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Pag** Four THE RED A N D B L A C K' <Ef)e fteb anb Ittacfe OftfrliU Orf«n of (hr Athlrflr A«iorli»lion of thf (nltrriHf.T of Oeorri*. Kntored nt the I’n«t Office lit Athenn. Oi , hk Mfrond cIiikk nml! matter. KTAFF BEN HARDY. JR Editor-In chief It K. HAMILTON Manuring Editor EDITORIAL STAFF John S Candler ..Flrat Associate Editor 1‘rehtiHM CourHon..K«*conU AsNoclate Editor <*eile Knldwlti Third AaMocInte Editor l.athrop Mltehell New* Editor J. II Napier. Jr Hporta Editor Nathan (tiuiH Feature Editor Josephine Brooks Society Editor | Charles Hardy... Staff Manager It c. Units ... Stuff Manager | I IH siNESS DEPARTMENT I riar M Thompson. Jr UtiHincM* Manager Carl T Sutherland Asst Business Mgr Joe K Hawkins. (Mrculatlon Manager ! I I Qt] First AsslHtant ) Nelson Cray Second Assistant ! Oscar Lott —Third AsHistant K El'ORTORI A L STAFF 'Thoutas F. St. John. Guy C. Hamilton. Robert L. Sherrod. Wylly Folk. Mary Claire Brannon. Sadie Myers. Roselle Rosenthal. Naomi Henson. James Hollingsworth. Tom Hamilton. Rene Stuart, Percy Johnson. J. T. Carlton. William Fnrrel. Sam Hlrsch. R. E. Falllgnnt. Hill Tyus, Marvin Cox. FOR DRAMA The stops taken by the Ath ens Little Theatre Guild to pro mote interest in the drnmn de serve tlie support of all those who have the cultural advance ment of the University nt heart. Sympathy with the movement can be manifested in a tangible way by the purchase of tickets for the plays to be presented soon by members of the Guild. The organization is composed* of the dramatic clubs of Lucy Cobb, the State Teachers’ col lege. Athens high school, nnd the two University bodies of this nature, the Thnlluns and the Blackfriars. The personnel of the groups includes students who display an active Interest in the stage. They have as direc tors older persons who are qual ified to give valuable Instruc tion In this Held. For some time there has been a noticeable lack of appreciation of drama among the students of the University, despite the ef forts of a few who have worked to promote such Interest. Pre sentations by the student theat rical performers have been wit nessed by crowds dispropor tionately small in comparison with the ability shown by the casts. In direct contrast with the attitude here is that taken In other colleges, of which the University of North Carolina is a convenient exumple. At that school Is a group of playmakers which has achieved an envia ble reputation throughout the South. Drumas which have met with remarkable success on the metropolitan stage have been written by members of the North Carolina faculty, with the stu dents not far behind in their own efforta. Not only should the theatrical clubs be given greater promi nence In the life of the Univer sity by the students themselves, but the faculty should take greater recognition of this field by adding more and better courses in dramatics. It seems to The Red and Black that some friend of the University of Georgia could give no better evidence of his good-will than by offering a sub stantial award annually for the best play written by a student here. Smaller prizes could be given by the same patron or otiier friends for second and third places. The Red and Black believes that If the ambitions of the Lit tle Theatre Guild are pushed forward so as to culminate in success they will prove an incen tive for increased cultural in terests at the University. FOR MUSIC According to a report received by The Bed and Black, plans have been completed whereby a pipe-organ will have been in stalled in the chapel hy the opening of the 1928-29 regular session. Another occurrence in connection with this is that, ac cording to these reports, the first floor of Phi Kappa literary society building, which Is at present occupied by the Georgia Co-operative association, will be given over for a musical studio for Professor Hugh Hodgson. The Co-op will he installed in Demosthenian hall. For the past three years or longer there has been a move ment afoot to establish a chair of music in the University. It was sponsored at first, so we understand, by the Pioneer club. Various things have prevented the materialization of this Idea until this session. Hugh Hodgson, well known musician and native of Athens, was made professor of music. Under his direction, musical programs have been given from the University over The Atlantn Journal’s station, WSB. He has also been in charge of the Uni versity Glee clubs and lecturer to the Music club, a student or ganization for the advancement of musical Interests In the school. The University of Georgia summer school each year pro vides for musical programs and a week of opera. The regular session has Its stafT of lecturers —but whatever music the stu dent gets is when he hears the Palace organ, a performance of the Glee club, or whatever mu sical comedies play at the Co lonial theater. The student body has been lit erally starved for things of this nature. The few who attend the music club have had a taste of It—Just enough to create an earnest demand which is not to be satisfied with such a little. It Is hoped that the Pioneers will see what they started three years or longer ago grow Into a life-sized reality. —P. C. BOBBY HOOKS The Red and Black Joins the student body in congratulating Bobby Hooks on his success in the southern division Olympic tryouts Just held in Mobile. He won his three fights in the light- heavyweight class with little trouble. His victory entitles hint to enter the national tests to decide the representatives of the United States In the Olym pic games. He Is the type of athlete who is a credit to his game; The Red and Black wishes him further success. EXCHANGES -BY- JOHN CANDLER, II The Dally Nebraskan tells of the re ommendation of the student coun cil of the University of Nebraska which will eliminate some of the surplus clubs and organizations that clutter up the annual as well as the campus. Eighty so-called honorary clubs were investigated hy the coun cil. and only two were found to warrant any existence, due to some set purpose and some real duty they were performing. An editorial in The Daily Nebras kan said: "There was little Justifica tion for these societies which had existed solely because certain ambi tious men and women students wish ed to have important sounding club names placed among their achieve ments in college activities. The faculty at the University of Georgia might make a similar inves tigation of the clubs here. In all probability they would find that in addition to the reasons given for the abolishment of the clubs at Ne braska. the officers (treasurers in particular) of the useless clubs here would object more than the mem bers (new members, in particular). Many of the organizations here have a worthy object and deserve no attacks from any direction, but there are quite a few which could he eliminated and the University would never miss them. From the New Student service comes some appropriate comment on the smoking by co-eds at the University of Oregon. Similar quo tations would probably be forthcom ing if a poll were taken of the opin ions of the University of Georgia pro fessors. ‘‘When women take over all the habits and practices of men they are bound to lose a great deal of the charm they strive so hard to pro cure.” thinks one university profes sor, according to an article in The Emerald, of the University of Ore gon. Another believes that “As far as right goes girls have as much right to smoke as boys, but why does any one want the right?’’ A more liberal teacher says, "I can’t see anything wrong with it. It is quite prevalent on a number of campuses, and the girls seem to get by with it all right.” But another professor says, “Years ago we put woman on a pedestal and respected her a great deal, now she has climbed down by herself and is crawling around in the dirt at man’s feet.” Still another is of a similar opin ion, "A girl does everything in the world to make herself attractive, she wants pretty clothes and insists upon being well groomed at any cost, and then she smokes and spoils it all. Smoking Is a very unfeminine thing and any girl who lowers herself to it loses her natural prestige.” Says The Emerald in summing up the whole discussion. “After all. it comes hack to the same decision, it is a woman’s right but Is It her priv ilege?” HECKMAN PASSES EXAM LASTING SIXTEEN HOURS AS S. C. P ACCOUNTANT Professor H. M. Heckman of the University has passed the state cer tified public accountant's examina tion which is given twice a year by the state board of examiners. The examination lasts 16 hours and cov ers accounting theory, accounting practice, auditing, commercial law and arithmetic. Alumni-T rustee Group Meets to Study Problems Eight members of the joint aiumni- [ trustee committee appointed last June by those two bodies to inspect and make recommendations concern- j ins the ^University of Georgia, met , last week in the Chancellor's office in the Academic building. The first meeting of the committee was held on the University campus last fall but no formal action or recommenda- j tions resulted. The mieting recently held was in- 1 formal and the members of the com- mlttei went into matters pertaining ! to the actual operation of the Uni versity Special attention was paid to the oepartment of Extension at the University, the scholarship rec ords of the students, and the build ing program as outlined to the com mittee by Chancellor Charles M. Snelling. Chancellor Snelling's plan to allow the younger members of the faculty to increase their learning through siudv at other Universities and in stitutions on leave of absence from the University was heartily approved hy the committee. The general scholarship standards of the Univer sity also were considered. The next meeting will be held probably in June. The members of the committee who attended the meeting were: Enoch H. Callaway, Augusta; E. T. Moon, LaGrange; William E. Thomas, Valdosta; San ders McDaniel, Atlanta; Frank K. Boland, Atlanta: H. C. Hatcher, Waynesboro; E. W. Moise, Atlanta; and William Barrett, Augusta. Monday Is Last Date for Senior Pandora Blanks Monday, April 2, is the last date that senior information blanks may be turned in to the 1928 Pandora staff and the staff of the annual urges all seniors to turn in their in formation blanks if they have not already done so. Only a few of the blanks yet remain to be turned in. and the entire senior section will be turned over to the printer to be set up in type within a week follow ing that date. It has also been announced that Pandoras may be purchased at S4.50 until the opening of the Easter holi days. The price of the book was supposed to go up to $5.50 at the close of the second term, but the present low price will be continued until the date mentioned. A deposit of $2.00 is taken now. and the re mainder of $2.50 is paid when the books are published. The editor has received the proofs on the 14 four color process plates which will feature the opening and main-division pages of the book. They are exact reproductions, in full colors, of the original oil paintings, and will give the book a richness of decoration unsurpassed In any Southern year-book. The 1928 Pan dora is not only the only annual In the South which will be a large-size book this year, but is also the only one which will have process work in any part of the book. The heavy expense of process l plates has served to prevent the use of these paintings before, but the staff of the Pandora has endeav ored to carry out as effectively as possible the theme of the history of he University in the entire book. For this reason these paintings have been reproduced, although at heavy expense. AST^R^SKS - B 'l — ST. J#HN Senator George’s name was not included on the straw ballot dis tributed by The Red and Black in connection with a national collegiate straw vote on the coming presiden tial election, being conducted by The Independent, a Boston weekly. * * * Well, what do you think of that? * * * Doubtless this omission caused ripples- nay, waves—of consterna tion in democratic circles through out the state * * * yea, even through out the nation, for that matter. * * * Of course the list of probable can didates was gotten up by a Radical Boston Sheet. * * * That explains the matter * * * perhaps. Perhaps Georgia’s favorite son doesn’t rate in those circles. * * * Perhaps The Independent didn’t even know about him. * * * Perhaps they didn’t especially want a straw vote on any "natives” at all. * * * Being a voter of only a few months, I'd hesitate to say what the reason for the omission was. * * * The main thing is that a new straw ballot has been prepared, doubtless from the campaign fund of the Hon. Senator, with his name upon it. * * * We University people can’t afford to offend any one, especially a poten tial president, you know, because it would “hurt the University.” Isn’t it regrettable that at every turn, every step, we are confronted with this dire phrase? * * * And aren’t our elders prone to make huge mountains from tiny mole-hills, and to run helter-skelter seeking the proper * * * opinions, * * » which opinions are those of the * * * right * * * people? * * * Athletes who periodically fail to be eligible for playing will be grati fied, no doubt, to learn that in a recent debating tilt one of the speak ers was not allowed to participate be cause of his low grades. * * * What I cannot understand is why this man failed to get eligible this time for the debate. * • « He is an athlete, too. • * * Students are asked to co-operate with the committee which is promot ing the Students’ Religious Welfare conference. * « * in other words, for it to be a student affair, students must get mixed up in it. * * * The irony of most occasions of this nature is that students have very lit tle to do with "student” confer ences. • • • • * * I recommended a book as being a “good” book recently, only to find that no less a person than William Lyon Phelps also likes it. • • ♦ Because readers seem to welcome that recommendation, I recommend another. • • « Ernest Boyd’s Liter ary Blasphemies is also a very good book. • • • Especially for people who like to read, and who also ad mire the “classics.” The keynote to the book, I think, is the author’s statement that he has never read any work of any writer simply because some literature course required it. • • • He shaves the Immortality from a great number of stalwart "classics,” including; Mil- ton. • • ♦ • • * Spring- is here, and I’ve nearly forgotten to mention it. • • • Any way, the vernal season is on. • • • I fear for what will happen to the poetry contest which The Cracker is going to be responsible for.
