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r l 1 IIE United States Supreme Court has hand
ed down a decision that seffrepation in
public recreational areas is unconstitutional.
The decision brought about quite a furor in
the South—especially in Georgia.
This controversy doesn’t seem to have any
“Middle-of-tbe-Roaders.” Either a party is
“hell bent” on integration or is completely set
on maintaining segregation.
It has developed into a game of Russian
Roulette—all or nothing—segregation or inte
gration.
No extremes can accomplish much. We would
like to see the two factions sit down together
and talk things over, and try to work out feasi
ble plans for tbe future, rather than snarl at
one another through the newspapers and
speeches.
Tradition Supreme
* I * HANK SGI VINO afternoon at Grant P’ield
in Atlanta, a sellout crowd of 40,000 is ex
pected to witness the 1055 edition of the rich-
in tradition llullpup-Baby Jacket grid rivalry.
Each year the proceeds from this game go
to Scottish Rite Hospital for crippled children.
Everyone pays for this one—including players,
coaches, officials and the working press.
This rivalry has become a great and worthy
tradition. Its greatness is symbolized in the
motto the games carry—“Strong legs run so
wenk legs may walk."
We hope everyone from the University who
possibly can will be present for this year’s
game. Your money will be spent wisely.
Adopt Simple Plan
T T NIVER.SITY valedictorians linve been se-
lected for years by seniors voting on five
seniors who have maintained the highest aver
age at, the University.
We believe the senior who lias maintained
the highest averago automatically should be
named valedictorian.
We also believe it would be tbe fairest system
by which the top honor senior could be se
lected. It would eliminate politics in selecting
a valedictorian and tbe trouble of carrying out
an election which has proved practically use
less since a large majority of past valedictorians
have been those seniors with the highest aver
ages.
In a few eases where tbe opposite has oc
curred, political influence has been a key fac
tor.
Several student leaders anil faculty members
have expressed opinions t)iat they favor chang
ing the system.
Tbe system would have to be changed by tbe
Student Affairs Committee which is scheduled
to meet Monday. We hope tbe committee will
abandon the present unfair, useless election
system, and that it will adopt a simple plan of
naming the senior with the highest average
valedictorian.
'Do Nothing Club’
E hazard to sav that thousands of edi
torials have been written complaining
about tbe lack of student participation in ac
tivities ami organizations in universities and
colleges throughout the nation.
Whether or not they have been wasted words
ia not our concern—our concern is that stu
dents don’t participate at the University.
A mere handful of students do planning,
thinking and work coming from the numerous
organizations on campus. The majority of the
members do nothing in general. They humbly
list their honors to be placed in the Pandora—
compiling false prestige.
Maybe a “Do Nothing Club” could be formed
on campus for those people. They would have
the chance to be in an organization without
any work attached. #
And maybe the true campus leaders then
could accomplish something.
The ll<il anil Mark Is a student news|Niper
written, oil It ill anil puhllslieil by undergraduate
anil graduate Ktuilents of the University of
Georgia- All unereiliteil opinions In It are opin
ions of the student editors, and not the official
University viewpoint.
Readers Opinions
Coliseum Need Expounded
The Red nail Black Editor:
I have approached you before on
the student body an editorial or by
the opinion of students on tbe need
From your editorial last week on
"No Rebuttal" I quote, "We believe
there should be some means by which
students can at least voice their
opinions." I believe there should be
some medium to send out to all stu
dents constructive ideas pertaining
to tneir campus life and ultimately
effecting their well being. Is the
voicing of student needs and giving
of student opinions not the primary
concern of The Red and Illack?
To list only a few reasons why
we need a combination livestock ex
hibition hall and basketball arena:
1. To have adequate basketball
facilities under one roof with enough
seats available for each student to
be able to see the team play.
2. With extra Henttng capnclty,
basketball could be a self-support
ing sport.
.1. In case of rain there would be
an adequute place to hold gradua
tion.
4. There is no place besides San
ford Stadium that a meeting of the
entire student body could be held.
This is Important for pep rallies,
guest speakers, concerts and other
outside entertainment.
5. Stegeman Hall doesn’t have the
ventilation facilities or proper
acoustics for the big campus dances.
Some people feel that we need
dormitories but I say we are five
years behind In living facilities and
30 years behind In this much needed
coliseum.
In the University plan of develop
ment the coliseum will be located on
Ag Hill where the present practice
football fields are and the approxi
mate cost will be 43,000,000. The
seating capacity will be 10,000 plus.
I urge students to express their
opinions on the coliseum.
I hope in the near future The Red
and Black will see fit to support a
the possibility of bringing before
asking it as symposium question;
of a coliseum at the University,
student movement to attain the goal
that has been outlined.
Jack Henderson
The Plainsman
New Twist
For those desiring a later permis
sion hour for coeds, the following
story from the University of Colo
rado will enable you to use refer
ences in your arguments. Of course,
this system has just been installed
and no one knows how well it will
work, but the fact remains—some
one has taken a step in that direc
tion.
"Senior women at the University
of Colorado will be free to stay out
as late as they wish this year,” ac
cording to an announcement by Dean
of Women Mary Ethel Ball. The pro
posal has been approved by the
Board of Regents, the University
Executive Committee and President
Ward Barley.
Under the plan, door keys will be
given to each senior, the cost being
absorbed by a key deposit. Seniors
would be required to sign out of their
residence When they intend to be out
beyond the regular closing hours
or midnight. Falsification of infor
mation on signout slips or abuse of
the key privilege would be subject
to severe penalty. Persons supervising
the program would reserve the right
to check signout information at any
time.
The dean’s office believes senior
girls are mature enough to be trust
ed with the new privilege. It was
pointed out that the plan will be
evaluated each year and that the
Associated Women Students organi-
zntion is free to revoke it each year.
Remfr Tyson
Editor
Bill Mabret
Managing Editor
Billy Dilworth
News Editor
Carrol Dadisman ....
Associate Editor
James Wynn .... ...
. . Sports Editor
Midnon Franklin
... Women’* Editor
Mildred Sparks
.. ..... Society Editor
India Dean
Feature Editor
Rvrt McIU rney
Assistant News Editor
Gene Carroll
Assistant Yetr* Editor
Marvin Hill
Assistant News Editor
Earl Simpkins
Assistant Sports Editor
Ray Mitchell
Photorgapher
Carl Kaufman
Photographer
Don Thompson
Cartoonist
Alex MacDonald _ ...
... CircRtafion Manager
Wesley Boxxo * Assistant Business Manager
Reporters: Gene Owens, Helen Lanier, Joey Sawatske. Elizabeth Marshall. Mur-
row Morris, Anne Sullivan. J. J. Newberry, Marlon Smith. Connie Hayes,
Marcia Whitworth. Carol Craven, Harriet Schreiber, Catherine Pannell,
Robert Holden. Barbara Sugarman.
Sports Staff: Horace Thom. Curtis Drlskdll, Jules Arbose. Jeanette Jackson.
Anne Shepard.
Business Staff: Beth Andrews, Barbara McAlpin, Harmon Barnard.
Bill Mabrey
Problem Probers
Gov. Marvin Griffin has proclaimed Nov. 25 as
"Higher Education Day" in Georgia.
In part, the proclamation reads, "I . . . urge
every individual and every business concern in
Georgia to direct attention on that* day to the im
portance of higher education to the people of Geor
gia and I urge further that consideration be given
to ways by which the Univer
sity of Georgia and the Georgia
Institute of Technology may be
strengthened. . . .”
It is fine that the governor
has done this—the importance
of higher education and needs
of the University (and Tech,
too, I suppose) can’t be over
emphasized.
On the day proclaimed, the
University Foundation will hold
a rally in Atlanta, launching a
crease Foundation funds. The Foundation s pres
ent assets are over $1,000,000.
The Foundation has set up an extensive pro
gram, requiring the assistance of many people
throughout the state, to seek out the most press
ing needs of the University.
From this program, the Foundation intends to
produce a plan aimed toward alleviating those prob
lems, and then to follow it through.
Besides building up the perpetual fund men
tioned above, the Foundation has (according to its
program for 1955-56) “provided such projects as
(1) a worthy home for the President of the Uni
versity; (2) increasing salaries to get and keep
added exceptional teachers; (3) awards to faculty
and students for special work; (4) scholarships
awarded solely on merit and need; (5) fellowships
to talented teachers to Improve their capacity for
teaching and research; (6) research; (7) grants
toward expenses of the Alumni Society, etc.’
There are many prominent names affiliated with
the Foundation. It should be able to accomplish
a great deal; it should be able to fulfill its stated
purposes.
I hope it will be able to seek out the University’s
most pressing problems—and alleviate them.
Gene Carroll
Be Thankful
In a few days almost everyone will be "hitting
the dusty trail” leading toward home. Next week
will find some of us in the woods hunting deer,
with others lounging on Florida beaches. To cli
max the holiday gaiety, many will journey to At
lanta for the annual Tech-Georgia grid battle.
As I sit writing this column my mind wanders
to thoughts of the holidays. I visualize people
hurrying home, stuffing them
selves with turkey and rushing
off to a whirl of parties.
Just what is the significance
of this word ‘Thanksgiving?’ Is
it Just a time to counteract-all
the anxieties accumulated dur
ing the quarter?
Again, my mind wanders. I
see a handful of pilgrims de
scending a ship and planting
their feet on “free ground.”
About a year later these
same pilgrims set aside a time
to celebrate and give thanks to the Almighty Cre
ator for the benefits derived during the year.
Since the days of the Pilgrims much time has
elapsed. Today our lives are crowded with color
television, push button driving and various and
sundry other luxuries. Today, we live in a free
land with few of us lacking anything.
But there’s more than just our country in this
wide world. We might turn our eyes across the
seas to a land ruled by steel fists behind an iron
curtain. As we eat our fill of Thanksgiving tur
key. we might think of those countless thousands
in India, China and other countries who will starve
to death this year. There In Korea, we could see
thousands of children made homeless by war cre
ated by greed of selfish men. As we think upon
these things, we can see more clearly that we
have much to be thankful for in “our land of the
free.”
Of course, we, too, aren’t without our problems.
Some of these close at hand are race prejudices,
re-organization of the Ku Klux, threats of com
munism and narrow-mindedness of state officials
in advocating censorship of college publications.
Yet, this Thanksgiving we’ll journey home to cele
brate the holidays with little fear.
People in America have a lot to be thankful for.
Many of these people will find their way to a
church to thank their Creator for it. You know,
I think I’ll go with them. . . . Why don’t you Join
me?
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