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ARTIST DON SMITH DRAWS "HARRY" THE BULLDOG
Familiar cartoons appear weekly
Agora sells items
made by students
“It's a good opportunity for
creative students to make
money,” said Susan Shaver,
student coordinator for the
Agora
The Agora is a student-run
boutique that will be located in
Memorial Hall The entire
stock will consist of things stu
dents and others in the Univer
sity community have hand
made.
The shop will open next
Monday. All this week, items to
be sold may be brought to room
207 in Memorial Hall, from
noon until five o'clock
WrTH CONSIDERATION to
the law of supply and demand,
and the amount of time he
has spent making the article,
the student sets his own price.
He will get 75 per cent of the
price when the article is sold
The remaining 25 per cent will
go for the maintence. opera
tion and improvement of the
ship.
The Agora is an outgrowth of
the Fine Arts Division of the
University Union. Its origins
can be traced to last fall, but it
was open only the last one and
one-half months of spring
quarter
THE NAME ‘ Agora” was
chosen for the shop in a contest
held last spring. The orginal
Agora was the marketplace of
ancient Athens
Miss Shaver said that there
was a strong student response
to the Agora. In the time it was
open between 150 and 200 items
were handled. She expects even
more participation this year
The goods sold last year in
cluded pottery, a few dresses,
scarves, headbands, beaded
bracelets, necklaces, teddy
bears, enameled rings made by
some of the foreign students,
and ‘ some little peramic
mushrooms one girl made and
painted that sold real well.'’
It is anticipated that the
Agora will be open from noon
until five. Mondays through
Fridays. It will be in the old
Student Government Room in
Memorial Hall. Students will be
able to bring their wares to it
during those hours or to room
207 at other times
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The Red and Black, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1970
Page 9
'Harry' in 70
By KAYE SIMONS
Assistant feature editor
Don Smith writes radio
commercials He designs car
tons for Dairy Pak. He is a
member of Rotary Club and an
elder in Central Presbyterian
Church. He operates his own
advertising agency. But to the
University students. Don Smith
is the creator of “Harry” the
Bulldog
“I think more people know
me for doing the bulldog car
toons.” Smith said in a recent
interview He explained that
his famed “Harry” began after
a friend from the Daily News in
Athens phoned and asked Smith
to draw a cartoon for the news
paper
"THE FIRST cartoon was in
three frames and illustrated
Harry swatting a yellow jack
et,' Smith recalled That vear.
four years ago, the only other
cartoon published was for a
bowl game
The following year Harry
appeared preceeding all home
games and the Bulldogs had a
winning season When the Dogs
received an invitation to play
North Carolina State in the
Liberty Bowl. Smith was sure
Harry had something to do with
the Dogs winning season. ”
“THE FIRST bulldog I drew
was Walt Disneyish ” Smith
said "He was long legged and
semi-realistic, but that s what 1
thought the paper wanted
Smith never turned in that
drawing “It just wasn't right,
so I began again on a different
idea, using a contemporary
style.” Harry has simple lines,
one tooth, few expressions,
broad shoulders I slightly
broader than last year to make
him look toughen, a Georgia
jersey and no neck
These cartoon elements nev
er change Why 1 ’ "I have the
tracings of all of the cartoons I
have ever done, so I go by the
originals so Harry never suf
fers a significant change.”
Smith explained
COLOR separations are the
most time consuming of all
processes A total of approxi-
matelv eight hours goes inlo
each cartoon, though the basic
art work can be completed in
an hour
Smith said he usually thinks
of ideas for the entire season
during the summer, then draws
them two weeks in advance
WHEN GEORGIA loses
games, Harry can be found the
following week with a bandaid,
black eye or torn jersey But he
is still the same “ Harry "
Don Smith draws other Bull
dogs. too His work may be
found on posters, bookstore
advertisements or in the form
of a new Bulldog bank Smith
never draws the same bulldog
twice.
THIS YEAR Harry has a new
friend and the cartoons are
multi-colored (The first ones
were in red and black i A girl
cheerleader will join Harry in
the newspaper this Saturday
morning to speak appropriate
lines of wit that Harry can not
say-he never speaks The South
ern supporter, a little man with n
] red coat, will be on hand with
Harry again this year also
A WICKED OLE MISS WANTS HARRY TO JOIN HER CLUB
Symbolic Bulldog represents the University
FINALLY, THERE'S A PLACE^OR
BOTH OF US!
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