1977-01-13 The Auburn Plainsman

              The Auburn Plainsman Volume 83 Number!* Auburn, Ala. 36830 Thursday, January 13, 1977 24 pages
Lightfoot
Promoter announces A U concert
By Dave White
Assistant Entertainment Editor
Canadian singer-songwriter Gor­don
Lightfoot will perform in con­cert
Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. in Auburn's
Memorial Coliseum.
Though a final contract has not
been signed, announcement of the
Lightfoot concert was okayed
Tuesday by Sound Seventy, the
promoting agency.
Noel Freesh, assistant director
of the Auburn Union, said Sound
Seventy has placed a deposit with
the Coliseum and he forsees "no
problems in signing the contract."
Tickets for the concert are
available by mail order to Memor­ial
Coliseum, Box 591, and will be
sold over the counter starting Jan.
24 at the Coliseum. Ticket prices
are $6 for floor and bleacher seats
and $5 for seats behind the stage.
Mag visitation
rules extended
By Annie Jones
Plainsman Staff Writer
Magnolia Dormitory residents
voted last week to change their
visitation policy to include the
hours of 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. on
Sundays through Thursdays. This
extension was possible because of
the Board of Trustees' decision
last month to allow dorms to vote
individually on permitting visita­tion
during weekdays.
The Board voted that dorms
may extend previous "weekend
only" privileges if the vote was
unanimous and by secret ballot.
Votes were also held in the
women's dormitories last week,
hut Dorm 5 is the only dorm thus
far to receive a unanimous vote
for a change in rules. Dorm 5 will
now allow visitation on Sundays
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Magnolia residents voted on the
option according to divisions of the
separate living areas in the dorm.
All but one division of the dorm
voted for the maximum extension
of visitation privileges.
Last quarter Magnolia residents
were only allowed female visitors
in their rooms between 6 p.m. and
2 a.m. on Fridays and 10 a.m. and
2 a.m. on Saturdays.
These regulations were initiated
in fall 1976 to comply with the
equal housing ruling set down by
the Department of Health, Educa­tion
and Welfare (HEW).
"The Board's decision was a
matter of common sense," said
SGA president Buck Ruffin. "The
intent of the HEW ruling, was to
give privileges to the women not to
take them from the men. Now
(See VISITATION, page A-2)
Student trustee bill
up for consideration
By Julie Spafford
Plainsman Staff Writer
A bill providing for a voting
student member on the Board of
Trustees at Auburn University and
the University of Alabama will be
brought before the Alabama State
Legislature when it convenes
February 1.
Both bills are being endorsed
and supported by the Associated
Students of Alabama, a lobby
made up of students from the Uni­versity
of Alabama and Auburn.
Auburn University's SGA sup­ported
a "student voting member"
bill during the 1976 regular session
of the Alabama State Legislature.
The bill passed the Senate Educa­tion
Committee by a vote of 6-1
and carried the full Senate, 25-1,
but the bill died in the State Ad­ministration
Committee of the
House of Representatives.
Gene Oswalt, SGA secretary of
political affairs, said the SGA
corresponded with numerous col­leges
and universities across the
country that have student voting
members on their university's
governing board. Oswalt said that
"everyone" wrote favorable re­sponses.
In an attempt to perfect the
1976 bill, the "best aspects" of the
various formats used by these
colleges and universities will be
adopted. Some of the schools
contacted were Duke University,
Pennsylvania State University,
North Carolina State University,
the University of Kentucky, Am­herst
College and the University of
Massachusetts.
Senator George McMillan of
Birmingham is sponsoring the
"student voting member" bill in
the Senate. Oswalt said that the
Associated Students of Alabama is
"going to work fully with him" on
the bill.
No other groups will appear at
the concert with Lightfoot and his
backup band.
Lightfoot is best known for his
songs "If You Could Read My
Mind," "Sundown " and "The
'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzger­ald,"
a folk narrative of a freight­er's
sinking in Lake Superior.
"Edmund Fitzgerald" became
"Billboard" magazine's number
two single in December and was
on Lightfoot's newest album,
SUMMERTIME DREAM. Re­leased
last August, SUMMER­TIME
DREAM features some of
Lightfoot's longtime friends and
present backup band: Terry
Clements, guitars; Rick Haynes,
bass; Pee Wee Charles, steel gui­tar;
and Barry Keane, percussion.
Lightfoot, according to "Rolling
Stone" writer Billy Altman,
"...has an uncanny ability to fur­nish
his lyrics with melodies and
choruses that are both danceable
and hummable. His meticulously
constructed tunes and arrange­ments
never fail to lift you from
the doldrums."
Influenced by folk music, Light-foot's
songs have a style as dis­tinctive
as his voice. Some 150 of
his songs have been recorded by
himself and other major artists.
Some 20 years ago, Lightfoot
learned a lot about performing,
singing and playing guitar on the
coffeehouse-barroom circuit in
Canada. Turning professional in
1960, Lightfoot worked alone with
his guitar until 1965.
Lightfoot signed with Warner-
Reprise in 1970, after recording
five records for United Artists,
and soon after released "If You
Could Read My Mind," the gold
album that finally gave him
national prominence.
In 1975, after recording four
other albums, Lightfoot released
SUNDOWN, an album that made
big inroads in Europe for him (he
later toured Europe) and GORD'S
GOLD, a double greatest hits
album.
The last few years, Lightfoot
and his band have played about 70
concerts annually. After their
Feb. 11 Auburn concert, Lightfoot
will appear Feb. 12 in Atlanta.
Snowbird Photography: Dan Ooughlia
The flying skier is Phil Birdsong, 3CH, who is
working this quarter as a ski patrol member in
a Virginia ski resort. Plainsman photographic editor
Dan Doughtie laid down in the snow while Birdsong
jumped over him, for those of you who were
wondering.
Phil pott approves winter quarter Ped Mall
By Bob Barnett
Plainsman Staff Writer
Auburn University President
Harry Philpott gave final approval
to the proposed Pedestrian Mall in
a meeting Friday afternoon with
SGA senators John Bush and Jim
Stewart. The Ped Mall will go into
effect Jan. 24.
The proposal had been passed
first by the Student Senate, ap­proved
by the University Traffic
and Parking Committee and
approved by the Faculty Senate.
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It's a potted plant Photography: Dan Doughtie
No, it's not a frizzy-haired rock star or an abstract
War Eagle. It's part of a bookshelf mural painted by
a group of architecture students as a class
competition. Lee Turberville, 2AR and Leah Mackin,
2AR, put the finishing touches on a radio as our friend
the potted plant appears to be viewing the crowds at
War Eagle Cafeteria through mysterious sunglasses.
To form the Ped Mall, road
blocks will be set up between 7
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Thach Street
from the lower Social Center Drive
to Duncan Drive, and on the sec­tion
of Tiger Street by Thach Hall.
The streets will remain blocked
off to all but pedestrian traffic
until the end of the quarter, when
the possibility of a permanent Ped
Mall will be under consideration.
Bush said, "There are two
major differences in this year's
Ped Mall. This year's Ped Mall
will be on a trial basis for the
remainder of this quarter. This
will give us more time to evaluate
its effect on the traffic of the city
of Auburn and the Auburn cam­pus.
"Also, this year's Ped Mall will
not close off Roosevelt Drive."
Bush said that an advantage in
having an extended Ped Mall is
that it will allow a better assess­ment
of the project.
Getting people used to the
blocked streets, telling them which
streets are off limits to cars and
then itting them to cooperate is
expected to be a major problem.
Maps will be printed and dis­tributed
to aid in this.
A major problem which stood in
Inside Today
ACCOUNT FOR MISTAKES -
The report on discrepancies
within the Auburn University ac­counting
system has been releas­ed,
and the recommendations are
going to cost some money. (See
page A-10.)
WINNING: THE ONLY THING -
Competitiveness has become so
prevalent in our society that even
children participating in sports
have been victimized, according to
sports editor Gene Vandiver. (See
page B-l.)
the way of final approval for the
project was that of parking for
parents of children in the Family
and and Child Development Cen­ter.
Formerly they had parked
along Thach Street by the post
office. With Ped Mall, parking will
be provided on. Thach Street
across from the Social Center iust
outside the Mall boundaries.
When this problem had been
resolved in a meeting with Dean
Ruth Galbraith and Dr. Lina L.
Scarth, both of the School of Home
Economics, Philpott gave his ap­proval.
There might be one possible in­terruption
in the Mall during the
quarter. Bush said. An Auburn
alumnus had donated money to the
University for a study of Auburn's
traffic and parking problem. The
Ped Mall might have to be sus­pended
for a short time so that a
valid traffic flow study could be
conducted.
Berlitz speech opens
winter Horizons slate
By Peggye Meng
Plainsman Staff Writer
Charles Berlitz, author of the
controversial book "The Bermuda
Triangle," will speak tonight at 8
in the Student Activities Building,
sponsored by Horizons VI.
Two other speakers, NBC State
Department Correspondent Rich­ard
Valeriani and Eldridge Cleav­er,
will lecture later in the quart­er,
also sponsored by Horizons.
Berlitz, armed with slides,
charts and other visual aids, will
review and propose theories con­cerning
many of the bizarre
happenings connected with the
Bermuda Triangle, an area in the
Atlantic Ocean where more than
100 planes and ships and 1,000
people have vanished.
Berlitz has written several other
books on related topics, such as
"Atlantis" and "Mysteries from
Forgotten Worlds." He has also
examined ruins of lost civilizations
as well as the Bermuda Triangle
from beneath the sea.
A 1936 graduate of Yale Univer­sity,
magna cum laude, Berlitz
taught and now directs the Berlitz
Schools of Languages founded by
his grandfather, Maximilian D.
Berlitz.
In the U.S. Army Reserve, he
served in Intelligence, Counter-in
in Intelligence, Counter-intelli­gence
and Special Warfare for 20
years, attaining the rank of lieu­tenant
colonel.
His fluency in 30 languages has
enabled him to edit several "Self-
Teacher Courses." He has also
published five foreign dictionaries
and numerous language books for
children.
His daily column, "Languages in
the News," is syndicated to 70
newspapers by the Associated
Press.
Valeriani is scheduled to lecture
on Feb. 10 in conjunction with the
Model United Nations program.
One of NBC News' most traveled
correspondents, he has covered
stories in more than 80 foreign
countries and every state in the
United States.
He has traveled with many high
government officials, including
Secretary of State Henry Kissin­ger
and former President Richard
Nixon.
Cleaver, author of "Soul on Ice"
and one-time information minister
of the Black Panthers, will speak
on Feb. 21 as part of Black
Heritage Week. His topic will be
"America: An Optimistic View."
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The Auburn Plainsman Thurs., Jan. 13, 1977 A 2
Bird's eye view Photography: Dan Doughtie
Even the pigeons noticed something was different
when about 17,000 students returned from holiday
vacations and began the quarterly routine of buying
books, checking on financial aid and starting classes.
These two observers, who were found on the top of
Langdon Hall, were a little early for the free movie.
Higher Education Task Force meets
By Danielle Murphy
Plainsman Staff Writer
An organizational
meeting of the 30-mem-ber
Special Task Force
on Higher Education was
held in the Alabama
Senate Chamber last
week to make recom­mendations
on methods
of control over the grow­ing
expense of higher
education in Alabama.
Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley,
chairman of the Senate
The world
this week
International
The Arab League Friday set a Jan. 12
deadline for the confiscation of all heavy
weapons and the departure of Palestinian
"regular" forces from Lebanon. It said
peace-keeping troops would use force if the
deadline was not met.
An international storm has arisen over the
arrest in France of an alleged Palestinian
terrorist on suspicion of commanding the 1972
killings of Israeli athletes at the Munich
Olympics. Israel has asked the terrorist be
handed over. But Arab protests over the
"unfriendly action" of the arrest of a member
of the official Palestine Liberation Organization
delegation left the extradition in doubt since
France depends on Arab oil for its energy
requirements.
National
Sen. Robert Byrd of Virginia defeated a last
minute attempt by Hubert Humphrey of
Minnesota and won leadership of the Senate's
Democratic majority Jan. 4. Sen. Howard
Baker of Tennessee won an upset, victory over
3-term Sen. Robert Griffin of Michigan to
become Senate Minority Leader. Rep. Tom
"Tip" O'Neill (D-Mass.) was unanimously
approved Speaker of the House.
President-elect Jimmy Carter and leading
congressional Democrats agreed Friday on a
two-year, $30 billion program of job projects
and tax cuts including rebates of $100 to $200 for
many taxpayers. Carter said the one-time
rebate would be a refund on 1976 taxes.
Budget Control subcom­mittee,
outlined the re­sponsibilities
of the Task
Force. The Task Force
is expected to formulate
an»i submit recom­mendations
to the legis­lature
prior to March 1.
The scope of the Task
Force's work will include
the 14 senior universities,
the 21 junior colleges and
the 29 post-secondary
technical institutions.
Bill Fuller of the Lt.
Governor's office said,
"No specific qualifica­tions
were necessary to
be appointed to the Task
Force. 'We were look­ing
for a cross section of
people with proven re­cords
of success."
A nine-member Execu­tive
Committee consists
ofBill Davis, Blue Moun­tain;
Joe Bruno, Bir­mingham;
James Clark,
Eufaula; Gene Faulkner,
Prattville; Dr. Hiawatha
Fountain, Birmingham;
Gary Huckaby, Hunts-ville;
Harold Hughston,
Tuscumbia; Ray Jeff-coat,
Opp; and E. B.
Rich, Birmingham.
The officers selected
from the Executive Com­mittee
were, James
Clark, chairman, Joe
Bruno, vice-chairman,
and Harold Hughston,
secretary-treasurer.
"The members seem to
be awfully interested,"
Fuller said. "Last year
and this year, the higher
educational institutions
have shown a complete
lack of planning. Schools
have a free range to
build and spend money.
They can commit Ala­bama
without having to
prove a need exists."
"No one knows exactly
what is needed. We just
want to see if there is a
better way," he said.
Fuller said the legisla­ture
may act on the
recommendations of the
Task Force or they may
decide to leave higher
education on its own.
Fuller has been asked
to give an analysis of the
major powers of success­ful
control boards in
certain other states. He
said North Carolina and
Texas are the two best
models.
The Task Force will
hear presentations from
John Porter, director of
the Alabama Commis­sion
on Higher Educa­tion,
Neal Berte of
Birmingham Southern
College and other spe­cialists
on higher educa­tion
whose work has
been demonstrated out­side
Alabama.
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Visitation
From A-1
Mag dorm has the same
rules it used to and we
have complied with the
law."
A subcommittee on vi­sitation
policy studied
the situation last quarter
and presented their re­commendations
at the
Dec. 6 board meeting.
The proposal for the
weekday option passed 5
to 2 with members Finch-er,
Smith, Steagall, Jor­dan
and Samford voting
in favor and Hester and
Harris voting against.
Board member Charles
Smith was the most in­fluential
member to the
passing of the proposal,
according to Ruffin, who
added he was glad the
Board was "realizing
more confidence in the
Auburn students."
Board members Bam­berg,
Nichols, Pace and
Teague did not attend the
meeting.
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Revised code called 'equitable
By Ted Laseter
Plainsman Staff Writer
The standards of a
revised honor code pro­posed
by the University
Academic Standards
Committee would be
more equitable for stu­dents,
according to Gin-ny
Dominick, 2LSC, stu­dent
member of the com­mittee.
The proposed revision
is the result of a resolu­tion
introduced by Dr.
Bert Hitchcock, assistant
professor of English, at a
meeting of the commit­tee
last quarter.
Dominick said the new
system would be more
equitable for students be­cause
it encourages stu­dent
participation. "It's
not just the professor's
opinion against the stu­dent's,"
she said.
According to Domin­ick,
the SGA is still
considering the establish­ment
of a separate Stu­dent
Honor Committee.
"If put into effect," she
said, "the committee
would consist of 12 stu­dents
acting in an inves­tigative
capacity."
A student accused of
cheating may represent
himself, using his own
academic record as a
defense. The Student
Honor Committee would
then submit its finding to
the Academic Honor
Committee with Auburn
Committee with Au­burn's
president Harry
M. Philpott giving final
approval.
This is in contrast to
the conditions of the
present code which, ac­cording
to Dominick, of­ten
involves a conflict of
personality between the
accused student and the
accusing instructor.
Under the present code
a student found cheating
on a test is assigned an F
or a zero with the zero
being placed on the stu­dent's
permanent record
and labeled "assigned
because of dishonesty."
In accordance with the
new code," Dominick
said, "the notation would
be assigned to the cheat­ing
student's record upon
the first offense and will
be taken off his record
when he graduates pro­vided
that he has no
other similar offenses."
She added the notation
will remain permanently
on the student's record
after a second offense.
The major change in
the new code would be
the penalizing of a stu­dent
helping another to
cheat. However, such a
penalty would not apply
to students who see class­mates
cheat but do not
report them.
"Many people don't e-ven
know that we have
an honor code," Domin­ick
said, "We need to
have a revised system to
abide by and to make
people aware that an
actual honor code ex­ists."
She said the major
problem exists in large
freshman classes where,
generally, one instructor
must watch many stu­dents'
wandering eyes.
"At this stage we are
primarily interested in
ideas," said Dr. Edward
Williamson, chairman of
the Committee on Aca­demic
Standards.
"We can't have an
effective honesty code if
students' won't voice
their opinions," he said.
Williamson urged stu­dents
to warn their class­mates
of the penalties of
cheating and to rep
those cheating to th
instructors.
The new provisions
the proposed honor c<
may be decided when
student body votes spr:
quarter.
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A-3 Thurs., Jan. 13. 1977 The Auburn Plainsman
Resolved...
Students 'pledge anew' for 1977
Photography: Dan Ooughtie
Paneful message
The handwriting is on the window. This message
was scrawled on a Broun Hall second story window
which opens into an ROTC architecture room.
Perhaps the architecture student who wrote the
desperate message will cease to feel captive when the
new architecture building is completed.
Senate asks Saia
for water fountains
By Roxanne Anderson
Plainsman Staff Writer
In Persia and Japan a person may symbolize a
clean start for the new year by pouring water over
his or her head. In England the old custom of
cleaning chimneys before New Year's Day assured a
household good luck for the upcoming months.
But in America the rites are somewhat diverse —
some don paper hats and make noise, some drink
themselves senseless, some play with explosives and
others grab their lovers for a midnight embrace.
The there are the pensive few, those who resolve in
their minds they will, or they will at least try, to be
different.
Here's how Auburn students pledged themselves
anew for 1977:
" . . .to get the warts off my feet," said Beverly
Barnhard, 4GJM, "even if it means putting acid on
them with a toothpick and trimming off the dead
layers with a razor blade."
". . .to be better to my wife," said Steve Byars,
3PB, newlywed of three months.
"New Year's Day I said I'd never drink again,"
said Randy Nichols, 2AC.
Rusty Parker, 3PB, pledged he would never again
wait until 10 minutes before a test to begin studying,
and Linda Sanders, 1GEH, vowed she'd never go
through drop and add again.
David McKarinan, 4AC, a long-distance runner on
the Auburn University track team, said he resolved
to run better and have a better track record this
season.
". . .to cut down on my long distance phone calls,"
said Renae Lyons, 1PPY.
"My wife resolved for me that I shouldn't eat
anymore," said Jvan A. Chevere, 4SFL.
Janie Sue Hensel, 1EED, said her New Year's
resolution was "to get to know myself better."
". . .to kiss more girls," said Billy LeGrone, 3PV.
". . .never to leave the Glomerata photo chemicals
out over Christmas again," said Gary McClanahan,
4MK.
Karlenne Hager, 4RSS, said she resolved "to own a
Mercedes 450 SL before I'm age 25."
"My boyfriend told me I had to settle down, be
more serious and stop cussing," said Elizabeth
Edwards, 1SSE.
Bob Wojohn, 4BI, resolved to allow God to use him
in other people's lives.
"I have got to quit taking home all the stray dogs
around Auburn," said Nan Watts, 2GC, who is from
Greenville, Ala. "After the sixth one my parents
started getting pretty upset."
Chuck Steward, 3AC, said, ". . .to be more
organized, to save partying for the weekend, to
budget my money more carefully, to have more faith
in myself, to develop a philosophy I can apply to my
life, to find someone to date steadily and . . .1 cant
remember the others."
". . .to fall in love by spring," said Teresa
Oppold.lGC.
". . .to get a date with Miss Auburn," said David
Oberman, 1GSC.
Lloyd Townsend, WEGL production manager, said
his resolution was "to continue to provide the AT J
listening audience with the finest in radio program
ming anywhere, regardless of whether they want it or
not."
Perhaps one of the more unusual resolutions, and
even the hardest to keep, was that of Earl Wallace,
23SC, who resolved "to stay the same."
By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
The Student Senate
Tuesday night approved
a resolution urging
Claude Saia, intramurals
director, to install new
water fountains in the
Sports Arena and the
Student Activities buil­ding
or to repair the
existing fountains.
In other actions, the
Senate approved Doug
Eddleman, 3PB, as alter­nate
to the University
Discipline Committee.
Bruce McGowen, Hori­zons
director, and Dun­can
Powell, director of
men's dorm living, were
approved as members of
the Concessions Board.
Gary Sanders, assistant
to the SGA president,
was approved as director
of the SGA Student Lob­by.
Also approved was the
allocation of $300 from
the Thanksgiving Drive.
The Senate voted to allot
the entire $300 to the Lee
County Department of
Public Welfare to be
distributed to needy fam­ilies.
In other action, the
Senate approved the FSU
Flying Circus Fund drive
and the SGA Blood
Drive.
A code of law change
was approved which will
allow scholastic honor-aries
to have faculty
officers. Lynne Hawk­ins,
Quad senator, said
some senior honoraries
have problems when the
senior is tapped in his
last quarter, and officers
lsually cannot serve out
:he year in office.
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Memories of the '60s
Editorials Voting rights denied by law
Thurs., Jan. 13, 1977 A-4
Trustee talking
Students will again have the opportunity Jan. 22 to talk to their trustees.
Past student-trustee meetings have been helpful in furthering the flow of
ideas and opinions between the groups.
But we also feel some changes are warranted to improve the value of the
meetings. The most important one is putting the trustees back in separate
rooms to talk to small groups of students. More ideas were discussed using
this method than by the trustees addressing one large audience.
In addition, we strongly urge all the trustees and as many students as
possible to come to the meeting. A strong showing by each group would
demonstrate that each is concerned about the welfare of Auburn University —
a concern possibly leading to more accomplishments as a result of the
meetings.
Welcome back
Here it is, another quarter and another issue of The Plainsman. The
newspaper's staff would like to help inform you of the events which have
transpired during the holidays. Some of the news may seem dated because it
happened almost two months ago. That's when the last issue was published.
But we hope to give you a fresh approach to the news, and maybe you will
find a different angle makes for an entirely new picture of the subject. The
staff would also like to invite students regardless of curriculum interested in
any of the many facets of a newspaper's operation to visit us in the Union
basement. The Plainsman welcomes the opportunity to work individually
with prospective writers and technical workers.
Pat on the back
The SGA deserves a pat on the back for successfully pulling through two
important proposals concerning Auburn students.
First, the SGA effort, led by President Buck Ruffin and Duncan Powell,
head of men's on-campus housing, was instrumental in getting the Board of
Trustees to allow extended visitation hours for those dormitories requesting it.
Then, on Friday, President Harry Philpott approved PedMall, another SGA
project. John Bush and Jim Stewart, both student senators, worked hard in
ironing out a proposal that satisfied both University personnel and students.
Plans are in the offing for a shuttle bus system to safely transport women
students about the campus. If their past track record is any indication, this
plan, too, could cap off a constructive year for the SGA.
Student voice
in
When the Legislature goes into session next month, one of the bills it will
consider would place a voting student member on the Boards of Trustees of
Auburn and the University of Alabama. Passage of this bill would finally
give students a voice in the groups which make the rules they must live by. A
representative would have the opportunity to effect changes, not just talk
about them. During the last Legislative session, a similar bill got bogged
down in the House and was never reported out of committee. We hope the
legislature will act quickly this time.
Pipedreams
What was once just an idea — a pipedream in the back of many students'
and faculty members' minds — is fast becoming a reality. For many years
there has been a need for a multipurpose building for the Auburn University
campus. Many speakers, performers and visitors have known Auburn only as
one crowded, acoustically inferior Student Activities Building. While other
Universities throughout the state sport numerous facilites, Auburn has had to
cope with an often too-large Coliseum or too small Student Activities
Building — an inequity which should be righted.
It is a credit to Auburn that the School of Architecture is working through
contests and a graduate thesis not only to provide needed research," but to
actually design an appropriate structure.
With the completion of these efforts in the spring, students and faculty
members alike will be looking toward the University administration and
alumni for the funds necessary to convert dreams to reality.
Christy
Hudgins
Jim was a black man who wished to
vote.
By law he was forbidden.
Then he was excluded by misapplica­tion
of the law--by poll taxes, literacy
requirements and gerrymandering.
George was an Auburn student who
wished to vote.
By law he was forbidden.
Then he was excluded by misapplica­tion
of the law--prohibitive registration
procedures and an August election date
when school was out of session.
Both men were disenfranchised be­cause
of fear and selfish ambition. The
fear stems from what is not understood,
the selfish ambition from a political drive
for the retention of power.
Auburn has one basic dichotomy-Uni­versity
interests vs. of the town. Neither
can exist without the other, but often
instead of choosing to recognize this fact,
each group lashes out against its
counterpart in a political and sometimes
even emotional struggle. In the ensuing
melay there is little room for a third
emerging force--the students.
Townspeople have expressed a fear of
students, just as they once voiced dismay
when the blacks were first allowed to
vote. When 18-year-olds were given the
vote in Auburn people lamented what
they foresaw as the city's downfall-a
hippie takeover of the City Council,
legalization of marijuana and a debase­ment
of the institutions they had worked
so diligently to foster. That didn't
happen though, just as the country
didn't collapse when the blacks were
given their Constitutional rights.
People fear what they do not
understand. In Auburn that may be one
reason registration and voting has been
made so difficult for students in the past.
It is not generally realized that the
Auburn campus is diametrically opposed
to the Kent States and Berkleys of the
'60s. And although there may be a
smattering of politicos among the student
ranks, that number is far outdistanced by
those merely trying to study a little,
party a little, graduate or get married.
But if students are that way, why
should they be giventhe "privilege" of
voting? Then again, why should the
housewife who only knows she likes a
certain candidate's smile be allowed
vote? Or a businessman who cares on
for the man who has promised to <ca
for his own very parochial interests?
Voting isn't a privilege. It is a rigl
And when that right is doled out to
privileged few we have lost sight of o
democratic base. While most people w
never fully appreciate the rights grant
them under the democratic form
government these rights should never
denied or restricted.
There are other arguments for allowii
students a larger role in their communit
They share the burden of sales taxes ai
even property taxes which are passed
indirectly through rent. They suppc
local businesses and join in communi
projects. They make substantial conti
butions to local charities and even
volunteer work. Their role is in rr
cases a positive one.
In August many of those running f
city council slots promised to allow f
greater student participation in goveri
ment. Others promised to work
change the August election date
recommending legislation to amend tl
State Constitution. Still, the da
remains the same...restricting mo
students, a large number of Universi
personnel and other vacationing residen
from voting.
If a rescheduling of the city electio
date is to be made, now is the time,
change at this time would not hurt th
power bases of councilmen-who migl
later fear an enlarged voter turnout.
The decision would then be one
principle rather than politics.
If Council members are unwilling
unable to recognize the importance
student community contribution, the
Auburn will be kicking around the sam
old dog which has been underfoot fo
years. Students will begin lobbying for
voting date change in 1980 only to b
told it is too close to the election date
be changed. Following the election the
will repeat their request only to hear th
same assurances without tangible results
Elections are over. Another year
done. And it is time for a new frame
thought, for keeping promises mad
during campaigns and for making th
political process in Auburn just a littl
more democratic.
Moon eclipses reality for those deceived
The approach is almost too disarming:
you're walking somewhere on campus
when a clean-cut young man or woman
comes up to you, smiling, and says,
"You wanna see the biggest piece of
gum you ever saw?"
Regardless of your reply, he or she
pulls a stick of gum out and quotes a
price that's about four times more than
what you'd pay in a candy store.
If you try to refuse, the person will not
hesitate to tell you that it's for a worthy
cause—such as building a Christian
student center at some college, or for a
drug rehabilitation program.
Refusing that charity would make you
feel cold-hearted, so you give in and buy
the gum.
Congratulations. You've just been
tricked bv a Moonie.
John
Carvalho
In the last two years disciples of the
Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification
Church have made periodic visits to the
Auburn campus, looking for quick
money and potential converts.
If they told you they were from the
Unification Church, . you probably
wouldn't give them any money. So, they
lie.
Does anyone out there really
know how to spell correctly?
The Auburn
Plainsman
Christy Hudgins, Editor
Ken Edwards, Business Manager
Editorial Board members: Managing Editor, John Car­valho;
Associate Editor, Maureen Drost; News Editor,
Lisa Harris; Features Editor, Susan Harrison; Sports
Editor, Gene Vandiver; Editor and Editorial Board
chairman, Christy Hudgins.
Entertainment Editor, Rick Harmon; Copy Editor,
Betsy Butgereit; Technical Editor, David Boggus;
Photographic Editor, Dan Doughtie.
Asst. News Editors, Susan Counts and Jackie Romine;
Asst. Features Editor, Rum Ann Dunn: Asst. Entertain­ment
Editor, Dave White; Asst. Copy Editor, Jeanne
Regan; Asst. Photographic Editor, Grant Castleberry;
Asst. Sports Editor, Mike Forchette; Asst. to the Editor,
Brad Davis; Asst. Photographic Editor, Gordon Bugg;
Asst. Technical Editor, Huey Davis; Staff Artists, Kelly
Schultz and Jack Mallette.
Advertising Director, Ken Edwards; Local Advertising
Route Manager, Susan Franklin; Assistant Advertising
Route Manager, Mary Gardiner; Advertising Representa­tive,
Jo Ann Metcalf; Layout Specialists, Larry Klein, Ken
Harvey and Becky Dickson; Circulation, Don Powers and
Ed Hamff.
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Auburn University. Signed columns represent the opinion of
the writer, while unsigned editorials represent the opinion of
The Plainsman's Editorial Board.
How do you spell relief? If you answer
with the name of a popular antacid,
please keep it to yourself. I have had
enough to handle with nite cremes, Xmas
tree lites and an occasional "ocassion":
Not all Americans spell cheese the way
one company craftily claims, but most
Americans are reading an increasing
number of deliberately misspelled words
in advertising copy and serious spelling
errors in the print media.
For those who already have problems
remembering "I before E except after
C," the confusion mounts to the point
where all words look like a bowl of
alphabet cereal.
Of course, many people don't even
notice misspellings because spelling is
one of those talents that some of us have
and some of us don't. Inability to spell
just shows up more than other defi­ciencies.
Whether the trend of "brite"misspel-lings
came in with slick advertisements or
the new math, people can't spell as well
as they should. When one of my
journalism professors told our class
newspapers are beginning to give spelling
tests to job applicants, it seemed like a
joke.
"Anyone who graduates from college
would be able to spell," I thought, with
a sophomore's naivete . Since then, so
many journalism majors have complained
when spelling counted off on essay tests,
that I began to wonder.
If we can't learn to spell words
uniformly our language will become lost
in a jungle of sixteen spellings for one
word...which ends up without a precise
meaning. English could very well suffer a
severe identity crisis.
It becomes more important to watch
for the mistakes as the mistakes become
more easy to make. The printed word is'
put out and discarded so quickly, there
seems little time and less reward for
making sure it's correct.
The important place to stress proper
spelling is in the lower grades. To dp
that, colleges must produce teachers who
can spell themselves. Sadly enough,
some teachers can't recognize misspelled
words that flow from their own pens.
Carol
Williams
"I've told Johnny to be quite so many
times I'm horse," one exasperated
teacher wrote Johnny's parents, who duly
sent the misspelled note to a syndicated
radio show.
Although I laughed at that and other
examples of teachers' misspellings, I
wasn't laughing when I discovered several
spelling errors in papers that a friend,
who teaches elementary school, had
already double-checked.
Journalism and education are two
professions wich greatly influence learn­ing
of the masses. If journalists and
teachers can't spell correctly, if the
newspapers, magazines, textbooks and
blackboards agree in error, then the
chances of English becoming Ingslush
increase daily.,
Not all mistakes are from ignorance,
however, as I learned from late nights at
The Plainsman. Glaring errors in the
Thursday edition didn't glare during the
Tuesday night panic. Quite a few
mistakes that got by in the rush still cause
a cringe from this writer.
Many spelling mistakes are simply
typographical errors. Typewriters consis­tently
make more mistakes than the
typists. Although the typewriter I use
must be at least 20 years old, it still has
several bugs rhat need to be worked out.
In fact, my typewriter at home has the
same malfunction, for both will throw in
an "a" in any given word, leave out the
"k" in "quickly" and reverse the "a"
and "u" in "because"
I can sympathize with unintentional
and mechanical errors in print, but
"cute" misspellings are irritating. It will
be a rclief-and I spell that r-e-1-i-e-f--
when words return to normal and
Americans spell cheese without a "k".
"The main thing about them that
bothers me is their deception," said
Walter Porter of the Baptist Student
Union. "I read about how they rented
Santa Claus suits and would sell flowers
to help kids on drugs. That's deceit."
Rev. Charles Britt, minister at First
Methodist of Auburn, had another
example of how Unification Church
members will lie to draw prospective
converts. He told of how one Moon child
approached a University of Texas co-ed in
a bus and noticing the girl was studying
nutrition, told of a meeting that Friday
night concerning nutrition in underprivi-ledged
children.
That girl is now a Moonie.
Cynthia Slaughter, 24, also of the
University of Texas, was drawn to a Moon
meeting by an ad in The Denver (Colo.)
Post, according to Time magazine. The
ad read: "Sincere, conscientious persons
interested in the betterment of mankind
call this number."
Slaughter telephoned and was told the
organization which ran the ad was similar
in nature to the Peace Corps. It was the
Moonies.
However, Rev. Moon condones this
behavior. "In restoring man from evil
sovereignity, we must cheat," he said.
Who exactly is this Rev. Moon? Is he a
Korean nationalist embarked on a
grandiose money-making scheme with
religion as a front? Is he really the "third
Adam," following the original Adam
and Jesus Christ? Or is he crazy?
Whatever, he is the head of a
movement that claims two million active
members in 120 countries. The
movement in the U.S.A. has about
10,000 members and $20 million in
assets, most of which is invested in real
estate in New York.
Psychiatrists, as well as others who have '
studied Moon's disciples, parallel the
phenomenon with. Hitler's Youth Move­ment.
One rabbi, speaking to a Senate
subcommittee, pointed out disturbing
similarities between the two: a single
authoritarian head, fanatical followers,
absolute unlimited funds, hatred of
outsiders and suspicion of parents.
Moon himself is something of a
puzzle. He believes that he has been
chosen to fulfill Christ's mission to marry
and father children since Christ was
obviously crucified before he could
marry.
Ironically, Moon is currently on I
fourth marriage, so his track record
shaky in fulfilling his mission.
His rhetoric is magic to his followers
outrage to his detractors. "I am th
thinker; I am your brain," he tells
susceptible children. "I will conquer ant
subjugate the world."
What is almost outrageously funny
his view of former Pres. Richard Nixon'
resignation. Moon actually believes tha
1976, not 1974, was God's designatec
year for Nixon's term to end, and
resignation provoked by death threat:
behind the scenes, will bring terriblt
doom to our nation.
But what is not funny is helplcs;
parents, whose children have beer
virtually kidnapped and programmec
into robots, convinced to forget theii
parents, friends and relatives.
It seems tht what has actually emerged
is not a "new and pure" religion; what
we see in the Unification Church is an
example of how a South Korean
opportunist can parlay adolescent suscep­tibility
into a multi-million dollar empire
for himself.
"You must not sleep much, eat much
or rest much,"'he tells his followers.
"You must work day and night to make
this great task a reality."
However, he dismisses his rich
standing, which includes chairmanship of
five South Korean corporations, as good
fortune. "I'm not a million-dollar
businessman, I'm a religious leader," he
claims.
He is also almost a political leader.
Though he denies ties with the Korean
government, he nevertheless believes that
the final war will occur between the
heavenly and satanic forces at Panmun-jon,
bordering North and South Korea.
Moon is an outspoken critit of
communism and has been quoted as
saying, "We must force a showdown in
Korea." But even now South Korean of­ficials
have admitted to being "angered
and embarrassed" by Moon's antics.
The head of the Unification Church is
protected in this country by the First
Amendment guarantees of freedom of
religion and tax-exempt status for his
corporation.
But you are also protected by the right
of freedom of choice, and freedom to go
and do as you please—rights which are
seriously endangered when you give in to
a Moonie's deception.
" GUESS WHo'S CARRVIN6 >MViS &OOKS HOME f W M .SCHOOL?'
Letters
'The Yankees are a-comin 7'
Thurs., Jan. 13, 1977 A-5
Student Action disbands
Editor, The Plainsman:
The members of Student Action have
voted to disband for the following
reasons:
1) The Executive Cabinet, the working
part of the SGA, has finally begun to get
results in some areas. Students now feel
less need to do something about the
issues themselves. For this, we praise the
cabinet.
2) The students have not backed Stu­dent
Action. Too many students listened
to all of the rumors abour Student Action
— "it's a radical group," "it's a Walter
Alves campaign spinoff," "it wants to
replace the SGA." For this, we pity the
students.
3) The SGA Student Senate denied us
a probationary charter. This helped to
convince many students that Student
Action was not a responsible organization
worthy of their supporr and at the same
time prohibited us from showing that we
could be a successful campus organiza­tion.
For this, we condemn the Senate.
There are several things that we could
have done, but didn't for fear of
building on our image of being
"radical" and "dishonest." When
denied a probationary charter, we could
have sued the University for a charter.
The two lawyers that we talked with said
that on the basis of the Supreme Court
case of Healy vs. James (92 S. Ct. 2338)
we would probably have won the suit and
the University would have been forced to
grant us a charter. Or, we could have
become incorporatd in the State of
Alabama by submitting some papers and
a $10 fee. This would be equivalent to
being granted a "charter" by the State
and would have established Student
Action as a non-profit entity similar to
Common Cause and the ACLU.
But we didn't. And now, to disperse
the remainder of the funds in Student
Action's treasury, a free concert is being
planned. We invite all students to
attend and get a sample of "radical"
entertainment.
So,.for now Student Action is dead.
But someday, again, someone will be
dissatisfied. Again, someone will decide
to do something about it. And, again,
perhaps by another name, Student
Action will rise.
David Gibson
Chairperson, Student Action
With all this talk of "Southernizin"
Washington with the advent of the
Jimmy Carter administration, maybe us
Southerners should look into the possibil­ity
of "northernizing" the lower states.
After all, when Jimmy begins his
cutbacks in big guvvamint some of those
politicians arc going to be lookin' for
something to do, and the idea of comin'
South might prevail upon many of 'em.
Now we have to realize those
Northerners (let's refrain from callin'
them Yankees) are a different breed of
people. Why, most of them don't know
what grits are, so that could be an
indication of how much work we're
gonna have to do.
One thing we have to realize is that
Yank, I mean Northerners, are faster
than we are. They do things at a
different pace. We mosey, and they
dash, and since it takes a few years to
learn to •mosey, we'll just have to speed
up to their pace. And if we don't speed
up on our talkin', they'll lose the
Gene
Vandiver
meanin' of the first word before we get
the second one out.
And instead of droppin' by to talk to
our neighbor on the way down to the
grocery store, we'll have to hurry on
down to the market, where, by the way,
we'll have to raise food prices-since those
Northerners aren't used to payin' prices
as low as they are down here.
Northerners have weak lungs too. And
for that very reason we'll just have to cut
back on our supply of fresh air. They just
can't stand it, makes 'em dizzy or
something.
What we can do to eliminate that
problem is to step up our smog-making
plants and tell them to take the filters
off their smokestacks. They've been
doing that up North for years, anyway.
And we'll pave all our backroads and
scenic trails so we can get a few more cars
on the road. After all, the more cars, the
more smog, right?
Instead of individual housing, we'll
have to build a lot of highrise apartment
buildings, since Yankees (whoops, Nor­therners)
can't stand being close to the
ground. They'd rather be at least three
stories up in the air--more if they can get
it. We'll just have to get used to it.
While we're at it, let's make up a few
jokes to go along with what we're doin',
jokes along the line of crime and poverty
in the ghetto. After all, they make fun
of the way we've been livin'. It's our
turn now.
Learning: the load is shared
'Required undergraduate courses create irrelevant education'
Editor, The Plainsman:
The educational system seems to be
under some sort of rap. Everyone, if they
try, can find faults in it, as our present
system leaves a lot to be desired.
I've listened to both valid and invalid
arguments on both sides of the coin. I'd
like to put it in a better perspective
before giving it my shot.
The US ranks quite high international­ly
in most education related statistics.
AU fighting spirit
gets points for
team, win or lose
Editor, The Plainsman,
I am writing this letter to the students
at Auburn University. I just wanted to
say that I admire the student body for the
enthusiasm shown at the Auburn-Ala­bama
football game. This display just
renewed my belief in Auburn. It shows
that no matter what the record of the
team might be, that the spirit of Auburn
is not dead. This great spirit is
something that no school of circum­stances
can ever take away from us. I am
proud of Auburn and what Auburn
stands for!
War Eagle!
Frelon Abbot Jr.
Hueytown
We educate more people nationwide per
year than do most European countries in
several years. We have a fairly high
standard for our teachers, and it is a
moderately progressive system in tech­niques.
It's an overall efficient system,
but leaves much room for improvement.
Besides the obvious problems the
public sees, such as overcrowding,
busing, dilapidated buildings, etc., there
is another spectrum of problems revealed
at the students' level. Increased costs of a
college education, the ever increasing
competition for graduate schools, poor
learning facilities, are all cause for
concern here at college. One problem
which isn't discussed very much, and
personally irritates me, is the idea of what
I call "irrelevant education." This
means taking courses at the freshman and
sophomore level which are irrelevant to
the curriculum. Everyone, no matter
who or what, must take English, history,
or some other possibly trivial course
because it's required. I think it serves
more purpose in detouring a student or
causing a lack of interest, than building a
"well rounded" individual. This concept
is old and needs to be re-examined.
I've seen numerous cases where a
student "holds off" or purposely avoids
taking a course. All of a sudden, it's
their junior or senior year and they've got
to go back and pick up that foreign
language or that English lit. In countless
cases this is simply a waste of time
considering he or she could be taking a
personally more productive course.
If shortening some curriculums to
avoid this is the answer, then why not?
Who says it should be four years to
obtain a degree?
It's obvious that we all need some
guidance and direction in selecting our
fields of study and the appropriate
courses. I think the amount of guidance
should be flexible and accomodate each
student more personally. If this idea
becomes a reality, then perhaps we will
improve once more an already much
improved system.
Pete Birzon, 4ADS
Many responsibilities in life are
awesome. As a student, it is your
responsibility to "broaden your hori­zons."
This, in student terms, means to
appreciate the variety of experiences
available to you at college (within limits,
of course); broaden your ability to
comprehend and function; recognize
that these are the best years of your life
and enjoy them; and decide what you
want to do from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the
next 40 or so years.
That's all. Need a couple of years?
Well, okay then. Take four and graduate
as a well-versed scholar who is ready to
change the world.
Professors haven't got an easy life,
either. They are here to help you
"broaden your horizons" — even if you
would prefer simply enjoying these best
years of your life. And they sometimes
have as few as three months to instruct
you in being that well-versed scholar.
While acting on these responsibilities, a
professor can choose to inhibit or
encourage you; alienate or stimulate
you; understand or overpower you; and
bore you or inspire you.
The majority of teachers at Auburn
seem to be those who stimulate or at least
interest students. However, there are
those who choose to inhibit and alienate
students: Are these professors "leftovers"
from the Nazi regime or simply victims of
domineering parents, teachers, friends,
marriage partners and taxi drivers?
Judging from the smiles some of these
faculty members have, I'll bet on the
Nazi regime.
The only disadvantage to an editorial,
discussion or book critiquing professors is
teachers who are genuinely interested in
how they come across to students are the
ones who will read it. The others will put
it aside or, even worse, fail to notice that
it is addressed to them.
Only the naive would believe this
frustration is exclusive to students. Facing
a sea of deadpan faces is not very
stimulating to a professor, either.
And yet there seems to be a
difference--and it's a monetary ' one.
Faculty members are paid to interest, and
thereby educate. And students are paying
for this service. So when you try to
discern who is getting cheated, it looks
Susan
Harrison
like the student is the victim — although
the professor may already feel like he's
"behind bars" when he faces his lovely
group of students during the week.
Despite appearances, which are so
often deceptive, most students are
anxious to comprehend material present­ed
in class. Granted, their reason for
interest may be the grade sheet at the
end of the quarter . . . and this is not
ideal; nevertheless, it shows interest and
that should be recognized.
It could very well appear to professors
that students merely take a few notes or
write letters to their friends during
classes. This is entirely possible, and yet
there can be much more to the daily
procession. Like it or not, listening to a
person lecture day after day is bound to
influence a person, whether he is a
student or a Japanese war prisoner.
Many career decisions are made
because of a particular course or
instructor, and that is a credit to both.
Likewise, many career decisions are
changed because of a particular course or
instructor. Sometimes that is good, and
sometimes it's simply a shame.
One of the purposes of Auburn
University is "to stimulate persons in
their quest for knowledge and to promote
intellectual growth and development."
This objective recognizes the student as a
person — not as the basis of a grading
curve or a receptacle for whatever
frustrations, the professor is harboring.
Professors who make the guidelines of
the University their own personal
objectives are to be commended. They
are the ones students need when they are
trying to decide under which title their
8-to-5 job will be classified. As for the
others, why aren't the teacher-evaluation
sheets ever distributed in their classes?
Petrizzi claims WEGL survey distorted
Editor, The Plainsman:
At this point it would be useless to
attempt an item by item review of the
SGA Ad Hoc Committee final report and
survey results. With so much time passed
it is doubtful that many remember or
care about the results of the survey or
more important, the distortion of survey
results by said committee.
It would be difficult in this space to
explain the ramification of Public Radio,
the differences in commercial and public
stations, F.C.C. requirements and all
the other bits and pieces of the broadcast
arena, something I will not address
myself to. Something of particular
importance to most students is the
question, "Who pays for WEGL?" A
common misconception is that the
Wright gives statistics to
knock SGA-WEGL study
Cheers seen as detrimental to school
Editor, The Plainsman:
As a true Auburn fan, our loss to
Alabama in football was, of course, a
disappointment. That, I could live with
and did the whole four years I was a
student. But then I could still go away
proud of Auburn, its spirit and its
cheerleaders. That Saturday I went away
ashamed of Auburn's cheerleaders.
Cheers such as "Get the damn ball"
and "Go to hell, Alabama" are not
consistent with Auburn spirit and
tradition and I've always considered
Auburn cheerleaders to be one cut above
most other cheerleaders.
I hope that you cheerleaders were only
momentarily carried away and that it was
a mistake not to be repeated. You
keepers and leaders of the Auburn spirit,
let's keep Auburn spirit where it belongs
and lead positive cheers. Tearing the
other team down in this manner has
never caused one's own team to do any
better. It just takes away the only thing
you have left after such a loss-school
pride.
Margie Buist Brooks, '69
Cleaning up The Auburn Plainsman
Editor, The Plainsman:
The Plainsman is a very interesting,
provocative and informative university
newspaper as it well should be. The
Plainsman staff and others dedicated to
its service and printing should be
commended for their time and effort.
Unfortunately I' cannot say the same
for the method of distribution around
the campus. It is sad to see the number
of papers cluttering the sidewalks on
Thursday and Friday mornings. Does it
not disturb people to see all that time
and effort wasted before accomplishing,
its major purpose, which is to inform the
student, not create extra work for the
maintenance department?
May I suggest that The Plainsman
consider the construction of simple,
wooden newspaper stands to be placed in
strategic locations around the campus? I
am sure the costs of the stands can be
minimized by: 1) using recycled wood;
2) contacting school shops of local high
schools or using the union hobby shop;
3) using the imagination.
Thank you for your attention and
consideration of this matter.
Randy Jackson, 3VAG/FL
EDITOR 'J NOTE: Because there are no
funds available in The Plainsman budget
for such an undertaking [and no /known
carpenteA among our ranks), the paper
would like to ask interested University
and service groups for their help. If you
or your group would be interested in
helping to keep the campus clean, please
call John Carvalho at 826-4130.
Editor, The Plainsman:
In the wake of all the recent hoopla
about Auburn public radio, WEGL-FM, I
might point out several items about the
station and the SGA's study of it that
have been overlooked. To wit:
1) The SGA ad hoc committee
supposedly studied WEGL's effectiveness
among students. Yet their report
suspiciously failed to mention that 51 per
cent of the students surveyed for that
report listen to WEGL at "least"
infrequently. That figure is pretty
damned good when you consider the
competition from numerous commercial
stations in the area. Incredibly, the
report also said absolutely nothing
positive about WEGL's current pro­gramming.
Thus the SGA study and
report can be described as not only
half-assed but also grossly unfair to the
60 or so WEGL staff members whose
time and effort goes into that program­ming.
2) None of the committee members
talked with Program Director David M.
Petrizzi or to yours truly, the two people
most tesponsible for WEGL's program­ming.
One committee member did not
even bother to talk with Station Manager
David Paulson.
3) The SGA committee members and
no doubt most students are unaware that
only half of WEGL's yearly operating
costs come from student activities fees.
Auburn University provides office and
studio space (via the Speech Depart­ment),
power, etc., for the station; and
the cost of that service nearly equals the
$22,000 allocated by the SGA for
WEGL's 1976-77 budget. Where does
tht other money come from? The
taxpayers of America, including those in
Lee County.
4) Every quarter each student pays
somewhere between 30 and 40 cents from
his student activities fees to WEGL. Any
student who feels he cannot get his
money's worth from the station's current
programming in three months time
should see his doctor immediately. He
may be dead.
A.J. Wright, 6EH
Music Director, WEGL-FM
"entire" budget is furnished by a
portion of the student activities fees.
In actuality WEGL was granted in
excess of $20,000 for the 1976-77
academic year. "Nowhere" in this
budget is mentioned electricity, heat, air
conditioning, maintenance for these,
building maintenance, custodian service,
furniture, office equipment, security
service and lease costs for the studios
themselves.
All these costs are "paid" for by
Auburn University, a state institution
receiving state and federal "tax payer"
money. These costs approximate
$20,000 yearly.
Ojther appropriations are made avail­able
from time to time by the
Concessions Board. What is the
Concessions Board? Well, a cerrain profit
percentage of all concessions on this
campus goes to the Concessions Board, to
include vending machines, beverages at
athletic events and others.
Our recent power increase was funded
by the Concessions Board; new equip­ment
is also covered. Occasionally these
appropriations are quite large. If WEGL
goes stereo, the Concessions Board will
more than likely foot most of the bill.
The capital generated by concessions
includes students but also includes
faculty, staff and community members,
i.e. taxpayers.
The point I would like-to make here is
that WEGL "is" a public radio station
financed by the public, not a student
station totally funded by students.
If any student seriously believes that
the 35 cents he contributes for a quarter's
programming at WEGL out of his
activities fee does not provide him or her
with 35 cents worth of satisfaction, then
he ought to reevaluate this in light of
other fee "supported" activities that get
much more and provide far less.
Face reality people, or you will forever
move onward through the fog.
David M. Petrizzi, 4GSC
Program Director, WEGL-FM
'Commercial radio serves pablum to public\
Editor, The Plainsman:
Aw, come off it, Danielle Murphy!
Your letter in the previous issue of The
Plainsman just proves that you rubbed
elbows with some of commercial radio's
big-wigs. Please, Danielle, and other
emotional critics of WEGL-FM, tune your
dial to almost any commercial radio
station, and really listen. You will hear
the following:
1) The lowest common denominator
of the music industry-musical pablum, if
you will, totally unrepresentative of the
finest music available today;
2) the "muzik" is often repetitious,
monotonous, boring and insulting to a
listener's intelligence;
3) comprehensive news and communi­ty
affairs programming are sometimes
non-existent, at best only paying lip-serv­ice
to the doctrine (upheld by the FCC)
of the airwaves belonging to "we, the
people;"
4) up to 16 minutes (one-quarter
hour!) of commercials "per hour" --do
you like commercials that much, Dan­ielle?
5) a complete lack of fresh talent and
even established musical genius-only
"commercial" artists arc presented;
6) faceless, impersonal radio; radio
that does not challenge you, intrigue
you, dare you to listen and be different;
waray"*'*" WrfOt^MlJ^UK-
7) and the jingle of happy cash
registers-commercial radio is overtly
controlled by sponsors and advertisers,
not "we, the people."
I could continue, but the points made
should be obvious to your ears arid eyes.
There already is a movement in this
country to hand the airwaves back to the
people and force commercial radio station
operators through legal channels to be
more responsible and responsive to their
respective community's needs. Alabama,
you may not yet be ready for the wave of
the future, but it is here today in the
form of public radio WEGL-FM >
Mark R. Biggers, 10 MFL
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Human needs
'Politics can't solve hunger problem'
Editor, The Plainsman:
The occasion of "Hunger Week"
prompted a courageous comment from
Martin Olliff which deserves discussion.
Mr. Olliff stated that the true cause of
hunger might be the capitalistic system
and the "instinct" for profit-making.
He suggests that socialism is the proper
method to eradicate malnutrition and
hunger.
Let us remember the locations of the
most recent famine areas. Both North
Africa and the Indian sub-continent are
notable for their lack of either capitalistic
or socialistic development. A deficiency
of technology would seem to be the
obvious prerequisite for widespread
hunger in modern societies.
The effectiveness of capitalism versus
socialism in producing foodstuffs should
also be noted. The recent trade
negotiations by the Soviet Union to
procure grain point out the problems a
Mail-order research firm
blasts Plainsman ad denial
Early text purchases result in money loss
for erring University Bookstore customer
Editor, The Plainsman:
A day or two before the quarter
registration began I decided to case the
confusion a bit by buying my textbooks
early. Having pre-registered, I knew the
course numbers for my classes, but
somehow managed to goof it up and
bought the wrong books for one course.
When I went to my class I discovered
the error I had made and that afternoon
went back to the University Bookstore
and explained my problem to the
manager. The books (two of which were
new) had certainly not undergone any
severe depreciation in the three days that
they had ridden, together with my other
texts, in a bag on the back seat of my car.
To my surprise and continued perplex­ity
the manager declared that I was "not
supposed to buy my books before classes
began," and then asked, "didn't you
read the sign?"
Well, apparently I had not and
confessed that I was ignorant of such a
rule. He then agreed only to buy back
my books as used. When I responded
that the books were not used, but, rather
warm off his shelf, he defiantly asserted
that it was "store policy" and went on to
inform me that only if I could produce
evidence of having dropped the course
would he allow me the full refund.
My only recourse at that point was
either to go through the drop procedure
for a course that I had never picked up,
or shove the books up his proverbial
policies. Both being practical impossi­bilities,
I sold my books back at half what
I had paid for them three days before
with a firm resolution to take my business
elsewhere in the future.
It has crossed my mind that if someone
accidently misplaced a few identification
cards under incorrect stacks of books the
manager could be cashing in new books
at used prices hand over fist.
But, I seriously doubt that such an
occurrence might take place and certainly
don't mean to imply that anything like
that happened in my case. No, it was my
mistake and I affirmed that with the
manager when I took the books back. AH
I want to know now is, "What it is about
that policy that can turn a brand new
book into a used one!"
If we could learn to apply it in the
reverse form just think of the possi­bilities!
Name withheld upon request
Editor, The Plainsman:
This is a reply to your recent refusal to
print our advertisement.
In developing one of the largest
libraries of research material in the
country, Research Assistance, Inc. of Los
Angeles has begun to fill the deficit that
exists in available reference materials.
This educational tool frees the student
from much of the tedium of information
retrieval and allows more time to be
devoted to creative learning processes.
Our up-to-date, mail order catalog of
6,300 research papers is sold for
research-reference purposes "only." We
question your refusal to print our
advertisement. The highest goal of
education is to provide the tools to
enable the student to think, evaluate,
judge and decide for himself. Your
exercise of censorship by not permitting
our advertisement appears to be diametri­cally
opposed to an essential right of the
student to accept or reject; it is not the
function of a free press or a free
Editor, The Plainsman:
There arc large black ghettos in and
around Auburn, yet out of 17,500
Auburn University students, less than
500 are black. This is less than 3 per cent
of the student population, which is not
proportionate with the percentage of Ala­bama
residents who are black. This situa­tion
could be remedied with more schol­arships
to blacks who graduate from
Alabama high schools.
There are less than 400 black
undergraduate students at Auburn and
about 100 black graduate students.
Including the entire Auburn system with
all its branches, there are around 1100
black students (this is about five per cent
of the student population. The entire
Auburn University network includes
21,780 students.) This small number of
blacks in college is primarily due to rough
ACT tests and poor . high school
pre-conditioning.
It is time to equalize the percentage of
black Auburn students with the percen­tage
of Alabama residents who are black.
We must start somewhere; we need to
start now. Black high schools and grade
schools (or, schools where most of the
students are black) need to be improved
and more scholarships for blacks are
needed. Let's work on this problem.
Lloyd Malone, 3VA
university system to arbitrarily decide for
others.
We hope that you will present our
point of view by printing this letter.
John W. Spencer
National Public Relations Director
Research Assistance, Inc.
socialistic society can have in its
agricultural endeavors. The United
States is the world s greatest producer of
food. Unfortunately, we are also the
world's greatest consumer, and our
wastage is stunningly vast.
The problem of hunger in our world
cannot be sufficiently ameliorated by
such devices as capitalistic or socialistic
political panaceas. The question is one of
communication, not politics, of human
awareness, not philosophical disputation.
A socialist can be just as cold-blooded
and calculating in safeguarding his
self-intetests as a capitalist. No political
school of thought can insure the quality
most needed to attempt to solve the
problems of hunger. That quality comes
from the knowledge of mutual human
needs, of the interdependence of all
societies. The hope that one day we will
be brought to such a state is no more
idealistic than the dream of pure,
socialism, and surely less cynical and
wasteful than the harsh realities of
present day capitalism.
Danny Parker, 9HY
A woman's place is in the stands
Editor, The Plainsman:
This is an open letter to Auburn
women.
We missed you Monday night (Novem­ber
22). Almost a hundred women were
there--including the two teams.
The Auburn women's basketball team
played its first game of the season. There
were enough men there to keep the spirit
going...I was grateful for their presence
and vocal support. I feel confident that,
had the Auburn team been a men's team
considerable more women would have
been there. Certainly the Coliseum is
usually filled for men's basketball and
almost half that crowd is female.
Many of you are not interested in
spectator sports and in. participating in
athletics. But your obvious non-support
of women's athletics is shameful!
Auburn is fielding good teams in several
sports. How many contests have you
attended?
On the one hand you protest
discrimination against women, and
rightly so; but you have failed miserably
to give this positive expression of support
to Auburn's women athletes. I invite
you to attend a few women's events.
You may be surprised.
Elsie Timberlake
An Auburn Resident
Black-white student ratio equilization
urged through grants, easier A CT tests
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A-7 Thurs., Jan. 13, 1977 Ihe Auburn Plainsman
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Do half of AU students cheat?
Book blues again
Photography: Dan D&ughlio
Though some students have accepted
Ithe prices to be paid for their textbooks
leach quarter, others look on the fact
I with dismay. Dollars disappeared as
I students purchased required textbooks
for winter quarter, but the money will
reappear at the end of the quarter — at
half its original value—when students
sell their books.
Debaters 'outstanding'
By Mark Sparkman
Plainsman Staff Writer
Auburn University
I broke two teams into the
I elimination rounds at the
I Middle Tennessee State
University Junior Debate
Tournament this past
weekend. Ron Paludan,
ISC, and Joe Anderson,
1PB, combined for a 7-1
record in the preliminary
rounds before falling in
the semifinal round to
I Vanderbilt.
Dennis Harmon, 3ME,
land Jan Hurlbut, 4IM,
1 put together a 5-3 record
in the preliminaries and
made it to the quarter­finals
where they were
defeated by Northern Illi­nois.
For his efforts,
Harmon was awarded
the number three speak­er
award for the tourna­ment.
Another junior varsity
team of Drew Hudgins,
3LEH, and Wendell Dill,
1GED, went 4-4 in the
tournament. Assistant
debate coach Ron Howell
termed their perfor­mance
"exceptional,"
pointing to the fact this
was their second tourna-
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Declarations of intent due
Sign up time for Miss Auburn, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Deadline for Miss Auburn appli­cations
Final judging for Miss Auburn
Last day for declarations of
intent, 4:30 p.m.
Candidates' meeting, mandatory
lecture on finance, 7:30 p.m.
Mandatory candidates' quiz,
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by 6 p.m., campaigns end at
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numbers where candidates' meetings
held will be announced later.
ment and their first time
to debate in their respec­tive
positions.
Hudgins and Dill de­feated
Western Kentuck-y,
Roane State, David
Lipscomb and Valdosta
State.
Paludan and Anderson,
collectively known as
"The Hobbits," have an
80 per cent win record for
the year, including a
victory at the Appala­chian
State Tournament
where they closed out the
junior varsity division of
the final round with ano­ther
Auburn team com­prised
of Amy Hamill,
1GSC, and Cheryl Bur-dine,
1PB, to lead Au­burn
University to the
Sweepstakes trophy,
which signifies the best
overall team in the tour­nament.
Director of Forensics
David A Thomas com­mented
on the year by
saying, "We've had a
couple of varsity teams
in nationally prominent
tournaments to hold their
own by winning at least
half of their debates.
From this, we can look
forward to a respectable
showing in the district
tournament.
"Right now, our aim is
to bring the varsity up to
the top levels in the
national tournaments
and place teams in the
National Debate Tourna­ment,
which is the top
tournament of the year."
By Betsy Butgereit
Plainsman Staff Writer
When asked, "Do you
cheat?", eight of 16
randomly chosen stu­dents
at Auburn said
they either cheat now or
have in the past.
When asked if they
would turn in someone
they saw cheating, 10 of
the 16 said they would
not.
The University Senate
and the SGA are working
on revising Auburn's
Honor Code. If this ran­dom
poll of Auburn stu­dents
is any indication,
those concerned with
cheating have reason to
worry.
Why do students
cheat? They give differ­ent
reasons.
A junior in industrial
management said, "I
cheat because I want to
make good grades. Be­sides,
most of the stuff I
learn, I'm not going to
use again. So it isn't like
I'm killing myself, you
know."
An education junior
said, "The situation
comes up, and you say,
'Well, why not?' "
"I just didn't know the
material," an accounting
and finance student
said." and I thought
somebody else knew it
better."
One student, 4RSM,
summed up the feeling of
many of the eight when
she said, "Under certain
circumstances, I think
everybody has (cheated)
at one time or another."
The students who didn't
cheat gave their reasons
also.
John McBurney,
4MCH, said, "I don't
cheat, and I detest people
who do. I work for
everything I get."
One pre-pharmacy stu­dent
said, "I'm afraid I'll
get caught."
Joe McKnlght, 2PN,
said, "I've never cheated
and now's not the time to
start."
A senior hi education
said, "I don't cheat. I'm
in education though, so I
wouldn't have to."
The 16 students were
questioned at the library,
in dorms and at Memo­rial
Coliseum.
The 10 students who
said they would not turn
in a cheater were ada­mant
in their decision.
The most frequently gi­ven
reason was, "It's
their business."
Another common rea­son
was voiced by one
lab tech sophomore who
said, "They're just hurt-
The Modern Little Red Hen.
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Once upon a time, there was a little reel hen who
scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered
some grains of wheat. She called her neighbors and
said, "If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread
to eat. Who will help me plant it?"
"Not I," said the cow.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Not I," said the pig.
"Not I," said the goose.
"Then I will," said the little red hen. And she
did. The wheat grew tall and ripened into golden
grain. "Who will help me reap my wheat?" asked
the little red hen.
"Not I," said the duck.
"Out of my classification," said the pig.*
"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow.
"I'd lose my unemployment compensation,"
said the goose.
"Then I will," said the little red hen, and she did.
At last it came time to bake the bread. "Who
will help me bake the bread?" asked the little red
hen.
"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.
"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.
"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said
the pig.
"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimina­tion,"
said the goose.
"Then I will," said the little red hen.
She baked five loaves and held them up for her
neighbors to see.
Thev all wanted some and, in tact, demanded a
share. But the little red hen said, "No, I can eat
the five loaves myself."
"Kxcess profits!" cried the cow.
"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck.
"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose.
And the pig just grunted. And they painted
"unfair" picket signs and marched round and
round the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
When the government agent came, he said to the
little red hen, "You must not be greedy."
"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.
"Kxactly," said the agent. "That is the wonder­ful
free enterprise system. Anyone in the barnyard
can earn as much as he wants. But under our
modern government regulations, the productive
workers must divide their product with the idle."
And thev lived happily ever after, including the
little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am
grateful. I am grateful."
But her neighbors wondered why she never
again baked any more bread.
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ing themselves. That rea­son
is an oldie — but a
goodie."
The accounting and
finance junior who ad­mitted
cheating said, "I
don't think it'sethical to
turn someone in when I
see them cheating."
Five of the 16 students
felt revising the honor
code definitely would not
alleviate the cheating.
The industrial manage­ment
junior said,
"Everybody cheats,
don't you know that? —
no matter what the honor
code says."
One student, a sopho­more
in visual arts, who
admitted she cheated,
said she felt revising the
Honor Code "would in­still
more discipline in
people whether they like
it or not ''
Some students said
they felt cheating was
more predominant in one
group of students — in
lower level classes, espe­cially
large classes.
The pre-pharmacy
sophomore said, "In a lot
of big classrooms,
there's a lot of cheating.
It's easy to cheat in there
— no one's watching you,
standing over your shoul­der."
One student, 4RSB,
said, "I haven't noticed
any cheating since I was
a freshman. In freshman
history classes, that's all
they do."
A senior in zoology
said, "From what I
gather, it seems most
people in our school
(agriculture) don't
cheat. But people do in
lower level courses in
other schools I've had
courses in, especially
Arts and Sciences, and
Business."
One student, 3VTA,
said, "It's probably
younger kids who cheat
because they have a lot
of garbage being laid on
them, like history for
example."
After the survey on
cheating was completed,
students, some Included
in the survey and some
unconnected with it, ex-menswear
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plained how they and
their friends cheated.
One student said,
"Mainly, students cheat
when the teacher leaves
the room during a test.
There's a general discus­sion
about the material."
Students said they
scratched formulas into
the plastic or metal on
their calculators before
taking them into their
tests. Others taped for­mulas
or answers to the
bottom of their instru­ments.
One student said
he had seen people put
key figures in the calcu­lator's
memory and pass
the calculator to a neigh­bor.
"Whole problems
have been solved that
way," he said.
One student related the
story of a friend who
used her waist-length
hair to cheat. This girl
would make small notes
and pin them in her hair
close to the bottom of her
right ear. During the test
she would lean on her
right arm and swing her
hair over it, enabling her
to read her notes which
would then be on eye
level.
Several methods re­quired
extensive plan­ning.
One operation in­volves
leaving textbooks
and notes in the bath­room,
then "asking to go
to the bathroom during a
test, to get some an­swers,
not relief."
Another involved wri­ting
formulas on a tiny
slip of paper and putting
the paper in a clear Bic
pen. "Only you can see
it, if you do it right," this
student said, "because
the pen reflects so weird
from a distance." Other
students applied a simi­lar
method by scratching
pertinent information in
the sides of pencils.
A few students told
about others who wrote
on the bottom of their
shoes, then crossed their
legs to read their soles
during tests. Some wrote
on sleeves or slips, or
sometimes scratched in­formation
into fingernail
polish. Another method
involved students writing
formulas on the cover of
notebooks and putting
them on the floor.
One student explained
how answers and formu­las
are written on the
side pieces of glasses or
in pen around the rim of
the lens.
But the most common
answer was looking at
someone else's paper
during a<#est. "You've
got to admit," one art
student said, "even if
you've never cheated,
you've pnpbably been
tempted oecause some­one
left his paper uncov­ered."
Police report
no burglaries
over holidays
Burglaries over Christ­mas
holidays are usually
a problem in Auburn, but
no burglaries were re­ported
this year, accord­ing
to Detective Ray W.
Plant of the Auburn City
Police.
Plant said approxi­mately
20 burglaries oc­curred
in December, 1975,
but none have been re­ported
for December
1976.
"The reason for the
absence of burglaries is
that most people took
their really expensive
belongings home," Plant
said.
"The fraternities usu­ally
leave someone at the
houses to watch them
and the guys that stayed
this year really did a
good job in watching the
houses, whereas some of
theothers in years before
fell down on their jobs."
"Guides To
True Spirituality"
A Series of Lessons Preached By
Brent Hunter
"Christianity is not a way of looking
at certain things, but a certain way
of looking at all things."
January 14-16 Brent Hunter
University Church of Christ
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Auburn University's recently restored University
Chapel at the corner of Thach and Gay Streets will
again be fulfillng the purposes for which it was built
in 1851 —a house of worship for Auburn residents.
The oldest public structure in Auburn will be the
setting for many kinds of worship including personal
meditation, religious services, student weddings,
religious-related lectures and organ and small
ensemble concerts including sacred music.
A flexible system of seating was selected to allow
for a variety of uses. Seats can be placed separately
in any arrangement or locked in rows. The apse, the
major focal point of the University Chapel, can take
the symbolism of the different religions represented
at Auburn University.
Presbyterians in Auburn used the chapel until 1887
when Alabama Polytechnic Institute (a forerunner of
Auburn University) used the church for classrooms
when its main building burned. Later after
renovations in 1900 and the construction 'of a new
church in 1917 the building was used as the YMCA
and then as a Player's Theatre.
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Auburn Inn damaged by fire
A-9 Thurs., Jan. 13, 1977 The Auburn Plainsman
By Susan Counts
Assistant News Editor
Auburn Inn's "Bistro"
restaurant and "Caba­ret"
lounge suffered ex­tensive
damage from a
fire Dec. 11.
According to Auburn
Inn manager, Dennis
Campbell, the building's
damage is estimated at
70 per cent including the
complete destruction of
the kitchen, restaurant
and lounge along with
smoke and water' dam­age
to the lobby. .
No injuries resulted
from the incident, which
was reportedly caused by
a grease fire in the
kitchen.
"I was called back in
the kitchen because some
grease was boiling in the Instructor tests wood stress *•> -
By Susan Counts
Assistant News Editor
A project designed to
increase the quality and
efficiency of wood pro­duction
through the e-valuation
of environ­mental
stresses is being
conducted by Auburn Un­iversity's
Forestry De­partment.
The project, headed by
Dr. Dean Gjerstad, assis­tant
professor of fores­try,
compares leaf light
reflectance with physio­logical
activities such as
Applications
for Tiger Cub
are available
Students interested in
applying for Editor and
Business Manager of the
Tiger Cub can pick up
applications in 304 Mary
Martin Hall.
Qualifications for the
posts are the following.
Each candidate for E-ditor
must have com­pleted
at least 100 quar­ter
hours by the end of
the winter quarter in
which the selection is
made.
Each candidate for
Business Manager must
have completed at least
80 hours by the end of the
winter quarter in which
the selection is made.
Each candidate must
have a cumulative grade
point average of at least
1.00.
Each candidate must
be a regular undergradu­ate
or graduate student.
Each candidate must
have one year's experi­ence
on any Auburn pub­lication
or the equiva­lent.
Each candidate must
agree that he will help
orient his successor.
Each candidate must
meet any other qualifica­tions
that the Board of
Student Communications
adopts.
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the rate of photosynthe­sis.
According to Gjerstad,
leaf reflectance varies
with different stresses
such as insufficient sup­plies
of water or nitro­gen.
Graphs of normal
leaf reflectance by con­trol
plants will be com­pared
to the graphs of
reflectance by plants
which are supplied with
varying amounts of nu­trients,
mainly water and
nitrogen.
"We will measure the
light reflectance of
leaves with a spectrora-diometer
and then, using
a terminal, run the re­sults
into a computer,"
said Gjerstad. "We are
comparing the measure­ments
with the rate of
photosynthesis because
so much is known about
photosynthesis."
The knowledge gained
from this process will
enable forest managers
to detect the needs of a
tree before problems de­velop.
If the tree is
beyond help, the early
discovery will allow the
manager to have the tree
removed and have ano­ther
one already growing
by the usual time of
detection.
The five-year project,
which began in October
1976, is being funded by
the 1962 Mclntire-Stennis
congressional bill for for­estry
research.
The project is being
conducted by a three-man
team of which Gjer­stad,
a physiologist, is
the leader. Timothy
Cannon, a remote sen­sory
specialist, and
Glenn Glover, a systems
analyst who will be in
charge of the computer
correlation of the pro­ject's
findings complete
the team.
"We are still in the
building stage of the
project right now," said
Gjerstad. "We have
gotten the spectroradio-meter
and the carbon
dioxide gas analyzer and
have been gathering our
plant material, but we
are still waiting on our
computer terminal to ar­rive."
According to Gjerstad,
the ultimate goal of the
project is to be able to
place the spectroradio-meter
on an airplane,
which will allow large
groups of trees to be
measured.
"I got the idea through
looking at infrared photo­graphs
and noticing the
different shades of red,"
said Gjerstad. "We
didn't even know if there
was an instrument like
the spectroradiameter.
We just wrote some com­panies
and asked them
about it."
plained Campbell, "The
switch on the fryer was
broken, so I had to turn it
off. When I returned to
the kitchen flames had
broken out. We tried to
put it out with several
extinguishers but
couldn't, so I cleared
everyone out of the buil­ding,
turned the gas off
and called the fire de­partment,"
he added.
A combined force of 44
men from the Auburn
and Opelika fire depart­ments
answered the call
at 2:15 p.m. and worked
for 61 minutes with a
pumper and a tanker
truck before the fire was
brought under control.
The motel was also
damaged by fire in
March, 1975 in which 30
of the 82 rooms were
destroyed.
Three explosions
helped to spread the fire,
according to Campbell.
"One explosion oc­curred
in the kitchen,"
he said. "Another was
caused when flames hit
the air conditioner and
another was a back ex­plosion
when the fire
broke through the roof
and came in contact with
the fresh air."
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Taking a break from the duties of Center. The clinic is a part of a
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Paulson: survey wrong
By Jane Parry
Plainsman Staff Writer
. The survey taken by an
SGA Ad Hoc committee
Fall quarter did not
accurately represent lis­tener
response to WEGL-FM,
David Paulson,
WEGL Station Manager
said.
In a written response
to the final report of the
committee, Paulson said
the survey of 200 students
was "one-sided and unob-jective".
Paulson said
WEGL's Federal Com­munications
Commission
license is for an alterna­tive
listening station and
is not intended to hold the
majority of its audience
all of its airing time.
Contrary to the com­mittee's
conclusion that
WEGL was not meeting
the needs of students,
Paulson said he believes
WEGL attracts 60 per
cent of its potential audi­ence
which includes
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those who listen fre­quently,
occasionally or
seldom.
He said this is an
increase over last year's
percentage of listeners,
and attributes the In­crease
to an increased
level of programming
meeting the needs of a
University community
and not "the musical
tastes of a teeny-bopper."
Committees recom­mended
that WEGL in­corporate
more top-forty
and progressive rock into
the mainstream music,
Paulson said, "The com­bination
of these two
styles is exactly what
mainstream music is
now."
In response to Rusty
Parker's accusation that
WEGL cut programming
substantially in favor of
salary increases, Paul­son
said programming
was cut only 8 per cent.
He said, "The commit­tee
failed to mention that
the Budget and Finance
Committee cut WEGL's
salary request 44 per
cent and its program­ming
request 23 per
cent."
The committee also
recommended WEGL air
lectures, concerts and
student output such as
senior recitals and store
the tapes for future use.
Paulson said WEGL has
wanted to do this but
does not have the funds.
This quarter a greater
number of program sche­dules
being distributed
should increase WEGL's
audience, Paulson said.
He also said a stricter
format for announcers to
follow during main­stream
music time
should also improve pro­gramming.
The Communications
Board has unanimously
approved WEGL's
change to stereo. WEGL
now has to go before the
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AU to spend '400,000
By John Carvalho
Managing Editor
Auburn University will
have to spend approxi­mately
$400,000 to com­ply
with the Alabama
State Board of Examin­ers'
recommendations
for improvements in the
University accounting
system, according to bus­iness
manager Rhett Ri­ley.
The recommendations
were filed in a report by
Melvin Smith, examiner
of public accounts, which
was released Dec. 15,
1976.
Smith listed 15 separ­ate
findings concerning
irregularities in Auburn's
accounting system, along
with specific recom­mendations
on how to
bring these irregularities
in line with state policy.
In all but one case, the
University has indicated
that it will comply.
Riley said Auburn will
continue to pay travel
expenses by the unit
system, a specific a-mount
per mile, despite
Smith's report, which re­commended
"that the
University discontinue
the use of the unit me­thod
for...travel ex­penses."
The disagreement cen­ters
around Title 55,
Section 488 (1) of the
Code of Alabama, which
provides a maximum al­lowance
for travel reim­bursements.
Smith re­commended
that Abuurn
pay this maximum.
Riley said that "for
the time being " Auburn
will use the unit system.
"Our feeling is that the
state has set a maxi­mum,
but it's up to us to
limit reimbursements."
The majority of the
estimated $400,000 will
go to furnishing compu­ter
systems for the Uni­versity's
internal audit­ing,
according to Riley.
"Personnel will be re­quired
in the area of
systems," he said. "It
will result in better utili­zation
of people and re­sources,
but not savings
in dollars.
"Anytime you talk a-bout
computers you don't
see any monetary sav­ings.
You get informa­tion
quick, but the cost is
great."
Smith had recom­mended
that "considera­tion
be given to recording
all financial information
records by electronic da­ta
processing equip­ment."
However, Riley replied
that in the meats lab or
in cases where a depart­ment
head keeps his own,
"off-the-cuff" records,
computerization would
not be feasible.
Auburn's accounting
system itself also came
under fire. The examin­er
referred to it as a
"cash system, which re­cognized
revenues when
received and expendi­tures
when paid."
The examiner recom­mended
an accrual sys­tem,
where "revenues
(are) recognized when
earned and expenses
when incurred," the re­port
said.
Riley said Auburn's
accounting system,
which is now a modified
accrual system, will soon
be totally accrual, as
Smith recommended.
The examiner's report
also found that some of
Auburn's funds were not
classified according to
guidelines set down by
the College and Univer­sity
Business Admini­stration
committee. Ri­ley
himself sat on the
committee which formu­lated
the guidelines.
"We had planned to
have it done by July 1976,
but now we're planning
on Oct. 1, 1977," said
Riley. "It's a massive
program, and ours will
generally fall within the
groupings."
The examiner's report
also listed discrepancies
in the University's hand­ling
of petty cash.
"Proper controls were
not observed," it was
found.
"Shortages and over­ages
existed in several of
the funds when counted,
and proper documenta­tion
was lacking in some
instances." Auburn's po­licies
of having the Bur­sar's
office handle class
ring and invitation depos­its,
and reimbursing
banks for bad£h^cks
made out to the Univer­sity,
were also criticized.
Referring to bad
checks, Riley said,
"Were going to get those
items out of petty cash
and set up a returned
check account." Au­burn's
official reply to
the recommendation said
that all suggestions had
been implemented dur­ing
the audit.
Discrepancies between
National Direct Student
Loan files at Auburn and
those at Auburn Univer­sity
at Montgomery were
also discovered. Riley
explained, "It was one of
the problems in estab­lishing
a new campus
and getting started.
"We were making sure
the people there under­stood
about setting up
notes and haveing stu­dents
sign notes receiv­able,
which they didn't.
They do now."
The audit also noted
two embezzlements be­tween
July 1, 1973, and
June 30, 1975. , The
embezzlements, which
totalled $40,000, were re­ported
in the March 4,
1976 issue of The Plains­man.
"You always hope you
have your system set up
to detect things like this
going on," Riley said.
"We did not have an
internal auditing depart­ment
until 1973, and we
feel it will discourage
people from embezzling
funds."
Riley added that both
embezzlements were
paid back to the Univer­sity,
one by the individu­al
and the other by a
bonding company.
"There have been, in my
period at Auburn, two
other very small cases of
misuse of funds. In both
cases, the people were
terminated (fired)," Ri­ley
said.
Auburn University was
also told by the examiner
to consolidate its bank­ing.
The University once
had operating and pay­roll
accounts at both
Auburn National Bank
and Central Bank of
Auburn, because, "His­torically,
Auburn Univer­sity
has been and contin­ues
to be the major
industry of Auburn, and
therefore, the banking
business for Auburn Uni­versity
drastically af­fects
the business of any
single bank."
Since Oct. 1, 1976, the
University has had only a
payroll account at Ai
burn National and a
operating account {
Central Bank. "We ha
received no prior crit
cism," said Riley. "Bot
banks have given
tremendous service.' v
A violation of state la\
was also noted in Ai
burn's current policy c
trading in old equipmen
instead of selling it. Th
examiner said, "It i
th
Ac
recommended that
Competitive Sales
(which provides for dis
posal of public propert
by sealed bids or publi
auction) be adhered to.
' 'We demonstrated ho>
we were able to get mor
from trade-ins, a signif:
cant difference, and th
chief examiner neve
took exception to it,
said Riley. "We felt tha
as long as we wer
getting more for th
state, nothing was wron;
with it."
Educators refute report
by Beasley committee
The belief higher edu­cation
has been gobbling
up a disproportionate a-mount
of state school
funds in recent years is a
misconception, said Wil­liam
Barnard, associate
director of the Alabama
Commission on Higher
Education (ACHE), ac­cording
to reports by the
Associated Press.
The report said critics
of higher education, led
by Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley,
have been calling for a
de-emphasis on universi­ty
education in Alabama.
They say recent state
spending on universities
has far outdistanced that
on elementary and secon­dary
schools, citing only
7.8 per cent of Alaba-mians
over 25 years old
are college educated.
"- Barnard •" said, - in •* a
aneeting of the legislative
budget control subcom­mittee,
that it was neces­sary
to "look behind the
figures" to get the true
picture.
In the last 12 years,
Barnard said, state
spending on elementary
and secondary schools
has increased about 200
per cent, while university
appropriations have in­creased
by 475 per cent.
Barnard said the fi­gures
do not take into
account increased enroll­ment
in state universities
or decreased elementary
and secondary enroll­ment
during the period.
He said it is important
to note more than half of
all graduating high
school seniors in Alaba­ma
go on to college and
30 per cent eventually
receive a college degree.
It is also misleading,
Barnard maintained, to
include in the university
figures money spent on
medical and dental pro­grams
and public service
and research projects
such as the Auburn Co­operative
Extension Ser­vice.
None of these pro­grams,
he said, involve
what is normally consi­dered
instructional train­ing
of university stu­dents.
Excluding those pro­grams,
he said, state
spending on secondary
and elementary schools
per student has increas­ed
78 per cent in the last
12 years, higher educa­tion
spending by 24.5 per
cent.
John Porter, executive
director of ACHE, toll
the subcommittee,
feel there is a great nee<
for balance in education
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term emphasis on on<
sector of education with
out it being detrimenta
to another."
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committee if "one sectoi
suffers, all suffer."
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divide newly available
education money in the
upcoming fiscal year.
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lion in increased educa
tion revenue is available
for the '77-'78 fiscal year,
State School Superin
tendent Wayne Teague is
seeking a $150 million
budget increase for ele
mentary and secondary
education, and ACHE is
recommending a $64 mil
lion increase for post-secondary
schools.
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is in aviation. And we're looking for more
good men to join them. Men who will fly some
of the world's most exciting aircraft, as
members ofthe world's finest air-ground
team. If you're in college now. look into our
PLC-Aviation program. There's no better
time—and no better way—to get started.
THE MARINES ARE LOOKING
FOR A FEW GOOD MEN.
The Officer Selection Team from the United
States Marine Corps will be on campus soon
to talk with and offer information to those
men and women pursuing a four year degree
in any major.
Captain Tony Gain and Sargeant Mike
Turner are particularly enthusiastic about
talking to students on the Platoon Leaders
Class which involves only two summer ses­sions
(with pay) leading to a commission as a
second lieutenant. $2700.00 scholarships are
now available. There are current openings as
fighter pilots and ground officers.
Ask a member of the Semper Fi Club, see
Major Sullivan NROTC, or call our office in
Birmingham collect (205) 254-1271.
A l l Thurs.. Jan. 13, 1977 The Auburn Plainsman
Dome resembles moon house
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Housed radioactive test animals
Photography: Gordon Bugg
Variety seasons calendars
By Susan Harrison
Features Editor
Versatility is becoming
a key word as the years
roll by. Cars now "tell"
the driver that it is hot or
cold, that his seat belt
isn't fastened and that
his key is in the ignition.
Calendars are also be­coming
more versatile,
and 1977 was ushered in
by calendars giving the
legends of flowers, rid­dles
for each day as well
as the usual proverbs
and sayings.
Winnie-the-Pooh has a
calendar this year, yet
his efforts were matched
by the Sesame Street
characters. "The Ses­ame
Street Calendar"
gives such pertinent in­formation
as Rubber
Duckie's and Big Bird's
birthdays-the latter be­ing
on the first day of
Spring.
For sports fans "The
Greatest Moments in
Sports" calendar is i-deal,
giving names,
dates and statistics for
famous sports figures
and events. On what
might be considered the
opposite extreme (except
by former defensive
tackle, Roosevelt Grier,
and a few others), one
1977 calendar features a
different needlepoint de­sign
for each month.
Along with the color
illustrations, the author
included "how-to-do" in­structions.
The "Marvel Comics
Calendar'' features infor­mation
which might
come in handy during a
trivia session. The facts
about these comics are
accompanied by "mug
shots" of the characters.
Another cartoon calen­dar
is "A Year with Sally
Bananas."
' 'Traveling Through
the Years" shows modes
of transportation used in
days gone by. Another
tribute to nostalgia is
"Remember When"
which illustrates not only
the cars of past years,
but the fashions and
popular trinkets as well.
"Norman Rockwell-
1977" will probably grace
many walls and desks,
and chances are "The
menswear
UPTOWN
GOING OUT OF
BUSINESS SALE
Now In Progress
Little House on the Prai­rie
Calendar" has alrea­dy
found its way into a
number of ail-American
homes.
"The Literary Calen­dar'
' gives the birthdates
of famous literary fi­gures
and "The 1977
Good Neighbor Calen­dar"
features limericks
concerning "good neigh­bors"
at neighborhood
get-togethers.
The yearly favorites
are back, some with new
additions. Calendars
portraying scenic Amer­ica
are still around as is
"Prayers for All Sea­sons."
Animals were popular
this year. Their cover­age
ranged from the
sketches in "Furry
Friends" to the pictures
in "Birds of America."
With a rather humorous
touch, "The Executive
Calendar" (which fea­tures
monkeys in busi­ness
situations) and "Cat
and Dog Days" arrived
for the celebration of the
new year.
As possibly a first,
there is a "1977 Gay
Calendar'.' which in­cludes
facts and photos
relating to the Gay Liber­ation
Movement. Many
copies of this calendar
were still on the shelves
after the Christmas rush,
but one particular calen­dar
didn't make it
through the rush. The
"1977 Happy Days Calen­dar"
and its centerfold of
the Fonz accompanied by
"AYY!" was a favorite
for shoppers.
"The Gardening Al­manac"
and "The Purple
Thumb Calendar" are
for those who want to
acquire a green thumb in
1977. Another almanac,
"The Culinary Almanac
for 1977" includes' fea­tured
recipes and plan­ned
menus, as well as
wine and cheese charts.
Other calendars advo­cate
losing weight by
their dieting charts and
information on exercises.
And after teaching you
how to diet, grow flow­ers,
experiment with
needlepoint and win tri­via
games, some calen­dars
offers you the addi­tional
option of using the
monthly features as
posters or postcards.
By Michael Forchette
Plainsman Staff Writer
A unique structure
stands on a distant hill
southwest of Wire Road
and reflects the shiny
rays of the sun as if it
were receiving some sort
of mysterious power. It
appears to resemble a
facility that NASA (Na­tional
Aeronautics and
Space Administration)
might build to house
astronauts on the moon,
or perhaps an earth base
for some extraterrestrial
beings from outer space.
Actually the silver
structure has no ties with
any extraterrestrial be­ings
or even NASA. In
the dome, radioactive
test animals were housed
for experiments conduc­ted
by Dr. George Haw­kins
and Dr. Denny Mar-pel,
professors of Animal
and Dairy Sciences.
The building is a test
laboratory that was built
in 1965, primarily for the
series of experiments di­rected
by Marpel and
Hawkins. It is owned by
the Auburn University
Agriculture Experi­mental
Substation.
Up close, the structure
appears to be a large
metallic silver igloo. It
is simply a hard-sur­faced
structure which is
made out of laminated
material with a heavy
silver coating to wea­therproof
it.
Located between the
intersections of Jordan
Parkway and West Sam-ford
Avenue, the dome is
approximately 20 feet
high with an octagonal
circumference of about
80 feet. It is encircled by
a sturdy 12-foot high
hurricane link fence with
barbed wire along the
top. And, above the gate
entrance there is a warn­ing:
"No Trespassing."
The dome is not being
used now because the
two primary experi­ments
have been com­pleted.
Hawkins' experi-
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ments dealt mainly with
the effects that certain
controlled diets have on
the milk a cow produces.
Hawkins conducted the
experiments with three
Holstein cows from Au­burn's
herd.
They were housed in
the dome under con­trolled
temperatures and
light conditions. Before
the experiments actually
began, the cows were
given two to three days
to adjust to their new
habitat.
Prior to the infusion of
the radioactive isotope, a
urinary catheter was in­serted
into the cow's
bladder so that urine
samples could easily be
taken. The diets of these
cows were carefully de­termined
and controlled,
and the milk produced by
the cows was thoroughly
tested.
A minor amount of
radioactive Carbon 14
was infused into each
cow. This radioactive
substance was used as a
tracer during the experi­ments.
"Our work involved
continuous intraruminal
(inside a stomach cham­ber)
infusions of a minor
amount of radioactive
materials, and the ef­fects
on the milk pro­duced
was studied during
extended intervals,"
Hawkins said.
Hawkins said the ob­jective
was to learn
which specific diet would
be best utilized in milk
production.
Robert Bell, radiologi­cal
safety officer, said
the Auburn Nuclear
Science Department
maintained a close watch
on the experiments con­ducted
by the two profes­sors.
Bell said the experi­ments
were not danger­ous
since such a small
quantity of radioactive
material was used. But,
the animals used for the
experiments were care­fully
removed from the
food chain since there
was a possibility that a
very small and undetect­able
amount of radioac­tive
material would ling­er
in them.
Hawkins' experiment
has proven significant; a
summary was published
in the 1976 January issue
of ' 'Nutritional Reports
International."
When Hawkins com­pleted
his experiments in
1973, other experiments
dealing with hogs were
conducted in the dome by
Marpel for the United
States Department of A-griculture.
"Basically, we dealt
with the metabolic prob­lems
that affect certain
types of pigs," Marpel
said. "Some hogs are
unable to cope with
stress. Changes of envir­onment
can really upset
these 'fragile' pigs, and
in some instances, it can
cause them to die."
On the inside the dome
does not seem so myster­ious
after all. It merely
resembles an indoor
barn or stable.
Although it is a test
laboratory which re­sembles
a barn or stable
on the inside, the exter­ior
of the dome still
typifies a NASA struc­ture
for many observers.
NASULGC elects
Philpott president
Auburn University
President Harry Philpott
was inaugurated Nov. 16
as president of the Na­tional
Association of
State Universities and
Land-Grant Colleges
(NASULGC), the na­tion's
oldes higher educa­tion
association.
He was installed as
president of the 133-
member organization at
the Association's annual
convention. Association
membership includes the
nation's largest public
universities as well as 74
land-grant colleges and
universities. Philpott
succeeds Daniel G. Al-drich
Jr., chancellor of
the University fo Califor­nia
at Irvine.
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AU loves Maryland Turkey
By Charlie Hart
Plainsman Staff Writer
Turkey and dressing
may be the traditional
food for the holidays, but
for the rest of the year, in
Auburn at least, the
tradition is Maryland
turkey, a culinary delight
prepared by Auburn Uni­versity's
cafeterias.
According to Inez
Tucker, manager of War
Eagle Cafeteria, Mary­land
turkey is one of the
favorite meats served at
War Eagle. She believes
the recipe for Maryland
turkey came from a
newspaper.
"I guess I sort of
helped perfect it," said
Charlie Will Branson,
head chef at War Eagle
Cafeteria. Branson first
recalls preparing Mary­land
turkey following
World War II in the late
1940s. He said he started
out preparing chicken
this way and then began
to use turkey. Tucker
said she remembers tur­key
prepared in this way
was immediately popu­lar.
The popularity of Ma­ryland
turkey is not
restricted to Auburn stu­dents.
Tucker said many
people who ate at War
Eagle Cafeteria before a
recent football game
were disappointed and
complained because
Maryland turkey was not
on the menu that day.
"Maryland turkey is a
more festive dish than
beef stew," commented
Tucker, accounting for
its popularity on Sundays
among both Auburn resi­dents
and students. It is
also a popular banquet
Limits set on blood transfers
By Marian Hollon
Plainsman Staff Writer
In October the Ameri­can
Red Cross ended its
•affiliation with the Na­tional
Clearinghouse Pro­gram
of the American
Association of Blood
Banks (AABB). The ma­jor
result of the Red
Cross' pull-out will be
that blood donors will not
be able to have blood
transferred using the
AABB clearinghouse sy­stem
of paper credits,
according to Virginia Ro­gers,
executive secretary
of Lee County Chapter of
the Red Cross.
The clearinghouse
functions in the same
manner as a bank clear­inghouse
but, instead of
money, AABB deals in
blood. The clearinghouse
allowed people in various
parts of the country to
donate blood and have
that credit transferred to
a friend or relative hospi­talized
elsewhere.
Norman Kear, national
administrator of the Red
Cross blood program,
said the clearinghouse
was established on a
nation-wide basis in 1953,
and the Red Cross joined
in 1960. Kear explained
the clearinghouse, which
includes commercial and
community blood banks,
allowed people to give
blood and transfer the
credit to a friend or
relative in any hospital
throughout the country.
Little blood actually
moved from city to city;
paper credits flowed
back and forth instead.
The AABB clearing­house
required "blood
supplies be replaced or a
replacement penalty fee
is charged in addition to
the usual blood fees."
However, a person can
now get all the blood he
needs from the Red
Cross, according to Ro­gers,
and he doesn't have
to replace or pay for it if
he is a regular donor.
Veteran enrollment rises
For the first time in
over two years, Auburn
University has experi­enced
an increase in
enrollment of veterans
despite a nationwide
trend that has seen a
sizable decrease in the
number of veterans at­tending
institutions of
higher learning.
According to Debra
Spillers, coordinator of
Veterans Affairs, under­graduate
enrollment a-mong
veterans for fall
quarter increased seven
per cent, marking the
first rise in veterans*
attendance on the main
campus since spring
1974.
The jump comes at a
time when most junior
colleges and universities
are undergoing a signifi­cant
decrease in enroll­ment
among veterans
due to the recent expira­tion
of the GI bill and
more stringent enforce­ment
of benefits.
According to Veterans
Administration statistics,
veteran enrollment
dropped nationally by
375,000 this fall, a 34 per
cent decrease over the
record 1.1 million en­rolled
last year.
At Auburn, 647 veter­ans
were reported en­rolled
this fall, an in­crease
of 43 over the
Council elects
Interfraternity
officers for '77
The new Interfraterni­ty
Council officers are:
Pat Jones, 3AC, Farm­house,
president; Chip
Henagan, 2PB, Sigma
Chi, administrative vice-president;
Gunter Guy,
3FI, Sigma Phi Epsilon,
rush vice-president and
Art Leadingham, 4AC,
Delta Tau Delta, secre­tary-
treasurer.
The officers were elec­ted
at a Council of
Presidents' meeting Sun­day.
spring enrollment of 604.
In addition, there has
been a slight increase in
the number of graduate-level
veterans attending
Auburn, with 219 regis­tered
this fall, according
to Spillers.
Spillers attributes the
increase in part to "an
influx of junior college
transfers." She also
cited a recent extension
by Congress of the num­ber
of allowable months-from
36 to 45-to attend
college.
The Red Cross views
blood donations as a
community resource and
believes "the voluntary
commitment of neighbor
concerned about neigh­bor
can assure that
everybody's blood needs
are met."
Relatives such as a
spouse, minor children,
parents, grandparents,
parent-and grandparents
in-law are included in
Red Cross coverage.
Rogers explained past
blood card holders "in
non-Red Cross hospitals
could exchange blood
with paper credits. Now
volunteer blood will be
sent instead."
According to Rogers,
"The privilege of belong­ing
to the AABB clear­inghouse
cost the Red
Cross $300,000. The pa­perwork
resulting from
the use of the credits was
expensive also."
Rogers said the Red
Cross complained the
AABB always requested
blood replacements from
them at the wrong time.
"When the Red Cross
tried to replace blood to
hospitals, the AABB de­manded
replacement
when supplies were low,
especially during the ho­lidays."
Rogers said some
blood banks participating
in the clearinghouse de­mand
two or three units
of blood for each one that n e w s anymore
is used.
gers. "Formerly the re­placements
were made
only when a