About The Red and Black (Athens, Ga.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1928)
Page Pour THE RED AND BLACK GTlje &eb anb IBlacfe Official Organ of the Athletic Association nt the I'nlvernlty of Georgia. Entered at the Poat Office at Athena, Hi., «m aecond Hhhh mall matter. MTAFF THOMAS I SI .lulls MlCor m-ohlef OUY C. HAMILTON Managing Editor EDITORIAL HTAFF lien Hardy First Associate Editor John S. Candler Second ANHoclate Kdltor PrentlHH Hourson. ..Third ANHoclate Kdltor K. E. Hamilton News Kdltor Robert L. Sherrod Sports Kdltor v. i v Folk Festars Editor I/athrop Mitchell Staff Manager Nathan Hans Staff Manager Itt'HlNKHM DEPARTMENT Friar M. Thompson, Jr...Business Manager Carl T. Sutherland.Aaa't Business Manager Blllj McClellan Clrculatloo Manager Joe K. Hawkins Flrat Aaalstant Edgar R. Blount Second Assistant L. K Hay Third Assistant RKPORTORIAL STAFF Mary Claire Brannon, Sadie Myers, Rone He Hoaenthal. Bene Stuart. Niiotnl Henaon. Diaries Hardy, James HollIngH worth. Tom Hamilton. Gene Baldwin, B. C. Batts. Nathan Hans. Percy Johnson, J. T. Carlton. William Parrel, Sam lllrsch. J. II. Napier, Jr., and It. E. Falllgant. AGAIN The Y. M. C. A. cabinet, the high- muckety-mucks of the Evangelical Order of Loafers, continues to do nothing. The Red and Black wants to know why. The year la half over. The figtire- heada keep on figuring. We want to be reformed. Seriously, the Y haa done little this year. Perhaps It la not their fault altogether. It may be that there la nothing for them to do. Students who are really Interested In active church work find the young people's organizations In Athena churches their host means of ex pression. Student pastors of Ath ens churches co-operate with the stu dents and sponsor religious move ments. The University Y. M. C. A. bus lit tle to do. This is attested by the fact that they are doing little or nothing. This may he poor logic but It's sound sense. The general secretary is paid by student money. The organization Is supported by student money. We are horn Into It. so to speak. Conferences In the North, confabs here and there, and little else ap pears to be the sunt total of the as sociation’s activities. Besides the admittedly good Thanksgiving ser vices. It is hard to find an instance of any work of the Y for the general student body this year. All this points to but one con clusion. The Y. M. C. A. must either Justify Itself or get out. A parasite Is a loathsome thing even on the coattails of the church. LET GEORGE DO IT" The R. O. T. C. basketball tour nament now taking place is hut another example of the value of the military department to the Univer sity and the untiring zeal of its personnel towards the development of the student body. Boxing, lacrosse, polo, monkey- drilling and the rifle teams, both men's and women's, all came as the result of the military department's efforts. All have helped develop the student physically and to Inculcate In him the highest ideals of sports manship. Perhaps no other department of the University is less blatant about its accomplishments than this one. All of which is in keeping with the character of the army officers here. Not only Is this department of great help in sponsoring and pro moting athletics at the University, but It plays a leading role nearly always In “Let (Jeorge do it.'' When anything's to be done the military outfit Is "(Jeorge.” Conferences, receptions, parades, or what not. "fJeorge" is always on hand. It's time "George” got thanked. —o A THREE YEAR COURSE Because of the recent announce ments of Dr. J .S. Stewart, director of the University summer school, it Is of Interest to underclassmen to look Into the summer school cata logue to find what excellent oppor tunities are offered for extra work and a consequent graduation In three years. Hue to the organization and cur riculum of the summer school, It Is possible according to I)r. Stewart for the average student to take two sum mer sessions of five or six hours col lege credit courses and graduate with only three year’s regular col lege attendance. For those who are in a hurry to finish college and go to some higher institution to prepare themselves In a special professional field this Is a distinct value both In time and money saving. And for those who are eager to get mixed up in the various and sundry pursuits of the world at large for any reason whatever, this summer school plan offers them a quicker way. The question arises however as to whether the value of a college course lies only in the studies or whether a more unhurried pursuit of learn ing, coupled with a finger In several of the utudent activities' pies Is bet ter for the student. There are two very good sides to this question. The Red and Black bauds down no decision. It is for each student to whom this oppor tunity Is still available to settle for himself. o FRATERNITIES No complete, adequate discussion of college life can be undertaken without the time-worn question of the advlalbllity or inadrislbility of college fraternities coming up. It Is not a new question. It has been treated ever since the fraternity has become an Important force on the campus. The matter has been heatedly argued from every standpoint, and every conceivable idea has been ad vanced. Outstanding Instances of what the average individual thinks of fraternities are furnished by the action of the South Carolina legis lators. who forbade them in state institutions up until a recent date. Similar action has been taken by the nation's most prominent authorities, who have forbidden social fraternities at the army and navy acldemies. Fraternities began as “secret so cieties.” then became social clubs, and now have taken on the aspect of holm's where students may live In harmony and fellowship together. The homes are united with the cor responding domiciles of the same fra ternity at other colleges, making the system a sort of "chain” affair. The principles is that the members of one chapter live together tn mutual enjoyment of each others' society, and are united by fraternal ties to member* In the houses of other in stitutions. The main fault with the frater nity of today Is that Its members get together, form a solid faclon or "brotherhood” and blind themselves to the activities and interests out- | side their own walls. Men who do not belong In their re-j sptctalde, smug circles are no good, I do not rate, and are the skimmed milk of the college, according to the attitude frequently taken. In some instances a member is I pledged because his untie happened to eb a member of the organization in '98, and was influential in help ing the chapter buy a new set of living room furniture. Result: The j nephew is taken in and made to feel his importance, regardless of his personality, ability, or mentality. He immediately becomes a conceited ass, with the idea that he Is superior 1 to any non-fraternity man. But this condition is prevalent to| a relatively small degree. On the i contrary to breaking up school loy- j alty and class interest, the fraternity : frequently makes Its member a better [ student and a more worthwhile man. The truth of the matter is that the individual is going to make good or fail whether he remains in or out i of fraternities. The chief consideration is that groups may live together in happi ness while in a fraternity. If they are forced on the other hand to be confined with the entire student body, they would make no fast friend ships and have no intimate social life. Woodrow Wilson was right in his opinion that whether fraternities are forbidden or not, private groups will form. They may not be fraternities technically, but they will amount to the same thing. In a student body which lives together haphazardly, the development of the deepest and most worthwhile relations is hin dered. The best solution is that offered by Percy Marks, who suggests that there he more and more fraternities and groups, until everyone should belong to one which he likes best. The individuals In such groups would be mutually helpful and inspirational to one another. This is the true advantage of the fraternity today. It is sufficient to offset the howls that may he raised by outsiders, and it will finally be found to he the best solution to the student social prob lem. The national organization does not enter into the discussion. It is the individual chapter which exerts its influence over the newcomer, strengthens, or rather moulds his character, and makes him more able to meet tihe exigencies of life. —G. C. H. DRY-AS DUST One of the first topics of conver sation which comes to hand when two students get together is that of the disagreeableness of certain courses and classes. Certain sub jects are unfavorably criticized by one or two individuals, while others | are unanimously unpopular. In certain cases where the sub jects themselves are not unpopular, the classes In which they are taught are the objects of dissatisfaction. All of this is rather deplorable, for when a student pays his money to attend classes, and when the Univer sity goes to the trouble of imparting instruction to him. benefits should certainly result. When the student looks upon a particular class as though it were a bitter dose of med icine. to be taken only because of necessity. It is clear that his own time and that of his instructor are being wasted. In a great many of these instances the dissatisfaction is on the part of one or two individuals, who take no interest in the work under any con dition. and who merely want an ex cuse to kick. The courses are un interesting to this group because the group makes them so. Rut there are other courses, which are usually degree requisites, which are cordially hated by nearly every one taking them. What is the mat ter? In some cases subjects which might be made interesting and val uable are made unbearable, either by the personality of the instructor, or by the dry, hard way in which they are taught. Although a course may be interesting, if it be taught in the same way year in and year out, and if it is limited to agonizing tech nicalities, it will be unpopular. In other cases capable instructors are handicapped by having to teach courses which are not interesting in themselves. No matter how much effort might be expended, no success can be obtained. Perhaps it is the textbook, or the way in which the course must be handled. In this case if the subject cannot be made of value and interest to the student, it should be discontinued, for both time and energy are being wasted. The first case is the more common of the two. but both should be given attention. Good courses should be taught by attractive methods so that their true value could be received. Poor courses should be made better from the ground up. Attractiveness for the student should be constantly considered. When this is done, there will be no time wasted in going to class rooms which are despised, and a truer incentive to work will be fur nished. WEEKS SESSION OF GEORGIA FARMERS CLOSES TOMORROW (Continued from page 1) for improving farming in his ad dress on “How to Develop Georgia.” $300,000,000 ill 1028 A program that would bring Georgia's agricultural revenue up to $300,000,000 for 1928 was an nounced Tuesday morning by Dr. Soule, who stated that the program had been adopted by the agricultural college, which would help to present it to the farmers of the state and adhere to it. Advocation of the passage of the McNary-Haughen bill by congress was expressed by C. A. Cobb, editor of Southern Ruralist magazine, Tues day morning. Mr. Cobb favored governmental measures for farm relief. J. Phil Campbell, of the agricul tural college, stated the purpose and plan of the conference to the visitors Tuesday in an address. The Home Economics conference at Camp Wilkins was opened Wed nesday with the address by Mrs. L. L. McMullen, president of the State Demonstration council. A part of the program for the remainder of the week was given over to conferences in this field. The state tax commissioner, R. C. Norman, advocated the changing of the present tax system, as other progressive southern states have done, substituting a new order of taxation for the present ad valorem system. Master Farmers Announced The names of the twelve Georgia farmers selected from 78 nomina tions who will be awarded certifi 4 cates and the title "Master Farmer” by the State College of Agriculture were announced the first of the week. These men have attended the con ferences as guests, and the cere monies attendant upon the conferring of the certificates and medals will take place at the final session to morrow morning. A list of the men and women on the program during the week include such prominent names as Major John S. Cohen, of The Atlanta Jour nal; Dr. Ada Hart Arlitt, professor of child care and training, Univer sity of Cincinnati, who spoke Tues day night; Eugene Talmadge, state commissioner of agriculture; Miss Emily Woodward, president of the Georgia Press association; Dr. B. Youngblood, U. S. Bureau of Agri cultural Economics, Washington, speaking Wednesday morning; and a score of others. Music Club Will Sponsor Hodgson Church Recital An organ concert will be given by Prof. Hugh Hodgson, at the next meeting of the Music club which will be held at the First Baptist church, Wednesday, February 1, at nine p. m. This concert is the fourth of a series which Mr. Hodgson is to give for the club. The last concert; given in December, was given to a study of Handel and his best-known musical compositions. The preceding ones were devoted to a study of Bach, and to the fundamental considera tions of music.
