1965-10-08, The Howard Crimson

VOLUME 50— NO. 33 OCTOBER 8, 1965 HOWARD COLLfiGE, BIRMINGHAM, ALA. NEW :R0SH SENATORS— . . . Lnft, Becky Davis, Jerry Gallups and Betty Lou Jackson were elected freshman senator) in this week's SGA election. rosh Officers Elected fn Run-Offs Thursday Run-offs marked four freshmen office as Neal Wadi- clinch- the fresh presidency yesterday the se< ond round of voting by irishmen. Wade г nd Jack Wright were into the run-off following ary balloting Mondjy and p-wday. The position of vice-president Las claimed by Phil Lam I in the ndar; voting Wednesilay and irsday be defeating Gwen ng. Janet Rotenberry won over two runoff opponents — Kris Schoen- ing and Wanda Bailey in the sec¬ retarial race. Handling the frosh treasury will be Patricia Patterson, who defeat¬ ed Bernice McCurdy in the treas¬ urer run-off. The three freshmen senatorial posts were clinched in the pri¬ mary balloting without a run-off. Winning the positions were Becky Davis, Jerry Gallups and Betty Lou Jackson. Icmecoming Theme ►ays 'Swamp Cajuns' ‘The biggest and the >est” is waj homecoming chairman Bryan describes the Howard follege homecoming f stivities chedulec to begin Oct. 21, with garni set for Oct. 23. The th ?me for the 196 home- as announced bj Bryan, “SWAMP the Cajun:,.” The ulldogs will meet the Ri gin’ Ca- of .* outhwestem Lou si an a in Jhe homi coming battle. A lomHfst of "firsts” marks the chedtfle of events of he 1965 com ng celebration. The pa¬ rade set for Saturday m< rning of hopni coming weekend will be ngest in the history of How- ■'accoiding to college records. Beginning at thetraditional site Home- ood, theparade will fol- the egular route down U. S.- and urn left at Bollywood ilevari. The collectio;. of floats, nvertib es and bandsmen \wijl~ pro ede to Mountain Brook- re th- parade will erd. The 19( 5 parade will also be the Ho< ard parade to traverse Rfii ее jurisdictions Bryan dated Th at the parade will be the of i;s type in the Hi mewood- nlain Brook area. Include ! in the parade will be school bands, numerous ats, convertibles, the Howard band and for the irst time recent years a fire truck. The parade is under tne direc- of Joe Lassiter, a freshman И» Cumberland Schoo of Law. “ter has directed the last two aing parades at the Uni¬ versity of Alabama. — 4 Another activity in the list of "firsts” is open house in all five of Howard’s fraternities as well as the Cumberland School of Law. The open house is scheduled to begin with the end of the Howard- Southwestern Louisiana football game. The pep rally, which will open the homecoming weekend, is scheduled for October 21. The rally is set to begin at 9 p.m. in Seibert Stadium. Under the direction of Charlotte Brooks, the annual homecoming pageant is scheduled for Friday night of the weekend in Seibert Hall. Bryan stated that scheduling of the pep rally for Thursday al- ' lowed for a more formal pageant. The crowning of the queen and her court, who will be chosen dur¬ ing the week preceding homecom¬ ing will be the m in event of the '■> pageant according to Bryan. Bryan stated that the climax of the weekend wffl.be “a victory by the Bulldogs” over the Ragin’ Ca¬ juns. Halftime entertainment for the game will be directed by Shirley McDonald. The final event of th- weekend will be the Serendipity Singers' Concert in Seibert Hall. New Student Court To Hear Traffic Appeals, Jackson Says A special student court to have jurisdiction over appeals in all campus traffic cases has been es¬ tablished, SGA president Ted Jackson announced this week. He also told Senate approval of the appointment of students from different areas of student popula-. tion to man three of the new court’s positions. A fourth student associate will be named later, Jaskson said. Chief judiciary .officer of the court is Cumberland law student High School Doy Plan Set For Oct. 16 Howard’s annual High School Day activities are scheduled for Alabama high school students Oct. 16, according to chairman David Graves. Letters have been mailed to all high schools and Baptists churches in the state. The committee is ex¬ pecting approximately 2,000 stu¬ dents to attend the day’s activities. Registration for the activities will begin at 9 a.m. in the foyer of Seibert Hall. Campus organiza¬ tions will sponsor displays in the corridor of the gymnasium. Howard president Dr. Leslie S. Wright and Mr. James A. Clark, registrar, will address students in a general convocation in Seibert Hall. Graves, chairman of high school day, .will preside at the con¬ vocation. General campus tours and con¬ ference tours with faculty mem¬ bers of specific, departments will be conducted by members of Al¬ pha Phi Omega service fraternity at 10:45. Adult sponsors of visiting groups are invited to attend a cof¬ fee in the lobby of Vail Hall under the sponsorship of the Service Guild, according to Charlotte Brooks, president. Lunch will be served to high school students at 11:15 on the cafeteria lawn. The students will be guests of the college. Participating in a pep tally in Seibert stadium at 1 p.m. will be the Howard cheerleaders and the Bulldog band. As a part of the intramural program, a cross-coun¬ try race will conclude the pep rally. Howard Bulldogs and Delta State in action on the football field will climax the day at 2 p.m. Students will attend as guests of the col¬ lege. Theron Guthrie. Associates include Ruth Wells and Larry Jennings. Jackson pointed out that the composition of the new court will include representatives from wom¬ en’s and men's residence halls, an off-campus student and a stu¬ dent at large. He said the new court system will allow all students to appeal traffic violations to a student ap¬ pellate group. Appeals may be made directly from violations is¬ sued by campus security officers. Jackson said. “All procedur¬ al matters haven’t been worked out. but we propose that the court have complete jurisdiction,” he stated. He added that the Office of Aux¬ iliary Services will continue to keep records of violations and court decisions. ‘‘It is hoped that, if the court proves satisfactory in present sit¬ uations, its jurisdiction may be broadly expanded,” said the SGA president. He said the court is not yet operative, but will go into effect as soon as organizational and pro¬ cedural matters are completed. “The student members of the court are highly capable and re¬ sponsible individuals. I believe they will dispense justice with fairness and equality,” said Jack- son. JOHN SPENCER CHURCHILL Churchill Lecture To Open Season's C-L Series Here / John Spencer Churchill, author, painter and nephew of the great British war-time Prime Minister, will speak in Reid Chapel on Oct. 14 at 8:30 p.m. under the auspices of the SGA Concert and Lecture Series His subject will be 'The Amer¬ ican Influence on Sir Wiuston.” A distinguished writer and paint¬ er in his own right, John Spencer Churchill was in unique and inti¬ Rush Week Has Fun , Indecision PRESS CLUB The Howard Press Club will “°ld an- organizational meeting w V a.m. today in iamford “6 'CRIMSON office). Or. WU- Baxter has announced. AN communications raaiors and Publications staff members ard» •TWI to attend. BY DYANNE CLAYPOOL Crimson Staff Writer For more than 100 Howard freshmen, this is rush week— with all the fun and indecision pertaining there- IFC officials said the annual week’s preferential parties began last night and will continue until Sat¬ urday, with the campus’s five fraternities playing hWRu8h wnfend Sunday, Oct. 10. A silent period be¬ tween fraternities and rushees will be observed from 1 a.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday^Oct U. Bids will be picked up ш the Dean of Students office Monday. October 11 after 9 a.m. Accepted ьки p.m. the same day. 6:30 p.m. Monday in the cafe- general meeting. After were held from 7-9 were held the next day from ‘dead day” and no part- teria where the general p.m. Three 7-10 p.m. Wednesday was declared ies were held. Following formal rush, open rush will be closed until after Thanksgiving holidays. Freshmen may sign the list Nov. 29. A 1.0 average for the fall semester will be necessary for winter rush for the freshmen. Upperclassmen, going out for rush, will need a 1.0 average for college work. mate touch with Sir Winston throughhout the great-leader's most active years. It ; was Sir Winston whe first encouraged his neptew to paint and inspired him to write. Ir. his younger years, the two Churchill families were frequent visitors together at Blenheim (the famed Marlborough Palace). More recently he has spent much time at Chartwell. Sir Winston's own home for which Lady Churchill commissioned John Spencer to paint a mural for his uncle’s 75th birthday. The un le and nephew often painted together. John Spencer Churchill is a great story teller with a lively sense of humor and a flair for colorful anecedote. Many have described his eloquence and reso¬ nant voice as “typically Church- illian.” He deals with the living stuff of historical event and shares his uncle’s dual ability to de¬ scribe events in the sonorous phrase — and to expose pretence and humbug with a mordant quip. Born in 1909. the son of Sir Win- ( Continued On Pago «)