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Council group will discuss
options to limit enrollment
By CHUCK REECE
Red and Black Staff Writer
The University Council's admissions committee
Wednesday will discuss the possibility of tightening
the University's admissions standards following this
year's enrollment.
Any change most likely will affect applicants who
don't meet the preliminary standards for
“automatic" admission, said M.O. Phelps, director
of admissions.
The preliminary standards are a score of 900 on the
Scholastic Aptitude Test and a 'B' average in high
school, and these have been set, Phelps said.
The applicants who don’t meet the preliminary
standards are reviewed by the admissions com
mittee, said John Albright, associate director of
admissions.
Admission of applicants who don't meet the
automatic standards is "a provisional thing," said
Dwight Douglas, vice president for student affairs
and an ex-officio member of the admissions com
mittee “Proven achievers would be admitted."
Any change in standards is based on "how many
students the administration thinks it would like to
enroll," Albright said But that figure, which comes
from University President Fred Davison, will likely
not be available to the committee when it meets
Wednesday.
Phelps said the committee will “fly blind for a
while" until it receives the administration’s estimate
of how many students it wishes to enroll.
Administrators are not yet sure how many
freshmen will be admitted next year, but Louise
McBee, associate vice president for academic af
fairs, said she had heard Davison say “we would not
take the same number of freshmen."
She said the University would probably admit 2,500
to 3,000 freshmen, the level commonly adhered to
before this year. This fall's freshman class had over
4,400 members, approximately 900 of whom enrolled
before this fall
"We can't, in fairness to the students that are here,
stay with that same sort of situation,” Douglas said.
Douglas said a good SAT score and high-school
average may, depending on the high school a student
attends, indicate "native intelligence" rather than
achievement ability. “Up here, you can’t get by on
native intelligence," he said.
Albright said the admissions office will not slow its
recruitment efforts because recruiting is aimed at
the superior students The University commonly
admits "about twice as many folks as we enroll."
Part of this year's enrollment crunch was caused
by an unexpected increase in the show rate, or the
number of applicants who actually enroll after being
admitted.
But Douglas said the University must be careful to
avoid raising its standards too high "The more
selective you are, the greater your no-show rate," he
said.
The admissions committee will meet at 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday in the School of Forestry’s conference
room.
Israeli warplanes are intercepted
by Saudis after airspace violation
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (UPI) —
Israeli warplanes Monday violated
Saudi airspace in the northern section
of the kingdom and were forced to
retreat by Saudi jets, a Saudi military
spokesman said. Israel refused com
ment on the incident.
The Saudi statement, reported by the
state-run radio and the official Saudi
press agency, said, “At 2 p.m. <6 a m.
EST) today. Israeli warplanes violated
our airspace in the northwestern sector
of the kingdom
"Our warplanes intercepted the
enemy planes and forced them out of
our airspace," the military spokesman
said.
The statement gave no further details
and did not say how many Israeli or
Saudi planes were involved or exactly
how the Israeli jets were forced to
retreat. There was no indication that
shots or missiles were fired by either
side.
The Israeli military command
refused comment on the incident,
saying, "The Israel army never issues
any information detailing air force
flights in the northeast, or anywhere."
But asked about an earlier report that
Israeli jets attacked Saudi targets, the
command issued a categorical denial.
At the White House, deputy press
secretary Larry Speakes was cautious
"We have seen the reports of the
alleged overflights," he said. "We're
checking with the two governments
concerned.
"We urge all parties to avoid any
actions that tend to raise tensions in the
area."
The sector of the desert kingdom
violated by the Israeli planes was near
the Jordanian border and near the
route taken by Israeli jets enroute to
Iraq last June 7, when they carried out
an air raid on a nuclear reactor near
Baghdad.
Official Riyadh Radio reported that
Crown Prince Fahd had briefed the
Cabinet on the incident, which came as
foreign ministers of the six-nation Gulf
Cooperation Council were meeting to
prepare an agenda for Tuesday’s
summit of Persian Gulf leaders in
Riyadh.
One of the topics on the summit’s
agenda was expected to be a joint
defense strategy.
The report was not featured by the
tightly controlled Saudi media. It was
the fourth item on the late night Riyadh
Radio broadcast and was dismissed
with a brief report by the Saudi press
agency
Israeli officials have claimed their
planes frequently fly over the desert
kingdom,
What’s this? Another victim of the world's largest outdoor cocktail party ? Surely it
couldn't be boredom as Georgia came from behind Saturday to defeat Florida 26-
21. No. it couldn’t, but it could be boredom as Georgia rolled to a 53-21 victory over
the Vanderbilt Commodores three weeks ago. And. in fact, that’s what it is. UGA
IV refused to pose for us Saturday as he was busy playing to ABC’s national
television audience.
Elberton teacher, fired
after indecency charge,
may not fight dismissal
By JAN HILLINGS
Krd and Hlark .Staff H rllrr
An Elberton schoolteacher who was
fired from his job last week after he
was arrested in Peabody Hall on a
public indecency charge said Monday
he is unsure whether he’ll fight his
dismissal
University police arrested Peyton
Hammond Mize of Athens early last
month on the public-indecency charge
Athens-Clarke County Magistrate's
Court Judge Pierre Boulogne dismissed
the case Nov. 3 after meeting w ith Mize
and his attorney. Alan Alexander
Boulogne dismissed the charge after
Mize submitted letters from physicians
which stated that he had medical
problems, said Maj David Morris of
the University Police
Evidently the judge felt that the
letters justified Mize's behavior.
Morris said
The Elbert County Board of
Education fired Mize from his position
as a teacher of special education at
Elbert County High School after a
meeting the same day Mize appeared
before Boulogne.
Mize declined to comment on the
board's decision to dismiss him, and
said he was not sure whether he would
protest the action
"Right now I’m looking for another
job," Mize said.
Paul Abernathy, principal of Elbert
County High School, declined to
comment on Mize's dismissal
"That's a personnel matter," he said
"It could still be under litigation "
Teachers may be fired if they have
been charged with moral offenses, said
David Dunham, attorney for the
Georgia Association of Educators
A board of education may conduct its
own investigation into matters in
volving a teacher, and has the right to
dismiss a teacher for "any good and
sufficient cause." he said
Teachers may appeal their
dismissals to the Georgia Board of
Education if they feel they were fired
without proper justification
If they are not satisfied with a
decision by the state board, they may
continue to litigate their cases through
the state and federal courts
There have been cases on the state
level concerning dismissals of teachers
for moral reasons, but none in the
federal courts
"We don't have much guidance,"
Dunham said.
B&L owner not sure
when new club to open
By J ACK TIIKKADGII.I.
Krd aad Hlark Stall Wrtlrr
Although a former part-owner of the
now-closed B A L Warehouse has a
green light to reopen the nightclub
under new management, his attorney
said Monday that he has "not decided
on anything" concerning the building
Clarke County Superior Court Judge
Joseph Gaines granted Barry
Fleming's request Nov 2 to open a new
restaurant and nightclub. Yesterday's,
to be located in the same spot as the B A
L, 244 Oconee St.
Fleming's attorney. Dan Aldridge,
said "there was no advantage for the
new club opening up now" because
students will soon be going home for
w inter vacation
"There is no rush at this point in time
to make a decision. " Aldridge said
The nightclub closed voluntarily in
May after Clarke County District
Attorney Harry Gordon filed a
complaint seeking to close the club Ttie
complaint was accompanied by
affidavits signed by Athens Police Chief
Everett Price and Athens Mayor
Lauren Code
Gordon's complaint claimed that the
nightclub tended to "corrupt the
manners and morals of the public and
the community."
Aldridge later filed a denial stating
that the owners "emphatically deny”
allegations that they encouraged
loitering, vagrancy, illegal
transactions and fights at the B A L
Doyle Fleming. Barry's father, would
not be permitted on the premises,
Aldridge said, but the attorney would
not comment further because he said,
it was “a family matter ’’
In October, Aldridge withdrew a
pending liquor license application for
Yesterday's, but gave no reason for the
decision.
He said that Fleming would be
reapplying for a license if he decides to
reopen.
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Dang tired?
4 Puppet, pauper; poet, king 9
Bob Kusso. owner of Russo’s Gyro ana The Grill, shares a laugh with Grill employee Steve Sgarlato
Russo’s restaurant
a dream come true
By JAN HULLINGS
Red ai*4 Black Staff Writer
Russo’s Gyro is a restaurant-owner's dream
literally and figuratively: It is a financial success,
a profitable venture for its owner since it opened
in 1978. and it represents the fulfillment of a
childhood fantasy.
"Some kids always wanted a tractor, some kids
always wanted an airplane, I always wanted a
restaurant." said Gyro’s owner Bob Russo
Russo was brought ud in the restaurant
business Hus father, whose family immigrated to
the United States from Italy in 1917, has run an
Italian restaurant in Brooklyn for many years
Russo s skill in managing a restaurant may
come from his father, but the style of his
restaurant is uniquely his own.
“I kind of consider the restaurant business sort
of an art,” he said. “Every canvas should be
different.”
Russo's Gyro is the culmination of many years
of culinary thought, combined with a few years of
available credit Russo was introduced to the gyro
sandwich, which consists of various ingredients
fried in pita bread, when he lived in New York
"I used to get them in Greenwich Village,” he
said. "On Friday nights instead of going dow n and
having the usual bacon and eggs after the bars
closed. I used to take a ride into Manhattan. ’’
The menu and the decor of Russo’s Gyro is
patterned after those Greenwich Village
restaurants Russo describes the restaurant as a
Mediterranean deli-cafe.
Russo brought the idea of the gyro restaurants
with him when he moved from New York to
Florida 10 years ago He began working toward
the goal of opening a restaurant when he moved to
Athens in 1975 He did all sorts of work to raise the
money to open his restaurant, including
construction and sanitation jobs. It took three
years for Russo to gather enough cash and
confidence from the local bank to open his
restaurant
When Russo's Gyro opened in 1978, there was
not a whole lot of competition
"Downtown wasn’t really happening at that
time," Kusso said. "I don’t think downtown
started happening until Russo’s Gyro started
doing very well, and I think a lot of people realized
that if you were creative enough and had the right
ideas that a business would work downtown.
However, Russo did not expect his restaurant to
be such a success
“At one time 1 was just working behind the grill;
I wanted a little mother and father operation:
Mom and Pop work a few hours a day, close after
lunch and go home," Russo said. "But the place
turned into a monster."
Russo has been approached by people who are
interested in franchising his restaurant He is
considering the idea, and has traveled around the
country to look at possible sites for restaurants
But franchising has its problems, and he has not
made a final decision on the matter
Please See RUSSO. Page 6