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Universityo(Georgia Tuesday,March 27,1979 Volume85,Number76
1 Georgia s only collegiate daily newspaper"
News $41-1441 Advertising 942-3414
Carter performs ‘miracle’—peace treaty signed
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New library director chosen,
remains ‘optimistic’ about job
By BOBBY BYKI>
Assistant campus editor
See I.IBR \HY. p 5
David K Bishop, newly appointed director of the University libraries, is optimistic
about his new job but recognizes the difficulties that lie ahead in solving the library's
problems
Bishop's appointment was announced March 14. after approval by the Board of
Regents, and will become effective July 1 He will replace interim library director
Ralph McCoy
Bishop feels that three major tasks lie ahead of him the establishment of a formal
library organization to renew confidence in the library administration
implementation of the MARVEL automated system, and the development of good
relations with other libraries in the area
From what I've seen, attention needs to be given to all three areas In addition. I
think it's important for the University to develop a leadership role with other
libraries." Bishop said
Bishop is currently assistant director for technical services at the University of
Chicago library Previously he served as head cataloguer at Chicago, and worked with
cataloging systems and programming, serials and other areas at the University of
Maryland
He was selected as a candidate by a search committee from a field of six His
appointment provides the library's first permanent director since Warren Boes was
relieved of his duties in March. 1978 amidst controversy
When asked his reasons for entering the controversial situation at the University
libraries. Bishop replied. I'd rather deal with a situation that needs improving than Ik*
the head of a maintenar.ee operation where everyone's complacent At Georgia, the
library and the administration are both aware of the need for changes
■ Some places, you have a problem with complacency and self satisfaction, on the
staff I don't think that'll be a problem at Georgia, he said
Bishop was on campus March 21 and 22. examining the new MARVEL automated
system and meeting with some of his future staff members He is impressed with the
"dedicated, competent and aggressive staff" and looks forward to coming to work, he
said
Lucy Cobb inspected
A representative from the state Department of Natural Resources will inspect
the dilapidated Lucy Cobb chapel and main buiding on March 29 The University
recently matched a $50,000 grant from the department to begin restoration of
the institute
By SETII COHEN
\ssistant city editor
WASHINGTON —Words of mutual
praise filled with religious references
were exchanged between the leaders ol
the United States. Egypt and Israel as
two traditionally hostile nations signed
an historic peace treaty on the White
House lawn Monday
a letter to President Carter pledging to
continue negotiations toward a perman
ent peace settlement Carter signed the
treaty as a witness
"Today we celebrate a victory not of
a bloody military campaign, but of an
inspiring peace campaign." Carter said
after the formal signing
Sadat and Begin "have conducted this
campaign with all the courage, tenacity.
‘Today we celebrate a victory—not of a bloody military
campaign. but of an inspiring peace campaign' Carter
The unprecedented treaty between
Egypt and Israel was signed in three
languages while thousands of spectators
watched.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin
opened the ceremonies by signing the
peace treatv The two leader* nUn *»ienpd
brilliance and inspiration of any generals
who ever led men and machines onto the
field ol battle "
Sadat said the signing marked "one of
the happiest moments in my life It is a
historic turning point of great signifi
cance for all peace-loving nations." he
said
IBM interested in local land option
By TOM KKI.I.EY
Staff writer
The IBM Corporation is interested in
obtaining an option on 9<m» acres of land
west of Athens for possible construction
of a manufacturing or research and
development center, according to an IBM
spokesman
The land is located eight miles west of
Athens, at the southwest corner of the
intersections of U S Routes 78 and 29.
near Bogart
"There's not an awful lot to tell other
than IBM is trving to get an option to
purchase the land." the spokesman, who
wished to remain anonymous, said
"There are no plans at this time to
develop the land IBM is just planning for
its future needs It is hard to estimate
when the land would be developed." he
said
Since no plans have been announced
IBM could not predict how large the
development might be. or how many
people would be employed by any
expansion info the Athens area
It is a common practice for IBM to
purchase land for future development,
according to the spokesman, and
sometimes land is held for several years
before anything is done with it
There was no indication of how long it
would take to decide what to do with the
land and IBM would not comment on the
possibility of reselling the land at a later
date if it decided not to use it for
development
The development of the land would
depend in part on an engineering study to
determine what the land is best suited for
See IBM. p. 5
Both leaders praised Carter for his
efforts in bringing about the signing of
the treaty "You have worked so hard
and your labors and devotions bore God's
blessed fruit. Begin said to the
American president
Carter praised Begin and Sadat as well
as the people do the two nations "whose
yearnings for peace kept alive the
negotiations which ti>day culminate in
this glorious event
The signing of the treaty is only the
first stop >f peace "a first step on a long
and difficult road." Carter said
Carter admitted that differences still
remain between the two nations and
neighboring countries, some of whom
fear what has been done
been done
"Other Arab people need and want
peace, but some leaders are not yet
willing to honor these needs and desires."
Carter said
Carter concluded by quoting a passage
from the Koran, and a passage from
Isaiah and concluded by saying "Lei us
now reward all the children of Abraham
who hunger for a comprehensive peace in
the Middle East
"l«el us now enjoy the adventure of
becoming fully human neighbors, even
brothers and sisters We pray to (iod that
these dreams will come true
Sadat spoke next, saying he is not
performing a personal mission, "but
merely expressing the will of a nation "
Sadat praised Carter as the "man who
performed the miracle Without exagger
at ion. what he did constitutes one of the
greatest achievements of our time."
Sadat said
"Carter has devoted his skill, hard
work and anove all his firm belief in the
ultimate triumph in good over evil to
insure the success of our mission." he
said
Commenting on the treaty. Sadat said.
"The step we took in the recent past will
strengthen the Arab position and serve
Arab vital interest The liberation of
Arab lands and the reinstitution of Arab
authority in the West Bank and Gaza
would certainlv enhance our common
Researcher claims ridicule is funnier than satire
By ROBIN RINGLER
Staff writer
Should bankers wear Bermuda shorts'*
According to Dr Charles R Gruner, University professor of
speech communication the answer is yes
In 1955. Gruner attempted to write a humorous after-dinner
speech for a bankers convention and couldn't come up witn any
jokes about bankers He concluded that because of the image
bankers portrayed, people thought them too stuffy to be the
subjects of jokes
“I decided to do a mock persuasive speech telling bankers to
change their image by wearing Bermuda shorts," Gruner said
I wore a coat and tie and bermuda shorts and the next day
15 of the bankers came out with their shorts on. In those days
men just didn't wear shorts out in public."
Gruner has written a book entitled Understanding Laughter:
The Workings of Wit and Humor which was published last
month The book is a compilation of many studies Gruner has
done on the psychology of humor in the past 20 years
He concluded that ridicule is the basis for more effective
humor as opposed to satire
I>r. Charles Gruner
"Satire doesn t always convince because many people don t
undersiand it The more liberal and more intelligent a person is
the better he will understand satire. Gruner said
By examining the writings of Art Buchwald. Gruner decided
that ridicule is more effective When I was in grad school. I
spoke to Mr Buchwald and he gave me permission to use some
of his ideas in my studies. Gruner said
Gruner s man\ vears of study resulted from a suggestion by
a former professor that he do a 50-minute speech on the
psychology of humor
"We had the assignment and I couldn t imagine what I d
speak on for 50 minutes My professor told me 1 should use
humor as my subject since I was always joking around
Another professor had been studying the subject and he let me
use his bibliography."
Since then. Gruner has done exhaustive studies on different
aspects of the psychology of humor
In the future. Gruner plans to continue his research by
studying why some people don t understand satire
Gruner has also found that telling jokes while lecturing does
not increase the listeneres recall of the subject matter But it
does enhance the character of the speaker." Gruner said
strategic interests."
Finally. Begin reiterated the import
ance of peace There had been five wars
in one generation, but now. "we will
make peace." he said
Begin said Sadat has shown both civil
and mililtary courage throughout the
negotiations ,
He said theie have been three great
days in his life The first was in May 1948
when the state of Israel proclaimed its
independence The second came in June
1967 when Jerusalem was reunited and
the third is "this day of peace between
Israel and Egypt
Begin concluded by reciting Psalm 126
from the old Testament in Hebrew He
said he would not translate as everyone
could read the passage in his own
language
Not everyone was happy with the
treaty signing, however Across the
street from the White House in Lafayette
Park, a crowd of Arab students’ and
anti treaty sympathizers protested the
signing of the treaty They claimed the
treaty had completely ignored the
Palestinian people's desire to have their
own independent country on the West
Bank of the Jordan
Crowd cheers leaders
Bv SETII C OHEN
\ssistant city editor
Dignitaries ranging from former
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to
country singer Kenny Rogers dotted the
crowd of 1500 guests gathered on the
While House lawn Monday to witness
what some have calk'd the heginnmng of
a new era
Entertainment was provided before
hand by the Marine Corps Band, but no
one paid much attention The show they
had come to see starred three world
leaders and the event was the
unprecedented signing of a peace
treaty between Egypt and Israel
The crowd applauded wildly when
Presidents Carter and Sadat and Prime
Minister Begin appeared, but became
quietly attentive as the three leaders sat
together at an old tnahoganv table, which
had been used during the signing of the
Spanish American War treaty and for the
signing of a part of the first SALT pact in
1972
The crowd cheered the 2 11 pm
signing of the treaty and interrupted the
speeches that followed with bursts of
applause
Across the street in l^afayette Park,
however, another attitude prevailed
There. Arabs and anti-treaty sympathiz
ers were protesting the signing They
claimed Sadat has "sold out the
Palestinian because there’s no provision
calling for a Palestinian state on the
West Bank of the Jordan ”
Throughout the ceremony, angry
shouts of the protestors were heard, but
largely ignored by the White House
crowd which was wrapped up in the
excitement of the historic occasion.
UGA Today
Student senate meeting
Student senators from the College of Arts and Sciences are holding an open
meeting today at 4 »)pm in room 405 of Memorial Hall The meeting is an
organizational session for this delegation, which is the largest in the Student
Senate The meeting is open to all interested persons
Picture perfect
Undergraduate students currently
enrolled in the School of Journalism
and Mass Communications are invited
to participate in the 4th Annual Jamie
Connell Memorial Award Photo
Competition Entries are to be
mounted and must be the original
work of the competing students Entry
forms with additional information are
available in the Drewry Reading
Room and must be turned in by April
14 Accepted entries will be on display
at the Memorial Hall gallery from
April 23 May 4 Winners will be
notified and also honored at the School
of Journalism's Annual Award Ban
quet
Filmmaking course
This quarter, the Athens Recreation and Parks Department is introducing
"Filmmaking." a production course in super 8 mm film Members' films will be
screened and discussed as they are finished The course will be conducted by
Dan Sperling, who is currently working in the WGTV film production
department Members are required to have a super 8 mm system or permission
to use class equipment The course will be offered at the Bishop Park
Community Center starting on March 31. and will run for eight weeks For more
information about tees and registration, contact Dan Sperling at 542-1731
Complete your schedule
Confused students with incomplete schedules can stop worrying' Schedule
completion which was previously held at the Coliseum the morning of late
registration, has been done away with All students with incomplete schedules
should complete their classes during the regular drop add period by picking up
all ADD cards from the department whose course thev wish to pick up Good
luck'
Join the chorus
If you like to sing and would like to be a member of the University
Symphonic Chorus, you may still sign up during the drop-add period The
course is listed as MUS 388 No audition required'
Scare yourself
For the scare of your life, tune in
tonight to The Dark Secret of Harvest
Home on channel 2 at 3 p m This 1978
adaptation of Tom Try on’s popular
novel is set in a New England village,
where strange occurrences disrupt its
peaceful charm The film stars Bette
Davis, David Ackyroyd and Joanna
Miles Part 2 of The Dark Secret of
llarxest Home will air tomorrow night
at 8 30