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Augusta College
Augusta, Georgia

VOLUME 1. ISSUE 1

SUMMER 1978

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER

I am pleased at the prospect of
having a publication designed with
you in mind. Effective communi-
cation is vital in any organization
and that certainly includes a college
campus. Thus I hope we can usethis
publication as a means of improving
communication at all levels. I wel-
come the opportunity to have a
portion of the AC Currents set aside
as The President's Corner wherein
we can discuss subjects of interest
to us all. I appreciate the Office of
Public Information giving us this
opportunity to discuss subjects
important to each of us and the
college. Please forward any
comments for subjects you would
like for me to discuss to the editor.

In this first issue, I would like to
address my comments to that group
of employees who are absolutely
indispensible our secretarial
staff. All of us are indebted to you
for your tireless efforts. I would like
to say thank you for all of the hard
work you have performed in the
past. Although there are many who
are dedicated to the college, I would

like to mention the names of two
who come to mind when discussing
outstanding performance. They are
Alice Bowen and Mary Dickson,
who have each completed close to
20 years of outstanding service to
the college. Cheerful, cooperative
and competent are a few adjectives
that come to mind when thinking
about these faithful employees.
Who could imagine how many lives
they have touched during their
years of service to the college.
Thank you, Mrs. Dickson and Mrs.
Bowen, for your dedication and out-
standing work.

In another matter which may be of
interest, the Comptroller's Search
Committee received 74 applications
for the position and we are happy to
announce in this issue the person
selected for the post.

Future issues will contain addi-
tional information that I hope will
be of interest to you, but space does
not permit more at this time.

I'd like to wish each of you a
pleasant and productive summer.

George A. Christenberry

LUNCHTIME LEARNING TO EXPAND

The Office of Continuing Education's "Lunchtime Learning"
courses, which have met with much success both on campus and at
the Chamber of Commerce building downtown, will be expanding
this winter to the two new shopping malls. Business writing and
macrame were taught this summer on campus, enabling employees
to take a course during their lunch hour.

JOSEPH F. MELE
APPROVED AS DEAN

Joseph F. Mele, vice president for
business affairs at Bradley Univer-
sity in Peoria, Illinois, has been ap-
proved as Dean for Business and
Finance and Comptroller at Augusta
College by the Board of Regents.

The postion, formerly known as
Comptroller, was approved as part
of the college's reorganization to
reflect more accurately the scope of
the position.

Mele, whose appointment be-
comes effective in mid-August, had
been with Bradley since 1 964 when
he was named assistant to the trea-
surer. In 1968 he was appointed
controller, and in 1972 was named
vice president for business affairs,
the post he held prior to accepting
the position here.

He received the B.S. degree in
accounting from Russell Sage Col-
lege (Troy, N.Y.) and the M.A. in
educational administration from
Bradley.

Mele, 44, has also had experience
at Russell Sage College as an
accountant from 1956-61 and at
Ripon (Wisconsin) College as bursar
from 1961-64.

In announcing Mele's unanimous
selection by the five-member
Search Committee, Dr. George
Christenberry said he was "de-
lighted" that a man of Mele's quali-
fications, reputation and experience
would be joining Augusta College.

Mele, along with the other top candidate* for
the position, were hosted at a series of informal
coffees held at the AC Towers. The coffees gave
interested employees an opportunity to meet
and chat with the candidates.

ATLANTA NATIVE NAMED ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

A new position in the
registrar's office has been filled by
Maria Jo Mclver, a 29-year-old
Atlanta native, who joins AC from
Clayton Junior College where she
served as assistant registrar.

Her husband Roger, a buyer for
the Georgia Power Company at
Plant Vogtie, was transferred here
last July and she started work as
administrative assistant for
Registrar S. Lee Wallace in Sep-
tember. On July 1, she became
assistant registrar.

One of the biggest problems
generally associated with a
registrar's office is the four-times-a-
year ordeal of registration.
Mclver feels, however, that at
Augusta College "it's not much of
a headache. I think it moves quite
well. ..the only time we get bogged
down is when a person who is
assigned to a certain area is not
there." Employee attendance during
registration hours is vital, she said.

Many persons play an indispen-
sable role in registration day activi-
ties she said, adding that the
registrar's office is indebted to those
who each quarter contribute so
much time and effort to the regis-
tration process.

"After all, if we didn't register
students, none of us would have
jobs," she smiled.

Registration here has become so
streamlined that if all employees are
at their proper stations, a student

can go through the complete pro-
cess in 20 minutes, she said.
Pre-registration is a tremendous
help because it alleviates crowds at
registration and enables students
that are currently enrolled to have
first chance at classes.

Another duty for the assistant
registrar is helping with the gradu-
ating senior interviews to try to
determine if students have met all
graduation qualifications. She also
helps Wallace with class schedules
each quarter, prepares faculty
assignment sheets, handles former
student applications, reviews resi-
dency applications, helps with late
registration, and assists with proce-
dures involving students dropping
and adding classes.

Mclver describes her work here
as a "very good learning expe-
rience for me. Mr. Wallace is just
remarkable. I've never worked with
anyone so concerned about stu-
dents."

In handling former student appli-
cations, she related, he often
remembers them and can even
list the year they last attended
Augusta College.

"Jo" Mclver is a graduate of
Georgia State University, where she
worked as a student assistant and
eventually into a full time
position in the statistical section
of the registrar's office there.

The Mclver's have a son, Scott, 8.

Lee Wallace Goes Over Some Enrollment Figures With Jo Mclver.

Anne Barton With A Piece of Clay Sculpture

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

ASSUMES

CAMPUS DUTIES

After three decades of being "out
of the world of art," Anne Claussen
Barton has taken up duties on
campus as the Fine Arts Depart-
ment Artist-I n-Residence.

An art enthusiast "as long as I can
remember," she coaxed her parents
into hiring someone to give her art
lessons when starting out in ele-
mentary school.

Her interest continued and in
1 947 she earned a Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree from the University of
Georgia majoring in textile design,
an area she felt would serve her well
in Augusta.

Since she married "right out of
college" and went on to have four
children, her involvement in art
came to a predictable end.

Ten to 15 years ago, she esti-
mates, she began dabbling in
painting again, and six years ago her
interests turned to sculpture. Since
the latter is "unbelievably difficult"
in terms of physical strength, she
dropped painting and began to put
all her energies into sculpting.

"I just didn't have time to do
both," she said, adding that the
weight of the clay (sometimes as
heavy as a couple of hundred
pounds) requires quite a bit of
strength.

"When I can no longer physically
keep up with the sculpture, I can go
back to painting," she said.

Five years ago she enrolled here
"to learn more about working with
clay" and has since earned between
70-80 credit hours in art. In 1976
she went to Italy for three months to
study the lost wax bronze casting.
While there she tried marble carv-
ing, but prefers using softer
materials.

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SAFETY OFFICER

STRIVES TO

CHANGE ATTITUDES

A day in the life of a public safety
officer can be amusing, hazardous,
frustrating or rewarding. ..but never
routine.

And, according to Officer David C.
Tordoff, the biggest problem he and
his fellow officers face is that of
changing the unfavorable attitude
many people harbor toward law en-
forcement personnel.

It's human nature, he said, for
people to resent being told what to
do. "Consequently we are given the
bad guy image even though we are
here for their own good," he said.

Though Tordoff, 29, has been with
the Department of Public Safety for
only a few months, he has been
working for the State of Georgia in
security positions for six years.

A safety officer's work on the AC
campus is varied, he said, noting
their involvement with starting ve-
hicles, retrieving keys from locked
cars, opening buildings after hours,
administering first-aid (he is a quali-
fied emegency medical technician),
walking female students or employ-
ees to their cars if they so request
and their most visible dutygiving
citations.

Many students believe officers
"get a bonus" for writing tickets, he
said, noting he couldn't count the
number of times that remark has
been made to him.

Nevertheless, he's proud of his
reputation with students-"they
know I'm fair" and finds his work
rewarding.

"It's almost impossible to describe
the rewards from this type of job. It's
just knowing that you're the kind of
person who cares about the safety
of others. It's the reward of knowing
you're helping someone who is hurt
...or that you're helping to prevent
an accident or an incident.

If you're not that kind of person,
then you don't last long in this kind
of work," he said.

About the most amusing if not
confusing excuse for speeding
he's ever heard, he said, was from a
young female student who told
Tordoff she knew she was speeding
but she couldn't help it because she
had a virus.

The most hazardous situation he
has been faced with was the time an
irate citation holder tried to run him
down.

Officers on campus are assigned
to eight-hour shifts and work 30
days per shift. It's a 24-hour job, he
noted, even when you're off-duty.

Tordoff Directs Visitor

"We're always subject to be called,"
he said.

Due to the very nature of their
work, officers have to conform to
certain guidelines revolving around
their off-duty time and how and
where it is spent, he said, adding,
"more is expected of us than the
average person."

The officers cannot discriminate
between faculty, staff or students
when citations are necessary. Staff
and faculty, however, should be set-
ting a good example for the students,
he said.

The one request he said he would
make of campus personnel would be

To Campus Lcoation

to remember that the officers "have
feelings just like everyone else.
We're humans and we're the kind of
people who want them to be safe,,,
we're concerned over their well-
being."

The Department of Public Safety,
directed by Julian W. Armstrong,
came into existence during the sum-
mer of 1 970. Eight public safety offi-
cers/ with the support of student
assistants and secretaries, com-
prise the staff.

In addition to safety and security
work, the department also provides
telephone directory assistance and
first aid.

TWO EMPLOYEES PROMOTED

The Office of Student Activities
and the Financial Aid Office have
filled positions with two employees
of Augusta College who have
worked in other areas.

Kathy T. Thompson, an AC gradu-
ate, has been named assistant
director of student activities,
replacing Susan L. Keenan, and
Sandra Smith Fowler, a 1970
graduate of the college, has been
named assistant director of finan-
cial aid, a new position.

Ms. Thompson served as assistant
to the director of the now-defunct
AC Child Development Center(CDC)
from 1974-75 and as CDC educa-
tional coordinator from 1976-77.
During the past year, she has
served as coordinator of the AC
Hourly Child Care Service, formerly
known as the Babysitting Service.

She earned the B.A. and M.S. de-
grees, in psychology in 1974 and
1976 respectively. She is the
daughter of Lt. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs.
Charles B. Thompson of Augusta.

Mrs. Fowler's affiliation with the
college goes back to 1 966 when she
began work as a student assistant
in the Admissions Office. She con-
tinued to work there during her
college career and upon her gradu-
ation in 1970 was hired in a new
position for the college--that of
admissions counselor.

She is married to Michael Fowler
and they have one son.

Ms. Thompson will be working
with John C. Groves, director of
student activities in the College
Activities Center, and Mrs. Fowler
with James C. Stallings, financial
aid director, in Payne Hall.

FRINGE BENEFITS
ATTRACT EMPLOYEES

For someone considering employ-
ment at Augusta College, probably
the second most asked question
would be, "what fringe benefits will
I receive?"

On that question, AC would rate
high by anyone's criteria, according
to Personnel Director Alex Mura.

Liberal vacation and sick leave
lead the list. Following one year of
employment, an employee has
earned 1 5 days annual leave and 1 2
days sick leave. After five years, the
annual leave figure jumps to 18
days and following a decade of ser-
vice, the figures goes to 21 days.

Ten paid holidays are given all
employees including New Year's
Day, July 4, two days at Thanks-
giving, Labor Day, and five days at
Christmas.

Two Blue Cross-Blue Shield Hos-
pitalization Insurance plans are
available, including dependent
coverage and group life based on
salary. The college pays all the cost
for basic life and accidental death
and dismemberment (AD&D) insur-
ance. Dependent coverage and
supplemental life and AD&D insur-
ance are available at reasonable
rates.

Longterm disability is also avail-
able at reasonable group rates to
those earning $6,000 or more a
year.

The college's retirement plan
the Teachers Retirement System of
Georgia--is required for all who
have a work commitment of half
time or more. Members contribute
six per cent of their monthly gross
salary and the State contributes
9.35% of the monthly gross salary.

More in the social area, the Clark
Hill Recreation Area in Lincoln
County is a unique benefit for
employees who enjoy the outdoor
life. Contained within a 40-acre site
are a sanded beach, camping facili-
ties, a huge air-conditioned lodge
complete with kitchen, rest rooms
and shower accommodations,
picnic tables, barbecue grills, as
well as fishing and boating oppor-
tunities. The site is located just
past the Little River Bridge in Lin-
coln County.

Employees may also avail them-
selves of the campus swimming
pool (regular recreational hours are
established), the tennis courts,
weight rooms, library, cafeteria,
as well as the many events sched-
uled on campus such as concerts,
plays, art shows, the film series,
Lyceum series, lectures, etc. Admis-

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Summertime... and the livin' is easy when you're enjoying the facilities of the Augusta College Re-
creation Area at Clark Hill. Here a group of young men enjoy a game of volleyball while others may
choose to swim, boat, camp, barbecue or just enjoy the fully-equipped lodge. Employees are reminded
that the "Rec Area" is open Tuesday through Sunday and is located just past the Little River Bridge in
Lincoln County.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO?

Editor's Note: This is the first in a
series on former Augusta College
employees. The first column is on
Percy Wise.

Following 20 years of teaching
modern languages at Augusta Col-
lege, Percy Wise is now enjoying the
leisurely life of retirement doing the
things he loves most--reading,
traveling and playing bridge.

At the time of his retirement in
1971, Wise was awarded the title
of "emeritus professor" in apprecia-
tion of his contributions to the col-
lege.

A senior faculty member at that
time in terms of service, he joined
the faculty of the Junior College in
1 951 , and had served as a professor
since 1 961 . He had long enjoyed the
reputation of an excellent teacher
and served as the chairman of the
Modern Languages Department for
a number of years.

The 72-year-old native of Bates-

burg, S.C. thoroughly enjoys bridge
and plays in numerous tournaments
here and throughout the state. A life
master in bridge, he has played
"ever since I was a kid" and conti-
nues to play several times a week,
he said. He is a member of the
American Contract Bridge League
and plays regularly with the AC
faculty bridge group.

Always an avid traveler, he has
visited Europe, Mexico "at least four
or five times" and Norway since
retiring. He also enjoys reading.

Wise received the A.B. degree from
the University of South Carolina in
1 927 with a major in education and
minors in French and Spanish. His
M.A. degree, with a major in French
and minor in Spanish, is from the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. He also studied at the
University of Poitiers in France,
Duke University, University of
Illinois, New York University, Co-
ahuila State Teachers College in
Saltillo, Mexico, and the University
of Valencia, Spain.

He taught at Christ School in Ar-
den, N.C., served two years as assis-
tant principal of Greenville High
School and six years as principal of
Sumter Junior High School.

While at AC, he served on nume-
rous college committees including
the Dean's Advisory Council.

AC'S select group of "emeritus fa-
culty" include, in addition to Wise,
Norman Lochridge Galloway,
Chester McKinley Sutton and Jo-
seph Leconte Talley.

Wise continues to make Augusta
his home.

RETIRING EMPLOYEES

Seven employees retired at the
end of June with a total of 86 years
of cumulative service to Augusta
College.

Spyros J. Daiis.

a member of the
Political Science
faculty since 1959
and a former chair-
man of the then
Social Sciences
Department here,
retired with 19 years of service to
Augusta College.

The native of Athens, Greece
received the A.B. and M.A. degrees
from the University of Georgia and
did further graduate work at Duke
University, American University
and the University of Georgia.
Marjorie C. Daniel began work in
the Department of Mathematics as a
secretary May 10, 1965. After two
years in the department, she
switched to the Registrar's Office
which was under the direction then
of Buddy Martin. Following five
years there, she returned to the
Mathematics Department where
she has worked for the past six
years. She will retire with 1 3 years
of service. Mrs. Daniel has three
children and two grandchildren.

James L. Driver has completed
five years of service as a lab worker
in the Department of Biology.

Mary Mulcay is
a library assistant
II. While she has
worked in several
areas within the
library, she recent-
ly has devoted
most of her time to i'T'
the cataloging area. She will con-
tinue to make her home on
McDowell Street.

Mamie Printup,

assistant manager
of the cafeteria,
began work in
October 1961 and
retired with 1 7
years of service.

Voila A. Sawyer

has served as an
assistant librarian
since 1 968 with
primary duties in
reference and
government docu-
ments. She is a
graduate of the

South Carolina and received her

masters degree in library science
from Florida State University. She
makes her home in Johnston, S.C.

Dr. Frank Ren-
nie Tubbs, who
joined AC in Sep-
tember of 1 967,
retired with 1 1
years of service. He
came to the De-
partment of Educa-
tion from a position at Stetson
University. He is married to the for-
mer Carrie Pearson and they have a
son, Thomas, and a daughter,
Carolyn, both in their 20's.

...EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

sion is usually free with a college
I.D.

Other benefits include a check-
cashing service at the Business
Office (with a limit of $20), free
parking, a ten percent discount on
all purchases $2 or more in the
campus bookstore and discount
tickets (through the Magic Kingdom
Club) for Walt Disney World in
Orlando, Fla.

Employees with children from 1 -6
may take advantage of the hourly
child care service, located in its own
building next to Boykin Wright Hall.
The service offers child care for up
to four hours a day at a rate of 600
an hour.

Children ages 4-12 may attend at
reduced rates the college's summer
day camp held for eight weeks every
summer. Registration isthroughthe
Office of Student Activities.

TENURE AUTHORIZED

Tenure for three faculty members
at Augusta College, to become ef-
fective in the 1 978-79 fiscal year,
has been authorized by the Board of
Regents.

The new status for the faculty
members was granted on the
recommendation of President
George A. Christenberry in accord-
ance with tenure criteria set forth in
the policies of the Board of Regents.

Awarded tenure were Bertee B.
Gaylard, associate professor,
nursing; Lennart C. Carlson, assist-

University

The White Columns annual,
scheduled for distribution this
fall, is being dedicated to the late
William H. Rodimon, director of
college and public services from
1971 until his death this past
spring.

ant professor, physical education;
and Lyie R. Smith, associate profes-
sor, education.

Granting of tenure to faculty
members at all institutions of the
University System is considered by
the Board on an annual basis.

Following is a list of employees who
have given five, ten, fifteen or
twenty years of continuous service
to Augusta College.

20 YEARS

Keith Bowling, Languages and Li-
terature; Dr. Geraldine Hargrove,
Education; Shelby Lee Wallace, Re-
gistrar; Roberta Scott, Plant Opera-
tions.

15 YEARS

Oneida Gibson, Library; Harry
Jacobs, Fine Arts; Marvin Vanover,
Physical Education

10 YEARS

William Allen, Plant Operations;
Nathan Bindler, Fine Arts; Dr. John
Black, Biology; Louise Bryant, Nur-
sing; Dr. J. Gray Dinwiddie, Aca-
demic Dean; Dr. Edwin Flynn, Busi-
ness Administration; J. W. Gallo-
way, Dean of Students; Blanche
Garrard, Library; Otis Hammonds,
Plant Operations; Evelyn Lawson,
Cafeteria; Leslie McCroan, Book
Store; Dr. Freddy Maynard, Mathe-
matics; Dr. Thomas Ramage, His-
tory; Dr. Charles Saggus, History

5 YEARS

Maxine Allen, Continuing Educa-
tion; John Baditoiu, Public Safety;
Kathleen Bone, Library; Doris Bus-
sey. Veterans Affairs; Dr. Delwin
Cahoon, Psychology; James Duffy,
Physical Education; Marshall Eng-
land, Plant Operations; O'Greta
Everett, Special Studies; Dr. Ronnie
Ezell, Physics; Dr. Clara Fanning,
Languages & Literature; Wade Gass-
man. Veterans Affairs & Placement;
Bertee Gaylard, Nursing; Frances
Harley, Nursing; Katherine Harri-
son, Dean's Office; Dr. Robert
Hilliard, Education; Dr. Russ Hollo-
man, Business Administration;
Jeanne Jensen, History; James
Kelley, Business Administration;
Jack King, Jr., Fine Arts; Felton
Moore, Business Administration;
Elizabeth Muns, Central Office Sup-
ply; Dr. Roy Nicely, Business Admi-
nistration; June Pritchett, Book
Store; Dr. LyIe Smith, Education;
Robert Thies, College Data Systems;
Dr. Cecelia Voelker, Fine Arts

Marjorie Daniel (L) one of the aeven to retire at the end of June from Augusta College, is shown at her
retirement reception hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. With her is
long-time library employee Mary Craven.

July 21

JULY CALENDAR

Registration

6 & 8:1 5 P.M. AC Film Series:

"Day of the Locust", PAT

July 26

6 & 8:15 P.M. AC Film Series:
"Carrie," PAT

AUGUST CALENDAR

August 1

August 3
8 - Noon

Senior Art Show: Lee Ann
Schmidt (through August 1 5)
Reception August 6, 7-9 P.M.

Job Opportunity Counseling
3rd Floor CAC (Every Thursday)

August 5

9:30 A.M. Baccalaureate Exit Exam, BH

7:30 P.M.

August 8

6 & 8:15 P.M.

August 9
3 P.M.
August 1 1

August 12

7 P.M.

August 14-16
August 16
3 & 7P.M.
August 18

August 28

Lynne Morgan - Senior Piano
RecitaL PAT

AC Film Series:
"Leadbelly," PAT

AC Faculty Meeting, BH

Last day of classes

End of Summer Day Camp

Exams

Alleluia Community - Presen-
tation of Christian Entertainment
PAT

Exams

JB White Seventeen Show, PAT

Graduation
Term Ends

Alumni Association Cruise to the
Bahamas (through September 1 )

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ^
AWARD GIVEN TO NEW
FACULTY MEMBER

Dr. Ronald Weber, who joined the
Education Department faculty this
summer, has been named recipient
of the J.C. Walton Distinguished
Service Award for contributions to
the S.C. Region V school districts.

The new faculty member joined AC
from Winthrop College where he
had been teaching for the past five
years.

The award is presented annually to
an educator in South Carolina who
has contributed most to the S.C.
Region V school districts. Dr. Weber
worked at the Region V Center for
three years. While teaching at
Winthrop, he assisted Region V
school districts as a consultant
in writing proposals and providing
in-service training for teachers and
as third party evaluator for specific
projects.

Q& A

Ever wondered why something is
done the way it is at Augusta
College? Do you have any questions
about policies, personnel matters,
insurance? All employees are in-
vited to submit their questions to the
Question & Answers Column for
direct answers. Names will not be
published, although names must be
attached to the question to insure
authenticity.

Q. Why don't employees receive
a regularly issued statement of
their sick and annual leave?

A. Personnel Director Alex Mura:
"Now that we are on a compu-
terized payroll, the plans are
that eventually check stubs will
show employees their sick and
annual leave. That way em-
ployees will be able to see
every time they receive a check
just how much leave they have
accrued. I can't, however, give
a target date when this will
start."

Horticulturist Tommy Crenshaw of the Physical Plant staff bends over to check the progress of the
azaleas recently planted in front of Rains Hall. Crenshaw said 1B0 hino-de-giri azaleas were planted
there because the area was too shady for grass to grow. With Crenshaw is Ronald Bodie.

Do you have a title suggestion for
this employee publication? After
considering numerous titles,
we've decided to "open it up"
and ask you for your thoughts.
Send your suggestions to the
Public Information Office,
Rains HalL

FOR PARENTS

SEMINAR ON SEX EDUCATION SLATED
BY CONTINUING EDUCATION

With Georgia in the vanguard of
states with the highest statistics on
unwed pregnant teenagers, the Of-
fice of Continuing Education plans a
six-week seminar this fall aimed at
helping parents develop better com-
munication skills with their children
in the area of human sexuality.

The seminar will deal with topics
such as the need for sex education
in the home, how to become an
"askable" parent, values clarifi-
cation and moral responsibility, the
anatomy and physiology of develop-
ment, male and female reproductive
organs, the problem of adolescence
teenage pregnancies, veneral di-
sease, questions teens are asking,
role playing and many more.

The course will begin the latter
part of September, according to
Shari Covitz, assistant director of
the Office of Continuing Education,

and a member of the Board of
Directors for the newly-formed
CSRA Family and Counseling
Agency.

The instructors and their areas
include the Rev. Mr. Heyward
Knight who will discuss the need for
sex education in the home; Jerry
Moree, values clarification with em-
phasis on moral responsibility; Dr.
Edwin Bronstein, Medical College
of Georgia, the anatomy and physi-
ology of males and females, repro-
ductive organs, fertilization, contra-
ception and pregnancy; Phyllis Pel-
larin, MSW, problems of adoles-
cense; Aprile Melton, RN, questions
teenagers ask about their bodies,
nutrition, body mechanics and the
gynecological examination.

The six-week seminar will be held
in the evening during two-hour
sessions.

TOURS PLANNED

Staff and faculty along with for-
mer students are being extended an
invitation to the Bahamas in late
August and a tour of Greece in No-
vember by the AC Alumni Associ-
ation.

A cruise on The Emerald Seas will
depart August 28 for Nassau and
Freeport and will arrive back m
Miami on September 1. Available
are ten rooms at $190 per person,
two to a room, and 20 rooms at
$310 per person, two to a room.
There is an $1 1 per person port tax
charge, and transportation can be
arranged to Miami for $40 per per-
son, if a sufficient number of people
are interested. No passport is
required.

The ship will leave Miami August

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28 and arrive in Nassau the next
morning. It will leave Nassau 10:30
p.m. Wednesday and arrive in Free-
port Thursday morning. The ship
leaves Freeport on Thursday night
and arrives back in Miami Friday
morning.

The tour of Greece will be from
November 21 to November 29
which will include the Thanksgiving
day holidays. The $569 excursion
includes round trip jet transpor-
tation to Athens, deluxe accommo-
dations at the Royal Olympic Hotel,
continental breakfast daily, gourmet
lunch or dinner every day, guided
tour of the Acropolis, Athens
Museum tour, low-cost optional
tours, all gratuities for chamber-
maids, bellmen and doormen, and
all round-trip transfers and bag-
gage handling from airport to hotel.
For further information on either
trip, contact the Alumni Association
at 828-4701 .

CONTINUING

ACCREDITATION

GRANTED

The Board of Review for Asso-
ciate Degree Programs for the Na-
tional League for Nursing informed
President George A. Christenberry
this month that it has granted con-
tinuing accreditation to the nursing
program at Augusta College.

HARDY HALL NAMED

The old library building-called
that since the opening of the new
Reese Library-will now be known
as Hardy Hall.

The Board of Regents of the Uni-
versity System of Georgia this
month approved the request of Pre-
sident George A. Christenberry to
name the building in memory of Dr.
Eric West Hardy, who died in mid-
March, at the age of 97.

Hardy was president of the Junior

College of Augusta from 1938 to
1954.

Born in Johnston, S.C, he gradu-
ated with a B.A. degree from Fur-
man University in 1908. He served
as instruction at Tennessee College
for Women and as Dean at Bessie
Tift College before joining the Rich-
mond Academy faculty in 1922 as
instructor in history and economics.
In 1 926 he was selected to join the
staff of the new Junior College in
Augusta. He was named Dean of
the College and of the Academy in
1 930 and in 1 938 became principal
of the Academy and President of the

College.

In 1942, Furman University
awarded him the honorary Doctor of
Letters degree.

Hardy retired in 1954 when he
reached the mandatory retirement
age of 70. After his retirement, he
was rehired by the Richmond county
Board of Education to help establish
the Junior College on the old
arsenal grounds.

RECIPE CORNER

Employees are invited to share with others their
favorite recipes. Send yours to the Public Informa-
tion Office for inclusion in the next issue.

Baked Squach Casserole
(submitted by Mary Elizabeth Gardiner)

2-21/2 pounds young tender squash

(zucchini and yellow mixed)
1 med onion
Vt teaspoon salt
Vi tsp pepper

1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
3 tbi. butter or margarine
Vi cup milk
V^ cup bread crumbs

Cut up squash and onions. Add salt, pepper and 2
cups water. Simmer, covered in saucepan until
tender. Drain water, mash squash. Add cheese, 2
tbI. butter and milk. Mix well, pour in greased
casserole. Top with bread crumbs and remaining
butter, bake 12-14 minutes at 325 until brown.

Better to be unborn than un-
taught, for ignorance is the root
of mi8fortune--Plato

OBJECTIVES LISTED

SHANKS NAMED PHYSICAL PLANT DIRECTOR

Every classroom is clean before 8
a.m. daily, faculty may have their
offices cleaned when it's convenient
to them, and departmental work
orders are acknowledged immedi-
ately with a date indicating when
the work will be done.

Though the changes may seem
minor, the new director of the phy-
sical plant sees them as significant
to one of his major objectives-
becoming more responsive to the
needs of AC personnel.

Robert Shanks, a 29-year-old
native of Newport News, Va. and
husband of a native North Augu-
stan, began work March 15 and
immediately set out to streamline
plant procedures.

The four major areas under his
supervision are the administration
of the physical plant office, custodial
services, building and ground main-
tenance.

Recent reorganization efforts
placed ten men in supervisory
positions reporting to him. They
include Willie Clay, vehicle mainte-
nance; James Bryant, plumbing;
Mitchell Hutto, electrical; Thomas
Wright, carpentry; Frank Peel,
painting; Johnny Cunningham and
Glen Conrad, heating, ventilating,
and air conditioning; Tommy
Crenshaw, horticulture; Marshall
England, preventative mainten-
ance; Jake Wilson, custodial
services.

In addition. Bill Allen was named
head of building services and Baxter
Vinson head of building mainte-
nance.

Secretaries Carol Johnson and
Linda Fulmer coordinate general
office affairs and budget and
business matters respectively.

Weekly staff meetings have been
established "in order to have an
open exchange with all personnel,"
Shanks said.

Of the 60 physical plant em-
ployees, 26 are custodians. Each
building now has specific people
assigned to it with additional staff
available on an "as needed" basis.
OBJECTIVES

Stabilization of the work force
through the upgrading of positions
and equipment and responsiveness
to needs of personnel are two major
objectives Shanks has established
for the department. One aim has
already been realized with new
plant uniforms. Maintenance
personnel have blue and white uni-
forms, groundsmen have green and
white, and female employees have
light blue pant suits. The purpose
of the attire is two fold, he explained:
to upgrade morale and to save
money normally spent on clothing.

Shanks received the B.S. degree
in engineering from the University
of South Carolina and a master's
degree in management from Rollins
College in Winter Park, Fla. Prior to
joining AC, he was associated with
Babcock and Wilcox as a project
engineer. He also worked as
campus engineer for Rollins College
for three years.

He is married to the former Ashley
Schueler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Irvin S. Schueler of North Augusta.
They have two sons, Ryan, 3, and
Brad, 1.

Shanks is a member of the
Summerville Exchange Club and
Trinity-On-The-Hill Methodist
Church where he is on the Board of
Stewards and a Sunday School
teacher in the youth department.

The Public Information Office,
with the able assistance of Asso-
ciate Dean of Students Roscoe
Williams, has assembled a
photographic display which
covers many areas of campus
life. The color photographs range
in size from 8x10 to 16x20 and
lend themselves well for display
purposes. The exhibit has just
been featured at the Chamber of
Commerce of Greater Augusta.

...BARTON'S ART WORLD

Her studio (located next to the
Ceramics Lab) is open anytime to
students who wish to drop by and
observe her techniques or discuss
their projects with her.

Bent over her work, the attractive
artist clad in jeans, sandals and a
paint-and-clay streaked smock-
looks more like a college coed than a
mother of four and grandmother of
one.

As a student, she helped establish
the Student Art Assn., the group
which sponsors continual visual art
exhibits in the Performing Arts
Theatre gallery. She now assists in
setting up tours for AC students to
art galleries in Washington and
Atlanta.

In 1974, she was appointed to a
three year term on the Georgia
Council for the Arts and Humanities
end in 1 977 served a one-year term
as chairman of the Advisory Panel
for the Visual Arts. She was also
appointed to the Selection Jury for
the Georgia Council's Art Bus.

During the month of May, she had
two pieces of sculpture chosen for
an exhibit at the Georgia Sculpture
Exhibition in Athens. She has
received numerous other art awards
in the Augusta Art Association,
Thomson Art Festival, Augusta Arts
and Crafts Festival, and has been
featured in numerous one-person
shows.

STORK CLUB

Congratulations to Wes and Shari
Covitz on the birth of their daughter
Dana Michelle May 31 at University
Hospital. "Little" Dana tipped the
scales at three pounds. Welcoming
her at home are sister Martha and
brother Seth. Shari is assistant
director of continuing education.

Shanks With Carol Johnson (R) and Linda Fulmer

Coming Up In The Next Issue:
Comment from Personnel
Director Alex Mura on matters
of Interest to all employees.

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PRESIDENT'S CORNER

After having
the opportunity
of meeting in-
formally with
students and
f acu Ity, I 'm
pleased with
the success of
the monthly
coffees that
we've been
sponsoring. It's encouraging to be
able to come together for no other
purpose than to just find out more
about each other.

The first coffee, held after a fa-
culty meeting, allowed each mem-
ber of our faculty an opportunity to
socialize with each other--away
from classrooms and meeting
rooms. Too often we tend to fall into
a departmental niche and we end up
not seeing enough of our colleagues
in other departments.

In November, we sent out invi-
tations to student leaders. Even
though it was scheduled right
beforeThanksgiving break, we had a
tremendous turnout of students re-
presenting almost every organiza-
tion and publication on campus.

Though it will take time, we plan
on inviting everyone on campus to
join with us on an informal basis.
It's good for all of us every now and
then to get away from the office, the
telephones, and the heavy sche-
dules that seem to be so much a part
of our everyday lives.

With the Thanksgiving holidays
over, the Jaguars and Lady Jaguars
are back on the courts again. I look
forward to seeing each of you at the
games and for those who haven't
been attending, I'd like to urge that
you do so this season. The Jaguars
can always be counted on to dotheir
best and they need our support.

I'd like to let you know that the
Physical Facilities Committee just
toured the Army Reserve Center
property to see what needs to be
done before we officially move in.
I've been told the Army will vacate
this spring and then we can begin to
utilize the facilities. Since there are
no funds at this time to make any
major physical improvements, we
plan to do whatever maintenance

work is necessary to use it as is.
The area will give us a little more
than five acres and will, of course,
free up some additional parking
space.

In another area, our radio sta-
tion will be increasing its hours of
operation and an announcement of
new programs for WACG-FM will be
made in the near future. With the
addition of radio consultant Bob
Young to our Public Information
staff, we look forward to his ad-
vice and consultation. Young will
soon be sending out a questionnaire
to all staff and faculty asking for
ideas and suggestions to broaden
the station's appeal. If you have any
programming suggestions, please
feel free to forward them to the Pub-
lic Information Office at any time.

Before closing, I'd like to officially
welcome Mr. Thomas F. Kelleher,
Jr., to campus in his role as adjunct
professor in the Office of Continu-
ing Education. Kelleher will be coor-
dinating our new Emergency Ser-
vices Program as well as continuing
his work as director of Civil Pre-
paredness for Augusta-Richmond
County. Kelleher has an impressive
background in criminal justice and
is a recent retiree from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation where he
served as an assistant director and
chief of the FBI Laboratory. Wel-
come, Tom!

With the arrival of the holiday
season, I'd like to take this oppor-
tunity on behalf of Lib and myself
to wish each of you a joyous and
memorable Christmas. The Christ-
mas Season began on a high note
recently with the annual lighting of
the Augusta College-Summerville
Christmas tree in front of the Per-
forming Arts Theatre. Christmas
carols, candles lighting up the
darkness, selections sung by our
choir backed by our band, and hot
chocolate and cookies provided by
the Faculty Wives all combined to
make the occasion truly memorable.

If you're traveling this Christmas
keep alert to the hazard of holiday
driving. We want to see all of you
healthy and happy next year!

George A. Christenberry

AND ANOTHER THING, CHARLIE!
Carol Wittkamp's T-shirt message seems to
contradict the crutches tucked under her arms,
but nevertheless the running mishap didn't
slow her down for very long. Judging from her
gesture, perhaps she's telling Charlie Freeman,
chairman of the campus Running Committee,
what not to do while sprinting.

AC AT THE MALL

The first short course to be offered
at the Augusta IVlall was such a suc-
cess that Continuing Education offi-
cials anticipate many more to be
held there in the future.

Two winter quarter courses in-
clude math review and bookkeep-
ing, the latter requested by a num-
ber of mall merchants in response to
a poll conducted by the C.E. office.

The fall quarter course. Adver-
tising Layout Techniques taught by
Tom Lyie, a local graphic artist,
pulled in more than 20 persons for
the Tuesday night classes con-
ducted in the mall's Community Hall
room.

Some new on-campus short
courses to be offered this winter,
according to Assistant Director
Sharon Covitz include "C.P.R. and
First Aid," "Using Your Emotions,"
"Time IVlanagement," "Making Your
Business Grow," "Better Imaging-A
Working Woman's Guide," and
"Aerobic Dancing" to name a few.
Also scheduled is a one night work-
shop on "Divorce and Separation"
or "How To Cope Once You've
Parted."

FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK

By Marian W. Cheek

Have you ever misplaced your cup
of coffee only to find it hours later
in the freezer?

What about trying to hang your
coat up. ..in the refrigerator? Or
pour a pitcher of cream into the su-
gar bowl?

Absent-mindedness- that foible
often attributed to professors--is in-
deed a very real part of our society.
In talking with a number of friends
recently about what I considered to
be my particular malady--l soon
discovered everyone to one degree
or another is so affected.

Several of the women in the office
decided it was some sort of "work-
ing mother syndrome." Butthen, af-
ter much discussion, we soon dis-
covered our husbands hadthesame
type of problems. My friend and co-
worker said her husband while driv-
ing missed his turn-off and it wasn't
until miles later he discovered his
mistake, and asked where he was
going.

I approached the director of our
psychology clinic here about the
problem. His remarks were some-
what encouraging--if only from the
standpoint that so many of us are
affected.

"All of us have too much to do,"
Dr. John Sappington said, "its cer-
tainly not confined to busy mothers.
We all have to meet schedules, and
we all feel we have to do certain
things within a certain amount of
time," he said.

Forty to 50 years ago, the greatest
killer of men resulted from infec-
tious diseases, according to Dr.
Sappington. Today, more lives are
lost to diseases resulting from
stress such as high blood pressure,
heart attacks, ulcers, colitis, etc.

"We've lost sight of the impor-
tant things," he said, "things such
as a strong and rewarding family
life."

Men in particular, he related, feel
their worth is directly related to how
much money they make, howquickly
they can rise in their organization,
what their work title is, and what
kind of car they drive. (The only thing
I would add, however, is that women
are not exempt from this either--
particularly as they ascend new
heights on the corporate ladder).

One of the best employees a com-
pany can have is the "migraine per-
sonality type," he said, the person
who gladly works 10-12 hours a

day, whose whole existance is the
job, and who has little outside life.
"They're very efficient, very good at
their jobs. ..and they pay a very high
price for it," he said. This type of
"driver" often begins developing a
headache on the way home. .or dur-
ing a period of vacation. ..because he
(and it's more often a he) simply
does not know how to relax.

The average man and woman to-
day. Dr. Sappington said, feel very
useless to control the world around
them. "People were generally hap-
pier 60-70years ago and didn't have
all the distractions of today." The
problems back then, he said, could
be dealt with whereas today our pro-
blems seem insurmountable.

We're all born with ways to cope,
he said. When a stressful situation
takes hold, our inborn "fight or
flight" mechanism takes over. Un-
fortunately, in our society, we some-
times cannot do either one. If the
boss begins to chew you out for
something, you can't punch him (or
her) in the nose and you can't in
most situations--just get up and
leave.

The continuous arousal of our
sympathetic nervous system, he
said, takes it toll. Sometimes we
turn to medication but--as in the
case of Betty Ford--if the medication
teams up with other stimulants--t he
results can be dangerous.

Teaching people--from harried
homemakers to knot-tied execu-
tives--how to relax through the re-
structuring of their work schedules
is one of Sappington's areas of
expertise.

Dr. Sappington is hoping to be
able to procure for the clinic bio-
feedback equipment which is useful
in helping people learn how to relax
and become more conscious of their
bodily emotions.

Proper breathing is another way
to learn how to relax, he said. "Most
people don't know how to breathe,"
he said, adding one reason smoking
is so enjoyable is becausethesmok-
er inhales so deeply and exhales
slowly and pleasurably.

Putting the brakes on our current
life style, becoming more aware of
the truly important things in life,
learning how to relax, learning how
to enjoy leisure time without hang-
ups of guilt, are a few ways, he said,
to begin uncoiling our lifestyles.

A conference on wife abuse
will be held January 1 1 from
1-5 P.M. at the University
Hospital auditorium sponsored
by the Augusta Area Mental
Health Center, according to Dr
Jesse Lewis.

President and Mrs. Christenberry entertaine
campus personnel with a holiday drop-in i
their home on December 7. Staff and facult
members enjoyed the warm holiday evening i
the Christenberry home which was beautifull
decorated in traditional holiday decor.

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ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE STORY STARTED SMITH'S UNUSUAL COLLECTION

A walk into Jim Smith's office in
le Language and Literature De-
artment is like stepping back into
me.

Stacks of old yellowing science-
ction magazines fromthe so-called
great pulp era" fill his quarters
om floor to ceiling. The unusual
ollection contains rare magazines
ating from the 20's, 30's, and40's.
He started the hobby about 15
Bars ago while teaching attheUni-
srsity of Florida. He had read a par-
cularly intriguing tale in a science
ction magazine while in high
:hool and decided he wanted to try
t locate it.

'The story haunted me and I be-
an ordering every magazine I could
ying to locate it," Smith said.
Today, with more than 700 such
agazines worth about $5,000, he
as yet to find it.

Though his heaviest concentra-
3n of Science Fiction magazines is
om the 1940's--reflecting his
sarch for the story he had read--he
js a great many from the 20's and
)'s.

The great era of the pulps began
the 1920's and continued
rough the time proceeding World
ar II when hundreds of cheaply
oduced, specialized entertain-
ent magazines were published,
ith the war's paper shortage, the
lality of paper began to decrease
id the use of cheap pulp paper--
aracterized by its rough uncut
ges--was put into use, he said.
In comparing the SF magazines
day with those from the pulp era
e most noticeable change has
en in size, he said. The magazine
s steadily shrunk since 1926,
len many of the magazines were
-1 6 inches in size. The big shrink
-ured around 1950 when paper-
k;ks became so popular,
riterestingly enough, the recent
*r Wars craze has caused some
"'magazines to revert back to the
ger size.

rhe first all science-fiction maga-
le was Hugo Gernsback's Ama-
ig Stories, published in 1926.
srnsback, who is considered the
her of American science fiction
ip magazines, is the one who
ned the term "science fiction."
day, in his honor, a "Hugo" award
given for the best science fiction
vel of the year.

rhe covers of the pulp magazines
! a story in themselves. "The most
nous type of cover featured a bug-
Jd monster--known as BEM--
hot pursuit of a scantily-clad

rather fleshy damsel in distress
attired in a brass-spiked brassiere.
And there was always a stalwart
hero nearby armed with some type
of blaster ready to come to her
rescue."

"Of course," he said, "that was
one of the great appeals of that type
of magazine. Young boys could vi-

cariously live-out the hero's adven-
tures. Magazines of that type were
considered quite risque back then
and were often stuffed under a
young lad's mattress."

Fifteen years and 700 magazines
later. Smith admits defeat in locat-
ing the elusive story he read more
than 30 years ago.

CHANGES ANNOUNCED

Several management changes in
the Physical Plant area have been
announced by Director Robert L.
Shanks.

Baxter Vinson has been named
supervisor of the heating and air
conditioning area. In this capacity
he will be responsible for oversee-
ing the general operation of the
mechanical systems and for training

the personnel under his super-
vision.

Bill Allen has been named super-
visor of the housekeeping area. In
this capacity he will be responsible
for overseeing the housekeeping
operation and will supervise the
housekeeping staff of each building.
Jake Wilson, supervisor of the Spe-
cial Crew, will be under the direc-
tion of Allen.

A PRAYER FOR SECRETARIES

In response to several requests,
we're running a letter which recent-
ly was sent to Ann Landers.

DEAR ANN: In our office, we often
have jokes going around, but today
someone distributed a "prayer" for
secretaries. We have no idea who
wrote it, but it's dedicated to all wo-
men who work in offices across
Canada and the United States.

"Dear Lord, help metodo my work
well; to have the memory of an ele-
phant, and by some miracle to be
able to do five things at once an-
swer four telephones while typing
a letter that 'must go out today.'
When the letter doesn't get signed

until tomorrow, please give me the
self-discipline to keep my mouth
shut.

"Dear Lord, never let me lose pa-
tience, even when the boss has me
searching the files for hours for
data that is later discovered on his
desk.

"Help me to have the intelligence
of a college professor although my
education is limitedto high school, a
few credit hours and secretarial
training.

"Help me to understand and carry
out all instructions without any ex-
planation.

"Let me always know where my

YOUNG JOINS COLLEGE RELATIONS

Bob Young, an Augusta radio sta-
tion talk-show host and former pro-
gram director, has joined the Col-
lege Relations staff as a consultant
to assist in the expansion of pro-
gramming for Augusta College Ra-
dio WACG-FM.

Young will be working with sta-
tion manager Harry Jacobs in in-
creasing the hours of operation and
the broadcast potential of the sta-
tion. Campus and community per-
sonnel will be offered a wide variety
of new programs--both local and na-
tional.

The station is planning to expand

its hours of operation to include
noon to 4 p.m.

"Before that can be done," Young
said, "a questionnaire will be sent
to the faculty and staff, certain
alumni and students, to determine
the type of .programming most re-
quested."

Much of the current programming
will remain the same. "One of the
station's prime objectives is to
broadcast classical music and other
programs of interest. Mr. Jacobs
has done an excellent job with that,"
he said.

Extended hours of operation will
begin as soon as possible, he said.

\

boss is, what he is doing, and when
he will be back, even though he
never tells me thesethingswhen he
leaves.

"And Lord, when the year ends,
please give me the foresight not to
throw out records that will be asked
for in a few days even though I was
told emphatically, 'Destroy these.
They are cluttering up the place.'
Amen." D.G., MONTREAL, CAN-
ADA.

DEAR D.G.: I'll bet this column
will go up on bulletin boards all
over the continent and some
may even turn up on the boss's
desk. Keep on praying, Wonder-
Women, but remember, the Lord
needs your help. He can't do it by
Himself or should I say Herself?

FUN AND GAMES

Once upon a time in the happy
hollow of tiny people there lived a
very fair andgood ruler(or king) who
had three sons named A, B, andC. In
order to train the ruler's sons, the
King decided to let his sons be his
cabinet. Each son had one vote on
any issue concerning the kingdom.
The ruler being old and wise allowed
his sons to make all major decisions
based on the majority rule. Clearly,
since each son had one vote, no
one son was more powerful than the
others.

One day the King died. The mean
old witch of the Kingdom put the
elder son under her power. The
three sons fought. The wise and
good witch intervened and solved
the controversy. She allowed (1 ) the
eldest son A to have two votes, (2)
the middle son B to have one vote
and to serve as chairman with
the power to break ties (i.e. if a tie
occurred then B was given an extra
vote) and (3) the youngest son C was
given only one vote. Determine
which son then had the most power.
How wise was the good old witch?

That old saying about the way to a man's heart would apply very well for members of the Physical
Plant who have been getting together every few months to enjoy a barbecue during their lunch hour.
Director Robert Shanks initiated the cook-out as a way to get everyone together, improve communi-
cations and help employees know each other better. The barbecues have been most successful as
evidenced by the fact that all 60 physical plant employees have attended every cook-out.

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PROBLEMS OF THE AGED STUDIED IN NEW CONSORTIUM

Growing old--just the mention of
the two words makes us uncomfor-
table.

And yet, unless we meet an early
death, we're all headed in that direc-
tion--with or without being pre-
pared for it.

Knowing that the elderly is the
only minority group of which we'll
all become a member should prompt
us to take action now. One person
"taking action now" is Dr. Dexter L.
Burley, assistant professor of soci-
ology, who has spent a great deal of
his time recently in helping to form
the Augusta Gerontological Consor-
tium.

The Consortium represents inter-
ested persons from AC, Paine Col-
lege, the Medical Collegeof Georgia
and a number of service organiza-
tions. The fledgling group seeks to
bring together everyone in Augusta
who is interested in the teaching
and research involved in geronto-
logy--a branch of knowledge dealing
with aging and the problems of the
aged.

"Augusta already has the exper-
tise. ..both in gerontology and geri-
atrics (a branch of medicine that
deals with the problems and di-
seases of old age). ..and we hope to
bring together this expertise in an
organized way so that we can best
present it to the community," Burley
said.

This type of information is sorely
needed in the community, Burley
said, noting that the Department of
Sociology constantly receives calls
from people requesting faculty
members to address their organiza-
tions on aspects of growing old and
problems faced by senior citizens.

Some of the questions asked by
these people include: What can I
expect from old age? How do I deal
with retirement? How can I find a
new job? How can I prepare myself?
What types of services am I entitled
to? What are we to do with our aging
parents?

A lot of people are looking to
Augusta College to provide the an-
swers, he said. The City of Augusta
is ripe for the formation of such a
consortium, Burley believes.

Why?

The number of people over the
age of 65 in Augusta is increasing
faster than in any other city in Geor-
gia. Augusta is well above the aver-
age nationally in this respect.

Augusta is fast becoming known
as a retirement center. This is due
to the low cost of living, its different
seasons, beautiful golf courses, and
excellent medical and military faci-

lities.

"Augusta has everything elderly
people want," he said.

The Consortium has already be-
gun offering workshops in various
parts of Augusta to provide in-ser-
vice training for people who work in
nursing homes. Another facet of its
involvement is offering--along with
a local bank--pre-retirement work-
shops which officials hope will
serve as a model program.

Why the seemingly sudden inter-
est in the needs of the elderly--espe-
cially on a national level? The fact
that the land of the red, white and
blue is becoming quite gray has
focused attention on an area which
before now has been largely ig-
nored.

People are simply living longer
and, at the same time, the quality of
life has been vastly improved.

Consider these statistics: In the
U.S. now, 22 million people are 65
or over, ten million people are now
over 73, one million are over 85 and

106,000 are over 100. The "75 and
over" age group is the fastest grow-
ing segment in the U.S. population.

The needs of the elderly are of
great concern to those working in
the field and in an attempt to ferret
out the most requested needs, the
Department last year conducted a
survey of two neighborhoods--
Pinch Gut and Summervii(e--to ask
residents there what services they
need or special problems they face.

Service organizations were also
canvassed for their interest in edu-
cational programs for the elderly. All
of them responded positively, he
said.

Along the educational lines,
Burley said he is in hopes Augusta
College will have a minor in geron-
tology approved by spring quarter
and an associate degree available
in the field by next year.

Others in the department actively
involved in the Consortium include
Dr. Fran Price and Ernestine H.
Thompson.

PSYCHOLOGY CLINIC
OPEN TO CAMPUS PERSONNEL

Have a problem?

The solution may be right around
the corner--literally.

The Augusta College Psychology
Clinic, 1055 Katherine Street, is
ready and able to assist anyone on
campus with most any type of pro-
blem.

Dr. John T. Sappington, a Phila-
delphia native, who came to Augu-
sta College this year from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State Uni-
versity, is the clinic's new director.

The Psychology Clinic is open to
campus personnel--as well as to
the community. Fees are based on a
sliding scale according to income.

Some of the services include a
complete line of testing, assertive
training, relaxation therapy, social
security evaluations, marital coun-
seling and family therapy. The clinic
is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with
hours of therapy generally sche-
duled between 1 and 5 p.m.

In addition to Sappington, the
staff includes Dr. Delwin D. Cahoon,
Dr. Nick A. DefilippisandDr. Joanne
Zimmerman, all of whom work at
the clinic on a part-time basis--the
clinic being a part of the Psychology
Department.

The main objective of the clinic is
to help train psychology students
in the Master of Science degree pro-
gram. By handling a wide range of
problems. Dr. Sappington said, the
clinic is able to give students valu-

Dr. John T. Sappington

able experience in many areas of
problem solving.

"Ideally, we like to have a case-
load of about 20 therapy hours a
week with each staff member hand-
ling about five therapy hours a
week," the director said. He men-
tioned the clinic is one of many
placement centers throughout the
community where psychology stu-
dents are able to gain experience.
Some of the others include Grace-
wood, the Mental Health Center,
and the Veterans Administration
Hospital.

Dr. Sappington received his B.A.
degree from Allegheny College, the
M.A. from Western Reserve Uni-
versity and the Ph.D. degree from
Case Western Reserve University.

Q& A

With Alex Mura
Director of Personnel

Q. When will our sick and annual
leave be indicated on our pay-
checks?

A. Several institutions are now on
the computerized personnel/pay-
roll system. The current priority of
the Office of Regents Information
Systems is tocompletetheyear-end
accounting closures. Also certain
administrative details regarding
computerized leave records for the
University System must be finalized
before the leave program is imple-
mented.

Q. Explain the promotion policy
in reference to secretaries.

A. A promotion is the shift of an
employee from one job position to
another job position having more
responsible duties and/or involving
more skills (higher classification
and in a higher pay range). Promo-
tions are made on the basisof quali-
fications and performance for any
classified (non-faculty) position.

Employees are encouraged to re-
view the weekly job listing which is
posted each Tuesday. The listing is
posted at the Personnel Office, the
Public Safety Office, the Placement
Office, the Reese Library, the Col-
lege Activity Center, Payne Hall,
Physical Plant and each classroom
building.

An employee may apply at the
Personnel Office for either an avail-
able promotional opportunity or for a
lateral transfer to another position.

Examples of a promotional oppor-
tunity would be from a secretary or
clerk II to a senior secretary position
or from a senior secretary to an ad-
ministrative secretary position.

A transfer is the shift of an em-
ployee from one position to another
position in the same classification
or to a position in another classifi-
cation having the same pay range.
Examples would be from a secretary
to a clerk II and from a clerk III to a
senior secretary.

An employee will be screened
and, if qualified, will be referred by

the Personnel Office to the existing
vacancy.

When accepted for a position the
employee is required to give the
current supervisor 2 weeks notice.

Q. What is the possibility of
forming a secretarial association
on campus?

A. A secretarial association can
be formed if there is enough interest
among the secretaries. If you are
interested in helping form an asso-
ciation, please call Mrs. Mary Dick-
son in the Dean of Students Office
at 3821.

Q. Do we have a policy on mater-
nity leave?

A. Maternity leave is considered
as sick leave. Accumulated sick
leave is used first and then accrued
vacation leave. An employee who is
unable to return to work because
of reasons of health, after exhaust-
ing all accumulated sick leave and
accrued vacation leave, should be
granted sick leave without pay for a
period not to exceed one year.
As soon as is practical the employee
should notify the supervisor as to
the date of return as determined by
the physician. A physician's state-
ment regarding the employee's sui-
tability for assuming regular duties
is required before the employee can
resume work.

Q. Under what conditions can an
employee be given leave without
pay?

A. An employee can be granted
leave without pay if he/she is ill and
has exhausted all sick and vacation
leave.

A supervisor may approve a
LWOP request for an employee if
the employee does not have any
vacation leave.

An employee can be suspended
and placed on leave without pay
when the employee's performance
of duty or personal conduct is
unsatisfactory.

The President, at his discretion,
may approve personal leaves of
absence without pay for periods not
to exceed one year.

Q. What are extended illness
benefits?

A. When an employee (employed
prior to October 1 , 1 970) is incapa-
citated by an extended illness, his
or her salary is continued for a sum
equivalent to 3 months' salary. The
employee's salary may be continued
an additional 3 months' or 6
months' at one-half salary, depend-
ing on the number of years of con-

tinuous service.

In this case incapacitated means
the employee has been rendered
helpless by an illness and the prog-
nosis is incomplete.

Q. Will the college pay the cost
of taking a course that would as-
sist me on my job?

A. At this time the University Sys-
tem of Georgia does not have a pro-
vision to reimburse the tuition of
employees.

Full time employees who are
enrolled at A.C. do not have to pay
student activity fees or athletic fees.

Q. As a CETA employee, am I
eligible for promotion and salary
increases just like any other col-
lege employee?

A. Yes, a CETA employee can be
promoted provided a higher level
CETA position is available either
here at A.C. or at some other CETA
work site.

CETA employees are eligible for
merit increases. As soon as inform-
ation is finalized regarding raises
we will inform all CETA personnel.
Your position is funded through
Richmond County and at this time
we do not knowthe amount of funds
available for raises for all the CETA
employees in the CSRA.

Q. Am I required to do personal
typing for my supervisor?

A. You are not required to do typ-
ing not related to the job or to the
college. It is sometime difficult to
determine if a typing task is not
college. It is sometimes difficult to
determine if a typing task is not
college related. One should cau-
with the supervisor and then if
necessary with the next higher au-
thority and/or the Personnel Direc-
tor.

Resumes, chain letters, football
pool forms, letters regarding private
business ventures, church bulletins
and letters to creditors are some
examples of personal typing.

Q. Why do some secretaries
work different hours?

A. Full-time secretaries and other
staff members are expected to
work 40 hours per work week. The
workday consists of an 8 1/2 hour
period, which includes 30 minutes
(unpaid time) for a meal and a 15
minute (paid time) break granted at
the discretion of your supervisor.

The normal workday is from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This may vary
slightly within a department as
working hours must be scheduled
to satisfy the needs of the depart-
ment.

LIBRARY CORNER

By Virginia deTreville
Assistant Librarian

While books are still the largest
source of information in libraries,
periodicals have assumed an ever
increasing importance. This is be-
cause they provide the most recent
information and because indexing
and abstracting services have been
developed to retrieve this infor-
mation. The Reese Library has many
of the major indexing and abstract-
ing publications in its collection,
available for immediate manual
search.

Now a new instrumentfor gaining
access to recent materials in the
sciences and social sciences is
available to students, staff, and
faculty at Augusta College. Compu-
terized literature searches began
this fall in the fields of biology, bio-
chemistry, chemistry, education,
engineering, geology, government
report literature, nuclear science,
physics, psychology, and sociology
among others. The service works
through the Georgia Information
Dissimination Center (GIDC), locat-
ed at the University of Georgia.

The student or faculty member
wishing a search in any of theabove
fields may call or come to the library
to make an appointment. A service
fee of $5.00 per question per data
base is made and a check must ac-
company each request. There is no
charge for updating or current
search once the service is initiated.

The Medical College of Georgia
which formerly provided this service
without charge, now has a flat fee
of $7.50 for non-MCG personnel,
per question per data base.

The process usually requires a
week of more, depending on the
number of volumes to be searched
in the data base or bases.

A librarian will assist the user in
preparing a statement or profile for
search and in selecting the appro-
priate data base. The information
will be sent to the University and
the resulting bibliography will be
received through the computer cen-
ter on the Augusta College campus
in the form of a printout.

Data bases available include Bio-
logical Abstracts, Bibliography of
North American Geology, Bio-Re-
search Index, CA condensates (Che-
mical Abstracts), Chemical Titles,
EEDB (formerly Nuclear Science
Abstracts), ERIC, Geophysical Ab-
stracts, GRA (government reports).
Psychological Abstracts, and Soci-
ological Abstracts.

THANKS TO US IT WORKED!

Augusta College personnel reaf-
firmed their interest in the United
Way campaign this year by giving
more than 1 1 per cent over last
year's total.

This year's goal was set at $3,1 29
and the final contribution total was
$4,339.50, according to Dean John
L. McNeal of the College Relations
Office.

The breakdown, according to
Mary Elizabeth Gardiner, admini-
strative assistant, is as follows:
Percent over goal: 39 percent
Percent of participation: 58 per-
cent
Average Gift: $19.19
Donors through payroll plan: 36
for a total of $1,727.00
Honor Roll of 100 per cent by
department: Alumni Affairs, Book-
store, Cafeteria, Central Office
Supply, College Relations Office,
Comptroller's Office, Computer
Center, Continuing Education,
Counseling Center, Office of Dean
of the College, Dean of Student's
Office, Mail Room, Mathematics
and Computer Science, Personnel,

Placement, President's Office, Pub-
lic Information, Public Safety,
Student Activities Office, and
Veterans Affairs.

McNeal said special thanks are
due to the following building repre-
sentatives who were instrumental
in the success of the drive: Bart
Snead, Payne Hall; Robert Thies,
Computer Center; Charlye Hickman,
Fanning Hall-(including COS and
mail room); Janie McMillan, Rains
Hall-(including Alumni Affairs); Bar-
bara Speerstra, Bellevue Hall; Kay
Bone, Reese Library; Bill Allen, Phy-
sical Plant; Ella Owens, Physical
Education; Mark Lloyd, Butler Hall,
June Wallom, Safety and Security;
June Pritchett, Bookstore and Cafe-
teria; Rita Rutsohn, Placement, Stu-
dent Activities, Veteran Affairs;
John Smith, Skinner Hall; David
Duncan, Markert Hall, Fred May-
nard. Science Building; Frances
Comer, Fine Arts-(including Radio
Station and Theatre); and Sharon
Covitz, Continuing Education and
Day Care Training Project.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO?

Those who
have been work-
ing on campus
for a number of
years won't
have any diffi-
culty in remem-
bering the petite
silver - haired
woman who for - '*

16 years ran the
bookstore and cafeteria.

Mrs. Ida Friedman, director of the
bookstore and food service from the
late 1950's to the mid-70's, en-
deared herself to hundreds of stu-
dents and professors alike during
the days when the college staff was
so small it was easy to know every-
one on a first- name basis-- including
students.

Finding Mrs. Friedman to do an
interview was somewhat of a pro-
blem. Attempts to reach her by
phone at her Augusta residence
were unsuccessful. A letter was
sent to her home address and some
time later she responded from her
Florida home where she says they
spend six months out of the year.

'They" include her and her well-
known husband Louis, a long-time
faculty member at Richmond Aca-
demy and an accomplished musi-
cian.

Following their retirement--
which for her was in June of 1 974,
they have been dividing their time
between Augusta and Clark Hill
(fishing village) in the summer and
in the winter they live in Stuart,
Florida, "a lovely little town on the
St. Lucie River about 35 miles north
of Palm Beach.

"Our home is in a complex on the
Manatee Pocket which is about one
mile by water from the Atlantic
Ocean and some beautiful beaches.
We have a boat which we enjoy very
much andwe have made some close
friendships with some very nice
people who love to boat and fish
also. I go bowling with the ladies,"
she writes.

Mr. Friedman has resumed his
violin practice, she said, and is
playing in a community orchestra
"which he enjoys very much."

The couple attends concerts at
Florida Institute and also in West
Palm Beach which has a "full sea-
son of nationally known artists."

Mrs. Friedman requested that her
regards be given "to all my friends at
AC. I still have a soft spot in my heart
for AC," she said, adding she would
love to receive current bulletins
from the Public Information officeto
help keep her up to date on what's
happening on campus.