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QTll e 0ubum plainsman Volume 87 Number 20 Friday, April 10, 1981 Auburn Univ., Ala. 36849 30 pages Britton, Farrow compete in runoff today Polls open 8a.m.-2p.m. Rip Britton and Scott Farrow will meet today in a runoff to decide the winner of the SGA presidential race. Britton garnered 2,210 votes in Thursday's voting to lead the four candidates, but failed to win by a large enough margin to avoid a runoff with Farrow, who received 1,276 votes. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, and the winner will be announced at 4 p.m. on the Social Center lawn, according to SGA elections officials. The announcement will be made in the Union Building in the event of rain. The other two presidential candidates, Jim Kay and Kelly May, placed th'.rd and fourth, respectively. Kay received 1,115 votes. May received 1,045 votes. Britton and Farrow were allowed to make personal appearances until 10 p.m. Thursday, but no campaign literature or materials were allowed to be redistributed. SGA officials implemented the restrictions to avoid the confusion that has accompanied past runoffs. Despite his large margin over Farrow, Britton said he planned to See RUNOFF, page A-7 Tankesly new Miss Auburn, Rumbarger takes VR race Photography: Tom Palmer BRITTON.LEFT.ANDFARROWCELEBRATE .two top vote-getters to meet in today's presidential runoff Photography: Stent Lilly Library may receive $200,000 in extra funds From Plainsman staff reports Karen Tankesly was crowned the 1981-82 Miss Auburn last night after outpolling four competitors in Thursday's SGA election. Tankesly, a junior in psychology, won a majority of votes over Allison Adams, Kylee Grimes, Lynn Murray and Carol Roberts. Tankesly will serve in the coming year as the University's official hostess. "I don't know what to say," said Tankesly immediately after the announcement of her win. "This is the greatest thing that has happened in my life. It's impossible feeling — one in a million." In other major races, David Rumbarger won the SGA vice presidential election with 3,581 votes. Bob Hawkins finished second in the vice presidential race with 1,887 votes, while Tom Kendrick received 967 votes. ' 'Campaigning was the most unique experience you can go through. I feel relieved," Rumbarger said, adding that the only changes he plans for his office will be among internal committees of the Student Senate, over which the SGA vice president presides. Steve Farish will assume the editorship of the Plainsman next Tankesly closely with the Student Senate on that." A total of 5,646 votes were cast in Thursday's election, indicating a voter turnout of 35 percent. Figures released by the SGA showed that 3,290 independents voted. Votes cast by Greeks totaled 2,448, according to the figures. Heaviest voter turnout occured By Karen Hartley Assistant News Editor The Ralph Brown Draughon Library may receive an additional $200,000 in funds this year under a two-part program pending approval • by the Budget Committee of the board of trustees and the Auburn University Foundations Board. The special allocation would include $100,000 from University funds and $100,000 from the Foundation or theCapital Campaign Fund. Inclusive in the latter half of the assistance is the anticipated revenue from the Student Library Fund campaign. Dr. Grady Cox, executive assistant to the president, said the Lee legislators put off draft beer resolution By JoBeth McDaniel Assistant News Editor Area legislators have decided to postpone introduction of a resolution that would allow draft beer sales in Lee County, said Pete Turnham, chairman of the Lee County legislative delegation. Turnham said Wednesday he had informally introduced the resolu- ,»tion at a meeting and that the four legislators present decided to postpone it until a later session so that the delegation could meet with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Turnham said the legislators need to know how draft beer is stored, marketed and taxed. "We would also have to know for sure if this area could support the sale of draft beer,'' he said. "We would want to make •sure that no tax revenue would be lost from the sale of bottled and canned beer." Turnham said the county legislators would also be interested in knowing what the ABC's experience has been with other counties that have legalized , draft beer sales. Turnham said the delegation would meet with the ABC Board ' 'in about two weeks" to discuss the matter. He said the draft beer resolution would not be able to go through the present legislative session if passed, but would have to wait ' until the governor calls a special session or until the next regular session, which will begin in January of 1982. Turnham said the Lee County Commission, which approved the resolution last September, "never sent us a thing," showing their approval of the resolution. He said he is unsure whether the resolution will pass because "all five legislators must agree on it before the proposal is given a courtesy vote by the legislature," and also because the delegation " needs to know the sentiments of the people and the governing bodies of Auburn and Opelika." Sen. Ted Little said he has heard little feedback from people "either for or against" the resolution. He said he felt "some uncertainty as to whether there will be unanimous accord" from the legislators voting on the bill, though he said, "I've go no problem with the bill. Lee County is wet and I think it (legalized draft beer sales) has some merits environmentally." Turnham said a resolution like this one is "much harder to put in that it appears on the surface." approval process was being implemented by mail in order to expedite the proposal. ' 'We' re trying to do that by mail so that they won' t have to wait for a full board meeting," Cox said, adding that four of the six members of the Budget Committee have been reached and given their approval of the proposal. "The Auburn Foundation and Generations Fund is also trying to contact their members by mail, so we may speed up the process," Cox said. "Ihope we'll receive the replies in a reasonable length of time," he said adding that it would probably be a couple of weeks. If approved, these funds would be added to the one-time support of the already approved $30,000 from the Mollie Hollified Trust, for a total of $230,000. Dr. William Highfill, director of the library, said the proposed $230,000 for this year would mean between 1,750 and 2,000 more books than could have been bought otherwise. "This plan should build some permanence in the library's budget thathasn'tbeen there in the past few years," Cox added. Dr. Taylor Littleton, vice president of academic affairs, said that even with the additional funding, the library will have to carry forward its review of the serials index. "But the special allocation will reduce the number that we will have to eliminate," Littleton said. The deadline for renewing subscriptions is in the middle of the summer, he added. "If the additional money is approved, it will enable the library to buy some books which it hasn't been able to do in the past two or three yeaiv," Littleton said. A second part of the plan calls for a $300,000 annual income from an endowment program provided. through capitol campaign gifts and donations depending on the success of the campaign. ' 'The idea is to try and secure this from the development program to ensure an endowment fund for the library," Littleton said. Complete election results, page A-7 fall. Farish, currently managing editor of the paper, outpolled News Editor John Mangels, 3,146 to 2,132 in Thursday's balloting. Farish said his only regret was that "I had to run against him (Mangels). He would have been a good editor. I just hope I can do the job to put together as good a staff as we have this year." In the SGA Treasurer's race, Virginia McGee defeated Jeff Poore, 3,030 votes to 2,289 votes. McGee said she looks forward to assuming the duties of her new job. "Some things need to be readjusted," she said. "Some of the things we have been allocating need readjusting. I really want to work within the schools of Engineering, Arts and Sciences and Business. In school races, Walter Corcoran was elected President of the School of Agriculture, David Hinson ran unopposed for President of the School of Architecture and Fine Arts, Eric Kennedy won the race for President of the School of Arts and Sciences and Thad McCormack was elected President of the School of Business. Jeanne Rogers won the race for President of the School of Education, GregHardin ran unopposed for See RESULTS, page A-7 Bush to stay in Auburn during visit to Tuskegee By Keith Ayers Plainsman Staffwriter This weekend Auburn will be playing host to Vice President George Bush, who will be making his way down South to speak at Founder's Day festivities at nearby Tuskegee Institute, one of the nation's leading black universities. Bush will be speaking for President Ronald Reagan, who had originally been scheduled to speak Inside The Plainsman interviews the always-interesting Vincent Price, who brought his one-man play about Oscar Wilde to Auburn Monday night, page A-3^ Campus Calendar Classifieds Editorials Entertainment Recreation Sports before a would-be assassin's bullet and the accompanying convalescence time forced the president to send Bush instead. The vice president will be speaking Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the University Chapel as part of the festivities encircling the centennial celebration of the school, which was founded by George Washington Carver in 1881. Helen Davis, speaking for the Institute, said Tuesday that the vice president and his entourage will be arriving either Saturday or Sunday. As of Tuesday, Davis said that the times of arrival and other specifics had not been given to her by the White House for release. The group will be staying at the Auburn Conference Center and Motor Lodge at 1577 S. College St. A spokesman for the c enter said that it was uncertain what time Bush will be arriving, but that it would be "Saturday or Sunday." The spokesman went on to report that initially the president and his party wanted 37 rooms. However, the spokesman went on to say that "since the assassination attempt, it has been all up in the air about the accommodations, and we don't know anything definite." Blooming bushes bring big odors; even invade president's garden By Tim Dorsey Technical Editor Its bushy appearance is pleasant, its white flower's appealing, its red fruit inviting, but don't be fooled; it is the source of much suffering. A few weeks each year students will notice that certain trees around campus give off apowerful odor that is quite repulsive. These are the Chinese Photinias, or as they are commonly known by the students, "the stinko trees." Talking to various students around campus proved that the "stinko trees" are more fact than fiction. "Oh, those things! Yeah,they really smell bad. I know exactly what you' re talking about,'' said one student. "I was sitting on this bench, and I thought that the person sitting next to me smelled bad. But when I turned around, there was nobody there. Instead there was this tree," one coed remarked. "It was bad. I thought I was inhaling pure pollen. Are you trying to get them taken out? I sure hope you are," another said. A member of the Physical Plant presently engaged in trimming the trees said that he first noticed the "lewd" odor when he was a student here. The Photinias are most often encountered as the border plants of the Quad Dorms, Tichenor Hall and the Ross Lab, but are also located in such out-of-the-way places as the president's garden. The horticulture department provided some background information on the plants. Dr. Henry Orr identified the tree in question and explained that the musty smell accompanies the present flowering season. If you are annoyed by the odor, be patient. According to Orr, it will be gone in a week or two, and even sooner if it rains. BEWARE OFBUSHES . Plants causing students to turn up their noses PhotOQtdphv Tom P.IIIIKM tEhtSuburn plainsman Friday, April 10, 1981 A-2 WORLD THIS WEEK Creation vote may come next week International WAR OF NERVES IN POLAND ENTERS NEW STAGE Western analysts believe that Stanislav Kania, leader of the Polish Communist Party, may not last much longer in his present position. The word has been passed among senior members of the party that Kania has not been stern enough with the independent trade union, Solidarity. Several sources report that the Kremlin is looking to other Polish leaders to take firm action. Kania has only been in office for seven months. National REAGAN MAY LEAVE HOSPITAL TODAY After showing continued improvement with no sign of complications from his gunshot wound, President Ronald Reagan probably will return to the White House today and no later than Monday, according to physicians. Dr. Dennis O'Leary, dean of clinical affairs at George Washington University Hospital where Reagan is recuperating, said the president will likely be recovered 100 percent within four months. WORLD WAR II HERO DIES Gen. Omar Bradley, who led a million soldiers in World War II and was the nations's last five-star general, died Wednesday at the age of 88. Hospital officials said Bradley died of a stroke. Bradley had been in the Army for nearly 70 years, and serverd as senior commander of ground forces in the mid-1944 allied invasion of Europe. HOUSE DEMOS ATTACK BUDGET CUTS House Democrats continued their verbal barrage on the Reagan administrations's budget cuts this week, calling the proposals "the fiscal equivalent of faith in a free lunch'' and saying the cuts would hurt poor and middle-income Americans. However, party members declared their willingness to back the administration's efforts to restrain federal spending, provide tax relief and reduce the size of the federal government. State STATE DELAYS ALCOHOL VOTE The Alabama Senate delayed until next week a final vote on a bill that would allow towns in dry counties to decide whether to allow alcoholic sales inside their city limits. The municipal-option bill would also allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in state parks in wet counties. Elementary Education's Newell dies By Scott Thurston Editor Two bills in the Alabama Legislature to require teaching of "scientific creationism" along with evolution in the state's public elementary and secondary schools remained in committee this week and have yet to be voted on by either the Senate or House. Sen. Ted Little of Auburn said the bill was brought before the Senate last week but was referred to the Education Committee for further study. Little said the committee intends to get input from the State Board of Education about the consequences of passage of the bills, which he said include questions concerning the cost of additional teacher certification and new textbooks which may be needed. A legislative spokesman said both bills were discussed in the Senate and House Education Committees Tuesday but that no vote had been taken. She said earliest action on either bill will not occur until next Tuesday. The two bills have already stirred up considerable controversy among educators in the state. Late last quarter, the Auburn faculty senate passed a resolution condemning what it called "an intrusion" by legislators into academics. The Auburn Chapter of the American Association of University Professors passed a similar resolution. Academic opposition continued to mount last week as the Alabama Academy of Science, meeting here, voted to accept a resolution opposing the scientific creationism bills. Dr. Ken Ottis, retired professor emeritus of Auburn's department of zoology-entomology and incoming president of the academy, said the academy's Executive Committee is against any legislation that allows non-trained persons deciding the content of science courses taught in Alabama schools. The resolution states, "The Executive Committee of the Alabama Academy of Science believes that the introduction of classroom subject content through the political process not only violates the academic freedom of the subject specialist to determine relevant and scientifically sound concepts, but also represents an inappropriate and potentially dangerous precedent for American education." The legislation is aimed at requiring the teaching of "scientific creationism" as a theoretical explanation for the creation of the universe and man along with Art Club exhibit in Foy gallery An art show featuring displays from all areas of applied concentration is currently on display at the Foy Union gallery. The event is sponsored by the Art Club. The show consists of illustrations, visual designs, paintings, prints, photography, sculpture and works done in the figure drawing class. The show runs through April 22 when a second show, sponsored by Tau Sigma Delta, the Architecture and Fine Arts honorary, will begin. Darwinian theories of evolution now being taught. Similar bills have been introuced in other states. The Arkansas Legislature passed one such a law two weeks ago. The SGA senate also passed a resolution concerning the bills last quarter, lending its support to the legislation. The student senate resolution contended that Auburn students would be better served by being taught both theories. However, the legislation as written applies only to elementary and secondary schools and thus would not directly affect colleges and universities. Little, the only one of Lee County's five legislators who could be reached for comment, said he has "reservations" about the Senate bill. "The Alabama Legislature has never enacted a law that essentially anything has to be taught in public schools except a couple of bills pertaining to patriotic courses. We have always left to the Academic Committee of the Borad of Education, which is an elected board, to determine what current knowledge is to be taught," said Little. "I respect groups advocating scientific creationism," he said, "But I raise the question: if you confront them (schoolchildren) with two different theories are they then put in the position of having to accept one or the other? We might actually be turning people away from creation theory by giving them two different alternatives." Little added that he hopes the bill will undergo more study, including possible public hearings throughout the state, before it is put to a final vote. mi^ OPTICA. BOUTIQUE 70% Off (Also a large selection of clearance sunglasses) CORNER VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER AUBURN Services were held Saturday for Dr. Laura Newell, who for 20 years up to her retirement last spring was regarded as an outstanding asset to the elementary education department here. The career of Dr. Newell is illustrated in the words of Arthur F. Coss, head of the elementary education department here: "She was one of the most outstanding teachers I have met in my career, and I have worked at several universities.'' He added, "she had a special way of getting her message across, and she will be missed." Shuttle visible in Auburn If all goes well and the weather is clear, the historic first space shuttle, "Columbia," launched at 5:50 a.m. today, should be visible from Auburn this Saturday and Sunday at dawn. Starting about 4:11 a.m. on both April 11 and 12, an onlooker should be able to see a fast moving point of light going from the front then to the right and finally moving upwards. The entire process should last about 4 ^ minutes. The Friday sighting should be about halfway up between the horizontal and directly overhead; whereas on Saturday the shuttle should be visible about one fourth the way up from the horizontal overhead. 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Suddenly, Oscar Wilde appeared on the stage, as the audience, perhaps awestruck, sat in silent anticipation. "That was the first time in 45 years that no one recognized me as I came on stage,'' said Vincent Price, who portrayed Oscar Wilde, the English playwright, in a one-man show here Monday night. Price, who is also a renowned A WILDE PRICE .met by an awestruck audience Photography: Tom Palmer Aviation industry growth behind airport expansion By Beth Dees Plainsman Staffwriter Auburn University, owner of the Auburn-Opelika Airport, is con- •sidering a study proposing an expansion of the airport that could affect a number of home owners. "Natural growth of the aviation industry," said Mike Jordan, planning and development specialist, is the reason for the proposals to extend the two runways that currently handle an estimated 200 take-offs and touchdowns per week. The study, done by Wainwright Planning of Montgomery, suggests two alternatives for the expansion that would take three to five years to complete, one of which extends the runway in an easterly direction which would affect a number of home owners. A similar alternative presented by another planning firm five years ago met with opposition. The second alternative would require extensive reworking of the land by moving 700,000 cubic yards of earth at an estimated cost of $1.8 million. If the expansion proposal is approved, Allen Thames of Wainwright Planning said that a grant form the Federal Agency of Aviation would cover 80 percent of the construction cost, although the federal program set up by the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (amended in 1976) which previously funded such projects has run out. He doesn't expect any cuts from Congress n this area of the aviation industry because of a growing $4 billion trust fund that comes from a user's tax on aviation gasoline, pilo> licenses and airport landing fees. The local area would then pay the remaining 20 percent of the building cost. Currently the cities of Auburn and Opelika and Lee County help the University with the cost. Monograming... on Thieh Avi, in Auburn bttwMn Collagi St, and Gay St. \ ' ENGINEERS Gulf Oil Corporation, a major energy company, has job openings for all types of graduating engineers who are interested in building a career in crude oil and gas producing operations. Duties include drilling, equipment installation and maintenance, subsurface reservoir studies, economic evaluation of producing properties, well stimulation and reconditioning, and enhanced oil recovery operations. Training courses will be provided to accelerate career development in oil and gas producing and drilling operations. 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"They really dug it," he said, adding that once he started "I did nothing else." Life on the road is "exhausting," he said. "I always lose 15 to 20 pounds because I can't eat before the play—I would belch all the way through. It's a different life on the road, it really is. When I'm lecturing, I can relax and be more sociable. But when I'm doing the play, that's the only thing I do." He said it was also hard on the family, although it hasn't adversely affected his children. "But they're "Life on the road is exhausting. I always lose 15 to 20 pounds because I can't eat before the play-1 would belch all the way through." adding that both the critics and the audience seemed to enjoy his performance. "It was a sellout all over the world, very rewarding, yet hard to do,"hesaid. "Itisvery draining, the emotional content of the second act especially," which reveals Wilde's torments in prison, forlovingthe son of an English Lord. "In the first act, the audience must listen carefully. Each audience will miss certain things," he said, noting that Monday's audience seemed to catch some of the more subtle lines.' 'People seem to pick up the comedy lines better." "When you're along on stage, the audience is the other actors you're playing with," Price said, indicating that he thinks there seems to be more intimacy between audience and actor in one-man plays. tougher than I am," he said. The play, writtenby John Gay, i sa fictional composite of some of Wilde's actual quotes and witticisms. "It's a very somber play," Price said. "Oscar Wilde is the ideal personage to be examined by all this revealing kind of theatre presentation. The fame of his wit is enough justification but underneath the brilliant facade is a very human being, vulnerable to his own fame, his own strengths and weaknesses, and a being who inspires a kind of very real and identifiable audience admiration and appreciation. "Wilde is a joy to play. 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It is the president who has final responsiblity for many of the SGA's actions.It is the president, like the captain of a ship, who determines the course of the SGA for the next year. Even for years after, he will set an example for future presidents. Auburn University has been lucky in the past years as far as Student Government presidents go. The 1980-81 president, Trey Ireland, has worked closely with the administration, though not so close that he could not keep his' loyalty to the students. This has not always been so. We urge you to look both candidates over carefully. One will be the person who determines which course the SGA will follow. The SGA is your student government, and today is your opportunity to cast a vote of support for the future president .Your vote is your voice—use it. Draft beer now For several months now speculation has existed that beer distributors and night clubs in Lee County would soon be able to sell draft beer. Unfortunately, that movement now seems stalled. Last summer, a student group drafted a resolution to allow draft beer sales in Lee County and presented it to the Lee County Commission. The commissioners voiced their approval of the proposal. However, it will take a vote of the Alabama Legislature to ratify such a measure, and the communications lines between Lee County and Montgomery appear to be thin indeed. One member of the Lee County delegation said he has already drawn up a resolution to present to his colleagues. Another member of Alarming In this day and age of high rise structures with room for thousands of people at any given time, fire safety is of paramount importance. Even at Auburn. Thus we wholeheartedly support the Auburn Fire Department's staging of fire drills around campus recently. Last week, a drill was held at Samford Hall, Monday, students attending afternoon classes in Haley Center emptied that building as firemen and Campus Security officials checked the time it took for all occupants to exit and checked their own procedures as well. There is nothing wrong and much right with such drills, even if they do pose an occasional inconvenience. However, the inconvenience and disruption caused by the drills should be minimized. yWH^WLSMlimwue the delegation says he's never seen any such resolution. And another had indicated her initial disapproval of the entire idea. Since any resolution put before the Legislature would require unamimous approval by the five-member Lee County delegation, such dissent may kill the proposal before it ever goes before the Legislature. The delegation has decided to postpone any action or vote on the issue until the special session, which will probably begin in late May. In the meantime, students who have an opinion one way or another should let the delegation know it. Write to Sens. T.D. Little and GJ. Higgenbotham and Reps. Charles Whatley, Shelby Dean Ward and Pete Turnham, care of the Alabama Legislature, the Capitol, Montgomery. The fire alarms in Haley Center sounded about 1:35 p.m. Monday, midway through the 1 p.m. class hour. Teachers as well as students were caught unawares. Even one week into the quarter, class time can be vital. The same safety checks could have been performed and more class time could have been saved if the alarms had been sounded a few minutes later, say, at 1:50 p.m. The usual milling around the concourse prior to class changes would not yet have begun in earnest, and students and teachers would have gained 15 minutes of class time. We urge local and campus officials to continue their safety drills — they are a small price to pay for saving lives in the event of a real emergency. But we hope they will also consider timing such drills to reduce their disrupting effects. Zht auburn JHamsman Managing Editor, Steve Farish; Associate Editor, John Farish; News Editor, John Mangels; Features Editor, Karen Hartley; Sports Editor, Becky Hopf; Entertainment Editor, Burt Lauderdale. Technical Editor, Tim Dorsey; Copy Editor, Tammy Kincaid; Photography Editor, Mark Almond; Art Director, Paul Strickland. Assistant News Editor, 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 Photography Editor, Tom Palmer; Editorial Page Assistant, Matt Lamere. Associate Business Manager, Larry Klein; Advertising layout Specialists, Alicia MacBeth, David Gibson, Stephanie Davis, Nancy Evet and April Carder; Advertising Route Manager, Chris Karabinos; Advertising Salesman, Donna Higgins and Marianne Tidmore; Headline Specialist, Mimi Klein. Secretaries, Joy Bufford and Karen Mitchell .. .off ice located in the basement of the Foy Union. Entered as second class matter at Auburn, Ala., in 1967 under theCongressional Act of March 3,1878. Subscription rate by mail is $8 fora full year and $2.50a full school quarter(this includes5 percent state tax). All subscriptions must be pre-paid. Please allow two to three weeks for start of subscription. Circulation is18,500weeklyduring the school year. Address all material to The Auburn Plainsman, 1st floor Foy Union, Auburn University, Ala. 36849. Take the chance to help AU, yourself The believers at Auburn are being proven wrong. The skeptics are being proven right. They're the ones who said it couldn't be done, that no amount of publicity or need could motivate Auburn students to help a group of people even in a dire time of need. Even if that group of people includes themselves. As of yesterday, Auburn students had purchased only a few hundred of the several thousand available tickets to the Michael Murphy and Gene Cotton concert Saturday night. Evidently, most students feel $3 is too high a price to pay to help Auburn University through some tough financial times. Evidently, most students feel $3 is too high price to pay to help themselves. Every dollar spent on a ticket, you see, will be given to Auburn's beleagured Ralph Draughon Library. That means that if just 3,000 students attend the concert, our library will be $9,000 richer. And if 6,000 students purchase tickets, it will be $18,000 richer. Obviously, $18,000 or even $35,000 (the drive organizers' goal) is a mere drop in the bucket. The library faces a $200,000 cutback in periodical purchases later this quarter, unless emergency measures now being considered by the administration and organizers of the Generations Fund are implemented. Even if such measures are implemented and saver periodicals which would otherwise have been cut, the library will still be in hot water. Not a single book has been purchased this year. Funds usually used to ensure a steady increase in the library's inventory have driedup suddenly Scott Thurston in the face of proration and its effect on the entire University. The last time the library went for any length of time without buying a book was during the Great Depression. It must be noted that Auburn's library problems are by no means unique. Funding for higher education throughout the nation has been hit hard by the general economic slump. The state of Michigan, for example, once ranked among the top 10 states in the country in support to higher education. In one day last month, it went from top 10 to bottom 10 when its Legislature passed a balanced budget that necessitated devastating cutbacks. The University of Wisconsin was hit by a 4.4 percent budget reduction—a simpler way of saying proration—and its library had to suspend book buying for several months. An article in a University of Wisconsin alumni publication noted that after the freeze on book purchases was lifted the library tried to catch up. "Unfortunatley," according to the article, some materials missed will never be able to be purchased, and those gaps will be felt in future years by researchers and students." In the not too distant future, The Auburn Alumnews might report the same sad news here. But Auburn students are being given the opportunity to take matters in their own hands—in effect, to help deliver themselves from a fate that need not be inevitable. No one is saying that a successful student fund-drive would alter the course of history in a single stroke. There are no such dramatic solutions. But by demonstrating its willingness to help out, to shoulder its share of the burden temporarily in order to help maintain the level of quality to which it was attracted in the first place, the Auburn student body would be doing all it could to tide the library over until relief is available from the appropriate—and proper-sources. Such a show of concern and support in fact, might speed that relief by dramatizing the situation. So buy a ticket to the Michael Murphy, Gene Cotton concert tomorrow. Murphy and Cotton, who have no particular reason to care, have both agreed to forgo their share of the profits. The coliseum has agreed to waive the usual $1,000 rental fee. All proceeds will go to the library. At a meeting of student leaders last week, President Hanly Funderburk said the fund drive is "another example of the way Auburn students don't moan and groan about a problem but get up and do something about it." Prove Funderburk right. Prove the skeptics wrong. YOU m i HIM, SIR BUSH/ -THE A*UR.-J "^ PUWSMArt - News reports help create confusion A member of the media is usually not inclined to criticize news coverage; however, the events of last week provide a worthy exception. The attempted assassination of President Reagan was followed by such a total media blitz that not a single important basketball score was able to get through. Television, radio, newspapers—they all went crazy. This was the program I happened to be tuned to that fateful Monday afternoon: "As it stands now, the president, his press secretary, a federal agent and a Washington policeman have all been shot." "That's right Jim. Could we see the video-replay one more time..." "As best I can tell, there seems to be a lot of confusion and people falling down." "Yes, our experts in Washington who studied the tape carefully came up with the same conclusion. We now take you to correspondent Joseph Baker in Montgomery, Alabama." "This is Joseph Baker outside the home of former Alabama Governor George Wallace. As you probably know, Gov. Wallace was struck by a bullet in Maryland in 1972. Today's events have triggered far-reaching consequences across the nation, but we are happy to report that absolutely nothing is happening here. Back to you Jack." "This just in: reports are still sketchy, but Secretary of State Haig has apparently ban-Leaded himself in the Oval Office. More on that after we check in with the men's room attendant at the Washington Hilton." "Jack, I'm standing here with 'Brick' Malone, the men's room attendant here at the Washington Hilton. Brick, anything unusual in the rest rooms today?" "No." "That "sthe word from the Washington Hilton. Back to you Jack." "In case you've just tuned in, we are continuing our continuous coverage of today's Presidential assassination attempt. We have just received word that the suspect suffered a hang-nail earlier this month." "That's right Jack, accused assailant John Hinckley sustained a multiple hang nail a few weeks ago, and psychologists are looking into this as a possible motive in the attempt on the life of the president. Let's take a look at that video-replay again." "And Jack, here is the video-replay of your reaction to the shooting:" "Ooo, wow,...that's bad." Tim Dorsey " ~< "And now we have my reaction to your reaction to the shooting:" "Get a grip on yourself." "We have just learned of a joke that the president is reported to have said, 'I forgot to duck."* "Do you think this may have anything to do with his ethnic campaign joke about the duck that won the cock fight? Do you think that the joke was a code to relay information that an ethnic group was behind the shooting?" "Could very well be, Jim. We're having our top men in our New York bureau check on it now." "Jack, do you have any additional biographical data on Hinckley?" "No I don't." "Then let's go live again to correspondent " Joseph Baker in Montgomery." "This is Joseph Baker outside Gov. Wallace's home. Still nothing. Back to you Jack." "Thanks Joe...another update from Washing-ton- someone has broken out a window in the Oval Office with a rifle barrel and is shooting at passers-by." "Jim, some of our technical experts have determined that a secret service agent sneezed 45 seconds before the shots were fired. Let's take a look at the sneeze in slow-motion...Here he is on the sidewalk...and...there it is, there's the sneeze!" "We now go to our political correspondent in Washington, 'Brick' Malone, for an analysis of , the situation there. Brick, what position does today's events put George Bush in?" "George Bush is the vice president." "Thank you Brick...Jim, I understand that your mother was very upset by today's attempted assassination when she talked with you on the phone." "Yes she was Jack, and we'll go to the tape of < that conversation with my mother right after we take another look at the video-replay..." ^anmmf^>^»$&HHM |M»W*c.< A W)t guburn jHaingman Opinion U. S. technology produces optimism Friday, April 10, 1981 A-5 Space Shuttle to begin permanent exploration This morning one of the most important events of modern times will take place with the launching of the space shuttle Columbia. After two years of delays, mankind will begin the permanant exploration and exploitation of space. Unlike previous launchings, there is a good chance for failure this time. The shuttle is an experimental craft on its first real test flight. It was underfunded, experienced structural and design modifications made late in construction andissupposedtobethree different craft in one. These complications add up to trouble of a type that the space program can ill afford. When a tragic accident claimed the lives of someof our early astronauts, the space program nearly died. If failure of any type occurs on this flight for any reason, the cries to end the space program will again be raised with a good chance for their success. Congress and the American public are demanding perfection on the first flight, which any pilot will tell you is an impossibility. Congress says we need a successful flight to justify expenditures and bolster pride and prestige. The public supposedly wants a tangible return on its investment. Anything less than perfection will bring forth lobbying to end our space program, as has happened before. But no matter what happens, we cannot afford to lose the space program. The intangible returns from our investment, micro-electronics which have revolutionized all facets of American life typified by home computers, portable stereos, and miniature recorders that will fit in your pocket, modern communications systems. Blake Powers "wonder" lubricants and "super" glues, new fabrics and building materials, are just a few of the benefits we have received as a result of the space program. These things alone are worth the expenditures so far and the possibilities for the future are endless. Stronger and pure metals, new and more potent pharmaceuticals, and cheap energy are within our grasp with the shuttle and its successors. We cannot afford to quit now for any reason. Other countries are preparing to do what we have merely talked about doing. The fact that our modern technology is a direct result of the space program is a fact that often goes unnoticed. Our lead in the world today is due to our technology. If we cut our space program back further or end it entirely, we will forfeit our future technology and our lead in the world. The space program offers us everything to gain and nothing to lose, but it needs your support. Become active and let your voice be heard because the future rests with you. Columnists, I am convinced, are inherent pessimists. Have you ever noticed, for example, how we like to end columns? Something like, "If the administration does not have the lines on the campus' streets repainted, chaos and thousands of deaths will almost certainly result," is fairly typical. If it's not dramatic and pessimistic, it's really not worth saying. As much as I hate to do it, however, I have come to the conclusion that there actually exist reasons to be optimistic about the future. I have tangible evidence to believe that for at least two of the greatest concerns that many feel unsolvable—the energy crisis and the world food shortage—answers probably will come in the not-too-distant future. The reason for optimism on the first front stemsfromstatementsof Eliot R. Cutler, former associate director of the Office of Management and Budget for Natural Resources, Energy and Science, that were published recently in The Wall Street Journal. "Emerging technologies based upon renewable sources of energy give us reason to be cautiously optimistic about our long-range future," Cutler writes. "But," he warns, "in between, there is a 20-to-30 year period for , which we have no reliable answers." Cutler, though, is certain that time gap can be filled with increased production of a resource that this country holds 30 percent of the world's reserves of—coal. "United States coal can help the world build an energy bridge to the next century and help America regain a dominant position in the world energy markets," Cutler argues. He points out first that diversity in energy trade produces increased world political stability. "Second," he argues, "our role in the world obviously will be strengthened as we become a dominant supplier of a natural resource. Finally, and most important, the world economy and our own economy will sustain significant growth over the next two to three decades only if this growth in coal use and coal trade takes place." Cutler, of course, is not blind to the problems that stand in the way of producing more coal. Poor ports for huge coal ships, the staggering amount of capital required, the ongoing battle over clean air standards, "insufficient railway capacity or crippling labor stoppages" are all big obstacles, but they can be overcome, he notes, if we put our national will behind overcoming them. Buckley can spin good spy yarns, too Authors like Al istair MacLean and Jack Higgins have been making their livings off of the espionage novel for years now. Their tales of international spying intrigues have been consumed by millions of spy-novel fans. ' But when one thinks of William F. Buckley Jr., normally one doesn 't think of books detailing the activities of a great spying mission (though he has three espionage books with more than a million copies in print). One may think of Buckley as the host of T V 's "Firing Line," or as the author of the conservative newspaper column, or as the editor " of the conservative's bi-weekly journal, ' The National Review, but most people do not realize that Buckley can weave a complex espionage tale along with the best of them. But that is indeed what he has done in his new book, "Who's On First," a book the Wall Street Journal termed "keen and complicated." The tale begins somewhat ominously with the Soviet invasion of Hungary in early 1957. Blackford Oakes, the protagonist, is awakened by noise just in time to see Hungarian resistor and good friend, Theophilus Molnar, hung by military officers. The tale takes an abrupt change from the fearful scene in Budapest to a ski resort in Vermont where the director of the CIA, Allan Dulles, brother of John Foster, sets the simple plan, i.e., the United States must be the first country to put a satellite into orbit. John Farish Easy, Huh? Well.not quite. You see, winning the satellite race is contingent upon kidnapping a Soviet scientist, who is in Paris for a science conference. Coercion will come in the form of the scientist's friend, a defected scientist who now lives in the United States. The two, it seems, had become friends at a prison camp in Siberia and neither held any particular affinity for the Communist rulers of their country. Oakes re-enters at this point as the person who will do the actual kidnapping and generally run the information from Paris to a U.S. scientist. Along the way Oakes' life is endangered by the KGB and revenge-seeking Hungarian resistors who think he is a Soviet spy whose information caused the death of Molnar. As good as any part of the story lines are the less-than-subtle shots that Buckley takes at himself and his conservative thought. He sums a Dean Acheson book "A Democrat Looks At His Party," as distinguishing the two political parties by saying, "the distinction between a Republican and a Democrat is that Democrats tend to be bright and Republicans tend to be stupid." As John Stuart Mill said,' 'I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I mean to say that stupid people are generally Conservatives." In another scent two KGB agents are discussing Americans and the subject reaches American magazines. "Do you ever see the National Review?" one asks. "It is edited by this young bourgeois fanatic." Thenameof the book "Who's On First," comes from the code used to describe the Soviets putting the first satellite into space. Buckley refuses to let the tale end on a low note, though. The epilogue has Oakes returning from duty on Borneo to his German flat. Not having known of the news of the past months he is encouraged to find an update from his director at the agency. The date is July of 1969. The message: "What is on second." Students misinformed on property tax debate Editor, The Plainsman, We were truly appalled at the logic—the reporting—The Plainsman response to the upcoming vote on property tax increase. . Professors—long time residents have already responded enough on one recent issue—so we will not continue to beat that drum. We invite all those quoted as opposed to property tax increase to take a good look at the facts in the case. (1) Possible 5 percent or less of the revenue from the increased property tax would come from apartments or rooms rented by students. ILLUSTRATION: I own an apartment. $1 per apartment per quarter would take care of a tax increase—in fact took care of the one last year. Ask any apartment renter how much more he paid this year than last for an apartment—assuming he/she's in the same location—and they will tell you the increase was $20 to $50 per quarter. INFLATION will account for 95 percent of rental increases. We don't believe that campus student leaders would lead a campus revolt over a miniscule increase in rents for living quarters off campus, when the University has already announced huge increases for students living on campus. We have seen no complaints by student leaders—campus student advisers—or students in general protesting the astronomical rent increases for next year. We do believe that those protesting should be willing to sit down and look at the simple dollar costs. Alabama is 50th in property taxes. In this nation public education has had the property tax as its primary bulwark—over the nation as whole. We could be 50th and not be all that much different from other states—but the facts are that being 50th means that property owners in Alabama are making tiny payments toward public education compared to other states. We already have property tax. With an increased property tax it does not truly mean that the dollars raised from that will go to education. They will simply flow into the town budget and the needs of Auburn—Fire Department, Police Department, schools, streets, Water Department, etc.—and each area will get its approved budgeted amount, assuming tax revenues are sufficient. Auburn has always supported its schools. It will continue to do so. Taxes will be assessed to do the things that citizens of Auburn want. We have supported the University strongly and firmly—many of us graduated from AU. Our taxes keep it afloat. We pay full price for ball games—no discounts for us—despite the fact that we pay annually and receive no credits—no degrees. The above is to point out that in taxation there is no good way. Any person can point to the unfairness of this or that tax. Maturity recognizes that some things have to be done. Maturity permits looking at the realities of any argument or debate. I've said all this and didn't get to point (2)!! HughG.Deen Ed. D. 1970 Win^m»i^^^^^m^'f»^ Steve Farish But if the prospects for the energy future are lit with some small optimism, then the prospects for the prospect of feeding a hungry world, for which doomsayers since Malthus have told us there is no possibility, may be even better. An article about food research recently appeared in Forbes. "Amid all the unrelieved bad news about food supplies...there is good news, too," the article says. "It comes from what is going. on in agricultural research, most importantly in the laboratories of American universities and of major United States companies, positioning themselves for a great growth market." For the short-run, breakthroughs from "improving a plant's ability to take in nitrogen, an element which is essential for growth, protein and high yields" and "plant regulants that can speed up crop growth" provide hope, the article said. The long-run answer for food comes straight from science fiction books. It concerns recombinant DNA, "genetic engineering to grow one plant from the single cell of another." This process' familiar name—cloning. "Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug took 20 years Using crossbreeding techniques to develop the resistant strains of rice and wheat that produced the Green Revolution in India and Gun control Pakistan,"the story relates. "Genetic engineers would cut those decades to a matter of months if they could master the art of separating and perpetuating healthy genetic characteristics." Research is also being done in the area of photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight to usable nutrients. "Plants now convert only 1 percent of the energy absorbed. At i 2 percent, a plant would double its rate of growth, resulting in a massive increase in food production." Still more research that sheds hope is that in the areas of more resistant plants, "growing plants in water"(hydroponics, which is already being practiced in the Midwest), selective breeding, "embryo transplants" for cattle and altering plant structures to grow in the desert (already being tested in Colorado). The food article, like Cutler's stresses that huge obstacles stand in the way, but that they are not insurmontable. In both cases, the authors stressed that the role of government should be one of an encourager who as much' as possible keeps its nose out of the growth. The banks, corporations and universities of the nation will be responsible for guiding the majority of the growth instead. Humans are supposed to be unable tq live without hope, but we have been trained by the "experts" to believe that the problems facing us, the energy crisis and the food shortage among them, are too big for us to solve. When man and their economic markets are allowed to operate freely, however,hope always exists, even for, as the articles show, monumental problems. America is still the land where men and their markets operate the most freely. The burden to take the lead in these two areas will naturally fall on us, and we appear to be ready to take it. The world is waiting, it's hand outstretched. It is our moral duty not to let it down. 'Political guts' required... Editor, The Plainsman, Shock. Anger. Frustration. These words reflected the stages of my thought process after the attempted assassination of President Reagan. I was not the only person with these feelings as many Americans expressed this same pattern of reaction when they heard of the shooting of our president and his aides. The shock came with the initial report that there had been an attempt on the life of the president and that three of his aides had suffered serious to critical gun shot wounds. A further shock came about when it was learned that the president himself had been shot. Having gotten over the shock, anger began to set in as more facts about the incident surfaced. A young man, acting alone, was able to gain access to an area close to the president of the United States. Out of the anger came question. How could a man who must have shown some nervousness or at least some unusual anticipation go undetected especially when he was in an area, that if not secured, should have been secured? What type of society is ours that seems to perpetuate these types of incidents? And finally, when is something going to be done about handgun control? I suppose it was from this last question about gun control that the frustration arose, because I realized that the answer to the question was "not any time soon." Those of us who believe that the "time is now" for gun control are unfortunately not in the political position to enact such controls. I would hope that President Reagan's personal tragedy and our national tragedy associated with the incident would bring support for gun control. However, it seems we live in a world full of tragedy and very little political guts. So I, and others, will continue to be angry and frustrated, but no longer shocked. Bill Bos well 4LAC ...to get sensible laws passed Editor, The Plainsman, When will the people of this nation get angry enough to do something about the dangerous proliferation of cheap handguns? And why do the people need to get angry? The facts are on the side of limiting such weapons. Handgun control must not be confused with legislation that seeks to disarm "honest" people. Handgun control is not an attempt to limit rifles, shotguns or hunting pistols, but rather to limit "Saturday Night Specials," inexpensive weapons used almost exclusively by criminals to kill and maim. The control of cheap weapons would not prevent criminals from obtaining guns, but it might reduce the total number of cheap guns available. If we saveone life, we've accomplished something good. There is a very sensible bill before the Congress right now, a bill that may be swept aside by radicals who want absolutely no restriction of any kind of weapon. Here are the bill's highlights: -The banning of "Saturday Night Specials." -Forbidding Pawn shops from selling handguns. -A 21-day waiting period between the time a person buys a gun and the time it is delivered. -Mandatory sentences for any person caught committing a crime with a gun. There are 60 million guns in this nation today, and 2 million more are bought each year. The government reports that 10,000 people were murdered with guns last year. We must do something to stop all the killing. Maybe we can't take the guns away from the criminals, but we can make it harder to get them. Mark J. Skoneki 4GJM Burned out couple says thanks Editor, The Plainsman, We would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who helped out when fire destroyed our trailer Friday night, March 20th, in Campus Trailer Court on Wire Road. Also, we want to thank the many friends and merchants who have given help to make our transition back to normal activities much easier. Again, thanks so much for your help and thoughtfulness, and special thanks to the Smoke irritates pregnant reader Editor, The Plainsman, Smoke wafts into my face as I frantically fan the air, tryingtoget rid of it. Coughing, irritated by the smell, I worry about my unborn child's health far more than my own. Unfortunately, this is the atmosphere in which I eat my lunch every day in the Haley Center Lounge. The lounge has an insignificant area for non-smokers tucked away in the back study section. It seem ridiculously unfair to non-smokers who, from my observations, outnumber the smokers about four to one. Also, it would be mighty inconvenient for one to have his lunch in the non-smoKvig section when the drinks, food microwave oven and tables are at the far end of the lounge. All a smoker needs is an ashtray. Why not change the sign in the little area to "smoking area only" and enforce this rule? I'm tired of going to the only nearby building with eating facilities for brown-baggers and having to content with choking air. It's certainly too late for this letter to benefit me in any way; I'm graduating this quarter. But it'll be worth it if it leads to other non-smokers (and unborn children) not having to endure polluted, unpleasant surroundings. Sharon Ognibene 4GJM Southwest Lee County Volunteer Fire Department. Moreover, to persons living outside the Auburn city limits, find out who to contact in the event of fire. Because of certain rules and regulations, the Auburn City Fire Department will not respond to calls of people living outside the city limits. Even if you are lessthan 200 yards over, as we were. Thanks again to the greatest people in the world. Keith Mills '80 Lee Ann Mills 3PB Gary Brown Troy State University Puppy owner searching for Professor Editor, The Plainsman, I purchased a redbone puppy from a professor at Auburn in December 1979. The dog is now doing very well and I'd like to get papers on him. Would anyone with information or who might know the professor from whom I bought the puppy please ask him to call me collect at 904-837-9205. I would be very grateful. Beverly T.Wilson Writ Auburn plainsman Letters Friday, April 10, 1981 A-6 Will 'Loveliest Village on Plains' become 'Biggest shopping mall?' Editor, The Plainsman, Is Auburn a "Lovely Village?" It is becoming more difficult every day to say that Auburn is the "Loveliest Village of the Plains'.* Why? It seems that every day we pick up our local newspapers and read that we will be the proud recipients of a new shopping center. The Opelika-Auburn Highway will soon be a near match to Victory Drive in Columbus. Does Auburn really need to win such a "victory I know everyone has been feeling bad since we lost Crest 5 & 10 to the "big blast" I, along with many other Auburnites, feel a great void in my life. We really do need a nice little five and dime. We do not need a T G & Y with 6.0,000 square feet of floor space. A nice little 1,000 square foot shot will do nicely. It would even be good if it could be located in downtown Auburn. Gee, that would be a switch! Those friendly people that built the big building on the corner of Magnolia and Gay might like to have a few businesses encouraged to move downtown. I could be wrong, though. They might have just built that building for the fun of it. The Auburn Board of Zoning Authority must think so. They just keep building up the "strip" on the O-A Highway. If the BZA feels that the area has grown so large that we need every chain store know to humankind, I suggest we let some nearby town have them. Smiths, Loachapoka, Notasulga, or Society Hill might UJrj to have some. Why should we get to have all the fun, huh? Auburn needs to develop the downtown business area before we go off in all different directions. The businesses downtown have been supporting us for many, many years. Let us return the favor. I walk downtown and think of all the existing space just sitting there waiting for shops. There are empty shops downtown, you know! There are older homes begging to be turned into places of business. Some of the wiser people in Auburn have already seen fit to renovate these homes and renew Auburn's beauty. I wish more people would do the same. I wish the city government would encourage it. In other cities the Zoning Board and the City Council collaborate to make this policy mandatory. Will it happen here? Well, I do not know, but rumor has it that we are about due for a mall with nothing but Mexican restaurants. How does a Taco Bell that seats 5.003 strike ya'? Bushy French Science not helped by 'creationism' Editor, The Plainsman, Thisletter is written toexpress concern about what appears to be a real possibility that the Alabama Legislature will pass a bill requiring that "scientific creationism" be taught in the classroom along with Darwin's theory of evolution. Based on statements made by Mrs. James, it also appears Gov. James will sign the bill if it is approved. The "scientific creationism" movement has been highly organized for more than a decade, and it is obvious to most people familiar with the movement that it is not science-based. A number of creationist associations form the core of the movement, with two of the more active groups being the Creation Research Society (CRS) located in Ann Arbor, Mich, and the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) of San Diego, Calif. The CRS was established in 1963. According to their own bylaws, voting membership is open only to those who are interested in supporting the goals of the society and who indicate agreement with the statement of faith of the CRS. This statement of faith, which affirms that the account of origins in Genesis is a factual representation of simple historical truths, is a portion of the CRS constitution which cannot be amended. It was adopted to assure that all voting members would be in sympathy with the purposes and goals of the Society. The CRS publishes a journal entitled "Creation Research Society Quarterly." The ICR is loosely associated with the CRS. It is a division of Christian Heritage College, with all the courses and curricula of the College reflecting the creationist philosopy. Christian Heritage College is under the ultimate jurisdiction of its founding organization, the Scott Memorial Baptist Church of San Diego, with its board of trustees elected by the church. The Institute publishes a newsletter entitled "Acts and Facts". Much of the information in this letter was obtained from "Acts and Facts" and from the "CRS Quarterly." It is groups such as these that are the organized force behind the movement to legislate the teaching of special creation. (Richard Bliss, ICR's director of curriculum development, testified at the public hearing in Montgomery concerning Alabama's "special creation" bill.) As the previous two paragraphs indicate, such organizations are in no way scientific. They are based on beliefs and "statements of faith" which cannot be amended. There is no place in science for such concepts. Science deals with hypotheses Imd theories which are motivated by observations and then tested and retested until the flaws are found. Then a new or modified theory is developed, knowledge is advanced, and the testing process begins again. There may be no end to this knowledge-acquisition cycle which is the essence of science. Darwin'stheory of evolution isoneof the most thoroughly tested theories of all time, although it is still ignored or misunderstood by many people. Even 50 years ago, long before DNA was discovered, there was little scientific doubt about its overall correctness. Today, with the DNA molecule identified as the carrier of the genetic code, biochemists are actually causing evolution to occur in bacteria. Most people have read about the experiments in which new variants of bacteria have been developed which are capable of producing valuable drugs such as human insulin and human interferon. So there you have it. On one side is a thoroughly tested and deeply understood scientific hypothesis, on the other a religion-based doctrine supported by special interest groups. Many of the individuals associated with these groups are sincere in their faith. Many others will make substantial profits from donations and publishing royalties as long as the controversy can be maintained. Profits are enhanced by the tax-exempt status enjoyed by organizations such as the ICR. I would like to appeal to all individuals regardless of religious persuasion to oppose the Alabama "special creation" bill on the basis of separation of church and state and the preservation of curriculum intergrity in our educational institutions. If such a bill becomes law in Alabama, it will cost millions of dollars to implement. Then it will cost millions more to mount a court challenge to have it declared unconstitutional. This legal process is already underway in Arkansas where, to the surprise of the nation, a "special creation" bill was recently passed and signed by Governor White. Let us set an example in Alabama and save ourselves a lot of trouble and much-needed money for education. Write your representatives and senators and inform them of your feelings. FredJ.Molz Professor of Civil Engineering ROTC students: shape up or ship out Editor, The Plainsman, This letter is addressed to all students of Auburn University who are not enrolled in any of the ROTC programs. This is not a lecturing letter, but one asking you a favor. The military, and in our case the training of young officers, conveys different images for the Auburn police procedures need consideration Editor, The Plainsman, A recent incident with our local Police Department prompts me to question the manner in which our men in blue handle such serious offenses as "dog at large!' Becauseof my failure to appear in court forthe above mentioned charge, a warrant was issued for my arrest. The arresting officers, after knocking and receiving no answer, felt it necessary to enter my home and casually look about. Finding noonein the main living area, they proceeded to the back bedroom where they came upon my sleeping roommate. Imagine his surprise as he awoke to the sight of two policemen looming above his bed! After informing them that he was not the suspect in question, my roommate asked who had let them in, and why was I wanted. They simply replied... "The door was open." Even if the door was open, which remains a point in question, does that give the officers or anyone else the right to barge into someone's home and have a look around? Are we to assume that students at Auburn University have no right to privacy? This is an obvious violation of individual rights, and I am sure there are other students who can share similar experiences. I believe that the A.P.D. should review their . procedures, as the blue uniform is not and should not be a license for the blatant disregard of individual privacy. Ironically, my beloved pet was hit by a speeding car, so the fine (which ended up in excess of $100) for "dog at large" was for "dog in grave." TimM.Brice 4MB When writing... .. All letters to the editor are welcome. Please type and double apace. Letters deadline is Monday at 8 p. m. Author's I.D. will be checked. •,, • *£ y many people in contact with it daily. These images, basically those of the ROTC student himself and the non-ROTC students, are what this letter is to address. It is probably an accurate assumption to say that, generally speaking, the great majority of the student body has little respect for the ROTC student. If this is true, then it is understandable. Within the Naval Unit itself, there are midshipmen with great officer potential, those with medium potential, and those with less potential. The situation is undoubtedly the same within the other branch limits. But, is it not the same in every school of the University? For instance, you have excellent financiers, engineers; etc., and you have average students. The difference between the majority and the officer with excellent potential may be summarized by the words of General George C. Marshall, addressed to General George S. Patton: "George, the difference between you and me is that I do this because it is what I was trained to do. You do it because you love it." My fellow students, the future officers you see in uniform each Tuesday or Thursday are of one of these two types, basically. But do remember, before judging us finally, those qualities which an officer is supposed to exhibit: discipline, courtesy, maturity, presence of mind, integrity, self-reliance, and the conduct of a gentleman. The better officers, the future generals or admirals, have a job to do and already realize this. They are dedicated to proficiency of performance. Whether they labor selfishly or selflessly, they will, in the end, be doing a job which is necessary for your happiness and continued freedom—and they will do it well. For those officers I ask you to remember the above-mentioned qualities and to distinguish between the slouch ROTC officers and the superior grade of officer. Think about the time, effort, and discipline required to be an excellent officer. Having done this, you may with the blessings of the better ROTC officers disdain those others who through poor conduct or poor military appearance fail to present the necessary discipline, bearing, and character which the public rightfully demands of its military officer corps. Midn. 2/C Jason Williams Auburn University NROTC 3GPO SIGMA CHI PRESENTS DERBY DAY '81 Featuring continuous music with THE SHIRELLES DYNAMIC UPSETTERS & SYMBOL 8 Friday, April 10 7:OOP.M. Budweiser K I N G OF B I E R S * HAPPY HOUR 6:00 - 7:00 P.M. - 50* BEER Tickets $3°° Advance $3s o at the Door Serving BUD, BUSCH, and NATURAL LIGHT Until 2 A-7 Friday, April 10, 1981 Cbf auburn JMamsman Election results PRESIDENT 1. .11 in Kay * * 2 Rip Britton 3. Kelly May ¥ * 4. Scott Farrow 1116 2210 1045 1276 VICE PRESIDENT David Rumbarger 2S41 234 529 261 M l . 197 223 - Greg Schmidt • 5. Dawn Gillespie 6. David Maloney 391 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION PRESIDENT in. Jeanne Rogers 2. Jan Turner VICE PRESIDENT 1. Lynn Henry + 2 . Lisa Burton SENATOR * 1 . Christie Glover 2. Cathy Kuge £ 3 . Marti Pearson 4. Mary Myrick SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING PRESIDENT * * * ! Greg Hardin VICE PRESIDENT 1. Leslee Belluchle • 2. Scott Holloway SENATOR 41 1. Marty Conry 2. Robert Hawkins 3- Lee'Anne Veley 4- Anne HInes • 5. Paul Stumb *. 6. James R. Burnum 7. Bob Makofske 8 Barry Kornegay GRADUATE SCHOOL PRESIDENT * V " ? ° " i ™ F A R C " A N D * * * l Glnl Parker VICE PRESIDENT 2. Bob Hawkins 3. Tom Kendrtck TREASURER 1. Jeff Poore f 2. Virginia McGee PLAINSMAN EDITOR 1. Steve Farlsh 3»6 2. John Mangels 2132 GLOMERATA EDITOR * * - * > l . Dlanne Ross 4827 MISS AUBURN 1. Kylee Grimes 2. Allison Adams 3.Lynn Murray ¥ 4. Karen Tankesley 5 Carol Roberts SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE 1887 967 3030 No vote count released SENATOR SCHOOL OF VETERINARY 1. Thomas Howard 205 MEDICINE 2. P i r n Barnard PRESIDENT 3. Robert D. (Bob) Brown *20 ^ l William VanHooser 2. Gus Mueller VICE PRESIDENT 1. Allen Moss * 2. Sam Griffin SENATOR * 1. John Moore 2. Mark Matthews QUADRANGLE RESIDENCE HALLS * * 4 p . Rebecca Harrell 412 Date set for Knight vs. James case 43 32 63 17 PRESIDENT J*-l. Walter Corcoran 2. Chris Overbaugh 3. Donald Trostel VICE PRESIDENT 1. Stephen Cobb * 2 Jeff Sibley 3. Boo Wells SENATOR * 1. Sally White 2. Albert Culbreath 178 122 116 126 153 FINE ARTS PRESIDENT * • * 1. David Hinson VICE PRESIDENT * 1. Michael Dobbs 218 110 268 190 981 473 545 118 40 96 55 10 53 377 1. John Mason -fc 2. Gary Brinkworth 3. Chris Isaacson SENATOR 2. Hector E. Llorens 108 H H M Jim Smith 3 Terry Johnson SENATOR 1H. Russell Kendrtck 2. David Tench 130 DISTRICTSENATORS CAROLINE DRAUOHON VILLAOE. (Married & Single) (SewellHall) # # . « U Marlon O'Neill Lee Jr. 110 SOUTH WOMEN'S RESI DENCE HALLS (Hill Dorms) l.1 Bonnie Althaus 290 41 2. Clair Rohs 407 NOBLE HALL. ALUMNI HALL. MANAGEMENT HOUSES MAGNOLIA COMPLEX M a a ^ i i e s Shelton 200 OFF CAMPUS SENATOR * 1. J im Gorrie 1309 2. Marvin Brown 487 * 3. Bill Wade 919 *• 4. Steve Graham 950 * 5. Glen Fradenburg 1066 41 6. David Dunlap 952 9 7. Tommy "T.J." Johnston 1114 8. Graham Roberts 702 SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMIC!*9 A 1 , o n I r w l n 958 PRESIDENT * * # ! Ann Waldrup VICE PRESIDENT 277 113 SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES L Dee Waller PRESIDENT * 2. Becky Walton * 1. Joseph (Eric) Kennedy 569 SENATOR 316 418 141 2. Drew Wilson 3. Bob (B.J.) Jordan VICE PRESIDENT *•*•**• 1 Jack Mnndy 115* SENATOR 1. Abby Pettiss 288 2. Don Cote 229 3. Tommy Shovelton ,4. Glenn Donald 208 • 5. Mary Lee Horton 467 6. Aubrey Truex 208 * 7 David Herrlck 404 8. Paul Roberts 374 9. Michael Loncono ign 10. Lee Stutts 238 • 11 John Hargrove 517 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PRESIDENT 1. Chet Chessher 181 2 Jeff Henley 385 + 3. Thad McCormack 446 VICE PRESIDENT 1. Todd Llvengood 444 • 2 . Jon Johnson 469 * 1. Jill Lawhead igg 2. Dottle Cox SCHOOL OF NURSING PRESIDENT j l 1. Laura Cummlngs 89 2. Marty Shoptaw 30 VICE PRESIDENT 10. William Cummins Regan 862 + 11. Al Leathers 908 12 Tim N. Turls 851 13. Greg Vaughan 764 4r 14. Alan Thomas 91* 15. Mark Harris 779 y. 16. Tim Dorsey 894 i. 17. J im "Plant" Grant 1162 3 0 4 # * » l . Kathy Roby 115 SENATOR 1. Leigh Sport 4t 2. Carrie Smith SCHOOL OF PHARMACY PRESIDENT 4- 1 Steve McLemore 2. David Darby 3 Nina Caldwell VICE PRESIDENT 1. Richard Jones 2. Marsha Jackson •* 3 Phillip Presley SENATOR * 1. Cindy Wlglnton 2. Keith McWllllams67 3. Jim Thomison 4 Dave Crawford 19 79 M 61 64 85 18. Harvey Pink 19. KerhGuln 20. Gary Hughes 21. Ken Stephens 22 Keith Savas 23. Cliff Callis 24. Matt Nolen 25. Clay King 26. Jay Horton 27. Rod Shirley 28. Tim Leigh 29. Bill Godwin 30. Luke "Lemons' 356 760 817 594 571 848 737 518 577 839 600 1279 Johnson 1067 Indicates winner* Indicates runoff ** Indicates unopposed *** By JoBeth McDanlel Assistant News Editor The date has been set for the oral argument of the case Knight vs. James, the class-action suit calling forthemergerof three Montgomery colleges under Alabama State University. Thomas Samford, the University legal counsel, said Thursday that the court case has been scheduled for April 28 in a Montgomery federal court. The suit was filed in January by representatives of ASU alumni, students and faculty naming Gov. Fob James and the three Montgomery universities, Auburn University in Montgomery, Troy State University in Montgomery and Alabama State University as defendants. Alabama State University filed a motion in March asking that theybe redefined as plaintiffs instead of defendants, Samford said, though he declined comment on the motives of this motion. This motion will be heard along with the responses filed by Auburn University and Troy State University in late February. Samford said the merger suit and the matter of the master plan for Alabama's higher education system requested by the U.S. Department of Education have become "more intertwined." He said, "the resolution of the matter in Montgomery will play a part in determining the unified system plan,'' that DOE has asked the governor to submit. The original deadline for the governor's submission of the master plan was March 7, but the DOE has given James an extension because of the implications of the resolutions in Knight vs. James and also because of the time James is spending with matters concerning this legislative session, Samford said. The University's answer calls for the suit to be dismissed on the grounds that the plaintiffs have no "cause of action against Auburn." It states that the "issues now asserted have been previously raised and decided in favor of Auburn University and adverse to the contention of the plaintiffs." This motion refers to a suit brought against AUM in 1969 by the ASU Teacher's Association challenging the establishment of the new school in Montgomery. The case wentall the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and the decision stated that the establishment of AUM would not Results constitute discrimination, state's higher education system. The 66-page report was prefaced with a letter that claimed that Auburn and other Alabama universities have been maintaining a racially dual system of education that discriminates against blacks. The DOE report said failure to correct this could result in a loss of federal funds for the Alabama higher education system and they requested that Gov. James send a master plan for "full desegregation" of, the state's universities, naming a merger of the three Montgomery univrslties as a possible solution. LADIES -We Have The Best For You Point of View J.G. Hook - Sportswear From page A-l President of the School of Engineering, Ann Waldrup ran unopposed for President of the School of Home Economics and Laura Cummlngs won the race for President of the School of Nursing. Steve McLemore was elected President of the School of Pharmacy, William VanHooser won the race for President of the Vet School and Gini Parker ran unopposed for President of the Graduate School. In the race for off-campus senator, Jim Gorrie lead 13 winners with 1,309 votes. MEN - Ladies Know Who Wears The Best Styles SHIRTS by GANT - SERO SUITS by DEANS GATES PANTS by THOMPSON ASHER SPORTSWEAR by IZOD & Lots more Ms. Sero Shirts Skyr Knit Shirts Calvin Klein Jeans Luns Sun Dresses Lots More To Choose From. Olin L. Hill LADIES TRADITIONAL WEAR 3Q The Man With The Tape" , 126 N. College Auburn J Runoff From page A-l campaign "just as hard as before" following Thursday's announcement until the 10 p.m. campaigning deadline imposed by the SGA. "But at this moment, I just feel great," Britton said. Farrow said he was happy to be in the runoff, adding he is confident about today's outcome. "We'll win it tomorrow," he said. Kay, who finished third,- said he was' 'naturally disappointed'' about the outcome of the race, but gave his support to Rip Britton. "I honestly feel Rip is the more experienced candidate and would serve Auburn well as SGA President," he said. Lecture held on stuttering By Ellen Kelly Plainsman Staffwriter Martin F. Schwartz, Ph.D., was the featured speaker at the Annual Herzfeld Lecture Series sponsored by the Auburn Speech and Hearing NClinic Tuesday. Schwartz, who is a research associate professor at New York University Medical Center, is the author of the book "Stuttering Solved.'' He spoke on the topic ' 'The Management of Stuttering," discussing the theories described in his book. Schwartz is also ^executive director for the National Center for Stuttering in New York. According to Dr. Rebekah Hand, assistant professor in the speech communications department, Schwartz is an authority on the subject of stuttering. "He has developed an intensive therapy program for stutterers which involves an air flow technique,'' Hand said. There is an excess tension in the vocal folds of stutterers, she explained, and the breathing method developed by Schwartz allows air to flow out of the lungs and thus reduce this tension. Schwartz's lecture was organized for the benefit of speech pathology students, stutterers and other interested persons in the area, Hand said. The Speech and Hearing Clinic is sponsored by the Auburn speech (communications department, and serves the Auburn community and its surrounding areas. Free speech and hearing screenings are offered each month, and Hand encourages anyone interested to stop by the clinic. Auburn's No. 1 Surfer New Shipment Just Received All sizes men' 7 thru 12 H BOOTERY AUMJRN'S COMPLETE MHOf CCWTE* N. College -UPTOWN AUBURN-HARD OR SOFT? WHICH LENS IS RIGHT FOR YOU? This is a question your optometrist can answer for you. During your examination he'll get to know you, your lifestyle and your needs. The type of lens he'll prescribe is based on that information, his examination or your eyes and his evaluation of your vision problem. Hard lenses may be required in some cases to provide the best vision correction, but usually require a longer adaptation period as wearing time must be built up gradually. The soft lenses are easier to wear intially and harder to dislodge accidentally. 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This project entailed keeping the children of the "Parents Without Partners *' group that gathered for a convention at the Auburn Convention-^ The Circle K Club also won a first place trophy for having the most members present for the number, of miles traveled. A third first place trophy was awarded to Auburn for being the most outstanding club in the Silver Division; this included clubs with 20 to 34 members. TIGER REC Tiger Recreation Same Room COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON III II 8 GAMES FOR ONE 00UAR Free Games on the Machine of Your Choice with purchase of 4 games - Limit One Per Customer Offer expires April 15, 1981 Space Invaders; Pinball;Pacman Pool; MissleCommand; Galaxian; Asteroids COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON mm ; 1 128 N. 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Reynolds, the technical assistant who cares for the park, about 30 to 50 people visit the park each day, some to enjoy the peaceful place, others to study it. "The word 'arboretum' means outside laboratory," said Reynolds. At one time students could get forum credit for the one-hour lecture tours conducted by Reynolds. Still, many students in forestry, horticulture and biology have classes held in the pavillion in the arboretum. The School of Agriculture proposed the park project in 1959 for several purposes. The park would provide a place for students to enjoy as well as a place to teach and act as a conservator. In 1969 the idea became reality when former President Harry M. Philpott, alumni and several University organizations made donations for the park. Several years ago the original area of seven acres received an additional five and a half acres, which is being presently developed to include a sandy beach, a marsh and an alkaline area in which to grow prairie grasses. But like the rest of Auburn University, the arboretum is expected to suffer from the crunch of proration and inflation. Presently it operates with abudget slightly more than $4,000 a year, which provides for the maintenance of the park and the salaries of several work-study students who help with the upkeep. "Because we don't have the money to buy them," Reynolds said, "We've gone back into the woods ourselves to find some of the plants." Despite the cutback, Reynolds thinks that Auburn's arboretum is one of the best in the area. He talked about a trip to "the other University's" arboretum where trees were planted in rows, unlike Auburn's which are set in a natural-looking habitat. Not only are classes and tours conducted in the arboretum but weddings as well.' 'About a dozen or so couples a year get married there,'' said the technical assistant. 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Phono 826-3600 » i French critic says U.S. films best A-9 Friday, April 10,1981 Zt)t Auburn JJlainaman By Steve Farish Managing Editor America's avant garde moviegoers have traditionally turned up their noses at "mere domestic films," prefering those from Europe, especially France and Italy. It may surprise these film "experts" that Michel Bujot, cinema critic for the French publication "Nouvelles Literatures," considers American movies "the best in the world." Bujot, in Auburn on behalf of the French Foreign Ministry, presented a series of his country's films this week. "I love profoundly the French cinema system and defend it, but the mode of expression here is both good and representative of America," B Jjot said.' 'The films contain a profound reality, which is why they come quickly to France." Bujot said the French produce no Westerns, science fiction films or musical comedies. "French cinema is more modest and small, with fewer characters," he said. "It's a cinema of the author." Bujot said his favorite American films include,' 'The Elephant Man,'' "The Deer Hunter," Apocolypse Now" and "Manhattan." In addition, he said, Oscar nominee film "Raging Bull" is hot not only with him but with all of France. Bujot described' 'Nouvelles Literatures" as a weekly 150,000-circula-tion tabloid that deals with cultural Pitts new station manager Gregory Pitts, a junior in pre-law speech from Scottsboro, was selected as station manager for campus radio station WEGL by the Communcations Board yesterday. Pitts has worked for Opelika radio station WJHO since September, 1978 and is a member of Alpha Epsilon Rho, the Broadcasting Honorary. Pitts said he would seek funding for a power increase for the FM station, which currently operates at 380 watts. He said he would also Applications for UPC office due Applications for director of the new Public Relations office of the University Program Council are due in the UPC office on the third floor of the Foy Union Building today. The person selected will be responsible for media relations, the calendar of events, Tiger Talk, minutes of the council meeting and brochures, said Norma Mungenast, UPC coordinator. UPC presents THE FINAL FLING IFC Road Race/ 8:30 am/ Memorial Coliseum/$3 entry fee. Picnic Buffet/11:30 am-4pm/ Cater Hall Lawn. BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL/ NOON-4 PM/ CA TER HALL LA WN GAMES & CONTESTS/ NOON-4 PM/ CA TER HALL LA WN AND FO Y UNION PA TIO. CONCERT: MICHAEL MURPHEY AND GENE COTTON / 8 PM/ MEMORIAL COLISEUM / $ 3 / PROCEEDS GO TO LIBRARY FUND DRIVE introduce a more standardized format for station annoncers to follow, and would initiate a public relations campaign to emphasize to students the services the station provides. news, especially book, music, theatre and television reviews. But, he added, because the newspaper deals "'with cultural news in the broad sense,'' it often ventures into philosophy, sociology or politics. The newspaper, in its political statements, has not chosen a candidate in the upcoming French election, the first round of which will be held April 26, Bujot said, "but we have chosen who we do not want." Though "NouvellesLiteraires" is "center left" politically, one candidate it does not support is Georges Marchais, the Communist, he said. In addition, it does not support the re-election of President Valery Giscard D'Estaing because he is "feeble, not sufficiently firm," especially with the Soviets, he said. According to a recent article in the Soviet press, "they want D'Estaing elected," Bujot said. Among American presidents, he ventured, Jimmy Carter may have been more popular in France than Ronald Reagan "because he spoke cut for human rights,'' Bujot added. The critic was full of praise for both the United States and its AUBURN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP presents SCIENCE and THE BIBLE Guest Lecturer : Prof. Roy McKinney from Atlanta Christian College A11 sessions at 116 Miller A ve. Call 821 -3 963 for info Dates, Times, & Topics : Friday, April 10th - 7:30 pm - 4'Genesis & Origins" Saturday, April 11th - 7:30 pm - ' 'The Mechanisms of Evolution'' Sunday, April 12tf>- 10:00 am - "Age of the Earth & Genisis'' 1:00 pm - "Evolution & Culture'' culture. "American is somewhat part of our mythology,'' he said.' 'It is very powerful and very sure of itself." France has been "culturally colonized" by the United States, he said. "We have been nourished by American literature, cinema and music." Bujot said he had personally been - muchaffectedby American jazz. He said he likes both old and contemporary jazz, and he is the author of several books about jazz, including one about Louis Armstrong. _ Bjuot said he also liked Auburn, even though the taxi drive from Montgomery had cost him $60. ' 'The University is ever so big,' * he said; "it seems like the conditions are ideal to study here." Bujot likened the city of Auburn to those he had seen in Switzerland. "It's a very pretty little town, very clean,'' he said. It is almost as if "the town is not real," he added. Bujot said Auburn seems to be a society preserved from another time. "It does not reflect the rest of America," he said. 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According to Wilson Bryan Key, author of three books on subliminal persuasion, the recurring "they" in these cases are "secretways admen arouse your sexuality to manipulate you into spending more money." Advertising has become a large industry according to Key, with advertisers spending an estimated $31 billion a year for enough ads that the average person will see more than 330,000 of them before he is 18 years old. Key said subliminal advertising comes in several forms and introduced a slide show to represent some of the ads that use subliminal persuasion. One example featured a Howard Johnson placemat depicting a plate of what seemed like ordinary clams. Key, though, traced not oniy uie word "sex" out of a placing of parsley but pointed out what seemed to be an orgy in the clams themselves. The plate featured a host of unusually figured clams to depict a scene uncommon to the typical plate of the seafood. "No one in my group at the table got their clams in the same shape as the picture on the placemat." Key said. One of the most ardent users of this type of advertising are the alcohol ads, he said. His slide show, in fact, featured ads for liquors that Judo also for kids says AU coach By Blake Powers Plainsman Staff writer More than a hundred tiny children gazed at the man who to them appears to be wearing a strange white bathrobe. The giggles get louder as he pulls it back from his chest. It takes little encouragement to get them to chant the words they see printed there: "If it weren't for phs. ed., I'd quit school." This was the scene recently at the Wrights Mill Elementary School when the Judo Club of Auburn University put on a martial arts demonstration for the students. Steve Parker, instructor of Auburn judo classes and coach for the Judo Club, gave the demonstration, which included both judo and karate. The karate portion was done by Hadi Mehrooz, a brown belt in karate, with the help of Scott Glenn. Amid the ooh's and aahs of the children, Hadi demonstrated hitting, kicking, and blocking techniques. Parker, a black belt in judo and a green belt in karate, then took over direction of the judo portion of the demonstration. Various members of the Judo II classes demonstrated the various throws, holds and chokes used in judo. Parker warned the elementary students that they should not try to copy the demonstration on their own and showed them what could happen if they did. Parker came here in 1977 from the University of Florida where he received his masters degree and his initial training in judo. Since his arrival, he has started both the judo classes and club. Six of his students recently qualified for Haley Center fire drill 'successful9, says engineer By Emily Pike Plainsman Staffwriter A successful fire drill was held at Haley Center Monday afternoon at 1:36 p.m., said Safety Engineer William W. Morgan. The occupants of the building were all out in approximately 6 minutes, the Auburn Fire Department said. The only problem was that some office doors were not securely closed and, in the event of a real fire, the flames could spread from one office to another more easily, Morgan added. However, some students said they were confused by the drill. Some said they weren't aware of what was happening and others said they had trouble getting out of the building from the upper floors. Fire Drills are held about once a year but there is not a formal schedule, said Morgan. This drill was intended to be a surprise, he added, but some people knew about it ahead of time because they saw the fire engine parked behind the building. The Fire Department and Campus Security were notified in advance so they could help get people out of the building, Morgan said. In the event of a real fire, everything would be done the same as in the drill except firemen would have checked all the offices more thoroughly to make sure that nobody was trapped upstairs, the safety engineer said. There was another fire drill last Thursday at Samford Hall between 1:30 and 1:45 p.m. Building occupants were out in 3% minutes, a satisfactory amount of time, Morgan said. There have been several false alarms because Samford's alarm system is too sensitive and goes off accidently about once a month, he added. A safety committee will study the findings from both fire drills and report on ways to update fire procedures, Morgan said. He also said results of the study should be known by the end of the week. Best Kosher Style Sandwiches in Auburn AUBURNS FINEST EQUIPPED GAME ROOM Play Pinball, Asteroids, Space Invader, &Galaxian Missle Command, Battle Zone, & Pak Man Berzerk & Astro-Blaster COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON TURKEY 99* Reg. $1.79 Cheese, Lettuce, & Tomato Extra I Good Thurs'4/14/81 Onlv COUPON COUPON SMOKED TURKEY $1.19 Reg. $1.85 Cheese, Lettuce, & Tomato Extra HAM 99" Reg. $1.79 Cheese, Lettuce, & Tomato Extra Good Mon. 4/13/81 OnlyB COUPON COUPON CHICKEN $1.19 Reg.$1.85 iCheese, Lettuce, & Tomato Extra the National Judo Competition. Those six are Scott Glenn, David Batchelor, Robert Lake, Deborah Cook, Hadi Mehrooz and John Jones. They will travel to Little Rock, Ark., for the tournament this April. After asking one of the smallest children his age, parker stunned both faculty and students alike by revealing that you can start fighting in national competition at age 4, one year younger than that boy. Parker emphasized that judo is not self-defense, but rather that it is an art that takes both time and patience to master. Parker said he feels that too much emphasis cannot be placed on learning how to fall. Parker said he would like to see all young children taught how to fall in order to prevent many of the needless injuries of childhood. pictured in their ice cubes such non-alcoholic images as castrations and pain-riddled images of human beings. Key offered a possible reason for the images in the ice cubes. "One of the reasons you are smoking, drinking and taking drugs is to kill yourself," he said, referring to the "tendency for self-destruction" among humans. The ads appeal to this he said. He added that many of the paintings (most of the ads that he analyzed were extremely realistic paintings) were of scenes that the typical alcoholic views when experiencing alcoholic withdrawal, citing that relationship as another reason that type of ad relys on that type of picture. In a similar topic, Key also related information from a Benson and Hedges advertisement. This particular ad portrayed a hockey fight with a glove lying on the ice, he said. Cooper, the predominant manufactu r e of hockey equipment, had its logo erased from the glove and replaced by the word "cancer." "You've all been convinced you 're getting something out of their advertising,'' he said,' 'and you are. You just don't know what it is." How does it work? "I don't know, "Key said. "Idon't know anyone who does. Ad people don't want to know why the ads work either, but they must prove that they work. "No company will invest its hard earned dollars in advertising that doesn't work," he said. In excellent taste! Thick, aged, roast pnme nbs of beef Tender, tantalizing, so super-sized it needs its own platter. Plus oven-popped popover. baked Idaho and all you can toss at our heaped-high Salad and Relish Bar Hungry Hunter «tkTUlY-H0 TAVERN DINNER HOURS Mon -Sat beginning at 5 DANCING NIGHTLY HAPPY HOURS 4 - 7 1400OPELIKA ROAD 821-4794 ^OngETtl^ TODAY Kl4& (April 9th) is Gallo Wine Day at the Gourmet Mousetrap All Gallo Wine between 4:00 and 6:00p.m. today will be sold for cost plus 25* Special: Schlitz 12pack $4.45 iGood Tues. 4/14/810nly j|Good Wed. 4/15/81 Only COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON COUPON • ' 1 9 8 1 Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee. Wis OPEN: Sunday - Thursday til 2 A.M. Friday & Saturday ti! 3 A.M. 500 W. Magnolia 821-0185 LITE BEER FROM MILLER. EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED IN A BEER. AND LESS. HL\)t Auburn plainsman Friday, April 10, 1981 A l l Campus Calendar BUY A BRICK — The Panhellenic Council is sponsoring BuyaBrickon April 8,9,10 on the concourse and the Union Batio. Brick certificates will be sold for 50 cents with all proceeds donated to the Library Fund. AU PRE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION - The stock dog trials will be held on April 11 and 12. It will be open to the public and located across from the Vet School at the horse unit. AUFR1SBEE CLUB — Everyone is invited to join the frisbee club on Sundays at 1 p.m. on the drill field to throw frisbees and play ultimate. For additional information call 821-4335. HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION — A regular meeting and election of officers is scheduled for Monday, April 13, 2208 Haley Center at 7:30 p.m. UPC — Application for UPC directors, public relations liaison and coordinator are now available in the UPC office, 317 Foy Union. Applicants for UPC coordinator must have served on a UPC committee for at least three quarters, and applicants for directorships and public relations liaison must have served at least two quarters on any UPC committee. All applications must be turned in by 4:45 p.m. Friday, April 10. Applicants sign up for interviews Monday, April 13 in the UPC office. For more information contact any UPC staff or student member in the UPC office at 5292. FREE STUDY HJULF — The Study Partner Program offers free study help in several subjects each week, Mondays through Thursday in Haley Lounge. Call 826-5972 or come by 315 Martin Hall for a detailed schedule. OPELIKA ARTS FESTIVAL - The 13th Annual Opelika Arts Festival, a showcase for artists and craftsmen throughout the Southeast, will be held on Saturday, April 18 at Opelika's beautiful Municipal Park. Admission is $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for students. A-CLUB — A boxing tournament will be held on May 12, 13 and 14. There will be novice and open divisions, along with individual and team championships. Pick up entry forms at Sewell Hall mail office after April 13. For more information call Jim Skuthan at 821-3786. SIGMA DELTA CHI - The society of professional journalists will meet Thursday, April 23 at 6 p.m. in 3242 Haley Center. Carol Ashcrof t of The Atlanta Journal will speak on the topic "The city desk in the state capitol." Everyone interested is invited to attend. ECONOMICS CLUB - Plans for a field trip to Atlanta will be discussed at a meeting today at 7 p.m. in 210 Thatch. Everyone is welcome. SEMINAR — Achieving Your Potential (AYP) will be shown free of charge this weekend in Auburn Pharmacy School Auditiorium. AYP will be shown on Friday afternoon from 5 until 9 p.m. and beginning again on Saturday morning at 9 in the auditorium in 101A Pharmacy Building. The admission is free of charge and public participation is encouraged. Anyone who is planning to attend the presentation should call 821-6139 so that adequate materials will be available. OFFICERS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP - Col. Jane Lilly, USAFR, will be the guest speaker at a bible study on April 13 at 8 p.m. in 216 Brown Hall. GYMNASTICS MEET - The Auburn gymasatics team will play host to a gymnastics team from Switzerland. Everyone is invited to attend the meet, scheduled for April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sports Arena. Admission is free and everyone is invited to attend. PI SIGMA ALPHA - Applications for membership in the political science honorary can be obtained from the political science department, 7th floor, Haley Center. Deadline for applications is April 17. Undergraduates must have completed 11 hours of political science courses above the 200 level and must have a minimum GPA of 3.20. For further information contact Robbie Windsor at 821-4260 or Dr. Robert Widell at 826-5370. PI SIGMA ALPHA — A business meeting for the political science honorary will be held at the Eagle's Nest on April 21 at 4 p.m. For more information call Robbie Windsor at 821-4260 or Dr. Robert Widell at 826-5370. PSI CHI — All psychology majors and minors or any interested persons are invited to attend a meeting April 13 at 1115 Haley Center at 7 p.m. PROJECT UPLIFT — A volunteer appreciation meeting will be held on April 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. All pro-volunteers and youth are encouraged to attend. Project Uplift training will also be held on April 27-28, May 11-12 and May 25-26 from 7 to 9 each night. ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY — A memorial service for the missing and dead black children of Atlanta, Ga., will be held on Sunday April 12, at 4 p.m. in the Auburn University Chapel. The speaker will be Johnny Greene. LAMBDA TAU - All medical technology students are invited to attendamee ting on April 13at 7p.m. in 2238 Haley Center. There will be a speaker. PASQUAU'S ITAUAN KITCHEN WE COOK GOOD a Getting to know you Special" PIZZA NIGHT! $2 Savings on Any Large save $1.50 on any medium pizza. 5 p.m.- Closing 174 E. Magnolia 826-3999 PUBLIC RELATIONS CLUB - A meetingis scheduled for April 14 at 9 p.m. in 1218 Haley Center. All interested persons are urged to attend. AU WATERSKI CLUB - Anyone interested in waterskilng is invited to a meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Foy Union. For more information call Kim King at 821-4735. TIGER SHARKS — An informational meeting to make plans for weekend dives and get new membership cards will be held on Tuesday April 14 at 7 p.m. in 3224 Haley Center. CITIZENS OPPOSED TO A LIKE LY DRAFT — A public meeting is scheduled for Sunday April 12 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on 157 Cox St. The meeting is set at 7 p.m. MARINE BIOLOGY CLUB — There will be an organizational meeting for interested students and faculty on Monday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in 106 Cary Hall. AUBURN CHESS CLUB — A regular meeting will be held on April 15 at 7:30p.m. in356Foy Union. Anyone is invited to attend. FASHION INC. — Speakers from European Study Trip will be at 220 Spidle Hall on April at 7 p.m. MODELING BOARD - Tryouts will begin on Thursday April 16 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend the tryouts, held in the auditorium. FRISBEE DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT — The Frisbee disc golf tournament, open to all interested persons, will be held on April 8 and 9. The tournament will help raise money for the Library Fund. Prizes will be awarded. For more information call 821-4335. SIGMA DELTA PI — Professional business fraternity will hold its Annual Spring Rush Tuesday, April 7, at 6 p.m. in the Eagle's Nest. All business students (2.75 GPA required) are invited to attend. If there are any questions, contact Cynthia Jones at 826-6885. AUBURN CHRISTIAN FELLOW-SHD? — Professor Roy McKinney from Atlanta's Christian College will lecture on the topic "Science and the Bible." April l o , 11 and 12 at the ACF Campus house located at 116 Miller Ave. The following schedule will be adhered to: April 10,7:30 p.m.-"Genisi and origins", April 11, 7:30 p.m.-"The Mechanisms of Evolution", April 12, 10 a.m.-"The Ageof the Earth and Genesis" and 1 p.m.-"Evolution and Culture". For more information call 821-3963. AUBURN SAFE ENERGY ALLIANCE — The public is invited to attend a meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian University Center, 123 E. Thach. Topics to be discussed include the Alabama Power Company's utility rates and local solar installations. Public is invited. CRISIS CENTER - The Crisis Center offers free training in listening skills In return for four hours of volunteer work each week. Listeners must be mature, caring and non-judgemental. Training weekends are now being scheduled for weekends in April and May. For more information, call 821-8600. ALA TAG — Alabama Association for the gifted and talented will meet to select officers on April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in 2334 Haley Center. Parents and teachers of gifted students along with all interested students are invited to attend. KARATE CLUB — Anyone who has any knowledge of the activities and officers of the Karate Club is asked to notify Charlotte Davis In the dean of students office by April 20. Call 826-4710 or go by Cater Hall. If no representative contacts the office, the group is subject to being inactive. STUDENT ACTIVITIES VAN - Any officially recognized student organization is reminded that a van is available for use by student organizations. Information is available and reservations may be made in the dean of students (office, Cater Hall, 826-4710. ORGANIZATIONPRESOJENTS - The presidents of all chartered organizations which elect officers spring quarter are required to provide information on new officers to the dean of students office. Information forms are available at Cater Hall. GLOMERATA — Any interested student is invited to sign up for an interview for Glom staff from April 20-24. Pick up an application and sign up for an interview time at the . Foy Union desk. AU CONCERT AND UNIVERSITY SINGERS - Audition for 81-82 will be held April 14-17 and 20-22 at 112 Goodwin. Sign up for an audition timein 112Goodwin (ChoirRehersal Hall). The members to be selected will participate in these choral groups during the 1981-82 academic year. Both the Conert Choir and the University Singers are open to any student and offer one hour of academic credit. Students may audition for one or both groups during the audition period. Those auditioning for the University Singers should have a pop or show tune prepared to sing for the audition. UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP - A musical program by Jim Cullitan of the Montgomery Fellowship will be presented on Sunday, April 12 at 11 a.m. The public is Invited to attend the program, held at the Unitarian Fellowship, 157 Cox St. For further information call 887-5274. LIP65TVLE cDeiAU-V orv Jvo&d< Very Special Easter Items! (X comput* MMCUOTV of zDafflmuta*, P JjoUKoLUM, J'uoruAfuruiA' cJlUraaluA* {jueUbOrtMbi and • •106 9L 9LU* §u«*t p SJuJauuv, Cuaaama/ 36830 THE LIFESTYLE CUT AT GAYFERS HAIR STYLE CENTER We believe it's the only way to cut hair.. .the way it grows, the natural way. Today's no-fuss styles simplify hair care without skimping on good looks. Our LIFESTYLE CUT is the stepsaver that takes you from shower to chic in minutes. We precisely cut your hair the way it grows...and without an appointment. 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QTll e 0ubum plainsman
Volume 87 Number 20 Friday, April 10, 1981 Auburn Univ., Ala. 36849 30 pages
Britton, Farrow compete in runoff today
Polls open
8a.m.-2p.m.
Rip Britton and Scott Farrow will
meet today in a runoff to decide the
winner of the SGA presidential
race.
Britton garnered 2,210 votes in
Thursday's voting to lead the four
candidates, but failed to win by a
large enough margin to avoid a
runoff with Farrow, who received
1,276 votes.
Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 2
p.m. today, and the winner will be
announced at 4 p.m. on the Social
Center lawn, according to SGA
elections officials. The announcement
will be made in the Union
Building in the event of rain.
The other two presidential
candidates, Jim Kay and Kelly May,
placed th'.rd and fourth, respectively.
Kay received 1,115 votes. May
received 1,045 votes.
Britton and Farrow were allowed
to make personal appearances until
10 p.m. Thursday, but no campaign
literature or materials were allowed
to be redistributed. SGA
officials implemented the restrictions
to avoid the confusion that has
accompanied past runoffs.
Despite his large margin over
Farrow, Britton said he planned to
See RUNOFF, page A-7
Tankesly new Miss Auburn,
Rumbarger takes VR race
Photography: Tom Palmer
BRITTON.LEFT.ANDFARROWCELEBRATE
.two top vote-getters to meet in today's presidential runoff
Photography: Stent Lilly
Library may receive $200,000 in extra funds
From Plainsman staff reports
Karen Tankesly was crowned the
1981-82 Miss Auburn last night after
outpolling four competitors in
Thursday's SGA election.
Tankesly, a junior in psychology,
won a majority of votes over Allison
Adams, Kylee Grimes, Lynn Murray
and Carol Roberts. Tankesly
will serve in the coming year as the
University's official hostess.
"I don't know what to say," said
Tankesly immediately after the
announcement of her win. "This is
the greatest thing that has happened
in my life. It's impossible feeling —
one in a million."
In other major races, David
Rumbarger won the SGA vice
presidential election with 3,581
votes. Bob Hawkins finished second
in the vice presidential race with
1,887 votes, while Tom Kendrick
received 967 votes.
' 'Campaigning was the most unique
experience you can go through. I
feel relieved," Rumbarger said,
adding that the only changes he
plans for his office will be among
internal committees of the Student
Senate, over which the SGA vice
president presides.
Steve Farish will assume the
editorship of the Plainsman next
Tankesly
closely with the Student Senate on
that."
A total of 5,646 votes were cast in
Thursday's election, indicating a
voter turnout of 35 percent. Figures
released by the SGA showed that
3,290 independents voted. Votes cast
by Greeks totaled 2,448, according to
the figures.
Heaviest voter turnout occured
By Karen Hartley
Assistant News Editor
The Ralph Brown Draughon
Library may receive an additional
$200,000 in funds this year under a
two-part program pending approval
• by the Budget Committee of the
board of trustees and the Auburn
University Foundations Board.
The special allocation would include
$100,000 from University
funds and $100,000 from the Foundation
or theCapital Campaign Fund.
Inclusive in the latter half of the
assistance is the anticipated revenue
from the Student Library
Fund campaign.
Dr. Grady Cox, executive assistant
to the president, said the
Lee legislators put off
draft beer resolution
By JoBeth McDaniel
Assistant News Editor
Area legislators have decided to
postpone introduction of a resolution
that would allow draft beer
sales in Lee County, said Pete
Turnham, chairman of the Lee
County legislative delegation.
Turnham said Wednesday he had
informally introduced the resolu-
,»tion at a meeting and that the four
legislators present decided to postpone
it until a later session so that
the delegation could meet with the
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board.
Turnham said the legislators need
to know how draft beer is stored,
marketed and taxed. "We would
also have to know for sure if this area
could support the sale of draft beer,''
he said. "We would want to make
•sure that no tax revenue would be
lost from the sale of bottled and
canned beer." Turnham said the
county legislators would also be
interested in knowing what the
ABC's experience has been with
other counties that have legalized
, draft beer sales.
Turnham said the delegation
would meet with the ABC Board ' 'in
about two weeks" to discuss the
matter. He said the draft beer
resolution would not be able to go
through the present legislative session
if passed, but would have to wait
' until the governor calls a special
session or until the next regular
session, which will begin in January
of 1982.
Turnham said the Lee County
Commission, which approved the
resolution last September, "never
sent us a thing," showing their
approval of the resolution.
He said he is unsure whether the
resolution will pass because "all
five legislators must agree on it
before the proposal is given a
courtesy vote by the legislature,"
and also because the delegation
" needs to know the sentiments of the
people and the governing bodies of
Auburn and Opelika."
Sen. Ted Little said he has heard
little feedback from people "either
for or against" the resolution. He
said he felt "some uncertainty as to
whether there will be unanimous
accord" from the legislators voting
on the bill, though he said, "I've go
no problem with the bill. Lee County
is wet and I think it (legalized draft
beer sales) has some merits
environmentally." Turnham said a
resolution like this one is "much
harder to put in that it appears on the
surface."
approval process was being implemented
by mail in order to expedite
the proposal.
' 'We' re trying to do that by mail so
that they won' t have to wait for a full
board meeting," Cox said, adding
that four of the six members of the
Budget Committee have been
reached and given their approval of
the proposal.
"The Auburn Foundation and
Generations Fund is also trying to
contact their members by mail, so
we may speed up the process," Cox
said.
"Ihope we'll receive the replies in
a reasonable length of time," he said
adding that it would probably be a
couple of weeks.
If approved, these funds would be
added to the one-time support of the
already approved $30,000 from the
Mollie Hollified Trust, for a total of
$230,000.
Dr. William Highfill, director of
the library, said the proposed
$230,000 for this year would mean
between 1,750 and 2,000 more books
than could have been bought otherwise.
"This plan should build some
permanence in the library's budget
thathasn'tbeen there in the past few
years," Cox added.
Dr. Taylor Littleton, vice president
of academic affairs, said that
even with the additional funding, the
library will have to carry forward its
review of the serials index.
"But the special allocation will
reduce the number that we will have
to eliminate," Littleton said.
The deadline for renewing subscriptions
is in the middle of the
summer, he added.
"If the additional money is approved,
it will enable the library to
buy some books which it hasn't been
able to do in the past two or three
yeaiv," Littleton said.
A second part of the plan calls for a
$300,000 annual income from an
endowment program provided.
through capitol campaign gifts and
donations depending on the success
of the campaign.
' 'The idea is to try and secure this
from the development program to
ensure an endowment fund for the
library," Littleton said.
Complete election results, page A-7
fall. Farish, currently managing
editor of the paper, outpolled News
Editor John Mangels, 3,146 to 2,132
in Thursday's balloting. Farish said
his only regret was that "I had to run
against him (Mangels). He would
have been a good editor. I just hope I
can do the job to put together as good
a staff as we have this year."
In the SGA Treasurer's race,
Virginia McGee defeated Jeff
Poore, 3,030 votes to 2,289 votes.
McGee said she looks forward to
assuming the duties of her new job.
"Some things need to be readjusted,"
she said. "Some of the
things we have been allocating need
readjusting. I really want to work
within the schools of Engineering,
Arts and Sciences and Business.
In school races, Walter Corcoran
was elected President of the School
of Agriculture, David Hinson ran
unopposed for President of the
School of Architecture and Fine
Arts, Eric Kennedy won the race for
President of the School of Arts and
Sciences and Thad McCormack was
elected President of the School of
Business.
Jeanne Rogers won the race for
President of the School of Education,
GregHardin ran unopposed for
See RESULTS, page A-7
Bush to stay in Auburn
during visit to Tuskegee
By Keith Ayers
Plainsman Staffwriter
This weekend Auburn will be
playing host to Vice President
George Bush, who will be making his
way down South to speak at
Founder's Day festivities at nearby
Tuskegee Institute, one of the
nation's leading black universities.
Bush will be speaking for President
Ronald Reagan, who had
originally been scheduled to speak
Inside
The Plainsman interviews the
always-interesting Vincent
Price, who brought his one-man
play about Oscar Wilde to Auburn
Monday night, page A-3^
Campus Calendar
Classifieds
Editorials
Entertainment
Recreation
Sports
before a would-be assassin's bullet
and the accompanying convalescence
time forced the president to
send Bush instead.
The vice president will be speaking
Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the
University Chapel as part of the
festivities encircling the centennial
celebration of the school, which was
founded by George Washington
Carver in 1881.
Helen Davis, speaking for the
Institute, said Tuesday that the vice
president and his entourage will be
arriving either Saturday or Sunday.
As of Tuesday, Davis said that the
times of arrival and other specifics
had not been given to her by the
White House for release.
The group will be staying at the
Auburn Conference Center and
Motor Lodge at 1577 S. College St. A
spokesman for the c enter said that it
was uncertain what time Bush will
be arriving, but that it would be
"Saturday or Sunday."
The spokesman went on to report
that initially the president and his
party wanted 37 rooms. However,
the spokesman went on to say that
"since the assassination attempt, it
has been all up in the air about the
accommodations, and we don't
know anything definite."
Blooming bushes bring big odors;
even invade president's garden
By Tim Dorsey
Technical Editor
Its bushy appearance is pleasant,
its white flower's appealing, its red
fruit inviting, but don't be fooled; it
is the source of much suffering.
A few weeks each year students
will notice that certain trees around
campus give off apowerful odor that
is quite repulsive. These are the
Chinese Photinias, or as they are
commonly known by the students,
"the stinko trees."
Talking to various students
around campus proved that the
"stinko trees" are more fact than
fiction.
"Oh, those things! Yeah,they
really smell bad. I know exactly
what you' re talking about,'' said one
student.
"I was sitting on this bench, and I
thought that the person sitting next
to me smelled bad. But when I
turned around, there was nobody
there. Instead there was this tree,"
one coed remarked.
"It was bad. I thought I was
inhaling pure pollen. Are you trying
to get them taken out? I sure hope
you are," another said.
A member of the Physical Plant
presently engaged in trimming the
trees said that he first noticed the
"lewd" odor when he was a student
here.
The Photinias are most often
encountered as the border plants of
the Quad Dorms, Tichenor Hall and
the Ross Lab, but are also located in
such out-of-the-way places as the
president's garden.
The horticulture department provided
some background information
on the plants. Dr. Henry Orr
identified the tree in question and
explained that the musty smell
accompanies the present flowering
season.
If you are annoyed by the odor, be
patient. According to Orr, it will be
gone in a week or two, and even
sooner if it rains.
BEWARE OFBUSHES
. Plants causing students to turn up their noses
PhotOQtdphv Tom P.IIIIKM
tEhtSuburn plainsman Friday, April 10, 1981 A-2
WORLD THIS WEEK Creation vote may come next week
International
WAR OF NERVES IN POLAND ENTERS NEW STAGE
Western analysts believe that Stanislav Kania, leader of the Polish
Communist Party, may not last much longer in his present position. The
word has been passed among senior members of the party that Kania has
not been stern enough with the independent trade union, Solidarity. Several
sources report that the Kremlin is looking to other Polish leaders to take
firm action. Kania has only been in office for seven months.
National
REAGAN MAY LEAVE HOSPITAL TODAY
After showing continued improvement with no sign of complications from
his gunshot wound, President Ronald Reagan probably will return to the
White House today and no later than Monday, according to physicians. Dr.
Dennis O'Leary, dean of clinical affairs at George Washington University
Hospital where Reagan is recuperating, said the president will likely be
recovered 100 percent within four months.
WORLD WAR II HERO DIES
Gen. Omar Bradley, who led a million soldiers in World War II and was the
nations's last five-star general, died Wednesday at the age of 88. Hospital
officials said Bradley died of a stroke. Bradley had been in the Army for
nearly 70 years, and serverd as senior commander of ground forces in the
mid-1944 allied invasion of Europe.
HOUSE DEMOS ATTACK BUDGET CUTS
House Democrats continued their verbal barrage on the Reagan
administrations's budget cuts this week, calling the proposals "the fiscal
equivalent of faith in a free lunch'' and saying the cuts would hurt poor and
middle-income Americans. However, party members declared their
willingness to back the administration's efforts to restrain federal
spending, provide tax relief and reduce the size of the federal government.
State
STATE DELAYS ALCOHOL VOTE
The Alabama Senate delayed until next week a final vote on a bill that
would allow towns in dry counties to decide whether to allow alcoholic sales
inside their city limits. The municipal-option bill would also allow the sale of
alcoholic beverages in state parks in wet counties.
Elementary Education's Newell dies
By Scott Thurston
Editor
Two bills in the Alabama Legislature
to require teaching of "scientific
creationism" along with evolution
in the state's public elementary
and secondary schools
remained in committee this week
and have yet to be voted on by either
the Senate or House.
Sen. Ted Little of Auburn said the
bill was brought before the Senate
last week but was referred to the
Education Committee for further
study.
Little said the committee intends
to get input from the State Board of
Education about the consequences
of passage of the bills, which he said
include questions concerning the
cost of additional teacher certification
and new textbooks which may
be needed.
A legislative spokesman said both
bills were discussed in the Senate
and House Education Committees
Tuesday but that no vote had been
taken. She said earliest action on
either bill will not occur until next
Tuesday.
The two bills have already stirred
up considerable controversy among
educators in the state. Late last
quarter, the Auburn faculty senate
passed a resolution condemning
what it called "an intrusion" by
legislators into academics.
The Auburn Chapter of the American
Association of University
Professors passed a similar resolution.
Academic opposition continued to
mount last week as the Alabama
Academy of Science, meeting here,
voted to accept a resolution opposing
the scientific creationism bills.
Dr. Ken Ottis, retired professor
emeritus of Auburn's department of
zoology-entomology and incoming
president of the academy, said the
academy's Executive Committee is
against any legislation that allows
non-trained persons deciding the
content of science courses taught in
Alabama schools.
The resolution states, "The Executive
Committee of the Alabama
Academy of Science believes that
the introduction of classroom subject
content through the political
process not only violates the academic
freedom of the subject specialist
to determine relevant and
scientifically sound concepts, but
also represents an inappropriate
and potentially dangerous precedent
for American education."
The legislation is aimed at requiring
the teaching of "scientific
creationism" as a theoretical explanation
for the creation of the
universe and man along with
Art Club exhibit
in Foy gallery
An art show featuring displays
from all areas of applied concentration
is currently on display at the
Foy Union gallery. The event is
sponsored by the Art Club.
The show consists of illustrations,
visual designs, paintings, prints,
photography, sculpture and works
done in the figure drawing class. The
show runs through April 22 when a
second show, sponsored by Tau
Sigma Delta, the Architecture and
Fine Arts honorary, will begin.
Darwinian theories of evolution now
being taught. Similar bills have
been introuced in other states. The
Arkansas Legislature passed one
such a law two weeks ago.
The SGA senate also passed a
resolution concerning the bills last
quarter, lending its support to the
legislation. The student senate resolution
contended that Auburn
students would be better served by
being taught both theories. However,
the legislation as written
applies only to elementary and
secondary schools and thus would
not directly affect colleges and
universities.
Little, the only one of Lee County's
five legislators who could be
reached for comment, said he has
"reservations" about the Senate
bill.
"The Alabama Legislature has
never enacted a law that essentially
anything has to be taught in public
schools except a couple of bills
pertaining to patriotic courses. We
have always left to the Academic
Committee of the Borad of Education,
which is an elected board, to
determine what current knowledge
is to be taught," said Little.
"I respect groups advocating
scientific creationism," he said,
"But I raise the question: if you
confront them (schoolchildren)
with two different theories are they
then put in the position of having to
accept one or the other? We might
actually be turning people away
from creation theory by giving them
two different alternatives."
Little added that he hopes the bill
will undergo more study, including
possible public hearings throughout
the state, before it is put to a final
vote. mi^
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Services were held Saturday for
Dr. Laura Newell, who for 20 years
up to her retirement last spring was
regarded as an outstanding asset to
the elementary education department
here.
The career of Dr. Newell is
illustrated in the words of Arthur F.
Coss, head of the elementary education
department here: "She was one
of the most outstanding teachers I
have met in my career, and I have
worked at several universities.'' He
added, "she had a special way of
getting her message across, and she
will be missed."
Shuttle visible in Auburn
If all goes well and the weather is
clear, the historic first space shuttle,
"Columbia," launched at 5:50
a.m. today, should be visible from
Auburn this Saturday and Sunday at
dawn.
Starting about 4:11 a.m. on both
April 11 and 12, an onlooker should
be able to see a fast moving point of
light going from the front then to the
right and finally moving upwards.
The entire process should last
about 4 ^ minutes.
The Friday sighting should be
about halfway up between the
horizontal and directly overhead;
whereas on Saturday the shuttle
should be visible about one fourth
the way up from the horizontal
overhead.
Dr. Newell died Thursday in a
Birmingham hospital after a long
bout with cancer.
Dr. Newell, a native of Stroud in
Chambers County, earned her B.A.
from LaGrange College and her
M.A. and doctoral degrees at
Auburn.
Dr. Newell began her long career
at Gabbettville, Ga., in 1938 and
from there worked for six years at
Lafayette High School and six years
at Tuscaloosa High. She served as
elementary principal for Tuscaloosa
City Schools from 1953 to 1958.
Dr. Newell was a member of
theAlabama Education Association,
Alabama Department of Elementary
School Principals, National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics
and Visiting Scientists of Alabama.
She was also a member of the
Auburn Pilot Club.
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Price calls Wilde role 'the biggest success in my life9
By Buddy R. Davis
Plainsman Staffwriter
The capacity audience sat in the
darkened Telfair Peet Theatre.
Suddenly, Oscar Wilde appeared
on the stage, as the audience,
perhaps awestruck, sat in silent
anticipation.
"That was the first time in 45
years that no one recognized me as I
came on stage,'' said Vincent Price,
who portrayed Oscar Wilde, the
English playwright, in a one-man
show here Monday night.
Price, who is also a renowned
A WILDE PRICE
.met by an awestruck audience
Photography: Tom Palmer
Aviation industry growth
behind airport expansion
By Beth Dees
Plainsman Staffwriter
Auburn University, owner of the
Auburn-Opelika Airport, is con-
•sidering a study proposing an
expansion of the airport that could
affect a number of home owners.
"Natural growth of the aviation
industry," said Mike Jordan, planning
and development specialist, is
the reason for the proposals to
extend the two runways that currently
handle an estimated 200
take-offs and touchdowns per week.
The study, done by Wainwright
Planning of Montgomery, suggests
two alternatives for the expansion
that would take three to five years to
complete, one of which extends the
runway in an easterly direction
which would affect a number of
home owners.
A similar alternative presented
by another planning firm five years
ago met with opposition. The second
alternative would require extensive
reworking of the land by moving
700,000 cubic yards of earth at
an estimated cost of $1.8 million.
If the expansion proposal is
approved, Allen Thames of Wainwright
Planning said that a grant
form the Federal Agency of Aviation
would cover 80 percent of the
construction cost, although the
federal program set up by the
Airport and Airway Development
Act of 1970 (amended in 1976) which
previously funded such projects has
run out.
He doesn't expect any cuts from
Congress n this area of the aviation
industry because of a growing $4
billion trust fund that comes from a
user's tax on aviation gasoline, pilo>
licenses and airport landing fees.
The local area would then pay the
remaining 20 percent of the building
cost.
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Opelika and Lee County help the
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"After almost 700 performances in
225 cities around the world, I'm
going home," he said.
The show took an immense
amount of research to portray Wilde
accurately, Price said, in which he
was helped by the writings of those
who knew Wilde. "Almost everyone
who met him wrote about it.
"He was the most brilliant wit in
our language, he wrote the two most
famous comedies. I think he used
our language better than anyone
else in the world," Price said.
Portraying Wilde was "the big-gest
success in my life," he said,
The play, entitled "Diversions &
Delights," opened in Price's hometown
of San Francisco four years
ago. "They really dug it," he said,
adding that once he started "I did
nothing else."
Life on the road is "exhausting,"
he said. "I always lose 15 to 20
pounds because I can't eat before
the play—I would belch all the way
through. It's a different life on the
road, it really is. When I'm lecturing,
I can relax and be more
sociable. But when I'm doing the
play, that's the only thing I do."
He said it was also hard on the
family, although it hasn't adversely
affected his children. "But they're
"Life on the road is exhausting. I
always lose 15 to 20 pounds because I
can't eat before the play-1 would
belch all the way through."
adding that both the critics and the
audience seemed to enjoy his performance.
"It was a sellout all over the
world, very rewarding, yet hard to
do,"hesaid. "Itisvery draining, the
emotional content of the second act
especially," which reveals Wilde's
torments in prison, forlovingthe son
of an English Lord.
"In the first act, the audience
must listen carefully. Each
audience will miss certain things,"
he said, noting that Monday's
audience seemed to catch some of
the more subtle lines.' 'People seem
to pick up the comedy lines better."
"When you're along on stage, the
audience is the other actors you're
playing with," Price said, indicating
that he thinks there seems to
be more intimacy between audience
and actor in one-man plays.
tougher than I am," he said.
The play, writtenby John Gay, i sa
fictional composite of some of
Wilde's actual quotes and witticisms.
"It's a very somber play,"
Price said.
"Oscar Wilde is the ideal personage
to be examined by all this
revealing kind of theatre presentation.
The fame of his wit is enough
justification but underneath the
brilliant facade is a very human
being, vulnerable to his own fame,
his own strengths and weaknesses,
and a being who inspires a kind of
very real and identifiable audience
admiration and appreciation.
"Wilde is a joy to play. For his
personal tragedy is as universally
appealing as his private-public wit
is individually enchanting," Price
said of Wilde on the program.
"My personal philosophy doesn't
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said at a reception given in his honor
after the performance at the house
of Mrs. Lee Cannon.
"You live the part you play for the
moment you play it," he said.
"What's wonderful about the play
Is that Wilde, being as low on funds
as he was throughout his life, would
have raised them this way if he
could," Price said, while drinking
wine from a silver chalice and
eating walnuts as his dinner.
Price is remembered mainly for
his horror movies, although he
doesn't like to be stereotyped. When
asked if producers typecast him as
badly as most people, he said,
simply, "no one cast me as Oscar
Wilde."
"It's a stupid question anyway;"
he said, "villians never think
they're villians."
Of the 105 movies he's made only
20 were horror, although some did
have elements of horror. His
memorable movies have included,
"The Fly," "The Pit and the
Pendulum," and "The Abominable
Dr. Phibes."
Price feels that current horror
movies are unbalanced. "I saw
'Friday the 13th.' Violence, unrelenting
violence. There was no
comic relief for the audience. It
loses half its impact," he said.
Nearing 70, Price said he will
never retire. He confirmed that his
tombstone will read, "I'll be back."
His latest movie, called "Monster
Club," is a "rock and roll horror
show. That, to me, is genuine
horror," he said.
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Friday, April 10, 1981
Scott Thurston, editor
Valerie Gay business manager
Volume 87 Number 19 A-4
Vote...again
After the fervor of campaign week, today's
election may seem anti-climatic, especially to
those who supported neither candidate in the
runoff. But all the winners last night cannot
compensate for the highest student office on
campus--the Student Government president.
It is the president who has final responsiblity
for many of the SGA's actions.It is the
president, like the captain of a ship, who
determines the course of the SGA for the next
year. Even for years after, he will set an example
for future presidents.
Auburn University has been lucky in the past
years as far as Student Government presidents
go. The 1980-81 president, Trey Ireland, has
worked closely with the administration,
though not so close that he could not keep his'
loyalty to the students. This has not always
been so.
We urge you to look both candidates over
carefully. One will be the person who
determines which course the SGA will follow.
The SGA is your student government, and
today is your opportunity to cast a vote of
support for the future president .Your vote is
your voice—use it.
Draft beer now
For several months now speculation has
existed that beer distributors and night clubs in
Lee County would soon be able to sell draft
beer.
Unfortunately, that movement now seems
stalled.
Last summer, a student group drafted a
resolution to allow draft beer sales in Lee
County and presented it to the Lee County
Commission. The commissioners voiced their
approval of the proposal.
However, it will take a vote of the Alabama
Legislature to ratify such a measure, and the
communications lines between Lee County
and Montgomery appear to be thin indeed.
One member of the Lee County delegation
said he has already drawn up a resolution to
present to his colleagues. Another member of
Alarming
In this day and age of high rise structures
with room for thousands of people at any given
time, fire safety is of paramount importance.
Even at Auburn.
Thus we wholeheartedly support the
Auburn Fire Department's staging of fire drills
around campus recently. Last week, a drill was
held at Samford Hall, Monday, students
attending afternoon classes in Haley Center
emptied that building as firemen and Campus
Security officials checked the time it took for all
occupants to exit and checked their own
procedures as well.
There is nothing wrong and much right with
such drills, even if they do pose an occasional
inconvenience.
However, the inconvenience and disruption
caused by the drills should be minimized.
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the delegation says he's never seen any such
resolution. And another had indicated her
initial disapproval of the entire idea. Since any
resolution put before the Legislature would
require unamimous approval by the five-member
Lee County delegation, such dissent
may kill the proposal before it ever goes before
the Legislature.
The delegation has decided to postpone any
action or vote on the issue until the special
session, which will probably begin in late May.
In the meantime, students who have an
opinion one way or another should let the
delegation know it. Write to Sens. T.D. Little
and GJ. Higgenbotham and Reps. Charles
Whatley, Shelby Dean Ward and Pete
Turnham, care of the Alabama Legislature, the
Capitol, Montgomery.
The fire alarms in Haley Center sounded
about 1:35 p.m. Monday, midway through
the 1 p.m. class hour. Teachers as well as
students were caught unawares. Even one week
into the quarter, class time can be vital.
The same safety checks could have been
performed and more class time could have been
saved if the alarms had been sounded a few
minutes later, say, at 1:50 p.m. The usual
milling around the concourse prior to class
changes would not yet have begun in earnest,
and students and teachers would have gained
15 minutes of class time.
We urge local and campus officials to
continue their safety drills — they are a small
price to pay for saving lives in the event of a real
emergency. But we hope they will also consider
timing such drills to reduce their disrupting
effects.
Zht auburn JHamsman
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Take the chance to help AU, yourself
The believers at Auburn are being proven
wrong.
The skeptics are being proven right.
They're the ones who said it couldn't be done,
that no amount of publicity or need could
motivate Auburn students to help a group of
people even in a dire time of need.
Even if that group of people includes
themselves.
As of yesterday, Auburn students had
purchased only a few hundred of the several
thousand available tickets to the Michael
Murphy and Gene Cotton concert Saturday
night. Evidently, most students feel $3 is too
high a price to pay to help Auburn University
through some tough financial times.
Evidently, most students feel $3 is too high
price to pay to help themselves.
Every dollar spent on a ticket, you see, will be
given to Auburn's beleagured Ralph Draughon
Library. That means that if just 3,000 students
attend the concert, our library will be $9,000
richer. And if 6,000 students purchase tickets, it
will be $18,000 richer.
Obviously, $18,000 or even $35,000 (the drive
organizers' goal) is a mere drop in the bucket.
The library faces a $200,000 cutback in periodical
purchases later this quarter, unless emergency
measures now being considered by the
administration and organizers of the Generations
Fund are implemented.
Even if such measures are implemented and
saver periodicals which would otherwise have
been cut, the library will still be in hot water. Not
a single book has been purchased this year.
Funds usually used to ensure a steady increase
in the library's inventory have driedup suddenly
Scott
Thurston
in the face of proration and its effect on the entire
University.
The last time the library went for any length of
time without buying a book was during the Great
Depression.
It must be noted that Auburn's library
problems are by no means unique. Funding for
higher education throughout the nation has been
hit hard by the general economic slump. The
state of Michigan, for example, once ranked
among the top 10 states in the country in support
to higher education. In one day last month, it
went from top 10 to bottom 10 when its
Legislature passed a balanced budget that
necessitated devastating cutbacks.
The University of Wisconsin was hit by a 4.4
percent budget reduction—a simpler way of
saying proration—and its library had to suspend
book buying for several months. An article in a
University of Wisconsin alumni publication
noted that after the freeze on book purchases
was lifted the library tried to catch up.
"Unfortunatley," according to the article,
some materials missed will never be able to be
purchased, and those gaps will be felt in future
years by researchers and students."
In the not too distant future, The Auburn
Alumnews might report the same sad news
here.
But Auburn students are being given the
opportunity to take matters in their own
hands—in effect, to help deliver themselves
from a fate that need not be inevitable.
No one is saying that a successful student
fund-drive would alter the course of history in a
single stroke. There are no such dramatic
solutions. But by demonstrating its willingness
to help out, to shoulder its share of the burden
temporarily in order to help maintain the level of
quality to which it was attracted in the first
place, the Auburn student body would be doing
all it could to tide the library over until relief is
available from the appropriate—and proper-sources.
Such a show of concern and support in fact,
might speed that relief by dramatizing the
situation.
So buy a ticket to the Michael Murphy, Gene
Cotton concert tomorrow. Murphy and Cotton,
who have no particular reason to care, have both
agreed to forgo their share of the profits. The
coliseum has agreed to waive the usual $1,000
rental fee. All proceeds will go to the library.
At a meeting of student leaders last week,
President Hanly Funderburk said the fund drive
is "another example of the way Auburn students
don't moan and groan about a problem but get up
and do something about it."
Prove Funderburk right.
Prove the skeptics wrong.
YOU m i HIM,
SIR BUSH/
-THE A*UR.-J "^
PUWSMArt -
News reports help create confusion
A member of the media is usually not inclined
to criticize news coverage; however, the events
of last week provide a worthy exception. The
attempted assassination of President Reagan
was followed by such a total media blitz that not a
single important basketball score was able to get
through. Television, radio, newspapers—they
all went crazy.
This was the program I happened to be tuned
to that fateful Monday afternoon:
"As it stands now, the president, his press
secretary, a federal agent and a Washington
policeman have all been shot."
"That's right Jim. Could we see the
video-replay one more time..."
"As best I can tell, there seems to be a lot of
confusion and people falling down."
"Yes, our experts in Washington who studied
the tape carefully came up with the same
conclusion. We now take you to correspondent
Joseph Baker in Montgomery, Alabama."
"This is Joseph Baker outside the home of
former Alabama Governor George Wallace. As
you probably know, Gov. Wallace was struck by
a bullet in Maryland in 1972. Today's events have
triggered far-reaching consequences across the
nation, but we are happy to report that
absolutely nothing is happening here. Back to
you Jack."
"This just in: reports are still sketchy, but
Secretary of State Haig has apparently
ban-Leaded himself in the Oval Office. More on
that after we check in with the men's room
attendant at the Washington Hilton."
"Jack, I'm standing here with 'Brick' Malone,
the men's room attendant here at the
Washington Hilton. Brick, anything unusual in
the rest rooms today?"
"No."
"That "sthe word from the Washington Hilton.
Back to you Jack."
"In case you've just tuned in, we are
continuing our continuous coverage of today's
Presidential assassination attempt. We have
just received word that the suspect suffered a
hang-nail earlier this month."
"That's right Jack, accused assailant John
Hinckley sustained a multiple hang nail a few
weeks ago, and psychologists are looking into
this as a possible motive in the attempt on the life
of the president. Let's take a look at that
video-replay again."
"And Jack, here is the video-replay of your
reaction to the shooting:"
"Ooo, wow,...that's bad."
Tim
Dorsey
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"And now we have my reaction to your
reaction to the shooting:"
"Get a grip on yourself."
"We have just learned of a joke that the
president is reported to have said, 'I forgot to
duck."*
"Do you think this may have anything to do
with his ethnic campaign joke about the duck
that won the cock fight? Do you think that the
joke was a code to relay information that an
ethnic group was behind the shooting?"
"Could very well be, Jim. We're having our top
men in our New York bureau check on it now."
"Jack, do you have any additional biographical
data on Hinckley?"
"No I don't."
"Then let's go live again to correspondent "
Joseph Baker in Montgomery."
"This is Joseph Baker outside Gov. Wallace's
home. Still nothing. Back to you Jack."
"Thanks Joe...another update from Washing-ton-
someone has broken out a window in the
Oval Office with a rifle barrel and is shooting at
passers-by."
"Jim, some of our technical experts have
determined that a secret service agent sneezed
45 seconds before the shots were fired. Let's
take a look at the sneeze in slow-motion...Here
he is on the sidewalk...and...there it is, there's
the sneeze!"
"We now go to our political correspondent in
Washington, 'Brick' Malone, for an analysis of ,
the situation there. Brick, what position does
today's events put George Bush in?"
"George Bush is the vice president."
"Thank you Brick...Jim, I understand that
your mother was very upset by today's
attempted assassination when she talked with
you on the phone."
"Yes she was Jack, and we'll go to the tape of <
that conversation with my mother right after we
take another look at the video-replay..."
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Opinion U. S. technology produces optimism
Friday, April 10, 1981 A-5
Space Shuttle to begin
permanent exploration
This morning one of the most important
events of modern times will take place with the
launching of the space shuttle Columbia. After
two years of delays, mankind will begin the
permanant exploration and exploitation of
space.
Unlike previous launchings, there is a good
chance for failure this time. The shuttle is an
experimental craft on its first real test flight. It
was underfunded, experienced structural and
design modifications made late in construction
andissupposedtobethree different craft in one.
These complications add up to trouble of a type
that the space program can ill afford.
When a tragic accident claimed the lives of
someof our early astronauts, the space program
nearly died. If failure of any type occurs on this
flight for any reason, the cries to end the space
program will again be raised with a good chance
for their success.
Congress and the American public are
demanding perfection on the first flight, which
any pilot will tell you is an impossibility.
Congress says we need a successful flight to
justify expenditures and bolster pride and
prestige. The public supposedly wants a
tangible return on its investment. Anything less
than perfection will bring forth lobbying to end
our space program, as has happened before.
But no matter what happens, we cannot afford
to lose the space program. The intangible
returns from our investment, micro-electronics
which have revolutionized all facets of American
life typified by home computers, portable
stereos, and miniature recorders that will fit in
your pocket, modern communications systems.
Blake
Powers
"wonder" lubricants and "super" glues, new
fabrics and building materials, are just a few of
the benefits we have received as a result of the
space program.
These things alone are worth the expenditures
so far and the possibilities for the future
are endless. Stronger and pure metals, new and
more potent pharmaceuticals, and cheap energy
are within our grasp with the shuttle and its
successors.
We cannot afford to quit now for any reason.
Other countries are preparing to do what we
have merely talked about doing. The fact that
our modern technology is a direct result of the
space program is a fact that often goes
unnoticed.
Our lead in the world today is due to our
technology. If we cut our space program back
further or end it entirely, we will forfeit our
future technology and our lead in the world. The
space program offers us everything to gain and
nothing to lose, but it needs your support.
Become active and let your voice be heard
because the future rests with you.
Columnists, I am convinced, are inherent
pessimists.
Have you ever noticed, for example, how we
like to end columns?
Something like, "If the administration does
not have the lines on the campus' streets
repainted, chaos and thousands of deaths will
almost certainly result," is fairly typical. If it's
not dramatic and pessimistic, it's really not
worth saying.
As much as I hate to do it, however, I have
come to the conclusion that there actually exist
reasons to be optimistic about the future. I have
tangible evidence to believe that for at least two
of the greatest concerns that many feel
unsolvable—the energy crisis and the world food
shortage—answers probably will come in the
not-too-distant future.
The reason for optimism on the first front
stemsfromstatementsof Eliot R. Cutler, former
associate director of the Office of Management
and Budget for Natural Resources, Energy and
Science, that were published recently in The
Wall Street Journal.
"Emerging technologies based upon renewable
sources of energy give us reason to be
cautiously optimistic about our long-range
future," Cutler writes. "But," he warns, "in
between, there is a 20-to-30 year period for
, which we have no reliable answers."
Cutler, though, is certain that time gap can be
filled with increased production of a resource
that this country holds 30 percent of the world's
reserves of—coal.
"United States coal can help the world build an
energy bridge to the next century and help
America regain a dominant position in the world
energy markets," Cutler argues.
He points out first that diversity in energy
trade produces increased world political stability.
"Second," he argues, "our role in the world
obviously will be strengthened as we become a
dominant supplier of a natural resource. Finally,
and most important, the world economy and our
own economy will sustain significant growth
over the next two to three decades only if this
growth in coal use and coal trade takes place."
Cutler, of course, is not blind to the problems
that stand in the way of producing more coal.
Poor ports for huge coal ships, the staggering
amount of capital required, the ongoing battle
over clean air standards, "insufficient railway
capacity or crippling labor stoppages" are all big
obstacles, but they can be overcome, he notes, if
we put our national will behind overcoming
them.
Buckley can spin good spy yarns, too
Authors like Al istair MacLean and Jack
Higgins have been making their livings off of the
espionage novel for years now. Their tales of
international spying intrigues have been
consumed by millions of spy-novel fans.
' But when one thinks of William F. Buckley Jr.,
normally one doesn 't think of books detailing the
activities of a great spying mission (though he
has three espionage books with more than a
million copies in print).
One may think of Buckley as the host of T V 's
"Firing Line," or as the author of the
conservative newspaper column, or as the editor
" of the conservative's bi-weekly journal, ' The
National Review, but most people do not realize
that Buckley can weave a complex espionage
tale along with the best of them.
But that is indeed what he has done in his new
book, "Who's On First," a book the Wall Street
Journal termed "keen and complicated."
The tale begins somewhat ominously with the
Soviet invasion of Hungary in early 1957.
Blackford Oakes, the protagonist, is awakened
by noise just in time to see Hungarian resistor
and good friend, Theophilus Molnar, hung by
military officers. The tale takes an abrupt
change from the fearful scene in Budapest to a
ski resort in Vermont where the director of the
CIA, Allan Dulles, brother of John Foster, sets
the simple plan, i.e., the United States must be
the first country to put a satellite into orbit.
John
Farish
Easy, Huh? Well.not quite. You see, winning
the satellite race is contingent upon kidnapping
a Soviet scientist, who is in Paris for a science
conference. Coercion will come in the form of the
scientist's friend, a defected scientist who now
lives in the United States.
The two, it seems, had become friends at a
prison camp in Siberia and neither held any
particular affinity for the Communist rulers of
their country. Oakes re-enters at this point as
the person who will do the actual kidnapping and
generally run the information from Paris to a
U.S. scientist.
Along the way Oakes' life is endangered by the
KGB and revenge-seeking Hungarian resistors
who think he is a Soviet spy whose information
caused the death of Molnar.
As good as any part of the story lines are the
less-than-subtle shots that Buckley takes at
himself and his conservative thought. He sums a
Dean Acheson book "A Democrat Looks At His
Party," as distinguishing the two political
parties by saying, "the distinction between a
Republican and a Democrat is that Democrats
tend to be bright and Republicans tend to be
stupid."
As John Stuart Mill said,' 'I never meant to say
that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I
mean to say that stupid people are generally
Conservatives."
In another scent two KGB agents are
discussing Americans and the subject reaches
American magazines. "Do you ever see the
National Review?" one asks. "It is edited by this
young bourgeois fanatic."
Thenameof the book "Who's On First," comes
from the code used to describe the Soviets
putting the first satellite into space.
Buckley refuses to let the tale end on a low
note, though. The epilogue has Oakes returning
from duty on Borneo to his German flat.
Not having known of the news of the past
months he is encouraged to find an update from
his director at the agency. The date is July of
1969.
The message: "What is on second."
Students misinformed on property tax debate
Editor, The Plainsman,
We were truly appalled at the logic—the
reporting—The Plainsman response to the
upcoming vote on property tax increase.
. Professors—long time residents have already
responded enough on one recent issue—so we
will not continue to beat that drum.
We invite all those quoted as opposed to
property tax increase to take a good look at the
facts in the case. (1) Possible 5 percent or less
of the revenue from the increased property tax
would come from apartments or rooms rented by
students. ILLUSTRATION: I own an apartment.
$1 per apartment per quarter would take
care of a tax increase—in fact took care of the one
last year. Ask any apartment renter how much
more he paid this year than last for an
apartment—assuming he/she's in the same
location—and they will tell you the increase was
$20 to $50 per quarter. INFLATION will account
for 95 percent of rental increases.
We don't believe that campus student leaders
would lead a campus revolt over a miniscule
increase in rents for living quarters off campus,
when the University has already announced
huge increases for students living on campus.
We have seen no complaints by student
leaders—campus student advisers—or students
in general protesting the astronomical rent
increases for next year. We do believe that those
protesting should be willing to sit down and look
at the simple dollar costs.
Alabama is 50th in property taxes. In this
nation public education has had the property
tax as its primary bulwark—over the nation as
whole. We could be 50th and not be all that much
different from other states—but the facts are
that being 50th means that property owners in
Alabama are making tiny payments toward
public education compared to other states.
We already have property tax. With an
increased property tax it does not truly mean
that the dollars raised from that will go to
education. They will simply flow into the town
budget and the needs of Auburn—Fire
Department, Police Department, schools,
streets, Water Department, etc.—and each area
will get its approved budgeted amount,
assuming tax revenues are sufficient.
Auburn has always supported its schools. It
will continue to do so. Taxes will be assessed to
do the things that citizens of Auburn want. We
have supported the University strongly and
firmly—many of us graduated from AU. Our
taxes keep it afloat. We pay full price for ball
games—no discounts for us—despite the fact
that we pay annually and receive no credits—no
degrees.
The above is to point out that in taxation there
is no good way. Any person can point to the
unfairness of this or that tax. Maturity
recognizes that some things have to be done.
Maturity permits looking at the realities of any
argument or debate. I've said all this and didn't
get to point (2)!!
HughG.Deen
Ed. D. 1970
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Steve
Farish
But if the prospects for the energy future are
lit with some small optimism, then the prospects
for the prospect of feeding a hungry world, for
which doomsayers since Malthus have told us
there is no possibility, may be even better.
An article about food research recently
appeared in Forbes. "Amid all the unrelieved
bad news about food supplies...there is good
news, too," the article says. "It comes from what
is going. on in agricultural research, most
importantly in the laboratories of American
universities and of major United States
companies, positioning themselves for a great
growth market."
For the short-run, breakthroughs from
"improving a plant's ability to take in nitrogen,
an element which is essential for growth, protein
and high yields" and "plant regulants that can
speed up crop growth" provide hope, the article
said.
The long-run answer for food comes straight
from science fiction books. It concerns recombinant
DNA, "genetic engineering to grow
one plant from the single cell of another." This
process' familiar name—cloning.
"Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug
took 20 years Using crossbreeding techniques to
develop the resistant strains of rice and wheat
that produced the Green Revolution in India and
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Pakistan,"the story relates. "Genetic engineers
would cut those decades to a matter of months if
they could master the art of separating and
perpetuating healthy genetic characteristics."
Research is also being done in the area of
photosynthesis, the process by which plants
convert sunlight to usable nutrients. "Plants
now convert only 1 percent of the energy
absorbed. At i 2 percent, a plant would double
its rate of growth, resulting in a massive
increase in food production."
Still more research that sheds hope is that in
the areas of more resistant plants, "growing
plants in water"(hydroponics, which is already
being practiced in the Midwest), selective
breeding, "embryo transplants" for cattle and
altering plant structures to grow in the desert
(already being tested in Colorado).
The food article, like Cutler's stresses that
huge obstacles stand in the way, but that they
are not insurmontable. In both cases, the
authors stressed that the role of government
should be one of an encourager who as much' as
possible keeps its nose out of the growth. The
banks, corporations and universities of the
nation will be responsible for guiding the
majority of the growth instead.
Humans are supposed to be unable tq live
without hope, but we have been trained by the
"experts" to believe that the problems facing us,
the energy crisis and the food shortage among
them, are too big for us to solve.
When man and their economic markets are
allowed to operate freely, however,hope always
exists, even for, as the articles show,
monumental problems.
America is still the land where men and their
markets operate the most freely. The burden to
take the lead in these two areas will naturally fall
on us, and we appear to be ready to take it.
The world is waiting, it's hand outstretched. It
is our moral duty not to let it down.
'Political guts' required...
Editor, The Plainsman,
Shock. Anger. Frustration. These words
reflected the stages of my thought process after
the attempted assassination of President
Reagan. I was not the only person with these
feelings as many Americans expressed this
same pattern of reaction when they heard of the
shooting of our president and his aides.
The shock came with the initial report that
there had been an attempt on the life of the
president and that three of his aides had
suffered serious to critical gun shot wounds. A
further shock came about when it was learned
that the president himself had been shot.
Having gotten over the shock, anger began to
set in as more facts about the incident surfaced.
A young man, acting alone, was able to gain
access to an area close to the president of the
United States.
Out of the anger came question. How could a
man who must have shown some nervousness or
at least some unusual anticipation go undetected
especially when he was in an area, that if not
secured, should have been secured? What type
of society is ours that seems to perpetuate these
types of incidents? And finally, when is
something going to be done about handgun
control?
I suppose it was from this last question about
gun control that the frustration arose, because I
realized that the answer to the question was "not
any time soon." Those of us who believe that the
"time is now" for gun control are unfortunately
not in the political position to enact such
controls.
I would hope that President Reagan's
personal tragedy and our national tragedy
associated with the incident would bring
support for gun control. However, it seems we
live in a world full of tragedy and very little
political guts. So I, and others, will continue to be
angry and frustrated, but no longer shocked.
Bill Bos well
4LAC
...to get sensible laws passed
Editor, The Plainsman,
When will the people of this nation get angry
enough to do something about the dangerous
proliferation of cheap handguns? And why do
the people need to get angry? The facts are on
the side of limiting such weapons.
Handgun control must not be confused with
legislation that seeks to disarm "honest" people.
Handgun control is not an attempt to limit rifles,
shotguns or hunting pistols, but rather to limit
"Saturday Night Specials," inexpensive weapons
used almost exclusively by criminals to kill
and maim.
The control of cheap weapons would not
prevent criminals from obtaining guns, but it
might reduce the total number of cheap guns
available. If we saveone life, we've accomplished
something good.
There is a very sensible bill before the
Congress right now, a bill that may be swept
aside by radicals who want absolutely no
restriction of any kind of weapon. Here are the
bill's highlights:
-The banning of "Saturday Night Specials."
-Forbidding Pawn shops from selling handguns.
-A 21-day waiting period between the time a
person buys a gun and the time it is delivered.
-Mandatory sentences for any person caught
committing a crime with a gun.
There are 60 million guns in this nation today,
and 2 million more are bought each year. The
government reports that 10,000 people were
murdered with guns last year.
We must do something to stop all the killing.
Maybe we can't take the guns away from the
criminals, but we can make it harder to get them.
Mark J. Skoneki
4GJM
Burned out couple says thanks
Editor, The Plainsman,
We would like to take this opportunity to
thank the many people who helped out when fire
destroyed our trailer Friday night, March 20th,
in Campus Trailer Court on Wire Road. Also, we
want to thank the many friends and merchants
who have given help to make our transition back
to normal activities much easier.
Again, thanks so much for your help and
thoughtfulness, and special thanks to the
Smoke irritates pregnant reader
Editor, The Plainsman,
Smoke wafts into my face as I frantically fan
the air, tryingtoget rid of it. Coughing, irritated
by the smell, I worry about my unborn child's
health far more than my own.
Unfortunately, this is the atmosphere in
which I eat my lunch every day in the Haley
Center Lounge.
The lounge has an insignificant area for
non-smokers tucked away in the back study
section. It seem ridiculously unfair to non-smokers
who, from my observations, outnumber
the smokers about four to one.
Also, it would be mighty inconvenient for one
to have his lunch in the non-smoKvig section
when the drinks, food microwave oven and
tables are at the far end of the lounge. All a
smoker needs is an ashtray.
Why not change the sign in the little area to
"smoking area only" and enforce this rule? I'm
tired of going to the only nearby building with
eating facilities for brown-baggers and having to
content with choking air.
It's certainly too late for this letter to benefit
me in any way; I'm graduating this quarter. But
it'll be worth it if it leads to other non-smokers
(and unborn children) not having to endure
polluted, unpleasant surroundings.
Sharon Ognibene
4GJM
Southwest Lee County Volunteer Fire Department.
Moreover, to persons living outside the
Auburn city limits, find out who to contact in the
event of fire. Because of certain rules and
regulations, the Auburn City Fire Department
will not respond to calls of people living outside
the city limits. Even if you are lessthan 200 yards
over, as we were.
Thanks again to the greatest people in the
world.
Keith Mills '80
Lee Ann Mills 3PB
Gary Brown Troy State University
Puppy owner
searching for
Professor
Editor, The Plainsman,
I purchased a redbone puppy from a professor
at Auburn in December 1979. The dog is now
doing very well and I'd like to get papers on him.
Would anyone with information or who might
know the professor from whom I bought the
puppy please ask him to call me collect at
904-837-9205.
I would be very grateful.
Beverly T.Wilson
Writ Auburn plainsman
Letters
Friday, April 10, 1981 A-6
Will 'Loveliest Village on Plains'
become 'Biggest shopping mall?'
Editor, The Plainsman,
Is Auburn a "Lovely Village?" It is becoming
more difficult every day to say that Auburn is
the "Loveliest Village of the Plains'.* Why? It
seems that every day we pick up our local
newspapers and read that we will be the proud
recipients of a new shopping center.
The Opelika-Auburn Highway will soon be a
near match to Victory Drive in Columbus. Does
Auburn really need to win such a "victory
I know everyone has been feeling bad since we
lost Crest 5 & 10 to the "big blast" I, along with
many other Auburnites, feel a great void in my
life. We really do need a nice little five and dime.
We do not need a T G & Y with 6.0,000
square feet of floor space. A nice little
1,000 square foot shot will do nicely.
It would even be good if it could be located in
downtown Auburn. Gee, that would be a switch!
Those friendly people that built the big building
on the corner of Magnolia and Gay might like to
have a few businesses encouraged to move
downtown.
I could be wrong, though. They might have
just built that building for the fun of it. The
Auburn Board of Zoning Authority must think
so. They just keep building up the "strip" on the
O-A Highway.
If the BZA feels that the area has grown so
large that we need every chain store know to
humankind, I suggest we let some nearby town
have them. Smiths, Loachapoka, Notasulga, or
Society Hill might UJrj to have some. Why should
we get to have all the fun, huh?
Auburn needs to develop the downtown
business area before we go off in all different
directions. The businesses downtown have been
supporting us for many, many years. Let us
return the favor. I walk downtown and think of
all the existing space just sitting there waiting
for shops.
There are empty shops downtown, you know!
There are older homes begging to be turned into
places of business. Some of the wiser people in
Auburn have already seen fit to renovate these
homes and renew Auburn's beauty. I wish more
people would do the same. I wish the city
government would encourage it. In other cities
the Zoning Board and the City Council
collaborate to make this policy mandatory.
Will it happen here? Well, I do not know, but
rumor has it that we are about due for a mall with
nothing but Mexican restaurants. How does a
Taco Bell that seats 5.003 strike ya'?
Bushy French
Science not helped by 'creationism'
Editor, The Plainsman,
Thisletter is written toexpress concern about
what appears to be a real possibility that the
Alabama Legislature will pass a bill requiring
that "scientific creationism" be taught in the
classroom along with Darwin's theory of
evolution. Based on statements made by Mrs.
James, it also appears Gov. James will sign the
bill if it is approved.
The "scientific creationism" movement has
been highly organized for more than a decade,
and it is obvious to most people familiar with the
movement that it is not science-based. A number
of creationist associations form the core of the
movement, with two of the more active groups
being the Creation Research Society (CRS)
located in Ann Arbor, Mich, and the Institute for
Creation Research (ICR) of San Diego, Calif.
The CRS was established in 1963. According
to their own bylaws, voting membership is open
only to those who are interested in supporting
the goals of the society and who indicate
agreement with the statement of faith of the
CRS.
This statement of faith, which affirms that the
account of origins in Genesis is a factual
representation of simple historical truths, is a
portion of the CRS constitution which cannot be
amended. It was adopted to assure that all
voting members would be in sympathy with the
purposes and goals of the Society.
The CRS publishes a journal entitled
"Creation Research Society Quarterly."
The ICR is loosely associated with the CRS. It
is a division of Christian Heritage College, with
all the courses and curricula of the College
reflecting the creationist philosopy. Christian
Heritage College is under the ultimate
jurisdiction of its founding organization, the
Scott Memorial Baptist Church of San Diego,
with its board of trustees elected by the church.
The Institute publishes a newsletter entitled
"Acts and Facts". Much of the information in this
letter was obtained from "Acts and Facts" and
from the "CRS Quarterly."
It is groups such as these that are the
organized force behind the movement to
legislate the teaching of special creation.
(Richard Bliss, ICR's director of curriculum
development, testified at the public hearing in
Montgomery concerning Alabama's "special
creation" bill.)
As the previous two paragraphs indicate, such
organizations are in no way scientific. They are
based on beliefs and "statements of faith" which
cannot be amended. There is no place in science
for such concepts. Science deals with hypotheses
Imd theories which are motivated by observations
and then tested and retested until the flaws
are found. Then a new or modified theory is
developed, knowledge is advanced, and the
testing process begins again. There may be no
end to this knowledge-acquisition cycle which is
the essence of science.
Darwin'stheory of evolution isoneof the most
thoroughly tested theories of all time, although
it is still ignored or misunderstood by many
people. Even 50 years ago, long before DNA was
discovered, there was little scientific doubt
about its overall correctness. Today, with the
DNA molecule identified as the carrier of the
genetic code, biochemists are actually causing
evolution to occur in bacteria. Most people have
read about the experiments in which new
variants of bacteria have been developed which
are capable of producing valuable drugs such as
human insulin and human interferon.
So there you have it. On one side is a
thoroughly tested and deeply understood
scientific hypothesis, on the other a religion-based
doctrine supported by special interest
groups. Many of the individuals associated with
these groups are sincere in their faith. Many
others will make substantial profits from
donations and publishing royalties as long as the
controversy can be maintained. Profits are
enhanced by the tax-exempt status enjoyed by
organizations such as the ICR.
I would like to appeal to all individuals
regardless of religious persuasion to oppose the
Alabama "special creation" bill on the basis of
separation of church and state and the
preservation of curriculum intergrity in our
educational institutions. If such a bill becomes
law in Alabama, it will cost millions of dollars to
implement. Then it will cost millions more to
mount a court challenge to have it declared
unconstitutional. This legal process is already
underway in Arkansas where, to the surprise of
the nation, a "special creation" bill was recently
passed and signed by Governor White.
Let us set an example in Alabama and save
ourselves a lot of trouble and much-needed
money for education. Write your representatives
and senators and inform them of your
feelings.
FredJ.Molz
Professor of Civil Engineering
ROTC students: shape up or ship out
Editor, The Plainsman,
This letter is addressed to all students of
Auburn University who are not enrolled in any
of the ROTC programs. This is not a lecturing
letter, but one asking you a favor.
The military, and in our case the training of
young officers, conveys different images for the
Auburn police procedures need consideration
Editor, The Plainsman,
A recent incident with our local Police
Department prompts me to question the manner
in which our men in blue handle such serious
offenses as "dog at large!'
Becauseof my failure to appear in court forthe
above mentioned charge, a warrant was issued
for my arrest. The arresting officers, after
knocking and receiving no answer, felt it
necessary to enter my home and casually look
about.
Finding noonein the main living area, they
proceeded to the back bedroom where they came
upon my sleeping roommate.
Imagine his surprise as he awoke to the sight
of two policemen looming above his bed! After
informing them that he was not the suspect in
question, my roommate asked who had let them
in, and why was I wanted. They simply
replied... "The door was open."
Even if the door was open, which remains a
point in question, does that give the officers or
anyone else the right to barge into someone's
home and have a look around? Are we to assume
that students at Auburn University have no
right to privacy?
This is an obvious violation of individual
rights, and I am sure there are other students
who can share similar experiences.
I believe that the A.P.D. should review their
. procedures, as the blue uniform is not and should
not be a license for the blatant disregard of
individual privacy.
Ironically, my beloved pet was hit by a
speeding car, so the fine (which ended up in
excess of $100) for "dog at large" was for "dog in
grave."
TimM.Brice
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many people in contact with it daily. These
images, basically those of the ROTC student
himself and the non-ROTC students, are what
this letter is to address.
It is probably an accurate assumption to say
that, generally speaking, the great majority of
the student body has little respect for the ROTC
student. If this is true, then it is understandable.
Within the Naval Unit itself, there are
midshipmen with great officer potential, those
with medium potential, and those with less
potential. The situation is undoubtedly the same
within the other branch limits. But, is it not the
same in every school of the University? For
instance, you have excellent financiers, engineers;
etc., and you have average students.
The difference between the majority and the
officer with excellent potential may be
summarized by the words of General George C.
Marshall, addressed to General George S.
Patton: "George, the difference between you
and me is that I do this because it is what I was
trained to do. You do it because you love it."
My fellow students, the future officers you see
in uniform each Tuesday or Thursday are of one
of these two types, basically. But do remember,
before judging us finally, those qualities which
an officer is supposed to exhibit: discipline,
courtesy, maturity, presence of mind, integrity,
self-reliance, and the conduct of a gentleman.
The better officers, the future generals or
admirals, have a job to do and already realize
this. They are dedicated to proficiency of
performance. Whether they labor selfishly or
selflessly, they will, in the end, be doing a job
which is necessary for your happiness and
continued freedom—and they will do it well.
For those officers I ask you to remember the
above-mentioned qualities and to distinguish
between the slouch ROTC officers and the
superior grade of officer. Think about the time,
effort, and discipline required to be an excellent
officer.
Having done this, you may with the blessings
of the better ROTC officers disdain those others
who through poor conduct or poor military
appearance fail to present the necessary
discipline, bearing, and character which the
public rightfully demands of its military officer
corps.
Midn. 2/C Jason Williams
Auburn University NROTC
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PRESIDENT
1. .11 in Kay
* * 2 Rip Britton
3. Kelly May
¥ * 4. Scott Farrow
1116
2210
1045
1276
VICE PRESIDENT
David Rumbarger 2S41
234
529
261
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197
223
- Greg Schmidt
• 5. Dawn Gillespie
6. David Maloney 391
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
PRESIDENT
in. Jeanne Rogers
2. Jan Turner
VICE PRESIDENT
1. Lynn Henry
+ 2 . Lisa Burton
SENATOR
* 1 . Christie Glover
2. Cathy Kuge
£ 3 . Marti Pearson
4. Mary Myrick
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
PRESIDENT
* * * ! Greg Hardin
VICE PRESIDENT
1. Leslee Belluchle
• 2. Scott Holloway
SENATOR
41 1. Marty Conry
2. Robert Hawkins
3- Lee'Anne Veley
4- Anne HInes
• 5. Paul Stumb
*. 6. James R. Burnum
7. Bob Makofske
8 Barry Kornegay
GRADUATE SCHOOL
PRESIDENT
* V " ? ° " i ™ F A R C " A N D * * * l Glnl Parker
VICE PRESIDENT
2. Bob Hawkins
3. Tom Kendrtck
TREASURER
1. Jeff Poore
f 2. Virginia McGee
PLAINSMAN EDITOR
1. Steve Farlsh 3»6
2. John Mangels 2132
GLOMERATA EDITOR
* * - * > l . Dlanne Ross 4827
MISS AUBURN
1. Kylee Grimes
2. Allison Adams
3.Lynn Murray
¥ 4. Karen Tankesley
5 Carol Roberts
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
1887
967
3030
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count
released
SENATOR SCHOOL OF VETERINARY
1. Thomas Howard 205 MEDICINE
2. P i r n Barnard PRESIDENT
3. Robert D. (Bob) Brown *20 ^ l William VanHooser
2. Gus Mueller
VICE PRESIDENT
1. Allen Moss
* 2. Sam Griffin
SENATOR
* 1. John Moore
2. Mark Matthews
QUADRANGLE RESIDENCE
HALLS
* * 4 p . Rebecca Harrell 412
Date set for Knight vs. James case
43
32
63
17
PRESIDENT
J*-l. Walter Corcoran
2. Chris Overbaugh
3. Donald Trostel
VICE PRESIDENT
1. Stephen Cobb
* 2 Jeff Sibley
3. Boo Wells
SENATOR
* 1. Sally White
2. Albert Culbreath
178
122
116
126
153
FINE ARTS
PRESIDENT
* • * 1. David Hinson
VICE PRESIDENT
* 1. Michael Dobbs
218
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268
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377
1. John Mason
-fc 2. Gary Brinkworth
3. Chris Isaacson
SENATOR
2. Hector E. Llorens 108 H H M Jim Smith
3 Terry Johnson
SENATOR
1H. Russell Kendrtck
2. David Tench
130
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2. Marvin Brown 487
* 3. Bill Wade 919
*• 4. Steve Graham 950
* 5. Glen Fradenburg 1066
41 6. David Dunlap 952
9 7. Tommy "T.J." Johnston 1114
8. Graham Roberts 702
SCHOOL OF HOME ECONOMIC!*9 A 1 , o n I r w l n 958
PRESIDENT
* * # ! Ann Waldrup
VICE PRESIDENT
277
113
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES L Dee Waller
PRESIDENT * 2. Becky Walton
* 1. Joseph (Eric) Kennedy 569 SENATOR
316
418
141
2. Drew Wilson
3. Bob (B.J.) Jordan
VICE PRESIDENT
*•*•**• 1 Jack Mnndy 115*
SENATOR
1. Abby Pettiss 288
2. Don Cote 229
3. Tommy Shovelton
,4. Glenn Donald 208
• 5. Mary Lee Horton 467
6. Aubrey Truex 208
* 7 David Herrlck 404
8. Paul Roberts 374
9. Michael Loncono ign
10. Lee Stutts 238
• 11 John Hargrove 517
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
PRESIDENT
1. Chet Chessher 181
2 Jeff Henley 385
+ 3. Thad McCormack 446
VICE PRESIDENT
1. Todd Llvengood 444
• 2 . Jon Johnson 469
* 1. Jill Lawhead igg
2. Dottle Cox
SCHOOL OF NURSING
PRESIDENT
j l 1. Laura Cummlngs 89
2. Marty Shoptaw 30
VICE PRESIDENT
10. William Cummins Regan 862
+ 11. Al Leathers 908
12 Tim N. Turls 851
13. Greg Vaughan 764
4r 14. Alan Thomas 91*
15. Mark Harris 779
y. 16. Tim Dorsey 894
i. 17. J im "Plant" Grant 1162
3 0 4 # * » l . Kathy Roby 115
SENATOR
1. Leigh Sport
4t 2. Carrie Smith
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY
PRESIDENT
4- 1 Steve McLemore
2. David Darby
3 Nina Caldwell
VICE PRESIDENT
1. Richard Jones
2. Marsha Jackson
•* 3 Phillip Presley
SENATOR
* 1. Cindy Wlglnton
2. Keith McWllllams67
3. Jim Thomison
4 Dave Crawford 19
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19. KerhGuln
20. Gary Hughes
21. Ken Stephens
22 Keith Savas
23. Cliff Callis
24. Matt Nolen
25. Clay King
26. Jay Horton
27. Rod Shirley
28. Tim Leigh
29. Bill Godwin
30. Luke "Lemons'
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By JoBeth McDanlel
Assistant News Editor
The date has been set for the oral
argument of the case Knight vs.
James, the class-action suit calling
forthemergerof three Montgomery
colleges under Alabama State University.
Thomas Samford, the University
legal counsel, said Thursday that
the court case has been scheduled
for April 28 in a Montgomery federal
court.
The suit was filed in January by
representatives of ASU alumni,
students and faculty naming Gov.
Fob James and the three Montgomery
universities, Auburn University
in Montgomery, Troy State
University in Montgomery and
Alabama State University as defendants.
Alabama State University filed a
motion in March asking that theybe
redefined as plaintiffs instead of
defendants, Samford said, though
he declined comment on the motives
of this motion.
This motion will be heard along
with the responses filed by Auburn
University and Troy State University
in late February.
Samford said the merger suit and
the matter of the master plan for
Alabama's higher education system
requested by the U.S. Department of
Education have become "more
intertwined." He said, "the resolution
of the matter in Montgomery
will play a part in determining the
unified system plan,'' that DOE has
asked the governor to submit. The
original deadline for the governor's
submission of the master plan was
March 7, but the DOE has given
James an extension because of the
implications of the resolutions in
Knight vs. James and also because
of the time James is spending with
matters concerning this legislative
session, Samford said.
The University's answer calls for
the suit to be dismissed on the
grounds that the plaintiffs have no
"cause of action against Auburn." It
states that the "issues now asserted
have been previously raised and
decided in favor of Auburn University
and adverse to the contention of
the plaintiffs."
This motion refers to a suit
brought against AUM in 1969 by the
ASU Teacher's Association challenging
the establishment of the new
school in Montgomery. The case
wentall the way to the U.S. Supreme
Court, and the decision stated that
the establishment of AUM would not
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constitute discrimination,
state's higher education system.
The 66-page report was prefaced
with a letter that claimed that
Auburn and other Alabama universities
have been maintaining a
racially dual system of education
that discriminates against blacks.
The DOE report said failure to
correct this could result in a loss of
federal funds for the Alabama
higher education system and they
requested that Gov. James send a
master plan for "full desegregation"
of, the state's universities,
naming a merger of the three
Montgomery univrslties as a possible
solution.
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President of the School of Engineering,
Ann Waldrup ran unopposed
for President of the School of
Home Economics and Laura Cummlngs
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the School of Nursing.
Steve McLemore was elected
President of the School of Pharmacy,
William VanHooser won the
race for President of the Vet School
and Gini Parker ran unopposed for
President of the Graduate School.
In the race for off-campus senator,
Jim Gorrie lead 13 winners with
1,309 votes.
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campaign "just as hard as before"
following Thursday's announcement
until the 10 p.m. campaigning
deadline imposed by the SGA.
"But at this moment, I just feel
great," Britton said.
Farrow said he was happy to be in
the runoff, adding he is confident
about today's outcome. "We'll win it
tomorrow," he said.
Kay, who finished third,- said he
was' 'naturally disappointed'' about
the outcome of the race, but gave his
support to Rip Britton. "I honestly
feel Rip is the more experienced
candidate and would serve Auburn
well as SGA President," he said.
Lecture held on stuttering
By Ellen Kelly
Plainsman Staffwriter
Martin F. Schwartz, Ph.D., was
the featured speaker at the Annual
Herzfeld Lecture Series sponsored
by the Auburn Speech and Hearing
NClinic Tuesday.
Schwartz, who is a research
associate professor at New York
University Medical Center, is the
author of the book "Stuttering
Solved.'' He spoke on the topic ' 'The
Management of Stuttering," discussing
the theories described in his
book. Schwartz is also ^executive
director for the National Center for
Stuttering in New York.
According to Dr. Rebekah Hand,
assistant professor in the speech
communications department,
Schwartz is an authority on the
subject of stuttering. "He has
developed an intensive therapy
program for stutterers which involves
an air flow technique,'' Hand
said. There is an excess tension in
the vocal folds of stutterers, she
explained, and the breathing
method developed by Schwartz
allows air to flow out of the lungs and
thus reduce this tension.
Schwartz's lecture was organized
for the benefit of speech pathology
students, stutterers and other interested
persons in the area, Hand said.
The Speech and Hearing Clinic is
sponsored by the Auburn speech
(communications department, and
serves the Auburn community and
its surrounding areas. Free speech
and hearing screenings are offered
each month, and Hand encourages
anyone interested to stop by the
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Auburn's Circle K Club, a service
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Klwanis Club, won four trophies and
two special awards at the district
convention in Tuscaloosa.
Mark Lambert, a member of the
Auburn club and lieutenant governor
of the Capital Division received
the Governor's Cup for the outstand-ingboard
member. Tracey Nieman,
secretary of the Auburn club, received
the Walker Curry Award for
the outstanding Circle K member in
the Alabama District.
The club won a first place trophy
for a "Single Service" project. This
project entailed keeping the
children of the "Parents Without
Partners *' group that gathered for a
convention at the Auburn Convention-^
The Circle K Club also won a first
place trophy for having the most
members present for the number, of
miles traveled.
A third first place trophy was
awarded to Auburn for being the
most outstanding club in the Silver
Division; this included clubs with 20
to 34 members.
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Sometimes spring fever strikes
hardest just when spring break is
over and a quarter of classes looms
ahead. For those students needing to
get away from classes to the sunny
outdoors, the Auburn University
arboretum is just the place.
Located across the street along
the south side of the University
president's home, the arboretum
encompasses 13 beautifully landscaped
acres with more than 250
different species of plants. Bark-strewn
paths wind around the
carefully tended areas including
woodlands, marshes and grassy
open areas, _and pass over several
small wooden bridges.
According to William J. Reynolds,
the technical assistant who cares for
the park, about 30 to 50 people visit
the park each day, some to enjoy the
peaceful place, others to study it.
"The word 'arboretum' means outside
laboratory," said Reynolds. At
one time students could get forum
credit for the one-hour lecture tours
conducted by Reynolds. Still, many
students in forestry, horticulture
and biology have classes held in the
pavillion in the arboretum.
The School of Agriculture proposed
the park project in 1959 for
several purposes. The park would
provide a place for students to enjoy
as well as a place to teach and act as
a conservator. In 1969 the idea
became reality when former President
Harry M. Philpott, alumni and
several University organizations
made donations for the park.
Several years ago the original
area of seven acres received an
additional five and a half acres,
which is being presently developed
to include a sandy beach, a marsh
and an alkaline area in which to
grow prairie grasses.
But like the rest of Auburn
University, the arboretum is expected
to suffer from the crunch of
proration and inflation. Presently it
operates with abudget slightly more
than $4,000 a year, which provides
for the maintenance of the park and
the salaries of several work-study
students who help with the upkeep.
"Because we don't have the money
to buy them," Reynolds said,
"We've gone back into the woods
ourselves to find some of the
plants."
Despite the cutback, Reynolds
thinks that Auburn's arboretum is
one of the best in the area. He talked
about a trip to "the other University's"
arboretum where trees were
planted in rows, unlike Auburn's
which are set in a natural-looking
habitat.
Not only are classes and tours
conducted in the arboretum but
weddings as well.' 'About a dozen or
so couples a year get married
there,'' said the technical assistant.
Whether it's wedding bells, a
touch of spring fever or a biology
class assignment, the Auburn University
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French critic says U.S. films best A-9 Friday, April 10,1981 Zt)t Auburn JJlainaman
By Steve Farish
Managing Editor
America's avant garde moviegoers
have traditionally turned up
their noses at "mere domestic
films," prefering those from
Europe, especially France and
Italy.
It may surprise these film
"experts" that Michel Bujot,
cinema critic for the French publication
"Nouvelles Literatures,"
considers American movies "the
best in the world."
Bujot, in Auburn on behalf of the
French Foreign Ministry, presented
a series of his country's films
this week.
"I love profoundly the French
cinema system and defend it, but the
mode of expression here is both good
and representative of America,"
B Jjot said.' 'The films contain a profound
reality, which is why they
come quickly to France."
Bujot said the French produce no
Westerns, science fiction films or
musical comedies. "French cinema
is more modest and small, with
fewer characters," he said. "It's a
cinema of the author."
Bujot said his favorite American
films include,' 'The Elephant Man,''
"The Deer Hunter," Apocolypse
Now" and "Manhattan." In addition,
he said, Oscar nominee film
"Raging Bull" is hot not only with
him but with all of France.
Bujot described' 'Nouvelles Literatures"
as a weekly 150,000-circula-tion
tabloid that deals with cultural
Pitts new station manager
Gregory Pitts, a junior in pre-law
speech from Scottsboro, was
selected as station manager for
campus radio station WEGL by the
Communcations Board yesterday.
Pitts has worked for Opelika radio
station WJHO since September, 1978
and is a member of Alpha Epsilon
Rho, the Broadcasting Honorary.
Pitts said he would seek funding
for a power increase for the FM
station, which currently operates at
380 watts. He said he would also
Applications for
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Applications for director of the
new Public Relations office of the
University Program Council are
due in the UPC office on the third
floor of the Foy Union Building
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The person selected will be responsible
for media relations, the
calendar of events, Tiger Talk,
minutes of the council meeting and
brochures, said Norma Mungenast,
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introduce a more standardized
format for station annoncers to
follow, and would initiate a public
relations campaign to emphasize to
students the services the station
provides.
news, especially book, music, theatre
and television reviews. But, he
added, because the newspaper deals
"'with cultural news in the broad
sense,'' it often ventures into philosophy,
sociology or politics.
The newspaper, in its political
statements, has not chosen a candidate
in the upcoming French election,
the first round of which will be
held April 26, Bujot said, "but we
have chosen who we do not want."
Though "NouvellesLiteraires" is
"center left" politically, one candidate
it does not support is Georges
Marchais, the Communist, he said.
In addition, it does not support the
re-election of President Valery
Giscard D'Estaing because he is
"feeble, not sufficiently firm,"
especially with the Soviets, he said.
According to a recent article in the
Soviet press, "they want D'Estaing
elected," Bujot said.
Among American presidents, he
ventured, Jimmy Carter may have
been more popular in France than
Ronald Reagan "because he spoke
cut for human rights,'' Bujot added.
The critic was full of praise for
both the United States and its
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culture. "American is somewhat
part of our mythology,'' he said.' 'It
is very powerful and very sure of
itself."
France has been "culturally
colonized" by the United States, he
said. "We have been nourished by
American literature, cinema and
music."
Bujot said he had personally been -
muchaffectedby American jazz. He
said he likes both old and contemporary
jazz, and he is the author
of several books about jazz, including
one about Louis Armstrong. _
Bjuot said he also liked Auburn,
even though the taxi drive from
Montgomery had cost him $60.
' 'The University is ever so big,' * he
said; "it seems like the conditions
are ideal to study here."
Bujot likened the city of Auburn to
those he had seen in Switzerland.
"It's a very pretty little town, very
clean,'' he said. It is almost as if "the
town is not real," he added.
Bujot said Auburn seems to be a
society preserved from another
time. "It does not reflect the rest of
America," he said.
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By John Farish
Associate Editor
They are everywhere. They can
crop up in your recent issue of Time
or Newsweek or maybe on the
placemat picture of a plate of clams
at Howard Johnson's.
What is the "they?"
According to Wilson Bryan Key,
author of three books on subliminal
persuasion, the recurring "they" in
these cases are "secretways admen
arouse your sexuality to manipulate
you into spending more money."
Advertising has become a large
industry according to Key, with
advertisers spending an estimated
$31 billion a year for enough ads that
the average person will see more
than 330,000 of them before he is 18
years old.
Key said subliminal advertising
comes in several forms and introduced
a slide show to represent
some of the ads that use subliminal
persuasion.
One example featured a Howard
Johnson placemat depicting a plate
of what seemed like ordinary clams.
Key, though, traced not oniy uie
word "sex" out of a placing of
parsley but pointed out what seemed
to be an orgy in the clams themselves.
The plate featured a host of
unusually figured clams to depict a
scene uncommon to the typical plate
of the seafood. "No one in my group
at the table got their clams in the
same shape as the picture on the
placemat." Key said.
One of the most ardent users of
this type of advertising are the
alcohol ads, he said. His slide show,
in fact, featured ads for liquors that
Judo also for kids says AU coach
By Blake Powers
Plainsman Staff writer
More than a hundred tiny children
gazed at the man who to them
appears to be wearing a strange
white bathrobe.
The giggles get louder as he pulls it
back from his chest. It takes little
encouragement to get them to chant
the words they see printed there: "If
it weren't for phs. ed., I'd quit
school."
This was the scene recently at the
Wrights Mill Elementary School
when the Judo Club of Auburn
University put on a martial arts
demonstration for the students.
Steve Parker, instructor of Auburn
judo classes and coach for the Judo
Club, gave the demonstration,
which included both judo and
karate.
The karate portion was done by
Hadi Mehrooz, a brown belt in
karate, with the help of Scott Glenn.
Amid the ooh's and aahs of the
children, Hadi demonstrated hitting,
kicking, and blocking techniques.
Parker, a black belt in judo
and a green belt in karate, then took
over direction of the judo portion of
the demonstration.
Various members of the Judo II
classes demonstrated the various
throws, holds and chokes used in
judo. Parker warned the elementary
students that they should not
try to copy the demonstration on
their own and showed them what
could happen if they did.
Parker came here in 1977 from the
University of Florida where he
received his masters degree and his
initial training in judo.
Since his arrival, he has started
both the judo classes and club. Six of
his students recently qualified for
Haley Center fire drill
'successful9, says engineer
By Emily Pike
Plainsman Staffwriter
A successful fire drill was held at
Haley Center Monday afternoon at
1:36 p.m., said Safety Engineer
William W. Morgan.
The occupants of the building
were all out in approximately 6
minutes, the Auburn Fire Department
said. The only problem was
that some office doors were not
securely closed and, in the event of a
real fire, the flames could spread
from one office to another more
easily, Morgan added.
However, some students said they
were confused by the drill. Some
said they weren't aware of what was
happening and others said they had
trouble getting out of the building
from the upper floors.
Fire Drills are held about once a
year but there is not a formal
schedule, said Morgan. This drill
was intended to be a surprise, he
added, but some people knew about
it ahead of time because they saw
the fire engine parked behind the
building.
The Fire Department and
Campus Security were notified in
advance so they could help get
people out of the building, Morgan
said.
In the event of a real fire,
everything would be done the same
as in the drill except firemen would
have checked all the offices more
thoroughly to make sure that nobody
was trapped upstairs, the
safety engineer said.
There was another fire drill last
Thursday at Samford Hall between
1:30 and 1:45 p.m. Building occupants
were out in 3% minutes, a
satisfactory amount of time,
Morgan said. There have been
several false alarms because
Samford's alarm system is too
sensitive and goes off accidently
about once a month, he added.
A safety committee will study the
findings from both fire drills and
report on ways to update fire
procedures, Morgan said. He also
said results of the study should be
known by the end of the week.
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the National Judo Competition.
Those six are Scott Glenn, David
Batchelor, Robert Lake, Deborah
Cook, Hadi Mehrooz and John
Jones. They will travel to Little
Rock, Ark., for the tournament this
April.
After asking one of the smallest
children his age, parker stunned
both faculty and students alike by
revealing that you can start fighting
in national competition at age 4, one
year younger than that boy.
Parker emphasized that judo is
not self-defense, but rather that it is
an art that takes both time and
patience to master. Parker said he
feels that too much emphasis cannot
be placed on learning how to fall.
Parker said he would like to see all
young children taught how to fall in
order to prevent many of the
needless injuries of childhood.
pictured in their ice cubes such
non-alcoholic images as castrations
and pain-riddled images of human
beings.
Key offered a possible reason for
the images in the ice cubes. "One of
the reasons you are smoking,
drinking and taking drugs is to kill
yourself," he said, referring to the
"tendency for self-destruction"
among humans. The ads appeal
to this he said.
He added that many of the
paintings (most of the ads that he
analyzed were extremely realistic
paintings) were of scenes that the
typical alcoholic views when experiencing
alcoholic withdrawal, citing
that relationship as another reason
that type of ad relys on that type of
picture.
In a similar topic, Key also related
information from a Benson and
Hedges advertisement. This particular
ad portrayed a hockey fight
with a glove lying on the ice, he said.
Cooper, the predominant manufactu
r e of hockey equipment, had its
logo erased from the glove and
replaced by the word "cancer."
"You've all been convinced
you 're getting something out of their
advertising,'' he said,' 'and you are.
You just don't know what it is."
How does it work?
"I don't know, "Key said. "Idon't
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either, but they must prove that they
work.
"No company will invest its hard
earned dollars in advertising that
doesn't work," he said.
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BUY A BRICK — The Panhellenic
Council is sponsoring BuyaBrickon
April 8,9,10 on the concourse and the
Union Batio. Brick certificates will
be sold for 50 cents with all proceeds
donated to the Library Fund.
AU PRE VETERINARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION - The stock dog
trials will be held on April 11 and 12.
It will be open to the public and
located across from the Vet School
at the horse unit.
AUFR1SBEE CLUB — Everyone is
invited to join the frisbee club on
Sundays at 1 p.m. on the drill field to
throw frisbees and play ultimate.
For additional information call
821-4335.
HEALTH AND HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
ORGANIZATION
— A regular meeting and election of
officers is scheduled for Monday,
April 13, 2208 Haley Center at 7:30
p.m.
UPC — Application for UPC directors,
public relations liaison and
coordinator are now available in the
UPC office, 317 Foy Union. Applicants
for UPC coordinator must
have served on a UPC committee for
at least three quarters, and applicants
for directorships and public
relations liaison must have served
at least two quarters on any
UPC committee. All applications
must be turned in by 4:45 p.m.
Friday, April 10. Applicants sign up
for interviews Monday, April 13 in
the UPC office. For more information
contact any UPC staff or
student member in the UPC office at
5292.
FREE STUDY HJULF — The Study
Partner Program offers free study
help in several subjects each week,
Mondays through Thursday in Haley
Lounge. Call 826-5972 or come by
315 Martin Hall for a detailed
schedule.
OPELIKA ARTS FESTIVAL - The
13th Annual Opelika Arts Festival,
a showcase for artists and craftsmen
throughout the Southeast, will
be held on Saturday, April 18 at
Opelika's beautiful Municipal Park.
Admission is $1.50 for adults and 50
cents for students.
A-CLUB — A boxing tournament
will be held on May 12, 13 and 14.
There will be novice and open
divisions, along with individual and
team championships. Pick up entry
forms at Sewell Hall mail office
after April 13. For more information
call Jim Skuthan at 821-3786.
SIGMA DELTA CHI - The society
of professional journalists will meet
Thursday, April 23 at 6 p.m. in 3242
Haley Center. Carol Ashcrof t of The
Atlanta Journal will speak on the
topic "The city desk in the state
capitol." Everyone interested is
invited to attend.
ECONOMICS CLUB - Plans for a
field trip to Atlanta will be discussed
at a meeting today at 7 p.m. in 210
Thatch. Everyone is welcome.
SEMINAR — Achieving Your Potential
(AYP) will be shown free of
charge this weekend in Auburn
Pharmacy School Auditiorium.
AYP will be shown on Friday
afternoon from 5 until 9 p.m. and
beginning again on Saturday morning
at 9 in the auditorium in 101A
Pharmacy Building. The admission
is free of charge and public participation
is encouraged. Anyone who is
planning to attend the presentation
should call 821-6139 so that adequate
materials will be available.
OFFICERS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
- Col. Jane Lilly,
USAFR, will be the guest speaker at
a bible study on April 13 at 8 p.m. in
216 Brown Hall.
GYMNASTICS MEET - The Auburn
gymasatics team will play host
to a gymnastics team from Switzerland.
Everyone is invited to attend
the meet, scheduled for April 17 at
7:30 p.m. in the Sports Arena.
Admission is free and everyone is
invited to attend.
PI SIGMA ALPHA - Applications
for membership in the political
science honorary can be obtained
from the political science department,
7th floor, Haley Center.
Deadline for applications is April 17.
Undergraduates must have completed
11 hours of political science
courses above the 200 level and must
have a minimum GPA of 3.20. For
further information contact Robbie
Windsor at 821-4260 or Dr. Robert
Widell at 826-5370.
PI SIGMA ALPHA — A business
meeting for the political science
honorary will be held at the Eagle's
Nest on April 21 at 4 p.m. For more
information call Robbie Windsor at
821-4260 or Dr. Robert Widell at
826-5370.
PSI CHI — All psychology majors
and minors or any interested persons
are invited to attend a meeting
April 13 at 1115 Haley Center at 7
p.m.
PROJECT UPLIFT — A volunteer
appreciation meeting will be held on
April 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the Union
Ballroom. All pro-volunteers and
youth are encouraged to attend.
Project Uplift training will also be
held on April 27-28, May 11-12 and
May 25-26 from 7 to 9 each night.
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY
— A memorial service for the
missing and dead black children of
Atlanta, Ga., will be held on Sunday
April 12, at 4 p.m. in the Auburn
University Chapel. The speaker will
be Johnny Greene.
LAMBDA TAU - All medical
technology students are invited to
attendamee ting on April 13at 7p.m.
in 2238 Haley Center. There will be a
speaker.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS CLUB - A
meetingis scheduled for April 14 at 9
p.m. in 1218 Haley Center. All
interested persons are urged to
attend.
AU WATERSKI CLUB - Anyone
interested in waterskilng is invited
to a meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
in Foy Union. For more information
call Kim King at 821-4735.
TIGER SHARKS — An informational
meeting to make plans for
weekend dives and get new membership
cards will be held on
Tuesday April 14 at 7 p.m. in 3224
Haley Center.
CITIZENS OPPOSED TO A LIKE
LY DRAFT — A public meeting is
scheduled for Sunday April 12 at the
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
on 157 Cox St. The meeting is set at 7
p.m.
MARINE BIOLOGY CLUB — There
will be an organizational meeting
for interested students and faculty
on Monday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in 106
Cary Hall.
AUBURN CHESS CLUB — A regular
meeting will be held on April 15 at
7:30p.m. in356Foy Union. Anyone is
invited to attend.
FASHION INC. — Speakers from
European Study Trip will be at 220
Spidle Hall on April at 7 p.m.
MODELING BOARD - Tryouts
will begin on Thursday April 16 at
6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to
attend the tryouts, held in the
auditorium.
FRISBEE DISC GOLF TOURNAMENT
— The Frisbee disc golf
tournament, open to all interested
persons, will be held on April 8 and 9.
The tournament will help raise
money for the Library Fund. Prizes
will be awarded. For more information
call 821-4335.
SIGMA DELTA PI — Professional
business fraternity will hold its
Annual Spring Rush Tuesday, April
7, at 6 p.m. in the Eagle's Nest. All
business students (2.75 GPA required)
are invited to attend. If
there are any questions, contact
Cynthia Jones at 826-6885.
AUBURN CHRISTIAN FELLOW-SHD?
— Professor Roy McKinney
from Atlanta's Christian College
will lecture on the topic "Science
and the Bible." April l o , 11 and 12 at
the ACF Campus house located at
116 Miller Ave. The following schedule
will be adhered to: April 10,7:30
p.m.-"Genisi and origins", April 11,
7:30 p.m.-"The Mechanisms of
Evolution", April 12, 10 a.m.-"The
Ageof the Earth and Genesis" and 1
p.m.-"Evolution and Culture". For
more information call 821-3963.
AUBURN SAFE ENERGY ALLIANCE
— The public is invited to
attend a meeting scheduled for
Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Presbyterian University Center, 123
E. Thach. Topics to be discussed
include the Alabama Power Company's
utility rates and local solar
installations. Public is invited.
CRISIS CENTER - The Crisis
Center offers free training in listening
skills In return for four hours of
volunteer work each week. Listeners
must be mature, caring and
non-judgemental. Training weekends
are now being scheduled for
weekends in April and May. For
more information, call 821-8600.
ALA TAG — Alabama Association
for the gifted and talented will meet
to select officers on April 13 at 7:30
p.m. in 2334 Haley Center. Parents
and teachers of gifted students
along with all interested students
are invited to attend.
KARATE CLUB — Anyone who has
any knowledge of the activities and
officers of the Karate Club is asked
to notify Charlotte Davis In the dean
of students office by April 20. Call
826-4710 or go by Cater Hall. If no
representative contacts the office,
the group is subject to being
inactive.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES VAN -
Any officially recognized student
organization is reminded that a van
is available for use by student
organizations. Information is available
and reservations may be made
in the dean of students (office, Cater
Hall, 826-4710.
ORGANIZATIONPRESOJENTS -
The presidents of all chartered
organizations which elect officers
spring quarter are required to
provide information on new officers
to the dean of students office.
Information forms are available at
Cater Hall.
GLOMERATA — Any interested
student is invited to sign up for an
interview for Glom staff from April
20-24. Pick up an application and
sign up for an interview time at the
. Foy Union desk.
AU CONCERT AND UNIVERSITY
SINGERS - Audition for 81-82 will
be held April 14-17 and 20-22 at 112
Goodwin. Sign up for an audition
timein 112Goodwin (ChoirRehersal
Hall). The members to be selected
will participate in these choral
groups during the 1981-82 academic
year. Both the Conert Choir and the
University Singers are open to any
student and offer one hour of
academic credit. Students may
audition for one or both groups
during the audition period. Those
auditioning for the University Singers
should have a pop or show tune
prepared to sing for the audition.
UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP - A
musical program by Jim Cullitan of
the Montgomery Fellowship will be
presented on Sunday, April 12 at 11
a.m. The public is Invited to attend
the program, held at the Unitarian
Fellowship, 157 Cox St. For further
information call 887-5274.
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