The Register, 1973-10-05

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COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT-
VOLUME XLV. . NUMBER 12      NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL .STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO
OCTOBER 5, 1973
CHANCELLOR LEWIS C. DOWDY
Laundry Plans Action
To Combat   Shortage
,By Cassandra Wynn
Plans are being made to
require students to show their
I.D.'s and that they are
on-campus students before they
receive any linen, according to
Albert S. Crawford, director of
the laundry. The reason for this
new step, explained Crawford, is
to cut down on the number of
off-campus students using the
laundry services..
The situation has been that,
many times when students go to
the laundry, they are unable to
get clean linen to replace the
laundry that they have
used. Crawford gave several
reasons for this problem. He said
that    there   are    a   number   of
off-campus students who    use
the laundry even though
they are not supposed to. The
cotton shortage was another
reason that Crawford gave for
shortages especially in pillow
cases.
Several weeks ago the laundry
ordered some new linen. They
were only able to get a partial
shipment of 35 dozen sheets
and pillows cases becuase of the
cotton shortage.   In a few days.
another shipment of 75 dozen
sheets and pillow cases is
expected. Crawford said that this
should alleviate the pillow case
shortage for the time being.
Crawford said that another
reason sometimes causing
shortages is a slow turnover in
linen. He said that sometimes
some students keep linen on
their beds for nearly a whole
semester.
On Friday and Saturday,
students desiring clean linen
often have a hard time getting it.
Crawford said the reason was due
to the scheduling of student
workers. He said that most of the
student workers do not work
many hours on the weekends.
Students might be more
successful at getting clean linen if
they, go to the laundry at the
beginning and middle of the
week, according to Crawford.
Because of a breakdown in
the air compressor, the laundry
has been behind in doing
perspnal laundry such as jeans.
The air compressor is being
repaired. Most of the equipment
in the laundry is 25 to 30 years
old. Crawford emphasized that
none of the problems was- due
to personnel.
Efficiency Study Says A&T Has   Poor Appearance
Dowdy Responds To Report
In the report of the
Governor's Efficiency Study
Commission, A&T was noted for
"its good food services and book
rental operations."
The report also stated that,
while a deferred payment plan
for tuition, room and board
offers students financial
flexibility, there was not enough
effort made to prevent accounts
receivable build-up and
delinquency.
"Accounting systems are not
automated and,in addition, more
personnel are needed in the
groundskeeping and accounting
departments," the report
continued.
The   report   also  stated  that
A&T's appearence was poor   as
* .     result     of    having    only
three positionsfunded for grounds
mantenance.
Recommendations of the
Commission included the increase
of University staff to strenghten
the general accounting functions.
Along with this recommendation
they said A&T should also
automate student accounts
receivable since payment policies
are not often followed and
statements are not sent out as
frequently as they should be.
According to the study, this
automation would allow for
elimination of two clerks, which
would result in annual savings of
$12,600 after the system is
installed.
The report said the grounds
staff should be assigned five
additional employes during the
summer   months   and   that   the
staff should not be shifted to
other duties; this should be
accomplished for S7.500 the
report stated.
In       response    to     the     rec
commendations for     A&T,
Chancellor Lewis C. Dowdy issued
the     following    statement
Wednesday morning?
"I do not wish to make
comments on the Efficiency
Study itself, which was made for
the Governor's Office, because I
have not seen the report.
However, 1 will make comments
on the specific recommendations
made for A&T. These remarks
are made as a reault of the
newspaper report and not the
report itself."
The statement continued:
"We recognize more than anyone
else the condition of our grounds
and would like to improve them
as rapidly as possible. This,
however, cannot be done unless
we have the manpower and
equipment with which to do the
job. We are very pleased to see
that others recognize our needs.
Perphaps this will assist us in
securing adequate funds."
In his statement, Dr. Dowdy
went on to say, "We requested
$257,000 for the improvement
of our grounds and maintenance
department for 1973-1975
biennium, and we received
$75,000. Included in this request
were (1) grounds maintenance
workers, (2) landscape designer
and (3) several other positions to
improve the quality of
maintenance for our buildings. It
is impossible to maintain the
(See Additional, Page 2)
Butz Fails To Show
At Nutrition Confab
Earl Butz, United
States Secretary of Agriculture,
who was scheduled to speak at a
National Nutrition Conference
this past Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
in the Student Union Memorial
ballroomwas unable to attend
However, Dr. Darby,president of
the Nutrition Foundation^ was
able to preside at the meeting.
Two organizations sponsored
this meeting. They were the
Nutrition Foundation and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Jesse Jackson To Speak
At Monday Convocation
An address by the Rev. Jesse
Jackson, an A&T alumnus and
national director of PUSH
(People United to Save
Humanity), is scheduled to
kick-off the week's Homecoming
activities.
Jackson is slated to speak at a
Homecoming convocation
Monday at 10 a.m. in Moore
Gym.
While at the University.
Jackson led student marches for
integration in Greensboro and
starred in football. A native of
Greenville, S. C, he attended the
University of Illinois for a year
on a football scholarship  before
transferring to A&T.
In the spring of 1963, he led
protest marches that succeeded
in desegregating downtown
Greensboro. After graduating
from A&T, Jackson studied for
two years at the Chicago
Theological Seminary on a
scholarship from the late Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King.
Jackson last spoke on campus
at the Annual Freshman Worship
Service back in September 1970.
Dr. Darby stated,
"Conferences just don't happen*
detailed work is involved."
He gave recognition to
Lawrence Munson, director of
Food Services, and a group of
A&T students who played a
symphonic music piece.
People were from Vermont,
Berkley, California, Chicago,
Tuskegee , Ala.^ Raleigh, and
Greensboro.
Dr. Darby then proceeded to
introduce the "exceptional"
wheels at the table. They
included, John Ziegler, vice
chancellor of Fiscal Affairs, Dr.
Harold Mazyck chairman of
Home Economics Department,
Dr. Burleigh Webb, Dean of
School of Agriculture,' R. E.
Jones, (associate dean of
agriculture and the Co-op
Program,' Chancellor Dowdy and
Dr. Cones, U.S. Chairman of
Nutrition Department in
Georgia.
Dr. Darby stated that clear
thinking has emerged in the area
of food nutrition and he hopes
that plans will be followed to !
maintain the results that various
groups have made in nutrition
workshops. He then stated that
certain mechanisms would be
necessary for good nutrition to
be effective.
(See USDA, Page 2)