1977-04-28 The Auburn Plainsman

              Volume 83 Number 21 Auburn, Ala. 38830 Thursday, April 28, 1977 28 pages
Student organizations request $500,000
By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
Requests totalling more than
J$500,000 have been submitted to
(the Student Senate Budget and
finance Committee by organiza­tions
funded by student activity
fees.
The committee will begin
learings next week, during which
iny recommended budget cuts will
3e decided. The 10 organizations
funded through the SGA presented
|their budgets to the Student Senate
earlier this week.
The budget requests totalled
^505,966.18. Drew Ragan, associate
lean of Student Affairs, said the
Jniversity Business Office told
lim that only approximately
fc390,000 would be available this
^ear, necessitating more than
5100,000 in budget cuts.
The Auburn Circle requested
|$14,541.75 which is about $3,000
Imore than allocated last year
Mark Winne, 1977-78 editor, said
the increase would go primarily
for a 3,000 issue increase in the
number of quarterly copies.
The Glomerata requested
$69,573.74, which is approximately
$6,000 more than allocated last
year. According to 1977-78 Editor
Mike Sellers, the increase is
needed to compensate for the
depletion of the Glomerata's pho­tographic
supplies.
Sellers said the supplies need to
be bought in large amounts to
allow for discounts. The proposed
budget also allows for a 3 per
cent increase in printing costs.
The Lectures Committee re­quested
$15,000 which is what the
organization was allocated last
year.
The Fine Arts Committee has
already been funded $37,525. The
budget was accepted winter quar­ter
so the committee could book
acts for the coming year.
The Plainsman requested
$32,316.75, approximately $5,000
more than allocated last year.
The increase, according to 1977-78
Editor John Carvalho, is neces­sary
because of a 15 per cent
increase in the cost of photograph­ic
supplies, a 10 per cent hike in
printing service costs and a 10 per
cent increase in the cost of
typesetting supplies.
Recreational services and intra­mural
sports requested $124,689,
which is more than twice the
amount allocated last year.
Claude V. Saia, director, said par­ticipation
in intramurals and re­creational
hours have increased to
meet student demand, which re­quires
greater supervision and an
increase in funds for supervision.
Saia also cited the addition of
trainers for contact intramural
sports, upkeep and supervision
of new football and softball fields
and proposed new intramural
programs as reasons for the
increase.
The Religious Affairs committee
requested $3,255, approximately
$600 more than last year. Dr.
Edward B. Taylor, committee
secretary, said the increase would
mainly go toward funding special
events.
The SGA, allotted $35,775 last
year, requested $39,781. SGA
President John Bush said the
increase would allow more funds
for public relations, student
welfare and a 15 per cent increase
in salaries, which have not been
raised since 1974.
The UPC allotted $115,521 last
year, requested $131,350.60. Bruce
McGowin, 1977-78 coordinator,
said the increase would go primar­ily
to fund three free mini-concerts
to be presented by Major Enter­tainment.
WEGL requested an increase to
$33,533.50. Station Manager David
Paulson said the budget hike
would allow for salary increases
and increased programming.
Tiger Cub requested a budget of
$7,703, which is approximately
$400 more than last year's alloca­tion.
Tiger Cub Editor Debbie
Bishop said an increase in printing
costs and a change in type size
caused the requested increase.
Dames asked for $732.84 in a
special request to be considered as
a student activity fee funded
project.
Budget and finance committee
hearings will begin Monday at 6:30
p.m. in 203 Auburn Union and will
continue each night next week.
The hearings are open to all
students.
louse committee approves bill
lor constitutional convention
By I^iuren C. Steele
Asst. to the Editor
A house bill which calls for a
?onstitutinal convention later this
'ear, was placed on the Special
•rder calendar Wednesday after
'.he Mouse Committee on Constitu-
:ion and Elections approved the
>ill by unanimous voice vote.
Sponsor of the bill. Rep. Robert
[ill of Florence, said the bill
rould be considered by the house
toady. Hill said he expected a fight
Hi the house floor.
The Citizens Committee for a
Constitutional Convention held a
tress conference immediately af­ter
the house committee approval
to urge the full House to quickly
>ass the bill, House Bill 333.
The corresponding senate bill,
182, sponsored by Sen. Bill King of
[untsville, passed the senate 21-1
>n April 7. King announced
rednesday,"This is the closest we
lave ever been in my lifetime to
•evising Alabama's constitution."
Larry Childers, convention com-littee
executive director, urged
the house to consider the bill in the
four days remaining in the present
legislative session.
Speaker of the House Joe
McCorquodale has expressed his
opposition to a constitutional con­vention
and is backing a substitute
legislative package which would
call for the legislature to reexam­ine
the proposed constitution
drawn up by the Constitution Re­vision
Committee in 1973.
Childers called McCorquodale's
substitution package a "cheap
trick,"and King said it was "not a
serious attempt to bring about
constitutional revision."
As proposed HB 333 provides for
a statewide referendum with
voters voting for or against the
convention. On the same ballot,
voters will be choosing 210 dele­gates,
two from each existing Ala­bama
House District, to represent
the people at the convention.
The referendum would be held
within 90 days of passage and the
convention would convene in Mont­gomery
in early fall to rewrite the
constitution.
The bill provides for each dele­gate
to receive $50 per day, not to
exceed 50 days. Another $50,000 is
proposed to reactivate the Consti­tutional
Revision Commission so it
can submit its proposed constitu­tion
and serve as the primary ad­visory
and research staff for the
convention.
Several political personalities
and representatives from numer­ous
organizations expressed sup­port
for the convention at Wednes­day's
press conference.
A spokesman for the Attorney
General's office called the present
constitution "antiquated" and said
there was "nothing more impor­tant
to the Attorney General than
a new constitution."
Representatives of the Jaycees,
the League of Women Voters, the
Alabama Interreligious Confer­ence
on Legislative Concerns and
other groups, voiced support for
the constitution bill.
Dr. Malcolm McMillan, head of
Auburn University's history de­partment
and member of the Con­stitutional
Revision Committee ap­pointed
by former Gov. Albert
Brewer in 1969, told the press he
believed convention is the only
viable method for changing Ala­bama's
constitution.
McMillan said the state consti­tution
should be like the U.S. Con­stitution,
" a skeleton on which to
hang laws."
Train wreck Photography: Dan Doughtit
A Seaboard Coast Line Train struck a stalled
tractor-trailer truck carrying nine boats Monday at
the railroad crossing on College Street. According to
witnesses at the scene, the truck bottomed out and
stalled at the crossing. The truck driver got out of the
car and tried to warn the oncoming train, but the
train was traveling at an estimated 25 m.p.h. and
could not stop in time. The train's engineer, A.
Graves, estimated the damage to his vehicle at $500.
The truck driver could not be reached for comment.
SGA, merchants 'ripped off
Photography: Dan Doughtla
Shades of the South
There's nothing quite as relaxing as taking the ol' hone and buggy out
or a ride on a warm afternoon, and members of Kappa Alpha fraternity
bowed that the mode of transportation has not gone out of style in their
id South parade. Corky Hawthorne, SPB, (bottom riant > attends to the
elns, while Cathy Luka, 2PB, Bob Turk, SPB, (top left) and Les
yes, 2PB, (top right) wave to the crowd. The ride ended at Toomer's
lorner, where the fraternity seceded from everything, including Auburn
nd the world.
By Michele Stapleton
Plainsman Staff Writer
Nine hundred dollars will be
taken from the University contin­gency
fund to repay eight local
merchants apparently "ripped
off" by a New Jersey tablet
company.
According to Buck Ruffin, 1976-
77 SGA president, the money will
partially refund merchants who
bought advertisements in note­books
that the company said it
would print and allow the SGA to
distribute as free, but has yet to
produce.
Ruffin said the SGA, according
to University legal consultant, has
no definite legal responsibilities in
the case; but, because it approved
the venture, it feels the implica­tion
of SGA involvement warrants
the refund.
According to Ruffin, sales repre­sentatives
of Tab Marketing Ltd.,
Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,
contacted the SGA in May 1976
proposing the notebooks program.
Inside Today
STUDENTS AND RELIGION -
This week's Plainsman Probe
examines the various aspects of
religion and how it relates to the
Auburn students. )see page A-8)
SMOKIN' JOE-Auburn
University baseball
team pitcher Joe Beckwith is close
to breaking the all-time SEC
record for most victories in a
career. (See page B-l)
DIAMOND CONCERT-Neil
Diamond's concert is to­night
at 8 o'clock in the Coliseum,
and those who go will see an en­tertainer
who has been around for
a while. (See page B-9)
"They said they would sell ads
for the notebooks in the com­munity
and asked the SGA to
distribute them," said Ruffin.
"My first impression was to tell
them to get out of.the office; but
after they explained the program,
we decided to check into it because
it sounded like a good idea.
"We felt it sounded good to get
them printed up at no cost to us
and no legal liabilities except
distributions. It would be good
public relations for us, especially
at the beginning of the year with
all the freshmen coming in.
"At that point we didn't think we
had anything to lose—all they
wanted was a statement saying we
would distribute the books. They
showed us books they had printed
for other universities."
Ruffin said he wrote the com­pany,
assuring them the SGA
would distribute the notebooks.
"I guess they must have used
that letter to give the merchants
the impression that we were
pushing the program," Ruffin
said.
Tab Marketing sold ads totalling
$1,800 to Herbert Music,
Pasquale's Pizza, Auburn School
of Karate, Auburn Bank & Trust,
Rainbow River, Johnston and
Malone Bookstore, The Study Hall
and The Unviversity Shop.
Al Steineker, owner of the
University Shop , bought one ad
for $299.
"I understood they would deliver
10,000 notebooks, 8 and one half by
11 inches, with ads on the front and
back covers," he said. "There
was a written contract, but we also
had an oral understandng that the
books would be here by the first of
fall quarter. When there was the
delay, I called Tab Marketing and
was told it would be at least Feb.
14 before the books were ready."
Ruffin said the SGA also con­tacted
the company about the
delay. Their call revealed that the
company's phone had been discon­nected
and that the company was
having financial problems, but
that their attorneys had advised
them to meet all pending contrac­tual
obligations.
"Finally, when we wrote and got
the reply that there would be a
four-month delay," said Ruffin, "I
just hit the roof. I knew there
would be a problem because the
merchants had put money into it."
Ruffin said he then consulted
with University legal advisor Don
Adams and Business Manager
Rhett Riley who offered two
possible plans for action.
"They said we could either try to
get Tab Marketing through legal
attachment to refund the indivi­duals
or we could go ahead and
refund a portion of the payments,"
said Ruffin. "But, they estimated
it would cost as much as two or
three times more to get involved in
any litigations in the case in New
Jersey than it would to assume
responsibility for 50 per cent of the
ads.
"Looking at the cost efficiency,
we'll come out financially better
this way than by prosecuting."
Steve Forehand, SGA treasurer,
said the SGA is reimbursing the
merchants as "a gesture of good­will
and an effort to maintain the
merchants faith in the student
body.
"We feel to maintain good
relations between the SGA and the
downtown merchants we must
reimburse one-half of what they
paid."
An additional consolation for the
merchants, according to Ruffin, is
they will be able to write off 25 per
cent of the loss.on income tax, so
the final loss suffered can be
reduced to 25 per cent of the
original figure.
According to Steineker, about
thirty other universities have had
the same problem with Tab Mar­keting.
But, until the company
files for bankruptcy, the creditors
will not be able to file claims
against the company's assets.
The contingency fund is financed
through student activity fees and
incorporated in the Code of Laws.
The Budget and Finance Commit­tee
and the Student Senate have
both given approval to the expend­iture.
Professor hospitalized
after shooting incident
By Lisa Harris
News Editor
Auburn University Professor
James "Bud" Smith was in
satisfactory condition in Lee Coun­ty
Hospital following a shooting
incident Thursday night. His al­leged
assailant, Jessie Barron,
shot himself shortly after the
incident and died Friday.
Smith, a management professor,
and Barron, manager of Barron's
Trailer Park, were identified as
"friends and business associates"
in information from the police.
Smith was wounded twice by .22
caliber bullets allegedly fired by
Barron.
According to officers, Smith was
taken to the Student Health Center
Thursday night after running into
a neighbor's front yard and telling
the man he had been shot. He was
transported by ambulance to the
Lee County Hospital.
The Auburn Detective Division
said there had not been an
argument between the two men as
had originally been reported.
However, no motive for the
shooting has yet been determined.
The Auburn Plainsman Thurs., April 28, 1977 A-3
The world
this week
By John Beck
Plainsman Staff Writer
International
U. S. OUSTED - The Ethiopian government
ordered five U.S. agencies from their country
and surrounded the installations with armed
soldiers earlier this week. No reason was given
for the move but government officials accused
the U S. of "promoting the culture of imperial­ism"
counter to that country's "socialist
ideology."
OIL GUSHER - A 20 mile an hour wind may
enable U.S. experts to cap the oil well in the
North Sea which has been spewing crude oil a t a
1 million gallons-a-day rate since late last
Friday. It could become the worst spill in
European history.
National
GAS TAX - With the fear that states who
collect a tax on gasoline will lose revenue if a 5
cent-a-year tax is placed on gasoline, President
Carter added to his t ax proposal a stipulation
that those states, if they lost revenue, would
receive from the highway trust fund enough
money to cover the losses.
Carter's planned gas tax has received
criticism from gas company executives who
maintain that the tax would soak up money
necessary to keep the companies drilling for
new deposits. Coal companies maintain that
environmental restrictions on coal production
will keep supply below necessary future levels,
and automobile manufacturers argue that
Carter has not allowed the 18 m.p.g. automobile
show its effectiveness in reducing gas consump­tion.
HUSSEIN MEETING - President Carter's
meeting with Jordan's King Hussein centered
on plans for a Mideast peace conference with
Carter commenting that the Geneva conference
would be useless unless "substantial achieve­ments"
were expected. Hussein said a confer­ence
"would be a disaster without prior
planning.''
PUBLIC WORKS BILL - The U.S. Senate
has agreed to adopt President Carter's $4 billion
public works jobs program. Officials estimate
that the legislation will create some 280,000 jobs
in such areas as school, hospital, railroad and
park construction and other public works
projects.
State
IMMUNITY - Legislative immunity, freedom
from arrest for certain crimes while travelling
to and from the Senate, was invoked by state
Senator U.W. Clemon of Birmingham when he
was stopped for driving 100 m.p.h. on a busy
section of the interstate in Montgomery. The
Senator's subsequent speech on the Senate floor
concerning his right to break the law and not be
prosecuted prompted a protest to the Alabama
constitutional right. A measure to s t r ip the right
has been introduced to the legislature.
COURTROOM NEWS - The Alabama Supreme
court has ruled that news photographers may
cover the live proceedings of Montgomery
courtroom activity as long as the judge and all
parties concerned agree. A similar ruling was
recently made concerning Mobile and the state
Supremem Courtrooms.
CENSUS TAKEN - Census population esti­mates
have shown that Birmingham and
Huntsville both lost population while Montgo­mery
and Mobile gained since 1975.
POWER RATE HIKE - The Public Service
Commission voted to grant Alabama Power Co.
a $61.1 million annual rate increase agreeing
also to make permanent $30 million collected by
the utility under bond from a previous r a t e case.
Power company officials said the increase was
inadequate and that the company would have to
file another increase in the n e a r future.
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Life after death
LIFE AFTER LIFE
...Moody spoke of life after death experiences.
Cheerleaders
for '78 chosen
By John Carvalho
Managing Editor
The results of a week
of interviews, orientation
meetings and workouts
for Auburn's cheerlead-ing
squad were an­nounced
to a soggy
crowd at Toomer's Corn­er
last Thursday night in
a pouring rain.
They are Dana Barnes,
2FM, Atlanta; Lea Ed­wards,
1PB, Huntsville;
Debbie Fleming, 2GC,
Muscle Shoals; Debbie
Hayes, 4EEC, Notasul-ga;
Blanche Riggs, 2EE,
Fairhope; Jenny Lynn
Tankersley, 4HPR, We-tumpka;
Conrad Bishop,
3CE, St. Petersburg,
Fla.; Kenny Hopkins,
3MK, Montgomery;
Mark Leberte, 2PM,
Huntsville; Mike Sey-fried,
2PM, Birming­ham;
Mike Thompson,
1MK, Childersburg; Al
Willis, 3PL, Huntsville;
and Marty Yates, 1PL,
LaGrange, Ga.
All but three members
of the new squad were
also on last year's cheer-leading
team, which was
selected the third best
team in the country by
the National Cheerlead-ing
Association.
Hopkins, selected as
head cheerleader, said,
"This year's squad has
the potential to be one of
the best squads ever.
There are a lot of old
people back. They know
what to do, and what's
expected of them."
Dr. Greg Boring, a
radiologist at the School
of Veterinary Medicine
who also serves as facul­ty
sponsor for the cheer­leaders,
compared this
year's squad to the one
he served on as a stu­dent.
"We didn't have
one couple who could do
the tricks and stunts that
every one of these
couples can do," he said.
The three new mem­bers
of the squad, Yates,
Edwards andThompson,
all vividly remember
their reactions to being
named to the squad.
"I was standing at
Toomer's Corner with
some friends," Yates
said, "When I heard my
name, I put both hands in
the air and said, 'It's
great.' "
Yates said he was
"confident, but not
cocky," while awaiting
the selection committee's
verdict. "It was sort of
sentimental, because I
wanted it so bad," he
said. "The odds were
against me, but I had
prepared myself in case I
didn't get it."
For Thompson, cheer-leading
tryouts were
something he had been
aiming for since fall
quarter. "I was lifting
and running three days a
week with this in mind,"
he said. "Right before
tryouts I started running
five days a week."
Like Yates, Thompson
was also somewhat opti­mistic
about his chances
of being named to the
squad. "If you look at
something like you might
not get it, then you might
not get it," he said. "I
figured if I didn't make
it, I would take care of
that when it happened."
However, the third new
member of the squad,
Edwards, was not so op­timistic.
"I just thought
there were too many
good people trying out,"
she said.
Edwards' initial reac­tion
to being chosen? "I
just sat down and started
crying," she said. "Then
everyone started coming
up to me and saying con­gratulations."
Hopkins will have ex­tra
duties as head cheer­leader.
"I have a lot of
responsibility when we
travel," he said. "I just
make sure everything is
running smooth and all
the rules are abided by."
Hopkins said there are
no "real problems" with
rule breakers. "The rules
about missing practices
got stretched, and we
gave some cheerleaders
cut so they could attend
winter formals, but that
was it." he said.
Riggs, who was chosen
women's coordinator by
the selection committee,
said, "The girls look
great, especially Lea.
She's caught on to every­thing."
UNIVERSITY
VESPERS
Wesley Foundation is
sponsoring a Worship Service
in the
Auburn University Chapel
May 4 at 8:00 pm
The minister, Carl Herndon
will give a sermon on the topic
"Loving Jesus"
Music by
the Wesley Foundation Choir
Bring a Friend
M t • ! • ly wants to know
By John Carvalho
Managing Editor
"I know I'm going to
die eventually, and I'd
like to know a little bit
about the path," said Dr.
Raymond Moody Jr. in a
Religious Affairs Com­mittee-
sponsored speech
Tuesday night at the
Student Activities Build­ing.
Moody, a psychiatrist-in-
residence at the Uni­versity
of Virginia, has
interviewed more than
400 people who have
nearly died and reported
having "life after death"
experiences before being
resuscitated.
In his speech, Moody
listed several similarities
he noted in talking to
people about their ex­periences.
"The simila­rity
of some of the
reports amazed me," he
said. "They were the
same regardless of age,
sex or religion within the
Judeo-Christian affilia­tion."
One characteristic
noted in many cases was
a "buzzing, clicking,
ringing or roaring
sound," according to
Moody. "Some said it
was not really a sound,
but a vibration."
Many people near
death also had the feeling
of being drawn through a
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Moody said.
"At the end of the
tunnel, many people say
they look on their own
physical body while the
doctors and nurses try to
resuscitate it," Moody
said. "They felt like they
were in a kind of body,
but not really a body,
more like a form or
shape with no solidity."
Moody also described a
"one-way mirror" effect
reported by many peo­ple.
"They could see the
doctors and the nurses,
but the doctors and
nurses couldn't see
them."
Some people described
the appearance of a de­ceased
friend or relative.
Moody also noted one
ironic characteristic.
"People who have been
through this kind of ex­perience
cannot find
words to describe what
they went through," he
said.
The old phrase, "My
life flashed before my
eyes" was actually a
part of some people's
recollections. "Some of
those who I interviewed
saw a wrap-around, pan­oramic
view of their
lives, from the third-per­son
point of view.
"Some just see high­lights,
but others see
everything," Moody add­ed.
"One man told me he
saw his own birth, and
everything he had ever
done, in the light or in the
dark."
A "being of light,"
described as loving,
warm and accepting,
was also recalled by
some. "Christians identi­fied
him as Christ, and
Jews called him the Su­preme
Being, God."
Moody said he was
amazed that six people
recalled the being of light
asking them, "What have
you done with your life
that you want to show
me?" However, Moody
said he considered this a
question to reflect on
rather than a means of
condemning the indivi­dual.
None of the people
Moody interviewed re­ported
having a hellish
experience, but, as
Moody reminded the au­dience,
"Of course, I
wouldn't want to say,
'When I died I went to
hell.' "
Many of those who
almost died said they
gained a purpose to their
lives after resuscitating.
Moody related the ex­periences
of one man,
who had prayed for ten
years to have proof of life
after death. Lightnin)
struck the telephone hi
was talking on, and thi
man had a cardiac aires
and nearly died.
"Now the man pray!
not to have a retun
trip," said Moody, add
ing, "I guess he'd rathei
just have God pass him
note."
Moody also gave seve
ral examples of peoph
coming back from neai
death with life aftei
death experience:
throughout history, citing
Phoenician medical tab
lets, the Old Testament
a medieval church his
tory and a painting bj
Bosch, a German paint
er, which depicted manj
of the scenes Mood)
related.
One common questior
that people bring up
according to Moody, is
"Are these people reallj
dead?"
"The criteria for death
has not been settled yet,'
he said. "The question o!
true death actually
raises more questions
than it solves."
Moody concluded with
his own belief. "After
talking to more than 400
people, I accept thai
there is a life aftei
death," he said. "And it
has focused my atten­tions
a lot more on life."
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'Learning the ropes'
Ruffin recalls 76-77 term
By Denise Dailey
Plainsman Staff Writer
Buck Ruffin, 1976-77
SGA president, said the
major accomplishments
of his administration
were the passage of the
Landlord-Tenant bill in
the Alabama Senate, the
reinstatement of visita­tion
rights in men's
dorms and on-campus
voter registration.
' 'People worked and
stuck with the SGA the
whole year," he said.
"When people do that,
things will get done."
He said he wanted to
see continued work to­ward
getting a voting
student on the Board of
Trustees. "This would
give the SGA real influ­ence
in determining Au­burn
policies," he said.
"One of the disappoint­ments
we had was that
the bill was killed in
committee but something
of this scope usually
takes a while."
For Auburn to compete
academically with other
schools in the South,
Ruffin said he hoped to
see scholarships offered
based on academic abil­ity
alone. He also
stressed the need for a
new multi-purpose activi­ties
building as proposed
by the SGA.
"One slap down we
received was over the
shuttle bus system.
Even when we had over­come
insurance prob­lems
and had a bus for a
trial period, the bill
failed," he said.
One problem the new
student administration
will encounter will be
trying to find people who
work consistently for the
SGA, he said. "It is
amazing how many
people pledge themselves
to a candidate in the
spring and are never
seen again after the sum­mer."
"Learning the ropes"
about relations with the
faculty and administra­tion
could be another
problem, Ruffin said.
"Learning who to go to
and who can pull strings
is helpful in SGA admini-
'Senators should stick
to their commitments'
By Bonita Apperson
Plainsman Staff Writer
"This year's student
senators should stick to
the commitments they
made to students during
their compaigns," said
Al Thompson, 1976-77
SGA vice president.
"They need to be more
responsive to the stu­dents."
Thompson, in recalling
his year as vice presi­dent,
said the Senate,
over which he presided,
had several important
accomplishments.
' 'The Senate reorgan­ized
the intramural pro­grams
and revamped the
student organization
chartering procedures.
It was the driving force
behind getting the Ped
Mall for a quarter, and
was instrumental in writ­ing
an academic honor
code. The Senate origin­ated
the basketball ticket
distribution system, and
got an ex-officio student
member of the Auburn
Council."
The biggest problem of
the 1976-77 Student Sen­ate
was tn dealing with
Student Action, Thomp­son
said. The group,
formed during the 1976
elections as an "addi­tional
means of student
involvement," tried un­successfully
to get a
charter as an organiza­tion
from the Student
Senate.
"We were damned if
we did something and
damned if we didn't. It
was a difficult situation
for senators to deal with,
and this prevented us
from accomplishing a lot
more than we did. We
handled it quickly and in
the best way possible,
but it slowed us down
from the beginning."
"Another problem was
in the difficulty we had in
getting some of the sena­tors
to work, but overall,
I felt the students did a
good job," he said.
Thompson said there
was a lack of student
input this year into the
SGA's work. "There
weren't many students
who came to Senate
meetings, though there
was a better turnout than
last year.
"I try to give students
the impression that they
can come to me to
express opinions and
make complaints about
the things which concern
them. Most of the time
students wait until it is
too late to express an
opinion or do anything
about the problem."
As chairman of the
Senate, Thompson said
he was there "only to
interject opinion when
asked. I feel it is not ray
place to push some issue
in the Senate. Most
senators had the best
interest of the students at
heart and worked hard
for things that would
benefit them.
One problem facing the
SGA, especially in the
executive cabinet, is a
drop in involvement after
summer, Thompson said.
"The level of involve­ment
sometimes drops as
much as two thirds in the
summer. Part of it is
human error on the part
of whoever appointed
them.
"But probably the larg­est
part of the problem is
that Senators often don't
know what they are get­ting
into, even though
they are very interested
at first. The Senate
needs to be realistic
about what can be done,
and some goals have to
be set."
Thompson said he
hoped the administration
would be more respon­sive
and open to students
in the future and not "try
to block student's actions
with red tape. Students
should be the number one
priority on this campus,"
he said.
He added he would like
to see the Pedestrian
Mall reestablished and a
multi-purpose building e-rected.
"One place students
are really getting the
shaft is in the Union
Building," Thompson
said. "Students need to
be more aware of it. It is
operating at a deficit
now, but outside organiz­ations
pay hardly any­thing
to hold meetings
there, and the cafeteria
doesn't pay rent or utili­ties.
It is a sad situation,
because the students are
paying for it."
Thompson said he sees
the student government
as the only way for
students to get anything
accomplished. ' 'People
need to realize it as a
real government and
things can be done. It is
a viable organization.
Students', problems can
be solved and the student
body can be helped."
Senate meets for first time
By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
The newly elected stu­dent
senate met last
week for organizational
meetings, heard student
activity fee requests and
approved several SGA
cabinet positions.
Gene Oswalt, former
secretary of political af­fairs,
was approved as
SGA administrative vice
president. Daniel Hay-good,
former elections
director, was approved
as student liaison to the
Auburn City Council.
Both appointments were
made after recommen­dations
by SGA Presi­dent
John Bush.
Elisabeth Jernigan,
4SSS, was approved as
senate clerk upon recom­mendation
of Jenelle
Mims, vice president.
In addition, the senate
gave approval to the
student members of the
Landlord-Tenant Advi­sory
Board. Approved
were Oswalt, Ginny
Dominick, 2GSCS, and
Bruce McGowin, 3GPO.
Approved as supernume­raries
were Charlie
Payne, Arts and Sciences
senator, Randy Schrim-sher,
Architecture and
Fine Arts senator, and
Stuart Patton, 3AC.
The senate also ap­proved
various changes
in the SGA cabinet orga­nization
recommended
by Bush. In the area of
Student Welfare, the dir­ectors
of student rights,
men's dorm living and
women's dorm living
were deleted to be incor­porated
into the new
Office of Student Rights
to include directors of
men and women's dorm
living, off-campus living
and consumer protection.
Bush said student
rights was incorporated
into a position because
last year's director of
student rights was excep­tionally
active, especial­ly
in consumer protec­tion.
In the organizational
meetings, the senate also
appointed committees
and committee chair­men.
An All Campus Fund
Drive, a Blue Grass
Festival to be held Satur­day
and sponsored by
Lambda Chi Alpha and
Alpha Chi Omega, was
also approved.
The senate heard stu­dent
activity fee requests
from 10 organizations re­gularly
funded by stu­dent
activity fees. The
requests will now be re­viewed
by the SGA Bud­get
and Finance commit­tee.
stration."
Some issues he said he
wished had been treated
differently were city
elections last summer
and the University
Health Committee. "The
SGA could have taken a
more positive attitude in
, encouraging a voting
date change to a time
when more students are
present," he said.
"Also, more emphasis
should have been placed
on encouraging the Uni­versity
Health Commit­tee
to take a more active
part on behalf of the
students and the services
they have been request­ing."
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Williams stresses
close relationship
She also mentioned
additional lighting on
campus and a multi-pur­pose
building as projects
to pursue.
By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
In reviewing the contri­butions
of the 1976-77
SGA executive cabinet,
Karen Williams, former
administrative vice pres­ident
stressed the "little
things" done by the
cabinet.
"Things that the stu­dents
need to make
things easier for them —
•that is important. We
arranged to keep study
-areas open later and
provided the calculator
service. These aren't the
big achievements, but
they are important be­cause
the students want
the services."
Williams, whose job
Included coordinating
cabinet activities, men­tioned
other cabinet
achievements, such as
the Student-Realtor
Board, the Landlord Ten-ent
Bill, visitation hours
for Magnolia dormitory,
and consumer protection
services, which were all
cabinet based projects.
Regarding next year's
SGA and advice to new
Administrative Vice Pre­sident
Gene Oswalt, Wil­liams
stressed a closer
working relationship be­tween
the senate and the
cabinet.
"So much time was
wasted last year when
cabinet and senate com­mittees
would work on
the same projects. Time
and effort was wasted
and the committees
sometimes worked con­trary
to each other."
Williams said the shut­tle
bus is a project which
should be stressed heavi­ly
by the cabinet.
"The administration
said there was no real
need, but many women
do feel there is a need."
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"There should be conti­nued
pressure about
lighting. Additional light­ing
has been ordered but
have not been installed.
"I don't think we can
get funds from the state
for a multi-purpose be­cause
there are growing
institutions like the Uni­versity
of South Alabama
that need the funding for
classrooms. Students
could push for alumni
support for a multi-pur­pose
building with a
campuswide campaign."
She also said the stu­dent
voting member of
the Board of Trustees
should be stressed. A bill
allowing for this passed
an Alabama committee
with the effort of the SGA
political affairs office.
She said the project
should be brought up
again in the next legisla­tive
session.
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Editorials But when the cheers die down...
Thurs., April 28, 1977 A-4
Malpractice
The Board of Trustees seems to have opened a Pandora's box with its
decision to purchase malpractice insurance as a fringe benefit for Health
Center doctors. The decision was made rather hastily, and, because of some
inequities in the plan, several Health Center doctors are refusing to subscribe
to the insurance plan.
According to one doctor, if a physician leaves the Health Center, he will
still have to make good for his portion of the premium. He would pay for
coverage for the rest of the year, but he would not get any coverage.
Doctors say they were not consulted by the administration about the plan.
They got a memorandum saying there was an investigation into the
possibility, but the next they heard of it was when the policy was brought
in—the same day it had to be signed and sent. It is unfair to ask a doctor to
make a decision on something like that in such a short time.
One administrator told doctors there was a " c h a n c e " they would be fired if
they did not subscribe to the plan. Many doctors are angry because they are
being forced to make decisions under the gun about something they were not
adequately informed about. Students are angry because their money is being
spent without their consultation, when it could be better spent somewhere
else. And they are joined by a trustee in their opinion.
The decision was a poor one, too quickly made. The Trustees should
reconsider it, this time giving everyone, including the doctors, a chance to be
heard.
Grazing in grass
Once again i t ' s time for students to "graze in the grass" across from Haley
Center. We're certainly not going to take an editorial stand against such a
pleasurable spring pastime.
On the contrary, we want to propose that this free activity be enjoyed—but
not to the abuse of the location. The spot is not a garbage dump though
some have perceived it as such and persisted in littering the area.
There are garbage cans in Haley Center as well as on the periphery of the
Concourse.
If you take any trash on the grounds, please do everyone a favor by
disposing of it properly in the trash cans. There's no reason to ruin the
appearance of this park area that so many enjoy.
Paying the piper
I t 's almost impossible to get away with illegal parking on the Auburn cam­pus
these days. Even the unregistered cars are in danger since the Campus
Security Office has its new computer which can trace an automobile license
plate.
Of course, now we are seeing the real motivation for the computet pur­chase.
And as long as people keep parking illegally, the expense will be
justified by University officials.
The Campus Security Office makes a lot of money from illegal parkers.
That brings up a solution to the problem. Maybe if Auburn students and staff
would cooperate and park legally for a while the department would go broke.
We could even sponsor an SGA legal parking awareness week to promote the
idea.
Maybe the money the university would save from not having to pay police­men
could be used toward some constructive purpose like a new
multi-purpose building. It's worth a try.
The Auburn
Plainsman
Christy Hudgins, Editor
Ken Edwards, Business Manager
John Carvaiho, Editor-elect
Burrell Wilson, Business Manager-elect
Eve since he was in 7th grade Richard
Hail) Kas had cheerleading as a goal.
He watched the cheerleaders on television
and he worked out in gymnastics. He
cheered on his high school team, and
then he came to Auburn.
But Auburn had some disappoint­ments
in store for Richie. For the past
two years he has been cut during tryouts
although a couple of members of the
selection committee describe him as one
of the best athletes participating.
Why? That's what Richard's friends
asked. That's what, Richie eventually
asked. It's a question pondered by more
than 100 people eventually cut during
tryouts. But for this student it took on
added significance. The reason: Richard
is black. The question is whether race
played a part in the decision.
A number of black and white students
called the WEGL-FM "On the Air"
program Sunday night to lodge a protest
in Richard's behalf. Tinder was added to
the fire when a white student made some
racist comments and when Director of
Spirit Reta Allen called to say (and later
retract) that when the selection reached
the finalist stages anyone still in the
running was qualified to be a
cheerleader; the final decision was an
arbitrary one. Several students inter­preted
this to mean Richard was cut
because he was black.
But Richard wasn't cut because he was
black (although that may have been a
major consideration to one committee
member). Other negative votes were cast
for a variety of reasons. Richard says he
does not believe the decision was based
totally on tace either: "I am a person
just like everyone else who went into the
interview. There are some things I can
do better and others I can't."
If Richard wasn't cut on the basis of
race, why was he cut? A large number
of those present during his tryouts point
to his athletic ability and popularity with
the crowd.
According to sevetal members of the
committee, Richard was a crowdpleaser,
and that doesn't always set well with a
squad emphasizing form and working
together. He wasn't the only person cut
for that reason either.
Still another reason may be that
selection committee members were made
aware of unfounded rumors concerning
Richard.
But these three problems don't belong
to Richard alone. They point to
inadequacies and questionable practices
in cheerleader selection and function.
Richard was criticized for being a
crowd-pleaser. The criticism follows an
emphasis in recent years on form in
selection and performance. It's that form
which brings home the trophies. Yet, it
seems at one time the purpose of a
cheerleading squad was to lead cheers—
to go up in the stands and mingle with
the crowd, maybe to act a little crazy to
get people into the spirit of the event.
Individual personalities were not discour­aged
if they evoked a favorable crowd
reaction—if they brought forth the
Auburn spirit. Tumbling is nice to
Christy
Hudgins
watch, but it doesn't necessarily get a
crowd enthused.
Richard was also criticized for his
interview—that he was slow to answer
questions and not especially enthusiastic.
If that is a criterion for. cheerleaders,then
it may have been a deciding factor. Rich­ard
doesn't speak off the top of his head.
He thinks before he makes a reply and
gives an intelligent response.
In part, the interview was supposed to
measure "how well a cheerleader could
get along with alumni in a party
situation." A number of cheerleaders
and people on the selection committee
said that was a major consideration.
The logic behind such a measure seems
to point to a paranoia affecting the entire
university. It's an obsession with the
wishes of alumni. While the desire to
appeal to alumni may stem from a
heartfelt wish to make Auburn seem
everything it was when they were in
school, it is overly stressed.
There is nothing wrong with wanting
to make an alumnus feel at ease at his
former college. But the point is
over-emphasized. The world is not static
and neither are the alumni. One
alumnus expressed it aptly: "I'm just
the old man now. It's your year—go to
i t ."
One final problem with the selection
committee which was evident with
Richard and others is that those trying
out are not always allowed to personally
clear up misconceptions which may serve
as a basis for their elimination. A
personality difference may provoke
accusations that a girl is a heavy drinker
or has loose morals, and she may be
completely unaware of what has been
said.
Sour grapes. That's what committee
members say about rhose who protest
being cut.
But for Richard Haily and others this
year, it isn't just a matter of sour grapes.
The system has some definable flaws
which could be remedied. For one, its
composition almost always insures the
continuance of past year cheerleaders,
regardless of talent. A panel with at least
three persons with no ties with Auburn
(including being a graduate) might
balance the panel more. It might also
mean more freedom to select individuals
over stereotypes, to increase consideration
of crowd reaction over just form. It
might help to eliminate some of the
pettiness associated with the selection.
It is a shame too that one or two bad
apples can cast a shadow on the entire
selection committee. There were those
on the committee who made a real effort
to be fair. Idealistically, there should be
provisions to eliminate those from the
committee who tend to prejudge. A
point system could also be implemented
to aid the judges in making their final
decision. This would help eliminate irrel­evant
subconcious factors influencing a
decision.
There are those on the selection
committee who say Richard Haily will
never make cheerleader now that he has
questioned their decision. It seems that
such an attitude may exemplify a new
Auburn spirit: unquestioning obedience.
Maybe Richard Haily doesn't quite fit
such an Auburn spirit, just maybe he
surpasses it.
Choice bits from gripe grabbag
In my three years at Auburn, I've
heard a lot of complaints from students
about the way Auburn University is
run. It isn't major things; nothing
anyone could write a whole column
about. But there are some inefficiencies
which need to be corrected, some
questions which should be answered,
some things which need to be brought
up.
The library: Why is it there are never
more than half the microfilm viewers
working at any time? Some of them have
been out of order for quite a while,
which is a great inconvenience to students
who need them for research.
And why is getting microfilm copies
such a complicated process? Students
have told me getting a copy made takes
at least three trips up the stairs to get
forms filled out, then a two-hour wait.
I've used microfilm copiers before; they
are not very complicated, and certainly
don't take that long.
And why in heaven's name don't they
get a better way to check out books? The
present method wastes time, paper and
money. Most libraries have a card in the
book, which is stamped with the library
card number. This proccss%ould take
about half the time, since students would
not have to laboriously fill out call
number, author and title. Something
has to be done. If the library is to be as
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important to this region as its
administration says it is to be, it must be
I run more efficiently.
The University Bookstore: More
students are ripped off every year by this
University-owned monopoly than by
landlords. It consistently under-orders
books, using its own arbitrary and usually
erroneous means of determining how
many to order, rather than using the
order the professor sends. Almost every
professor has at least one story of student;
who have gone through half the quartet
without books because the bookstore
reordered two or three times and still
didn't order as many as were asked for.
In addition, it is the only bookstore
which will not refund money for a book
unless the class is dropped. For every
other merchant in town, a cash-register
receipt is enough for a refund. I
understand the need protect the id
Letters to Soviet dissidents can save lives
Editorial Board members: Managing Editor, John Carvaiho; 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, Pick 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, Becky Dickson 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.
Aleksandr Ginzburg is a leading Soviet
dissident. He served as guardian for a
fund set up in 1974 by the author of
"Gulag Archipelago," Aleksandr Sol-zhenitsyn,
to support the families of
political prisoners.
In February, Soviet police planted $535
in American currency and German marks
in Ginzburg's bathroom and then
arrested him on an air-tight charge of
illegal possession of foreign currency.
Immediately after arrest, Ginzburg was
taken to a town 100 miles away, though
Soviet officials would not tell his wife
why. Now he is in prison, suffering from
chronic lung ailments which, without
treatment, will eventually kill him.
Ginzburg is just one of many political
and religious dissidents for whom
persecution is a way of life. Each day
brings the fear of being arrested and sent
to a detention camp. Their children are
denied the privilege of going to state
schools.
This is one reason why I applaud
President Jimmy Carter's outspoken
attitude on human rights. There are
those who say Carter's remarks have hurt
U.S.-Soviet relations, but Carter is
obligated to say such things.
Recent dissident activity in Czechoslo­vakia,
East Germany, Poland and
Rumania has also been noted recently,
and with it, a stepped up policy against
these dissidents by the Communist
governments.
Does the persecution of these people
bother you? If so, there is something you
do. This is one issue where
Americans, besides listening to and
agreeing with Carter, can take action.
There is a program underway where
concerned Americans can write to these
Soviet dissidents and their families.
There is no assurance the letter will be
received; in fact, it will probably be
confiscated by the government. But, this
is part of the two-fold purpose of the
program. If the dissident receives the
letter, it will certainly encourage him or
her to know people are taking the time to
John
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families in the Soviet Union who can
answer your letter in English.
By paying about $3 plus postage, you
can register your letter, and have a
registered return receipt attached to it.
That way, the person you write to must
sign the receipt, which is then sent back
to you. This helps ensure the addressee,
and not the Soviets, receives the letter.
Should you receive neither the receipt
nor a response from the person you write
to, you can request the post office put a
tracer on the letter to see if it has been
delivered.
Of course, there is one problem to the
whole system. "Once it leaves the
United States, we have no control over
i t , " said one post office worker.
Still, the case of Yuli Koshardvsky is an
example that the system can work. Kosh-arovsky's
name and address was given
Kosharovsky applied for an exit visa.
Now the Soviets have a unique way of
dealing with any misguided soul who
applies for an exit visa from an "ideal
state." First, Kosharovsky's working
papers, which you need to get any kind
of job, were taken away. Then he was
arrested on a charge of "parasitism," or
living off the state, since he was
unemployed.
However, Mrs. Wampold and her
friends stepped in. They gave notes of
encouragement to Kosharovsky through a
worker in the American embassy in
Moscow who was close friends with him.
They also wrote letters to Sen. James
Allen, D,-Ala., Foreign Minister Do-brynin
and Communist Party Chief
Leonid Brezhev.
Sen. John Sparkman, D-Ala., chair­man
of the Foreign Relations Committee,
also intervened, asking that the people
whose names and addresses were given on
the show be given exit visas.
Wampold pointed out intervention
from Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.,
helped other Soviets be given exit visas,
so she feels optimistic that soon
Kosharovsky will be given one.
And to think it all started with a letter.
merchant from overstock, but this policy
is ridiculous, and bad business.
The Chef's Club: After two years of
operation, they arc still sending out
duplicate bills, incorrect bills, bills to the
wrong persoti. If this isn't bad enough,
when someone goes to check individual
cards to see how accurate the bill is, they
are told the information can't be
released.
There should be more, or more compe­tent,
people hired to make sure the cards
are accurately tallied and to make sure
each person gets one bill a month. The
only complete cure for the Chefs Club
computer foul-up syndrome is to stop
using the card—write checks instead.
The card is really more trouble than it':
worth.
War Eagle Cafeteria: I honestly
cannot understand why such high prices
are charged for food. Even if you buy
beef from Super Foods, it doesn't cost
$1.20 a slice. The cafeteria is located
rent-free; the least they could do
charge fair prices or serve food that is
worth the price.
Majorettes: According to HEW and a
court case in California, a school cannot
discriminate against someone on the basis
of marital status. But that is exactly what
happens to Auburn majorettes, all
unofficially. If they're married, they
don't need to try out. And if they get
married, they have to quit, which
happened this year.
According to sponsor Dr. Billy Walls,
it is not official policy; "We just would
rather they not be married."
Why? "Well, it gives the boys in the
band a better choice." Besides being
sexist, it's illegal.
Cars: This campus seems to be
dedicated to the worship of the
four-wheeled monster. Even in the
central campus, where pedestrians have
the right-of-way, the sight of a person on
foot seems to send drivers toward the
accelerator rather than the brake. Life
would be a lot easier for those of us not
blessed (?) with a car if people would just
go out and buy bicycles.
There are a thousand other little and
big inefficiencies and illegalities that
need to be taken care of—things like a
new method for allocating parking
stickers (how about on the basis of
distance lived from campus?), a shuttle
bus system which gets vetoes without
reason by President Philpott, a Board of
Trustees which almost never consults
faculty or students when it makes
decisions.
These are all things which are not
necessarily serious problems now but
which could very well be in the future.
it's time for the administration, the
faculty and the student leadership to start
thinking ahead on some of these things;
or just try plain imaginative thinking.
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Letters
Men dealt losing hand in dorms
Thurs., April 28, 19T7 A-8
You can pay now or later
says student Pill advocate
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am for free distribution of birth
control information and devices. This
would obviously prevent an unwanted
pregnancy; but also, should a child be
born to an unwed couple there is a higher
probability that he or she will not be
provided the financial and psychological
essentials of growing up. Financially,
most people college-age and under can
barely support themselves. Psychologi­cally,
the child grows up knowing he was
a mere accident.
If you can visualize an unwed couple or
maybe just the mother or father, you can
easily see how they may become a burden
of society. They will be drawing welfare;
money that you worked hard for. You
can pay now or later—birth control or
welfare. I would think that welfare is
more expensive.
Abortion? Well the psychological im­plications
are obvious.
As for sex education in schools—it is
not the school's responsibility, but the
parents'. I feel that secondary schools are
becoming less effective because of
parental negligence and unqualification.
Unfortunately there is no "Potential
Parent Test." But then who would
judge? I believe that "non-academic"
subjects, particularly sex should be taught
in a Christian environment enabling the
child to understand the complete scope
of his undertakings.
The idea of the "unqualified parent"
is what is keeping the co-ed dormitories
from Auburn. Administrators and
parents think little of each other's jobs as
parents. I have lived in co-ed housing
(same floor) and it was one of my great-ests
experiences. Contrary to popular be­lief,
sexual laxness did not pervade, but
an honest respect for members of the
opposite sex arose.
Another serious problem co-ed dorms
would help alleviate is depression.
Generally, people do not admit to de­pression,
but it is quite astounding to
hear of so many depressed people in
Auburn.
It's a shame the only solution to date is
an artificial community where friendships
are largely bought. If Auburn instituted
co-ed dorms, the University would
provide society an individual not just
academically sound, but socially and
psychologically.
"With every privilege, there is respon­sibility."
This applies to just about
everything you do. Most Auburn students
have a sense of responsibility, but are not
given the privilege to exercise it, and this
is the fault of past and present University
administrations.
Keith Jung, 4ICHE
Last week's editorial "Men on Hill"
hit the major problem of men's housing
on campus. Working for the University as
a resident advisor in Magnolia Dormitory
for the last three years and being the
SGA's Director for Men's Housing
showed me there are many obstacles to be
overcome before men will actually be
granted any other housing other than
Magnolia Dorm.
As the law states equal and comparable
housing will be administered to the
percentages of men and women applying.
The word "percentages" is the founda­tion
for holding men back. First there are
3300 (79 per cent) women and 700 (21
per cent) men living on campus. So to
start off the bidding, the women are
ahead five to one and the one has had its
problems filling its dorm. But then, who
would not have trouble filling a
run-down, deteriorating, well-used, com­munity-
bath dorm as opposed to a
newer, larger, suite dorm like J.
The procedure for determining whe­ther
men would live on the Hill was
based on total dorm space available. The
Social Center relics on the fact that
Magnolia and Bullard is 21 per cent of
the total dorm space available. So to start
the Equal Rights Movement of Title IX,
the currently allocated space is five
women to one man.
Guest
Duncan
Powell
The next item reviewed was incoming
applications for fall. This fall's applica­tion
had eight different dorm types to
"choose" from. Applications were split
with almost 80 per cent women to
slightly over 21 per cent men. To get
men on the Hill would require an
extreme number of incoming men
applications to push over the 21 per cent
holding capacity of Magnolia' complex.
The second card
incoming freshmen.
is held by the
Everyone dealing
with dormitories knows that women
generally apply for dorm rooms early in
the year, while men apply later. This is
easily shown by the 1068 incoming
women's applications compared to the
276 total for men received by March 1. It
is possible the women know they have
a good chance of getting the better
dorms, while the incoming men have no
substantial evidence their $50 deposit will
net anything but Mag.
The trump card is held by the Social
Center, and it has some real power. Did
any of you know when the deadlines for
applications were set by the Social
Center? The incoming students were
given a pamphlet on housing that stated
applications "should" be in by March 1,
but it did not say March 1 was the
definite deadline. I do not know, nor
have I been able to find out when that
deadline was set by the Social Center.
The deadline for students living off
campus applying for on campus housing
was April 1 and this date was set around
the beginning of the second week of
March. Let us look at the remainder of
March. Finals were held March 12-16,
with spring break being March 16-24.
Then March 24 and 25 were final
registration and readjustments. Classes
started March 28 and the applications
were due in four days. There was not a
lot of time to look around for
applications nor was there much time for
students to see any publicity concerning
these deadlines.
The last deadline was April 8. This is
for on campus students reapplying for on
campus housing. Remember the men are
already out numbered 5:1.
The deadline kept the bulk of the
freshmen men from applying for dorm
rooms, which might have helped to
overcome the 21 per cent stumbling
block. The April 1 deadline was
convenient because few people start
looking winter quarter for next fall
quarter's room, still three quartets away.
This article and last week's editorial are
like yelling the horse is out of the barn
after the door has been shut. But, the
door was shut quietly while students were
studying for finals and dreaming of their
spring break. It is hard to get Hill dorm
space for men, but it is even more
difficult when the deck is stacked against
you.
Student cuts housing situation
The Plainsman:
on-campus housing
Editor,
The situation at
Auburn University is appalling and well
behind the national standards for
state-supported schools. One of the
many reasons for this problem lies
within the University administration
itself. It appears Dean Cater and the
housing officials are more intent on
complying with the numerical aspects of
Title IX, while the actual intent of Title
IX is only a secondary considcrtion.
The decision to allow men to live only
in Magnolia Dormitories next year was
"based on the number of requests" that
were received—not the type of requests.
Magnolia Dormitories have roughly 23
per cent of the total on-campus housing
capacity for single students. One cannot
argue with the fact that the percentage of
men applying for on-campus housing (21
per cent of the total) roughly corresponds
to the percentage of total on-campus
housing offered by Magnolia Dormi­tories.
The point is not that the
University officials can accurately figure
their percentages, but that sheer numbers
should not be the only criterion used in
assigning housing to men or women.
How many men who signed up for suites
are going to get one next fall? How
many women who would like to have a
single room will get one?
Auburn University should take a step
forward (a change of pace is always nice)
and offer equal housing opportunities to
men and women alike. Possibly one wing
of Magnolia or Bullard Hall could be
made into a womens' residence hall. To
those people who are gasping to catch
their breath from the last statement, I
can assure you that men and women have
been housed in one complex before at
other major institutions without a rash of
"unwanted pregnancies."
Since offering housing to women in
Magnolia Dormitories is probably not
acceptable by the standards of those who
control the University housing, then at
least the men should be afforded the
opportunity to live in another type of
housing environment. It is pathetically
obvious that the housing situation here a
Auburn University is not equal and
comparable—nothing could be further
from the truth!
Don Colgrove, 3CHE
'rWMOND'S mt\ CONSERVING f3NER6Y foft 7H6 LAST 27 Y6ARS!"
Kappa Alphas 'crueVto horses
Editor, The Plainsman:
For four years 1 have watched
people who fancy themselves "men from
the old South" gallop around Auburn on
rented horses. For four years I have tried
to look the other way and tell myself it's
none of my business. But I can't ignore
outright cruelty.
Perhaps the gentlemen of the Civil
War era in the South rode their horses
long hard hours every day, but that horse
was among the best cared for possessions
a farmer or plantation owner had. Their
horses were conditioned to stand long
hours under the saddle and were ridden
by men who could ride, not by
intoxicated college "men" who should
count their lucky stars that they haven't
fallen off and busted their...heads.
The roads of the old South were not
made of concrete, and horses' legs are not
built to stand the shattering pounding on
pavement that I have seen some of these
horses used in Auburn's version of the
Old South subjected to. Horses have
been made permanently lame by less. It
is also quite easy for a horse's iron shoes
to slip on pavement—needless to say that
can be dangerous.
KA's: The next time you climb on
one of those horses and pick up the
reins to ride off into the wild blue (gray?)
yonder, imagine how you would feel if
that piece of metal were in your mouth,
and one of your fraternity brothers were
bouncing around on your back all day.
yanking your mouth around. Please,
please, use a little common sense and be
kind to your mount. After all, without
horses there could have been no "Old
South."
Sally Cadenhead, 4SMH
Pill prescriptions opposed
Editor, The Plainsman:
Your editorial on birth control
(3-31-77) was inaccurate and misleading.
You stated that "the Auburn community
certainly can't handle the gynecological
problems of the women students."
Firstly, it's not gynecological problems
you are asking the University to service.
You are asking for birth control pills.
The two are somewhat different.
Second, the Auburn medical commun­ity
is quite able and available to provide
all necessary prescriptions. No student is
excluded from patronizing an off-campus
practitioner. Is copulation a private act?
Then why should preparation for it be a
public responsibility.
Now don't refer me to the discomfort
of a virginal blush created by the
company of a "strange" physician. The
doctor is somewhat more detached than
the jerk who (pantingly) was inconsider­ate
enough to "forget" (I know, I know,
premeditation does have its implications)
to outfit himself.
The fact that one's sexuality is as valid
as all other aspects of one's humanity
should ascribe no ignobility to its
judicious use. But no university should
have to assume responsibility for the
sexual activities of its students.
A. M. Diner, 9BY
Students thank Auburn basketball team
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Posey discusses Forestry academic grants
Editor, The Plainsman:
Reference is made to the article by
Sharon Mitchell reporting a contemplated
inquiry by the Faculty Senate into "the
possibility of providing scholarships based
solely on academic ability at Auburn."
The Department of Forestry has been
awarding such scholarships for more than
20 years! Funding is provided by
earnings from a liberal endowment by
the late E. A. Hauss of Century, Fla.
I The agreement vests administration with
1 the department.
Very little difficulty has been encount-lered
in awarding academic merit
"scholarships," (see Webster's Diction- f
ary)! Academic merit is documented and
variations among records of subjects
taken can rather simply be reduced to a
rough common denominator. Merit only
is considered except in deciding between
two applicants apparently equal in
academic achievement.
Forestry has no evidence that awarding
on scholarship excludes groups of needy
students. Academic prowess shows
through "if it is there!"
Does not placing primary emphasis on
scholarship, by its nature, discriminate
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against need? Conversely, does not
placing primary emphasis on need, by its
nature, discriminate against scholarship?
Quoted from the article: "other
financial aid officers have told him the
awarding of merit scholarships often
'deteriorates into a political thing.'"
Any reason to believe that awards based
on need would be free from such a
danger? Whether awards on either base
"Deteriorate" might seem to depend on
the committee rather than on the base.
Overall, the article appears to illustrate
the confusion engendered by a failure to
"simply" define what is to be attempted
before attempting it and subsequently, to
"hang in there!" The late great Russian
scientist Pavlov reportedly said: "The
truth is always simple. The difficulty lies
in men's inability to discern what is
true."
Scholastic merit and need are separate
entities. Submitted: we should have
grants for both! To misquote Pavlov in
part; The difficulty lies in men's
inability to mix them!
H. G. Posey
Forestry
Editor's Note: The Plainsman regrets
not making its position clear. We favor
the establishment of scholarships based
solely on academic achievement to be
offered by Auburn University as well as
private benefactors. We also support a
change in University policy to encourage
academic scholarships. As we understand
it, present policy is to urge those funding
scholarships to place "need" as the major
requisite. Such scholarships could then
serve as a recruitment tool.
Editor, The Plainsman:
If your perspective of the Sewell Hall
athletes is that of a bunch of jocks
concerned solely with athletic prowess
and self-interest, you did not see the
Wheelchair Basketball Game last Friday
night. The whole Auburn basketball
team of 1976-77 participated in a game,
that from the score, was a losing effort
from the tip-off; but they did not lose.
The final score was 47-21 with the
home team (Auburn University) on the
short end of the point total. They lost
the game, but everyone who was there
saw a team of real winners. They are
winners because they learned something
that very few of us have the opportunity
to learn: people who are in wheelchairs,
or who are otherwise disabled, are just
like those who are not.
Intramural team
protests lack of
game coverage
Editor, The Plainsman:
We would like to express our thanks
for the excellent article on the Intramural
Basketball Independent Championship
(which was non-existent). The game was
a good one and finally ended up 54-51.
We realize that an incident, such as a
fight, makes far more interesting reading
than just a great basketball game. Sorry
we could not give you two fights to write
about. But, responsible journalism has
never been strong here as far as
independent intramural sports.
After getting shafted out of playing in
Memorial Coliseum, for reasons we're
sure you're aware of, we feel that even
the usual one-or two-line story in The
Plainsman would have been merely
adequate. Thanks again.
T. Wissert, 4GSC, R. Hayes, 4HPE,
H. Chandler, OCE, B. Williams, 2SSS
S. Ingwersen, 2BSC, T. Trupp, 4HPE
and others
The AU basketball players got on the
court with the greatest winners in sports
and in life.
The Auburn Student Rehabilitation
Association (ASRA) would like to thank
each and every one of the Auburn
basketball players that played last Friday
night for providing all who were present
an entertaining as well as enlightening
experience. There were no losers in that
game; we all came away winners...
The Auburn Student Rehabilitation
Association
'Tight jeans' gives 'no surprise5
to Olivia Newton-John fan club
Editor, The Plainsman:
We are writing in regard to Rick
Harmon's critique of the Olivia (tight
jeans) Newton-John concert. We must
commend the gentleman on his
journalistic ability and his taste in
women.
However, we must criticize his "idea"
of what a good, live concert is.
Apparently Mr. Harmon prefers to hear
music composed on stage rather than the
polished style of music that has made this
artist popular in the first place.
We applaud Olivia'.s professionalism
on stage; as Holiday Inn says, "The best
surprise is no surpoisc."
Olivia Newton-John Fan Club
Auburn Chapter
Joe Frashcr, 2AM
Andy Wallace, 1AR
Mike Watson, 2PV
And others
Letters to the editor must be
received by 5 p.m. Sunday at The
Plainsman office, Auburn Union
basement. Please type and double
space, limiting total words to 300.
Some form of identification should
be presented with the letter.
The Auburn Plainsman Thurn., April 28, 1977 A«
Take 'er up Photography: Gordon Bugg
Kven buildings deserve 11 little upriicing up now and
then. And Sum ford Hall IN Kiting Its ehanco—work­men
are re-pointing the bricks and NandblaNtlng ItN
exterior. Sainton!, being one of the oldest hiiildingN
on campus, lias earned this special spring cleaning-
'Design must relate to others'
liy Danielle Murphy
I'liiirisnian Staff Writer
"Design must concern
Itself with people. We
must broaden our consti­tuency
and find out how
it relates to others," said
Victor I'apanek, author
of "Design for the Real
World," in a speech
sponsored by the Indus­trial
Design Department
Tuesday night In Dang-don
Hall.
I'apanek addressed the
appropriate, decentra­lized,
simplified, alterna­tive,
dehumanized and
feedback facets of design
In a presentation of 250
slides.
He raised and answer­ed
questions of "why
people won't share" and
"what do they do with
what designers make for
them?"
Papanek graduated
from Cooper University
In New York and studied
at MIT. He Is also the
author of "How Things
Don't Work" and co­author
of "Nomadic
Furniture." Japan, Kin-land,
Sweden and Den­mark
are some of the
more than 16 countries
he has visited In the last
IK years.
Papanek said he be­lieves
furniture can be
built that can be folded,
knocked down, stacked,
Inflated and recycled.
"Man-made designs
begin to repeat the na­tural
design of things,"
said I'apanek.
I'apanek said design
has been highly restric­tive
In the past, though
things are changing. He
said a scale for the blind
had been Invented in
Kngland recently, cam­eras
for writing braille
are being made by the
mentally retarded and
communication through
the use of symbols Is
being developed.
He said safety devices
such as the new "child­proof"
medicine bottle
caps are mandltory In
the United States. "I
wonder what happens to
those whose hands are
impaired such as arthri­tis
and amputee vic­tims,"
he said.
"The determination of
safety should be In the
hands of the workers,"
said Papanek.
Papanek surveyed 25
families in his neighbor­hood
in Ottawa, Canada
and found 27 lawn mow­ers
and 30 vacuums. He
said lawn mowers are
used four hours a week
and vacuums eight hours
a week. As a result these
machines are idle 164
and 160 hours a week, re­spectively.
People cant share be­cause
lawn mowers and
vacuums weren't de­signed
for the London
City Council. Papanek
said, "I assure you that
the free enterprise sys­tem
won't die as a result
of sharing. Nobody will
be forced to share If they
don't want too."
Fall and summer quarter registration
Pre-rcgistrallon for Summer and Fall Quarters will
be conducted April 25 through May 5 rather than
through May 4 as slated In the current Bulletin.
Registration Schedule-1977 Summer & Fall Quarters
(JNNFKAI, INSTRUCTIONS: Students changing
schools must report to the Registrar's Office for an
official registration permit and Instructions. Trans­fers
from other colleges must obtain registration per­mits
and Instructions from the Admissions Office.
Currently enrolled and former students, Including
those changing schools, will prepare course request
forms for Summer and Fall Quarters, 1977 by school.',
•according to the following schedule:
Architecture and Fine Arts
Students will register according
schedule:
to the following
Architecture (Including Int. Design): April 25-May 5
Department Office & Design Studios, 210 Biggin Hall
Art: May 2-5, Department Office, Smith Hall
Building Science: April 27 & 28. In class or Depart­ment
Office, 10K Biggin Hall
Industrial Design: April 25-May 5, from 1 to 5 p.m.,
Industrial Design Office, 95 Biggin Hall.
Mush:: April 25-27 & May 2-3. Department Office,
(loodwin Music Building
Theatre": April 25-27, Dept. Office, University Theatre
Pharmacy
Students will report to the New Pharmacy Building
Auditorium on Monday, May 2 to register at the
following times:
2-2:10 p.m. Fall 1974 & Spring 1975 AdmlsalonB
2:10-2:25 p.m. pall 1B7B Admissions, A-K
2:25-2:40 p.m. Fall 1 976 Admissions, L-Z
2:40-2:50 p.m. Spring 1976 Admissions, A-K
2:50-3 p.m. Spring 1976 Admissions, L-Z
3-3:15 p.m. i Fall 1975 Admissions, A-K
3:16-8:30 p.m. Fall 1976 Admissions L-Z
3:30-3:45 p.m. Spring 1977 Admissions, L-Z
3:45-4 p.m. Spring 1977 Admissions, A-K
Students going on Practice Externship, PY 409, need
not register. Mrs. Strickland will register these
students according to their externship sites.
Arts and Sciences
Currently enrolled students should begin registration
by picking up materials In their respective depart­mental
offices on Friday, April 29, and complete their
registration not later than Wednesday, May 4.
Student In special curricula and those with declared
majors will complete registration procedures with
their departmental advisors. CC students who have
not declared majors will consider the Office of the
Dean, 2046 Haley Center, as their departmental and
advisory office.
Major Register In
CBI 102 Cary Hall
PL 7080 Haley Center
PPY 239 Saunders Hail
I>V 206 Saunders Hall
HA 7080 Haley Center
OP, OT, I'D, I'M, PT W2Q Haley Center
•engineering
All engineering and pre-engineerlng students will
register April 25-May 5 as follows:
Pre-Kngineerlng - 104 C Ramsay Hall
Aerospace Kngineerlng - 244 B Wllmore Hall
Chemical Kngineerlng - 237 Ross Hall
Industrial Kngineerlng - 107 Dunstan Hall
All other engineering - 104 I) Ramsay Hall
Graduate School
Students will register May 2-4 between 8 a.m. and
4:30 p.m.
NOTK: Students should report at an hour other than
those stated If classes conflict with registration
times. Do not miss class to prepare course request
forms.
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you qualify, you will be thoroughly trained at our Home Office
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AU students would join
union, survey shows
By Suttan Counts
Assistant News Editor
Forty-one per cent of
Auburn students said
they would join a union of
students If one was orga­nized
In a survey taken of
students in Auburn's nine
academic schools.
The survey, taken win­ter
quarter by Pleas
Davis, 4AM, as a special
project for an MN 409
course, also Indicated
that Auburn students
would support the unioni­zation
of faculty and
B&G workers although
they would rarely take
any active involvement
in it. A large majority of
the students, however,
showed they would con­tribute
no money for an
increase in wages for
faculty or B&G workers.
A belief by many that
students would take over
B&G jobs In the event of
a strike was discussed by
the survey, however, as
74 per cent of students
said they would not take
such a job.
According to Davis, the
survey was taken be­cause
of his interest in
We goofed—
Smoking, pill
story incorrect
Last week's story on
the connection between
smoking, birth control
pills and heart disease in
women contained a ty|M>-
graphical error. The
story read, "Women over
25 should not take the
pill." It should have
read "Women over 35
should not lake the pill."
We regret the mistake-labor
and the public
sector, especially student
rights in the university.
Roughly 1200 surveys
were handed out to
classes In each school
and 956 were returned.
"We were very pleased
with the amount of re­sponse
we received,"
said Davis, "especially
In the veterinary school.
Fifteen per cent of the
response we received
was from the vet school
which is good when their
size and the usual grad­uate
student response Is
considered.
"One idea we wanted
to explore was if students
thought they should have
more input in negotia­tions
in the University,"
he added.
Student response to the
statement that students
have no influence on
matters involving the
educational process at
Auburn was divided
evenly among those who
agreed and those who
disagreed.
Fifty-one per cent of
the students Indicated
that the present educa­tional
system at Auburn
could be improved by the
unionization of students.
The survey also show­ed
66 per cent of the
respondents as personal­ly
not liking unions and
68 per cent as believing
union membership was
not an American way of
life.
Samford ding-dong
goes wrong, wrong
You might have no­ticed
since the end of last
quarter that the ding
dong was going bong and
bong, bong. Instead of
bong, bong, bong, bong,
bong, at five o'clock, or
any other time for that
matter.
Students setting their
watches by the ringing of
Samford Tower's bell
found it was one o'clock
and two o'clock quite
often.
According to B&G off
Iclals no one there knew
of the "misbongings
until someone from th
Plainsman called and
asked what was wrong
A quick trip to tin
tower and the; lightening
of a loose cog found th
clock back to its correct
ringing.
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So many strange happenings as spring fever,
halmly boredom and pre-test jitters set in. These six
strange creatures appeared on campus Monday night
claiming they had come from France. One
resident of the Quad who saw the Coneheads was
heard to remark, "There goes the neighborhood."
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'Adult' film seminar set
"Crises in Adult Devel­opment:
Intervention
Strategies" is the topic of
the Seventh Annual Film
Seminar at Auburn Uni­versity
May 5-6. Lectur­er
is Nancy K. Schloss­berg,
professor, depart­ment
of counseling and
personnel services, Uni­versity
of Maryland.
"Each year we pick a
topic for the Film Semi­nar
that is currently of
interest both as an edu­cational
and societal is­sue,"
says Dr. Warren J.
Valine, seminar coordin­ator.
"The lectures and
films this year deal with
career crises, how to
cope with death of a
family member, needs of
older adults, new life­styles
for women, di­vorce
and related
themes.
"Dr. Schlossberg is a
dynamic speaker," says
Valine, associate profes­sor,
Auburn department
of counselor education.
"And. she will challenge
the thinking of the audi­ence.
She has held a
consultantship with the
Mayor's Committee on
Detroit's Total Action A-gainst
Poverty, given
testimony before the U.S.
Committee on Lifelong
learning and addressed
the American Council on
Education."
Dr. Schlossberg is a
member of the editorial
boards of "Counselor Ed­ucation
and Super­vision,
'National Asso­ciation
of Student Per­sonnel
Administrators'
Journal" and "Personnel
and Guidance Journal."
Her articles have ap­peared
in "American Vo­cational
Journal,"
"Counseling Psycholo­gist,"
"Educational Re­cord"
and "Industrial
Gerontology." She is
coauthor of two books in
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Ihe Auburn Plainsman Thurs., April 28, 1977 A-8 Speaking of religion...
By David Gibson
Plainsman Staff Writer
A recent survey of 50 Auburn
students randomly chosen showed
that less than half of the students
questioned attend some type of
religious service once a week.
"When I'm at college I go to
church less. I'll watch it on
television because I'm too busy
with working," one student said.
"I don't think it really matters if
you go to church or not. It's just
whether it's straight in your own
mind."
Kllen Neeley. liKMR, expressed
an opinion that many students
had. She said she believed people
don't go to church as much when
they are at school because "their
parents aren't here to make
them."
Many students commented on
how they felt college had affected
their religious views.
"At school, you're exposed to
things other than just your
parents' beliefs," said Juesta
Caddell, SPG. "It's often a slap in
the face to come to college if
you've led a sheltered life."
Warren Hamm, 2PG, said,
"You're presented with a lot of
different views, some of which
question the existence of God. Col­lege
is a marketplace of ideas," he
said, "and people here can articu­late
them well. This tends to
confuse people and make them
moresusceptible to change."
Mark Conners, 6CED, said,
"When I got to school, the
pressures of growing up made me
come to grips with myself. I
almost went into the ministry, but
1 decided that organized church
was too socio-economically pre­judiced.
Too many people use
organized religion as a tool for
gaining acceptance in their com­munity,"
he said.
Liz Saunders, 2ADS, agreed.
She said, "I think a lot of people go
to this Rat Riley thing as much for
social as for religious reasons.
I've only been once, and that's
what I saw. I've never been back
since."
Several students expressed dis­satisfaction
with what they termed
"organized religion."
"I quit believing in organized
religion when I came to college,"
said Ken Taylor, 2PG. "We just
meet in parks, now. I don't
believe in putting God in a box like
in a church."
Lynn Carlisle said, "When I
came to college it became more of
a personal thing. I didn't see
being religious as going to church
five times a week."
When students were asked if
they ever sought religion for
emotional help, 64 per cent said
they did.
"Last quarter I felt as though I
needed someone to talk to, but I
couldn't find anyone," said Sissy
Lott, 1VA. "But after reading
Psalms 121, I realized that God
was the person I needed, and that
he was always there."
Students
and Religion
A Plainsman Probe
Campus ministry 'challenges'
In reply to a question about
religion today, Caddell said, "Most
people's views of religion are very
naive. In church you get a
watered down version with many
people ignorant of the true crux of
religion.
"If we were to put the basic
Christian principles into prac­tice,"
she said, "this world would
fall apart. You know that it says
in the Bible that you should give
without expecting in return.
How many bankers do you know
that loan money and charge 12 per
cent interest, then go to church on
Sunday and call themselves
Christians?"
As a project of the Committee of
Institutional Renewal, a survey of
religious views was taken last
winter. Auburn was one of 15
institutions included in this survey
which showed that 88 per cent of
the 3,442 students (262 from
Auburn) who participated were
either moderately religious (61 per
cent) or deeply religious (27 per
cent). The other option was "not
religious" and 12 per cent of the
students chose it.
In a different survey (under the
same Institutional Renewal Pro­ject),
faculty members at 16 dif­ferent
institutions were probed
about their religious views. At Au­burn,
205 faculty members partici­pated
in this survey which showed
that 79 per cent of all faculty
members surveyed were moder­ately
religious (56 per cent) or
deeply religious (23 per cent).
"Not religious" was expressed by
21 per cent of those questioned.
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SGA committee
seeks to enrich
By I .an(Iis \IcGauhev
Plainsman Staff Writer
"There are challenges in any
ministry, but a college ministry
has specific challenges," said
Father Frank Sacks, of Auburn's
St. Michael's Catholic Church.
"People are moving in and out of
the area and college people aren't
always at a station in life where
they are necessarily happy to be
affiliated with a church."
Sacks was one of five local
ministers who commented on how
a college-town ministry differs
from other ministries.
The Reverend Robert Dunham,
associate pastor of Auburn's First
Presbyterian Church, said, "We
try to confront concerns that are
real to the campus. If I were in a
different area, I would alter the
ministry structure, but would still
try to pick up on concerns that
were real to the congregation. The
issues and methods would be
different, but the aim would be the
same."
Dunham added that students'
knowledge of philosophical and
• religious concepts, as well as their
• knowledge of current events, al-
! lowed "more freedom in the
pulpit."
"College people are aware of the
world scene," Dunham said.
"They read newspapers and mag­azines,
and this can't be assumed
elsewhere. If I mention Idi
Amin—though 1 haven't—I know a
college congregation will know
who I'm talking about."
Dunham added that campus
ministry is aimed at the faculty
member as well as the student.
The Reverend Mister Rod Sin­clair,
chaplain of Auburn's Episco­pal
College Center, said, "The aim
of a college ministry is to enable
people to decide to be faithful
Christians. Being faithful includes
having the courage to face difficult
situations. The campus ministry
also means giving people the
chance to be Christian disciples,
and that includes being aware of
how people are getting hurt, and
banding together to focus on those
issues and concerns."
Sinclair said these concerns
vary in scope from the interna­tional,
such as the world hunger
problem, to the personal, such as
career choices or problems in
personal relationships.
Sinclair also noted peculiarities
of a campus ministry. "The main
difference I've noticed," he said,
"is that the expectations in a
regular parish (of the congrega­tion
toward the minister's job) are
much more sharply defined. For
instance, in a regular parish we'd
have a Sunday School for the kids,
youth groups for teens and then
we'd have groups for men and
women.
"But in a campus ministry,
there's a possibility for diversity.
A campus minister is able to
respond freely to what's going on
and hopefully have a more rele­vant
ministry. In a campus
setting, I believe I'm more able to
respond to people's concerns."
Rev. John Jeffers, pastor of
Auburn's First Baptist Church,
said, "A college ministry is differ­ent
because the makeup of the
community is different. The
number of young adults is much
greater.
"There's a greater concentra­tion
of inquiring minds, among
both staff members and students.
They're in the educational field,
and it's their nature to ask
questions and search for answers.
It's a challenging kind of ministry,
because you deal with growing
minds.
"Since students' schedules are
more varied, we can't plan a
'church program for a time other
than Sunday and be sure it won't
interfere with someone's sche­dule."
The Reverend Charles Britt, of
Auburn Methodist Church, men­tioned
three facets of a campus
ministry: "One difference, is of
course, sheer size.
"Then, the average age is
younger—when you have 800
people in a worship service and 400
of them are under 23 years old,
your average age goes down and
your ministry is in a youthful
atmosphere.
"I think what is interesting and
rewarding is the readiness of
many students to call on the
minister for assistance in their
personal concerns. In a campus
ministry there is a far, far greater
number of people who are open to
counseling, than in a ministry in
another area." Dunham and
Sinclair both said counseling was a
major job for the campus min­ister.
Britt also mentioned a popular
misconception of the nature of the
typical college parishoner. "When
we think of a campus ministry, we
think of young singles. But there
are multiplied thousands of
married couples in this town who
are in the student category.
"When we visit the hospital
there may be as many as five new
mothers there who are students, or
whose husbands are students.
Some of our most active and able
leadership comes from the mar­ried
students," he said.
"Student participation at Au­burn
Methodist Church is extreme­ly
good as far as worship goes.
Then, we have a small number of
students who branch out into other
activities."
When asked the reason for the
high level of student participation,
Britt said, "One reason is the
makeup of the Auburn student
body. It's a career-oriented
group; therefore, you have people
who are already oriented to basic
community institutions, and the
church is one of these.
"My own impression is that
among students, there is a strong
search for meaning, and a predis­position
to believe that this mean­ing
is found in the Christian
gospel. That's not to say every
single young person is looking for
life's meaning, but this search is
found on the part of many
students."
Britt, Jeffers and Dunham all
noted a steady increase in student
participation in church activities
since 1967. Jeffers explained that
the late '60s saw a "general trend
among young people toward disen­chantment
with all forms of
institutional life," including the
church. As this trend declined in
the early and mid-'70s, it seemed
young people returned to the
church.
Sacks said student participation
"adds a lot of life, musically and
campus worship is less traditional
at times. A college ministry is on
the cutting edge of experimenta­tion
so it's not a settled style of
Christianity.
"It definitely has different chal­lenges,
but I don't believe it's any
easier or harder than any other
ministry," he said.
By Amanda Kruidenier
Plainsman Staff Writer
Chartered in 1974, the Religious
Affairs Committee's purpose is "to
expose students to the best expres­sions
of contemporary religious
phenomena and thereby enrich
their lives."
Winter quarter the committee
sponsored the performance by the
Tuskegee Institute Choir, and Dr.
Raymond Moody's lecture, "Life
After Life," last Tuesday night.
The 11-member committee, in
addition to scheduling programs,
helps coordinate activities of vari­ous
churches, student foundations
and interdenominational organiza­tions.
The University Chapel is the
latest responsibility added to the
committee's duties. They recom­mend
policies concerning its use.
The chapel, dedicated Dec. 2,
1976, is primarily for student use,
but is available to faculty and the
general public for functions of
religious orientation, according to
Dr. Edward B. Taylor, assistant
dean of Student Affairs, and
secretary of the committee.
"It's been used for a lot of
weddings," said Taylor. "We
average one a week, but have four
scheduled for May and seven for
June."
The chapel is open daily from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. and can be reserved
on weekends. A key can be
checked out with a $20 deposit and
a $15 rental fee is charged for
weddings.
Students are encouraged to use
the chapel, said Taylor, who can
be contacted concerning reserva­tions.
The committee's most visable
work is scheduling speakers using
money allocated from the Student
Activities Fee.
The committee's guidelines for
selecting a speaker include
professional reputation based on
attainments in the field of religion.
Credentials must be sufficient to
warrant speaking at an academic
institute, and if the speaker is
controversial, efforts must be
made to schedule a speaker of the
opposite viewpoint.
"We're planning now for two
quarters away and have in mind
for the future perhaps Mark
Hatfield, Charles Colson and Pres­ident
Jimmy Carter," said Dr.
Taylor.
"The problem is getting speak­ers
and programs of religious
speakers to please Auburn stu­dents.
We're open to suggestions
and would like to have them," said
Dr. Taylor.
The committee is composed of
four faculty members appointed
by President Harry Philpott, and
five students appointed by the SGA
President with Senate approval.
Additional members include
representative of the Auburn Mini­sterial
Association and Dean of
Student Affairs or his representa­tive.
Current members are: Dr.
Gerald Johnson, chairman; Dr.
Gordon Bond; Dr. J. Marshall
Baker; Dr. Edward B. Taylor;
Lynn Collier; Dr. Leo Hirth; Rev.
Carl Herndon; John Carvalho;
Melissa Charlton; John Gaines
and Bryan Ratliff.
'Swamis' emerge on U.S. religious scene
By Nancy Evans
Plainsman Staff Writer
Saffron-robed swamis and talk
of the Third Messiah have emerg­ed
on the religious scene in
America.
The swamis, ministers and sem­inarians
in the International Socie­ty
for Krishna Consciousness, and
the Third Messiah — Rev. Sun
Myung Moon of the Unification
. •, • • • " • *
Photography: Gordon Buyg
SIGN OF THE TIMES
..Auburn ministers cite Increased student participation in church activities
Church — are becoming known to
many Americans.
The Hare Krishna movement,
which began in this country in
1966, is headed by A.C. Baktive-danta
Swami Prabhupada and
claims 10,000 full-time communal
members in 100 temples in Ameri­ca.
Approximately 50,000 to 100,000
part-time supporters attend vege­tarian
feasts and claim the Krish­na
manifestations of Hinduism.
The Krishna manifestation of
Hinduism expresses God as a re­sourceful,
omnipresent being with
a mischievous side. Krishna, one
of many Hindu incarnations of
God, was God in human form. It is
believed when God sent earth­quakes
and floods, Krishna ate
clay, but when his foster mother
looked in his mouth, she saw the
entire universe.
Dedicated supporters adhere, to
four basic rules: no eating meat,
fish or eggs, no illicit sex, no
intoxicants and no gambling.
There is no courtship or dating,
and all marriages are planned
with sexual relations only on
occasion for procreation. Support­ers
claim to desiring perpetuation
of a happy or wistful childhood.
Dr. John W. Kuykendall, assis
tant professor of religion, said h<
doesn't know of any Hare Krishna
supporters in Auburn, but pointed
out there is a large colony In
Atlanta.
Kuykendall recently spent a
week at the Unification Theologi­cal
Seminary in Barrytown, N.Y.,
as part of a program by the
movement to familiarize teachers
of religion with their beliefs.
According to Kuykendall, the
theology of the Church is "a
combination of traditional Chris­tianity
and several Korean beliefs.
"Rev. Moon is the Messiah of
the movement which was signifi­cant
in Korea and Japan 10 years
before it made it to this country,"
he explained.
The "Moonies" as his followers
are known, believe in three levels
of perfection — personal, family
and societal. They believe Jesus
fulfilled the area of personal
perfection, but failed to fulfill the
other areas, making it necessary
for a Third Messiah, Moon, to
form the perfect society.
Moon claims 10,000 full-time and
50,000 part-time supporters for a
movement which Kuykendall
termed "impressive."
"They (seminary students) are
absolutely committed to this
thing," he said.
Kuykendall said the group used
sophisticated methods of persua­sion,
but he saw no suggestion of
"brainwashing" among the follow­ers
with whom he spoke.
Kuykendall said, "They (the
Moonies) must attain a certain
level of personal perfection before
they are allowed to marry. Once
married, they are not allowed to
consummate the marriage, but
sent on a mission."
After that, he explained, con­summation
is allowed only for the
purpose of having perfect children
to make the perfect society.
Kuykendall pointed out strong
anti-communist sentiment in the
movement. "They want to see the
communist menace obliterated,
he explained.
He said the followers see the
Kingdom of God as the world
reunited under a free Korea.
Kuykendall said the movement
is worldwide, with half of the
seminary students from Europe.
Why would a young person from
a middle class, Christian back­ground
turn to the Unification
Church or the Hare Krishna |
movement?
"This may seem like a simple I
answer, but ft is a quest fori
something to believe in," said I
Kuykendall. "The Unification!
Church is related to Christianity,!
yet it goes beyond Christ. With the I
Hare Krishnas it's a case of 'let's|
start over again.' "
Kuykendall teaches one of thel
newer courses offered by Auburn'sl
Religion Department. The coursel
is entitled "Religion and Popularl
Culture" and focuses on the re-f
ligious life in American over the|
last 25 years.
"In the course we try to look all
religious events and interests thalj
have emerged since the earl)
1950s. This may include discus!
sions of the charismatic movej
ment, religious communitarianlsr
and Eastern religious expression^
in America."
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A-9
Shifts
Thurs., April 28, 1977 The Auburn Plainsman
Students concerned with inward growth
By Bonita Apperson
Plainsman Staff Writer
Campus ministers agree there
has been a shift from the socially
active Christian student to a
student more concerned with in­ward
development.
"Students today are starting to
examine their own personal rela­tionships
to God and Christ as
compared with ten years ago when
students were more interested in
social action," said Carl Herndon,
Wesley Foundation (Methodist)
Campus minister. "The mood was
affected by Vietnam and the draft
and whether there was a religious
connotation. Theological views
were more liberal and students
were more world conscious.
"Auburn students were more
building-oriented, with student
centers being the only source of
entertainment. Now students have
so many activities on campus that
vie for their time," Herndon said.
Paul Cates of the Auburn Chris­tian
Student Center said, "There is
more openness than there once
was in speaking about personal
religious experiences. There is
more emphasis on the spiritual
side of Christianity and there is
more freedom to talk about it."
Father Frank Sacks of the
Catholic Student Center said, "The
charismatic community was be­ginning
to develop ten years ago
and there was a move away from
the structured to the informal
atmosphere." He said the religious
atmosphere was good and the
interest was in the scriptures.
Rod Sinclair of the Chapel of St.
of Canterbury and the Episcopal
College Center said, "There is a
turning inward among students."
He said he believes this trend may
just divorce from other important
concerns of the outside. "The
concern for the individual ap­proach
of religion is sort of selfish.
Today the Christian trust does not
seem to he on a social plane," said
Sinclair.
"Students today are more in­wardly
directed and concerned
about career opportunities. There
is not a concern for major issues of
society as there was ten years
ago," said Robert Dunham of the
Presbyterian College Center. "Stu­dents
ten years ago were more
interested in social concerns. They
read the newspapers daily and the
Vietnam war was the dominant
issue."
"This shift from social concern
to personal growth concern began
when the Vietnam issue closed and
the draft was done away with,
when students realized that drugs
were not the answer, and when the
Jesus movement began," Herndon
added.
' 'Auburn students are not totally
insensitive to social concerns, but
these are not as important to
them. They talk about religious
experiences, piety and beliefs,"
said Dunham. He said he
considers this trend toward indivi­dualistic
religion to be detri­mental.
"We have lost what the
church is about; the church should
be working toward social justice."
Walter Porter of the Baptist
Student Union said, "The trend
today is away from minister­ing
to people's needs toward doing
only what one feels good about
doing. Jesus ministered to the
needs of others and had to put
himself out. Students tend to do
what is popular.
' 'There has been a conserva­tive
swing. It soon may cost a
person something to stand up for
Christianity and make a declara­tion.
Students would rather study
the Bible."
Herndon said, "They are inter­ested
in religious experiences and
personal growth. On the Auburn
campus religion is the 'in' thing,
but only a few make the total
commitment needed to support a
student center; less than a total of
500 people are involved in student
centers on campus."
Students in Auburn seem to be
most interested in small discus­sion
groups and programs such as
Bible studies and retreats, accord­ing
to the campus ministers.
Sacks said, "The Catholic stu­dents
are interested in the Sunday
mass, an informal worship service
and supper on Wednesday, a
prayer meeting on Thursday and
their weekend retreats."
"Students are most interested in
regular devotionals on Tuesdays.
The attendance has risen from 25
to 125 in the past five years. Other
programs of interest are visiting
the nursing home, 'soul talks'
which are small Bible studies and
quarterly retreats," said Cates.
Herndon said, "Wesley students
are interested in the Bible studies,
worship services and any pro­grams
which present Christ in a
personal way."
Sinclair said he thought the
students were interested in music
and they have a concern for people
that have fallen through the crack.
"The students are interested in
Tutwiler Prison, working with
Friends of the County Jail and
vocational rehabilitation. Stu­dents
in the Episcopal Center do
more away from campus and have
less study groups," he said.
Dunham said, "Students in the
Presbyterian Center are inter­ested
mainly in discussions on
communication skills and value-clarification
rather than social
issues like capital punishment."
Porter said involvement in acti­vities
in the Baptist Student Union
have remained the same through
the years. "Students are inter­ested
in sports, social activities,
Bible studies, missions and
drama. The philosophy behind
pitching the activities for every­body
is that students have differ­ent
needs, beliefs, views and
personalities. The participation is
the same as it was ten years ago.
We don't have as many on
Sundays as we used to because
many of the students go to the
local churches. We don't have a
weekly meeting, only small
things; we have a need for
corporate meeting," he said.
COMPETING FOR PARTICIPANTS
.Organizations, churches display material asking for student interest
Photography: Gordon Bugg
Auburn churches follow national trends
By Lisa Harris
News Editor
Auburn churches have been
following a nationwide trend of
increased church attendance and
involvement in religious affairs,
according to Auburn ministers.
"There has been a definite
increase in the number of people
coming to church," said the Rev.
John Jeffers of First Baptist
Church, Auburn. "I think, in
general, attitudes are not as
rebellious as they were in the '60s.
"People are discovering the
outlets they tried then were only
temporary and didn't provide
lasting security. Now they are
turning back to religion to provide
that security."
According to a survey in U.S.
News and World Report, regular
church attendance has risen about
two per cent in the past five years.
The biggest increase, the report
said, has been in the "fundament­alist"
churches like the Seventh-
Day Adventists and the Church of
God, which emphasize strict inter­pretation
of the Bible and strict
-adherence to certain values.
This trend toward fundamental­ism
has affected the so-called
"mainstream" churches as well.
Within the Catholic Church, long
regarded as one of the most
conservative religions, there is a
growing charismatic movement
which places greater value on
personal spiritual experiences and
on Christian fellowship.
"The charismatic experience
makes Christ real and present in
people's lives," said Father Frank
Sacks of St. Michael's Catholic
Church. "It has taken a religion of
the head and made it a religion of
the heart. It is a way to
temporarily revitalize a Christian
in the Holy Spirit."
One controversy which has di­vided
some churches is the
question of ordaining women to be
priests or ministers. Though the
issue has divided the Episcopal
and Catholic churches, and others
as well, it has not gathered a great
deal of response in Auburn.
"The question of women as
ministers is not an open contro­versy
in the - Baptist church,"
Jeffers said. "It is difficult to
measure this kind of question in
our church, where each congrega­tion
is independent. There is no
one congregational policy."
The First Baptist Church has one
female deacon, and, Jeffers said,
"Baptists are progressing toward
giving women full and complete
rights with men."
The Methodist Church has ac­cepted
women in ministerial posi­tions
for some time, according to
The Rev. Carl Herndon of the
Wesley Center in Auburn. "We
don't have any controversy over
women as ministers. We have
quite a few women ministers in
our conference. There are 53
women at Emory (University)
studying for the ministry. There
are even some female pastors."
The ordination of women as
Episcopal priests in the past year
touched off a battle in that church
that is still going on, with some of
those opposed to the move threat­ening
to break away and form
their own church. The controver­sy
has not had much impact in
Auburn, though, according to The
Rev. Rod Sinclair of the Episcopal
Student Center.
"Some people in the church are
upset about the move, naturally,
but most of the reaction here has
been favorable. I know some
women here who are interested in
going to the seminary. It was
something that was going to
happen eventually."
The only major religion which
does not permit women to be
ordained is the Catholic Church.
The Abuurn Catholic Community
has had a "mixed reaction" to the
controversy, Sacks said. "It is a
very complicated problem, with
many theological questions that
have not been answered.
"I would say in Auburn a
minority, probably most of them
women, favor having women
priests. There is a lot of
involvement outside the priests
here in St. Michael's, though. We
have women lectors and many
women working as lay ministers."
Except for within the Catholic
Church, there has been a sharp
rise in the number of people going
to seminaries. According to U.S.
News, enrollments in Protestant
seminaries has risen about 50 per
cent in the past ten years.
Enrollment in Catholic seminaries
has dropped 68 per cent in the
same period. Sacks, however,
said, "There is a new trend of
increasing numbers of vocations in
the Church.
"The reason for the sharp drop
is complicated. I think the main
problem was the identity of the
clergy in a. church that didn't
really understand its place in
society. But now things are
starting to look better again."
One of the most fundamental
changes, all the ministers agreed,
was in the attitude each church
took toward other religions.
"There is more respect for the
individual conscience," Sacks
said. "There is a definite growth in
understanding."
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Alice Coltrane
Radha-Krsna Nama
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one of the most re­spected
artists work­ing
in avant-garde
jazz. Coltrane has
again collaborated
with Ed Michel (pro­duced
her previous
LP, Eternity). Titles in­clude
"Hare Krishna."
"Om Namah Sivaya"
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The Claus Ogerman
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Dreams. Composer/
arranger Ogerman
garnered a lot of in­terest
in 1972 with a
symphonic ballet he
wrote for orchestra
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expanded manyfold
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Flora Purim/Nothing
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widely acknowledged
the finest singer in |azz
today. On this Warners
debut Purim's rhythm
section is solid gran­ite
and the expansive
instrumentation rocks
with Latmesque fire
Brian Auger's Obliv­ion
Express/Happi­ness
Heartaches. This
LP showcases the
dazzling keyboard art­istry
of Auger and the
intriguing vocals of
Alex Liggertwood.
Titles include "Gimme
a Funky Break" and
"Never Gonna Come
Down."
Hermeto Pascoal/
Slaves Mass. Often re­garded
as the single
most important father
figure in the long-developing
Brazilian
jazz scene. Pascoal
makes his Warners de­but
with all original
songs, including "Little
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Listen" and "Cannon."
David
Newman/Front
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logical successor to
Newman's impressive
Warners debut, Mr.
Fathead, produced by
Joel Dorn and ar­ranged
by Bill Fischer
Titles include "Pha-roah's
Gold." "Suki
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and "Sneakin' In "
Rahsaan Roland Kirk/
Kirkatron. The Kirk
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in a wide range of for­mats
here: an instru­mental
version of Leon
Russell's "This Mas­querade,"
a treatment
of Dizzy Gillespie's
"Night in Tunisia" and
Stanley Turrentme's
"Sugar"
Tom Ranier/Ranier. Pro­duced
by John Court, this
LP is jazz-based rock & roll,
largely instrumental (no lead
singing) and features Tom
Ranier on keyboards, syn­thesizers,
saxes and flute.
Original tracks include
"Goin' Home," "Lost in the
Shuffle" and "Crossover."
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Fine Arts
Week includes bazaar, tour, talent show
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Treddy Dawdell, unwind with a foot race during
coffee break. Perhaps with coffee prices continuously
rising, a nice jog is definitely a cheaper way to spend
a coffee break and probably a healthier way as well.
McPheeters named AIA fellow
Keith McPheeters,
dean of the Auburn Uni­versity
School of Archi­tecture
and Fine Arts,
has been elected to the
College of Fellows of the
American Institute of
Architects (AIA).
Fellowship is a lifetime
honor bestowed for out­standing
contribution to
the profession. McPheet­ers
is the 19th person
ever selected from Ala­bama.
Investiture with
55 other national Fellows
will take place June 5 in
San Diego.
McPheeters, who has
been dean of architecture
since 1969, is a registered
architect in Alabama,
Arkansas and New York.
He holds the Council of
Architectural Registra­tion
Board Certificate
and is a member of the
architecture accredita­tion
teams for the Uni­versity
of Virginia, Uni­versity
of Tennessee,
University of Oklahoma,
Oklahoma State and
Hampton Institute.
In independent prac­tice
since 1961, McPheet-er's
principal works in­clude
a residence in
Monroeville for which he
received the 1976 Merit
Award from the Ala­bama
Council, AIA and
several residences in Ar­kansas.
Other works
include a Presbyterian
Church in Wynne, a
Presbyterian Student
Center in Fayetteville, a
Christian Church and
the Riverside Country
Club in Lanett, and law
offices in Opelika.
McPheeters, who
served as assistant pro­fessor
at Auburn in 1951-
54, was on the faculty at
the University of Arkan­sas
and was dean and
professor, School of Ar­chitecture,
Rensselaer,
prior to returning to
Auburn.
He is listed in Who's
Who in America (1968),
and Who's Who Among
College and University
Administrators (1970).
McPheeters is presi­dent-
elect of the Ala­bama
Council AIA, and
serves as an officer in
numerous other profes­sional
organizations. He
has served as Southeast
Regional Director, and is
currently treasurer of
the Association of Colleg­iate
Schools of Architec­ture.
He has served on many
design juries for AIA
chapters and was on the
General Services Admin­istration
Advisory Panel
for Region IV.
McPheeters received
the bachelor of archi­tecture
degree from Ok­lahoma
State University
and the master of fine
arts in architecture at
Princeton.
By Andrea Harrison
Plainsman Staff Writer
Fine Arts Week, spon­sored
by the School of
Architecture and Fine
Arts, will be May 2-8.
Highlights will include a
talent show by Fine Arts
students on Friday night
and a bazaar on Haley
Concourse throughout
the week.
The bazaar will feature
an art sale, architecture
exhibits, musical bands
and a booth where stu­dents
can be made up by
members of the Theatre
Department.
Architecture students
plan to build a colorful
fence leading from Big­gin
Hall to the Concourse
to attract attention to the
bazaar.
Fine Arts Week will
climax with the Beaux
Arts Ball on Saturday
evening. The theme of
the costume ball, which
will be held at Webster
Lake on Loachapoka
Road, is "Heroes Are
Hard to Find."
There will be food,
kegs of beer and activi­ties
from 5 to 8 p.m.
The Ball will start at 8
p.m.
Tickets are $6.50 per
person for the dinner and
ball, or $3.50 for those
who plan to bring their
own food or attend only
the ball.
Tickets must be pur­chased
in advance and
are available, along with
directions to Webster
Lake, from architecture
students or at the Archi­tecture
Office in Biggin
Hall.
According to Scott
Barnard, 3AR, incoming
vice president of the
School of Architecture
and Fine Arts, "The pur­pose
of Fine Arts Week is
to show we are a school
and that we are involved
in fine arts.
"We want to let every­one
know what fine arts
are all about and show
that there's something in
it for everyone."
The schedule of events
for Fine Arts Week is as
follows:
Monday-Friday: Ba­zaar
on Haley Concourse
Monday: 1 p.m. —
Tour of Theater Depart­ment
Tuesday: 12 p.m. —
Ensemble concert by the
Music Department (Ha­ley
Concourse) 5 p. m. —
Theater Department
sings selections from
past musicals (Union
Cafeteria)
Wednesday: 2 p.m. —
Concert Choir (Social
Center Lawn) 5 p.m. —
Music Department string
ensemble (Social Center
Lawn)
Thursday: 2 p.m. —
Paint a Bod and hula
hoop contests (Central
Park) 8 p.m. — Concert
Choir (Telfair Peet Thea­ter)
Friday: 8 p.m. — Ta­lent
Show by Fine Arts
Students (Biggin Court­yard)
Saturday 5 p.m.
Beaux Arts dinner (Web
ster Lake) 8 p.m. —
Beaux Arts Ball (Web
ster Lake)
UPC directorships
fiiled for '77-'78
Seven student directors
and a student coordina­tor
for UPC were recom­mended
by SGA Presi­dent
John Bush and ap­proved
by the senate.
Bruce McGowin, for­mer
Horizons director,
was approved as coordi­nator.
The other appoint­ments
were Andy Ander­son,
as Horizons director,
Ellen Neeley, 3RSM, as
visual arts director;
Vance Baker, 2PV, as
publicity director; Lil­lian
Auten, 1PL, as fine
arts director; Jack
Jones, 2VA, as recreation
director; Sim Thomas,
30P, as major entertain­ment
director and Steven
Abrams, 4FI, as Special
Events director.
Reader's Theatre
set by Episcopals
New course focuses on man
An experimental
course tracing the his­tory
of man's scientific,
cultural and intellectual
development will be of­fered
beginning fall quar­ter.
The three-quarter,
nine-hour class is based
on the "Ascent of Man"
film series recently
shown on the Public
Broadcasting System.
Barbara Mowat, En­glish
professor in charge
of organizing the pro­gram,
said, "The course
will be interesting to
students, and a challenge
to the faculty. We will
have an opportunity to
teach with colleagues
from other disciplines.
And for students, it com­bines
the sciences and
the arts to present a
rounded picture of his­tory.
The films on which the
course will be based
were produced by Jacob
Bronowski for the British
Pikes win Greek Week
Greek Week, an annual
event featuring interfra-ternity
competition in
games, a Miss Greek
Week pageant and sev­eral
weekend parties,
was held April 11-17.
Denise Mogge, 1GC, a
member of Kappa Delta
sorority, was chosen
Miss Greek Week in a
bathing-suit beauty con­test
held at the beginning
of the week.
In fraternity competi­tion,
Pi Kappa Alpha
fraternity came in first
overall, winning the most
points from first and
second places in events.
The events included the
Theta Xi beer tasting
contest, the Pi Kappa
Alpha armwrestling con­test,
the Sigma Nu tug-of-war,
the Sigma Chi fris-bee
toss, the Theta Chi
Keg toss, the Sigma Phi
Epsilon "mattress
stack" and the Phi Delta
Theta beer drinking con­test.
The IFC sponsored a
street dance, and Tau
Kappa Epsilon fraternity
held their annual
'' Speakeasy'' dance, both
on Saturday night. Ac­cording
to the IFC, both
were well attended.
Broadcasting Corpora­tion.
"Bronowski focuses
on giving his personal
views of man's history.
He outlines the major
scientific turning points
in history, and puts them
in their social and intel­lectual
context," Mowat
said.
He studied mathema­tics
at Cambridge from
1927 to 1930, and has also
studied physics, bi