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George-Anne VOLUME 51 TUESDAY, MAY 11,1971 STATESBORO, GEORGIA 30458 NUMBER 31 Polls Never Opened For Class Election INSIDETHISWEEK WSGA Elections 2 New Run-offs Dateline 3 Editorials 4 Forum 5 Letters 5 Set Thursday Organizations 9 Sports 10,11 by Duvall and Roger Huff will op- BILL NEVILLE pose each other for junior class G-A Editor president, and Karen Knight and ::.:#»f Last week's scheduled junior Bob Sammons will vie for the : class run-off election went rather junior class vice presidency, a smoothly except for one small according to Dale Warren, junior detail — the polls never opened. class president. MORATORIUM activities occurred without incident last Wednesday, as A new run-off election has been Concerning last Thursday's nearly 1000 student participated in the day-long anti-war dialogue. The tentatively scheduled for this non-election Warren said, "I moratorium also provided entertainment, as Cindie Farr and Ginny Thursday, from 10 a.m. until 7 didn't even know we were sup- Turner sang during the campus-wide observance. (For more details of p.m. in the Williams and Lan- posed to have one." the moratorium — see page 12). drum Centers, when Terry Warren cited a "lack of communication" within the SAGC as reason for election foul- up. "I really didn't know I was I FRED RICHTER | 211 Students Recognized responsible for the run-off election," Warren added. SAGC president Rod Meadows I Richter | At Annual Honor's Day said "the present junior class officers made no attempt to set up I Named | Two hundred eleven Georgia special awards. leadership-service and the a schedule for poll keepers, make Southern students were Dr. Pope A. Ducnan, vice special awards. provisions to count ballots, nor I Top Prof I recognized for outstanding president, presented the awards even have the ballots printed." EXCELLENT SCHOLARSHIP Fred Richter, assistant scholarship and leadership at for excellent scholarship; Dr. However, Meadows added, "we professor of English at Georgia annual Honor's Day ceremonies Tully Pennington, chairman of Krista Marie Lane Aaron, Carol made all the preliminary Ruth Almand, Judith Kay Move Southern College, has been voted held Monday in McCroan the Honor's Day Committee, A'mand, James Richard Argroves, provisions for the election (ballot Auditorium. the Outstanding Professor of the presented the awards for See HONORS, page twelve Dr. Andrew Holt, President See ELECTIONS, page twelve Year by the GSC student body Emeritus, the University of DEADLINE SET MAY 17 and received the recognition Tennessee at Knoxville, delivered during Honors Day activities at the convocation address as he the college earlier this week. called for the honorees to Gamma Beta Phi, national "develop friendly faces" in their G-A, Reflector Positions Open honorary society, purposed and activities in and away from carried out the campus wide college. polling which named Richter the EJitcrial positions on both the Associate Editor and Business classification, the position being Students, faculty and parents recipient of this Annual Professor GEORGE-ANNE and Reflector Manager. sought and a brief statement attended the observance. of the Year Award. staffs are open for the 1971-72 Dr. Cate said that students concerning prior experience Ninety two GSC students were Richter is a candidate for the academic year, according to Dr. wishing to apply for one of the which would qualify him for the cited for excellent scholarship; 44 Ph.D. degree from Auburn Hollis Cate, chairman of the openings should submit a letter to position. were recognized for leadership University and is a native of Student Publications Committee. him (care of the Division of Minimum qualifications for and service contributions; 13 Chicago, Illinois. GEORGE-ANNE positions Language) by May 17. The letter open positions follow: were named to Pi Kappa Pi honor Four other professors received open are those to Editor, should contain, in addition to the GEORGE-ANNE a large number of votes: James society; 38 were elected to Who's Managing Editor, News Editor student's name, Landrum Center Editor—2.0-overall average; A. Jordan; J. Norman Wells; Dr. Who in American College and and Business Manager. Reflector box number and Social Security Universities; and 24 received Robert Mayer; Richard Herr- openings are those of Editor, Number, his academic See POSITIONS, page twelve mann. SAGC Passes Four Major Proposals elected SAGC officers must cooperate. There must be confusing wording, were on issues relating to inter- by an allowance for 'give and take.'" dorm visitation and student's rights. GLYNN SPIVEY The proposals that were passed at the three-hour Prior to adjournment, Ben W. Waller, Director of G-A Assistant News Editor meeting concerned: Student Aid and Personnel Services, accepted the (News Analysis) All first quarter freshmen, both men and women, proposals.He stated that the administration and staff should have hours. Subsequent students would have no would give an answer "in the shortest time possible." Four of six legislative proposals were passed and hours at all. This is dependent on parental approval for Rod Meadows was quick to add that the SAGC has submitted to the administration Thursday, May 6, by the individual student. never had to wait over 10 days for an answer since Mr. the SAGC. These tenative proposals were drawn up In both male and female dorms, regulations con- Waller has been associated with the SAGC. and submitted to the SAGC by a group of concerned cerning dress, desk duty, and room check were A request was made, and granted, that a progress students on Monday, May 3. proposed to be abolished. report on the proposals be given at the next SAGC Student cooperation with the Student Association of A Student Counseling Center would be established meeting. All students interested in hearing this report Governing Councils (SAGC) gained a first last which would have a non-Administration related staff may come to the meeting at 7:00 p.m. this Thursday Thursday as approximately 250 students attended the offering counseling and services in the area of drugs evening. meeting. and sex education. Also, a registered psychiatrist On the humorous, but subsequently serious side, the In the words of SAGC President, Rod Meadows: would be available for consultation. last proposal accepted by the SAGC made by Bill "This was a very significant week. It was the first Meal Ticket Policy - This concerned a proposal of Neville, G-A Editior stated that all male week in which a large group of students used having a meal ticket bearing the picture of the student members of the SAGC be made to stay in an on-campus parliamentary procedure in order to voice their who was issued the card. The cost of replacing the dormitory, subject to freshmen women's hours and proposals for change. ticket would be the cost of reproducing the ticket with regulations for a period of one week. "This should give "I attended their (the students) informal meeting the picture. the male SAGC members a good idea of the realities of Monday, May 3, in order to show that students and Proposals that were not passed, due to vague and women's dorm life," said Neville. Page Two THE GEORGE-ANNE Tuesday, May 11,1971 _ 1— i i i -i • ELECTION SET WEDNESDAY' 12 Women Vie For Six WSGA Posts Twelve women students will chairman of Lewis Hall, as a vie for the six Women's Student student assistant and student Government Association advisor, and has been a member (WSGA) offices in a election to be of the judicial council for the past held Wednesday, May 12, in all two years. Picture Not women's dorms and in Landrum Candidates for the office of Available and Williams Centers from 8:30 second vice president are Elaine a.m. to 7 p.m. Ash and Kathie Lovett. Miss Ash, The race for president of the a junior criminal justice major WSGA pits Susan E. "Buggs" from Savannah, has served as Griffin against Kathy Lee. Miss treasurer of Hendricks Hall, and President First Vice President Second Vice President Griffin, a junior recreation major has been a student assistant in Kathy Lee Susan Griffin Joan Johnson Nancy Bady Kathie Lovett Elaine Ash from Charleston, has served as Winburn. Miss Lovett, a a WSGA representative of sophomore elementary education Johnson Hall. Miss Lee, a junior major from Evans, has been the English major from Charleston, WSGA representative for Olliff has served as both an advisor and Hall, and has represented the president of Veazey Hall. WSGA legislative council at the The race for first vice- convention *"or Southern president is between Nancy Bady University Student Government and Joan Johnson. Miss Bady a Associations. ecretary SAGC Representative sophomore elementary education The race for secretary pits Gail Metcalf Allison Glass Debbie Lasseter Michele Sumner Mary Mitchell Donna Short major from Macon, has served as Allison Glass against Gail Enrichment Committee. Miss presently serving as the WSGA chell against Donna Short. Miss vice president of Hampton Hall, Metcalf. Miss Glass, a Metcalf, a sophomore elemen- representative for Deal Hall.