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LETTERS p.o. box 1027. Athens. cn soeos
PARTY TOWN
Having grown up in Athens and having
been at L'GA in the mid-’70s, I found
Flagpole’s “Is UGA Still A Party School”
[August 26] interesting. At the risk of sound
ing like some old fart babbling about bygone
days while dribbling Cream of Wheat down
the front of my toga, I offer the following
observations.
Had your source of information about
Athens in the ‘70s spent less time swiping
toilet tissue from fraternity houses and more
time out and about, he/she might have found
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that there were indeed bars and music clubs
in Athens at the time. The Whipping Post,
the B&L, and T.K. Hardy’s spring to mind as
places one might go to dance, listen and/or
drink. These places were a good deal larger
than the venues today, and since the “music
scene" had yet to be born in Athens, we had
to be content with regional recording acts
such as Wet Willie, Mother’s Finest, and
Atlanta Rhythm Section, rather than three
guys named Dave who decided to be a rock
band last Tuesday.
Any analysis of “then vs. now” should be
taken in the contexts of community stan
dards at the time. In the 70s, the statewide
drinking age was 18. Georgia, and Athens in
particular, had some of the most liberal mar
ijuana laws in the nation. A first-time offend
er busted for simple possession of an ounce
or less received a “pot ticket" ordering an
appearance in municipal court. No cuffs, no
jail, no bail. Guilty verdicts generally result
ed in a moderate fine and a stern “Don’t let
me see you in this court again!” Obviously,
the times have changed.
Finally, as I remember it, tne UGA
Homecoming concerts of the day were top-
name musical acts, as opposed to aging
comedians whose material is now centered
around grandparenting. Please tell me,
Flagpole, what’s up with that?
Brian c osgate
Athens
MO SUCKER
I am writing in response to a column in
your Sept. 2 edition entitled “College is for
Suckers!” [September 2], The author address
es the question that many middle-twenties
college dropouts who return to school after
spending time in the work force ask them
selves. The question... Is college worth it?
He cites many examples where school,
financially, is not worth the time and money-
required to complete a degree. As he states,
many people go on to lead fruitful, happy
lives withrut a college degree. I know many
people who have done so myself.
The thing is, school for some of us, is not
all about the big piece of proverbial apple pie.
It is a chance, the only chance for a large num
ber of us, to get out of a small town, get a
taste of the world out there, and maybe do
something more meaningful than punch a
time clock every day. Most parents can’t
afford to send their kids to school so loans
and a level of indebtedness is necessary.
Attaining ones goals sometimes requires sac
rifice. Most of us in college do not owe any
more than most people who are paying for a
car and a house in suburbia. I think knowl
edge and broadening of one’s horizons is
important and rewarding... dreams are price
less.
Steve Pettis
Athens
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