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Sniper
Seven shots fired at Bullard residents
By Michael E. Nutt
Plainsman Staff Writer
Campus police are still searching today for a sniper
who fired several shots at residents in Bullard Hall
earlier this week, apparently with a pellet gun, accord­ing
to Campus Police Chief Millard Dawson.
Three fired-at residents of Bullard's Division R-2
said at least seven shots were fired on Sunday and
Tuesday nights into the division's second and third-floor
bathrooms. The residents wished to remain
anonymous.
Six of the shots were fired late Sunday night and the
remaining shot was fired about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
night, they said.
Investigating officer Sgt. Bill White said that a pel­let
can pierce the skin and that "if a pellet gun was
pumped up enough times and hit someone in the right
area, it could do as much damage as a .22. It could kill
someone."
The sniper (or snipers) fired the first shot about
10:30 p.m. Sunday while one of the residents was tak­ing
a shower, the resident said. He immediately alert­ed
the other residents who didn't believe him and told
him it was probably a rock. The next two shots were
fired approximately 20 minutes later when the first
resident's roommate was standing in front of a bath­room
mirror drying his hair. He then told the other
residents, and the campus police were called.
The second resident gave this account of what
happened: "I went over to close the window as it was
quite cool when I heard the first shot hit the glass. I
didn't pay any attention to it then because I thought
somebody in the hall had made the noise. Then when I
raised the window, I noticed the hole in the glass and
called my roommate over. I agreed with him that
somebody had been shooting sometime during the
day.
"I finished closing the window and I started drying
my hair with a hot comb when the other shot shatter­ed
the glass behind my head. I just thank God that it
wasn't done with a more powerful weapon," he said.
The fifth third-floor shot was fired at approxi­mately
6:30 Tuesday night. This time the shot was
fired directly at another resident as he was brushing
his teeth. Glass landed at another resident's feet, and
two other resident said they heard the shots from
their rooms down the hall.
Holes in another bathroom window indicated shots
also were fired at the second floor. Although there
were no witnesses, the shots were believed to have
been fired sometime Sunday night.
Police said they believed the weapon to be a pellet
gun. The shots apparently were fired from either the
construction area of the new pharmacy building
across the street from R-2 or from another division in
Bullard Hall.
Two residents said they thought they saw some­thing
move in the building construction area after the
first rash of shots, but that it was hard to determine
anything through the misty rain.
Two of the officers, Sgt. White and Sgt. Bill Lewis
determined that they had probable cause to search,
rooms on the fourth floor of Division S, where the
shots may have come from, but the search was fruit­less.
They did, however, find a door open to the attic
which was not open earlier. A search of the area fail­ed
to turn up a weapon.
Almost two weeks ago, Chief Dawson said, there
was a similar incident at Spidle Hall (home economics
building). Dawson said he believes that a marble had
been slingshotted through the front door of the build­ing.
There was one hole in the glass there.
THE AUBURN PUINSMMI
. Volume 81 Number 9 Thurs. Nov. 21,1974 Auburn University Auburn, AL 36830 Two Sections
—Dan Dought
CIRCLE INDICATES WHERE BULLETS ENTERED WINDOW
. . . Bullard Hall residents counted seven shots
Dan Rather says
Ford hasn't 'cleaned house'
Next? —Dave Brown
These University trustees look confident and ready
to take on the world, or at least the Auburn student
body Saturday during a question and answer session in .
Haley Center. The issues and many of the answers they
gave are on pages 18 and 19. The trustees are: John
Pace, Robert Harris, R. C. Bamberg, Congressman
William Nichols, and Jack Tatum. Not pictured are
Charles Smith and Henry Steagall.
Council puts fine on stolen signs
Traffic and street signs, which have
become popular among students as a
cheap and novel way to decorate a dorm
or apartment, could now cost the owner
from $100 to $200 a shot.
A new ordinance passed at Tuesday
night's Auburn City Council meeting
makes even simple possession of any
stolen city sign a crime with a $100-$200
fine and a possible six months of hard
labor, left up to the discretion of the
judge.
The loss of signs in Auburn during the
first nine months of this fiscal year (Oct.
'73 to June, '74) has cost the public safety
committee over $4,000 according to City
Manager R. Earl Tisdale.
The tab on replacing stop signs alone
was $1,400 with an additional $1,700 on
street signs throughout the city.
A spokesman in the city manager's
office said that the ordinance would only
apply to city signs. Auburn signs are all
marked so there should be no confusion
between the illegal ones and those pur­chased
or stolen somewhere else.
Signs can be turned in at the city hall,
police station, city shop, with garbage
pickup or even left on a curb, according to
the city manager's office.
Daniels pleads guilty to manslaughter
John Daniels, a 28-year- old
Wewahitchka, FL, man was sentenced to
10 years in a Florida prison Tuesday
after pleading guilty to manslaughter
while under the influence of alcohol in
the traffic deaths of three Auburn stu­dents.
Daniels was arrested and charged last
July in connection with the May 5 acci­dent
that killed Jack James, 2PH, John
S. Hiam, 1GC, and Kathy Ray, 1GC, all
of Birmingham. All three were killed in­stantly
when their 1973 Dodge Colt hit
the 1971 Chevrolet driven by Daniels. A
fourth passenger, Jackie Sue Willis, 18, a
high school student from Birmingham
was also injured.
Though Daniels had first been charged
with three counts of manslaughter,
Florida law states that one man­slaughter
act was committed, thus
maximum punishment was a sentence of
15 years.
Several Auburn students had been sub-penaed
earlier in the year, but the de­fense
attorney requested a sanity exami­nation
for his prisoner before any testi­mony
could be given. The trial was held
in Port St. Joe. FL.
The three students killed in the crash
had been at a Kappa Alpha social frater­nity
houseparty in Mexico Beach, FL
and were returning to Auburn when the
accident occurred. Witnesses said
Daniels was traveling at an estimated 65
miles-per-hour on the wrong side of the
road. The students' vehicle was tra­veling
at an estimated 30-35 m.p.h.
Daniels was on probation for aggra­vated
assault at the time of the wreck. He
had been arrested at least four times be­fore,
lawmen said, the latest arrest in­volving
a shooting incident at a local
night spot.
By Robert J. Davis
Plainsman Staff Writer
"Most people have the idea that Pres. Gerald Ford has
already gotten rid of most of the people who surrounded Pres.
(Richard) Nixon. That is not true," CBS News Correspondent
Dan Rather told an overflow crowd at the Student Activities
Building Tuesday night.
A newsman with 10 years of experience covering the White
House, Rather told the Horizons V audience that this may
turn out to be the new president's greatest mistake.
"After all is said and done, history will judge Ford on how
he handles the economy," the Emmy award-winning news
commentator predicted, adding that he will really be judged
on Nixon's policies since he has the same economic advisor.
Clearly labeling his remarks as his opinion, he told the
crowd modestly that he didnot pretend to be an expert "on one
damn thing." .
Co-author of a new book, "The Palace Guard," Rather Said
that it was still too early in the Ford administration to make
any decision.
"Ford did not have very much time for running up time to
plan for his presidential programs. He couldn't have been
very well prepared," Rather observed. "He has approached
the office of the presidency with great caution."
Rather warned that Americans should not fall into the trap
of believing that Ford or anyone else high in government is
going to keep us out of financial straits. "It is not the leader­ship
in Washington that solves problems, it's the leadership
in us as citizens that solves problems."
With the present economic situation as critical as it is he
described the President's position as that of a "Hell box"
fighting inflation and high prices on one hand and keeping
the economy out of recession on the other.
Experienced in foreign affairs, the television reporter said
"There is a real and present danger of another war in the
Middle E ast. If there is a war, that would be a dangerous story
for you and me."
Rather, who is presently in charge of CBS Reports, said, "I
think Ford's foreign-trip to Japan is good for Ford. I hope it
will give him some of the confidence he needs. Foreign affairs
is Ford's short suit."
Rather, who spoke for more than an hour, commented, "Dr.
(Henry) Kissinger, secretary of State, as good as he is—is not
infallible . . . More often President Ford needs to tell Dr. Kis­singer
that Kissinger is wrong. Ford needs to challenge Kis­singer
more. He should say to Kissinger, "You are wrong. S
do it this way."
Focusing on China, the 14-year CBS veteran commentei
"It's very easy to say that now we are out of the Indo-Chin
war, that never again are we going to be involved in anythin
that far away and particularly in Indo-China."
"The people of Vietnam have for 5>000 years felt that thei
is nothing more to life than being born, suffering and dying.
"However, the people of Indo-China and all that part of th
(See RATHER, page 9)
—Robin Paris
CBS NEWS' DAN RATHER
. Spoke to Horizons audience Tuesday
Nostalgia movies reel In cash, but flop at Auburn
Baitoy
By Michael E. Nutt
Plainsman Staff Writer
What do you think of when
you think of nostalgia? W. C.
Fields? Laurel and Hardy?
The Marx Brothers? Amos
and Andy? Little Rascals? or
even Betty Boop cartoons?
Most Hollywood producers
are beginning to think money
and are dusting off and rais­ing
the price on old films.
Nostalgia today is big
business, especially in
movies. Not only are the
movies big box-office draws,
but some, such as "Paper
Moon" and "American
Graffiti," have inspired
successful television series.
Another one, "The Sting,"
won several academy awards,
including Best Picture.
What has this to do with the
Auburn student? One needs
to just look around and see
the number of movie orgies
and parties with nostalgia as
the theme. But will Auburn
students pay to see any oldies
return to the local theatres?
The consensus of the theatre
owners in Auburn is "NO," at
least not yet.
The Tiger theatre, on South
College, had three Bowery
Boys films recently, and the
response was somewhat less
than enthusiastic. According
to Lauren Gilmore, assistant
manager of the Tiger, the
films had done well in other
Northern • college towns, but
Auburn and some other
Southern i schools stood out
as a "demographic oddity."
When asked about past
and future showings of oldies,
Gilmore said they "haven't
had a whole lot because we
haven't had much success
with them." She said the
theatre did not have much
choice in the movies they got,
as ABC Theatres sends them
their movies. The only free­dom
the theatre gets, she said,
is in the selection of late
Joe Jackson, assistant
manager of the Village
Theatre on Gay St., said they
have not had any older
movies in the past, and
probably won't have any in
the near future. Jackson said
the Auburn student prefers
the new light-hearted comedy
movies or the second run
movies which did well the
first time, and the students
are familar with such as
"Dr. Zhivago."
A. T. Vinson, manager ot
the Plaza Theatre in Midway
Plaza manages the Auburn-
Opelika Drive-In as well.
Vinson, .has been with Mar­tin
Theatres since 1936. Mar­tin
Theatres is a regional
chain, with theatres in
Georgia, Alabama, Missis­sippi,
Tennessee, Kentucky,
both Carolinas, Florida and
Virginia. He felt that Aubum
may see the nostalgic type of
film in the next few years, but
now light entertainment
films such as "The Longest
Yard" and "Blazing Saddles"
were the biggest hits with the
college crowd.
Barry Barr, manager of the .
War Eagle theatre on
Magnolia Ave., agreed. "I
would rather have a good
second-run movie than a
mediocre new one." A good
example of this was "Gone
with the Wind," which Barr
said did extremely well. Barr
has managed other theatres,
including one in Clemson,
South Carolina. He made the
observation that with the
older films he got an older
audience, rather than college
students,.
Auburn did have a pretty
steady supply of nostalgic
films in the Fine Arts Films'
series, which was cancelled
after 22 years because of low
attendance. Jay Sanders, a
professor in the speech
department who was one of
the chief advisors in the selec­tion
of the Fine Arts Films,
felt differently- Sanders
attributed the decline in
attendance to a bad time sche­dule
and poor quality films.
"I think we're all caught up
in a time that's too fast for
us . . . We need to pull back a
little bit." Sanders felt that
the Fine Arts series gave stu­dents
a chance to broaden
their horizons. Sanders felt
that "a substantial segment
of the Auburn students would
like to see films by both
American and foreign
directors."
Another professor who feels
the same way is Renata
Latimer, a professor in the
Foreign Languages depart­ment.
Latimer is circulating a
petition which she hopes will
get the Fine Arts Films
reinstated. The petition now'
has between 200 and 300
signatures, and she hopes to
get at least 500-600.
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latson reports WFL games
Former AU broadcaster now voice of Ams
By Molly Franklin
I Plainsman Staff Writer
Few people realize that
Matson, the voice of
lie Birmingham Americans'
ladio broadcasts, was for a
ame heard on the Auburn
Jniversity Sports Kadio Net­work,
WAPI.
Matson, a 1968 graduate of
Auburn, called the Auburn
basketball games for the net­work
following Buddy Rut-
|edge until Gary Sanders took
lie job.
While a student in Aero­space
Engineering, Matson
came interested in broad-basting.
He was an air per­sonality,
then quit the Au-purn
baseball team to
announce the games for
WAUD Radio. As a sports
caster for WAUD . he
announced the Auburn High
School football games.
Matson explains his career
in sports by pointing out that
his greatest inspiration came
from the late Buddy Rutledge.
He said, "Buddy always had
time for people. The summer
before I did my first play-by­play
broadcast, for Auburn
High School football, Buddy
sat me down in his office at
WAPI and showed me how to
call a football game for radio.
He showed me how he
physically prepared charts
and what to look for when
announcing the action of the
game."
Matson said his "biggest
thrill in broadcasting" was
when he found out that
Rutledge had called WAUD
during a game and asked that
the phone be placed by an on
the air monitor so he could
hear Matson call the game.
Matson was also active in
Auburn Student Government
as superintendent of radio
communications.
He also wrote a fewstories
for The Auburn Plainsman
sports staff.
Matson explained that he
did not work on a regular
basis for the Plainsman, but
he did write somestories from
an inside angle about the
baseball team, since he was
on the team. He said he wrote
a story about Dizzy Dean be­cause
he went to Dean's
home in Mississippi.
He said there was a move to
get Dean to come to Auburn
for a Homecoming. "We never
did get him to come, but we
had a good time trying to
convince him," Matson said.
While at Auburn, Matson
was listed in Who's Who in
American Colleges and Uni­versities,
was a member of
Omicron Delta Kappa, and a
member of Lambda Chi
Alpha fraternity. He said that
when he came to Auburn he
had his mind set on getting a
degree and playing baseball.
He said, almost admitting -
ly, that he thinks • he got
named in Who's Who and
chosen for ODK because he
organized the College Base­ball
World Series Radio Net­work
in 1967 from Omaha,
Nebraska when Auburn
played in the series after win-
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Vanishing act —Dan Doughtie
The packed parking lots of Auburn will soon be as
Ibarren as the desert when classes let out for Thanks-
Igiving holidays. Classes will be suspended starting
moon Wednesday, continuing through the weekend.
For those who don't make it home, the Spectra Movie
this Thanksgiving weekend will be "Cool Hand Luke."
But for those who are close to home, Wednesday won't
come soon enough.
ning the Southeastern Con­ference
Championship.
He was able to sell the air
time for it and get the series
aired on 27 stations. It was
the largest college radio net­work
in the country.
"I never really tried for
honors like that. I wasn't
really motivated that way.
My goals were different,".
Matson explained.
"I guess my goals have
been to get the kind of job I
want and to hold that job and
be happy with it, rather than
accomplish great things at
school. Now I have the job I
want and I may not have it
but a yeai. I Imve a one-year
contract and there's no
telling what will happen next
year, whether the team will be
here in Birmingham or if I
will be back with the team,"
Matson said.
He smiled and said that this
year with the Birmingham
Americans has really been a
great experience for him. "I
:f have traveled all over the
country, been to Hawaii for a
week, I have met people I
never would have possibly
met. I have met a zillion
people, sportscasters, owners
of pro football teams, been to'
league offices, had lunch with
Gary Davidson, the former
commissioner, the guy that
started the World Football
League. It's really been a
super experience to me,"
Matson pointed out.
He reached into the desk
drawer next to him in his den
and pulled out a beatuiful
piece of coral that he got when
he was diving for coral in
Hawaii. He said that when he
got it from the water it was an
ugly mossy piece, but that he
had bleached it when he got
back home.
Except for his week in
Hawaii, he said that all of the
traveling isn't as glamorous
as it sounds. When a sports-caster
travels he doesn't get to
do the things he wants to do.
THE AUBURN PUINSM&N
I0TC program enrollment increases
Enrollment and officer pro­duction
in Auburn's Reserve
Officers Training Corps
(ROTC) programs are show­ing
signs of recovery five
years after the programs were
made voluntary.
"Despite participation
jeing totally voluntary we've
slowly begun to recoup
numerically," says Col. Cle­ments
B. Merritt, command­ing
officer in the Department
of Air Force Aerospace Stu­dies.
"We believe the caliber of
student is in keeping with the
superb quality of military
leadership Auburn has tra­ditionally
produced."
Merritt's Air r'or-.o ROTC
has an enrollment this fall of
245, as significant gain fol­lowing
four years of de­creasing
membership since
the program became volun­tary
in 1969. The school year
1970-71 saw an enrollment of
570; 1971-72 had 392; 1972-73
had 280; and 1973-74 had 236.
The fall 1974 figure indicates
an increase of nine students.
The number of graduating
seniors commissioned
through AFROTC has also
dropped, from 76 in 1970-71 to
48.in 1973-74. The commiss-ionees
for 1974-75 are
expected to reflect the slight
increase in enrollment.
Army ROTC, now in its
103rd year atAuburn, has an
increase of 39 in enrollment.
After its ranks were more
than halved in 1970-71 from
the previous year, enrollment
dropped to 147 for 1973-74 and
bounced back this fall to 186.
The number of com-missionees
followed the
downward trend, going from
129 to 1970-71 to 42 last year.
Navy ROTC at Auburn,
however, has not yet emerged
from the downward spiral.
Marine Col. Jimmie W. Dun­can,
commanding officer in
the Department of Naval
Science, lists the figures since
1969 as follows: 288 in 1970-
71; 264 in 1971-72; 237 in 1972-
73; and 234 in 1973-74. Enroll­ment
this fall dropped to 200.
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"You are only there the day
before the game and you leave
immediately after the game
and fly home," he said.
"Doing things I have
never done before and seeing
things I had never seen made
the problems I have en­countered
worth it," he said.
Meeting the World Foot­ball
League players was a
thrill for him after being dis­appointed
with professional
baseball players he had met.
He said," I can honestly say
there is not a member of the
team that I dislike."
He explained that while he
was growing up he idolized
professional baseball players.
"When I finally met some of
the players, I was very dis­appointed
in the kind of
people that they are. When I
went into the locker room of
the Atlanta Braves or the Los
Angeles Dodgers and met the
players I realized that half of
them or three-fourths of them
are egotistical, self-centered
individuals. They are really
prima donnas.
"They have been pampered
and they have been well-taken
care of financially and
fans adore them. They really
lose the touch of reality that
their career could end at any
time and they are making the
best money they will ever
make in their whole lives and
they don't seem to realize how
fortunate they are," Matson
said.
He said that when he went
to meet the WFL players he
thought it would be the same
situation, but he was
happily surprised.
"These football players
v/ere just the opposite. These
guys look at life and they en­joy
it on a day-to-day basis. I
think, but they don't admit it,
they know it only takes one
tackle or one play and their
career can end. So they enjoy
it 100 per cent 'til they
possibly can, because they
never know when it's all
going to end. I enjoy being
around these guys very much,
because they are not egoti-
LARRY MATSON
• • Voice of the Ams
stical or self-centered, but
very much human beings,"
Matson said.
He gives credit to Elmer
Salter, manager of WAUD
Radio in Auburn, for getting
into a position to be a sports
caster. Matson said that he
came to Salter with no radio
experience. He let Matson
hang around the station and
learn to work the equipment.
Then when a job came open,
Matson got the job. Then he r
progressed to the point where
he announced ball games on
the air and became sports
director.
Following Matson's gra­duation
from Auburn, he
worked in Aerospace Engi­neering
in Atlanta for six
months, went into the Army,
worked in television in Texas,
got out of the Army and
worked for Frank M. Taylor
Advertising in Birmingham.
He then became news director
of WBMG Channel 42 in
Birmingham. Matson at­tended
Jefferson State Jun­ior
College in Birmingham
where he received an associ­ate
degree in broadcasting
and has taught broadcasting
at Jeff State part-time for the
past three years while
working at WBMG. Last sum­mer
he purchased the local
broadcast rights for radio
broadcasts of the Birm­ingham
Americans games.'
Education society plans Soviet visit
Dr. Gerald S. Leischuck,
Auburn University director of
institutional analysis, de­parted
this week for the Soviet
Union where he is serving as
co-director of a seminar in
Moscow, Leningrad, and No­vosibirsk,
Western Siberia.
The seminar is sponsored
by Phi Delta Kappa Inter­national,
a professional edu­cation
society which Leis­chuck
serves as vice presi­dent.
Gerald Read of Kent
State University is director of
the seminar.
In Moscow, the seminar will
visit with Educators at the
University of Moscow, the
U.S. S. R. Academy of Peda­gogical
Sciences, the 10-year
schools, and the vocational
secondary schools, as well as
attend performances of the
ballet and circus. Also, visits
are scheduled to the Kremlin
and the Puskin Art Museum.
In Novosibirsk the seminar
will visit Akademgorodok,
often referred to in the West as
"Science City" or "Academic
City." Located there are 20 se­parate
scientific establish­ments
concerned with nu­clear
physics, chemistry, bio­logy,
geology and economics.
In Leningrad, the group
will visit with educators at the
University of Leningrad, a
technical' institute, and
special schools of math­ematics
and science.
The schedule in the Soviet
Union is planned by the
Trade Union of Teachers. The
seminar has as its primary
purpose the comparison of
goals, practices, and out­comes
of the Soviet edu­cational
system to that in the
United States.
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Everyone notices "The polly-tek look"
"(ollege_
Street
polly-tek pillage
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page 3 Thurs., Nov. 21,1974 THE AUBURN PUINI
Center provides varied program:
LINDA ENSMINGER COUNSELS A STUDENT
. . . One of many services offered at center.
—Jeff Gammell
By Ginger Belcher
Plainsman Staff Writer
The Achievement Center of
Opelika is truly a remarkable
place. Its small staff of only
23 persons provides services
for 78-85 students. The stu­dents
are adults over 16 who
are mentally retarded,
mentally ill, or physically
handicapped. The center is
currently under the direction
of Wilson Hill. It is financed
locally by United Appeal and
by state and federal funding.
The center provides a
variety of services and pro­grams.
The main services
which it provides are evalua­tion,
personality adjustment
services, counseling and
vocational training. Its pro­grams
are designed
specifically to meet an
individual's needs.
The purpose of the pro­grams
is to prepare a person
for work in the home, for
competitive work, or for
sheltered employment. For
those who are mentally
capable of earning a GED,
which is equivalent to a high
school diploma, there is the
adult educational program.
For others there are coopera­tive
classes which are a form
of special education. These
classes are part academic and
part vocational. • ,
The Center provides voca­tional
training in woodwork­ing,
furniture repair and
refinishing, upholstery, sew­ing,
food services, service sta­tion
attendance, work as
mechanic's assistant, and
•janitorial services. TheCen-ter
also trains persons for the
activities of daily life. Stu­dents
receive training in such
areas as home cooking, pro­per
nutrition, physical fit­ness,
home management, and
housekeeping. The house­keeping
training prepares
students for work in nursing
homes and hotels.
In addition, many students
enroll in arts and' crafts
classes. These studei
develop their creativity
acquirehand skills. They
such things as cerami
weaving, leatherwork, cop;
tooling, and macrame.
By engaging in these acti
ties a mentally handicapi
person acquires self cot
dence and a sense of achie
ment. These arts and era
classes are an aspect
personality adjustment
vices which are designed
help a person develop a p<
tive self image and app
priate work habits.
Owner appeals conviction
for Sunday operation of bai
Grocery shoppers call food prices 'outrageous'
By Beth Whisonant
Plainsman Staff Writer
When comparing six speci­fic
commodities bought in
local stores, it has been found
that the Auburn consumer
spends an average of 37 per
cent more per item this year
than in 1973.
Last year at this time, one
could purchase mayonnaise
for 99 cents per quart jar. Now
it is $1.39 per quart. A three-pound
package of margarine
which formerly sold for $1 has
increased to 69 cents per
pound. Sliced cheese, (the 12-
ounce package), has jumped
from 87 cents to $1.05.
For those who enjoy a
breakfast consisting of large
eggs, one dozen eggs has
increased in price from 69
cents to 81 cents. And if sip­ping
orange juice in the morn­ing
appeals to you, its price
has gone up from 69 cents to
85 cents per 16 ounce can.
For the active crowd, who
only has a few minutes to
grab a quick cup of coffee
before begining a hectic sche­dule,
that product has
increased from 93 cents to
$1.12 per pound.
The prices above were com­pared
from advertisements
listed in the "Auburn Bulle­tin"
last year to store prices
now. Many products differ a
few cents in price from store to
store.
The Auburn consumer is
waching his pennies pur­chase
fewer and fewer items
and he has developed opi­nions
on this subject.
One local grocery shopper
calls the situation of food
prices "outrageous." Another
claims it's "contagious."
"The money that I once
spent on luxuries is going
toward necessities now," said
one student shopper.
Another student said,
"Something must be done,"
but added, "I don't know
what."
Offering a solution, one
International students give universal thanks
Though Thanksgiving is a
unique American holiday,
giving thanks is universal.
The gathering of approxi­mately
100 international stu­dents
to the annual Inter­national
House, held Wednes­day
through Nov. 30 is living
evidence.
Sponsored by the statewide
Baptist Student Union, in­terested
international stu­dents,
representing Alabama
universities, will congregate
at Shocco Springs Baptist
Assembly Ground to com­memorate
the Thanksgiving
holiday.
Beginning with the evening
meal on the 27th and ending
with breakfast on the 30th,
the students will have the
opportunity to hear Baptist
missionaries, participate in
group discussion, and take
part in recreation and sight
• seeing events.
Last year, according to
Jaswant Bajwa , President of
the Auburn International
Society, approximately 20
countries including India,
Pakistan, China, Philippines,
Thailand, Taiwan and
several South and Latin
American nations were pre­sent.
local shopper said, "I think
we need to cut out the middle­man
and just let farmers sell
directly to consumers."
The assistant manager of a
local food store noted that
people do themselves an
injustice when they begin
buying large quantities of
products when the price
begins to rise.
"By doing this, it only
causes a shortage of the pro­duct
which makes the price go
up even higher."He cited one
example as sugar, which has
increased from 79 cents per
five pound bag to $2.19.
A suggestion offered by one
concerned citizen to reduce
the price of sugar is to boycott
the product during the
Christmas season.
Probably the only time a
grocery shopper can breathe a
sigh of relief is when he or she
passes the meat counter. Beef
prices have decreased since
this time last year. Ground
beef has gone from 89 cents
per pound to 79 cents per
pound.
Chuck steak which sold for
$1.09 per pound last Novem­ber
is now 98 cents per pound.
Rib steak is down from $1.49
to 1.28 per pound.
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will make its Fall appearance
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The reason for the price
decrease could be because of
the ample supply of beef.
According to the State
Department of Education, the
government bought $100
million worth of beef and pork
in the summer to help relieve
the nation's depressed cattle
and hog industry. The meat is
being donated to school lunch
programs. This could also be
a major factor in the lowering
of meat prices.
One grocer said, "Prices in
food are not high in America
when you compare them to
what other countries are pay­ing
for food." Looking at the
problem that way, the con­sumer
can probably get a
brief glimpse of himself in the
future pushing two shopping
carts — one to carry his
money and the other for his
groceries.
By David Nordness
News Editor
An appeal has been maaein
the conviction of Neil Burton
Sloan on charges of operat­ing
a tavern on Sunday.
Sloan, part owner of Sgt.
Pepper's Lounge on the
Opelika Hwy., was arrested
Nov. 3 less than an hour after
midnight when police broke a
lock on the door and entered.
Craig Barnard, Sloan's
partner in the lounge, said the
appeal was made because
they did not feel Sloan was
given an opportunity to pre­sent
his side of the case in
court Nov. 6.
"I was in court and the
whole thing, was really ridicu­lous,"
Barnard said. "They
called his case and then asked
all the witnesses in the case to
leave the courtroom and wait
outside. Then the judge listen­ed
to the police officers story
and said he was guilty.
"He would not let any of the
defense sitnesses even say
anything,"
Barnard said the recently
formed chapter of the Ameri­can
Civil Liberties Union was
working with Sloan on his
appeal. A trial date has not
been set.
Sloan was fined $114.50 for
the misdemeanor. According
to Barnard it takes three such
convictions before the Ala­bama
' Beverage Control
Board will revoke the liquor
liscense.
Earlier police spokesman
Glenn Dahlen had said that
the tavern might lose their on
premises beer license.
Police reported that five
officers knocked on the door,
identified themselves and
kicked on the door open when
it appeared that someone was
trying to keep the door shut,
after lights were sighted in
the tavern at 12:30 a.m. Sun­day
morning.
Sloan, who is stationed at
Ft. Benning Army Base dur­ing
the week, said that he and
his wife spend the night at the
tavern on the weekend and
had invited 10 of their frien
in after they had closed Sat
day night.
Steve Honnel, proprietor
the adjoining garage, sa
that Sloan had run everyo
out but a couple of th<
friends and had put a lock i
the door to deep custome
out.
The police kicked the do
in before the key to the lo
had been gotten out of tl
cash register, according
Honnel.
Grad fees
Graduation fees of $10
should be paid at the
Cashier's Office by
November 25, by all stu­dents
expecting to
graduate in December. A
$5 late fee will be charged
after November 25.
BEAT BAM A!
auburn hats
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$ 3 . 50
on sale #1.99
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Editorials Thurs., Nov. 21, 1974 page 4
Why honey,
happy beginning
Successful. That's how we'd have to term the Saturday meeting with the
lard of Trustees.
though only about 250 students were present, those there had done their
Imework and were ready with some good questions ranging from aca-
Tmic scholarships for debate club members to the .ever-popular male
pitation issue.
, , / e term the meeting successful because students who don't normally get
I see the trustees were able to meet with them for two hours and rap about
Tiburn. Many took the opportunity. Not too many answers came spouting
rth from the trustees, but a lot of questions were raised and a lot of notes
pre taken.
i he biggest disappointment of the whole affair would have to be the lack of
towledge the Board members displayed about Auburn. Several didn't
Jiow that freshman males were allowed to have female visitors in dorm
loms. Most didn't know anything about athletic scholarships, academic
Iholarships, or overcrowded classrooms. One exressed surprise that fe­l
l i e s were living in "triples." Another said he didn't know that there was a
>an of Women and a Dean of Student Affairs.
The consensus opinion of the Board seemed to be that the only obligation
ley hold is to the taxpayers in Alabama. Students, though most are also
Txpayers, feel that the trustees are also obligated to hear their complaints
Sd ideas. We believe, too, that even the taxpayer without a relative at
tiburn University would expect trustees to know the school they govern
ptter.
Some of the Board members expressed a desire to hold another rap
Ission, perhaps on a quarterly basis. As students, we're interested. We can-
It help but hope that some of the suggestions offered Saturday will be
Ited upon and attitudes altered through this exchange.
Jciassrooms might not immediately become smaller and women students
111 probably remain under a curfew until HEW regulations force achange,
It at least the effort was made to communicate with the decision-making
idy at Auburn.
ind your
MANNers
[Perhaps what we saw Friday night at the Herbie Mann Concert was just
le latest in concert etiquette. Maybe Herbie Mann didn't mind the
Itermittent shouts from a rather loose audience or the paper airplanes float-
Ig down toward the stage.
•Mann certainly handled it all well, stooping down to pick up a plane or two
hd then tossing them back. Maybe the nature of the concert invited the
Iformality that prevailed.
I When the performance of the audience competes with the performance of
Ve artist for attention, though, we're headed for trouble. Anyone that came
i hear the music and couldn't was cheated. It's hard to concentrate on a fall-fg
airplane and a flute melody simultaneously. It's especially hard if you
ave to make that airplane, too.
We feel the conduct of the mischievous minority was in poor taste, distract-lg
and a bad reflection on Auburn. It was simply hard to evaluate or
[ppreciate music by the jazz band while wondering what Mann thought on
le antics. (We shudder to think of a Van Cliburn concert, for example, with
le same audience.)
JThe quality of Performing Arts concerts scheduled for this year is excel-
|nt. As in past years, these performers are some of the finest and most
>pular entertainment Auburn sponsors. Not to mention free.
| Don't abuse one healthy area of the entertainment system at Auburn. New
jncert etiquette is in reality nothing but old fashioned rudeness.
^robing darkness
I Mental illness. Suicide. Institutions. A step into the twilight zone of con-lsing
blankness. A controversial and dangerous topic.
Christy Hudgins, Features Editor, made a visit to Bryce Hospital in
uscaloosa Saturday to further her understanding of a topic that's long
iterested millions of writers and other people. The trip was fruitful.
The compilation presented in today's Plainsman will not only take a look
mental problems on the state level, but it also zooms in on the local level,
ental illness is becoming more and more of an open subject, a fact to deal
ith and not to hide.
Read this section for the facts, absorb the impressions that the writers re-y.
Enjoy the revelations of this section indicating that mental illness is no
nger simply ignored, and treatment, though still not adequate, is improv-
Girls are getting pregnant
The trustees. Eight sitting ducks on a
stage in Haley Center.
• Armed only with good questions,
honest intentions and a thorough knowl­edge
of Auburn University, students shot
them down one by one.
The four trustees that didn't show up
were down to begin with, eliminated by
their own busy schedules or lack of inter­est.
Walston Hester went down first with a
bad, bad joke. He called Dean Cater the
Dean of Wildlife.
John W. Pace met the floor when he
was caught on camera looking at his
watch. So much for him.
Jack Tatum told black students that
the song 'Dixie' should be played at every
important occasion. Though the ques­tion
posed by the black students had
little or nothing to do with the Board of
Trustees, Tatum lost his cool and up­right
position with that slur. Doubt if
he'll sell any more asphalt to Opelika
blacks.
Congressman Bill Nichols forgot his
good training in evasion and admitted
that he didn't know male students in
dorms could have female visitors. Like a
humpty-dumpty he fell from his wall or
run-around tactics that's reinforced with
weak stands. Scribbling down notes just
won't compensate for a good answer.
State Senator Harris talks too much.
And to quote the good senator, he "just
ain't that smart," especially when it
comes to women's rights. He became a
lame duck when he quacked right up and
said that he didn't understand why the
only thing we were concerned with was
male visitation. Perhaps injustice is a
small thing, but Auburn students
haven't accepted that yet, Bob.
Henry B. Steagall told us about the
Board's "moral obligation to the tax­payers."
Geez, we thought. How about an
obligation to the adults paying $180 a
quarter to become educated here. Stegall
took a backward dive on that one.
Smith? Well, I must admit he made the
most sense of the lot, but he was knocked
over by the hot air coming from his three-buttoned
suit comrade nearby. (Smith
was surprised to learn of female dorm
residents living in "triples" and the
demand for dorms.)
But the man that should have stayed
home, the southern bourbon in the bot­tom
of the glass, the insult to Auburn stu­dents
that obeyed their alarms to meet
with the trustees i was 'Red' Bamberg.
As one student who heard his sermon
that Saturday morning said, "The words
yes and no don't exist in Bamberg's
vocabulary." Yet he probably spoke more
openly and honestly than anyone there.
That's what scares me.
"Women are the stronger of the two
sexes," he said at one point. "That's
because they have to control their desires
and those of the man." He might as well
have been raising and lowering over a
Southern Baptist pulpit with an off-key,
purple-robed choir humming 'Just As I
Am' in the background.
I'm relieved I don't remember many of
his direct quotes. But I do remember the
incredulous faces of those who had never
met one-on-one with the trustees.
"The schools that have male visita­tion
are having problems."
"How so? the room of rude students
resounded.
"Social problems, hrrrump," came the
reply.
"Well, what kind of social problems?"
one hussy of a student pursued.
"Well, honey, I'll speak bluntly. The
girls are getting pregnant."
The Saturday meeting with the
Board of Trustees was interesting
and informative for both the stu­dents
and the Board members, I
believe. Thanks should go to both
John Wiley and Pres. Philpott for
arranging the meeting. Additional
thanks to Senator Harris for accept­ing
The Plainsman's invitation to
meet.
The Board voiced sincere concern-about
all of the problems students
brought before them. Many of the:
trustees made notes, and some even.,
expressed a desire to meet with stu­dents
on a quarterly basis.
I believe, however, that some of
the attitudes apparent there were"
both humorous and worthy of men­tion.
Some are unbelievable. This
column was written, then, to give
students not present a look at the
color and personality of a room in
Haley Center when the Board met
the students.
Wbrk'snot a masculine noun
Christy
Hudgins
It was 12:15, and as I walked into Kry-.
stal I felt a bit conspicuous. Seated at
one booth was a former boyfriend and his
date. At another table was a group of my
high school friends dressed in cut-offs
and jerseys. I glanced at my steel rein­forced
safety shoes and then at their sun-browned
feet. Working for an airplane
windshield factory definitely placed me
in a different category.
I was the working man—complete with
project badge, grimy, tattered bluejeans,
safety glasses and a leather apron. I'd
just finished the night shift at Pitts­burgh
Plate Glass Factory loading and
stacking windshields. The only problem
with my factory image was the fact that I
was a girl who was definitely lacking in
the biceps and triceps area. I didn't have
a heart tattooed oh my right shoulder,
and I definitely didn't smoke cigars.
"Hey Hudge Pudge!" called one of my
friends, "where have you been?" I knew
I'd have to explain, I'd be the sensation of
the evening—an actual women's libber
who got "equal pay for equal work." The
same old questions would be
asked . . ."How heavy are the wind­shields?
. . . Why don't you get a more
feminine job? . . . Why are you cheat­ing
a man out of a good job? Are you one
of them libbers?"
I'd spend the evening defending my
femininity—explaining that Ididn'thang
male chauvenists by their toes; go on pro­test
marches, open car doors for my dates
or burn bras. No one would believe me
and I'd go to bed feeling the effect of
indignation mixed with indigestion.
I could have worked in an office with
i
nine middle-aged women and a graying
boss, but I chose a job which paid more
and provided some exercise. I followed
company policy and didn't lift any wind­shield
over 80 pounds. None of the men
did either.
I never even felt that I was cheating a
man out of his rightful job. The money I
made was being used for school
expenses, not for fingernail polish or
pantyhose. If I wasn't paying for these
expenses, my father (a man) would have
to.
Femininity isn't something which
springs from an occupation. I don't
believe any oi' the men I worked with
failed to realize that I was a girl. They
opened doors, paid for some of my
candy bars (I ate about six per day) and
occasionally a hush would follow my
entrance into a room^another dirty (
story foiled. Often I'd joke and just "cut
up" with some of the men. What seems
unusual to me, however, is that I was
never labeled as a libber—not even in a
joke.
The men at Pittsburgh Plate Glass
were just like men anywhere with one
major difference—tolerance. I did my job
and they did theirs. They accepted me as
an equal.
Dixie Cup depression
and throwaway blues
. „_ fill 1^
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Dennis
Bailey
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It's been a long walk (or crawl) and a
long the way, sometimes, well most
times, we don't exactly see what's going
on around us.
People, we are told, don't always treat
each other very nicely. They sometimes
put holes in each other or pour Drano
down their own throats. They some­times
cut up babies like turkeys and
shoot people who don't agree with them
out of cannons like Quaker Oats. We are
told.
In our houses we have grown up wat­ching
people shooting each other. Some­times
for real. We have witnessed how
men with ideas get ventilated. We've wat­ched
them fall and seen them bleed just
like John Wayne. We've even seen men
walking around on the moon with
Bullwinkle and Rocky.
So we've looked away and looked away
and put it all out of our heads. We've for­gotten
it and supressed it and have tried
to think of nicer things, instead.
And in this-euphoric state we are able
to treat people like disposable cups. We
can shun our parents and blame them for
our pain. And when they are too old to
work, we put them away.
It takes years to erect such armor. And
at times it seems impregnable. But now
and then something will sneak up be­hind
you and turn you around and
scream into your face: "It's real, you
passionless S.O.B. It's REAL."
And the walls crumble. And you col­lapse
into the pitiful lump of protoplasm
you really are as all the poster children
float from their obscure billboards and
reach to you for help. And as the old
people you've ignored make you look into
their glistening eyes and the parents of
the world cry out for their sons and
daughters—the tears fall.
And trickle down your cheeks. Rain­ing
for the victims of genocide , suicide,
torture, injustice and chance. For the
good men destroyed by the bad. For the
innocent bystanders and the babies born
addicts...
...and for yourself.
And maybe you'll pick up the tele­phone
and call home and say something
"silly" like "I love you."
Or maybe you'll buy some beer
and soften your brain. For a while.
Maybe you'll try to write "funny" col­umns
for The Plainsman.
Or maybe, just maybe, you'll go on
waking up some mornings with tears in
your eyes and wonder what could be so
sad.
Board of Trustees don't feel growing pains
Frank
Whatley
Last Saturday featured rap sessions
ith some of the Board of Trustees in
rhich questions from students were
ncouraged.
I took notes of the meeting with trustee
Charles Smith for The Plainsman and,
thile others may have been discouraged
irith other trustees, I found Smith wili­ng
to listen to, not just hear, comments
ind this was returned by the audience
vhen Smith had something to say.
When askc
Vuburn, Smiti
expansion at
A "Auburn has
grown as much as it could, but not as
much as it should." I nearly gagged on
my gum. While he did say that a thin line .
exists between serving the taxpayer and
quality education, I was still dismayed at
what I consider misplaced emphasis on
quantity.
With the exception of women's rules et
al, the major concern of the students ,
there was quality: not an elitist exclu­sion
from Auburn, but, as I interpreted it,
the creeping feeling among students that
we are getting in the way.
Eight of the 12 trustees showed up,
and they all said they had the best inter­est
of Auburn at heart. I believe them. I
also give 'em credit for moxey for facing
the torrent on women's rules.
But the source of my only substantial
gripe with Auburn ilies not with the
trustees and not with the faculty, but
with the bureaucracy. •
A case in point is when a neighbor of
r-'r«s came to my door asking if I knew
J _ y \ i n g about broken hands. To get to
' ottom of this, my neighbor's boy­friend
went to the Health Center for
treatment of an apparent broken hand.
The hand was wrapped and he was given
pills. When my neighbor came to me, she
said her friend was delirious and his
hand was swollen. I suggested Lee
County Hospital.
At the trustees' rap session, similar
cases were presented by a black woman. I
dpn't_expect a major medical center, but
what I do want is something more than a
cursory lookover and a dozen infamous
"War Eagle pills," reputedly prescribed
for everything and doing nothing.
Construction won't solve the problem
and neither will credentials. What the
Health Center needs is pride, spirit, good
faith, or whatever you care to call it. The
staff there is competent, per se, but from
what I gather, they need to get with it.
In other facets of the University, the
perennial problem of a lack of money
could be improved (not solved) if the right
people woke up and do what America
does best: make something out of
nothing.
If Pres. Harry M. Philpott would take
the initiative and encourage concerts
(and if the students would go to the damn
things) the University could get a piece of
the action, supplement its finances and
keep the natives happy, too.
The University has already learned
this with football: ticket sales to the var­sity
football games pay for themselves,
other sports, and the bonds on the sta­dium.
Concerts and entertainment could
be the same way and the chances of
rowdiness are no greater.
Other sources of revenue include game
rooms in the dorms. I'm an air hockey
addict and maybe I'm sadistic but once
the University gets coeds hooked on air
hockey, electronic tennis, foosball and.
billiards, Auburn could underwrite the
national debt.
The University could go far with such
plans if the War Eagle Think Tank would
just come alive and get its head out from
under its armpit.
What this University needs is not more
construction, but a word of advice from
the Board of Trustees: to think, as well as
whistle, while you work.
THE AUBURN PUINSMMI
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Rheta Grimsley, Editor
Mitch Garriott, Business Manager
associaTeD coLLeciaTe PRess
Editorial Board members: Managing Editor, David Barrett; Associate Editor.
Frank Whatley; News Editor, Dave Nordness; Sports Editor, Mark Murphy: Fea­tures
Editor; Christy Hudgins; Editor, Editorial Board Chairman, Rheta Grimsley.
Technical Editor, Biz Binnings; Entertainment Editor, David Botsford;
Photographic Editor, Dan Doughtie; Copy Editor, Jodi Leach.
Assistant News Editor, Steele Holman; Assistant Sports Editor, Carolyn Roop:
Assistant Copy Editor, Cindy Goree; Assistant Photographic Editor, Dave Brown;
Assistant Features Editor, Lauren Steele; Assistant Technical Editor, Tina Likos.
The Auburn Plainsman is the student-edited newspaper of Auburn University.
Signed columns represent the opinion of the writer, while unsigned editorials repre­sent
the opinion of The Plainsman's Editorial Board.
page 5 Thurs., Nov. 21,1974 THE AUBURN PUINSM
Reader criticizes Plainsman content
Editor, The Auburn Plainsman:
The headline on the first editorial that
Rheta Grimsley wrote this quarter was
Much ado about nothing. It was pre-
I faced with a kicker As usual.
J This seems to be a statement that can
be made each week on Thursday. It was a
forecast of things to come. Few of the
signed editorials that have been printed
have been on campus issues that are of
interest to most Auburn students.
Either the staff has been overcome
with personal vendetas, personal pro­blems
and excuse making that they have
been unable to see them or care about
them.
The students at Auburn University de­pend
in part on The Plainsman for infor­mation
about what goes on at Auburn.
The award winning paper has a grand
tradition to uphold. And the students ex­pect
to get responsible reportage from the
student journalists who run the paper.
It is ridiculous for the paper to ask for
reader criticism and then have its editor
slap them in the face for writing a letter,
signed or unsigned. If you are not able to
take critical comments from your readers
maybe you should consider not letting
anyone read what you write.
Board came, did you?
Editor, The Plainsman:
I was in Haley Center last Saturday
morning to see if those men called the
trustees of Auburn University actually
existed other than on a page in the Glo-merata
— to see if they were true flesh
and blood. Sure enough. And if you don't
believe it, try to visit your girlfriend in
her dorm room, or find a smaller history
class, or get decent care at the infirmary.
The trustees are nice men. Really. They
were nice enough to hear the many legiti­mate
complaints and even nice enough to
give us a few legitimate answers. But I
hope they realized everything is not
'peachy keen' at Auburn. A few students
do have gripes.
Yes, unfortunately only a few showed
interest in the rap session. I would say
200 would be an overly optimistic num­ber.
Many were from the Plainsman or
WEGL. Each tried vainly to get you out
of your beds on Saturday morning and
now try vainly to tell you the importance
of what you missed.
Two hundred out of 16,000. I guess it
wasn't important. I guess something
that effects your life isn't important. I
guess you think your life isn't important.
For your sake I hope I'm wrong.
Trustees said they'd meet with us
again. Yes, Auburn, you'll have another
chance to show them you're either a
capable, mature-thinking body or an
apathetic parental pawn. Wow, Auburn!
Another chance to say I'm an adult! But
are we?
John Tate, 2GSCS
Several questions have been asked this
quarter as to what has happened to The
Plainsman in comparison to previous
quarters. It appears that many con­cerned
students find little to read that is
of interest to them.
If you are determined to follow in the
footsteps of a former editor, you might
consider one of her stories which was an
open area for the reader to write his or her
own words. At least it would be of in­terest
to them.
In some cases readers are not given all
the facts about events in which they are
concerned.
For instance: An Oct. 24 story listed
the six questions to be on the Home­coming
election ballot. In the following
issue a story about the election gave the
responses of students to three of them.
What happened to the other three?
There were five candidates for Miss
Homecoming in that election. We know
who won but we do not know how many
votes the other candidates received.
Debbie Day was 500 votes ahead of
whom? Most readers would appreciate a
complete report of campus events not
what the editor or staff writers want to
write about.
You gave a pretty detailed report of the
AWS elections. You even included the
percentage of the total population that
voted for the winner.
By the way, I thought "The Loveliest"
on the front page of the Oct. 3 issue was
fairly good. I also find it interesting that
you are attempting to use "Loveliests" of
all ages as shown in the Oct. 31 issue.
Also, I think that CBS stands for the
Columbia Broadcasting System, not the
Central Broadcasting Service as was re­ported
last week.
Whether we like it or not, all of the stu­dents
at Auburn have an interest in the
school newspaper. Therefore, we deserve
to at least get our money's worth. Second
best always tries harder.
(PUPS to the IBS edhor
Shades of Rome
in Arafat's speech
Curtis
Sincerely,
Mauldin, 4GJM
'Colors show NffPf
great spirit9
An open letter to the Auburn student
body:
After Saturday^ super performance of
our Tigers, I am sure that many of us now
have visions of Sugar Plums (and a
victory over Bama). The Georgia section
in Cliff Hare stadium looked "great."
Most of the people in that section had on
red and black.
If red and black can look that good,
think how great orange and blue would
look on national television. Let's get the
word out and "everybody" show up
dressed in orange and blue for the big
game and "Beat Bama."
War Eagle,
Emily Davis, 3VED
^mp,\m- siffl^uweoiwut.
Something struck me as I was reading
a history assignment the other day. The
chapter I was studying dealt with the Ro­man
civilization, and went into graphic
detail about the ancient Roman games.
Eighty thousand people packed the
Colosseumand cheered wildly as Christ­ians
were fed to lions, slaves fought each
'Athletic Department
controls Auburn Band'
Editor, The Plainsman:
Does the Athletic Department control
the Marching Band, too? During this
past Saturday afternoon's half-time, I
was enjoying the entertainment by one
of the. Auburn University Marching
Band's finer performances, when all of a
sudden the Band stopped after a well-re­hearsed
drill sequence and proceeded to
quickly march off the field by the rhythm
of a soft drum tap.
Most onlookers were confused as to
why the Band did not finish their plan­ned
show. Everyone knew that the
visiting Georgia Band performed for a
lengthy period of time. Now why could
not the Auburn Band, one of the best
bands I have ever seen, perform for an
equal amount of time, or at least com­plete
their planned show?
Even last year when the football team
ended with a 6-6 record, the Auburn Uni­versity
Marching Band ended with an
11-0 record. My research has revealed
that the number twelve win was imposs­ible,
because the Athletic Department
never planned to take the Band to the
Sun Bowl (even though rumors say the
reason was the energy crisis.)
A Band friend of mine informed me
that there was only a fifteen minute half-time
of which the visiting Band used 10
minutes, leaving the Auburn Band with
five of its six minutes and 40 second
show. He said that Band Director Dr.
Walls had been warned by the Athletic
Dept. not to impede the progress of the
football game.
How much damage can a minute and
half delay cause at a football game? I
know that at the Miss. State game the
week before, both bands were allowed a
twenty minute half-time. One extra look
at our Band and majorettes is definitely
not going to douse my spirit at all.
The Band is just one of many ex­amples
of the high almighty Athletic
Department's puppets. From my past
couple years' experience on the Auburn
campus, I've learned that the Athletic
Department' has their tiger paws in
every department on campus.
The Athletic Department is a major
judge as to who becomes cheerleaders,
homecoming queens, big men on cam­pus,
and the kinds of scholarships
granted. When will our big brother Ath­letic
Dept. deal with athletics only, and
allow the remaining departments to
oversee educational and extracurricular
activities?
Name withheld by request
'Outlaw yelling
in Baton Rouge9
Editor, The Plainsman:
Why, after more than 20 years of
coaching against Mississippi State,
should the cowbells suddenly become
such an important factor to Coach Jor­dan?
Perhaps we can get the Commissioner
to also outlaw yelling in Tiger Stadium at
Baton Rouge. After all, that is a pretty
distracting place to play football. Or
maybe we can get something done to out­law
foot-stomping on the metal stands at
Tulane Stadium in New Orleans.
Thousands of foot-stomping fans there
can be distracting, too.
Or better yet—maybe at all future Au­burn
games the fans can come on Satur­day
afternoon and yell for 3 hours. Then
in the confines of a locked and empty sta­dium
the teams can play Sunday after­noon.
Larry Jones
Starkville, Mississippi
% KEEP W * EYES ON TW SHAPY-LOOKING CHARACTERS m P W . '
Tenants describe William Gregory II
Classical comments
Education majors need classics
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am disappointed that nobody in the School of Education has voiced support
of a Classics Department before now. The classical languages have always
proven among the best tools available for educating the mind in verbal reason­ing.
A Classics Department at Auburn would thus prove advantageous not only
for Arts and Sciences, but also for the School of Education.
Barbara Grant, 6SSS
... as well as pre-med students
Editor, The Plainsman:
I wish to join others in pre-professional curricula in support of a Classics
Department. Most of medicine's technical vocabulary is taken from Greek and
Latin. Moreover, medicine nowadays is as much an art as it is a science.
In my own recent interviews, Dr. Henry Hoffman of UAB Medical School and
others on the admission committee were interested in the development of all
parts of an applicant's intellect. The classics provide the best time-tested basis
for studies of man's relation, to man, and they are the basis for the humanities.
Perhaps the heads of two prominent medical schools who said that Greek was
the single most important subject an applicant to medical school could have on
his transcript, had these concerns in mind.
Norman Rahn, 4MCH
Editor, The Plainsman:
In reference to the Nov. 14,1974 issue
of the Plainsman, we noticed on page 6
an advertisement regarding William
Gregory Buildings. After reading this
advertisement, we were overcome with
laughter and dumbfounded with
astonishment. As residents of William
Gregory II, we would like to say that the
claims made about the building are
largely misleading. We shall now review
the advertisement claim by claim as it
really is.
1. "Opening Fall Quarter is the new
William Gregory Two." In actuality, we
are living in an uncompleted building.
Whereas the rooms are finished (except
for phones, unless you paid for installa­tion),
the main incompletion is the lobby.
2. "It includes wall to wall carpet." They
are right. It is missing only in the lobby
and the stairs leading to the second floor
from the lobby (because as stated before,
the lobby is not completed. Well, they
have 25 days left in the quarter to finish
that.)
3. "Rooms larger than the University
dorms on the hill." As stated by co-owner
Bill Perkins in a friendly conversation
with a resident, "The entire suite is 6' x
4' larger than the suites on the hill."
Every bit of extra living space helps,
doesn't it? Ha! Ha! Most of this extra liv­ing
space is in the bathroom.
4. "Suite type baths with tubs and
showers." This part is true, but the tubs
are smaller than the ones on the hill, and
they don't drain very well. There is an
exceptionally long vanity counter (with
ample storage space if you improvise.)
The highlight of the bath area is the
mirror extending over the vanity coun­ter.
It really is a great mirror. There is an
extremely annoying part of the bath area
though. It is the combination light and
bathroom fan. There is no way of turn­ing
off the annoying roar of the fan with­out
being in complete and total dark­ness.
This fan is vented from the bath­room
to the outside by way of two clo­sets,
which eliminates a large portion of
the already limited closet storage space.
5. "Laundry and kitchen facilities."
This claim is true although the one
kitchen is composed only of an
oven/stove and a bar size sink. These
items alone accomodate 84 girls.
6. "Swimming pool." Would someone
please tell us where it is!! All we have
seen is a pile of concrete blocks which
might eventually outline its shape.
7. "Our traditional maid service that
makes the beds, empties the trash and
vacuums the room daily." Would you be­lieve
vacuuming only once a week?
8. "A dining room with meals served
daily (optional)." We have to say that
this is totally true. Anyone know if it is
owned by William Gregory Buildings?
9. "TV room and study room (inside is
modeled after the Regency Hyatt House
in Atlanta)!" Ha!Ha!Ha!Ha'Ha! What
TV room? What study room? There isn't
any TV provided by the dorm, much less
a room for it. Nor a study room. If this is
like the Regency Hyatt House, we don't
ever want to stay there.
10. "Graduate student head resident."
This is also true, and we think Jan is
really nice.
11. "Air conditioning." This is true. The
air conditioner also doubles as a heater
and an outside noise detractor.
12. "Ample front door parking." This is
also true, but be careful when walking up
the outdoor steps, which are not flat, be­cause
there is no hand rail available to
hold on to.
13. "Walk in closets." There is one walk
in closet shared by two girls in one room
of the suite. It has no lock on it. The other
room of the suite has two separate closets
(through which the bathroom fan vent
goes.) Again, no locks..
14. "Sound proof rooms." Tell us that
some night after we have been awaken­ed
by noise in the hall. As our landlord,
Bill Perkins, once said, "The only way
these rooms could be sound proof if is all
the doors were rehung."
Other points of interest not already
mentioned include: one lightbulb on the
wall next to the door which provides all
of the light in the room, (unless you
supply your own), no desks or chairs in
the rooms, no trash cans, and the' 72' x
24' windows are vertical (bring one long
curtain rather than several short ones if
you intend to live here.)
"If you don't think it's unbelievable,"
try living here for a quarter.
Residents of William Gregory Two
Caroline LeMay
other to the death, or hundreds of ai
mals were murdered - merely to satis
the crowd's lustful thirst for blood.
As I read these tales of horror, I four
something to feel good about in our mo
em society. With all our many problem
starvation, pollution, overpopulatio
diseases of the mind and body; or eve
Watergate, our society was not di
playing the barbaric sadism of tl
Roman throngs. True, the world today
being beseiged by terrorists.butsurely tl
general population condemns terrori:
tactics.
But with my usual flair for bad luck,
turned on the 5:30 p.m. news to find to m
horror that we are no better than the R<
mans, after all. Last week, Arab terrori;
leader Yasser Arafat spoke before th
United Nations General Assembly an
received a standing ovation both befor
and after his speech. Arafat became oi
ly the second man in UN history to spea
before the General Assembly while nc
representing a member nation. I feel sur
that the other man, Pope Paul VI, woul
not approve of this state of affairs.
Why shouldn't Yasser Arafat be able t
speak before the UN? After all, he doe
represent a large constituency am
wields sustantial political and militar
power.
Yasser Arafat is the chairman of th
Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO
a terrorist group. No matter what politi
cal rhetoric this group has come up witl
recently, they are nothing but a terroris
group.
Let's look at the .track record that th
six separate wings of the PLO have set
They were responsible for the brutal am
systematic murder of eleven Israeli ath
letes during the 1972 Olympic Games ii
Munich. They killed one Belgian and tw(
American diplomats in Khartoum ii
March 1973. They simultaneously hi
jacked three jetliners in 1970, terrorize*
the passengers for days, and destroye<
the planes in the Jordanian desert.
An allied group, the Japanese Red
Army, gunned down 27 innocent per­sons
in Israel's Lod Airport in 1972.
These are only a few of the many sense
less murders committed by Palestinian
terrorist groups under the direction of
Yasser-Arafat.
There are no clear solutions to the
Arab-Israeli conflict and the issues in­volved
are certainly not black and white.
Neither side is completely right or com­pletely
wrong.
However, I am very distressed, if not
disgusted, to see this advocate of mur­der,
openly brandishing a gun, receive
such a warm welcome from the leaders of
the world.
Are we so greedy for Arab oil that we
openly approve of Arafat's activities
and silently listen to his taunting threats
to drop the hand that holds the olive leaf?
If Arafat does in fact carry an olive leaf,
it is probably hooked up to an explosive
which will destroy us all.
It's your page,
so write a letter
These pages are not only for the edi­torial
staff, but for you, the reader, as
well. Express your opinion, submit it to
The Plainsman office, and we'll consider
it for publication. Don't hesitate to let us
know how you feel about topics dis­cussed
in The Plainsman.
Battles defends AWS elections
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am writing in response to Jodi
Leach's editorial concerning the AWS
election for secretary held October 24.
Ms. Leach commented that voter
apathy was caused by the fact that AWS
elections were run sloppily. Just because
a series of mistakes were made this one
time is no reason to dismiss AWS as
being sloppy. The mistakes were
amended by having a correctly run se­cond
election.
Ms. Leach was concerned with my rea­sons
for contesting the election. My rea­sons
stemmed from situations I observed
election day. I am SGA Director of Elec­tions
so I worked with AWS closely be­fore
and during the elections. I had more
first-hand information than any other
person outside of the AWS officers that
ran the elections.
I saw the boxes that were left
unattended because AWS officers were
not there, the extra ballots thrown in the
SGA boxes (people either did not listen to
instructions or did not take time to read
the labels on the boxes), and the con­fusion
concerned with women voting
twice (since there was no provision for
punching I. D.'s for an AWS vote, some
could have voted twice.) I mentioned to
several SGA workers that I planned to
contest the elections because of
procedures used.
I took my case to the AWS Board of
Elections. After discussing these facts in
the presence of all three candidates, the
Board decided to hold a second election.
Another statement by Ms. Leach con­cerning
efforts to contest the second
election because of supposed
irregularities in Lillian's campaign
needs to be discussed. There is no AWS
regulation dealing with the placement of
campaign posters on walls. That is an
SGA regulation only. Even so, Lee Ann
Fullerton's posters were Been on walls,
also.
Ms. Leach Commented that only 546
women voted and said that this was not a
representative body of women. True, but
what can one expect for an election for
women only, for one office only, that was
not even widely publicized. Lee Ann won
only by 13 votes the first time whereas
Lillian won by 93 votes in the second elec­tion.
Ms. Leach also mentioned that
"incidentally, Lillian is one of Pat's
sorority sisters," inferring that this was
one of my main motivations for contest­ing.
Well, incidentally, Ms. Leach is one
of Lee Ann's sorority sisters, if it makes
any difference, which it should not—for
either of us—because each of us has a job
to do, aside from any sorority ties.
I hope this clears up any misconcep­tions
concerning my participation in
contesting the elections and Lillian's
part in being a candidate.
Pat Battles, 4EED
Editor's Note: According to
Associated Women Students Presi­dent
Glenda Earwood, instructions
were given o AWS candidates be­fore
. campaigning started. These
instructions asked that candidates
keep posters off dormitory walls.
Thurs., Nov. 21,1974 page B
Bird's eye view of War Eagle cfige
Editor, The Plainsman:
It's not that bad. Oh, excuse
me, I keep forgetting all the
new faces here each fall.Any­way,
for you freshmen, and
those who brought it to pass,
that old cage was a disgrace
and this new one is really ter­rific.
I think the Auburn stu­dents
should be proud of what
they have done for me. Take a
close look at the other mas­cots.
No comparison! I've
heard, by way of a little bir­die,
that many families stop
by here during their Sunday
drives;: the fathers usually
tell their children the tradi­tion
behind me, and of course
everyone looks at the cage.
The cage is chicken feed com­pared
to the stadium, though.
You can see me on display
there, too; for the exact times
check your local listings.
I've tried to scream for help
at the games, but the fans are
usually telling the other
school to go to Hell. The best I
can manage in the way of
expressing my sentiments is
to flop around on the ground.
Usually don't get away with it
for long; my trainer has to
have me handy for touch­downs,
big plays, or showing
off. It's not that bad, though;
halftime they give me a
breather.
Have I told you I'm
frightened of large animals?
Please don't laugh, there have
been some close calls. Old
Smoky has it in for me, and
has told me more than once,
"Arf, arfi" That's dog slang
for, "If I ever set loose, you're
dead." The SEC has this
thing about animals, espe­cially
cats. That is one of the
reasons I'm here, there are
already bookoos of tigers and
wildcats.
I made Auburn different
Why don't I stay up in my tree
you ask? I would, but of course
I would eventually starve.
They usually plan my meals
so that by the time Saturday
morning rolls along, I could
eat the South end of a North
bound mule.
But it's really not that bad. I
mean, I wouldn't have a
chance free, no killer instinct
And even if I did, most of the
creatures have unpleasant
chemicals in them. At least
Alabama has no elephant.
William Coleman, 4EE
Used Bike Sale
4 Ten-Speeds $50 up
3 3-Speeds $20 up
4 Coaster Brakes $20 up
Come in and get a real bargain in basic transportation. All used bikes
have
Freewheeler
216 N. College
We will be dosed Nov. 28 - 30 for Thanksgiving
IT'S LATE!
But not too late for a few choice
PLUMS of excellent CO-OP POSITIONS
for next quarter.
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING -
USDA/National Tillage Lab., Auburn
ANIMAL and DAIRY SCIENCES -
Rocky Creek Farm, Ashford, AL
ARCHITECTURE -
Northington, Smith & Kranert,
Florence, AL
BIOLOGY -
Great Northern Paper Co.,
Cedar Springs, GA
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY -
Harbert Construction, Birmingham
Hardaway Construction, Columbus, GA
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING -
Buckman Labs, Memphis, TN
Diamond Shamrock, Sheffield, AL
Hercules Powder Co., Brunswick, GA
Monsanto, Columbia, TN
CIVIL ENGINEERING -
Great Northern Paper Co.,
Cedar Springs, GA
Chicago Bridge and Iron (CBI),
Birmingham
Harbert Construction, Birmingham
Hardaway Construction, Columbus, GA
Seaboard Coast Line RR, Jacksonville, FL
Union Carbide, Taft, LA
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING -
Square D, Dothan
Automatic Electric, Huntsville
Martin Marietta/Aerospace, Orlando
Neptune Meter, Tallassee
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING -
Square D, Dothan
Chicago Bridge and Iron (CBI)
Birmingham
Diamond Shamrock, Sheffield, AL
Monsanto, Columbia, TN
USDA/National Tillage Lab, Auburn
Reynolds Metals, Sheffield, AL
HOW?
Just come by the CO-OP OFFICE 209 Somford IMMEDIATELY!
(Before you pay your fees)
ASK ABOUT THE PLUMS!
WtaBcoofefiw iTivie axoTion
page 7 Thurs., Nov. 21, 1974 THE AUBURN PUINSMJ
SUPPORT THE PLAINSMAN ADVERTISERS
DURING THE CHRISTMAS
SEASON
BOOKS & SUPPLIES
ANDERS BOOK STORE—124 W. Magnolia
Ave.
JOHNSTON & MALONE—115 S. College St.
UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE—Haley Center
FASHIONS
aOTHES RACK—Midway Plaza
JAN'S TOWN & COUNTRY—1918 Opelika
Hwy.
JEANS—175 N. Gay St.
O. L. HILL—126 N. College St.
PARKER'S—168 E. Magnolia Ave.
POLLY-TEK—103 North College
UNIVERSI TY SHOP—125 So. College
TRANSPORTATION
DYAS CHEVROLET—Opelika Road
TIGER MOTOR CO.—615 Opelika Hwy.
SUZUKI—1110 Frederick Rd., Opelika
TWIN CITIES YAMAHA-
460 Opelika Road
SHOES
THE BOOTERY—116 No. College
BRIGHTWELL SHOES—112 No. College
EASTERWOOD SHOES—Midway Plaza
POLLY-TEK SHOES—103 No. College
ENTERTAINMENT
A & O DRIVE-IN THEATRE—Opelika Hwy.
ALL-AMERICAN INN-1577 S. College
CIRCLE Y RANCH—Hwy. 169, Opelika
CASINO—Montgomery Highway
NICHOLS ALLEY-Columbus, GA
PLAZA THEATRE—Midway Plaza
TIGER THEATRE—No. College
VILLAGE THEATRE—Gay St.
WAR EAGLE THEATRE—136 W. Magnolia
Ave.
PEEP'S —Gentry Village
DEPARTMENT STORES
BELK HUDSON—Midway Plaza
GRANT'S—Glendean Shopping Center
MONTGOMERY FAIR—230 S. Eighth, Opelika
J. C. PENNEY'S—Midway Plaza
SPECIALITY SHOPS
THE NEW APPROACH—518 W. Magnolia
Ave.
GANDALF's—167 N. College
GRAPEVINE—167 E. Magnolia
WHY NOT SHOP— 120ttN. College St.
BANKS
AUBURN BANK & TRUST-307 N. Gay
AUBURN NATIONAL BANK—100 No. Gay
OPELIKA NATIONAL BANK Midway Plaza
RECORDS & TAPES
HERBERT'S—154 E. Magnolia
SOUNDWORKS-125 N. College
RESTURANTS
BONANZA SIRLOIN PIT—Midway Plaza
MCDONALDS—3800 Opelika Hwy.
PRITCHETTS KITCHENETTE—665 Opelika
Hwy.
SHONEYS BIG BOY—3600 Opelika Hwy.
OVER THE HUMP-345 S. College
GOLDEN DRAGON—Opelika Road
iA£olle HAMBUR6ERS-201
CARROT CAFE-410 South Gay St.
CHANELO'S PIZZA-334 West Magnolia
DOMINO'S PIZZA—132 West Magnolia
KRYSTAL-310 West Magnolia
WINN-DIXIE—Glendean Shopping Center
PIZZA HUT-806 Opelika Road
i
HEALTH & BEAUTY ADDS
CAMPUS DRUGS—150 E. Magnolia
KING DISCOUNT—113 N. Collage
MISCELLANEOUS
DVENTURE SPORTS INC—Pepperell Parkway^
AMOS MOBILE HOMES—Pepperell Parkway
GOODSONS JEWELERS—113 S. 8th St
-AUBURN CAR WASK-Opelika Road „,(ll//if//»
,STATE FARM INSURANCE—1203 Opelika Road^
RECORD BAR—Village Mall fc
WARE JEWELERS—111 So. College
IE AUBURN PUIN*M*N Thurs., Nov. 21,1974 page 8
ravel-study programs
IOW offered to students
J By Robert J. Davis
llainsman Staff Writer
/orld travel and adven-i
are now being offered to
|dents through several
irel-study programs. The
tiology and anthropology
partments are offering a
ribbean cruise, and an
lational consortium on
[ication is looking for stu-
Iit8 wanting to travel
ough Eastern Europe.
)n the seven-day cruise,
Idents will depart for
|zumel, Mexico on March
The group will also visit
bntego Bay, Jamaica and
|rt Au Prince, Haiti. A
ial student rate of $280 is
lailable. The figure includes
nging on a Commodore
Ixury Liner plus meals.
}urse credit is available. All
ere8ted students should
itact the Department of
ciology and Anthropo-y,
Haley Center 6090. The
lephone number is 826-5049.
[Participants in the travel-ady
course, which will ex-v
Ind from March 16 through
larch 23, must make reserva-pns
before Nov. 29, Dr.
iigene Griessman, sociology
bpartment head said. The
ludents will travel aboard
l e MS Bolero. The cruise is
lade possible through the
Isborne Travel Service of
Hanta, GA.
(Consortium for Inter-ational
Education is spon-pring
their summer Euro-an
programs for 1975. This
bar's trip will consist of a
^ur week stay from June 25-
ily 22, 1975, in seven Euro-an
countries consisting of
laly, Germany, Poland,
lussia, Finland, and Great
Iritain.
The cost of the program will
be $1,549 which lincludes
roundtrip jet transportation
between CIE's U.S. depart­ure
city and the destination
abroad.
Transportation between
foreign cities, sightseeing and
excursion in each city,
accomodations in hotels or
student dormitories, two
meals per day and pre-flight
material are also included in
the cost.
Participant eligibility: high
school students fifteen years
of age and older, college and
university students, public
and private school teachers,
college and university faculty
members.
For further information
contact Jennifer Schaefer as
soon as possible at 821-4941,
or come by room 215 William
Gregory Dorm II.
Last summer Dr. Griess­man
headed an expedition of
9 AU students to Great
Britain, Italy, Switzerland,
Austria and France. He said
he values the travel-study
tour because "U'seducational,
but its fun,"
The purpose of the travel-study
program Dr. Griess­man
explained, is "to provide
the student with firsthand
contact with 3 different types
of societies." When the stu­dent
goes to Mexico, he noted,
he will see the Spanish and
Indian influence.
In Jamaica the student will
see a society which has
combined the African and
British influences; in Port Au
Prince the student will be
exposed to the African and
French influences.
Giving details on how a stu-lExam
schedule issued
The last day of classes for fall quarter is Dec. 5. Classes
I carrying more than three hours and meeting more than
three lecture days per week will meet according to the
1 following schedule:
Date
Friday, Dec. 6
Class Hour
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
5 p.m.
exam time
9 a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
3:40p.m.-6:10p.m.
Special Eng. Comp. and Lit. Exams 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7
Monday, Dec. 9
8 a.m.
2 p.m.
7 p.m.
11 a.m.
noon
4 p.m.
Special World History Exams
Tuesday, Dec. 10 9 a.m.
7 a.m.
3 p.m.
9 a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
3:40 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
9 a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
3:40 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
9 a.m.-ll:30 a.m.
1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
3:40p.m.-6:10p.m.
Final examinations in subjects carrying less than
three hours will be administered the last class day or dur­ing
the last lab before Dec. 5.
The professor teaching a 600-level course shall decide if
a formal exam is appropriate. If one is to be given, it shall
be scheduled at a time not conflicting with other exams
for students in that class, according to the Registrar's
office.
Exams for classes carrying more than three hours but
meeting less than three lecture days per week may have
the final examination on the final class day or Thurs­day,
Dec. 5, 7 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
Graduation is scheduled for Dec. 11 at 2:30 p.m. in
Memorial Coliseum. ____
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Symbol tor the 18th doy
of the oncienl Aztec week.
dent can participate tor
credit, the former North
Carolina State University
professor said, "We have a
course called Field Instruc­tion,
So, if a student wants to
do this, he must read 2 or 3
books, listen to lectures, then
when he returns from the
travel-study tour, he writes a
paper on his experience."
Asked how the program
came about, Griessman com­mented,
"One of AU's
graduates, a Ms. Oakes, went
to work for the Osborne
Travel Service. One day she
contacted us about the cruise.
So, I followed it up, and we
managed to get special group
rates for our students. . . if
the program catches on, I
think we could . have tours
every quarter," he said.
Effective immediately
Hew Humane Society holds
Auburn membership drive
—Robin Paris
THIS PUPPY IS ONE OF ABOUT 25 DOGS
. . . Kept at the City Dog Pound
The newly formed Lee
County Humane Society will
be manning booths Saturday
and Nov. 30 on Toomer's Cor­ner,
in front of Super Foods
and in the Glen Dean Shop­ping
Center in a membership
drive.
The group, which was form­ed
last June, is presently
about 50 strong, according to
President Drew Ragan, but
many more are needed if the
group is to be able to under­take
the proposed projects.
Already the group puts out
information on proper care of
animals and the owners legal
responsibility, answering ser­vice
for pet information, a hu­mane
education program, a
pet adoption service, and a pet
ambulance service.
More long range goals for
the Humane Society include
an animal shelter to handle
the overflow of dogs from the
city pound and a neuter spay
clinic.
Ragan, who is also assis­tant
dean of student affairs,
said "the society started more
or less informally through a
groups of friends in the
Opelika Auburn area. Over
coffee a lot of us had talked
about the flow of dogs and
cats in Lee County.
One student member of the
group, Richard Stobaeus,
3PV, said he thought that stu­dents
should really take an
active interest in the prob­lems
of strays in Auburn
since they are the primary
source of the problem.
Ragan said the next plan of
the LCHS undertake is to
develope a "speaker bureau to
speak at various meetings
Auburn graduate named to NASA deputy post
Richard D. Smith of
Decatur, AL, an Auburn
graduate, has been
named deputy director of the
NASA-Marshall Space Flight
Center, the space agency's
largest field installation.
The appointment, effective
Nov. 18, was announced by
the Marshall Center director,
Dr. William R. Lucas.
Smith is now serving- as
director of the center's
Science and Engineering
Directorate, the research and
development organization
which is the largest element
of MSFC. For the present
Smith will remain as acting
director of Science and
Engineering in addition to his
position as deputy center
director.
"Smith has been with the
Center since 1960 when the
Development Operations
Division of the Army Ballistic
Missile Agency became the
nucleus for the establish­ment
of MSFC." Lucas said.
"Smith held various posi­tions
of increasing responsi­bility
in the Science and
Engineering Directorate until
1970. He was appointed
manager of the Saturn pro­gram
in 1970 where he served
until he was appointed direc­tor
of the Science and
Engineering Directorate in
1973.
Smith's broad technical
background and demon­strated
management capa­bilities
make him ideally
qualified for the position of
deputy director."
Smith, 45, was graduated
from Auburn University in
1951 with a bachelor's degree
in electrical engineering. In
1969 he received the NASA
Medal for Exceptional Ser­vice
for his role in the Apollo
lunar landing program. Last
year he was honored with the
NASA Medal for
Distinguished Service.
Smith is married to the
former Louise Self, also of De­catur.
They have three
children: Carol, 18; Lisa, 16;
and Ricky, 10. Carol is a fresh­man
at Auburn.
The Marshall Center has
been responsible for the
development of the Saturn
moon rocket and the Skylab
space station. Its present
work centers around the
reusable Space Shuttle
transportation system and
several of its planned "pay-loads."
throughout the county to give
advice on animals.
The group is also dedicated
to the enforcement of leash
laws.license fees and all other
laws in connection with the
humane treatment of ani­mals.
Membership in the society
is $5 a year for a student and
$10 for faculty.; Interested
parties should contact
Brenda Crittenden at 821-
7394 or Richard Stobaeus 821-
3322.
fraternity,
Circle K canned
had drive
The Interfraternity Council
and Circle K are
sponsoring' door-to-door
Thanksgiving canned food
campaigns this weekend for
needy families in the Lee
County area.
The IFC's Thanksgiving
Food Drive will be held Fri­day
night, Nov. 22, from 6 to 9
p.m. Fraternity members will
be going from door to door
accepting donations of can­ned
food.
On Saturday, Nov. 23, the
Circle K will hold two
separate collections of canned
food. The first collection will
be at 10 a.m. at the children's
matinee at the Village
Theatre. Admission will be a
can of food.
The second collection will
be a door-to-door campaign
Saturday afternoon in
Caroline Draughon Village.
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page 9 Thurs., Nov. 21, 1974 THE AUBURN PUINSMM
Physics major enjoys reactions
By Tim Lockhart
Plainsman Staff Writer
What is it like to be
Auburn's only female physics
major?
"I know I'm going to love
it," said Rebecca Denise
Shields, 1APS, the only fe­male
student at Auburn who
bears that designation.
"Becky" said that she had
decided to go into physics be­cause
it was the field that
interested her most. "I like
math," she said, "and I
decided that math was dull
and that physics was a good
application of math. I've al­ways
been interested in the
laws of nature and
particularly in nuclear
science."
According to the Physics
Department, there are 16
freshmen currently enrolled
in either applied or pure
physics. Having only one wo­man
in the physics
curriculum is not all that
unusual. Only one female was
in physics last fall and since
that time she had graduated.
Presently there are three
graduate female physics stu­dents
at Auburn.
How do other people feel
about Becky's chosen career?
"My father's thrilled that I'm
going into physics," she said,
"and my mother thinks it's
great, but she doesn't under­stand
physics at all."
Becky, a native of Hunts-ville,
Alabama . attended
Grissom High School where
she graduated as one of five
co-valedictorians. She
explained that no one there
had really been surprised at
her decision to major, in
physics. "All my friends
expected me to go into math or
sdme kind of related field like
that," she said.
"I get all kinds of reactions
from other people," Becky
added, "when they find out
what I'm majoring in. Some
people say, 'No, really, what
are you majoring in?' and
some say, 'Oh, that's great,
that's fantastic' "
Explaining that her deci­sion
had not been influenced
by her high school guidance
counselor or any of her teach­ers,
Becky said, "Generally,
girls aren't encouraged to go
into technical fields. I wasn't
discouraged to go into
physics, but I wasn't
encouraged to either."
Becky said that she thought
physics was an important
branch of the sciences be­cause
"any research, any
furthering of man's know­ledge,
is significant', it's im­portant."
She said that she
was in applied instead of pure
physics because "it would be
easier to get a job with a
degree in applied physics."
When asked about her
future plans, Becky said, "I'd
like to go into computer-related
research. I'm
probably going to get a B .S.
to start with, then work, and
maybe get my master's degree
and eventually get a Ph.D."
Apparently Auburn Uni­versity
is more liberal in at
least one respect than the
"other school." "I've
encountered less prejudice
here than at other places,"
Becky said, "like at
Tuscaloosa where they
said, 'You don't really want to
go into physics, do you?' "
Becky had that experience in
January when she went to
the University of Alabama to
learn about the physics pro­gram
there.
Student health care still causes debate
By Maureen Drost
Plainsman Staff Writer
The quality of health care
at the Student Health Center,
especially for women, is one of
the hottest issues on campus
as witnessed by the dialogue
between students and trus­tees
Saturday. •
Surrounded by misinforma­tion
and lack of confidence in
the center, many women stu­dents
said they did not know
of the gynecological services
offered and have never taken
. advantage of them.
gpMost
%
any gynecological
j problem treated in a general
B practitioner's office can be
heated here," stated Dr.
G£rth L. Jarvis, director of
iburn University's Student
sltti Center.
8
•'Doctors at the Health Cen-do
Pap smears and rou-e
breast examinations;
rjbwever, mammographs
(Breast examinations) are not
"jfcrformed because there is no
pedal equipment for them at
ie center, he said.
8
^Health Center doctors also
^minister pregnancy tests td treat menstrual dis-lers,
women's infections
I 1ahd venereal disease. jijAuburn University's poli- f prohibits the distribution
birth control pills at the
I (Jpnter. Jarvis said the
1 l^hiversity thought dispensa-
•1
tion of birth control pills
should be done through the
woman's hometown medical
service and no surgeries,
including abortion, are per­formed
at the Center.
Medicine for treatment of
women's disorders and other
illnesses are usually "over the
counter" drugs. The center
has no dispensing phar­macy.
Women's health services on
campus are adequate accord­ing
to Jarvis who noted that
much of women's medicine is
hospital-oriented rather than
office-oriented.
Much of the equipment and
techniques in female medi­cine
are utilized more often
with 30 to 50-year-old women
than with women of college
age, said Jarvis when asked
why this equipment and these
techniques are not in use at
the Center.
Some, equipment will be
improved with the renova­tion
of the center, he said. X-ray
equipment has already
been updated.
Jarvis said some special
women's educational ser­vices
are under considera­tion.
Jarvis is a gynecologist, but
he thinks his specialization in
that area was not a criterion
for the directorship of the
center. He practices gyne­cology
at the center and some­times
works in other areas
there.
Center doctors sometimes
consult with specialists when
doctors are not sure of diag­nosis
or treatment of some
disorders.
Some changes have been
made in female medicine at
the center since Jarvis came
to Auburn about 16 months
ago, but they are often not
obvious to the students in his
opinion.
Jarvis said he is looking for
ways to give "quicker and
more efficient services to stu­dents
when they come here."
"I don't think that being the
only girl in some of my classes
is going to bother me," she
said, "and I don't expect any
special treatment just be­cause
I'm a girl. There's no
doubt that I'll feel a little ten­sion
and responsibility,
though. I'll feel that I have to
prove that women can be
intelligent too." She
confessed that she did have
one major concern however
"The only thing that bothers
me is that -they're going to
tend to judge all girls in
technical fields by what I
do—and that's not fair."
Becky is concerned about
schools and industries hiring
women to equalize job oppor­tunities
between the sexes, "I
don't think that it's fair that I
should get a job more easily.
just because I'm a woman. If I
were a man and a woman got
more pay than I did for the
same job, I would be upset
about it. A person's sex
shouldn't make any differ­ence
what their salary or pro­motion
is."
Her fellow physics majors,.
seem to like the idea of hav­ing
a sister student. "I wish
there were more of them in the
couse," said Matt Glass, IPS,
"and I can't see why there
aren't."
"It doesn't make any differ­ence
to me," said Dave
Barnes, IPS. "She's probably
better than any of the guys,"
he added.
"I think that more women
could go into physics," Jeff
Joyner, IPS, said," "but they
think that they don't have the
ability. They feel inhibited.
They would probably have
better job opportunities in
physics that in home ec."Joy-ner
added that he thought
that Becky would receive bet­ter
treatment because of her
sex. "She might have a better
chance to get a job, but it
wouldn't make any differ­ence
to me if she were in one of
my classes," he said.
Raymond F. Askew,
professor of Physics, had
several comments concern­ing
women in the field: "There
are few, if any, girls in a
physics program to start
with. This means that any
girls who go into physics
must expect to be in a small
minority. Girls have never
looked at physics as a place
that welcomes them. We've
had about one girl coming
through every two or three
years and the ones who have
come in have done very well.
"If a girl wants to go into
physics, the opportunities'are
there. Too- often, girls just
aren't encouraged in high
school to go into physics. I
think that it's definitely* a
good field for women if they
want to spend the time that
physics takes. A few years
ago, most people were neutral
about the idea of having wo­men
in physics programs.
Now they're more positive.
We'd be delighted to have
more women in our program
here."
"Don't let it bother you, but
don't take advantage of it
either," is the advice Becky
Shields gives any would-be fe­male
physics majors at
Auburn. "People are going to
sit up and take notice if you're
a girl in physics, but I'd say to
go into it anyway."
Ag school gets record enrollment
The Auburn University
School of Agriculture reached
record enrollment this fall,
with 1,290 graduate and
undergraduate students—a
10.8 per cent increase over the
fall 1973 enrollment.
In the undergraduate stu­dent
enrollment, the School of
Agriculture had a hign'ilK"
per cent increase of 101 new
students. The undergraduate
enrollment is 1,046.
Most of the increase in new
students was found in the
Forestry curriculum, with 46
new students; in Animal and
Dairy Science, with 26 new
students; and in ornamental
horticulture, with a 23 stu­dent
increase.
There were also significant
increases over last year in the
game management and
agronomy and soils
curriculums.
This fall, 258 freshmen in
the School of Agriculture are
in one of 18 different fields of
study. Of this group, 76 are in
the Forestry curriculum, 33 in
Animal and Dairy Science,
And 24 in Game Manage­ment.
A breakdown of
enrollment figures in differ­ent
fields of study shows:
Agricultural Science, 51;
Agricultural Business and
Economics, 73; Animal and
Dairy Science 150; Forestry,
262; Ornamental Horticul­ture,
84; Zoology, 94; Game
Management, 98; and Marine
Biology, 62.
The remainder of the stu­dents
are enrolled in the
following areas: Agricultural
Engineering, Agronomy and
Soils, Botany, Microbiology,
Food Science, Wood
Technology, Horticulture,
Poultry Science, Fisheries
Management, and Ento­mology.
lather
s
Registration fee payment set
(From page 1)
Students will pick up
schedules and pay fees to
complete registration for
Winter Quarter, 1975, in
the East Concourse of the
Memorial Coliseum,
December 2 through
December 6. Students may
pick up schedules and pay
fees any hour during the
periods as follows:
Monday, Dec. 2 through
Friday, Dec. 6,1974, 9 a.m.
- noon and 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Students not clearing
fees by Friday, December 6
will have their schedules
cancelled.
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IB closely aligned with theirs."
^Rather advised Auburn students to hold to the American
idea that all problems can be solved. "If we lose the deep
American idea or allow it to be lost, we will have lost (the great
method) of the American people," he said. He warned his
Audience not to lose "that willingness of heart."
'Recognized as one,of the most knowledgeable reporters and
djnalysts of the national political scene, Rather referred to for-ijfer
President Nixon as, "the biggest loner we have had on the
political scene. He was the most distant politician that Ameri­ca
has ever had.
j!"Though he was a loner, he knew how to handle people in
bjbth large and small crowds. This was good, but he didn't like
to do it.
^"However, Pres. Lyndon B. Johnson even called up
strangers to have drinks with him until two and three o'clock
the morning. Johnson liked to be surrounded by people."
Rather said, "President Ford has a justified representation
a good listener and he doesn't claim to know everything."
J.Ford's administration is one of candor, but Rather criti-
;ed Ford on two points: he said Ford is, "not good at doing ts homework, and there is no landmark legislationbearing
>rd's name."
B Rather also commented on one of his early experiences with
the press saying he worked for a small commercial radio sta­tion
which had only 250 watts. He said the station paid him
ljttle money and the station looked like an "outhouse with an
itenna sticking out top."
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Bryce Institute
Secret thoughts haunt the face of insanity
loeal institutions and organizations dealing with men.
tat problem*. Severalyears ago inveetlgatlonaand news
coverage Jed Bryee and other mental institution* to al-meet
completely close their doors to new* reporters.
Mental Ufoess has often been a secret Idad of prob-l
e m - a problem hidden both behind deerepid, crumbling
wall* and the plush interior* of exelasire hospitals.
A mental institute m be a place manned by a large
staff of skilled personnel, or like Bryce, it can be man.
ned by 2 3 doctor*, ft may accomodate a banker's wife
who "Juet needs a little rest," a juvenile who Won't At
Into the already crowded detention home, an Afabama
nrieoner undergoing tests, or a truly disturbed person. A
mental institution can be like Bryce. where an employe
pleads for more funds, or like one of Auburn's local cen­ters
where employee are hopeful that funds will beob-
By Christy Hudgins
Features Editor
The old man walked slowly, shuffling his feet as he walked
along the old, wooden floors of Bryce. As he passed, an ex­pression
of hunger filled his eyes—the kind of expression
which a lonely child often wears. Someone smiled, and
suddenly his eyes filled with tears.
"Glad to meet you," he said in a slurred and almost inaudi­ble
voice. He extended a large tobacco-stained hand, and the
girl squeezed it. Suddenly, his face lit up revealing a few
yellow and decayed teeth. "Take me with you, please I'd like
to go."
She told him that that was impossible, and his slumped
form seemed to bend down further. He glanced down at his
opened fly and worm work pants and then up again. He held
her hand and told her that he'd see her Monday. As she walk­ed
away, he placed his hand over his heart and smiled at her.
He stood watching as she walked away.
Bryce Hospital, Alabama's mental institution is home for
2,240 patients (1,059 females and 1,181 males). Located at
Tuscaloosa, its grounds resemble the University campus.
Squirrels dart up trees lining walkways and a large fountain
spurts water over the bronzed figure of a woman.
The main driveway terminates at a large, rather dull, white
building which extends for a long distance in either direction.
Lining its steps are the people who are "waiting." A former re­gistered
nurse rolls her tongue around as she waits on the
steps. Another woman with a scarf wrapped tightly around
her head stands quietly apart from the crowd as if waiting for
a bus. A third woman, a former beauty queen, argues with an
attendant. "I tell you, they took my money. Now aren't you
gonna do something about it.? I know who did it—it was the
IRS. You've got to get my money back. Do you hear me!Or
don't you care?" Her large muscular arms expand with
tension. Her stomach protrudes and dark circles line her face.
According to a staff member of the hospital, Bryce isn't just
a place for the mentally ill. "A lot of people come here because
they're just not wanted." For a family member to be commit­ted,
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Crisis Center lends a 'listening ear'
By Sue Ann Miller
Plainsman Staff Writer
A concerned voice and a lis­tening
ear, someone caring
and wanting to help, dedi­cated
volunteers devoting
their time and energy all
reflect the purpose of "help­ing
others through caring" at
the Crisis Center.
The Crisis Center is more
or . less a "professional tele
phone listener," said one Cri­sis
Center volunteer. "We are
not professional counse­lors,"
she stressed. "We are
many times referred to as
counselors, but we're not,
we're just concerned people
who are willing to listen."
"The key word," said
another volunteer, "is
'caring'."
Volunteers, which are
made up of students and
townspeople, go through
twenty hours of training over
a series of nights or week­ends,
whenever they are
available. The training ses­sions,
are held once a quarter
to acquaint new volunteers
with the center and to pro­vide
them with the correct
technique for handling var­ious
telephone conversa­tions.
A volunteer usually
works one shift a week.
There are basically two
types of calls that come into
the Crisis Center a spokes­man
said. One type of call is
when the caller just needs
someone to talk to or help him
figure out for himself what he
wants to do about a parti­cular
situation. These type
callers just need a "listening
ear." The caller needs to think
his problem through. The lis­tener
serves as a guide to
allow the person to get out of
his system anything that is
bothering him.
"They usually have the
solution; they just need to get
it straightened out in their
mind. The main thing to do is
to let them know you're there
to listen to them and offer
them support," one volunteer
explained. "Once the caller
has indicated that he has
decided on a solution, you
reinforce it. You try to get him
, to think of all the possibili­ties,"
he continued.
The other type call usually
is one which is seeking some'
sort of referral like medical,
legal or marriage counseling,
etc.
"We do not want to be judg­mental
on the phone or to give
advice," another volunteer
stated. He noted that there are
several areas where giving
advice and judgment turn
people off.
The Crisis Center spokes­man
said they get quite a
variety of calls. "We have
calls ranging from problems
in dating, parent-child rela­tionships,
marriage and
family problems, to questions
concerning homework pro­blems
in math and cooking
questions such as how to
thaw a roast," he said.
"The important thing to
remember is that these pro­blems
are important to the
caller at the time, and we try
to help them if we can," he
continued. "We have a num­ber
of calls concerning prob­lem
pregnancies," the volun­teer
said.
crisis center
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CRISIS CENTER ANSWERS PHONE ~D a n Doughtie
. . Volunteers listen to troubled students
"We usually give them
information on who to con­tact
depending on what they
are seeking. We do handle a
few drug and suicide calls but
these are not nearly as numer­ous
as people may think.
Many people associate' us
with handling only this type
of problem, but that's not all
we are here for. We are will­ing
to listen and try to help
with any type problem a per­son
may have.
"Of course there are a num­ber
of crank calls we receive.
We handle these with all
seriousness because in most
cases we feel like the person is
testing us, and if he ever does
have a real need to talk to
someone, he will call us.
"One humorous call was
received from a person who
had been given our number by
a prankster, thinking she was
calling the number of
Women's Housing," he said.
The Crisis Center receives
an average of 400 calls a
month. Many calls are
received late at night when
the caller is alone and
depressed and needs some­one
to talk to. These usually
are longer calls and the
'caller in most cases has
something on his mind that is
bothering him.
Names are never
exchanged because confiden­tiality
is considered very
important in this service.
Most callers are appreciative
of the service, one volunteer
explained.
The Crisis Center has been
in service at Auburn since
1971, when concerned citi­zens
saw a need for it. It has
grown in every way — in the
number of calls, hours, and
volunteers. It now has two
incoming lines. The center is
financed by the Auburn and
Opelika United Fund,: and
fraternity, sorority and civic
group donations.
Anyone wishing to be a
Crisis Center volunteer
should phone the Center. The
Crisis Center is operating
seven days a week from 2p.m.
to 2 am.
The volunteers at the Cri­sis
Center seldom know if
their efforts have been
rewarded. They try, and hope
that they succeed in helping
distressed people with their
problems! The Crisis Center is
indeed a "caring" center and
as a volunteer put it, "It's a
great feeling knowing we are
helping people."
Old records at Partlowe Institute (also in Tuscaloosa) have
shown committments based on questionnaires. One question
was "Has this person ever acted peculiarly?" This question
helped in the committment of patients.
One employe said that a lot of people volunteer to be com­mitted,
especially "young kids from 14 on up." At other times
crowded conditions at juvenile homes make this necessary.
The juvenile is then forced "to associate with the ill patients."
Three years ago Bryce accommodated 5,600 patients. Most
of these patients were moved to nursing homes in 1972 follow­ing
a court ruling by Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., of the Mid­dle
Alabama District Court Presently, the hospital has two
geriatric units which accommodate approximately 60
patients. DonnaTauber, director of Bryce's informational ser­vices,
said, however, that not all geriatric patients were in
these units. Tauber said that the geriatric patients were se­parated
from the other patients. Another employe contra­dicted
Tauber's statement. She said that the institute placed
"all kinds of illnesses together, according to the patients' geo-grahic
county." I don't think it's right having the elderly with
the other patients," she said.
A third type of patient at Bryce is placed in ward 27—the se­curity
ward. According to Tauber, all state prisoners are sent
to Bryce before serving a sentence for testing. These tests last
from two to four weeks. Tauber said she realized "that this
was kind of slow," but it was as fast as they could go.
According to an employe, patients are forced to live in one
large room until their conditions inwrove enough to be placed
in a pre-release ward. The hospital is divided into geograph­ical
unite, each containing two pre-release wards. Most
patients, however, never enjoy the luxury of such a ward
where he would share the jprivacy of a room with only one
other person.
Lack of patient privacy disturbed one staff member. She said
that Johnson's ruling allowed for men and women to live in the
same pre-release wards. I don't think things are right letting
them get together," she said. "Some patients run around naked
or half-naked and they don't know what they're doing. Re­lationships
are not allowed, but they do it anyway—that's what
is so bad. A lot of mothers ask for their daughters to be given the
pill."
Tauber said that the court ruling allowed only for
"appropriate interaction with supervision." She added that
the hospital had gone "a little too far in the past" by allowing
men and women to live on the same ward. She said such an
incident occurred a year ago and only involved 30 or 40
patients. Tauber added that partitions have now been placed
in the wards.
Bryce has yet to meet the 1974 staff requirements. Accord­ing
to one employe, the institute has only around 23 doctors.
Tauber said that the total employment of Bryce includes
approximately 2,000 persons. One employe attributed the lack
of adequate personnel to the institution's monetary pro­blems.
"We just don't have the money."
The 1972 ruling has helped the institute according to Tau­ber.
The wards are now air-conditioned and privacy parti­tions
have been erected in the baths and showers. The patient
load has also been reduced. "They may not be the best, but we
have individual treatment plans now," said Tauber. "In the
past, most patients just sat there." According to Tauber, the
hospital deals now only with the "severely disturbed."
Besides her job in informational services, Tauber was ap­pointed
monitor for a patient advocate system by the court.
Tauber said that her program was "the most effective in the
nation." She added that her committee had handled over
1,000 complaints without ever having a reversal of a decision.
Outof these I,000complaints,onlyoneemployehaseverbeen
fired. Tauber could "not remember the details" of his dis­missal.
Reporters are not allowed on the wards at Bryce, but a
glimpse down a hallway revealed only a blank passageway,
lined by closed doors and terminating with white steelbarred
window. The white paint on the walls was old and chipping,
and a large pail was on the floor. A worn imitation leather
chair creased by continued use, sat near the window. Huge
white metal doors guarded the dismal entrance.
The institute now operates under the token system of rein­forcement,
according to one source. Patients are rewarded for
what they do right, instead of punishments involving strait-jackets
or physical treatment. One employe said that shock
treatment was never used any more. Tranquilizing drugs re­main
in use. One staff member said that seclusion is also
employed, especially with women who become extremely hos­tile.
She also said that hospital employes can now press
charges against patients for such things as assault.
Along the lawns of Bryce, patients with "privilege per­mission"
walk freely. Some patients are even allowed to leave
the institute and walk through Tuscaloosa. Others are re­quired
to stop at the gate. There is no one watching, however,
so patients often come and go as they please. The grounds are
full of people who glance questioningly at each other. Every­one
seems to be asking, "Do you belong on this side of the
fence or the other?" Only the people who live in the long white
wards ever attempt to ask.
Bryce is a sad and happy little world—a world in which
imaginary dimes are loaned for imaginary phone calls and a
man laden with two suitcases starts walking to Sand Moun­tain,
hoping it won't rain on the way. It's a world where the
patients seem to be at complete peace with each other—a place
where smiles greet social workers and the infrequent visitor.
It's a place where a grey-haired Auburn graduate puffs on a
pipe and explains how World War I was ended just for him.
It's also a secret world hidden behind "whitewashed walls."
MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CHANGES
. . . Bars being replaced with therapy
—Dan Doughtia
Center offers cheerful atmosphere,
replaces traditional fears with hope
By Susan Counts
Plainsman Staff Writer
Stemming from traditional
views, a "mental health
center" is immediately
pictured as a large building
with padded cells and white
walls. Orderlies and nurses
can be vividly imagined bust­ling
about clad in their white
clothes, being nervous, even
frightened, about the "people
behind the doors."
Certainly, in many of the
larger mental institutions,
this could be close to the case.
However, today, a large num­ber
of mental disorders are
treated while the patients
work and lead normal lives.
This is the procedure at the
East Alabama Mental Health
Center.
Walking into the center, the
imagined white walls van­ish,
only to be replaced by un­expected
bright yellow.ones.
There are no locked cells or
people greeting you at the
door with white uniforms.
There are no residential pa­tients.
The center works on an
out- patient basis for people
with short-term distur­bances.
Long term problems
- are usually handled at a
larger hospital such as Bryce
in Tuscaloosa
Any hospitalization that is
necessary preceding the cen­ter's
work is done in Lee
County Hospital which works
in conjunction with the cen­ter.
For all patients that are
hospitalized, the center fol­lows
them with assistance for
a minimum of three months,
and longer, varying with the
patient
Equipped with a total of
forty workers, combining the
hospital facility and the cen­ter,
the department's staff in­cludes
social workers, psy­chologists,
psychiatrists,
medical doctors, nurses, and
education majors, many of
which are Auburn graduates.
Handling problems of alco­holism,
drug abuse, • de­pression,
anxiety, and situa­tional
problems, the center
adapts different techniques to
various problems. Utilizing
psychological testing, con­versational
therapy, medi­cation,
person-family con­sultation,
and recreational
therapy, the workers seek to
solve the problems of their pa­tients
before they grow.
Financed on the federal,
state and local level, the cen­ter
is running satisfactorily
on the funds budgeted them,
according to executive
director Dr. James Walter.
"We just received a federal
staff grant and our financial
situation is pretty stable. We
hope to have a new building
within the next six month!
that will supply us with mor
office space. Also, we jv
opened up two centers il
Chambers and Tallapoos
counties so we feel that we'r
doing fine."
The center offers assistanJ
to anyone who needs it for f
nominal fee based on what 1
is capable of paying. Noone J
turned away because of ii)
ability to pay as long as the
are willing to be helped. Thes
also is no age, sex or race r J
strictions for patients.
The hospital does have il
problems however, and, a|
cording to Walter, the large
one right now is tranl
portation for the patientf
"Many times the patienj
have no way to get to the eel
ter. We hope that sometime f
the future there will be a pr
gram BO that we can help :
provide the needed tra
portation. Maybe, in time,'
can."
page 11 Thurs., Nov. 21, 1974 THE AlJBURN PUlNtfcttN
Private ward compares
with plush country club
TREATMENT OF THE MENTALLY ILL VARIES
. . . Private psychiatric ward differs from institutions
—Nick English
Trust, af f ectioit,attention important
in life of mentally retarded child
By Biz Binnings
Plainsman Staff Writer
It has been said by those
who work closely with
mentally retarded children
that the most striking
similarity between these chil­dren
is their trust and love. In
return, it is essential for these
children to receive this same
care and love from others.
The mentally retarded may
be classified in three cate­gories
according to IQ tests.
Since these tests are not al­ways
accurate, it is an
unreliable measure.
A child that is "totally
dependent" is one that will
need custodial care for most of
his life. He will probably not
be able to learn to communi­cate
effectively.
Among the next type are
those that are able to learn
basic skills but will probably
never advance any further.
They generally live with their
parents and obtain a degree of
speaking facility. Self-care
and skills necessary for
adequate social adjustment
are not beyond learning for
this type.
Some children may
advance in basic academic
skills such as reading and
writing. These are the
educable children. They can­not
handle the traditional
school atmosphere, but need
special attention. They can
learn to live independently.
In working with the retard­ed,
teachers mainly have to
remember repeat, repeat, re­peat.
Retarded children do not
have strong memories or
powers of association, so
remembering lessons is
difficult.
It is very difficult to under­stand
the way a child thinks
because of the differences in
his intellectual capa­bilities.
A retarded child lacks
the ability to understand con­cepts.
He also has an inability
to reason things out.
Retarded children have al­most
no power of self-criticism.
They often aren't
able to compare their
appearances with those of
others.
Affection is very important
to a mentally retarded child.
They often get attached and
crave attention. This is why
there needs to be a small ratio
of students to teachers in
these classes.
In teaching, all that is
needed to correct a child's
behavior is to give a
disapproving glance, and the
child will quickly straighten
up. This method works only
with the moderately retarded
since the more severe .leases
would probably not compre­hend
the look.
Sports and recreational
therapy are important to the
retarded because they are
more like normal persons in
physical and motor abilities
They have experienced fail­ure
in the classroom and can
feel a sense of success iii
sports.
It is very difficult for a
retarded child to adjust to a
normal society for many rea­sons.
The ridicule that they
suffer is the worst impedi­ment
to their growth.
look us over
By Lauren C. Steele
Assistant Features Editor
Psychiatric Ward. The very
nature of the term brings to
mind padded cells with bars
on the windows, where
screaming lunatics are con­trolled
through brute force by
ogre-like men in white coats.
These deplorably grotesque
conditions do exist in many
mental institutions and state
institutions for the crimi­nally
insane, but the psychia­tric
ward of a private hospital
has a much different atmos­phere.
The psych ward of one
plush private hospital in