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Volume LXXI1I
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UNIVERSITY OP GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1000
ROTC, Draft
Under Study
By RUPERT FIKE
^asliington, D. was the focal point for two important
developments in the student-army situation this week, as
Diversity President O. C. Aderhold went to that city to
discuss ROTC requirements, and it was announced bv the
Selective Service that a reprieve would be given to all
students who failed to sign up for the draft tests.
2-S draft classification
Dr. Aderhold. as a member
of the committee of the Na
tional and Land Grant College,
flew to Washington Wednesday
to meet Department of Defense
officials, including Under-Sec
retary of Defense Thomas D.
Morris.
The purpose of the meet
ing was “to discuss a num
ber of matters affecting
ROTO in state and land
grant institutions.”
Tt was not announced wheth
er Dr. Aderhold would discuss
the ROTC problem as it relates
to the University, where a
change in the ROTC program
from compulsory to elective is
being considered by officials.
Other members of the com
mittee are: Richard Harvill,
president of the University of
Arizona, and Wilson Elkins,
president of the University of
Maryland. Dr. Aderhold is ex
pected to return to Athens late
Thursday.
DRAFT TEST
It was also announced from
Washington that anyone having
IFC Concert
Stars Brown
Friday Night
James Brown and the Fab
ulous Flames will visit the
campus this Friday night spon
sored by the Interfraternity
Council.
The annual Greek Week
concert, to be held in the Coli
seum. will begin at 8 p.m. Fri
day evening. Tickets are $2
and can be purchased at the
door.
One of the highlights of the
concert will be the crowning, by
new IFC President Bill Parker,
of “Miss Greek Week.” The
candidates include Phyllis
Friou, Kappa Kappa Gamma;
Judy Mann. Kappa Alpha
Theta; Linda Kight, Phi Mu;
Jo Ann Weinman, Delta Phi
Epsilon, and Jennifer Ridge
way, Chi Omega.
a 2-s drart classification who
missed the April 23 deadline
for signing up for the draft
deferment test will get another
chance.
Tests are already scheduled
for May 14, May 21 and June
3, but the fourth test will be
given sometime in the latter
part of June.
Over one million students
had applied for the test by
the deadline, which fell on a
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Campus Awaits C-J)av
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Erwin Addresses
Legal Students
Featured speaker at the Law Day program on the morn
ing 1 of PGA “Great Day” will be U. S. Sen. Sain. J. Ervin
of North Carolina.
Senator Ervin’s address will
be at 10:30 a.tn. in the Univer
sity Chapel.
A former justice of the
North Carolina Supreme Court,
Senator Ervin has gained na
tional prominence for his
achievements in the field of
citizens’ rights under the U. S.
Constitution.
Senator Ervin has conducted
Ohio State President
Chosen As Speaker
Public hearings and investiga
tions in the areas relating to
rights of persons subject to
military jurisdiction, rights of
the mentally ill. literacy tests
and voting requirements, and
rights in the administration of
criminal Justice.
He serves on the Senate
Armed Services Committee,
Government Operations Com
mittee, and is chairman of the
Subcommittee on Revision and
Codification of Laws.
A number of student awards
will also bo presented at the
Law Day program.
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Close to 2,000 seniors will hear Pres. Novice G. Fawcett |
of Ohio State University at commencement, to be held June
-1 at 3:30 p.m. in the Coliseum.
President Fawcett Is an hon
or graduate of Kenyon College
and an alumnus of Ohio State,
holding 12 honorary degrees.
He began his career as a high
school teacher and served sev
eral large Ohio school systems
as superintendent before re-
turing to Ohio State as presi
dent.
Fawcett is a member of Phi
Beta Kappa and serves as an
advisor and director of num
erous foundations, boards, and
committees.
By LENNIE PALLATS
Class reunions, law day, a football game and dedication
<d' the new Southeast Water Laboratory will be held this
weekend in connection with the Cniversity’s “Great Day.”
Also scheduled are a meeting | is a University graduate and
former editor of The Red and
of Alumni Society members and
a gathering of Georgia Scho
lastic Press Association.
Classes bolding reunions will
be 1906, ’ll, *16. '21, '26, ’31.
’36, '41, ’46, ’61, ’56 and ’61.
1906 class president George
Mains will be present.
Sen. Riclmrd 11. Russell
will dedicate the water
laboratory Friday. The $2.5
million building In part of
the University Research
Park.
Visitors will bo permitted to
tour the laboratory after dedi
cation exercises.
NOVICE FAWCETT
Senate Plan
Takes Effect
A training session for newly-
elected student senators will
lie held in Memorial Hall Tues
day at 7 p.m.
Speaking on parliamentary
procedure will be one of the
University debate coaches.
The constitution and duties
of senators will lie discussed.
Heading discussion groups will
be Student Body President Bill
House, Senate President Rick
Palmer, and former senators.
North Carolina Son. Sam J.
Ervin will be featured sponker
at law day Saturday. Law stu
dents will hold the annual
moot court.
Mor<> than 1,000 high
school students will attend
the scholastic press meeting,
sponsored by the llenry W.
Grady School of Journalism.
Speaking Friday morning
will be Tommy Johnson, who
is serving an internship ns
assistant to White House press
secretary Bill Moyers. Johnson
Black.
The O-Dny football game
Saturday will be an intra-
squad match. Conch Vince
Dooley has conducted spring
practice for the past month,
and the game will culminate
the spring sessions.
Lynn Hughes, quarterback
and safety, who starred In the
last two G-Day games, will be
| spotlighted. Hughes will be
tested for a role ns second
string quarterback behind Kir
by Moore.
•Tames Drown and His
Fabulous Flames will per
form in the Coliseum Friday
at 8 p.m. The performance
will conclude Greek Week
festivities.
The annual Alumni Society
meeting in the Continuing Edu
cation Center Saturday morn
ing will be televised by the
statewide educational television
network.
The Hodgson family will he
recognized as "Alumni Family
of the Year.”
Open house for pre-Phnrm-
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BULLDOGS READY FOR ANNUAL G DAY GAME
Alsobrook Studies
Dorm Men’s Lives
By RUPERT FIKE
Greeks Hold Annual Con voealion
Have you evet
are who they art
one?
Dr. J. M. Alsobrook and
members of the psychology de
partment are making it a point
to find out, and thus improve
the student's position socially
and intellectually in the dorm
A PA CHOOSES SCO TT
AS VICE-CHAIRMAN
Seottv Scott, a fifth-year Pharmacy student from Union
Point, lias been chosen as the new vice-chairman of the
American Pharmaceutical Association, student section.
held in Dallas. Texas, April 24
Scott was elected during the
national convention which was
wondered why your friends in the dorm
or why a short hall is better than a long
and on campus.
Operating under the title.
Student Interaction and Cam
pus Environmental Project, Dr.
Alsobrook and his staff have
been making a concentrated
study of student studying,
friend-making and general liv
ing in University dorms. This
study was made of question
naires which have been dis
tributed to residents in men’s |
dorms.
“We have been quite pleased
with the participation,” Also-
brook noted, “and we have had j
returns as high as 95 per cent
in most cases.”
During winter quarter a '
group of 85 Reed Hall students
were used for intensive study
by the project and were paid
for their time, as It usually
took from two to three hours
to complete the program.
"Generally we’re getting In
formation on physical and men
tal habits of students. Their
reactions to University policy,
campus food, dorm life, etc.,
By 0BER TYUS
I Diversity Pnnhcllciiic Council held its annual
Arts Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon.
ning an organization.
Last night, a dinner was
held In the President’s Dining
Room in the Georgia Center.
Guests included Miss Blake, the
executive council of Panhel-
Greek Week" convocation at Fine
I through April 29.
The new vice-chairman was
chosen as the Georgia delegate
to the convention along with
Wayne Chandler of Augusta.
More than 400 pharmacy
students form various college
and Universities attended the
convention as delegates to the
student section of the profes
sional organization.
Scott, who will hold the of
fice for a year, is past presi
dent of Student Senate and past
state chairman of the Associa- i brook continued.
.1 Preliminary reports will be
tion of Student Governments. ..
given this summer on the more
He is also a member of Grid- | „,, v i„ lla
aspects of the
The highlight of the meeting
was the keynote speaker. Miss
Maxine Blake. Miss Blake is
grand president of Alpha Delta
Pi sorority. She also serves as
area advisor for the South
eastern College Panhellenic
Councils.
Miss Blake spoke to the
gathered Greek students con
cerning "Fraternity Frontiers."
One of the major events of
the afternoon was th** award
ing of the lles|M’ria Prize.
This award is given each
year to from one to five of
the outstanding Greek wom
en on campus. The award is
In recognition of “meri
torious ami outstandlng ser
vice to the advancement of
the ideals and beliefs of the
sorority system.”
The winner Is the girl or
girls who have outstandingly
contributed the most to their
sorority, to Panhellenic, and to
the Greek system as a whole.
The group is equavalent in
stature to Greek Horsemen.
Five winners were selected
for the award this year. They
include: Anne Campbell, Kap
pa Alpha Theta; Ethel Chaffin,
lenic and other guests.
Following the dinner, a
roundtable discussion with the
visiting speaker dealt with the
problems faced by sororities
and some of the problems of
Greeks In general.
ceptlon for housemothers and
advisors was held at the AD
Pi sorority hoi^^ A wash
board band made of vurlous
sorority women provided the
entertainment.
The various Greek houses on
campus feted several University
officials for dinner oil Thurs
day. General seminars concern-
| ing problems facing today's
j students and especially toduy’s
I Greeks were also held after
Thursday afternoon, a re- the meals.
are tested, and we are current- j K appa Kappa Gamma; Sherry
ly studying the results,” Also-
SCOTTY SCOTT
iron secret society, Greek
Horsemen, and Phi Delta Theta
fraternity.
obvious
search,
project
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re
but the results of the
as a whole will come
Hershberg, Delta Phi Epsilon;
Harriet. Stephenson, Pi Beta
Phi, and Jody Traylor, Chi
Omega.
I>elta Zota won the an
nual efficiency award for
the sorority which best car
ried out the duties of run-
UGA Enrollment Shows
Two Boys to Every Girl
By Itl PERT FIKE
Enrollment this quarter has reached un all-time University
high of 12,516, according to figures released by the IBM office
this week.
Gains from fall quarter were registered in the Junior class
and the Graduate School program, while the senior class showed
the greatest decline due to the number of fall and winter
quarter graduates.
The enrollment by classes is: fieshtnan, 2.676; sophomore,
2,653; junior, 2,672; senior, 2,141; first year Graduate School,
1,410: Pharmacy, Law, and Veterinary Medicine Graduate
Schools, 732; and special and Irregular attending students, 3.
The boy-girl ratio continues to run approximately two to one
this quarter as there are 7,991 male students as compared to
4,525 female.
The breakdown by schools is: Arts and Sciences. 4,474;
Business, 2,207; Education, 1,681; Agriculture, 865; Jour
nalism, 601; Pharmacy, 390; Home Economics, 338; Korestty,
217; Veterinary Medicine, 210; Law, 172; and graduate school
students not classified under another school, 1,361.