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West Georgian
Vol. 41 No. 2
President Pafford Approves
Student Activity Budget
President Pafford approved without change
this week a student activity budget of $221,800 foi
the 1974 through 1975 year. Dr. Pafford has not
signed the budget yet but said, "for all practical
purposes, it has been approved.” He said he
would discuss the budget in detail with other
campus officials at a later time.
Briefly, here is a breakdown of the largest
allocations:
COMPLETE CHART OF BUDGET
ALLOCATIONS ON PAGE THREE
"Athletics-$71,623
Student Center operations—s23,34l
Union Program Council—slß,7Bo
Debate—sls,ooo
Chieftain (yearbook)—sls,ooo
West Georgian—sl3,233
Drama—sß,soo
Student Government Association—s6,9B6
Choi r-$6.853
Each student who is registered for more than 6
hours per quarter is required to pay $lB toward
the activity fund.
The $221,800 budget figure is based on
projected enrollment and could face a cut if West
DAVID GAMBREM.
(Former U.S. Senator David Gambrell
stopped in Carrollton yesterday as part of his
gubernatorial campaign tour.) Story on page 2.
The Regents’ Test
It’s Easy If Somebody Takes It For You
BY ALLEN GUNTER
AND CAREY SMITH
It ’s the day of the Regents’ Test
and scores of students file into the
Social Science lecture building on
campus.
Most are on time but a few
arrive late, arriving just in time
to hear the instructions being
given to the group.
A few have heard the in
structions before—they’re the
ones back for a second shot at
passing the test. It’s a test
required at West Georgia, as in
every University system college,
to graduate.
Several minutes later, another
young man walks in the door and
takes his seat. He's arrived too
late perhaps to hear all the in
structions that were given to the
rest of the group.
But that’s alright. He’s been
here before too. In fact he’s been
here five times in all. And he
passed the test every time.
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But not for himself.
l>ast quarter he passed it for
Joe and the time before that it
was lor Jane and before that for
Bill or Suzie.
Joe and Jane and Bill and Suzie
mot acutal names) each paid him
any wherefrom $lO to SSO and up
to take.and pass, their Regents’
Test.
As far Joe and Jane and aii
the rest are concerned, they got
their money’s worth. For an
average S2O they got something
done they thought they couldn’t
do themselves.
It wasn’t difficult for the late
comer to pass himself as Joe or
Jane. All it took was the right
social security number and the
presence of mind to keep those
names straight.
Once inside the building, no one
questioned him or requested an
ID card.
So the sit-in was handed his test
booklet and pencil and merely
Georgia enrollment falls below
the estimate for the year. One
campus official said last week
that the budget may be "op
timistic." Last year student
activity receipts totalled $209.42!)
lor a budget which had originally
allocated $227,659
Directors of the more than 30
programs which share in the
New Systemwide Integration Plan
Calls For More Black Recruiting
Recent approval of the
University System of Georgia’s
desegregation plan will result in
the stepped up recruitment of
black students by predominantly
white colleges, according to
officials Irom the department of
Health Education and Welfare
• HEW >
Regarding the statement from
HEW officials concerning the
encouragement of more in
tegration, W H. Smith, West
Georgia director ol admissions
>aid that recruitment of black
students in particular would be
increased.
“Whereas normally we would
just recruit, now because of this
emphasis we will go out of our
way to recruit black students,’
told to begin with the rest of the
group II one of the proctors
asked him if he understood the
instructions or had any questions,
he merely smiled and told them
that he had been there before.
Simple. No other questions
asked.
A couple of hours later, he
passes his test booklet down to
the tront of the room and walked
out w ith the rest of the group. And
couple of weeks later, Joe or Jane
received a notice that they had
passed their Regents’Test.
One student who has taken the
test tor friends several times
says he adjusts his fees for the
person he portrays on the day of
the test. So do the other five or so
of his friends who have taken on
secret identities for some quick
cash.
“Of all the people I know that
lake the test for other people,
Continued on Page 7
Juno 28, 1974
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student activity money had
requested a total of $248,564.
The Student activity finance
committee began meeting in May
to divide anticipated funds. Open
hearings were held by the
committee over a two week
period to allow each activity
director to present and explain
the individual requests.
said Smith
He also said that other steps
might be needed, but that the
approximate 7 percent
enrollment of black students at
West Georgia was not as good as
it should be
The Georgia plan, submitted
and approved by Peter Holmes,
director of HEW's Office for
Civil Rights, was regarded as
‘mild’’ by black plaintiff’s in an
existing lawsuit against HEW
In 1973 the plaintiffs wor
court order to increase efforts
assuring state compliance with
the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Challenges against the Georgia
plan and the eiglrt other state
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Final Figures
Show Increase
In Enrollment
Final figures for the summer
quarter at West Georgia show
that the enro In ent here has
increased by 84 students com
pared to summer 1974
Enrollment totals in the
’egistrar’s office show 3,163
students on roll. Last summer the
total was 3,079.
Th breakdown of the figures
show that there are 1,244 men
and 1.919 women legistered. Of
total, there are 228 freshmen. 270
sophomores, 327 juniors and 57i>
seniors. In addition, there an
1651 graduate students, 3
transient students, and eighi
classified as "other ’
M's> Elizabeth Parker
registrar, said that the figures
are official through June 23. but
do not include students intending
to register for short course
beginning in mid-July. She said
those additional figures would be
available after August 1
Miss Parker said that the 3.16::
total includes 74 first quarter
freshmen and 47 transfet
students. Geographical break
down of the enrollment shows
3.036 Georgia residents, 116 from
other states, and ll foreign
students.
Campus dormitories are
housing 275 students for the
quarter. Of those on campus
students 62 are men and 213
are women. This is a decrease of
63 on campus residents from last
summer
plans submitted last Friday have
not been made yet But, ac
cording to attorneys for the
plaintiffs the plans will be studied
closely tor the next few weeks
It the plans are not in com
pliance with the standards of the
plaintiffs. U.S. District Court
Judge John Pratt will make a
ruling on the accpetability of the
desegregation plans submitted
Ol the nine state college
desegragation plans submitted,
eight were approved by HEW’
Louisianna failed to submit a
plan and has been sued by the
Department of Justice.
Mississippi’s plan was rejected,
and separate lawsuits against its
colleges are being prepared bv
HEW