting a great
deal of support from the mayor's office
and the City Council
Although the students should be
through with their research by late
March, it will take about three months to
compile the data and write the final
report The survey results should be
published in early fall
UGA Today
John A. Sibley lecture
The John A Sibley lecturer at the University of Georgia School of Law for the
winter quarter will be Wade II. McCree. Jr.. Solicitor General for the United
Stales McCree received his Bachelor of Law degree from Harvard, and is a
fellow of the American Bar Foundation He is also a former director of the
American Judicature Society. The Sibley lecture will take place this afternoon
at 3 p m in the l^w Auditorium. All students and faculty are invited to attend
Want to teach?
Make plans now to attend Teacher Placement Day at the Coliseum arena next
week Representatives from over 60 school systems from Georgia and South
Carolina will be conducting informal interviews from 10 am until 3 pm on
March 13 For more information, contact the Career Planning and Placement
Office at 542 3375
Take a break
Ready for a break° See our
( enterpiece today for tips on how
to enjoy the spring holidays See
pages 6 and 7 inside.
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Plunge right in
There will he an open meeting of the University S C U B A Club tonight
in Room 406 of Memorial Hall at 8 00 pm All interested persons are
invited to attend For more information, call 353 3059
Alumnae banquet
Attention Z Club Alumnae* Z Club,
the freshmen women's honorary
society, will hold its Annual Alumnae
Banquet on Wednesday. April 14 The
banquet will take place at 6 30 p m in
Charlie Williams' Pine Crest Lodge
Any alumnae who wish to attend,
please contact Linda Sarlin at
549-2239 You must make your
reservations before you leave for
spring break'
Denver tonight
An all-new John Denver special will
air tonight on channel 11 at 8 30 pm
Denver will host the hour of humor
and music that takes a look at roles
women play in society today John's
guests will be actresses Cheryl Ladd
and Valerie Harper, singer Tina
Turner, model Cheryl Tiegs, and
columnist F.rma Bom beck Among the
scheduled events, there will be a
take-off skit from Oh. God- and a tour
of some of Beverly Hills' moat famous
sights