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,1M ' 1 WIVKB8ITY OF OBOROIA, ATHENS, G BORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1M1
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FIVE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS questioned Senator Riohard Russell (left) Wedncsdav in a rare Inter-
'i''') video-taped for distribution for national televising. Shown beside the senator is Miss Until llaui
moderator of the “College News Conference" program. Students are (left to rig , Ed Garlan«l Tommy
Johnson, Nanry Flowers, Nick Nickerson, and Harry Ellis. ' ’ , n "" >
-TV PANEL-
5 Students Interview
Sen. Riehard Russell
(ieorgin Senator Richard B. Russell said here Wednesday that
cutbacks iii some areas of civilian spending will have to be made
because of increased military appropriations,
Russell gave his views on national
defense and many other topics in a
interview with five University stu
dents.
The session was video-taped for
release to educational television sta
tions throughout the nation. The 30-
minute program, "College News
Conference,” produced and moderat
ed by Ruth Hagy, will be shown
on WGTV, Channel 8, early next
year.
Russell told the students he be
lieves the federal renewal program
could be reduced as much as 50
State Appeals Court
Clears Three Men
Of Disorder Charge
By JIM MATHIS
After completing the judicial
processes of three different Georgia
courts, three men were finally
cleared this week of charges result
ing from their picketing the Uni
versity last May during Law Day
activities when Attorney General
Robert Kennedy spoke.
They were charged with "dis
orderly conduct and parading with
out a license" after they walked
down Broad street adjacent to the
campus carrying signs which read.
"Integration-Segregation is a Reli
gious Issue" and "The Bible is the
Law of the Land.”
The accused were R. B. Mont
gomery, Elbert Loggins, and B. S.
Cole, all Pentencostal ministers.
They were defended by Dr. Albert
Saye, University political science
professor, who was in Recorder’s
Court with a group of students when
their case came to trial.
Dr. Saye said, “It was so clear
that the principles of freedom of
per cent in order to have the large
amount of funds required for na
tional defense.
He also said:
1. He favors a reduction in the
size of the Army but an increase
in the size of the draft.
2. He believes that generals
should have the right to give their
political views in public, but never
should be permitted to criticize their
Commander-in-Chief.
3. He has received numerous
complaints from persons, mostly
wives, about the call-up of reserv
ists. He added that his Senate
Armed Services Committee, of which
he is chairman, will make an in
vestigation of the whole military
manpower setup.
4. He favors a two-party system
in the South and hopes that the
Republicans can bolster their
strength in the region.
5. He feels fallout shelters will
not save the nation from destruction
by nuclear attack. “Only a strong
striking force can save us,” he said.
6. He thinks that the United
States is equal to the Soviet Union
in the arms race.
Members of the panel selected to
interview Russell were Ed Garland,
Atlanta: Tommy Johnson, Macon:
Nancy Flowers, Augusta; Nick
Nickerson. Athens: and Harry Ellis,
Rome.
Students Plan
Varied Hoi id ays
By SARA JONES
Christmas will be here soon and
students have many varied plans for
j the holidays.
- - — I Aside from religious events, the
religion and freedom of speech were , Christmas season will be brightened
being violated that I became a friend with trips, hunts, and socials
of the court and testified in the The sweet fragrance and taste of
defendants behalf.” i golden-brown turkey and the serving
After their conviction in Re- > of traditional eggnog will add
corder s Court, the men asked Dr. pleasure to holiday meetings. The
Saye to appeal their case. However, ■ a.mosphere of home life will
Superior Court Judge Carlisle Cobb undoubtedly be a welcomed change
sustained the conviction. after three monUl8 of clagseg
The case »as then carried to the Some students will get part-time
Georgia State Court of Appeals, jobs, while others will Just "loaf ”
r ? Vers f d thP decision and de- Graduating seniors will be seeking
clared that the men had violated no permanent employment during the
law when they picketed the campus, holiday period.
"In these trying times," Dr. Saye WGTV, Channel 8, will present
said. It is difficult to steer clearly five one-hour specials emphasizing
between freedom and disorder. We ,he true spirit of Christmas. The
cannot permit violence such as that! programming and production direc-
which took place in Athens in tor. Hill Bermoht, describes the se-
January of 1981. ries as a "television Christmas
On the other hand/ he continued, mural/*
"We cannot totally suppress the By using television the Center will
Faculty Group
Refuses Action
On Referendum
Although the Student Council
referendum on the change in stu
dent seating in Sanford Stadium is
completed and the final results are
in, the faculty committee on ath
letics refuses to take any ac
tion or to comment on the matter.
The official vote count—2,650 to
170—showed an overwhelming de
sire on the part of those who voted
to move back to the South stands.
However, it is uncertain whether
this number of votes, less than one-
half of the student body, will con
stitute the "representative number
of votes" called for by the faculty
committee.
Dr. Alfred Scott, chairman of the
committee, said earlier that the
committee would consider the prob
lem if a representative number of
students voted. However, when
asked for a statement this week, Dr.
Scott replied, "What referendum?
I don’t know anything about it. I
have had no official notification, and
I have no comment to make.”
Bryant Hodgson, Student Council
president, said he has been unable
to obtain any Information from the
administration. "Dean of Students
Joseph A. Williams has been absent
from the University since the poll
was completed.” Hodgson said.
Other committee members refuse
to make statements, due to the fact
tha tthe committee has not taken
any action. One member who wished
to remain anonymous did say that
a meeting was held immediately af
ter the referendum, but no discussion
took place regarding it.
The committee is expected to meet
during the first part of winter
quarter.
Council Investigates
New Parking Area
Tin
By TOMMY JOHNSON
alleged lack of adequate parking areas for student vehicles
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was brought before student Council again last week.
A committee, headed by Ann
Eulenfield, was directed to Investi
gate the possibility of erecting a
parking lot in the vacant area be
tween the library and the C-J Build
ing.
As proposed, the lot would be
constructed with boundaries being
the hedge at the Law School on the
north. Herty Drive on the west, the
present library parking area on the
south, and the library building on the
east.
Council members said this lot
would provide additional pnrking
spaces for students on north campus,
where numerous lots have been con
verted for exclusive faculty use.
Hubert Holland, a law student, pro
posed the location of the lot.
In other action, Council President
Bryant Hodgson said he had con
ferred with Lawrence Bixby, assist
ant dean of men, concerning the al
leged "frisking” of students at home
football games.
Hodgson said Bixby assured him
that on no occasion were the gate
checkers to go into women’s pocket-
books or to "frisk" anyone unless
there was an apparent bulge under
coats and the like which appeared rim, wktos
to be an alcoholic beverage con
tainer.
A traffic committee, headed by
Earl Copas, was appointed to handle
various traffic problems. Others
named to the committee were Bob
Bennett and Earl Carson.
Ellis Black reported that his in
vestigation of the campus police re
vealed that there are six actual cam
pus "policemen” and seven night
watchmen.
Black said the policemen all have
been sworn in as city policemen and
have the authority to enter any room
or vehicle If they suspect alcohol or
firearms to be present.
Black said that Bill Mathias, di
rector of traffic and security, told
him that the policemen have virtually
unlimited powers in their dealings
with University students.
In another report, Miss Eulen
field reported that the committee
on objectives had the following
recommendations:
1) That a student qualification
hoard he set up by Student Council
to screen all candidates for class
offices ns to their averages and ac
tivities In regards to eligibility.
2) That n committee be set up
to check on the "sanitary conditions"
of the Co-ed.
3) That the Council have faculty
advisers to assist in meetings and
activities.
4) That two Student Council
members be placed on all boards of
the University which will have deal
ings with student affnirs.
5) That a committee be set up
to investigate a proposed “ratting”
program for University froshmen.
The next meeting of Council was
set for Jan. 9, 1962,
Talc Allows Couples Use
Of Parking Lots at Night
The Hluilent Council com
mittee on traffic anil safety
announced Tuesday It lias ob
tained approval from Dean of
Men William Tate iillowing
couples to park on puvisl Uni
versity parking areas.
The action, subject to the n|»-
provul of Dean of Students Jos
eph Williams, will allow couples
to park on paved University
parking areas after dark and
until the sign-in time for Uni
versity female students (I I sift
on week night and 12:110 on
weekends.)
Prior to this ruling by the
dean of men, couples parking
on paved areas of the Univer
sity were subject to having
their ID cards taken by campus
police and to disciplinary ac
tions.
freedom of speech regardless of
whether we agree with what is be
ing said."
make it possible for many thousands
more to “attend" the annual Christ
mas program.
CHRI8TMA8 CAROLERS SING
Yule Fatly Held at Student Center
Honor Group
Forms Here
By DON ROUNTREE
The formation of a new honor
society, entitled Phtlaretos, was an
nounced this week by John Cox,
director of student activities.
Formal approvel for the formation
of the society must como from the
faculty committee on student ac
tivities. Cox said that he doesn’t
"believe there is any question that
approval will bo granted" when the
committee meets early next winter
quarter.
The purpose of the organization,
taken from Its charter, “Is to ex
tend recognition to Junior and senior
men who, while maintaining a high
degree of scholastic excellence and
personal Integrity, have rendered
significant service to the University
of Georgia.”
Tlie requirements for membership
are an 88 minimum academic aver
age or belter, high moral character,
and a high degree of service to the
University. Candidates will he eligi
ble for membership until the winter
quarter of their senior year.
Charter members of the group are
Bob Miller, Linton Dunson, Ben
Tate, Pete McCommons, Ous Turn-
bull, und Felton Jenkins.
A faculty committee of four will
be selected by the members for two-
year terms to aid the society in se
lecting new members, but will not
have a vote. Selected faculty mem
bers become honorary members.
The members of the faculty com
mittee will chose a chairman each
year, who will, submit to the director
of student activities a written state
ment each spring quarter concern
ing the nature of the society during
the year.
The director of student activities
and the faculty committee will then
decide whether or not the society
has violated its standards of selec
tion or has become a political group.
If the society has violated Its
standards it will be dissolved by
these persons.
Honorary members of the faculty
committee are Dr. R. B. McGhee,
zoology: Dr. J. P. LaRocca, pharm
acy; I)r. H. B. McWhorter, English;
uni Dr F. K Gibson, political
science.
Members of the society will select
eight candidates for initiation every
winter quarter. Candidates will be
nominated by society members and
the faculty committee.
The name of the organization
Philaretos comes from the Greek
words Phylas Arete meaning “lovers
of virtue."