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Civil Rights
The R«mI mill ItliK-k Ik pleased to welcome to
Athens the Attorney General of the United States,
Robert F. Kennedy, on the occasion of the annual
Law Day observance. His visit Is all the more
significant In light of the fact that he has selected
our University to deliver his first major speech
since taking office as head of the nation’s Depart
ment of Justice, and as a member of his brother's
official advisory family the Cabinet.
A ureal deal of speculation has surrounded Mr.
Kennedy's purpose In selecting the University as
Ills speech forum. And In conjunction with the
speculation have come outward opposition and
•'roKreted” cancellations from a number of lenders
In state political circles who had previously planned
to attend. First reports of Mr. Kennedy’s pro
posed speech indicated that he would personally
drop a "civil rights bombshell" In the heart of the
Athens campus. All those fearful of such a move
suddenly found It necessnry thnt they be committed
to some lesser festivity during the day.
Hut, such n speech Is not In the Attorney Gen
eral's plans. It Is true that he will speak on civil
rights. However, he Is prepared to present his
views on the racial problem in a national perspec
tive. A Justice Department, offlclnl said that
Robert Kennedy's comments on Georgia will he
complimentary ns The Re<l nnd Black believes they
should he. Kennedy has no Intentions of threaten
ing the South or of nggrevntlng the existing situa
tion.
Robert Kennedy hns made It clenr that the Ad
ministration's approach will center on state offi
cials. He hopes that these leaders will strive to
correct abuses so thnt the federal government
won't have to become Involved.
The Attorney General knows that we have grown
up with backgrounds and mores different from his
own. He understands our thinking and our pro
blem.
New Alma Mater?
"Georgia hall to thee” the last resounding
words of our alma mater. The words are fine but
the tune Is used by high schools nnd universities
all over the nation.
Schools In nil sections of the country use the
tune that we think of as our alma mater. Shouldn't
a "school song” produce a feeling to the alumnae
that l« particular to the respective school?
At a recent meeting between faculty and The
Red and Black staff the lack of student loyalty
nnd respect was brought out. A possible solution
to this was thnt an nltna mater which was original
might mean more to students and alumnae nlike.
Roger Dnnci, band director, pointed out that
Georgia was probably the first school In this sec
tion of the country to use tills melody. He also
pointed out thnt the changing of the song would
bring negative comments from alumnae and would
also be hard to teach to all students and graduates.
Within the last ten years. Auburn has changed
Its alma mater which was the same tune thnt we
now use. A new song was written and disseminated
by sending recordings to alumni nnd radio sta
tions. Ho we see a change Is possible
We also should have an alma mater which Is
our* and not shared by other schools. Our sug
gestion Is thnt n committee of alumni nnd stu
dents be formed to find a suitable song and pre
sent It to Georgia, thus Individualizing the Univer
sity to a greater extent
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Conservatism vs. Liberalism
Riot* and demonstrations by stu
dents in foreign lands protesting the
United States' role in the recent Cuban
fiasco spurred U. S. students at Ameri
can, Catholic, and Georgetown univer
sities In Washington to stage demon
strations of their own.
They marched around the Russian
and Cuban embassies carrying placards
quietly hut sincerely denouncing the
Communists’ role In Cuba. The usual
slogans were there: "Yankee si, Cas
tro no," "Castro is a traitor," et cetera.
But one student had a placard hearing
r. name unfamiliar to the crowd. When
asked by a newsman to identify the
person denounced, the student said ft
was his chemistry professor and that
he was protesting a low grade he re
ceived on an examination.
This example helps to illustrate the
lackadasical attitude of college stu
dents—and American youth in gen
eral—to this country’s precarious posi
tion in the world today.
In Texas recently thousands of stu
dents rioted and hundreds of them
were cartpd off to jail. It was never
established what they were demonstrat
ing for or against. One student said
they weren't protesting anything, they
merely wanted to show that the Fort
Lauderdale “trouble” was a picnic.
Then there were the Fort Lauderdale
demonstrations. You add the Newport
Jazz Festival, the riots at Yale awhile
hack, the phonebooth fad, and the
hunk-pushing marathons, and you get
a pretty sorry picture of how Ameri
can students channel their interests
and energy.
In Korea, students were instrumen
tal in ousting Syngman Rhee; Japan
student riots assisted in keeping an
American president from visiting; and
in Latin America they have often been
responsible for toppling governments.
While I would not advocate such
radical action on the part of American
students, it would have been consoling
to have seen those 40 or 50-thousand
students who ended up in Fort Lauder
dale in March extend their trek on to
Miami and give the anti-Castro forces
a vote of confidence. Or even if the
phonebooth fad were to come back, it
would be refreshing to see one of those
15 or 20 students crammed into the
booth slip a dime in the slot and call
his Congressman and ask why In the
blue blazes he voted against the aid
to Latin America Bill.
A 1 an Wexler
Wa T ’ rr n Frankfurter
Court Split Is Nothing New
"High Court Bitterly Split" an
nounced the headlines of newspapers
throughout the land on April 24.
Actually the split In the Court is
nothing now.
Sharp differences of opinion among
the justices has occurred throughout
our history. But it is rare that the
divergence in opinion cuts so deeply
as to cause the Justices to engage
publicly In verbal attacks upon each
other, as in the present case of Chief
Justice Warren and Justice Frank
furter.
The incident calling public atten
tion to the rift in the Court occurred
on Monday, April 24. One of the
decisions announced to the public in
the courtroom was a reversal of the
conviction of Willie Lee Stewart of
murder. The decision was 5 to 4.
Chief Justice Warren was on the
majority side. Frankfurter was one
of the four dissenters. As is his
custom, Frankfurter gave an ex
temporaneous summary of his dissent
instead of reading the written text
which will appear in the Court re
cord. When Frankfurter had fin
ished, Warren remarked: "As I un
derstand it, the purpose of reporting
an opinion in the courtroom is to
inform the public and is not for the
purpose of degrading this court.”
Frankfurter's only reply was, "I'll
leave it to the record.”
The incident demonstrates that
justices of the Supreme Court, like
all other governmental officials, are
human beings with strengths and
weaknesses.
Charles Evans Hughes once re
marked that "We are under a Con
stitution. but the Constitution is what
the judges say it is.” This state
ment auggests the broad scope of
authority vested in the justices. But
like most generalization, the state
ment is not altogether true. Certain
ly the Supreme Corut could not effec
tively rule that the new State of
Alaska is entitled to four members
in the United States Senate. Judicial
discretion. like all responsible
authority, is limited in scope. None
theless, the personnel of the Supreme
Court is of the greatest importance.
—DR. ALBERT SAYE.
Pay More
Scandal is the kind of word that carries a funny
kind of connotation.
First you want to laugh at it and forget, but
then you look closer and find out that it is a true
happening, and not merely a dream.
When I was in grammar school, I used to watch
motion pictures and listen to radio programs on
the escapades of picture athletes who would win
games and play because they
loved to compete.
Now people have questioned
the worth of college basketball.
Many have condemned the play
ers who were involved in the
recent outbreak of bribes. I say
we should condemn the way we
have let college sports grow.
Every athlete who has ever
donned a uniform for intercollegiate sports knows
that there’s a lot more to it than simply perform
ing before huge crowds. The practice sessions are
long, the coaches words are loud and very often
degrading, and the payment is recognition and a
big name—a big name for those who excel. Those
who took the bribes didn’t think that was enough
reward.
Anyone who has played high school ball and
then gone on to play it in college knows that the
difference can lie likened to that of night and day.
The next time you see some of our athletes walk
ing on campus respect them. Respect them for the
hard work, the long hours, and the many sacrifices
they make.
In our big time athletic programs each school
already pays their players money. This is not
conjecture on my part but something I know to
he true. And yet we sit around and say that all
our players are amateurs.
Let’s either start digging deeper and paying
more to support our athletic players in the United
States or start a little de-emphasis.
Like all the sons of Rose and Joseph P.
Kennedy, Robert F. (Bobby) Kennedy is
boyish looking, toothy, a Harvard gradu
ate, a millionaire, world traveler, politi
cian, and public servant.
Unlike his brothers, however, Robert
Kennedy was the seventh child born to
the Kennedy patriarch, is 35-years-old, an
ex-journaiist, the father'of seven, a former
attorney for the Justice Department, past
aid to the Hoover Commission, recently
chief counsel of the Senate Labor Rackets
Committee, campaign manager for the
35th President of the United States, and
now the Attorney General of the United
States.
Controversy has dogged young Robert
through much of his life. But, like all of
this new generation of Kennedys, he has
won out over his detractors. The mere
intimation by the then President-elect that
Robert might be the man to head the Gov
ernment's law enforcement activities
brought great outcries of consternation
from many corners. The dissent came
from neither the envious nor those who
might suspect nepotism. The doubters sin
cerely felt that Robert Kennedy was un
qualified to handle such a high cabinet
position in view of the fact that he was
not a seasoned lawyer, having never prac
ticed the law. Others questioned the close
linkage of the White House and the De
partment of Justice.
But, Robert was not without legal ex
perience as his previous government work
indicated. In fact, associates of the Ken
nedys felt that Robert's work with the
Senate Rackets Committee had given him
unrivaled knowledge of organized crime.
Publicly voicing his approval on Dec.
17, President-elect Kennedy said of his
brother, “In every assignment he has un
dertaken. I believe that he has distin
guished himself. I believe that he can
bring to that position executive energy,
vigor, devotion to our country. ... In
looking for an Attorney General who mast
lead the fight for law enforcement, who
must administer our laws without favor,
and with matchless integrity, I have turned
to a man in whom I have found these
qualities.”
With humility and personal reservation,
a tough but mild Robert Kennedy recently
moved into his fifth-floor office in Wash
ington's Justice Department Building.
—CHUCK KNIGHT