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PAGE TWO I . •' •*- V B BMHBf r|HK V '4,f, . }j t ' jr v w | 1 j IM!2S HO, HO, HO, AND WHAT FOR YOU, MY SON? West Georgian student Mark Elliot is decked out in the traditional Santa Claus outfit for the little ‘believers’ at the Christmas tree lighting here Wednesday night. Thursday Appearance Slated By U.S. Senator D. Gambrell Asa part of his “Young People’s Listening Tour,” Senator David H. Gambrell, Georgia’s Democratic junior U. S. Senator, will be on the West Georgia campus on Thursday, Dec. 9 for an informal discussion with students and other members of the college community. Arriving on campus at noon on Thursday, Senator Gambrell will participate in open discussion with students and faculty at 1:30 in the Social Science building. All interested parties are en couraged to attend, says Dr. Mel Steely, coordinator of the visit. Senator Gambrell will make other unscheduled stops around the campus talking informally with students, then go into downtown Carrollton to continue his tour. Gambrell was sworn in as United States Senator on February 2, 1971, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Richard B. Russell. Gambrell is the son of E. Smythe Gambrell and the former Kathleen Haygood. He attended the public schools of Atlanta and was graduated cum laude from Davidson College and Harvard School, returning to Atlanta to practice law in 1952. In 1963 he formed his own law firm, Gambrell and Mobley, and from 1965-1971 he served as director of the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. JM Hi SENATOR GAMBRELL As the newest member of the United States Senate, Senator Gambrell serves on the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committees and on the Select Committee on Small Business. Senator Alan Bible, Chairman of the Small Business Committee named Campbell as Chairman of the Committee’s Subcommittee on Science and Technology. Senator Gambrell is par ticularly pleased with these assignments as he believes these are two vital areas which touch the personal lives of nearly every Georgian, both rural and urban. Additionally, Senator Gambrell will continue to hold a seat on the Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee, on which Senator Russell had served since its in ception. Senator Gambrell served as President of the Atlanta Bar Association in 1965 and in 1967 was elected President of the Georgia Bar Association, the youngest man ever to serve in this capacity in Georgia. Late in 1970 he was named Chairman of the Democratic Party in Georgia, a post which he held until his appointment to the Senate in February of the following year. Senator Gambrell is married to the former Luck Flanders of Swainsboro, Georgia, and they have four children, Luck, born June 16, 1955; David Henry, Jr., THE WEST GEORGIAN born March 27, 1957; Alice, born February 10, 1960; and Mary, born June 22, 1963. Among the honors and awards Senator Gambrell has received are: President, Atlanta Bar Association, 1965-66; President, State Bar of Georgia, 1967-68; Director of National Legal Aid and Defenders Association, 1965- 71; Member, Board of Editors, American Bar Association Journal; Trustee, Metropolitan Atlanta Commission on Crime and Juvenile Delinquency, 1965- 68, General Counsel, 1970; Vice President, State Y.M.C.A. of Georgia, 1965-71; Member Kiwanis Club of Atlanta; Trustee, The Westminster Schools; Member, First Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Board of Deacons; Chairman, Democratic Party of Georgia Oct. 1970-Mar. 1971. Professors Organize Local Ga. Conservancy Chapter Local environmentalists will be pleased to know that a chapter of the Georgia Conservancy, a group described as “an umbrella organization formed to look into environmental problems throughout the state of Georgia,” is being organized for the Carrollton area. Organizers of the chapter. Dr. Charles Masters and Dr. Newt Gingrich, are now recruiting the 30 members necessary for af filiation with the state group. They urge all interested students, faculty, and townspeople to join in the Conservancy’s en vironmental protection efforts. The Conservancy was in corporated in 1967 by 65 Georgians in an attempt to unite individuals concerned about the state’s natural resources. In three years the organization’s membership had grown to 4,000. Governed by a Board of Trustees and Executive Director Spec Landrum, the Conservancy was developed as a non-profit organization. Past Conservancy ac complishments include the acquisition of Panola Mountain for a primitive nature area, preservation of the Chattooga River, creation of the Cum berland Island National Seashore Park, and sponsorship of Air Studies Find 'No Censorship' Reports dealing with the recent staff resignations and alleged censroship issue involving the West Georgian were released Tuesday by the investigating committees of the Student Government Association and the American Association of University Professors. A third investigation was carried out by the Publications Board con cerning the role of the advisor while they differed in their recom mendations, the committees agreed that the incident was not a case ot deliberate censorship on the part of the advisors. The AAUP committee, composed of chairman Mitt Conerly, Mel Steely. Fran Chalfant, and Cecil Fox. was formed at the request of the SGA to ascertain whether student rights were violated in the incident. The committee held hearings with the parties in volved to determine the sequence nf events and the various points of view involved. The following conclusions were expressed in the AAUP statement on the matter: “After careful deliberation, the committee finds there was no censorship. However, in the opinion of tlx* committee, there was bad judgement exercised by both sides. Moreover, the com mittee also finds that there was a distinct lack of communication among the parties involved There were also many instances where the problem could have lx*en worked out had there been adequate communication and good faith on the part of both (-ditors and advisors.” Recommendations by the committee include an in vestigation of the role of faculty advisors and a probe to ascertain whether the Publication Board constitution and the AAUP statement on Student Publica tions are in conflict. Committee member Cecil Fox released a supplementary statement in which he urged that future editorial disagreements between the editors and advisors of The West Georgian be sub mitted to the Publications Board for arbitration. He commented further that, “The real issue here is whether there should really be Quality Workshops. Conservancy members receive monthly news letters and special bulletins on local and national conservation issues. They have the opportunity to participate in monthly field trips led by professionals and are invited to attend lectures and discussions in which Conservancy policy is Late History Offered; No Friday Classes In an attempt to broaden choices for students and reallocate faculty class time, the history department has an nounced winter quarter plans for an innovative schedule of History 100, 111, and 112 classes. Involved in the program will be another new concept in history in struction, the “team teaching” method. Classes will be scheduled for one and one half hours on Mon day, Tuesday, and Thursday, thus eliminating Friday af ternoon classes. The history department hopes that this arrangement, eliminating classes of Friday afternoons, will DECEMBER 3, 1971 a paper at West Georgia at all, and if so, who should run it. There has never been a student vote on how student activity funds should lx* spent. My personal opinion is that there should be a student referendum on the entire question of the student publications extent and that voting in such a referendum be made an obligatory part of the registration.” The SGA Senate committee concurred with AAUP findings that censorship was not involved fhaired by Richard Russell and composed of Jeff Reid, Rick Waites, Pat Sherlock, and Frank Finn, the committee released a statement which voiced findings that “the advisors of The West Georgian did in fact overstep their assigned duties as advisors and unnecessarily edited articles in the newspaper which in some cases changed the meaning of the articles.” The Senate committee reached a conclusion similar to that of the AAUP. recommending that lines of communication be improved between staff members and faculty advisors. The special committee of the Publications Board was chaired by Barry Banther of the Student Govern ment Finance Committee. His committee concluded that the advisor’s function should be one of non-interference and the campus newspaper should not be so heavily used as a teaching facility. Miss Byron, advisor to the West Georgian and jour nalism instructor, concurred with the findings. shaped. Student memberships are available at a rate of $2 a year for dues. Other classes of mem bership are available at costs of $7.50, $lO, $25, and SIOO per year. Dr. Masters and Dr. Gingrich urge all ecology-minded people to contact them regarding enrollment in the new chapter. appeal to students who would otherwise object to afternoon classes. History 100 will be taught by Dr. Thomas Bryson at 3 p.m. Lynn Holmes will instruct a class in history 111 at the same hour, and History 112 classes will be offered under Dostourian at 3 p.m. and Conrad at 5 p.m. The 111 and 112 classes will incorporate the team teaching program, with experts in various Helds giving visiting lectures in tiieir Helds of specialty. This is intended, says Floyd Hoskins, .. .Continued On Page 20