1977-05-05 The Auburn Plainsman

              Volume 83 Number 22 Auburn, Ala. 36830 Thursday, May 5, 1977 20 pages
AU budget
awaits okay
By Lisa Harris
News Editor
A $993 million education budget
was passed by the Alabama
Senate Tuesday and sent back to
the House of Representatives with
the addition of more than $13
million in amendments.
The original budget passed by
theHouse gave public education in
Alabama $974.5 million dollars, the
amount recommended by Gover­nor
Wallace's Select Committee on
Education. When the bill reached
the Senate, however, more than 53
"pork barrel" amendments were
tacked on.
The budget now goes to a joint
conference committee, where it is
expected that many of the Senate
additions will be deleted.
Buck Baxter, Senate fiscal
officer, said the Senate version of
the budget was the highest ever
passed in the state. He said that if
the Senate budget were put into
effect, the education budget would
be forced into probation, that is, it
would be operating on a deficit.
The education budget allocates
the Special Education Trust Fund,
which funds all education in
Alabama, from kindergarten
through university level. Under
the House budget, the fund would
retain about $20 million surplus.
However, under the Senate propo­sal,
only $3 million would remain,
an amount which Vice President
for Administration Ben Lanham
called "really nothing, when
you're talking about a billion-dollar
budget."
The House budget allocated
almost $40 million for Auburn, a
14.5 per cent increase over last
year's allocation. Senate amend­ments
added about $1.8 million to
Auburn's allocation amendments
which Lanham said he doubted
would survive the conference com­mittee.
Under the Senate budget, Au­burn
would receive additional
funds for Public Service, research
and extension, which includes
non-credit activities like the Con­tinuing
Education program. This
was cut out of the proposed
budget, and the amendment would
have restored $500,000 to fund the
program at last year's level.
Auburn would also receive addi­tional
money for the Center for
Vocational Teacher training, for a
study to establish a nursing school,
and for renovations to the live­stock
judging arena.
Perhaps the most contested part
of the education budget has noth­ing
to do with allocations. The
Senate budget has provisions ear­marking
salary increases for col­lege
teachers. Lanham said Au­burn
and most other institutions
opposed the system.
The provision sets a certain
minimum pay raise for teachers
according to the amount of time
they have worked with the univer­sity
and the degrees they have
received.
Vice President for Academic
Affairs Taylor Littleton said, "We
have always operated under a
merit system at Auburn, with
attempts to provide cost-of-living
increases to every employe when
funds are available. The proce­dure
is a stimulus for those who
want to perform well."
Lanham said one major problem
with the earmarking provision was
that the proposed increase in this
year's budget will not cover the
increases necessary to provide the
pay raises. He said to comply with
the provision, Auburn would need
$3.7 million more than the pro­posed
budget, but that it had only
been allocated $1.8 million, and
even that is likely to be cut.
In the line-item budget for Au­burn,
over $30 million was allo­cated
for operations and mainten­ance,
which includes salaries for
teachers, utilities and buildings
and grounds. Other proposed allo­cations,
totalling about $15 million,
were for the agricultural experi­ment
station, the agricultural ex­tension
service, and other outside
services.
$131,000 deficit noted
Neil Diamond showed a crowd of approximately 7,500 at the
Auburn Coliseum just why he's been a major part of the
American music scene for more than 10 years, with a concert
which many in attendance rated as among the best ever at
Auburn. Diamond sang nearly all of his top hits, and was called
back for three encores. For a review of the concert, see page
A-8.
SGA cuts organizations' budgets
By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
Approximately $72,000 in budget
cuts for student activity fee funded
projects had been suggested by the
SGA Budget and Finance Commit­tee
as of Tuesday night.
These cuts are tentative and
additional cuts or additions are
likely, according to Tavia Copen-haver,
chairman of B&F. The
committee must cut more than
$131,000 out of the proposed budget
because requests totaled
$509,759.34 and the amount avail­able
to allocate is only $378,639.31.
The $378,639.31 figure is esti­mated
by taking the estimated
income from 1977-78 student acti­vity
fees (allowing for a slight
increase in enrollment) plus the
unallocated reserve fund for this
year plus any additional income
from the projects before June 30 of
this year.
Last year's estimate for this
year's income was $2,262 more
than was actually received and
this deficit must be made up when
establishing this year's figure,
according to Drew Regan, asso­ciate
dean of Student Affairs.
"Now they're just tentatively
coming up with some figures and
then they'll go back and review
again and keep cutting until they
reach the right amount, said
Regan, who is an ex-officio mem­ber
of the B&F committee.
The SGA requested $39,781 and
the committee suggested $38,501.
Copenhaver said the SGA's re­quest
was not cut more because
the SGA requested just about the
same as last year.
The Glomerata requested
$69,573.72 and the committee sug­gested
$66,429.74. The largest por­tion
of the cuts will be in
photographic services. Requests
for salary increases were cut but
an increase was still allowed —
$4,000 was requested for salaries
and the committee set salaries at
$2,200 which is more than last
year's salary allocation.
Recreational Services requested
$124,689 and the committee sug­gested
$61,525. The cuts were
mainly in supervision, but the
present recommendation is $5,000
more than last year.
The Auburn Circle, who request­ed
$14,541.75, was cut about $2,000.
Copenhaver said the cut will
prevent the Circle from increasing
the number of copies from 6000 to
9000 as had been requested.
Religious Affairs, who requested
$3,835, was cut about $2,000. The
cut was in special events. Copen­haver
said this section was cut
because religious affairs had
stated the group may bring more
lecturers next year rather than
musical acts. She said the commit­tee
felt Religious Affairs could go
to the Lectures Committee with its
request for a lecturer.
The Lectures Committee re­quested
$15,000 and the committee
suggested the same amount. Co­penhaver
said the committee felt
there is a demand for lectures
because so many groups come to
the Lectures Committee each
quarter for special lecturers.
B&F hearings will continue
throughout the week and the com­mittee
will recommend a final cut
by the first of next week.
After the committee makes its
final suggestions and recommen­dations,
the student senate and
President Harry M. Philpott must
approve the IT.
County allocates money
to four-lane Wire Road
Anderson's 'Merry-go-round' Auburn bound
By Julie Johnson
Plainsman Staff Writer
Syndicated columnist Jack An­derson
will speak Monday at 8
p.m. in the Student Activities
Building, sponsored by UPC and
Horizons.
Anderson, who won a Pulitzer
Prize for national reporting in
1972, writes the syndicated "Wash­ington
Merry-go-round" column,
ANDERSON SET FOR SPEECH MONDAY
.Syndicated columnist says he has a "passion for facts."
which appears in approximately
750 newspapers across the coun­try.
He also has a Washington-based
15 minute daily radio show
and 90-second television commen­taries,
syndicated by Metromedia
Corporation.
Born in Long Beach, Calif., in
1922, Anderson attended the Uni­versity
of Utah, Georgetown Uni­versity
and George Washington
University. Anderson is married
and has nine children.
Anderson has co-authored six
books, including "The Anderson
Papers," the story of his personal
investigations into Washington pol­itics.
He is a member of the White
House Correspondents Association
and the National Press in Wash­ington.
Some of his revelations of
Washington affairs have influ­enced
American politics. For
example, after he wrote that Sen.
Thomas Eagleton, D-Mo., had
undergone shock treatments for
mental stress, 1972 Democratic
presidential candidate Sen.
George McGovern, D-S.D.,
dropped Eagleton as his running
mate.
Anderson was also the first
journalist to uncover the story of
the "Dita Beard memo," which
implicated the International Tele­phone
and Telegraph (ITT) in
allegations of a $400,000 pledge by
ITT to the Republican convention
in 1972 in return for a favorable
antitrust suit settlement.
In another story, Anderson docu­mented
papers that showed the
Nixon administration had a pro-
Pakistan bias concerning the
India-Pakistan War.
Newsweek magazine has called
Anderson "a muckraker with a
mission," but in a speech he gave
at Auburn in January, 1974,
Anderson defended himself.
"I have a passion for facts and
no one could pay me to mislead
you, not knowingly," he said.
"We're not anti-Nixon, but when
we see what's going on in Wash­ington,
what do you expect us to
do?"
Anderson's previous speech
mostly concerned the Watergate
scandal and then-President
Richard M. Nixon, but he ex­plained
his expose by noting, "The
press must function as a watchdog
over both the President and the
government."
By Lisa Rigsby
Plainsman Staff Writer
Lee County Commission last
week provided $172,000 for prelim­inary
work to widen Wire Road to
a four-lane near Auburn Univer­sity.
The action was taken after
Gov. George Wallace said the
state government could not allo­cate
the money because it was
"in a bind" right now.
Harry Ennis, Lee County engin­eer,
told the commission that
about $132,000 in federal money for
1978-79 may be available, when
combined with about $40,000 from
the county this would total
$172,000, the amount needed for
preparatory work on the project.
Wallace explained last week at a
meeting with Auburn City and
Auburn University officials that
the road construction plans of the
state are in a pinch right now. The
governor blamed the legislature
for not providing the money to do
the job.
Wallace mentioned the possibil­ity
that federal funds may become
available to build highway pro­jects
in the state, which would free
state funds to widen Wire Road.
The governor explained that Ala­bama
ranks high among the
states in use of federal money and
is in a good position to receive
grants of the unallocated money at
the end of the fiscal year.
Wallace said, "We will do all we
can, but the state government is in
a bind right now, and we have not
got any money."
Auburn Mayor Don Hayhurst
said he was disappointed with the
meeting, but remained hopeful
that federal money could become
available at the end of the year.
Hayhurst said, "I had every
hope for a positive commitment
from the governor in terms of
dollars and a timetable but all we
got was a commitment in faith."
Ennis has been trying to get the
appropriate highway department
personnel together to begin the
paperwork process, since the ex­penditures
must be approved by
the highway department that the
project meets federal guidelines.
"We have to get them to say
Wire Road is an approved project.
Otherwise the money will go to the
state for use elsewhere," Ennis
said.
Inside Today
TERRY BAKER -
Auburn's long-distance runner
warmed up for the SEC outdoor
meet with a strong showing in the
Penn Relays. (See page B-l)
ENERGY CRISIS? -
Auburn students express their
opinions about President Carter's
recent energy proposals. (See
page A-12)
DIAMOND CONCERT -
Plainsman Entertainment Edi­tor
Rick Harmon reviews last
Thursday's major concert by Neil
Diamond. Harmon, like everyone
else, was impressed. (See page
A-8)
The Auburn Plainsman Thurs., May 5, 1977 A-2
The world
this week
By John Beck
Plainsman Staff Writer
Iniernational
EUROPEAN TALKS - President Carter leaves
today to meet in London with leaders from
England, France and West Germany to talk
about political matters in Berlin. Carter will
also meet with the 15 members of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization. Talks will center
on human rights, nuclear nonproliferation,
relations with less developed countries, possible
approaches to strategic arms limitations agree­ments
and the stalemated Geneva talks.
VIETNAM AID - Following the first U.S.
meeting with Vietnam since South Vietnam's
surrender in 1973, former Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger denied that the United States
would supply aid to that country towards
reconstruction. Kissinger pointed out that
Vietnam has violated every provision of the 1973
treaty.
National
WATERGATE - Former President Richard
Nixon is seeking a retraction by the Washington
Post of a story that asserted that Nixon knew in
January, 1973 of "hush money" to silence the
Watergate burglars. Nixon's defense in the
Watergate trials had been that he did not know
of the "hush money" until March 8. Post editor
Benjamin Bradlee said that the paper will stand
by its story.
ETHICS BILL — President Carter has asked
Congress for a new ethics law "establishing
far-reaching safeguards against conflicts of
interest and abuse of public trust by govern­ment
officials." He asked for a temporary court
appointed prosecutor to handle cases that may
arise.
WELFARE PROGRAM - President Carter
revealed his preliminary report on welfare
reform that he had promised in his Feb. 2
fireside chat. Essentially, his program would
scrap existing programs and replace them with
single uniform cash payments, give people who
a r e able to work "access" to a job, make people
who do work better off than those who do not,
and redirect the money now being spent without
increasing costs.
ATOMIC PROTESTS - Over 1,400 demonstra­tors
were arrested for trespassing as they
picketed the New Hampshire seacoast site for a
proposed atomic power station. After nearly all
the demonstrators refused to post bail they were
sent to four National Guard armories until
trespass hearings can be held.
State
BUDGET PASSED - The Alabama Senate
passed the $185.3 million general appropriation
fund for departments and agencies operated out
of the general fund. Also passed was a record
$972.5 million education bill for the next fiscal
year beginning October 1. Filibustering of the
"lid bill" was postponed in order to pass the two
fund bills.
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Apartment fire
Auburn city firemen attempt to stop an apartment
fire at 216 S. Gay St. The cause of the fire, which
caused heavy damage to one apartment and light
smoke damage to the other three in the complex, is
still undetermined. According to a Fire Department
spokesman, Madeline Flegel, the resident of the
apartment, came into the apartment and saw smoke
coming from her sofa bed.
By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
The SGA Student Sen­ate
Monday night ap­proved
cabinet and sen­ate
advisory committee
appointments and passed
code of law and proce­dure
changes.
Cabinet positions ap­proved
were Executive
Secretary, Andy Bolt,
former secretary of pub­lic
relations; Secretary
of Acadmeic Affairs,
Shannon Vinyard, 4AN;
Secretary of Student Wel­fare,
Jamie McPhail,
3FCD; Secretary of Stu­dent
Rights, David Gib­son,
4EE; Secretary of
Political Affairs, Gary
Sanders, 3SMH; Secre­tary
of Public Relations,
Rhett Bentley, 4PB; and
Assistants to the Presi­dent,
Dave Harris, 1GC,
Frank King, 4FY, and
Eva Maddox, 3LPO.
Non-voting advisory
members were appointed
to student senate com­mittees.
The students
selected and their com­mittees
are as follows:
Budget and Finance—
Lou Grucza, 2PB;
Thomas Samartino, 2PB;
Beth Raulerson, 3PB;
Susan French, 1PN;
Hugh Wood, 1PB; Traffic
and Parking—Thomas
Harrison, 1PB; Scott
Bures, 1PN; Dave Craw-
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cause those super patterns, nifty collars and
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could look just like all those other guys . . . but then
he wouldn't be the one for me. Call him the
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VAN HEUSEN MAKES SHIRTS FOR YOUR SENSUOUS
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ford, 1PPY; Code of
Laws, Tom Wadley,
3LHY; Student Rela­tions—
Kip Sitzler, 3PIR;
Ronny Battaglia, 3MK;
Hank Marshman, 1GC;
Athletics and Recrea­tion—
Jeff Johnson, 3IE;
Doug Driver, 3HPR;
Jack Paschal, 4CE;
Frances Lane, 2PB; Lee
Edmondson, 2PB; Or­ganizations—
Larry Har­rison,
6EH; Lisa Hunter,
1PUB; Student Welfare -
Harold Cochran, 1CJ;
Theresa Sellers, 1FM;
Mike Poole, 1PB.
The Code of Law
change allowed for
changing the title of the
ex-officio member of the
Auburn City Council to a
liaison representative.
Doug Eddleman, Code of
Laws committee chair­man,
said President Har­ry
M. Philpott was forced
to veto the ex-officio
member as any citizen
listening to the proceed­ings.
The procedures change
concerned the coordinat­ing
council which is a
joint council of senate
and cabinet members.
The senate members on
the committee, originally
chosen from senate com­mittee
chairmen, are
now to be selected at
large from the senate.
All senators were pre­sent.
Four speakers slated
Noonday Dialogues, a
speaking program spon­sored
by the Campus
Ministers Association
and the Religious Affairs
Committee, has
scheduled four speakers
for May.
Dean Truman Pierce
and Neil Davis, journal­ism
professor, will dis­cuss
"Public School Edu­cation
in Auburn" on
Monday.
Christy Hudgins,
Plainsman editor, will be
the speaker May 16. Her
subject is "Auburn Uni­versity—
In Sight or In
Blindness," which con­cerns
birth control.
May 23, Dr. Kirby
Hays, zoology depart­ment
head, will speak on
"Responsibility for the
Next Generation." Dr.
Garth Jarvis, director of
the Student Health Cen­ter,
will be the last
speaker May 30. He will
speak on "Directions in
Student Health."
All programs will be
held at noon in 208
Auburn Union.
Correcting the canoe
In the April 21 issue of
the Plainsman, we
placed some erroneous
information with a photo­graph
concerning a ce­ment
canoe. The canoe
was sponsored by Ameri­can
Society of Civil Engi­neers
(ASCE) and sanc­tioned
by the department
of civil engineering.
We listed the canoe as
10 feet when it should
have said 14 and its
weight is 220 pounds, not
300 pounds as was listed.
Also Gary East in the
photo did not aide in the
design or construction.
The Plainsman regrets
the mistake.
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A-3 Thurs., May 5,1977 The Auburn Plainsman
Resolutions passed by faculty
By Susan Counts
Assistant News Editor
Five resolutions intro­duced
by the Faculty
Welfare Committee were
passed at the biannual
meeting of the General
Faculty April 26. An­other
resolution was di­vided
and partially
passed. New officers for
the General Faculty and
University Senate were
also elected.
One of the resolutions
proposed the permission
of part-time employment
of retired faculty under
the age of 70.
This employment
would be restricted to
one-third of a regular
load appointment for one
quarter to comply with
Retirement Act. This
would result in compen­sation
allowed by the
Federal Social Security
rules.
Advantages of such a
program would include
the availability of experi­enced
personnel to assist
in the heavy load of
certain quarters and the
ability for faculty mem-the
rules of the Teachers bers to gradually ease
Chef's Club 'protects
interests of students'
By Jackie Rominc
Assistant News Editor
The recent practice of
comparing the signa­tures
on a Chef's Club
card with that on the
purchase voucher is a
precautionary measure
to protect both the stu­dent
and Food Services,
according to Roger Da­vidson,
accounting man­ager
of University Food
Services.
Although there have
been only three fraud
cases involving the
Chef's Club during the
past two years to David­son's
knowledge, lost
cards are reported every
day and, he said, the
Chef's Club service must
protect the interests of
the student and the
service.
When a student reports
his card lost, he is no
longer responsible for
charges made on the
card after the report. If
a cashier fails to spot a
lost card being used
fraudently, then Food
Services is responsible
for the charges entailed.
Night clubs
in Columbus
serve later
Auburn students who
enjoy partying at Colum­bus,
Ga., night clubs are
now able to stay two
hours longer on Saturday
nights. The additional
time resulted from the
passage of a city law
allowing liquor to be
served after 11:55 p.m.
on Saturday nights.
"We like to think of it
as Saturday night," said
city attorney Lennie F.
Davis. "We don't say
Sunday morning."
The new law went into
effect Saturday, April 30,
causing most of the area
night clubs to stay open
until 1:55 a.m.
In passing the law,
however, a law prohibit­ing
dancing on Sundays
was overlooked.
According to Davis,
action to revise the law is
expected to be taken at
today's meeting of the
Columbus City Council.
' 'I think after the meet­ing,
you'll be able to
boogie after 12:00 at all
of the hots spots in
town," he said.
Night club manager
Jack Mitchell said the
crowd size was normal
Saturday night and left
fairly early.
"I think it was because
we couldn't let them
dance," he said. "I ex­pect
the crowd to pick up
noticably once the danc­ing
ordinance is re­vised."
Other night clubs re­ported
that the crowds
cooperated well in not
dancing, and that they
did not complain very
much when the bands
had to quit playing.
The majority of night
club managers felt the
new Saturday night
hours would make the
Saturday night crowds
increase significantly.
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In some cases, stu­dents
report a lost card
and are issued a new one,
but then find the old one
and continue to use it.
Davidson said in most
cases the person is not
trying to cheat Food
Service but does not
know which card is the
new one or does not
realize the old card can
no longer be used.
In these cases, he said,
the card with the higher
last digit is the newer
and the older card
should be turned into the
Chef's Club office.
He said these precau­tions
would help Food
Services locate any per­sons
misusing the cards.
At the end of each
month, Davidson said, a
list of invalid charges is
compared to the list of
lost cards. Food Ser­vices
then tries to trace
any fraudulent charges.
In one of the three
fraud cases, the offender
was prosecuted and sen­tenced,
but this person
was also involved with
other stolen articles, Da­vidson
said. The other
two persons caught using
cards which were not in
their names were sent
before the University
Disciplinary Council.
Associate Dean of Stu­dent
Affairs Drew Regan
said the names of the
persons involved and the
outcome of any disciplin­ary
action by the council
is privileged information.
He said, however, he
knew of cases of persons
misusing the Chef's Club
cards by using someone
else's lost or stolen
card.
into retirement and re­ceive
a small additional
income.
Tuition benefits for de­pendents
of University
employes with five or
more years of service
were recommended in
another of the resolu­tions.
These benefits
were suggested to be on
a scale comparable to
that used by the Uni­versity
of Alabama.
Two resolutions re­garded
supplying the fa­culty
with the opportun­ity
to vote on actions
concerning their sal­aries.
The first one recom­mended
the faculty be
allowed to vote on
whether or not Auburn
United Fund contribu­tions
should be deducted
from the payroll.
The other resolution
regarding salaries would
give the faculty the right
to vote on whether the
faculty should have the
option of receiving nine-month
salaries in 12
checks or in nine checks.
The last full resolution
passed dealt with the
establishment of a sys­tem
of sabbaticals for
submission to the fall
meeting of the General
Faculty.
A sabbatical is a per­iod
of time that a faculty
member is allowed to
take off for the purpose
of conducting research or
study in his field without
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penalization by the Uni­versity.
The resolution recom­mended
a system of
sabbaticals at least equi­valent
to those of other
state-supported institu--
tions in Alabama.
Part of a resolution on
the subject of liability
insurance was passed by
the faculty, while the
remainder was tabled for
further discussion.
The part passed re­commended
liability in­surance
be extended to
cover all faculty at the
University.
The part of the resolu­tion
which was tabled
would provide liability
coverage for veterinary
clinicians in the small
and large animal teach­ing
hospitals, similar to
that of malpractice in­surance
received by doc­tors
at the Student
Health Center.
The new chairman-elect
of the General Fa­culty
and the University
Senate was named as
Donald Vives. Cooper
King was elected as sec­retary.
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Sharp
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Cole Slaw
Pickles
Bagels and
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Chips
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Editorials
T h u r s d a y , M a y 5, 1977 A-4
Evaluation
Teacher evaluation—it's a great idea, and a help to those teachers who
choose to implement the suggestions of their students, but we feel most of its
potential is still untapped. The present system places too much emphasis on
computerized questions instead of personalized answers.
So few students are questioned every quarter that the system isn't really
representative. Part of its effectiveness is also lost because no one can force a
tenured professor to change faulty teaching methods, and students can do
nothing else since they never see the final results.
Almost every quarter, grand ideas are circulated around the SGA to follow
the example of many other universities and publish the compiled results of
teacher evaluations. These ideas also die as quickly as they're suggested. We
feel a student would benefit immeasurably if he knew something about a
teacher before registering for his or her course.
As it is, there is nothing that can be done about a tenured professor who
has become incompetent. Students rely on "word of m o u t h " recommenda­tions,
or gamble on a course that turns out to be a waste of time. But by
publishing the evaluation results, pointing out these bad teachers, students
could at least avoid them. There is no point in forcing students to take a
course where a bad professor cheats t h em out of a learning experience.
Publishing teacher evaluations would enhance the educational atmosphere
at Auburn. Perhaps a teacher would try to do a better job if he realized that
all students would know the kind of job he was doing. Students, given their
choice of teachers, would be in a more favorable position to choose professors
from whom they would learn best.
Auburn University is, after all, an educational institution. Proposals which
help the students learn more should be implemented.
Lighting
I t 's true that better lighting on campus has made Auburn a safer place for
students, especially women after dark. Assault crimes decrease proportionally
with the amount of lighting in a given area, or so i t ' s been proven.
But lately we've noticed some of the security lights have been turned off
when they should be on. A notable example is the lighting system surround­ing
Haley Center, which is never on late at night, when most assaults occur.
And speaking of lighting systems, the tennis court lights have been getting
dimmer and dimmer because so many bulbs have blown out. With the
advent of spring quarter and the popularity of tennis, something should be
done.
Let's keep Auburn out of the dark ages and get some lights around here.
Who's to pay
For years the University has persisted in using the Student Union for
non-student events, leaving the burden of payment on the students'
shoulders. The debt has now reached the point where the Union is operating
at a deficit. If something is not done within the next two years, students can
expect an increase in their Student Activities fee to pay for activities from
which they will reap no benefits.
The University doesn't seem about to change the policy, but perhaps those
non-University groups scheduling events in the Union could help remedy the
situation.
Instead of dealing with the Conference Office to arrange a meeting, they
could go directly to the Union and offer to pay the cost of setting u p for the
event. It might mean someone would have to go out and buy nametags for
the group, but it would also save the $1 per person cost of dealing with the
Conference Office. Perhaps it might even be cheaper to pay the Union
directly, eliminating the middle man.
Auburn University may be unconcerned about student funds for the
Union, but it is the hope of The Plainsman that that attitude is not held by
the people of Alabama.
The Auburn
Plainsman
Christy Hudgins, Editor
John Carvalho, Editorelect
Ken Edwards, Business Manger
Burrell Wilson, Business Manager-elect
Editorial Board members: Managing Editor, John Carvalho: Associate Editor, Dan
Doughtie; 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,
Gary McClanahan; Photographic Editor, Gordon Bugg.
Assistant to the Editor, Vickie Porter; Asst. News Editors, Susan Counts and Jackie
Romine; Asst. Sports Editor, Brad Davis; Asst. Features Editor, Dewey English; Asst.
Entertainment Editor, Dave White; Asst. Copy Editor, Jeanne Regan; Asst. Photographic
Editor, Grant Castleberry; Asst. Technical Editor, Huey Davis; Staff Artists, Kelly Shultz,
Jack Mallette, Lloyd Bridges and George Jeng.
Advertising Director, Ken Edwards; Local Advertising Route Manager, Susan Franklin;
Asst. Advertising Route Manager, Mary Gardiner; Layout Specialists, Larry Klein, Ken
Harvey and John Brinkerhoff; Circulation, Don Powers and Ed Hamff.
The Auburn Plainsman is the student-edited newspaper of
Auburn University. Signed columns represent the opinion of
the writer, while unsigned editorials represent the opinion of
The Plainsman's Editorial Board.
ACP-named best college weekly
'Nrubua'
7/ 's where witchdoctors are paid to make the islanders ill
. In my travels I happened once again
upon the secret island of "Nrubua"—a
place I described to you about a year ago.
So many changes have occuired in the
primitive lifestyle of the natives that an
update was deemed necessary.
Nrubua is still untouched by moderni­zation
and technology, but some inno­vations
have been made. The ancient
custom of women yelling "namhetawt-hgin"
through the streets to gain entry to
their sheltets has been abandoned in
favor of uttering an entty code word at
the door. And in some places the cultural
norms have become so relaxed that men
and women can actually come in contact
with each other during certain houts
without feat of reptisal.
Many other new customs have also
become appatent. Fot example, the na-
Christy
Hudgins
tives now pay their witchdoctots wampum,
both to cute them and to make them
mote ill. The witchdoctots protested parts
of this plan, however, because if they
moved to anothet island they would have
to pay for their mistakes, instead of theit
patients having to do so.
The cultute is apparently moving to­ward
a more female-dominated society.
This is evident by the fact that the wo­men
live in the most luxurious quatters
of the island, while the men are forced to
live in hovels. Part of the reasoning for
this arrangement may spring from the
ancient belief that men and women
placed in adjacent sttuctutes will be
sttuck down by the mythical Stork bird.
Legend also has it that back in the Age
of Chivalry the island was visited by a
knight who convinced the island
leadership that women were helpless
creatures who could not fend fot them­selves,
and thus, must be protected at all
times. This may account fot the nicet
housing being given to the women, thus
insuting they are protected and made to
obey island customs.
Prognosis given for '78 SGA
The SGA has not been well lately. But
it has shown some definite signs of
recovery, though many Auburn students
still look on it as a weak entity.
Here is one prognosis of the 1977-78
SGA.
First, let us examine the executive de-partment,
statting with newly-elected
SGA Ptesident John Bush. There are
those who feel that Bush will be a
"do-nothing" ptesident.
I don't subscribe to that opinion. This
is mote a case of "playing safe" and
seeing how Bush does. Don't count him
out before he starts. Bush was very active
in implementing Ped Mall for Winter
Quarter and is one of the leading pro­ponents
of a permanent Ped Mall.
However, as is always the case, part of
Bush's motivation will have to come from
his constituents, the students. Get on his
case and let him and the test of the SGA
know what you want done. He should be
happy to listen.
The various Cabinet positions and
SGA directors pose still another problem-a
combination of apathy by both the
SGA and the students, tesulting in mal­nutrition
for both.
A typical concerned student who sim­ply
wants to wotk fot the SGA is out of
luck if he wants a secretary's or director's
position, except in two cases: 1) He is
experienced in that position and can pre­sent
a detailed schedule of what he plans
to do if appointed; or 2) He is good
friends with the SGA president.
More often than not, the latter is the
case when it comes to appointments, the
tesult of political promises during cam­paigns
and the natutal instinct of the
president to appoint those people he
would feel most comfottable working
around.
So, our friend, the concerned student,
is put on a committee, and more often
than not, that's the last he hears from the
SGA, so he gives up. Let's hope that's
not the case this yeaf.
Now, let us turn to the Student Sen­ate.
Last year's Student Senate was rela­tively
inactive compared to its predeces­sor.
They asked for a lot, but got little
more than Ped Mall (mostly thanks to
Bush), Career Explo and a new Honor
Code (initiated by the faculty).
John
Carvalho
No constitutional amendments wete
set forth by this past year's Senate, which
is a reliable barometer for evaluation.
Howevet, this doctot thinks that things
will change this yeat. Sure, there are still
those who wish to pad their resumes, or
bask in their own prestige, but these ate
rapidly becoming the minority.
The majority of the senatots ate in-tetested,
fired-up and have the potential
to be a viable body this yeat.
The SGA vice ptesident, Jenelle Mims,
will prove to be a deceptively effective
leader. You can't be on the Senate for
two years without learning something,
and what she lacks in meanness she'll
make up in expettise.
However, I foresee a minority of
senators, who shall go namelesss until
theit identity becomes obvious, who will
clash with Mims ovet minot mattets for
reasons of their own. Fot now, this
prediction will have to remain vague, but
the concrete details will emetge.
Hopefully the concerned senators will
block the efforts of their counterparts,
but there is a danger of factionalism.
I should also note that The Plainsman
will have "built-in" motivation for the
senatots beginning September. We will
be running non-critical evaluations of
what they've been doing. If a senator
hasn't sponsored a resolution or Code of
Laws change and has missed several
Senate meetings, we will say so and let
that speak for itself.
Ovetall, I look forward to a somewhat
productive yeat with the SGA. As always
there will still be plenty of wotk left
undone at year's end, but I believe a lot
will also be done. I hope I'm tight.
Several new athletic shows of prowess
have come into being in the last year.
One called "slarumartni" presents a
unique game philosophy..."It's not how
you play the game, it's whethet you win
of lose." It is intetesting too that when
the natives get blood-thirsty (as they
often do) the blows ate just blows until
the darker natives become involved.
Then, instead of merely physical attacks,
attacks are made on the vatying cultutes
and habits of those involved. It is indeed
a violent game.
On to lighter things though—like the
native's spring costume. The men of the
island wait all year for spring, and the
coming out of the women. As the
months progress, the women dress more
scantily with every day. The spring ritual
is a part of the fettility rites of the
islanders—with evety move calculated to
snare a man. Traditionally, the best way
to accomplish this goal is to wear the
spring costume and put paint on the ends
of the fingers and toes and above the
eyes. Women feign ignorance, darken
their skin and giggle a lot.
On my last visit to the island, most
natives moved about the island on foot.
Chariots have now taken over though, as
the island attempts modernization. These
vehicles careen through the well-worn
paths of the natives, causing havoc
wherever they travel.
The leadership of the young islanders
has also been changed—a passing of the
Buck so to speak. Now the people pay
their allegiance to a Bush, the most re­cent
of several transplants from the Island
of Fiji. The passing of the guard doesn't
illusttate that money grows on ttees, but
natives say it illustrates that in Nrubua
Bushes grow on Bucks.
Younger natives, the majority of the
island, have little sayso in how they ate
governed. The natives gather to decide
their leadership while the younger
islanders are on their yearly pilgrimages.
Those who insttuct these younger people
also often leave, so the governance is left
to the hands of the "elpoepsnwot," the
ruling class. The "elpoepsnwot" come
into powet making promises to the
younger natives, which they apparently
ignore once they have ascended to the
Royal Hall.
The natives, being a superstitious lot,
subscribe to the chicken little syn­drome—
believing the sky is falling.
What apparently started the supetstition
is the gatherings in a structure called the
"tea tneduts" to hear words of wisdom
from the elders. At these gatherings,
pieces of roof probably fell on those
below, evoking the superstitious feat.
This most recent voyage to Ntubua has
broughr forward both new and old cus­toms
and lifestyles of het people. One
thing remains the same though: The
people have one goal. Each wants the
sacred signature of "Ttoplihp" on a
piece of papyrus... for this, they will go to
almost any length. Most natives place this
signatute in a sacred spot in the home
and often stare at it with a smile playing
at the corner of their mouths. They
breathe a sign of relief and fulfillment.
When I return June 7 to the Island,
the people have promised to let me also
pattake of this papyrus ceremony. It
should be interesting. I'll report back to
you then.
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Alabama courts threw justice to the wind to gain revenge
It's a frightening thought that Wayne
Ritter and John Evans have the potential
to direct our state's sytem of criminal
justice—as they just did in Judge Joseph
Hocklander's Circuit Court in Mobile.
Ritter and Evans are responsible for the
Jan. 5 robbery-murder of pawn shop
owner Edward Nassar.
And now the two are demanding the
death penalty in what appears to be a
three-ring-circus court.
It seems the whole proceeding cen­tered
around the wild orations of the de­fendants,
coupled with the "conviction-before-
justice" attitude of the court.
To begin with, Ritter and Evans asked
their court-appointed defense attorneys
to offer no defense, no appeals and no
pleas for mercy. And it appears no
attempt at constructing a defense was
made. Do we not realize the purpose-no,
necessity-of presenting a stringent
defense even in such obviously guilty
cases is to protect the rights of the ac­cused
and to insure just proceedings of
the court?
District Attorney Charles Graddick
shook hands with the two and said, "We
were glad to have your cooperation."
This was an act indicative of his hunger
for a conviction. He is expected to ask the
Alabama Supreme Court, in the auto­matic
appeal, to expedite its review of the
case.
Probably the most understandable re­action
was that of the jury. The jurors'
lives were threatened by Ritter and Evans,
upon parole, if the jury didn't demand
the death sentence—which they did. But
it would have been noble if at least one
of the 12 jurors had seen through the
mania of it all and demanded justice.
Then came the real flabbergast: Judge
Hocklander ordered the two put to death
in the electric chair before sunrise July
25. He could have reduced an obviously
intimidated jury's death penalty verdict
to life in prison without parole. His rea­soning
was based solely on the aggravat­ing
factors outweighing the mitigating
circumstances in the case.
But no, there was to be no judicial
progress in Mobile last week. Only that
deeply-rooted thirst for revenge that, un­fortunately,
even our most respected pro­fessionals
cannot rid themselves of in the
pursuit of true justice.
As evidenced in this case, a murder
usually starts a chain reaction of deviation
and value-breakdown that cteates the
atrocity of the death penalty. Whereas
the conglomerate (society) should show,
through its court system, strength enough
to hold a coherent view of justice, we
take no responsibility.
So now the defendants have us on the
defense and are making our decisions
for us in an effort to glorify themselves in
true Gary Gilmore fashion. Just look at
the date of the murder of Mr. Nasser,
Jan. 5, 1977, and it's hard to argue the
telating of Ritter and Evans to Gilmorcas
mere coincidence. A classic "suicide-murder
syndrome" case.
Go on Alabama. Have your bloody re­venge.
Laugh in blind satisfaction as two
despicable souls burn in the electric chair,
breeding more just like them. Have your
bloody revenge DA. Graddick and Judge
Hocklander. Justify your weakling deci­sion,
noble jury, by dodging a worthless
threat and executing a frail vengeance of
your own. Satisfy yourselves everyone. Let
us all be satisfied in the carrying-out of
this decision.
Accept the needs of Mr. Nasser's
family. But is that not the real reason for
revenge, to satisfy the avenged? Why
doesn't it work? The unerasablc crime
coupled with the irrevocable justice.
So we continue to glorify our most
despicable heroes: Bonnie and Clyde
Barrow, Ma Barker, Dillingcr, Caponc,
Speck, Manson, Gilmore and now Rittet
and Evans. We let them become a dic­tating
part of our justice system and bow
to their everv maniacal whim. They are
the decision, not the object of it. All this
we do undct the guise of "justice."
And we wonder, "Why do we have
such an astronomical murder rate?"
Tntnrrirmr mmtumm •Ml
Letters Smith rebutted on nuclear energy
Thurs., May 5,1977 A-5
AU'sgynecological needs
not met says wed couple
Editor, The Plainsman:
In response to the letter written to you
by Mr. Diner and others opposed to the
Auburn Student Health Center providing
gynecological services and birth control
pills, I would like to speak on behalf of
the married woman student.
In order to obtain a prescription for
birth control pills, an Auburn woman
student must have an annual examina­tion
by a private doctor. The public
health center provides a family planning
clinic only on Friday morning, which is
not a feasible time for a student. Fur­thermore,
they have only a select number
of brands of birth control pills, and a
doctor is not present to change the pre­scription
if needed.
There are only four gynecologists in the
Auburn-Opelika area, hardly enough
even for the non-student population. The
only alternatives are to go to an unfamil­iar
general practioner in Auburn who is
recommended by the Student Health
Center, or to schedule an appointment
with the home doctor. This examination
costs at least $30, which is a real burden
for the married student.
Are not the doctors at the Student
Health Center classified as general prac-tioners
and qualified to perform the
examination, as well as prescribe birth
control pills? Why, then, are these ser­vices
denied even to the married stu­dent?
Each student pays a quarterly fee
for the services of the Student Health
Center, but this fee does not cover the
basic medical needs of a married woman.
I am not one to say whether or not
providing examinations and birth control
pills to all women students is right or
wrong, but the Student Health Center
should provide these services to the mar­ried
woman student.
Name withheld by request
I wish to comment on Steve Smith's
recent article, "Nuclear Energy is 'Bad
News.' " Smith, like so many self-pro­claimed
experts on nuclear energy, made
some very fundamental oversights in his
article on the use of nuclear fission for
energy.
First and foremost, people must realize
nuclear power plants are not atomic
bombs. Although enough fissionable
material is present, it is not in the neces­sary
shape (critical mass) to create a nu­clear
explosion. Even in the highly un­likely
event of total safety system failure
and meltdown (flowing of the fissionable
material into one mass as a result of over­heating)
chances of it forming a critical
mass are virtually impossible.
The column referred to the loss of
coolant and subsequent contamination of
an area the size of Pennsylvania. Smith
was very vague here. He was apparently
referring to a possible explosion resulting
from tremendous pressure built up from
overheating (this is not a nuclear explo­sion,
but rather, similar to what occurs to
the lid placed over a pot of boiling
water). He also seems to assume that all
the radioactive material is carried into the
atmosphere by this explosion.
The column failed to mention the
large number of malfunctions which
would have to take place in order for a
pressure explosion to take place. It also
failed to mention the tremendous
unlikelihood of any (much less all) of
these malfunctions ever taking place.
Further, Smith was apparently unaware
of the inability of the relatively light
molecules of steam (water vapor) to carry
the much heavier particles of radioactive
material aloft into the atmosphere.
The column also eluded to the possi-
AU women ask for co-ed dorm
Editor, The Plainsman:
Recently, there has been a great deal of
controversy over the issue of equal hous­ing
for men and women on the Auburn
campus. By attempting to have separate
but equal housing, the University is de­feating
its own purpose; equality can not
exist with any separation.
We feel as if the only solution to the
Title IX specifications is the establish­ment
of co-ed dormitories. We hasten to
say that the establishment of co-ed dorms
would not necessarily mean the Uni­versity
condones immoral acts. The prob­lems
associated with this type of housing
could be solved by assigning specific
floors to men and women,etc.
Also, it would not be necessary to
convert all University dorms to co-ed
dorms, because the proportion of men
requesting University housing is much
less than the proportion of requests from
women.. Those who would be inhibited
by living in a co-ed dorm could simply
request an alternative type housing.
Co-ed dorms have been proven suc­cessful
on many college campuses not
only in the North, but also in the con­servative
South. Campuses such as the
University of Tennessee and Georgia
Tech operate co-ed dorms with no more
problems than exist in dorms that are not
co-ed. It is high time that Auburn Uni­versity
complied with Title IX, stopped
sheltering its students, and offered vary­ing
choices regarding campus housing.
After all, the main purpose of secondary
schooling is to prepare a person for life in
the "real world," where men and women
do exist together.
Juli Merritt, 2SSS
Laura Waters, 2GL
SGA requests student input
Editor, The Plainsman:
To perform our jobs more effectively,
student-SGA communication must play a
more important role. In the past, this
communication has been lacking in many
areas. Our job is to improve this
communication between the students and
the SGA. If you have any ideas on how
you think this can be improved please
call the SGA office or contact any of the
members below.
Student Relations Committee:
Opie Smith, 3FI
Kelly Cooper, 2GJM
Alan Little, 2PN
Moose Maloy, 2PB
Charlie Hart, 3LEC
Mark Cavanaugh, 3PM
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bility of stolen nuclear materials being
used to make a crude atomic bomb. Let
me remind you that an atomic bomb is a
highly sophisticated device. Terrorists
seeking the fuel and the facilities would
likely kill themselves from exposure to
the high radioactivity.
The lack of a safe method to dispose of
radioactive wastes is a play on words. One
cannot dispose of these wastes; they must
be stored. Dixie Lee Ray, former director
of the Atomic Energy Commission, spoke
briefly on the subject whfle recently lec­turing
at Auburn, and made two impor­tant
points. She said nucjet^waste stor­age
will not become a problem until well
into the 1980s and that the situation is
not being ignored; several viable storage
areas have been under consideration for
several years. It is also important for us to
remember a nuclear power plant pro­duces
less than a 30-gallon drum full of
refined radioactive waste over ten years.
Smith's sources proved again to be
unreliable when referring to projected
uranium reserves. He is extremely con­servative
in estimating 30 years. Even
well-informed President Carter gave a
75-year estimate in a recent speech. Many
knowledgeable scientists feel nuclear
energy reserves may last more than 600
years assuming the use of the breeder
reactor.
Smith article argued
Editor, The Plainsman:
In your April 21 issue, Steve Smith ex­pressed
a great deal of concern about the
growing use of nuclear power as an
energy source for producing electricity. It
would be impossible to fully debate the
issue in this limited space, but I would
like to respond to some of the opinions in
his column.
Mr. Smith cited the "Nobel Prize win­ners
and doctors" opposed to nuclear
power. He then referred to "three addi­tions"
from General Electric. Those three
men were engineers, not Nobel Prize
winners or doctors.
Actually, a group of 32 scientists, in­cluding
11 Nobel Prize winners, signed a
statement supporting nuclear power more
than two years ago.
The questions about the economics
about nuclear power are debatable, I
agree. They are expensive, but not as Mr.
Smith would lead us to believe. The cost
of a nuclear power plant is "not" $2.5
billion as he stated. At the current cost of
approximately $500 per kilowatt of capa­city,
Brown's Ferry, the world's largest
plant, has cost only $920 million.
The main reason the Brown's Ferry fire
cost $150 million as cited by Mr. Smith
was because of the cost of substitute
power. Most of that money went to buy
coal needed to provide electricity that
normally would have come from Brown's
Ferry. Had the nuclear plant been oper­ated,
the public would not have had to
pay that cost. This points out one of the
economic benefits of nuclear power.
As to the safety aspects of nuclear
power, Mr. Smith should refer to the ex­tensive
study done by Dr. Norman Ras-musscn
of MIT. After two years of ana­lytical
research, it was determined that
nuclear plants arc much safer than riding
in automobiles. The number of addi­tional
lung cancer cases which might be
caused by nuclear power plants are so in­finitesimal
compared to those caused by
smoking as to be immeasurable...in my
opinion.
Bruce Gilliland, '71
Safety is obviously a consideration. Let
us remember how many coal miners have
been killed in cave-ins and how many
more suffer the agony of black lung
disease, emphysema and cancer. Now,
consider how many people to date have
been killed by nuclear power plants.
Also, consider the chances of being killed
in automobiles; yet are they banned?
No, they are made safer.
Pollution, too, must be considered.
Coal burning contributes a large amount
of sulfur dioxide to the atmosphere. This
compound readily combines with mois­ture
in the atmosphere (and your lungs)
to form toxic acids.
As for economic problems with nuclear
energy, let us remember that all energy
forms are becoming increasingly expen­sive.
An independent study by the Ford
Foundation showed nuclear power costs
are closely in line with those of fossil
fuels.
We must all remember that if this
nation expects to maintain its present
energy consumption (and I haven't seen
tcomany students cutting back on their
use of automobiles or stereos ), the power
will have to come from some source. In
order for the U.S. to phase out gas and
oil usage, we will have to double, or per­haps
triple, coal production, and that in
itself will certainly be one of the toughest
goals for our country in the next 20 to 30
years.
Although the column referred to the
frequency of breakthroughs in solar, geo-thermal,
wind and methane conversion
energy, he fails to mention they are not
major discoveries. The problem with.
these energy sources is that none of them
will likely provide a major supply of elec­trical
energy in the next 20 to 50 years.
Solar energy, which many people feel will
be the answer to our fuel needs in the
future, may never be a major source of
power until some discovery leads to a
drastic increase in converting sunlight to
electricity. Such a discovery would, how­ever,
definitely ease the energy burden by
providing heat for homes and industry..
Please do not misunderstand me. I do
not feel nuclear energy, in its present
form, is the ultimate answer. We must
develop all possible resources including
safer nuclear reactors.
The most important point to remem­ber
is the technology of nuclear energy is
in our hands; no other source of energy
has the potential to bridge the span of
time between the phasing out of fossil
fuels and fuels of the future. America's
industry (which means jobs for all of us)
must have an adequate supply of energy.
My final point is to urge you, the stu­dent,
to learn about our energy crisis and
alternatives - all of them. Most impor­tantly,
learn about them from "know­ledgeable"
sources and publications—
and distinguish opinion from fact. We
must realize that our generation will pay
for and utilize the available energy. We
will also suffer the consequences if our
supply is inadequate.
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Metrics
'Don't try to convert, just begin to think if
In the breeze Photography: Ruth Ann Dunn
Things were going okay until Fine Arts students set
out to build a running fence from Biggin Hall to the
bazaar on Haley concourse Monday. But when so
many passers-by said it looked like a clothes line,
they gave up and hung clothing, underwear and bras
between the sheets — airing the dirty laundry, so to
speak.
Evaluation aids effectiveness
By Kevin Loden
Plainsman Staff Writer
For the last two years,
Auburn University has
been using relatively new
evaluation systems for
teachers designed by a
30-member committee of
Auburn faculty and ad­ministration.
The sys­tem's
purpose is to assist
each teacher in de­termining
if his methods
are effective.
Untenured teachers
must meet with their
department head annual­ly
and tenured teachers
must meet every three
years to discuss teaching
techniques. The student
body is also asked to
make assessments
through teacher evalua­tion
forms which, if an­swered
honestly, can be
an important aid in help­ing
the teacher modify
methods used. After the
forms are gathered, each
department head dis­cusses
the results with
the teacher.
In some large uni­versities,
results of simi­lar
evaluation systems
are published for stu­dents
to decide which
instructors they would
like for classes. Dr.
Charlotte Ward, assist­ant
professor of physics
who also helped develop
the system, said, "The
original purpose of the
system was to aid the
department heads in de­ciding
whether teachers
should be advanced (in
rank) or not. It also
serves as a self-develop­ment
process for teach­ers.
It was not aimed at
informing the student
body."
Gerald Johnson, as­sistant
dean of the School
of Arts and Sciences,
said, "It is a very sound
system which is working
well. It helps the teacher
to find new techniques
and strengthen old tech­niques.
The faculty likes
the system with very few
exceptions."
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Dr. Delos McKown,
philosophy department
head, agreed that it was
a good system, but
stated, "It's really too
early to tell whether a
teacher's techniques
need to be changed. The
real question needed an­swered
by the student is
which teachers did the
most good. Tenured
teachers have been eval­uated
once and un­tenured
teachers twice.
It would be best to
have five or six evalua-tionis
so that a trend
could be established."
Johnson, who was on
the committee that de­signed
the system, also
said the system is by no
means unalterable.
' 'Modifications are still
being made to the sys­tem,"
he said.
By Keith Jung
Plainsman Staff Writer
Public law 94-168,
signed on December 23,
1975, by President Ford,
may not mean much to
you now, but you will
definitely realize what it
is by next summer. The
law is better known as
the Metric Act.
The most noticeable
change taking place 90
days before September
30, 1978, will be the
conversion of speed limit
signs from miles per
hour to kilometers per
hour. The national 55
mph speed limit works
out to 88.5 kph. The
highway administration
is considering rounding it
to 90 kph, which is about
56 mph. Some American
cars already contain
markings for kilometers
and for those which do
not, labels may be pasted
over the old speedo­meter.
Signs designating dis­tances
will be completely
changed by September
30, 1982. There are no
plans for dual signs to
ease familiarization.
State and local govern­ments
will be aided by
the federal government
in this estimated $4 mil­lion
changeover.
The act will affect all
government agencies,
bureaus and indepen­dent
departments of the
United States. This in­volves
the Dept. of Com­merce
; Federal Trade
Commission, which regu­lates
labeling of food and
drugs (about 50 per cent
already carry dual mark­ings)
; Bureau of Weights
and Measures, which
governs the sale of con­sumer
goods by quanti­ty;
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms,
which regulates the
package sizes of wine,
beer and liquor; Nation­al
Weather Service and
many other agencies.
Many popular soft
drinks are now packaged
in one liter containers,
and some alcoholic bev­erages
are being sold in
metric amounts. The
National Weather service
states temperatures in
degrees centigrade as
well as degrees faren-heit.
A major justification
for this dramatic change­over
is that firms which
do business in Europe
must go metric by Janu­ary,
1979, or be shut out
of the Common Market
countries.
Understanding the
metric system will defin­itely
help when the inevi­table
change occurs.
Britain, having already
converted to metrics, has
experienced some diffi­culties.
Carpet sales
dropped more than a
third because price itself
indicated a 20 per cent
increase; people failed to
realize that a square
yard was equal to only
.84 square meters.
Learning the prefixes
are essential, particular­ly
in the lumber trade.
Someone building
shelves for a home for
example, must be sure
the prefix is correct or he
may have shelves for a
doll house. Consequent­ly,
the British have a-dopted
the term "metric
foot" which is about
300mm (equal to one
foot). A pleasant conse­quence
of the metric
system itself is school
children will no longer
have to figure how many
yards are in a mile.
In preparation for the
conversion, writing
metric will help; write
the metric quantity in
parentheses beside the
English value. The ac­curacy
of the new figure
should be equivalent to
the former (i.e. one
pound equals 453.59239
grams, but would be
written 454 grams).
When the time comes,
maybe we should follow
the advice of one expert:
"Don't try to convert;
just begin right now to
think metric."
A U students may
attend national UN
Several Auburn stu­dents,
with the help and
supervision of Dr. Daniel
Nelson of the Political
Science Department, are
currently laying the
groundwork plans for
sending a student delega­tion
to the National Mod­el
United Nations
(NMUN) next year.
NMUN, held in New
York City in April each
year, is attended by such
universities as George­town,
Harvard, Colum­bia,
Yale and Princeton.
This will be the first year
Auburn has attended.
The conference began as
a model of the League of
Nations at Harvard in
1923. It is the largest
collegiate model UN in
the world.
' "The National Model
United Nations would be
not only an exciting ex­perience
for Auburn stu­dents,
but perhaps one of
the greatest educa­tional
experiences they
would have in college,"
Nelson said. "The oppor­tunity
to interact with
students from major uni­versities
all over the
country in the fabulous
environment of New
York City is something
that shouldn't be
missed."
He said the attention
Auburn would attract by
attending the conference
could in turn help expand
Auburn's own Southeast­ern
Model United Na­tions
(SIMUN).
Any interested stu­dents
should contact Dr.
Nelson or attend the
interview and orientation
session to be held Mon­day
at 3 p.m. in Haley
Center 7077.
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Reasons vary
Garden plots popular
By Janet Hightower
Plalnsman Staff Writer
Their reasons vary, but
many students and Uni­versity
employes are
renting the Alpha Zeta
garden plots located be­hind
the married stu­dents
apartments.
Alpha Zeta, an agri­culture
h onorary, is
sponsoring this garden­ing
project for the third
year. Merrill D. Bond,
Auburn Extension horti­culturist,
said the lines in
garden shops show that
people who have never
gardened before are gar­dening
this year.
"The freeze in Florida,
the drought in California,
the energy crisis and the
high price of vegetables
are reasons for the ap­parent
increase," Bond
said.
Lloyd Riggs, 8EE, and
David Burke, 4PIR, are
two students who are
Area holds tests
for blood pressure
Free community high
blood pressure screening
and education sessions
will be held at several
sites in the area during
May, according to Dr.
Samuel T. Coker of the
School of Pharmacy.
The screening will be
performed by pharmacy
• students under Dr.
Coker's directions.
Places, dates and
| times of the sessions are:
Downtown Opelika
(east of the courthouse),
Saturday, April 30, 9
a.m.-5 p.m.
Pharmacy Building
lobby at Auburn, Satur­day,
May 7, 9 a.m.-12
noon.
Montgomery Mall, Sat­urday,
May 21, 10 a.m.-5
p.m.
Village Mall, Friday,
May 27, 1-9 p.m., and
Saturday, May 28, 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
Kappa Psi, the national
pharmacy fraternity, has
selected high blood pres­sure
screening as a spe­cial
project and will be in
charge of the Montgom­ery
Mall session.
May is National High
Blood Pressure month
and Coker urges every­one
to take advantage of
the free tests.
growing a garden for the
first time this year.
"We're going to see if
it will help some with the
bills," Riggs said.
"Everything seems to be
growing well, and it's
been more fun than any­thing.
We put in about 25
hours a week but I
wouldn't really call it
work," he said.
Dean James E. Foy,
dean of Student Affairs,
also has a garden plot
this year. His reason:
"...because I like to eat."
Foy said this was the
third year he has rented
a plot. "I get real
satisfaction from
scratching in the dirt and
watching things grow,"
he said.
Foy said he and his
wife were still eating the
food they canned last
year. ' 'We may not have
saved a lot but we saved
a little," he said. Dr. William Dozier, as-
This is the first year sociate professor of horti-
Dr. Ove W. Jensen, as- culture, said plots could
ssistant professor of ele- be rented for seven dol-and
onions last year to
last my wife, son and
myself seven to eight
weeks—plus I gave some
to my parents."
In the past Jensen said
he had kept a garden at
his father's. He said he
rented the Alpha Zeta
plot in addition to his
other garden because the
soil was better for beets,
carrots and tomatoes.
A wide variety of
plants are being grown.
Tomatoes, radishes, cab­bage,
cucumbers, pep­per,
onions and potatoes
are just a few. Dean Foy
is growing edible soy
beans and sun flowers.
Jensen said, "It's very
relaxing. I enjoy going
over after work and talk­ing
to some of my
friends. A lot of Univer­sity
employes have
plots."
Photography: Ford Rislay
HELP WITH THE BILLS
.Riggs and Burke grow garden for first time
Humane Society pushes pups
mentary education, has
rented a plot from Alpha
Zeta.
"I don't know how
much we save," he said.
"We do a lot of pickling,
canning and freezing. I
grew enough potatoes
lars from February to
December from Alpha
Zeta. They break the
ground, fertilize and lime
it. Water is accessible to
each plot and tools are
available for check out at
the Student Activities
Building.
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Assistant News Editor
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waiting to be
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TheAuburn Plainsman
After Hours
Diamond delivers gem
Neil Diamond took Au­burn
by storm last
Thursday, winning the
crowd that filled the
Coliseum as few per­formers
have ever done.
Diamond promised the
7,2'22 people some "beau­tiful
noise" and delivered
with a two hour non-stop
show, followed by three
encores.
The audience, not to be
outdone, gave the singer
eight standing ovations,
dozens of "I love you,
Neil" cheers and a beer.
Diamond's singing was
not really remarkable.
His songs were at worst
professional and at best,
which was fairly often,
beautiful. But anyone
who had listened to Dia­mond's
live albums
might have expected his
singing to be this good.
What was remarkable,
at least to this critic, was
Diamond's overwhelm­ing
stage presence. Lis­tening
to Diamond's live
albums, where he says
things like "I'm playing
for you, too, tree
people," one would never
suspect that he could put
an Auburn crowd into the
palm of his hand. But he
did, and in doing so gave
one of the most outstand­ing
performances this
reviewer has seen at
Auburn.
Before the show start­ed
it seemed like the
normal Auburn concert.
Maybe there were a few
more people than norm­al,
and maybe a few
more frisbees being
tossed, but other than
that, it seemed just like
Auburn's other concerts.
Then the show began
and you knew this would
be different from the
rest.
The show opened with
the ringing of bells am­plified
on an overly-loud
sound system so
that it was ear shatter­ing.
Then Diamond step­ped
on stage to the
strobe-like effect of the
hundreds of flash cubes
going off.
As Diamond began
singing "Beautiful
Noise," the now standing
audience gave an ovation
that threatened to drown
out the singer, even over
the loud sound system.
Diamond ignored the
applause after his first
number, and went right
into Kentucky Woman.
He sang the song beau­tifully,
and this reviewer
settled back for the
normal ' 'midnight spe­cial
greatest hits show,"
which top 40 stars tend to
give almost effortlessly.
Just about this time.
Diamond started to lead
the audience in a War
Eagle cheer, and I began
to wonder if this concert
might be different.
After the cheer died
down, Diamond said that
he was going to "start
with my early songs and
work my way up, and try
to bring the audience
some beautiful music."
He began with "Cher­ry,"
a song which fea­tured
the first bongo solo
this reviewer ever saw
an Auburn audience get
into. He went straight
from this into "Sweet
Caroline," and this time
most of the percussion
was supplied by the
hands of the audience.
Diamond had per­formed
about five songs,
when a girl in the front
row walked up to the
stage and yelled, "Neil,
do you want a beer?"
Before the audience,
and apparently the cam­pus
security police, knew
what was going on the
girl had presented Dia­mond
with a bottle of
beer.
About the time Dia­mond
accepted the beer
this writer de­termined
that this was
definitely not the normal
Auburn concert.
If girls thought males
at Olivia Newton-John's
concert had acted like
sexists, which this re­viewer
could hardly
blame them for, they got
their revenge.
Olivia had received a
few "Olivia, I love you"
calls from males in the
audience, but not half as
many as Diamond did
from females.
One of the funniest
parts of the show was
when Diamond asked,
almost dared, a security
officer to come on stage
and dance to one of
Diamond's tunes. De­spite
a lot of cajoling
from Diamond, the of­ficer
refused.
Though most of the
songs Diamond played
were ones he had written
and made popular and
almost all of the audi­ence
seemed familiar
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with, he did experiment
with songs by other
people.
One of his most inter­esting
songs was Joni
Mitchell's "Free Man in
Paris." The song was so
different from Mitchell's
version that many people
seemed to dislike it in­stantly,
muttering
"Joni's was better." But
if one chose to listen to
the song on its own merit
instead of merely as a
comparison, they might
have found that Dia­mond's
version was ex­cellent
in its own right.
Diamond sang the song
as a rocker, one of the
harder if not the hardest,
rocking song he sang all
night.
After Diamond per­formed
a song written by
the Beach Boys, he an­nounced
to the audience
that he would "do a few
of his own." On hearing
this the audience erupted
with suggestions, espe­cially
a group behind this
critic who almost deaf­ened
me with pleas for
"Red, Red Wine."
Though Diamond could
have sung all night and
not have fulfilled all the
audience requests, the
string of hits he chose
placated, if not complete­ly
satisfied, his audience.
The series included
"Song Sung Blue,"
"Cracklin' Rosie," "Hol­ly
Holey" and "I Am, I
Said." For the first two
numbers Diamond had
all the lights in the
Coliseum turned on so
that the audience could
see one another. The
effect of seeing the entire
Coliseum full of people
on their feet, rocking and
clapping, was mind-bog­gling.
The songs themselves
were beautiful; Diamond
was at his best, and when
the singer marched off
stage at the end of the
numbers, the audience
was far from ready for
him to leave.
Their standing ovation
though was wasted on
Diamond, not as in past
concerts because the per­former
did not come
back, but because Dia­mond
showed little in­clination
that he really
wanted to leave.
When he came back
minutes later, a sea gull
shone on the backdrop
behind him; a scene
which quickly informed
the audience of the set of
songs coming up.
Sure enough, the next
half hour was taken up
with cuts from JONA­THAN
LIVINGSTON
SEAGULL. A sequence
which was not bad, but
could probably have been
put to better use doing
the favorites Diamond
didn't get around to per­forming.
After JONATHAN
LIVINGSTON SEA­GULL,
Diamond left the
stage, but the audience
would not let him stay
off. They called him
back for two more en­cores,
which included
"Brother Love's Travel­ing
Salvation Show," a
song that almost has to
be included in one of
Diamond's concerts.
Still, he never played
this reviewer's favorite
"Solitary Man," or
"Red, Red Wine" or
about a dozen other hits.
But at the end of
Diamond's show last
Thursday he promised he
would be back, and after
seeing the type of show
he gave, this reviewer
will be back to hear him,
and maybe even hear
"Solitary Man."
-Rick Harmon
Harmon is enter­tainment
editor
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hosts band
By Jennifer Bonier
Plainsman Staff Writer
The Part-Time Band, a
local group comprised of
Auburn talent, will per­form
in the War Eagle
Cafeteria on Wednesday,
In the tradition of past
entertainment in War
Eagle, the band will
appear during the "din­ner
hour" from 5-7 p.m.
Members of the band
are Chuck Butterworth,
who plays banjo and
guitar and is production
supervisor for the Learn­ing
Resource Center;
Chuck Tremaine, who
plays guitar and is super­visor
for LRC at Auburn
Jr. High School; Randy
McDaniel, who plays up­right
bass and has his
Ph.D. with Rehabilita­tion
Services Education;
and Ames Herbert who
plays washboard, spoons
and drums and works
with zoology.
Butterworth describes
their sound as blue-grass-
acoustic. "We do
more than just blue-grass
though. We throw
in Eagles' songs, Jimmy
Buffet, whatever. We
just kind of feel out the
crowd and see what they
might like."
McDaniel and Hubert
used to be members of
the Grossman Brothers
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A-9 Thurs., May 5, 1977 The Auburn Plainsman
By Dave White
Assistant Entertainment
Editor
The St. Louis Jazz
Quartet with Jeanne
Trevor will perform to­night
at 8 p.m. in the
Union Ballroom.
The quartet has pre­sented
their involving
"new jazz," which
ranges from the blues to
"jazz that isn't afraid to
rock," at cities and col­leges
from Alaska to
Florida.
Lead by Trevor's scat
vocals, pianist Ed Ni­cholson,
bassist Terry
Kippenberger and drum­mer
Charles Payne radi­ate
"warmth, sensitivity
and their own musical
enjoyment of what they
do."
The group's "personal­ity
and warmth" on
stage create a "beauti­ful
give-and-take be­tween
artist and specta­tor.
"
"All of the musicians
are virtuosos with com­plete
control over their
instruments," said the
Jacksonville Journal,
"but vocalist Jeanne
Trevor dominates the
show with a voice that is
simultaneously powerful
and refined, capable of
performing intricate
songs over the volume of
the band.
"Ms. Trevor is a jazz
singer, a designation that
isn't offered lightly and
doesn't apply to most
singers. She follows in
a tradition established by
the likes of Ella Fitz­gerald
and Sarah
Vaughan, with a wide
vocal range, agile, sup­ple,
expressive voice."
The Brookings (S.D.)
Register said, "The ad­vance
billings said
Ms. Trevor uses her
voice like an instrument
and, for once, the ad­vance
propaganda did
not overstate the case.
We don't recall ever
hearing a voice do so
many remarkable
things."
Tonight's concert,
sponsored by the UPC's
Fine Arts Committee,
will be free, open to the
public and will carry
forum credit.
'Peanuts' comes to life
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
will present the Broad­way
musical "You're a
Good Man, Charlie
Brown" May 13-14 at 8
p.m. and May 14-15 at 2
p.m. in the Union Ball­room.
The musical gives a
del;5htful insight into the
philosophies of Charles
Shultz's famous "Pea­nuts"
comic strip char­acters.
Dale Farmer, 8SMU,
has been cast as Charlie
Brown, Martha Hargett,
4MU, as Lucy, and Jeff
Meadows, 4AM, as
Snoopy.
Schroeder will be por­trayed
by Terry Dobson,
3SMU, Linus by Paul
Smith, 1MU, and Patty
by Louise Edwards, 6EH.
Also involved in the
musical will be director
Don Roberts, 6CED, vo­cal
director Karen Fu-qua,
8SMU and pianist
Leah Burton, 4PB.
Tickets will cost $2 for
adults, and students
and $1.50 for children
under 12, and will be
available at the door.
Tickets may also be
purchased from any Phi
Mu Alpha member.
Proceeds from the play
will go to the Phi Mu
Alpha music scholarship.
Area entertainment
Atlanta
Fleetwood Mac with Kenny Loggins perform at
the Omni on June 1. Tickets are $7.50 and $8.50.
Chick Corea and Return to Forever featuring
Stanley Clarke will appear at the Fox at 8 p.m. on
May 27.
The Grateful Dead hit the Fox Theatre at 7:30
p.m. on May 18-19. Tickets are $5.50 and $7.50.
Bread will appear at the Omni at 8 p.m. on May
12. Tickets are $6.50 and $7.50.
Birmingham
Dolly Parton appears May 7 in the Concert Hall at
8 p.m.
Gregg Allman will perform in Boutwell Auditor­ium
May 11 at 8 p.m.
Led Zeppelin fly into the Coliseum on May 18 at 8
p.m.
Captain and Tennille performs at the Coliseum on
June 9 at 8 p.m.
Bad Company performs on June 19 at 8 p.m. in
the Coliseum.
The Osmonds appear in the Coliseum on June 15
at 8 p.m.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer will perform in the
Coliseum on June 26 at 8 p.m.
Other
Foghat will perform in the Civic Center on May
25 in Montgomery.
The Lynyrd Skynyrd concert scheduled for May 4
in Montgomery has been postponed to a later date.
Andrea True Connection will appear in Selma on
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Concert Choir renders
last home performance
By Dale Farmer
Plainsman Staff Writer
The Auburn University
Choir will present its
annual Homecoming
Concert in the Telfair
Peet Theatre Thursday,
at 8 p.m.
The 85-voice group will
perform a wide range of
choral literature includ­ing
"Magnificat" by Le­onardo
Leo, ' "The Gate of
Heaven" by Randall
Thompson, "Mass" by
Norman Dello Joio and
"Praise to the Lord" by
F. Melius Christiansen.
The program also in­cludes
"Death Shall not
Destroy" and "O Thou in
Whose Presence" ar­ranged
by Shaw-Parker,
The choir will also
perform two original
choral works composed
by Auburn University
students Bryan King and
Terry Dobson.
Both of these works,
"When I Survey the
Wondrous Cross" by
King and "Teach Me,
Father" by Dobson, were
winners of the Choral
Composition Contest
sponsored by the Auburn
University Student Chap­ter
of the American
Choral Director's Associ­ation.
The Concert Choir is
under the direction of Dr.
Thomas R. Smith, direc­tor
of Choral Activities at
Auburn. The concert- is
free and open to the
public, however, a ticket
is needed for admission.
These free admission
tickets may be picked up
at the Union Desk or in
the music office.
Duo sings more songs
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By Dave White
Assistant Entertainment
Editor
Ken Elmer, 2PM, and
Mike French, 3AE, will
perform at the Quad
Kitchen Tuesday from
8-10 p.m.
Elmer and French
sang folk music and
and Garfunkel, Bread
and other soft rock
groups at the Kitchen
April 26. They plan to
sing a few "favorites"
from their last appear­ance
with other songs
from their repertoire.
"We enjoyed the in­formal
atmosphere of the
audience," said Elmer,
"and that's what made
singing there fun."
Elmer and French sing
their own arrangements
and play guitars, bass
and piano.
Elmer sings baritone
and French sings tenor in
the Auburn University
and two jazz spirituals. selections from Simon Kitchen and the good Singers.
Rand talks 'objectively' on tape
By Pam Piatt
Plainsman Staff Writer
A video-taped inter­view
with novelist-philosopher
Ayn Rand
will be presented in the
Union Building May 9-
13.
Ayn (rhymes with
mine) Rand is a con­temporary
maverick in
the literary and philo­sophical
worlds. Rand
has incorporated her
brand of philosophy—
which she calls objectiv­ism—
into best-selling
novels that have spanned
the last 40 years.
Rand's objectivism is a
combination of rational
self-interest, rugged in­dividualism,
laissez-faire
capitalism and according
to her, "reason as man's
only absolute."
Objectivism has at­tracted
millions of adher­ents;
however, objectiv­ism
sits well with neither
conservatives nor lib­erals
because it stresses
the maximum of indi­vidual
freedom and the
absolute minimum of
government control.
Rand is Russian by
birth but in her words
"an American by choice
and conviction." She
fled the USSR shortly
after the Russion Revolu­tion
and moved to the
United States where she
worked in the movie
industry—first in a ward­robe
department and
later as a screenwriter.
Her first novel was
"We The Living," pub­lished
in the mid '30s. It
initially met with only
moderate success in
sales (later a hit).
With the publishing of
"The Fountainhead" in
the late '40s, Rand
proved that she and ob­jectivism
were palatable
to the American public.
Despite mixed critical
reviews, "The Fountain-head"
has sold in the
millions and is regarded
by some to be a modern
literary classic.
"The Fountainhead"
was made into a movie in
1948 with Rand naturally
writing the screenplay.
"Atlas Shrugged" is
perhaps the definitive
Rand novel. Its 1,100
pages encompass her
concepts of the heroic in
mankind, the rational
and irrational actions of
a very recognizable mod­ern
society. Her objec-tivist
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A l l Thurs., May 5, 1977 The Auburn Plainsman
Plans underway
Coed complex reality so• §
Plywood pump Photography: Dan Ooughtie
No, it's not a prank; it's a Design
Studio 312 project. Famous industrial
designer Victor Papanak, who visited
Auburn last week, included in one of
his lectures a slide of a pump made
from an old tire and scrap material.
Pi Phi roadblock
to aid Bama sister
These "industrious" students then
proceeded to build a similar one and
were testing it out at Haley Center
Fountain. It worked and they are now
perfecting drawings for the pump.
By Mike Nutt
Plainsman Staff Writer
Student dreams of a
coed dormitory complex
on campus may come
true in the next two
years, and suites may be
built in Mag dorm as
soon as this summer,
according to Magnolia Di­rector
Charles Schroeder.,
Tentative plans call for
an apartment-type com­plex
of modular units to
house 500 students near
Caroline Draughon vil­lage,
providing baths and
kitchens and other bene­fits
not presently avail­able
in dorms at prices
competitive with off-campus
housing.
"These are ideas at
this point," Schroeder
said. "There's no way
that Auburn can meet the
demand for housing for
men and women. What
we're projecting would
be something never seen
before at Auburn."
Schroeder is a member
of a planning committee
headed by Dean of Stu­dent
Life Katherine Ca­ter.
The committee's
purpose is to study the
campus housing situation
and make recommenda­tions
to President Phil-pott.
Schroeder said the
apartment-complex idea
is the main one under
consideration. "A lot of
students appear to prefer
this type of housing," he
said. The units could be
built in stages, Schroe­der
said, allowing stu­dents
to move in as they
are being built. Each
unit would contain 28
students.
Funds for the complex
would come from a fed­eral
college loan, Schroe­der
said. If the loan is
approved, bids would be
let in August and the
complex could be con­structed
within one and a
half to 2 years, according
to Schroeder.
According to Schroe­der,
funds were allocated
a few years ago for a
twin-tower coed com­plex.
The money was
used instead for renova­tions
and additions to the
Union building, Schroe­der
said, because Mag
was not full at the time.
He said, however, that
this should not hamper
the acquisition of funds
from the government for
the new project.
Although only 42 resi­dents
of Mag applied for
suites under the new
contract system, Schroe­der
said plans have been
drawn up for the addition
of suites to Mag. Tenta­tive
plans call for the
addition of "stacks" to
the exterior of the build­ing,
with rooms sharing
baths and balconies. Pre­sent
bathrooms would be
gutted and kitchens and
lounges would be built in
their place, Schroeder
said.
"This may never hap­pen,"
he said, adding
that he will meet with
campus planner William
Guerin to determine the
feasibility of such
changes.
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By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
The Auburn Pi Beta
Phi's will hold roadblock
tomorrow from 1 to 6
p.m. to raise money for
Lisa Gadel, a University
of Alabama Pi Beta Phi
who has leukemia.
Alabama students have
been fund raising for
Gadel for weeks and
hundreds of pints of
blood have been donated
in her name.
Gadel's leukemia was
discovered after Christ­mas
when friends urged
her to visit the Uni­versity
Health Center be­cause
she had been over­ly
tired.
Leukemia involves the
mass production of im­mature
white blood cells.
Because of their imma­turity,
the cells cannot
attack foreign matter in
the body. This makes
such people more suscep­tible
to other diseases.
Gadel is already under­going
expensive chemo-
:herapy sessions, the
usual treatment for the
disease. In addition,
she has used more than
100 pints of blood. She
has a need for platelets,
the fibrous substance in
the blood that stops a
person from bleeding to
death.
Lisa's father, Emile
Gadel, said she is in
satisfactory condition af­ter
her third set of
chemotherapy.
According to Dale
Grisham, president of Pi
Beta Phi at Alabama,
more than $4,300 has
been raised.
The Auburn Roadblock
will be at the intersection
by the Vet School on Wire
Road, at North Davis
Highway and North Gay
Street intersection and at
College Street and Sam-ford
Avenue by the Kap­pa
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The Auburn Plainsman Thurs., May 5,1977 A-12
AU eyes energy policy
By Danielle Murphy
Plainsman Staff Writer
In a random sampling,
32 of 60 Auburn Univer­sity
students supported
President Carter's en­ergy
policy in a survey
Monday.
In a series of television
messages the last week
in April, Carter called
the energy crisis "The
greatest challenge our
nation will face during
our lifetime." Some
proposals designed to en­courage
conservation
and "Energy sense"
were: a tax on cars not
meeting Federal mileage
standards (18 mpg in
1978) and rebates to
more efficient small
cars; tax credits for
homeowners who install
insulation; price controls
on oil and gas; and
conversion to coal power
by industry and tax cred­its
for installation of
solar heating.
In his proposals, Car­ter
said nuclear energy
could be used as a last
resort, but he reiterated
his stand against the
fast-breeder reactor,
which produces plutoni-um
which could be fa­shioned
into a nuclear
bomb. He also proposed
reforms in licensing of
nuclear plants to cut
delays in construction.
Scott Dietrick, 4MK,
said, "Damn good. It
has been the history of
this country to think that
we have unlimited
amounts of resources.
It's about time someone
finally had some fore­sight."
Dietrick said he thinks
the news media has been
unfair to Carter and
"wants everyone to re­member
that this guy
has a Ph.D. in nuclear
physics."
Greg Hollman, 4MK,
said, "I'll tell you right
now, I don't like Carter,
but I think it's got to be
done sooner or later."
Ginny Dominick,
2GSCS, said, "It was
necessary for Carter to
come up with a proposal
like this. It's sad that it
had to be a forced con­sciousness."
A. B. Gentry, 4GJM,
said, "I agree with the
rebates for insulation of
homes and stopping re­search
on the nuclear
breeder. If gas goes up
to one dollar then 1*11 be
walking, and I know a lot
of others will be, too."
Ten of the 60 students
polled were against Car­ter's
policy.
Laurie Conn, 2PS,
doesn't like the gas tax
because some people
have to use gas. She said
it will hurt her family
because she lives in the
country and her father,
brothers and sisters have
to go 20 miles to get to
work and school.
Sixteen of the 60 people
polled expressed feel­ings,
both of support and
opposition to the differ­ent
aspects of the policy.
Of the 16 polled, eight
students were for and
eight were against con­tinuing
research on the
breeder reactor. Eleven
students favored the gas
tax and five opposed it.
Jim Smith, 3EED,
said, "I think the gas tax
is good if it works. It will
be good if he can make it
stick and people can't get
out of it. I don't know if I
like the part about doing
away with nuclear power
plants. I'd like to pursue
that."
Steve Davis, 4PY, said
he has a "gas guzzler"
and it will cost him a lot
of money to drive back
and forth to school since
he iives out of state.
Davis said, "I don't
believe they should con­tinue
with the nuclear
power plants. They have
too much waste and they
don't know where to
dump it.
' 'In Kentucky they
dumped the waste," Dav­is
said, "and now every­thing
within 35 miles is
radioactive. It's not a
good idea."
Wade Robertson, 3PB,
said he thinks what Car­ter
said about cars hurt
the economy. He noted
the fall of the stock
market as an example.
Robertson said, "It's
ridiculous to close down
nuclear power plants.
People worry about how
nuclear power will affect
people and ecology. As
far as I know no one has
ever died from this. It's
foolish to give up such a
good source of energy."
David Oberman, 1GSC,
said, "I think nuclear
power is the way to go
and I think it (his policy)
stinks, personally. Nu­clear
power is safe and
economical."
He said, "Taxing has
got to be done because
people are too wasteful.
The only reason he's not
going toward nuclear
power is because he's
afraid he'll lose his fav­oritism."
Four students aren't
convinced there is an
energy crisis and that
Carter's policies are ne­cessary.
Terri Brakefield, 2FM,
said, "I'm not convinced
there is an energy crisis.
It's a pity we let all this
oil slip off all these ships
and then pay $1 a gallon
for gas. The whole thing
is a farce.
"I think the oil com­panies
might be getting
something out of this."
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A-Ciub event could become Auburn tradition TheAubuiTI Plainsman
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Calliri the
Shots A
A couple of fighters were prone
to step out of the ring, and another
insisted in retreating to his corner
of the ring and covering his head.
The tournament could easily
become a spring tradition at
> ^ Auburn. More participants will be
prompted to enter next year, and
maybe the affair could be moved
to larger quarters.
I enjoyed it, and I think almost
everyone involved did a great job.
Let's do it again sometime.
By Gene Vandiver
Sports Editor
The A-Club boxing champion-
Iships have added a new dimension
Ito the Auburn sports scene. I don't
I know what it is, unless it is the
Inovelty of the idea, but boxing fans
I have turned out in force for the
I two nights of the competition and
I there is no indication tonight will
|be any different.
You might say excitement was
I in the air on opening night. It was
[evident in the crowds, which
crowded 1,500-strong into the hot
I sports arena.
It was evident that the partici­pants
made up for their inexperi-
| ence with their keen enthusiam.
Response to the concept sur-
I prised me. I didn't know there
I were 80 people on campus who
[were willing to jump into a ring
and take the physical abuse boxing
I requires. One thing is certain,
(those who can take the pummel­ling,
pounding, punching and pok­ing
of three nights of boxing
deserve whatever recognition they
I may receive.
The tournament is being con-
I ducted in a very professional
manner. The athletes in the
A-Club have constructed a great-looking
ring, supplied only the best
equipment and even added a touch
of class with a white-tuxedoed
I Mitch Downey as emcee.
The matches are scored by three
I judges, to avoid a tie. The winner
of a round receives 10 points, the
loser nine. It is possible for a
contestant to get knocked down in
the first round and still win the
last two rounds to take the match.
Three knockdowns, however, and
I the contestant automatically loses.
There were some humorous
I moments in the opening night
competition. For instance, there
were a couple of fighters who kept
swinging and missing each other.
| And there were fans screaming,
"Get out of the way, ref. Let 'em
I fight."
Games People Phi;
A U deadlocked
BOXERS SLUG IT OUT
.A-Club tournament could be big success
Photography: Ford Risley
By Dick Parker
Plainsman Sportswriter
The Auburn baseball team will
be putting a season's worth of play
on the line this weekend against
the Ole Miss Rebels in Oxford.
"It all boils down to this three
game set," said Auburn assistant
coach Dennis Womack. "We don't
have a chance for the playoffs if
we don't win at least two games."
As the Southeastern Conference
now stands, the Tigers are tied
with Mississippi State for second
place with a 10-7 record. The
Bulldogs are in action against
Alabama this weekend in Tusca­loosa
after winning six non-confer­ence
games last week.
Ole Miss sits on top of the pack
at 13-8, but still needs two wins
from the Tigers to assure them of
a playoff berth.
The Tigers have six hitters
batting over .300 in the lineup now
that senior catcher John Trageser
is back behind the plate.
Auburn will send their top
moundmen Joe Beckwith and
Robert Hudson to the hill Saturday
hoping to pick up the necessary
wins early.
The Tigers, 2-6 in SEC road play,
must win under pressure, accord­ing
to Auburn coaches. Should the
Tigers win all three games and
Mississippi State lose just one to
Alabama, the SEC playoff series
would be held in Plainsman Park.
If Auburn and State tie for the
lead, state will get the home field
advantage because it has scored
more runs than the Tigers when
the teams have played each other.
Mark Wimberly will be the
probable starter in Sunday's final
game. Wimberly has won in his
last three appearances, upping his
record to 4-0, but has yet to prove
himself against a conference op­ponent.
Should the Tigers enter the SEC
tournament, they will face either
Florida or Vanderbilt in the first
round. Those two teams are tied
for first place in the Eastern
Division at 12-8.
Florida hosts last place team
Georgia while Vandy travels to
Tennessee this weekend for three
game sets.
Auburn coaches are happy that
they can win the playoff berth
themselves. "We're glad we don't
have to rely on somebody else to
win for us," Womack said. "This
way we either win it ourselves or
we lose it ourselves."
"The pressure is going to be
tough," Womack said, "but if we
can't win in this situation, we don't
deserve to be in the playoffs.
We've got to be able to handle the
heat."
Senior Chuck Moore, who hit two
doubles Monday night, has drawn
the praise of his coaches and
teammates. "Chuck's really been
swinging that bat well lately,"
Womack said. "He hit a ball
Monday night that was over the
shortstop's head before he could
even get his arm up."
Womack says he is confident
that the Tigers will win a playoff
spot. "The pitching should be
fine," Womack said. "If we can
get a few clutch hits, we'll get into
the playoffs. And if we get into the
playoffs, I truly believe we can
take it all."
Auburn was defeated again yes­terday
by South Alabama 8-5. The
Tigers jumped to a 4-3 lead and
were leading after eight innings,
but couldn't hold on. Auburn is
now 26-14 overall.
Bulletin
Neil O'Donoghue became Au­burn's
first NFL football draftee in
two years Tuesday, going to the
Buffalo Bills in the fifth round, and
Phil Gargis followed suit Wednes­day,
as he was selected by the
New York Jets in the twelfth and
final round of the draft.
Terry Baker's perserverance pays off this spring
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"The difference between a good
runner and a better runner is that
the better runner knows that the-better
days lie ahead."
He doesn't know who originated
it, but that saying has a special
meaning for Terry Baker. After
suffering through a miserable
spring in 1976, the senior distance
runner on the Auburn track team
has bounced back this spring and
I has qualified for the NCAA cham­pionships
in three events. Baker's
latest qualification came last
weekend during the Penn Relays,
when he qualified for the 10,000-
meter run with a time of 28:55.
"I probably had the worst
outdoor season of my life last
year," Baker said. "Although I
qualified for. the NCAA, I did not
live up to expectations.
"My main problem was that I
was inconsistent. I would do well
one meet and then really bomb out
in another."
But Baker didn't give up. He
went home for the summer and
worked harder than he ever has.
"I was really down after last
spring," Baker said. "But Coach
(Jerry) Smith told me to keep my
head up and keep on working. I
took a couple of weeks off, then
started my workouts."
Baker's workouts during the
summer consisted of running 15
miles a day, which is his average
daily workout now. During the
summer, he ran an estimated 1,000
miles.
It was a lot of work, but it paid
Barfield looks toward A-Day
A-Day might not be as much of a
show this spring, according to
head football coach Doug Barfield,
but "We are going to put two
teams out there," he said.
"We're going to have to be
flexible," said Barfield. "We may
have to have our kicker kick for
bcth teams, and we may need the
kickoff coverage teams to help
both teams.
Barfield said the teams and
their coaches were to be announc­ed
Wednesday afternoon, but he
said John Crane and Charlie
Trotman would be quarterbacks of
the separate teams.
"We're going to try to go with
less numbers," said Barfield.
"Basically, the Blue unit will
consist of the number one offense
and defense, and the Orange unit
will be the number two and three
units."
Barfield said his team had been
lucky this spring, since it had
suffered no major injuries. "We
have had a lot of bruises and
sprains, but a few people have
come back. Seven people have
missed spring practice with us."
Barfield said he wasn't "neces­sarily
ready" to end spring prac­tice.
"We have had a good tough
spring," he said. "The players
have responded well and I feel we
have had great improvement."
The Tiger coach said his team
needed some practice under game
conditions, which is why plans for
A-Day are being continued, even
though he said it may be difficult
to round up two distinct offensive
and defensive units.
A-Day festivities begin Saturday
with the traditional game at 1:30
p.m.
RICK FREEMAN (24) CRUNCHES FOSTER CHRISTY
...Tigers plan annual A-Day game this weekend
Photography: Ford Risley
off. Baker has had the best spring
of his career this year, qualifying
for the NCAA championships in
the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter
runs and the steeplechase.
I surpassed all the goals I had
set for this spring," Baker com­mented.
"I didn't set may goals
quite as high as I might have, but I
was injured and sick most of the
indoor season.
"I came back in the conference
meet and was pretty pleased. But
I did not reach my goals for the
indoor season, so my outdoor goals
weren't as high as they might have
been."
Baker finished third in the mile
run in the Southeastern Confer­ence
indoor meet.
He said the main difference
between this spring and last spring
is his consistency.
"Consistency is very important
in track," Baker said. "You can't
just luck out and win a few here
and there; you must win con­sistent.
And as Coach (Mel)
Rosen says, you can't call con­sistency
luck."
The next step for Baker and his
Auburn teammates is the SEC
meet, set ' for May 13-14 at
Tuscaloosa.
"My goal in the SEC meet is to
be the champ in my three events,"
Baker said. "And our team goal
is to win the SEC meet. We came
very close last year, and we could
do it this year."
Baker also says the Tiger
tracksters have set a goal to win
the NCAA track title, which will be
held in Champagne, 111., June 2-4.
"We came in sixth in the indoor
meet and some of us didn't run
real well," Baker said. "So I think
there is definitely a possibility of
us winning the national title."
Baker got his start in track in
the eighth grade, when he partici­pated
in several field day meets.
Then in the ninth grade, he made
the track team at Williamsport
High School in Painesburg, Md.
"I didn't really start concentrat­ing
on track until my junior year,"
Baker said. "I guess I realized
then that I could be pretty good."
From high school, Baker went
on to Hagerstown (MD.) Junior
College, where he was the national
junior college champ in the mara­thon
and three-mile run.
Former Auburn assistant track
coach Jerry Smith recruited
Baker from Hagerstown, and
Baker said the Auburn track
program appealed to him.
"I was impressed with the
training procedures here," Baker
said. "And I was impressed with
Coach Rosen and the campus,"
Baker also said he is confident
he made the right choice. "These
past two years have been the best
two years of my life. I've had
opportunities here I probably
would not have -had anywhere
else."
"The track program has made
great strides in the two years I
have been here," he said. "The
only drawback as I see it is the
track itself. It is probably the
worst track in the conference. All
the other ones are new and have
Tartan surfaces.
"But the coaches here tend to
make up for that. Coach Rosen
has done an excellent job, and
assistant coach Mike Muska has
really helped the distance runners
this year."
After Baker graduates next
spring with a degree in industrial
arts, he plans to return to
Maryland to coach, teach and
continue running.
"Success in distance running is
a long process," he continued.
"So needless to say, it will take a
lot of patience and hard work."
Photography: Dan Doughtlo. TERRY BAKER HAS GOOD SPRING
Senior distance man qualified for NCAA in three events
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The Auburn Plainsman Thurs., May 5, 1977 B-2
AU now 26-16
War Eagles split with LSU
STEVE RENFROE WATCHES UMPIRE SWEEP HOME PLATE
"...Tigers hope to sweep Ole Miss this weekend in Oxford"
Staff Photo
By Dick Parker
Plainsman Sportswriter
The Auburn Tigers'
best pitching won them
only one game last week­end
against the LSU
Tigers, further increas­ing
the drama in the SEC
Western Division playoff
race.
Joe Beckwith threw
nine innings of scoreless
ball at LSU in a sche­duled
seven inning game
Saturday only to lose in
the tenth on an unearned
run.
"I felt like I was
pitching well," Beckwith
said, "but late in the
game I started trying to
put some finesse to the
pitches. I should have
used my head more."
"We could have won
the game if we just had a
little more composure,"
assistant coach Dennis
Womack said.
"We were a little over-agressive
in the field late
In the game," Beckwith
said.
Auburn left eight men
on base in the game. "If
we had just laid down a
good bunt and not made
little mistakes, we might
have come away with a
win," Womack said. "We
had our chances."
Auburn is now forced
into a situation in which
it must win two of three
games against Ole Miss
this weekend to get into
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Intramural boxing tourney set
Claude Saia, director
of recreational services
and intramural sports,
has announced the first
annual intramural box­ing
tournament to be
May 21.
Weigh-ins will be at 8
a.m. on May 21 with the
first round set to begin at
8:30 a.m. The meet will
be in Memorial Coliseum
with the finals to be held
in the afternoon and
evening.
Individual trophies will
be presented at the end
of the meet by former
Auburn wrestling coach
Swede Umbach.
Saia also announced a
Conference I track meet
scheduled for May 16 and
18 at the Wilbur Hutsell
Track. The prelimin­aries
will be held on May
16 at 3:30 p.m. with the
finals two days later at
3:30 p.m.
Head track coach Mel
Rosen and Harvey
Glance, Olympic gold
medalist, will present the
trophies after the May 18
meet.
The Conference I and
II softball championship
games will be May 30
and 31 a t the Abuurn City
Park, according to Saia.
The independent and fra­ternity
championships
are scheduled for May 30
with the Independents
clashing at 4 p.m. and
the fraternity teams fol­lowing
at 6:15.
Wayne Murphy, Coli­seum
manager, will pre­sent
the trophies to win­ning
teams after the
fraternity game.
Ole Miss
Auburn
Miss. State
Alabama
LSU
12-8
12-8
10-12
9-11
8-12
13-8
10-7
10-7
8-8
4-15
the playoffs. If the Tigers
win two, they are auto­matically
in. If they win
one, they are out.
"If we're going to get
into the playoffs, we're
going to have to play well
under pressure,' * Wo­mack
said. "We've got to
be able to handle the
heat."
Auburn players say the
one loss to LSU could be
the most important game
of the year for Auburn.
"If we'd won that
game," Beckwith said,
"we would be in first
place right now in good
shape. Instead, we have
to win two more this
weekend."
The second game of the
day went to Robert Hud­son
and the T i g e r s , 3-0.
Hudson fanned six bat­ters
in the seven inn­ing
game and walked
only one to win his ninth
game of the year. Hud­son's
9-3 record is the
best on the staff.
Had the Tigers lost
that game, they would
have needed a sweep at
Ole Miss this weekend to
enter the playoffs.
Mark Wimberly
showed Auburn coaches
some of his best stuff
Monday night when he
pitched the Tigers to an
18-3 romp over Columbus
college.
Wimberly ran his re­cord
to 4-0 in the two-hitter,
striking out 11
Columbus batters. Chuck
Moore ripped three hits
in four at-bats and drove
in three runs to lead the
Tigers. Moore also hit
two doubles.
Eddie Stankey's crew
from South Alabama put
the whammy on Au­burn's
best pitchers
Tuesday night, rocking
Joe Beckwith and Robert
Hudson for nine runs on
twelve hits.
"After pitching 10 inn­ings
Saturday and get­ting
only two days rest, I
wasn't ready to get back
to the mound," Beckwith
said, "but I was anxious
to play against South
Alabama. I guess I learn­ed
a lesson from it.''
Beckwith was begin­ning
to pitch high to the
batters in the third,
fourth and fifth innings
when the Mobile team
picked up their first five
runs.
Hudson, also with just
two days rest, gave up
the last four runs of the
game before Jay Chwalik
shut out USA in the ninth.
John Trageser return­ed
to the line up at
catcher Tuesday night.
Trageser had been out
with a leg injury.
Into the final week of
regular-season action,
seven of the ten member
teams are still in the
scramble for the four
spots available in the
first Southeastern Con­ference
baseball tourna­ment
of its 45-year his­tory.
War Eagle thinclads win in three meets
By Jim Hooper
Plainsman Sportswriter
The Auburn track team
grabbed three firsts last
weekend in the 68th run­ning
of the Drake Relays
in Des Moines, Iowa,
while teammates in Tal­lahassee,
Fla., picked up
another three wins in the
Florida State Invitational
Track Meet.
Senior trackster Terry
Baker also qualified for
the NCAA in the 10,000-
meter run at the Penn
Relays.
Willie Smith ran a
45:31 400-meter Satur­day
in the Drake Relays,
good enough for a Relays
record, in addition to the
first place finish.
Teammate James Wal­ker
won the 110-meter
high hurdles with a 13.79
clocking, which was also
good for a meet record.
Then the pair teamed
with John Lewter and
Harvey Glance to win the
880 relay in 1:22.9 on
Friday.
Auburn Coach Mel
Rosen was pleased with
the Tigers' performance
and said he didn't know
of many teams which
received three first place
finishes at the meet.
"We ran as well as we
had hoped in all three
meets over the week­end,"
Rosen said.
He conveyed some dis­appointment
toward
Glance's third place fin­ish
in the 100-meter dash.
"Harvey had a little
strain from the previous
day's 880 relay, but he's
not too upset. He knew
he wasn't quite right for
the r a c e , " Rosen said.
Glance finished third in
the invitational with a
10.61 timing. Florida
State's Mike Roberson
won it in 10.53 and Texas'
Johnny Jones was second
with a 10.59 time.
Tony Easley placed
second in the college
100-meter dash with a
10.63 time. Mike Key of
Southern Illinois placed
first.
Easley also placed
fourth in the long jump
with a jump of 24-7.
Theodis Abston was
fourth in the 1,500 meters
with a time of 3:48.8.
Rob Will won both the
shot put and discus in
Saturday's Florida State
Invitational with a 55-11
put and discus toss of
162-9.
Temmate Ross Schaff-stall
was second in the
shot put, 54-4 and one
half, and third in the
discus, 150-11.
Auburn picked up its
third first place finish
with Jon Fox winning the
3,000-meter steeplechase
in 9:09.6.
Allen Peffer estab­lished
an Auburn school
record in the 800-meter
run, but his 1:49.8 mark
earned him a second
place finish.
The Tigers also had
good showings in the high
jump and pole vault,with
places in both. Chuck
Tarvin was second in the
high jump with a 6-8
mark,while Mark Valen­tine
was fourth with the
same mark.
Mike McCrindle edged
out teammate John Cecil
for second place in the
pole vault at 15 feet.
Auburn was also rep­resented
in last week­end's
Penn Relays in
Philadelphia. Baker fin­ished
fifth in the 10,000-
meter run with a 28:55.4
timing. The time
smashed the old school
record set by Dave
McKannon in 1974 of
29:15.9 and met the
NCAA qualifying stan­dard
of 29:52 for the
10,000.
The Auburn tracksters
will now wait on the
upcoming SEC champ­ionships
to be held May
13-14 in Tuscaloosa.
"We're just bidding
our time until the
SEC's," Rosen said.
"We're not going to work
anybody too hard and
nobody is running in any
meets this weekend."
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