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Motion Now With Regents GSC Bids On Windsor Village The Board of Regents increase," said Davis, "None If purchased by the school, tickets will not be required. determined. postponed until September a were attractive." Davis said, Warwick and Intervisitation regulations "This was an unexpected decision on the purchase of When approached with the Stratford halls will be have not been decided as yet, offer and became the most Windsor Village housing alternative of leasing extra renovated into "plush" dormi- but according to Davis, "We attractive of all alternatives," complex. The purchase was space, Alton Odom, manager tories. Tenatively included in hope to be as lenient as Davis said. Other possibilities prompted by an overflow of of Windsor Village, offered to this plan are the installation of possible. For the first time we included lifting sophomore housing applications, according sell the six buildings, pool, and cable TV jacks, wall-to-wall will be able to offer a wide residency requirements, to Larry Davis, director of land to the college, Davis said. carpeting, apartment-sized variety of housing situations refusing to house juniors and housing. The regents are currently refrigerators, and phone jacks. for the students," Prices for seniors, and placing three students per room. "We considered four alter- considering the legalities of the Residency will be open to the rooms, all based on single sale to GSC. sophomores and above. Meal occupancy, have not been "Already we're running 400 natives to handle the applications over what we received last year at this time. In a week we'll be full to capacity in all dormitiroes. Three students to a room Legal Liquor Petition Succeeds would make the students unhappy, so would refusing to house juniors and seniors." While lifting sophomore Referendum Will Be Held In City residency requirements would be pleasing to students, Davis A petition calling for a would be home from college. In other special interest groups in drunk driving. continued, housing could not liquor referendum has been that way we have a maximum the city. operate under the financial submitted to Mayor Thurman number of voters to petition," "From the financial view- "Our philosophy is that we drain. Housing loses approxi- Lanier according to Walt said Strickland. The need for point, it will bring more already have liquor in the mately $65,000 over spring and Strickland of the Committee more voter response was revenue unti the city. We county and city; now, do we winter quarters. The loss of for Legal Control. caused, he said, by the voter should get more small want legal control or illegal sophomores fall quarter would registration drive at the college convention-type trade." Strick- control, that is the question." not be compensated for by Mayor Lanier will call for a in '71 and '72. "Now that land said. He answers the The referendum will apply to incoming freshmen. special now that 35 per cent of those students have moved charge that legal liquor sales package sales only. Mixed Plans for the renovation of registered city voters have away, we have no way to will increase DUI cases by drink laws are the province of Sanford Hall, on campus, have signed the petition for legal contact them about the saying, "Our statistics separate legislation. Now that been approved. Work will liquor sales in Statesboro. In measure." covering five cities which have the committee has presented begin next year on the $1.3 order to achieve this number of A referendum held 27 years gone "wet" in the past three the petition to the mayor, the million reconstruction of the signatures, letters were mailed ago for legal control of alcohol years show that the number of election must be held within 30 dormitory into convertible to city voters; the committee failed, and a petition to bring a DUI incidences have actually days of the presentation date. townhouse apartments. received an immediate referendum to vote two years decreased." More people in the The election must be con- The townhouses will be response of 1,000. ago lacked a majority of county are driving further to ducted separate from any other available to juniors, up. signatures. Strickland now get legal alcohol, he said, and election. However, the complex is hoped "We wanted to wait until sees the main opposition therefore more are likely to be Strickland predicts success to provide the beginnings of summer when local students coming from the churches and involved in accidents due to for the election. married students' housing. Independent The grounds have gotten! Summer ~ along with the downpours of* late. All over the campus, flowers bloom under cloudy ■ skies. Even toothless youth enjoys watermelon by the lake. Weekly g jf. cuttings have been a tradition at GSC in recent years. #jf * ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PAGE TWO Regents Grant Promotions 5 Become Full Professors The Board of Regents of Those promoted to the rank granted tenure with the state of Georgia recently of professor include: Dr. John promotion. approved promotions for 16 Lindsey, education; Dr. Paul Those promoted to the rank Georgia Southern College McKinnis, school services; and of associate professor include Writer Shortage faculty members. In addition Dr. George Shriver, history Dr. Earl Andrews, industrial to the promotions in rank, a and geography. Dr. Lindsey technology (granted tenure); number of faculty members and Dr. McKinnis were already Dr. Robert Barrow, history were also granted tenure. tenured. Dr. Shriver was and geography (granted Delays Guide tenure); Dr. Gale Bishop, A shortage of writers may select the class most suited to geology; Dr. Ed Brown, in- cause a delay in publication of his individual pace. It will also struction (granted tenure); Dr. the Course Guide, Kerry include descriptions of the Warren Fields, music (granted Loudermilk, coordinator of instructor's policies. tenure); Dr. G. Hewitt Joiner, academic affairs of the CCC The Guide is based on the history and geography announced today. results of course surveys taken (granted tenure); Dr. Patricia "We are about 60 per cent by students and faculty LaCerva, English; Dr. finished with the last stage of throughout the past year. The Rosemarie Marshall, biology; the booklet, and if we are to forerunner of the booklet, the Dr. Rosalind Ragans, Marvin have it ready by fall quarter, Faculty Evaluation, was Perspectives... Pittman, (granted tenure); and we need more writers," said abandoned by the CCC after Dr. Frank Saunders, history 'Loudermilk. "We are willing to complaints that it was- and geography. pay them to get the guide incomprehensible. The new Several faculty members of the Department of History at Three instructors have been completed." format using subjective Georgia Southern recently presented papers at the annual promoted to the rank of Writers are needed to paragraphs instead of number meeting of the Georgia Association of Historians held at assistant professor. They are translate statistical infor- charts will hopefully alleviate Savannah State College recently. Dr. Don Barry, history and mation about courses and the problem, said Loudermilk. Dr. G. Hewett Joiner, Dr. George Rogers and Dr. Frank geography; Mr. Horace instructors into coherent Students interested in Saunders presented a session on "The Professional Historian and Harrell, accounting, and Mr. paragraphs. The Course Guide writing should come by the the Bicentennial." George Pratt, sociology. is designed to help students CCC office at 107 Williams. Joiner, Assistant Professor of history, spoke on "The Professional Historian, the Public and the Bicentennial"; Rogers, Professor of history, addressed the group on "The Organization Free And Semi-Free of Historic Tours for the Public"; and Saunders, Assistant Professor of history delivered a paper on "Local History and the Bicentennial." CUB Hosts Summer Films Following the presentation of the papers, the three conducted The CUB is hosting a movies will be shown at 8 and Moon a discussion of the practical problems involved in the summer series of films for GSC 10 p.ir/. Semi-free movies will development of bicentennial historical programs for the public. students this quarter. Not only only be shown at 9 p.m. Semi-Free Movies: Charlotte Ford, Assistant Professor of history, presented will the semi-free $.50 movies The schedule is: July 9-11 - The Groove Tube a paper entitled "Women in the American Revolution" before be held on Fridays and Freemovies: July 16-18 - The Eiger another session of the meeting, which was attended by historians Sundays, but on Wednesdays July 14 - 'Last Days of Man Sanction from throughout the state. She also spoke before the free movies will be shown for on Earth' July 23-25 - The Fantastic Montgomery County Bicentennial Committee in Mt. Vernon on the first time since '75. July 21 - Three Outlaw Planet the same topic as a part of GSC's Perspectives on the American The Biology Lecture Hall Samurai' July 30 - Aug. 1 A Touch of Revolution." hosts all movies this quarter, July 28 - 'Together Brothers' Class i Dr. Rogers addressed the Liberty County Bicentennial unless otherwise noted. Free Aug. 4 • 'Brother Sun, Sister Aug. 6-8 - Steelyard Blues Steering Committee on "Fort Morris in the American Revolution." The meeting was held at Bradwell Institute in Hinesville- Additionally, Rogers spoke before a meeting of the Waynesboro Book Club on "William Bartram": The Experience of a Naturalist in Georgia in the America Revolution." Dr. Joiner presented a speech on "The Bicentennial: What Will it mean, and What Should it Mean?" Joiner's presentation was at a meeting sponsored by the Swainsboro Heritage '76 Committee which marked the opening of "Heritage '76" week, a series of local bicentennial recognitions. Sue Smith, Instructor of home economics at GSC, lectured to the Adam Brinson Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution on "Food and Food Patterns in Colonial Georgia" at the Adam Brinson Chapter house in Twin City.