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Treasui BY LEE POWELL of The Gamecock staff Calling this year's Student Government Association (SGA) budget the "'best prepared budget in the past few years," SGA Treasurer Terry Murphy ex plained the differences between this year's budget and last year's. Murphy said the main difference between the two budgets was that this year's was line-itemized-each bulk expenditure was broken down into separate parts, and these explicit parts had a definite amount of funds allocated to them. Expressing his opinion of the budget, SGA President Leigh Leventis noted the line-item for mat as being dif*arent, and commented the tudget is Radi Wherf Still E Comr Stere Syste ... centered arc receiver with QL sound (just add 1 3-speed automa value magnetic < suspension wair Together . . . sel place you can fir THIS SY SAVES N * Realistic STA-47 Stereo Receiver * Realistic LAB-12 Changer .. . * Two MC-1000 Si Systems a) 59.95 and you c CHARGE At Radio Shi - Dutch Square - 4726 Forest D - Northside Plo: gA TANDY CORPOR ATIC I nUA ItMIU,,NUUOS 0ItIt6,8U6NI0I.00N0IW86. -er claims "probably better in organization and form" than the previous year's. Last year's budget, according to Murphy, was "too broad and required some checks and balances." Ije said there was a large amotnt of unauthorized spending in previous years, adding "some examples that would really shock people." Murphy said he (the SGA Treasurer) was responsible for all funds spent, even the president's contingency fund. Right now, Murphy said, there is no money in the contingency fund because all of* the money which was appropriated for it was spent during the sum mer. The senate did not allocate any more funds for contingency, he said. "Not having a contingenc fund ,s295 Puys A >Iete Rea o Music M.. und the -STA-47 AM-FM atravox R for derived 4-ct two more speakers). The I tic changer with base and ::artridge. Two MC-1000 a ut veneer speaker systen isational sound! There's o )d it . . . Radio Shack. STEM 'OU $7580 AM-FM . .. Reg. 199.95 C Automatic Reg. 54.95 eaker ea. . . . Reg.119.90 TOTAL 374.80 SALE $299 ck Mailli r. a 6319 N. Main St. N COMPANY SGA bud; could create a lot of problems," Leventis said. "Every last pny has to be apprved here (th treasure) . *or elsesomeone is liable," said Murphy. He said some people were against line-itemizing because "people don't like to plan ahead." "It's a lot easier for someone to come in and say 'I need a thousand dollars for something' than to pay for it in the form of a budget," said Murphy. For this reason, he ex plained, it is imperative that the treasurer approves everything. Murphy gave the example of money being put toward flowers for Dr. John R. Welsh's funeral. He said he did not even know of money being spent for this purpose until two days after it was done. Now he is "concerned about how it listic stereo annel .AB-1 2C $12.95 coustic is. nly one ~71 Capitol Square ShoF N. Columbia) PRICE.S MAY V/ IwNasaeNsw.ONte S.assesugsssaegssneIpi iret one. will be paid." As for the budget itself, Leventis said he "accepted the fact that line item format is the best way." He said it is a better, way to keep track of where funds were going than the lump-sum method. Leventis said some static ex penses (expenses not to change during the fiscal year) went up from last year, including stipends for some SGA officers. He ad ded,"the amounts vary from year to year." One problem Leventis noted was there might not be enough money for elections this year. For this reason, he said, "We've got to save." However, Leventis did say the money budgeted toward the telephone bills was in excess of the actual price. He said there should :th7 SbJtookFor hi" let rogni fnYv erhoho nv AT INivit lAt RTRFI F best' am$JAnt. Leventis estimates that about "$3,000 to $5,000 will be left over" from this year's budget. He said he really does not know what these excess funds will be used for. Recently, the student senate passed an amendment calling for all funds to be approved by the Finance Committee and SGA Treasurer seven days before they can be used. * Murphy said he believes the seven-day clause was added to give him a chance to get everything straight in the records. When he approved funds, he could "break it out" and easily put money where he wanted to, he added. "Leigh feels I'm a bookkeeper with no authority. I believe things should be checked with me first," Murphy said, referring to SGA funds. "It may seem that everyone's in here to screw Leigh, but it's not. We're not trying to cut down his power. We're not against him. "It just happens that he's in the president's position," which has always been a powerful position. Checks and balances are now being used by the senate, said Murphy. He added, "everything that seems to be a slap at Leigh has a perfectly good factual basis." He said he thinks the senate and Leventis are doing "a fine job." Sigma Chi 'adopts' Boys Club The USC Sigma Chi chapter has "adopted" the Boy's Club of Greater Columbia. The fraternity participates in special club activities. Presently, they are coaching and officiating for the Boy's Club Football league. Later this year, they will be working with the boys in basket ball. Serving as officials for the league are LaVerne Steadman, Chip Schooler, Stan Maciazcek, Chris Saad, Richard Parks, Lex Hray and Frank Barton. The Boy's Club of Greater Columbia, an affiliate of Boy's Club of America, operates a full time program for all boys between the ages of six and eighteen. Their purpose Is to offer activities that will encourage boys to participate on a regular basis and in the process they hope to instill leadership wihich will help the boys grow into productive citizens. Sigma Chi has also assisted in a Fun Day during Boys' Club week at Westside. At the Ben Arnold Club they are coaching basketball, football, and officiate at games. "The brothers of Sigma Chii have been a great service to Boy's Club in the last year," W.K. Brazell of the Boys' club said. "This kind of volunteer assistance is what makes It possible to carry on a full time program for our boys." John Elkins, director of Volunteer Services at USC, said hopefully many of the fraternities and sororities , as well as other campus organizations, will soon be involved In similar projects. Ac cording to Elkins, several Greek organizations have already sought out various projaet Idas.