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America'i Pre-Eminent College Weekly
VOL. XLVII.
THK UNIVERSITY OP GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 25, 1012.
No. 1—Z-100.
Caldwell Is Confident University
Will Be Accredited During 1943
Sinkwich and McAfee
To Clash In Macon
President Refuses Major's Leaf;
Wishes to See Crisis Through
BY WILLIS JOHNSON
Dr. Harmon \V. Caldwell, president of the University and well
known southern educator, this week expressed the view that “when
the new year rolls around, the University will be baek to its former
accredited standing.”
The action which will be taken by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Secondary Schools cannot be definitely known but
President Caldwell has been in conference with the president of the
accrediting agency during the past weeks and he feels confident that
the body will see fit to return the University system of Georgia to
its rolls.
It will first be necessary to write!
a petition to the Association asking 1? d*, i rr
for the ten schools, dropped last IA llfell ill!* llUlLS
year, to be reinstated. The action j ”
last December took effect at the first 17' 1 HP _
of this month. Dropping of the Uni- fjllCI 1 OlllOrrOWI
versity was accompanied by several 1 7
wreaths on the historic Georgia arch • T) •
and a dismal, rainy day. Begins
Are Things Right? ® ®
Big Year?
By BERYL SELLERS. Editor
The facts must be faced—we have obstacles to overcome. Our
registration has dropped to 2,000. The freshman class is not as
large. Many buildings have been taken by the army and navy.
A senior class graduates Christmas.
We can come through if the student body holds together.
It’ll mean a greater spirit at football games, pep meetings, and
other programs. It will mean that every organization must be in
there plugging.
The football team is above par—it’s a big asset. It means our
college’s name will be publicized over the country.
Georgia can have a band at home games—we can offer scholar
ships to players even if trips are out of the question. Our cheer
ing squads can come through with better programs. Many local
programs can be made effective. With our potential strength we
can make it.
The solution lies with the students . . . they hold the key to
Georgia’s future.
Officials of the University System
are hoping that the Association will
accept the fact that political inter
ference in the state academic pro
gram has been removed. Action last
fall was prompted by the interven
tion of Governor Eugene Talinadge
in the proceedings of the Board of
Regents. Talmadge was defeated
nine days after the University Sys
tem was dropped from the Associa
tion in the governor’s contest with
Ellis Arnall. The governor-elect
made the University issue one of his
major campaign planks and has
pledged himself to see the restora
tion of academic freerom in the state.
There remains the possibility,
however, that the Association may
take the stand that educational con
ditions in Georgia are basically
wrong, and await further proof that
all political interference has been
removed. Optimistic University lead-
ears are not counting too heavily on
the group taking that position.
Considers Com miss ion
Last week the deadline was up for
President Caldwell’s aceptance of a J
major’s commission in the United ■
States Army. He considered the
commission but after talking to
members of the faculty and various
state leaders he decided to remain
at the University for the present
time. He said, “I feel that it is the
patriotic thing for me to acept this
commission but I would like to see
this University crisis through.”
As to the Board of Regents, Geor
gians are wondering what went on
at the three minute meeting in At
lanta last Tuesday. The meeting
had been called by the governor and
publicized throughout the state but
when the members got together, they
adjourned after one of the shortest
meetings in the history of the Board.
Fraternity rushing moves into the
final stage tomorrow afternoon as
the period of silence from 8 p. m. to
night until 3 tomorrow ceases and
bedraggled rushees receive the pin
of their choice.
The intensified rush rules used
during the present rush season were
worked up during the summer by the
Interfraternity Council in an attempt
to cut out the “back stabbing” which
prevailed under the old "cut throat”
plan.
But all rule and order is over at
3 p. m. tomorrow and it will be a
catch-as-catcli-can proposition for
the seventeen members of the Coun
cil. Under the present set-up there
have been 14 date periods, the most
evei given fraternities on this cam
pus under a system of this type.
Outside of the date periods mem
bers of the various fraternities have
not been permitted to talk with
rushees. And in addition, each fra
ternity has been permitted only one
date with a rushee per day.
There was some difficulty in gath
ering together all of the data neces
sary for the compilation of the rush
ing rules, thought by some to he the
best yet offered by the Council. A
committee composed of Lee McKin
ney, John Miller, Ben Howell, and
Bob Lipshutz did the actual work
on the rules and presented them to
the Council for approval during the
summer.
Throughout the past few meetings
of the fraternity governing body,
there has been an air of self-preser
vation exhibited by many of the in
dividual representatives. This atti
tude prompted the addition of many
of the present rules to those used
last year.
During the summer rush season
no rules whatsoever were used by
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This Way In
Hero ar«* the new uat<‘\vuy* to the 1’nlvernfty rumpus. They are
brick structure?* with concrete trimmings, given the Cniverslty by
the ( hiss of *07. Appropriate inscriptions will appear on each of
• he structures, designed and built under the supervision of Roy
Hitchcock. I niversity architect. The right gate bears a portion of
tin* I nlversity charter and the left will have a description of the
founding of this institution. Bronze plac<|ues with the Seal of the
State of CJeorgia and the official seal of the University will be
place*! in the vacant spaces near the top.
Navy to Lend
Woodruff Hall
Four Functions Will
Be Held During Quarter.
Slrozier Says
Woodruff Hall, for yeat-B the home
of famous Georgia dances, will once
again house cavorters at fall dances
as Naval Pre-Flight School officials
announced this week that they
would turn the building over to the
University for four of the large so
cial affairs on schedule.
This move ended worries of hun
dreds of students who have been
wondering where the University
would find an area large enough to
hold a dance.
Only for four of the larger dances,
however, will the hall be opened
for students. These affairs are the
dances after the Furman game,
October 3, after the Tulane game,
October 17, during Homecoming.
November 27-28, and for the Mili
tary Ball Friday, December 11.
The hall has been pressed Into
service by the Navy school here »s
a gymnasium and has been fully
equipped and repaired. But Dean
R. M. Strozier, director of student
activities, was informed by officials
of the Navy school that they would
he happy to allow the University to
use the building for the four above
mentioned dances.
Because the Navy will be using
the hall at all times before and af
ter the dances It will be impossible
for decorations to be used but stu
dents were remarking this week that
they were more than glad to get
the hall Itself.
For several decades the mecca of
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Tate Will Speak
Next Wednesday
At Joint Assembly
Freshmen and sophomore men
will attend the same general assem
bly this year under a new policy
inaugurated by Dean William Tate,
director of University housing.
In the past there have been two
separate chapel meetings, one for
the sophomores and one for thf
freshmen. But both classes will
meet in the Chapel on Wednesdays
at the third period.
Dean Tate, chapel master of cere
monies, has been working on pro
grams which will appeal to the men
who attend the assembly. Next Wed-
1 nesday morning, he has planned to
: discuss the topic “Status of the Col
lege Man in the Selective Service
and Other Branches of the Armed
Services.”
After his talk the floor will be
opened for questions and answers.
Dean Tate has been overflooded dur
ing the past weeks and months by
men wondering what their military
status is and as a result of this he
is preparing a detailed discussion on
the subject. He states, “I urge all
men who are worried about their
position with the armed forces to
attend this program as it will save
time and trouble.”
WSB lo Carry
Student Show
12:30 Program to
Originate in C-J
Building
A new farm radio program, re
placing the National Farm and
Home Hour on station WSB, Atlan
ta, will be broadcast daily, 12:30 to
1 p. m., from the studios in the
Journalism Building, beginning Oc
tober 5, and University studentB will
be asked to participate in the pre
paration and actual broadcasting,
the Georgia Agricultural Extension
Service announced this week.
Urogram Director
Extension Service Director Walter
S. Brown said that Miss Helene Ilarz-
feld, formerly with Station WSGN,
Birmingham. Ala., has been appoint
ed by the Extension Service to be
In charge of radio, and will handle
the production of the program.
Bart of the program will lie broad
cast from WSB’s Atlanta studios,
and will be under the direction of
Bill I ranee, WSB farm director and
graduutc of the College of Agricul
ture. College of Agriculture load
ers and representatives of the vari
ous state and federal agricultural
agencies In Athens will participate
on the program.
< ’ontact Needed
"During war time it is more Im
portant than ever before for the va
rious agricultural leaders in Athens
to be in close contact with Georgia
farmers.” Director Brown said. "Na
tional and state programs may
change on a moment’s notice and
the Information needs to be carried
to the farm families in the state
without delay. To do this job in
the best possible way we are em
ploying a radio specialist in the Ex
tension Service to handle this daily
program." •
The program will be broadcast
Monday through Friday from the
School of Journalism's studio from
which the University hour origi
nates.
Truck Down lo Clay ion;
Let'g 11 cl ft Slonift Axis
Featuring the Axis Stomp,
guys and gals and hep cats will
gather in front of Gunn's Men
Store tonight for a rough and
ready street dance.
The entire block of Clayton
Street east of the traffic light
in the center of town will he
roped off for the affair which
commences at 9 and swings on
until 11 p. m. Spectators are
invited to witness the open air
function but they’ll have to buy
a war stamp (which they keep).
Admission to the roped area
Is fifty cents per couple in war
stamps. Music will be furnish
ed by the Music Shop on record.
A loving cup will be awarded
the “dance couple of the even
ing” by Bush Jewelers.
Butts Says Georgia
Has Small Chanee
To Win Game
By Rip Herring
Still smarting from the morui vic
tory (lie Kentucky Wildcats took
from them last, Saturday, 40 Georgia
Bulldogs left Athens in automobiles
last night following a light practice
session for Macon, where they will
clash with the Jacksonville Naval
Air Station today at 5:30 o’clock
(EWT). Proceeds of the game will
go to Army-Navy relief.
Coach Wallace Butts fears Geor
gia will not be us lucky this week as
they were in Louisville. ”1 don't
see how we can possibly win,” says
the pessimistic mentor. “With Mc
Afee and all those other pros on the
team is will be like playing the Chi
cago Bears.”
Boss Butts' fears are well found
ed. When Georgia scouts Howell
Hollis and Elmer Lampe returned
from the Jacksonville Naval Station-
University of Florida game they told
a story of blood and corruption.
“They’re great.” said (tie coaches.
“They have one of the finest back-
fields we have seen in many years,
and although George McAfee Is
probably the best known of the lot,
the club is no one-man congregation
in any respect.”
“Every one of those bucks, Mc
Afee, Terrell and all the others, are
liable to go all the way from any po
sition of the field.
‘Operating in front of this bunch
of ball carriers is a big powerful
line. They’ll outweigh our boys
ftom one end to the other and they
have more reserves at every posi
tion.”
McAfee, the touchdown terror of
recent Duke teams and lust year the
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The probable starting line-ups will
bo:
Georgia
N. A. Station
Poschner*
1. K
Chlpley
Ellenson
L.T.
Shinn
Kuniunsky
L.G..
Brute
Ehrhardt
C. .
Buy
Ruark
It G
MacLeod
Boyd
R.T.
Janusas
V. Davis
It.E.
Reeves
Maguire
’ B.B.
Iverson
Sinkwich
T.B. .
Terrell
Nunnally
W.B. .
McAfee
McPhee
F.B.
. Gloden
FRANCIS MADDUX
Francis Maddux, Kx-F.tlilor,
lit-purled Missing in Action
Francis Maddux, a former editor
of The Red and Black, stationed with
the U. 8. Navy in the Pacific, has
been reported missing in action.
News of the casualty reached his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Maddux,
of Sycamore, on thp twenty-fourth
birthday of Ensign Maddux. He was
born September 13, 1918.
Following his graduation in May,
1939. Maddux became connected
with the Atlanta Journal sports staff
and entered the Naval Officers’
Training School at Northwestern
University last January. Shortly
after he was commissioned he mar
ried Miss Wylene Righton, of Sa
vannah.
He was a graduate of the Henry
W. Grady School of Journalism
where he was editor of The Red and
Black and a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and Blue Key.