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After rising slightly from 1970-76. the downward trend West Georgia’s enrollment has taken sine*
1977 continued this summer quarter. Total figures approximated were 2700 at press time with no
appreciable rise expected. This represents a decrease of 6 percent as compared to 1978’s decrease
percentage of 4.8. Total enrollment in the university system is down :i percent.
Public Safety Says Lock Doors
Burglary, theft, and vandalism have been
rampant on the West Georgia campus as the
lazy, hazy days melt into summer quarter.
According to Public Safety detective Jeff May,
almost S3OOO worth of damages and stolen goods
have been involved in this month’s incidents.
In the past three weeks, there have been
reported 10 burglaries, two major thefts, and
four DUl’s (Driving Under the Influence.)
Items stolen include an eight track
quadrophonic system and stereo equipment
valued at little less than SSOO in two separate
thefts at Downs Hall, an eight mm projector
from Gunn Hall, a Timex Quartz digital watch
from Pritchard Hall, a typewriter, black and
white television, two speakers and several plants
from Strozier Hall and Strozier Annex.
Student Critically 111
Following Auto Accident
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JON CATES
Jonathon Mark Cates, a 20-
year old junior from Madras,
Ga., was transferred yesterday
from Tanner Memorial
Hospital to undergo
examination by neurosurgeons
in Atlanta’s Piedmont Hospital.
WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, CARROLLTON, GA 301 18
Six Flags tickets valued at $290 total were
stolen from the Student Activities office and $93
worth of magazines are reported stolen.
The left front door of Gunn Hall was broken out
and SSO worth of damage was done to a student’s
car parked in the Strozier Hall parking lot.
Public Safety has leads on about half the
burglaries but no arrests have been made.
According to Public Safety Detective, Jeff
May, “Many thefts could be avoided if people
would be sure to lock their dorm rooms.”
He also stressed the importance of reporting
any incidents of indecent exposure on campus.
“We often have incidents of this in the summer
from serious sober people,” he said. “It is a
misdemeanor and needs to be reported.”
Cates, who was injured in a
single car accident, on June 18,
has remained in “very critical”
condition since the accident and
has not regained consciousness.
Cates’ family says that he has
not shown a great deal of im
provement since his MG Midget
Convertible struck a culvert,
flipped through the air, and
came to rest upside down at the
intersection of Newnan Road
and Lane Drive in Carrollton.
He is reportedly still being
sustained by a respirator and
has shown no motor activity.
Cates parents, missionaries
in Hong Kong for over 20 years,
have been in Carrollton since
June 20 and say they were
“overwhelmed” by the events
of the last few days, inc’ ‘ding
“how nice to us the town,
hospital, staff have been.”
“We realize that the doctors
have done all they possibly
could have done. We will ap
preciate the prayers of all those
who think of Mark, Cates
father said.
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A square dance was only one of many activities planned on campus last Sunday to acquaint next
fall’s freshmen and their parents with West Georgia. Registration, testing, tours, and discussions
were included in the day’s schedule.
Regents Meet
Approve Changes
By 808 BOLDING
The Board of Regents appointed an interim chancellor and
initiated a “Search and Screening” plan to select a permanent
chancellor in Wednesday’s monthly business meeting.
Dr. Vernon Crawford, former vice-president of Georgia Tech,
will assume duties as interim chancellor on July 1 following the
board action. He will succeed Dr. George Simpson, Jr. who was
fired in a special meeting of the board last month.
The “Search and Screening” plan will involve a two-tier process
of selecting a permanent chancellor to assume duties in April, 1980.
A 17-member search committee will be appointed within 3( days,
according to Board of Regents chairman-elect Milton Friedman.
The committee will consist of six college and university
presidents, six faculty, three students, and two “distinguished
citizens of the state of Georgia” at-large. Presidents, faculty, and
students on the committee will be selected from a representation of
the University System’s universities, senior colleges, and junior
colleges, by Board Chairman Friedman.
The committee is charged with the task of searching an
screening applicants for the chancellor’s position within a two
month period. From the search, they will recommend four to eight
applicants to the Board of Regents for selection of the new chan-
board also drafted and approved a job description and list of
abilities required of the new chancellor
Listed among the abilities sought are: 1) “to be able to nurture a
feeling of congeniality of shared inquiry, of shared responsibility,
and collective accomplishment around personnel of the Univer
sity System institutions; 2) an ability to conceive and articulate
needs and goals in the University System...to be able to provide
strategy and...to be able to mobilize those strategies; 3) ...must
be a leader and doer. The individual must be an effective com
municator and must be able to seek and share information .
In other Board of Regents action, reorganization of the Division
of Public Services, program changes, anew position, and ap
uointments were approved for the West Georgia College campus.
The Division of Public Services headed by Dr. Steve Mc Ciitcheon
was renamed to the division of Continuing Education and Public
Services. The unit was reorganized “to shift around resources to do
a better job” of meeting the needs in the growing market of adult
education according to McCutcheon. Dr. Richard Folk, director of
evening studies, was promoted to assistant director of the d 1 vision.
The Board of Regents also approved recommendations by the
Faculty Senate and President Maurice Townsend to elimmate the
A B. degree in Physical Science and the A S. degree in Finance.
The A.S. degree in accounting was renamed to the A.S. in ac
counting technology.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1979