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Volume LXVIII
THE UNIVERSITY OK GEORGIA, ATHENS, (iKOHGIA FRIDAY, OtTOBER 14, IIMiO
Number 8
Bright-Eyed Marilyn
Wins Pandora Title
* Awarded Crown Out Of 39 Girls
At 25tli Annual Beauty Review
By LENORA GIBBS
Red and Illack Feature Editor
A flash of surprise and elation enlightened the beauty of Marilyn
Do Long, ADPi, Gainesville, as she was crowned “Miss Pandora"
Tuesday evening in Fine Arts Auditorium before an audience of
2,000.
Miss DeLong, who was selected and Martha Martin, Larry Aldridge
on the basis of beauty, poise, and and bis band, and soloist Paul Eichel
personality, was downed by Alice The Phi Mu Alpha big band furnished
Whitehead Paris, Miss Pandora the orchestration for the program
I960. Alice Is also an ADP! and from j MIKE SCHAEFER, School of Jour-
Gainesville. Wyck Knox, business nalism, served as master of cere-
manager of the Pandora, made the monies. Judges for the contest were
presentation of the trophy to the
ADPi sorority.
CHOSEN TO REIGN on Miss De
Long's court were Janet Vashe,
Zeta, Atlanta, representing ATO;
Priscilla Marshall, Blakely, repre
senting Cbi O; Lynda Bradbury, At
lanta, representing Kappa Kappa
Gamma; Sandra Kay Wyatt, Phi Mu,
Atlanta, representing Kappa Sig;
Elizabeth Pollock, Phi Mu, Monroe,
representing Phi Delta; Judy Brown,
Atlanta, representing Phi Mu; Mar
tha Evans, ADPi, Perry, represent
ing PiKA; and Hannah Jones, Zeta,
Atlanta, representing Sigma Chi.
Entertainment for the occasion
was furnished by "We Three’ featur
ing Tony Hughes, Bryon Warner Jr.,
Bentley To Address
Independent Group
Jimmy Bentley, well-known
young Georgia politician, will ad
dress a joint meeting of The Grand
Old Party of Independent Men
and Triquetra Monday night. The
meeting will be held in Memorial
Hall, and begins at 7 p.m.
Jimmy Bentley, well-known Geor
gia politician, will address a joint
meeting of The Grand Old Party of
Independent Men and Triquetra Mon
day night. The meeting will be held
in Memorial Hall, and begins at 7
p.m.
Bentley, who served as Senator
Herman Talmadge’s executive secre
tary when Talmadge was governor,
is a graduate of
the University Law
School. He was
elected to the of
fice of campus-
leader in his sen
ior year here.
He is now en-
, gaged as secretary |
[ of the Railroad
Association
of Georgia and in
BENTLEY practice of law.
Campus Leader Lowell Kirby and
Triquetra President Charlsley Moon
said all Independent students are in
vited to the meeting. Transportation
for women students will be available
at Myers' parking lot at 6:45, they
said.
Mr. Breault Pendleton, portrait
photograph, Augusta; Dr. Leighton
Ballew, University drama depart
ment; Mr. David F. Benton, Da
vison's fashion director; Mr Alan
Patureau, radie-TV editor, Atlanta
Journal; and Mrs. R. N. Clements,
Mrs. Georgia of 1960.
Sunnnerlielcl Grants
New Postal Station
Dean W illiams Announces Plans
For Four Dorms and Cafeteria
By GEORGE WATT8
Red and Black Staff Writer
Postmaster General, Arthur E. Suminerfield, has authorized a Post
Office for the University station, University officials announced this
week.
University Director of Develop- for final approval on Q $3,620,000
Prof Creates
New Repellent
Dr. -fames H. Jenkins, forestry
school professor, has invented a
snake repellent that has attracted
nationwide attention.
A recent issue of Newsweek Maga
zine contained an article praising
the work which will be a boon to
people around the world.
The repellent, which will go on
sate around Nov. 1, is designed to
kill or repel snakes up to the size
of giant rattlers. It will not harm
pets.
The concern packaging the product
is "Animal Repellents Incorporated"
in Griffin.
—Photo by Chen Studio
MARILYN DELONG
Jfix.s Pandora, WHO
It»S: It 'Pleases' Jack
LaURANGE—"I am well pleased
to hear the good news that ' ne Uni
versity of Georgia’s student publica
tion. Tie- Red and lit tek, has en
dorsed me,” Sen. John F. Kennedy
said here Monday. ^
In a personal interview with
Athens Itanner-Herald Reporter Em
ory Lavender, the Democratic presi
dential nominee stressed during his
Georgia visit early this week that
"The college vote In Georgia is par
ticularly important because 18-year-
olds can vote, and I am pleased to
have the support of the University
of Georgia newspaper.”
The Red and Black came out in
suport of Sen. Kennedy Oct. 7 in the
second issue of fail quarter.
ment and Dean of Students Joe Wil
liams stated that four additional
dormitories and a cafeteria are in
the planning stage. These buildings
will be located in the area of the
dormitories now under construction.
University officials hope to Include
the new postal building in this
project.
THE UNIVERSITY is now waiting
Garland Heads
Greek Election
Ed Garland, Kappa Alpha, has
been appointed chairman of the In-
terfraternity Council’s platform com
mittee for the fourth coming fresh
man elections, reports Tommy Bum-
side, IFC president.
Garland will work In conjunction
with Jimmy Blanchard, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon, who is serving as chairman
of the elections committee for the
fraternal organizations.
These committees will be busy in
the coming weeks adopting the party
platform and campaign policies for
the upcoming election.
Burnside says the IFC primary
will be held about the middle of No
vember with general election follow
ing later in the month. He reports
that the IFC is hopeful of a sweep
in the freshman election.
loan through the Federal Housing
and Home Agency. When this loan
is npproved, construction of the new
facilities can begin.
Each of the four domitories is ex
pected to house 250 students. Two
of tho modern seven-story buildings
will be for women Btudents and the
other two for men. A pool located
in the area is to be renovated for
students’ use.
TIIE EXACT location of the post
office building which will replace
the Memorial Hall office has not
been decided. However, plans are be
ing made to include it in the build
ing program in the Baxter and
Lumpkin Street area.
Athens Postmaster H. C. King said
that he is deeply Interested in seeing
the University get these new build
ings. If the University officials can
work it out to Include the post office
In their construction plans, it will be
more convenient for the majority of
the students, he added.
CAMPAIGN TRAIN
Students Ride LBJ Special
Four University of Georgia Students got an unexpected ride on
the Lyndon B. Johnson Campaign Train in Gainesville Tuesday
night.
Jim Pace and Ross Pittman, both
law students, and two unidentified
coeds, boarded the LBJ Special,
somehow made a wrong turn on the
way to the platform car, and finally
engaged in conversation with Sena
tor Johnson's chief aid Robert John
son.
Senator Johnson's address to
the Gainesville crowd of 3,500 was
scheduled to last 15 minutes, but
lasted ouiy five minutes. No one told
Pace, Pittman, and the two coeds
of the vhange in plans.
When the four students realized
that the train was in motion with
the next stop at Terminal Station in
Kennedy’s Speech Woos Georgians
At Roosevelt’s Warm Springs Home
S|M-cial to The Red and Itliick
By MARCIA POWELL
Assistant News Editor
WARM SPRINGS, Oct. 10—Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy, speaking at
Warm Springs on Monday, outlined a six-point program for “the New Frontiers of Health,”
stressing the need for government aid to medical students. The Senator reasoned that a medical
education has become too expensive for most young people and their parents even though the need
for their services is much greater.”
Also included in the program were |
more medical care for the aged, fed- Senator (inter Speaks
eral grant, for medical school con- I),. m0 Htlienian Meet
struction and renovating older hos
pital., long-term research grants,
an dexpanded efforts for rehabilita
tion. .
Kennedy, who was Introduced by 8 "‘ :,e,y Wednesday night.
Governor Ernest Vandiver, drew a! Oreer, secretary of the Sibley Corn-
good-humored response when he re
ferred to Georgia Democratic nomi
nees for Congress and said, "I wish
I were as sure as they are.”
Throngs surrounded the Georgia
' home of Franklin D. Roosevalt and
some even scampered up nearby trees j
in order to get a better look of the
j first presidential candidate to visit j
the area since William Jennings Bry-1
| ant.
Signs with “Kennedy the Remedy,’
{“All the Way Jack,” and "Georgia [
for Jack” greeted the Senator. A {
{ group of girls from Westminster I
live secretary. He got Mrs. Greer to i nigh school in Atlanta, attired in red
call her husband, who in turn noti- an( j white striped dresses with blue
fled a Southern Railway agent with i belts, Kennedy hats, and campaign
a two-way radio. A call was made to buttons, cheered him along the path
Kept till ican Supporters
To Hold Chapel Meeting
The Students for Nixon-Lodge will
have a meeting at the University
Chapel this coming Tuesday night
at 8 p.m.
Jeff Watts, past president of the
Young Republicans of Georgia, will
be the guest speaker.
Last week at the group's first
meeting Guy Scott, Athens lawyer,
was the speaker.
Students Organize
To Back Kennedy
An organizational meeting of the
Campus Students for Kennedy
organization was held Wednesday
afternoon at Memorial Hall with Jay
Cox, Twin City, and Harry Ellis,
Rome, briefing Interested Btudents
who attended on plans for distribut
ing absentee ballots to all university
students.
Cox and Ellis, both law students,
are state co-chairmen of the Ken-
nedy-Johnson campaign for colleges
nnd universities.
"Students at the
University should
vote even If they
vote Republican,”
said Cox in com
menting on the
plans for distribu
tion of the formB
next week.
Also discussed
at the meeting ELLIS
were tentative plans for a speech at
the University by Hob Kennedy,
State Senator John Greer endorsed brother of the Democratic candidate,
the Kcnnedy-Johnson ticket in a j Ellis said that If Kennedy comes to
speech to Demosthenian Literary Athens it will probably be the last
week in October.
“The people who go Into office In
January ure going to affect us in one
of the moat important periods of our
lives,” Cox stated.
The material students will receive
includes a request for ballot, an ad
dressed envelope to rthe request,
and other information.
mlttee and an active Democrat, said
! that tie believes Kennedy will win the
election in November.
A question and answer session on
the Democratic platform and the in
tegration problem in Georgia fol
lowed ihe speech.
the engineer who stopped the train , to the Little White House
and let the unauthorized guests off. j j„ bis introduction of Kennedy,
After a quarter-mile hike, back to Governor Vandiver welcomed "to the
the Gainesville Railway Station, the kittle White House the man who will : were awaiting to begin the leadout. cut the 37 girls down
group found that Rep. Cox and Ellis t fl0 ve into the big White House next
had arranged to have a state patrol; January.”
car pick them up in Atlanta and j
bring them back to Athena. - . - .
About 50 University students jour- th.e. JHAix&e. . . .
neyed to Gainesville to greet Senator
~ Coed witnesses Dom.nican up-
Atlanta, they panicked. Luckily, to Gainesville.
Johnson. A motorcade led by the
state patrol and city police at all
major towus accompanied the group
Pace knew Mrs. Peter Zack
wife of Governor Vandiver’s
Greer,
execu-
P.S.—The students never met 8en.
Johnson.
trude—page 6
Panel page of Pandora pub-hi-
pulchitrude—page 6
What’s the outlook for Georgia's
second home game? See page 9
BACKSTAGE VIEW
Tension Mounts At Review
By RAYE SLADE
The show which few saw was held simultaneously with the
“Rhapsody in Beauty” review Iasi Tuesday night. It was the baek
stage vi~w of the 1961 I’andora Pageant.
While the prelude was being play- ment to talk and pick their beauties,
ed, the tense, excited contestants The five judges conversed and slowly
to the court
There were some who knew the rou-lof nine. Each time the curtain rose
tine but most of all the fresh, new the viewers sensed the emotions and
participants were the ones who suf- feelings growing back stage,
fered the antagonizing anticipation It was hard to contain the poise
of that which was to come. The wait- needed to answer the questions to
Ing seemed an eternity. The walk
from the basement of Fine Arts to
back stage was mysterious and dark,
as if the inevitable was about to hap
pen; this, too, added to the suspense
As the entertainment was present
ed, the audience was allowed a mo-
determlne the queen from her court.
The final curtain rose and the band
struck the Bounding roiling of the
drums, and tho queen of '60 met her
successor. Than the crown, with the
age of an hour, was presented to
Miss Pandora of 1961.
