1980-05-08 The Auburn Plainsman

              THE AUBURN
PLAINSMAN Volume 86 Number 23 'Thursday, May 8,1980 Auburn, Ala. 86849 24 pages
Funderburk hopeful
of $62 million funding
Michelangelo might not think so, but to the
budding Salvador Dali's working here, the painted
body of Raine Bedsole is no doubt a masterpiece.
Bedsole, a sophomore in Visual Arts from Mobile,
was one of many who lent their bodies to the annual
Paint-a-Bod contest Tuesday in Samford Park. The
event was just one of several during Fine Arts
Week, which will conclude Saturday with the Beaux
Arts Ball.
By Dave White
Editorials Editor
Chances are good that Auburn
University will receive a state
appropriation of about $62 million
before the legislative session ends
May 19, said President Hanly
Funderburk Tuesday.
"The Ways and Means Commit­tee
bill is talked about most,'' said
Funderburk. If the "four
segments of that budget stay at
the same level, I'll feel comforta­ble
with that."
House Bill 532, similar to a
Senate version also being consi­dered
would increase Auburn's
appropriations for the main
campus, Agricultural Experi­ment
Station and Cooperative
Extension Service by 11.4 per­cent,
from $56.4 million for 1979-80
to $61,672,000.
AUM's appropriation would in­crease
12.1 percent, from $5.97
million to $6.7 million.
Funderburk feels the chances
are better than "50-50" that such
appropriations would be ap­proved
by the Legislature. If an
education appropriations bill is
not passed by May 19, a special
session will follow and new bills
would be proposed.
Chances are better now for
passage of Auburn's budget in­creases
partly because income to
the Special Education Trust Fund
increased 13.3 percent in April,
noted Funderburk.
Funderburk is not content with
the 11.4 percent increase pro­posed
for this year, however.
Saying it was too late to work to
Change this year's allocation
much, Funderburk emphasized
his administration would do
"whatever it takes" to get
Auburn's "prorata" share, its
proportion of the education
budget.
All Auburn University needs is
"our prorate share, and we'll do
the best job of management in the
state," said Funderburk. "I feel
we'll keep our people, if we get
that."
Auburn's "prorata share" pre­sumably
would resemble the 37
percent appropriation increase
recommended by the Alabama
Commission on Higher Educa­tion,
which said Auburn needs $76
million this year, close to
Auburn's request for $77.3
million.
Next year, Funderburk said he
intends to use the Cooperative
Extension Service "to convince
legislators of our need," noting
that the five to 20 extension
agents in each of Alabama's 67
counties could do a lot of convinc-int.
The extension service is "a
great resource this University
has," said Funderburk, and could
be "used to get the message
across that we're not funded as
we should be." •
Between now and then, Funder­burk
said his administration will
start "internal shifts" of "money,
people and responsibilities." -
He said schools producing more
credit hours would get more and
that "we'd look to take resources
away" from schools producing
fewer credit hours. He also noted
that credit hours produced would
not solely determine school
appropriations.
"Funderburk is not going to
emphasize any school," he said.
"Funderburk is going to empha­size
efficiency."
These "internal shifts will pose
tough management problems,"
said Funderburk. The admini­stration
that will address these
problems, he said, will be a
"smaller amount of people re­flecting
the four line items in
Auburn's budget:" the main
campus, agricultural experiment
station, cooperative extension
and AUM.
See FUNDERBURK page A-3
President appoints
streamlined staff
In an apparent effort to stream­line
the administration organiza­tion,
Auburn President Hanley
Funderburk has appointed an
Interim University Executive
Council of eight administrators,
each representing a major area of
the University.
"As indicated earlier, I have
reduced the number of indivi­duals
reporting to the president
and believe that it will produce
faster decisions and enable the
University to run more efficien­tly,"
Funderburk said.
"This alignment reflects the
major functions of the University
which are the instructional
program, research, extension and
public service and Auburn Uni­versity
at Montgomery,"he said.
Funderburk has said he has set
no time limit on appointment of
a permanent administration, but
the interim staff will probably
remain intact until the end of
the current budget cycle in
September.
The University Executive
Council in the interim period will
include Funderburk; Oene
Bramlett, vice president for Ex­tension
and Public Service;
Chester Carroll, vice president
for Research; Taylor Littleton,
vice president for Academic
Affairs; Harold Grant, special
assistant to the president; Dennis
Rouse, dean of the School of
Agriculture and director of the
Agricultural Experiement
Station; Michael Sprott, director
of the Cooperative Extension
Service; James Williams, vice
chancellor for Academic Affairs
See INTERIM page A-2
Inside
Coed attacked, cut by two masked men
A first year pharmacy coed
was attacked and cut by two men
wearing masks as she was
leaving campus to go home early
Sunday night.
According to Campus Security
reports, she left the pharmacy
Building where she had been
studying. She walked out the
south doors on the side next to
Miller Hall. She was grabbed by
the men when she reached the
sidewalk on Thach Avenue and
was forced across the street into
the parking lot behind Petrie
Hall.
She was then taken up the
west-side stairs into the adjacent
parking * lot where she was
attacked and cut with an "instru­ment,"
police said. "She was not
raped."
During the assault estimated to
be between 8:10 and 8:15 p.m. a
truck drove into the Petrie Hall
parking lot, scaring the assailants
away.
A professor in Petrie Hall heard
someone "pounding on the out-,
side door and screaming" just a
few minutes after he arrived to do
some work. When he opened the
door he found a bleeding, hysteri­cal
girl.
' 'She could barely walk and was
complaining of leg pains," he
said. "She was really In bad pain.
Her legs and at least one arm
were cut.
"As far as I could tell from
what the ambulance guys said,
the cuts weren't real deep." But
the professor said some of the
cuts were four inches long.
He tried to calm her and called
Campus Police.
"They were really wonderful,"
he said. "It seemed like they were
there in 3 minutes and the ambu­lance
wasn't much later.' *
The coed "said the guys had
followed her to the door," he said.
"But then, she might have been
delirious. I was just glad I was
there and maybe scared them off
when I drove up."
Campus Security received the
professor's call at 8:29 p.m.
University ambulance trans­ported
her to Lee County Hospital
where she was treated and re­leased.
The professor said he was
"really upset" after the incident.
"I couldn't get any work done
after that. I know what she must
be going through right now."
The coed's mother arrived that
See ATTACK page A-2
Twenty maximum security
prisoners have been moved to the
Auburn City
overcrowding
See page A-6.
Jail because of
in state facilities.
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Legislators: Iranians not welcome...
Glom distribution
to beain next week
The 1980 Glomerata will be
distributed May 14,15 and 16 from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the
Glomerata Office below the War
Eagle Cafeteria.
Students who have attended
Auburn University for the past
three quarters will receive the
Glomerata free of charge. Stu­dents
who have been here for two
recent quarters will be charged
$1.50, and students who have been
here for one quarter recently will
be charged $3. Student ID cards
need to be presented.
Plastic covers to protect the
yearbook will be sold by Circle K
members. Names can be stamped
In gold on the covers by Alpha Phi
Omega members for an extra
charge.
A limited number of 1977 and
1979 Glomeratas will also be on
sale for $1.
Faculty members and Univer­sity
department r. embers may
purchase the 1980 ilomerata on
May 19 for $5.50 at the Office of
Student Affairs in 304 Martin
Hall. If extra copies are availa­ble,
they may be purchased by the
public for $5.50.
By Scott Thurston
Managing Editor
Iranian students are "no longer
welcome in any publicly-supported
institution of higher
learning in this state," according
to a resolution passed last week
by the Alabama Legislature, but
the measure will probably have
little effect on some 30 Iranians
attending Auburn.
Tne resolution asserts that
"hundreds of Iranian nationals
are enrolled in Alabama's junior
colleges and universities at great
public expense," and calls on
Iranian students to leave the state
at the end of the current term.
The resolution, sponosored by
Rep. Tommy Sandusky of Mobile,
passed by a 61-5 vote in the House
April 29 and was endorsed last
Thursday by a voice vote in the
Senate.
In arguing for his resolution,
Sandusky said, "My resolution
deosn't' ask that they go back to
Iran, just that they get the hell out
of Alabama."
According to Sen. Ted Little of
Auburn, the resolution was
"merely an expression of
resolve" and contains no enforc­ing
clause.
"Showing resolve is greatly
different from enactment," said
Little. "I do not think it would be
appropriate for the Alabama Le­gislature
to enact legislation re­garding
the students without first
consulting the State Department.
"The only thing this resolution
will do is put peer pressure on
Iranian students. It has to give
them some question of whether or
not to go home since a governing
body has shown its displeasure."
Little said the spirit of the
resolution was one of "frustra­tion
with the country of Iran"
rather than hostility toward
Iranian students.
"I don't believe the typical
legislator is hostile to Iranian
students," said Little, "but
Iranian students have the oppor­tunity
to show they are frustrated
by the events in their own
country, and we have had no
indication of this. The feeling is
that if they are partaking of the
fruits of American education they
should show some support for
America."
University officials say the re­solution
will have no effect on
Auburn's admissions policies.
However, Harold Grant, who
this week took over coordination
of Student Services as part of
President Funderburk's interim
administration, said Auburn will
comply with recently enacted
See RESOLUTION page A-8
...students will go if forced
By Scott Thurston
Managing Editor
At least two of Auburn's 30 Iranian students say
they won't heed the Alabama Legislature's call to
leave the state at the end of the current term, but
added they would go willingly if forced by law.
Both Iranian students said they weren't sure
what other Iranian students might do , but they
don't expect any to leave as a result of the recently
passed resolution which states In part, "Iranian
students are no longer welcome in Alabama's
colleges and universities."
"If the resolutions are only expressions of
opinion, I wouldn't really care about it. When it
gets to laws and regulations, then I'll care," said
one.
"If they want to kick us out, it's fine with me,"
said another adding, "This is their country, so if
they want to make us leave, there's nothing I can
say about it."
He added, however, in his opinion any law
requiring Iranian students to leave would be
"against the laws and constitution of ydur
country.
"They can't tell students who've spent a good
amount of time and money that they must leave."
Both Iranian students feel their deportation
would not help free the 63 American hostages in
Iran. "The Iranian government doesn't care about
Iranian students over here," he said.
See IRANIANS page A-8
The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, May 8, i98o A-2
Weald This Week Education budget still on hold
International
BRITISH STORM EMBASSY
A British commando team stormed the Iranian Embassy in London
Tuesday, freeing 19 hostages,killing three Iranian-Arab gunmen and
capturing two others. The attack ended a six-day standoff between the
terrorists and British authorities. The raid was ordered by Home
Secretary William Whitelaw after the terrorists murdered two Iranian
hostages and threatened to kill another every half-hour.
BODIES TO BE RETURNED
The bodies of eight American servicemen killed in the attempt to
rescue the U.S. hostages in Iran reached Zurich, Switerzerland
Tuesday. They were escorted by Archbishop Hilarion Capucci who
delivered them to the International Red Cross at the airport in Zurich.
The U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland said the bodies were to be
flown to Dover Air Force base in Delaware as soon as possible.
National
CARTER, REAGAN WIN BIG
Even with increasing rates of inflation and problems abroad,
President Carter continues to rack up impressive primary victories.
He beat Sen. Ted Kennedy decisively in Tenneessee, North Carolina,
and Indiana Tuesday, losing only in the district of Columbia. On the
Republican side, Ronald Reagan was doing equally as well. He also
swept, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Indiana, but did not enter the
D.C. primary, which George Bush took. The big victories by the two
sets up a potentially fierce battle for the southern vote in the general
election.
By John Mangels
Assistant News Editor
With only two days left in the
current legislative session, the
fate of Alabama's billion dollar
education budget remains
unsettled. The House is expected
to return today to consider a
version already on the House
floor.
The House Ways and Means
Committee Tuesday rejected both
the $1,374 billion Senate version of
the budget and Gov. Fob James'
reworked proposal.
James' version would have
placed $20 million on a conditional
status, alloying a budget to be
passed without a surplus of $20
million existing in the
Educational Trust Fund. Under
James' plan, $6.2 million of
Auburn University's budget
request of $77.3 million would
have been held in conditional
status.
Instead, the Ways and Means
Committee voted to put out for the
second time the $1,369 billion
Version of the budget favored by
the House leadership.
The House and Senate versions
of the education budget differ by
approximately $5 million, but the
amount appropriated for Auburn
is the same in each. The
University is budgeted $61.6
million, a reduction of $15.7
million from the amount original­ly
requested.
Rep. Walter Owens of
Centerville, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee had
said earlier his committee would
revise the Senate's version of the
bill to bring it closer to House
requirements.
Instead, the committee adopted
a bill almost identical to one
defeated by the House in mid-
April. That measure, also
supported by House leadership,
failed to get a four-fifths majority
vote necessary for passage.
The return by the ways and
Means Committee to the House
leadership education budget
rather than a revised Senate
version almost insures the need of
a conference committee to work
out differences between the two
chambers on next year's educat
tion appropriation.
After tomorrow's meeting, the
legislature will re-convene on
May 19 for the final legislative
day of the regular session. A
spokesman for Owens said it
"does not appear likely" that a
special session will be necessary
for the passage of an education
budget. "At this time, chances
are good that some form of the
budget will be approved before
the end of the regular legislative
session," the spokesman said.
Architects present
Student Act design
State
SAVAGE FOUND GUILTY
Dr. Ralph M. Savage, president of Chattahoochee Valley
Community College, was found guilty Tuesday by the state Board of
Education on suspension without pay as well as another six months of
probation. Charges were leveled by Dr. Wayne Teague, state
superintendent of education, in an attempt to have Savage dismissed.
Savage testified on his own behalf at the hearing and denied any willful
wrongdoing. The board found him guilty of falsifying travel vouchers
and altering the college enrollment records.
By Lonnie Adamson
Plainsman Staffwrlter
Architect designs for a pro­posed
new student activities
building will soon come under
consideration by the Building
Committee of the board of
trustees, said Rhett Riley, Uni­versity
business manager.
The proposals are part of a
search for an architect to draw up
plans for the new building. The
search for an architect was ap­proved
by the board at the end of
Winter quarter.
Riley said his office recently
received 30 proposals and bids
from architects describing plans
for the building. He also said he
talked to the committee's chair­man,
U.S. Rep. Bill Nichols, on
Tuesday and was expecting to get
the 30 proposals in the mail to
Nichols within the next few days.
Interim
From page A-1
and Acting Chancellor of AUM,
and adviser to the president.
As financial adviser to the
president, Jacobs will coordinate
business and personnel matters
for all units of Auburn University.
Grant will also be responsible
for coordinating the offices of the
Dean of Student Affairs Dean of
Student Services and Dean of
Student Life.
The university Physical Plant
and the Campus Planner and
Attack
From page A-1
Arciuleci have been added to the
responsibilities of the Business
Office.
The offices of Alumni and Deve­lopment,
Institutional Analysis,
University Relations and
Athletics will continue to report to
the president and be represented
by him on the Executive Council.
Although he said he hadn't
analyzed detailed cost figures of
the proposals, Riley said each of
the proposals was required to
stay within the $6.17 million es­timated
cost of construction.
Former SGA President Ron
Taylor said the special committee
appointed by Dr. Harry Philpott
to study the possibility of a new
student activities building de­veloped
the construction cost es­timate.
He said the committee
drew up the estimate, including
consideration for inflation over a
period of time.
He added that it has taken
longer to begin planning on the
building than the committee an­ticipated
and the cost because of
inflation would be greater now.
Funding of the building is ex­pected
to come from a tuition
increase which was requested by
student referendum Fall quarter.
The referendum called for an
increase of no greater than $8.50
per quarter for construction of the
building.
Approval of the tuition increase
and its application to the building
has to come from the Iboard of
trustees. Taylor said a tuition
increase of $30 per quarter, $8.50
of which would go to the building
has been discussed, but he said
the board is skeptical of a tuition
increase "because of the political
implications."
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Both men were described as
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One was approximately 5-feet-8.
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AS Thursday, May 8,1980 The Auburn Plainsman
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7- ^ 3 Taxpayers will suffer
City rushes $2 million loan
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The new monument situated in front of Toomer's Corner signifies
more than a concrete block. It marks the end of the downtown renewal
project designed to beautify the,city.
By Tim Hunt
Assistant News Editor
A move by the Auburn City
Council in mid-April to borrow $2
million in general obligation
warrants instead of waiting until
later in the year will end up
costing taxpayers at least $33,668
in additional interest, according
to a statement issued yesterday
by Mayor Don Hayhurst.
On March 4, Hayhurst cau­tioned
the City Council it was the
worst possible time to borrow
money and stated "it is quite
likely interest rates will peak in
the next two months or sooner and
begin to slide.
"I urged the City Council to
wait long enough to permit finan­cial
experts to present competi­tive
proposals on borrowing the $2
million,'' Hayhurst said.
Before a meeting could be held
by >the budget committee to
consider the advice, Councilman
Morgan and Kennamer moved
under "other business" at a
subsequent meeting of council to
remove the $2 million warrant
issue from the table and place it
before council for consideration.
In a 5-4 vote the go-ahead was
given to borrow the $2 million. In
approval of the issue were
Councilmen Kennamer, Morgan,
Hale, Fortenberry and
Lipscomb. Those opposing the
issue were Councilmen Jackson,
Brooks, Allen and Warren.
When Hayhurst first cautioned
the City Council on March 4 the
prime rate of Interest was at 17%
percent. In early April the prime
rate hit 20 percent.
"It was at almost this precise
time the City Council rushed into
$2 million indebtedness for our
citizens—against the near
unanimous advice by everyone
around who was knowledgeable,"
Hayhurst said.
According to Hayhurst it was
clear that the recession had
arrived and the prime rate had
already fallen to 18% percent on
April 29. This is a drop of 1%
percent in about 3 weeks.
"I cannot know the reason for
the City Council's urgency on
April IS, but it appears certain
that if they could have waited just
thirty days it could have saved at
least 1 percent on $2 million,"
Hayhurst said.
"That would represent, for the
eighteen month period of the loan,
a $33,668 savings for our citizens."
Of the $2 million, $650,000 will
go toward servicing of past debts.
The remainder was borrowed to
fund potential projects for the
city. Auburn currently has the
remainder invested in Certifi­cates
of Deposit.
"The director of finance rushed
checks to my office just yesterday
so they could be deposited before
noon because the interest rates
were dropping so quickly,"
Hayhurst said.
The Mayor stated yesterday he
is happy a city election is close at
hand. "Those public officials who
are unable to exercise simple
patience and frugality with the
taxpayers money should be held
accountable to the voters of
Auburn," Hayhurst said.
Legislature OK's table wines
for wet county grocery sales
By Brian Broome
Plainsman Staffwriter
The Alabama State Legislature
passed a bill Tuesday night that
will allow for table wines (those
wines with less than 14 percent
alcoholic content) to be sold in
grocery stores and supermarkets
in Alabama's wet counties.
Rep. Thomas Sandusky of
Mobile sponsored the bill which
passed from the House to the
Senate. The Senate added an
amendment that altered the
taxing procedures on the wine.
The amendment, sponsored by
Sen. Bishop Barron of
Montgomery, calls for a tax of 35
percent to be added to the whole­sale
cost of each bottle instead of
the previous charge of $1.78 per
gallon.
The amendment states that 30
percent of the tax money will go
into the state general fund and the
remaining 5 percent to the city or
county in which the wine is sold.
Auburn residents will not be
able to buy their favorite wines in
those stores wishing to partici­pate.
Funderburk
From page A-1
On other matters, Funderburk
noted a "lot of interest" in a
Student Activities Building, add­ing
that 35 to 40 architects have
"indicated an interest" in the
building.
Funderburk said he felt the
board of trustees might choose an
architect at its June 2 meeting,
and that "six to nine months"
after that, bids for constructing
the building may be entertained.
"I don't think there's any ques­tion
of the need" for the building,
he said.
Funderburk also said the build­ings
constructed from the
planned capital fund drive de­pends
mainly on the contributors,
noting that.fiis administration's
list of building priorities probably
wouldn't be followed by rich
supporters contributing to build­ings
they want built.
Alumni Association Director
Buck Bradberry said 250 wealthy i
alumni and "friends of Auburn"
are now being contacted in the
preliminary stages of the fund
drive.
Some area grocers like the idea
and are in favor of the passage. "I
think it's fantastic," said Ronnie
Bonner, assistant manager of
Kroger Supermarket in Auburn.
Bonner says this would
definitely increase their sales
even though the price of wine in
the supermarkets is a little higher
than in liquor stores. The conven­ience
of having it available in the
stores, plus considering the price
of gas today, would make up for
the price difference, he said.
Gene Bryant, manager of the
Auburn A&P wasn't sure whether
being able to sell wine in his store
would help his business any. "I
think it will help. I get a lot of
students and we try to sell what
they want," he said.
Ted Worthington, manager of1
the ABC Liquor Store in Glendean
Shopping Center, said he thinks
that the availability of wine in the
supermarkets won't hurt their
business "because it would be.
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Thursday, May 8, 1980 A-4
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Our new fundraiser
"Funderburk isn't going to emphasize
any one school," said Auburn's new
president. "Funderburk is going to empha­size
efficiency."
President Hanly Funderburk indicated
Tuesday that some very difficult "internal
shifts" of money, personnel and responsi­bilities
will be made this year, rewarding
"efficiency" in schools increasing their
credit hour production and penalizing
others that aren't.
He also announced his intentions to
pressure the state legislature at grass roots
levels, using cooperative extension agents
and others to convince the state money-givers
that Auburn University is hurting for
funds.
Funderburk wasn't kidding when he said
"we will do everything we have to" to get
the funds Auburn needs. The professors
and administrators attending his talk at
lunch Tuesday seemed to know he also
wasn't kidding about "belt tightening"
this year, and making tough cuts in some
schools' appropriations to give to more
' 'productive'' schools on campus.
Funderburk said he would do the "best
job of management in the state" with the
money Auburn needs to operate effectively,
and his straight-forward talk Tuesday
indicated he means what he says.
Funderburk seems to have the resolve
needed to make sometimes unpopular
budget decisions, and the intention to run
an efficient, business-like university.
The new president may just be one of the
state's best money managers.
Auburn University will benefit accord­ingly.
Iranians 'unwelcome'
Frustration.
That's what many state legislators, along
with many students, feel about the current
Iranian situation—frustration, anger and
sorrow.
Frustration, however, doesn't create
many constructive ideas, or in the Legis­lature's
case, constructive resolutions.
The Alabama House and Senate recently
passed a resolution stating Iranian students
arc "no longer welcome in any publicly
supported institution of higher learning in
the state."
Alabamians do help pay for Iranians'
education, and that riles some legislators.
But Alabamians also subsidize the educa­tions
of hundreds of other foreign guests,
without considering the politics of their
home countries.
The resolution allows lawmakers to blow
off some steam, but does little else. The
resolution can't make anyone leave—it's
not law—and if legislators did order
Iranians out of the state, the action would
be illegal.
One of the great constitutional safe­guards
for all people, including foreign
guests,- is due process of law. Arbitrarily
ordering a group of law-abiding people out
of schools they are enrolled in simply
violates the letter and spirit of Constitu­tional
law.
We are not at war with Iran or Iranians. If
some Iranian students express support for
their country and ayatollah, the free speech
provisions of the First Amendment protect
them too. And a university is no place to
stifle the interchange of ideas.
The Iranians in Alabama had nothing to
do with the U.S. embassy takeover last
November. They aren't responsible for
Khomeini either.
Iranians do seem to be responsible
students, however. Frustrated or not, the
legislature should treat them accordingly.
Renovating Mag
A 5-minute tour of the Magnolia
Dormitory Complex would make it evident
to almost anyone why there is so much
anticipation surrounding possible renova­tions.
Noise, safety, health and environmental
problems plague Magnolia and Bullard
Halls, and the situation is not getting
better.
According to Al Ulman, SGA director of
on-campus men's housing, however, help
may be on the way.
The complex is now on the priority list of
the administration for funding ranging
from $2.7 to $3.1 million, and several plans
for renovations have already been drawn
up, Ulman said.
The committee may have one ace in the
hole. President Hanly Funderburk is a
former resident, and his special assistant,
Harold Grant, is a former director.
We hope they will not let their old home
deteriorate any further than it already has.
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I don't consider myself a brave man. But it
is true, I have heard friends tell how they
have stepped on slugs barefoot, feeling the
, slime oozing between their toes, and I did not
shudder. (At least not very noticeably).
I also sat through "The Exorcist" without
being even mildly terrified. I was a little
frightened, but you would have been too, if
you had seen the girl I went with, (even Max
Von Sydow wouldn't have gotten close to
her.)
I'm not just pointing out these heroic
incidents to idly boast, but to explain how
unusual it was that I was frightened when
coming face to face with one of college
students' greatest nemesis-the insurance
salesman.
It has long been my belief that college
insurance salesman have been sent by the
military in preparation of reinstating the
draft.
One day the military will draft all the
students who didn't buy policies and give
them high security clearance because they
know the students won't crack under intense
interrogation.
It is tough to survive the attack of a
trained insurance salesman. They have a
battle plan. Students normally do not.
First let's study the methods an insurance
salesman uses.
The attack begins with a telephone call.
"Hi, John Doe," the voice will say "A friend
of yours recommended you be contacted
about insurance. I hope you will be kind
enough to give me a few minutes of your time
and talk with me."
The salesman implies you can either suffer
through a few minutes of his spiel and be
civilized or live with the knowledge you are a
total jerk.
This first ploy is unusually effective. Most
Auburn students would rather buy plague-carrying
rats than appear rude. After an
appointment has been set up the salesman
will appear with a briefcase.
He'll come in and make polite small talk for
about 15 minutes. ("You don't look nearly as
ugly as your picture in the paper.")
He does this so the student will slowly
begin to realize unless he agrees to buy
immediately, this isn't going to be a few
minutes of his time, but a southern filibuster.
After slipping into the conversation that he
is only selling insurance because he wanted
to help his fellow man the most he could, and
the job of Pope was already filled, he pulls
out a Portfolio;
In the Portfolio is everything most people
would make home movies of, if they didn't
realize beforehand the films would bore
them, ("and here I am in my blue double-breasted
suit, still in the Kiwanis club.")
After the salesman feels he has worn you
down sufficiently, he starts into his spiel. The
salesman's main methods are fear, guilt,
ramrodding, filibuster and sometimes tears.
He starts with the fear as soon as you
insinuate you might not want insurance right
away.
"Sure, you think you'll live forever," he
says. "I had a relative just about your age
who thought the same way. She was hit by a
Mack truck. They put her on a life support
system and she lived six days.
"You don't have to buy a policy from me,
but I'll feel terrible if you don't because you
Rick
Harmon
might die tomorrow, and who'll take care of
your loved ones."
Some students, who are incredibly selfish,
like me, might try a feeble counter-attack and
point out they have few loved ones and the
ones they have are rich enough to take care
of themselves.
Now comes the guilt. "Just because you
would not be here without your parents," he
says "and because they clothed you, and fed
you and loved you is of course no reason you
should help them out with, say, $50,000 if you
die. But maybe you owe them a little."
The ramrodding is next. The salesman will
ask you a stupid one-sided question. "You
believe a person should try to be responsible
financially don't you?"
When you mutter agreement, he starts
asking your age, former medical record and
other statistics.
When he has the form filled out, he acts
li'ke he thinks you have already agreed to the
policy, and says it will just be $10 and your
policy will go into effect "as soon as we get
your physical."
Many students are too polite to tell the
salesman he was mistaken and to tear up the
policy he has already filled out. If the student
is stupid enough not to pay the $10, the
salesman goes into the filibuster.
The salesman at my house stayed more
than an hour and a half, giving me the
"where-did-I-go-wrong-I'm-so-sorry-you'll-die-without
-financial -responsibility-and -it's-all-
my-fault" speech.,
So much for the insurance salesman's
battle plan. I have attempted to equalize the
odds just a little by planning some strategies
for students.
The first is the "Please, let me buy a policy
plan."
Here the student begs the salesman to sell
him the maximum amount of life insurance
possible.
This is only effective, when the student
keeps secretly taking swallows of "Mellow
Yellow" and then coughing it up, when he
comes back into the room.
The second plan is "the scrooge. Bah
humbug" strategy.
When the insurance salesman is lecturing
you about giving a wad of money to a loved
one so they won't think you're a rat when
you're gone, you start mentioning that you
hate your mother and your father and all
your other relatives.
Gradually enlarge the circle of people you
hate to include the entire world population.
Check into the possibility of whether you can
insure someone else without their consent.
When he says you can't, tell him you hate
insurance salesman, too.
The third plan is the wonderfully gross
"Latent leper" tactic.
First, burn yourself to a crisp while trying
to get a tan. (We all know that's easy
enough.)
When the salesman comes in start peeling
off skin. Thank him for visiting you, when
even your friends won't.
As he gets to the part about insuring
disabilities, begin crying and peel off more
skin.
Try to let some of it fall in his portfolio.
When he starts asking about family
health, confess that both your parents and
your sisters died of leprosy.
When he starts to leave make sure you
shake hands with him a long time.
*The best method, of course, is the "obscene
phone call" approach. When the insurance
salesman calls you to make an appointment,
say you're not interested. If he persists, hang
up the phone.
Although these tactics will not insure your
life, they will increase you chances of
surviving insurance i
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Ayatollah makes irony sweet
How sweet irony can be.
The Ayatollah Khomeini was bitten by his
own snake last week when the Iranian
Embassy in London was taken over by five
"Arab power" terrorists.
How ironic, I thought, as I imagined the
look of rage that must have crossed
Khomeini's face when he heard the news.
What's even more ironic is that-British
commandos staged a successful rescue at the
embassy Monday, after the Iranians had said
that the British government was responsible
for the embassy seige.
The Iranians reversed their stance after
the rescue and praised the British. This puts
them in the position of either having to admit
that they were wrong about Britain's
involvement in the affair, or they must deny
that they ever made such accusations.
Judging by their previous track record, I'm
sure the Iranians will opt for the latter.
Khomeini must have known that some­thing
like this would eventually happen. The
idea of taking over an embassy full of
defenseless, innocent people is just too
appealing for the average terrorist group to
Jerry
Marin
pass up, whether the terrorists are Arabian,
Colombian or, of course, Iranian.
I couldn't help but smile when I learned of
the Iranian response to the takeover which
was broadcast by Tehran .radio. The take­over
was a "joint-plot hatched by the CIA and
British intelligence," the report said, and
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
was just a "puppet" of the United States.
According to the Iranians, Jimmy Carter's
collection of puppets now includes Britain,
France, Italy, Japan, Panama, Egypt, Israel
and Iraq.
Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets,
should be so lucky.
I knew from the start that Iran would pin '
the blame for the London takeover on the
United States. Since they started the ball
rolling last November, they have accused us
pf perpetrating an assortment of ill deeds
against them.
The internal dissent that has plagued Iran
since Khomeini took power is the product of
the evil American government trying to
overthrow Khomeini, they say, and we are
equally responsible for the recent wave of
"bombings that killed three Iranians.
"I'm certain it is the work of those
Americans who have infiltrated into Iran and
their agents," a revolutionary guard
commander was quoted as saying.
I wouldn't be surprised if Iranians also hold
us responsible for bad weather and warts.
The Iranians make one point that I can't
disagree with. They claim that the London .
takeover was a violation of international law.
I'm in no position to argue with them here,
after all, when it comes to violating
international law, the Iranians are the <
experts.
Mothers are special creations
Before this Mother's Day a very special
mother comes to my mind: Helen Estes,
better known to her friends as Mom.
Mom serves as housemother of FarmHouse
Fraternity, where her duties are much the
same as those of many mothers.
She organizes the daily menu, sees that the
meals are prepared on time, and keeps watch
on the house in general. She also attends all
social functions and serves as an official
hostess of the fraternity.
But more than just performing the
traditional duties of a housemother, Mom is a
great friend in time of need.
It seems a certain wisdom comes with age,
and Mom is ready and willing to share this
wisdom with anyone who seeks it. Yet Mom.
is very modest. And humble.
When you ask Mom what she enjoys most
about life, she simply says "living." She lives
life with evident fullness and happiness.
Mom is a woman of devout faith. Knowing
God and His love, she says, is the greatest
thing that can happen to an individual.
Frank
Patterson
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Mom frequently talks of life and those she
loves. She talks of a daughter and a
granddaughter. Both are very special to her.
And occasionally, Mom talks of her only
two sons. Of them, however, she must speak
from'memory. Both died fighting for their
country.
She talks with pride of "her men" at
FarmHouse, and how they have all become a
special part of her family.
In turn, these people talk of Mom with
love, admiration and sincere devotion.
Mom has given unselfishly of her time and
her love to others, and has put aside many of
her personal interests that she might be at
FarmHouse.
Like most anyone, Mom has a real home—a
farm with a lake and cabin. Occasionally, she
talks of this home and, with sentimental
overtones, says she'll one day return to relive
fond memories and catch up on old times.
But if you know Mom, you know she's only
dreaming. For she's found her place and she's
. going to stay, to serve as the same source of
' love and inspiration to others yet to come to
Auburn.
And really, Mom would have it no other
way.
One writer must have had Mom in mind
when he wrote:
"A mother is a special creation. One whose
joy in life comes from seeing success in the
lives of those she's helped."
I'm sure that most everyone has a mother
like Mom. And today is the day to say
thanks.
To you Mom, on your special day, and to
mothers everywhere—Happy Mothers Day.
Letters
Thursday, May 8, 1980
Horton aids Business School
Walk's coverage criticized
Editor, The Plainsman:
Tuesday, April 29, 1980, was a special day
to many people. In Washington D.C. over one
.million people gathered to call this nation
back to our only hope, Jesus Christ.
Our own governor, Fob James, traveled to
take a stand for Jesus. Here at Auburn,
Campus Crusade for Christ organized a day
of fasting and prayer, and many Christians
here on campus participated in a candlelight
Walk for Jesus Monday night and a Jesus
rally Tuesday afternoon.
A 24-hour prayer chain was formed at
University Chapel, and many prayers were
offered. As Christians, we were revived and
re-dedicated.
Many doubting Christians were assured of
their salvation, and many non-Christians
were confronted with the fact that Jesus
could be their own personal Lord, Savior and
friend.
. • Prayers were offered for the hurting and
needing right here on our campus—those
who reject Jesus, and those who have never
been told about His love and salvation from
an eternity in Hell where the "worm never
dies—and the fire never goes out—where all
are salted with fire." (Living Bible, Mark
9:48)
Thursday morning we eagerly scanned The
Plainsman for something about this day
given to the Lord, and there was no mention
of it—not an article, a picture, nor even a
comment.
We are disappointed, shocked and
saddened that your newspaper would cover
such things as Auburn University's meat
laboratory, air-conditioned classrooms, and
the new president's son, but fail to mention
the one thing with eternal implications.
What will these things matter when the
Lord Jesus comes again in glory, as He
promised, and we are all brought before Him
to be judged?
Our earnest prayer is that we here at
Auburn will wake up and share with those
who do not know Jesus, and that God will
intervene and bring about a revival in our
land.
Susan Bonner, 4RSC
Donette Dunagan, 3RSC
Editor, The Plainsman:
This letter is in response to an opinion
letter in the April 25 issue of The Plainsman
entitled, "Build Schools, then Buildings."
We can sympathize with the student's
complaints about the presidential search, the
alumni who are more concerned with football
stadiums than academic excellence, and the
extremely low teach salaries. We agree with
these opinions.
However, we do not agree that the
problems she encountered in the Business
School were due to the administration in
Business School.
She does not realize how fortunate the
business students are to have Dean Horton in
charge of the business school. The dean and
his staff are sincerely dedicated to making
Auburn's Business School the top business
school in this country.
He is not "fighting tooth and nail" with his
faculty, but trying to get salary increases for
our better teachers and bring the teachers in
the country to Auburn by providing them
with an environment, both economically and
academically, conducive to teaching and
research.
In these times of level funding and
cutbacks, Auburn does not have the funds to
bring these $60,000-per-year teachers to our
Business School. For this reason, Dean
Horton has spent a great deal of time and
effort courting big business to provide
grants, in order to bring the great teachers to
Auburn.
Big business would also finance the
business complex of which she spoke. This is
something for the future which would make
Auburn very attractive to the great academi­cians
in the country.
The point we are trying to make to this
student is that the enemy is not the Business
School administration, but the state legisla­tors,
the alumni and any administrator who
believes that Auburn University is "good
enough."
Please believe that Dean Horton and his
staff are not people of this limited vision and
are working to make Auburn's Business
School the best in the world.
They have already brought nation-wide
recognition to our Business School in the
country; and we are sure we will become
accredited in June.
Accreditation is good, but it is just the first
step to be taken on the long road to
excellence.
Bob Hawkins, 3FI, Business Senator
David Maloney, 3PB, Business Senator
Todd Schmidt, 3GB, Business School
President
Gays deserve equality
Concern for faculty pay expressed
Editor, The Plainsman:
I have been trying for several months to
• communicate to faculty and academic staff of
Auburn University some of my concerns over
. budgets and salaries for those of us in higher
.education in Alabama.
A recent article in the Plainsman, May 1,
prompted the following comments which are
• based on reliable sources which you are
welcome to inspect on request.
Average annual salaries of faculty at all
colleges in the United States granting fdur
year degrees and above for 1978-79 were:
Instructor—$14,700
Assistant Professor—$19,700
Associate Professor—$23,700
Full Professor—$29,500
In the 1977-78 school year, the state of
Alabama's expenditures per capita for higher
education ranked 13th in the nation, while
average salaries for higher education faculty
in Alabama compared to the rest of the
nation ranked us 37th.
Legislators in five states surveyed by the
National Education Association research
division in February, 1980, had appropriated
salary increases for higher educators ranging
from 6.5 percent in Kansas to 9.2 percent in
Minnesota, while so far in Alabama we don't
even have an appropriated education budget.
From the 1977-78 school year to 1978-79,
the 16 four-year degree granting institutions
in Alabama including Auburn appropriated
conditional raises for faculty which averaged
10.7 percent while the average increase in
total budget appropriations was 23.2 percent.
While an obvious reminder is that we at
Auburn will have received a 2.5 percent
increase in salaries for this year while the
cost of living has been estimated to be from
14 to 18 percent.
Another apparent conclusion is that faculty
members have been subsidizing the growth
and expansion of higher education institu­tions
out of their prospective salary increases
over the past several years.
Dr. Harry Philpott remarked to the
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
budget hearing committee this past fall that
when he came to Auburn, faculty salaries
were about 80-85 percent what they were
nationally.
Audience felt patriotism
During his tenure he had reduced that
difference to between 90-95 percent of those
nationwide, but in the past two years most of
those gains had been wiped out.
In conclusion, the measure of excellence of
an institution of learning is not absolutely
correlated with level of salaries, but what is
obvious to most observers is that a measure
of quality in these institutions is closely allied
with the quality of excellence of its faculty.
Faculty members of excellence are highly
mobile and Auburn's and Alabama's loss
could be a dear one for those that prize
excellence in education.
Editor, The Plainsman:
After having read the letter welcoming Dr.
Funderburk so warmly on behalf of the
Auburn gay community, I felt an urge to
write you expressing one gay student's
disappointment over Gov. James' dictatorial
approach to the matter (telling us who would
not be president, if not who would )•
Then I read the words of Messrs.
Himebaugh, Noland and Nail in the two
subsequent issues, and could resist the
temptation to write no longer.
It seems the aforementioned gentlemen
have taken it upon themselves to speak for
their "astute moralistic Auburn community."
In their first letter, we are told of the
fallacy of a gay person's desire for ac­ceptance.
In their second letter, they go on to
"clarify," saying that the community need not
accept practices that disagree with their
value system.
I would think that since gay people are
surely a part of the community, they would
account for a portion of the community's
value system.
Further, I believe that the use of the word
acceptance in the gay community's letter
refers to recognition of gay people as
contributing and capable members of society
who should be afforded the same rights as
any other contributing and capable member.
Hence, all we are saying is that homosexu­ality
should be used to discriminate only in
sexual situations. Frankly, the acceptance of
the acts themselves is irrelevant, as they are
as old as mankind and show no signs of
disappearing in the foreseeable future.
In conclusion, the tone taken by Messrs.
Himebaugh, Noland. and Nail in their
comparison of gay love to "diddling with '63
Chevy tailpipes" is offensive, and reeks of
reactionary attitudes.
It is interesting to note that the nation's
major corporations no longer discriminate
against homosexuals in hiring or promotions,
and that the U.S. Government has followed in
this move.
With the exception of the military, no large
department of the U.S. Government discrimi­nates
against homosexuals. This is ironic,
since the man most historians recognize as
the greatest general of all time, Alexander
the Great, was a known homosexual.
In addition, the American Psychiatric
Association has removed homosexuality from
its list of diseases with which its members
are concerned. So it seems that America as a
whole is overcoming its homophobia. One can
only hope that Auburn will not be typically
slow to follow.
Please do not print my name, as I am in no
position to deal with the hostility espoused
by those such as Messrs. Himebaugh,
Noland, and Nail. Thank you.
Auburn-'filthiest village'
Earl P. Smith, president
Auburn Chapter Alabama
Education Assocation
Editor, The Plainsman:
In regard to Katie Ratliff s letter about the
student reaction to the movie, "Same Time
Next Yearr"
I don't feel the Auburn students want to
see anyone have to lose their life in a war.
The reaction of the audience was not of
violence, but that of a long-needed spirit of
patriotism.
I do not agree with the political motives
behind the Vietnam conflict; however, politi­cal
regimes that were elected during that
time period deemed it necessary to intervene
with military action for the sake of national
security.
"If we desire to secure peace—it must be
known that we are ready at all times for
war."—George Washington, 1793.
Brenda Roughton, 3EEC
Editor, The Plainsman:
Three cheers for Steve Wombacher, UPC
program director, and F.O.O.T, Friends of
Our Trees. It is about time at least one
American stopped giving lip service to
ecology and Earth Day; he actually did
something to preserve the environment.
Too many Americans lack respect for our
environment, failing to realize that it is a
delicately balanced ecosystem without which
Homosapiens cannot exist. Auburnites,
students and residents, are particularly
guilty of this shortcoming.
Four years ago, Auburn was litter-free,
truly the "Loveliest Village of the Plains."
Today, in 1980, it is the filthiest village of the
plain.
Dean Road and South College Street look
like community trash dumps. Magnolia
Avenue, east of Dean Road, is strewn with
broken glass, aluminum cans and fast-food
wrappers.
Destruction of trees and plants for no
apparent reason is another common practice
in Auburn. Recently, a neighbor cut down
several bushes, vines and three healthy trees
on a slopping plot. When asked why he had
removed all the foliage, the elderly chap
replied, "There might be snakes in there."
I question whether this is a sensible reason
to destroy several bird nests, habitats of
small animals, and to initiate soil erosion. So
what if snakes live in the bushes; leave them
alone and they will leave you alone. No fool
like an old fool.
Stop being fools, Auburn. Get on with
cleaning up your act. You'll all be healthier
and prouder for it when you can again call
you town the "Loveliest Village of the
Plains."
AU Student, 6SC
Comments on
Anger expressed over Iranians
Iranian attitude questioned
Editor, The Plainsman,
Of all the writing that I have seen appear
inThe Plainsman, the piece done last week by
Vicky and Rosy on the Iranians has to be the
absolute ultimate in objective reporting by
American journalists I have witnessed to
date.
Those girls must have bitten their own
tongues while recording the statements of
our ungracious guests. They both receive my
congratulations for making fools of those
interviewed by simply quoting them as
accurately as I can imagine possible.
I ask the Iranian students this: Does the
Islamic religion condone kidnapping and
ransom? Is there any less bloodshed in Iran
now than before the Ayatollah was em­powered?
Why are you attending school in the
United States instead of Iran? How many
American students are attending Tehran
University? ...
Our neighbors from Iran may be paying
"topnotch" dollars for their education in this
country, but what are they contributing
towards the enjoyment of our many other
unalienable American rights and privileges?
These same freedoms afforded, duty-free
in America, are not enjoyed by our country­men
now held captive throughout Iran. Is
this God's will or the Ayatollah's?
I for one, would not hesitate to see an end
to the Iranians' presence on this campus or in
this country with their present attitude
towards America.
I realize that there are many deserving
Iranians here that appreciate our hospitality
and the freedoms offered here. For those, I
am sure this country will continue to extend a
welcome. Stephen Lambeth, 4AM
Editor, The Plainsman:
In writing this response to the article on
the Iranian students' feelings about Presi­dent
Carter's ill-fated rescue attempt, it is
extremely difficult for me to not let emotions
interfere with rational thinking.
If I do sound as if I am upset it is because I
am mad as hell!
Mad because the Iranian students at
Auburn seem to think that the rescue
attempt was a military action. Sure it was
military action.
But what would one call the takeover of an
embassy and the holding of hostages for over
six months: not exactly a humanitarian
effort!
It is apparent that we are not going to see
the hostages returned to American soil
through diplomatic efforts, so maybe a
full-scale attempt to retrieve them is in
order. If this does occur, I will be one of the
first to applaud the action.
I'm mad because the Iranians here at
Auburn seem to think their fellow country­men
can go without food. Isn't this what their
religion prepares them to do? If so, maybe we
can get enough economic sanctions from
other countries to see how prepared the
Iranians are.
Maybe they will learn to eat sand or drink
oil. Or better yet, maybe the great Ayatollah
will bring manna from the heavens!
The students stated that they are about
ready to graduate and they might not get
into a university back home right now.
Well, who gives a damn! If they all feel that
way toward our great country they don't
deserve an American education anyhow. We
don't need them here. I say, "love it or leave
it!"
I'm mad because some Americans did not
support the president's action on the rescue
attempt. Well, personally, I am glad he did it.
Even though it did not succeed I think it
proves that we as a nation are tired of being
pushed around.
At least he did something. He even had the
guts to tell the people when the mission
failed, which is more than some of our recent
presidents would have done.
I realize that we lost eight American
servicemen in the attempt, and I grieved
over the loss along with the rest of the
nation, but let's face facts—men are going to
die in any type of military action: the men
knew that the risks were high when they
volunteered for the job.
I am sure everyone realizes that this
country is not in the best shape, (emotionally,
economically or morally), that it could be in.
One of the main reasons for the emotional
stress is due to international affairs, namely
the crisis in Iran...
I say it is time we end the whole bloody
mess, by whatever means it takes.
Scornful Americans Violently Against
Khomeini
Americans support Carter
Irrational people cause of Iran troubles
i
Editor, the Plainsman:
In last week's article, "Iranian students
blast Carter," it becomes evident that the
irrationality of the people the President is
dealing with in Iran is the cause for the
prolonged hostage situation, not any defi­ciency
in the President's diplomacy.
The Iranians quoted in the article showed
that they are tragically misinformed on how
most Americans feel about the unjustified
kidnapping of 50 innocent Ame--'cans, and
the student's shallow thinking on tue matter
is overwhelming.
In this article, the Iranian students talk
about "humanitarianism" and about the
possibility of "innocent people" getting killed
in the attempted rescue. Their words are
a. joke.
They will talk about humanitarianism, yet
keep 50 innocent people captive. Their
thinking is so promiscuous it is a wonder they
can make it through college. Unfortunately
the absurdity of their statements shows
nothing but a dim future for the hostages.
The students talk about the three heli­copters
breaking down and say it was God's
will.
Well, if it was God's will, then it was
certainly to help the American soldiers from
sustaining more casualties than they did,
because if God was trying to help Iran, then
there wouldn't be riots in their own cities,
there wouldn't be food shortages throughout
their country and there wouldn't be a lack of
centralized government in their hopelessly
fragmented so-called "government."
The Iranian students here state that an
embargo will not be effective against Iran.
They vow they and their people are prepared
to starve if necessary.
This statement is very easy for them to
make, because they know that they won't
have to starve; they are here in America
eating the food Americans grew.
Their words sound bold, but merely make
a mockery of the word. They speak and say a
lot of nothing.
I was shocked by
Iranian student made,
U.S. a lot of money."
people are paying Iranian students a lot of
money.
this statement one
"We are paying the
We the American
Editor, The Plainsman:
I read with interest your article "Iranian
students blast Carter."
I wish that student could take a poll of the
people here in Auburn, and not just the
people she knows. In my opinion most
Americans were proud of the way President
Carter has been dealing with the Iranian
crisis.
I am very glad he did not decide to jump in
head over heels in the matter, and that he
was diplomatic, (or tried to be), and very
patient. I think this was a very intelligent
move on his part.
Why is it that if the American troops go in
and try only to take back the hostages that it
is hostile and degrading, but if the Iranian
students keep our people hostage it is for the
good of the Iranian people?
This has gone much further than the Shah
of Iran. I don't quite understand the
reasoning behind the Iranian students hold­ing
the American hostages.
It will not get the Shah back and perhaps
could lead to a more hostile reaction than
even the Iranians are aware of happening.
I would also like to voice my opinion on the
Iranian crisis, or should I say, the American
invasion into Iran. I am very proud of the
men who volunteered for the duty.
I am very sad that eight American lives
were lost, but I feel sure when they
volunteered for such a mission that they
must have felt that there would be some
danger involved.
I am proud of the other men who
volunteered for this mission also, it shows
that other Americans care for their fellow
countrymen.
Judy Tubbs, Secretary
Nutrition and Foods Dept.
Carter's actions overdue
This school is a state institution and more
than half the actual cost of the Iranians'
schooling is paid for with American taxes.
There are plenty of Americans who would be
glad to fill the seat taken by the Iranian
students-and who rightfully deserve it.
The Iranians here at Auburn need to
re-examine the words humanitarian and
innocent and maybe buy a dictionary to help
them understand these words before they go
using them.
And if they are upset with the way the
United S't'ates is dealing with the hostage
situation and how we deal with our foreign
relations, I invite them to go back to Iran.
Glen Gray, 2LPG
Editor, The Plainsman:
The Plainsman has shown a great deal of
thoughtlessness in the timing of its interview
of the Iranian students.
Published at a time when some barbarian,
savages in the Iranian government are
suggesting that corpses be held hostage, this
article may raise some tensions on campus.
Why didn't the Plainsman interview some
American students? We would have been
glad to have given our opinions.
One Iranian claimed that the raid was "for
the sake of a criminal Shah." Tommyrot!
His Swinehood the Ayatollah Khomeini is
also a criminal, having sanctioned the crime
of kidnapping, and having committed slander
himself (in claiming that the United States
engineered the attack on the Grand Mosque
in Mecca).
We don't give a hoot about the Shah, but
we do care about our people. Khomeini
obviously does not care about 50,000 of his
people attending school here.
Only a sadist would get his kicks from
displaying charred corpses like meat in a
butcher shop, in which case our brave men
were fortunate not to be alive.
We should not let this aborted rescue
discourage us. If at first we don't succeed, we
should try again. We are "real American,"
and our main criticism of Carter is that his
actions were overdue.
Editor's
letter.
Bullard Hall
note: Eleven students signed the
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By Kim iennamer
Plainsman Staff writer
Twenty maximum security
federal prisoners were transfered
Monday to the Auburn jail from
the Lee County jail because of
severe overcrowding in the
county jail and the city will have
to pay for their expenses.
Auburn Police Chief Barney
Harding said, "As far as I know,
this is the first such order in the
state of Alabama asking the city
to maintain, at city expense, state
prisoners."
"The overcrowded conditions,
from the state level on back, is
weakening seriously the criminal
justice system as we know it,"
Harding said. "Every person in
this city is under more risk than
they were before the inmates got
here."
The city of Auburn is receiving
no money for these additional
inmates from either the state or
county. The city plans to file for
the funds, "But no one is getting
the funds at this time," the chief
said.
Recently, the Auburn City
Council voted to appropriate
$15,000 for the upgrading of the
Auburn Jail. New cell facilities,
fencing, monitors, cameras,
double-locking door devices and a
guard tower are being added to'
the jail so it can serve as a
maximum security facility.
All of the planned changes and
additions have not been i
completed. The already appro-j
priated $15,000 may not pay for all
of these additions, and it may be
necessary to go before the council
and ask for more money, Harding
said.
It will cost the city approxima­tely
$90 a day in food expenses for
the 20 additional state prisoners.
Added to this will be the cost of
medical care, clothing, bedding
and extra jailors, Harding said.
All of these additional expenses
must be covered by city taxes.
"I wouldn't be surprised if the
additional cost comes to more
than $100,000 a year," Harding
said.
He said he expects the problem
of overcrowding at the Auburn
jail to get worse before it gets
better. The jail was constructed
to house 26 prisioners. It
presently houses approximately
30 mmatera|id,>HaCrding foresees
tJthe total ii^hiber,; of prisoners
'jumping to 5d cfr Wof e.
Any new prisioners being
transferred to the county from
the state will also be held at the
Auburn jail, he said.
"For the last ten years at least,
the Board of Corrections has not
kept up with the influx of priso­ners
that has been going into the
system," Harding explained.
In 1976, a federal judge ordered
all state prisons to refrain from
overcrowding above a point. This
has caused the backup into the
county and now the city jails.
The Lee County jail presently
has 98 state prisoners, Harding
said. County jails across the state
are more crowded than the state
prisons, he added.
' 'We are going to try to keep the
prisoners in the jail, I can't
guarantee it," he laughed. "We
are at the breaking point, in a
chaotic system. We are going to
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A-7 Thursday, May 8, 1980 The Aubun i Plainsman
Greeks consider move
By Nancy Evans
Plainsman Staff writer
With Delta Chi's ground­breaking
schedule for early June,
the plans for Auburn's newest
fraternity row on Wire Road are
becoming a reality, said IFC
Adviser Albert W. Sistrunk,
assistant dean of Student Affairs.
"We have enough land for about
12 Greek houses," he said.
DeanT. Drew Ragan of Student
Affairs, recommended the
Student Affairs Committee find a
new area for Greeks. They came
up with the Wire Road location,
Sistrunk said.
"We didn't want to put any
other fraternity houses on new
fraternity row (on west
Magnolia)," Sistrunk said. There
are two vacant lots on West
Magnolia Avenue near Sigma Phi
Epsilon and Caroline Draughon
Village.
"This land on Wire Road was
set aside as a future dorm area
anyway," Sistrunk said. "These
lots will just be leased from the
University."
The lots are near the new
intramural fields and are about
the same size as those of the
existing houses on West
Magnolia. Currently Delta Chi is
the only fraternity with definite
building plans for the new area
although other Greek organiza­tions
such as Omega Tau Sigma
have been looking into the possi­bility,
Sistrunk said.
IFC President Ray Briscuso,
said, "OTS has been wanting to
move out closer to the Vet
School."
Delta Chi plans to be out of the
old house, 371 West Glenn Ave.,
by December or January. Plans
for the new $325,000 house include
large living and dining areas
along with housing for 36 people.
Delta Chi's House Corporation
came to Auburn over a year ago
to look at the situation, and that
"got the ball rolling on this
project," Sistrunk said.
He added that the new area will„
be a big plus for the Greek
system.
"We are short of beds for male
students anyway. Here we will be
providing quality housing with a
good social environment," he
said.
Briscuso agreed with Sistrunk
and said other fraternities could
easily follow Delta Chi. However,
some fraternities, such as Phi
Gamma Delta, are just planning
to remodel their present houses.
The FIJI'S already have their
plans drawn up.
"I don't think the houses on old
fraternity row (on College Street)
will want to lose the good loca­tion,"
Briscuso said.
The problem for most fraterni­ties
seems to be finding the
money for relocating or remode­ling.
Sistrunk said the University
can loan money to Greek organi­zations
out of Auburn Univer­sity's
"unrestricted endowment
fund." This is University money
that "isn't specifically
earmarked for anything."
Two such loans were discussed
at Tuesday's meeting of the Com­mittee
on Fraternities and Sorori­ties.
A $20,000 loan application
from Pi Kappa Alpha was
approved to help meet the unex­pected
repair costs from
January's fire in the Pike dorm
area. This request, along with a
$100,000 loan application from
Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, will
be discussed at the June 3
meeting of the board of trustees.
The AEPi's want to buy a new
house on West Glenn Avenue.
Their request for 100 percent of
the cost is the first of Its kind,
Sistrunk said.
As of now, the largest loan the
University can give is $86,000. But
the board of t rustees plans to
discuss raising this limit. There Is
$1.5 million In outstanding loans
to Greek organizations from the
University, Sistrunk said. Adding
that there are two problems with
loans from this fund. First, there
is a question of how much of the
unrestricted endowment fund
should be held for Greeks.
Second, there is a problem of "a
flood of loan applications."
"Fraternities would have a lot
easier of a time if donations were
tax deductible," said Briscuso.
Sistrunk said the Wire Road
area is labeled for "Greek organi­zations.
. .not just fraternities.
"The University position is
within Title 9 in that what we
make available to fraternities
and males we must make
available to sororities and
females."
The problem seems to be with
financing.
"Housing is so very expensive
to build," said Panhellenic
Adviser Mrs. Emily Lelschuck."A
sorority house costs about $1
million to build. The nationals
don't want to get Into that.
"There is no Auburn University
ruling that says sororities cannot
have houses. The housing pattern
of sorority dormitories was esta­blished
when sororities came to
Auburn."
Mrs. Leischuck said it would be
a complicated procedure to get a
sorority house at Auburn. All
sororities would have to agree to
houses before any sorority could
build.
"That doesn't mean they all
have to have them, but they all
must agree to anyone having
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Blanc delights audience with cartoon voices
By Rod Brown
Plainsman Staffwriter
Mel Blanc, the voice behind
many of the most famous
cartoon characters on television,
oinked, purred, growled, beeped,
tweeted and stuttered for a capa­city
crowd in the Student Activi­ties
Building Monday night.
An estimated 100 million people
hear Blanc's voice everyday,
through more than- 400 chara­cters,
including Bugs Bunny,
Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety,
,Pepe LePew, Foghorn Leghorn,
Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales,
Barney Rubble of the Flintstones,
Mr. Spacely of the Jetson, the
Roadrunner, Elmer Fudd and
Yosemite Sam.
Out of those many voices that
Blanc does, he admits, "The
closest voice to my own is
Sylvester the cat. I just spit a
little."
He brought to Auburn three
classic Blanc cartoons, and a
head full of knowledge about the
cartoons that have made children
and adults laugh for over 40
years.
Photography: Tom Palmar
"TH,TH,TH,THAT'S ALL FOLKS"
.but creator of Bugs Bunny delivered more than enough.
The three cartoons featured
Bugs Bunny, Speedy Gonzales
and Sylvester and Tweety.
The film with Sylvester and
Tweety, entitled "Birds Anony­mous,"
won an Oscar. It was a
take-off on the Alcoholics Anony­mous
concept, except Sylvester
was trying to give up birds intead
of alcohol.*
It's a classic cartoon that's
been shown countless numbers of
times on television, but Monday
night's crowd laughed as if they
had just seen it for the first time.
This is positive proof that Blanc's
cartoons are not only brilliant and
funny, but also durable.
Blanc himself did not receive
the Oscar for the cartoon because
it was given only to the producers
and directors and not to the man
behind the voice. However, he
does own the Oscar now because
the producer left it to him when he
died.
Blanc started out in radio in
1927.
He played "the happy
postman" on "The Burns and
Allen Show," "the little tight
Scotsman" on the "The Abbot
and Costello Show" and "the
little mexican guy" on "the Judy
Canova show."
He also played various roles on
"The Jack Benny Show." Benny
once asked him if he could do the
growl of a bear guarding a safe,
which he could so he played the
part for six months afterward.
Blanc's first cartoon voice was
a drunken bull, but his second
voice, that of Porky Pig, became
much more famous. When asked
to do little Porky Pig his initial
reaction was, "A "little pig-what
a nice thing to ask a nice clean
Jewish boy to do."
His third voice is perhaps the
most famous of his entire career.
Bugs Bunny was originally
called "The .happy hare," and
Bugs was going to say "What's
cooking." Blanc persuaded the
producer to name the character
after Bugs Hardaway, who first
drew the crazy rabbit, also to
change the line to one which
Iranians
From page A-1
educated here, one of the students said, 'The
thing is, what kind of obligation?
"The conflict is- between my country, my
family, my religion and my education. Nobody
would put an education above all that.
"I will be against my government if they torture
or starve the hostages," he continued, "but the
visit by Mrs. Timm (an American housewife who
recently was allowed to visit her hostage son
inside the American embassy in Tehran) showed
there IF nothing wrong and the hostages are
comfortable.
"I believe if America wantt to do something
about the situation they should do \t against the
government of Iran, not the people. This is a
political problem between the governments, not
between peoples," he said. "Political problems
should not put hostility between the people."
The other added, "When people have a reason
and are standing by their convictions, a thing like
that won't make any difference. Why should my
disconnected education affect them?
"The only thing that will get burned by us being
kicked out would be us Iranian students and the
image of your country," he said.
If forced to leave, said the students, they would
never be able to continue their education.
The two students also said they felt no fear at
the prospect of returning to Iran. "There is no
danger in going back," said one, "because under
Khomeini there is no secret police like under the
Shah."
Asked about one legislator's comment that
Iranian students have an "obligation" to support
the United States as long as they are being
Resolution
From page A-1
federal guidelines regarding
Iranian students.
The guidelines, enacted by the
Immigration Service in mid-April,
state that current visas of Iranian
students will not be renewed once
they have expired unless the
student request political asylum,
has family members in America
or requires medical attention
available only in the United
States.
Even those guidelines will have
little effect, said Grant, since
students visas are good for the
duration of the holder's status as
a student. However, "If they
cease to be a student at any time,
whether they drop out, flunk out
or can't pay for it, their visa will
automatically expire and cannot
be renewed," said Grant.
In addition to compliance with
federal guidelines, the University
is not admitting any new Iranian
students, said Wilburn Tincher,
dean of Student Services.
According to Tincher, that policy
is based more on impracticalities
in the application process than on
a desire to rid the University of
Iranians.
"They are required to submit a
statement of ability to meet
expenses," said Tincher, "but
because of the current situation,
there is no guarantee they'd be
able to get money out of the
country, so they can't even com­plete
the application process."
audiences could better relate,
"What's up, doc" has since be­come
Bugs Bunny's trademark.
Hardaway also drew Woody
Woodpecker, and Blanc provided
the jackhammer laugh at first.
Later, Walter Lantz took charge
of Woody Woodpecker, and his
wife Grace took over the voice.
As Blanc began to do more and
more voices, he asked for a raise
in salary from his producer. He
received screen credit instead of
the raise which was better in the
long run because it led to more
jobs, he said.
He branched out into records
and recorded hundreds of
singles and albums. His total
record sales has been estimated
at more than 12 million.
Blanc told the audience that his
career was going fine until 1961.
In January of 1961 he was involv­ed
in a near-fatal'head-ohicollision
in Los Angeles, which left him In a
coma for three weeks.
The doctors thought he would
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but my characters were still
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many from kids while he was in
the hospital. Some children sent
gifts of love such as nickels,
pennies, sticks of gum. He also
received letters which said, "We
love you Bugs Bunny. Get well
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various rules he set up for himself
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' 'I never say no to a voice,'' said
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asked by audiences to perform
such characters as a goldfish, and
English horse whinnying and
Jack Benny's Maxwell, but he has
never failed to at least try a voice
or sound.
"Some voices are easier to do
than others," said Blanc. "The
roadrunner is the easiest because
all he says is an occasional
beep-beep. Yosemite Sam is the
hardest."
His second rule is that he does
not imitate to get a voice for a
character. He has only broken
this rule once. For his producer
he imitated a man who sounded a
lot like Elmer Fudd. The voice
became popular and he stuck with
it. Other than Elmer Fudd, each
of Blanc's charactersare original.
The lastest voice that Blanc has
added to his list of characters is
that of Tweeky on the television
series "Buck Rogers in the 25th
Century."
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A-9 Thursday, May 8, 1980 The Auburn Plainsman
Postmaster calls for rate hike
By Abby Pettiss
Assistant Copy Editor
Auburn students will have to
pay more to mail their letters
next year if the Postal Service
gets its wish for an increase in
postage.
. Postmaster General William F.
Bolger announced he has asked
for an overall 28 percent Increase
in postal rates to begin next
February or March. This will
mean an increase in first class
mail from 15 cents to 20 cents.
The rate increase is subject to
approval by the independent
Postal Rate Commission.
"The independent Postal Rate
Commission is the Board of
Governors who decide if the rate
is necessary," Auburn Post­master
Charles M. Dawson said.
"There is a 12-month waiting
period after submission before
the approved rate can go into
effect. That means that it antici­pates
the need for an increase by
next year."
Bolger claims that inflation is
to blame for the eighth increase
since 1957 when first class
postage was 3 cents. While postal
rates have increased 567 percent,
consumer prices have risen only
half that much.
In August 1958 the first class
postal rate increased from 3 cents
to 4 cents, had since risen to 5
cents in January, 1983, 6 cents in
January 1968,8 cents in May 1971,
10 cents in March 1974,13 cents in
December 1975 and 15 cents in
May 1978.
First class postal rates are not
the only ones that will be hit if the
rates are accepted. Postage for
postcards will be up to 13 cents
from its present rate of 10 cents.
Second class mail that includes
newspapers and magazines will
go up 1.9 percent.
Catalogs and other bulk mail
that are third class mail will
increase 17.7 percent. Third class
single piece mail will soar 74.8
percent. Fourth class rates for
books and recordings will go up 1
percent.
The new rates are somewhat of
a surprise because for the first
time since 1945, the U.S. Postal
Service was out of the red at the
end of last September when they
had surplus money totaling $470
million according to a recent
article in "Time" magazine. The
price increase is to make up for a
projected $593 million deficit this
year that is a result of the cost of
living increases for employees
and rising fuel costs, said Bolger.
Kennamer resigns position
as Auburn city councilman
By Carolyn Lassen
Plainsman Staffwriter
A letter of resignation from
Councilman James Earl
Kennamer was read by Council
President William H. Allen Jr.
during the Auburn City Council
meeting Tuesday night.
Kennamer, Place 1 alderman
from Ward 4 and associate
professor of zoology and
entvmology at Auburn
University, will be on a
temporary leave of absence to
accept a position in South
Carolina.
The letter of resignation, effec­tive
May 1, stated that Kennamer
leaves "with regret" and has
been "honored to serve" on the
council.
In a separate letter, dated April
23 but also effective May 1,
Kennamer resigned from his
position on the Water Works
Board.
Allen said the council had "no
alternative but to accept his
resignation." Both of Kennamer's
city positions will be filled when a
majority vote of the council is
reached.
Councilman Hoyt M. Warren,
chairman of the Finance and
Executive Committee,will discuss
the vacancy with his committee.
The ctouncil also unanimously
adopted a resolution authorizing
the organization of Auburn's first
medical clinic board.
board, the clinic will be set up as a
separate corporation.
Because the board will be in­corporated
by the city, it will not
have to pay property taxes. Tax-free
bonds will be sold to con­struct
the clinic. This should
attract more doctors to the area,
Benson said.
Warren, whose committee
recommended approval of the
board to the council, said the city
will not incur any financial
obligation.
The city's only responsiblity
will be to elect a board of
directors every two years to serve
staggered two, four and six year
terms.
The three voters who applied
for approval are Dr. Benjamin
Franklin Thomas III, Jackson
Burkhalter andTyriePasley.
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"Any time prices go up like that
there will be allowances made,
but we're not happy about it,"
said Rhett Riley, business
manager and treasurer at
Auburn. Last year the University
spent $285,684.26 on postage.
Auburn University, like most
universities, uses the mail service
heavily. Incoming mail to the
University last year was 5,762,588
pieces, said Harold Burns, super­visor
of University Mail Service.
He estimates outgoing mail for a
seven-day period to be about
42,200 pieces.
Auburn students who were
asked what they thought of the
proposed increase seemed to gen­erally
accept it without too much
surprise.
Patty Gurzak, a junior in pre-medicine
said, "It won't affect
me because I don't write that
much, but there's nothing I can
do. It's going up like everything
else."
Amy Hodnett, a freshman in
Animal and Dairy Science, said
"I'll still write the same amount
but I'll complain a lot more when
I walk out of the post office."
For most students there is a
very obvious alternative to the
rising price. "I'll make more long
distance phone calls," said
Sandra McKnight, a sophomore
in Early Childhood Education.
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, May 8, 1980 A-10
Bad ch ecks
Season bringing new 'spring' to student checks
By Anne Harvey
News Editor
For students, spring involves
more activities, more spending
and according to Lee County
District Attorney Ron Myers,
more worthless checks.
"Overall, most bad checks
don't come from students,"
Myers said. "But each spring
students are writing more
checks."
Under a new law which became
effective Jan. 1, 1980, a person
convicted of passing a worthless
check can now be fined up to
$2,000 or sentenced up to 12
months in jail, or both. Court
costs ranging from $36 to $38 and
the amount for the bad check
must also be paid.
"Students are running afoul not
because they are criminal, but
because they are just negligent in
keeping their checkbook
balanced," he said. Part of the
reason for negligence is because
students don't have their ac­counts
in local banks, but in their
hometown banks, he added.
"Mom and dad are putting
money in their account in
Birmingham and they, (the
students) . are writing checks
h e r e . " Students just write
too many small checks for $1.20 or
something like that."
Myers said when people are in a
hurry they often forget to list the
amount of the check they just
wrote. One way to find the
amount of the check is to look for
the entry on the monthly bank
statement. But the statements
are sent to the hometown resi­dence.
Students can also call the ac­counting
department at their
bank to find the amount.
"Many students think the mer­chants
have to send a check
through the bank twice," he said,
"but there is no law that says they
have totio this.
"The law requires a merchant
to make a reasonable attempt to
notify the person at his last known
address or phone number,"
Myers said. "It requires the
merchant make the effort, but it
does not require him to be
successful."
Merchants have 10 days to try
to contact the person and get
them to pay the amount of the
check before they can take out a
warrant.
"It's hard to contact a person in
a dorm or fraternity because
messages often don't get through
to the person. Or if a student lives
off-campus, nobody is ever there.
Students also move and go home
for Christmas and weekends,"
Myers said.
Counselors announced
Twenty-six students were
selected this week out of about 80
applications to be Auburn
University Summer Orientation
Leaders for the 1980 pre-college
counseling program for fresh­men.
They will be advising freshmen
and "acting as a sort of liaison
helping them adjust to Auburn
University," said Grant Davis,
assistant director of student
services.
The counselors are: Johnny
Breitenfeld, 4MK; Wink
Chapman, 4MB; David Edge,
4AC; Ralph Egues, 3FI; Krulien
Fairey, 4MCH; John Farish,
3IMN and Steve Farish, 3PL.
Other counselors are: Brian
Frickie, 4AR; Ellen Hall, 3CDP;
Dave Harris, 4PUB; Leslie
Hooten, 4GSC; Rita Howze,
3CJY; Karen McGuire, 4GJM and
Nancy McKee, 4TH.
Also selected as counselors
were: Marcia McWilliams, 3MK;
Martha Miller, 3RSS; Tom Neely,
2PB; Steve Parker, 4GPG; Alain
Ratchford, 3MK and Peter Riley,
2PB.
Other counselors include: Carol
Roberts, 2PB; Todd Schmidt,
3GB; Sherrill Sturgis, 2 NS; Ron
Taylor, 4GB; Molly Truitt, 4MK
and Ginny White, 3EEC.
Alternates will be: Sandy
Edelstein, 2GEH; Scott Farrow,
2PL; Bill Morgan, 3AC; DeAnna
Nelson, 1PPY; Ed Noland, 3PD
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A H Thursday, May 8,1980 The Auburn Plainsman
Student has 'endangered' pet
By Kathy Jernigan
and Abby Pettiss
Plainsman Staff Writers
Most people know him as the
Auburn track star who set high
jump records, but to those in his
neighborhood Marc Valentine is
known for what he has in his
backyard.
In a large 8-foot-high wire cage,
with her own sleeping box and sun
light, is Valentine's 24-pound
ocelot, Tiki.
A native of South America,
Central America and some south­western
parts of the United
States, ocelots have been on the
endangered species list since
1972. Though there are some
ocelots still wild, there are very
few and those are being killed for
their sleek "leopard-like" coat.
Most ocelots, like Valentine's, are
being born and raised in captivity
to protect the species.
In addition to Tiki, Valentine
has fish from Africa, poisonous
frogs, parakeets, and a corn-snake.
He has been interested in
unusual animals "ever since I can
remember."
Valentine, a senior majoring in
psychology from Germantown,
Term., has been at Auburn for
four years on a track scholarship.
During his time with the track
team, Valentine specialized in
high jump, setting an Auburn
record twice in Ills career here.
Tiki and other beasts in his
menagerie have resided here with
him all this time.
Getting Tiki was not a matter of '
going to the nearest zoo. There
are strict laws governing the
interstate sale of an endangered
species.
"If I'd known about Tiki and
gone down to Florida with the
intent of buying her, now that
would have been illegal.
"But I was on vacation with my
family and I went to visit this
friend of mine who was interested
in ocelots as I was. When I found
that he had some baby ocelots and
that they were for sale, I got one.''
Valentine had wanted an ocelot
for quite a while before he got
Tiki. Buying her was not just a
whim. "I had researched them
for three years before I got her, so
I knew what I was getting into,"
Valentine said.
He stressed that raising an
ocelot shouldn't be taken lightly.
"That animal commits about 20
years (their lifespan) to you for
vour care since they can't survive
"Tiki's fine with me and my
family. She's grown up around us.
She's used to us. She knows my
roommate, but he's not very
comfortable around her. You
have to remember, she's not a
regular cat. She's a wild animal
and can act like one occasional­ly,"
he said.
To illustrate his point,
Valentine gave reasons for Tiki's
backyard home. "She can't be left
indoors by herself or it's a dis­aster,"
he said. "When she was
six months old and still little
enough to be kept in the house,
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in the wild after domestication,"
he said, stroking Tiki on her
short, silky neck.
Tiki isn't much bigger than a
leopard cub, "but at five years old
she is full grown. She appears to
be just a beautiful big cat, as she
sweetly rubs her head and neck
against the cage, making half-purring,
half-growling noises.
It is hard to believe that she
would tear into juiy stranger who
approached her if her owner or a
familiar person wasn't nearby.
she was left alone for a while. She
climbed up on the fish tank' and
jumped in. She ate all the fish and
splashed out most qf the water.
"We found her there with
water all over the place, no fish
and Tiki in the 30-gallon tank."
During particularly cold
weather, Valentine brings her
inside. On one occasion, after
cleaning the bathroom of de-structable
items he closed her in
and left for the day.
Rev. Kelly to speak at forum
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Kelly is the pastor of Asbury-
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Black Americans in the 1980s."
Kelly, an advocate of higher
Students urge caution
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education for blacks and
minorities, is the founder of a
program called Operation CHUM,
which is aimed at motivating
black youth to achieve in school.
A widow with four children,
Kelly left her teaching career at
age 50 and returned to school at
Union Theological Seminary
where she graduated with highest
honors and received awards for
outstanding leadership.
She is a member of the General
Council for the United Methodist
Church and was the first female
clergy to hold the position of
delegate to the National General
Conference of the Church.
The recipient of numerous
community service and civic
awards for her work in the field of
education, Kelly was recently
elected to the School Board in
Richmond. She is the recipient of
numerous community service
work in the field of education.
Her lecture is open to the public
and forum credit will be avail­able.
"She got the door open some­how,"
he said. "When I got home
the place looked like a tornado
had gone through it.
"She'd chewed up the pillows
(on the couch) and pulled down
the curtains. The plant was in
shreds. She'd dragged the bed­spread
off my bed and all over the
apartment. It was a mess."
Valentine said feeding Tiki can
be expensive. She eats about one
and a half pounds of chicken
every day or so. He also feeds her
eggs. He breaks open the shell
and lets her lick out the inside.
To help pay for Tiki's chicken,
which can get to be expensive
after a while, Valentine raises
and sells parakeets in a cage
right next to Tiki. She doesn't
seem to be interested in their
twitterings, so the twelve birds
and their offspring live peace­fully.
Tiki is not the only rare animal
that Valentine • keeps. At his
parents' home in Tennessee he
has two yellow-backed lories,
birds from the Moluccan Islands
in Indonesia. He has two Atelopus
frogs that are found in South and
Central America only. Their skin
secretes a most toxic venom
which is the tiny frogs' protection,
as they are hardly bigger than a
spool of thread.
In Valentine's 30-gallon
aquarium he keeps four species of
African riftlake Chichlids found
in Lake malawi, Africa. Despite
Tiki and her love for fish tanks,
Valentine has kept this type of
exotic fish for seven years.
Valentine also has a cornsnake .
given to him by the forestry
student who caught it. They use to
be common to this area, he said,
but the development of Auburn
has made them scarce.
Tiki has been photographed by
Imogene Farnsworth, a well-known
wildlife artist who is now
making prints and a painting of
the cat. The prints will sell for
about $200 and the painting will
sell for about $5,000.
Valentine plans to breed Tiki
soon with an ocelot borrowed
from a man in Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla. The man will get one third of
the profits from the sale of the
offspring. There will probably be
only one, as ocelots rarely have
more than one cub at a time.
Valentine hopes to get a job
working with animals when he
graduates in June. And wherever
he goes, Tiki and his pets will go
with him.
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The Auburn Plainsman Thursday, May 8,1980 A-12
Campus Calendar
YOUNG DEMOCRATS-The
weekly meeting will be held next
Monday at 5 p.m. In the Eagle's
Nest. The public is invited.
SIGMA DELTA CHI-BACK­GAMMON
TOURNAMENT-A
backgammon tournament will be
sponsored by Sigma Delta Chi on
May 20, 21 and 22 at Darvo's from
4 to 8 p.m. each day. Entry fee is
$2.60 and must be turned in at
Haley Center room 8090 by May
16. Cash prizes will be awarded.
BUILDING SCIENCE-A recog­nition
dinner will be held on May 9
at 6:30 p.m. at the Downtowner
Motor Inn in Montgomery. Ad­mission
is $12.50. Terry Honan of
Blount International will speak.
CONSUMER AFFAIRS-The
Consumer Affairs department is
sponsoring a lecture by Peter
Martin, legal aid adviser for
Phenix City, tonight at 5 in
Spindle Hall room 206. Martin will
speak on tenant and homeowner
rights.
KAPPA ALPHA THETA-BETA
THETA PI ROCK-A-THON-Kappa
Alpha Theta sorority and
Beta Theta Pi fraternity are
co-sponsoring a 26-hour Rock-a-thon
to benefit the American Red
Cross. It will begin today at 10
a.m. at the Village Mall and will
end tomorrow at noon on the
Haley Center concourse. Spon­sors
will pledge a certain amount
of money for every hour of
rocking. >
DELTA DELTA DELTA-PHI
DELTA THETA TENNIS
TOURNAMENT-A benefit
tennis tournament for Muscular
Dystrophy will be held May 10
and 11 at the Auburn University
courts. Men's and Women's
singles entry fees are $3 and all
doubles are $6. Entry deadline is
May 9. Application forms can be
picked up at all bookstores.
TRINITY METHODIST
CHURCH-Trinity Methodist
Church would like to invite
college students to attend the
Four writer-professors
to discuss literary South
A panel discussion, "Southern
Writers on Southern Literature,"
will be held today at 4 p.m. in the
Foy Union Gallery.
It is being held as a part of
Auburn's Southern Culture Festi­val.
Bert Hitchcock, head of the
department of English and coor­dinator
of the event said, "The
subject of discussion for the panel
will not be so much, academically
or formally, the past and present
literature of the South, as it will
be, as these four individuals see
and experience it, the vocation of
writing, of literary efforts in or
about a southern context." The
panelists are Madison Jones,
Charles Rose, Rod Smith and
George Jarecke of the English
department.
Jones, professor and alumni
writer-in-residence, joined the
department in 1956. He has
written many short stories which
were included in national antholo­gies
and the "Best American
Short Stories" annual and six
novels. One of the novels was
made into a movie.
Rose, an associate professor,
joined the Auburn faculty in 1960.
He has published short stories in
"The Florida Review," "The
Sewanee Review," "The Georgia
Review," "Delta Review," "The
Arlington Quarterly" and the
"Southern Humanities Review."
Smith is an instructor and was
appointed to the department in
1976. He is a prize-winning poet,
and short story writer. His poems
have been published in "Southern
Poety Review," "Texas
Quarterly," "Illinois Quarterly,"
" C o n c e r n i n g Poetry,"
"Sanscrit," "Green River
Review," and "International
Poetry Review."
Jarecke, an instructor in
English since 1976, has published
both short stories and poems. He
has conducted readings and a
number of workshops locally on'
creative writing.
College and Career Sunday
School class and worship
services. Bus transportation will
be provided at the Haley Center
parking lot Sunday mornings at
9:30.
RHO CHI-The Pharmacy
Awards Banquet will be held at
6:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom
on May 14. Tickets will be sold in
the Pharmacy lobby beginning
May 5. Admission is $2 for
pharmacy students, faculty and
spouses; general admission is $5.
• Dinner will be served.
MARRIED STUDENT
ASSOCIATION-All m a r r i ed
students and their spouses are
invited to attend a meeting on
May 8 at 6 p.m. at the CDV
playground area. Summer activi­ties
will be organized and
summer officers will be elected.
PSI CHI-A meeting will be held
May 12 at 7 p.m. in the Union
Building room 360. Everyone is
invited.
AUBURN STUDENT
ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION-Accounting
Awareness Day will
be held May 8 and 9 from 8 a.m. to
2 p.m. at War Eagle Cafeteria and
the Haley Center concourse and
at Village Mall on May 9 from
6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
UNITED NATIONS AFFAIRS
CLUB-Anyone interested in
U.N. Affairs is invited to attend a
meeting on May 12 at 7 p.m. in
Foy Union. The U.N. Affairs Club
prepares teams to attend Model
United Nations.
PIANO RECITAL-A piano re-,
cital will be given by Phillip W.
Young on May 11 at 3 p.m. at the
Recital Hall in the Goodwin Music
Hall. There is no admission
charge for the recital, which will
include compositions by Bach,
Beethoven, Chopin and Schubert.
ROAD RALLY-The Auburn Uni­versity
Sports Car Club will spon­sor
a road rally May 10 starting at
11 a.m. at the Midway Plaza. A
team consists of two people in a
car. Entry fee is $6, and trophys
will be awarded to the highest
placed finishers. For information,
call Rob DeBardeleben at
821-4525.
WOMEN'S POWER VOLLEY­BALL
CLUB-Spring varsity
volleyball practice will be held
Monday through Thursday from 5
to 7 p.m. in the Sports Arena. All
former Auburn members and any
interested newcomers wishing to
try out for the Fall quarter 1980
team should attend.
GLOMERATA DISTRIBUTION
-The 1980 Glom will be distri­buted
on May 14,15 and 16 in front
of the Glom office below the War
Eagle Cafeteria. Students who
have been here the past three
quarters will receive the Glom
free. There will be a $1.50 charge
for students who were here the
last two quarters, and students
who have been here only Spring
quarter will be charged $3.
Students are required to bring
their ID cards.
STUDENT'S INTERNATIONAL
MEDITATION SOCIETY-An
introductory lecture on TM will
be given on May 13 at noon and 7
p.m. in the Union Building room
356. The public is invited.
FORESTRY CLUB-The Student
Distinguished Lecture Series will
be presented May 15 at 3 p.m. in
the Comer Hall Auditorium. Tom
Glass, vice president of McMillan
Bloedel, will speak.
CHURCH OF CHRIST-A series
of gospel meetings are scheduled
for May 11—14 at 7 p.m. at the
Church of Christ at 1400 North
College St. Dave Bradford, who
regularly preaches for the
church, will speak on a variety of
subjects, concentrating on the
basic elements of New Testament
doctrine. The public is invited.
AUBURN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
The 17th chapter of John records the longest prayer in the
entire New Testament scriptures. With the cross only
hours away, Jesus prayed for the unity of all believers.
A.C.F. is a group of Christians who believe that the
oneness Jesus prayed for is vitally important and
therefore seek to promote the unity of all believers in
Jesus. You are invited to unite with us as we glorify the
Father. Worship Hour: Sunday, 1:00 a.m. in Foy Union,
room 322.
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One
Moore
Time
Sports
The Auburn Plainsman
SectionB
Thursday, May 8,1980
Auburn hopes to repeat 1978 series
Spring game
tradition is
impractical
By Ed Moore
Sports Editor
Fortunately no one was seri-ouly
hurt. And Incredibly, 12,000
people showed up. Weigh all the
advantages with the disadvan­tages
and it turned out to be just
another "sluggish, sloppy game
to say the least," according to the
chief supervisor of the whole
affair, Doug Barfield.
However you look at it, as an
exciting way to spend a hot spring
day or as another boring practice
(and you swear you won't go
again next year), there are alter­natives
to the annual A-Day foot­ball
"game."
And Barfield likes the alterna­tives.
"There are advantages to
playing the game," he said. "But
some people think it should be
thrown out, some people in the
country have already cancelled it
completely. The idea is to have it
for the alumni and to try and get
something out of it."
Barfield points out also that it's
easy to get a false concept of the
team in a spring game, and that
with future scheduled opponents'
scouts in the stands, not a whole
lot is freely shown to the other
team.
- Not playing the game at all, of
course, doesn't make a lot of
money.
Coaches Vince Dooley at
Georgia and Johnny Majors at
Tennessee advocate playing a
real, live hitting, play to win
spring game with other teams.
The idea is to schedule some
type of rival, that is not on the
schedule the following fall, such
as Auburn playing Ole Miss last
Saturday instead of playing
themselves.
Barfield also enthusiastically
endorses the idea.
"I advocate, like some other
coaches scheduling a game," he
said, ".a team that's not on the
regular schedule, that the fans
normally would not see. The
teams could alternate each year
and it would make a lot more
money."
How much? The guess here is
that 40,000 would attend an
Auburn-Ole Miss or Auburn-
Kentucky game at Jordan-Hare.
Even at only $3 dollars per ticket,
that money could be used. Infla­tion
even hits football powers.
Amazingly, even a sportswriter
said after the game that he would
pay to see John Fourcade (Ole
Miss quarterback) play..
The game, would not count on
the season record, and essentially
it's a simpler form of the NFL
exhibition season. The pros knew
the value of the Idea long ago.
Barfiel said that spring football
practice was not long enough
anyway, so an exhibition game
would be