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Coach (Griffith
Johnny (Griffith resigned yester-
•ltiy after tliree turbulent and disap
pointing years as (leorgia head foot
ball coach.
lie will retire from active coach-
in" and step down on January 31 to
the relative obscurity of the position of physical ed
ucation instructor.
(iriffit h became bead coach under what arc proba
bly the most Irving conditions under which any Oeor-
gia coach has ever taken this position. The Wallace
Units Saturday Evening Post libel scandal split
Heorgia alumni and fans into several opposing
camps as the I niversity weathered one of the worst
athletic crises in its history.
'I his season tlriffith rallied his team together dur
ing pre season practice in Tallulah Falls, but an ac
cumulation of dissent and indifference among stu
dents. alumni and fans continued to work against
him. and after a good start fleorgia once again had
it mediocre season.
Uut tlriffith resigned as he had coached, with the
best interests of the University at heart; in his
statement of resignation tlriffith made this appeal:
“As an alumnus of the University ... I am inter
ested m seeing our alma mater rank among the out
standing institutions of the nation. 1 urge all alumni
t° ,l,, hc ill their support of our new athletic di
rector . and the coaches of all our sports. We all
lui\e an important part to (day in creating the kind
of program the University should have.”
On Campos MaxOlrakan
(Author of “Rally Round the Flag, Boys!"
and “Barefoot Boy With Cheek")
TTS THE SEASON TO BE JOLLY
If you have been reading this column—and I hope you have; I
i ran I genuinely hope so; I mean it docs not profit me one
1' nny whether you read this column or not; I mean I am paid
i very week by the makers of Marlboro Cigarettes and my
emolument is not affected in any way by the numlicr of people
who read or fail to read this column—an act of generosity
perfectly characteristic of the makers of Marlboro, you would
say if you knew them as I do; I mean here are tobacconists gray
at the temples and full of honors who approach their art as
eagerly, as dewy-eyed as the youngest of practitioners; I mean
the purpose of the Marlboro makers is simply to put the best of
all possible filters behind the best of all possible tobaccos and
then go, heads high, into the market place with their wares,
confident that the inborn sense of right and wrong, of good and
bad, of worthy and unworthy, which is the natural instinct of
every American, will result in a modest return to themselves
for their long hours and dedicated lalmrs—not, let me hasten to
add, that money is of first importance to the makers of Marlboro;
all these simple men require is plain, wholesome food, plenty of
Marlboros, and the knowledge that they have scattered a bit of
sunshine into the lives of smokers everywhere; if, I say, you
have been reading this column, you may remember that last
week we started to discuss Christmas gifts.
CUFF CHENEY
A Memorable Experience
The typewriters and telephones
are silent now; only a paper-littered
floor attests that a short while ago
the newsroom was alive with edi
tors and reporters laboring over
liiis, my last addition of the Red
and Black.
As 1 look back over my quarter in the editorship my
'emotions are mixed. 1 try to assess what 1 have ac
complished and what I haven’t and arrive at the con
clusion . . . Did I do a good job!
To me. it is an impossible question. I have felt the
•elation of pride in doing what I felt was a constructive
job. At times I have been disappointed in myself for
falling short of what I felt worthy of the newspaper
of the nation’s oldest state chartered university.
I have been commended at times for a job well done.
I have been attacked, perhaps more often, for my edi
torial views I have been accused of negativism, naivity
and worse. Hut, it has been said, regardless of what
others may say a man knows within himself whether
lie is right.
Hut as I sit here attempting to look back and ap
praise my worth as an editor, 1 am not sure.
I don’t guess I should be, for we all are at an age
when the mold of our lives is being cast, when our
preconceptions and attitudes are being upset in the
light of new knowledge and we are more confused
than when we started.
Hut regardless of my merit as an editor, this quarter
has been a memorable experience and an enlightening
one in this carefree but confusing time in life.
AVe all pass through the frustration of this transi
tional stage as we mature and find our place in the
world. 1 only feel fortunate that I have had the Red
and Black.
After nine quarters as reporter, sports editor, news
editor and finally editor, 1 am suddenly thankful for
the elation and the disappointment, the people 1 have
met and especially those 1 have worked with.
The Red and Black will eventually forget me, but I
won’t forget it.
GUEST COLUMNIST
Two Problems Which Must Be Solved
Why Ik there u lack of a good stu
dent - administration relationship?
Why do alumni full to support the
school In large numbers both mon
etarily and by return visits? These
questions are now being asked by
individuals genuinely Interested in
the University of Georgia.
Key administrative officials and
student leaders are becoming in
creasingly aware of these two prob
lems. Kfforts have been initiated at
both levels to attempt to attain a
better relationship between the stu
dents. the faculty and the alumni.
non muon
One must consider,
however, that an in- |
dividual’s true opln- ;
ion of this university
will be constituted by
impressions made ov
er the four years
spent here. This will
determine what he
does for the institu- |
tion. Since the great
majority of students attend college
during a most receptive period in
their lives, the impressions will be
lasting.
Can the administration honestly
believe that these men and women
can be treated as "youngsters" until
graduation and then sent to their re
spective communities to be consid
ered leaders? Individual responsibil
ity should lie a part of the curricu
lum. not for the few who obtain stu
dent offices, but for all students.
t William K. “Bud” Dorsey, a senior
veterinary medicine student, is the
eurrent president of the Ay llill Coun
cil. Horsey, a native of Cedartown, is
it member of Student Council, Blue
hey and Omega Tau Sigma, and assis
tant editor of the Southeastern Veter
inarian.)
Students and student organiza
tions are thwarted in many of their
activities by a copious number of
rules and regulations.
These organizations are not al
lowed finincial projects to supple
ment their Income, even though in
the past many have awarded scho
larships with such income.
Comptroller J. D. Bolton Insists
that all monies Introduced on to this
campus must come into his office. I
wonder if he honestly feels that stu
dents denied the privilege of worthy
fund raising projects-the present
membership of the Agriculture Eco
nomics Club and the Horticulture
Club, for Instance-are going to he
ardent alumni npon their gradua
tion?
There Is a Biblical parable I feel
many University officials should con
sider in their assocclatlon with stu
dents—"Cast your bread upon the
water.”
President O. C. Aderhold could do
worse than to listen to student re
commendations. It may come as a
surprise to many University officials
that the great majority of campus
leaders are outstanding individuals
with mature adult insight. Why must
they wait until they have been grad
uated and depart from the campus
before their recommendations on
matters are looked upon as sensible?
The entire responsibility for these
conditions does not rest with the ad
ministration alone. In many instan
ces, we the students have brought
them upon ourselves.
We must realize that rules and
regulations are necessary for any op
eration involving such a great num
ber of people. We must, however,
show that we are a new generation
instilled with confidence, desirous of
responsibility and dedicated to a bet
ter way of life for our state and our
country.
The time to act is now. With the
rapid expansion expected within the
next few years the relationship be
tween the student and the faculty
and administration will become more
distant.
We must support our student
government. We must make our de
sires known to them. We must at
tempt to make the University of
ficials aware of our support for our
student government.
To those officials who have a gen
uine interest in the student, even
though they must carry our rules
and regulations, I say thank you. To
those officials who believe that stu
dents should have no rights, privi-
ledges or position. I leave with this
thought: Today he is a student, to
morrow he may be the governor.
We agreed, of course, to give cartons of Marlboro to all our
friends and also to us many total strangers as possible. Today
let us look into some other welcome gifts.
Do you know someone who is interested in American historyf
If so, he will surely appreciate a statuette of Millard Fillmore
with a clock in the stomach. (Mr. Fillmore, incidentally, was
the only American president with a clock in the stomach.
James K. Polk had a stem-winder in his head, and William
Henry Harrison chimed the quarter-hour, but only Mr. Fillmore,
of all our chief executives, had a clock in the stomach. Franklin
Pierce had a sweep second hand and Zachary Taylor had
seventeen jewels, but, I repeat, Mr. Fillmore and Mr. Fillmore
alone had a clock in the stomach. Some say that Mr. Fillmore
was also the first, president with power steering, but most
historians assign this distinction to Chester A. Arthur. How
ever, it has been established beyond doubt that Mr. Fillmore
was the first president with a thermostat. Small wonder they
called him Old Hickory!)
But I digress. To get back to welcome and unusual Christmas
gifts, here s one that’s sure to please—a gift certificate from the
American Chiropractic Society. Accompanying each certificate
is this winsome little poem:
Mary Christmas, Happy New Year,
Joyous sacro-iliac!
May Ijour spine forever shine,
Blessings on yottr aching back.
May your lumbar ne’er grow number,
May your backbone ne'er disloelge,
May your caudal never dawdle,
Joyeux Noel! II curcur massage!
% C 1063 Mai Shulmaa
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The makers of Marlboro, who take pleasure In bringing you
this column throughout the school year, would like to join
with Old Max in extending greetings of the season.
(Cfje &eb anb JUacfe
Cliff Cheney
Editor-in-Chief
George Watts
Business Manager
I-Arry Bendy
Ifews Editor
Margaret Smith
Managing Editor
Volume LUn Number 21
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