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Most of the first words were wieldy enough, at least to Melody: conductor, scientist, julep. Almost as fast as Pronouncer Benson S. Alleman rolled them off his 670-word list, they were shot back, letter-perfect, in Southern drawls, crisp New England accents or Midwestern twangs. Then one boy spelled ardent with an a, and a 14-year-old girl had the same trouble with lavender, ending with ar. Another victim spelled conscientious with a c instead of t. Clyde W. Dawson, 13, of New Mexico, tacked an se to the end of incandescence, and in a real gone voice...
...days, Crisp toasted on the spot. Not only had Alabama completely segregated itself from victory on the football field-it also needed new talent to replace its graduating 1956 Southeastern Conference basketball champions. Blatant signs of unrest such as this were certain to hurt the university's high-pressure recruiting campaign...
...Crisp had no alternative, so he backed down, called off his tightening of the rules. The athletes, victory won, repacked their bags and moved back into Friedman Hall, ready "to play ball, and that...
Last week, after six of his scholarship students were shaken up in a 3 a.m. automobile accident, Athletic Director Henry ("Hank") Crisp decided that athletic dormitory regimen should be tightened still farther. Henceforth, decreed Hank, the occupants of Friedman Hall would have to observe a flat 11 p.m. weekday curfew (12:30 a.m. Sundays), apply to their coaches for weekend passes, do four hours of compulsory study instead of two on week nights if they lagged in studies. This was too much for the brawny 'Bamans. Above an entrance to the dorm appeared a sign: "Don't talk...
...athletes moved into fraternity houses or stayed with friends; a hastily elected committee of twelve, under Varsity End Dan Coyle, went to Crisp with an ultimatum: abolish the bed checks for athletes whose sport is not in season, grant unlimited weekend privileges, cancel the four-hour compulsory study rule. Otherwise, said the athletes, they would not go back to Friedman Hall and they would not even play for Alabama...