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THE RED AND BLACK
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
Athens, Ga. VoL 92, No. 19
Wednesday, October 24,1984
News 543-1809 Advertising 543-1791
Crawford will not remain chancellor past June
Fraternity officials wait
until after IFCmeeting
to give merger details
B> KIM H AYS
Keil aMl Hla< k Vninr Krportrr
Interlraternily Council officials
Tuesday refused lo release details of
Ihe impending merger with the Black
Greek Council after Monday's con
firmation ol a successful meeting be
tween the two groups
IFC Chief Justice Mark DeGuenther
said, "We're not going to release the
details until after Wednesday's (IFCl
meeting, so everything can go through
proper channels "
IFC adviser John Upper said Monday
the IFC was working on a press kit for a
proposed Tuesday release that would
provide details and final arrangements
for the merger
DeGuenther said the joint statement
was delayed so it could be discussed in
today's meeting to ensure all fraternity-
representatives are familiar with the
implications of the impending merger
Upper said the IFC constitution
stipulated that any proposed
amendments must be discussed and
tabled for two meetings before coming
to a vote
IFC President Joe Fleming said he
will have no comment on the merger
until after the upcoming IFC meeting
Monday's announcement of the
merger completion ended more than a
year of meetings between the BGC, the
IFC and the Panhellenic Council
The All-Greek Council, an advisory
body composed of representatives from
the white and one black governing
bodies, set a spring, 1984, deadline for
Ihe merger, which was to be im
plemented this quarter
' The AGC conducted several in
formational forums (or the three Greek
organizations Cess than 1 percent of
the total University Greek membership
attended the forums
Problems that prevented an earlier
completion date for the merger were
differences in membership quotas,
rushing procedures and minimum
grade point averages
Regents to review search process;
acting chancellor may be appointed
By JOHN ALDKSN
Krd and Mark Senior Heporlrr
The Board of Regents may appoint an acting
chancellor to hold office while the search continues
for a replacement for Vernon Crawford, regents
spokeswoman Kay Miller said Tuesday
"They have not named any candidates for acting
chancellor," Miller said
Miller said Sidney Smith, the chairman of the
search committee, said Monday (hat choosing an
acting chancellor is one of the possible avenues the
board would consider in its review of the search
process. The search has been pul in jeopardy of late
because several candidates withdrew because of
advance publicity of their consideration for the
chancellorship
Miller said no decision had been reached yet on
whether to discontinue or postpone the search, or
whether to find an Interim chancellor while the
search continues
“It would all depend," Miller said. "If they don't
interview any more candidates, they might be able to
come to a decision by November They still have a
few weeks left.”
Miller said she thought the revealing of the can
didates' names during the search this month had
seriously hampered the committee's ability to choose
the best candidate.
"Yes, it has done damage due to the stipulations by
many of the candidates that they would only consider
the job if there was no publicity involved,” Miller
said.
"Whether it has damaged the search to the point
where they would need to reopen the search to other
candidates, I can’t say," she added.
The acting chancellor would be needed if the search
were to continue past next June, when Crawford's
resignation becomes effective.
Crawford said Tuesday he will not consider
remaining in the job past June if no chancellor is
chosen by then
"If they haven't found a candidate by June, why
then they will need an acting chancellor in the worst
way," Crawford said.
“They’ll be looking for a man who can keep the
show on the road and exercise a holding operation It
won't require a lot of imagination or ingenuity
because it's a temporary position," Crawford said.
Crawford said that neither University President
Fred Davison nor Vice Chancellor H Dean Propst
would be considered for the position of acting
chancellor, because of their status as known can
didates for the permanent position
"I can think of many suitable candidates,”
Crawford said, "But I don't want to name any names
or endorse any one over the other"
Regent Arthur Gignilliat said Tuesday that he
considers the chances of finding an acting chancellor
very remote.
“I’m just one of 15, but I don't think there will be
(any chancel," Gignilliat said. "In my own personal
opinion, I think we should go ahead and pick a suc
cessor to Chancellor Crawford."
Chapel hell still tolls for the Dogs
By INES PINTO
Krd and Black ( onlrlbultnn Writrr
In 1852, the editor of the old studept
magazine. “Georgia University
Magazine," wrote this somewhat
amateurish but heartfelt poem in
honor of the chapel bell located on
north campus
This past Saturday, the bell rang in
celebration of another Gerogia
football victory, a tradition that has
been with the University for many
years.
Initially, the bell served to summon
or release students from classes.
Students got up, ate, prayed, studied
and went to bed by the bell It was also
used on special occasions such as the
death of a well-known public figure
In 1897, the bell rang for the death of
a University football player, the
impact of which nearly ended the
sport at the University.
The tradition of ringing the bell for
Georgia football victories arose from
the tolling on special occasions Nov.
28,1901, marked the first recorded use
of the bell to celebrate a football
game, a game that was only a victory
in the eyes of Georgia fans
On that day, the Bulldogs held
Auburn to a scoreless tie Since
Auburn was favored to win, the tie
was considered worthy of a
celebration The Atlanta Constitution
wrote "The chapel bell has been kept
ringing, and the entire campus aglow
from three large bonfires ”
Traditionally, freshmen were the
official bell ringers and took turns
with bell duty for every football game
Anyone who missed his turn at the
bell would receive a whipping for his
laziness. Often freshmen cut the bell
rope to escape their bell duty.
Sleepy townspeople solved the
students' problems by complaining
that the ringing bells kept them
Orin Sadler rings bell after Vandy victory
awake all night. In 1963, an ordinance
was created which permitted ringing
of the bell until midnight after the
announcement of a football victory
However, when Georgia defeats its
arch rival, Georgia Tech, the or
dinance allows the bells to be rung
until dawn.
Because of its role in Georgia
victory celebrations, the bell has
become a target (or pranks by
Georgia Tech students.
The bell’s clapper was stolen on
several occasions, the rope was cut at
least once a month, and slogans such
as "To Hell With Georgia" were
painted on the side of the bell. Former
Dean of Men William Tate said "a
Georgia alumnus has a piece of
bronze from one of the clappers on his
desk as a paper weight."
Bulldog fans also contributed to the
pranks In 1828, fans stole and hid the
bell. President Waddell, who was in
charge of the University at the time,
announced that a trumpet would be
used to summon students to classes
until the bell was found Enthusiastic
fans managed to crack the bell at
least twice during the early 1900's.
During World War II. the bell
served a more meritorious service as
an air raid signal.
As the University sprawled out
farther and farther, students found it
difficult to hear the sound of the
distant bell when it came time to
change classes The students at
tributed their class tardiness to this,
and in 1957, an electronic bell system
was installed.
After being put out to pasture, the
chapel bell was used only on special
occasions, but students felt the
tradition of ringing the bell for
Georgia football victories should be
maintained So, everv Saturday
during the (all, students, alumni and
townspeople alike, flock around the
old cnapel bell, anxious to hear it toll
for the Dogs
Local political groups make election push
Conservatives to hold
vigil in honor of invasion
B> KIM HAYS
Kr4 and Black SmMr Krportrr
University Republican and con
servative-allied groups have a series of
political events centered around the
upcoming election, representatives
said Tuesday
Students for America, in conjunction
with the USA Foundation, a
Washington-based national educational
organization, is sponsoring a candle
light vigil tonight commemorating the
American lives lost in the invasion of
Grenada
University Coordinator for the USA
Foundation’ and State Chairman for
College Republicans Sam Harben. said.
"The event is strictly non-partisan The
USA Foundation is an educational
organization with the key word being
educational''
Harben said, 'To my knowledge, this
is the only campus in the country
holding a vigil.”
Students for Mondale and Maranatha
Chapel will co-sponsor the event, which
is scheduled for 10:45 p m in front of
the University Chapel
SFA Chairman Gene Taylor said the
group expects about 200 to 400 students
at the vigil
Taylor said the candlelight vigil was
slated for national coverage by CBS-TV
and the groups involved had to adjust
accordingly
In conjunction with the candlelight
vigil, Andy Wakstein, one of the 650
medical students rescued from
Grenada a year ago. will participate in
three "teach-ins” with University
students. Harben said
"He'll be breakfasting with campus
political leaders, giving press con
ferences and appearing in regular
classes," Harben said
"All the events are scheduled during
class changes in order to maximize
student participation," Harben said
Harben said the University is one of
117 colleges hosting a rescued student
University College Republicans
Chairman Joel Kriner said he had
originally begun planning for the vigil
and Student Liberation Day, but turned
over the event's organization to Harben
and Taylor
Kriner said other pre-election events
planned include a mock election Oct 29
"We were going to hold a debate at
high noon the day of the mock election,
but Frances Kane (Chairwoman of
Young Democrats) refused She said
she was afraid we were going to heckle
her
' "She said the Democratic plans were
falling apart after she saw the results of
our campus canvas," Kriner said
Kriner was referring to a recent
survey conducted by Students for
Reagan'Bush that found 85 percent of
students surveyed said they would vote
for Reagan
ru>
As the Nov. 6 general election nears, both
Democrats and Republicans rally their troops.
At the University, students have planned
several activities to gather more support as
they enter the home stretch.
Democrats fight apathy
with forum, reception
By CAMILLE
STURDIVANT
Hr! inS Mark ftenter Hrpmur
Representatives from campus and
local Democratic party groups said
Tuesday they have an extensive state of
activities planned to try to sway voters
before the Nov 6 general election
Young Democrats will have a
meeting tonight in room 141 of the Tate
Center at 7 to organize people to hand
out leaflets, and to plan other
events.
On Nov. 1, the group will sponsor an
open forum on WUOG-FM featuring
Mitchell Howard, director of the Clarke
County Mondale/Ferraro headquarters
and Frances Kane, chairwoman of
Young Democrats.
“A lot of the people who expressed
interest (in Young Democrats), have
not followed through with this in
terest,” Kane said, adding that she felt
students need to be more dedicated to
their cause
“People are wearing buttons, and I
think that's great, but they need to do
more.”
Students for Mondale will co-sponsor
a reception this Friday, Oct. 28. at the
Unitarian Church on the corner of
Milledge and Prince Avenues, from 7 to
9p.m. with the National Organization of
Women and Americans for Mondale
organizations, according to Students
for Mondale President Tracy Atcheson.
The event will feature a film titled “The
Gender Gap” and a jazz piano player.
On Saturday, Oct. 27, the group will
sponsor a "get-the-vote-out" breakfast
at Shoney's restaurant from 9 to 11 a m
Atcheson said local Mondale/Ferraro
supporters have a picnic rally planned
for Oct 27 at Bishop Park
Students for Mondale will hold a rally
with Women for Mondale/Ferraro from
12 to 1 p m Oct. 29 at College Square
with speakers from the state
Democratic campaign
"There has been a decline overall,”
Atcheson said, with regard to the lack
of student enthusiasm for the cam
paign “Even both the candidates look
weathered.”
Howard said, “We hope we can help
Americans come home and forget
about this craziness of the past four
years "
The Mondale/Ferraro headquarters
has a barbeque planned for Nov. 2 and
3, homecoming weekend, from noon to!
pm. each day He also said, “There'sa
possibility that Eleanor Mandate,
Walter Mondale's daughter, will be
here in Athens this weekend."