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A Vital Force
The R-ed and Black staff issues a special wel
come to our “big brothers” who are on campus
this week. They are newspaper editors from
throughout the state who are meeting here for
the llfith annual Georgia Press Institute.
Sueh an occasion offers an opportunity for
comment on the newspaper’s role in our demo
cratic society. President .lokn P. Kennedy has
said, “Newspapers play a vital role in our so
ciety." We will go so far as to say newspapers
are the biggest single factor in making Ameri
ca what it is!
Freedom, a phantom term by any standard,
is the backbone of our successful system of
government. One wonders how long these
United States could remain free if ever the
press were shackled with governmental restric
tions. Individual liberties are closer tied to
liberty of the press than critics of this profes
sion like to admit.
Usually, one of the first moves a new to
talitarian government makes is to control out
lets of communications. The once free flowing
information and opinion is channeled to a
single purpose, that purpose being the enhance
ment of governmental gains in power at the ex
pense of the individual.
Freedom of the press did not come just yes
terday; neither has it always been. The strug
gle to obtain this priceless commodity is match
ed only hv the struggle to maintain it.
A constant battle must he fought by the press
for often times seemingly innocent government
al actions are like sugnrcoated pills. They nre
easy enough to swallow provided the hitter in
sides are not exposed. An important duly of
the journalist is to tell of the bitter as well as
the sweet.
People depend on their newspaper which is
somewhat more than paper, ink, words ami pic
tures It is a part of our daily lives. EDITOR
Overhaul Needed
In Studenl Council
Student government is not something one
begs from the administration. It is a privilege
won through responsibility and initiative.
What have we as students at the University
of Georgia done with our present system of
government as second-rate as it may he! The
obvious answer is nearly nothing. Tinder the
present set-up, Student Council is supposedly
the machinery representing students in gov
ernmental affairs. The Rod and Black suggests
that an overhaul or a rcinvigoration is ap
parently needed for this organization which
has proven most ineffective in many areas.
Several proposals were recently made in Stu
dent Couneil which if enacted should strength
en this body. Creation of a stronger executive
branch centered around a student body presi
dent who would be elected in a enmpus-wide
election is possibly the key suggestion. If all
students could participate in the election of an
individual who would have broad powers to
represent them as student body president, it
would have the effect of reviving our govern
mental system. At the same time, the admini
stration would more readily accept ideas and
suggestions coming from this individual as be
ing representative of the student body.
As it now stands, our Student Council is pri
marily concerned with discussing and acting
on ideas which appear to have come from the
“twilight zone." Admittedly, the present group
is no more inactive than previous bodies. Some
worthwhile projects and proposals which bene
fit students have been carried to completion
this year.
Until we at Georgia get a stronger and better
system of student government, The Red and
Black suggests that council members should
strive to make more of the present system.
Better attendance and participation at meet
ings would be in order on the part of all too
many members of Student Council.
Again, The Red and Black would like to go
on record as supporting any logical system
which would improve and strengthen student
government at the University. We encourage
Student Council to speed its proposal to com
pletion.
K/ SOftORtIT
Letters to the Editor
Dear Kdltor:
I)r. Aderhold’s candid avoidance of
a subject vital to this university’s
athletic future comes as no surprise
to me. It is not the first time he has
shied from the spotlight when the
subject was athletics.
I remember a chilly November even
ing in 1959 when several thousand
students '‘visited” the president’s
home to ’’discuss a request,—the mat
ter of a possible holiday before the
Auburn-Georgia SEC title claBh. Since
the matter was remotely concerned
with sports, it was a fifth amendment
case as far as Dr. Aderhold was con
cerned.
Dr. Aderhold . . . would not give
any explanation for anything.
Wouldn’t it have been satisfying if
our president had stepped forth and
said, "There will be no holiday, hut
if we win there will be no afternoon
classes next Monday.”
When questioned after the Athletic
Board meeting at which Wally Butts
“resigned” two years ago, Dr. Ader
hold withheld material facts because
he did not wish to face the truth. For
some reason, which is known to some
and unknown to others, Wally Butts
was pressured from the sidelines of
Sanford Stadium by someone whose
attitude toward athletics Is obviously
hostile.
Dr. Aderhold’s position on the cur
rent topic of Butts' resignation is also
distateful to me. Why does he not
use liis courage and make his stand
public. As an athletic Board member,
I think, this is his duty in the interest
of Georgia's athletic success.
It will be a sad day when Butts
leaves Stegeman Hall for the last
time, hut when that day comes, let us
hope that Dr. Aderhold will cut the
strings that are attached to the offices
of the athletic department. This is the
only hope for Georgia’s success in the
big leagues, and the SEC Is big league.
As far as 1 am concerned Dr. Ader
hold is an educator and a good one,
hut his athletic policy is in need of re
pair more than River Road.
Name Withheld
(Student)
• • •
To Tlie Editor:
We feel that a word of mild pro
test, should be spoken about the re
cent Scabbard and Blade initiation be
fore it is forgotten. We do not object
in principle to initiations, but we do
feel that the site of this initiation was
decidely ill chosen. To those who are
not familiar with the circumstances
let it be said that the initiation with
its noisy, sometimes humorous, some
times absurd heckling of pledgling in
itiates took place during the supper
hour at Snelling Hall.
In the first place, the sudden de
scent of at least fifty cadets on the
usually crowded serving lines, with
out any prior warning, imposed an un
just handicap on those who were un
fortunate enough to come in after
these hoys in blue and olive. Secondly,
we feel that a dining hall Is no place
for the disruptive antics of any camp
us initiation. Tradtttionally the even
ing meal is a time of quiet, leisurely
disposal and digestion of food; a time
of relaxation. Admittedly this ideal is
rarely ever approached within the
hallowed halls of our two campus
dining establishments, but the addi
tion of fifty screaming would-be of
ficers makes It impossible to achieve
any appreciable amount of relaxed
dining . . .
Sincerely,
Jim Little
Mahlon Cobble
When Dean of Women Edith Stal
lings leaves the University in August
after 16 years of service, best wishes
from her many friends here will go
with her.
Her announced plans indicate an
active retirement, but this is not sur
prising to anyone who has known Dean
Stallings. Her career record here, at
the University of Alabama and in the
WAVES is enviable.
While The Red and Black has long
disagreed with policies coming from
the Dean of Women's office, this has
in no way ever reduced our admiration
and respect for Dean Stallings. She has
likewise always been helpful to this
publication even during periods of
controversy.
The next person to hold this posi
tion will have a big task following In
the footsteps of Dean Stallings.
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LARRY JONES
President’s Hike
President Theodore Roosevelt started it all
durinpr his term of office. In 1908 after visiting
several military installations throughout the
country. Roosevelt was reported as appalled at
the “flabby, physical conditions’ of some
American military officers.
Roosevelt promptly issued an order requir
ing all officers to march 50 miles in three days,
spending no more than 20
hours on their feet. First de
signed to apply only to the
army, the order was later ex
tended to apply to all branch
es of the armed forces.
Then the challenge was not
so much in actually starting
the hike and finishing it,
or meeting the time require
ments. But rather, the chal
lenge lay in meeting the requirements by the
quickest and easiest possible way.
Since Roosevelt bad also said that riding a
bicycle for 100 miles would also meet the re
quirements, many officers chose to ride rather
than walk.
Indeed, military officers applied their crea
tive ingenuity to see which could fulfill the
order the easiest. The order became, to a great
extent, a joke.
One officer set a bicycle on blocks in a train
ear and peddled while the train traveled the
100 miles. On the same line, another put his
bike, also on blocks, in the back of a truck and
peddled while the truck drove the 100 miles.
One officer, stationed in the mountains,
coasted down a ten mile stretch. He did this
ten times, getting his wife to drive him and
his bike back up the mountain at the end of
each lap.
But now things are different. Americans in
all walks of life have taken the challenge.
Doctors, housewives, secretaries. Boy Scouts,
college coeds—nil seem to be concerned with
the physical fitness of our country’s citizenry
and have shown their concern by marching the
50 miles.
President Kennedy’s casual comment has
created a flurry of activity. All this is good
and no doubt some UGA students will soon
attempt the hike.
But one wonders when and if the President
will heed his own advice.
Dear Reader
Our avid readers in the Memorial Hall cafe
teria face the possibility of having their sub
scriptions to The Red and Black cancelled if
they continue to drop our paper on the floor
when they finish reading it. This we have been
told by authorities there.
Tt is hard to imagine a worse fate than to
be forced to eat in Memorial Hall without, our
publication. Take it home, leave it on a table
or gently place it in a trash can when you have
finished reading and digesting its contents.
But please, not on the floor!
Efce &eb anb JUacfe
George Watts
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yeses Editor
Larry Jones
Managing Editor
Billy Mann
Jenny Lynn Morse
Mary Lucchese
Reggie Capes
Jim Wlnton
Don Rountree
Ray Loudermilk
Hal Prltchet
Sports Editor
Women's Editor
{Society Editor
Assistant yeses Editor
Assistant yeses Editor
Circulation Manager
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