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Opinions
No Petty Politics
So fur tho Student Senate lias worked smoothly,
through at times slowly, considering the student body
president is Independent and the majority of the sena
tors are (ireek. There have been few instances of petty
polities and block voting against proposals based soley
on party alignment.
Now is not the time to start, which we feel will surely
happen if a move is adopted creating senate majority
and minority leaders. These two officers would tend to
become poles around which members of their respective
parties flock, therefore losing the individuality they
now enjoy and becoming, instead, identified as “sure”
Greek or Independent votes. This would serve to reduce
consideration of worthwhile proposals to mere popular
ity contests and tests of allegiance to the party.
Under the tenures of the first student body president,
Independent John Rhodes and the current president,
Independent Ruddy Darden, efforts were made to mini-,
mine the minor differences between Greeks and Inde
pendents so ns to better stabilize the conditions under
which the new system of student government is func
tioning. It was and still is in the experimental stage, and
if it gets bogged down in trite loyalties to one group or
the other we will have proved ourselves incompetent to
run our own government.
The Greeks, for some reason, seemed to support the
installation of minority and majority leaders. They say
they want to raise interest among the student body for
student government.
Efforts for an intra-campus bus system is interesting
enough. Let's get together and work for it.
Let Dr. King Speak
Demosthenian literary society has voted down a move
to invite l)r. Martin Luther King, Nobel prize winner
and leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Confer
ence, to speak to the group while at the same time agree
ing that a representative of the civil rights movement
thould be invited to address University students. The
vote was close- 10 to 10 with the president of the so
ciety breaking the tie by voting against the motion to
invite Dr. King.
Whatever one may think of the man, Martin Luther
King has done much for his race and its cause; often
trying to moderate the more fanatic voices who do as
much damage as those of the opposite extreme. We can
think of no better person, nor anyone more distinguish
ed, to represent the civil rights movement, and we hope
the society reconsiders its decision.
Wait Just A Minute!
Prostitution and civil rights! (huh!)
It seems that in late December a rather interesting
new concept of law came up in a ease out in Oakland,
California. The question involved was the fact that when
police discover an act of prostitution, it is customary for
the woman involved to be arrested while the man may
not face charges.
Attorney Rerlram Kdises of Alameda County, Califor
nia through! this to be “unchivalrons.” lie also said he
thought this principle violated the prostitute’s rights
under the equal protection clause of the 14th amend
ment.
We realize women are constantly yelling about equal
ity with men. but we. didn't think some of their more
spirited members would try to get into the act.
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Mickey C. Mill*
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Managing Editor
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Volume I.WIII
FRANK WHITE
Red and Illaek Associate Editor
The Dilemma
Of the Coed
She is a walking, breathing por
trait of the "American Girl” of the
liliiO’s. The little wind is blowing
her short, wispy locks of
hair. The young coed looks
very pretty and seems to be
smiling a little.
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RPT INSIDE, the young
coed Is just plain "worried.”
The reason—the week
end.
Today’s University coed
finds herself in a dilemma.
She can continue to hold to
the customs of grandmoth
er's time or she can adopt
a more modern and "re-
sponatble” social code to live
by.
Much has been written
about the alleged, social-
moral revolution and the
double standard over the
past few years. Perhaps one
of the most notable of this
group of "mores” philoso
phers has been that eminent
Don Juan of the publishing
world. Hugh Hefner, editor
and publisher of Playboy
magazine.
Hefner feets tlint the tra
ditional role of the young
woman not being able to do
anything and the young man
everything la not fair to the
young ladies of our soctety.
Hefner seems to say that
the ladles should have cer
tain baste "social” rights as
well as men.
Perhaps some Hefner
theories may seem a little
"bold” when we are first
confronted with them, but
do not dismiss them too
quickly. It seems that they
bear some need of con
sideration and thought.
THE DOUBLE STAN
DARD of puritan myth has
been a rather integral part
of American social mores for
a long time. So It seems to
me that there Is need for
a new mode of thinking. To
day's young man who finds
himself adhering to a Vic
torian myth should realize
that he is living in the
1960’s and not in puritan
New England.
There Is a need in the
University here as welt as at
other institutions tor a
liberalization of rules and
regulations for women. Ad
mittedly. many young ladies
perhaps do not have the ma
turity and responsibility to
make decisions on the basis
of good Judgment. But there
is no need to shackle the
group of young women who
do have this capability of
mature good reason.
The ladles need a chance.
That situation of the coed
smiling on the outside and
being “torn up” on the In
side should be eliminated.
MICKEY MILLS
Red and Black Edltor-ln-Oiief
Paradox OK
..For Emotions
PARADOX AND CONTRADIC
TION are a part of our lives, and
although we say they are intellect
ually bitter, psychologists
think they are necessary
for a healthy emotional life.
And the way some dis
ciples of Big Business—
mostly those who own It—
rant about the tyranny and
danger of Big Government,
one might conclude contra
diction is good for business
also. It may do executives
well to look to their own
bureaucratic monster as
“stiflers of individual initi
ative” before blaming all the
dull-wittedness in the Unit
ed States on encroachment
of Big Government (which,
by the way, has given many
people new individual initi
ative through such social
legislation as retraining pro
grams and aid to poverty
stricken areas).
To be sure, large cor
porations are also gaining
a social conscience evidenced
by their own retraining pro
grams and concern for those
workers replaced hy ma
chines. But the intellectual
defects of mushrooming in
dustry centers not so much
on blue collar workers as
the white collars and junior
executives.
General Robert L. Wood,
formerly chairman of Sears,
Roebuck, said that "In our
striving for efficiency, we
have created more or less
of a totalitarian system in
industry."
THE YOUNG EXECU
TIVE must put company be
fore self, family and plea
sure. The product must be
held sacred, and the em
ployee must live for the
public’s acceptance of the
product, not unlike allegi
ance to any god.
The fact Is that "big
ness” is an integral part of
modern society whether one
cares for it or not, and it
does no good what-so-ever to
blame man’s own shortcom
ings entirely on bureacracy.
But bigness can be benefi
cial if their remains a con
cern for the individual.
As the population grows
people have more needs and
ills which can be cared for
only by a large government,
and their material demands
can be remedied only by
large industry. Cities are
getting larger, universities
larger, farms larger. There
are more people, and they
must specialize in certain
trades unlike the days of a
by-gone era when most peo
ple were jack-of-all-trades
and largely subsistent.
Today people depend on
each other and on govern
ment as a central agency for
doing things the people in
this age simply cannot do
for themselves. To say that
government is a cancerous
growth which tends to stifle
initiative is contrary to the
record of the last 30 years.
Those who, through no fault
of their own, have been un
able to cope with an indus
trialized society or who have
been ignored by it are being
helped to adjust to it. Gov
ernment has shown a con
cern for the individual. Big
Business created this in
dustrialized society, not
government. Govern-
ment must be "big” to help
people cope with society.
LETTERS to the edltor
Athens Needs More Action
I FEEL it is about time that the city of Athens realize
and admit that the students at the University of Georgia
are the essential part in the success of this fair (!) city.
Compared to the home
towns of most other large
colleges in our country.
Athens is about ns "classic”
as an Edsel. The city offers
very few, tf any, advan
tages to the student. For
students on a date, they
have the thrilling choice of
three mediocre movie the
aters. no decent restaurant,
and no live enterainment of
any significance.
The problem of eating
places is especially pressing.
Some will say that the Key
to America Restaurant is as
intimate a place as one
would want to enjoy. Per
haps so, when they don’t
come around during your
meal, filling your salt and
pepper shakers and sugar
bowls. Even If It were a
satisfactory place, it is en
tirely too small.
The prices on items in
the city are, in some cases,
ridiculous. Especially in the
establishments most fre
quented by the student
body, clothing stores, etc.
Courteous sales personnel
often forget their manners
to students; too often, as
far as this student is con
cerned.
A MAJOR PART of the
blame lies with the students.
We let the city get away
with it! If our illustrious
Student Senate would quit
arguing about the Greeks
over Independents and vice
versa, and try and solve
some of the problems on
and around our campus,
they might gain a little
mere respect.
One possible solution to
the aforementioned problem
might be to form a commit
tee of Student Senate mem
bers, along with citizens of
Athens (merchants, city of
ficials and University offi
cials). This committee could
work out several require
ments that local establish
ments should meet in order
to better and more fairly
serve the student as well as
the Athenian. After inspect
ing the places of business
in the area, they could place
some kind of approval stick
er in the window. Students
could then band together
(if they remember how) and
boycott those places not
passed by the committee.
Perhaps, even this great
newspaper could start a
worthwhile campaign. Sug
gestions for requirements
could be solicited from the
students. This reader would
lie quite pleasantly surpris
ed to hear of some action
by the Senate, or even to
know if they still hold meet
ings??????
signed, HECTOR