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Tune-up
Union expresses stand
The University Union believes in the right of free
speech. Allowing students to express themselves is a
function of the University Union, but we cannot and will
not condone expressions of vulgarity.
The Union does not condone the vulgar language used
by participants in the Korum for Soulful Folk on Thurs
day, May 1. and will take the necessary action to see that
this does not occur again
CADERCOX
President
May 2,1969
Language barrier
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Freedom ol speech, like all other rights,
is not to be denied and is guaranteed in the
Constitution to all people However there is
the distinction made that free speech is a
right as long as it does not interfere with
the rights of others.
Likewise, dialogue and discourse have
proven to be valuable means of solving
problems and difficulUes with a minimum
amount of trouble and violence The two
together, dialogue and freedom of speech,
combine to be an effective solution to many
predicaments
However, speech as it was used at the
black students' rally last week should not
be allowed to anyone outside the confines of
one's own domicile. The emphasis on vul
garity, and obscenity in the language used
was both unnecessary and offensive
Those indulging in the use of such four-
letter expressions probably felt no better
adjectives could have transmitted their
feedings. We believe better, and more re
served, phrases could have been used and the
same message could have been communi
cated.
The speakers made an impression, but
because of their preference of expression,
the impression was not one that coincided
with tne intended message The listeners
heard what was said, but they were not
pleased with what they heard
Supposedly laws exist for the prevention
of public profanity. Perhaps the University
is immune to this particular law, or per
haps the University was victim of the buga
boo "There’s never a policeman around
when you need him." In either case the air
was fouled, profanity was dominant and
nothing was accomplished
til hi HOWELL, flanaging Ldilor
Ends vs. means
Do the ends justify the means? Should anything go in
an attempt to gain objectives’’ These rhetorical questions
are being asked more and more as campus disorders
in the name of reform and revolution spread from the
small midwestem colleges to the heretofore impenetrable
bastions of the Ivy League
What is the motivating logic, if that is the proper term,
which moUvates the New Left and the various other avant
garde henchmen to feel they are designated to sweep away the
tradiUons of centuries, both good and bad, in the name of a
god called Freedom According to their screams, they are the
vanguard of a new order They are indeed a vanguard, but it is
more one of Brave New World that of a Utopia The radical who
wins control of a group whether it is the campus or the nation in
the name of reform is not likely to release that control in the
name of freedom The means will become the end Dictatorship
will have arrived and will have been ushered in by those who
are preaching a new equality.
THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS seems far removed from the
world of student unrest and milittantcy. The students, noto
rious, it would appear, for their apathy, seem hardly the candi
dates to riot and bum They tend to look on the stirrings of ac
tivism as a moment of comic relief in a world classes
and parties. This attitude is a safety valve for tension.
It can keep discord on a verbal plain rather than a
physical one
There is an attitude of avoiding violence on the part of many
and there is just as often an attitude of blow for blow which
tends to make a progonsis difficult and highly risky.
What is sought is in many instances good The idea of an edu
cation that is relevant is a welcome plea. Too many students
have had to find after graduation that they have spent four
years learning quite a lot about everything and a large amount
about nothing.
Still the idea of privilege and broader freedom is not that
which is to be desired. The freedom which the militants seek is
based on retribution and not on justice.
HISTORY WILL REPEAT itself in a new and catastrophic
way if strength and forebearance are not used toequell the on
coming deluge.
"Apres moi, le deluge", is not the panacea it used to be. If
positive moves are not made 'apres moi' may get here quicker
than is to expected.
Rumblings by this writer and others are gusts in the wind if
action to stop insurrection is not made. It is time for the ster-
ness of authority. We must be open to change. We cannot be
open to catastrophe.
HILL O nOWLLL. Columnist
Providing basis for more hate
Must develop a faith
Some people seem able to
laugh in the face of adversity,
while others lemain fearful
and anxious even when things
are going well for them Some
of us seem to have time for
everything, no matter how
busy we are, while others
never have time enough, no
matter how little they have to
do
Some of us are happy, con
fident and efficient, while
others appear always deluwd
with problems, uncertainty,
and worry Some of us have
mostly nice things to say
about people and have many
friends while others com
plain, criticize and enjoy few
friendships
Some people seem pleased
with what they have, while
others are predominantly dis
pleased over what they do not
have Most of all, some people
take a bright outlok onthings.
while others are persistently
pessimistic.
This same attitude is car
ried over and applied to the
complex problems in our so
ciety today Some people en
visage that the problems in
society can be solved by some
idyllic and unobtainable state
involving the luxurious satisli-
cation of each and every de
sire as it arises
Such a Utopian dream is
little better than the most idle
wishful thinking and. on closer
Rado explains
After reading the reply by
some of the Demosthemans to
your editorial The BS —
You" 1 thought it would be
best if l expressed my views
on the entire incident
The letter from the society
dwelt on the history and the
glorious past daUng hack to
1803 What the authors of the
leUer failed to reveal was
that during the glorious past
the membership at the society
was more than the mere 30
members that were on the roll
at the start of this quarter
When less than 10 people
can make up a majority at
almost any meeting, it is time
to reevaluate the position of
the society on the campus In
early days there was a pur
pose for the society as it origi
nally was organized
Now there are women on
campus, now there are social
fraternities and sororities,
now there is an intensive
sports program, now there
are Cultural Affairs pro
grams. now there are cars on
campus, now there is elec
tricity
It is time for those mem
bers who view all change as a
destructive process to get off
their collective bottoms and
look objectively at the society
ui light of the grow th of the
University.
During pre-election speech
es I expressed concern for
lark of membership With
only 30 members in Demos-
thouan with close to half of
these being seniors and gradu
ate students, I promised to
have many programs, good
newspaper coverage and in
creased membership
On March 26, the list of
programs was presented to
the society Where were those
great orators then’’ Instead of
voicing an immediate objec
tion these adept members
chose to speak out three
weeks later
The purpose of the society is
to encourage a diligent search
for truth bv means of debate
In my search for truth, I
sought the truth from the
speakers that were invited In
improving my debating skills.
I sought to challenge the
speakers on their views and to
truly promote the cause of
truth through debate It
seems as if the society didn't
agree
Demostheman stands as a
connecting link between a
glorious past and a brilliant
future This statement could
be true at some other time but
for the time being some
members are content to have
the society resemble yet an
other link This connecting
link with the ancient past was
identified by Charles Darwin
in his book Origin of the
Species
I cannot stand to see cer
tain members turn the society
into a monkey jungle and have
the immature actions of some
members reflect of the entire
society
STU ART ALAN RADO
examination, involves a kind
of emotional anarchy that of
fers little guarantee for the
removal of conflicting de
sires. But some people are
more realistic in nature All
of us have impelling wishes
and desires which are capa
ble of whisking us away from
the frequently less pleasant
facts of reality Everyone
certainly has tasted the luxu
ry of hypothetically supposing
the fulfillment of his wishes
Although occasional self-in
dulgence along these lines is
not harmful, such thinking
rarely, if ever, provides us
with a substantial basis (or
efficient action
By allowing our wishes to
dominate our thinking we
make ourselves more prone
that ever to disillusionment
and disappointment The diffi
culty. of course, is that we are
frequently so concerned with
what we would like to do
about a problem that we do
not have the patience to listen
The result is generate to
deprive ourselves of a more
objective evaluation and anal-
sis Reality is big enough to
include truth and illusion,
beauty and ugliness, happi
ness and unhappiness Out of
an awareness of the whole, we
must develop a faith in the
achievement of the better
part of reality
KREDRIUK I’ETERSON
Like a few hundred other
folks. I heard a good part of
the talking done at the rally in
front of the Bulldog" Thurs
day. That rally, like a
previous one. was held by
some members of the Black
Student Union.
This latest one was billed as
a rally for "Soulful Folk."
Fine Since it happened to be
on the way to my next class. I
stopped for a few moments to
hear what was said. I had
hopes of something construc
tive emerging from the rally,
but they were quickly dashed
Back in my home town,
there is a law against public
obscenity Apparently there is
no such law in Athens or on
Letters
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ters from students, facul
ty, administration and in
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of general and campus in
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Letters should be typed
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libel
No unsigned letters will
be published; however,
names will be withheld upon
request.
the University campus, be
cause none of the Athens or
campus police came to inves
tigate the various speakers'
language
Now maybe there is some
logical reasoning behind the
constant use of vulgarity at
this latest rally. If there is,
it's beyond my comprehen
sion
If all the cursing being done
by the speakers, both black
and white, was done to attract
attention, then it was better
unsaid. Anyone who gets up
before a group of people with
a microphone in hand is bound
to attract attenUon regard
less of the language he uses. I
cannot believe that those ob-
KMC R and HHITL
sccnities were said to call at
tention to the problems of
the Negro race in America.
That can be done better
without obscenity.
At the first rally, I found
myself agreeing with some of
the points being made by the
speakers. I also found myself
respecting some of them as
men willing to get up and do
something constructive in
stead of sitUng on their pos
teriors griping
Respect is the area in
which the Negro American
must succeed. It will only
come slowly from the masses
The gaining of respect will not
be aided by a public display of
vulgarity. Immature actions
like that only degrade a cause
that millions believe in.
The word I received from
the Student Activities office is
that they will not permit the
Black Students Union, not a
recognized campus group, by
the way, to hold another rally
of that sort using school
equipment The reason given
was misuse of the microphone
and speakers loaned to the
BSU
The "Soulful Folk" rally
took on a tone of militancy
which is relatively new to this
campus Burn, baby, bum!”
came through the micro
phone. along with a few other
flW wwwwwwgvwwwwww
threats.
I’d like to point out a few
things here. Anything that is
destroyed on this campus
deprives students of some
facility Those students who
are affected may include
some of the "Soulful Folk” as
well as whites
But. more important, viol
ence won t get you anywhere
but city jail or worse Be
sides. what you destroy just
provides a basis for more
hate. I’m not saving that peo
ple should give up working for
true equality, but have you
ever heard of anyone doing
constructive work for equality
from a jail cell?
The black studies program
Force an answer
Gee, I sure enjoyed the
recent article by Larry Fen-
ley on our friendly campus
arms dealer But 1 noticed a
few gaps in his offerings
In defending Americas
honor abroad our fighting
men have found napalm very
useful for sanitarily destroy
ing and maiming human
beings In defending Ameri
ca's way of life domestically
couldn't our police make a
similar use of the material’’
This seems especially promis
ing since America's dissi
dents choose to concentrate ia
densely populated areas —
and not in the nicer neighbor
hoods either
Another tool of proven abili
ty is the fragmentation bomb,
which has made hamburger
out of many enemies of the
free world This is the per
fect not control weapon Ameri
ca's internal troublemakers —
dissatisfied students. the
blacks, the poor, liberal col
lege professors — with their
vicnus egalitarian philosophy,
have been mollycoddled for
far too long Fragmentation
weapons should be part of
every police arsenal
.And how about him distnb-
uUng whips and hanging
ropes' Many of our people are
trying to change their God-
ordained position in society.
Second in a series by
EDDIE HOBI NET r E
What is a black 'idles program' Is it
:• necessary' In this article. Dr Myland
| Brown, social studies. Dr Charles Crowe.
J history department; and members of the
¥ Black Student Union will give their opi-
:! nions These people represent Fort Valley
4 State College, the University of Georgia,
¥ and the black students on the Uni-
¥ versity of Georgia campus
DR. MYLAND BROWN
>: Dr Brown heads a committee that is
currently trying to set up a black studies
| program for Fort Valley State. "Black
¥ history was offered years ago, and so we
•; are just reinitiating this part of the pro-
¥ gram."
¥ "The program includes an expanded
¥ program including literature—you know,
black authors, etc -and also black contri
butions in the labor movements, science
and other areas "
"The purpose of such a program is to
help people recognize the contributions
that both blacks and whites have made
that should be classified as ethnically
black ’
Many people dont understand that
culture is real—especially in the north
For example black people made advances
in rocketry this country that weren't ac
knowledged, so they went to foreign coun
tries such as Italy, where they were recog
nized There is some evidence that shows
how black people, helped to set up the
Russian language.”
The problem here is that all people in
general, both black and white, tend to
classify all black people together in one
and social pressure and res- ¥ ethnic group A black studies program
. would ^ip „p uuj misunderstanding
among others A point of fact is Haile
Selassie He is black and yet isn’t of the
same ethnic origin as American black
people"
Many faculty members have proposed
that a black studies program be composed
of a hodgepodge of courses that are taught
tncuve legislaUon do not
seem to be enough to hold
them back
(Air American way of life i«
being threatened from within
and from without. Only vigil
ance and brute force can pres
erve it
N AME WITHHELD
by the University Dr. Brown replies that in favor of having black professors teach
you lose needed discipline for a strong these courses. He also says that qualified
educational structure when you just use a black instructors are availabe "
conglomerate of courses He said, “It is We have been educated not to recog-
possible that it could work in a survey sit- n ize the oppressed minority." Dr. Crowe
“ a tion." says that an Afro-American studies pro-
Dr Brown explained that Fort Valley gram would alleviate this condition >
State College is short of personnel, and "We (Anglo-Saxon Protestants, main- ?
that their particular program is just a jyj have let other ethnic group know that ¥
beginning as soon as they have become like us as ¥
"The problem is that you've always had much as is possible; they will be accept- j
smart black folk, revolulionairies and ed."
others These people you don't read about Dr Crowe maintains that Negroes can |
in history Even black kids in black high never achieve this level simply because of 5
schools don’t know about them." their black skin. And yet, if a'man is only |
DR. CHARLES CROWE one-eight black, his both certificate will |
read, "Negro"
Dr Charles Crowe agrees that white "Because of this, says Dr Crowe, the 4
people don t know how black people feel blacks are seeking their own identity, and 4
"How many people know what the black black program is a step in this direction." |
people in this country felt about the Span- BSU Al Phi Kappa Forum.
ish-American War? asks Dr. Charles :•
Crowe, a professor in the University histo- The question of identity is also an im-
ry department portant issue when members of the Black
The black studies program is just part Student Union explain their position
of the attempt to tell how blacks live apart Robert Benham, president of the BSU,
from whites They have ‘.heir own sepa- says that Georgia has for a long time been
rate culture, you know" a University for only whites This de-
Dr Crowe says that he favors a major pnved the black community of the state of
degree in black culture Some Ivy League much needed leadership
schools now offer a degree in black cul- "Black studies are relevant to our fu
ture Generally the department is called tore positions as the leaders of the black
Afro-American Culture "It is usually community," says Benham
composed of African history, culture poll- Mr. Aniderson Williams, history gradu-
tiesand. lately, language, says Dr Crowe ate student and member of the BSU, says
Yale has already approved a plan, and a that he doesn't think black people have
committee at Harvard University recom- looked to far ahead Williams says, "I
mended one early this year that is just agree that a minor and maybe graduate
now being carried out. seminar courses would be sufficient now
This committee says that: Certainly they would be a beginning' ’
"We are dealing with 25 million of our What black people want is a black stud-
own people with a special history, culture ies structure "You know, so people, black
and range of problems The committee and white, will at least know that such a
says also that the program should have structure of black courses in lack art. his- \
meaning for all serious students—black tory. music, etc
andwhite " In summation, Benham says that
Dr Crowe says that a large amount of "You know what I learned in Georgia j
black history does exist, but nobody history in the seventh grade?", asked 5
thought it was important Benham "They just told me how blacks '<■
"What is needed is a recognition of puked cotton I think they did more than i
values among black people This is a point that. hell. I know they did more "