1981-05-14 The Auburn Plainsman

              Volume 87 Number 26 Thursday, May 14, 1981 Auburn Univ., Ala. 36849 24 pages
ritton says SGA opposed to property tax
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pertyTax). "We are not allowed to use Locke said he and some "con- M m,
Steve Farish and Peggy Wilhide
lainsman Staffwriters
SGA President Rip Britton an-unced
in a press conference
esday that the SGA will oppose a
tential increase in the city of
uburn's ad valorem tax.
The announcement, which was
ade after the SGA senate meeting
onday night delayed a decision on
at tax, has some senators and one
officio committee member upset.
Britton said the SGA, with the
acking of "concerned citizens of
,e Auburn community not connect-d
with Auburn University," has
formed a committee named
S.T.O.P. (Students to Oppose Pro­perty
Tax).
According to Jim Kay, SGA
secretary of political affairs, the
committee will fight the proposal
becaue "it is not in the best interest
of Auburn students. It would be a
definite factor in realtors raising
rents" next fall.
In addition, Kay said, growth in
the city's tax base has been 3.4
percent higher than projected, indi­cating
that' 'this growth will give the
city the money it needs."
Kay said about $100 has been given
to the committee by citizens. He said
one contributoris Col. Andrew Pick
a local realtor
"We are not allowed to use
activities to fund this project,'' said
Britton. "We did not solicit this
money."
Britton's announcement of oppos­ition
came under fire from some
SGA members. Jim Locke, an ex
officio member of the Budget and
Finance Committee, called Brit-ton's
statement "premature" and
"a misrepresentation of the facts."
"They say they have researched
the issue but they haven't," Locke
said. "My research indicates that
the tax actually could help rental
rates if the Residential Rental Tax is
con­cerned"
senators "will educate
other senators Monday night" at
their next meeting.
"Only four in attendance raised
their hands when I asked last
Monday who had read the bill at the
senate meeting," he said. "Person­ally,
I am in favor of researching it
more."
Off-campus Senator Tommy
Johnston agreed the executive an­nouncement
by Britton was "pre­mature,
'' but said' 'perhaps those of
us on the Rules Committee should
Roebuck 'surprised9 with sudden notoriety
By Peggy Wilhide
Assistant News Editor
' 'Ben Roebuck urges you to get out and vote in the SGA
elections."
"Ben Roebuck says get drunk and be somebody."
"Ben Roebuck says go Greek or don't go at all."
Who is Ben Roebuck anyway?
The question was posed in a letter to the editor in the
Auburn Plainsman last week.
Ben Roebuck's picture has been appearing regularly
on a series of handbills which have been circulated
around c; ""Dus, offering words of wisdom and bits of
advice tc adents.
Ben R' ^buck's name has also appeared on several
billboards. Shortly before Easter, Ben Roebuck signs,
reading "Ben Roebuck wishes you a safe and happy
Easter," were posted around campus. Upon returning
to Auburn, s tudents were greeted with a ' 'Ben Roebuck
welcomes you back to Auburn" sign posted on the 1-85
Auburn exit.
Students have seen a sign at Fort Walton Beach which
said, "Ben Roebuck welcomes you to Fort Walton Beach
and hopes you enjoy your stay."
Who is Ben Roebuck?
Ben Roebuck is a freshman in engineering, and a
memberof Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He said he has
no idea who organized the campaign which has made his
face well-known on campus.
"It sure is bringing me a lot of attention," said
Roebuck,' 'I think it's funny, but I'd like to find out who
is doing it."
The seemingly reserved Lambda Chi said he gets
stopped on the concourse several times a day when
people recognize him.
' 'You should have seem him at a social we had,'' said
one fraternity member. "All the girls were flocked
around him when they found out he was Ben Roebuck.''
Roebuck said other organizations have enlisted his
help to endorse events. "The Phi Delts called up the
house and asked if they could use my name when
publicizing their beer drinking contest. I've also been
approachedby people advertising those funnel things.''
(Pouring beer into a funnel and drinking it from a long,
plastic tube, known as funneling, is the latest beer
drinking craze to hit Auburn.)
"People ask me if I'm doing all this," said the tall,
Bainbridge, Ga., native. "I have no'control over it. I'm
just as surprised as everyone else when a new sign
appears."
Since a few of the signs appeared in front of the
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house, Roebuck suspects
See ROEBUCK, page A-12
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U/EL COMES
"GET DRUNK AND BE SOMEBODY''
.Ben Roebuck finds his name spread as far as Fort Walton, Fla
Photography: Mark Almond
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Dye promises effective fiscal management
By John Mangels
News Editor
Auburn football coach Pat Dye
said Wednesday his first three days
as athletic director have been quiet
enough to provide time to gather his
thoughts. Those thoughts appear to
be primarily concerned with the
financial situation of and unanimity
within the athletic department.
Dye was given control of the
Auburn athletic department Satur­day
when he was unanimcusly
named athletic director by the
board of trustees. The position had
been vacated by the resignation of
Lee Hayley last February. The
board's athletic committee and
Auburn President Hanly Funder-burk
had recommended the position
of athletic director and head football
coach be combined.
Dye said the biggest challenge
facing all athletic programs will be
effective fiscal management. "We
need to make sure we are utilizing
our money to the best benefit of each
sport, and to make sure there is no
waste or abuse of funds," he said.
"We're operating on a tight, strict
budget. The thing the athletic
director has to do is evaluate each
coach's position and each sport's
budget." Dye said such an evalua­tion
was "especially important in
football because we spend the
largest amount of money.
"I also think it's very important
for us to turn every stone in looking
at revenue for the athletic depart­ment,"
Dye said. "Our income is
through gate receipts, concessions,
television and bowl guarantees,
student fees, the Auburn Founda­tion
and the Greater Auburn Fund.
We need to be sure we're doing the
best job in every area. There are a
lot of things we can do to increase
efficiency."
Dye said a University committee
on athletics which is currently
evaluating the entire athletic pro­gram
should present its report
' 'within the next week or week and a
half." Though speculation within
the athletic department has con­cerned
the possible cancellation of
some minor, non-revenue sports
programs, Dye said he did not know
what the committee's recommen­dations
would be.
' 'At the time the report is present­ed,
we will make decisions of
efficiency within the athletic de­partment,"
he said. Dye said he
would make final recommendations
on the report, with approval also
necessary from Funderburk.
Following Dye's own appoint­ment
Saturday, he selected aero­space
engineering Professor John
Cochran as associate athletic direc­tor.
Cochran played linebacker for
See DYE, page A-8
have studied the bill a bit harder."
The Rules Committee sets the
agenda for all bills which appear on
the senate floor.
"We haven't really had a chance
to look at the bill," said Johnston,
who paralleded the situation with
the recent passage of a scientific
creationism bill in which the SGA
drew criticism for passing a bill few
senators read or understood.
SGA Vice President David Rum-barger,
who presides over the
University senate, said "most of the
senators feel like there should be
more investigation by the senate, of
course, but the majority are op­posed
to anything that will hurt
students like a property tax hike
will."
Rumbarger arranged for Mayor
Jan Dempsey, advocate of the
property tax hike, and City Council
President Denson Lipscomb, who
opposed the tax hike, to present their
arguements in front of the senate
meeting last Monday night.
Sen. Clair Rohs, a member of the
Student Welfare Committee which
sponsored the bill, said she does not
think the announcement by Britton
was premature.
"What Rip and Jim did was
announce the cabinet's stance on the
issue," she said. Rohs said she
thought it "was good the senate
tabled the bill because a lot of
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senators didn't know a lot about the
property tax hike."
Sen. Jim Gorrie also thought the
bill "needed more deliberation,
since some people haven't had a
chance to look into the resolution."
In defense of the executive an­nouncement
of opposition to the
property tax hike, Britton said, "We
had to take a stance one way or
another, or we would be accused of
doingnothing. We do not believe this
tax, or any tax, would be in the best
interest of Auburn students."
Senate approves
activity budgets
By Ashley Jenkins
Plainsman Staffwriter
The SGA senate approved
Monday night the recommendation
of the Budget and Finance Commit­tee
to allocate $493,905 for student
activity fee funded projects in
1981-82.
The committee recommended the
budget after receiving a budget
request of $696,819.24 from 10
student activity fee-funded
projects. These projects requested
allocations to fund their expected
expenses for the 1981-1982 fiscal
year, which begins Oct. 1.
The senate also approved the
committee's suggestion to incorpo­rate
the Lectures and Religious
Affairs projects into the University
Programs Council. The UPC will
include these projects in its
program with the lectures project as
a subcommittee within Horizons,
and Religious Affairs as a separate
committee. According to Norma
Mungenast, student coordinator for
UPC in 1980-81, this change was
necessary in order to give students
full control of the projects their
money is going toward. Student
control is needed because' 'this kind
of experience is a learning ex­perience
for students," said
Mungenast.
In the past, representation of
three students and three faculty
members was used for these
projects. In its new form, the UPC
will let only students have a vote
concerning these projects. Ac­cording
to Mungenast, "Although
the faculty will not have a vote, we
hope to have past faculty advisers to
advise the student leaders because
we need their expertise on com­mittees."
Dr. Taylor Littleton, past adviser
of the Lectures project and vice
president of academic affairs, said
he was "surprised" at the abrupt
decision by the committee andidean
of students to make this change.
' 'I feel I had little communication
with the decision made," said
Littleton.' 'I spoke to the committee
about my ob jections with the change
made in Lectures and Religious
Affairs and then discovered it was
passed two days later."
According to Littleton, ' 'My prin­ciple
objection is not with the
change, I just feel the projects have
worked well as they were the past 12
years and a change was not needed.
The smaller programs might be lost
if they are under a large committee
such as UPC,"
Littleton began working with the
Lectures project in 1968 when it was
reconstituted and charged with the
responsibility of reviewing requests
against student activity fees for
cultural lectures. "The Lectures
project is a complimentary
program to UPC," said Littleton.
"It is important because lecturers
come for small fees to small groups
in classrooms and reach them
personally. I hope the coalitions are
See BUDGETS, page A-7
The library has released a "hit
list" of 4,215 serials to be can­celled.
See page A-2.
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.Board of trustees appoints Pay Dye new Athletic Department chief
By Kathy Jernigan
Plainsman Staffwriter
Members of the Student Health
Committee voted unanimously to
continue student ambulance ser­vices
summer quarter at a special
meeting Friday. But the admini­strators
say services will be discon­tinued
when the ambulance now
used by the Health Center can no
longer run.
Dr. Anna Svacha, committee
chairman, said the Friday meeting
was called to discuss new informa­tion
the committee discovered after
a proposal was made at the April 19
meeting to discontinue ambulance
services this summer.
"We considered the services that
could be provided by AAA Ambu­lance
Services and realized that they
are not close enough to campus in
most emergency situations,"
Svacha said. "Most of the com­mittee
members had done their
homework so it didn't take long to
get a vote."
Dr. Judith Hood, director of the
center, said although the ambu­lance
service will be used this
summer, the committee voted last
summer to use the ambulance until
it "gives out" and then the services
will be discontinued altogether.
"We don't feel the student health
center can afford to continue provid­ing
amublance services indefi­nitely,"
Hood said. "When we got
the ambulance 10 years ago, we
were one of the only services
available here but now there are
others."
Hood explained that the first
proposal to discontinue summer
services was made in part because
the ambulance service is not used as
much during summer months. She
said only 21 calls were taken last
summer compared to a total of 200
calls during the regular school term.
"We figure that it costs about $38
per run (ambulance), but most of
that cost involves repairs and gas
now since the equipment is paid for.
The initial cost of establishing a
service is the greatest cost."
Hood said a new ambdlance unit
for the center would cost approxi­mately
$20,000 to $30,000, depending
on the equipment purchased.
Dr. Harold Grant, dean of stu­dents,
said the ambulance service is
expensive. "We discontinued use of
the ambulance one summer several
years ago," Grant said, "and when
this ambulance quits running we'll
have to stop the services."
The University ambulance
passed state inspection last fall but
committee member Carol Roberts,
a junior in pre-business, said she is
not sure how long the unit will
continue to pass.
"When the ambulance loses its
certification one year, we will have
to discontinue the service and even
though many students don't know
the service exists, they should be
concerned," Roberts said. "We've
suggested the city of Auburn begin
to consider a contract with an
See AMBULANCE, page A-8
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WORLD THIS WEEK Library issues periodical 'hit list
International
POPE LISTED IN GUARDED CONDITION AFTER SHOOTING
Pope John Paul II, head of the Roman Catholic Church, was shot early
yesterday, just 44 days after the shooting of President Ronald Reagan. After
four hours of surgery, the pontiff was listed in guarded condition late
yesterday. A 23-year-old Turkish man was arrested for the shooting. Shots
rang out from close range as the pope waved to 15,000 people in St. Peter's
square for the weekly general audience. Doctors removed part of the pope's
small intestine and treated two minor wounds in his right arm and another in
his left hand. Two women were also wounded, Ann Ordre of Buffalo, N.Y.
and a Jamaican. They were listed in satisfactory condition.
FRENCH ELECT LEFTIST MITTERAND; d'ESTAEVGDEFEATED
Socialist Francois Mitterand defeated Valery Giscard d'Estaing for the
presidency of France, bringing leftists to power in France for the first time
in 23 years. The runoff election, held Sunday, ended with Mitterand taking
just. . 4 percent more of France's 30 million voters than incumbent
d'Estaing. In Washington, State Department spokesman Dean Fischer
said,' 'We will be watching carefully the evolution of events in France.. .We
look forward to the building and strengthening of our relationship with the
new French government.'' Meanwhile, the franc dropped sharply with the
other major currencies, including the U.S. dollar, and gold prices jumped
by $20 at European trading centers.
National
FLORIDA SINKHOLE SWALLOWS HOUSE, CARS
A 600-foot-wide sinkhole in Winter Park, Fla., literally swallowed one
three-bedroom home, a swimming pool and six Porshes. The incident is
putting many Winter Park businessmen on the alert as the pit slowly grows
toward the backs of their shops. Authorities in Winter Park say the ground
gave way after a long dry season purged the earth of water. The dry spell
lowered the water table and took away much-needed support from the
ground, which is riddled with large caverns where limestone bedrock has
eroded, leavingno support for overlying earth. City officials have asked for
federal disaster relief to help cover up the hole which will require an
estimated 10,000 truckloads of soil.
State
SCOTTSBORO CITIZENS PROTEST DISMISSAL OF TEACHERS
Jackson County Circuit Judge W. Loy Campbell issued a preliminary
restraining order Monday prohibiting a citizens' group from interfering
with children attending schools. The action came after 162 teachers refused
to report for classes in a dispute over the dismissal of 20 teachers, who have
been let go because of' 'a lack of money,'' according to Scottsboro City School
Intendent Max Skidmore. Only 24 of the system' s 186 teachers reported for
duty Monday, the first day of the boycott. Only about 5 percent of the
students-130 of the 3,400 enrolled-crossed picket lines set up by interested
citizens who are spearheaded by a group calling itself the "Save Our
Schools" committee.
By Karen Hartley
Features Editor
In order to remain within its
budget, the Ralph Brown Draughon
Library has initiated a cut of more
than 2,400 serials and has circulated
a "hit" list of the discontinued
periodicals to all schools for review
and rebuttal.
DonOlliff, chairman of the library
committee, said that protests con­cerning
the cuts should be made to
the library director by one week
from Tuesday.
"Following that, the director will
work up a recommendation to which
protests can be honored based on
various factors we've worked up,"
he said. Then a recommendation
will be made to the committee.
The cut constitutes 35 percent of
the paid-for subscriptions. Olliff
said, "There is more than $200,000
being cut overall this year."
R.D. Rouse, dean of the School of
Agriculture, said the special library
committee and the chairman for the
school have a copy of the "hit" list
and are reviewing it.
As for the impact the cuts will
have on the School of Agriculture,
Rouse said, "Even if we had all the
money in the world, we would still
review serials very vigorously,
feeling it' s an important thing to do.
'' Anawful lot of publications were
listed that appear to me to be a
much lower value than those we'd
like to subscribe to," he said.
According to Rouse, a lot of things
are equally important and needs
that have the most impact on a
certain program should be ad­dressed.
"We've got a lot of equipment
that's obsolete that doesn't meet
current needs," he said, adding
that, "You can always go to another
library, but you can't go to another
laboratory to teach in."
J.T. Vaughan.dean for School of
Veterinary Medicine, said, "We will
appeal with great concern and try to
do so in a reasonably gauged
response that is in with full sym­pathy
of the University's plight.
"If we appeal," he said, "it will be
on a very careful basis."
Vaughan explained he felt that
veterinary medicine was slighted
because its library was not given the
same attention as the main campus
facility.
"To suggest that it's a conven­ience
to have a branch library is a
totally erroneous suggestion.
"Being two miles distant from the
main library, with separate cam­puses,
a captive student body and a
captive faculty, it becomes double
imperative that our library also be
lodged in this location," he said.
Vaugh said, "A veterinary medi­cine
school cannot exist without its
own separate library...it is a vital
resource."
Concerningthe affect the cuts will
have on the school, Vaugh said,
"Withoutthe 'hit'listwedon'thavea
full collection, and to cut further
makes it a less sufficient resource
than it already i s ."
RuthGalbraith, dean of the School
oftt>meEconomics, said, "I suspect
we'll file an appeal on a few serials.
The list is being circulated among
the faculty."
Galbraith said most of the jour­nals
"extremely important" to the
school were not on the list. .She has
taken her own initiative to help the
library.
"I have offered to bring my own
personal magazine subscriptions to
fill in some of the gaps," she said.
Galbraith voiced her concern
about things other than the library.
'' I think faculty are important too. If
all the money goes to the library, the
facultywillsuffer,"shesaid, adding
that, "A balance must be achieved
between the faculty and the li­brary."
William Alf ord, associate dean for
arts and sciences, said , "We are
asking our faculty to look over this
list of journals and make a priority do.'
Senate urges admissions input
By Karen Hartley
Features Editor
The faculty senate passed a
resolution Tuesday urging the pres­ident
of the University to seek
advice of the senate concerning
minimum admission standards and
other areas of academic policy.
Four weeks ago, the administra­tion
made a decision to limit
out-of-stateenrollmentto those qual­ified
applicants who are sons and
daughters of alumni. The decision
met with criticism from the faculty
because they were not consulted
concerning the issue.
John Heilman, who drafted the
resolution said that since there has
been a debate about the enrollment
policy, and since the constitution of
the senate outlined its advisory
purposes, the senate felt it should
make a statement re cognizing that a
public issue had arisen and that the
senate understood its function as a
advisory body.
The resolution states that where­as
the chairman of the senate was
not consulted prior to the announce­ment
of the limited enrollment
decision and that the purpose set
forth in the senate' s constitution is to
be "advisory to the president," the
senate extended its readiness and
willingness to serve in that capacity.
The sole intent of the resolution,
Heilman said, "is an expression of
our commitment to our advisory
position.
"The resolution was offered in a
purely constructive sense," he said.
Heilman said that in many in­stances
the subjects on which the
faculty could be advisory fall under
the charge of various senate com­mittees.
"One way the process of commit­tees
could be carried out is when the
administration finds it is dealing
with an issue, it could drop a note or
call the committee concerning that
issue," he said.
Other channels such as depart­ment
heads and school deans could
be used as means of communica-
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tion, Heilman said.
Dr. Taylor Littleton, vice-presi­dent
of academic affairs, said he
fully supports the resolution. "The
senate was established with that
purpose in mind," he said, adding
that the resolution "reinforces the
original concepts of the senate
established 15 years ago."-
The resolution is quite in order, he
said, adding that input from the
faculty canbe very, very valuable to
the administration.
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esegregation plan deadline set
A-3 Thursday, May 14, 1981 €br Auburn $la in*man
ky JoBeth McDaniel
Lssistant News Editor
Gov. Fob James may have less
(lan two months to submit a
^segregation plan to the federal
svernment for the state's higher
Jucation system, according to a
bttersentbytheU.S.Departmentof
Education to James' legal counsel,
Va DeMent.
The deadline set by DOE Regional
ivil Rights Director William Tho-las
is June 30 or 30 days after a
;deral court ruling on a class action
Jit, whichever comes first.Thesuit
lalls for the merger of two predomi­nantly
white universities, Auburn
University at Montgomery and Troy
ftate University in Montgomery,
ider the name and control of a
|»redominantly black institution,
labama State University.
DeMent said he does not yet know
the consequences for failing to
submit the plan by deadline, though
he said it probably would result in
administrative enforcement or
another court order from a federal
judge.
Auburn was named in the DOE
investigation of Alabama's public
universities and colleges as an
example of the allegedly racially
dual higher education system in the
state. Auburn University is also
named as a defendant in the suit
involving the merger of AUM,
TSUM and ASU in Montgomery.
U.S. District Judge Truman
Hobbs has taken the case under
advisement and may delay a deci­sion
until the James' administration
has submitted the desegregation
plan to DOE.
Thomas said the DOE Office of
Civil Rights is currently seeking a
deadline extension to Dec. 30 for
Alabama from a Federal judge in
Washington, D.C. Last December
that judge ordered the DOE to
obtain desegregation plans in cer­tain
states found to still hold the
vestiges of segregation in their
higher education systems.
This court order resulted from a
suit filed by the National Associa­tion
for the Advancement of Colored
People against the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
(now DOE), charging that depart­ment
had failed to enforce civil
rights laws requiring states to
discontinue discriminatory prac­tices
or lose federal funding.
In the last year, DOE has request­ed
desegregation plans from five
other Southern and border states:
Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri,
West Virginia and South Carolina.
Alabama is the only state that has
failed to submit a desegregation
plan.
Delta Chi first to build
on newest fraternity row
By Lynn Brown
Plainsman Staffwriter
The brothers of the Delta Chi
fraternity moved into their $350,000
house last week, becoming the first
fraternity to be located on Biggio
WII •lidarity Day speech urges unity
}y Howard Baldwin
rlainsman Staffwriter
Solidarity Day for the "Save Our
lildren" campaign, to raise
loney for the investigation of
Atlanta's murdered and missing
(children, was climaxed last Friday
lin the Foy Union ballroom with a
•"spiritual and moving" speech by
|Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford.
Sharing the dais with Ford were
I master* of ceremonies Wilbur
I Owens, Grady Cox, executive vice
president of Auburn and the
"moving force" of Solidarity Day,
Johnny Green.
Green, a minister, athlete and
Afro-American Association pre­sident
said, "Solidarity Day is
needed because we come together,
but we don't stay together."
j Before introducing the guest
speaker, Cox said he is "proud to
stand with AAA against the murders
in Atlanta."
11 Ford opened his speech on a light
note, supporting some of "Tus-kegee's
finest: the Tuskegee Insti­tute,
George Washington Carver
"and the Commodores." Ford then
told the crowd, that,' 'We as a nation
must become more concerned about
our children."
Quoting the scriptures often, Ford
believes "there is a god somewhere
with an answer to the Atlanta
* crisis," and while waiting for an
answer, "let's send money to the
families of the slain and missing
children and to persons responsible
for solving the case."
Although everyone claims to
"sympathize with the situation,"
Ford believes no one knows the pain
the motherssuffer. "We must not
only be concerned about., the child­ren
in Atlanta," Ford said, "but also
about children everywhere regard­less
of race. We're all God's
Ex-hostage to
speak Tuesday
Ex-hostage Richard Morefield,
who was serving as Consul General
for the American Embassy in
Tehran when he was taken hostage,
will speak at Auburn University on
Tuesday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Union Ballroom.
Morefield will speak on ' 'Ameri­can
Security Today," in a lecture
sponsored by the Horizons Lecture
Series.
Morefield began his foreign ser­vice
career in 1956, as vice consul in
Barranquilla, Columbia, and has
served in various foreign embassies
since that time.
His wife, Dorothea, appeared
frequently on television, partic­ularly
during the time when the
release of the hostages seemed
imminent.
The public is invited to attend the
lecture on a seats available basis.
children, if the crisis brings us
together then the deaths may not
have been in vain,'' the mayor said.
"You (college students) are the
cream of the crop because you are
role models for our children," Ford
said. He also mentioned that stu­dents
should' 'take more pride in our
country" and "teach our children to
do likewise."
Ford listed two ways to save our
children: "Dope their brains with
knowledge, not their veins with
drugs, and give them will power, not
pill power."
Ford summarized his speech with
the patriotic message, "Save our
children by giving them pride in
America."
Registration ends May 15
Auburn residents who are not
registered to vote must do so by
Friday, May 15, in order to partici­pate
in the special city referendum
on Tuesday, May 26, on increasing
city property tax millage.
Residents may register at the
probate judges office in the county
courthouse in Opelika. Office hours
are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
To vote, one must be registered 10
days prior to an election. Friday will
be the last day for registration since
the probate office is closed on
Saturday.
The board's next regularly
scheduled meeting was set for
Monday, May 18. However, regis­tration
on that day would mean one
could not vote on May 26 since it is
within 10 days of the election.
Drive, the new fraternity row near
the intramural fields.
The house, which will house 32
brothers, is the newest fraternity
house in 14 years. The Sigma Phi
Epsilon house, built in 1967, was the
last house constructed on campus.
Delta Chi brother John Griffis, 4
AC, Titusville, Fla., said the frater­nity
paid for the house with alumni
donations and money recieved from J
selling the old fraternity house on j
West Glenn Avenue. •
The dormitory part of the house I
features section bathrooms ad- I
joined by two bedrooms with each J
bedroom sleeping two men. The *
bedrooms on the second floor open •
onto a balcony, and the first-floor •
bedrooms feature a private en-1
trance opening onto patio. J
A highlight of the house is a unique I
pole, similar to those used by •
firemen. The pole, located near the •
bedrooms, will be used to slide down I
from the second floor to the first I
floor. i
The house also has a dining room •
which can accommodate 140 people •
and a living room with a modern I
fireplace. I
Astudyroom.alaundryroom, and ;
an unfinished basement are also J
featured in the house. •
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Cook memorial
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A memorial Glomerata for Eliza
beth Ann "Lizan" Cook will be on
display in the main office of Spidle
Hall.
Anyone interested is invited to
sign the book. It will be on display for
about two weeks. The yearbook will
then be sent to Cook's parents
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A review of the 1981 'Glomerata'
Scott Thurston, editor
Valerie Gay, business manager
Thursday, May 14, 1981 Volume 87 Number 25 A-4
A taxing debate
Tuesday's announcement by the SGA
cabinet that it has formed a committee to
oppose the 16 mill ad valorem tax increase
proposed by Mayorjan Dempsey caught no one
by surprise.
From the beginning, the SGA and many
students have suspected that the tax increase,
which will be approved or defeated in a
referendum May 26, is another example of the
city's unfairness to students.
That skepticism was based on the valid feat
that, because of the property tax structure,
commercial landowners, i.e. apartment land­lords,
would bear the brunt of the tax increase
and pass it directly along to students in the form
of higher rents.
That fear led us to voice our early opposition
to the tax increase and got the SGA and
students involved in the debate.
Since then, it has become apparent that the
issue of rental rates as affected by the ad
valorem tax increase is peripheral. Proponents
of the increase say that if the ad valorem
increase is passed, the current 2 percent rental
tax would be taken off, leaving landlords with
no real excuse for raising rents because of taxes.
Curiously, though, they have so far refused to
link removal of the renter's tax with the
property tax increase.
Curious also is the decision by the cabinet to
fund its opposition to the tax increase through
donations from private individuals, who
include at least one local landlord. Politics
makes for strange bedfellows.
Another issue often cited as the main point
of contention is the quality of Auburn's city
schools. The tax has been made an '' apple pie''
issue by proponents, who claim a vote against
the tax hike is a vote against "our children."
The fact is that the tax increase would not
significantly affect the amount of money that
will go to city schools.
The tax increase's sole connection with
schools is that it could be earmarked specifically
for their use, thereby providing them with a
stable funding base they have lacked.
As with rental rates, however, that issue is
peripheral. Stable funding for schools is a
problem which should be solved through
alternate budgeting methods or earmarking of
existing funds, not through raising taxes.
The bottom line of the issue, then, can be
embodied in one simple question: Does the
city need additional tax revenues?
Proponents say it does, citing rising costs for
services and the need to pay accrued debts.
Opponents say it does not, pointing to
projected growth in revenues and a generally
improving economy.
Next week, we'll interview Dempsey and
City Council President Denson Lipscom b, who
leads the opposition to the tax hike. We urge
students to read these interviews and weigh
both sides of the issue carefully.
In the meantime, Friday is the last day to
register at the county courthouse in Opelika to
vote in the May 26 referendum. If you're not a
registered voter in Lee County, this is your
chance to become one.
Pray for the pope
It simply couldn't happen.
Not the pope.
Not now.
Those were the first thoughts of many of us at
the Plainsman when we heard that Pope John
Paul II had been shot Wednesday morning,
and they were no doubt echoed throughout the
community, the nation and the world.
Just two months aftet America sat on the
brink of tragedy when its president was
wounded by a would-be assassin, the world was
shaken again by the act of irrational and
despicable violence.
On one of his daily appearances in St. Peter's
Square, the pope was gunned down by an
assailant who had been able to get to within
point blank range with a handgun.
The attempted assassination of the spiritual
leader of the western worl d has a sobering effect
in itself, but the personality exhibited by John
Paul II during his two years as pope makes the
event even more alarming.
A man of kindness, sincerity and true
goodwill toward all men, Pope John Paul II has
been an inspirational force for peace. His visits
to North and South America lifted the spirits of
millions who saw and heard him. His Polish
background has given hope to countrymen
crying for freedom, and his popularity has no
doubt played some part in the reluctance of the
Soviets to act with force in the pope's
homeland.
While no group can avoid becoming
involved in some political disputes, it can safely
be said that Pope John Paul II' s role as leader of
the Catholic Church has had more to do with
bettering a lot of humankind everywhere than
that of any national leader.
There simply exists no reason why such a man
and such a leader should be targeted for
assassination. We can only wonder what
madness drove the pope's assailant to attempt
to kill him.
While wondering, though, we should also
join in our hope for the pope's speedy and
complete recovery.
Coming out behind
The figures were studied, debated and
studied again. And when it was all over, the
Plainsman came out behind.
The SGA senate Budget and Finance
Committee, after conducting hearings for two
weeks announced its 1981-82 allocations to
activities projects funded wholly or partially by
student fees.
Of eight projects funded, six were granted
increases over last year, ranging from . 2 to 16.1
percent. The SGA budget was decreased by 2
percent. The Plainsman allocation was cut 17.9
percent.
It should be noted that the Plainsman
requested an allocation that was about 12
percent less than it received this year. But a
voluntary 12 percent budget cut wasn' t enough
for the B&F Committee. It couldn't resist
cutting that request by 6 percent, even though
it granted increases to six other projects.
The rationale? Too many people at the
Plainsman, get paid, B&F members said. Yet
they seemed to ignore the nearly 40 percent cut
in the number of students the Plainsman paid
thisyear. When those cuts weremade, it wasn't
expected they'd have to be duplicated every
year.
This year the Plainsman has worked hard to
streamline its operation. We were told last
spring we would have to begin reducing a
$26,809 debt accrued over past years. But we
were assured that our efforts to do so would not
be met with reductions in SGA allocations.
We have been able to reduce the deficit this
year, but only by running more ads per page
than we' d like to. The Plainsman' s quality and
ability to server students will be jeopardized if
more severe steps are necessary in order to make
the profit needed to reduce the deficit. A 17.9
percent reduction in our allocation may make
such steps necessary.
Our readers may rest assured of one thing.
We will do our best to produce a quality
newspaper, with or without the SGA's help.
Z\)t 3uburn plainsman
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Mangels; Features Editor, Karen Hartley; Sports Editor, Becky Hopf; Entertainment
Editor, Burt Lauderdale.
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Mark Almond; Art Director, Paul Strickland.
Assisstant News Editors, Peggy Wilhide, JoBeth McDaniel and Keith Ayers;
Assistant Sports Editors, Dave Bean and Steve Beaird; Assistant Entertainment Editor,
Alec Harvey; Assistant Copy Editor, Janet Barbee; Assistant Features Editor, Abby
Pettiss Assistant Technical Editors, Mike Speakman Doug Leyshock, Amy Colburn.
Assistant Photography Editor, Tom Palmer; Editorial Page Assistant, Matt Lamere.
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In years past, The Plainsman has
reviewed the Glomerata about the time it
has come out each spring. The New York
Times is famous for reviewing books, we
figure, so why can't we review at least one
a year*
So this year we decided to renew the
traditional Glom review. Deadlines being
as they are, however, and because the book
wasn't available until Tuesday night, we
weren't able to include a review in this
week's entertainment section.
Not wanting to publish a review next
week, when most Gloms will already be
secureintheirnewhome on the bookshelf, I
decided to do the honors myself in this
space.
Reviewing the Glomerata is kind of like
opening grades; if they're not as good as you
expected, you'd really rather not.
Fortunately, the 1981 Glom staff has given us
no reason for squeamishness. The yearbook
students will be waiting in line for during the
next couple of days is a safe as well as worthy
subject of review. Itis the best Glom produced in
three years.
Beyond the dust cover—a first in Glom
history—there is nothing all that new or
different about the 1981 yearbook. But the usual
elements of the book—pictures, words and
graphics—are combined in such a way as to
present a stimulating portrait of what was both
unique and typical about Auburn in 1981.
The color photography in the front of the book
is generally outstanding, both in content and
reproduction. But the first third of the book is
well balanced with copy by several good feature
articles. Some are obligatory (football Satur­days,
cramming, election '80), others are
Scott
Thurston
innovative (a profile of alumni, a feature on
modern-day knights and a contrast of moral
questions posed this year by Cindy Lassiter and
David Chan). All are interesting and well laid
out. The art used with many of the features is
outstanding.
For the first time in several years, graphics
are used effectively. The section openers,
depicting Auburn Spirit "on the rise',' f. are
excellent, and give the book a continuity
essential to a good chronicle of a year's worth of
events. Colors, borders and boxes are used
effectively with features.
New approaches are attempted in the Beauty
and Sports sections. In the former, the top three
campus beauties are pictured in black and white
and briefly profiled on an introductory page.
Color portraits begin on the next page, but with
alternates. Unlike those in past Gloms, this
year's beauty section progresses to the winners
of various pageants rather than starting with
them and going downhill from there. It makes
sense.
The sports section's new approach does not
work quite as well. Pictures and copy are both
excellent. But the emphasis seems on equal
treatment of all sports rather than reflection or
reality. Wrestling is featured in eight pict|
while football is seen in just 11. That's 1
because Bruce Hyer's and Rick O'Hara's fo
shots are some of the best in the book. HI
shot of James Brooks on page 115 sums up|
man's season better than all the words ir
world. Brooks, by the way, gets The Plainsn
Honesty Award for 1981 for the reason he |
for coming to Auburn in the Who's Who seel
There are, as usual, several techq
mistakes that will leave readers cold,
administrators, Taylor Littleton and Che
Carroll, are pictured above the other's na1
Teri Russell wasn't supposed to have
available for a picture for Who's Who, but tlj
she is,' right where it says Linda Figg.
If you're trying to line up a date with a Ka
Sig or Lambda Chi, don't use the Glom
starting point. The names and faces don't mi
up through part of the composite section. S(J
of the organizations shots should have
redone. The SGA Cabinet picture is a gl
example.
Finally, it seems a little ironic to us that'
Plainsman is given less verbage than just abl
any organization. ID's will be appreciated '1*1
year, Dianne.
But to get back to the bright side, which
what the Glomerata is all about, such mistall
and second judgments are impossible to avl
entirely, and the rest of the book makes th{
easier to overlook.
For the first year in too many, the Glom stj
seems to have looked for ways not simply to
through the motions and produce just anottj
Glom, but to make improvements throul
creativity. Its efforts are to be appreciate
commended and enjoyed.
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France errs in choosing Mitterand
"To us, the real question is: How long will it
take France to discover that it has elected
Jimmy Carter president?"
The editors of "The Wall Street Journal" were
voicing only one of many concerns that have
been raised in the wake of Francois Mitterand's
victory Sunday in the second and final round of
French presidential elections.
The Journal expresses its fear that, like
Carter, Mitterand "sweeps into office offering
'change,'" change the nation will later come to
regret.
The "change" Mitterand wants to bring
involves the re-establishment of socialist
doctrine, absent in France since 1953. He calls
for the nationalization of more industry; banks
insurance companies, and armamnet manufact­urers
are first on the list.
He calls for the traditional socialist fight
against the evil of unemployment, promising
vast expenditures by the government to
produce 1.5 million new jobs.
He calls for a 35-hour instead of 40-hour work
week, with the same pay as before.
He calls for, economically speaking, a revival
of theKeynesian-based idea that demand can be
manipulated by the government to keep the
economy from fluctuating markedly.
The problem with the ideas of France's new
president is that history has proved them to be
utter failures.
George Gilder, writing in his masterpiece
"Wealth and Poverty," puts the truth forward
bluntly. "The most important event in the recent
history of ideasis the demise of the socialist
dream," he writes. "Dreams always die when
they come true, and fifty years of socialist
reality, in every partial and plenary form, leave
1: l e room for idealistic reverie."
An incredibly stagnant British economy
whose workers have lost vitality and produc­tivity
is the most blatant example of this failure.
Prodded by the labourites (socialists), the
British government nationalized industry and
began turning on the printing press to spend
money to provide new jobs.
High taxes to finance government spending,
poorly-run companies which look always to the
government for a handout, runaway inflation
spurred by cheap government money—those
were the results of the socialist "dream" in
Britain, and they will be the results of the
socialist "dream" in France.
Perhaps more disturbing than the new
economic policies to come, however, is the big
question mark about the part the Communist
Steve
Farish
Party will play in the new government.
Mitterand owes his victory to the Commu­nists;
98 percent of voters who voted for
Communist chief Georges Marchais in the first
round voted for Mitterand in the second, a
percentage which gave the socialist his margin
of victory.
Mitterand has called new parliamentary
elections, but he will never achieve a leftist
majority in the National Assembly without
Communist support.
Marchaishas already made clear that the cost
of that support will be the appointment of
Communist ministers to the Mitterand cabinet
(in France, the president and his cabinet
members are comparatively much more power­ful
than their American counterparts). An aide
for Mitterand indicated Tuesday that such a deal
may not come about.
The socialist, though, may have no choice but
to appoint Communists. Before voting in the
June assembly elections, Communist voters wih
demand some results in the form of cabinet
ministers; Mitterand will have an offer that he
cannot refuse.
Communists, of course, promise even more7
radical economic reforms than socialists. In
addition, no one can say what the influence of
Communist cabinet ministers might be on
warming Franco-Soviet relations.
Even with the Communists, however, Mar­chais'
leftist coalition may not win a majority in
the assembly. French voters may have voted!
more anti-Giscard D'Estaing than pro-Socialist
in the presidential election, and they could
switch back to the right in June. If they did, a
constitutional crisis would result that coulrifr
significantly affect the viability of the Fifth
Republic.
The scenario for France's next seven years,
ihen, leaves precious little room for optimism. I(#
tfarchais can get his policies through a leftist
ssembly, both he and the deterioration of
i 'ranee will not be stopped.
Men can be changed, though, and the French*!
can change their leaders by exerting typical
political pressure on them.
It is only fitting that as one of the leaders of
democratic revolution, France should''
have as its ultimate authority the people and not
their leaders.
The hope they will exercise that authority is
now the greatest France has. '
A
Opinion 'Doomsday spirit' of 2000 not valid
Thursday, May 14, 1981 A-5
From bamboo forests to AU:
the story of Boat Shoe People
It was late 1975 when the end came. It wasn't
entirely unexpected, but it still left deep
emotional scars on all of those involved. It was in
late 1975 when the Saigon Prepatory Academy
closed its doors for good.
This is the story of what happened to the
students after those doors closed; this is the
story of the Boat Shoe People.
Within months, thousands of Vietnamese
students were flooding the country, most
settling in expensive private colleges along the
eastern seaboard.
But this isn't the end of the story. Their
transition was never easy, and even now,
many of them are still not fully accepted in their
new environment.
The Boat Shoe People, so named because of
the topsiders they wear, were always easy to
spot because of the eye-strain caused by their
clothing. From the beginning they have stood
out in the crowd, often scorned by people who
derogatorally refer to them as "preppies."
The braved these hardships, however, and
continued to dress as tackily as ever. "Snobs"
they were called on their way to the private
tennis courts and backgamon clubs.
Though they were starting to be accepted,
they still hadn't blended into the mainstream of
society.
Then things took a turn for the better. Jane
Fonda took up their cause and began to make
their "look" actually fashionable. George Bush
carried their ball into the political arena.
Other students in their private schools were
now dressing and acting like them mainly by
going around and sying things like, "Gads, how
gauche!" and "Look at the riff-raff in this place."
Things were on the upswing when Joan Baez
released the top-10 hit song "Vibrant Green and
Fluorescent Pink: Proud Colors of a Proud
Tim
Dorsey
People." The movement was soon at craze
proportions.
Students at large state universities, obviously
upset at having to attend school with mere
plebians, could now also distinguish themselves
with the styles of the Boat Shoe People. The
original Izod, a rice-patty rat, evolved into the
cartoon alligator and the fad was on.
Preppie was now "in" and every business got
into the act. Add-a-beads, yellow slacks and
monogrammed sweaters were seen for the first
time outside of the bamboo forests of Southeast
Asia.
Styles that were once a signal for harrassment
are now sought after. They are being profitably
marketed across the country from Rodeo Drive
to the Sears "Winnie the Pooh Collection," and
the end is nowhere in sight. Who would have
thought the pounds of make-up originally used to
protect the Indonesians from sunlight and
disease-carrying mosquitoes would become a
must for the classroom?
The Boat Shoe People have come far and have
undergone many changes since their early days
of oppression. They have given new meaning to
the term "color coordination," and have, in
general, made us look hard and wonder why.
A-Day 'fantasy weekend' over,
time to think about academics
Editor, The Plainsman,
Now that the weekend on Fantasy Island is
over—the A-Day game, the half blue-half orange
nonsense, the festivities of the 125th anni­versary,
etc., we should brace ourselves (I mean
all of those who truly care about the most
important mission of the University—ACA­DEMICS—
for the hard reality of the future of
Auburn University.
This future, even though it became obvious a
couple of years ago, rudely asserts itself now
with the elimination from our library of more
than 2,400 journals which comprise around 35
percent of the total paid subscriptions.
What makes this scenario even more tragic is
that this year there have been three rounds of
cuts already—this being the fourth and the most
devastating.
I guess I don't have to paint a picture for you
about the future of academics at this institution
of higher learning. Even if things were to get
better, there is no way to catch up—except short
of a miracle. Most likely, with the budget
proposal for next year, the cutting that will have
to be done after September will be of the same
magnitude.
The library committee can't do anything
about the situation anymore except cut to
balance the shrinking budget of the library; the
faculty has no influence with the administra­tion—
so it is up to the students, alumni and
friends of Auburn University to prevent the
deterioration from turning this institution into
nothing more than a glorified junior college.
J. A. Madrigal
Library Committee (1983)
' VP: tax increase unnecessary
Editor, The Plainsman,
I would like to make a few comments
concerning the proposed 16 mill property tax
increase that will be voted upon May 26 by
Auburn citizens.
There has been great controversy concerning
this tax and which side students should support.
4 I am opposed to this tax mainly because this tax
will be passed on directly to the students; and
furthermore, it is not needed.
It is a fact that this tax will not increase the
% city's school budget. This tax money will be
earmarked to schools without it going through
the budget process.
If this tax passes, it will free funds in the
* general budget with which the mayor plans to
pay back debts that the city owes. We are for
better education, but at the same time, we want
proper management of the funds at hand.
The budget was calculated last year on a
projected growth of a mere 3.4 percent and it
was then that the idea of an ad valorem increase
was discussed because of the economy and
projected slow growth rate. However, growth is
now at 7 percent and climbing and more revenue
is at hand than was previously expected.
I agree with Council President Denson
Lipscomb that the city of Auburn has sufficient
funds to operate and that the 7 percent growth in,
revenue combined with proper management of
funds will make Auburn a better place without
an ad valorem increase.
David Rumbarger
SGAVice President
Dye thanks AU for support
^ Editor, The Plainsman,
On behalf of the athletic department and
everyone associated with our football team, I
, want to thank you, the Auburn students, faculty,
staff and townspeople, for your tremendous
show of support at A-Day.
It was truly an expression of the Auburn
i Spirit, one of the things for which Auburn is most
famous. I can not tell you how much it means to
have that kind of spirit, that kind of attitude, on
our side. It is one of the intangibles of athletics
i, tha t enables us to accomplish great things.
You have given us a tremendous vote of
confidence and expression of support by your
attendance at the A-Day game in such record
numbers. Those of us in the athletic department
and those of us involved in the day-to-day
operation of our football team want you to know
that we appreciate you and we appreciate your
support. Together we can accomplish great
things for Auburn.
We will spare no effort toward thatendandwe
are confident of your continued support.
Thank you.
Pat Dye
Athletic Director
Head Football Coach
Students beware of intersection
Editor, The Plainsman,
On April 27,1981,1 was driving my way back
to Caroline Draughon Village at about 12:15 p.m.
I was driving along Roosevelt Drive, and as I
approached the intersection of Roosevelt and
Wire Road, I noticed a patrol car parked on the
west side of Roosevelt Drive beyond the
intersection.
As my car moved into the intersection, the
traffic lights showed green and yellow simul­taneously,
so I proceeded on through since my
car was already in motion. The patrol car
followed me and gave me a citation for running a
red light.
On April 28, while on my way back to CDV at
the same time of day, I saw the patrol car at the
same spot. Seconds later I saw another vehicle
being stopped by that patrolman for some
reason.
In short, students beware of the intersection
and let this not be repeated at the expense of
more students.
S.H.Cheah
6FFA
An alarming trend has developed in post-Viet­nam
War America. That is the trend towards
what Edward David, former scientific adviser to
the White House, terms "a national pessemism
which dwells on failures and ignores successes."
This trend may explain why the doomsday
prediction of Jimmy Carter's "The Global 2,000
Report To The President...Entering the 21st
Century" received greater attention than
equally plausible yet less pessemistic reports.
You probably remember the "2 000" report.
The goal of the 2 000 panel was to define "the
probably changes in the world's population,
natural resources and the environment to the
end of the century" to help future presidents
plan toward the year 2 000.
What they came up with sent ripples through
the nation's media: "If present trends continue,
the world in 2 000 will be more crowded, more
polluted, less stable ecologically and more
vulnerable to disruption than the world we live
in now."
Writers and commentators around the nation
picked up on the report. One of them, syndicated
columnist James J. Kilpatrick, called the
implications of the study "staggering" and wrote
that it is an "immensely important study."
What has not as effectively come to light are
the critics of the "2 000" report and the
conflicting reports of other agencies around the
globe.
One of those critics is Rene Dubos of The Wall
Street Journal.
"Time and time again throughout 'The Global
2 000 Report' statements are preceeded by the
phrase 'If present trends continue.' What a big
'if that is," writes Dubos. "Human beings hardly
ever remain passive when faced with dangerous
or unpleasant situations."
John
Farish
Dubos takes one of several "if present trends
continue" statements and illustrates his point:
"The report says, 'If present trends continue,
by 2 000 Mexico City is projected to have more
than30 million people.' Anyone familiar with the
structure of the Mexican state and with the
natural conditions in the Mexico City area will
not be readily convinced that the growth of this
city will continue much longer at its present
rate."
The report was prepared by the Council on
Environmental Quality and the Su... Depart­ment,
but virtually ignored all reports by other
agencies, both in the U.S. Government and out of
it, that are just as or even more credible and
reliable than the "2 000" report.
Conflicting data was presented recently about
the status of food supplies for the future by none
other than the U.S. Department of Food and
Agriculture and the U.N. Food and Agriculture
Committee. Also last year a report was
published by the Swedish Secretariat for Future
Studies in Stockholm. While not an upbeat
document on the future.it did not approach the
"Global 2 000's" predictions of cataclysmic
apocalypse.
There are also, points out Julian Simon, a
professor of economics and business administra­tion
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, certain inconsistancies in the
membership of the panel which authored the
"2 000" report.
Writing in the conservativequarterly, Public
Interest, Simon charged the panel with bias
because it was made up predominantly of
"Cassandras of the environmental movement."
He also attacks some of the methods behind the
panel's madness.
"I'm not saying all is well now, and I do not
promise that it will be rosy in the future. What I
am saying is that, for most or all of the relevant
matters I have checked, the trends are positive
rather than negative."
Some people argue that the doomsday
predictions, whether fact or fiction, are good for
the international psyche because they promote
preparation for the worst possible future.
Kilpatrick is one of these persons, arguing "the
impending catastrophe can be averted—or at
least minimized—if sensible public policies are
put into motion now."
That may or may not be true, but there is
another side to the coin.
Roy Amara, president of the Institute For The
Future in Menlo Park, Calif., is one person who
recognizes that part. It's self-fulfilling prophesy,
he says; "If you say the situation is impossible,
then it paralyzes action."
It is that doomsday spirit that made the report
the attention getter that it was, and that same
spirit will probably blind a lot of the people who
have important roles in planning this country
and other counry's futures.
Reagan provides needed inspiration
Finally, Americans have found an inspiring
leader again.
Ronald Reagan has combined the charisma of
John Kenendy with the goodwill of "Ike"
Eisenhower to produce a potent political power.
His popularity ratings in some surveys are the
highest in polling history. Reagan has charmed
the press, the public, the Congress and world
leaders with equal ease.
The so-called "honeymoon" days of the
presidency should be long gone, but Reagan's
humor and wit in dealing with the press has kept
the flame glowing-perhaps even brighter.
In this age of mass media, his days in
Hollywood are serving him well. He is at ease
with the probing eye of a camera. He uses his
capacity as a speaker deftly, and he knows when
to throw in a joke to break the intensity of a
moment. Reagan knows how to survive the
scrutiny of the press.
His miraculous survival of an assassin's bullet,
reported by the doctor who removed it to be a
mere inch from his heart, has imbued the
president with a hero's aura. He has recalled to
the hearts and minds 6f t he American people the
pioneer spirit on which this nation was founded.
For too long, Americans have been embar­rassed
by their leaders-Watergate, Abscam,
the Libyan affair, to name a few incidents. Four
years of Jimmy Carter with his bungled
handling of foreign affairs and hang-dog attitude
regarding the home front brought the United
States to its knees before friend and foe alike.
However, Reagan's quest to "make America
great again" has captured the imagination of the
American people. Reagan has remained acces­sible
to the public, but has succeeded in
returning the presidency to a position of respect.
He has insisted on the restoration of many of
the trappings that had been pushed aside during
Carter's "down home" presidency. The public
seems hungry for a public figure whom they can
admire. In Reagan, it has found the fulfillment of
that hunger.
The Robert Teeter Poll showed that the
number of Americans who think the country is
off on the wrong track has shrunk by nearly half,
from 82 percent when Jimmy Carter discovered
the great national malaise two years ago to 48
percent in Reagan's third month.
In an unprecedented move, the president
went before a joint session of Congress on prime
time television in an effort to sell his economic
plans. The occasion marked one of the few times
in history that a president has ventured to
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Montgomery
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Capitol Hill to ask congressional support on a
particular piece of legislation.
The impending vote would determine the
nation's economic policy. Reagan was asking for
a radical departure from the path the nation had
trod since the '60s. His plan advocated a huge
budget cut for the social programs of Lyndon
Johnson's "Great Society," while giving tax
breaks to the private sector.
Until the night of Reagan's speech, the
concensus had been that the vote would be
extremely close. However, to his admonition
that it was "time we try something new," the
Congress answered with a ringing ovation that
lasted nearly three minutes. Reagan brought his
audience to its feet not once, but three times.
Shortly after that night, Speaker of the House
Tip O'Neill all but conceded defeat before the
vote was even taken. The final vote count proved
Reagan a man to be reckoned with on Capitol
Hill.
Perhaps the most critical job shouldered by
Reagan has been the re-establishment of the
United States as a respected power. U.S. foreign
policy was in shambles when Reagan took office.
The nation had been humiliated by the hostage
situation in Iran, the Soviets were clearly
entrenched in Afghanistan and were threaten­ing
to invade Poland, and our traditional allies
had become increasingly disillusioned.
Reagan has emerged as one of the most highly
visible presidents in the area of foreign affairs
since Nixon at a time when the U.S. was in
desperate need of strong, decisive leadership.
His aplomb and amicableness has been
invaluable in repairing strained relations with
Canada and Mexico.
England's Margaret Thatcher has openly
supported Reagan's stance on a wide range of
policies. Finally, Reagan succeeded this past
week in placating Japanese Prime Minister
Zenko Suzuki in the midst of disputes over
Japanese auto imports and questions over
Reagans lifting of the Soviet grin embargo.
Once again, the president gave a sterling
performance. Suzuki came away from the
meeting referring to "my friend." In a short
time, Reagan has impressed foreign dignitaries
as both a gracious host and pleasant guest.
Reagan's presidential style is comparable to
the doctor whose smile is so soothing, you don't
even notice when he administers the medicine.
In a time when the nation and the world has
many ills, Reagan is just what the doctor
ordered.
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Competing philosophies at base of campus strife
Editor, The Plainsman, Sir Isaac Newton abandoned the management
written by a man with a back-to-basics, no-frills.
Two competing philosophies of education are J * mother's sizeable estate to study o* fk„ !,„„„„<• °.f-i, ~t iL. „*_.*„ „» A..U mathematics and physics at Cambridge Univer- jxhorted the colonies to stand united and share
Two competing philosophies of education are
at the base of much of the strife at Auburn
University.
The first philosophy is as follows: Parents
finance education by paying taxes. In return for
this investment, it is the state's responsibility to
increase the earning power of their chlildren.
This task should be carried out in an efficient,
business-like fashion. The University is viewed
as a state-owned factory that converts raw
material, high school graduates, into finished
product, college graduates. The faculty are the
factory workers who are supervised by the
administrators.
In order to guarantee efficiency, a system of
accounting must be employed. To calculate
profits, one subtracts from the earning power of
the finished product the earning power of the
raw material and the cost of operating the
factory. The philosophy has an attractive,
common sense ring that would appeal to a
successful businessman eager to see his children
gain financial success,
A second, broader philosophy realizes that
while we all must pay taxes, we do not all have
children who will attend one of the state's
universities. Those who espouse this broad
philosophy feel that it is the duty of the
university to better the life of every member of
society. They view students, faculty and
administrators as partners in this exciting task.
It is a happy consequence that in the course of
these events, the earning power of the students
is greatly enhanced.
This philosophy does not claim the existence
of the formula for calculating the total worth of
the institution to the citizens. Therefore,
administrative decisions are extremelv difficult
to make and are to be arrived at onlybycareful
deliberation by the faculty.
of his mother's sizeable estate to study
mathematics and physics at Cambridge Univer­sity.
By becoming a university professor, he
lowered his earning power.
Must Cambridge adhere to simplistic ac­counting
procedures and enter a figure in the
loss column under Newton, or should it also take
into account the benefits we have all derived
from his research in physics and his discovery of
the calculus?
The irony is that the formula would record a
profit under the name of an engineering student
who, because he had a poor grasp of a subtle
point of calculus, designed an unsafe airplane or
nuclear reactor. In short, the simplistic
accounting method proposed by the narrow
viewpoint is flawed because it does not measure
quality.
Peter Jefferson of Virginia had little formal
education. He left his son a large farm and the
advice to get a broad education. Thomas
Jefferson considered this advice his more
valuable inheritance. It was a gift that benefited
not only Jefferson, but all of us who hold freedom
dear.
A person with a narrow viewpoint might be
•interested in statistics comparing faculty
salaries and weighted student credit hours at
the College of William and Mary in the
•18th/ century and at Auburn today.
Given these figures and the salaries of our
third president and the present governor, he
could use his bookkeeping techniques to
compare the profitibilities of the two institu­tions.
The person who holds the broad view
would know that it is easier to educate a
politician than a statesman.
The Declaration of Independence was not
frills,
practical education. That great statesman
xhorted the colonies to stand united and share
I heir strengths and talents in order to gain their
freedom. Today, statesman again urge us to put
aside our petty differences and share our talents
in order to remain strong.
A lesser politician warns us not to consider
out-of-state candidates for the position of
University president. Now, the self-proclaimed
efficiency experts are busy at work increasing
the productivity of the Auburn factory without
seeking the advice of the workers.
They cancel subscriptions to scientific
journals; limit the enrollment of out-of-state
students; suggest cancelling the supplementary
faculty retirement program; build a deck on the
stadium instead of much needed classrooms,
offices and laboratories; increase class size and
replace the associate and full professors who are
resigning with less costly instructors and
assistant professors.
What will be the condition of Auburn
University when these men have finished their
job? Will we provide the scientific training that
attracts clean, high-technology supremacy vital
to our security and favorable balance of trade?
Will we educate leaders and statesmen?
Will we foster brotherhood and cause you to
be proud of your University and your state? Will
Auburn lift our spirits to all that is great and
good? v
The strife at Auburn exists becausetmen with
small thoughts are unable to lead men with great
thoughts.
Coke S. Reed
Professor of Mathematics
Auburn University
« (On leave 1980-1981 in Princeton, N. J.
at the Institute for Defense Analyses)
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Creationist's credentiak misleading
Thursday, May 14, 1981 A-6
Thurston a 'news manager?';
now that's really discouraging
Editor, The Plainsman,
Mr. Thurston, in his column of April 30,
finds it discouraging that Janet Cooke was able
to fool both the Washington Post and the
Pulitzer advisory committee.
In the same sentence he "...hopes someday to
be established in the business of news gathering,
writing and management." Not news reporting,
mind you, but news management. Now that
really is discouraging.
Perhaps what he really hopes to manage is not
the news, but rather the news gathering and
reporting process, in such a manner as to
prevent the perpetration of such a hoax as
Cooke's.
If so, his inability to say so at his age and
station is also discouraging.
K.H.Johnson
Assistant Bursar
Editor, The Plainsman,
It was evident on the evening of May 7 at the
coliseum that Dr. Henry Morris is not very
competent in at least one of the minor subjects
credited to his name—the subject of geological
science.
The Plainsman listed his credentials in the
May 7 issue. Among these was his minor in
geology and his membership in the American
Geophysical Union, Geological Society of
America, American Association of Petroleum
Geologists, Geochemical Society, and Society of
Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists.
Upon reading these credentials, at first, it
appears that Dr. Morris is very knowledgeable
in the field of geology. To paraphrase his words
from Thursday night: The only observable
evidence for or against evolution and creation-ism
that exists is the rock record.
But let the reader beware. Dr. Morris has not
published the findings of his research within at
least the last ten years in any of the professional
journals of the geological organizations he
credits to his name. I suspect the reason we have
never seen any of Dr. Morris' publications in
these professional scientific journals is that his
"research" does not meet the rigorous criteria
which is imposed upon all other scientists
submitting material for publication. This kind of
scrutiny is required for work to be seriously
considered as valid within the scientific
community.
With this point in mind I would like to restate a
very serious error in logic and reasoning
demonstrated by Dr. Morris at his presentation:
When a gentleman asked Dr. Morris why it is
that human fossils are not found along with
primitive life forms in the rock record indicating
they were contemporaries. (Keep in mind, the
creationist viewpoint predicts that all life was
created in the same period of time.) Dr. Morris
replied that the topic of the gentleman's
question dealt with uniformitarianism and
catastrophism and added that it was not
relevant to the topics discussed in the
presentation that evening.
The fact is, uniformitarianism, which is a
fundamental principle of geological science, has
everything to do with Dr. Morris' presentation
in which he used scientific evidence from the
fossil record to support his case for "scientific
creationism."
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Editor, The Plainsman,
We are being asked to vote on a 16 mill
increase in our advalorem tax on May 26,1981.1
am not writing this against education but to try
and stop the expenditure of money we do not
have.
If you will remember, for a long time Auburn's
school system was under the county system,
which worked mighty well. The city of Auburn
was paying the county $3,500 a year as its share
of the cost and later increased this amount to
$33,000 a year, which we thought was an awful
lot of money.
A committe was appointed to study the idea of
changing to a city-operated system. Mr. C.H.
McGehee, a member of the committee,
recommended we change to a city system but
warned that it would probably cost as much as
$75,000 to make this change.
The city voted to make the change, which was
implemented in 1962. Since that time, the
education system has really drained the city. I
am for education as much as any of you, having in
the past served as chairman of the school board,
served on the board of trustees of Auburn
University for 12 years, and worked for
education in various ways.
You do not have to tell me about the change of
things since 1962, but I would like to see some
progress made toward cutting expenses instead
of always wanting more money to spend. I think
most of us would enjoy spending more money if
we had it without calling on the citizens of
Auburn to supply it alone.
Now, on voting day, we should all stop and ask,
"WHY IS IT COSTING SO MUCH AND ARE
WE GETTING OUR MONEY'S WORTH?"
As to the effect on property owners, this 16
mill tax increase will increase the taxes on your
home by $16 per $1,000 of assessed value. At the
present time we are paying 50 mills of advalorem
tax. With this additional 16 mill increase, the tax
will be 66 mills. This will translate into $66 per
$1,000 of assessed value of your property or 32
percent in your taxes. This increase will also be
on personal property (automobiles, etc.) as well
as real property (real estate). This increase
comes before the new reappraisal is put into
effect which will result in an even greater
increase in your taxes.
As to the effect of this tax on the many citizens
who live in rental property, this tax increase on
rental property will be passed on to the tenants
as an increase in rent.
I urge each of you to vote NO to help us do what
President Reagan is trying to do on the national
level in stopping this run-away-horse of
excessive spending and inflation.
G. H. "Monk" Wright, Sr., "Mayor Emeritus"
They say W6Y& terrorists
and they want us t> leavfe.
the country... What iw.?
No one with a respectable knowledge
geological science would have made such
statement as Dr. Morris did in his reply to thi|
gentleman'squestion. Dr. Morris used this clain
of "irrelevancy" to avoid the question because h\
did not have a substantially valid answer.
It seemed to me that the purpose of Dr
Morris' lecture was not to objectively present k
scientific alternative to evolutionary theory, bul
rather, to sell the community on his I.C.I
(Institute for Creation Research) textbooks. Hi
maintains that these books are scientific in then]
approach to creationism.
Dr. Morris demonstrated his unscientific)
approach through errors in logic and reasoning
in addition to his ignorance in the field ol
geological science. His creationist view is noil
any closer to being scientific than it was 58 years
ago during the Scopes trial. To the trained eyej
religion will not pass as science.
The issue of creationism being taught in the!
public schools is still an issue of the separation off
church and state.
Janet P. Abbott I
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Issue, a vehement denial
and hijack the neri fl^fit out.
.. All letters to the editor are welcome.
Please type and double space. Letters
deadline in Monday at 8 p. m. Author's I.D.
will be checked.
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A-7 Thursday, May 14, 1981 djf 3ubum JMailUfmaii
UGA journalist faces expulsion for ID duplication
By Anne Harvey
Plainsman Staffwriter
If someone told University of
Georgia student David Nelson just
to "be himself 'last month, he would
have had a hard time complying.
For a few days at the end of April,
Nelson had two identities—that is,
two university identification cards.
But after today's meeting of the
school's student judiciary com­mittee,
he may not have any.
Although punishment could range
from a reprimand to expulsion,
Nelson said he thinks his chances of
remaining in school are good.
' 'I really don't think that anything
major will happen," Nelson said,
because' 'no criminal contempt was
involved."
Nelson, a reporter for UGA's
student newspaper, the Red and
Black, decided to do a story on the
simplicity of making phony identifi­cation
cards. These cards, like those
used at Auburn, give students
access to food services, university-sponsored
events and university
health services. Georgia students
can also use the cards for the Athens
Transit System buses.
Nelson said he and his editors
were aware of the legal and ethical
questions involved.
"We talked among ourselves and
our lawyers before I did the story,"
he said.
Nelson decided to get a fake card
to prove how easily they could be
obtained.
While doing research for the
story, Nelson said he realized most
university officials didn't believe
students could have a fake ID made
so easily.
"Everybody around the universi­ty
can't even conceptualize that you
can have an ID with your picture and
someone else's name," he said.
"They just don't believe it can
happen."
In only 45 minutes, Nelson had a
fake ID at a cost of $10 which violated
a university regulation prohibiting
assuming a false identity. The card
had his picture and another
student's name and Social Security
number.
When the story appeared in the
Red and Black on April 30, Director
Activities Bill Powell
the student judiciary
take action against
Budgets
From page A-1
Where your student activity fees are going
PROJECT
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Plainsman
Glomerata
SGA
Recreational
UPC
AMOUNT
BUDGETED
1980-1981
14,670
11,960
25,747
47,526.50
72,498
37,412
86,005
168,711
AMOUNT
REQUESTED
15,000
13,077
32,993
42,374.98
81,627.06
38,722
203,307.50
226,342.70
ALLOCATION
14,700
12,420
28,389
39,001.78
78,489.06
36,522
87,762.70
195,897.70
Total allocation-* 193,182.24, leaving 815,722.76 in the reserve fund.
PERCENT
DIFFERENCE
1981 vs. 1980
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3.8
10.26
-17.9
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-2.37
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demanded
committee
Nelson.
Probably the main reason
students have the cards made is to
save on food bills.
Nelson explained that students
can get the same ID with their own
picture. After one student pays to
get a meal plan ticket, the other
student can pay $4 to get a
replacement, claiming the first
card was lost.
About three years ago, University
of Georgia Food Services told
university officials of the problem,
but nothing was done, Nelson said.
After only two months of reporting
for the Red and Black Nelson has
probably received more publicity
than most students get during their
college career.
"There has been more publicity
than there should have been," he
said. "It appeared first in the
Atlanta Constitution, then the AP
(Associated Press wire service)
picked it up and a couple of Atlanta
TV stations have been here."
A column appearing May 10 in the
Atlanta Journal by editor Durwood
McAlister, said the director of
student activities promised to
"plug the ID loopholes. Naturally
we're going to tighten it up, and it's
going to make it harder for other
students," he said. "When they
complain, I'm going to tell them,
'talk to David Nelson.'"
Accordingto McAlister, "The Red
and Black' s response to that childish
statement was a thoughtful edi­torial,
explaining its position."
The editorial said:
"Few systems of ethical thought
defend the notion that the laws and
rules by which a society or
community governs itself are final.
No ethical system successfully
eliminates the possibility of a
conflict between major principles.
In all cases it is possible that
competing moral obligations could
create an ethical conflict for the
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chairman of the committee, cuts in
requested money were made be­cause
"the committee took a strong
stand on decreasing student
salaries." Projects will continue to
be researched and if quality goes
down, increases will be made, said
Kendrick.
The recommendations now go to
SGA President Rip Britton and
ultimately to President Hanly
Funderburk for final approval. The
allocations recommended by the
committee have generally been
easily approved in the past.
A 17.9 percent cut was made in the
Auburn Plainsman budget request
because, according to Kendrick,
"the Plainsman has increased its
outside advertising income, and
they asked for $5,000 less than last-ceived
an allocation of $39,001.78,
$8,525 less than last year.
Student fees provide approxi­mately
22 percent of the total budget
for the newspaper. The rest comes
from advertisement revenue.
According to Editor-elect Steve
Farish.The Plainsman has a long-term
accrued deficit of about
$26,000.
' 'I am of course disappointed that
we didn't get all we asked for,
because I felt that in asking for
$5,000 less than last year, we
presented the committee with the
tightest budget," saidFarish. "Be­cause
we did get cut $3,000 from our
request, we are simply going to be
forced to make some adjustments;
our sincerest hope is that the high
quality of the newspaper will not be
compromised because of the adjust­ments."
The Glomerata was budgeted
$78,489.06, an 8.26 percent increase
overlastyear. Accordingto Annette
Montgomery, Glomerata editor for
1980-81,' 'The money allocated to the
Glom will not be enough to cover the
increasing cost of the Glom. The
Budget and Finance Committee
does not realize that even with an
•8 percent printing cost increase,
which is lower than expected, the
amount allocated will not cover this
and other expenses. I was disap­pointed
to see the amount allocated
to the Glomerata," said Mont­gomery.
The UPC was budgeted
$195,897.70, a 16.1 percent increase
over last year because of the added
Lectures and Religious Affairs
projects to the UPC.
Recreational Services was allo­cated
$87,762.70, 0.2 percent in­crease
over last year.
The SGA itself was given an
allocation of $36,522, a 2.37 percent
increase over last year. The SGA is
the only project the committee
recommends funds for on a line-item
basis.
WEGL-FM was given $28,389, a
10.26 percent increase over last
year.
The literary magazine The Circle
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increase over last year because of
inflationary printing costs.
The Tiger Cub received a sug­gested
allocation of $14,700, a 0.2
percent increase over last year also
because of inflationary printing
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"The question in our case was
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university rules in order to prove
that a student ID could be faked.
"On the one hand, newspaper
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as anyone else. On the other, a
newspaper has an obligation to its
readers that demands thorough,
accurate research and honest hard­hitting
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"We concluded that, considering
the particular circumstances at
hand and the competing obligations,
we were justified on moral grounds
to break one rule in pursuit of our
committment to serve the students
of the university."
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Cabinet members establish goals for new offices
By Lynn Brown
Plainsman Staffwriter
With emphasis on making
students aware of the Student
Government Association's efforts,
the 1981-82 SGA cabinet members
have begun contacting former
cabinet members to collect back­ground
information on their offices
and to form committees that will
assist the cabinet members in their
duties.
SGA President Rip Britton said
the 39-member group has held two
orientation meetings to establish
individual goals for its offices.
"The main attitude we want to
stress is good public relations
directed toward the students,'' Brit­ton
said.
"We want the students to become
aware of exactly the things the SGA
is doing for them," he added.
Administrative Vice President
and head of the cabinet Jim Akin
shared Britton's views of making
students aware of the SGA.
Akin said he wanted to make
students aware of the SGA's efforts,
by "trimming off the fat" the
average student thinks is involved in
the SGA.
Serving as executive assistants
are: Beth Yost, Laura Bailey, Bob
Jordan and Harold Hamilton. Beth
Johnson was selected by Britton to
serve as executive secretary.
Britton appointed Bob Hawkins as
secretary of academic affairs;
Allison Adams as secretary of
public relations; Amy Hodges as
secretary of student life and Jim
Kay as secretary of political affairs.
Amy Leopard and Kelly May will
serve as special assistants.
Cabinet members also include:
Ronna Hickman, assistant treasur­er;
Leigh Sport, director of campus
calendar; Ronny Sanders,liaison to
UPC; Jani Pipes, intra school
relations director; Amy Propst,
student opinion director and Butch
McMullen, Model U.N. director.
Other cabinet members appoint­ed
include: Karen Hartley, press
secretary; Kathy Saal, assistant
press secretary; Faye Prater, blood
drive chairman; Tom Neely, direc­tor
of volunteers; Willola Ashley,
minority relations director; Jeri
Pipes, high school relations director
and Alyce Heggleman, art director.
Britton also selected Mack Maul-din,
spirit director; Bob Harris,
assistant spirit director (Aubie);
Bill Prather, athletics and recrea­tion
director; Phillip Moultrie,
men's on-campus director; JoBeth
McDanield, women's on-campus
director; Cheryl Harvey, consumer
protection director; David Rum-barger,
rings director; and Bob
Shoulders, invitations director.
Other cabinet members include
Jim Kelly, liaison to City Council;
Jim Balisteri and Tom Kendrick,
assistants to the City Council; Ken
Guin, student lobby director; Way­ne
Lutomski, assistant student
lobby director and Harry Toothaker
elections director.
Dye
From page A~l
Auburn from 1963 through 1965 and
holds a law degree as well as a
doctorate in engineering.
Though Dye will be responsible
for the overall supervision and
direction of the athletic department,
Cochran will oversee the supervi­sion
of the day-to-day departmental
affairs.
"In talking with Dr. Funderburk
and the search committee, I don't
think they would have considered
makingme athletic director without
a person both I and they had
confidence in taking the burden of
the day-to-day operation," Dye
said.
"Anyone who knows John Coch­ran
respects him," Dye said. "He
has instant credibility with the
faculty, and I think he will help to
bridge any gap that exists between
the faculty and the athletic depart­ment.
"The board of trustees was very
concerned, and rightfully so, about
the administrative duties and prob­lems
taking time away from me as a -
headfootballcoach,"Dyesaid. "My
Ambulance-
From page A-l
ambulance service that could serve
the University area, but the student
body and University officials should
be aware of this need also."
Denson Lipscomb, president of
the Auburn City Council, said the
council had not discussed the possi­bilities
of a contract that would
include ambulance service for the
University.
MattColley, senior member of the
four emergency medical techni­cians
(EMT's) who work at the
health center, said he thinks the
University will be forced to contract
an ambulance service on its own.
"I don't think the city of Auburn
wants to get involved with Univer­sity
services and the University
doesn't want to be involved with city
problems either," Colley said.
"Whenever the ambulance service
is taken out at the health center,
something wil have to be done."
Colley said he and the other
EMT's, who are all students, work
closely with the Auburn Fire De­partment
andAAAAmbulance Ser­vices
to provide the best emergency
medical services possible.
"The fire department (Auburn)
has more equipment than we do and
they always have one paramedic on
their units. We EMT's. are not
certified to do as much as the
paramedics, so if we feel we will
need them, we call them to assist
JS."
argument was that these problems
would be lessened with the choice of
the right associate director."
"Football and the athletic pro­gram
may get more recognition
from the public than other areas of
the University, but within our
'family' we're no more important
than any other area, and it's
important we don't lose the aware­ness
of that," Dye said.
Funderburk said in a statement
Saturday he had met with Dye on
numerous occasions following Hay-ley's
resignation to discuss combin­ing
the positions of head football
coach and athletic director. "I felt
the best opportunity for us to win in
football was if I had 100 percent
control of the athletic department,''
Dye said. "Being athletic director
enhances my chances of being
successful in that area."
That same opportunity to be
successful should be offered to
every Auburn coach according to
Dye. "The athletic director should
work within the financial and
physical framework of the depart-metn
to provide every coach the
opportunity to win and run a
successful program," he said. "It's
up to us to make their job easier."
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Track helper reminisces on 31 years of AUsports
By Gary Watson
Plainsman Staff writer
George Butler missed the Ala­bama-
Auburn track meet here in
Auburn on April 4. Now there is
nothing unusual about someone,
missing a track meet except that for
Butler, this was the first outdoor
Auburn sporting event that he had
missed in 31 years.
Butler retired recently from his
duties of keeping up the outdoor
facilities of the Auburn athletic
teams. His job was to prepare the
practice fields for the football team,
line off the grass in Jordan-Hare
Stadium for games, get the baseball
field ready for a game and prepare
the Wilbur Hutsell Track for track
meets.
' 'I thank the good Lord that I made
it this far," Butler said. "I thank
him that I lived long enough to
retire."
Butler enjoyed his association
with Auburn sports and learned to
love it. "They started asking me
questions about how I felt when we
were put on probation back in 1957,
and I told them that it hurt me to my
heart because I had worked with
them for so long."
Butler has worked for a number of
coaches and says he liked every one
of them.
' 'Coach Barfield was a nice coach.
He was real friendly and I enjoyed
being around him. He was nice to me
and to everybody. Coach Jordan
was one of my favorites, too. Coach
Hutsell was a fine person as was
Coach Rosen."
Butler said his favorite sports at
Auburn were football and baseball.
"I always got a thrill out of dressing
up the baseball and football fields.
The coaches would praise the way
they looked, and that would make
me want to do even better the next
time."
Butler said the playoff game with
Ole Miss in 1976 was one that stood
out in his mind over the years. The
Tigers won the SEC baseball
championship that season.
As for football, Butler said the 19V8
Auburn-Georgia game was the most
exciting one that he could remem­ber.
He also remembers the Tennessee
game of last year when the Volun­teers
ripped the Tigers 42-0. That
day Butler and his fellow workers
had to clear hundreds of oranges
.. "If they needed me, they
hollered 'George.' They
knew where to find
me."
said in the paper. They probably
would have heard me if I had said it
loud enough, but I didn't want them
to."
Butler would helpCoaches Hutsell
and Rosen prepare the track for
meets. His former boss, Jim Jump­er,
said the two coaches didn' t care if
anyone else was at the track meets
except for George.
Rosen gave Butler the credit for
Auburnhavingafinetrack. "Wehad
the best running track in the country
when everyone was using cinder
tracks because George knew how to
prepare it."
Butler's duties in getting the
cinder track ready included wetting
it, then using a roller to dry it off and
then lining it off. "Sometimes I
messed up on the width of some of
the lanes, but I would have them
straightened out before the coaches
got there. They never caught me,"
Butler said.
Rosen described Butler as de­pendable
as the sun coming up in the
morning. He never begged off. He
always wanted to do a f i rst class job.
"He's the reason why we always
runafirstclassmeet. Afterl showed
him exactly what I wanted done, he
knew what to do.
"He took pride in the track area
being in top condition. He was as
concerned about the track as any
coach could have been."
Butler said the reason he worked
so long was the friendly atmosphere
of the job. "I was happy working
there. I always got along with
everybody."
that were thrown onto the field by
the Auburn students as the Tenn­essee
team ran on and off the field.
"The first time it happened we
didn't pay much attention to it," he
said. "They didn'tthrow many when
Tennessee first came out.
"But the next time they ran by
they threw a lot and I was afraid
someone would get hurt. We went
overthereandpickedsomeup and
kicked others off of the field."
Butler had his regular seat at the
football games in the south end zone.
He was always ready to respond if he
was needed. "If they needed me,
they hollered 'George.' They knew
where to find me."
Sitting that close to the field,
Bultler got a close-up view of the
action and could make his own
judgments about a call an official
made. Butler said he sometimes
voiced his feelings to the referees,
laughing as he recalled some of the
things he told them.
"I did say things to them, but I
don't think I want you to put what I
AU trustees to consider
airport expansion plans
By Virginia Martin
Plainsman Staffwriter
A new alternative for the expan­sion
of the Auburn-Opelika Airport
which would not require the relo­cation
of residents in the area as had
previous expansion plans, was pre­sented
to the board of trustees for
consideration and review at Jits
meeting Saturday.
The proposal of another alterna­tive
was necessitated by new stan­dards
for airport construction con­cerning
increased runway safety
area recently released by the
Federal Aviation Administration.
Because none of the eight already
presented alternatives met these
new requirements and a new alter-nativehadtobedevised,
the board of
trustees' May 1 deadline to make a
formal recommendation to Auburn
University concerning the expan­sion
was waived.
The new plan, which will be
brought up for formal action at the
June 1 meeting of the board of
trustees, would require the rerout­ing
of East Glenn Avenue and a gas
pipeline and the acquisition of
undeveloped land. It has an esti­mated
total project cost of $3.8
million.
This alternative would extend one
oftheexistingrunways5,150feetina
southerly direction, requiring
strengthening and widening of the
runway. It would include installa­tion
of a full Instrument landing
system for safer approaches and
landings. Under this play, the
existing taxiway would be extended
to the new runway length.
Taylor named
outstanding
businessman
Charles McKinzie Taylor of
Atlanta will be named Auburn
University's Distinguished Alum­nus
of the Year during the School of
Business' annual honors banquet
May 12. He is the ninth person to be
so honored.
' 'The Distinguished Alumni Pro­gram
began in 1974 to recognize
Auburn alumni who have distin­guished
themselves in business,
industry, or government service,"
said Dean George R. Horton, who
will make the presentation.
Taylor, formerly of Opelika, grad­uated
grom AU in 1951 with a
bachelor of science degree in busi­ness
administration. He is the
chairman of the board of Taylor and
Mathis Co., a real estate develop­ment
firm which specializes in
office buildings, office parks, and
shopping centers.
Taylor is a member of the board of
directors and on the executive
committee of the Gaslight Company
of Columbus, Ga., and on the board
of directors of the Cammillia Cor-proation,
a land-holding company,
Atlanta.
Both of the previously preferred
alternatives would cost in excess of
$7 million and would require relo­cation
of residents in the area. One
plan calls for the acquisition of 107
acres of land, including Lee Acad­emy,
and the other requires the
acquisition of 202 acres of land,
including 27 dwellings and two
churches.
Director of Auburn Aviation Gary
Kiteley said that, "An alternative
which doesn't require relocation of
people is preferable to one that
does." He pointed out that, "The
new one doesn't require any human
relocation of people is preferable to
one that does." He pointed out that,
"The new one doesn't require any
human relocation."
Kiteley said the board of trustees
has not received any formal com­plaints
concerning this latest alter­native.
The Auburn-Opelika Airport is
experiencing a 10 to 15 percent per
year growth rate in business air­plane
use, according to Kiteley. He
said that, "The fast economic
growth of the area combined with
the growth of air travel is putting
more pressure on the Auburn-
Opelika area to meet the increased
needs."
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DOONESBURY
Student loans, grants chopped,
not treated as badly as expected
DOONESBURY by Garry Trudeau
By Keith Ayers
Assistant News Editor
Many students depending on fede­ral
programs to help defray their
educational costs can breathe a
little easier now, said Student
Financial Aid Director Larry D.
Ridge way. Ridgeway said Tuesday
that cuts in monies for student aid
are not as high as once anticipated.
However, Ridgeway said there
have been enough cuts made so that
some of the students who received
small amounts of aid this year could
possibly be ineligible next year.
* 'Most of the cuts have been made
toward the upper end of the scale,"
explained Ridgeway. "The neediest
kids aren't going to be hurt, while
those on the borderline this year
may not be eligible next year."
Ridgeway said no drastic changes
have been made in the Basic
Educational Opportunity Grant
(BEOG) program, despite a scare
earlier this year that the program
would undergo severe cuts with the
coming of the Reagan budget.
As it stands, the Director said
students demonstrating the most
need will get good grants, while
those who show little need will not
receive as much as they would in a
past years.
Ridgeway said the National Di­rect
Student Loan (NDSL) and the
College Work Study (CWS) pro­grams
will face bigger cuts than the
BEOG.
' "There will be less NDSL and CWS
money at Auburn next year, as is the
case of most colleges and univer­sities
around the country," Ridge­way
said.
To be eligible for aid, a student
must complete a standard Student
Eligibility Report (SER) that is sent
toaprovate computing firm. A set of
standards is used to determine how
much of his educational cost the
student is financially able to bear.
The results of the company's
tabulations are sent to the students's
college or university in the form of a
standard code number.
The eligibility index number is then
matched to a payment scale to
determine how much and what
types of aid the student is eligible
for. Payment scales differ from
university to university, depending
on the relative cost of attendance.
Ridgeway said because of the
length of time needed for Congress
to make its deliberations, the pro­cessing
of the SER's has been
delayed so that it could be mid-June
before they are all analyzed.
Furthermore, the payment sche­dule
needed for administration of
funds hasn't been issued for this
year, also because of the revamping
of the programs. The schedule,
which is developed by the Depart­ment
of Education, will have to be
sent to the Financial Aids office
before any awards can be made
official.
Ridgeway said Tuesday it will be
"at least mid-June" before any
awards can be made officially.
Another program being con­sidered
for change this year is the
Federally Insured Student Loan
(FISL), a program that does not
require demonstration of need by
the student.
Under this program, the student
borrows money from a private
lending institution and the federal
government pays the interest on the
loan while the student is in school.
The government also takes respon­sibility
in the event the student
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In recent years, this program has
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the money is borrowed at regular
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pays the bank a certain percentage
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Ridgeway said Tuesday this was
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AU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA -
The spring concert will be May 24 at
8 p.m. in the Foy Union ballroom.
Featured soloists will be Diane
Bagley and Amy Williamson.
PRESIDENT'S DAY - Activities
honoring Auburn President Dr.
Hanly Funderburk will be held May
21atlp.m. on Max Morris drill field.
The public is invited to join the three
ROTC branches in the festivities.
AAUP MEETING -The American
Association of University Profes­sors
will present a program featur­ing
Dr. Hanly Funderburk May 20 at
7 p.m. in Haley Center 3195. All
faculty members are invited to hear
a discussion on funding and legisla­tive
issues from the Auburn presi­dent,
followed by a question and
answer session and an informal
reception.
COLLEGE REPUBLICANS
Election of of fleers will take place at
the club's next meeting tonight at
6:30 p.m. in Foy Union 321.
SCABBARD AND BLADE - The
student body and general public are
invited to a "Meet the Brass"
session May 18 at 8 p.m. in Haley
Center 3195. Officers from each
ROTC unit will give a brief descrip­tion
of their service's role in today's
military and foreign policy affairs,
with a question and answer session
to follow the presentation.
CAMPUS SCOUTS - The group's
regular meeting will be held tonight
at 8 p.m. in Thach 106.
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANT­ASY
SOCIETY - The public is
invited to the club's next meeting
May 17 at 7 p.m. in the Eagle's Nest.
A general program on new authors
will be presented.
AIRPORT OPEN HOUSE AND
AIRSHOYV - Aviation Manage­ment
404 will sponsor an open house
at the Auburn-Opelika Airport May
I« 23. Admission is free. The gates will
open at 10 a.m. with the airshow
beginning at 1 p.m.
GAMMA SIGMA SIGMA - The
national service sorority is sponsor­ing
a $300 scholarship for any
interested undergraduate. The
scholarship is based on academic
acheivement, campus involvement
andfinancialneed. Applications are
available at the Union Desk, Burton
Hall and Cater Hall. For further
information, call Donna McGlawn
at 826-5557 or Terri Waldrop at
821-8418. Deadline for application is
May 18.
SIGMA DELTA PI - Initiation for
> new members will be held at Waldo
Pepper's May 18 at 7 p.m.
GAMMA SIGMA SIGMA - The
public is invited to a "Campus
Cuties" beauty walk May 21at7p.m.
in the Student Act building.
BETA ALPHA PSI - A coloquium of
current accounting issues will be
held May 15 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in
Foy Union. A schedule of events will
be posted at the entrance to Tiche-nor
Hall.
DELTA SIGMA PI - All members
are urged to participate in Delta
Sigma Pi Day May 19. A program on
career orientation will be presented
from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Foy Union.
The 50th anniversary banquet will
be held at Saugahatchee Country
Club at 6 p.m.
DELTA GAMMA - Anchor Splash,
the inter-fraternity swim meet, will
be held May 14 at 7 p.m. in the
coliseum pool. Cost is $10 per
fraternity.
THE "MR. LEGS" CONTEST - The
contest is in its final day today on the
Haley Center concourse and in front
of War Eagle cafeteria. Voting
donations go toward sight conserva­tion
and aid to the blind.
A-CLUB - The final round of the fifth
annual boxing tournament will be
held tonight at 7 p.m. in the
coliseum. Weigh-in is from 1 to 5
p.m. in the training room for all
participants. Tickets are available
at the door for $2.
HPR MAJORS CLUB - A 2 mile and
6.2 mile run will be sponsored by the
club May 23 beginning at the
coliseum. The 2 mile run begins at 9
a.m. and the 6.2mile run at 9:30 a.m.
Early registration is $2 for the 2 mile
run and $3 for the 6.2 mile run.
Application blanks are available at
the physical education department
in the coliseum.
SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANA­CHRONISM
- The club meets every
Monday at 7 p.m. in Haley Center
3318. The public is invited.
FRISBEE DISC CLUB - Al frisbee
enthusiasts, whether beginner or
advanced, male or female, are
invited to join the club on the drill
field every Sunday at 1 p.m. to play
ultimate and throw frisbees.
SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUD­ENTS
- The annual softball game
and cookout will be held May 16. The
softball is at 2 p. m. on the intramural
field, with the cookout at 6 p.m. at
Ray Askew's residence. Cost is $2.50 |
for adults and $1.50 for children. For
more information, call the physics
department at 826-4264.
MARKETING CLUB - A pizza party
will be held May 18 at 6 p.m. at the
War E agle Supper Club. The party is
free to members, with each member
allowed one guest at $2 per guest.
Members should bring their mem­bership
cards.
ALPHA EPSDLON DELTA - Initi­ates
, associate members and guests
are invited to the organization's
spring initiation banquet May 19 at
the Auburn Conference Center. The
banquet begins at 7 p .m. and the cost
is $7 for members and $8 for guests.
LAMBDA TAU - An organizational
meetingwillbeheldMayl8at7p.m.
in Haley Center 2238.
PHOTO CONTEST - Now is your
chance to get the recognition you
deserve for your photographs and
win prizes too. The first statewide
competition of Amateur and Profes­sional
Photography will be May 21.
All entries must be submitted by
May 15 so they can be displayed in
the Union building. Judges are
Bruce Roberts, director of photo­graphy
for Southern Living maga­zine,
Robert Adams of the Birming­ham
News and Dr. Charles Hiers,
head of the Auburn Art Department.
For entry rules and forms, look for
posters on the bulletin boards.
Additional forms are available in
Haley Center 8090.
BETA ALPHA PSI - A business
meeting for the nomination of
officers will be held May 19 at 7 p.m.
in Tichenor 207.
ASCE - The American Society of
Civil Engineers will meet May 19 at
noon in the Textile auditorium. All
civil engineering students, faculty
and guests are welcome to attend.
PSI CHI - All psychology majors and
minors are invited to the club's
meeting May 18 at 7 p.m. The
meeting site will be annouce later.
Election of of fleers for next year will
take place at this meeting.
MR COLOR J t V t i t
OMEGA TAU SIGMA - The public is
inivted to the Dogpatch Bluegrass
Festival May 16 from 3 to 11 p.m.
across from the Vet School. Admis­sion
is $4 and performers include
Southbound Glory, Muse, In Ca­hoots
and BuQksprings. Bar-B-Que,
a chugging contest and a tug-of-war
contest will take place. The' event
will be held in the ROTC hangar in
case of rain.
ALL CHARTERED CLUBS - Please
be on the lookout for the memoran-dym
on Organizations Day. Because
of various circumstances, the date
has been changed.
SPRING QUARTER GRADUATES
Anyone who did not purchase
, graduation invitiations earlier this
J quarter may do so starting May 18 in
Foy Union 322. Pharmacy and Vet
School graduates may also pur­chase
invitations at this time.
OFFICERS CHRISTIAN FEL­LOWSHIP
/ CHRISTIAN MILI­TARY
FELLOWHD? - The organi­zation
of Christians with a common
need for fellowship working in a
military environment meets every
Monday at 8 p.m. in Brown Hall 216.
Meetings last about an hour.
N.O.W. - The National Organization
for Women is collecting non-perish­able
foods and household paper
items for the Shelter Home for
Battered Women. Donation are
being taken through May 15 in Haley
Center 6086 and 6012, and at the
Alabama Coalition Against hunger
at 126 N. Gay St.
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOC­IETY
- The student affiliation of
the Society will chemisty related
majoys are invited to attend.
PRE MED, DENTISTRY AND
OPTOMETRY STUDENTS - Inter­views
with admission officials from
Alabama schools of medicine, den­tistry
and optometry will be held
May 18-20. Interviews will last
approximately 20 minutes, and may
be signed up for in Haley Center
2020. Interviews for sophomore and
special situation students will be
held May 18 and 19. Interviews for
sophomre and special situation
students will be May 18 and 19.
Schools represented include the
University of Alabama, Medical
School, the University of South
Alabama, College of Medicine, the
University of Alabama, School of
Dentistry, and the University of
Alabama School of Optometry. A
special meeting of all pre-med
students willbe held May 18 at 7 p.m.
in Haley Center 2207. Representa­tives
of the schools will lead a
discussion and a question and
answer session on medical school
admissions.
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Creationsim bill dead in Senate
By Scott Thurston
Editor
A bill to require that so-called
"scientific creationism" be taught
to Alabama schoolchildren on an
equal footing with Darwin's theory
of evolution died last week in the
Legislature.
The proposal was effectively
killed when the Senate adjourned
May 6 before voting on the bill. The
bill had been passed out of the Senate
Education Committee that day, but
it would also have had to be
approved by the full Senate and sent
on to the House for its consideration
by May 18, the final day of the
legislative session.
The Legislature is currently re­cessed
until that day.
Because the bill was not defeated
by a vote, it will remain on the
Senate calendar. But Sen. G.J.
Higgenbotham, chairman of the
Senate Education Committee, said
the bill willprobably not be voted on,
since even if approved in the Senate,
no time would remain for it t