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Allocations ready for dean’s approval
It was a rainy day for Athens Thursday, but old Sol did shine a bit late in the
afternoon This student is seen venturing forth into the rare sunshine, carrying
that ever-handy umbrella just in case TTie Weather Service reports the showers
are over, at least for a couple of days Temperatures should reach a sunny 70
degrees today.
By BOBBY BYRD
Assistant campus editor
The Dean of Student Services’
allocations committee finished its work
Thursday, and will forward its recom
mendations on the allocation of more
than $350,000 in student activities fees as
soon as committee members approve the
final written report.
During Thursday’s meeting the com
mittee did some clean-up work on its
recommendation, which covers funding
for 34 student organizations, and will be
forwarded for approval to Dean Dwight
Douglas.
The committee decided to recommend
reduced funding to one student publica
tion and to place two expenditures under
“prior unexpended funds ."
The Student Bar Association's Slip
Sheet had been slated for $1200 for six
issues, but the committee decided to
recommend funding of $1000 for only five
issues after Keith Billingsley, a faculty
member of the committee, criticized the
publication for not printing all six issues.
The committee also decided to
recommend that a $3000 intramural
sports backstop and $4000 worth of
percussion equipment for the Redcoat
Band In* paid for out of prior unexpended
funds The reasoning, according to
committee chairman Hill Mendenhall, is
that the expenses are long term and
should receive a copy of the final
year’s budget
Mendenhall stressed all the commit
tee's decisions are merely recommenda
lions to Dean Douglas, and must be
approved by him and then by the Board
of Regents
The committee's report will be in the
form of a proposed budgt with
annotations explaining various sugges
tions Each of the committee members
should not be placed in any particular
proposal by Monday, and may propose
corrections.
The committee took steps to encourage
organizations that were denied partial or
complete funding by recommending they
utilize alternate means.
A note was included in the report
encouraging any sports club “eligible for
inter-collegiate competition, to apply for
funding through the athletic program.’’
Sports clubs have been “lump
summed" in this year's report, instead of
funding them individually as in the past
Going, going, gone Spring jazz
Here comes the sun
Slafl photo sallv Krnrhnke
A coordinator of recreational sports
has been proposed, to work in the student
activities office The new coordinator, if
hired, will divide the funding between
various sports clubs
A second annotation proposed by
committee member Joan Dawson,
encourages clubs denied funding by the
recommendation to utilize other means of
funding
“We are not the only pocket’’ they can
go to. Dawson said
Advance, a student service organiza
tion. and the Athens Sierra Club are two
of the organizations recommended for
zero funding by the committee
The committee has decided to
recommend $15,420 for next year to fund
the Student Judiciary and the Defender-
Advocate Society Salaries for judiciary
officials have been cut by 10 percent,
with the recommendation that they be
cut “at least’’ as much in future years
“toward a phase-out oi student salaries"
in that area.
See ALLOCATIONS, p. 6
A two-sentence revision by Dr Homer
Cooper (Sociology) was on the floor when
the senate adjourned and is expected to
be the first item of business Monday,
according to ad hoc committee member
Dr James Fisher (Geography).
“There was a substitute motion
(Cooper's) on the floor that was not
tabled That means it will be on the floor
as we return to the meeting." Fisher
said
Fisher also said the ad hoc committee
has not met since the March senate
meeting and that Chittick will continue to
present the committee's proposals
“We didn't feel that any changes in our
presentation were necessary Dr Chittick
will be presenting our recommendations
as they stood previously." Fisher said.
Although the senate failed to pass any
changes in the section concerning
department heads, a related revision was
accepted by the assembly
A motion by Cooper was passed to
allow the steering committee of the AAS
senate “to determine the meaning of the
See FI NDS, p. «
Andrews tonight
The University Union will present
Benny Andrews and his brother.
Raymond, tonight at 7 p m in
Memorial Hall Benny Andrews, who
now lives in New York, is a nationally
known artist who was born in
Appalachee. Ga Raymond is known
for his book. Appalachee Red a
James Baldwin Prize Novel, and will
discuss his writings
Film series tonight
Join Zclub
The Inter Varsity Christian Fellow
ship will present the Francis Schaeffer
film series. “How Should We Then
Live the Rise and Decline of Western
Thought and Culture “ This 10 part
series will be shown Friday night from
7:30-10 p m and Saturday from 0
a m 4 30 p m in North PJ Auditor!
um Student tickets are $2 50 and
non-students. $3 50
Applications are now being accepted
for Z Club, an honorary freshman
organization Eligibility is based on
academic achievement, leadership
qualities, and civic involvement Z
Club is the highest honor a freshman
woman can attain at the University If
you are interested, applications are
available at the Memorial Hall Info
Booth, and the mam desks of Brumby
and Creswell Halls Deadline for
applications is 5 p m May I
Time to move on
Don’t forget to set your clock ahea
one hour this Sunday, as dayligt
savings time goes into effecl
Remember, spring forward!
Bid on records, sports tickets,
restaurant passes and more Saturday.
April 28- at the Catholic Center on
Lumpkin St across from the
University track The Center's 2nd
Annual Spring Auction and Yard Sale
will start tomorrow morning at 11
a m The public is invited, and all
proceeds go to the Student Emergency
Fund.
The third and concluding Jan on the
Plata program will be presented
today from 2:30-4:30 p m on the
Memorial Hall Plaza At 2 30 Jazz
Band 11 will perform selections ot
contemporary jazz, and at 3:30 Jazz
Band I wili continue, with vocal
selections performed by Tern Glenn
Former Bogart
clerk charged
in $5000 theft
By BRIAN O'SHEA
City editor
BOGART. GA—A Bogart woman who
worked for two years as clerk of the
Oconee County Probate Court was
arrested Wednesday on charges that she
siphoned off $5,000 from the court over a
four-month period
Wanda Fisher, 19. was charged with
theft by taking and released after posting
$20,000 bond, according to Oconee County
Sheriff Charles Holcomb.
Holcomb said the arrest capped off a
five-month investigation by the sheriff’s
office and the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation Holcomb began the invest!
gation in November after an annual
county audit revealed the court was a
“little bit over $5,000 short "
According to Holcomb, the auditor first
checked the court's books last July and
uncovered the discrepancies. After
auditing the other county offices as
required by law, a second check was
made of the probate court which
confirmed the earlier audit
Probate Judge Reba Hammond asked
Holcomb to investigate the missing funds
in November, and Holcomb called in the
GBI in December
Holcomb and GBI agents did a
complete re-audit of tne court’s books to
ensure no error had been made. The
audit was confirmed, and an investiga
tion completed Monday led to Fisher’s
arrest.
The $5,000 was probably siphoned off in
small amounts over a period from July 1,
1977 to Oct 15. 1978, Holcomb said
As clerk, Fisher was responsible for
handling most of the court's revenue,
although Hammond handled a “small
amount," Holcomb said
Fisher resigned as clerk in mid-Octc
ber
By NELSON d. ROSS
Staff writer
Debate over College of Arts and
Sciences bylaws revision will resume
Monday as A&S faculty attempt to reolve
the controversy over who will determine
the membership of department head
search committees
Meeting at 4:00 in 101 Meigs, the
faculty Senate will continue a debate it
began at the March meeting over a new
set of bylaws
Section V of the proposed new bylaws
concerning selection and review of
department heads will bring the most
debate, according to faculty members
Dr William O Chittick. chairman of
the ad hoc committee on bylaws, will
continue his presentation of proposed
bylaws which attempt to re-establish the
former role of the individual department
members in determining both the
chairmen and membership of search
committees for new department heads
“The senate felt that it was necessary
to provide clearer, more explicit
procedures for identifying candidates for
department headship." Chittick said in
an interview before the March meeting
According to Chittick the present
bylaws were passed six years ago and
there have been no amendments in four
years.
The senate adjourned the March
meeting after nearly two hours and was
able tc pass only four of the seven
articles up for consideration
Debate on Article V the section
concerning selection and review of
department heads -had gone on for about
20 minutes when the representatives
adjourned
Joke candidates becoming commonplace on campus
Howard the Duck elected at Virginia U
Tonight at 9 p m on channel 11.
Gene Hackman and Al Pacino star in>
Scarecrow, a tale of two hobos
surviving "on the road ” The 1973 „
drama also stars Dorothy Tristan and
Ann W'edgeworth
Tlje Beach Boys, hosts on
week's Midnight Special, will perform
two of their classics. “Good
lions" and “Surfin' USA '. Also
appearing will be Blondie,
Company, and Tavares The show airs
at lam on channel 2 <£
A&S debate to continue
Ooooo! They got me!
Athens police are making good use of their new tire boots, car. the owner cannot move his vehicle until all past
as the owner of this car discovered The boots are put on parking fines are paid Although the department s two
vehicles with excessive parking violations Two cars were tire boots seem to be doing their jobs, the police have no
booted Thursday, and once the device is attached to a plans to order any more
Although the council works hard, it does not instigate much
and usually follows the lead of the administration
- Kav Bellar Univ. of Va.
Bv CINDY JACKSON
A duck for president and a cow for
beauty queen may seem unusual, but
they are part of a national trend on
college campuses for “joke candidates''
in many once prestigious positions
When “Howard the Duck" won the
student body presidential elections at the
traditionally conservative University of
Virginia, it was shown that students at
the University of Georgia are not the only
ones who choose farcical politicos like
“The Unknown Candidate.’’
Howard is the philosopher duck
character created by Marvel Comics
writer Steve Gerber The duck, by the
way. is an existentialist
Unfortunately. Howard, who won the
election on a write-in ballot, was not
allowed to keep his position
The candidate who came in second,
student John Serpe, took the presidency
out of Howard's hands • actually webbed
feet) with permission from the elections
committee
However, as a result of Howard the
Duck's victory, the student council at
Virginia will now have “to stimulate
interest in the council rather than
ducks.' according to Kay Bellor. a desk
editor at the Cavalier Daily. University
of Virginia's student newspaper
The student council at Virginia seems
to have a lot in common with the Univer
sity of Georgia
Although the council works hard, it
does not instigate much and usually
News
Analysis
follows the lead of the administration,
Bellor said.
“This is my opinion as a student
though." she added
A lot of students at Virginia don't think
the student council is really in there for
students, she said
Auburn University joined the ranks of
other colleges with joke candidates
recently when students elected a cow as
Miss Auburn University.
Two weeks ago students at Auburn also
passed a referendum by an 85 percent
majority that students should have the
right to abolish student government
Although presidential candidate Jim
Purcell, who sponsored the referendum,
did not win the elections, students in still
another vote expressed their opinion
about Auburn's student government
See DUCK, p i.
m Red and *Blacfc
University of Georgia Friday, April 27,1979 Volume 85, Number 95
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