Student proposes
cafeteria overhaul
by Kathy Knight
There have been considerable com¬
plaints recently concerning the Samford
food service which is catered by Robert's
Cafeteria Co., Inc. One Samford student
has decided to take action to improve the
quality and desirability of the university's
food. Miss Lauri Adair has become so ex¬
asperated with the quality of the food and
lack of diversification in the menus that
she complained to the Dean of Student Ser¬
vices. Mr. Lindy Martin. Dean Martin re¬
quested that Miss Adair submit her re¬
quests for the improvements in writing to
him.
Upon reception of her ideas. Dean Mar¬
tin established a committee to review the
food problems as they were stated by
Adair. Committee members include: Mr.
V. O. Roberts. President of Robert’s
Cafeteria Co., Inc.; Miss Martha Ann Cox,
Director of Women's Housing; Mr. George
Blanks, Director of Men’s Housing; Mr.
Ben Leslie, Editor of the Crimson; Mr. Bill
Williams. President of SGA ; and Mrs. Bar¬
bara Hanes, cafeteria co-ordinator. The
committee met for the first time on
January 18, 1979.
Miss Adair’s request is for the overall
improvement of Samford’s food services.
There are various complaints being raised
by students according to Adair. The menus
have no variety (for example, every
Tuesday fried chicken and macaroni and
cheese are served and every Friday
students can expect to have fried fish).
Students also attest that much of the food
is very greasy and/or fried. Examples in¬
clude: fried chicken, fried fish, okra,
porkettes, veal cutlets, sausage, bacon, eg¬
gplant, french fries, fried green tomatoes,
country fried steak, baked chicken, corn
dogs, and beef stew. This type food offered
hurts those students on restricted diets.
There have also been several incidents
when inedible articles have been found in
food served to students in the cafeteria.
Reports from various students indicate
that hairs, bones, worms, and dirt have
been discovered while eating. Other
students have mentioned that spoiled
turkey and rancid tomato juice have been
served several times.
In addition to the previous complaints,
Adair contends that it should not be man¬
datory for students living in the dor¬
mitories to buy a meal ticket. The reason
given by Dean Martin for enforcing com¬
pulsory purchasing of meal tickets is that
the Student Center is an auxiliary center
which has to be paid for by self-generated
funds. The game room, co-op, and
cafeteria pay for part of the building and
the university absorbs the remainder of
the operating costs. Adair believes there is
an inequity in this arrangement because
those students who live off campus essen¬
tially are not required to contribute to the
upkeep of the Student Center while they
have the same rights and privileges to use
it as the on-campus students.
Adair continued by suggesting that
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Dr. Swor to visit SU
Dr. Chester E. Swor, religious lecturer
and counselor, will be featured speaker at
Tuesday Nite. 9:00 February 6 and con¬
vocation speaker Wednesday, February 7
in Reid Chapel.
The native Mississippian in the average
year travels a minimum of 25,000 miles
lecturing and counseling. He has par¬
ticipated in four overseas missions to
Europe, four to Hawaii, to the Canal Zone,
the Republic of Panama, Canada and con¬
templated missions to South America and
the Orient.
Dr. Swor is author of four books entitled
Very Truly Yours, If We Dared!, Neither
Down Nor Out, and The Parent Slant. He is
co-author with Jerry Merriman of three
books entitled The Teen Age Slant, Youth
at Bat, and To Enrich Each Day. And he is
co-author with Scott Cook of one book en¬
titled Does It Really Matter? To date, the
books have had a total of 46 printings.
Three other books are being prepared for
publication.
A former Dean of Men and Assistant
Professor of English at Mississippi Col¬
lege, Dr. Swor has received several
awards in recent years. These include
Alumnus of the Year (Mississippi Col¬
lege). Centennial Award of Excellence
(Blue Mountain College), Service to
Humanity Award (as a part of the Ses-
quicentennial observance of Mississippi
College).
Since 1978, Dr. Swor is keeping a lighter
traveling and speaking schedule in order
to have more time for writing.
Dr. Chester E. Swor
Witold W. and Witold Anthony Turkiewicz will perform their seventh annual Father and
son concert on Feb. 13.
Seventh annual father-son concert
Witold W. and Witold Anthony
Turkiewicz will present their seventh
Father and Son Piano Concert on Tuesday
evening, February 13, 1978 at 8:00 P.M. in
the Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center Con¬
cert Hall on the Samford University Cam¬
pus.
Witold Anthony, son of Marie and Witold
W. Turkiewicz, is a 17-year-old sophomore
honor student at Samford University. He
has studied piano for 12 years with his
father, Witold W. Turkiewicz, Associate
Professor of Music and Head of the Piano
Department at the Samford University
School of Music.
Witold Anthony has won many scholar¬
ships and honors. He was first place win¬
ner for three years in a row in the Alabama
Music Teacher’s State Festival, first place
winner again for the State Baldwin Recor¬
ding Award Competition. Four years ago,
Witold Anthony made his orchestral debut
with the Birmingham Symphony Or¬
chestra by being chosen Young Artist Win¬
ner though he was only 13 years old at the
time. He has performed -on numerous oc¬
casions around the state of Alabama for
music clubs, banquets, recitals and formal
concerts. At Banks High School, Witold
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