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THE RED AND BLACK, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1935
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By frla Moffat
Spring In here for everybody ex
cept those unfort.ilnates who are on
probation
W mi hi r n T Roi.rin Managing Editor
WnxiAM I. Rat. J*. Bntinett Manager
f'.lit'.rinl C„n*rti William 1 Ray Jr. [<ln Mogul. Hugh Uw
non. Win hum T Roger*. Roger*. ViaurW Bernarrllk.
I.r* R<M.aaa A taor.intr Editor
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Margin: fir* \ om»ik A**»>rintr Editor
HairvtM ArariN flfporf# Editor
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PiirrHI Tom VCcKji** Thornton N*»w*om»*
Report ert Jark TAoraoy. Alonxo Adam*. Billy Drlrrr. Dorothy
Ann Rni*w«»|l Hhorter Rankin Ruth Hair. Fix! Dural.
.Iranrttr Tollman- Robert Hr nog. t'lyd** f.ong Rot^rra
Franklin tl*«»rg»* B***w**||, r B ffainr*. Norman F
«’halk»*r KliraU-rh Onillrhrau Day Tiller. Jnaper N.
fh»r*ry
Rw«ine«« hr port *< nt It R Nlrholaon. Newton Whitworth.
William P Durham f*»nn f'ovlngton. Julian Baxter.
Kdwla Southernlaml
Robot Knox Clrculotlon Monagrr
The greatest scoundrel of them all
i Is he who likes to make you sin?
j His praises and confess your love.
And then will not admit a thins
Spring may be the season when a
young man's fancy, etc., but it is
also a time of disillusionment when
he sees his secret sorrow for the flrst
time In ankle socks.
Spring fever is here, and I think
here to stay;
I can't disregard it. I can’t, but you
may.
All of which nonsense is just here
to explain
Why the usual tripe is still more in
sane.
MCM.ra
Assocint/d (follrgiatr grrss
-«I9J4 OfoUrmslr Durst '»3» ~
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A New Deal in Honoraries
At Georgia — O D K
1 The gent I must, label Inane
; Is he who never has once missed a
train.
The thing we can't seem to re
member about old love affairs is that
they've left no mark on our hearts
at all but only on our vanity.
T HE Installation of a circle of Omicron Delta
Kappa, national honorary group, at the Uni
versity next week will mark what The Red
and Black earnestly hopes will be a new era In the
"honorary" situation on the Georgia campus.
Politics-ridden honor dubs at the University have
become so weighted down with the millstones of
petty Jealously, hatred and ambition that few of
those groups which purport to recognize achievement
and character can hold their heads above the mire
of public contempt and ridicule.
Incidents in months past In which several of the
"honoraries" suffered blows which should have sound
ed warning notes In their unhearlng ears have be
come more and more frequent, until the need for a
real organization recognizing superior ability,
achievement and character Is pressing to the point
of action.
Omicron Delta Kappa selects Its members on a
purely merit basis, making public at each election
the points necessary for election and the points
earned by the newly-elected members We are
optimistic enough to hope that even on a campus
renowned for Its beclouded political activities, such
nn organization as ODK will be nble to keep Its
elections free from the petty scheming and trading
which pervades In practically every other organi
zation nn the campus. Should it be able to do so.
It will not only take precedence over all other cov
eted honors, but It will provide a service to Georgia
students which few organizations have so far been
able to do.
* ODK, The Red and Black welcomes you. We
welcome you with great expectations. Should we be
disappointed, another mark may be chalked up on
the side of cynicism. Orj the other hand, should
you prove yourself able to surmount Georgia poli
tics, the nine students who are responsible for bring
ing the society to the campus should have their
praises sung from Sanford stadium to Georgia's his
toric arch.
Stop Thief—Vandalism
Is Out of Order
R EPEATEDLY, reports of vandalism among sup
posedly civilized University of Georgia stu
dents have been brought to the attention of
The Red and Black Intrenched In our Idealistic
faith in mankind, we have so far ignored such ac
counts as merely the rumblings of publicity seeking
house-mothers and dormitory matrons.
However, recently there have been brought to our
forced attention acta that can no longer be disre
garded by a publication which purports to mirror
the activities, both good and had. of the group for
which It Is written.
At every social function given in sorority houses
and on the Coordinate campus, misguided seml-
mcrons steal property from the hostess houses and
dormitories, property which Is not only valuable
but also difficult to replace. At a sorority house
dance last fall, inebriated collegians used the house
mother's room as the scene of their Inebriating pro
cesses. and later In the evening made off with the
better part of the belated lady's personal belong
ings
Other examples of misconduct among students
heretofore termed "Southern gentlemen" have con
tinually been flung before us, until we feel that defi
nite action must be taken.
8ociety has found a means of dealing with the
criminally Inclined We rest assured that the pow
ers that govern the University social order will be
equally as severe with the result that vandalism will
be eliminated among such a group, receiving what
leasantly known as a "higher education "
An egotist is a man who says that
nothing is impossible for him There
are just some things he doesn't want >
My senses arp reeling with the per-!
fume of Spring
And my ears are so deaf I don't j
care if you sing.
And my eyes are so blind I can't see
if your ties
Are vermllllon in hue Yet I know
you're no prize
For It’s really quite tragic: my
memory's prime
And how well I recall you from the
cold Winter time.
This Fellow Nash
By Tom A. Dozier
'
Displaying a subtle and cynical
sophistication which will undoubt
edly bo lost on a great many of his j
potential readers. Ogden Nash, known \
before 1931 only as a relative of!
the gentleman who was responsible
for Nashville, Tenn., has gathered
together some of the more witty of.
his works in a thin volume of poetry, j
"Hard Lines” (Simon and Schuster, I
Inc.)
“Hard Lines' is a slight tomes of
poetry covering a bare hundred
pages, with an average of not a
dozen lines to the page, perfectly
suited to the requirements of the
hurried reader.
Nash's unique style of expression
marks the book as unique. Rang-]
ing from the Insanely ridiculous to
the philosophically serious. Mr.
Nash's thoughts cover a variety of
subjects. He writes on the flrst
thing that happens to flash into his
versatile mind, whether It be Ar
thur Brisbane and his writings or
the strange tale entitled "Birth
Comes to the Archbishop.”
Although nothing for the blurb-
inclined critics to ballyhoo as an
epic of modern verse, this little vol
ume w.ll provide Its readers with
many hours of enjoyable perusing
and re-perusing.
Mr. Nash's witty bits of silliness
and satire are illustrated in lines
such as these;
"Lines Written to Console Those
Ladies Distressed by the Lines,
'Men Seldom Make Passes, etc.’
“A girl who is bespectacled
Don’t even get her neck tickled.
But safety pins and bassinets
Await the girl who facinets."
Even more ridiculous, but some
how pleasing Is: "Pedriatlc Reflec
tion :"
"Many an infant that screams like a i
callope
Could be soothed by a little atten-,
tlon to Its dlope.”
In a more serious veign, the au
thor pens one which will perhaps be
considered more weighty in the
realms of modern verse. It Is en-
[ titled “Old Men,” and brings to a
close Mr Nash's volume:
"People expect old men to die.
They do not really mourn old men.
Old men are different. People look
At them with eyes that wonder
when . . .
People watch with unshocked eyes ..
Rut the old men know when an
old man dies.’
Editor’s Note
c . Spring being the subject about
bounds whi( , h m09t typewriter-craftsmen
The Fnrl write at thia time of the year ’ We
i uc feel u 9ome what our duty to the
trade to touch upon the subject. Returning from a
spring holiday vacation during which we did re
search work in Atlanta, we find ourselves Just a
little taken abaek by the realization that the end
is beginning, so to speak Warm, luscious spring
nights hanging over the campus as only spring
nights can hang over a Georgia campus, remind us
of the aartf finish of a four-year tea-dance. But,
sentimentalism being out of place in our journal
istic world, we shall let that go until some far dis
tant time when in our old age we shall have time
for such enjoyable musings
. » isham Jones and the Greeks'
ust A lJream « i r\ n fho h DPi-
Came True
zon of consciousness as the next
event to be looked forward to.
President Stafford and his men continue to make
arrangements for Georgia’s biggest little com
mencement." and as the situation presents itself
now. this phrase may be regarded as no idle boast.
Both Athens hotels report sell-outs for the week
end of April 12 and 13. and loyal alumni who haven't
f.een so loyal on little commencements of lesser mu
sical importance are reported to be planning an en
masse entourage to the Classic city for the big affair.
Block tickets will go on sale Monday morning, ac
cording to President Stafford, with a positive closing
date set for six days later He who buys first will
probably dance first.
Your Date's
Picture
Likenesses of fraternity men’s
dates will again beam forth 1n
The Red and Black's special Lit
tle Commencement rotogravure
supplement—chat is. if the fraternity men so desire.
Pictures may be submitted to The Red and Black
representative in your fraternity, to the editor, or
to any member of the staff, and we piedge ourselves
to do ou~ best to insure their safe return in good
condition Flower forth in all your beauty. Little
Commencement dates.
iirth Comes
fo An M.E.
The dawning hours of Thursday
morning saw a new managing
editor in The Red and Black slot,
laboring over the birth of his flrst-
hrain-child. a fine ten-page issue. Both managing
editor and paper were reported to be resting well
Thursday night, holding up the tradition of a ten-
The Pot Boils
Kditok * Son* Thu U one in a series of article! to
hr written hy Mark l.nirrence. Red and Black political
writer. The prediction4 and opinion* etpretned herein are
Ur l.airrenrr'n own and are not intended to reflect the sen*
timentn of The Red and Black and the editor.
By Mark Lawrence
The boil of fraternity spring politics, scheduled
to come to a head some time in May, continued to
fester and grow this week, with both political camps
girding about them their forces of battle, the choice
political plums and promises that they have to offer
to the wary voter.
Defeated for two years in the annual clashes for
the coveted post of Pan-Hellenic council president,
the Democratic Greeks, under the leadership of 1
SAE’s six-year man Crenshaw, this year are array- j
ing themselves for a vigorous onslaught on the so- j
far intact Progressive lines. Progressives, remem
bering the self-brought-about obloquy of a desert
ing member last year, rest on their laurels appar
ently firm in their belief that no ambitious council
member will risk such an act even for one of the
higher "honorares" on the campus.
The Democratic minority, composed of at present
eight fraternities. SAE, Kappa Alpha. Delta Tau
Delta, Phi Epsilon Pi. Tau Epsilon Pi. Phi Delta
Theta. Chi Phi and Kappa Sigma, continues in con
trol of a majority of the purely "honoraries,” In
cluding Sphinx, Gridiron, Blue Key, "X” club and
perhaps the Biftads.
Progressives, including 10 Greek-letter organiza
tions. Pi Kappa Alpha. Sigma Chi. PI Kappa Phi,
Sigma Nu. Lambda Chi Alpha, Chi Psi, Alpha Gamma
Rho. Alpha Lambda Tau. Alpha Epsilon PI, and
Alpha Tau Omega, wiggle the strings of a majority
of remunerative positions on the campus besides
having complete control in the Pan-Hellenic council,
under the leadership of President DeNean Stafford,
of Hill street’s Sigma Chi group. The coming estab
lishment of Omicron Delta Kappa, national honor
ary. also puts a new balance on the "honors" situa
tion, with officials of the new society avowing a
complete freedom from petty campus politics.
As for presidential timber, council dopesters fore
see a new figure on the Progressive horizon, a prom
inent member of one of the party's mainstays, the
Lambda Chi Alphas. This man sways a large fol
lowing and will undoubtedly give the Progressives
something to think about.
Among the minority Democrats, reports have it that
the party Hitler, if he foresess a good chance at
victory will probably push one of his brother pin-
wearers. Pandora-Man Jack Flynt. or Basketeer Dan
Bowden. Political observers who have watched the
ever changing scene at Georgia also predict that the
same director, if he foresees a defeat for his party,
will slide the presidential nomination to Runner
Hammond Dean, or some other of his Prince ave
nue Phi Delta Theta brethren.
/^AMPUS
■ PA R A D E ■
Hy Roddy Ratcliff
Back from a vacation which he
was happy to see pass quickly, your
Uncle Roddy forgets the horrors of
exams, the annoyance of nasty-
weather, turns a glad eye to co-eds
inspiring outfits and his thoughts to
Isham Jones and his orchestra. Lit
tle Commencement, you can’t come
around too quickly to suit me!
To get on to this business of col
legiate affections:
—Shorter Rankin changes his
mind and no longer gallivants to
Coordinate college to see Dorothy
Ann Braswell. Loves may come and
loves may go, but only the lone
ego goes on forever.”
It may be just the spring air,
but all the same, that Walker Ben-
son-Faye Keller duo looks like bus
iness to me.
“Harold Teen” Covington is one
of that hardy group, each week
growing smaller because of Doug
McClary's intense courting, sticking
around Elsie Peace's doorstep.
Though unnoticed for some
time in this column, Trit-Delt Evelyn
Lampkin and Pi Kappa Phi’s John
Wilson have one of the smoothest
running combinations seen here
abouts in many a day. Some peo
ple actually know how to manage
their affairs.
—Returning from Spring holidays,
new Managing Editor Rogers cheer
fully says that while MilledgevUle
and G. S. C. W. women have plenty
of power, he’s through with them.
The statement runs further that his
attention will now be concentrated
in Athens, though upon whom, he
did not disclose.
—Just as we predicted a few
weeks past, Jane McClelland is now
sporting a Theta pin—owner: Sonny
Roberts. Yes, Hal Hatcher, lads
and lassies, was the guy that took
it on the lam.
—One of those design for living
jobs: all during the week Ben Mc
Kenzie. formerly of McKinnon and
company, squires Marjorie Gould
about town. Week-ends the lass is
seen with Dave Reed. At present
neither citizen admits defeat or com
plete private property.
—Macon's Wally Miller (they
used to have a mayor in the fam
ily. ya know?), and Betsy Jones,
who hails from the same city, have
patched up that terrific quarrel.
All reigns peacefully again in a ro
mance that lasted since before those
high school days.
—Kicklighter squawked about un
complimentary remarks we tossed
her way a few weeks back. She
should have seen the remarks before
the editor saved The Red and Black
from a libel suit. (Now, it’s your
time to say something about me, lit
tle girl).
To P. D. Q.:
You tell me you truly love me;
That I no other dame may borrow:
I swear by heavens above me.
I’m here today and gone tomorrow.
This Time
Last Year
By M. 8. Bernadlk
Setting out to disprove Business
Manager Bill Ray's statement that
“Woman’s place is in the home,”
journalistic women turned out an
eight page issue of The Red and
Black unaided by any males. High
light of the event was Esther "Be
Square” Haskins’ innocent sale of
a froqt page ad. Mid-wives at the
birth of this brain-child were: Ida
Mogul, editor; Billie Hill, managing
editor, and Esther Haskins, business
manager.
This week the “G" club, varsity
letter men's organization, was or
ganized under a plan advanced by
President Sanford. The purpose of
the club was to have one group on
the campus whose membership was
so exclusive that it could not be got
ten through politics. Can such
things be?
Dr. J. S. Stewart, director of the
Summer school and professor of sec
ondary education, died suddenly.
President S. V. Sanford and other
noted educators throughout the state
paid tribute to Dr. Stewart's career.