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THE RED AND BLACK, FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1947
Science Symposium
Planned at LeConte
"The Breeding end Qenetlcii of the
Sweet Potato" will be tho subject of
a symposium sponsored by the
Science Club »t LeConte Mall, 8 p.
m.. Jan. 20. The principal speaker
will be Mr. Julian ('. Miller of Lou
isiana State University.
Before the symposium a meeting
will be held nt four o’clock In room
200 ut LeConte. A number of short
talks on different phases of the
sweet potato will be given by Pro
fessors Julian H. Miller, Horace O.
Lund, Jesse li. Perklnaon. and Cath
erine L. Newton.
All members of the University
faculty and especially tho student
body ure cordially Invited to attend
ull meetings and activities of the
Science Club, Mr. Tomlinson Fort,
inutheuintlcs department head, an
nounced
The February meeting will have i
as Its guest lecturer a representative
of the Libby-Owens Glass Company
for n discussion of plastics In March
the program will concern forestry.
Illrds will be the topic of discussion
for the April program.
Former TWA (uirlogruphcr
Added lo Geography Family
The former chief curtographer for
TWA Airlines, Ilruco C. Ogllvle, has !
been lidded to tho stnff of the de- [
part merit of geography, announces!
Mr. Merle C. Prunty, Jr., department;
head.
Ogllvle sow service In the aero
nautical section of the Navy’s Hy
drographic Office In Washington, M.
C., served as cartographer and re
search geographer for the Office of
Strategic Services, and was on active
duty afloat with tho Navy In the
Edman Presented
In Opening Lecture
For Winter Series
The 1N46-47 Special Lecture Se
ries for the Winter quarter will
open Tuesday, Jan. 21, with the ap
pearance of Mr. Irwin Edman, pro
fessor of philosophy at Columbia
University. In the University Chapel
at It:01 P- m.
Author of a recent book, “A Phi
losopher's Holiday”, Mr. Edman
spends a portion of each year as
special lecturer or visiting professor
at one of the nut Ion’s leading uni
versities.
The Columbia professor Is a native
of New York City, and received his
A. II. Megree and Ph. M. Degrees in
I til 7 and I!i2h respectively from Co
lumbia. He begun Ills career as
lecturer at that Institution In l!il8.
Since hi 1 litis been executive
officer of the Columbia Department
of Philosophy.
"Everyone who can possibly spare
the time should attend Mr. Edman’s
address," states Mean John E. Mrew-
ry. chairman of the University com
mittee on special convocations.
"Not only will those attending he
hcncflttcd by the wealth of know
ledge of this brilliant speaker, but
one and all will be entertained by
Ills provocative approach to the sub
ject at hand, and his many and clover !
witticisms.”
European and Mediterranean area. |
After his discharge, he continued his
Landscape Faculty
Adds New Member
J. Newton Bell has been appointed
to the faculty of the landscape
architecture department, announces
Hubert B. Owens, head of the de
partment. Mr. Bell will serve as as
sistant professor.
This appointment was necessitated
by the growth of the school in re
cent months. Enrollment In the de
partment has more than doubled In
the past year. Mr. Owens points out,
necessitating acquisition of addition
al space in the basement of Phi Kap
pa Hall and in Meigs Hall.
The department has recently ex
panded Its aid to the state highway
department, which It advises about
landscaping projects on state high
ways.
work us n civilian employee of the
Navy Department.
The new assistant professor will j
Instruct classes In European and '
Mediterranean geography this quar
ter, adding cartography to his cur-1
rleulum In the spring.
Citizen’s Pharmacy
NOW AT HALF PRICE
TUSSY WIND AND WEATHER LOTION FOR A
LIMITED TIME
Foundation Cats $10,000
In Memory of Arthur Lucas
To promote education by the use
of audio-visual devices ami in honor
of the late Arthur Lucas, the Uni
versity of Georgia Foundation wiil
administer the Arthur Lucas Me
morial Fund, Mr. Harmon W. Cald
well, University president, recently
announced.
A $10,000 donation by Mrs. Mar-
guret C. Lucas, wife of the late Mr.
Lucas, established the fund. The
capital from this fund is to be used
muinly through the College of Edu
cation to promote and encourage re
search in the field of picture and
sound projection; to promote
specialization In these fields; to en
courage the use of audio-visual de
vices in education, and to emphasize
the teaching of courses in relation
to the commercial points of the field
which the trust Involves.
The fund, in honor of the founder
of Lucas and Jenkins, Georgia
motion picture concern, will be open
to receive further donations in the
effort to keep it a constant source
of revenue for the designated re
search.
A VC To Organize
Veterans’ Chapter
At University Soon
J
The University chapter of the
American Veterans’ Committee will
become active on the campus as soon
as its charter is approved by the
national office of the organization,
it was revealed this week by Wes
ley Sherman. Richmond Hill, orga
nizer of the group here.
AVC is a World War II veterans*
organization, founded by Charles G.
Bolte and Gilbert Harrison, and now
claims a membership of near 75,000,
according to Sherman.
Charter members of the University
chapter Include John Beall, Atlanta;
George Moss, Jr.. Canton; Carl Sav
age, Jr., Montezuma; Emmett E.
Noland, Jr., Athens; Baker Boyd.
Americus; George Anderson. Rome;
Marion L. Bridges. Sumner; Eugene
M. Dutcbak, Scranton, Pa.; and Mike
Drane, Crawfordville.
Next meeting ofetlie organization
will he held in the Journalism read
ing room next Thursday at 4:30.
Any person interested may attend,
Sherman announces.
Phi Knppu Install* Officers;
Clay Outline* W inter Plans
Clarence Clay, Macon, took office
as president of Phi Kappa Literary
Society Wednesday night.
Other new officers are James Mc
Kenzie, Montgomery, Ala., first vice-
president; Julian Willingham. Au
gusta, second vice-president; Roger
Simmons, Macon, secretary-treas
urer; Bill Candler, Atlanta, chief
justice; Beverly Asbury, Elberton,
associate justice; Ned Stephens,
Cedartown, associate justice; and
Lyman Buttolph, Shepardstown, W.
Va., sergeant-at-arms.
Lamar Dodd Visits
Alabama’s Colleges
Lamar Dodd, head of the art de-
nurtment, is visiting colleges in Ala
bama this week as guest lecturer and
visiting professor of art.
At Birmingham Southern College
in Birmingham Tuesdi \ y
lectured on "Art in Modern Life o
an audience of students, faculty
members, and citizens.
On Wednesday. Thursday and to
day Mr Dodd was visiting professor
at Huntingdon College. Montgomery.
\la While there he visited art clas
hes conducted seminars, made criti
cisms of work done by Huntingdon
‘rt students, and demonstrated how
fo pa'nt a portrait. Tonight he is to
Sow how “The Artist Thinks His
Canvas Through ” beginning with a
blank canvas and ending with a fin
ished painting.
Six New Member* Initiated
By Honorary Radio Society
Migamma Kappa, honorary radio
society of the School of Journalism
elected officers for the coming year
on Tuesday and initiated six new
Stuart Hopkins, Brunswick, was
named president; Helen Cox, Atlan-
la. vice-president; Doro ^ 11 ,^il a ^'
man,, Dublin, secretary; William J.
Short. Waycross. treasurer; and Mar
ine Shapiro, Augusta, public relit-
tions director.
Inducted by the society were Lib
Teasley, Hartwell; Doc Demmond,
Savannah. Amelia Knoedler, Pow
der Springs; Mrs. R. C. Singleton
Athens, teaching assistant; Betty
Jo Bonner. Carrollton; and Pratt Se-
crest, Athens, Bill Bowick, Albany,
retiring president, conducted the
ceremonies.
WELCOME STUDENTS
Experienced Worker*
Satisfied Customer*
Delay Predicted in Securing
Transportation for Ag Hill
A possible delay of another three
months in securing the two busses
authorized for Intra-campus trans
portation was predicted this week
unless the vehicles can be secured
from the War Assets Administration,
B. C. Kinney, director of plant ope
rations, told John Sheffield, Quit-
man, campus leader.
Sheffield, however, reports that
University officials are making every
effort to secure the vehicles and that
as soon as they are acquired, sched-!
ules will be worked out to provide
transportation for students going to
and from Ag Hill between classes.
The busses will also operate to and
front Coordinate campus before and
after rlasses mornings and In the
nfternoous. Purchase of the two bus
ses was authorized by tho Board of
Regents.
‘Oldest Shoe Shop in Athens'
Martin Bros. Shoe Shops
To emphasize the need for a pro
gram of health and physical educa
tion in Blairsville, Mrs. Mary E. L.
Soule, director of women’s physical
education, recently addressed a citi
zen's group In that city. "We need
to examine nil of the children to
discover - their physical defects and
then to help their parents in bring
ing about corrections." she said.
151 E. Clayton Street
(Next to Kre**)
150 Clayton Street
(Below Callant-Belk)
A delegation from the Baptist Stu
dent Union will represent the Uni
versity at the state BSU Planning
Conference being held at Bessie
Tift College this weekend. Those at
tending Include Laurie Nlckolson.
Athens, state secretary; Jim Lyday,
Mentone. Ala., state publicity head;
Bill Gibbons, llahira; and Mary
Hurst, Camilla.
Pocket BiHiards Exhibition
JOHNNIE IRISH
Top Ranking Pocket Billiard Expert and Leading
World Championship Contender
V8.
A LOCAL EXPERT
NEXT MONDAY, JAN. 13, 9 P. M.
Q Room
1251/> West Washington St., Upstair*
The Q Room, Incorporated, is proud to present pocket bil
liard expert Johnnie Irish next Monday in an exhibition match
against a local expert. University students and Athenians will
enjoy seeing Irish display his rapidity of decision and accurate
execution of the most difficult shots.
“Johnnie” will play fancy shots after the exhibition match,
and will be available to give onlookers free instruction and
pointers.
Host II i sites
for
1947
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Company
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