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The Red and Black Society
UNIVERSITY OK GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, l»6fl
Have You Ever Had a Blind Date?
By MURIEL PRITCHETT
R«d nnd Illnrk Women’* Kell tor
Have you over had n blind
dateT
Almost every girl, before she
finally hng trapped that male
and dragged him to the altar,
haa had at leaat one.
Blind datea come In an as-
■ortment of breeds, genuses,
sIzpb and ahapea. They are
found everywhere and are ar
ranged by everyone. They turn
out to be a friend of thnt ereepy
friend of your heat friend or
the aon -of a friend of a friend
of your mother or aunt or
couain or a never before seen
twentieth couain who la In
town for the weekend.
A blind dnte la aexineaa cov
ered with a wet blanket, ro
mance with gnrllc breath, mna-
cullnlty with a aweet voice,
virility with red bowa, neat
ness with ahlrttall out.
Over abundant at coed uni
versities and colleges, the
blind dnte gropes hla way
around, using fraternity broth
ers and pledges to get him
dates with the campus queen.
Or he phones dormitories at
random asking to speak to any
one available.
Blind datea arrive either 30
minutes early or on hour late.
They are either five Inches too
short or two feet too tall. They
wear shirts that won’t stay
tucked In and pants that are
six sizes too big and three Inches
too short. He is either 100
pounds under weight or 200
pounds over. Elthor his hair
hangs constantly In his eyes
or he Is completely bnld.
The blind date drives a '4 8
automobile without heat. He
frequently becomes short of
funds, lenvlng you to pay the
way. Giving out of gas comes
naturally with him. He always
wants to go to tho drive-ln and
munnges to find the last spot
on the back row.
Ho never asks you If you
want anything to eat, but
makes trips to the snack bar
for mountains of food that
would choke n pachyderm.
He usually turns out to be
related to an octopus and Is as
strong as the gorilla he re
sembles. You spend the evening
wishing fervently to get home
In one piece and to get there
before anyone who knows you
sees you. Also you begin think
ing up ways to get even with
the clod who arranged this
blind date for you.
Unknowingly, while you have
been gone, you have missed
calls from four boys you're
dying to date and had a visit
from this "cool cat” in your
English class, who wanted to
take you out for a cup of cof
fee.
Your blind date gets you
back to the dormitory five
minutes late, of course. As you
rush frantically up the steps
to a frowning housemother,
the blind date screams out,
"May I call you tomorrow
about this weekend?” You turn
around and smile cheerlngly
Tho Cosmopolitan Club went
out In a big way to observe
Its first meeting this year with
a Now Year’s party at West
minster House last Saturday.
The usual cosmopolitan at-
the foreign students who came
like hot Ice before answering,
"Surely,” then under your
breath you add, "but don't ex
pect me to answer the phone."
The days pass and finally the
blind date gives up and never
calls you again. You heave a
sign of relief and gaze wistfully
at the empty pages in your date
book. Suddenly your roomie
turns to you and asks, "John’s
cousin Is spending the weekend
with him. He’s a doll. Would
you be a good buddy and keep
him occupied?”
You smile gracefully and
say, “Why of course, I'd be de
lighted to." The weekend and
your blind date arrive and the
old living nightmare recurs
again.
inosphere was heightened by
from other schools in Georgia
especially to participate In the
program.
The first half of the evening
was Introduced by the program
chairman, S. K. Kuthiala from
Cosmopolitan Club Parties
If communications were good enough
you could stay ill the sack all day
Moving your body around
is highly inefficient.
If communications were perfect,
you would never have to.
Of course, you would still
have to get exercise.
But that's your problem.
We want to make it easier for you
to contact people, learn,
get information, attend lectures,
and hold meetings.
We developed Picturephone*
service so you can see as well as talk
• when you call. And be seen, too.
We introduced Tele-Lecture service
(two-way amplified phone calls)
to let you hear lecturers
in distant locations. And so you
could ask them questions
no matter how far away they were.
Right now, many students can dial
from their dormitories to a
language lab. Soon a student
will be able to dial into a
computer thousands of miles away
to get information for his courses.
Depending on the nature
of the information, he might get
his answer back audibly,
printed on a teletypewriter,
as a video image,
or a facsimile print.
Some of these services
are available now.
Others are being tested.
For the next week or so,
better get a move on.
♦ S«rYK* nur% Of ttw 6*11 Syttam
Bell System
American Telephone & Telegraph
and Associated Companies
Mu Rho Sigma Officers—Standing (1. to r.) Sandi
Hottell, Kaq McWatters, Becky Coursey. Seated Kay
Blackwell.
MRS Announces Rush
For Married Students
Mu Rho Sigma, social so
rority for married college wom
en, has scheduled its winter
rush for Feb. 2.
Membership in the sorority
India, who took the audience
on a 'magic carpet’ to the va
rious parts of the world to
witness characteristic perform
ances.
The program had a surfeit
of songs, which were, how
ever charming in their own
way.
A Japanese group led by
Yoshiko Nakamura sang some
group songs including the
popular “Sukiyaki."
Two American students from
the music department, Jimmy
Peacock and Betsy Manley,
gave a histrionic performance
of sentimental songs that were
much appreciated.
One of the guest artists,
Andreas Trentini, an Austrian
studying at Georgia Tech, gave
a successful demonstration of
the famous Austrian yodelling.
Rush Begins
Strict silence began mid
night Jan. 1 among approxi
mately 2,000 Georgia coeds.
Approximately 800 girls
signed up for winter rush Nov.
15 and 16 at Memorial Hall
Ballroom.
Round three of the punch
parties will be held on Friday.
This time the number of par
ties a rushee can attend is six.
Rushees will attend skit par
ties on Saturday. Afterwards
they will sign up for and at-
is open to any married woman
regularly enrolled in classes at
the University with a minimum
scholastic average of 73.
Graduate students and irregu
lars are also eligible.
Organized in 1954 at Georgia
State College by five married
women. Mu Rho Sigma has
more than 40 members In the
Alpha Chapter. It has con
tinually won top scholastic
honors of the sororities at
Georgia State.
Beta Colony at the Univer
sity has been active since the
latter part of fall quarter.
Officers the colony Include
the following women: Kay
Blackwell, president; Becky
Coursey, vice president and
rush chairman; Lynn Keith,
treasurer; Sandi Hottell, sec
retary; Kathy McClane, pub
licity; Kay McWatters, social
chairman, and Caroline Lan
drum, historian.
Members of Mu Rho Sigma
are making a list of all mar
ried women attending the Uni
versity from card files in the
office of Dean of Women. In
terested women may call Kay
Rlaekwell at 548-9912 or Sandi
Hottell at 543-5526.
tend two preferential parties
Sunday.
Immediately following these
last parties, rushees will sign
preferential cards at Memorial
Hall Ballroom.
Rush advisors will pick up
bids at the Dean of Women’s
office Monday, Jan. 17, and
immediately deliver them to
rushees. Rushees go to sorority
houses at 5 p.m. to accept
bids, and silence ends.
Spring
has
Sprung
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