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Football Fallacy
A resolution rcooininpiidnijf that school
authorities or athletic associations provide a
physician and an ambulance at all football
•tames was introduced in the House of Repre-
sentatives last week
I his recommendation was made primarily
in the interest of prep schools, but the staff of
The Red and Black feels that the University
should adopt this plan as a step to protect
spectators as well as players.
At last Saturday’s U-Day (fame, a spectator
needed medical attention; but several minutes
elapsed before a competent physician could be
found This is not the first ease of inadequate
medical aid heintf discovered at football (rames
A new system or a revision of the present
one is needed for the protection of visitors to
the football games.
The athletic association and the University
should he responsible for the protection of
everyone who attends the game.
The Red and Black recommends that steps
he taken to provide prompt medical attention
and ambulance service at all future games.
The Missing Quorum
A lot of humorous points onn lie discovered In
the dark, dusty recesses of unopened constitutional
documents. And, surprisingly, some Interesting
facts can lie discovered. Take the Student Goun-
'II constitution for example.
The Student Council constitution has been
changed many times during its existence, yet It
has maintained certain checks and limitations to
safeguard the students it represents and the inem-
Imrs of the council. One of these safeguards was
the specific listing of a quorum, two-thirds of the
voting members of the council.
A previous editorial In The Hist mill Itlaek criti
cised the attendance at the council meetings, meet
ings that were not really meetings at all There
has not been .intlsfafctory attendance at nny meet
ing this year, with the exception of the meeting at
which Pandora plcturos were made. There pro
bably has been a quorum only n* that one meeting
The president of thi student council was not
familiar with the two-thirds quorum clause, and
business was being transacted at the last meeting,
when the meeting was declared void This certainly
does not reflect satisfactory on the council.
Perhaps the Student Council should examine It
self closely in an effort to make some much needed
changes
Letters to the Editor
Office of thl* PrcHirintt
University of Ueorjda
AthrilH, (iooi’kIu
I>«*ar Sir:
Never before In my lfi years In the news pro
fession have I been prompted to write a letter of
praise concerning an athletic leader.
Hal youi basketball conch. • Red" Lawson, came
to Nashville this week and did more to promote
good relations than nil of the professional ambas
sadors Not only did he display good leadership
ami a sense of humor, hut fine sportsmanship as
well. s
I have been going to sports events in this
area for the past nine years, but never have 1 heard
such upptause for a coach or a team ns In last night's
gunie with \ underbill. The score of the game was
unimportant. Win or lose. Red Lawson was a
teal gentleman In every sense of the word. He
displayed his fine sense of humor in n television
Interview at our station. Then he showed his
thoughtfulness by presenting a birthday cake to
Vanderbilt couch Boh Polk Just prior to the game
Never did he contest a decision by a referee. He
walked forward and shook the hand of a Vander
bilt player who was accidentally involved In a col
lision with a Georgia player, who subsequently was
Injured This had the effect of lifting the burden
of responsibility from the Vanderbilt youth, who
was upset over the Incident.
Red Lawson was a credit to basketball, to the
University of Georgia, and to the state of Georgia.
He put spur* ' bnck into the game, and still pre
sented a well-coached, competent, hard-fighting
team. Most of us, before the game was over,
found ourselvee cheering for the Georgia boys.
Not one of the 5,200 persons In attendance at
the game failed to be impressed by this man. Just
before the game, I had the pleasure of introducing
my daughter to Red Lawson Her remark to me.
1 believe, was typical: "Are all coaches that nice?"
I would liked to have answered "yes."
Sincerely,
Bill Williams, News Director
WSM Radio (Nashville)
“No Son, ‘F’ Is Not For Fine.”
Alan Wexler
An Open Letter To J. T.
Mr. Terry Hazelwood
«• o The Red and Illaek
I niversitv of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
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It s been a long quarter filled with excitement, humor, thrills hrnnn
sfr.le, and danger but we’ve all managed to live through it somehov
We all expected AP and UPI about the federal court
the big news event
to be the naming
of a new head foot
ball coach, but we
got a lot more on
that same Friday
morning.
When the Uni
versity's athletic
board was sup
posed to name the
couch, I had the Job of phoning the
story to an Atlanta radio station.
Before the day was over they had
a phone hill to last them for the
whole month Instead of the average
day.
At noon on January 12, Coach Grif
fith talked to that station (WQXI).
It was the first time he was speaking
publicly as our new head coach
I rushed that story down to The
ltd anil Illaek, and by 2 p.m. we
were about set to go to press. After
the corrections and the press ad
justments we started rolling. The
time was 3 p.m.
Right after that the local stations
began receiving the wire copy from
ruling. You then went to work.
We knew what it meant, but ou
problem was getting it to the stu
dents. If we held the presses up
it would mean our coming out late
hut if we didn't, it would mean w
wouldn't have the story until nex
week. We chose the former.
The students got that story In Tli
lied and Illaek on Saturday, and no
only that, they got three extras th
next week because of the devotei
efforts of members of our staff.
It’s been a long quarter for us
Sometimes we've written about thing
the students didn’t want to hear
other times we've printed what wa
the thinking of the majority of stu
dents.
I hope, however, that as the yea
goes on we will be able to keep th*
student body well Informed ahou
the happenings on this campus am
anything that is related to it.
Surely, we will have complaints, bu
I have confidence that we will con
tinue to he worthy of our title
America's Pre-Eminent Collegi
Weekly. Thanks for everythin)
Terry. You've done a great Job.
Clje ftrb ant) lOlack
Tehry Hazei.wooo
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On Passing By
Some people never learn to accept responsibility,
or they never have the ethics to stand for what i3
right.
Others consider it less than important to stoop
and help a fellow man for fear of taking a stand or
because their interest is in other places.
A person who fails to shoulder
responsibility is a drag on his
enviornment, but the age old
problem seems to be here for
ever. Nero fiddled as Rome
burned while the modern busi
nessman chooses to appoint com
mittees—both are directly a
neglect of responsibility.
We are all guilty of "passing
by” to a certain extent and Good
Samayltans are few and far between. However,
some people in prominent positions in our society
consistently neglect responsibility and duty for no
apparent reason other than personal gain.
It takes a brave man to be a champion of right
and a weak sister to be a cats paw for the other
side.
I like to think of Nathan Hale, a patriotic
American, who stood by his responsibility until the
very end and then stated, "I regret that I have but
one life to give for my country.” This is an example
for everyone to pattern their own standards by.
One should not fear to be right unless he knows
that he is wrong.
The American public continues to stray from
principles that it knows deep down is wrong. The
“something for nothing” attitude is prevailing.
While I don't predict the end of the world within
the near future because of the impending situation,
I do predict a marked change in our society. Man
is truly evolving but perhaps in a circle.
It Is disgusting to the common layman, who
works hard for what he gets, to see the world be
ing sold by his “eminent worthies" who refufse
to realize that responsibility exists as a word or
as a trust.
Becky Nash
Tuition Grants
The tuition grant bill recently passed by the
Georgia Legislature was designed to help parents
by providing grants to supplement the cost of edu
cation of children in districts where the public
schools might he closed.
While there is much concern over possible misuse
of the act; there is no cause for
alarm. The law could be
amended to limit the grants to
those students who actually
transfer to private schools after
the public schools are integrated.
Another limitation that could be
attached is to make such grants
entirely within the discretion of
local school boards.
One amendment which has
been proposed by Sen. Erwin Mitchell of Dalton
would restrict such grants to areas where there
is no public school available either because the
public school was closed or because the child’s
Parents objected to sending him to an Integrated
school.
It should he pointed out that one student’s share
of the total school expenditure of any district in
Georgia is far too small to pay the fees and tuition
t iat would be required by a creditable private
• .lool. In most districts, the sum would be less
than $250 a year; far under the tuition of most of
the better private schools. A parent who draws
t at sum will have to add at least as much again
t and continue to pay his public school taxes
at the same time.
Realizing that concern over the issue has been
somewhat exaggerated, I think that most people
w 11 agree that some amendments should be made
to t o law in order to insure against careless action
that might lead to undue financial strain and ten-
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