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Strong Opposition
SAC Argues For Student Rep
BY BI’BBA HOVIS
A cold war being waged between the Student
Advisory Council (SAC) and the Board of
Regents is drawing near a conclusion in hearings
by a subcommittee of the Georgia Senate
University Committee.
The subcommittee is studying a bill which
would add a student to the 15 member board
whose responsibility is to govern institutional
and academic policies for the university system.
The bill was introduced into the Senate earlier
this year by State Senator Bobby Rowan,
Democrat from Enigma.
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The Regents were polled by the subcommittee
for their feelings regarding the bill with the
following results: nine are solidly against it, one
has no definite opinion, one feels he should not
express his opinion, and four did not reply to the
inquiry.
One of the Regents, David. Tisinger of
Carrollton, said he has “no real strong feelings”
on the bill. He said the subcommittee would
“have to be extremelv careful” when Drowsing
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Figures Show Improvement
In Regent's Test Scoring
BY CAREY SMITH
Although West Georgia
College is ranked nineteenth of
31 units in the University
System of Georgia in relation to
students passing the Regent’s
test, figures released this week
show that 17 per cent more
passed the test this fall than
last.
These figures show the
overall increase to be almost
the same as that of the entire
system.
“None of these figures agree
with those published in the
Atlanta Journal and Con
stitution two Sundays ago,” said
Dr. James Mathews, chairman
of the English department.
In the article, West Georgia
was ranked ninth out of 12
senior colleges, showing a total
of 63.57 percent of students here
passing the exam. Dr. Mathews
said he did not know where the
figures printed in the Atlanta
paper came from.
The Regent’s figures seen this
week show that in the fall of
1973, 56.65 per cent of the West
Georgia students were passing
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tonight at 8 p.m. in the
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charge.
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all parts of the exam, while
62.16 per cent of all students
tested in the system were
passing. This fall, 73.14 per cent
of students here passed the test,
and the overall system figure
was 73.57 per cent.
The test, designed by the
Regents to check reading and
composition ability of system
students, is administered
quarterly to those who have
completed 45 hours.
Dr. Mathews said he had
expected an improvement, but
based on the figures of last
year, those for fall of 1975
should be even higher.
He attributed the expected
increase to the installation of
two new English courses which
shou’d have time to have an
effect by next fall.
This year’s increase was
attributed to the two programs
designed to help students who
are experiencing reading and
writing problems. The tutorial
service, and the remedial
reading program which have
been in operation for ap
proximately two quarters are
attributed to the in
crease.
According to Dr. Mathews,
two new English courses to be
offered,in addition to the
programs, are other factors in
the expected increase for 1975.
The pre-English 100 course, or
099.wi1l benefit students who are
not prepared for the 100 course.
The 200 course, a review in
composition, will help students
with the essay part of the exam.
any changes in the board as it is now. “I will say
this,” he added, “We have listened to the SAC as
much as any other five groups of people put
together.”
Lamar Chambers, Student Government
Association president and representative to the
SAC, said the bill will be “a big plus for the
students” if passed. “While the SAC does have
an advisory capacity,” Chambers said, “the bill
will make it easier to keep an idea from being put
aside if a student is there with full voting power
on the board.”
According to Chambers, there will be a
petition on campus next week for students to sign
if they are in favor of having a student
representative on the board. The petition will be
circulated through the dormitories and in front
of the student center.
Hugh Twiggs, chairman of the SAC, spoke to
the subcommittee and said the bill would
establish a “national, workable mechanism for
extending to students the chance to become more
actively involved in higher education.”
The Regents, testifying before the sub
committee, said they believe there is already
enough student input in the board. They asserted
that the board is “always available” for student
ideas. They denied any communication
problems, and said they see no reason for
tampering with a system that has “functioned so
successfully for 40 years.”
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Novombor 22, 1974
Dr. Mathews also said that
increased requirements in
writing helped this year, and
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Last Concert?
CPB Presents Tracy Nelson
BY CAREY SMITH
Concerts at West Georgia
College will go on trial again
Monday night when the College
Program Board (CPB)
presents Tracy Nelson and
Mother Earth, and the Chap
parals at 8 p.m. in the HPE
building
Mike Styles, one of the CPB
tri-chairmen whose respon
sibilities lie in the en
tertainment division, said “If
this concert works, there will be
more, according to the people
on the hill. But I don’t think
there will be anymore. Just
because the people keep it cool
now doesn’t mean they will next
time.”
But the concert goers “kept it
cool” at the last concert.
At the October 29 concert
which was sponsored by the
Alpna Tau Omega fraternity,
West Georgia witnessed ’’the
cleanest concert we have ever
had,” according to Mike
Morrow, president of the
fraternity.
Concerts were banned last
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MAKING STUDY Assistant dean of student services Charles
Smith said he is “simply gathering information,” about the
possibility of having beer and wine on campus.
Smith Ready To Study
Campus Beer And Wine
BY PHIL PAXTON
“Right now I’m simply
gathering information,” said
Charles Smith, assistant dean of
student services, in response to
a question about the possibility
of relaxed beer and wine
regulations on campus. “I
personally have no objection to
beer on campus, he said.
“As far as the issue of alcohol
at concerts is concerned, I
cannot speculate, I have no idea
what our position will be,” he
said. “We could completely
enforce our present beer and
wine policy or we could set up
keg stations. At this moment I
am not qualified to say.”
Board of Regents member
Harry Murphy, when presented
with the question replied, “The
Board of Regents has never
discussed this matter to my
knowledge.”
City Manager William
Traylor said, “Unless the state
law has been revised or
amended, it will be impossible
for the campus to apply for a
pouring license.” According to
State Solicitor Henry Head, the
law has not been amended.
Head referred to the State
Penal Code, Sections 58-724 and
58-724.1.
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spring due to the “flagrant
usage of drugs and alcohol,”
according to administrators.
If this one does go well, there
will be another concert on Dec.
6.
“The Dec. 6 concert hasn’t
been finalized because if the
Monday concert doesn’t go well,
we won’t sign the contract for
the Atlanta Rythym Section,
who we are trying to book.” said
Styles.
At the last concert, members
of the fraternity patrolled the
gym to insure adherence to the
Head explained the law’s
elusive character. “When I was
a student at the University of
Georgia there was a package
store across the street. The
statute can be ignored or en
forced by the city fathers,” he
said. “In Athens it is ignored.
The city can choose to license
pouring establishments within
100 yards of the campus if it
considers it wise, although
there have been several in
cidents involving lawsuits for
disregard of the statute.”
The beer and wine situation at
the University of Georgia is a
point of interest and John Cox,
assistant dean of student affairs
at the university, described the
atmosphere on the Athens
campus as relaxed. “There
are no prohibition regulations
relative to alcohol possession on
our campus,” said Cox, “with
the exception of drunken
misconduct cases which are
handled by a student court. I
can look outside the office
window and see the Varsity
across the street selling beer at
this moment.”
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guidelines set up by the con
certs committee.
Those guidelines stipulate
that there can be no alcoholic
beverages or drugs at concerts,
The adherence to these
requirements was, according to
Charles Smith, assistant dean of
student services, the main
factor in the reinstatement of
concerts here.
Styles said he was not going to
have the concert Monday night
patrolled by policemen. “The
CPB will be responsible. We
will be doing some floor walking
and patrolling for drugs.
Anyone who does smoke or
drink will be asked by us, or
hopefully by their neighbors, to
put whatever out.”
“I’d just like to see everyone
that chooses to go cooperate
with the existing guidelines - we
have no choice with these
guidelines. We were told con
certs will continue if we stick by
them,” he added.
“We don’t want a hassle, we
just want some good music,”
said Styles. *