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Volume LXV1I
Number 27
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Amrrioo’i Pre-Eminent College Weekly for 67 Years
THE UNIVERSITY OK GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MAY 5, HMMt
Centennial
Comments
By John l.nliasrh
The North had made its accusa
tions against slavery and the South; |
the South, however, had a very
strong case for the denfense of
slavery.
By 1860, the total population
was slightly over 12,000,000, of this
total 4.000,000 were slaves. Northern
accusations against slavery was made
to 383,637 persons, the total slave
holding population. The average
white man and woman toiled in the
fields with the slave.
• • *
A I FIRST ALU of the nation justi
fied slavery on the grounds of neces
sity, but when the economic pres
sure lessened and Northern traders
were no longer making money from
the sale of slaves, slavery suddenly
become wrong.
Senator William Smith of South
Carolina observed that no persons
were "more apt to remonstrate
against that crying sin. slavery, than
such as had just sold off their stock
of Negros and vested the price in
hank stock. (Annals of Congress,
15 Congress, 1 session, 234).
In most of the Southern States an
anti-slavery movement was advanc
ing steadily among the non-slave-
lioldesr.
* * •
FHK MAIN’ DEFENSE of slavery
called for reason not emotion. The
Southerners justified slavery on the
Constitution, which did not forbid
slavery, nature, which never mixed
its animals, and moral law.
When the cry of depriving the
Negro of his freedom was raised, the
South pointed out that many of them
had been slaves when in Africa, and
that as slaves many had been taught
how to read and write, and all of
them had been Christianized.
These defenses did not halt
the North which now more than ever
was determined to do away with
slavery: the Missouri Compromise
gave the north its chance.
Storey Announces Deadline
For Summer Quarter Fees
Director of Men's Housing John D.
Storey recently remained all men stu
dents who have signed up to live in
a dormitory during the summer and
fall quarters that the $25 reserva
tion fee must he paid by Tuesday,
May 10.
Confirmation slips are being dis
tributed in the dormitories at pre
sent. The slips and the money are
to be taken to the Treasurer’s of
fice. The deposit will be deducted
from the dormitory fee next quarter.
Court
With
Indicts Eight
Ch urges
"■lurk
(Photo by Dan Keever)
REPORTER HUNG IN EFFIGY
Nelson" Hangs from ('hope! Hell Tower
Edge Receives Valedictorian
Award For Scholastic Work
Bob Edge, University senior from Latvrencevillc
valedictorian of the I960 graduating' class.
Edge
Independents Name
Platform Chairmen
Campus Leader Bobby Raley Mon
day appointed committee chairmen to
carry out the Independent Party
platform used in class officer elec
tions.
Appointed to investigate traffic and
parking permits was Bill Miller.
Other chairmen and their commit-
lees are Paul Yarbrough, cleanliness
inspections in the Co-op and Jennie
Bell; Jim Granade, eliminating or re
duction of laundry fees; Terrell Ben
ton, abolishment of compulsory meal
tickets; Charlie Christian and
Waylan Cheney, increasing class offi
cers' duties; Ronnie McKinley, re-
btahlishment of Little Commence
ment dances on campus: and Churlle
Christian, obtaining safety and re
creational means for children in the
prefab area.
Tom Linder was appointed to in
vestigate the delaying of finals un
til two days after classes end, while
Lowell Kirby was named to Investi
gate practices in the book store.
The Campus Leader will check into
football student seating.
Campus Leader Rallty asked for a
report from each chairman for the
next meeting.
who has won more academic
awards and honors than any other
student at the University In recent
years, has an almost perfect A-plus
average, having made as low as A
on only three courses. A student In
the College of Arts and Sciences, he
will receive an AB degree with a
double major In music and English
literature.
In December he won a Rhodes
Scholarship for study at Oxford Uni
versity, England. He was the only
student from a Southern college or
university to be selected for the
coveted award.
This spring he was awarded a
Woodrow Wilson Fellowship for
graduate study at the school of his
choice and a Danforth Foundation
Fellowship which will support his
graduate studies through the Ph.D.
degree.
Edge has distinguished himself in
a variety of fields, serving as presi
dent of Phi Kappa literary society,
captain of the debate team, and presi
dent of the Georgia Forensics Society.
A talented pianist, ho h»H appeared
as Holoist with the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra.
Vice
From Recent Probe
Six Athenians have been indicted on charges of operating a lot
tery, having liquor or operating a house of ill repute, in connection
with the local vice probe investigated by The Atlanta Constitution.
Indicted as df Wednesday are John
J. Thomas, operating a lottery at
Uppy's; W. A. Chambers, operating
a lottery; Barry Brewer, operating a
lottery at the Disabled Amercian
Veterans, Chapter No. 2; Mrs. Effle
Matthews, operating a house of
prostitution, 175 Elm Street; Mayo
C. Buckley, having liquor and
operating a lottery as chairman of
the Board of Trustees, Veterans Club
and manager of Post 185; Classic
City Post 185, operating a lottery
and having liquor.
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THE EIGHT INDICTMENTS were
handed down by Superior Court, which
turned them over to City Court.
Superior Court Clerk King Crawford
said the reason for 'this was that
Superior Court does not meet again
until July, whereas City Court, meets
next week.
Meanwhile, in City Council's meet
ing Tuesday night, three new ordin
ances were passed. Under one or
dinance, It Is unlawful to sell any
alcoholic beverages to anyone when
the store Is not lighted to a daylight
equillvant and to anyone in another
portion of the store exeept the main
Thetas Top Campus
For Winter Grades
Winter quarter averages for fra
ternities, sororities, and women’s
dormiloi ies were announced Ibis
week by Dean of Men William Tutr
und Dean of Women Edith Stallings
Phi Della Theta leads the frater
nities with a chapter average of 76.0.
Sigma Chi was second with 75.3,
Alpha Epsilon Pi had 75.2, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon 75.1, and Tau Epsilon
Phi 75.0.
Among the sororities. Kappa Alpha
Theta had the highest average with
81.51. Alpha XI Della took second
place honors with 81.17, Pi Beta Phi
had 80.49, Delta Delta Delta 80.37
and Zeta Tau Alpha 80.09.
North Myers had the highest
women's dormlttory average which
was 79.44. Soule Hall and Ruther-
toid Hall with 78.84 and 78.72 re
spec lively were second and third
REED-MILEEDGE
Argonauts To Begin Training
UNIVERSITY DANCE CUT! members Jeanne Ferguson, Nancy
Flowers, Nancy Rountree, and Nanelle Smith practice for the anntlal
concert Thursday and Friday, May 5, <t at the Woman's P. E. Build
ing. Ttien- is no admission charge.
The Reetl-Milledift* Argonauts have been
school term according to E. II. Culpepper
Argonauts.
Selections were made from fresh- 1
man men who obtained recommenda
tions from various faculty and ad
ministrative officials. They will at
tend special training sessions which
will be set up in the near future.
The purpose of the Argonauts is
to help the freshmen students become
acquainted with college life.
Twenty-nine of the upperclassman
Argonauts will return next year.
Those chosen from this year’s fresh
man class are Tommy Johnson, Carl
Johnson, Carl London, Nick Bledsoe,
Chet Niemann, Wendell Rogers,
Lamar Whitworth, Joel Campbell,
John A. Morgan, Lee Walker, John
Tahor, Allen Neergaard, Danny Kit
trail, Alan Atwood, Johnny McCall,
Fred Gllliard, Roland Broome.
Jack Stevens, Eddie Lee, Robert
Davis, Joe Ariail, A1 Schwamleln.
Hugh Temple, Grady Baggett,
Charles Medd, Johnny Wright, Larry
Smith, Fennls McAlum, Hodges
Lewis, Eddie Dooley, Dan Keever, Joe
Saunders, Jack Barrett, Tommy
Stripling, Billy Evans, Gordon
Cooksey, Bill Gethley, Richard
Whltelock, Bob Maxwell, Roger
Czakl, Bart Thigpen, Jim Bracknell,
Bill Stephens, Forrest Gilmore, and
James Griggs.
floor. The second states it Is un
lawful for police to be hired by any
place having possession of a federal
gambling stamp. The third makes It
unlawful to operate a pinball mach
ine or any machine giving u prize of
any kind, ringing a bell, or lighting
a light.
* • •
IN AN INTERVIEW . Wednesday
night., Mrs. Matthews told three Red
and ltlurk reporters that her house
had been closed since Mayor R. M.
Snow came Into office. Prior to that
time, she said, ”1 have never, to my
knowledge, entertained any students,
except In the 1920's when students
were older.”
Mrs. Matthews said she had lived
In the house since 1919.
Honorary Society
Fists 47 Students
is N«*m Members
Phi Beta Kappa, oldest national
scholastic honorary fraternity for
men and women, has elected forty-
seven University students und one
honorary alumnus to membership.
New student members are: Larry
Aldridge, Wyatt Anderson, Dan
Arnold. Marvin Atlia, Martha Elaine
Beck, lticliard Bowden, Paul Call,
Melvin Carter, Cler Colson, Ann
Corbitt, Cynthia Corley, lone Del
linger, George Dixon, Ruth Duncan,
Mary Ann Eaton, Bobby Edge,
Loretta Edge, Mary Fortson, Doris
Gibbon, Anne rtmth, Merldlth Har
per, Carole Howard, Mary Helen
Huff, Choyce Jackson, Burke John
son, Thomas Joiner, George King,
Sharon Kroek, Mary Anne Llndgren,
Carol Maxwell, James McCord,
Martha McElveen, Daniel Mlnchew,
Richard Ostafin, James Pcavy, Mary
I’ierey, Harold Posey, Albert Rernler.
John Rogers, JaineH Russell, Jack
Segal, Edwina Tulley, Ithett Tanner,
Sandra Trapp, Louis Waldhour,
Theodore Walker Jr,, Eugene Worth.
Da. William (!. Hamm is the new
alumnus member.
Military Society Elects Ivey
Toby Ivey, Allianv, was recently
elected president of Scabbard and
Blade, honorary society for advanced
Army and Air Force ROTC cadets.
Other officers Include Steve Kite-
Powell, Marietla, vice president;
Mike Scruggs, East Point, secretary;
and Bolt Williams. Ncwnan, treasu
rer.
(Photo By Dan Keever)
SPHINX INITIATES Tommy Burnside ami Paul Yarborough pause
for a minute after roinplrting Initation last Saturday and Sunday,
April :<0, and Maj 1. Burnside is a Law maior. Yarbrough Is an
\grii utliirc-Journaliam major. Sphinx is the liiglu-st non-tu holistic
honorary on campus for male students.