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VOLUME 46—NUMBER 30
Learns of Appointments in Public Relations Circular
Atchley Overlooked for Promotions, Resigns
By MICHAEL BYRD
The resignation of at least one
I West Georgia administrator is
i apparently the result of two faculty
! appointments to top level college
administrative positions.
Dr. Jimmy C. Stokes, associate
professor of chemistry, was
recently named Director of
Auxiliary Enterprises, a position
vacated by Bill Fite. Also named to
an administrative post was Robert
B. England, who will become
Assistant Director of Development
and Alumni Services, a position
vacated by Phyllis Fountain.
Fountain assumes the director’s
position, a slot vacated last fall
with the resignation of Rick
Robins.
But at least two college ad
ministrators had expressed in
terest in the Auxiliary Enterprises
post when it became available, and
one of those has now handed in his
resignation.
Stokes Replaces Fite
Dr. JimmyC.Stokes,associate
professor of chemistry at West
Georgia College, has been named
Director of Auxiliary Enterprises
at the college, effective July 1. He
will continue to teach part-time in
the chemistry department.
Stokes came to West Georgia in
1974 after teaching at the
University of Georgia and at
Clayton Junior College. He
received the 8.5., M.Ed., and
Ed.D. . from the University of
Georgia.
He is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi,
scholastic honor societies.
Stokes is active in baseball,
football, and basketball officiating
organizations. He and his wife, Dr.
Pat Stokes, are co-presidents of the
Agape Sunday School Class at the
Carrollton First United Methodist
Church. Pat is instructional
coordinator for grades 8-12 in the
Carrollton City School System.
Spring Enrollment Figures Show Slight Increase
BY BECKY FONDREN
Parking spaces may seem to be
easier to find around campus this
quarter, but according to
enrollment figures there are more
students than there were winter
quarter.
Spring quarter enrollment is
4,828. This is an increase of 10
students from last quarter’s
enrollment. This climb is unex
pected. The trend in enrollment is
usually a fall in student number
from winter to spring.
Comparing this quarter’s
enrollment to last spring’s, there is
a decrease of 72 students. But there
was an increase in cumulative
credits. The present amount is
Two Students Win Bicycles
In Newspaper Giveaway
Students Julie West and Clint
Eidson have been named as grand
prize winners in ‘ The Grand
Spring-Cycle Giveaway” contest
sponsored by The West Georgian
and over two dozen Carrollton
merchants. The contest’s lucky
drawing was held this past April 23,
and the first prize winners will
each be awarded a 10-speed
bicycle.
Alternate prizes were also
awarded in the contest that was
promoted in the newspaper’s
‘Spring Has Sprung” supplement,
carried in its April 9th edition.
Winners of a free ice cream sundae
from the Ye Olde Soda Shoppe here
in Carrollton include Lillie Antico,
Barb Purdy, Gloria Smith, Sarah
Spruell, Tommie Maxwell, David
Vollaro, James E. Fowler, Justine
Dawson, Julie Parkman, Brenda
Fowler, Van Wilshire, and Mimi
Benton
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WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE, CARROLLTON, GA. 30118
John Atchley, Assistant Director
of Residence Life in charge of
operations, said he had written a
letter of interest concerning the
Auxiliary Enterprises position, but
was overlooked for that post.
“I read about it (the ap
pointments) Monday morning in
the Campus Chronicle,” Atchley
said. The housing administrator,
who holds a Master’s degree in
Business Administration, said, “I
felt I was highly qualified for the
position. I was shut out."
Atchley said that this ap
pointment is not the first one he
had been interested in, citing the
selection of Dr. Lynn Holmes to the
Director of Placement position.
Holmes was also a former faculty
member, an associate professor of
history.
Concerning the Placement
Director position, Atchley said, “I
bought they were going to ad
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As auxiliary director, Stokes will
be responsible for fiscal
management of all auxiliary en
terprise functions including the
bookstore, food service, health
service, student housing, post
office, vending service,
refrigerator rentals, switchboard,
and coordinator of use of campus
facilities for conference groups.
58,079 and last spring’s was 57,703.
This spring enrollment is made
up of 1233 freshmen, 768
sophomores, 651 juniors, 738
seniors and 1,361 graduates. It is
also seen that there are 1,052 more
females than males. There are 2940
females and 1888 males.
Included in the 4,829 students are
26 foreigns students from 18 dif
ferent countries. These countries
are: Australia, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, Columbia, Denmark,
Germany, Great Britain, Iran,
Israel, Japan, Liberia, Malaysia,
Morocco, Nigeria, Spain, Turkey
and Venezuela.
Breaking down the enrollment
another way, there are 1,591
campus residents and 3,217 off
The winners of the giveaway
contest were chosen from the many
entries deposited in special
collection boxes placed in various
stores and businesses throughout
the Carrollton area. Those fine
local participating merchants
included Bohannon’s Army-Navy
Store, Jones Shoe Shop, G.G.’s,
Ballew’s Music Company, The
Greenery, the Goldmine Golf
Course, The Ye Olde Soda Shoppe,
Red Carpet Trave’, Campus
Bookstore, Maryville Jewelers,
Nautilus Fitness Center, the Squire
Shop, McLain’s Jewelry, Lifestyle
Records and Tapes, the Flower
Cart, Burger King, Outdoor
Georgia, Denim Depot, The Leader
Department Store, Horton’s
Bookstore, Belk’s, Thomas’
Restaurant, Merle Norman
Cosmetics, The Racquet Club,
Carroll Pawn Shop, Lowora’s
Jewelry, Folsom’s Dress Shop, and
Cole’s Jewelry.
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vertise the vacancy. But they filled
it before I could do anything.”
College president Dr. Maurice
Townsend told the West Georgian
that economic factors have in
fluenced such actions.
“We are 44 faculty positions over
the budget formula (governors
formula),” Townsend said. “By
the Chancellor’s formula, we are 47
positions over That is the basis for
it (the faculty appointments.)”
Asked if Atchley’s resignation
came as a result of those ap
pointments, Townsend said, “It
may have been his reason.”
The president explained that the
excess faculty positions will be
eliminated “over time”, meaning
that the eliminations will not have
to be made within the next
academic year. Townsend said he
hopes it won’t be necessary to take
jobs away from working faculty
members, saying, “We’ve got to
reduce the faculty in a rational
way.”
But can a faculty member, Dr.
Stokes, take over the Auxiliary
Enterprises position?
“We’re going to find out,” the
president said.
He explained that Stokes will
rely on Kenneth Batchelor,
director of Fiscal Affairs, for the
first few months in the new
position.
campus students.
Comparing the spring
enrollment figures to the figures of
fall 1979 and winter 1979, fall is
found to have had the largest
enrollment of 5,051. The reason for
this, according to Dr. Tracy
Stallings, is each fall there is a
large number of freshmen and
Students Gain 33 Spaces, Public Safety Announces
BY BECKY FONDREN
Public Safety this week reports
several thefts around campus, and
two traffic control announcements.
The first announcement is that
there are 33 parking spaces that
have been made into student
parking. These spaces were
previously faculty parking located
in the lot on the southside of the
HPE building. The student parking
spaces are designated by the white
curb.
The second announcement
concerns students who do not stop
at stop signs on campus. The
meaning of stop signs is STOP the
car. Public Safety has noticed that
students yield these signs instead
of making a complete stop. When
exiting from dorm lots and parking
lots, Public Safety would like for
students to practice the laws of
safe driving. In several areas
where these signs have not been
respected, accidents have oc
curred.
Several incidents occurred last
week involving break-ins and
thefts around campus.
During the night of the 17th,
someone entered an unlocked room
in Downs Hall and left with jewelry
valued at $306. The jewelry con
sisted of a 14-karat serpentine
chain, gold earrings and other
trinkets.
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John Atchley
England, in his new position, will
rely on Dr. Tracy Stallings,
Director of College Relations, and
Phyllis Fountain, Townsend said.
Of the 44 faculty positions that
must eventually be eliminated
Townsend said that at least 10
would have to be cut this year. He
said that he already has those 10 in
mind, three of which have been cut
with the appointments of Stokes,
England, and Holmes.
Atchley says he plans to go back
to West Virginia after his
remaining 30 days on the job. “I’m
leaving in good faith,” he said. “I
know I have done a good job.”
“I really would have liked to stay
at West Georgia. I like the campus,
the people here. I went to all the
ball games.”
The Residence Life Assistant
Director, who is in charge of room
assignments, accounts, and roster
accuracy, will not forsake his
duties in the remaining 30 days, he
said. “I will be performing as if I
would be here 20 years.”
Atchley said in his letter of
resignation to the president: “I'm
only sorry that my actions and
performance weren’t good enough
for me to be considered for those
positions which I know I am more
than qualified for.”
“I wanted the right to have
competed,” he told the West
Georgian.
transfers trying the college out as a
school or just trying school out for
the first time. It is traditional for a
great drop in enrollment to be seen
at the beginning of each winter
quarter for the reasons of school
not working out for many people
and job opportunities for others.
Continued on page 6
On the 18th two rubber floor
mats were stolen from inside Z-6.
Each mat was valued at S4O. Also
cm the 18th., a candy machine was
broken into in Tyua lobby. After the
machine was dusted, fingerprints
TKE's Struggle For Rebirth
By JOEY ROSS
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity
has finally bloomed on campus this
spring in a flurry of red and white
jerseys. After being inactive for
the past several years, the new
dim
Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, once thought to be Invisible, has now appeared on
campus with a flurry of red and white jerseys. After being inactive for the past three
years, the local campus chapter has been re-established this quarter. Among the
growing membership are the Tekes photographed last week enjoying the sun of
Love Valley, including from left to right, Joey Ross, Brad Davis, David Roberts,
little sister Maureen Hannon, and Randy Phillips. Photo by John Plouffe.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1980
A source close to the situation
said of Atchley, ‘‘An outside
consultant would probably have
picked John’s credentials. He
wasn’t given a shot.
“It (the appointments) shoots
the hell out of morale for young
administrators,” the source said.
And concerning Atchely’s
discovery of the appointments
through the Campus Chronicle, the
source said, “They should have let
him know some other way.”
Other college administrators
have also recently announced
resignations. Arlene Vernon-
Oehmke, the other Residence Life
assistant director, will leave June
15. She says her resignation, which
was announced before the ap
pointments, is unrelated to the
actions.
England Assists Alumni
Robert B. England, associate
professor of biology at West
Georgia College, has been
named Assistant Director
Robert England
Debaters Take Ninth
At National Finals
West Georgia College debaters
finished ninth among the nation’s
top 62 teams in the National Debate
Tournament at Tucson, April 18-21.
Paul Weathington, Carrollton
junior, was named the fourth best
debater in the country, and he
teamed up with Randy Evans,
Warner Robins senior, to make it to
the elimination rounds (top 16) for
the second consecutive year for
this duo.
This was the eighth consecutive
year that West Georgia has had a
team invited to the national
tournament and the third time that
two WGC teams hve been invited
the same year.
were found in conspicuous places.
In Watson Hall parking lot a car
battery was taken. There , two
wheel covers valued at S4O each
were also stolen.
On Monday the 21st., a pocket
chapter was re-established through
a recruiting campaign by the
fraternity’s international offices in
Indianapolis.
TKE first came to the campus in
1971, designated as the Xi-Theta
Beth Lawrence, Assistant
Director of Student Activities, has
also resigned. Her reasons for
leaving are not known, as
Lawrence could not be reached for
comment at press time.
At least one other administrator
had expressed interest in the
Auxiliary Enterprises position.
George Pope, Assistant Director
of Plant Operations, said “I would
have loved to have had it.”
Pope said that although he hadn’t
applied formally for the position,
he had sent a message to Batchelor
that he would be interested in the
job. But Pope said that considering
the budget dilemma faced by the
administration of the college,
“They did the best thing they could
do. Both of them (Stokes and
England) are super.”
of Development and Alumni
Services at the college, effective
July 1.
England received the B.S. from
Oklahoma State and the M.S. from
the University of Oklahoma. He
has done other graduate work at
the Universities of Texas and
Virginia.
England is a member of Blue
Key, Alpha Tau Omega fraternity,
and Sigma Xi science honorary,
and has been named to Out
standing Educators of America.
In his new duties, he will assist
Phyllis Fountain, director of
development and alumni services,
in managing these programs for
the college.
The second team was made up of
Cary Ichter, Douglasville junior,
and Lewis Lamb, Warner Robins
freshman. This team defeated
Emporia, Redlands, Bates, and
Arizona before losing a 2-1 decision
to Harvard which kept them from
eliminations
Weathington and Evans posted
victories over Northwestern,
Miami of Ohio, Arizona, Kansas,
and Central Florida before losing a
3-2 decision to Samford in the oc
tafinal round.
Northwestern University
defeated Harvard in the final
round, to take the national title.
Harvard was defending champion.
book was stolen around 9:00 p.m.
from an open room in Roberts Hall.
When the purse was recovered, $6
was all that was found missing.
Witnesses claim to have seen three
males leave the room.
Continued on page B
chapter. At its height in mem
bership the organization numbered
over 50 students, but declined in the
mid-70’s. By 1977, the fraternity
went to an inactive stage.
The chapter has now returned as
a “colony” in status, requiring the
membership to grow to a minimum
of 20 before full recognition will be
extended from TKE’s headquar
ters. At present the Xi-Theta
colony has reached its half-way
point in achieving that goal.
The new membership has began
to become involved with both the
campus and community life of the
area. Known as “Tekes”, the
fraternity has applied for an
associate membership to the Intra-
Fraternity Council, and will be
participating in the planned ac
tivities of Greek Week on campus
(May 3-10).
The Tekes have become involved
with several public service
projects in the Carrollton area
This past Saturday, April 26, the
fraternity with its little sister
Continued on page 6