1975-11-20 The Auburn Plainsman

              Somewhere in this crowd of freshmen men
is the winner of the 47th annual ODK Cake
Race, Steve Zasoda, 1PN, an independent. As
a reward for completing the 1.7 mile course
first, Zasoda received a cake and a kiss from
Miss Auburn, Cindy Mahery. Other top
And they're off!
finishers also received cakes.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Delta Tau Delta
were both announced as winners of the con­test
among the fraternities for most finishers
within the top 30, with each fraternity land­ing
three.
Budget bill passes;
AU gets increase
The Plainsman was represented by Paul
South, 1GJM, a Delta Tau Delta pledge who,
though on crutches, completed the entire race,
a notable performance.
Photo by Bobby Smith
By Bonita Apperson
Plainsman Staff Writer
Auburn University's main campus re­ceived
$40,320,000 from the state in the
education bill which was passed
Tuesday by the Legislature over Gov.
George C. Wallace's veto.
"This is a 32.2 per cent increase over
last year's figure of $30,508,124," accord­ing
to Dr. Ben T. Lanham, Jr., vice presi­dent
of administration. He added that
the campus at Montgomery received
$4,520,000 which is an increase of 89 per
cent over last years $2,391,000 figure due
to increased enrollment.
"Both AIT and AUM received sub­stantial
increases in appropriations and
we are grateful to Wallace and the Legis­lature,"
said Auburn University Pres.
Harry M. Philpott. "The new funds will
enable our employes to get badly-needed
salary increases and will take care of
spiraling costs in operation and main­tenance.
In addition, there will be a few
new positions available to take care of
enrollment increases."
"The most important line item in our
appropriations is for operation and
maintenance which was boosted from
$21,269,713 to $26,605,000. This is the
fund from which most academic
salaries are paid, as are the other costs of
running the institution," according to
Philpott.
Philpott said, "Salary increases will be
put into effect retroactive to Oct. 1,
but it will not be possible to get the
increases in the November checks which
will be distributed on Nov. 26. We plan to
issue a supplementary check to all em­ployes
on Dec. 10 to cover increases for
October and November."
The total budget, including salary in­creases
was approved earlier by the Bud­get
Committee of the Board of Trustees
and was approved Friday, Nov. 7, by the
Board of Trustees.
"Until the Legislature acted and such
funds were received, both the proposed
budget and proposed individual salaries
were regarded as tenative," Philpott
added.
Philpott said that he was dis­appointed
that the Legislature did not
approve a Capital Outlay Bill for the
University. Auburn University had re­quested
$8.5 million in appropriations
for a new engineering building, a vo­cational
teacher education training fa­cility
and funds for the relocation of
Building and Grounds.
"We will continue working with the
Legislature in the future in the hope that
these priority building needs of the
University can be met," Philpott added.
"We have been working with the Legis­lature
since May on a bill and it is a relief
to have this matter behind us," he said.
ITHE AUBURN
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Volume 82 Number 8 Thursday, November 20, 1975 Auburn University Auburn, AL 36830 24 pages
Cheerleader sponsor may quit
By John Carvalho
Asst. News Editor
Dr. Greg Boring, adviser for the Au­burn
cheerleaders, said he is "consider­ing
retiring" because of a bill passed
Monday by the Student Senate.
The bill, which was sent to University
President Harry Philpott to be signed,
would remove the cheerleader sponsor
Senate requests evaluation change
The University Senate passed a res­olution
Tuesday requesting the eli­mination
of student participation in fac­ulty
evaluation in regard to a faculty
member's tenure and promotion. The
vote was 24-23 in favor.
Dr. Glen Eaves, secretary of the
University Senate, said after the vote
that the measure was only a recommen­dation
to the administration and even if
it was implemented, the resolution still
would not totally eliminate student
evaluations.
Dr. Ward Allen of the English de­partment
also spoke in favor of the
resolution.
Dr. Tom Bole, philosophy instructor,
introduced the measure, and explained
what types of evaluations students could
participate in, saying the students could
grade on the mechanics of the course,
such as instructor audibility in lectures,
lecture preparation and whether or not
the instructor showed up on time.
The resolution as introduced by Bole
read ,"I move that the senate endorse the
following resolution that evaluation of
the teacher 's handling of the subject
matter within the classroom, insofar as
it concerns this tenure and promotion, be
done by his academic peers, within his
own discipline where possible."
Bole said he thought the decision on
whether the instructor was doing an ade­quate
job of getting the subject matter
across should be left to his academic
Center bedding reduced
in new infirmary wing
By Christy Hudgins
Managing Editor
Renovation of the Drake Student Health Center, with matching governmental
and University funding totaling approximately $1,450,000, will reduce the
infirmary's bedding capacity, according to Director Garth L. Jarvis.
The structural changes will make the center "more usuable," however, he said.
According to Jarvis, the largest number of patients staying at the infirmary with­in
the past two years was 14, with an average considerably below this number.
The new wing of the infirmary will include six private and six semi-private
rooms—a total of 18 beds. "We have 65 beds crowded throughout the building now,"
said Jarvis, "and they don't allow for the square footage per patient necessary."
The beds not used in the new infirmary structure will be stored for emergency,
according to Jarvis.
The $8 student activities increase for additional health care services voted by the
students in the spring of 1974 will not be used to eliminate existing charges in a
variety of areas, Jarvis said.
The doctor cited a continuing policy of individual payment for ace bandages,
pregnancy tests, pap smears, certain medications, x-ray work for outside physi­cians,
syringes for diabetics and other services.
According to Jarvis, an ace bandage cannot be re-used and this necessitates a
charge by the center. Students wishing for a preg nancy test pay the $1 cost of the kit
used for the test and a charge is made on pap smears because a pathologist outside of
the infirmary must read the smear.
"It might come to where you have to pay for more services in the future," Jarvis
said. "The Health Committee and the students will have to decide that, however. Be­fore
we raise all the fees, I think we should charge so the one getting the service will
pay for it. For someone like a Christian Scientist who will never use the health cen­ter
services, I think it is wrong that they have to pay for it. It's also wrong that others
who never use the health center must pay for it."
Jarvis predicted that the center may "have to make a cash deposit on crutches"
because of the large number of crutches on loan, sometimes as many as 55 sets,
which are not returned.
Renovation of the health center will include additional services to students in the
form of a new laboratory, x-ray room and treatment rooms. Planning also includes
purchases of new equipment with the largest expenditure for x-rayequipment.
Jarvis said the health center was also planning on new examination room equip­ment
and furniture.
The new x-ray equipment would be used with the equipment purchased almost two
years ago. The entire system could not be purchasedat that time because the x-ray
room would not accomodate it.
(See HEALTH CENTER, pu?e 18)
peers, and also said that it would be best
if those peers were in the instructor's
field.
"The student evaluation as it stands
now causes two temptations," explained
Bole. "One, the student is tempted notto
submit to t i e requirements of the sub­ject,
mainly because he knows the
teacher is being graded more for popu­larity.
Second, it causes the teacher to do
what it takes to make himself popular."
Bole drew an analogy by saying "The
student evaluation is almost as. ridi­culous
as the patient evaluating the doc­tor.
The student has no more idea of
whether the teacher is getting his idea
across in the right manner than the pa­tient
does of knowing if the physician is
competent."
In other action, the Senate approved
the 1976-77 calendar which was sub­mitted
by the University Scheduling and
Calendar Committee. The new calendar
goes into effect approximately the third
week in September, and doesn't allow for
an early Christmas break, as suggested
by a Student Senate proposal.
from the cheerleader selection commit­tee,
provide for secret balloting during
committee voting, have the cheerleaders
approve their own rules and regulations
and have the cheerleaders choose their
sponsor.
The bill also says, "appropriate dis­ciplinary
action" may be taken by the
head cheerleader with the advice of the
sponsor. A three-member board consist­ing
of the Dean of Student Affairs, the
SGA director of spirit and the cheer­leader
sponsor would hear appeals on
those decisions.
Two other bills concerning the cheer­leaders
preceded the one passed on Mon­day.
The first, submitted Oct. 20 by Reta
Allen and Kathy Graves, was with­drawn.
In its place, two weeks later,
another bill was submitted by Graves
and Gus Lott.
The bill was replaced by the recent one
passed by the Senate, which was drawn
up by Code of Laws committee members
Graves, Buck Ruffin and Randy Pittman,
explained that such a law was needed be­cause,
"In the past, a lot of things were
done by precedence, not by rule."
"Cheerleaders have come more into fo­cus,"
added Ruffin, "and more people are
going out for it; the old law was so
vague."
However, Boring complained that Sen­ators
"don't know much about cheer-leading
themselves, but they know how
to make policy concerning cheer­leaders."
Paul Wingard and Tommy Smith, co-head
cheerleaders, were opposed to
several provisions of the bill, especially
the stipulation which would remove the
cheerleader sponsor from the cheer­leader
selection committee.
"I think the sponsor should be on the
selection committee," said Smith, add­ing
that one of the main reasons he at­tended
the Senate meeting was to try to
change that provision.
Wingard added, "It should be left the
way it started (whereby the selection
committee would have the option of in­cluding
the sponsor on the committee).
They wrote off a good chance of having a
good judge."
"He has subconscious prejudices of
who he wants and who he doesn't want,"
Pittman said "It would keep a little bit
of politics out."
Boring, who was not able to attend the
Senate meeting, defended his position on
the committee at the Senate hearings on
the bill. "I'm interested in getting the
best cheerleaders," he said. "If they work
hard all year, they'll feel that they have
my vote."
Wingard also complained about the
formation of the three-person appeals
committee, alluding to a situation which
occurred over the summer.
Barbara Freeh was removed from the
squad two days before it was scheduled
to leave for its cheerleader's clinic. Wing­ard
said that he didn't think that an ap­peals
committee would be able to handle
a situation like that in such a short time.
Pittman sees the committee as a com­promise.
"We didn't want to leave dis­cipline
to one or two people," he said,
"but we didn't want to have it so far re­moved
from the cheerleaders them­selves.
The appeals committee is a small
group closely associated with the cheer­leaders."
"You don't need a disciplinary-action
committee," Boring said. "The old disci­pline
system worked good."
The only change made in the bill
during the Senate meeting was an
amendment by Mike Moore, which would
have the cheerleader selection commit­tee
designate the head cheerleader after
consulting with members of the squad.
The bill, as previously stated, would
allow the cheerleaders to elect their own
head cheerleader, a situation which both
Wingard and Smith opposed.
"I've never heard any complaints about
the way they've selected the head cheer­leader,"
said Smith, "Why change it
now?"
Wingard added that if the cheer­leaders
did elect their own head cheer­leader,
there could arise a case where
someone is elected head cheerleader by a
7-6 vote, and six wouldn't listen to him
because they didn't vote for him.
However, Pittman pointed out that if
the cheerleader selection committee
picked the head cheerleader, "Then, no
one voted for him."
Ruffin felt that the cheerleaders should
be allowed to select their own head, be­cause
"The cheerleaders are more aware
of the personalities involved, and more
aware of which people could carry
out the work better."
"I've had enough of the Senate and
their policy," Boring said. "They're good
at making policy, but they haven't given
us any funds." The cheerleaders are
not funded as an activity from the Stu -
dent Activities Fund.
BULLETIN
An Auburn student was being treat­ed
at the Student Health Center Wed­nesday
night for wounds in the arm
and chest he received in a knife attack
behind War Eagle Theater The Plains­man
learned shortly before presstime.
John Brodie, 1PB, said a black man
approached him for a cigaret light,
then asked him for some money. When
Brodie said he did not have any, the
man began cutting him, he said.
Students fault meal plait
'You want me V
Trombonist for Chicago, James
Hankow, asked the Auburn crowd
whether they wanted him. From the
response, they apparently did. More
than 7,660 attended the Tuesday
evening performance, the largest
concert attendance for this year.
The two-hour presentation in­cluded
some of the groups' hit
songs-"Color My World," "Does
Anybody Really Know What Time It
Is," "25 or 6 to 4"—as well as some
of their newer compositions.
Photo by Bobby Smith
By Stephanie Wolfe
Plainsman Staff Writer
About 71.4 per cent of the
1,025 Auburn students polled
in a recent survey of food ser­vices
indicated that they felt
the meal plans were not ade­quately
explained to them at
the beginning of the fall quar­ter,
according to Tommy
Eden, SGA vice president.
The survey, distributed in
War Eagle, Terrell and Mag­nolia
Cafeterias, was co-spon­sored
by the Student Senate
and Auburn University Food
Services.
Eden said, "A great deal of
those students, especially
first quarter freshmen who
are presently using the new
Chefs Club with the deposit
meal-plan, feel they were mis­led
into believing there was
only that particular type of
Chefs Club plan."
"After the first billings
went out on Nov. 14," Eden
said, "many of those who had
made the $192 deposit were
complaining about having up
to $100 or more left in their ac­counts."
Two alternative pro­cedures
are taken in using the
new Chefs Club charge plan
which was created to replace
the previously used coupon
books. The student may
choose to make a $192 deposit
at the beginning of the quart­er
and receive a $15 refund for
housing if they are living on
campus. If the entire amount
of deposit is not used during
the quarter, the student for­feits
the unused portion.
Any amount used over the de­posit
is billed to the student.
The other option is a month­ly
billing with no $15 refund
for on-campus housing..
Eden said, "I proposed to
Richard Wingard, director of
Food Services, that the stu­dents
participating in the
Chefs Club plan with the
$192 deposit not be penalized
just because they can't eat
$192 worth of food.
"I have suggested that
Food Services take the total
amount of the food charged
by these students at the end of
the quarter and subtract the
$15 dorm fee that they nor­mally
would have had to pay
if they had not been on the de-
(See MEAL PLANS, page 19)
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THE AUBURN PUINCMAN Thurs., Nov. 20, 1975 page 2
Student voter turn-out indicatescdisinterest'
What goes up...
Mike Quinton is busy participating in
one of the entrance tests for the Auburn
Fire Department. In this particular test,
the fireman must scale and descend a 50
foot ladder, carrying an equipment
pack that weighs approximately 84
pounds, within a proscribed time. Two
minutes and 15 seconds is an average
time for the test. Other tests include a
written exam, hose handling and psy­chological
tests such as sitting in a black-ed-
out room while breathing through a
self-contained backpack to test for
claustrophobia. _
Photo by Gordon Bugg
By Christy Hudgins
Managing Editor
Less than 1 per cent of the
registered Auburn students,
excluding Lee County res­idents,
have ever voted in Lee
County, according to a sur­vey
of 563 students by Mar­garet
Latimer, a political
science instructor.
Latimer said the survey
was indicative of a "basic dis­interest
in local politics." She
estimated that the total num­ber
of registered students who
have ever voted and are not
Lee County residents, was 90.
"Ward number two has had
a consistently low turnout
and two (which includes the
hill) and four (which in­cludes
fraternity row and ma­ny
residential areas occupied
by students) have the most
students," said Latimer.
"They're all citizens, but they
don't vote. What happens is
that the nonstudents who live
in those wards are over-re­presented."
In the survey, Latimer also
said she found that half of the
out-of-state students who
voted did so by absentee bal­lot,
while 20 per cent of the
Alabama students, exclud­ing
Lee County residents, vot­ed
by absentee ballot.
A breakdown of the survey
percentage for students who
have ever voted in any lo­cation
includes a 44 percen­tile
for Lee County residents,,
a 60 percentile for other in­state
students and a 65 per­centile
for out-of-state stu­dents.
Latimer said she was
"impressed with how few stu­dents
participate from Lee
The World
This Week
„* . By Russell Nolen
'*» Plainsman Staff Writer
Interna from/
Britain's Labor party government is putting final
touches on plans to reverse 288 years of history and hand
back partial self-government to the 5.2 million people of
Scotland. It also plans to let the 2.7 million people of
Wales hold an elected assembly. Lawmakers in Britain's
House of Commons are not sure if the measure will be
passed because they fear it might result in the breakup of
Britain and the United Kingdom.
Motional
The four U.S. automakers reported last week that early
November car sales jumped 45 per cent over the sales
level of November 1974. It was the biggest year-to-year
gain in more than three years. American Motors sales
leaped 100 per cent; General Motors, 56.2 per cent;
Chrysler Corporation, 47 per cent; and Ford Motor Com­pany,
22 per cent. Altogether, the four companies sold
198,948 cars in the Nov. 1-10 period compared to 136,921 a
year ago and about 9,000 more than most analysts had
predicted. _
State
Gov. George C. Wallace, appearing on NBC-TV's Meet
the Press last Sunday, commented that if he is elected
president, he plans to propose a constitutional amend­ment
to let people choose where their children will attend
class. He also defended his record as governor of Ala­bama,
claiming that federal intervention in Alabama's
affairs was caused by his interrupting the big govern­ment
scene in Washington. He said he has no present
plans to run for president as a third-party candidate, but
that he will not rule it out if he is denied the Democratic
^nomination.
Hillel Foundation
set for Hanukah
The Auburn Hillel
Foundation will hold its
annual Hanukah Party on
Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30
p.m. at the Presbyterian
University Center. All
Jewish students at Auburn,
as well as those attending
Tuskegee, are invited.
Dr. Leo Hirth, Hillel
counselor at Auburn, would
like to make a special request
for students to call him if
they wish to be included in a
mailing list of Jewish stu-
. dents; also, if they would like
to attend the Hanukah party.
"We have a particular prob­lem
this year," Dr. Hirth said.
"In the past, students could
sign religious preference
cards. But this year, in accor­dance
with the new federal
privacy law, no cards could be
signed by any students."
Dr. Hirth's office is 179 Wil-more,
and his phone number
is 826-4827. Or students can'
get in touch with Mrs. Hirth
at 826-4970. Anyone wishing
to attend the Hanukah party
should get in touch with Dr. or
Mrs. Hirth
possible. as soon as
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County" because, although
out-of-state students may not
vote in Lee County, a large
percentage vote at home by
absentee ballot
Lee County students also
ranked lowest in the number
registered to vote and the
number registered, but not
voting. In Lee County, accord­ing
to the survey, 41 per cent
of the students are not re­gistered
to vote, as compared
to 32 per cent of other in-state
students and 26 per cent of
out-of-state students.
The percentage of Lee
County students registered
but not voting, according to
the survey, is 15, while the
percentage of in-state stu­dents
is eight and the percen­tage
of out-of state students is
10.
Latimer cited voting pat­terns
in 1952, 1956 and 1960
which indicated that in these
election years, 90 per cent of
the American population
with a college education vot­ed.
This might be compared
with the 44 (Lee County), 60
(other in-state students) and
65 (out-of-state students) per­centiles
of the survey, re­membering
that the stu­dent
percentages applied to
students who had ever voted,
rather than a specific elec­tion.
A possible factor contri­buting
to the lower state and
local voting percentages
found in the survey, accord­ing
to Latimer, is a lower vot­ing
turnout in the South. The
professor cited a 1968 study
which put the Southern turn­out
almost 9 per cent below
the national percentage.
Many students have mis­conceptions
about voting and
registration, according to
Latimer. "The August voting
time wasn't set up to keep col­lege
kids from voting,"
Latimer said. "It was set up
by the state." The instructor
added that she didn't "think
students would vote even if
the time were changed."
According to Latimer, re­gistration
days are also of-j
fered the first and third Mon-1
day of every month from 9
a.m. to noon at the County
Courthouse in Opelika.
"I don't think they would
really object to the idea of
bringing registration to Ha­ley
Center," said Latimer ex­plaining
that she thought
they would only need a show
of interest
One problem which Lat­imer
noted regarding non-Lee
County residents who re­gistered
in Lee County after
registering at home was that
the registration lists often
were not purged. Voters could
possibly vote in two places.
"I never thought the stu­dent
vote made that much of a
difference," said Latimer,
"but after a big voting push in
1972" Lee County had more
. support for. funding on cer­tain
issues than the rest of the
state."
The students surveyed in­cluded
209 and 210 political
science courses, some ad­vanced
political science class­es,
physic classes and bus­iness
classes.
toiler schedule pick-i
Students will pick up
schedules and pay fees to
complete registration for
Winter Quarter, 1976, in
the west concourse of the
Memorial Coliseum, Dec. 1
through Dec. 5. You may
pick up your schedule and
, pay fees any hour during
'the periods as follows:
Monday, Dec. 1 through
Friday, Dec. 5 between 9
a.m.—12 noon and 1
p.m.—4 p.m.
Students not clearing
. fees by Friday, Dec. 5 will
have their schedules can­celled.
Late fees will be charged
currently enrolled stu­dents
who register after
Dec. 5,1975.
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Martincic recognized for service
By Susan Basseti
I Plainsman Staff Writer
Coach Albert Martincic
i recently honored for his
Outstanding volunteer work
|it the East Alabama Mental
lealth-Mental Retardation
iter.
Martincic and his students;
have worked with adult cli­ents
at the Adult Day Treat­ment
Center for the past five
quarters. He was presented
with a volunteer service pin,
as well as other gifts from the
group.
Martincic's work was
developed in conj unction with
|Glom gets more money,
:heerleader bill passes
By John CarvsJho
Asst. News Editor
The Student Senate ap­proved
a $4349.19 allocation.
lor the addition of a student
ndex at the end of the.
Jlomerata and the printing of
i extra copies of the year-ok.
In other action, the Senate
Approved the appointments of
ene Lee, SGA director of
ommunity Relations, Lisa
Wilson, 4GEH, and Winnie
Williams, 3PT, to the Univer-dty
Expanded Community
vices Committee; Paula
lox, 3PB, was appointed as
alternate to the Univer-ity
Discipline Committee;
|uid a bill was passed con-ling
selection and disci­pline
of cheerleaders.
The allocation for the Glom
ras approved by the Senate
udget and Finance Com-ittee
at their meeting last
hursday.
Rex Yancey, editor of the
31om, said an index,which
nil cost approximately
k2050, is needed to help stu­dents
find friends' pictures
lier and to make the Glom
Eligible for national awards
lition.
Jenelle Mims, assistant edi-or,
added that the Glom
ilmost won an award two
bear ago, but did not because
| t didn't have a student in-
[ex.
The 600 extra copies, which
rill cost approximately
J2300, were requested to com-ensate
for the increase in en-ollment
from last year, in-lortor
Board
lists favorites,
[ale and Allen
By Charlotte Davis
Copy Editor
creasing circulation from
12.000 copies to 12,600.
The three appointments to
the Expanded Community!
Services Committee were
tabled last week because Lee,
director of community Rela­tions,
was not included in the
original appointments.
Steve Forehand, assistant
to SGA President Bert Young,
was originally nominated for
the committee, but his
nomination was withdrawn
and replaced by Lee's.
Cox was added to the Disci­pline
Committee as an alter­nate
to replace Alison
McClure, AWS president.
McClure explained that she
did not have the time to fulfill
her commitments on the com­mittee.
the course he teaches in physi­cal
education for the men­tally
retarded.
He and his students travel
to the Center in Opelika on
Tuesday and Thursday morn­ings
and provide physical
education activities, recrea­tional
programs and social
events for the 22 clients there.
These adults do not require
full hospitalization, but need
help in developing educa­tional
and social skills before
being able to function in a
normal home or vocational
situation, according to Anne
Penney, coordinator of volun­teer
work.
They come e ve«y day from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. to the Center,
which serves Chambers, Lee,
Russell and Tallapoosa Coun­ties.
The clients are given oppor­tunities
to grow through the
Center—special education
classes, arts and crafts and
recreational therapy. Physi­cal
education and recreation
form a big part of this train­ing.
Martincic and his stu­dents
direct these activities
which also encourage skills
such as working with a group
and cooperation.
Martincic feels that physi­cal
health is definitely related
to mental health; he tries in
his work to give the clients
some desire for activity,
which he feels is important,
according to Penney.
The adults are led in square
dancing, relay races and exer­cises
with music, as well as
simpler activities to help
them develop motor skills.
The experience is of double
value in that the students
gain from being able to learn
about and work with real peo­ple
while performing a ser­vice
for the community,
Penney said.
Penney said that the cli­ents
always look forward to
Martincic's visits. His ses­sions
always hold surprise
and something different
During the summer, the
clients took swimming les­sons
at the University pool.
The students also enjoy the
class, taking a personal in­terest
in the adults and work­ing
with them individually,
Penney said.
In addition to his work at
the mental health center
Martincic rises each day at 5
a.m. to do a hundred push­ups,
runs two miles, then does
quick exercises. Five nights a
week he leads an exercise
class from 5 to 6 p.m. in the
Student Activities Building.
Al-Anon aims to help family
Frances Hale, head of
See Administration and
)r. William Allen,
nanagement professor, have
en selected as Mortar Board
Favorite Teachers for fall
Quarter.
Hale teaches courses in
shorthand, transcription, and
lyping in Office Administra­tion.
She also serves on the
Jniversity Discipline
ommittee and is presently:
he president of the Univer-rity
Club.
Allen teaches business law'
id legal environment of|
msiness in the Management!
apartment. He has also
red on the Faculty Senate
id as an assistant city
judge.
Hale said her concern Yor
ter work reaches outside the
lassroom. She said she sees
ich student as an individual
'hose time at Auburn should
lever be wasted, either in or
iut of the classroom.
Allen said he enjoys his
rork becausei he enjoys
iple, especially youth. Hej
id, "I love my students and I
always ready to help them
any way at any time."
Each quarter two Favorite
'eachers will be selected,
[ale and Allen will join the
ichers chosen winter and
ipring at a tea given in their
tonor during spring quarter.
Favoriie teachers are
lected each quarter by Mor-ir
Board, a senior honor sc-iety,
to foster service,
lolarship and leadership,
[embers select teachers who
y feel meet these criteria in
their daily work.
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Alcoholism is not just an in­dividual
disease; the whole
family is diseased—emotion­ally
diseased, not just the
alcoholic, says Joan Allen-bach,
3EEC, who along with
Rachel Fricke, 3EEC, has or­ganized
a chapter of Al-Anon
on the Auburn Campus.
Al-Anon is an inter­national
organization for the
family and friends of al­coholics.
It is an anonymous
organization where people
can talk and learn to take
positive action against alco­holism,
according to Allen-bach.
Al-Anon helps its members
to learn the right attitudes
toward the alcoholic,
"because most of the time the
attitude can make all the
difference in the world. Your
changed attitude as a friend
or member of the family can
change the alcoholic's atti­tude
and make them want to
do something about their di­sease,"
Allenbach said
"On campus there is a great
need for not only an Al-Anon,
but for an Alcoholics Anony­mous
as well. The reason we
started out with an Al-Anon is
that it is easier for people to
face that their friends or
family are alcoholics, than to
realize that they, themselves,
are one. Bert Young, SGA
president, estimated that
there are about 1275 al­coholics
students on campus.
We feel it concerns everybody
on campus, not just a chosen'
few. We want to reach all of
them and help everyone.
We're open for phone calls all
the time," says Allenbach.
Ail-Anon meets every Mon­day
night at 7 in HC 1230.
Meetings are open to
people who are concerned
with the problem and have a
personal interest in i t The
meetings are informal and
people are always free to talk
about their problems and per­sonal
opinions. For further
information on Al-Anon, con­tact
Joan Allenbach (phone
826-6057) or Rachel Fricke
(phone 8264882).
"Al-Anon is not just a way
to handle..alcoholism," says
Allenbach, it is a way of life,
and you live one day at a time.
You improve yourself. You
start with being yourself, not
anybody else. Your attitude
toward the world will help the
world change toward you."
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Business sense
Auburn University Food Service is supposed to be in business,
but recent events seem to indicate that there is some business sense
lacking in its new Chefs Club system.
Businesses are bound by some pre-arranged agreements, such as
monthly billings or statements of accounts. The Chefs Club pre­sented
this arrangement to the students but has not carried out the
plan. Some students are understandably upset.
The one thing that seemed clear and simple in an otherwise
obscure system was the monthly billing. Now even this phase of the •
plan hasn't worked well.
Under the plan, monthly accounts are to be closed around the last
Wednesday in each month. Within a week, customers are supposed
to have bills in hand. The first billing period for fall quarter should
have ended on Oct. 29. Bills should have been out by Nov. 5.
The bills were actually mailed on Nov. 11, one week and count­less
overtime hours late.
The reason for the late billing is that Food Service was caught
flat-footed by the jump from 100 customers this summer to 2500
customers this fall. One secretary is supposed to make the whole
thing run smoothly. She has to take in all the cards, correct mis­takes,
and balance charges. And she has to do the billing. That's
one person handling 2500 accounts daily.
Business sense says that's not very efficient. Common sense says
that's a physical impossibility.
This Chefs Club plan could work, if some thought were put into
it; if they had concentrated on getting it to work smoothly in the
first place instead of trying to hard-sell it to the students.
We hear that next quarter things will be much better, that things
will settle out. But it's not enough to say that problems will be work­ed
out next quarter. We don't want to wait until January to get
November's bills.
If more personnel are needed to let the Club meet its agreements,
then more employes should be hired. Doesn't that make business
sense?
Photo by Dyke Helms
We always win
In 1962, Alabama's football team beat Auburn's football team 38-
0, but we came out the winners.
The season had been a disappointing one for the school, because
we had gone undefeated until mid-season and then collapsed
because of injuries and other factors. What's more, it was the fourth
straight year that Auburn failed to score against Alabama.
It was Joe Namath's sophomore year, and under his leadership
the Tide had the Tigers down 24-0 at the half. Late in the third quar­ter,
however, a cheering contest broke out, with us screaming "War
Eagle!" to match their "Roll Tides!"
Cheerleader Johnny Jeffers told the crowd, "We may have lost
the game on the fields, but we're not going to lost it in the stands!"
Something swelled up in the Auburn group, and its cheering be­came
roaring. When the team left the field, the fans roared for them,
and Shug Jordan turned toward the stands, raising a clenched fist
of proud kinship.
Long after the game, even after everyone else had left the stands,
the Auburn student section rose from their seats, filed down to the
track encircling the field, and left the stadium as a solid group, led
by the cheerleaders. Some observers called it the most impressive
show of school spirit they'd ever seen.
No matter how the play on the field has gone in the past, we have
always beaten Alabama's spirit in the stands.
This year, we've got to show that same pride and heart that have
made Auburn Auburn.
New Shug era
With Ralph "Shug" Jordan's final ball game Nov. 29, an era in
Auburn football, an era in all intercollegiate football, will end. But
this does not mark the end of Jordan's personal career, nor the end
of his contributions to Auburn. In January, he becomes one of the
Auburn University Trustees.
The Plainsman thanks "Shug" Jordan for all he has meant to
Auburn and to the Spirit he has fostered. May his work as a trustee
bring further reward to this gentlemen's extraordinary life and to
Auburn University.
Last Plainsman
Today's Plainsman is the final paper of the quarter because of
next week's Thanksgiving holidays.
We will not publish after the holidays because we'll be trying to
salvage the grades we've neglected all quarter to get the paper
printed.
With this issue we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, lucky fi­nals,
and a Merry Christmas.
Be looking for us on Jan. 8.
Will progress take Pinetucket?
Steele
Holman
It's an age-old struggle that's repeated
countless times throughout the
South—the past versus something called
progress.
The past is so old that hardly anyone
notices "Pinetucket" nowdays, maybe
least of all the thousands of students who
pass the old place on their way to class
each day.
They top the hill on Wire Road every
morning, and between, dodging the
other cars in line and listening to their
tape players, they don't notice the hand­some
antebellum home behind the Big
Blue store.
There's really not much to see of the
once-busy plantation. The foundry's
gone now, just like the steam-driven saw
mill, the general store, and the little
A uburnUniversity—
My Favorite things
Auburn University.
Located in Auburn, Ala., a small sleepy
nothing on the edge of nowhere.
town in East Alabama in the middle of
The home of the Auburn Tigers, the
War Eagles and the Plainsmen.
Poised in the past, balanced on the
knife edge of indecision, wavering,
wondering which way to fall.
Colors of orange and blue, buildings of
red brick and white paint, shaded lawns
of green grass bordered by cracked side­walks
of gray concrete.
Saturday afternoons, at 1:30, a sea of
faces under the sun and wind, and rain,
the anguish and joy of the crowd break­ing
forth like waves upon a beach.
Toomer's Corner after the game, white
•streamers fluttering from the wires, peo­ple
milling in the streets.
All-nighters and used books, the lights
in Biggin that never go off, going to the
Krystal at four in the morning, the end­less
round of coffee cups and spoons, the
dawn that always seems to come too
soon.
The reedy voice of the clarinet that
drifts down the street, following you like
a lost dog, the blue gleam of the street­lights
shining off wet pavement, the
ghost-like figures of late-night runners
seen through the fog under a rising
moon.
The endless search for a parking place,
walking to class in the rain, the terrible
food and irregular hours, weather too hot
then too cold, roaches that march in the
night.
Losing your umbrella, breaking your
umbrella, throwing your umbrella down
in disgust.
People you know, people you don't, peo-ple
you wish you did, people you wish you
didn't.
Term paper due, haven't read the book
yet, looks like a bad week again for the
home team, folks...
Friends, enemies, neutrals, how did
this professor ever get hired?
And at last, the eagle, proudly spread­ing
his wings, lengthening shadows
across the quad as the sun bleeds in the
western sky and the smells of supper
drift over the campus and here is a very
nice place to be.
Auburn University.
DOONESBURY
church that used to sit where Auburn
University has livestock grazing now.
Even the family cemetery, with ^.resi­dents,
has been vandalized and ob­scured
until you can hardly see it.
About all that's left now is the old
home and the proud lady who lives in it.
Mrs. Leda Cherry Foster is the lady,
and she spends her time delving into her
family's past, wishing the students and
townspeople knew a little more than they
do about "Pinetucket."
She wishes they knew that:
—In 1835 Lewis Allen Foster moved to
Auburn from Georgia, and that he was a
tinsmith.
—Foster was so good a tinsmith that
parents sent their sons to study the craft
under him; that his business prospered;
that he opened a foundry to make pots
and other ironware.
—His store, offering general pro­visions,
"Threshing Machines, Horse
Powers, and Rubber Belts," was a home-base
for peddlers who took Foster's pro­ducts
throughout the countryside.
—Some of the family's money was bur­ied
under the guesthouse during the War
to keep Union troops from stealing it.
—One of their former slaves said the
money was really hidden in pots be­neath
fenceposts surrounding the gar­den
behind the house.
—Foster's brick kiln produced some of
the bricks used to construct Samford
Hall.
—They've never dug around to find the
buried money, and they don't want any­body
else to dig for it, either.
The pride of this Daughter of the Con­federacy
rubs off on her listeners as she
speaks of her family's past, its contri­butions
to Lee County, its importance to
the other people of those days. She made
me wish I had known the Fosters and
had shared their times.
But despite this proud past, a cloud
hangs over Mrs. Leda Cherry Foster's
piece of the earth.
The University wants her land.
They've decided, for progress's sake, to
move the Buildings and Grounds com­plex
away from the main campus.
They've decided to put it on Pinetucket
They haven't gotten it yet, though.
She's turned down an offer from them,
saying it was too low, anyway. Still, it's
been tough on her; thanks to the Univer­sity's
intervention, the city won't let her
develop her property.
The matter is quiet for the time being;
the University seems content to let the
situation ride, feeling that time and po­wer,
in the form of eminent domain, are
on their side.
But Mrs. Foster has power in her de­termination
that the land be passed
down to her daughter, then to her daugh­ter's
children.
"It's our land, and we want to keep it in
the family."
Progress, like that confronting Mrs.
Foster, isn't necessarily progress.
And I, for one, believe in Mrs. Foster's
right to the land and in her right to pass
the land down in her family.
by Garry Trudeau
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Femininity is a woman9s best friend
"Wake up, sweetheart! Breakfast is
ready."
"Yeh, okay—okay, already. God Bless
America, do you always have to wake me
up by yelling in my ear like that?"
"I'm sorry, dear, but you know you're
going to lose your job if you're late for
work one more time."
"Listen, turkey, I can handle that boss
of mine. You just take care of the
housework; your place is in the kitchen
and in the bedroom and don't you forget
it. You got that?"
"Yes, Bertha," Walter replied, as he
began to saunter, head drooping, back to
the.kitchen. "I understand, sweetheart.
I'm sorry."
Sound a little far-fetched? Well, maybe
a little, but with equal rights making the
headway it's making into the social lives
of everyone, that conversation may not
be as bizarre as it sounds.
Women are finally winning some of
those rights they've tried for years to
gain. The liberation movement reached
out with its tenacious tentacles and
grabbed hold of the nearest suitable
prey—an Equal Rights Amendment. The
libbers want equal pay, equal work and
equal opportunities. That's great. But as
Pres. Philpott once said when talking
about HEW Title IX guidelines, equality
is being confused with sameness.
I suppose I'm some sort of traditional
male chauvinist pig, but I will always
think of the male species as being
superior over the female species. I can't
pinpoint it, but some sixth sense tells me
that females are and always will be the
weaker sex. Men and women are not the
same.
Knowing that I may be leaving myself
open to heavy bombardment, I feel
further explanation should be made.
When I was brought up I was taught
that women are delicate creatures and
that they needed help in doing certain
things. It was my duty as a little man to
see that these things were done. I learned
to perform small courtesies like opening
doors and helping women with their
coats. I came to think of myself as a
regular little gentleman, just like all
those sweet little ole ladies said I was.
Well, today I don't go around patting
myself on the back for being a
gentleman, and sometimes I even forget
my upbringing, but I still believe in those
traditional principles taught to me.
Females need and want male help and
attention.
Females may be equal to males mental­ly.
They even may be equal to males
physically, in some cases. But the majori­ty
of women I have ever met seem to be
feminine, delicate human beings and
should be treated as such. Yes, they have
brains to think for themselves. Of course,
they should have an equal right to
further themselves just as much as any
man, economically, socially, or political­ly.
One thing scares me, though. I'm
afraid women are going to lose their
femininity.
We men want the best for you, especial­ly
your rights, but we also want ladies,
not amazons who we continuously have
to compete against in some sort of sexual
power struggle. I may be wrong using
"We men," but I'm assuming this is how
many men think.
What I'm trying to say may be summed
up using a partial excerpt from this
year's Farmer's Almanac.
Men want to "recognize the fact that
women are still female, that they should
still enjoy the privilege of femininity
which sets them apart from the male,
and that respect and consideration
should still be accorded to them in addi­tion
to the equal rights which they have
attained in many things."
So let's not let chivalry die, ladies. Let
that man help you with your coat or your
chair. Let him open the door for you. You
may be playing the role of a helpless lass,
but you may reap rewards by your
weaknesses.
There could be more power in
weakness than you might realize.
- W Willi AL. w-fT TIME Of? TC fNJOY CH«I$TMAS.. STARTlSO TOMORROW/'
ITHE AUBURN
PlJUNISfvUN
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[ Letters^
Reader straightens
AWS bill record
page5 Thurs., Nov. 20, 1976 THE AUBURN PUINWUN
Editor, The Plainsman,
Last week you ran an article about the
defeat of the referendum which would
have deleted all mention of the Associ­ated
Women Students from the SGA Con­stitution.
For once I was quoted precise-ly.
However, the comments which were
printed were taken out of the context in
which they were made and miscon­strued
so that it appears that I am say­ing
I would like to see the AWS a-bolished.
I would like to set the record
straight.
To begin with, when students went to
the polls on Homecoming day, many of
them were confused about what the dele­tion
of this section from the SGA Con­stitution
would mean. Because of the
poor publicity about the referendum's
purpose and because of the manner in
which it was stated on the ballot, voters
believed that by deleting this section the
AWS would be abolished.
Such was not the case. To be precise by
dropping AWS from the SGA Constitu­tion:
1) the SGA would be in compliance
with Title IX, and 2) the Associated Wo­men
Students would not be abolished but
would be able to retain its same func­tions,
programs, and student activity fee
allocations.
Besides the 51 per cent who voted for
the referendum and, to correct The
Plainsman, the 11 per cent who did not
vote on the issue, 38 per cent voted
against the referendum, another fact
which The Plainsman neglected to men­tion.
If these students had realized that by
passing the referendum AWS would not
have been abolished, I feel as though
they would have voted for the referen­dum's
passage. But there are many stu­dents
at Auburn who feel that AWS is a
worthwhile organization and do not
want to see it abolished.
I was for the passage of the referen­dum
because the AWS would have been
unaffected by its passage and the SGA
would have been in compliance with
Title IX. In the SGA elections during the
spring when the students will be able to
vote once again on the referendum, I en­courage
all students to vote for the dele­tion
of the "AWS clause" from the SGA
Constitution.
Alison McClure
President
Associated Women Students
'Excellency'
well-suited
for Wallace
Editor, The Plainsman:
In our opinion, the introduction "His
Excellency", of our great Gov. George C.
Wallace, was most deserving and most
appropriate. Rogets College Thesaurus
lists superiority and "top of the scale" as
synonyms of excellence.
Wallace is one of the most honest and
best politicians, and as far as being at the
"top of the scale" of Alabama, he is the
top. Anyone who does not recognize the
fact that Wallace is at the top of Ala­bama
is ignorant.
You don't find many men who have
twice run for President, twice been de­feated,
been shot down in cold blood
leaving him paralyzed from waist down
for life and still going strong.
If you don't consider a man like this
superior, then who do you consider super­ior?
To the students who complained of the
title, we know that two of you are not
Alabama Rebels and don't care about our
governor but we, as proud Alabama
REBELS, think the title "His Excellan-cy"
was most deserving and suitable!!!!!!!
Linda Slay 1PPY
Leigh Ann Kelly 01PPY
Grievance policy needs reform
Editor, The Plainsman:
At Auburn University there is periodic
recognition that some aspects of stu­dent-
faculty relations need reform. One
such need appeared several years ago: an
academic grievance procedure. Students
and faculty members were prompted to
design a procedure to deal with aca­demic
problems.
After hours of work the students and
faculty members developed a procedure
agreeable to all involved. It provided
specific grounds for student complaints
about grades and class conduct, set up
steps for grievance appeal, and formed a
University Academic Grievance Com­mittee
of faculty and students to rule on
grievances.
So the Student Academic Grievance
Policy is placed in the Tiger Cub each
year and students and faculty member
Not apathetic,
classmates say
Editor, The Plainsman:
We, the undersigned, students of Dr.
Ritchey's public speaking class, were
very angered at the implications made
against us in Jimmy Parham's last col­umn.
Mr. Parham referred to the entire
class as being "apathetic and non-com­mitted."
Not only is this statement invalid, but
Mr. Parham based the statement solely
on the fact that no one answered his per­sonal
plea for letters to the Plainsman ed­itor.
Mr. Parham has been on the Plains­man
staff long enough to know that you
cannot make such accusations about an
entire group as a whole. We are appalled
that such illogical reasoning was act­ually
published in our campus news­paper.
We refuse to be so childish as to list
•vhat we have and have not done for this
university but we should not be classi­fied
as and resent being classified "apa­thetic
and non-committed."
Sincerely,
heading the committee rarely calls meet­ings,
and the procedures lie buried and
untested in the Tiger Cub.
Also, the University Senate's Rules
Committee was supposed to meet with
certain students in 1974 to review and re­vise
the procedures, but the meeting was
never called.
It is unfortunate that worthwhile pro­jects
like this, attempting to deal with
campus problems, often wind up de­funct.
Logically, it seems that as long as
the procedures and grievance committee
exist, attempts should be made to make
them work.
The Student Senate must urge the Uni­versity
Senate to perform this responsi­bility—
to revise the procedures to make
them work. The senate must then follow-up
these actions to insure that the Aca­demic
Grievance Committee becomes
capable of performing as it was origin­ally
intended.
Buck Ruffin
3EC
Reader says write!
1
Pam Freeman, 3AC
Stuart Wilson, 2PB
Amy Watson, 2PB
Ginger Reed, 2RSS
Editor, The Plainsman,
Last year in a campus survey, the stu­dent
body of Auburn University ex­pressed
its desire to change the termina­tion
of fall quarter to the Wednesday be­fore
Thanksgiving. Will this change
occur by next fall, more than a year after
the student senate proposed such a sche­dule
change? Basing my opinion on the
article in last week's Plainsman, I sin­cerely
doubt it.
Fellow students, we need to organize
our student body in a manner such that a
proposal such as this one will not be de­feated
before it is even considered for ap­proval
by the Board of Trustees. Yet, like
many other such student-backed propo­sals,
this one appears to be headed for a
timeless journey through administra­tive
overlooking.
If the schedule change is desired by a
majority of the Auburn students, then
the least the administration could do
would be to allow it to be voted on by the
trustees.
A( tion needs to be taken now if we
want proposals to be adopted shortly
after the majority of the students deem
them necessary. Write your Student
Senators, the Administration, or even
propose petitions if you believe that this
or any other proposal should become a
reality.
This is our University, so let's all take
an active part to see that it is governed
with our beliefs in mind. It can if we all
take an active role in making our views
known to the governing bodies.
Chip Wallace
4BI
About football...
Politics blamed for season
Editor, The Plainsman:
The time has come for loyal Auburn
alumni who are being subjected to this
disastrous and totally avoidable losing
football season to demand administra­tive
accountability from those who are
responsible. There can be but one reason
for the futility of this football team.
The Auburn Board of Trustees and the
president of Auburn University have
violated every principle of successful
management by removing administra­tive
control of the football program from
Auburn's alhletic director and head
cnach. To ;)ut it simply: Politicians
rather than professionals are control­ling
Auburn football.
The fact that Auburn's trustees and
president would allow the current coach-,
ing situation to exist (wherein the resig­nation
of Coach Jordan was premature­ly
publicized, the responsibility for the
selection of his successor was taken from
him, thereby killing the initiative of
those assistant coaches who were being
groomed for more responsible positions,
and finally forcing the trustee-ap­pointed
head to operate in a climate of
frustration and dissatisfaction for one
entire season) is both incredibly naive
and devoid of any understanding of
human behavior. This basic ignorance
has caused many to question the credi­bility
and motivation of those supposed­ly
having the best interests of Auburn at
heart.
If the trustees have decided to take
upon themselves the authority of select­ing
the Auburn football coach, the least
they could do would be to turn imme­diate
responsibility over to the new man.
This would give him the freedom to se­lect
his own coaching staff and to begin
operating without a moment's delay in
an atmosphere where he can be most
effective. To do otherwise is to guarantee
the complete futility that we are suffer­ing
through this season.
The tragedy of this whole fiasco is the
irreparable harm done to the Auburn
athletic program, to 25 years of dedi
cated effort by Coach Jordan, to the
ability of the athletic director to carry
out his responsibilities, to the morale of
the fine athletes who are wasting a year
of their eligibility, and to the loyal alum
ni who have been faithful in their sup
port.
Anyone who has ever worked for Au
burn University is aware of the absolute
power that the politicians, who graduate
predominately from the University of
Alabama, wield over all phases of Au­burn
University operations.
It is time for Auburn people every­where
to work for a change in the way
members of the Board of Trustees are
selected, in particular to minimize the
role politics plays in these decisions. If
the way to effect this change is by writ­ing
your Alabama congressman, do it
today!
James A. Naftel, '57
Fair weather fans get theirs
Editor, the Plainsman:
Starting every Monday morning, I am
confronted with a barrage of remarks
and questions such as: "Who's going to
fumble this week?, Will your husband
learn how to block soon?, Sure was a
crappy game this weekend!, Sure wish
the offensive line would learn how to
play football, Do we even have a de­fense?"
The persons usually addressing these
atrocities to me are known as FAIR
WEATHER FANS! They come to home
games in the sunshine butwon'tcome in
the rain or drive to Waco, Texas.
I want you people to suffer through the
winter workout program, a 45-minute set
of exercises and agilities that leave your
legs cramped. Then you can go through
the spring training scrimmages at 90 de­grees
praying for rain, so tired and worn
that you are vomitting from the heat.
Next we will let you try fall two-a-days
(two full scrimmages a day), with your
dinner being heated over in the dining
hall while you are still hitting the sled.
Oh, yes, the sled, it leaves your neck jam­med
and your shoulders so bruised you
can't sleep at night.
After ail this you have to take the con­structive
but egodeflating criticism of
your favorite coach or be called a dumb
jock by fellow classmates while you are
carrying a 20 hour load in biology, pre-med
or engineering. Take a beating off
the field as well as on by fans who leave
at half-time.
And then if you still have the GUTS
and the LOVE to practice and go out on
that field and play football for Auburn
because you love it so much—then and
only then, do you open your damn mouth
to gripe about the quality of our football
team.
Marcee Evans
No. 74's Wife
2RSB
Bulldogs not forced to trick
Editor, .The Plainsman;
Carolyn Roop's advance story on the
Georgia-Auburn game last week con­tained
an error that invites—no, de­mands—
response and correction. We,
Georgia graduates both, admit that
Georgia has used "trick plays twice this
year, the most recent being the end
around pass by Richard Appleby against
Florida. But the implication that the
Bulldogs needed to resort to trickery to
eke out a 38-31 victory over Vanderbilt
hurt to the quick.
The "shoestring" play was used early
in the game and not as a last resort to pro­vide
a winning margin as Ms. Roop's
story implied. The reported score also
was a bit in error. Actually, Georgia
squeaked by the Commodores 47-3.
Whew! If it hadn't been for that trick
play
By the time this letter sees print, the
Georgia-Auburn game will be history
Regardless of the outcome, we hope it will
have been a good one.
Jon Ham 6PO (Georgia'7:?)
Bob Bland 6P0 (Georgia'73)
MSZJ fan pleads not guilty
Editor, The Plainsman:
I was surprised and disappointed
when I read in your homecoming edition
that, "State was found guilty of offering
money and automobiles to players in ex­change
for their athletic services." That
is simply not true.
Many people evidently believe the
blown-up rumors that Mississippi State
handed out cars and money to recruits,
but that is simply false.
MSU was found guilty of one charge
(involving interesting circumstances
which have never been made public) of
offering large amounts of money to a
prospect. There was no violation in­volving
an automobile.
The majority of MSU's violations were
technicalities like a coach giving a vis­iting
prospect $10 instead of giving it to
his student host for entertainment. This
is a far cry from giving away cars.
Gene Vandiver shouldn't feel bad,
though. He is just one of the many people
in the country who is badly mistaken
about the nature of Mississippi State's
probation.
We have received enough criticism
without you accusing us of giving away
cars. It's our job as aspiring journalists
to separate fiction from,fact and let's]
keep that rumor in its proper place.
Sammy Felker
Associate Edit, r
Mississippi State Reflector i
'Inner peace causes serenity'
Editor, The Plainsman:
In response to all the holy-rollers who
have been dominating the editorial page
for the past two quarters, I would like to
throw in my 15 cents worth. I find more
spontaneous intellect in the Jehovah's
Witness' newsletters than any of the
testimonies I have read in the Plains­man
so far.
Simply being able to copy verses out of
the Bible does not make one a Christian.
I find these platitudinous sermons on
an equal basis with such monumental,
thought provoking, statements as those
of Spiro Agnew (who had to ask his
speech writer what he was talking
about.)
What I have said already is enough to
provoke a month's rash of testimonies, I
know, so I feel the opposing point of view
should be aired.
Here is my testimony: I am an ag­nostic.
I believe in the premise of science,
truth, knowledge, and the betterment of
human existence. I recognize an order,
in which all living things and the ele­ments
of the Universe are placed.
I do not deny the existence of God, but
at the same time, I shun dogma and those
forces opposed to the acquisition of new
knowledge. For me, serenity comes not
from conformity, but from inner peace
and the knowledge that, even though I
may never be totally right, I will, at the
same time, never be totally wrong.
Marc McPheeters
4GSY
Please Halt letters to 250 words,
typ*d double-spaced. Must include
writer's name to be printed. Dead­line
is 10 p.a. Sunday. Thanks!
Don't ask 'what's wrong9
about Auburn University
Student presents homosexuality
as perfectly healthy and normal
Editor, The Plainsman:
Recent articles in national magazines
and widely read newspapers across the
country have said a great deal for homo­sexuality
and its contributions to our soc-ety.
Yet the typical Auburn student ( if
there is such a person) seems to believe
that anything other than heterosexua-lity
is non-existent or at best some sort of
Scandinavian perversion.
Although I would hardly expect The
Plainsman to become a sex review, I .do
feel that Auburn students should be kept
more sexually aware and maybe even
told that there are scores of homosexuals
in their very midst.
Too often stereotyping and just plain
social abuse of homosexuality keeps the
latent homosexual in the "closet". There
is no quick remedy for this as society can
only be expected to change these
views over a period of time.
The act of stereotypeing homosexuals
is probably less valid in Auburn than
anywhere I know of. Most homosexuals
at Auburn are actively integrated into
the student body in such areas as fratern­ities
and sororities, as student govern­ment
officers, and even as athletes.
Probably the most help an Auburn stu­dent
could provide is to just talk about
homosexuality as the perfectly healthy
and normal thing it is and end unfair
stereotyping.
If one feels an urge to participate in
sexual activity beyond society's accept­ance,
he should be given the complete
freedom to do what seems natural.
Above all it could be enlightening to dis­cover
that even Auburn is a real place
and not a Fairy Tale Fanasy.
Name withheld by request
Editor, The Plainsman:
"What's wrong with Auburn Univer­sity?"
seems to be the question being
asked and answered by so many of the
students, the staff, and the faculty. O.K.,
you've heard the list: the classes are
useless; the professors are boring;.the
security police are ignorant pigs; the
meals are hog slop; the housing is worse
than crummy; there's not enough park­ing
space; enrolling and scheduling is
filled with senseless red tape; Haley Cen­ter
is a nightmarish labyrinth—whew!
The list is endless!
We are ASKING and ANSWERING
the WRONG question. We need to ask
and answer this question: "What is
RIGHT about Auburn University?"
Are the classes and professors all that
bad, or is it we who are out of it? We have
some fine classes and great pro­fessors—
check out that number also.
What's right about our security police?
Plenty! They neither resemble, smell, nor
work like pigs; on the contrary, they are
probably thanked least for performing
the tremendous task of protecting all of
us.
Oh, yeah, the housing. Ask any G.I.
who served in Korea or Nam to compare
housing for you. We surely do have a soft
life.
And when you tire of the campus food,
try eating off campus a few times; and
then react—oh, be sure to compare
prices also.
Ah, ha! You think you have me on the
parking! Maybe. Maybe too many of us
drive to campus. Maybe more of us
should walk or ride bikes—its healthier
and cheaper.
As for the scheduling and enrolling,
and Haley Center: it seems to be a simple
matter of examining each situation and
then simply deciding which YOU
choose.
There is a great deal more that is right
about Auburn than is wrong. Instead of
sitting around griping about our sit­uation,
we should: (1) be grateful for what
we have; (2) realize our potential and
then when you have gripes, go to the peo­ple
who can make the situation better.
How about it: Are you going to be part
of the problem or part of the answer?
C.H. Temple
9SEH
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THE AUBURN PUINSMAN Thurs., Nov. 20, 1975 page 6
iff;:>:f;«;;:f;|8 Grievances Committee inactive since June
By John Carvalho
Asst. News Editor
The University Student
Academic Grievance Com­mittee,
a committee to resolve
academic grievances which
result from faculty-student
relations, has not met since
last June during finals.
Dr. Charlotte Ward, chair­man
of the committee, and
Buck Ruffin and Randy Pitt-man,
two student members of
the committee, have different
opinions of why the commit­tee
hasn't been used.
Ward said she feels that
"the students are settling
Forgery charged
to AU student
From outer space?
A four-headed martian stalks the earth
in search of his mate, desisting in his
search long enough to give us a big smile.
Oh, so you don't believe it's a martian,
huh? Well, would you believe a space­ship?
No? Well, how about a tree of the
future? Alright, it's a light fixture near
t h e Union Building, but who
knows....maybe it changes a t night into a
martian, or a spaceship, or a....
By Susan Counts
Plainsman Staff Writer
Charges of false pretense
and forgery were brought
against Jeanie Lee Talton,
2PB, of Brentwood, Tenn. on
Nov. 11. She was accused of ob­taining
approximately $200
worth of goods by forging
checks to various businesses
in Auburn.
Reports of missing checks
from Dorm 4, the residence of
the suspect, instigated an
investigation and lookout by
both campus and city police
for the passing of the checks.
Following a series of events,
including the comparison of
authentic and false signa­tures,
Talton turned herself in
to the Campus Security Of­fice.
According to Detective Bob
Grant of the Auburn City Po­lice
Department, this type of
activity is quite frequent.
More than 25 cases of forgery
have occurred since August.
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Internship jobs are avail­able
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"Where we run into big
problems is when students go
to class and leave their cars
unlocked with checkbooks on
their dashboard," he
explained. "People see the
books, take them, write a few
checks out of them, and then
throw them away. Most
students don't seem to think
that it's really wrong.It's not
that it's a really violent act,
but it is still a crime," he
added.
"For some reason most
stores don't report it," Grant
continued. "Talton went to at
least nine different stores, but
only one reported it."
Talton will be required to
face the grand jury at the first
of the year, where, if con­victed,
she will be sentenced.
A charge of first degree for­gery
receives from one to 20
years, while a charge of false
pretention is treated identical
to grand larceny and may
receive from one to 10 years.
their own problems and don't
need to go to the committtee."
However, Ruffin said he
feels that "the procedures as
outlined are prohibitive and
complicated."
According to the Student
Academic Grievance Policy,
students should first consult
with the instructor involved
within 30 days of the end of
the quarter in which the
grievance occurs.
The grievance is then taken
to the department head if no
agreement can be reached,
and to the dean of the school if
there is still no satisfaction.
"People think it takes for-ever,"
added Ruffin.
An ad-hoc committee was
appointed by Student Senate
Pres. Tommy Eden to study
the academic grievance
policy as stated and to make
recommendations to the Sen­ate
concerning any changes.
Members of this committee
are Pittman, Ruffin, Code of
Laws Committee Chairman
Kathy Graves, Education
Senator Suzanne Westbrook
and Men's On-Campus
Senator Paul Cortese.
Pittman said the com­mittee
hopes to "review the
guidelines for academic grie­vance
as set forth in the Tiger
Cub. We hope to come up with
changes that make it simpler
and to establish regular meet­ing
times three weeks into
each quarter."
The ad-hoc committee will
present its findings to the
University Senate Rules
Committee, which is sup­posed
to review the Aca­demic
Grievance Policies
itself "as soon as it can be
scheduled," according to
Ward.
Morris Dees to speak
Morris Dees, a lawyer for
the Southern Poverty Law
Center, and defense attorney
in the Joan Little murder
trial, will speak to the Pre-
Law Society Monday, Dec. 1,
in 360 Union Building. The
public is invited.
Study partners available
The Study-Partner
Program provides free help in
math, chemistry, biology,
Physics, English and
history. Upperclassmen are
available for this help in the
Studv Room of Bullard Hall
and the lobby area of Dorm K.
These locations are open
afternoons and evenings,
Mondays through Thurs­days.
Detailed schedules are
available each quarter in Mell
Hall, 826-4744.
Pittman added that the
Senate ad-hoc committee also
hopes to promote publicity for
the academic grievances com­mittee's
functions.
"If you simplify it and make
it easier to understand," said
Ruffin, "More people will use
it."
Sociology plans
Caribbean tour
The second annual study-travel
program in the Carib­bean
will leave Auburn on
March 20,1976, Dr. B. Eugene
Griessman announced.
"Last spring's tour was so
successful that we are taking
a slightly larger group this
year," he said. "However, we
expect more requests than we
can accommodate."
The group will travel
aboard the M.S. Boheme and
will visit San Juan (Puerto
Rico), Cap Haitien (Haiti), St.
Thomas and Puerto Plata
(Dominican Republic). Lec­tures
will be presented aboard
ship and course credit is
available.
A special student rate has
been arranged. Non-sociology
majors may participate in the
one-week program. Reser­vations
must be made at the
Department of Sociology and
Anthropology before the
Christmas break or by Jan. 3,
the first day of winter quarter.
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page 7 Thurs., Nov. 20, 1975 THE AUBURN PUINSMM
Hosts show off Auburn
AUBURN'S STUDENT HOST AND HOSTESSES MADE BALLOONS AT FOOTBALL GAMES
...War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen provide many services for students and visitors
Photo by Dyke Helms
Auburn ODK taps 20, including women
By Carol Williams
Plainsman Staff Writer
Many students seem to think that the main function of the
War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen is to bring Cokes to the thirsty
statistics crew at basketball games. But this is only one duty of
the group; it also gives campus tours to visitors, raises funds
and greets dignitaries, according to Greg Boring, faculty advi­sor.
"This group offers a tremendous service that isn't used, just
because people aren't aware of the opportunity," said Boring.
"The whole idea behind the group is to provide a bridge be­tween
the student body and visitors by letting the visitors look
at a cross section of students.
"We have one of the biggest cross sections of members of any
campus group," Boring added. "There are student senators,
Greek presidents, independents, varsity athletes, a variety of
majors and Miss and Mrs. Auburn."
Before Miss and Mrs. Auburn were made honorary members
of War Eagle Girls, the two beauty titles were just that—titles.
Now they are given specific hostess duties, Boring said.
"Mrs. Auburn is sponsored by the UPC so she is one of their
official hostesses," said Sue Steele, last year's Mrs. Auburn and
a past president of the War Eagle Girls. "Both Miss and Mrs.
Auburn work conferences and speak to campus groups." Steele
said that she enjoyed being in the group and that there was a-need
for married students to be represented in the organiza­tion.
Originally the group only gave campus tours, but recently
have expanded their duties. "This year we've opened ourselves
to student organizations, with discretion," said Phil Brabner, Kitt mi urn
president of the Plainsmen. "Once we were asked to bartend at
a party, but turned it down because that's not good representa­tion."
When choosing students who will be good representatives of
Auburn, the selection committee looks for maturity, poise, con­versational
ability, enthusiasm about Auburn and a knowledge
of its campus, according to Boring.
"They have to be able to relate to a variety of groups," Boring
said, "from Cub Scouts to 90-year-old alumni."
Every spring the selection committee gives five-minute inter­views
to about 400 students. "Out of 400 applicants we have to
select 24," Boring said. _
After being selected, members must memorize a booklet of
information about the campus. Steele said that as tour guides,
they need to know just about everything in the manual.
"We work a lot with the Athletic Department, and help with
recruits," Brabner said. In the past, this close associa­tion
with the Athletic Department created problems with fund­ing,
according to Boring. The Student Senate felt that the group
worked exclusively for the Department and should be com­pletely
financd by i t Since then, however, the War Eagle Girls
and Plainsmen have submitted a constitution and by-laws to
the Senate and have become a chartered campus organiza­tion,
Boring said.
"The group gets to be real close as they work together," Steele
remarked. "At first it's hard to get to know everyone, and there
is such diversity of interests. But with all that they do, they do
become close."
Omicron Delta Kappa
National Leadership Society,
formerly Auburn Univer­sity's
men's honorary, tap­ped
twenty new members
today at a 7 a.m. breakfast in
War Eagle Cafeteria . For the
first time in Auburn's history,
women were inducted.
The organization is open to
any junior, senior or grad­uate
student, and any faculty
member who has attained a
high standard of leadership
in collegiate activities and
has maintained a grade point
average in the upper 35 per
cent of his or her school.
New members tapped this
morning were Kathy Graves,
4SSS, quad senator, 75-76,
assistant to SGA president,
74-75, Mortar Board and
Who's Who member; Connie
Whitfield, 4SMU, president of
Education, Spectra and Who's
Who member; Debbie Bowles,
4LT, senator, Mortar Board
member, Glomerata
staff member and Cwens
president; Charlotte Davis,
4SEH, Mortar Board presi­dent,
Cwens member and
Plainsman staff member.
Other new members are
Alison McClure, 4MBI, AWS
president, member of Mortar
Board, Cwens, and Gamma
Sigma Sigma and WEGL
staff member; Gene Lee,
4SMU, director of
Community Relations, chair­man
Interfraternity Council
Social Committee and Who's
Who member; Larry Davis,
4CH, Steerage president,
Scabbard and Blade mem­ber,
Phi Lambda Upsilon
(Chemistry Honorary) mem­ber;
Debbie Long, 4GPG,
Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi
Kappa Phi, Mortar Board and
Who's Who; and Mike Way-man,
4IE, Married Student
senator , member of Who's
Who and Alpha Pi Mu (In­d
u s t r i a l Engineering
honorary).
Others tapped were Trina
Gordon, 4PUB, Pi Beta Phi
president, member of Glomer­ata
staff, WEGL and Mortar
Board; "Buck" Ruffin, 3SEC,
Off-Campus 'senator and
member of Omicron Delta Ep-silon
(Economics honorary);
Joseph Nathaniel Lott, 4IE,
member of Phi Eta Sigma and
Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engi­neering
honorary) and Sem­per
Fidelis president; and El­bert
Till McQueen, 3NS,
Architecture and Fine Arts
President and member of
Squires and Plainsmen.
Also included are Jack
Jackson, 4EE, Phi Delta
Theta president, University
Singers member, Alpha Epsi-lon
Delta (Pre-Med honorary)
and Eta Kappa Nu (Electri­cal
Engineering) honorary
member; Jim Stewart, 4AR,
senator, Sigma Nu recording
secretary, Interfraternity
Council member and Hori­zons
member; Tom Hurst,
4MK, IFC Rush vice presi­dent,
Business Council,
Who's Who member and
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T H E AUBURN P U I N M U N Thurs., Nov. 20,1975 page 8
Energy crisis, rising prices
Conservation and research offer solution
By Tim Lockhart
Features Editor
Along with the rest of the world, the United States is current­ly
facing an extremely serious problem: how to obtain enough
energy to keep the wheels of industry turning, to keep lights
burning, to keep cars and trains moving; how to find enough
energy to keep the heart of the nation beating.
America first became aware of the energy crisis, particularly
with regard to petroleum, during the winter of 1973, when the
Arab nations placed an embargo on oil exported to the U.S.
"The long lines at gasoline stations, the shortages of fuel oil
for heating, the jump in the cost of plastics and setting therm­ostats
lower to save power, this was the famed 'energy crisis,' "
stated Dr. Reginald Vachon, professor of mechanical eng­ineering
at Auburn.
"For the first time in 40 years," Vachon said, 'tne Ameri­can
people remembered what it was like to do without day-to­day
luxuries."
Vachon said the Arab oil embargo was the "first wholesale
shock to the nation that its vast supplies of natural resources
will not last forever."
What is the current state of U.S. energy resources?
The demand for natural gas in the U.S. is currently outstrip­ping
the supply, according to Dr. Roger Carlsmith of Oak-ridge
National Laboratories. He added that domestic oil pro­duction
cannot keep pace with the demand either.
"Up to 1968," Carlsmith said, 'the domestic production of
crude oil in the U.S. exceeded the demand and we exported our
surplus. Now domestic demand is almost two times as great as
the supply and we have to import much of our oil. Domestic pro­duction
peaked in 1970 and has been decreasing ever since.
". . .the first wholesale shock to the
nation that its vast supplies of
natural resources will not last forever."
"The U.S. spent about $25 billion to import last year's oil,"
Carlsmith said.
Hydroelectric power, electricity generated by the force of fall­ing
water, "will probably not continue to grow in the future,"
according to Carlsmith.
Dr. Charlotte Ward, assistant professor of physics at Au­burn,
agreed: "We've dammed up everything we can, unless we
start showing an utter disregard for nature."
The U.S. still has an abundant supply of coal, but there are
several difficulties to be overcome before some of the available
coal can be used.
"We have to be more careful about the air we breathe," said
Ward," and most of the coal we have left is 'dirty coal.' How­ever,
processes are being investigated that may allow us to use
this coal safely."
Ward mentioned the possibility of utilizing geo-thermal
energy, or heat from the earth, i n some locations, but said that it
would only be practical in a few places in the world.
Wind power and the energy of the tides are also possibilities,
but there again, Ward said, the use of these sources of energy is
limited to only certain areas.
Nuclear power, once spoken of as the solution to the world's
energy needs, has recently come under attack from environ­mentalist
groups and others concerned about the effects of nu­clear
power plants on the environment.
"The main drawback to nuclear power is the problem of
waste disposal, " Ward said."Mp.ny of the wastes remain radio­active
for extremely long periods of time and can be dangerous
if not properly stored."
However, Ward said, this problem can be overcome if enough
time and money is spent on research. "Nuclear power still
seems to offer us many advantages," she said, "but some peo­ple
are just afraid of it.
"Some people just go up in smoke and become their own pri­vate
little mushroom cloud when you mention nuclear re­actions,"
said Ward.
Explaining that U-235, the isotope of uranium that is used in
nuclear power plants, makes up only 0.72 per cent of the uran­ium
found in nature, Ward said the U.S. presently has a 25-year
supply of the element.
There is a type of nuclear reactor, known as a breeder reactor,
which produces more fuel than it uses, but the U.S. doesn't have
such a plant in operation.
"Other countries have breeder reactors—at least pilot
plants—but we don't and won't for at least 20 to 25 years," Ward
said.
Carlsmith said that developing other energy sources in favor
of nuclear energy would be more expensive, but "if the public
wants to pay more for alternate energy sources, that's how it
will be."
ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE?
.Man may turn to solar energy or nuclear fusion to meet his growing energy needs
Photo by R. C. Dennis
"But," he added, "I think we'll go with nuclear energy."
What are the possibilites for future energy sources?
Solar energy is one possibility, but, as Ward pointed out, "The
sunshine may be free, but the technology to harness it is not."
The power source with the greatest promise for the future is
nuclear fusion, which differs from the already-practical fission
process in that fission splits atoms while fusion joins them to­gether.
Both processes release tremendous amounts of energy,
but fusion, the same reaction found in the sun and all other
stars, as well as in the hydrogen bomb, is the more powerful of
the two.
"A TVA spokesman said recently that it will be around 75
years before we have a fusion plant in operation," Ward said.
"There have been some significant developments made lately
in the research on that problem and most physicists and en­gineers
feel that it won't take 75 years—but we won't get it be­fore
the 21st Century."
"In the long run, we're going to rely more and more on solar
energy and breeder reactors, " Carlsmith said, "but fusion of­fers
the most hope for the future."
Carlsmith emphasized the importance of energy conser­vation.
"We waste far too much of the energy we use," he said.
"That's got to stop. There is only a limited amount of energy
available to us, so we're going to have to use energy more effici­ently
in the future."
Carlsmith mentioned six ways in which energy can be saved
using primarily existing technology.
"First, we can save energy in transportation," he said. "We
can increase the efficiency of cars, make them get more miles
per gallon, and we can reduce the number of miles each car tra­vels
by forming car pools, using more mass transit and so forth.
"There is only a limited amount of
energy available to us, so we're
going to have to use energy more
efficiently in the future."
"Second, we can make our buildings more efficient by de­signing
them with more insulation and better heating and
cooling systems."
The third energy-saving measure Carlsmith outlined in­volved
designing more efficient household appliances. Fourth,
he suggested that existing buildings could be run more effici­ently.
"We can save 20 to 30 per cent of our current fuel costs simply
by improving our housekeeping practices," he said.
"Fifth, we can improve the efficiency of our industrial pro­cesses,"
Carlsmith said, and, finally, we can reduce the amount
of gas and oil used to generate electricity."
Carlsmith estimated that the use of these practices could save
Americans as much as 15 quadtrillion BTU's a day by 1985.
"That is roughly equivalent to the seven million barrels of oil
a day we're importing from the Arabs," he said.
"It really only makes sense to use conservatively what we
have," Ward concluded. "We're probably going to have to
change our lifestyles some. The government will probably have
to take the lead in this. We're going to have to learn that we
can't jump in our gas-guzzling cars and drive to the corner drug­store
with impunity."
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Probes
Energy
Research
Engineers study power losses
Furnace may save fuel
By Lisa Harris
Plainsman Staff Writer
The answer to a major part
of today's energy problems
could lie in an A-frame
gravel- filled solar furnace
that could furnish up to 70 per
cent of a home's heating
- needs.
The furnace would only use
one-tenth the surface area of
solar collectors presently in
use.
The solar furnace concept is
possible, at least, according to
John H. Keyes, inventor
of the device and head of the
International Solarthermics
Corporation (ISC), which
markets the product.
The device, which is small
enough to be installed in a
backyard, collects solar
energy in a honeycomb of
aluminum cups, then a forced-air
stream carries the heat
into the gravel-filled interior,
which serves as a storage
area. Heat is then blown
directly into a building as
needed.
Keyes said the furnace, the
initial cost of which,
including installation is
$4,500 to $6,000, will put effi­cient
and inexpensive heat­ing
and cooling into the grasp
of the average family.
Heating and cooling present­ly
uses one-third of the na­tion's
energy load.
The furnace has attracted
its share of critics, including
some famous names in the so­lar
industry. Dr. George O.G.
Lof, of Colorado State Univer-'
sity, who is a solar research t
pioneer and vice president of]
a solar equipment or-,'
ganization, said, "There is
not any possibility of a solar j
collector of 100 square feet, re­gardless
of efficiency, sup­plying
the major part of heat­ing
in a typical house in
middle America."
Most of Keyes' detractors
feel his claims for the furnace
are exaggerated. A govern­ment
solar expert said, "At
the most, the furnace will
save only $120 a heating sea­son.
To put out $4,500 to save
$120 is not good business."
ISC estimates that its basic
furnace can supply 75 per cent
of a home's heating needs.
However, its critics claim the
figures only apply to solar-in­sulated
homes. This means
that 18 inches of insulation in
the ceiling, three and five-eighths
inches in the walls,
double-paned windows and
one and one-half inch wood
doors would be necessary.
The problem, according to the
critics, is that few, if any,
existing homes even come
close to meeting those stan­dards.
Nelson Brown, a States-ville,
N.C. builder, said, "It's a
practical impossibility to con­struct
a house with the kind of
(low) heat loss you've got to
have to make this unit work."
Keyes retaliated by arguing
against considering the
investment in terms of
today's fuel costs. He ex­plained
that in the not-too-dis­tant
future, energy demand
will far outstrip supply,
making the solar furnace a
necessity.
One manufacturer said,
"The objections are two-fold:
One, the hardward costs too
much, even at $4,500. The
other thing is, they'd just love
to have it, but they wish their
neighbor had one for a couple
of years so they could go ask
him how it works."
The ISC estimates that
more than 3,000 units will be
installed in private homes by
Jan. 1,1976. It will be the first
real test for the feasibility of
solar energy. If it works, as
one official prophesied, a new
age of energy independence
could be ushered in. But, if it
doesn't.according to one solar
consultant, "I'm afraid a lot
of people will get stung."
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By Pam Piatt
Plainsman Staff Writer
Synchronous machines.
Torque speed characteristics.
Faraday's Law. Vertically
spaced twin conductors. The
hierarchy of computer con­trol
of power systems.
This is the technical jargon
that is applied to the energy
research projects just com­pleted
or currently at Auburn
University. Each of these pro­jects
is conducted under the
auspices of the Electrical
Engineering Department and
concerned with different fac­ets
of how to more efficiently
and economically generate
power.
One of the facilities used in
this research at Auburn is the
Electrical Power Laboratory
located between Ramsey Hall
and the Textile Building.
This laboratory includes
full transient measurement
capabilities, 6,000 square feet
of floor space and, according
to William M. Feaster, assoc­iate
professor of electrical
engineering, is what many re­gard
as "one of the best small
machines laboratories in the
United States." The Electri­cal
Engineering Department
also has extensive computer
labs and facilities available
for its use in energy research.
All of these energy-related
projects are concerned with
means by which to improve
our present power systems,
through developing new and
better ways of energy conser­vation,
fostering improve­ments
in electric power cur­ricula,
designing new parts
for maximum operational
efficiency in existing power
systems or sponsoring sem­inars
with prominent mem­bers
of the electrical en­gineering
field.
One such seminar was held
at Auburn in September. Be­cause
Auburn has one of the
most modern Faraday Law
Labs in the U.S., personnel
from seven American univer­sities
travelled here, to famil­iarize
themselves with the
operation and use of this type
of laboratory.
One major project that is
presently being developed is
the measurement of syn­chronous
machines in trans­ient
performance. (All power
in the U.S. is produced by syn­chronous
machines or genera­tors.)
The men responsible
for this study are Dr. C.A.,
Gross, associate professor of
Electrical Engineering, ^nd
Steve Smith, 6EE.
Their objectives for this pro­ject
are to add to their ex­perience
and understanding
of transient behavior in syn­chronous
machines, to fur­ther
develop the research
facility for synchronous ma­chines
for the benefit of Au­burn
students and local util­ities
and to provide power
graduate students with finan­cial
support and power indus­try
contacts.
The latter project was de­vised
in order to investigate
problems that would arise be­fore
a successful hierarchial
computer control system
could be enacted.
When asked why he com­mitted
himself to so many
projects, Gross said that he
believed that the "quality of
life is strongly related to the
degree we can harness ener­gy
for food production, for
transportation and commun­ication
systems and for dwell­ing
construction."
Gross commented that" to­day
each American house­hold
can harness an amount
of energy that would be the
equivalent of the physical out­put
of 250 men."
Feaster said that he and his
department were "working on
many things, perhaps too ma­ny."
Feaster and W.F. Swin-son,
alumni professor of
Mechanical Engineering,
have been working on a pro­ject
entitled Torque Speed
Characteristics of Various
Types of Loads and Mac­hines.
These men contend that
both energy and money are
wasted when industries and
utilities do not match the cor­rect
motor with a particular
type of load.
Energy is wasted when
there is inefficient use of
generated power, such as
when the motor is oversized
tor the load, and money is
wasted when the customer
must compensate for the pro­ducer's
wasted energy by pay­ing
higher rates for elec­tricity.
There are other energy re­search
projects that are cur­rently
being conducted at Au­burn.
Dr. James L. Lowry,
professor of Electrical
Engineering, is experiment­ing
with voltage profiles, and
based upon these, desiging
the best locatio' s for capa-citators
on power systems.
Scale models of large gen­erators
and machines have
been constructed. These are
being studied in order to in­vestigate
existing power
systems and improve them.
TRYING TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF MOTORS
...Faculty members work to help solve energy problem
Photo by John Lair
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page 9 Thurs., Nov. 20. 1975 THE AUBURN PuiNSMMi
Energy-conscious planners can help save fuel and money
By Barbara Froula
Plainsman Staff Writer
Design of buildings is important in energy conserva­tion:
something as simple as a clean, white roof in a cli­mate
such as Auburn's can result in an energy saving of
over 1,000 BTU's per year for one building.
Until the last few decades, the environment was an im­portant
consideration in building design. Primitive peo­ples
had to use the most efficient means available as
defense against the elements, whereas modern man has
been able to brush aside such concerns as he sat in air-conditioned
comfort behind the glass windows of his of­fice
towers.
But now, because of the increasing cost of heating and
cooling buildings, the environment has become impor­tant
in building design once again.
"Building Environmentally," a handbook compiled as
a class project in 1973 by former Auburn professor James
S. Jones and a team of architecture students, deals with
the subject of climatically responsive architecture. In­cluded
are many ideas the average homeowner can apply
to reduce his energy costs.
This book is. a part of a large effort among architects to
employ simple ideas,many as old as civilization itself, to
conserve energy.
In 1973, an energy council convened in Venice. Com­paring
this meeting to one held a 100 years earlier,
Assistant Professor of Architecture Robert Zwirn com­mented,
"The minutes of these two meetings could have
been from the morning and afternoon sessions of the
same meeting. There is nothing revolutionary in any of
the concepts derived by these conferences. They have
simply been ignored due to the affluence of Americans
and the apparently infinite sources of energy avail­able."
Zwirn added, "These methods are logical and non-mysterious;
they don't make very exciting headlines. Yet
they are backed by years of experience and are too valu­able
to discard for the more interesting devices."
Zwirn, who designed his own house implementing
energy saving features, emphasized that architects
should be recognized as professionals who should be
called upon to help with the design of buildings to save
the client a great deal in energy expenditures.
Zwirn cited examples of several notable energy-conscious
architects including Hugh Stubbins of Cam­bridge,
Bill Morgan of Jacksonville and Frank Lloyd
Wright.
Dr. Reginald Vachon, professor of mechanical
engineering, said the blame for climatically nonrespon-sive
building does not rest entirely oh architects. In the
past, pleasing a client with windows where he wanted
them was acceptable in view of the cheap and ample
energy evailable.
"The extra planning and calculations necessary for de­sign
of climatically-oriented buildings were simply not
worthwhile for the average architect," Vachon said.
He also emphasized the seriousness of the energy
crisis. "The key to dramatic reduction of energy demand
lies in cooperation between the architect and the engi­neer."
^ Cited in "Building Environmentally" are examples of
practical adaptations possible in existing buildings as
well as- energy saving ideas for new building design.
Building into the earth or the formation of earth berms
around a building has a marked effect on year round tem­perature
moderation. Sod roofs, ponded roofs or double
roofs could contribute to energy savings.
Heat pumps require only half the electricity normally
used by conventional resistance heaters. Specially de­signed
interior courts, shading devices, insulation, venti­lation,
building orientation and window location can al]
be considered by the architect to make a building much
more climatically responsive.
"It is obvious that we must now recognize the concepts
we are already familiar with as important design deter­minants,"
Zwirn said. "Styles change and so does
personal taste, but the climate endures and the energy
crisis is here to stay."
The energy crisis has added tremendous impetus to
solar energy research. The amount of money appropri-
SOLAR HOUSES USE THE ENERGY OF THE SUN FOR BOTH HEATING AND COOLING
. . .In the future, may help homeowners cut costs
Photo by Dyke Helms
ated for this purpose has skyrocketed from virtually
nothing in 1970 to $300 million in 1974.
This increase in funds for research has led to the dis­covery
of new concepts as well as to the development of
older methods toward greater practicality.
These developments, although largely in the hands of
the engineer, have also been shared by the architect,
whose responsibility is to incorporate solar energy sys­tems
into architectural design.
Many efficient systems have been devised, including
hot water and space heating systems, parabolic reflector
systems and solar cells. Yet problems remain to be
solved.
Many systems, although they save a large amount of
fuel, are very expensive to manufacture. Some require a
large amount of storage space, and most require an auxi­liary
unit for long periods when the sun doesn't shine.
There is also the problem of aesthetics. Many people
are not ready to accept the appearance of solar heating
units, and until people accept the units, they cannot be
mass produced economically. Thus, the architect has a
very important role in solar energy development.
In the spring quarter of 1975, solar energy develop­ment
was the subject of a class in Auburn's Department
of Architecture under Assistant Professor Robert Zwirn.
The class of third, fourth and fifth year students studied
the application of energy saving devices to residential
design.
The goal of the first phase of the study was to show how
ordinary houses could be adapted to save energy and
utilize solar energy. Through the adaptation of solar
energy systems, insulation, ventilation and shading de­vices
to typical homes selected from magazines, savings
of over 10,000 BTU's per year resulted without signifi­cant
change in appearance of the houses.
In the second phase of study, the students designed a
new home on the same site, this time developing and
integrating solar energy systems. Even greater energy
savings resulted from these homes designed with the
solar energy in mind from the start.
Fred Yeager, 5AR, Marvin Hughey, 5AR, and George
Lawrence, 5AR, agreed that the course was one of the
most interesting and helpful courses they had taken.
Yeager added that the course made him realize that so­lar
energy was closer to reality than he had thought.
"There are standard stystems available that can be
ordered straight from Sweet's Catalog," he said. "The
main holdback has been the lack of time for adequate
testing. Although most systems have been practically
maintenance free so far, people must be confident that
they will last before they make such a large investment.
"People are also shy of new ideas. They are afraid their
home won't look like a home with the solar equipment.
Architects must have more time to work with and
develop aesthetic qualities of the units—but they will
have to wait and work with what the clients will accept."
TODAY WE'RE AOERirjG
THE SCHEDULE. FOK, THIS
PHYSICS CLASS TO DISC035
THE POSSIBILITY OF OTHER.
ENERGY SOURCES.
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Boiler efficiency improves
By Mala Paulk
Plainsman Staff Writer
Because of a grant from the
Energy Administration in
Washington, a new energy
conservation program has
been launched.
The Engineering Ex­tension
Service here at Au­burn,
directed on this project
by the team of Glennon
Maples and David F. Dyer,'
associate professors of mech­anical
engineering, has de­veloped
a special workshop
and seminar on energy sav­ings
for boiler operators.
Six one-day workshops
were held this summer in
Montgomery, Jacksonville,
Mobile, Bessemer, Decatur
and Dothan. These lo­cations
were selected on the
basis of industrial need and
geographic location.
"We had all kinds of people
participating," said Maples.
"We had engineers, plant
managers and boiler
operators from all kinds of
companies such as Alabama
Power, Scott Paper, muni­cipal
governments and hos­pitals."
The workshops were pri­marily
designed for the boiler
operators, who were taught
how to improve the efficiency
of the boilers.
The course outline included
instruction in the types and
description of boilers, boiler
efficiency and factors affect­ing
it, measurement of boiler
performance and demon­stration
of performance
measurement equipment,
maintenance and operation
of boilers in an energy con­servation
mode, economics of
boiler energy conservation
programs, efficiency cal­culations,
boiler trouble
shooting, maintenance and
operation procedures and fuel
cost and savings de­termination.
The training course has two
objectives: to teach methods '
of improvement of boiler
efficiency, thus ultimately
conserving energy and to
measure effectiveness of con-f
servation recommendations
and teaching methods.
Another important aspect
of the project included a book
on boilers. Drs. Maples and
Dyer have written a book
which should be published in
about one year through
additional money from the
federal government.
"This is different from any
programs we have ever had,"
said Maples. "It's satisfying
the need, but there*) no basic
research involved; it's all
application."
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"NO BASIC RESEARCH —ALL APPLICATION"
...Maple* and Dyer work to make boilers more efficient
Photo by Layne Carruth
By Louise Edwards
Plainsman Staff Writer
Although most students at
Auburn probably don't spend
time worrying about the ener­gy
crisis, the problem has
directly affected everyone on
the campus.
In less than three years,
electricity, natural gas, coal,
fuel oil and gasoline as an
aggregate have approxi­mately
doubled in price, caus­ing
an increase in student
fees and rent at Auburn Uni­versity.
The University as a whole
is making a concentrated ef­fort
to control the problem
through various means of
energy conservation.
"We've had an energy con-ervation
campaign going on
for a year now, said Electri­cal
Foreman Hugh Morris of
Buildings and Grounds.
"We've been measuring
light levels in each class­room,"
he saic."And now we
limit the foot-candles in each
room to 70.Whenever we re­move
a tube or lightbulb, we
place a sticker on them say­ing,
These tubes were re­moved
to conserve energy.'
This lets the student em­ployes
who replace the bulbs
know exactly where bulbs are
or are not needed."
In March, 1975, the presi­dent's
office released a
memorandum on energy con­servation
containing guide­lines
suggested by B & G.
The guidelines ask that all
mechanical systems be shut
off when they are not in use,
such as during weekends and
between quarters.
The guidelines also request
the careful regulation of
heating and air-conditioning
levels—no higher than 68
degrees for heating and no
lower than 78 degrees for air-conditioning.
W.F. Peak of B & G said he
thinks the memorandum has
been effective, judging by the
recent energy consumption
decreases on campus.
He said there was an eight
per cent decrease in con­sumption
levels this summer
over last. However, Peak said,
"The real problem is not so
much the use of energy, but
the energy surcharge."
Auburn University buys all
its electrical power from the
Alabama Power Company.
Peak said in the fiscal year
of 1973-1974, Auburn paid an
average of 1.3054 cents pep
kilowatt hour. In the fiscal
year of 1974-1975 the charge
has varied between 1.523 and
2.172 cents per kilowatt hour.
Peak is not too optimistic
about the energy problem in
the future.
"The situation is going to
get worse before it gets bet­ter,"
he said.
Peak explained, "The costs
just keep climbing. But stu­dents
can help by always be­ing
sure to cut all lights that
are not in use and by not leav­ing
windows and doors open."
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T H E AUBURN P U I N S M & N TOUTS., Nov. 20,197s page 10
fusion research
making progress
By Jane Pitts
Plainsman Staff Writer
.Auburn is i playing its
part in solving the energy;
problem, according to Dr. Ray
Askew of the Physics Depart­ment.
Askew, Dr. Eugene
Clothiaux, Dr. Junichiro
Fukai, and six graduate stu­dents
are working on a plas­ma
research project in the
Physics Department. One
phase of the program is the
study of fusion.
Thermonuclear fusion is a
method of releasing nuclear
energy which takes place
when lightweight atoms fuse,
or join together, to form a
heavier atom and release
energy. Fusion reactions are
usually called thermonuclear
reactions because they take
place only at extremely high
temperatures.
Fusion is one of two ways of
producing atomic energy. The
other way, fission, involves
splitting heavy atoms into
lighter ones.
Fusion was first defined in
1949. By 1951, public
announcement was made of
United States atomic bomb
tests which contributed to re­search
of thermonuclear wea­pons.
By the 1960s, the United
States, the Soviet Union and
the United Kingdom had
developed fusion bombs
which were hundreds of times
more powerful than fission
bombs.
Today scientists are experi­menting
with ways to control
fusion reactions for peaceful
purposes.
According to Askew, a good
example of a fusion reaction
is the hydrogen bomb, the
most powerful explosive de­vice
ever produced.
Today's hydrogen bomb has
an explosive force one
thousand times more power­ful
than the atomic bomb of
World War II.
Askew pointed out,
however, that the hydrogen
bomb was first developed for
energy purposes and not as a
weapon.
Askew explained that most
scientists expect to have a
working model with fusion
containment in around 1 Or
years. I
"If one could get controlled!
fusion," he said, "the energy
problem would be solved.
Hydrogen is used in the fu­sion
reaction, and we have
more than enough hydrogen
in the ocean to fuel the earth
for its expected lifetime."
Plasma, the project Auburn;
researchers are specifically;
concerned with, is a gas that:
contains nearly equal num­bers
of positively and nega­tively
charged particles. It is
generated by ionizing a gas,
either by heating it to an ex­tremely
high temperature or
by passing high energy elec­trons
through it.
Plasma may provide the
means to harness a thermo­nuclear
reaction. If scientists
can create a thermonuclear
reaction within a hydrogen
plasma, they may be able to
control the reaction so that
the energy it releases may be
used to generate steam, which
in turn could be used to pro­duce
electric power.
Askew explained that one
part of the project is the
vacuum spark plasma, a very
short-lived plasma that is
created in the laboratory and
exists only for a few
millionths of a second. Dur­ing
this short time, however,
many x-rays are created.
"This gives you a handle
on studying basic atomic
structure," Askew said.
"Then , of course, there is
always the medical applica­tion
that could come from
this.
"This whole energy concept
is 25 years old," Askew said.
"We are working towards self-sufficiency
in energy, and our
part in it is coming along very
well. Of course,we have prob­lems,
such as the large
amounts of expensive equip­ment
we have to have, but we
are making progress."
Liquefaction has potential
THE ENERGY OF THE ATOM
.Hydrogen fusion powers both stars and bombs
1 By Maureen Drost
Plainsman Staff Writer
The liquefaction of coal,
which is part of the solvent re­fined
.coal process, is the ma­jor
project in coal research at
Auburn University, accord­ing
to Arthur Tarrer, assis­tant
professor of Chemical
Engineering.
Because of the abundance
of coal in the United States
and the scarcity of oil, coal
has more potential as a major
energy source, said Tarrer,
speaking of the importance of
coal research.
James Guin, associate pro­fessor
of Chemical Engineer­ing,
said, "This research is
concerned with the chemical
engineering process in which
coal is converted from the sol­id
or mined state to the liquid
state in the presence of a suit­able
solvent and hydrogen
gas."
The liquefaction of coal,
said Tarrer, is important for
its "two long range uses—as a
boiler fuel and as the front
end process of coal into motor
fuels."
The study, which is now an
interdepartmental effort con­ducted
primarily by the
Chemical Engineering and
Chemistry departments, is be­ing
performed in cooperation
with Southern Services, Inc.,
which has a reactor pilot
plant in Wilsonville, Ala.,
said Tarrer.
Rust Engineering Co.. Tar­rer
said, is also participating
in the project and is de­signing
a solvent refined coal
process demonstration plant
to be built in Alabama.
The entire solvent refined
coal process, as described by
W.B. Harrison, director of re­search
for Southern Services,
Inc., involves several steps.
First, crushed coal and a
chemical solvent are com­bined,
and hydrogen is added
to this mixture or slurry.
Then the mixture is pre­heated
and placed in a re­actor
where the carbon is dis­solved,
60 per cent of the sul­fur
in the coal is changed to
hydrogen sulfide gas and the
rest of the sulfur is taken out
with undissolved solids.
The resulting combination
of liquid and gas goes from
the reactor to a high pressure
receiver which separates the
gas from the liquid. The li­quid
mixture undergoes a pro­cess
to remove the undis­solved
solids.
The solution from which
the undissolved solids have
been removed is evaporated
or flashed in a vacuum
column to separate the sol-
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vent from the dissolved car­bon.
The solvent recovered is
used to start the new solvent
refined coal process.
The solvent refined coal
product is formed when the
dissolved carbon settles at the
bottom of the vacuum column
and becomes solid at about
300 degrees Fahrenheit
Proposals have been made
for continuation and ex­pansion
of the study, now in
its third year. The study came
as a result of a three-year
grant from the Rann Div­ision
of the National Science
Foundation, according to Tar­rer.
Plans are being made, said
Tarrer, to combine not only
the coal liquefaction studies
of the Chemical Engineering
and Chemistry departments
but also other coal studies of
the Mechanical Engineering,
Civil Engineering, Business
Administration and Econo­mics
departments in Au­burn's
coal research labs.
Auburn University spent
$200,000 in 1975 to improve
these facilities, which are in
Ross Laboratory and Wil-more
Engineering labs.
LUNCHEON SPEC.AI.MND CARRYOUT ORDERS
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Come by a n d s e e our n ew pieces
of crewel and needlepoint.
We carry the n ew non-slip
Susan Bates Embroidery
Hoops A Susan Bates Crochet
hooks in aluminum and bone.
Also sock needles for the n ew
sock patterns coming soon &
10'" knitting needles.
Yarn clean, a liquid that
cleans your needlepoint.
Harpin lace looms—gift
packs of crochet hooks for
Christmas—needlework
magnifying glasses—frames to
work your needlepoint and
crewel on.
Also Bicentennial pieces
in needlepoint & crewel, and
Auburn U n i v e r s i t y seal'
in. .need iepoin t.
Handles for the crochet,
macrame, orkn itted purse you
are going to make for Christ­mas
gift.
THE KNIT KN00K
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SGA
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
CommuiiHfte
Compiled and Edited by the Public Halations Impertinent of the
Made** Government Association
LeePerrett Bert Young SGA President
Secretary of Public Relations Tommy Bden SGA Vice President
Bruce Donnelan SGA Treasurer
AlReed
Director of Publications
Student Government's goal a* your elected representation ii to work
toward making Auburn University a better place to spend tour of the
most important years of your life.
Students participate on many of the University's policy making com­mittees
and eur opinions are never far from administrator's ears.
The Student Senate allocates Student Activity Sees. Protect* include
WEGl-FM, The Auburn Plainsman, and the Glomerate. The Senate also
investigates problems that occur both on and off campus and offers solu­tions
to the administration.
We in the Executive Cabinet pursue and implement many services,
mostly of an informational nature. Student opinion surveys, housing
surveys, and Ombudsman are but a few of SOA's information services.
Cabinet people are also working to get a 24-hour study center and are
investigating possible solutions to campus parking problems and traffic
congestion.
SGA Student lobbyists have been and are in vetoed with the Alabama
Legislature pushing for the passage of bills which closely affect Auburn
students. Student Lobby worked on the 19-yeor eld Majority Righto
Law, which passed last summer, and is working to the restriction on sell­ing
beer withing one mile of campus.
Free
SGA Free UnivesHy is offering tree, non graded courses for fun and
personal development, Winter Quarter. They Include:
(1) Biks Repair - Tom Perry
Basic bike repair, brake.and gear adjustment, fix flats, adjust
bike to fit you.
(2) Wild Foods - Or. Goslin
In this course the class will learn to identify, collect and make use
of wild plants as food. Collecting trips will be available.
(3) Exorcise for Women - Mrs. Emily Stastny
Want to stay in shape, and lose a few unnecessary inches? Come
join the exercise class. Basic exercises to keep that figure slim
and trim.
(4) Stamp Collecting - Mr. Urban Viener
(5) Juggling • Hal Brendlo
Course concerned mainly with juggling three balk* and learning
various tricks and formations. Also will deal with learning how
to tell a story while juggling.
(6) Magic - John Connors
This course will cover the bask principles used in creating the
illusion of the impossible.
(7) Macrame - Camilla Uverman
The art of knotting cord-easy to do- make hanging planters,
belts, purses, place mats, and wall hangings. To be held at
American Handicraft Shopps, downtown Auburn.
(•) Decoupage - Camilla Uverman
Docoupage • How to treat prints in order to decorate purses,
plaques, boards, etc. Sower making, making decorative flowers
from feathers. To be hold at American Handicraft, downtown
Auburn.
(9) Photography - Bill White
A workshop looming experience through a do-it yourself
approach of the photographic process. This course is of interest to
individuals wanting to broaden their photographic know-how.
Need film and cameras. 3:00 p.m. Haley Center Concourse
(10) Transactional Analysis - Sister Josepha
I'm OK, You're OK, A way of making contracts with yourself to
change something in your life. ' -
( I I ) Parent Effectiveness - Sister Josepha
Child relationships with parents where both parents and the
child understand and help each other.
(12) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Gus Lett and Mike Sfonini
A certified American Nat'l. Rod Crass course which will instruct
you in the most modem methods of bosk life support. Thisknow-ledge
should be mandatory for any person working with groups
of people or anyone who lives with a person who has a history of
heart disease. Upon successful completion you will receive a
nationally recognised certifkotel Coliseum Rm. 204*.
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(13) Plants - John Paul Bowles
Bask study of plant care. Helpful hints and instruction to grow
plants indooors and outdoors.
(M)Sask needlepoint stitches, crewel embroidery A cross stitching
Deborah Lord
(IS) Shirt Pointing - Mrs. Milligan Earnest
Anyone can do HI No artistk ability needed. Only deter­mination
and will Acrylic paints to paint on shirts - permanent.
Registration will bo December 1 and 2 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, in the
Haley Center Lounge.
SIMUN
Students at southeastern universities will be given the opportunity
Winter Quarter Feb. 5, 6, A 7, to participate in simulated foreign af­fairs.
The SGA and Political Science Department will ce sponsor in 197*
Southeastern Invitational Model United Nations. General Assembly,
Security Council and special committee meetings will be featured, and
John Scan, former United States Chief Ambassador to the United Na­tions
will serve as the keynote speaker. Delsgats assignments will be
made today November 20, 1975 at 3 p.m.inHC3195. All these partki-paHng
will bo required to attend a mooting January 22,1976 at Sin HC
319S. SIMUN h) open to all students at Auburn fori hour of University
credit Winter Quarter under the course U303, and can still I
during Winter Quarter schedule adjustment.
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The PuMk Relations Deportment has a lighted, permanent, glassed-in
Bulletin Beard approved by the Campus Planning Commission that
will be erected in the near future on the Haley Canter Concourse.
Also on elaborate Bicentennial Week I* planned for April, that will In-dude
a massive fireworks display, a Bicentennial singing group, a Bi­centennial
Parade, an Early American Crafts Exhibit, and F. Lee Bailey
famous defense lawyer who is presently representing Patricia Hearst.
Any student who is interested in working with Public Relations or any
other part of the Student Government Association should see Lee
Pomrt.or come by tl»e SGA office anyvwookdoybotwoonnBiOOondSrOO
This is your SGA and wo invito yew to
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