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Abused Honor
r piH'' •Mirrent move to change the popular
vote method of selecting valedictorians has
been approved hy both Student Council and the
Student Affairs Committee, and the plan now
goes before the Administrative Faculty Council
for approval or disapproval. If the proposed
alteration gets this final sanction, future ('Di
versity valedictorians will be those who have
the highest average in their classes.
We would like to urge strongly that the fac
ulty committee follow the other two groups in
approving the change. Such action to remove
this supposedly strictly scholastic honor from
polities is long overdue.
Anticipating the major argument of the oppo
sition to the proposal, we would like to point
out that, although some schools or major sub
jects may be considered harder than others,
this depends entirely on the individual, and
what is easy for one may be bard for another.
It also is doubtful that many voters even con
sider which of the “candidates” had to work
the hardest for his grades. Hat her, they vote
for him because they know him, because some
body asked them to vote for him, or because
of some other result of politics.
Indeed, very few students vote in these elec
tions, and any of the five who qualify by hav
ing one of the highest averages in the class
usually can be elected simply by getting most
of his fraternity brothers or her sorority sisters
to vote for him or her.
On the basis of these facts, we draw the con
clusion that electing a valedictorian is silly,
un-cnlled-for and an apparent, abuse of an ex
tremely high honor.
Again, we hope the Administrative Faculty
Council will approve the proposed change* to
a system under which the valedictorian is de
termined by record, not by popular vote.
Organized Approach
pifKS. 0. 0, Aderhold has appointed a com
mittee to work with parking problems at
the University.
The committee is composed of able University
staff members. They, also, hove authority and
power to make any changes or improvements
deemed needed by the committee.
The committee is to consider acuteness of
parking problems and to decide what measures
need to be taken in order to solve the problems.
We are glad to see an organized approach
being taken toward parking an increasing
headache for students. We believe that it is
the only way parking growing pains can be
solved at the University.
Five points we think definitely should be
considered by the committee are (1) more park
ing spaces on upper North Campus; (2) land
scaping University parking lots; (3) assigning
specific parking spaces to students; (4) inter-
campus busses; (M the increasing number of
cars at the University.
We think tin* latter is of utmost importance,
since parking lot expansion is limited even now.
Wdien the University’s enrollment reaches 10,-
000 students, some major changes will have to
be made.
The committee has a slight jump on tomor
row’s huge parking problems It should be able
to cope with the situation—as they are the ones
to decide what can and will be done in rela
tionship to University parking.
Unfair Exams
pINAU examination time is near at hand.
Many students will be required to take de
partmentalized tests.
W’e think the giving of departmentalized
exams can be fair to students, and we reeog-
nize its advantages. However, we do think in
some instances University students have been
treated unfairly, because questions often ap
pear on the tests that were not covered in class
or in outside work.
This unfairness is apparently a result of poor
test planning because all instructors teaching
the course were not present when the tests
were made up. or of carelessness on the part
of the instructors.
We hope this year departmentalized test will
be given more consideration when composed.
'No Damn Busses'
danitn busses,’’ the student muttered
^ disgustedly to himself as he walked
down Ilertv drive, past the Chapel bell, by C-.l
building, on past Woodruff Hall, down the steps
leading to the main ticket gate, by the ticket
gate, up the steps to Conner Hall, past Conner
Hall, by Hardman Hall, through the pre fabs,
across the bridge to the poultry building and
into class, somewhat late for roll call.
Readers' Opinions
Band Treatment Lashed
I would like to bring to your attention the
this organization on out-of-town trips.*
The Red and Black Editor:
As a member of the band
couditions confronting
When we went to Jacksonville we
found that the University or Florida
band was sitting midway between
the goal posts while we were on the
10-yard line. Moreover, they were
provided with extra seats so that they
could have plenty of playing room.
When our seats were assigned w*e had
five rows of eight seats apiece, 40
for 110 people. The majorettes and
Georgettes had to sit on the sidelines
on the ground.
The same situation prevailed at
Columbus for the Auburn game and
in Atlanta last week. In Atlanta, how
ever. there were two Inches of mud
und slush on the ground.
The Dixie Redcoats are trying to
represent the University to the best
The Daily Mini
Sacred Right
Webster defines an ass, in part, ns
a dull stupid person; a dolt, espe
cially one who is stubborn or stolid;
"a perverse fool” (Oxf. E. D.) ...
It appears that some people inter
ested In bettering the lot of mankind,
do not realize that by so doing they
are treading upon a sacred right of
each individual to make a complete
ass of himself . . .
H. Russell Piety
of their ability, but the best of their
ability cannot be shown under such
conditions.
Marion Smith
Georgette
We Wonder . . .
About two unmarried coeds em
broidering in Snelling Hall during
the evening meal.
• « • •
When University officials are go
ing to realize that married students
are here to stay and provide ade
quate housing for them.
* • • »
If Dusty hates University students,
or simply enjoys writing parking
tickets.
• « • •
How many reckless drivers today
are celebrating Safe Driving Day—
and how.
• • » •
Why this year’s WUS fund drive
on campus found so little cooperation
at almost every turn.
• » • •
Why the University campus is so
poorly lighted at night, causing stu
dents to stumble into mud puddles
on cold, rainy evenings.
Remfr Ttbon
Editor
Jakes Southeelanu
Business Manager
Bill Mabret
Managing Editor
Carroi. Dambman. _
James Wynn .
Miqnon Franklin ..
Mildred Sparks
India Dean
Gene Carroll
m ino Hnx
Eari. Simpkins
Ray Mitchell
Carl Kaufman
Don Thompson
Bili.t Dilworth
Newt Editor
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Feature Editor
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Reporters: Gene Owens, Helen Lanier. Elizabeth Marshall. Murrow Morris,
Anne Sullivan. J. J. Newberry, Marion Smith. Connie Hayes, Robert
Holden. Barbara Sugarman. Marcia Whitworth, Carol Craven. Harriette
Schriber.
Sports Staff: Horace Thom, Curtis Driskell, Jules Arbose, Ed Ingles.
Business Staff: Beth Andrews, Barbara McAlpln. Harmon Barnard.
Tin* Red and Hlack is a student newspaper written, edited and pub
lished by undergraduate and graduate students of the University of
Georgia. All uneredited opinions in it are opinions of the student edi
tors, ami not necessarily the University's viewpoint.
J. J. Newberry
Joe’s Got Troubles
The door to room 324 jumped open. Two $7.50,
uncut textbooks bounced off the far wall, and I
looked up from a term paper as my roommate, Joe
College, sprawled on his bottom bunk and regarded
me balefully.
“I,” he gritted, “am fed up to here,” and he
made motions toward his throat. But Joe hasn't
got a neck to have a throat in which to be fed up
to, if you follow me.
“My ancestors came to this University,” Joe
raged on, but not forgetting his Engl’sh 2X and Y,
. “so I came here, too. They hat’ >■_
a good time—that’s what 1 r
want to do, but everywhere )
turn I am bedevilled by oppor
tunity; opportunity here, op
portunity there, everywhere op
portunity.” Joe fastened hb
small, red eyes on me, and 1
looked quickly at the tern
paper, edging my chair a hi'
nearer the door. I am not real
ly and truly afraid of Joe ii
one of his rages; I just don’t want to get hurt.
I moved nervously as Joe shifted his feet to the
floor and continued, his voice syrupy with sar
casm, “I gained the deluded impression in my ten
derer years that opportunity knocked once—gent
ly; then like a gentleman faded into the night. Hoo,
boy, what fiction, up here it meets you head-on,
scoots through the door and holds it open for you;
it leaps upon you from the dark and dashes madly
past you. Then meets you coming back.”
“Ole oppo," I said, “would make a good right
halfback!”
Joe’s brow met in deep disapproval at this lev
ity. I eased gently toward the window, and opened
it a few more inches. After all, we were only on
the third floor.
"When I got up this morning," Joe rumbled on,
his voice bleak with self pity, "I intended to see
“Passion Predominating” at the drive-in tonight,
but no. I’ve been elected to the council and there’s
a meeting tonight.”
“You could go tomorrow night, Joe,” I said
soothingly.
“Are you out of your mind?” Joe snarled, wav
ing a fist the size of a Talmadge ham, “tomorrow
night I address the Meat Packer's Institute on stu
dent opportunities, and to make matters worse—
have you looked at the bulletin board downstairs?
That Institute wants 50 men to head departments
for them. The spokesman for the institute said
they had pitched tents at the edge of town, and
would not leave until they got them.”
Joe looked at me in sorrow, running a big hand
through his crew cut as he lifted his eyes to the
window; “Of course,” he added, absently, "I will
have to tell them they are third in line for the class
of 1959!"
The Crimson-White
Same Song . . .
Two weeks ago at the Georgia-Alabama game,
the announcer said, "Well, guess both schools will
be honored at the same time today. All they'll have
to do is just sing different words when the band
plays the alma mater.”
Then at the Mobile game, we noted that few,
if any, were actually singing "our school song.”
Heaven only knows everyone should be familiar
with the melody—it’s the school song for every
body from Iwpswitch High to Lake Warhear Re
sort for Juveniles.
Thai's just ilie trouble—everyone ts so familiar
with it, that we just don't believe they can work
up the pride or respect which should be reflected
in nnr school.
We wonder what has happened to the movement
begun last year to find us a new song with which
to build a proud heritage. The Million Dollar Band
has an original song which is excellent, but they
still need some words. Even if they get them, how
ever, there must necessarily be acceptance of the
song.
The biggest block will probably come from some
people who are so blinded by “tradition” that they
fall to see that Alabama has apparently accepted
the second-best.
Some of the other schools using the tune are
University of Missouri, Kansas, Georgia, Cornell,
Indiana and Lehigh.
We personally sang the song as our "very own”
in grammar school. Junior high school, and boy's
camp.
The tune is officially “Annie Lisle” and no one
is sure exactly how old it is. It was known by this
title, however, when Cornell’s song “Far Above
Cayuga’s water." was written in 1872.
We hope that last year's effort to select a new
song hasn't ended.
Give us a song that is truly ours, and we’ll
guarantee you e good answer to thousands of peo
ple all over the nation who say: “Listen honey,
they’re playing our song!”