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Volume LXXIII
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY ‘27, I1MW1
Nilmher 3fl
Broadcast
Aids Image
Of Georgia
^ ith the help of modern
technology, former governor
Ernest \ andiver delivered a
long distance “fireside chat”
to nearly :i00 members of the
Georgia Association of
Broadcasters Tuesday night.
Icy weather stranded Van
diver at his native Lavonia, but
an emergency hook-up by
Southern Ilell enabled him to
address GAB members at the
opening night banquet at the
Georgia Center. Vandiver spoke
into his home telephone and a
large speaker transmitted his
voice to the conference dele
gates.
Vandiver opened his
speech apologizing for his
absence, but explained he al
most had an accident check
ing the temperature outside.
“Right now,” he said, “I’m
sitting by a warm fire speaking
to you, so this is probably the
only fireside chat In recent
times.”
Vandiver acknowledged the
current boom in color-televi
sion sales, and quipped, "This
summer you can see your Geor
gia politicians in living color.”
The only answer to the grow
ing rivalry between newspa
pers and electronic media, ac
cording to Vandiver, "Is co
existence. Bickering between
the two industries won’t solve
any problems.”
In reminiscing about his ad
ministration in 1959, Vandiver
stated that Georgia had then
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Chancellor
Snow
Scenes
Midnight on Lumpkin . . . student skiing
down the ice-covered street with REAL
skis.
• • •
Teacher waving frantically to coed in
Volkswagen to slow her down as she ap
proaches slush puddle. She waves back,
speeds up and leaves the teacher—and his
wife—all wet.
Flowering
and ice.
shrubs covered with snow
Student descending Stegeman Hall park
ing lot steps. Halfway down he slips . . .
and winds up in parking lot under a car
while the girl with him looks on horrified.
• « •
Two girls walking along eating ice
cream cones, snow swirling around them.
* • •
Carload of boys throwing snow
ball at coed . . . and missing. She, however,
is prepared and while the car window is
down pelts them with a snowball of her
own.
• • »
Students skating along on ice covered
sidewalks . . . some intentionally, others
reluctantly.
YOA Serves
U. S. Abroad
By DIANNE MARTINY
John U'hniu’ellor, licxvly-appointed director the Voice of
America, addressed an overflow audience tit the Georgia
Radio and Television Institute Wednesday.
Charter Day Celebrated
By DEANNA POTTS
One hundred and eighty-one years ago today the state
of Georgia granted the charter for what was to become the
University of Georgia.
It was the first such institu
tion established by any state,
although the College of Wil
liam and Mary had received
government aid during the Co
lonial period.
The young institution hail
a hard time getting started.
It was a “paper” university
until 1801 xvhen one teacher
arul 30 students met for
classes in a log cabin which
cost less than 8200.
The University closed in
1811 and did not hold classes
again until 1817. It was closed
again from February 1864 un
til January 1866 because of the
scarcity of students and the
rapidly advancing Union
armies.
Even after the war enroll
ment was small. It was not
until 1010 that the students
Private Construction
01 Dorms Suggested
A recommendation has been made that the state direct
nmu'l f ' lrUS , f ‘ ,r th ° . Universit y system into classrooms
ami l< t private enterprise take over the building of dormi-
numhered over a thousand
and It took 35 years to in
crease enrollment to 5,000.
In the past decade, however,
this number has more than
doubled.
Rules governing University
students have changed almost
as drastically as the enroll
ment.
Students were not allowed
to enter the homes of Athens
girls until sundown and then
they had to be out by O p.m.
Ladies and gentlemen were
required to sit on op|x>slto
sides during eliiireli services
and had to part at the door
upon leaving.
A revolution on the Board
of Trustees in 1919 made
things a little easier for Geor
gia swains, but not much. In
that year the first women stu
dents were admitted and Miss
Mary Lyndon became the first
Dean of Women.
The coeds were housed in
Lucy Cobb on Milledge, a good
distance from the male stu
dents. Rules were made to in
crease the distance.
The girls were allowed only
one date on the weekend and
none at all during the week.
Things have improved a little.
Today, 181 years later, the
University has an enrollment
of almost 13,000 students and
a physical plant ‘valued at al
most $100 million.
Happy Birthday, UGA.
Inside 11 & II
Snow. Snow. Snow . . . Every
body's talking about It, includ
ing Jesse Jenkins in an raves
dropping-type column on Page
Three. For the story of a Uni
versity golfer who may be facing
the pros at the Masters’, see
Sports, Page Seven. Is ESP
witch-craft, purr folly or is there
a scientific exjdanationt See
Page Two for an answer.
Editorials 4
Society
Sports
Chancellor successfully con
veyed his great surprise anil
enthusiasm In accepting the po
sition offered him by President
Johnson. As a news correspon
dent for the Nnflonal Broad
casting Company for 15 years.
Chancellor was considered one
of the more colorful newsmen
of this time.
Referring to Ills rapid
transition from government
crltlr to government em
ployee, (linneellor expressed
his deep admiration of Hie
American style of free com
munications.
Ho said It was quite a chal
lenge and an honor to go from
being “an Independent journal
ist within the United Stntos, to
an Independent jnurnnltst on
behalf of the United States."
Aiming a few sarcastic re
marks at his old rival, CBS.
Chancellor claimed that they
had covered the Gemini flights
for n total of 57 hours, two
minutes. As an example of the
magnitude and scope of the
Voice of America, he testified
that it gave 2,000 hours of
coverage and analysis.
Chancellor continued lo
briefly sketch the volume of
VGA's service abroad. In
transmlltlng non hours n
week, the VOA broadcasts
more than nny other station,
with the exception of Red
Chinn and Radio Moscow.
The BBC comes next with
750 hours. Chancellor clari
fied for the audience the fact
that. Russia has ceased Jam
ming VOA and BBC broadcasts
since 1963.
The Voice of America hus a
largo Rtako In the Viet Nam
war, according to Chancellor.
With transmitters in Manila
and Wake, the VOA broadcasts
six and a half hours dnlly—4 2
progrums a week for both South
and North Viet Nam.
Chancellor stated tho triple
purpose of these Viet Nam
broadcasts. First Is the need
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GINA BACHAUER
Piano Artist
To Perform
Ginn Hachnucr, world-fa
mous Greek pianist, will play
in Fine Arts Auditorium
Tuesday at 8 p.m., John Cox,
director of cultural affairs
has announced.
Mine. Bachauer has come to
North America lifter a series
of highly acclaimed European
performances.
A favorite of European roy
ally, Mine. Bachauer now has
as a pupil the Crown Princess
Irene of Greece.
The pianist hits been highly
regarded In America since her
Town Hall debut in 1950 when
the reviews that greeted her
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Clarke County Rep. Chappel
Matthews, chairman of a
Georgia House study commit-
Folk Group
Concert Set
The Kingston Trio, one of
the nation s top folk singing
groups, is scheduled for the
winter quarter Interfrater-
nitv Council Concert, Bruce
Bateman, IFC president, has
announced.
The concert is slated for Feb.
25 at 8 p.m. in the Coliseum.
The IFC presents three con
certs each year, at Homecom
ing fall quarter, winter quarter j
and during Greek Week spring
quarter.
During Homecoming fall
tee, noted that it is “impossible
for Georgia to finance adequate
housing and furnish adequate
equipment and classrooms, for
Georgia is not a rich state.”
ONLY ONE
At the present time the only
privately owned dormitory fa
cility at the University is Ogle
thorpe House. The University
is spending $8,958,517 on stu
dent housing facilities which
are under construction and a
$900,000 dormitory for 160
students is in the planning
stage.
Matthews said no immediate
legislation is envisioned, but
that the committee hoped the
State Board of Regents would
work out the details Itself.
MISGIVINGS
The Regents, in the past,
have expressed misgivings
about allowing industry to
build private campus exten-
l nivarsity (trada ah
w i t i / i mi min j
Successful Music Star Returns
quarter the IFC presented a
concert featuring vocalist Di-] sions, although they have been
onne Warwick and comedian i forced to allow overflows of
Bill Cosby. students to live in rooming and
In the past the IFC hag pre- j apartment houses,
sented such performers as | The committee said its study
Peter. Paul and Mary, the New had uncovered many insurance
Christy Minstrels, Johnny Ma- j companies, building and loan
this. Flat and Scruggs and the associations and other con-
L«ttermen. cerns which would be Interest-
Tickets for the Feb. 25 con-! ed in building dormitories to
cert may be purchased at all Univeristy specifications. This
book stores and men's clothing also would apply to bousing for
stores for two dollars per per- ! married students and faculty
son, Bateman noted. 1 members.
By JUNE EDGE NS
Bed and Black Managing Editor
A student who was evicted from the
University library seven years ago for
tapping out on the table the tune of a
song he was shaping in his mind, came
back to campus Wednesday as the "Boy
with the Golden Pen.”
Bill Anderson has earned that title
for such country music efforts as
“Still,” “City Lights," "8 x 10,”
“That's What It's Like To Be Lone
some” and “Easy Come Easy Go.” He
also has been country music's top male
vocalist.
Anderson said be wondered, when be
was a journalism student here, how it
would feel to return sometime to ad
dress one of J-school's yearly Insti
tutes. He found out when he was in
vited to speak to the Radio-TV Institute
underway at the Georgia Center.
"You have to take your ambitions
one step at a time,” he said of the
speaking engagement, hut the same
could hardly he said of his phenomenal
rise in the country music world.
" ‘Two Empty Arms’ was the song I
wrote in the library, and it was recorded
first right here in WGTV's studio one
night. You know,” Anderson grinned.
"I heard that song tonight as I was
driving over here in the car."
That same year, 1958, was a turning
point for the young Georgian. It was
his senior year here, and he had a
radio program in Commerce, where he
lived in a hotel.
"One night after work I went up
on the hotel roof and looked out at
the lights of town. I wrote ‘City Lights'
after looking at that view,” he re
called.
"City Lights” rocketed to Number
One on the country music charts for
the year and earned its writer a lasting
contract with Decca Records.
Reed Hall was the birthplace of An
derson's first recorded song—"No I»ve
Have I." That attempt "started slow
and tapered off” In sales, he admitted.
"Still,” probably Anderson's biggest
hit of all, earned the Most Programmed
Record award for 1963, and made An
derson the Number One Male Vocalist
on Casbbox, Music Business. Billboard
and Record World polls.
He maintained his number one po
sition for four consecutive years, add
ing honors from Billboard, Music Busi
ness and Country Music Review Maga
zine for best writer.
The soft-spoken writer-singer at
tributes the increased popularity of
country music to the younger artists
and to an over-all new image.
“The old image of country music
Insulted people's intelligence,” he ex
plained.
Resides writing his own hits, the Boy
with the Golden Pen hus written for
such varied stylists as Debbie Reynolds,
Jim Reeves, Faron Young, Tommy Ed
wards, George Hamilton and The
Browns.
Phi Eta Sigma
7 'ups /■ resh in cn
Phi Eta Sigma, a national honor
society for the recognition of
scholarship among freshmen men,
has itnnuonced the names of those
men eligible for membership.
Eligible for membership are:
Robert Russell Berry, Emmett R.
Bishop Jr., Glenn Jason Black,
Billy Ronald Boguski, Gary Lane
Buffington, William Gaytha Camp,
William Newton Drake Jr., Tho
mas V. Foster Jr., Geoffrey Ly
man Gray.
William L. Kramer, Joseph
Benne LeRoy, Robert M. McCut-
chen Jr., John D. Perkins VI, Ed
mond B. Roberts, Charles George
Seouten, and Harold D. White Jr.