Louisiana State University - Gumbo Yearbook (Baton Rouge, LA)

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of supervisors Board Accepts Bid for Stadium; Rejects Move for Athletic Probe The Board of Supervisors ap- proved a S1.5 million enlarge- ment of the stadium by a vote of eight to five after a stormy ses- sion lasting six hours Saturday. After heated arguments and rejection of several substitute motions asking the legislature if the funds could be used for con- struction of a new library, the board accepted a proposal made by James E. Smitherman to ac- cept a bid of $1.242.342 by Karns- worth and Chambers Company. Inc.. Houston. Tex. A motion by Mrs. Margaret Dixon to defer action on the sta- dium until after the board had conducted a top to bottom inves- tigation of athletic director T. P. Heard and his department was ruled out of order on a 9-3 vote. The first test of strength came when Mrs. Ella V. Schwing of Plaquemine and Homer L. Brink- ley of Lake Charles introduced the proposal that the board favor a library- and requested Gov. Ken- non. after being informed of the board ' s stand, to poll the Legisla- ture to determine if it approved switching the funds to a library. This proposal was defeated by a vote of 6-7. Supporting the pro- posal were Mrs. Schwing. Brink- ley. Thomas Leigh of Monroe. Mrs. Margaret Dixon, J. M. Mc- Lemore of Alexandria and C. J. Dugas of Donaldsonville. Opposing the proposal were Tom Dutton, New Orleans, Chair- man J. Stewart Slack of Shreve port. Lewis Gottlieb of Baton Rouge. J. E. Smitherman of Shreveport, Horace Wilkinson Jr. of Port Allen. Theo F. Cangelosi of Baton Rouge and secretary of the board, and John J. Doles of Plain Dealing. Mrs. Dixon. in making her pro- posal to defer action on the bids until after an investigation of the athletic department said. Charges have been brought out this afternoon against the athle- tic department and I think we should make a stem to stern in- vestiga tion before taking final action on this. Heard ' s name was first brought into the discussion when Dr. M. H. Candy, while speaking for the library, charged that inclusion of the stadium in the list of LSU projects approved by the legis- lature was enjnneered by a lobby force engineered by the athletic director. Richard C. Czdwallader. also supporting the library, said. I think it ' s wrong for the athletic director to- go into the halls of the Legislature and lobby against (See THREATS. Page 3l stadi urn library John madison, attorney from shreveport dr. m. h. gandy senator Horace wilkinson, III, port alien

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board the board of supervisors in session, left to right: h. I. brinkley, ella v. schwing, d. a. berth, l.s.u. comptroller, t. m. mclemore, c. j. dugas, lewis gottlieb, t. w. leigh, troy h. middleton, president, j. s. slack, t. f. cangelosi, t. w. dutton, margaret dixon, ho ' race Wilkinson, jr., j. j. doles, j. e. smitherman. richard c. cadwallader

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administrators comptroller dr. daniel bodh registrar John a. hunter dean of the university charles e. smith dean of men arden o. french dean of women helen b. gordon