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Ladies Place Second In Tourney
BY ED LORENZ
West Georgia’s Lady Braves
went as far as a basketball team
could go, the final champion
ship game in national com
petition. Only a fired up Berry
College team from Rome put a
stop to the dreams of West
Georgia’s second national title.
Earning an at-large berth in
the national tournament in Ash
land, Ohio, the Lady Braves
played the same brand of ball
that got them there:
aggressive, exciting basketball.
The ladies of Coach Dot
McNabb faced top-seeded
Southeast Louisiana in their
first game, the second of the 27
game tournament.
With a balanced attack at
both ends of the court, West
Georgia held a crowd surprising
32-24 half-time lead. West
Georgia took the tip, drew the
first blood and never
relinquished the lead. Clema
Billingsley and Clever Nalls led
the ladies in the first half with
eight points each. The ladies
had held as much as a 20 point
lead, at 32-12 with five minutes
to play, but a fired up Lady
Lions team from the bayous
country cut into the margin
quickly.
The second stanza of play
found West Georgia threatened
with their lead cut to three
points at 34-31 after four
minutes of play. S.E. Louisiana
New Investigator
Selected by Hicks
BY SUSAN DRISKELL
Jody Hicks, acting director of
the department of public safety,
announced that 29-year-old
John Wendelschaefer, a
previous employee of the
department, has been chosen
for the job of campus in
vestigator.
The appointment was made
Monday in response to the
vacancy made when Ken Webb,
previous detective, submitted
his resignation effective March
22, in order to return to school
as a full-time student.
Hicks had stated that he did
not believe he would have to go
outside the department to find a
replacement. “I believe that
Wendelschaefer will make a
fine detective, as he has worked
with the department for quite a
few years,” he said.
Wendelschaefer worked as a
patrolman for public safety
while obtaining his un
dergraduate degree in English
and speech. He left to teach at a
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turnovers though co6t them the
game as West Georgia con
verted the mistakes into points
to pull out to a 43-33 lead.
Not until there were two
minutes remaining did S.E.
Louisiana threaten again at 53-
49. Clutch free throws by Bev
Jones and Clema Billingsley put
the game out of reach and West
Georgia came away 58-55 upset
victors.
The Lady Braves were paced
by Billingsley’s 17 points and 12
rebounds. Following the fresh
man pivot-man, West Georgia
had three double-figure scorers
in Clever Nalls with 13, Claudia
Flowers with 11 and Linda Nalls
with 10.
West Georgia’s national
contenders had Wednesday off,
holding three hours of practice
in between scouting the op
position.
It all paid off with West
Georgia first getting by Prince
ton University’s Lady Tigers 59-
58 on a last second basket by
Clever Nalls and even more last
second steal by Carolyn
Almond.
Taking the tip, West Georgia
made it look like it may be a
rout jumping to a 13-0 lead
before Princeton scored after
six minutes of play. Then the
Ivy League contingent began
their march, narrowing the gap
to 34-31 at the intermission.
After the locker room talks,
South Georgia school for a year
and was re-employed in 1975.
While working on a master’s
degree in sociology, he was
promoted to sergeant, until his
recent appointment to detec
tive.
Gingrich Announces Second
Bid For Congressional Seat
Declaring that elected of
ficials have misled ‘‘us on every
major problem facing
America,” Newt Gingrich,
assistant professor of
geography and coordinator of
environmental studies, has
begun his second bid for the
Sixth District Congressional
sgat.
The 32-year-old Republican
. will be challenging Rep. John J.
Princeton returned to the court
to play on the same fast,
aggressive level West Georgia
had set in the first half. Baskets
were exchanged before Prince
ton slowed the West Georgia
attack, taking their first lead
with 13 minutes to play 42-41.
The orange and black from New
Jersey built a four point cushion
and the teams exchanged
baskets again until 1:40
remained.
With the score 54-52 '
Princeton, Gail Jackson hit two I
free throws to tie the game for
the fourth time. Princeton
worked for two points and
Clever Nalls snowbirded the
Lady Tigers to tie the game at
56
Two free throws put Prince
ton on top 58-57 after a West
Georgia free throw.
Only 30 seconds remained
when West Georgia lost the ball
at mid-court. Dot McNabb
called a time out and both
benches were buzzing with what
to and not to do on the throw in.
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Search Committees
Candidates Tour Campus
BY CHRIS DRUMMOND
Candidates for the position of
registrar, dean of student ac
tivities, and dean of student
services will be introduced to
the West Georgia campus
during the next weeks begin
ning Friday, April 2. According
to the three chairmen of the
search committees, prospects
for each position will be given
an individualized two-day tour
of the campus within the next
two or three weeks.
All three chairmen agree that
no final decisions will be made
until the tours planned for all of
the selected candidates have
been completed.
Dr. Bob Powell, professor of
Flynt, D.-Griffin, by whom he
was defeated by 2774 votes in
1974.
Flynt has held the seat for 12
terms.
“For the last 15 years I have
studied history and politics and
watched our elected officials
mislead us on every major
problem facing America,” said
Gingrich.
l.adv Brave’s Claudia Flowers grabs this rebound, but it wasn’t
enough, as Berrv edged West Georgia 68-62 for the National Cham
pionship Saturday in Ashland. Ohio.
Tuesday Concert Set
ITie first in a series of outdoor spring concerts will take
place in lx>ve Valley Tuesday at 8 p.m., according to Phil
Cagle, assistant director of student activities.
Kick, an Atlanta-based rock group, is scheduled to perform
during the show, which will be the first one sponsored by the
newly formed College Programming Committee.
Cagle said the group is “generally recognized as being one
of the liest local ones around Atlanta,” and any future shows
will largely depend on the success of this one.
In case of inclement weather, the concert will be
rescheduled for Thursday. Admission is free.
physics and chairman of the
registrar’s search committee
for dean of student activities,
and Dr. Noel Powell, professor
of business education and
chairman of the search com
mittee for dean of student
services, each hope to complete
their findings for a final
decision around the end of
April.
Dr. Bob Powell said that Dr.
Mary Helen McMahon,
registrar of Barnard College of
Columbia University, will tour
the campus Friday, April 2. Dr.
Powell said that interested
students, faculty, and staff may
meet Dr. McMahon between
2:00 and 3:00 p.m. in the math-
He also said that it is time for
a change in American
educational policies, which,
“have been frustrated for the
past decade with attempts to
teach too much too easily and
without paternal involvement.”
Gingrich’s remarks were
made last week during an an
nouncement party held mi the
square in Carrollton.
physics buildings, in room 209.
Paul G. Schriepf, associate
registrar at Perdue University
will visit the campus April 5 and
6. He will participate in an open
meeting for discussion, with
students and faculty April 6 in
math-physics, room 209 be
tween 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Dr. Powell said that other
candidates for the registrar’s
position would make similar
visits but because of uncertain
scheduling, he could not provide
their names.
Dr. Cope Goodwin said that
none of the 96 applicants for the
dean of student affairs position
had been eliminated. He said
that spring breaks had slowed
communications with various
prospects, but that the com
mittee planned to introduce four
or five candidates to the
campus within a couple of
weeks. “Our main concern is
finding the most qualified
person available,” Dr Goodwin
said.
Dr. Noel Powell said that Dr.
Bruce W. Lyon, dean of students
at Wright State University in
Dayton, Ohio will be the first of
five off-campus candidates for
the dean of student services
position to be introduced on
campus.
Dr. Lyon will meet with
students April 6 in two of the
dormitories and on April 7 in
conference rooms two and three
at 1:00 in the student center.