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Kbt Eel) anti IHacfe
New Barracks
To Be Ready
In Late Spring
342 Men to Occupy
Dorms; Campus Housing
Eases; Pre-Fabs on Way
The acute housing situation pre
valent at the University during the
past 12 months is expected by Uni- j
versity officials to be somewhat
relieved by the opening of spring:
quarter.
Nine barracks-type dormitories to
house 34 2 single men will be ready
for occupancy by the beginning of
spring quarter. William Tate, dean
of students, announced this week.
The new dormitories, located on
South Campus, contain 19 rooms
each, making a total of 171 rooms,
each to house two men students. The
buildings, which are reconverted ar-
University Motorcade Joins
Demonstrations at Capitol;
Ask Talmadge To Resign
Show, Birthday Ball
To Help Fight Polio;
Comedy Is Offered
Student's 1,500 Strong,
Maui* in Atlanta, Confront
Herman and C o ho r t »
A motorcade of 11 cars Tuesday
carried approximately 60 University
students to Atlanta to Join a group
of an estimated 1,500 Georgia high
school and collego students amassed
before the state capitol demanding
that Herman Talmadge "resign the
play,
About
Student demonstrators marching in the streets of Atlanta in the recent
demonstration against Herman Talmadge’s actions hi the state govern
ment. The swastika was used to emphasize the accusations the students
'Ivey’s Victory March Wins’
Red and Black Song Contest
my barracks, will be steam heated made against the present occupant of the governor's office,
and have hot and cold running water, —Photo by harry t astleberry
Dean Tate said. These dprmitories i
were previously scheduled for com
pletion for the opening of winter j
quarter.
Dormitory space is now available |
for 20 single men students at Fair-
haven dormitory at Athens City
Park, James D. Bailey, housing di
rector, stated.
Additional prefabricated apart
ments for married veteran students
are under construction at the pres
ent time and will be available by Ap
ril, Mr. Bailey said. The new pre
fabricated units will accomodate 182
married couples.
More than 400 married students
are on the waiting list for housing
facilities, Mr. Bailey pointed out.
At this time 100 trailers and 76
apartments are occupied by student
families.
play. Tickets cost $1.08 for students
and $1.50 for others.
The Specialty Show starts this
evening at 9 in the Palace Theatre.
t .. u M , M r q Milled™ avenue Included In the program will be a
"Victory March,” composed by Mrs. M. C. Ivey, 1685 S. Mllledge avenue. ( , ength feature mo vle, vaudeville
Athens, is the winning song submitted in the Red and Black-sponsored a( , ts w((h „t u dont performers, music
contest initiated early in October to supplement the small number of col-1 |, y the Georgia Bulldog orchestra,
lege songs now In use at the University, It was announced Wednesday by 1 and a presentation of the
Hugh
committee
"A Speciality Show,” a dance, and
an Elizabethan comedy will be of
fered for the entertainment of Uni
versity students this weekend. .
J . .. » alleged governorship until such time
Mn.h Adn as ".e courts render a proper de
cision.
- . . ... The University student group left
j tonight. All profits from the former AU B few m | nu tos after noon, ar-
together Proceeds of the annual rlv(n(? (n Atlttnta ln „ me to Join the
Presidents Birthday Ball '“'""H. main body of students assembled at
night will be used in the fight , ,, urt Park to para de through the
against Infantile paralysis. heart of the city to the steps of the
At 8 p. m. In the Kino Arts Audi- ,-apltol. Here the group staged what
torium the department of drama, di- j HpertatorB described as u "noisy"
reeled by Leighton M. BalleW, will demonstration which Included hang-
present the Barter Theater players : )ng nn „ff| Ky 0 f Talmadge to the
of Virginia in the Shakespearean B(atue n f Tom Watson on the capitol
Hodgson, head of the music department and Chairman of the Judging T1< ' ke '*
Phi Kappa Requests
Talmadge’s Picture;
Herman Says, f Yes’
Herman Talmadge promised Tues
day to secure a picture of his late
father for Phi Kappa Hall.
The request for the picture, voiced
by Clarence Clay, Macon, president
of Phi Kappa Literary Society in a
Wilkinson Resigns
From Phi Kappa;
Joins Rival Group
The other members of the commit
tee were Harris Mitchell, a member
of the music faculty, and Byron War
ner,' head of the voice department.
Mrs. Ivey, daughter of Fred White-
head of the Co-op was a student at
the University from 1937 through
1938. Her song, which has original
words and music, earns for her the
first prize of $25.
Mother of Son
The mother of a 21 months-old
son, Mrs. Ivey stated that, due to her i the organization last week to Join
housekeeping duties and the time j Demosthenlan Literary Society, Phi
spent attending to her son, Bhe spent j Kappa’s rival.
only three days in writing "Victory Wilkinson gave the Red and Black
Tickets to this
show cost one dollar at the hoxofflce,
and all profits will udd to the March
of Dimes now being raised to fight
polio.
Birthday Ball Tomorrow Night
The Birthday Ball takes place to-
j morrow night from 8 to 12 in Stego-
5 man Hall. Sponsored by Alpha Phi
Iomega, service fraternity, it Is con-
i ducted unnuully.
Asserting that Phi Kappa Literary | Tko Q uoen „f the Ball will be pre-
Society Is "moribund, defunct, de-! Be nted at 10 p. m. She Is chosen by
cadent, etc.," Mims Wilkinson, Jr., j Alpha Phi Omega. Admission to tho
Decatur, resigned his membership In (m j| )B r )P (.pntu a nd one dollar.
March." Her previous composition
she said, has been limited to ditties
written "for fun.”
Although the contest was sponsor-
Campiis Visited By
I)r. Raymond Paty
this information last week, hut print
ing of the story was held up because
a former secretary of Pbi Kappa as- , .
serted that Wilkinson had never Chancellor Raymond It. I aty Tint
ed on the basis of complaints from been a member of that society. Since ted the campus Tuesday for the first
students that there is too little sing- that time Wilkinson has secured a time since taking charge or the uni
talk with Talmadge, came as the re-1 ( nK at the football games, only five H wom affidavit, signed by a notary versity System Jan. 1.
suit of a recent unanimous vote by aonKB were submitted to the Red and public, from a former member of "My visit to the campus was oc-
members of Phi Kappa to replace Black. Judging was on the basis of phi Kappa stating that he (Wilkin- canloncd by no special mission,”
the picture taken from the Phi Kap- | originality, spirit, and mechanical 1 BO n) has been a member of the so- H t a |ed Dr. Paty. ”1 Just made an tn-
pa walls during the heated Univer- I excellence. ciety for two quarters. formal call on President Caldwell to
sity System squabble of 1942. Hodgson reported that "Victory "in addition to thinking that Phi discuss ways and means If Implo-
Clay expressed the desire that it | March” will require three or four Kappa is old-fashioned, worthless, m entlng some of the excellent Ideas
be made clear that the request has c hanges, "because the range is great
no political basis or motives. i ,, r than any untrained voice can use,”
"The resolution of Phi Kappa to j before being presented to the stu-
restore the picture of the late Eu- dent body.
gene Talmadge has no connection [
with the present political controver-1 _ _ .
sy,” he said, "but it is being placed Many Enter ror Awards
on the walls in honor of a former
and obsolete, 1 feel that the whole be has presented to the board of
organization Is dominated by a small j regents for Improvements at the Uni-
group of fraternity men," Wilkinson versity.”
(Continued on page eight)
Doss Impeachment
Sought by Mitchell
on me wans in nonor or a rormer ,. i. it ..l:„
Phi Kappian who attained the office tn ® eabociy Radio Font . t
of governor of Georgia.” over 124 radio stations, repre-
One of the group which went to] Ben t|ng 79 cities, 32 states, the Dis-
Atlanta Tuesday to Join students! trict of Columbia, and Canada, filed
from other colleges and universities entries in the 1946 Peabody Radio ,.,j an " impeachment resolution at
of Georgia in protesting Talmadge’s ! Awards Contest, reveals John E. Demosthenlan Literary Society Wed-
tactics in attaining the governorship, j Drcwry, dean of the School of Jour- nesday night, aimed at George Doss,
Clay introduced himself to Governor nalism. Thirty-four listening post Canton, president. Ten members be- j i ~ C ould have stayed longer and Bhall
Talmadge, asked for the picture. I committees In 27 states also submit- H)( j ea Mitchell signed the resolution look f orwar d to coming back often ”
Bobby Mitchell, Musella, present-
Arrivlng In Athens at noon Tues-
] day, Dr. Paty attended the weekly
assembly program and heurd the
| lecture by I)r. Irwin Edman, profes
sor of philosophy at Columbia Unl-
J versity. The new chancellor was in
troduced by William Tate, dean of
I students.
I was happy to have the oppor
tunity to see a number of old friends
and to get acquainted with some new
ones 11 repor ted Dr Pat y ”1 wish
(Continued on page eight)
I ted 19 entries.
as required by the constitution.
Full Day of Classes to Honor
University’s 162nd Birthday
By Charles Skinner
Presentation of the resolution
followed a long fight over the chang-j
ing of the minutes of the preceedlng
meeting. Francis Allen, Statesboro,
called for additions, but a motion to
adopt the minutes as read took prece
dence.
Voting by a show of hands, the
British surrendered at Yorktown. In motion passed by 33 to 31, but Bud-
I that year the General Assembly d y Hargreaves, Pearson, called for
We’ll be 162 year old Monday. {granted a tract of 20,000 acres to be a ro ll call vote. The count of the
There won’t he anv celebrations as leased for revenue with which to y ea and nay vote was 45 to 29 against
the University of Georgia the oldest begin a state of learning and the the motion. A " p .“/ n hB
chartered state University In the i University charter was signed. motion for additions which passed
United States observes its 162nd Inactive for sixteen years, In 1801 by an overwhelming majority,
hlrthdav with a full day of classes the site which was to later be Ath- President Doss vacated the chair
and none of tht usual affairs which selected, and the University after Impeachment proceedings
us^allv accompany such occasrons of Georgia was an active reality, started, and Preston Hill, Thomas-
usually accompany suen occasions. g flrgt c i a8BPB were held in a log ville, vice-president, took over as
Even the annual Charter Day cele- cabin, with a student body of 30 P residlng officer,
brations by alumni organizations mPn p rank u n College, a University The constitution requires the so-
throughout Georgia will not be held. ] an( j raa rk on which work was be- licitor-general. Jimmy Hammond,
Alumni and University System of- gun BOon a fter the University open- Atlanta, to prosecute the accused
he added.
(Continued on page eight)
grounds. A continuous clamor for
the appearance of Talmadge went
unanswered, although later In the
afternoon he received a delegation
in his office where he was served
with the resolution demanding his
resignation.
Not Official Delegation
At the same time William Tate,
University dean of students, Issued
a statement making it clear that
members of the Athens student
group wore acting as individual pri
vate citizens and not ns official rep
resentatives of the University.
"As far as the administration
knows," Dean Tate declared, "there
has been no election by any student
group of an official delegate for
such a purpose.”
His announcement also made It
clear that students will not be ex
cused from classes to attend political
rallies or demonstrations.'
"Even though off the campus and
entirely upon his own responsibility
as u private citizen, any student In
residence in the University is res
ponsible for conduct," Dean Tate
warned. "Any disorder of any nature
at any time by a student of the Uni
versity, whether on campus or off,
is subject to review by University of
ficials,” he added.
University students taking part In
the protest report that In spite of
the hostile nature of the crowd, the
demonstration was carried out with
out general riot or vicious activity.
Carry Nazi Swastika
Leaving Hurt Park at approxi
mately 2:30 p. m., the group—car
rying various banners and placards,
including a Nazi swustika—marched
to the Capitol grounds. At the status
of Tom Watson, a member of the
student committee headed by James
Clarke, Emory student, read the
resolution to the crowd.
Included In the resolution was the
declaration that the people of Geor
gia have been denied the right to
elect their governor, a formal pro
test against such action, and the de
mand that Talmadge resign. ,
in the delegation presenting the
resolution to Talmadge ln his office
were George Doss, Canton, and Clar
ence Clay. Macon, chairman of the
Athens group.
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ficlals will journey to the Piedmont glnce remo deled, still stands.
Driving Club in Atlanta to attend a ’ An institution which today has a
reception in honor of Chancellor and record student body of over 6,200
Mrs. Raymond R Paty on "Geor- „t u dents, utilizes more than 75 ma
fia's" birthday from 4:30 to 6 p. m.; jor buildings, and 1* spread over
The purpose of the reception is to three campuge s, the University owes
give the officials an opportunity to ltg existence to the work of Jostah
get acquainted with Dr. Paty and his M eigs, the Rev. John Brown, the
w * f e. Rev Robert Finley, the Rev. Moses
The University was founded Jan. Waddell, Alonzo Church, and other
27. 1785, after James Oglethorpe early educators who guided It
established the colony of Georgia for through the panic of the 1800’s and
England and four years before the | the War Between the States.
at the first meeting after charges
(Continued on page eight)
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The University Cha|>el Choir, recognized a* one of the outstanding
choral groups In Georgia. Is purt of the weekly services held each Wed
nesday at 11:00 in the University Chapel. The choir in sponsored jointly
by the religious and music departments.—Photo by Irwin Morria.