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BY PHIL PAXTON
On March 21, President Ward
Pafford distributed a
memorandum to the members
of the Faculty Senate in which
he expressed his disapproval of
the SGA Alcoholic Beverages
Proposal and provided the
reasons for his subsequent veto
of the proposal. Pafford
disclosed eleven reasons in the
memorandum, three of which I
fi.id particularly thought
provoking
Keason One: “I believe that
certain specific provisions of
the proposal would inevitably
result in an increase in the use
of alcoholic beverages on the
West Georgia College campus
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and at col lege-related functions.
Any such increase would, in my
judgment, have unfortunate
effects upon enrollment, ex
ternal relationships generally,
and the view of this institution
held by the public at large.”
If we imagine it true that any
increase in the consumption of
alcoholic beverages on our
campus would produce un
desirable effects, then we ob
viously need legislation that
would permit the public con
sumption of alcoholic beverages
and yet not increase the amount
consumed I sincerely believe
that the imagination of man
cannot contrive such
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legislation.
Keason four: “The proposal
generally, 1 think, would make
abuses too easy and controls too
difficult. It might, by its en
couragement of a wider
legitimized and sanctioned use
of alcoholic beverages on this
campus than at present,
stimulate more flagrant and
extensive use of other
dangerous and-or illegal drugs
than we now experience. The
College obviously cannot afford
to risk such an eventuality,
especially in view of problems
treal or imaginary) that we
have experienced with drugs in
the past.”
Pafford is obviously unaware
that the consumption of
alcholic beverages does not
“stimulate more flagrant and
extensive use of other
dangerous and-or illegal
drugs.” Pafford is also ob
viously unaware that there
exists innumerable available
research to prove otherwise. It
seems that the 18th-Century
protestant concept of social
decay has not fully terminated
at West Georgia College.
Keason eleven: “While this
may be regarded as a trivial
matter, this proposal as a
formal and official document is
carelessly and indifferently
composed, exhibiting a number
of weaknesses in working and
arrangement. As it stands, it
would if approved result at once
in confused interpretation,
application, and ad
ministration.”
On March 24, President
Pafford distributed a correc
tional memorandum to the
Faculty Senate, as a result of a
number of structural errors in
the original memorandum
which could have been
eliminated by a grade-school
proof-reader How ironic that-
Pafford should print a
correctional memorandum for
the original memorandum in
which he referred to the SGA
proposal as “carelessly and
indifferently composed."
Dr. Pafford also deserves
commendation for his capacity
to uncannily manage to an
nounce his decisions on such
issues of student concern when
the students are absent and
therefore incapable of com
plaint. I am beginning to
suspect that holidays are
merely devices to insure Paf
ford a strategic time slot in
Letters
Concert Problems
The Editors:
There is obviously a problem
concerning concerts at West
Georgia. The few bands that
have appeared here in the last
couple of years have been, for
the most part, small time
bands, with the exception of the
Earl Scruggs Revue many
quarters ago. This is shown by
the poor turnouts, and is not, in
fact, a result of what College
Program Board chairman Bill
Kraus terms “student apathy.”
It is, rather, a result of poor
planning and a general in
difference which originates in
the chairman of that board.
The board is a small group of
students consisting of two
chairmen and approximately
fifteen members. One main
function of the board is to
recruit bands and organize
concerts, although members
also vote on other issues con
cerning the college.
When I refer to “organized
concerts” I am speaking of such
decisions as the door prices,
locations, and dates. The board
also handles campus ad
vertisements before each
concert.
One fault with the board is the
reliance of the members upon
the chairmen’s suggestions.
The chairmen come up with
possible bands, and present
these choices to the board
members for a vote. This puts
the responsibility on the
chairmen to take an objective
view. In the past few years,
though, these have been sub
jective decisions based on the
chairmen’s own opinion of a
“good band.” If the decision
must be subjective, the
chairmen at least need a “feel”
for picking bands that would be
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which to make such grand
unchallenged maneuvers.
Regardless of whether or not
Pafford’s decision pleases or
displease me, I consider this
“Holiday Decision’’ an ex
cellent illustration of his
enormous disregard for the
largest constituency on this
campus, that of the students.
Upon contacting Dr. Pafford
on the telephone Tuesday, I
requested that he make a
comment concerning his veto of
the SGA proposal. He simply
replied, “My memorandum
speaks for itself.” So does
ambiquity.
enjoyed by a majority of the
students. The present
chairmen, I think, do not have
this “feel.”
A possible way to get rid of
the power problem for chair
men of the board is to eliminate
the chairman (chairmen)
altogether. They could be
replaced by the West Georgia
College P R. office, which
would result in better com
munication with more sources.
Once communication is
made, a list of bands could be
brought to the board, and a
simple show of hands would
decide which bands are chosen.
This list would also need to
contain the prices and available
dates of the bands.
Another possible solution to
the problem is to increase the
size of the board. At one
meeting I attended the chair
men completely dominated the
members with their suggestions
and criticisms. They were able
to do this in part because of the
small size of the board. A
larger group would tend to be
harder to influence than a small
group, with more ideas and
opinions.
Some general suggestions to
improve concerts at West
Georgia College could be put
into effect immediately without
much trouble to anyone. One is
to advertise the opportunities of
getting into the College
Program Board every quarter.
I doubt that ten percent of the
students know this information,
and since they pay student
activity fees every quarter they
will be affected, no matter how
passive and uninformed they
are.
Jeff Wilburn
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