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UNIVERSITY OP GEORGIA, THURSDAY, M ARCH 30, 1007
J ir/ns Indicted
Grand Jury To Act
On Ring Price-Fixing
A decision will be handed down by a federal grand jury
in Atlanta tomorrow concerning four firms involved in
tlie alleged price-fixing of senior class rings at the Uni
versity, almost one year to date after price irregularities
were first disclosed in a Red and Black article.
Charged last Wednesday j rings, and complaints about ex-
with rigging the prices of class j orbitant prices have been reg-
rings, graduation announce
ments and invitations were the
L. G. Balfour Company, Herf
Jones Company, Jostens, Inc.,
and H.R.T., Inc. The first three
firms are some of the nation’s
largest class ring sales com
panies. Four Individuals also
were named in the case.
In addition to the Federal
charges, the Georgia Senate
lias created an interim com
mittee “for the purpose of
studying price fixing of jew
elry sold to high school and
college students of the stnte
of Georgia.”
Millions of dollars are spent
annually on the traditional
Cafeteria To End
Weekend Service
Leonard F. Cobb, manager
of Snelling food services, and
Sara H. Dillon, University food
service director, announced
yesterday that meal services
at Snelling Cafeteria will be
discontinued on Saturdays and
Sundays for the duration of
spring quarter.
Mr. Cobb explained that "the
Increase in minimum wages”
was the major factor in the
administration’s decision to
close meal services on week
ends.
Mrs. Dillon, director of food
services at the University, ex
plained “one food facility,
Creswell, can easily handle the
weekend customers during the
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istered by students at West
Georgia College and other col
leges, according to Ray Marley,
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7 esis Sch edit led
All sophomores are required
to take the Sophomore Com
prehensive Examinations, set
for April 8. 16 and 29. All stu
dents originally scheduled to
take the examinations on April
1 will now take them on April
29, since classes will meet on
April 1.
Sophomores are not allowed
to register for upper division
courses unless they have taken
the Sophomore Comprehensive
Examination.
Sophomore students Hhould
report according to the sched
ule, printed on page 8, as well
as juniors who missed the tests
because of transferring or for
other reasons.
Candidates Evaluate
Platforms in Debate
Body Hears
3 Aspirants
MORTAR BOARD TAPS
12 JUNIOR MEMBERS
Parthenian Chapter of Mortar Board at the University
has selected its new members for 19fi7-6S.
Initiates from last night's
tapping ceremonies are Ruth
Barrow, Carol Brodnax, Mary
Ann Carroll, Katrina Cheek,
Skeet Crowley, Susan Green-
wald, Cathy Healy, Hanna Led
ford, Nancy Nalley, Linda Rais
in, Sandy Strohbehn and Ash
ley Taliaferro.
Dr. Mary Louise McBee, dean
of women, also was tapped into
Mortar Board for her outstand
ing service to the school.
Selection into Mortar Board
is the highest honor a woman
student or alumnus can attain
at the University.
The national requirements
are scholastic excellence, lead
ership and outstanding service
to the University.
Traditionally, the unique
tapping ceremonies take place
at night on a previously un
announced date. Members of
Mortar Board go to the indi
vidual residence of the initi
ates carrying candles and sing
ing Mortar Board’s “Hail to
Thee” initiation song. The
ceremonies take place in the
new members’ rooms and are
a complete surprise.
As part of initiation, these
Humphrey Slated
For April Speech
new members must wear the
Mortar Board cap and gown
and speak only to other mem
bers. Silence is broken at the
annual banquet at 6 p.m. this
evening at the Georgia Center.
By BUTCH SCOTT
Hubert H. Humphrey, vice-
president of the United States,
is scheduled to address the Uni
versity student body April 13.
Humphrey will be the guest
of the IFC Political Forum
Series.
Tentative arrangements have
the vice-president arriving at
the Athens airport at
10:30 a.m., April 13, where he
will be met by certain Univer
sity, fraternity, and civic lead
ers and escorted to the Coli
seum for an 11 p.m. address.
The topic of Humphrey’s
speech has not been disclosed.
Hopefully, however, time will
be allowed for questions after
wards.
Following his oration Hum
phrey will be guest of honor
at a closed luncheon at the
Georgia Center.
If time permits a 30-minute
press conference is scheduled
to follow the luncheon. Bill
Simpson, director of public re
lations, will be the probable
co-ordinator.
Frederick D. Rosebrook, ad
viser to fraternities, pointed
out that all plans are tentative
and are subject to approval
by the Vice-President's advance
men who will be visiting the
University to arrange the visit.
“As far as we know,” said
Rosebrook, “he is coming. We
have been trying since last fall
to get him and have received
British Orators
Talk Toleration
With UGA Team
By MARK C. ALDRIDGE
Georgia debaters Skeet
Muncie and Marcia Mulkey
took on Britishers David J.
P. Hunt and Pamela Mar-
garet Tngs in a free-wheeling
debate on the subject of
limits of toleration last night
in the Chapel in the year’s
second Great Debate series
presentation.
Fritz Rosebrook, advisor to
the IFC, moderated the debate.
Tlie Georgia orators, tak
ing the affirmative, opened
with cold facts backed up
with solid sources with Skeet
Muncie as first affirmative
speaker.
First negative speaker
Pamela Ings answered the at
tack by a humorous opening,
followed by scatching attack
on Muncte’s limitation of the
topic: “Resolved: that this
house believes we have become
too tolerant.” She used The
Oxford Dictionary of the Eng
lish Language definition of
toleration to broaden the topic
from a concrete to an abstract
scale.
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By HARRY E. FRANKLIN
The three candidates for
student body president were
featured at a debate sponsored
by the Demosthenian Literary
Society Wednesday night.
John Bryson, Forestry ma
jor, Dennis Fordham, Indepen
dent Party candidate, and Rul-
lie Harris, Greek Party can
didate, presented their plat
forms before a large crowd
composed of faculty members,
students and Society members.
Bryson, n student senator
from his school, bused Ills
eainpaign on a "Program for
Progress” or a program for
keeping up with the times.”
He summarized the major
points of his platform: a re
organization of the WSGA, a
method of guaranteeing student
rights, a change in the present
party system, a committee to
evaluate the qualifications and
merits of faculty members, a
thorough study of the National
Student Association with re
gard to University membership,
greater improvement in stu
dent-faculty relations, reappor-
tionment of the Student Sen
ate, formation of an advisory
committee to serve as a fact
finding group, a study of the
possibility of placing the stu
dent activities department un
der the Student Government
Association and improved cam
pus-wide transportation system.
Fordlium, an Arts and
Science student presently
serving as minister of ath
letics, based Ills platform on
better cooperation and a
change in unnecessary and
outdated rules.
His campaign contained the
following points: a new system
for student evaluation of facul
ty members, a committee to
serve as a check on administra
tive activities, a minister of
acndemic affairs to serve as
head of the new committee,
new mandatory regulations
concerning cluss cuts, an abol
ishment of rules which infringe
on the rights of students, and
a change in the registration
procedures involving separate
registration by schools.
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Senate Passes ‘Bill Of Rights’;
Constitutional Rights Demanded
By BUTCH SCOTT
Eihtob’h Noth: The policy
.statement on student rights pas
sed hy the Student Senate is
printed in full on Page Five.
At their last meeting the
Student Senate approved and
endorsed a policy statement on
the rights of all University
students.
The statement Is the first
attempt by the Senate to align
the rules and regulations of
the University with those of
the United States and Georgia.
Sonator Robbie Williams in
troduced the statement of stu
dents' rights and explained the
need for endorsement of the
bill.
"The statement is to show
that we (tlie Senate) arc for
making steps to align the
rules of the University as
they should be; rules that
will provide an atmosphere
for mature students,” Wil
liams said.
He explained that the state
ment is of broad construction
because it is based on the
State Attorney General's report
which is soon to be released.
The rc|H>rt is a study of
all University rules and
regulations that nre illegal
to the Georgia and Federal
constitutions. Regulations
are to lie corrected to com
ply with the legality of the
constitution.
"At the time the report is
made public it is hoped that
the administration will align
with the laws of Georgia and
the United States," said Wil
liams. “We have received word
that they will follow the guide
lines set by the report.”
According to Williams the
broad construction of the state
ment leaves the Student Senate
room to work toward an estab
lished goal and gives the stu
dent body the opportunity to
work with the Senate in achiev
ing this common goal.
Opposition of the resolu
tion was centered around the
argument that the Univer
sity administration often gets
students out of trouble in
stead of letting them be
fared with the responsi
bilities and consequences.
"People willing to accept re-
t'ontinued on Page Fight)
"Election, April 6
Campaigning Activity Commences
positive replies from his of
fice.”
The Interfraternity Council
Political Forum Series is spon
soring the executive’s visit. The
series is a program which
brings one political figure to
the campus each quarter.
Rosebrook explained that
this has been a difficult year
to secure politicians because
it is an election year and most
prominent figures have been
involved in campaigns.
Humphrey last visited the
University in October, 1964, as
a guest of the Political Forum
Series.
Others who have been pre
sented by the Series are Ted
Kennedy, Barry Goldwater and
Sargent Shriver.
Student Government can
didates have been campaign
ing and contacting students
concerning their platforms
and proposals for the coming
year.
The three candidates met at
the forum held by Demos
thenian Literary Society Wed
nesday night. They also have
been “running” into each other
as they go to various residences
across the University campus.
All of the candidates have
expressed a desire to meet as
many students as they can dur
ing these days prior to the
election April 6.
John Bryson, candidate
from the School of Forestry,
has been talking with dif
ferent fraternities and so
rorities anil also has been
meeting with many Univer
sity officials.
An officer in Alpha Zeta and
a member of the Forestry Club,
Bryson has established his plat
form, calling it a “Program
for Progress.”
Rullle Harris, candidate
of the Greek party, has been
talking with students In the
residence halls anil at various
fraternities and sororities.
Commenting on his platform,
Harris said, "The Greek plat
form offers positive and excit
ing proposals to the students
Deadline Arranged
According to Red and Black
Business Manager Clay Jen
nings, the deadline for all po
litical advertising for Tuesday’s
Pre-Election Special is Sunday,
April 2, at 3 p.m.
Ail political advertising must
be paid for in advance.
of the University of Georgia.
“Planks concerning the es
tablishment of a student book
exchange and student bank are
important and progressive ideas
for a forward moving student
body.
“I want to be able to talk
with as many of the students
as possible concerning the con
dition of the University and its
student body. If elected, I hope
to continue to keep in direct
touch with students and stu
dent opinion. This is probably
the primary asset of effective
I representation.”
Dennis Fortlliuni, nominee
I of the Independent party,
also has been visiting campus
residences discussing his pro
posals for the coming year.
According to Fordham, "I am
most concerned with seeing the
faculty evaluation program
| put into effect and with setting
up the registration procedures
by computer.
"My prime objective is to
see student government become
an organ which will truly rep
resent the entire student body
and not one or the other of
the political contingencies."
Vico-presidential candl-
dates Rilly Payne and Bill
Murray have been contact
ing members of the student
body in an effort to explain
and add to their party plat
forms. Payne is running on
the Greek ticket while Mur
ray is the Independent can-
didate.
Secretarial candidates Nancy
Nalley and Tyron Spearman
have been talking with students
and discussing the future of the
student government organiza
tion on the University campus.