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VOL. LII.
America's Pre-Eminent College Weekly
THE UNIVERSITY OP GEORGIA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, UH7.
NO. 15.
Summer School
Is Full Quarter,
Says Tli ax ton
Sugar Bowl,Tech Films
In Fine Arts Next Week
Former System
New Plan Provides 10
Week Summer Quarter
Beginning June 16, summer school
at the University becomes a full
standard quarter of the academic
year, I)r. J. Ralph Thaxton, regis
trar, announced this week.
The former system of having two
terms during the summer with clas
ses meeting double periods has been
abandoned. Classes will run the full
ten weeks with each class meeting
one hour daily as in regular quarters.
The amount of work to be carried
will be governed by the same faculty
regulations which are followed dur
ing the regular three terms.
Three Exceptions
The only exceptions to this plan
will be in nursing, education, and
music. In these fields certain courses
will be offered in one or two sessions
to accomodate professional teachers
and others.
Catalogs for the summer quarter
are being printed and are expected
by officials within a few weeks.
Deans and department heads are
distributing questionnaires to all stu
dents this week to determine prob
The films of the Sugar Bowl game
will be shown in the Fine Arts Audi
torium Monday, February 10, at
p. m. These pictures, already show
Jllllked; once, are to be presented again by
demand of many students who missed
the first showing. The presentation
is sponsored jointly by GOP and the
Athletic Association.
Pictures of the Georgia-Georgla
Tech game will be shown at the regu
lar chapel hour 12:05 a. m.. Tuesday,
February 11, in the Fine Arts Audi
torium. These films will constitute
the regular chapel program for the
freshman assembly, according to
Dean William Tate.
Select Movies Coming to University;
Cunningham Resigns IFC Presidency,
\ Replaced by Thomas C. Watson Jr.
21 Nominated
To Gridiron Club
In Recent Elections
Gridiron, secret honorary organi
zation, elected 11 students and 10
honoraries at a meeting Wednesday
afternoon. Names of honoraries
elected are being withheld until a
John T. Groover
Is Vice President
Selected by Council
Thomas C. Watson Jr., Elhcaton,
became president of the Inter-Fra
ternity Council w h e n President
George Cunningham. Cornelia, sub
mitted his resignation nt the IFC
meeting yesterday.
Cunningham resigned in order to
have more time for studying, saying
that he has a heavy schedule of
classes.
A senior In the School of Phar
macy, the retiring IFC president is
a past president of Kappa Alpha fra
ternity, and belongs to Gridiron, Blue
Key, and Phi Kuppa Literary So
ciety.
Baby Contest to Crown
Kiiij' ami Queen of Court
A King, Queen and royal court will
l>e selected for u "blue blood" coro-
| nation ceremony to be held at Mem-
lorlnl Hall on March 1, Miss Nell
Tuntlln announced today. Bailies
within the ages of six months and
two years will compete for the
Appolo of the campus in a Diaper
Derby.
Climaxing tile afternoon of the
student-faculty baby competition will
be a Coronation Bawl (Ball that Is).
Prizes will be awarded and parents
entertained while their babies are
watched following the coronation
ceremonies. The King and Queen will
l)o selected from the three to five
| years age group.
baby will be
Shows in Fine Arts,
Free Every Week,
Definitely Scheduled
Arrangements are being completed
this week for presentation of a full
two-hour moving picture program
each Sunday afternoon in the Fine
Arts Auditorium, University officials
revealed today.
The first scheduled program will
begin at 2:15 p. m. Sunday, Feb. 16.
with subsequent shows each Sunday
afternoon at the same time. There
will lie two complete programs each
Sunday, at 2:15 and 4:15 p. m. The
movies will bo major productions
the IFC succeeded Cunningham. Is a l months to three years. The baby win
senior in mathematics. He is presi-1 nlng the diaper crawling contest and
latter date, pending their acceptance j ( i en t of Chi Psi fraternity and a mem- the one selected ns the most beautl-
of the bid. ' ber of Phi Kappa. ful will be members of the court.
Students elected are Lucius Teas-i John T. Groover Jr., Thomnsvllle, Their Majesties will be selected on
ley, Hartwell, editor, Red and | was elected vice president of the IFC the basis of health, beauty, person-
Black; Bob Joiner, Stuckey, editor, ! to succeed Watson. He belongs to ality and development.
Georgia Agriculturist and past busi-j Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity.
able summer enrollment. The mimeo-1 n '“ ss manager, Red and Black; Bill, Cunningham’s resignation brought
graphed sheets ask each student toi Bowic * f - Jacksonville, Fla., senior expressions of regret from non
' managing editor, ternlty as well as fraternity men
The most beautiful ... _
Watson, who as vice president of selected from those ranging from six | witu several shorts to complete a
full two-hour program.
Admission will ho free and will bo
restricted to students, students’
wives, and University personnel. Stu
dents will be admitted upon present
ing their student Identification cards,
it was announced.
state his class, his degree, whether | l ’heer leader and
he plans to attend the summer quar- Georgia Cracker;
Jhe
ter, whether he pains to return in
September, and w’hether he is a vet
eran.
Forms In Today
Student questionnaires were to be
returned’to department heads and
deans by today. The deans are asked
by the registrar to return all com
pleted forms to the Academic Build
ing by Monday. Each student should
complete only one questionnaire, Dr.
Thaxton points out.
Freshman Balloting
For GOP Officers
Slated on Feb. 12
The GOP primary for freshman
class officers will be held Wednes
day, Feb. 12, Instead of Feb. 5, as
previously announced. This election,
usually held in the fall, had to be
delayed until this quarter because a
freshmen class roster was not avail
able.
Candidates in the primary are
Fred Myers, Marietta, and William
J. Waters, Savannah, running for
president; David Cates, Atlanta, and
A1 Stewart, Atlanta, seeking the
vice-presidency. Ray Burns, Conyers,
has no opposition in the race for
secretary-treasurer.
Ballot boxes will be in front of
the Chapel and in the Co-op on Ag
Hill. Voting time will be from 9 a. m.
to 4 p. m.
Winners in the primary will be
the non-fraternity candidates in the
general election set for Feb. 19. Fur
ther announcements regarding the
general election will be made later.
The GOP will meet Monday, 7:30,
In the Chapel.
L. Y. Pittard,
Monticello, president, Ag Hill Coun
cil and past president, Saddle and
Sirloin; Wallace Morgan, Augusta,
president, Junior law class; Clarence
Clay, Macon, president, Phi Kappa
Literary Society; Ed Dunlap, Gaines
ville, business manager, Georgia
Cracker; Kirk McAlpin, Savannah,
past president, IRC; Frank Foley,
Columbus; Alvis Weatherly, Atlan
ta, assistant business manager,
Georgia Cracker and Pandora; and
Lee Dickens, Sparta, president, Delta
Tau Delta and member of IRC.
Initiation is set for March 6, ac
cording to Jeff Newbern, Valdosta,
president, with banquet being held
at the Georgian Hotel. L. A. Har
greaves, Pearson, secretary, is mail
ing bids to the 10 honoraries elected, j
John Sheffield, Quitman, campus I
leader, spoke for many GOP mem
bers when he said,
"Cooperation between the fraterni-1
ties and the GOP has been splendid
this year. I have enjoyed working
with George Cunningham and regret
his resignation. I am sure that under
the leadership of Watson, however,
the IFC and GOP will continue to
work together.”
Watson commented as follows:
"Cunningham’s resignation Is a
loss to both the IFC and the student
body as a whole. He has served ex
cellently; I am sure that every man
who knows George feels as I do. I
shall earnestly try to fill his place
efficiently.”
Starzel and Taylor
Will Speak Before
Georgia Journalists
.Mi«l-\XVstern Vein Swamp
Kansan Service Exchange
LAWRENCE, KANSAS—(ACP) —
The veterans’ co-op exchange at
Kansas State, the first of its kind
in the nation, became so crowded
during its opening day that it was
necessary to lock the door at Inter
vals if business was to be carried on.
CaBh registers rang up $1341.09
for the first day’s business while 732
Delegates Pick
Kirk M. McAlpin
To Lead State IRC
Kirk McAlpin, Savannah, was
elected the first president of the In
ternational Relations Club of Geor
! gta, a statewide collegiate group or
ganized at a convention here Satur
day
Seven colleges and
[sent delegates to the convention—
Bessie Tift College, Brenau College
Frank J. Starzel, assistant general
manager of the ABSoclatod Press,
and Floyd Taylor, director of the
American Press Institute, Columbia
University, were announced Thurs
day as guest speakers for tho 19th
annual Georgia Press Institute by
Institute Chairman Iaiuie L. Morris,
publisher of the Hartwell Sun, and
John E. Drewry, dean of the Journa
lism School.
Starzel learned the printing trade
on his father's semi-weekly paper In
Iowu. After working on various
newspapers throughout the country,
he joined the AP In 19 29, and is
now in chitrge of traffic, communi
cations, assessment, membership,
and promotion matters for the or
ganization. He also directs the ad
ministration of La Prensa Asociada,
Ap's Latin-Amerlcan substduary. His
appearance here Is sponsored by tho
Augusta Chronicle.
Taylor, guest of the Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer, is, In addition to
bis API duties, professor of Jour-
j nallsm and associate dean of tho
universities Columbia University School of Jour
nalism, us well as editorial writer
for the New York Herald-Tribune.
Married *turlcnt* are rei/uerted
to report to I0H, A endemic lluild-
ing hy Feb. 1.1 to have their stu
dent identification card* marked
to allow their wive* to attend the
movie* with them.
"Needs for such entertainment
on the campus huve long been felt,”
officials stated, "and after the ap
proval of the administrative council
a committee consisting of faculty
members and students was appoint
ed to complete the plans and work
out qll the details."
The first committee meeting was
held Jan. 27. at which time the pro
posal was unanimously adopted and
plans laid to get the projoct under
way Immediately.
The picture to appear on the first
program will be announced next
week and at the samo time officials
hope to announce the complete book
ings of the winter quarter.
Two 35-milllineter projectors,
originally scheduled for use aboard
(he U88 Alabama, were presented to
the University by tho U. 8. Navy.
The pictures will be shown on a
standard-size movie screen.
University officials have Insisted
that this program must not be shows
during hours reserved for the regular
church services of tho community.
customers filed by checking stands Kmory University, Georgia Tech, the, He began his Journalistic career, af-
at a rate of more than two a minute. Georgia State College for Women, ter graduating from Columbia, as a
Two whole cows of grade A beef Wesleyan College, and the Unlver- member of the New York editorial
were cut up, wrapped and handled slty. McAlpin was chosen by accla-1 staff, and since has served as sports
over the meat counter.
On the Inside
! mat ion
Other officers elected were Frank
! Lastra, Tampa, Fla., Georgia Tech,
Mil-
Editorials
Features
Georgiae
Society
Sports
Transferrin*: Vets Must Get
vice president; Betty Hayes,
. ledgeville. GSCW, secretary-treas
urer; and Emmit E. Noland Jr.,
' Athens, Georgia, corresponding sec-
Iretary.
| Ralph Williams, Crawfordville,
president of the University IRC pre-
| sided over the meeting.
A constitution for the new organi
zation was adopted from a draft In-1
troduced by Mary McCrarey, Jeffer- r J’Q LoCt-HTCi 11<*1*6
I editor of the New York Herald-Tri
bune and city editor of the New York
World-Telegram.
In 1943 Taylor was loaned by the
| U. 8. Department of State to the Re
public of China to assist in handling
war news and training Chinese news
[ editors. He returned to the U. 8. in
1944.
Recreation Leader
Extra Certificate of* Eligibility
Veterans contemplating a transfer
to some other school, either this
quarter or in the future, must se
cure a supplemental certificate of
eligibility, according to G. L. Cal
houn, representative of the Veterans
Administration.
0. L. Calhoun, reprerentative of
the Veteran*' Administration, re-
que*t» that all veteran* who have
changed their addre**e* recently
and hare not been receiving (meek*
at their new addresses see him per-
*onally in the Michael Building
The Athens Po»t Office, accord
ing to Calhoun, states that in the
future all incorrectly addreited
check* will be returned.
Mr. Calhoun stated that in the past
veterans have transferred to the
University from other schools with
out the certificate and have had to
pay their own expenses until it could
be secured.
[sonville. University law student. Mc-|
Crarey also presented a series of
resolutions for consideration by In
dividual IRC chapters.
_ .. McAlpin described his visit to
To secure the supplemental j* ew ] as t summer as delegate
certificate of eligibility three letters from (he university IRC. He and
are necessary, the representative Marion L. Bridges, Sumner, attend-
pointed out. ' | ed a student conference in connec-
First, the student must have a tlon with the United Nations Security
letter of acceptance from the school i Council meeting and met several
to which the transfer is to be made.! world diplomats.
Second, a letter of release from
the school in which the student is
enrolled, must be secured. This let
ter may be obtained from the veter
ans Division at' the University.
Third, a letter must written by the
student requesting a supplemental
certificate of eligibility and entitle
ment, and a statement naming the
Anne Wells, GSCW, spoke on “The
Importance of Student Opinion on
International Affairs." William Tate,
dean of students, welcomed the dele
gates to Athens.
Oscar M. Smith Jr., Valdosta, was
chairman of arrangements. The
executive committee voted to hold
the next state convention in Atlanta
during the winter quarter of 1948,
with Emory, Tech, and Agnes Scott
school and course of future training.
After the three letters have Ween as hosts,
secured, and on the last day the McAlpin is past president of the
veteran is to attend the University, local IRC; president of Phi Eta Slg-
carry them to the registration officer rna, national honorary scholastic
at the Veterans Administration, third fraternity; a member of 8AE fra-
floor, Michael Building. If they are t -rnlty, “X" Club. Biftad, and Phi
in order, a supplemental certificate Kappa Literary Society. He is a
of eligibility can be issued promptly. I junior in the Law school.
Miss Helen Dauncey, field repre
sentative of the National Recre
ational Association, will offer a
course in recreational leadership at
tli*- University for one week, begin
ning Feb. 10, according to Mrs. Mary
Ella Lunday Soule, head of the de
partment of women's physical edu
cation.
The course, being offered Jointly
with the Athens Department of Rec
reation, Is open to physical educa
tion majors and all interested towns
people. A registration fee of one dol
lar will be required.
Cla-ses will be held in the Phy
sical Education Building from 7:30
to 9:30 each night. A certificate of
attainment will be awarded upon
completion of the course.
Thompson Awartlutl Decision
The Henry County court at Me
Donough, this afternoon, awarded [as secretary
Melvyn E. Thompson the first court
decision of the Georgia Gubernatorial
conflict. An immediate appeal to the
Georgia Supreme Court is expected.
Scholastic Honors
Granted 12 Seniors
In Business School
Membership in Beta Gamma Sig
ma, national honorary scholastic
fraternity In commerce, was bestow
ed this week upon 12 outstanding
seniors In the School of Business
Administration and on one alumnus.
This honor, corresponding to Phi
Beta Kappa membership for liberal
arts students. Is the highest ward
which can be bestowed on a business
student. Based on "laudable amM-
tlon, unimpeachable character, scho
lastic excellence, and business leader
ship," membership in the fraternity
was conferred this year on students
having scholastic grades within the
upper 10 per cent of the graduating
class.
Selected for tlhs honor were T. A.
Nutt. Jackson; R. 8. Perry, Dawson:
C. N. Walker, Clearwater, Fla.;
Raymond C. Farr, Rome; John H.
Dangler, Augusta; Olln Boyd. East
Point; Anne T. Puryear, Atlanta;
Joe M. Beutell, Sea Island; Vance L.
Brigman Jr., Atlanta; Harry Mur
ray, Hull; H. D. Hale, Decatur; and
John Rene Hawkins, Macon. Charles
Alford. Fort Valley, class of '42. was
also named for recognition.
Re-elected president of Beta Gam-
j ma Sigma was H. M. Heckman, pro
fessor of accounting. Madge Lesher,
| University assistant treasurer, be-
Icame vice president; and re-elected
was R. T. Segrcst, as
sociate professor of economics.
Student members will be formally
initiated the latter part of this
month.
