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WEST GEORGIAN
Volume 41 No. 4
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Malfunctions Put Campus In Dark
BY STEVE LINER
Over a period of five days late
last week and early this week
West Georgia suffered through
three campus wide electrical
blackouts.
The original problem was
caused when, for undetermined
reasons, the transformer at the
Health Center blew The
malfunction of the transformer
caused the reclosers at the power
supply station on Back Campus
Drive to shut down power to the
entire campus, according to
Robert Townley, director of plant
operations.
When the system was shut
down the reclosers, which func
tion in much the same way as
regular home breaker switches,
the* switches were burned to the
extent that it was difficult to keep
them closed. It was this problem
that caused the blackouts
Monday and Tuesday, according
to Townley.
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ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
The old Administration building fell at the mercy of bulldozers this
week. The 67 vear-old structure first served a reminder of past days at
West Georgia and Fourth District A&M. For related story and pictures
see pages 6 and 7.
Z-6 Use: None
Building May Be $1.6 Million White Elephant
W*st Georgia College, Carrollton, Ga. 30117
The personel .at plant
operations are expecting no
iurther blackouts during the
summer quarter because the
faulty reclosers have been
replaced by new ones.
Part of the problem that caused
an extended delay in the
resumption of power to compus
Friday was a reclosers’
malfunction which caused the
fuse in the Georgia Power supply
station adjacent to the West
Georgia system, to blow the fuses
before campus electrical service
could be restored
*‘lf it had not been for a staff
member that is no less than a
bonfide genius when it comes to
high voltage problems, we would
have suffered a great deal more
with the blackout,” Townley said.
“Mr. Gifford Miller diagnosed
the problem and the solution to it
amazingly fast Friday.”
BY CAREY SMITH
Calling Z-6 a “dubious blessing,” West Georgia
College President Ward Pafford said this week
that it would be “inconceivable” to use the $1.6
million building for anything other than food
services.
The massive red brick structure on the south
west side of the campus was officially approved
by Dr. Pafford last month on behalf of the
University Board of Regents.
But whether or not the building w ill be used for
the originally planned additional food services
building is still undecided.
Bob Townley, director of plant operations, said
that when the building was originally proposed,
students were required to live on campus and
purchase meal tickets. Now, according to
Townley, all of this has changed, and out of the
5,000 plus students normally enrolled, only 1100
Our electrical engineers are
outstanding men in their field, in
fact they are the firm that serves
as advisors to the Board of
Regents, and they see that we
keep at least a step ahead of our
electical needs,” Mr. Townley
said
The campus electrical service
has been taken off the primary
system and placed on the
secondary system due to the
blackout problems. Personnel at
plant operations had to set up a
wiring system to the Health
Center from Adamson Hall’s
transformer. Luck seemed to be
with plant operation in at least
one area, because, due to the
demolition of the old ad
ministration building, two cir
cuits of the Adamson trans
former were not in use allowing
ihe Health Center its needed
power.
Repairs on the system have
been scheduled for the break
between summer and fall
quarters so that the academic job
of the college can proceed at near
normal levels, according to
Townley. But, the deans of each
school have been asked to curtail
electrical use as much as possible
until the system can again
operate in a normal level.
When asked if the heat wave
and subsequent air conditioner
use could have caused the
problem, Town.ey replied that
actually the college stands in
good shape as far as electrical
supply.
Seeing the blown transformer
at the Health Center is indeed an
experience. On the outside
evidence can be seen that
something is wrong, but glancing
inside provides an object lesson
in the danger of high voltage The
inside of the transformer look as
if it were made of wax and a blow
torch had been used on it. “And
all this took place in less than the
time it would take to blink three
times,” Mr. Townley said.
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Friday, July 19, 1974
Morelli Assumes Post
As College Physician
BY SUSAN STEWART
Dr. Louis J. Morelli, new staff
physician for the WGC health
center, has officially assumed his
position as director of the facility.
But Morelli said that he had no
specific plans yet for operating
the health center. Services at the
health center he said, will con
tinue to operate as they have in
the past.
Morelli said that he would
better be able to present specific
plans for the health center during
fall quarter. He said that because
he has been here only a short
amount of time and, established
little contact with the college and
community, he could better make
a judgment of the situation at a
later time.
When asked about his in
tentions for providing family
planning services and treatment
of veneral disease. Morelli said
that the state health department
will still continue to come to the
college health center to offer
live on campus and less then 500 of those buy
meal tickets each quarter.
“We planned ahead quite well,” said Townley,
“but when the regulations changed, students
didn't want to eat and sleep on campus
anymore.”
Another factor in the questions surrounding
the opening of Z-6 is, according to Dr. Pafford,
the enrollment drop.
Dr. Pafford said that when the building was
being planned, there was a need for another food
services building in the near future.
In the early 1970's enrollment was estimated
for an increase to 10,000 students, but the
enrollment went down instead. Now the opening
of Z-6 hinges on future enrollment, according to
Dr. Pafford.
“At the time Z-6 was being planned, T-5 (a
nearby dormitory) was being constructed, and
there were plans for more buildings on that side
of campus. A whole cluster of buildings was
t eing considered,” he added.
Now that the new and vacant food services
building is being reconsidered, there have been
several ideas proposed for its use. Townley said
that there has been talk of placing a student
activities center in the vacant building, or
perhaps outfitting it for a performing arts
center.
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these services on the second
Wednesday of every month, but
that he will also be available for
these services during the regular
health center hours. “I want the
students to feel free to come in
any time,” he said.
A photo of Dr. Morelli appears
on page 11.
He also said that, according to
the needs of the campus com
munity, the health center may
offer new services as a diet clinic.
Also he plans to look into the
possibility of x-ray equipment for
the center.
Morelli said that one factor that
influenced his decision to take the
staff position at West Georgia
was his past association with the
state of Georgia. While serving as
a physician in the U.S. Air Force,
he was stationed in Valdosta.
Morelli said he enjoys the climate
and the people in the South and
also enjoys working with young
people.