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ROY ORBISON AT LC event that much more of a It has been announced by the of his hits. But as a singer then such well known hits as Carolyn Burgess, Director of success. Student Entertainment Com- he has had 10 gold records "Claudette", "Uptown", "Only Alumni Activities, said of mittee that the pop singer Roy Tickets are to go on sale which sold 1,000,000 each, in The Lonely", "Blue Angel". Homecoming, "It is a day de. Oribson and his Candy Men Monday at $3.00 stag of $4.50 addition to drawing 'standing "Crying", "InDreams", "Blue signed to delight and demon- will appear at LC's Home- a couple. All tickets will be room only' audiences at public Bayou", and "Falling" have strate the college's interest in coming '64 on October 31st handled through the Student En- appearances in every state of followed to make him one of its Alumni and I can't think of a tertainment Committee. the U.S. and Canada. the best known singers in pop better way the students can show In the announcement it was Mr. Roy Orbison is presently pointed out that this is a first "Right now," says Jim Mc- music today. their interest in Homecoming the Number One singer in the Connell of the Acuff-Rose Ar- Upon hearing the announce- than to provide entertainment for LaGrange College. If it is United States. He is also listed tist Corp., "Orbison is in as ment of Orbison's appearance like Roy Orbison for the Home- a success there will definitely as Number One in England and big demand as any artist with be other such top names appear- at Homecoming '64 Mrs. coming Dance." Australia. His current hit on whom I have ever been asso- ing here. the charts is "Pretty Women." ciated. We are very selective Because the cost of such a Also on the charts is his "It's in adding dates to his ori- name as this is to high, the Over." ginal commitments." dance will be open to the citizens Oribson is not only a singer, Orbison first broke into the of LaGrange. It is felt though but also a successful song pop music charts with his that this fact will make the •writer. He has written a number "Oooby Dooby " in 1956. Since Che Hilltop B« "Representing Georgia's Oldest Independent Institution of Higher Leaning" VOLUME Vn, NUMBER m LAGRANGE COLLEGE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1964 '64 Ratting Concludes With Mixed Emotions BY JERRY BE AS LEY 'of course Rat Night and Once again ratting has come then Rat Court were carried ROY ORBISON to its close on the hill, and out and followed by the usual the success of it has been party ending ratting. This I met with mixed emotions. This think went over very well, and year there seems to have been I hope the Freshmen as well SCA Will Present a few conflicts with the rats as the entire student body has and their sophomore cats, but learned a lesson from this most of the problems were year's ratting." SermonOnMount ironed out before "Rat Day" Rat Mistress Susan "Sudsy" by Charlie Rivers senting next Wednesday night, on Saturday, October 3. Butler did a fine job in "terrify- at 7:00 p.m., at Fling Lake, For some reason, or reasons, ing" the rats, and seems to All Religious organizations, the Reverend Frank Roughton many of the rats could not have been very pleased with and his interpretation of the understand exactly what this the results. "We were a little working through the Student Christian Association are pre- Sermon on the Mount. part of the Freshman orien- Continued on page three Reverend Roughton is tation was all about. Some re- presently doing graduate work sented the kind of treatment in drama at the University of they were given, some didn't Educator Scheduled To I Georgia in Athens, Georgia. He even care, and many went along received his B.D. at Caudler with the program and had a School of Theology, Emory Uni- good time. Speak At Convocation versity and for two years taught Neal Morgan, Ratmaster, ratting with the good 'yes sir' (LCNS) The director of the college's class of 1965 will be Religion, Speech, and drama at had this to say, and no complaining attitude." Southern Association of especially honored during the Andrew College prior to going "I feel that my judgement re- "These events, bad and good Colleges and Schools, Dr. Frank convocation, Dr. C. Lee Har- to Athens to do extended garding ratting could not be fair both led to a day of suspen- G. Dickey of Atlanta will well, academic dean, said. graduate work. until it was over entirely. I sion. At this point I was address a convocation at He earned both his master's Reverend Roughton, in his do think that from my view really disgusted with their sho- LaGrange College Wednesday degree in English literature portrayal of The Christ in the points this Freshman class had wing and I felt they had made marking the official opening of and his doctorate at the Uni- Sermon on the Mount, gives an it easier than any other prev- a decision judged only on their the college's 134th academic versity of Kentucky. He served impressive and meaningful in- ious ones. They were allow- incapable sight. They had no year. as a post-doctoral fellow at terpretation and is widely ac- after testing, they were told it, for if ratting didn't serve Dr. Dickey, president of the Harvard University for a claimed across the United of ratting's purpose and of it's a useful purpose surely a for- University of Kentucky before year and holds honorary de- States not only for this pre- significance and also had the mer class would have aband- assuming his duties as chief grees from several colleges and sentation; but also for his por- complete cooperation of the fac- oned it". administrator of the accrediting universities. trayal of the Christ in the ulty and the sophomore class". "After this day of susp- agency for southern colleges Dr. Dickey has taught in se- Last Supper. ension a meeting was called and schools in July 1963, will condary schools and on the Mrs. Roughton plays the auto- "But, with all these benefits, by the Freshmen class and they speak on "College-A Place for faculty of the College of Edu- harp and sings various mood to me, their spirit was turned unanimousley voted to continue Mature Students," cation of the University of Ken- setting songs during the pre- toward harmful, disgusting, and class discouraged as they wer, The student-faculty convoca- tucky, moving up to the rank of sentation. Together Reverend ridiculing spirit rather than the wholeheartidly decided to con- tion will be at 10 a.m. Wed- professor and then to the and Mrs. Roughton present a intended 'get to know'one." tinue with ratting for Fresh- nesday in Dobbs Auditorium. deanship of the college. He very moving drama. "This sarcastic feeling pre- men's sake, and I say this Dr. Waights G. Henry Jr., served in that capacity until All students and faculty are sent in their class was not earnistly." college president, will preside. he was named university presi- invited to see this presenta- shown by all though. And still, Their reaction was once again Seniors who will be in the dent in 1956. tion, Wednesday, Oct. 7th. some days, all participated in sarcastic and really poor. U.S. Senator To Appear Here BY DRUE LINTON expanding tide of socialism in here for approximately 15 Many political observers see S3*> our government at the sacri- minutes. this switch as an answer to John Clerke, President of fice of personal gain. The stu- The visit was • arranged presidental nominee Barry the LaGrange College Chapter dents of LaGrange should be through Arthur Harris, who said Goldwater's plea for southern of Young Americans for Free- greatly honored by the fact in announcing Senator Thur- Democrats to change their alle- dom, and Mr. Arthur Harris. that Senator Thurmond will take mond's visit to LC, "I am very giance. Troup County Republican Chair- time out of his campaign in pleased that we could arrange In announcing his new party man, have jointly announced South Carolina to visit this visit. I truly hope that the affiliation Thurmond said, " .. that Senator Strom Thurmond LaGrange College." students of LaGrange College there is no alternative. The fu- of South Carolina, once a De- Senator Thurmond will be on will turn out to hear him and ture of freedom and constitu- mocrat but now a Republican, campus between 9:30 and 10:30 to shake the hand of such a tional government is at stake, will visit LaGrange College on Friday morning. Earlier in the man of conviction." and this requires that I do very- Friday, October 16th. morning he is to address a Dr. Weights G. Henry, Pre- thing in my power to help Barry In making the announcement GOP breakfast at the LaGrange sident of LaGrange College, Goldwater return our nation to Clerke said he was very pleased Elks Club. Following the break- said upon hearing the announce- constitutional government that this visit could be arranged fast Senator Thurmond will be ment, "Like any other visitor, This also requires that I join for the school, "Strom Thur- motorcaded through LaGrange he is welcome here at LC." him in his fight " mond is to be admired for his and then, on his way to the air- Senator Thurmond is pre- This trip to LaGrange is courage to stand up for his port, he will stop on the LC sently in the news chiefly be- part of Thurmond's tour with convictions and to align himself campus most likely on the patio cause of his switch from the the "Truth Committee" which with forces which are doing where a PA system will be lo- Democratic to the Republican is following various Democratic THURMOND their utmost to stop the ever- cated.