University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Book l 13 '0 h! w wwwmm sun nu Winn manning 6 C The roots of education are bit- ter, but the fruit is 9 3 sweet. 3 Lindsey Dorris I . Coretta Scott King, widow ofslain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., brings the message ofnon-Violent protest to a new generation at Alumni Gym on Sept. 12. 2. King, speaking on Civil Rights in America, Looking Forward, Looking Back, urges students to support lobbying ef- forts against apartheid in South Africa. 3. Labor Da y fireworks silhouette the Henley Street Bridge on Sept. 6, as the riverside crowds witness the largest fireworks display in Knoxville history. 4. Warm weather allows sun seeking students and intramural teams to enjoy the outdoor pool at the Aquatic Center well into the fall. Aristotle Lindsey Dorris 4

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12 Book I ' 'l Rigll Kings Widow addresses continued nght for equali itClearly we have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go before we can really say weive achieved equality in America? said Coretta Scott King in a speech at Alumni Gymnasium on Sept. 12. King, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is a strong advocate for civil rights herself, and her speech, ttCiviI Rights in America, Looking Forward Looking Back? was part of a series sponsored by the Issues Committee and the Black Cultural Programming Committee. In stressing that one person can make a difference, King used the example of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in 1955, and in doing so started the civil rights movement. What about the one Rosa Parks who made a difference in 1955 when she decided she was simply sick and tired of injustice and discrimination? Through her simple action the civil rights movement began? King then emphasized the need for change in South Africa. She said that individuals can make a difference by voting for representatives who would support bills against South Africats apartheid government and by lobbying their present representatives to vote for such bills. King said that there were many ways to prevent racial discrimination and among these were non-violent training and education, which should begin in preschool; required courses to teach racial equality; more minority scholarships and programs and increased minority recruitment in the na- tionts colleges. As for critics who opposed Kingts attendance at the Republican National Convention, she responded by saying, 1 John Kotlowski John Kotlowski 2 MRecently I have been highly criticized for attending the Republican convention, but I went to support specifics like American sanctions against apartheid, the Equal Rights Amendment and better employment opportunities for blacks? She concluded by reading an excerpt from her late hus- bandts final sermon before his assassination. It was originally given in February 1968, and was entitled itA Drum Majorts Instinct? She ended by repeating the main theme of the sermon, nBe great by serving. -by Richard Cawley

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14 Book I l Lindsey Dorris eXaSoviet pianist in opening concerts I must admit - I am no scholar of classical music. Pm familiar with a little Wagner. For instance, I found the piece titled Bill the Wabbit that he wrote for that Bugs Bunny car- toon particularly moving. I am no scholar of classical music, and yet when the sounds of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra fill the beautiful Tennessee Theatre, itts impossible not to feel something. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra opened its season in grand style with two concerts Sept. 15-16 at the Tennessee Theatrei featuring pianist Alexander Toradze. KSO opened its Sept. 15 concert with Verdiis Overture to I Vespri Siciliani. The orchestra was in fine form, and con- ductor Kirk Trevor couldn,t have been more the maestro. Then Alexander Toradze came onstage. Toradze defected from the Soviet Union to the United States in 1983 and, since that time, has performed with many orchestras in both North America and Europe. He has 11 gotten to Carnegie Hall in the most ttpractice, man, practicett sense of the phrase and has been featured in that dream mag of every journalist: People Magazine. Toradze played a flawless version of Tchaikovskyts Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor, and the orchestra kept up with him admirably, which was no easy task. After K80 and Toradze brought the final piece, Beethovents Erocia Symphony, to a crescendo, the audience honored them with a standing ovation. And well they should have. -by Julie Watts