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THE UNIVERSITY OR GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 2:1, ll>42
No. .1—Z-IOO.
Judge Fortson To Make
Navy Day Address Here
Citation, Broadcast
Will Highlight
Plii Beta Kappa
Annual Program
By Willis Johnson
Nary Day, set aside each year to I
honor the men of the sea, will fea
ture an address by Judge. Blanton
Fortson, and the delivery of a cita
tion to one of the Naval Pre-Flight
Training School cadets for heroism
at the Battle of Midway. The co-
memorative exercises will be held
in Sanford Stadium Tuesday after
noon at 5:15 p. m.
The program will be broadcast
over radio station WSB from 5:15
to 5:30. The three main features
of the occasion will be the awarding
of the citation, Judge Fortson's taik,
and the delivery of a diploma to the
most outstanding naval cadet in the
present class by “The Queen of Navy
Day.”
Blazie Hauton, Atlanta, the new
number one beauty of the Univer
sity campus, will take the honors of
"Miss Navy Day” by virtue of hav
ing led the field in the Pandora’s
annual glamour parade last Wednes
day night.
IlistingtiislKul Flying Cross
Judge Fortson’s subject has not
yet been announced but he will
probably speak on the importance
of Navy fliers trained to fight.
The Distinguished Flying Cross,
naval aviation’s most coveted award, i
will be presented to 21-year old j
Richard C. McEwen. Dick was on
the scene at the Battle of Midway
and has many a harrowing tale to
tell, but now lie’s all set for a career
as a Navy flyer and ready to get
back to the front.
The citation from President Roose
velt praises Dick for "heroism and
extraordinary achievement while
participating in an aerial flight as
radioman and free machine gunner
in an airplane of a scouting squad
ron.” Dick is married and has a
brand-new daughter who arrived
just in time to find her daddy a
hero. The citation will be read by
Captain C. E. Smith, USN (Ret.),
before the assemblage.
A special proclamation was issued
yesterday by Mayor Bob McWhorter
of the City of Athens asking every
one to attend the ceremonies and
stating the value of the Pre-Flight
School In the present war training
program.
275 Cadets Graduate
Judge Blanton Fortson, principal
speaker on the occasion is the pres
ent director of civilian defense in
X^this area. He was at one time Judge
of the Superior Court of the Western
Circuit.
Approximately 275 cadets will end
their studies at the local naval base
at the exercises Tuesday, when they
are awarded diplomas testifying to
the work they have completed dur
ing the many weeks of training in
Athens.
In connection with the program in
Sanford Stadium, the Dixie Farm
and Home program which originates
on the campus Is broadcast over
WSB Mondays through Fridays at
12:30, will feature Navy Day as the
theme for the Tuesday program. The
exact nature of the Farm and Home’s
salute to the Navy men is not yet
known.
Holds Election
For Honors Day
GSWC President
Is Principal
Speaker Wednesday
Ten undergraduates and three
graduate students were elected to
Phi Beta Kappa scholastic organi
zation Wednesday, and will partici
pate in the annual Honors Day
ceremony October 28. Of the ten
undergraduate students, six are
A. B. students, two are working for
an A.B. in journalism, and two are
B. S. students. They include nine
girls and one boy.
Following are the names of the
students elected:
Carolyn Coburn, Emma Cleo Par
ham, and Ann Creekmore Jones.
All of these students graduated in
summer school this year with A.B.
degrees.
Orrin A. Redman. Doris Glynn
Nations, Roy T. Ward, A.B. stu
dents; Sara Katherine Etheredge
and Rose C. Jackson, journalism
students; Clara E. Hamilton and
Lucy M. Vance, B.S. students.
The three graduate students hon
ored were Warren Jones (M.A.
1 942), Ellen Fenton Murray (M.A.
1942), and Annie Virgil Womack
(M.A. 1942).
These 13 students will be honor
ed, along with all other dean’s list
and honor students and those re
ceiving special awards from the
University and the University’s or
ganizations, on the annual Honors
Day, which will be held in the Fine
Arts auditorium next Wednesday at
12:15.
The principal speaker for this oc
casion Nvill be Dr. Frank R. Reade,
president of the Georgia State Wo
man’s College at Voldasta.
The invocation and benediction
will be given by Martell H. Twitch-
ell, chaplain In the United States
Navy.
The musical part of the program,
under the direction of Mr. Hugh
Hodgson, head of the University
music department, will feature a
rendition of Ave Maria (Bach-Gou-
nod) with Edna Screven, soprano;
Suebelle Green, violin; Lucile Kim
ble, piano, and Hugh Hodgson, or
gan.
The national anthem and Verdi’s
Grand March from Aida are also in
cluded In the program.
Last year Dr. Goodrich C. White,
then vice-president and now presi
dent of Emory University in At
lanta. was the principal speaker for
Honors Day.
CORRECTION!
L«*t weok'n Immiip of Thf* K«*<1
ami lllark referred to the price
of a record, “Moonlight Sere
nade," at Rich's, at 7 cent*. It
should have Ntat«Nl the price an
37 centa.
GOP Freshmen Will Elect
Class Leader Wednesday
The G. O. P. will hold a regular
business meeting Monday night at
8 o'clock in the University Chapel
as the race for the presidency of the
freBhman class enters Its final stages.
The election will be held from 9
until 5 in the left wing of Memorial
Hall all day Wednesday. Woodruff
Hall has been used in the past but
this building is devoted to the Navy.
At the business meeting Monday
night, definite announcements will
be made concerning the deadline for
entrance Into the fall Q. O. P. nom
ination race and also the date for
the nomination will be set.
The two candidates for president
of the freshman class will also pre
sent their platforms to non-frater
nity first year men. thus enabling
them to judge the better office-seek
er. Frank Dorriss. Douglasville. is
the candidate from Camp Wilkins
and Ag Hill while Walter Smith,
Macon, represents Clark Howell,
the freshman dormitory, and Frank
lin campus.
The O. O. P. is made up of non-
fraternity men and has been the
strongest political party for the past
25 years. Secret balloting will again
be used in an effort to make this
election the cleanest in history, al
though the method has been used
two years. All freshmen voting
will be required to present their
athletic books as a means of identi
fication.
The election managers will in
clude Tom Penland. Blalrsville.
campus leader: Beryl Sellers, Fort
Gaines, editor of The Red and Blacfl;
Eugene Hudson, Raleigh, president
of the senior class; John Vickers,
Norman Park, secretary-treasurer of
the senior class; Wiley Jones, Lake
land, business manager of The Red
and Blacfl; Kenny Mock, Colquitt,
president of the athletic associa
tion. and Jack Royall, Decatur,
president of the Voluntary Religious
Association.
All non-fraternity freshmen are
urged to vote in the primary. The
freshman election will get the cam
pus prepared for the general elec
tion that is to be held in the latter
part of November or the first of De
cember.
r
JUDGE BLANTON FORTSON
Top-Flight Band
To Play 27-215
Several Big Orchestras
Being Contacted
By Council Heads
The Inter-Fraternity Council is
in contact with several of the Na
tion's top-flight orchestrass as
Homecoming draws nearer. Definite
action on the band to play for the
dances in Woodruff llall during the
week-end of November 27-28 will
be taken next week and The Red
and Black will carry full details.
No announcement as to the names
of the orchestras was mado by
Council officials at the weekly meet
ing ut the Law School this past
Wednesday. Final plans are sche
duled to be made next Thursday.
Harold Tiller, Athens, retiring
president of the fraternity govern
ing broup, did say, however, that
telegrams are somewhere between
Athens and the managers of the
four bands now under consideration.
It all depends on which one of the
orchestras makes the first offer as
to which one will be tile feature
social attraction on the big Tech-
Georgla Friday and Saturday.
A surprise was given the Council
when Tiller stated that he had been
called to servile and would have to
report for active duty by the end
of this month. He resigned his of
fice, thanking the members for the
cooperation they have given him
since he has been in office.
In one of the body’s shortest elec
tions in history, Bobby Bray, At
lanta, was elected to take the pres
ident’s chair. Jack Forehand, Sa
vannah, was made vice-prrtsident.
It was only learned this week j
that for a certainty the Tech-Geor-1
gla game is going to be played In
Athens. This will end the attempts
by various people throughout the
state to have the gridiron grapple
moved to Atlanta.
Because of existing conditions It
has been impossible to secure a band
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Studenta 21 Hour* Short
Of Decree, 1‘leme Note
Under the action of the Fac
ulty any student now a senior
within 21 quarter hours of
graduation with a "C” Aver
age will be given that much
credit if taken out of the Uni
versity by order of the govern
ment and placed In the Army
or Navy.
There are certain students |
taking Second Advanced Mili
tary Science who on December
19. the close of the fall quarter,
will be within 21 quarter hours
of graduation. It is Imperative
that the Registrar be notified at
once by these as to whether
they expect to take advantage
of this concession and go on to
the Military School under order
of the government, thus grad
uating In December, or wheth
er they expect to return on De
cember 28 and enroll In the
inter quarter and finish In
March.
This Is of vital importance
and those who do not notify
the Registrar by November 1
as to their Intention will be
classed as returning here for
the winter quarter and not
graduating In December.
r FirebaW May Singe Hairs
Of Bearcats In Cincinnati
Blazie Hauton
Wins Pandora
Beauty Review
I)i<‘k Richardson
Is Selected Allas
Maiden Swoon
By “Coop" Shrugs
of the Bed in Buck Stull
In what was probably one of tbe
most difficult assignments ever
faced by judges of the annual 1’un-
dora Beauty Review, Blazie Hau
ton, Atlanta, representing Chi Psl,
was named “Miss Georgia” before
approximately 1,800 students and
townspeople in the Fine Arts audi
torium Wednesday night. Dick
Richardson, Savannah, winning
"Maiden Swoon” and sponsor for
Kappa Alpha Theta, crowned the
queen.
Runner-ups iu the beauty contest
were Eleanor Rose Fnanagan, Ath
ens, for Kappa Sigma; Mary Sue
Martin, Tifton, for Lambda Chi Al
pha; Anna Mae Pryor, Fitzgerald,
for PI Kappa Alpha; Grace Walton,
Miami Beach, Florida, for Alpha Tau
Omega, and Dorothy Ann Wellman,
Athens, last year's winner, for Phi
Delta Theta.
Paced by what seemed like two
guys with St. Vltls’s dance, Frank
Rich and Fred Wagner, flood light
operators, seemed Intent on allow
ing the participants just how the
audience looked, while lads in the
balcony got bored with long waits,
so-called musical selections, and
“I's” and "ers" by M. C. Ellenson,
quietly huddled into a “crap” game.
Taking the jeers in fine fashion
were the 16 University lads who
not only smiled at the Ellenson bon
ers like “You know what Richard
son's nickname represents" and
“These boys have plenty on the
ball,” but gritted their teeth and
strutted off. Runner-ups In the
“Goons handicap" were Jack Bush,
Jacksonville, Fla., for Alpha Oml-
cron PI; Bobby Bray, Atlanta, for
Trl Delta, and Horace Whltener, Bu
ford, for Miller Hall.
The coin-tossing judges for the
beauty queen were Miss Clarissa
Poteat of Atlanta; Lt. Commander
Madison Bell; Lt. Charles E. Bur
ton, Leighton llallew, and Lumar
Dodd. Using what seemed excellent
taste in regard to masculine fea
tures were Misses Lucile Kimble,
Evelyn Sellers, and Poteat.
Feature of the evening was the
specially reserved Chi Phi box in
the wooden horseshoe from which
emanated cat calls, rebel yells, “Oh,
Jessie,” and balloon fizzles.
Attempting to pull the dull even
ing partially out of the rut were a
series of contortions by a sunburn
ed Pandora staff member during In
termission In tune to the “as usual”
Bulldogs.
The evening can be said to have
been successful, however, financial
ly speaking.
Bulldogs Favored
In Tomorrow’s
Alleged ‘Breather’
By Rip Herring
When the Red and Black of the
University of Georgia and the Red
and Black of the University of Cin
cinnati tangle in Georgia’s only ln-
tersectional game of the season, the
radio announcers will not be the
only persons confused.
There will be plenty of confusion
on the field, and while lt. Is not ab
solutely certain, heavy odds say It
will be a pack of Ohio Bearcats who
will be thoroughly rattled. As a
matter of fact, experts predict Cin
cinnati will never know what hit
them.
But when the facts are faced, It
Just doesn't add up. Cincinnati has
a very strong team. Their decisive
Got Y'ours Yet?
University students must
purchase their tickets to the
Alabama game at the Georgia
arch next Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday afternoons from
2 to 5:80.
These tickets will cost the
student 55 cents, and the uth-
letlc book must he presented at
the time of purchase, as well
as at the gate the afternoon of
tile game.
After Wednesday afternoon
at OHIO, all student tickets
which have not sold will
be put on sale for the public
at, regular prices.
These tickets will entitle the
student to a reserved seat—not
general admission. For this
reason, each student is urged to
get Ills ticket as soon as latssi-
hlc.
victories over Centro, University of
Ohio and Western Reserve establish
them as one of the undefeated teams
in the country. The Northern Red
and Black showed top form as they
defeated powerful Reserve, 18 to 6.
Coach Joe A. Meyer has groomed
a small hut brilliant squad of play
ers. A large part of the team are
freshmen nnd sophomores who have
already proved that they can come
through In the clutch.
A negro, one of the team’s first
string ends, will not he allowed to
play tomorrow as a gallant gesture
to the Southern visitors.
Probably the biggest reason the
game tomorrow is regarded as a
warmup for the Alabama game next
week Is the dazzling performances
of Frank Slnkwlch and Charlie
Trippl.
"Fireball" Frankie remains one of
the nation’s lending scorers. Against
Ole Miss. Slnkwlch scored three
touchdowns In 22 minutes of play,
and in the Tulnne game last week
he rolled up two hundred yards and
a touchdown. The off-tackle tail
back seems certain to repeat on the
All-American team this year.
The sophomore sensation, Charlie
Trippl, has an equally Impressive
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Historic Chapel Bell To Ring
After Silence O f Five Months
By Clark Harrison, Jr.
Once again the historic Chapel
bell will summons weary University
students to and from classes, and
once again Pleas Hull, Georgia's
Jovial old Negro Janitor, stands at
the post he has held for the past
10 years. The old bell has taken
a badly needed five and a half
month rest since Civilian Defense
officials designated lt as an air raid
warning last May.
"Glad I’m able to ring lt,” Pleas
said, “Hadn't missed a time, 'cept
when It was out of fix. I rung it
18 times a day, 11 months a year,
for 10 years,” he explained. “ kinda
missed it.”
The long silence of the bell was
temporarily broken after the Tulane
game last week when a zealous
freshman pulled the rope a couple
of times before he remembered the
order The bell was replaced with
a system of sirens that was tested
last week.
Freshmen were reminded of their
age-old duty when Pleas said, “Don’t
hav’ta worry about ringing aftoff
games—Freshmen do that. But
sometimes they break the rope.”
Students remembered the time
when freshmen were all In Atlanta
at the Tech game last year and
'Uncle Tom” Reed filled the Job.
Pleas explained that sometimes
the ring “got in his earB" and he
could hear It afterwards. But he
doesn’t mind—Just so he can take
up his old job. He credits his ac
curacy in allowing five minutes to
get to his post (crossing the street
with cars coming by at 60 miles an
hour, takes time to setting his nine
year old watch by Western Union
time and to his own hard work).
“I take care of my children”
t meaning, of course. University stu
dents), Pleas remarked when asked
if he ever had trouble with boys
stealing his rope, etc. "You got
some good and some bad. Takes
two years to break In the bad. Don’t
none of ’em leave bad," he added.
“Tell ’em,” he insisted on learn
ing his interview was going in the
paper, "That the ole man's (him
self) getting ole ringin’ that bell—
so buy him a Coca-Cola to cheer
him up.”
