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Now thiil others besides SDS'ers are begin
ning to feel that everyone should enjoy
university rules prevent this ‘*qual rights
and that enjoyment, there is little doubt
why a protcest took place
The demonstrators, convinced that student
government action for rules changes was not
enough staged a sit-in to show the University
Imm they felt The University was told that de
mands would be met or the protest would con
tinue
The l University slapped an injunction on th<
demonstrators, stopping most forms of protest
ing until at least next Tuesday It is interest
ing that the suit was made* after the proles
tors had halted the demonstrations for a
breathing spell
The injunction is an immasculation of pro
tests Almost any show of force by students
has been mack* illegal
So tor a whiie it seems that the* only right
tliat the protestors have won is the right to
go to jail And thev didn't do that without
the I Diversity i help
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SIIAItOlM TATE
Speaking of Sit-ins . . .
More University Notables
Since last quarter, when I offered congratu
lations to a number of University notables. I
have met and convened with a hall dozen oth
er auspicious personages connected with this
great institution of learning
the beautiful green banks of the Oconee River
Atlhough NROTC is not required at the Uni
versity. there is a group known as the "Stu
dents' Oinghv Society” (SDSi which is striv
ing to make the program compulsory
Kill'TOR'S
C.OKNKK
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UGA’S Sit-in
Now that the demonstrations have stopped for a few days,
one has time to sort through his impressions of the University's
first sit-in.
University administrators maintained a benevolent attitude
tiwards the protesters the first (Wednesday! night. Officials at
the scene appeared to treat it as a novelty that would vanish in
the morning Counselor to Men Harry Cannon smoked cigars,
took notes and smilingly answered any and all questions The
next day. when the demonstrators were still there. Cannon's
smile had vanished.
The unvoiced feelings appeared to be "OK. you've had your
fin so why don't you go on home while we re still being under
standing ."
The administration had underestimated the seriousness of
the demonstrators and had offered them the sort of paternalis
tic understanding that portrayed the attitude that many were
protesting
Perhaps, the most often heard criticism of the protesters
was on their timing Why, people wondered, should they demon
strate now when the same goals are being worked towards with
some success through normal channels'’ The students will vote
on these rule revisions April 22 so what is the point of the pro
test? Won t the sit-in hurt rather than help the chance of rule
changes?
These are valid questions and the answers to them will not
be known for some time.
The demonstrators argue that the administration has made
no committments to follow the result of the student vote.
Their reasoning appears more sound when one studies the
conduct and staements of officials during the past week State
ments have been issued that list the various committees that
must approve rule changes — all the way to the Board of Re
gents Hiding behind this bureaucratic tangle, officials make
cautious estimates as to when and if any suggestions made by
the student body would be followed
As before. I hereby offer public compli-
incnls to these’ faithfuls who have graced the
University with years of constant toil and
self-denial
Our humble thanks to these dignitaries for
jobs well-don
Says Admiral Lintpicker: "We train our
boys in the great tradition of Noah First we
teach 'em how to build and navigate boats.
Then we work on sex identificativn We are
still trying to figure out what a cubit is."
George Harper
Into Perspective
Speaking of the recent ac
tions taken tor equalized stu
dent rights (primarily of tin*
inarch, sit in. etc » I have gone
from one extreme of the line to
the other
I marched last Wednesday
.iftrrnoon wanting as much if
not more than the next |K>rson
to ms* those rights equalized I
siit in the Academic Building
that night on tin same
grounds
Some where in that length of
time. I moved to the middle of
the line and started (funking
Now is this really the right
way to do things’"
As the one week anniversary
of tin- event is nearing I find
myself on the opposite extreme
from which I began
I doubt that there is a pci son
on campus who is more for
rule changes than I and in stat
mg my position I am not sacri
ficing my stand that the rules
sltmkl he dunged
The thing which I question
tin* most is the timeliness of
the event It is an aairhronism
in the sense that it should have
come after the student referen
dum and not before
There were all indications
that the administration. Univer
sity fount'll. Hoard of Regents,
etc would have listened to the
suggestions made by St;A after
the referendum had tlus event
not occurred at the present
turn*
Many members of the protest
gmup went to the open iorums
sponsored by SUA ami then*
lore took an active part in the
formulation of (lie proposals
which will go before tin* stu
JO \\\ ROt k
dent body
If there were to Is* a protest
why did it not come much ear
lier in the year, say fall quar
ter. before an actual date for
the referendum had been set
ami before endless work was
put into the suggested changes
I realize that we are all tired
of going through channels Hut
one point has been over looked.
In tin* tust the only channel
has been the dean of women's
office witii the motions being
nude bv W9GA
Hut Uus time new channels
am* being used This is the first
time in many years that anyth
ing has gone before the Univer
sity Council WSUA is not
doing the work S(JA is Hie
protestors Thursday m o r i n g
moved to discard WSGA and
put all powers in the hands of
SCiA Yet they art* standing up
ami saying that they do not
and 81 • I
II they do not need it then
why are they voting to give
them powers'* Everyone seems
to he (*onfused. me being no
exception
1-caderN ol St»A assured the
protestors that if they would
accept the t'omprottuse of hav
ing their proposals put on the
referendum, ami if the admin-
i stratum. University Counci.
Board of Regent or whoever
will nuke a final decison
(then* whin to be a question
in everyone's minds with whom
tin* final blame* or credit will
Ik*» did not act to inforce the
suggestions then SGA would
hack the* protest ami we would
all act as one united student
body
Desk \\ riling;
It was written on the desk tops in the nondescript writing
that characterizes most desk lop messages tthviouslv done bv
one ol (hose pens that writes alter being seraped over lee amt
hekl in tire It didn t work to well on the desk however The
message was rather taint
"People could tie so heaulitul It thev woukl quit hating peo
ple things ant ideas they don t unlerstanding or agree with
The statement remain'd on tin’ desk without comment lor sev
eral days Then the invariable retort that gels etched into most
disk communications appeared below it It was the on * 1 that
tells people what sort ot illicit relations thev should occupy
themselves with
The original writer was to have the last word though
'You're the kind ot person I'm talking about Ot course the
guy had it all figured out Bigolrv and prejudice nuke every
thing pretty uglv Thev alwavs have
Hate is a strung emotion The worst hate is the kind directed
at people lor no reason The kind directed toward people (or the
coke ot their skin their accent or their relgtous beliets Re
grettably the desk writer's dream is nit likely to be tultilled un
til alter he has died
That kind ot Utopia just does nit exist Not at the Universi
ty. in the nation or the world That's life unlortunatelv
Now at least one person on the University campus has
started out on tus own personal campaign to change the world
And its not as hopeless as he may think Sixteen thousand peo
ple working un a common campaign >ukl make a dent on the
inhttervnl walls uf society Sixteen thousand people could
reach a kit mure pnple It thev wanted to It they cared
The desk wnter probable expresses himself on more than
just desk tups It he lives his beliefs he s got a head start 10
his dream Maybe he'll reach it someday
Hut the group would not ac
cept this Sure, we re all tires)
of compromises and promises
anil more promises But this
time it realy looked like it
would be more than that
Those’ responsible, administra-
tim. etc for making the final
approval would not be so un
wise as to turn down proposals
which the entire student body
requested. The changes were
very good that there would be
chances tor tall quarter
Now everything has been
thrown off-balantxv We can
only wait to see what will hap
pen
After this column many will
sav that my bark has bex'n big
gei than my bite, that I'm a
hypocrite and a e’htld of the ad
ministration
Perhaps all of those are
true, perhaps none of them
are I only know that I must do
wlat my conscience dictate’s
And it dictates that I not sup-
|xrt something which was so
untimely or a group which will
not listen to any compromise or
which feels that any concession
is bad •
Friar Henderson t'orlie Minister to the
Bulldog Snack Bar. sometimes known to his
friends as "Deep Fat" Friar Corlie Friar
Corlie's job is small, but thanks to his pray-
es. no one has died yet
Miss Maresloot Klaekmarr — the Universi
ty's Girl Uglifier Kach week night, Miss
Bluckmarr sneaks through girls' dormitories
and singles eertam females with a magic
powder which causes them to
awake each morning as uglv as
sunburned turtle’s. Fortunately.
Miss Blackmarr has been un-
dee the weather (or the past
three weeks, but word has it
flat she will re’sume her duties
starting in Brumby Hall —
as soon as the 1 peeling season
arrives
Mrs. Elmo Sanduskey Sedimentarian ot
the GGM Building His JUH Mr Sanduskey
sees that all the GGM dust is spread evenly
over llie largest globe in the Southeast
Admiral K. J. I Richard Julius lintpicker
Professor ot Naval Science at the Universi
ty Admiral Lintpicker is in charge ot the Na
val RGTC program, which makes its port on
"Jim- Jim" Jim — the only janitor for
Stegeman Hall 'Jtm-Jim "s job is to spray-
deodorant the men s locker room and feed the
contents of the gym baskets whenever they
are hungry
Chief Richard A. Blow last - Chief Steam-
titter for the University's women's high-rise
dormitories. Chief Blowfast began tus career
on campus fiti years ago providing heat for
the President's office Heat was only needed
frum 10-12 and 3-5. A large hole in the ceiling,
caused by a minor explosion, provided light
and heat for the other part of the dav
I alter Chief Blowfast was transferred to the
University Chapel, but after another unfortu
nate and untimely explosion, he was moved to
the first high-rise women's dorm, Soule Hall.
After a number of years there and elsewhere
on campus, Chief Blowfast was transferred to
Brumby Hall, where he became chief engi
neer
Asked it his job required many long hours
of hard work. Chief Blowfast replied "Well,
it's a big job watching all those safety valves
and dials for hours on end But I usually take
a break between 11:15 and 11:45 every night,
and go over to Hardee s for a snack. "
Chief Blowfast, now in his 88th year, will
retire this week
The contents of this story
deem it necessary to withhold
names and places tt protect
the innocent.
In a recent conversation with
one of UGA's National Guards
man this splendid organization
of fighting men was brought
into perspective, into focus, out
into the light.
"Exactly what is your pur
pose here?"
"Well, we have been on stan-
dy since the death of King, and
now we are training for riots,
you know, in case we have
any."
"Have any riots where? "
"I don't know "
When did you join the
Guard?"
"last quarter."
“Have you had any training,
yet? For example basic train
ing "
"No. I joined too late for any
training
"I noticed you aren't wearing
a uniform Is there any reason
for this?"
"We haven't gotten our uni
forms. vet."
"Why haven t you gotten
your uniforms?"
"They said they had given
out of uniforms because so
many people were joining up.
now."
"I have noticed a lot of men
walking about. Is it pretty
crowded."
"Yes, in fact we have to
sleep in cars, since we were
the last to called up."
"Sleep in cars?"
"Yea. but they said we won't
have to sleep in cars for long,
as soon as they find out what's
goin' on."
As I was leaving the National
Guard training site a picture
came to mind It consisted of
rioters looting a city and our
National Guard was coming to
restore law and order, as they
drove up driving their own
cars.
A young man was late and
was being reprimanded by the
sergeant.
"Private — . you were late.
What is vour explanation?"
"Sir. I was unable to find a
parking place."
SLEEP TIGHT
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
I here's No Comparison
Outburst of Apathy
To the Editor:
I would like to reply to the
P E Majors letter They pre
sented many oi ten-overlooked
pornts P E curricula do
include knowk-dge other than
physical sills which may re
serve to be considered with
academic subjects
It is also true that many oth
er University courses include
physical skills However, the
grading ol P E physical skills
can not be compared with the
Husk Speet h
To the Editor
Recently, the Young Demo
crats urged the Student Bar
Association to let Dean Rusk
speak in the Coliseum rather
than in the Fine Arts Audito
rium in order to accommodate
the largest possible number uf
students law Day tus always
been primarily lor law students
arel alumni of the law School
The reason tor a small audi
ence is not to exclude the pub
lic but to have one school pro
gram a year for members of
the Student Bar AssociaUun tn
ktvptng with tradition and the
purpose of our law Day pro
gram the speech will be made
In the Fine Arts Auditorium
lamrll Floe
President
Student Bar Atsocuuoa
grading ol typing, painting, or
musical skills for one’ very im
portant reason — only P E
physical skills are required ol
all students, whereas the other
physical skill classes are not
In all of these areas it is true
that stsne of us will be defi
nitely less adept and less eo-or-
di ret ted then others Therefore, a
person who is all thumbs anti
who signs up for tvptng or a
person with two left teet study
ing organ performances does
not expect to maintain an A
average Furthermore, the ma
jority of students enrolled in
any ot the other skill classes"
mentioned in the U’tter trom
the P E Majors' are specializ
ing in that skill - it is their
nujor field
Physical education certainly
is important for every student,
and 1 do not advocate abolish-
nvnt ot this requirement The
tact that P E grades are record-
id on the University grade
stxx’t each quarter shows that
importance is attached to phys
ical education And yet. it is
not right to equate physical
skill attainment with acade-
memic prowness tn a course
required o( all students — agile
or clumsy
Unless he be allowed to avoid
To the Editor
the course, he should be al
lowed to avoid risking his aver-
Marrv Ellen Jones
Graduate
Much space has been devoted
to the students demonstrating
for various causes I think an
other group in opposition to
such groups should be heard
..... VlfnanJ
Cl
Pch rr>
from
Due to the recent outbursts
of demonstrations for student
equality, academic rights, et
cetera, a counter group is
being formed The SAS (Stu
dents (or Apathy Society I is
dedicated to non-dedication and
involved in non-involvement.
The organizational meeting ot
SAS proved a rousing success
when all 17,000 University stu
dents failed to come It was a
magnificent victory for apathy
The March for Apathy" dem
onstration last Thursday
proved as great a success
when everyone did not put out
notices ot the march and no
one cared to show up
The SAS came under tire’ last
week during the demonstra
tions for student equality.
Many apathetic students were
tempted to demonstrate against
the demonstration, but the SAS
came through with flying col
ors as thousands of students
did not show up
Now in these trying times
when demonstrations and non-
apathv threaten us. there is a
great need (or more and more
people to sit on their backside
and do nothing The SAS is
open (or membership to anyone
\ es^ Someone Cares
who does not care enough to
join All members and those
who are not interested are not
expected to come to the ‘ Lie-in
for Apathy' outside of Memo
rial Hall next Friday afternoon.
We shall undergo
The Students for Apathy Socie
ty
Names withheld because uf
non-involvement
U here?
To the Editor:
Really fellow, can't you find
a typesetter who can spell,
spare words, and include pre-
ptKilions'' The Tuesday announce
ment ot the 5th Annual Gers-
chefski Concert was ruined by
the many errors
LETTERS POLICY
To the Editor
About 300 students at the Uni
versity ot Georgia made the
front page ot the paper today
by demonstrating (or freedom
1 wonder what they think free-
dun is
Have any of them lived in a
country ruled by a dictator'’
The freedom our forefathers
fought (or and that we are still
ftghung other countries for is
not living as one might pk>ase
There must be rules in an or
ganized society Just as a par
ent forbids a child extra cake
or candy even though the ctukl
cnes. so must we protect each
other What are we dotng in
the world anyway if not to
make the other fellows life a
little better
Since this is an era of dem
onstrating. it sounds like they
were thinking up something to
demonstrate about The curfew
is not an unreasonable one and
not imposed because anyone
wants to be an old meanv
Someone cares Yes 9omeone
cares where the students are
after midnight when they need
to rest and prepare for the
next day
Why are they at the Univer
sity - ’ To study'’ 1 wonder If
they can t accept reasonable
rules at the University, what
will they do when they gradu
ate- It is a disgrace tor these
students and teachers to be at
the University and waste our
tax money
Mrs. Harriet Mathews
Recent Graudate of l m*.
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