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The lied and Black. Friday, February 17, 1978
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Old style lines Athens
By JAN MILLER
Not only is Athens the home
of the oldest chartered state
university in the nation, but
many of its streets are lined
with some of the country's
finest examples of earlv 19th
century architecture.
The Church-Brumby House,
located near the corner of
Thomas and Doughtery
Streets, is long known as the
oldest house in Athens, accord
ing to Eve Booker, a guide at
the house who works for the
Athens Heritage Foundation
"The house was originally
built in 1818 for Alonzo Church
by workmen brought from New
England" she said The result
of their work was a detailed
example of post colonial arch
itecture, she added
Many of the homes that were
built in Athens during this time
later fell into disrepair or were
torn down due to progress,
Booker said
Other homes are currently
occupied by private families
while sororities and frater
nities have purchased a few.
Otheres have been restored by
civic organizations and com
mercial institutions, such as
the Church Brumby House.
THE HOI SK NOW serves
the city as the official welcome
center, headquarters for the
Athens Heritage Foundation
and as a house museum
"Restoration of the building
was made possible through a
grant of $57,000 from the
Department of Housing and
Urban Development, as well as
contributions from private and
local firms." Booker said "All
the furniture is mid-19th
century and are all gifts and
loans "
One of the items on display
at the house includes a
painting of an Italian scene
dating back to 1890. she said
Church never really made
the house his home. and. in
1931, he sold it to Mrs. Steven
W. Harris, Booker said. Her
descendants have lived there
ever since The last occupants
of the house were Mary Haris
and Anne Brumby, who was
one of the first women
graduates of the University and
the second dean of women
here.
TIIF HOUSE WAS originally
constructed on Hancock Street
opposite the Clarke County
Courthouse, but was relocated
without its later additions to its
present site on 280 E.
Doughtery Street
Restoration of the house
began in 1971 and ended in
April. 1972 For the past two
years it has been operating as a
tourist center Aprroximately
10.000 guests visited the house
last year. Booker said.
The busiest time for visitors
are April. May and June,
according to Booker
"We ask for guests to sign
the visitor book and they are
welcome to write any com
ments. All 50 states have been
represented as well as other
countries.” Booker added
The Church-Brumby House,
Athens official welcome cen
ter. is open free of charge
seven days a week.
Demosthenian
holds all-nighter
By JOEL BURKE
Assistant campus editor
The University Demosthen-
ian Society will hold its annual
all-night meeting this Friday,
with Dean Emeritus William
Tate speaking at midnight.
The Society is dedicated to
cultivating the art of speaking
in University students In
addition, students pursue the
fellowship of others working
toward the same ends. Dr
Albert Saye, advisor to the
society, said.
The program for Friday
evening includes Saye at 7. Dr
Merton Coulter. History Profes
sor Emeritus at 7:30. Augusta
attorney Roy Harris at 8, Dr
Edmund Feldman of the Art
department at 9, Aubrey
Morris of WSB radio at 10,
William Flatt of the Agricul
ture Extension Station at 11,
and Tate at midnight
The society was founded in
1803, and the present hall was
built in 1824, costing $4000,
Saye said.
Membership used to be
required of University stu
dents. a member. Jeff Lanier,
>aid
"You had to be either a
nember of the Demosthenian
Society or Phi Kappa." he
added Competition would get
fierce, and a professor was
stabbed once in the excite
ment. he said.
Membership costs $5 per
quarter, Lanier said. The
society serves as a forum for
public issues, he added.
Funds, attitude
hurt p.e. growth
By KATIIERYN HAYES
Assistant campus editor
Inadequate funding and a
historical non-aggressive atti
tude toward sports for women
have hindered growth of the
University’s women’s athletic
program, a physical education
instructor told a group of
women in the law school
yesterday.
Andy Long, coach of the
women's gymnastics team,
reviewed the history of wo
men's physical education and
recent changes in the women’s
athletic program She spoke in
the final lecture of the
women's studies winter collo-
quim series
Women's athletics, originally
a part of the Division of
Health, Physical Education
and Recreation, became a part
of the Georgia Athletic Asso
ciation in 1974 At that time the
women’s program was funded
$15,000, of a total athletic
budget of $2.3 million, Long
said.
In the following year the
women’s teams were given
$60,000, after "a copy of the
athletic budget showed up on
the front page of The Atlanta
Constitution." she said. The
women’s programs, however,
is still hampered by a lack of
funds for scholarships and
other areas, Long said
When the women’s program
first became a part of the
athletic association, no space
was available in the Coliseum
for offices or dressing rooms.
However, an examination of
the original blueprint for the
Coliseum, built in 1962. showed
half of the building planned for
women’s athletics and half for
men, Long said.
Convocation to be given
A wildlife official with the
U.S. Bureau of Land Manage
ment will lead a convocation at
the University School of Forest
Resources Feb 16.
J. David Almand. assistant
TO PROTECT
1HE UNBORN AND
1HE NEWBORN
give to the
mflRCH of Dimes
mothers march
Photo by DAN CRUM
Presley popular
at Disco night
By KAREN SOLHEIM
Of all the music played, the music of Elvis Presley was the
favorite of the persons attending Communiversity’s disco party
Monday night
As part of its Outreach program, Communiversity held a disco
dance complete with dance contest and a live disc jockey for
approximately 30 children in Memorial Ballroom The children
were from Hope Haven School and the Georgia Retardation
Center
"This is the first time we’ve held anything for the mentally
retarded." Anne Manuel, organization coordinator, said. “We
have about 115 Outreach volunteers, but only about 15 of them
are working with agencies which work with the mentally
retarded." Susan David. Outreach Coordinator, said
"We traditionally hold the Halloween party in the fall, but that
is for the Big Brother Big Sister program ” The Outreach
program is unlike the Big Brother-Big Sister program and the
tutorial program in which the volunteer works on a one-to-one
basis with a child The Outreach volunteer works with an agency
and not with a specific child
This party, held for persons 12 and over, also included a bingo
game complete with prizes
"The girls were looking forward to going to the dance They
seem to be enjoying it," Renne Hitchcock, a dorm attendent at
the Georgia Retardation Center, said
Even though that many people didn’t show up. helping those
few kids was worth it." according to one volunteer referring to
the limited number of children involved
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Photo by DAVID TULIS
Hall will be site of Demosthenian talks Friday night
"They found some space (for
women),” she added
"Cooperation is the word,"
Long said. "The outlook for
women's athletics has to be
positive.”
Long said the athletic
association will have to in
crease its income to provide
new funds for women’s sports.
She said the situation can be
improved and "men’s and
women's athletics can live
viably together.”
"The first head of women’s
physical education and past
women’s coaches wanted a
low-key intramural program
and nothing more,” Long said.
Mary Ella Soule, who
became head of the new
women's physical education
program in 1924, took a
non aggressive attitudes to
ward women's sports, accord
ing to Long
"She (Soule) was written up
as a leader of women's
athletics but she was actually
a leader in the non-growth of
women’s athletics." Long said
"She believed aggressive
sports like basketball were
mannish and unhealthy for
women," Long said. In a 1928
article prompted by changing
rules for women's basketball to
make it more like men's
basketball. Soule said it is
“unhealthy for girls to exper
ience breathlessness,” accord
ing to Long.
Women’s athletics are "be
ing forced now to step down
from the Ivory Tower, the low
key attitude of playing for fun.
Girls want to win as much as
guys," she said
"Competition in sports is just
as intense" for women as for
men, Long said
"Anyone can participate in the
meetings and debate an issue."
Members often come by the
hall to discuss issues or just
read magazines. I^anier added
Every year an award is
given. The Wall of Fame,
which honors a Demonstheman
who has been deemed worthy
of recognition Past recipients
have included Crawford W
Long. Senator Herman Tal
madge. John A. Sibley and
Emileo Pucci. Saye said.
The Demosthenian Society is
the oldest organization on
campus At one time, students
were not allowed out of their
dorms on Saturday unless they
attended the debates between
the Phi Kappas and the
Demosthenians. Times have
changed, now only 35 persons
are members of the society
and the Phi Kappa docs not
exist. Lanier said.
Every spring three awards
are given tor best sophomore
declamation, junior oratory
and senior debate. The senior
debate winner gets the Univer
sity Cup. Saye added.
Ixist year the debates were
judged by a professor from the
speech department.
There are Demosthenian
Societies at the University of
North Carolina, the University
of Virginia, and several other
institutions across the country.
Save added
I have been crucified with Christ;
and it is no longer I who live, but
Christ lives in me; and the life which I
now live in the flesh I live by faith in
the Son of God. who loved me, and
delivered Himself up for me.
(Galations 2:20)
What a liberating truth is found in
those words written by Paul, an early
disciple of Jesus' After nineteen years
of being religious' and trying to live a
righteous life in my own wisdom and
strength, what a blessing it was to
discover that the secret of living a life
that is pleasing to God is to let Jesus
live out His life of righteousness
through me
As a sophomore in college, I had
already concluded that Christianity
just didn't work for me I had a life
history of church services and Sunday
schools, but I still saw my life full of
sin and with no real purpose. I had
completely given up any ideas of living for God when I was confronted by a group of
Believers who had a message and a lifestyle that spoke boldly of having meaning and
purpose—that purpose being to live in fellowship with God each day of our life
This relationship with God is established as we believe that Jesus is the Messiah i savior)
and allow Him to be Lord (controller) of our lives When we do this. God gives us the gift of
the Holy Spirit (the Spirit of God) who empowers us to live in victory over sin As we
receive the Spirit of God, we are set free from the power of sin and death, and become free
to live a life that gives joy and honor to our God who loves us
Since returning to Athens in September. 1 have felt a real expression of God’s love and
care through the fellowship at Maranatha Chapel I have been greatly blessed by the
commmitment to God and to one another that I have experienced there If you are also
searching for a relationship with God or have questions about living a Spirit-filled life, 1
invite you to stop by; we would be glad to share with you.
Barry George
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