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Volume I.XV1I
America'* Preeminent College Weekly for 67 Years
TIIK IMVEItSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 28, 1060
Number 2fl
University Denies City of Sin' Accusations
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Independents Capture Senior Class Offices
Greeks Take
Other Classes
HY TERRY HAZELWOOD
RiirnHtli 1 Announce Date
l or Student Council Seats
Petition)* to run for Student
Council office may be obtained from
the dean of each school. Wednesday,
May 4.
Tommy Burnside, president of
Student Council, stated that appli
cants had until 2 p.m., Tuesday, May
10, to return the applications to their
dean with 50 signatures of respective
school members.
UiftOX, HONORARY SOCIETY for agriculture, forestry, and vet
student*, recently initiated new members. They art- (I, to R) Robert
Carpenter. Toni lilalock, ami Roy Noble. Not pictured are Waylan
Cheney anil George Norman.. Selection of members is on a character
and leadership basis.
Charlie Christian, Dallas, was
elected president of the senior class
Wednesday by a vote of 569 to 343.
He was opposed by David Fletcher,
Phi Delta Theta, Atlanta.
Mary Helen McGinity, Augusta,
and Waylon Cheney, Morgan, were
elected vice president and secretary-
treasurer, respectively, of the same
class. McGinity won by a ballot of
528 to 379. Cheney won by 526 to
383. McGinity was opposed by Linda
Treadway, KD. and Cheney by Bill
Dunaway, PiKA.
PETE V1G, KAPPA SIG, was se
lected over Lee Jarrett by a vote
of 400 to 275, to fill the office of
president of the junior class. Mari
lyn Delong, Alpha Delta Pi, Gaines
ville, will serve as vice president.
She won over Emily Byrd by 411 to
2 70. Kay Copeland, Zeta Tau Alpha,
Norcross, is to serve as secretary-
treasurer of that class. She won over
Loy Jarrett by 408 to 266.
Ed Garland, Kappa Alpha, Atlan
ta, has been chosen to serve as presi
dent of the sophomore class. He won
over Tommy Strickland by a vote of
533 to 244.
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SELECTED TO FILL the office
of vice president of that class is
Francis Hitchcock, Kappa Delta, De
catur. Her opponent was Olivia Coe.
She won by a vote of 519 to 262.
Sigma Nu Charlie Davidson has been
chosen to be secretary-treasurer. He
opposed Billy Ross and won by 535
to 242.
Christian, a business major, is a
member of X-Club, Demosthenian,
and Delta Sigma Pi. He stated Wed
nesday night that he "wished to
thank everyone for their full sup
port in the election."
Ktlffe to Give I'iano Recital
Bob Edge, Lawrencevllle senior,
will present a piano recital Sunday
afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Chapel.
Edge, a Rhodes scholarship win
ner, will feature works of Scarlatti,
Beethoven, Brahms, and Bartok.
He was the winner of the Hugh
Hodgson piano contest twice.
(Photo by John Stephens)
NEW SENIOR OFFICER
Charlie Christian, newly elected president, is congratulated
by David Fletcher, (right).
Phi Kappa Phi Picks Initiates
For Outstanding Scholastics
Phi Kappa Phi honorary sehol
to those seniors who rank in the
scholastically.
Riisiness .School ('.elehentes
B-Day With Varied Activities
Fun, facts, and fellowship will be
j combined in "Business Day," spon- 1
sored by the Business School on May
4.
Conferences featuring prominent
speakers in the major business fields |
| will begin at the C-J Building at \
9 a.m.
Presentation of awards to out
standing business students will be
in the Chapel at 10:30, followed by
the principle speaker E. T. Black
man, Southern Bell, whose topic is
I "Opportunities for the Business
Graduate in Georgia."
At noon, activity will shift to;
Lake Wellbrook for a Bar-Il-Que,
[swimming, dancing, and other fee-;
tivities.
lastie fraternity has issued bids
top ten per cent of their class
Initiation of those accepting mem
bership will be held May 23. The
pr 0 gram will be followed by a ban
quet at Snelling Hall.
THOSE EXTENDED bids are Larry
Aldridge, Walter Alford, Wyatt An
derson, Guy Arnall, Sheila B. Bailey,
Durham Bell, Mary Benedict, Terrell
Benton Jr., Phillip llergeaux, Alice
Holies, Susan Bowden, Richard Bow
den, Bill Brown, Gwyndolyn Brown,
Linda Brown, Paul Call, William
Carmack, Melvin Carter, Walter
Clark, James Coleman, June Cole
man.
Arthur Collins III, Cler Cols 0 n,
Barbara Cone, Ann Corbitt, Cynthia
Corley, Michael Coston, John Davis,
Jones Davis, Richard Davis, Mary
Dean, lone Dellinger, Russell De-
Monhreaun, Paul Dennard, Troy Den
nis Jr., Robert Dlnce, George Dixon
Jr., Billie Duncan, Clarence Dyer,
Mary Ann Eaton, Bobby Edge, Don
ald Eipp, Mack Elder, Barbara Fer
guson, Earl Ford Jr., Virginia For
rester, Marlon Fort, Mary Fortson,
Alice Fowler, David Franklin, Don
ald Fuller.
Dolt IS GIBBON, Jones Green, Bar
bara Griffith, Charles Gue Jr., Jack
Guthrie, John Haley, William Ham
mock, Barbara Haney. James Harp
er, Meridith Harper, Jerome Harvey
Jr., Herbert Henderson, Charles Hill,
Sam Hilliard. Martin Hogan Jr.,
Helen Huff, Joe Hunt, Leslie Jack-
son, Cariton James Jr., Jimpsey
Johnson Jr., Joseph Johnson, Thom
as Joiner, Rayburn Jones, George
King, Shuron Krock
Lorna Lapp, William Lee, Hugh
Lester, Max Lewallen, George Ma
loney, Peter Marsh, Anthony Ma-
strippollto, Carol Maxwell, Martha
McElveen, Martha McLeroy, Elinor
Metcalf, Beverly Nash, Evelyn Nelms,
Beverly Nemec, Denis Nugara.
(Continued on page 3)
Officials, Students Stale
Opinions on Vice Probe
Rv CAROL Ll'PO
University officials, students, and local club and restaurant man
agers said this week that a very small percentage of students are
involved in so-called vice rackets reported here by Constitution re
porter .lack Nelson.
Dean of Students Joe Williams
said Wednesday, “Our records show
that we have very little disciplinary
trouble for an institution of our
size. I feel Hint the article unneces
sarily draws implications regarding
students that arc not true. Students
today are of a higher caliber than
those 15 years ago." He addl'd that
he didn't believe students actively
participate in the alleged vice lie-
cause most students "Just don't have
that kind of money."
NELSON SAID WEDNESDAY that
he was not trying to discredit the Uni
versity. "The nutuher one thing is
the news in it,” he explained. "Num
ber two, we ure trying to expose an
unhappy situation. The paper is
greatly interested in the University.”
He said that the purpose was to ex
pose activities outside the Univer
sity.
When asked If lie thought there
were any slot machine* In Atlanta
Nelson said no, as It was against the
law anil “too risky." He also said
there were no houses of ill repute
that he knew of, although there were
possibly some call girls.
He pointed out that non-veteran
students can join the American
Legion Post 20 for $10. “They
seem to be attracted by the $1.50
steaks," he said.
THE CLUB which seems to attract
the highest nutuher of students,
Legion Post 20, has 518 student
members. There are approximately
4,300 male students here, according
to Williams. Of those members, a
large number ure veterans. Other
dubs together attract a total of about
75 student members.
Mayo C. Buckley, manager and
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
for Post 20, said Tuesday thut mem
bership is closed to minors, and mem
bers are asked not to bring minors
us their guests. Non-veterans may
obtain associate memberships. About
800 students are veterans.
"The Legion,” he said, "has been
operated in a manner that any lady
could go out there ... it is a place
where a boy can take his date, mother,
or sister without fear of her hearing
profune language, drunkcncss, or get
ting 'passes.' ”
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Athens Story 'Twisted
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BY DAVID PARKMAN
Bed and Black Editor
“The Classic City” of Athens Is currently target for The Atlanta
Constitution's crusade to cleuti up gambling, prostitution, and Illegal
liquor. Constitution reporter Jack Nelson released Information to State
Attorney General Eugene Cook concerning a slot machine assembly opera
tion about four miles west of Athens.
On the basis of these charges, an investigation was luunched Monday.
The Constitution is to be praised for Its efforts In uncovering this
alleged slot machine racket that is furnishing machines for several
private clubs in counties around the state. However, we feel It could
have stopped at that and would have performed a great service. Instead
the newspaper chose to resort to sensational "Yellow Journalism" by
literally dragging the University Into Its articles.
Mr. Nelson has done groat dnmuge to the University and to Athens.
He has greutly disturbed University officials, parents of students here
now, and those who plan to send children in the future. He has called
Athens a "Sin City” and the "Slot Machine Center of Georgia.”
Charges of students gambling, drinking, and patronizing houses of III
repute were based on a handful who were observed drinking and playing
pin ball machines In a few eating establishments.
Out of approximately 6,300 students, does Mr. Nelson think that some
examples of gambling and drinking will not lie found in a city even as
small as Athens, not to mention all the opportunities for such activity
existing in his own front yard for the benefit of universities there? A
very small per cent of University students are Involved in this vice
about which he writes.
Dean of Men William Tate says that student behavior for the paBt
several years has been better than ever. He added there has been no
gambling problem and that no arrests were made for drinking or traffic
violations during Greek Week sponsored by the Interfraternity Council
last week.
Mr. Nelson actually explains the whole situation in one paragraph of
his Wednesday article when he quoted a student playing the pin ball
machine as saying he had beaten the machine before and had gained
considerable experience In playing machines In his hometown.
This is true of all the people Involved. They didn't learn to play a
pinball machine in the city of Athens. They started in their own home
towns which may range in size from Ludowlci to even that great mecca
to our west with supposedly no slot machines, organized prostitution, or
any other form of gambling.
This doesn't deem it right anywhere, but Mr. Nelson certainly found
a grand site to make his articles more sensational and greatly disturb
pafents ail over the state. Athens was selected even though only a few
students may have been Involved, and the situation was blown way out
of proportion.
Police records show that Clarke county and the city of Athens has the
lowest crime ratio of any city and county in the entire southeast.
We are all for the Constitution in trying to clean up corruption In the
state, but are very much opposed to unwarranted sensationalism as a
method for drawing more attention to these exposes.