1978-11-16 The Auburn Plainsman

              Triples now common in women's • 0 rms
Recent figures show that
women's on-campus dormitories
are housing 256 more women than
their capacity.
"It's bad, yes, but not nearly as
bad as we were led to believe,"
said quad senator Dorothy Lind-berg
about the tripling situation.
Most dorms began the quarter
with a triple assigned to every
suite, buy now there is an average
,of four triples per dorm floor.
While talking with their consti­tuents,
Lindberg and hill senator
Gina Hawkins said they received a
lot of complaints about the tripling
situation in the dorms and decided
to study the problem and hopefully
come up with a solution.
Although the total number of
women residents has dropped by
two this fall quarter over last fall
quarter, the total housing capacity
has been decreased by 86.
Hawkins and Lindberg said that
Assistant to the Dean of Student
W
Life Ernestine Lawhon, and Dean
of Student Life Katharine Cater,
said that the increased number of
triples was due to Dorm 7 being
changed from a women's to a
men's dorm last last spring.
The highest rate of triples are
found in freshmen dorms 6,9 and 10
where 18, 23 and 24 percent of the
dorms respectively are tripled.
Dorms 12, Auburn Hall and
Noble Hall are all operating under
capacity, while Alumni Hall is
operating at capacity.
Hawkins said that Lawhon told
her that the housing shortage
meant that any women living
off-campus who had originally re­quested
on-campus housing could
not move into on-campus housing
during the winter quarter, as is
usually done.
Construction of new dorms is
scheduled to begin winter quarter,
said Lindberg, and are
expected to end some of the tripling
problems for the future. Lindberg
said she was told that students
should be living in the new dorms
by winter quarter 1980.
Lindberg and Hawkins said they
were concerned with the amount of
money women living in triples
were being refunded. They said
they felt this money was not
enough.
Hawkins said that Rhett Riley,
University treasurer and business
manager, explained to her that the
business department determines
the amount the women receive
based on the number of days they
live in the triple and the cost of
electricity, water and other ser­vices
used by the third party.
Lindberg and Hawkins said that
the average refund given girls
living in a triple all quarter is about
$30, and that this refund is only
given for one quarter.
Hawkins said Riley told her that
his department was going to look
inot that aspect of the tripling soon.
Lindberg and Hawkins are still
looking for possible solutions and
said Lawhon. •**
THE AUBURN
PLAINSMAN
Volume 85 Number 8 To Foster the Auburn Spirit Thursday, November 16, 1B78 Auburn, Ala. 36830
Strike brought 'understanding9
Take a cake •hotoonplty: Foul RW*y t
Winner of this year's ODK cake race, Ron Falta doesn't even appear to
be tired after his three-mile jaunt which took him around the campus and
suburban Auburn. Falta'ran the course in 15:19 to take the race and the
freshman who is in the Air Force ROTC, won a cake and a T-shirt for his
efforts.
By Karen McGuire
Plainsman Staff Writer
A called meeting between top
^University officials and represen­tatives
of the Laborers' Interna­tional
Union has not been planned
or held since the recent seven-day
strike, according to Tommy
Williams, chief union steward of
the Auburn local.
However, Williams said he has
met and talked with Dr. Harold
Grant, presidential assistant, and
Robert Schu.tz, director of Univer­sity
personnel.
"We have an understanding,"
Williams said. "I can call and say I
have a problem and they are
willing to help."
Schultz had no immediate re­sponse,
but indicated he might
discuss the situation at a later date.
Publish or perish controversy
continues to trouble academia
By Lynn Dawson
Plainsman Staff Writer
While cries of injustice to stu­dents
are commonplace on any
major college campus, Auburn
Alumnews Editor Kaye Loworn
created an uproar this summer
with a similar theme, concerning
faculty hiring and firing.
In a summer editorial, Loworn
referred to Auburn as a "publish-or-
perish" institution and accused
the University of denying Auburn
students a good education by re­taining
poor teachers who have
published in their fields and dis­missing
good, effective teachers
because they have not published.
The response was immediate.
Some enraged faculty members
sent word by letter and phone calls
to Loworn that they did not agree
with her.
Tenure is that promised land all
teachers seek that assures them of
"academic freedom," or job
security for as long as they wish it.
Auburn faculty must serve a
seven-year probation period before
they are even considered for the
privileged rank.
Loworn also received comments
from faculty and alumni who
agreed with her. "I have received
numerous phone calls, and alumni
from as far back as 1928 have
commented to me at their class
reunions this fall that they support
me completely," said the editor.
Is publishing in fact the major
consideration in tenure and pro­motion
decisions at Auburn? The
faculty handbook says that teach­ers
are evaluated on the basis of
teaching, research and creative
work, extension or continuing edu­cation,
University service, and
professional competency and ac­tivity.
Vice President for Academic
Affairs Taylor Littleton says, "Au­burn
will never be a publish-or-perish
institution.
"Publication is simply the evi­dence
of research," he continued.
"It is important in evaluating a
teacher that we know he is trying to
develop himself, and publication
indicates this."
Littleton chairs the Committee
for Tenure and Promotion.
Of the approximately 110 teach­ers
referred annually to the com­mittee
for promotion or tenure,
Loworn said in her article that
"usually the ones who make the
grade, who get tenure, are the
worst teachers."
She wrote, "They are the ones
who never see students outside the
classroom, who don't permit ques­tions,
who give quizzes to be
graded by the computer, and spend
their time in the lab or on some
esoteric study."
Dr. Caine Campbell, associate
dean of arts and sciences, said,
"Auburn is going though a transi­tion
period. We are striving to
become one of the great universi­ties
and that necessarily includes a
greater emphasis on research.
"Faculty members should be
competent in three areas and
superb in at least one, those being
research, extension and instruc­tion,"
he said. "At this time, some
departments have a high percent­age
of non-publishing faculty,
where the emphasis has been on
teaching in the past.
"To balance that, often the ten­dency
is to select faculty who are
research-oriented," he said.
But are research-oriented teach­ers
good for the students? Associ­ate
Dean H.E. Steele of the School
of Business agrees with Campbell
that an increased emphasis is
being placed on research, but adds
that research often helps a teacher
do a more effective job.
"One must be interested in re­search
to keep abreast of the
changes in his field and to keep his
students up to date," said Steele.
"A successful teacher must
achieve a balance between teach­ing
and researching," he added,
"so that research does not become
too time-consuming and prevent
him from spending an adequate
amount of time on teaching."
"There is no magic formula," he
continued. "Each teacher com­bines
teaching with researching in
his own way."
English department head Walter
B. Hitchcock concurs.
"I don't think Auburn students
are being shortchanged," he said.
"When you think about it, teaching
and research should go hand-in-hand.
"The best teachers in our faculty
can do both," said Hitchcock. "It
does not have to be one or the
other."
One of the big arguments against
the effectiveness of those who do
publish is that it directly affects the
amount of time a professor can
spend with his students.
"I think," Hitchcock added,
"that you should consider quality
as well as quantity where time is
concerned.
"A student will benefit much
more from a few minutes spent
with an actively researching in­structor
who will have much more
to share with that student," he
asserted.
Loworn agreed that research
may enhance teaching but only if
the concern with research and new
developments is passed on to the
student.
"Unfortunately," she said, "it is
not. Much of the stuff that profes­sors
spend time researching is not
worth publishing and will never
benefit their students."
Associate Dean C.F. Simmons of
the School of Agriculture agrees
with Loworn, stating that he does
"not believe research or publica­tion
are necessary for excellence in
teaching, provided the teacher
takes advantage of his academic
environment.
"A teacher should naturally keep
up with literature being published
in his field, participate in semi­nars,
and discuss new develop­ments
with his associates," he
said.
Simmons went on to say that
"the committee may give more
emphasis to research that is justi­fied
in considering faculty promo­tion
and tenure.
"I don't agree that writing for
publication is any more difficult
than doing an effective job of
teaching," he said.
According to Simmons, the agri­culture
department has been in­volved
in research with the agri­cultural
experimental station since
its founding. As a result, said
See PUBLISH, page A 15
Auburn President Harry Philpott
told Williams at a meeting on Oct. 4
that union proposals would be
discussed in the coming year.
Williams said he was told the
discussions would involve himself,
Auburn Vice President for Admin­istration
Ben Lanham, Grant,
Schultz and other "internal per­sonnel,"
including union and non­union
employees.
"I felt in my heart we could work
our problems out after my talk
with Philpott," Williams said. "We
are living up to our end of the
agreement and they will have to
live up to theirs."
Williams plans to "make some
phone calls" in January if definite
plans for a meeting are not made
by mid-December.
Since the strike, Williams said he
has worked to prevent "hard
feelings" among everyone who was
involved. He said the union has
allowed a "cooling off period."
Williams said his talks with
Schultz were about "people's per­sonal
problems." He said there
have been no conflicts between
..union and non-union workers, but
that some personnel supervisors
have harrassed local union
, members.
Employee killed
in train mishap
Barry Maddox, 21, employee of
Delta Sigma Phi social fraternity,
was killed Nov. 12 after being
hit by a train in Auburn.
The accident occurred shortly
after midnight, according to Sgt.
William Donovan of the Auburn
Police Department. The engineer
was unable to stop the train before
hitting Maddox, who was on the
truck
Maddox, of 331 Jordan St., had
worked at the fraternity for about
two years.
Funeral services will be held Sat.
Nov. 18 at 2:00 at Bell Baptist
Church in Auburn. Burial will be at
Westview Cemetery.
"I don't want to make anyone
mad," Williams said, "but no
one's going to run over my people."
"Some supervisors have told
workers they are watching them
all the time and at the first mistake
they will be gone," Williams said.
Williams said some supervisors
are making the strike a personal
problem, rather than group against
group. "You can't work with
people looking over your shoulder
every minute," Williams said.
Williams said one result of the
strike is better and more open
communication between workers
and the University administration.
' 'If things get bad enough, I know
I can call Lanham or Philpott,"
Williams said, "and that was never
a possibility before."
"My talk with Philpott was a big
step, a victory in itself," Williams
said. "I know he is a busy man, and
he has more important things to do
than listen to me gripe and harp,
but if Schultz and Lanham don't
help me, I will go to him."
Williams said he wouldn't get to
the point of a "we won and you
lost" relationship between the
union and the University.
He said there are two general
misconceptions about the strike.
"The strike had nothing to do with
the college recognizing the union,"
he said, "and we had no intentions
of closing school."
"These were not the issues to
start with," Williams said. "We
are interested in better com­munication
between the adminis­tration
and the workers. A gentle­man's
agreement could be reach­ed."
Two rulings by the Alabama
State Supreme Court held that
public agencies cannot enter into a
binding bargain with union
members without constitutional or
legislative authority. However,
neither decision prohibits a state
institution from meeting with a
labor union and reaching an
agreement. Both sides would have
to voluntarily observe the terms of
the agreement.
Williams said two proposals the
union is working on are the
abolition of the merit system of pay
raises and furnished uniforms for
minimum wage employees.
"I don't disagree with the idea of
a merit plan," Williams said, "but
the system is not applied right."
Williams said the University uses
the merit system as a form of
discipline.
See UNION, page A-15
Inside
The Plainsman staff will be on
vacation next week because of the
Thanksgiving Day break. But we'll
be back with the quarter's last
issue Nov. 30.
Briefly A-15
Campus Calendar A-14
Classified B-ll
Doonesbury A-7
Editorials A 4
Entertainment B-8
Intramurals B-6
Sports B-l
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A stadium survey- lights, yes; seats, no
By Dewey English
Executive Editor
The Auburn University Board of
Trustees will meet Nov. 29 to
determine the fate of a proposed
$6.5 million expansion project at
Jordan-Hare Stadium. If they take
a cue from a recent student survey,
the Trustees are likely to vote only
to add lights for night games, while
scrapping plans for 11,000 ad­ditional
seats.
Conducted earlier this week by
four members of The Plainsman
staff, the random survey showed
that 60 of the 85 students questioned
(71 percent) oppose the plan to
build more seats.
One-half of those opposing the
seating proposal said they favored
construction of lights for games
with a late afternoon or evening
kickoff.
Only 17 of those surveyd (20
percent) favored both the lighting
and expansion projects. Eight stu­dents
had no opinion.
The poll consisted of responses t
from 44 males and 41 females.
Reasons for opposition to the
seating plan varied, but most
centered around the complaint that
the $6.5 million could be put to
better use.
"I'm not In favor of it," said
Steve Rubenstein, 2PG. "They
should use the money to build more
dorms, parking lots and a better
sewage system. Also, why should
we build seats if we don't fill what
we have now?"
Rubenstein's sentiments were
echoed by a number of students,
many pinpointing specific projects,
such as construction of more on-campus
dormitories and a parking
deck, which they said needed im­mediate
attention.
"The expenditure wouldn't justi­fy
the results. Not enough people
would be interested in using the
extra seats," said Glenn Summer-lin,
4FI. He suggested using part of
the money to expand intramural
facilities and services.
Several students simply cited
recent football game attendance
figures as the primary reason for
they need any more seats," she
said.
The survey however, showed
that 55 percent of the students
polled favor a plan to light the
stadium. Apparently, the Trustees
are also divided in their opinions of
a lighting proposal.
Trustee Charles Smith III has
said he is "in favor" of the
lighting," while Trustee Robert
Harris has reservations about the
plan, noting that night football
Photography: Ford Hsley
NIGHT GAMES SOON?
...Students surveyed favor lights
their opposition to construction or games might compound existing
more stadium seats. post-game traffic problems.
"It's unnecessary to expand the
stadium when the swim team had
to buy its own warm-up suits,'' said
Jeff White, 3HA. "Now they're
talking about using $6.5 million to
add more stadium seats when I
haven't ever seen it filled up."
Leigh Singleton, 1GC, put it in
simpler terms. "It doesn't look ljke
Other newspaper sources have
also raised another question con­cerning
stadium lighting.
Their reports stated that some of
the major eastern and midwestern
football teams already scheduled
for games at Jordan-Hare Stadium
in the 1980s agreed to play at
Auburn only with the understand­ing
that the contest would be held
at night, because of the heat.
"I think that the addition of light
to the stadium is a .good idea
because the stadium could not only
be used for night games, but could
also be used for other things held at
night," said Pam Robinson, 1GC.
"But, I don't think we need the
additional seats..."
Another student, Pat Burn,
2SCD, noted "...it's cooler at night
in the South and also, the sun gets
in the players* eyes In the day, so
night games would help this too.
"But, stadium expansion would
be stupid. We don't fill up the
stadium now," she added.
Although they were in the scant
minority, students favoring both
the expansion and lighting plans
gave differing reasons for their
positions.
Most said that Trustee adoption
of the two proposals would help The
University's athletic program, and
would cost far more if implement­ed
at a later date.
"I'm in favor of the expansion. It
would draw more recruits, people
and network money to the
campus," said BUI Marriott, 2PN.
"I feel it will pay for itself over a
period of time and overall it would
improve the stadium."
Complaints about seating ar­rangement
and ticket distribute
were also mentioned by studen
favoring both projects. Evidently
some students feel the new sea"
would alleviate overcrowding an
confusion in Jordan-Hare's studen
sections. *
The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, November 16, 1978 A-2
Fire breaks out in Noble Hall
By Peggy Sanford
Plainsman Staff Writer
A potential danger for many
Noble Hall residents was held to a
minimum last Friday when a fire
broke out at about 11 a.m. in a
room on the first floor and was
contained.
"It is our opinion that the fire
resulted from a faulty extenstion
cord," said Auburn's Fire Inspec­tor,
Hubert Carmack. Another
spokesman for the fire department
said "the circuit was definitely
overloaded and shorted out."
The residents of room 1207,
Debbie Crenshaw, 2PPY, and Celia
Jordan, 2EED, were not in the
room when the fire occurred.
"Celia was still in class, I had just
gotten back and was in the lobby
checking the mail," Crenshaw
said.
A girl from the third floor was
down in the area visiting and she
set off the alarm. Grace Deluca, a
first floor resident, called the fire
department.
They averted further damage
because they knew what to do,
Crenshaw said. "If they had
opened the door, the fire would
have gotten much worse," he said.
The girls had to call the fire
department on Monday to verify
the cause of the fire. "We were
pretty upset because nobody
seemed to care about what had
happened," Crenshaw said.
The extension cord that the fire
department said started the fire
did have quite a few things plugged
into it, but none of them were on,
Crenshaw said.
"The only things on in the room
were the refrigerator and a digital
clock," she said adding that
neither were plugged into the
extension cord.
The fire in Noble Hall maybe
evidence of the hazard of an
"octopus arrangement" of multi­ple
plugs.
' 'Electricity is still going through
the cord even if nothing plugged
into it is on," the fire inspector
said.
"This is not an isolated case,"
Carmack said. "It is a condition
that occurs in a lot of rooms; we
are not trying to point a finger at
the occupants of this one."
The girls estimated their com­bined
losses at about $5,000 after
itemizing everything for the in­surance
company. "That doesn't
include the University's property,
such as the beds and mattresses,"
Crenshaw said.
The beds situated in the room on
each side of the window with a
wicker chest placed in between the
beds. "The fire started between the
beds and caught up the chest and
curtains pretty fast," Crenshaw
said.
Debbie and Celia are presently
"living out of several rooms" in
Noble Hall. "They offered to let us
separate and move in with a couple
of girls who have rooms of their
own, but we didn't want to be split
up," Crenshaw said.
Organization wants Philpott's resignation
By Steve Farish
Plainsman Staff Writer
A dissatisfied group of Auburn
alumni has called for the "retire­ment"
of Auburn University Presi­dent
Harry Philpott and the reas­signment
of Athletic Director Lee
Hayley to another department.
The State Association of Athletic
Supporters, a Montgomery-based
organization with a reported 50C
members, will present a petition
concerning these issues to the
Board of Trustees, Gov. George
Wallace and Governor-elect Fob
James in early December.
Ron Creel, president of SAAS,
and a 1962 Auburn graduate,
stressed that his organization is not
questioning the integrity of either
Philpott or Hayley, but is posing a
"question of leadership and philo­sophy."
Creel feels Philpott has over­stepped
his authority as president
too many times, espcially in re­gards
to his alleged tight control
over the athletic department.
Hayley declined comment on
Creel's remarks and Philpott was
out of town and unavailable for
comment. He had made no com­ment
on Creel's statements last
week.
Cree' has pointed to restrictions
he says were placed on football
Coach Doug Barfield by the ad­ministration,
concerning the hiring
of assistant coaches.
He believes Barfield could not
get the best coaches for Auburn
because of administration restric­tions
on contract length and sala­ries.
The SAAS, however, supports the
retirement of Coach Barfield be-
Student struck by car
By Dave White
News Editor
Jim Ellis, 3AN, was struck by a
1966 Ford Fairlane last Friday
afternoon, suffering leg cuts and
abrasions, while crossing Miller
Street near its South College Street
intersection, near the Phi Gamma
Delta house.
Ellis was rushed to Lee County
Hospital shortly after the 5 p.m.
accident, was released last Tues­day
and hopes to "try to start"
classes Monday.
Auburn police Capt. John Lock-hart
said the 27-year-old student
driver of the Fairlane. drove away
from the intersection after hitting
Ellis, but did report the accident to
the police about 20 minutes later.
Lockhart said the driver thought
he may have hit someone, but may
have felt uneasy about staying
near the crowd of pedestrains, at
the intersection.
Ellis was crossing Miller with a
large group of Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity brothers, when he said
about eight to 10 of them were
walking all around the Fairlane,
which was stopped at the traffic
light.
Lockhart said the police are still
talking to witnesses, and did not
know if possible charges of leaving
the scene of an accident would be
pressed.
cause it believes that restrictions
have not "let him do the job."
According to Creel, Philpott also
lacks the "proper philosophy" con­cerning
athletics.
He said Philpott declared in 1972
that there was no relationship
between a winning football pro­gram
and alumni giving, enroll­ment
or enhancement of the insti­tution,
was a statement the SAAS
strongly disputes.
Although he believes Hayley is a
"dedicated man," Creel neverthe­less
supports his transfer to
another University department.
He said that "what we need in an
athletic director is not a book­keeper
type individual," but an
"enthusiastic public relations
leader, who, by his actions, sup­ports
a winning attitude and a
winning program."
He believes that "Hayley has not
demonstrated these abilities."
Creel sees the tenure of ex-basket­ball
coach Bob Davis as having
oeen filled with "nothing but dis-sention,"
a situation he believes to
be too common under Hayley.
Creel feels that the problems in
the athletic department began
when former football coach Ralph
"Shug" Jordan was not made
director upon his retirement in
1975.
Creel also blames some of Au­burn's
problems on the inaction of
the Board of Trustees on several
issues. He believes "it's time the
Board of Trustees began listening
to the public.
"It is supposed to be dedicated to
service," he said. "Students,
alumni and taxpayers are not
going to sit back and let a small
group of people control the state's
largest university without public
input."
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Creel has tried to present his
complaints before the Board seve­ral
times. In November 1977, Creel
said he was not able to speak
before the Trustees concerning
Barfield's contract until after a
vote was taken on it.
In February, 1978, he said, his
group was not allowed to make a
slide presentation before the Board
(they were, however, allowed to
speak during the meeting).
In Janurary, 1978, the Board
approved legislation to form a
committee to study athletic depart­ment's
alledged problems. At a
later meeting, however, the Board
tabled the idea, which Creel said
exemplifies its inactivity.
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AS Thursday, November 16,1978 The Auburn Plainsman
AUsenators endorse
bringing tournament
By Ann Hecht
Plainsman Staff Writer
The Student Senate unanimously
endorsed a resolution Monday
night to hold the Alabama High
School Basketball Tournament at
Auburn University on a rotating
basis with the University of
Alabama.
The tournament is currently held
every March at the University of
Alabama.
Auburn head basketball Coach
Sonny Smith urged the senators to
pass the resolution. "Three out of
four of you probably attended an
Alabama state high school," he
said. "This would be of great
entertainment value to you."
"The strongest point about host­ing
this tournament is its recruit­ing
value for Auburn," Smith
continued. "To bring a young man
to the campus for five days gives
him an idea of what the place is
like. It also gives the coaches the
opportunity to wine and dine him."
Smith said he was told by one of
the Central Board members of the
Alabama High School Athletic
Association that one reason
Auburn was not considered to host
the tournament was because of the
lack of proper motel space.
"But if we can have 60,000 people
at football games," he said,
"someone must be staying in
hotels. Surely we can also get hotel
space for one basketball tourna­ment."
Smith also pointed out that al­though
the University of Alabama
absorbs a loss of approximately
$5,000 in hosting the tournament,
he felt that Auburn could afford the
loss for the "entertainment value,
the recruiting value and the
economic boost to the area."
According to Smith, the Central
Board members have been consi­dering
moving the tournament,
possibly to Birmingham. They will
reach a decision within the year, he
said.
The Senate failed to pass a
resolution presented by Jim
Purcell, director of men's on-campus
housing, recommending
the University charge students who
return to the campus early be­tween
quarters for use of Univer­sity
facilities.
Purcell claimed the University is
considering an increase in dorm
fees and suggested this charge as a
possible alternative. When asked
by Senator Donna Watkins if he
didn't think the University had
already looked into this, Purcell
replied that University Treasurer
Rhett Riley said he was not aware
that early residents were not
charged some fee.
Purcell added that according to
Dean Katharine Cater, sororities
helped fill University housing
years ago and as a result they were
asked to come back early. Senator
Gina Hawkins agreed, saying that
sororities were also originally
asked to return early to school so
their rush would not interfere with
classes.
Senator Kelly Cooper ended the
debate expressing her confidence
in the University. "Our dorm fees
are lower than anywhere else, and
I do not believe that making people
pay to come back early will alter
any needed raise in dorm fees,"
she said.
Auburn students barely escape
grand larceny indictments
Evangelist
George 'Brother Jed* Smock
spoke on his religious views in an
open forum provoking student
comment Tuesday,
By Dave White
News Editor
At least seven Auburn students
have apparently escaped grand
larceny indictments following a
party involving 37 students early
last Thursday morning at the
Sportsman's Inn.
The students admitted to taking
four lamps, a mirror, a telephone,
a fire extinguisher, two paintings,
blankets, hangars and shower cur­tain
fasteners, and returned the
items to the police last Friday
morning.
Two other students faced pos­sible
civil suits for punching holes
in one of the motel room walls.
Auburn city policeman Joe
Stroud said the motel manager,
Dave Steiner, "Agreed not to file a
civil suit or criminal charges if all
property is repaired or replaced"
and-"full restitution" is made for
damages.
The students all agreed last
Friday to his provision.
All of the 37 students but one
were brothers, pledges or little
sisters of Phi Delta Theta social
fraternity.
Fraternity president Rob More-land
said the party was not a
fraternity function, and that "the
fraternity had no part in the party
whatsoever.
"I didn't even know that it
happened until after the fact," said
Moreland. He added that neither
the Interfraternity Council nor the
University is going to take any
action against the fraternity.
Dean of Student Affairs Drew
Ragan said his office is "looking
into" the situation.
Moreland said damages to the
two motel rooms used for the
party, which the 37 students in­volved
agreed to pay for, couldn't
cost more than $200. The prelimi­nary
police estimate on the
damages was about $2,000.
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Thursday, November 16, 1978 A-4
Creel's a nuisance
If Ron Creel were in grammar school, his
teacher would probably tell him to stand in
the corner and shut up.
He is a nuisance, a loudmouth and a
disruptive influence.
But Creel is not in grammar school. He is
president of the State Association of Auburn
Supporters, and as such he's been grabbing
headlines and making news all over the state
saying such things as President Harry Philpott
should resign because of "troubles" in the
Athletic Department.
He has provided a basic disservice to the
University he purports to serve.
As Creel speaks and is widely quoted, the
questions arise: How important is the
Athletic Department to the total operation of
Auburn University. Does the Athletic
Department have the "troubles" Creel is
referring to? And is Creel so credible a source
that he should be answering the first two
questions in page-one articles statewide?
Let's address the last question first.
Ron Creel is president of a one-year-old
organization which claims to have a total
membership of as many as 500, a minute
percentage of all Auburn supporters in the
state.
But at meetings in Jefferson and
Montgomery Counties, where one would
expect a large following, only 35 and 20
members, respectively, showed up for SAAS
meetings. A rather weak show of support
from the alleged volumes of members.
Creel has publicly quoted the "widespread
feeling" expressed by "Auburn University
people" saying the "University needs a
change of leadership." We hope Creel has
talked to more than his splinter group of
dissident voices. But somehow, we're afraid
he hasn't, and he tells what he sees through a
distorted view of Auburn people.
Creel should not be a spokesman for
Auburn people, and if he ever wants to be,
he should try to represent a few more
opinions than his own.
Nevertheless, some of the questions Creel
raises deserve answers, though our answers
differ from his.
How important is the Athletic Department
to the total operation of Auburn University?
Our answer, as given from Creel's level—if
we must stoop so low to make a point—is
that it is not so important that you should fire
the president of the University if the football
team doesn't finish 11-0. The Athletic
Department is but one aspect of a total
program of the education of 18,000 people.
To ask the president of such an operation to
leave because of the supposed failure of that
one aspect would be absurd.
But is the Athletic Department really in
trouble?
Auburn did win the all-sports trophy last
year, a first here. And the football team has
guaranteed its first winning season in four
years. It would seem the Athletic Depart­ment
is moving up, not down.
Of course, there are always changes for
improvement to be made but not of the
magnitude Creel has suggested.
No, this time Creel has spoken out of turn,
and to him we must say, let Auburn do
Auburn's own talking. We think Auburn
can handle Auburn's own "problems."
Late night studies
As final exam time roles around again we
must ask: Does the University administration
have the best interests of the students in
mind when it does not offer a late night study
area?
We think not.
Literally thousands of students search for a
quiet spot with some light as they struggle to
comprehend those theories and formulas.
And what does the University offer as
help?
Not much.
The library will be open until midnight
during finals, as will the Haley Center study
lounge, but after that, students are on their
own if they need more study time.
Library administrators should at least have
the Haley Center area open longer so
students who have no other place to study can
go there.
Perhaps their doing so would give students
a chance to better prepare themselves for
finals, and thus learn more from their
courses.
And it would save the eyes of those trying
to study under the lights in Samford Park.
Move the tourney
Auburn's new basketball coach Sonny
Smith has a long hard job ahead of him as he
tries to mold his Tigers into a Conference
contender. There are plenty of obstacles
along the way.
But one of those obstacles, an unfair
recruiting advantage of the Universtiy of
Alabama, can be easily and quickly removed
by the Alabama High School Athletic
Association.
For years, the AHSAA has allowed a gross
injustice to Auburn University go unstifled,
that being the staging of the state high school
basketball tournament. That tournament is
held year in year out in Tuscaloosa, on the
campus of the University of Alabama. So for
as long as a week every year, the best high
school basketball players in the state are
exposed to the University of Alabama, its
campus, its people and its coaches. And to
every basketball player in the state, the name
Tuscaloosa has an almost magical connota­tion
because of its parallel to the state
tournament.
We believe it is time Auburn were at least
given the opportunity to host the tournament
every other year so potential recruits can have
an equal chance to see what Auburn has to
offer.
And besides the assistance the tournament
would lend the Auburn basketball program,
the tournament would give Auburn people a
chance to see Alabama's premier high school
players in action, a chance heretofore missed
because of the tournament's location.
It's time for the AHSAA to treat Auburn
fairly and move the tournament.
paper
"...and thank you for making
Thanksgiving on a Thursday so we don't have
a paper next week and we can catch up on our
sleep and our studies. Amen.''
That's right. We won't have a paper next
Thursday, but we will return November 30
for our final edition of the quarter.
Commercial advertising deadlines for the
last paper will be the same as they would have
been for a paper next week, that is, space
must be reserved by tomorrow for the last
paper since we won't be here next week to
accept ads.
We hope everyone has a happy
Thanksgiving and will come back fully
prepared for final exams, and to beat
Alabama.
THE AUBURN
PLAINSMAN
Dick Parker, Editor
Da ve Harris, Business Manager
cJ?it2riai5?a'l?lemtS?: I S ^ I n g editor, Betsy Butaereit; Executive editor, Dewey
I S K i J ^ ' 8 £,t0T> Dave White' Futures editor, Rick Harmon; Associate editor
and Edito^tck^eV °hUCk A n s c h u t z ; Entertainment editor, Scott Thurston,
Technical editor, David Gibson; Copy editor, Markee Jacobs; Photographic editor,
Ford Risley,; Art director, Bill Holbrook, and Intramurals editor, Horis Cook.
Assistant news editors, Julie Spafford and Loraiie Adamson; Assistant features
editor, Wanda Kenton; Assistant sports editor, Barry Webne; Assistant entertainment
editor, Stephen K. Simpson; Assistant photographic editor, Vickie Hunt, and Assistant
technical editor, Rebecca Jones, and Assistant copy editor, Pat Nelson.
Business manager, Dave Harris; Associate business manager, Tim Hunt; Production
Coordinator, Mike Sellers; Layout specialists, Shannon White and Nancy McKee; Local
advertising route manager, John Brinkerhoff; Assistant advertising route manager, John
Weatheriy; Advertising salesman, Paul Ferwerda; Circulation manager, Bubba Baker,
Assistant circulation manager, Paul Fisher; and Typesetters, Jill Thomas and Marilyn
Kitchens.
A prayer to be said when the world has
gotten you down and you feel rotten and you
are much to tired to pray and you are in a big
hurry and besides you're mad at everybody-
"HELPT
It doesn't matter who you pray it to, or who
you say it to, but sometimes, you just have to
say it. Out loud.
Next week is term paper week, and the
library will be packed with procrastinators
working frantically to beat their deadlines.
They're making that monumental decision
right now on which Georgia game festivities
they should slip so they can be sure they finish
on time.
They'll say a lot of prayers. And most will
go to the game, and maybe drown their
anxieties in bourbon and Coke.
Then Sunday will come. Oh, how we
dread Sunday.
Even without the bourbon and Coke, there's
that little knot in the pit of the stomach that
reminds us that we've got to finish that paper
before we go home for Thanksgiving Wednes­day.
But the library doesn't open until 1 p.m. on
Sunday, so they sit around waiting. And the
knot pulls a little tighter.
HELP!
Classes Monday are a drag. After staying
up all night Sunday reading and gathering
information, you finally succumb to sleep.
Dick
Parker
But you sit on the front row in class, and the
professor raps your desk with his pen.
Walking home from class you wonder how
badly it would hurt if you ran out in front of
that MG coming and had to spend a few days in
the hospital.
The knot is doubling up.
Monday night is writing night. Got to get it
written so that girl in the English department
can get it typed tomorrow.
But something's wrong. Those 17 pages of
material are coming out to be just a 5-page
paper.
HELP!
The world is caving in around you, and you
wish Hurricane Eloise would make a return
trip.
She doesn't, and all you can think about is
why did I go to that game? Why did I go to the
party after the game? Why didn't I do this
paper a long time ago?
But it's too late for that. You didn't. You've
gotten yourself in a bind and you've got to
work yourself out.
You wonder how you'll ever explain that D
to your parents, and if they'll make you stay
home next quarter.
How could you waste your father's hard-earned
money this way?
Now you've given up. Lost hope. The knot's
loosening.
How could your roommate sleep so peace­fully
when your world had fallen apart like
this? Surely he at least cares, doesn't he?
But he has his own problems to worry about.
Now it's prayer time.
You pray to God or gods that you might be
delivered from this fate, and that, somehow,
the paper might miraculously appear.
But in the end it all comes back to you. And
that may be the greatest gift of all, the ability
to triumph over all adversity.
With or without outside help, you've got to
reach down inside and find some composure.
Some confidence. You've got to realize the
paper will be written in the little time you
have.
It may not be an A, but it will be written.
And understand that it's only for a few more
hours. Anybody can go for just a few more
hours. After that, you can go home and enjoy
Thanksgiving. Relax.
And while you're home, you can make that
resolution never to let this happen again...
One more Auburn apathy column
Bob stood by the pool and started to bring
up the old cliche about the only thing apathetic
Auburn students are willing to do for change is
to wait for it.
I didn't care.
I was much too intent upon one very
attractive blond named Chris and an equally
voluptuous redhead named Susan. I wasn't
about to use up what little soberness had
survived the countless gin and tonics listening
to an Auburn apathy spiel. I had heard it too
many times before.
"It all boils down to political involvement,"
Bob said. "The students have no input into the
system. Lord knows the SGA is powerless
when it comes to influencing campus policies.
Look at the forum the SGA sponsored last
month to get students involved with campus
politics. Not a single student came. That's
because they know that when it all comes
down to it, the trustees are the only people
with any real say-so."
The voice droned on and I lay in the deck
chair wishing I had either turned down enough
of the gin and tonics so I could walk away
under my own power or had enough of them so
I could be oblivious to the impromtu lecture.
Since the former was impossible, I chose the
latter and sent Susan for another drink.
As I leered at Susan sashaying to her
apartment for the drink, I realized I had come
under Bob's direct attack.
"Rick, you're with the newspaper," he said.
"Why don't you do something. Maybe if you
wrote a column and..."
"Listen Bob,".I interrupted in my best world-weary
- reporter - educates - youthful - idealist
voice. "No one-reads those and even if they did
it no one would do anything about it.
"You point out problems to them and they'll
only get mad at you for pointing them out.
Then they'll give you the spiel about the press
always being on someone's case, and why can't
the press just be satisfied and..."
The return of the voluptuous redhead with
another gin and tonic gave me a temporary
respite from my monologue. "Oh, you had a
call from the office',' Susan said.
"What did they want?', I asked with a level of
enthusiasm normally reserved for Bible and
insurance salesmen.
"They said something about some students
staging a sit-in in front of Haley Center," she
said.
"Wow," I screamed, momentarily forgetting
I was a world weary reporter. "Did they say
how many students were there or what they
were demonstrating?"
"No," said Susan "just that if you went down
there you might be able to get a decent story
for next week's paper."
"I'd better get going" I said, wishing I had
opted for fewer drinks, rather than more.
I asked Bob if he wanted to come with me,
mainly because I knew I was in no condition to
drive, but partially because I dared to hope
that seeing the sit-in might convince Bob to
spare us from future lectures on the apathy of
Auburn students.
On the way to Haley, I asked Bob what he
thoughtcould have caused the sit-in.
"The way I figure it" he said "the only thing
capable of causing enough student unrest for a
sit-in would be about a $5 increase in the price
of student football tickets."
"Aw, come off it',' I said /'there's plenty of
stuff they could be demonstrating about.
What about the possible increase in dorm fees
Rick
Harmon
or the Quad being torn down tor newer
buildings.
"Look at the off-campus housing situation,
where Auburn already has the highest priced
rentals in the state, and as long as the
University keeps raising enrollment without
making sure there is adequate housing, the
rentals are going to go higher. And what
about the pedestrian mall, which never
developed, or the plans they might pass to
expand the football stadium?"
"Listen I'm not saying that students don't
have reason," said Bob, interrupting my
filibuster • "They have plenty of them-park-ing,
manditory attendance, unequal housing.
What I'm saying is if students had been shot by
guards in Auburn instead of Kent State the
biggest protest the Auburn students would
have made, would probably have been to paint
a window in the Union Building.
I was about to point out if this were the case,
then there couldn't really be a sit-in at Auburn,
and since there was a sit-in that pretty well
shot his theory to hell. When we got to Haley,
if there was a sit-in, it wasn't readily
discernible.
There were just two guys sitting by a six
pack of beer. I went up to them in in my most
official worldly voice said,"This may sound
kind of stupid, but you haven't seen a sit-in
anywhere around here have ypu?"
"We're it," one of the guys said.
"Just great," I thought, seeing my dreams of
Newsweek buying my story on the rebirth of
campus unrest disappearing.
"What exactly are you demonstrating," I
asked, wondering if either Bob or I had
touched upon the reason in the car.
"Passing," said the first student.
"Yea," said the other. "All Barfield does is
run up the middle every play. We want to see
some passing."
After assuring the pair that we were in
complete sympathy with their cause, we drove
back to Susan's apartment. As soon as we
arrived, Bob started his lecture on student
apathy again. This time armed with just a
little more evidence.
I called the office. "That was some great
lead you gave me," I said in a disgusted voice.
"There were only two guys there, demonstrat­ing
the super controversial issue of Barfield's
ground attack."
"What did you expect," said the person who
had picked up the extension, and then started
to bring up the old cliche about the only thing
Auburn students are willing to do for change is
wait for it.
"We really didn't expect any scoop on this
story," said someone else on the line. We just
thought that you might be able to make a good
light feature out of it."
"Well I didn't get a feature," I said irritably,
"but I might do an editorial about it."
"Listen Rick," said the suddenly world
weary voice on the other end of the phone,
"editorials on apathy are a dime a dozen. No
one reads them, and even if they would they
wouldn't do anything about them."
Silently nodding, I hung up the phone, got
another gin and tonic and went to catch the
end of Bob's apathy lecture.
Letters
Thursday, November 16.1978 AS
'Barfield should be fired
as step in the right direction'
Editor, The Plainsman:
We feel that this is an appropriate time to
write this letter since Coach Barfield feels that
the only time people complain is when we lose.
We want to inform him that some fans are not
after just a winning season, but rather a
well-coached, balanced football attack. We are
obviously lacking in both of these areas.
To prove that we are not the only ones who
feel this way, newspapers across the state are
constantly commenting on Auburn's extremely
conservative, predictable attack.
A recent Birmingham Post-Herald article
was headlined, "See Joe Run, Run Joe Run,
Run Run Run." It might be added that this
article appeared after an Auburn victory.
During the Florida game, Gary Sanders
noted that Florida had six down lineman
stacked against the Auburn offense, with three
linebackers pulled up tight, as though they
were daring the Tigers to pass. What was
Coach Barfield's solution?
Run Joe Run!!!
Was the master-minded play caller, Coach
Barfield, trying to prove that we could run
against all obstacles, or is it a fact that the
master-mind's play calling belongs in an era of
the past?
Coach Barfield has led us to believe that
Auburn cannot win at home. In fact, it has
become a standing joke that in order to win.
Auburn should soap up the windows of its
buses and drive the players around for three
hours before going to Jordan-Hare Stadium to
make the players think they are playing on the
road.
This is no laughing matter.
We have not intended to direct any of these
comments towards the players. We feel that
Auburn has some of the finest, if not the finest
athletes in the nation, many of whom are
playing in the wrong position-God only knows
why.
We applaud the players for winning six
games under such sub-par coaching.
For those of you who agree with these
views, please speak out. Don't listen to those
who say that you are being negative. After all,
Coach Barfield is taking care of the negative
department. Speaking out and getting Coach
Barfield fired is a step in the right direction for
Auburn University.
Joseph R. Frasher 04AM
Mike Watson 02VM
'Smock's supposed good will
causes Smith some ill will
Editor, The Plainsman:
As I was walking from my 10 o'clock class
Tuesday, my ears were assaulted by some
guy in a $110 3-piece suit shouting quotations
out of the Bible. I thought—Who is this guy?
Answer: George Smock, Evangelist
Graduate of University of Indiana (Master's
U.S. History.)
I asked myself — "Why is he here?"
Answer: He goes where the people go. He
is spreading the "Good Will" of Christianity.
I look at the crowd gathered — conclusion—
his way of spreading "Good Will" was causing a
lot of ill will from both Christians and
non-Christians alike.
This ill will apparently springs from his
literal interpretations of the Bible which he
was so blatantly advertising. Nobody likes to
be shouted at.
I think religion is a matter of the heart and is
best left there; except to be shared with people
who are close to the heart.
I found this man offensive, rude, and very
loud. I hope the administration will put forth a
substantial effort to reduce the presence of
these cheap public vendors, and stop these
good Samaritans from turning an academically
dignified institution into a side show at the
new-improved-more wonderful than ever-
Anita Bryant/Billy Graham Circus.
Hubbert Smith SEE
'SAAS is narrow-minded'
Editor The Plainsman:
I would like to express my displeasure with
Ron Creel and his State Association of Auburn
Supporters and their request for the removal
of Auburn University President Harry Phil-pott
and athletic director Lee Hayley.
It is a shame when the president of a
university as well respected academically as
Auburn should be ousted because of a poor
football program. Where have people's priori­ties
gone when football should mean so much?
As the father of three Auburn students, all
band members and rabid football fans, I am as
big a supporter of Auburn athletics as anyone,
and I will continue to do so, win or lose.
Also, Auburn fans can point with pride to
Auburn's possession of the SEC's all-round
best athletic program of the year. I ask Creel
to remember that when requesting Lee
Hayley's removal.
In short, Ron Creel and SAAS are being
very narrow-minded in their concern for
Auburn University. I applaud the National
Alumni Association for not endorsing Creel
and the SAAS.
CIRUNA thanks all helpers
for taking pies in their faces
R.O. Duraski
Editor, The Plainsman
The Council on International Relations and
United Nations Affairs (CIRUNA) would like
to thank you, the faculty and students of
Auburn, for your support given to CIRUNA in
our recent fund drive "Hit Men for Hire." The
manner in which the drive was received can
only prove that a good sense of humor abounds
at Auburn.
Even though the amount of funds received
from the drive fall far short of the thousands
needed to realize our project goals, the money
will act as a foundation for future fund drives
and projects.
Your response and cooperation in the past
has made it possible for CIRUNA to represent
Auburn at several collegiate conferences,
including the National Model United Nations in
New York last spring. The support you have
given to our efforts has also made it possible
for CIRUNA to receive the "Organization of
the Year Award" in the Special Interest
Dividison awarded by the SGA.
The membership of CIRUNA is honored to
receive this award and will consider it a
mandate to continue our efforts to represent
Auburn in a fashion that takes into account the
high academic quality to the faculty and
student body of Auburn University.
William E. Boswell, 3LAC
President CIRUNA
Senators investigate tripling problem
Editor, The Plainsman:
Overstuffed closets, crowded bathrooms and
bothersome bunk beds are common complaints
of on-campus women residents. When we
realized through SGA visitations that tripled
housing is the main gripe of our constituents,
we investigated the problem through Dean
Katharine Cater, dean of student life,
Ernestine Lawhon, director of the South
Women's Residence Halls and Rhett Riley,
University business manager and treasurer.
Because we felt many students were
affected by the overcrowded conditions, we
first considered action to speed up construc­tion
on the new dormitories to be built off Wire
Road. We also considered alternative plans to
tripled housing and an equalized triple refund.
According to statistics provided by Dean
Cater, all dorms are operating over capacity
except Dorm XH, Auburn Hall and Noble Hall.
Alumni Hall is operating at normal capacity.
Most dorms started fall quarter with a triple
assigned to every suite. Figures show an
average of four triples per floor now exist. We
found this figure surprisingly low considering
the volume of complaints we received from
residents.
Lawhon explained the procedure used to
estimate the number in residence in dorms for
the coming year. Early in spring quarter, an
estimate is made according to the number of
housing applications received by a certain
cut-off date and the number of current campus
residents that are expected to return the
following year. This year's estimate was off by
only two.
Then why the excessive triples this fall? To
provide equal standard housing for men, Dorm
VII was converted from a women's dormitory
to men's on-campus residence hall after the
estimate was already made. In the conversion
of Dorm VII, 86 available rooms were occupied
by men instead of the estimated amount of
women.
Even though there are open spaces in Dorm
XH, Auburn and Noble Halls, no new
on-campus residents will be accepted until all
existing triples are broken down.
We also studied the compensation given to
residents by the University. The refund,
calculated by Riley's office, includes the extra
amount of water, electricity and maintenance
the third occupant uses. The business office
agreed to investigate this amount of the refund
to determine if it is allocated fairly.
But overcrowded residents can look forward
to new dorms. Ground will be broken after the
first of the year with completion scheduled for
winter 1980.
Having both lived in a triple for three
quarters, we understand the inconveniences
caused by overcrowded facilities. But after
our investigation we found no feasible alterna­tive
to the current situation.
The Housing Office is eager for any
solutions. We encourage you to make your
suggestions to us as your SGA representa­tives.
Dorothy Lindberg
Quad Senator
Gina Hawkins
Hill Senator
'Why should Christians be allowed to do more?'
Editor, The Plainsman:
I am opposed to seeing men and women
freely distributing their ideals by means of
mass propaganda. Why should "Christians"
distribute Bibles when Nazi's or Hare Khrisna
would certainly be denied access to campus?
Who decides to whom permits of pamphlet
distribution should be allocated?
I do feel that anyone should be able to
receive permits to enter campus and distribute
their ideals and materials. But, I also feel that
it shouldn't be allowed en mass (one at every
door). Haley Center is the most active building
on campus and all distribution could be
restricted to its concourse. Every student
crosses the concourse at least once in his "four"
years here.
Why should administrators be allowed to
give permits when they are so two-faced?
They deal out Christianity and a hand to the
Maranatha Enterprise while waging a war
against homosexuals, even shooting at them! I
say that if "Christians," of whom I am one, can
hand out their propaganda, all other organiza­tions
should be afforded these same rights too!
In ending I say stop mass propaganda-res­trict
it to Haley or the Union, stop being
two-faced, leave us alone to do our own
deciding, and lastly open this University to any
and all people and ideals including homo's,
Moonies, Nazi's and Christians! Unrestricted
freedom to speak naturally leads to knowledge
in the purest sense of the word!
Bryan M. Woerner, 3BI
'Cheers at Auburn's football games
hurt school's reputation as loveliest'
Take note...
Letters to the editor should be typed,,
double-spaced and submitted to The Plainsman,
office by 5 p.m. Monday. The total number of
words should not exceed 400 words. Letters
over the limit may be edited without the
writer's consent. Some type of ID should be
presented.
Editor, The Plainsman:
Auburn University has always had the
reputation of having a fine, good-sporting,
unique student body with a lot of class. I have
been proud to claim Auburn University as my
home and to boast on the people. This has
made the loveliest village a pleasant change
from the so called "big-shot" campuses.
However, the cheers and yells that are now
common-place at all AU ballgames have, in my
opinion, hurt our before fine reputation and
have put us on the same level as the schools
that we have strived to be above. It is
heart-breaking to me, and I know others, to
see us falling to such a low ebb.
Having only two or three cheers that do not
contain cursing, I would just as soon have no
cheerleaders and no cheers, and simply yell for
the team individually than sit through cheers
as I did last week. Most of the cheers have
been ad-libbed to contain these words that
used to be patented to other campuses.
The image of our wonderful college and
student body is judged by our actions and
cheers, but lately that image has been soiled to
the point of embarrassment. Why do we want
to down-grade ourselves in such a manner?
These yells are not necessary.
We can cheer our mighty Tigers on to still
countless victories without these cheers, and
keep our unique reputation as the loveliest and
most sensible campus in America.
Mitchell S. Nunley, 2FE
Jahnstcn 4 Malone
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Plainsman Staf* Writer
Prolonged dry weather condi­tions
continue to create a fire
threat in the Lee County area, and
could possibly send water supplies
to dangerously low levels."
The Opelika Water Board re­ported
the water level is about 6
feet below normal, but it can go as
low as 12 feet normal. Manager
James Gilbert of the Auburn Water
Board said that about 75 more days
of dry weather could create a
serious problem.
Gilbert said Auburn is using
more water this month than ever
before. The warm weather, extra
watering and the general growth of
the city could account for the
increase, he said.
Lee County fireman James B.
Coker said he expects the no-burn
order that was rescinded in Lee
County, Nov. 8 to be reissued soon
if rain does not come.
A slow soaking rain of five to six
inches is needed over the whole
Southeastern area to end to fire
threat, Cocker said. The forecast
predicts a slight possibility for rain
on Friday, but the chances are not
very promising, he said.
It would also help if the hunting
season were curtailed, he said.
Many hunters use vehicles with
catalytic converters. When the
converters get hot and the vehicles
are driven over dry brush the
converters could supply a spark for
another fire, Coker said. Camp
fires are also hazardous, he said.
The drought is the worst in 15
years for the Tuskegee National
Forest area; one tenth of an inch
less rain would have made it the
worst drought in a century for the
area, said James Hunt, a U.S.
Forest Service ranger.
Rehabilitation of the forest after
last week's fire will include seeding
of the areas of potential high
erosion with pine seeds dropped
from a helicopter, Hunt said. There
are also trees to be harvested and
fences to mend. Much of the work
can be done this spring, but the
immediate concern is the replant­ing.
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, November 16,1978 A-8
Master plan outlines campus problem
When the Auburn University Board of Trustees meets Nov. 29, it will
consider accepting a campus master plan commissioned by University
President Harry Philpott which outlines "physical requirements tor
Auburn University to accommodate anticipated growth through 1996."
The planners, Harland Bartholomew and Associates of Atlanta, said
"the Auburn campus contains many admirable qualities," when it filed
its report early this quarter.
"It has been our goal to preserve these, to correct any deficiencies and
to create an even higher quality of learning environment for stu­dents,
faculty and staff,'' stated the master plan, "which adding facilities
to accommodate a planned growth to the projected enrollment of 21,500
students in the next 17 years."
What are the "deficiencies" of the Auburn campus cited In the plan?
1. Lack of identified principal entrance and visitor information
accommodations.
2. Streets and parking facilites are insufficient for demand and will not
accommodate projected growth.
3. Conflicts between vehicles and pedestrians impair the functions of
each.
4. Land use conflicts:
a. Housing within the academic core brings vehicles and parking into
conflict with the mission of the core area
b. Buildings and Grounds (Physical Plant) facilities are inadequate for
their purpose and are in conflict with the academic core needs.
c. The Child Study Center and its traffic are in conflict with surroundings
academic uses and traffic patterns.
5. More than 70 percent of enrollment reside off campus, bringing more
traffic into the academic core than if more students were housed within
walking distance of academic core and transit.
6. Lack of a functional transit system.
7. Walkway system inadequate, too narrow, poorly drained, uneven and
inconsistent in design and criteria.
8. Insufficient night lighting for safe and secure pedestrian use of
walkways.
Which campus buildings are projected for demolition in the plan, and
how will their functions be replaced?
Short range demolitions and changes planned in five to eight years are:
1. Art annex-Callan House has been demolished and is being absorbed
into existing space.
2. Buildings and grounds shops. A new site outside the academic core on
South Donahue Drive has been designated which will afford adequate
space for enlarged facilities, outside storage of materials and for
expansion as necessary.
3. Broun Hall. The few class labs will be located in existing and
proposed lab space. ROTC would be provided a new building adjacent to
the military hangar which would also be upgraded for ROTC use.
4. Dairy farm. Replace in kind outside academic core.
5. Electrical lab. Provided in proposed engineering classroom and
laboratory building, to be on present Physical Plant site.
6. Educational T.V. outbuildings. To be included in proposed
for continuing education planned for the field immediately
Magnolia Dormitories.
7. Groves Cottages. To be absorbed into other space.
8. "L" Building, north wing. Included in proposed eng
classroom and laboratory building.
9. Mell Hall. To be replaced by nutrition and child study facilifc
to Spidle Hall. - '
10. University Printing plant. A new site for University Serv
been indicated adjacent to the site for Physical Plant.
11. Wildlife research. To be absorbed into other space.
Long range demolitions and changes planned in 10 to 15 years
1. Air Force ROTC supply. To be included in new ROTC build
upgraded military hangar.
2. Exten tion Cottage. To be absorbed into other space provide-
3. "L" Building, south wing. Included in proposed engii
classroom and laboratory building.
4. Ornamental Horticulture Complex. Replace in kind in same lo-
5. Peanut lab and adjacent buildings. To be replaced outside aci
core.
6. Physiology Building. To be absorbed into other space.
7. Sports Arena. To be moved into new facilities provided adja
auxiliary gym.
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INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL TV AND COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
10 ACRE SITE
ENGINEERING BUILDING
160,000 SO FT - 4 FLOORS
DRAUGH0N LIBRARY EXPANSION
190,000 SOFT EXISTING»I65,000 SOFT ADDITION 350,000 SOFT TOTAL
HUMAN NUTRITION AND CHILD STUDY CENTER
36,000 SQ FT - 3 FLOORS /
HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING /
80,000 SQ FT - 3 FLOORS /
FISHERIES COMPLEX COMPLETION V
I WING EXISTING, 3 WINGS PROPOSED - 60,000 SQ FT TOTAL
VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
70,000 SQ FT - 2 FLOORS
STUDENT ATHLETIC CENTER
INCLUDES NEW OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
ROTC COMPLEX
INCLUDES NEW BUILDING-26,000 SQ FT,
EXISTING MILITARY HANGAR AND DRILL FIELD
VARSITY FOOTBALL BUILDING
EXISTING STEAM PLANT ENLARGED TO ACCOMMODATE CHILLED WATER
EAST WING OF BIGGIN HALL REMOVED FOR OPEN SPACE
"CAMPUS COMMONS"
DORMITORIES, CHILD STUDY CENTER, HOME MANAGEMENT DUPLEX AND
GLANTON HOUSE REMOVED, AND PORTIONS OF THACH AVENUE AND
MELL STREET CLOSED TO CREATE CENTRAL OPEN SPACE
PORTIONS OF ROOSEVELT DRIVE, DUGGAR DRIVE AND BIBB GRAVES
DRIVE CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC TO ALLOW FREE
PEDESTRIAN FLOW
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POTENTIAL BUILDING SITE
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olutions
8. Student Activities Building. Functions to be absorbed into new
continuing education building and auditorium.
9. Technical services shops. To be accommodated on new Univeslty
Services site.
What housing changes are proposed?
1. Demolish Auburn Hall or convert to administrative offices.
2. Near term: Convert dorms at Social Center to faculty offices.
3. Long term: Demolish dorms at Social Center and convert dorms 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 to faculty offices.
4. Add 552 units already proposed and approved at corner of Wire Road
and Roosevelt Drive.
5. Construct 1,615 additional student units by 1995 south and west of
campus.
What other buildings are proposed for construction on campus?
1. Health sciences building for new nursing school and science labs,
east of Parker Hall, on Mell Street.
2. Library addition of 166,368 square feet by doubling ground area and
adding a floor.
3. Human nutrition, food science, child study building, on old Mell Hall
site, connected to Spidle Hall.
4. Fisheries complex addition to present building.
5. Vocational education building, at present sports arena site or on West
Thach and South Donahue.
6. Visitors' Center. Develop a main entrance and construct a visitors'
information center across from Mary Martin Hall.
7. Parking ramps for between 400 to 600 cars, to be built west of Biggin
Hall, south of the library and northeast of the stadium.
proposed campus shuttle system
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Master plan recommedations for
parking, traffic and other trans­portation
include street improve­ments
additional parking, a cam­pus
shuttle bus system and
creation of a ped mall.
The plan said vehicular flow in
and around the University would
be enhanced through the removal
of all or a significant portion of
on-street parking on College Street,
Magnolia Avenue, Samford Drive,
Mell Street, Duncan Street and
Roosevelt Drive.
According to master plan re­commendations,
Bibb Graves
Drive, Dugger Drive, Tiger Street
and Roosevelt Drive from Mell
Street to Duncan Street will event­ually
be closed to vehicular traffic
at all times.
Plan depends
on Trustees
The master plan prepared by
Harland Bartholomew and Associ­ates
is simply a guideline for
possible future development of the
University.
At its Nov. 29 meeting, the
Trustees may approve all or part of
the master plan. University Presi­dent
Harry Philpott said earlier in
the quarter that he expects the
Trustees to approve the master
plan "in principle."
He also said that some parts of
the plan would probably not be
approved by the Board of Trustees.
Students interested in com­menting
on the master plan should
submit their viewpoints to the SGA
office, 332 Foy Union, or the
President's Office in Samford Hall.
Thach Avenue from Duncan to
Mell Street from Thach to the
library would be closed to all
vehicles except, the proposed
shuttle system.
The street closures, according to
the plan, will create a ped mall in
the campus academic core.
The traffic plans also call for
four major street Improvements:
the realignment and improvement
of Duncan Drive between
Roosevelt and Samford, the re­alignment
of Wire Road between
West Thach and Magnolia, widen­ing
West Thach between Donahue
Drive and Roosevelt; and widening
Thach between College Street and
the proposed visitor center at Ross
Square.
The plan also calls for new
turning signals and turn lane modi­fications
at four intersections:
Magnolia at College, Samford at
Mell, Magnolia at Donahue and
College at Thach.
The master plan calls for ex­panding
Auburn's present 8,512
parking space capacity to more
than 12,100.
Some existing parking areas will
be removed and about 4,900 exist­ing
spaces left on campus, requir­ing
the addition of 7,200 new
spaces, according to the plan.
Major new parking lots are
planned for playing fields west of
Magnolia Dorms and the stadium
and south of campus near the
intersection of Mell Street and
Donahue Drive.
Future intramural games would
be moved to proposed fields west of
the coliseum.
The plan's most important
parking provision is the construc­tion
of three parking structures on
campus holding from 400 to 600
cars.
Outlying campus parking facili­ties
will have transportation ser­vice
to the campus core with a
proposed shuttle system.
Student housing located in the
campus fringe areas will also have
access to the service, to be used by
commuter students, married and
fraternity students and outlying
dorm residents.
The long-range shuttle bus plan
includes five routes and will re­quire
between 10 and 14 vehicles,
probably similar to those used by
airlines for shuttle service at air­ports.
All routes will loop the campus
core and bus frequency will pro­vide
service in the core about every ^}
three to five minutes in peak
periods. ),
The system could be owned and
operated by the University or J*
contracted to a private operator. £
Each route terminates in an out­lying
dorm or commuter parking
area.
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Smith Research Center
dedicated on Ag Day
By Marion Hughes
Plainsman Staff Writer
CENTER NAMED FOR AGRICULTURE PIONEER
.E.V. Smith receives plaque from Dean of Agriculture Dennis Rouse
A dream came true last Thurs­day
when the 3,226 acre E.V. Smith
Research Center In Milstead, Ala.,
was dedicated in honor of E.V.
Smith, dean and director emeritus
of the school of agriculture and
agricultural experiment station.
Gov. George C. Wallace did not
attend the dedication, but Auburn
trustee "Red" R.C. Bamburg read
the proclamation and University
President Harry Philpott accepted
the dedication for Auburn Univers-sity.
Lieutenant governor-elect
George McMillan, an Auburn grad­uate,
said, "We must blend our
agricultural and Industrial re­sources...
"We will continue to have an
administration in Montgomery
that is sensitive to the needs of
agricultural," he said at the dedi­cation.
Farmers and their families at­tended
the occasion and were
introduced by J.D. Hayes, presi­dent
of the Alabama Farm Bureau
Federation.
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Plainsman Staff Writer
"I think the center is necessary
if we are to continue to serve
Alabama agriculture as a source of
new information and to continue
the level of production of Alabama
farmers," said Lavern Brown,
director of research operations,
about the new Edwin V. Smith
Research Center.
The center has faculties for beef
and dairy research and fruit, nut,
vegetable and field crop research
at its Milstead. Ala., location
about half-way between Auburn
and Montgomery.
Construction began in 1976 on the
3,226 acre site after a $5.5 million
appropriation by the Alabama
Legislature in 1973.
Brown said the center would
make the research facilities of
Auburn, as good or better than
any experiment station in the
South". Brown also said the center
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leadership honorary tapped 16
members into its circle Wednesday
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on the basis of scholarship and
leadership.
The new members are:
Sallie Alford, Angel Flight re­gional
secretary, Panhellenic
council, Alpha Lambda Delta;
Lauren Bartholomew, Panhellenic
treasurer, Angel Flight rush chair­man,
summer senator; James
William Burn, American Society of
Ag engineers president, Tau Beta
Pi, Alpha Zeta;
Lynn Dawson, Alpha Omicron Pi
president, University Singers, Stu­dent
Communications Board;
Anne Griggs, Alpha Delta Pi presi­dent,
Beta Alpha Psi. Auburn
Student Accounting Association;
Dick Hayley, three year football
letterman. Academic All SEC,
A-Club president.
David Hermecz, Alpha'Phi Ome­ga
president, Psi Chi treasurer,
Alpha Kappa Delta secretary-trea­surer;
Marianne Merritt, three year
letter woman women's basketball,
three times All-State, Student Ath­letic
Advisory Board; Terry Nave,
Angel Flight commander, Scab­bard
and Blade National honorary,
ROTC certificate of merit; Janie
Neely, Capers treasurer, Squires,
Lambda Sigma service chairman;
Sherry Paulk, University Model­ing
Board president, Squires, Lam­bda
Sigma president; Beverly
Pearce, Student Business Council,
Delta Sigma Pi vice president,
Lambda Sigma; Jim Strickland,
Reserve Officer's Association Sil­ver
Medal, Navy MARS president,
Squires;
Becki Thomas, Plainsman asso­ciate
editor, Sigma Delta Chi
secretary, Phi Theta Kappa;
Eddie Vaughn, American Institute
of Aeronautics and Astronautics
president, Sigma Gamma Tau
secretary, Outstanding Aerospace
Engineering Student; Nancy Win-slow,
SIMUN secretary, Angel
Flight executive vice president.
would increase Auburn's prestige
among other agriculture universi­ties
in the South.
Information is already being
gathered there in the areas of field
and vegetable crops. Among the
crops studied on the 250 acre fruit,
nut, and vegetable unit are water­melons,
cantalopes, peaches,
plums and other crops.
Approxiamtely 440 acres of the
center are allotted for research of
such crops as corn, cotton, soy­beans
and small grains, as are
building for laboratories and
storage of these crops.
The beef cattle research unit will
consist of about 1,000 head on about
1,400 acres. The beef unit will be
divided into a breeding and a
nutrition unit.
The dairy unit will consist of
about 250 head on about 600 acres.
A superintendent for each unit is
responsible for the day-to-day
operation of a unit. In most cases,
research project leaders will teach
at the main campus and do
research at the center, said Brown.
About 50 full-time employees will
work at the site, he added, and the
center will employ some students
over the summer.
Dr. R. Dennis Rouse, dean and
director of the school of agriculture
and agricultural experiment sta­tion,
reminded the audience of
Auburn's start in agriculture as a
"The hard work here is not just
for a few people, but for all
people...to feed the hungry people
of the world," said John Ronald
Montgomery, student president of
the school of agriculture.
Jose Barcinas, from the Univer­sity
of Guam, reflected on Guam's
appreciation for Smith's help to
agriculture in that country.
"The efficiency of the American
farmer is more Important than
ever before," said John H. Dorrill,
governor of tne AiaDama District
of Kiwanls International.
SIMUN says: don't isolate self from world politics
By Marian Peden
Plainsman Staff Writer
'No one should isolate himself
from world politics,' said Debbie
Vogel, secretary-general of this
year's model U.N.
The Southeast Invitational Model
United Nations, SIMUN, is a
chance for any Auburn student to
take part with students from other
colleges In learning a country's
foreign policy.
SIMUN is designed to show
participants what goes on in New
York City. Offering a choice from
60 countries for students to repre­sent,
the program is open to
students of all levels and curricula,
according to Dr. Nelson, faculty
advisor for the program.
"The idea is to brief yourself on
your country and stay in character,
said Vogel. "It is an exercise in
diplomacy.'
The student will study his chosen
country's foreign policy and then
attend the SIMUN sessions, which
will be held in early February. In
the sessions, delegates attend com­mittees,
vote on resolutions and
approve them in the General As­sembly.
"Usually, the most vocal delega­tion
wins," Vogel said, "but less
vocal people shouldn't be afraid to
participate.
"I didn't know much about world
politics my first time, but I
absorbed a lot," she said.
"Through participation you can
gain greater understanding and
insight into how how various inter­national
affairs affect the indivi­dual,"
said Vogel.
"This year, SIMUN will be
bigger and better than ever
because of major changes."
Security studies falsified permits
A survey is being taken by
Campus Security to determine if
information given by students
when registering their cars, is
correct, according to Mona
Overstreet, security specialist for
Campus Security.
All student cars will be checked
to see if they are carrying the
correct zone sticker.
"We heard about students regis­tering
cars for other students that
aren't classified to park on cam­pus,
like girls registering for their
boyfriends so they can park in the
dorm parking lots," Overstreet
said.
"Some seniors who do not own
cars register for friends who are
underclassmen which enables
chem to park in a C zone," she
added.
"So far we've only found a small
percentage of cars that are not
properly registered," she said,
adding that only 12 cars out of
approximately 1,000 checked were
not registered correctly.
A $25 fine is imposed on anyone
falsifying information on their ve­hicle
registration. If it is found that
a student registered a car for
another student, both students will
be fined.
Ownership of the cars is verified
by checking the tag number with
vehicle registration numbers in
Montgomery.
"If the information received
from Montgomery does not match
the information given by a student,
a letter is sent to the student asking
for an explanation," Overstreet
said.
This is the first time Campus
Security has taken a survey check­ing
student car registrations by tag
numbers.
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When we honor Dr. Smith we see
all the lives he has touched."
"Fewer farmers are
more people than ever'
Guests at the center last Thurs­day
took bus tours of the five major
research areas that have been
relocated to the E.V. Smith Center;
Field crops, fruit, vegetable, and
nut crops, dairying, beef cattle
breeding and beef cattle nutrition.
Each of the units has a head­quarters
and service center
equipped to support field research.
In addition to major research
areas, other departments, such as
agricultural engineering and
entomology will work at the new
center for specific projects.
At the center, Smith expressed
his and his family's gratitude for
the honor, and said he was glad the
dedication included the farmers of
Alabama.
"My wife told
emotional today,"
me not to
said Smith.
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But emotion was present last
Thursday afternoon when Philpott,
in expressing his appreciation of
Smith, said, "E.V. Smith has
affected eternity."
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Popular professor retires
after 31 years at Auburn
By Wanda Kenton
Assistant Features Editor
At age 70, Dr. Eugene Current-
Garcia is still going strong. A
Hargis professor, the attractive
grey-haired scholar has been
teaching for 31 years in the English
Department at Auburn.
Much to the dismay of devoted
friends, students and colleagues,
the popular professor must retire
at the close of the quarter, due to
age stipulations enforced by state
law concerning retirement.
"It breaks my heart to see him
go," said Dr. Barbara Mowat, a
fellow faculty member and as­sociate
editor of the Southern
Humanities Review. "He is at the
peak of editing and teaching
powers, and it seems to me a
shame to see him retire."
While Dr Current-Garcia may or
may not agree, he humbly com­plied
with state regulations and is
in the process of gathering his
belongings and preparing for his
approaching departure.
In 1947, Current-Garcia accepted
a position on the faculty. At that
time, the academic situation was
"in shambles," since the post-war
conditions had taken its toll upon
the University.
"I recall the housing situation
especially—it was terrible," the
soft-spoken scholar said. "We lived
in something that resembled
quonset huts near the Hill dorms
for 18 months before we could get
our house built."
While living conditions of this
sort could have proved depressing,
Current-Garcia, his wife, and their
two young children made the best
of the somewhat crude conditions.
An optimist, the newcomer said
he and his family ' 'had a lot of fun''
during their months there. While
entertainment was confined strict­ly
to local get-togethers, movies,
and square dances, the family
endured the hard times by sticking
together.
Eventually, things improved,
and the enthusiastic young profes­sor
finally felt at home in Auburn.
He had already begun to establish
a respectable reputation for him­self
as an educator and as the
years progressed, he helped add
prestige to the English Department
as well.
For example, in 1953, he was
awarded a Ford fellowship to
Princeton University.
In 1956, he traveled to Greece as
a Fulbright Scholar where he
taught American literature at the
University of Salonika for a few
years before returning to the
Plains.
During the 1950s, the depart­ment's
graduate school was estab­lished.
The dedicated professor
was there from the beginning to
help lay down stable foundations.
In 1966, he and three other
colleagues established the
"Southern Humanities Review," a
scholarly publication devoted to
both serious and creative writings
in that field. Currently, the contri­buting
founder serves as editor.
Perhaps the most prestigious
honor came in 1974 when Current-
Garcia was dubbed "Phi Kappa
Phi Scholar." The award is given
. annually to one outstanding
scholar in the nation. He was the
first recipient of the honor and
received $1,000, a plaque and
hearty congratulations from
friends scattered across the nation.
According to Dr. Bert Hitchcock,
former student and present de­partment
head of English, Current-
Garcia took his prize money and
initiated a scholarship fund in this
area for students in the humani­ties.
y
"Dr. Current-Garcia has contri­buted
greatly to this department
over the years," Hitchcock said.
"He was and is an excellent
teacher, and his knowledge of the
field is great."
"His interest in individuals is
very clear also and he has helped to
set the tone for the English Depart­ment."
According to Hitchcock, the de­partment
as a whole is very
appreciative of Current-Garcia's
contributions. Dr. Mowat, who
works closely with him, said there
were five major areas in which he
has donated time, energy and
efforts.
"As for as undergraduate edu­cation,
he has been and is an
outstanding teacher and good
friend to English majors."
"Graduate students have found
him to be an outstanding advisor
and director for projects. He gives
tirelessly of his time and help. He
expects excellence, but at the same
time is gentle and courteous," she
added.
"Dr. Current-Garcia is himself a
noted scholar and writer—that
helps to heighten the respectability
of the English Department."
In addition, Mowat said his gene­ral
impact on colleagues remains a
steadying influence.
"Young colleagues can always
talk to him and he gives sound
advice," she said.
Last, but certainly not least, she
emphasized his significant contri­bution
to the Southern Humanities
Review.
When Current-Garcia officially
retires, Mowat and Dr. David
Jeffries will assume editorship
responsibilities of the publication.
"Dr. Current-Garcia has done
much for this department and this
publication," Jeffries noted. "I
admire him greatly, and I don't say
that about just anyone."
"We all hate to see him retire,
but we hope he'll have time then to
do things he wants to do," said
Jeffries.
Hitchcock says professors like
Current-Garcia are "irreplace­able."
"I was figuring out winter
quarter teaching schedules, and
for the first time in over 30 years.
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Hitchcock wistfully.
"We hope he'll be spending a lot
of free time here because he's such
an Inspiration to us all."
While future plans have not been
finalized, the transition from
teaching to retirement will un-doubtably
be a trying time for a
man who has dedicated so many
years to his profession.
"What will I do? Hmmm...
maybe I'll catch up with some
writing projects I began a while
back...maybe I'll do some more
traveling..."
If the past is indicative of the
future, whatever Current-Garcia
decides to do, he'll do it well.
As Mowat so aptly put it, "I hope
his retirement will be a new
beginning for him—a chance to do
those things he's been unable to do
before because of his many respon­sibilities."
Although the office he's occupied
for over a quarter of a century will
'soon be passed on to a younger
colleague, his presence will con­tinue
to linger. His numerous con­tributions,
coupled with his friend­ly,
gentle disposition, will always
be remembered by those who love
him well.
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Chanelo's Pizza and the Subway
Restaurant, closed for about two
weeks, have reopened under the
management of Jerry Chanello.
Chanello, director of Chanelo's
Restaurants Inc., a Huntsville,
Tex.-based chain, said two weeks
ago that the restaurants were
closed because of financial dif­ficulties.
Chanello said he once owned both
restaurants, but sold them about
two years ago. However, he retain­ed
ownership of both buildings.
Jerry Herman, who operated
both restaurants before the shut­down,
could not be reached for
comment.
Local banker Mike Otwell of
Auburn Bank and Trust, said Tues­day
that his bank was "helping
Herman close the stores," stressed
that neither Chanelo's or the Sub­way
was bankrupt or facing fore­closure
proceedings.
Interviews for prospective
employees at the two restaurants
will reportedly be conducted in
coming weeks.
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Campus Calendar
DELTA DELTA DELTA-The
Phi Theta chapter of Delta
Delta Delta social sorority is spon­soring
its annual gas raffle in the
month of November. The winner of
the raffle will receive 100 gallons of
gas. All proceeds from the project
will go the Children's Hospital
Cancer Research. The drawing will
be held Sunday. Tickets are 50
cents and are available from all
Delta Delta Delta members. For
further information call Dorm G,
826-4250, or contact any Tri-Delt.
SAPHA-APA-All
pharmacy and pre-pharmacy
students are invited to the Nov. 27
meeting, 7 p.m., in the Pharmacy
auditorium. Jack Hood will speak
on "The role of Clinicians in
Pharmacy Practice." Glomerata
pictures will also be taken.
INSTITUTE OF TRANSPOR­TATION
ENGINEERS-Prospective
members are en­couraged
to attend the ITE
meeting Tuesday at 12:15 p.m., in
Ramsey 202-A. Also everyone in­terested
in taking a field trip
tomorrow to the Montgomery
traffic dept. and sign and signal
shop should sign up by 1 p.m.,
today. The sign-up is located
outside Dr. Veceliio's office in
Ramsey 204.
DISC AND DIAMONDS
Donations will be taken Tuesday,
from 9 a.m. to 12p.m., on the Haley
Center concourse for the relay run
to Birmingham. Proceeds will be
given to Muscular Dystrophy. The .
run will be made to the Alabama-
Auburn game beginning Dead Day.
SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB-A
general meeting will be held
tonight at 7 p.m. in the Foy Union.
All interested persons are invited
to attend.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL-The
United States Volleyball As­sociation
, USVBA, will hold an
organizational meeting and light
practice Sunday from noon till 2
p.m., in the Student Activities
Building. Anyone Interested is In­vited
to attend.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
FOR WOMEN-A
meeting of NOW will be held at
7:30 p.m., in Foy Union 202, today.
All interested persons are invited
to attend.
PHI THETA KAPPA-All
Phi Theta Kappa members are
invited to a social meeting tonight
in the Eagle's Nest at 6:30 p.m.
Glomerata pictures will also be
taken at the meeting.
AGRONOMY CLUB-All
agronomy students are urged to
attend the bimonthly meeting of
the Agronomy Club Tuesday, at 7
p.m., in Funchess 247. Dr. Bert
Bach, agronomy and soils, will be
the guest speaker.
RACQUETBALL CLUB-There
will be a meeting for all club
members Sunday at 6 p.m., at the
J.W. "Jeff" Beard racquetball-handball
courts. All those interest­ed
in playing racquetball are wel­come
and encouraged to attend the
weekly meetings.
FENCING CLUB-The
Auburn University Fencing
Club is holding an intra-club match
Saturday at the Sports Arena (next
to Student Activities Building)
starting at 6 p.m. Everyone inter­ested
is invited to come by. Ad­mission
is free. For any informa­tion,
call 826-4423 and ask for John.
SWIMMING CLASSIFICATION
TEST-The
Physical Education Swimming
Classification Test will be given
today and tomorrow beginning at 4
p.m., in the Memorial Coliseum
pool. Any student who missed the
test when taking P.E. 101, and any
other undergraduate student who
will not be taking P.E. 101, should
report for the classification test.
FANTASY GAMERS-Anyone
interested in fantasy or
war games is invited to attend the
Friday meetings of the Fantasy
Gamers, at 6:30 p.m., in Foy Union
318.
PSI CHI, NATIONAL PSYCHO­LOGY
HONORARY-Psi
Chi invites all interested
persons to attend its biweekly
meeting Monday at 7 p.m., in the
Eagle's Nest. Dr. Hilda Hannay
will be the guest speaker, and
pictures for the Glomerata will be
taken.
PRE-VET ASSOCIATION-All
members are urged to attend
the last regular meeting of the
quarter Monday at 7 p.m., in the
Large Animal Clinic 144. Dr. Sam
Eidt from Huntsville will speak on
the clinical aspects of veterinary
medicine, and Glomerata pictrues
will be taken.
STUDY-PARTNER PROGRAM-The
Study-Partner Program offers
free study help in several subjects
each week from Sunday night
through Thursday night in four
campus locations. Call 826-4744, or
come by Mell Hall for a detailed
schedule.
BLOCK AND BRIDLE CLUB-Members
and interested persons
are invited to attend tonight's
meeting at 7 p.m. Glomerata
pictures will be taken at the B and
B Arena at the Horse Unit across
from the Large Animal Clinci, and
the regular meeting will follow in
the Animal Science Building 203.
Realtors have complex problems
By Chase Fell
Plainsman Staff Writer
"You might as well kiss your
deposit good-bye, because they
never give it back to you."
"You know the guys that rent
these places are making a mint!"
Such are typical comments made
by Auburn students concerning
apartments off campus.
With increased enrollments and
limited on-campus housing, more
and more students are faced with
taming the jungle of apartment
dwelling; unreturned deposits,
high rent, inadequate maintenance
of units and general unrest be­tween
lessor and lessee have all
been conditions plaguing some dis­satisfied
tenants.
Van Northcutt, who, along with
his father Dewey, manages North­cutt
Realty, said only 15 or 20 of his
tenants' deposits were not returned
in full last sping.
"We don't get much complain­ing,"
said Northcutt, who rents
apartments including Neill House,
Dexter Arms, Chalet, Auburn
Limited, Kingsport and War Eagle.
Most of the deposits, according to
Northcutt, are $50 per person in his
units, the better part of which goes
for cleaning the apartments when
tenants move out, if they don't
clean up themselves.
When asked how much it costs to
run an apartment complex, North­cutt
said that it depends on the age
of the unit; naturally an older
building is going to need more
maintenance.
Concerning high rent, Northcutt
said students don't think about
costs like garbage collection,
which for a complex like Neill
House, costs around $200 a month.
Henry Thornton, a short, sport-shirted
real estate agent, can
sometimes be found in his office
located in a transformed efficiency
apartment at the corner of Cox and
Magnolia streets. Thornton, with
the help of his wife, manages 171
apartments including Walker.
College View, Goodwin, L and H
and Woodville.
"Little Henry," as he is more
commonly known, also owns and
operates a laundromat and until
recently was proprietor of The
Hungry Tiger, a cafeteria-style
eatery across from Magnolia
dorm.
"We really miss it," said Mrs.
Thornton, referring to the closing
of the Tiger. She said they had too
much going and had to resign to
renting it out.
Thornton also requires a $50
deposit on his units, which he says
"makes the students think twice
before they go and mess something
up."
He said the majority of his
tenants get their despoits back.
When they don't, many times it is
because he has to hire someone to
clean the bathroom, stove, refrig­erator
and carpet when the oc­cupant
fails to do it himself.
When asked what would be the
cost per unit to build a complex
such as the recenUy completed
Goodwin Apartments on Wright
Street, Little Henry said it would
be anywhere in the neighborhood of
$11,500 to $13,000 per unit, including
the cost of land, furniture and
appliances.
"Nobody thinks about interest,"
said Thornton, explaining the
rising costs of rent for apartments.
"You're going to pay a lot more for
land that's near campus, too. And
the city gets a percent of all I take
in."
He said along with replacement
of broken or worn out items, there
are always the recurring costs of
pest control, garbage collection,
sewage, water and general main­tenance.
Thornton's apartments generally
come with a 12-month lease. He
said the reason for this is because
the banker looks at 12 monthly
payments, not just nine.
"We obligate ourselves for 20
years," said Thornton referring to
construction of a new complex.
"And more than likely, furniture
and carpet won't last 20 years." So
he is replacing items in apartments
even before he pays the initial note.
"If students would act more
responsibly, there wouldn't be as
much trouble," said Len Eason of
Evans Realty referring to unre­turned
deposits.
Evans leases apartments in Au­burn
including Chateau, LeMans,
Arcadia, Briarcliffe and Woodland
Terrace.
Eason said deposits on his apart­ments
go toward rent (if the tenant
fails to pay), damages (beyond
reasonable wear and tear) and
clean up after the lease has termi­nated.
"The deposit problem is more
pronounced with unmarried stu­dents,"
said Eason. "Graduates
and married couples are generally
responsible enough to leave an
apartment in good condition."
Eason said he can't rent an
apartment that hasn't been
cleaned up, and when the previous
tenant doesn't do it, someone has to
be paid to do the job.
"We have a big problem with
students not defrosting their re­frigerators,"
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tenants not getting their deposits
back. He said that spilled sugar,
flour, syrup and cleaning fluids
accumulate on shelves and under
sinks, and when the student doesn't
see fit to clean it himself, it costs
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When asked about the high rent
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that it costs for example, $1,000 to
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Wreck injures cyclist
Downtown
Ever so slowly, some sidewalks downtown are
shaping up, once more bringing students, shoppers
and passers-by right by shops and stores. New lamps
and planters, sprouting up along College Street, also
promise a fresh, new look to the "Loveliest Village."
By Julie Johnson
Plainsman Staff Writer
If there's going to be an accident,
then it might as well happen near
the Infirmary, learned Harry
Crews, 5TM, when his motorcycle
skidded in front of Noble Hall and
sent him flying onto the street at 45
miles per hour.
Crews suffered a broken collar­bone
in the accident.
It was 5:30 p.m. last Wednesday,
almost dark, and Crews was on his
way home. His friends were in a
car behind him, and "Well," said
Crews, "I was showing off."
Pride goeth before a fall, and
Crews repents of his actions.
"I'm mad at myself," he said. "I
have a bad habit of driving like a
maniac-but this is the first time I
have ever had an accident that was
mv own fault."
Luckily, emergency medical
technician, EMT, was nearby when
the accident occurred, and a nurse
Publish
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\
Simmons, the agriculture depart­ment
has always strived to select
teachers who were also qualified
researchers.
"However," he asked, "is it
more difficult to write or research
than to take a new unpolished
student and mold him into a
scholar with motivation to achieve
his potential, or to develop a
teaching program that will inspire
learning?"
Simmons thinks not. "To do
quality teaching requires tre­mendous
efforts as great as efforts
to write or publish," he asserted.
Assistant Dean E.O. Jones of the
engineering school commented
that "our primary purpose is to
teach.
"We are not a research insti­tute,"
he said, "and we must
remember that, although research
is important, our first responsibil­ity
is to be effective teachers for
our students."
Toward that end, the engineering
school established a program in
cooperation with the School of
Education last spring that involved
the faculty in classes and seminars
to study effective teaching meth­ods.
"The response to the program
was very positive and we intend to
do it again," said Jones.
"We are constantly involved in
programs to encourage good
teaching," said Jones. "We must
help our instructors improve be­cause
the ability to teach is not
always built in."
SGA President Jeff Stone felt
that most students are unaware of
their teacher's publishing records.
"Students are most concerned
with what goes on in the class­room,"
he said. "We respond to a
teacher not on the basis of what he
knows, but what he communicates
to us in class."
Loworn said, "Students are the
most important thing at Auburn.
"It may be worse at other schools,
but Auburn prides itself on caring
about its students more than the
average university."
Though Loworn received a great
deal of reaction to her original
editorial, she says no one has tried
to prove her wrong and that her
opinion has not changed.
"Of course, I have no proof of
what I said," she added. "There is
no way I could have access to the
records to support my case, but it
is my opinion and interestingly
enough, no one has given me
reason to think I was incorrect."
What is the solution? Simmons
suggests that "Auburn should
make an organized, concerted ef­fort
to develop teaching competen­cy
to the fullest through seminars
and recognition of quality teach­ing.
"The same recognition should be
given for classroom performance
as to research and publication as
reflected in promotion and ten­ure,"
he added.
Loworn goes even further to
suggest that "Auburn should admit
that it will never be the Harvard of
the South because we don't have
enough money and we're too large.
"We should decide that we are
really interested in providing the
best education possible with what
we have," she stated. "Our em­phasis
should be on good, effective.
teaching and research should as­sume
a secondary role.
"After all, we are here to teach."
Briefly...
Iranian demonstrations result in death
By Mike Parekh
Plainsman Staff Writer
This Monday it looked as if
the Shah of Iran had weathered
the threat to his reign caused by
weeks of demonstrations and
crippling strikes. Tehran was
calm under watch of heavily
armed troops, and most shops,
businesses and government
agencies were operating nor­mally.
Last Friday the scene was
different. Many shops and the
giant bazaar in Tehran were
closed, and there were demon­strations
in three maior cities.
By Sunday, the death toll
from the demonstrations in­cluded
some army personnel.
In Ahwaz, soldiers shot and
killed three persons when a
demonstration group refused to
disperse.
A powerful opposition figure
in Iran has blamed President
Jimmy Carter for "complicat­ing"
Iran's troubles by backing
the shah. Aytullah Khomaini, a
United Nations Council
threatens penalties
Moslem leader in exile In Paris,
said Carter should realize the
shah doesn't deserve his sup­port.
Meanwhile, the country's
37,000 employees in the oil
industry have been on strike
since Oct. 31, depriving the
government of $60 million a day
in oil revenues. Production
has dipped from six million
barrels a day to one and a half
million.
The Iranian government Sat­urday
ordered troops to work
the fields, and expected produc­tion
to increase three mil­lion
barrels a day in the next
few days. The order came after
negotiations with strikers
reached an impasse.
The strikers are demanding
political concessions, including
an end to martial law, release
to all political prisoners and a
return to civilian rule.
Sunday, the strikers defied a
back to work order by the
government, despite threats
that they may lose their jobs
and houses. Monday, foreign
workers joined the army to help
run the oil fields.
Workers in the telecommuni­cations
Industry also went on
strike. Americans and other
foreigners stayed on the job.
The United Nations Security
Council Monday adopted a reso­lution
threatening to impose
sanctions on South Africa,
unless it agrees to a UN-super­vised
pre-independence
election in South-West Africa,
Namibia, next spring. The
United States and four other
western countries abstained
from the voting and the votes in
favor of the resolution ran 10 to
nothing. The Asian-African
resolution also calls on South
Africa fo cancel an election
planned for the territory early
next month without U.N. super­vision.
Inflationary' bills
vetoed by Carter
President Jimmy Carter
vetoed three bills Saturday,
which he called inflationary.
The vetoed measures included
a bill that would revoke the
president's authority to expand
beef imports to keep domes­tic
prices down.
One measure would have for­bidden
him to lower tariffs on
imported textiles and another
would authorize $400 million
over two years for training
nurses.
Meanwhile, Carter announc­ed
a feed grain program.
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from the Infirmary was soon over.
They helped him Into an ambu­lance
and drove the short distance
to the Infirmary.
Crews credits a course in judo he
took for saving him from further
injuries. In the course, he learned
how to roll safely away from a fall.
Crews remained conscious
throughout his ordeal.
"My biggest fear was that I
would eo into shock "he said, co he
"psyched himself" to stay alert.
Crews was Impressed by tne
professional way the staff at the
Infirmary handled his emergency.
The nurses were "really nice," he
said, and the only complaint he
gave was of the gruffness of a
certain X-ray technician.
Crews was sent to Lee County
Hospital for further treatment by a
bone specialist. He has to wear a
harness for a week to keep pulling
his shoulders back.
A broken collarbone is a
nuisance in trying to do anything,
said Crews.
"Just getting out of bed is a
complicated effort," he said,
grimacing.. Two days after the
accident, he had his first shower,
and that, according to Crews was
"unreal."
The sympathy and attention he
gets, said Crews, in not worth the
classes he has missed. To compli­cate
class matters, Crews lost a
black folder with his notes and
papers during the accident. He has
offered a reward If anyone finds it.
Crews now plans to sell his
motorcycle.
"I promised my parents I'd sell it
if I ever had an accident," he said.
"Besides, my mother disowned me
when I bought it. Now maybe I'll
get back in her good graces."
Behind every cloud, there's a
silver lining.
Union
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merit plan,'' Williams said. He said
the University should use other
forms of discipline, such as loss of
sick days or other benefits for a
minimum time. "This would be
fair discipline for mistakes,"
Williams said.
Williams said the minimum
wage employees deserve furnish­ed
uniforms because many work in
"filthly conditions" that ruin their
clothes.
"People on minimum wage can't
afford to buy clothes and have
them tear up," Williams said.
Williams said the strike was
worthwhile and he would do it
again if faced by similar cir­cumstances.
"I don't know if the union's
relationship with the University is
any different," Williams said, "but
our people are closer together and
the < ommunication between us and
the administration is better."
"Our people don't believe in
unions," Williams said. "They be­lieve
they can change wrong when
they see it."
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The Auburn Plainsman
Section B
Thursday, November 16, 1978
Bulldogs, War Eagles battle in big SEC contest
Tigers may
have chance
for Sugar
By Barry Webne
Assistant Sports Editor
Cheers will rise from Auburn's
Jordan-Hare Stadium Satruday as
the Auburn Tigers battle the
Georgia Bulldogs for what may
prove to be a step in Auburn's long
awaited dreams of reaching for the
conference title.
Nationally ranked Georgia, who
has a win-loss record of 8-1 will
come to Auburn as a favorite.
South Carolina was the only team
to defeat the Bulldongs early in the
season by a score of 10-27. Georgia
is 5-0 in SEC play.
Georgia has hopes of finishing
the season with bowl bid, and why
not? The Bulldogs are stacked
offensively with quarterback Jeff
Pyburn. Pyburn, a 205 pound 6-
foot-1 senior, is at the helm for the
Georgia squad.
Pyburn has attempted 102 passes
this season for a total of 57
completions for six touchdowns.
Pyburn has thrown only two inter­ceptions
for the Bulldogs and has
compiled a total of 687 yards in the
air.
Georgia's receiving team shows
freshman Lindsay Scott leading
the team with 24 snags for a total of
364 yards and two touchdowns.
Scott had a 99 yard kickoff return
against LSU in the fifth game of the
season.
Scott, who plays in the split end
position, set a new Georgia record
on the charge. He is 6-foot-2 and
weighs 185 pounds, and is from
Jesup, Ga.
Tight end Ulysses Norris follows
Scott in the reception department.
Norris has caught 10 passes for 112
yards and he has also scored two
touchdowns. Against Kentucky
Norris had his longest catch of 18
yards.
Flanker Anthony Arnold has held
on to eight passes for a total of 172
yards. Arnold, a 165 pound 6-foot-0
sophomore caught his longest pass
against Virginia Military, it was
one of 51 yards.
Georgia .has many rushing assets
this season as shown by the teams
In this
corner
By Chuck Anschutz
Sports Editor
Don't write Auburn off too soon.
I'm talking Sugar Bowl when I say
that.
I'm not saying that the Tiger's
chances of making the trip to New
Orleans are good, but let's make it
clear that the chance is there. And
it may not be as big a long shot as
one may think.
Just to check the record, Auburn
needs to win the next two ball
games to do it. Alabama, Georgia
and Auburn would then each have
5-1 SEC records and, because the
Tigers would have won both
games, they would go to the Sugar
Bowl.
It's true. A week ago I wouldn't
have said Auburn had a chance in
the world to win both of their
remaining games, but a closer look
at the statistics and a more recent
look at the Tigers opened my eyes.
Auburn and Georgia are similar
in the stat department in a number
of areas. The Tigers rank third in
the SEC in rushing with 247.9 yards
per game. The Bulldogs are fourth
with a 234.9 yard average. Both can
run the ball well.
Georgia ranks ninth in the con­ference
in passing with a 106.4 yard
average. Auburn is tenth (85.9).
Neither can pass the football with
much effectivness.
But Georgia ranks seventh in the
league in defending the pass while
Auburn ranks eighth (141.2-172.7).
Then again Auburn is first on the
list in defending the run with a 135.4
yards against average while
Georgia is down in the sixth spot,
(168.8).
Put those stats together and
Auburn ranks third in total defense
with Georgia fourth while Georgia
ranks fifth in total offense while
Auburn ranks sixth.
With that