Samford Crimson
Vol. 57. No. 15
Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama 35209
Friday. March 10,. 1972
NBC White House coirespondent Herb Kaplow visited Sanford's campus on Tuesday. He lec¬
tured and answered questions in Reid Chapel. Following that session, a reception was held in
his honor in Beeson Lounge.
Step-Sing 472 offers
new two night format
b.v II. Randall Williams
News Director
A change in format from the
usual one night performance to
a two night competition marks
the twenty- second annual Step-
Sing production, March 17 and
18 in Seibert Gym.
The change was made to ac¬
commodate the increasing
number of people and partici¬
pants that have grown each year
with Steo-Sine’s progress.
SGA officials believe that the
two night format will not only
give more persons an opportunity
to attend the event, but will
also give the participants a live
rehersal on Friday night before
being Judged on Saturday night.
All mooey from the compe¬
tition goes into the SGA Scho¬
larship Fund.
Since its early years on the
steps of Vail Hall (hence the
Step-Sing label), Step-Sing has
grown to be a professional pro¬
duction. Groups are graded ac¬
cording to presentation, cos¬
tumes, and musical ability. Much
SGA to sell
tickets for
Step-Sing
Tickets for Step- Sing
1972 will be on sale from
March 13-17 horn 10 am.
until 2 p.m. in the SGA
office.
Tickets are 75* for stu-
ents and $1.50 general ad¬
mission. All proceeds go
to the Student Government
Association Merit Scholar¬
ship Program.
practice and hard work goes into
each group’s presentation, and
the campus for the last couple
of weeks has revolved around
the preparation.
The competition consists of
four categories: Organizations,
classes, fraternities, and soror¬
ities. Aprize is awarded in each
with an overall winner selected
from the four groups. Rivalry
withing each division is heated.
Chapel hosts
speakers for
Dr. Carl Whirley is the Cha¬
pel speaker for March 13. A
missionary to Nigeria since 1947
he is presently Missionary on
Campus and Visiting Professor
of Religion at Samford. He re¬
ceived an A.B. from Howard
College, and a Th.M.and Th.D.
from Southern Baptist Theolo¬
gical Seminary.
March 15th Chapel Speaker is
Major Harwell G. Davis, Chan¬
cellor of Samford University.
He is a graduate of South Ala¬
bama Institute and received a
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and Ll.D. from the Univ¬
ersity of Alabama, and a L.H.D.
from Birmingham Southern Col¬
lege. Major Davis was elected
Attorney General of Alabama in
1933. He served as president
of Howard College from 1939 to
1958, and he was the first presi¬
dent of the Southern Association
of Baptist Colleges. Samford’s
Harwell Goodwin Davis Library
is named in honor of him.
Dr. Thomas E. Bryant of the
President’s Drug Abuse Council
will be speaking in the law con¬
vocation series March 16 at
11:00 a.m., on the subject of
drug abuse in the United States
Also highlighting the event will
be the presentation of the stu¬
dents and faculty members voted
Mr. and Miss Friendlies by the
student body. These awards will
be made on Friday night.
Visiting parents day guests will
be treated to an SGA slide pre¬
sentation on the Students view
of Samford, entertainment by the
Peanut Gallery, and the Step-
Sing competition.
varied
next week
The program will count as chapel
credit for all students attending,
but regularly scheduled classes
will meet as usual at that time.
Rabbi Milton L. Grafman, the
March 20th Chapel Speaker, has
been the Rabbi of Temple Emanu¬
el in Birmingham since 1941. A
graduate of the University of Cin¬
cinnati, he received his ordination
and his D.D. at the Hebrew Union
College. He is President of the
Southwest Association of the Cen¬
tral Conference of American
Rabbis. A founder of Spastic Aid
of Alabama, he has also been ac¬
tive in the Jefferson County Red
Cross, planned Parenthood, and
the Anti T.B. Association.
David Chestnut is the Chapel
Speaker for March 22. A sopho¬
more history major, David is on
the debate team and last year was
chosen outstanding novice debator
at Samford. He is aS.G.A. sena¬
tor, a member of Sigma Nu fra¬
ternity, the B.S.U. choir. Gamma
Beta Phi, Ministerial Associa¬
tion, and Residence Hall Judic¬
iary. David has maintained a
3.0 point average in his aca¬
demic work. His plans for the
future include seminary.
NBC’s Kaplow
reviews Nixon
by Lois King and
Bill Steverson
President Nixon hopes to be¬
come Immortalized as hlsotry’s
greatest peacemaker and in so
diong win his bid for re-election.
This, according to Herb Kaplow,
NBC commentator, was the main
reason behind (he President’s re¬
cent trip to Communist China.
Mr. Kaplow spoke to a large
audience in the first of the SGA
lecture series Tuesday night in
Reid Chapel. It was his first
public appearance since his re¬
turn from China with the Presi¬
dent.
“The President has done well
in his attempts at peacemaking
as seen in Berlin, Vietnam, the
Middle East, China and Moscow,”
said Mr. Kaplow. This peace¬
making policy was seen in Nixon’s
agreement to lessen Taiwan-
American relationships, reduce
the American military in Taiwan,
and continue his policy of demo¬
bilization in Vietnam.
As for his recent personal ex¬
periences in Chine, Mr. Kap¬
low revealed little that had not
already been reported.
“President Nixon is intro¬
verted, shy, a loner, and a man
totally involved in American pol¬
itics,” said Mr. Kaplow when
asked his personal opinion of the
President. Mr. Kaplow has fol¬
lowed Mr. Nixon since 1956 as a
reporter.
From the time President Nixon
was first elected to public of¬
fice until his 1960 Presidential
bid he received “Too much too
soon.’ Deprived of a formal
maturing process, he was cata¬
pulted into a position for which
he was not ready or mature.
During his three years as pres¬
ident, Nixon has thrust upon the
American people a three package
plan which will probably gain him
re-election. This plan included
(1) his price-freeze and infla¬
tionary blocks, (2) his attempts
to identify with the American peo¬
ple by making the beauracracy
serve the people (3) and his plans
for revenue sharing.
“Our world is in the midst
of a massive shifting of inter¬
national relationships. We, as
the American people, will have
to decide whether these will be
the best of times or the worst
of times,’ said Kaplow. This
decision may largely be decided
by the person the American peo¬
ple choose to represent them in
the next election.
Armstrong leaves
Samford to coach
According to Miss Avalee Wil¬
loughby, head of the physical edu¬
cation department, “Samford lost
a fine man when coach John Lee
Armstrong left.’
Ceach Armstrong . wanted to
return to coaching. When offered
the opportunity of going to Erwin
High School as head football coach
and head of the physical educa¬
tion department he accepted.
The former Samford Univer¬
sity coach served as head foot¬
ball coach from 1966-1968. Dur¬
ing that period he won twenty
games, lost nine, and tied two.
His percentage ranked according
to total wins was .690. This per¬
centage made him second only to
Bobby Bowden with an average of
.838.
Coach Armstrong also served
as assistant professor of physical
APA sponsors
blood drive
education for three- and-a-half
years and assited coach John
Haywood with the intramurals.
The physical education depart¬
ment and Samford wish the “Sec¬
ond winningest* coach well in
his new position at Erwin High
School, Miss Willoughby stated.
Apply soon
for positions
Applications are now being ac¬
cepted for positions onSAMFORD
CRIMSON, PENSEZ, ENTRE
NOUS, and WVSU.
The editor’s and business man¬
ager’s Jobs are open on both
SAMFORD CRIMSON and ENTRE
NOUS. Editor is the only opening
on the PENSEZ, and the station
manager’s position is the only
one to be filled chi the radio
station.
The American Pharma¬
ceutical Association at
Samford is sponsoring a Red
Cross Blood Drive. The
drives headquarters will be
located in Pittman Lobby
from 10 a.m. to 4 P-m .
The organization with
the highest percentage of
their membership donating
blood will be honored with
a plaque.
Samford
The editors’ and station man¬
ager’s jobs are all salaried po¬
sitions, but the two business man¬
agers receive a commission on
advertising sold.
Applications should be sub¬
mitted through campus mall to
Richmond Brown, Chairman of
the Publications Board. Deadline
for applications is March 22,
1972.
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