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A New Co-Op
Some definite plans to replace the old Co-op have
finally been announced.
Campus development plans released yesterday by
William E. Hudson include a new snack bar to be
located in the Memorial Hall Student Center.
Although most students would prefer a snack bar
located closer to north campus classrooms (the old
Pharmacy building, for instance) it is still good news
to bear that students have not been forgotten.
Still a Hazard
At long last River Road, the swiss cheese obstacle
course leading from campus past several fraternity
houses and through the University farm, has been re
surfaced.
The well-traveled road which has been responsible
for breaking springs and putting numerous new rattles
in automobiles is navigable at last.
The biggest traffic hazard on the route, however,
remains in contrast to the improved condition of the
road surface. At the intersection of East Campus Road
the river route bottlenecks under an old wooden rail
road trestle, the scene of numerous traffic mishaps.
The problem, therefore, is only half solved. In order
to make this most heavily travelled part of River Road
sale, the ancient railroad bridge must be rebuilt so
as to allow the pavement beneath to be widened.
We hope that plans are being made to do so before
further accidents are caused.
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Cliff Cheney
Editor-in-chief
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Managing Editor
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The Editor's Mailbag
Should Communists Be
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Cheney Column Labeled
‘Insipid and Innocuous’
like eveey yeak. wemtioruce hcmz oeauz a
To the Editor:
I have not missed an Issue
of your paper since June 24,
1961, the day the mailman
was hit by the campus police
man. I lust thought I would
say this first because you may
not like what I am going to
say in the paragraphs follow
ing:
I thought your piece en
titled "Mathematical Pos
sibility” was the most insipid
and innocuous I have ever
read, and this is really say
ing something, if you know
what I mean.
The very fact that you
failed to mention any con
clusions was had enough, but
what really ruffled my feath
ers was to total omittance of
any copy. I think this was in
atrocious taste, and I certain
ly will not read The Bed and
Black any more at all if this
practice is continued, if you
know what I mean.
8. J. Franklin
(Mr. Franklin: No, I do not
know what you mean—Ewtou)
CLIFF CHENEY
^ Roy Harris: Still Around
~ In their most velie-
N. ‘ ment exchange to
^ ^ date. Regent Roy V.
> Harris lias accused
/ Jl (iov. Carl Sanders of
letting the “nigger in
the woodpile come to light” and has im
plied that the Governor is a modern-day
“carpetbagger” integrationist.
Sanders replied yesterday with a state
ment that he still believes in segregation
of the races and added that he considers
arch-segregationist Harris a “dead poli
tician”.
Not that this is news. Roy Harris has
been a dead politician for some time now.
Statements be has made in his weekly
segregation sheet, the August Courier,
and in speeches here on campus have left
no doubt that Harris is one of the few
remaining members of an old-line political
school which had its heyday a hundred
years ago.
Heard on Campus?
In this week’s Courier the Augusta re
gent not only stated that the Governor
“believes in mixing the races pnd he has
been working with the Negro leaders to
bring about that purpose,” but Harris also
came out in strong opposition to a two-
party system for the South and screamed
for Constitutional government in the same
breath.
Although Harris is “dead”, he is still
kicking. Ilis appointed term on the Uni
versity System Board of Regents does
not expire until Jan. 1, 1967. In this posi
tion lie still wields some power.
Harris’ crowning achievement as a re
gent came in 1953. It was then that he
forced the University to impose censor
ship on the Red and Black because of
editorials which did not coincide with his
personal beliefs.
Three editors resigned, but Harris had
his way.
Exactly ten years later he is still rais
ing hell, this time with the Governor
rather than a mere student newspaper.
Nobody is listening, but Harris will never
give up.
He lias until 1967 to straighten out the
Governor. Then will come his final, and
long overdue, political death knell.
To the Editor:
As pointed out in your edi
torial Thursday, there are
many dangers in the use of
stimulant drugs without prop
er medical supervision. I
would like to add a few more
comments which apply to this
campus problem:
(1) It is illegal to sell, pos
sess, use, or even give away
these drugs (except by au
thorization on prescription).
(2) Since the majority of
them are obtained illegally,
they must be “black market"
and are subject to errors in
handling, contamination,
counterfeiting, and variations
in strength.
(3) These drugs, when
properly manufactured, are
available in different
strengths and dosage forms.
The user rarely knows the
strength or form. A plain
ordinary looking tablet or
capsule may contain a low
dose or a dose five to 10
times higher. It may be de
signed for four hours dura
tion or 24 hours duration.
(4) Finally, there are ethi
cal and moral dangers In
volved. Any benefits derived
do not justify the means. In
my opinion, the moment a stu
dent obtains and/or swallows
a pep pill for non-medical
reasons, he suffers irreparable
damage to his moral charac
ter and integrity.
Temporary gains pale into
insignificance by comparison.
Dr. Ben F. Cooper
Assoc. Prof., Pharm.
• • •
To the Editor:
Last week the City of Sa
vannah Beach suggested a
good answer to its financial
problem: KEEP ALCOHOL
TAX MONEY IN WET COUN
TIES. The legislature should
have little trouble In accom
plishing this (HA!), because
each time someone points out
the good uses of alcohol tax
money—schools, roads, etc.—
the W.C.T.U. and others
"prove” with figures they
have gotten somewhere that
alcohol-connected crimes cost
the public twice as much as
Is received in alcohol tax.
If this is the case, and
many contend that It is, I
think that the tax money
should be returned to the wet
counties to pay for the crimes
committed by these poor mis
guided drunks.
Michael W. Grnves
• * •
To the Editor:
The most holly debated topic
on I he college and university
campuses of America at the mo
ment Is whether Communists or
alleged Communists should be ac
corded n rumpus platform from
which to speak.
In many respects, it Is fortu
nate that the debate is afoot. For
from a thorough discussion of
the pros and eons of Inviting
Communist spokesmen onto the
campus enn come n far more
meaningful understanding of In
ternational Communism and Its
works.
As the debate unfolds. It should
be remembered that the Com
munists themselves are the au
thors of the controversy. It Is they
who have undertaken a massive,
nationwide campaign to convert
academic freedom Into a tool for
undermining American education,
for creating violent dissension
within the American academic
community, for misleading young
Americans about their purposes
and tactics and for giving them
selves the prestige that accom
panies identification with the col
leges and universities of the na
tion.
A meeting of young Communists
and party lenders wits held in
May. 19f>9. At this meeting, plans
were formulated to concentrate on
colleges in promoting a Marxist
orientation among students ns the
first step in their eventual re
cruitment Into the party. ... To
convey Marxism-Leninism to col
lege students, party leaders have
established a ‘lecture bureau' and
welcome every opportunity to
speak before student groups
throughout the country.
No one enn deny that the Com
munist pitch is a clever one. The
form letter that the party directed
pome months ago to campus
organizations all across the nation
took the line that American Com
munism is simply another legiti
mate form of political expression.
The Communist party is not
"just another" political move
ment. It is—and It has been so
held in a long series of court
decisions—a part of an interna
tional criminal conspiracy; Us
masters are not in Washington or
New York, ‘but in Moscow; its
purpose is not to persuade, but to
destroy the very fabric of the
American Republic.
The Communist party stands
convicted of a crime against the
United States in much the same
way a proven killer stands con
victed of a crime against the state.
We have deep and abiding faith
in the young people of America.
We are certain that no amount
of platform oratory is going to
convert them into Soviet agents.
But we think the Communist
campaign is not aimed at conver
sion. It is aimed, instead, at dis
sension and distrust. It Is aimed
at Inciting civil war in our aca
demic communities. It Is aimed
at propagating the subtle, hut
wholly erroneous, notion that the
Communist party of the United
States is entitled to he heard on
the same footing as the Demo
cratic party or the Republican
party. And it is aimed, finally,
at undermining the efforts of all
American parties and all Ameri
can Presidents to insure the sur
vival of the United States and the
civilization of which it is a part.
Why. we may well wonder, do
college teachers and administra
tors fall Into the Communist trap?
(The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Here’s Some Humor?
A girl doesn’t mind losing her heart to a
man, but she hates to have him start search
ing for It. •
• • •
Exclusive medical surveys have proven
that the average American college man’s
dream girl is a 5' 6", well-stacked blonde,
deaf and dumb nymphomaniac with at least
$100,000 in the bank.
• • «
“May I have this dance?”
"I'm sorry, but I never dance with a child,”
she said, with an amused smile.
“Oh. a thousand pardons,” he came back,
"I didn’t know your condition.”
• • •
Conversation between couple in car outside
dormitory:
Bob: "Ellen, you are the first girl I have
ever loved.”
Ellen: "Gad, that’s all I ever get—begin
ners!"
• • •
How many magazines does It take to fill
a baby carriage?
One Mademoiselle, one Country Gentleman,
a Look, a few Liberties . . . and Time.
After attending Clemson
College three years, I trans
ferred to the University to
pursue studies in the field of
veterinary medicine. Natur
ally, being a football en
thusiast, I attended Georgia’s
opening game with Alabama,
and most of the games that
have followed.
Not only was I shocked, but
I was thoroughly disgusted
with the display of school
spirit there. Never before
have I seen a school so wrap
ped up in fraternity functions
and personal wealth demon
strations as prevails here.
If I were a native of Geor
gia, which I unfortunately am
not, I would be on the front
row of every game, giving the
other team hell, and vigorous
ly rooting for that mighty
Georgia Bulldog football
team.
It Is a well known fact that
some of the finest athletes in
the United States attend this
University. Let’s give them
our whole-hearted support
and make Georgia “Top
Dog” In the SEC!
Richard H. Bruner