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WEST GEORGIAN
m y c j 4i No 3 W*t Georgia College, Carrollton, Ga. 30117 Friday, July 12, 1974
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i After Six Month Search
IXews Analysis
Library’s Book Bind
Attributed To Faculty
A student given the assignment
to research the history of Japan
might have a bit of a problem if
he or she tries the West Georgia
College library for information.
What is the reason? Nearly 20
of the books on this topic were
checked out several quarters ago
by a professor now on vacation.
Library policy allows
professors to keep books for an
entire quarter, but as a thick
green notebook filled with pages
of delinquent book listings
proves, books are often borrowed
for longer than the time allotted
for professors.
There are seven “tub files” or
card containers for withdrawn
books in the library. And there
are two large tub files of cards for
overdue books. In short, about
one third of the books checked out
of the library are overdue
A student assistant employed
at the library pulled cards at
random from the overdue tub In
the education section, 12 out of 12
overdue cards were professor’s.
But a student wishing to use the
book that a professor has can’t
learn the professor’s name. The
green notebook is guarded and
cannot be used by anyone other
than library employees.
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Ml . iii ucc Horton conducts the first rehearsal
oi the WGC Special choir selected to tour Poland
The student assistant said tnat
she felt “the permissivness of the
overdue book policy, and the
disregard to it now by faculty
members keeps the library from
being the service that it should
be. Also there is no guarantee
that faculty members will return
books.”
Action to rectify the problem
can be taken by the deans of the
separate schools. Dean Richard
Dangle of the School of arts and
sciences said he has written
letters to those faculty members
violating due dates that are under
his jurisdiction.
Why were professors allowed to
keep books more than the time
allowed to students in the
l>eginning? According to Mr.
Robert Simmons, librarian,
professors originally had ab
solutely no restraints. However,
action by the Library Committee,
a committee formed to problems
of the library, ruled that
professors had to turn in books
quarterly.
Another problem facing the
library staff is the chance of a
professor leaving the campus
while he or she possesses library
books.
POLAND TOUR CHOIR
in August. Anne White will serve as pianist for
the group.
The Doctor Is |7n
At The Health Center
BY ALLENGUNTER
A six-month search for a physician to staff the
college health center will end next week when
Dr. Louis J. Morelli from Youngstown, Ohio,
takes over directorship of Health Services.
Dr. Morelli, a 30-year old graduate of the Ohio
State University College of Medicine, is slated to
assume the full time position on Monday. The
former Anesthesiology resident at Youngstown
is expected to sign a yearly contract with the
college.
The new doctor must first, however, complete
procedures to secure a license to practice
medicine in this state. He currently holds Ohio
and Florida state licenses. Dr. Don Adams, dean
of student services, said the necessary
credentials and paperwork for the Georgia
license have been approved and should be of
ficially completed this week.
Dr. Morelli will fill a position left vacant in
January with'the resignation of Dr. Angel Planas
who left to take a position at a South Carolina
hospital.
According to Dr. Adams, college ad
ministrators have since considered ap
proximately a dozen applicants for the job. Four
of those physicians were interviewed directly by
college officials, he said.
Dr. Adams, who conducted the search for a
doctor, said the physicians were interviewed by
college administrators, health center personnel
and a group of students. A list of desired
qualifications for the new doctor were
established earlier this year by college officials.
Essentially, the list required that the new
Selected Chorus Trips To Poland;
Washes, Sells, Sings To Warsaw
BY STEVE LINER
On August 8 a group of some 30
West Georgia students, faculty
and staff members will board
planes for Warsaw, Poland. The
group is part of the state
department’s “Ambassadors for
Friendship” program.
“We are really excited about
doctor be able to administer a full range of tasks,
including family planning services, to the college
community. “Dr. Morelli seems most suited to
our requirements,” Dr. Adams said.
Dr. Morelli, who arrived at the West Georgia
campus yesterday, is a native of Youngstown,
Ohio. He graduated ‘Magna Cum Laude’ with a
B.A. degree from Youngstown State University
in 1966 and received his medical degree in 1970.
In addition to his internship and two periods of
residency work, he served two years in the U.S.
Air Force from 1971 to 1973.
(Reprinted from The Chronicle of Higher
Education.)
In a 91-to-0 vote, the U.S. Senate recently
approved a bill that would give veterans up to
$720 a year for tuition payments.
It was the first time since World War II that a
house of Congress had voted to give tuition
benefits to ex-G.l.’s.
In addition, the bill would raise the present
living allowance by 18 percent.
Under tuition plan, veterans enrolled in full
time, half-time, or three-quarter-time studies
would pay the first SIOO in tuition and the
government would pay 80 percent of the next
S9OO.
Payments for living expenses would be in
creased from $220 a month to $260 for single
veterans. Married veterans would receive $309 a
month; $352 if they have one child; and s2l for
each additional dependent.
the chance to take a trip of this
type again,” Mr. Bruce Borton,
assistant professor of fine arts
and director of the touring group
said. “The trip to Romania was
such a success last year that we
couldn’t help trying to return to
another communist block
country this summer.”
Despite the enthusiasm of the
group about raising money for
the trip, and a large portion of the
tour expense being paid by the
state department and Reader’s
Digest Foundation, an ad
ditional $BOOO had to be raised.
“We’ve reached about the half
way point,” Mr. Borton said.
“But we have a lot of fund raisers
planned for the next two months
before the trip starts.”
Members of the choir have
already spent a weekend of
practice for the trip with another
planned for July 20 and then a
week of marathon practice im
mediately before departure.
Members of the group include
Borton and his wife, Nanette,of
Carrollton, Charles Autrey of
Palmetto, Phil Coley of
Carrollton, Joanne Crosby of
Atlanta, Bill Dekle of At
lanta, Felton Dunn of Waleska,
Mark Dye of Atlanta, Sally
Elrod of Decatur, Judy
Senate Bill
Benefits Gls
Gaines of Elberton, Mark Greene
of Alpharetta, Jane Hutchison of
Atlanta, Mr. Jim Isaacson
(assistant professor of fine arts),
Mrs. Stephania Isaacson of
Carrollton, Frank Lee of Atlanta.
Also, Lynn Lee of Carrollton,
Jeff McClendon of Carrollton,
Ron McNeal of Gainesville,
Dawna Morrow of Atlanta, John
Murch of Carrollton, Peggy
Musick of Bowdon, Paul Newkirk
of Carrollton, Judy Patton of
Atlanta, Jillyn Perkins of
Greensboro, Steve Rudy of
Douglasville, Lloyd Tipton of
Dalton, Debbie Wallace of
Decatur, Norris Warner of
Atlanta, and pianist-singer Anne
White of East Point.
The group will have seven
scheduled concerts while in
Poland, but they expect to be
asked to give several other in
formal concerts during the tour.
Host for the tour will be the
government of Poland. Planned
excursions include dance parties
at the country ’s student clubs and
visits to such state factories as
the Lenin Steelworks in
Oswiecim.
“In other words,” Mr. Borton
said, “we are expecting a very
packed three weeks in Poland.”