The Press: The Sad Case

At the annual awards dinner of the Tennessee Press Association Inc. in Memphis last week, the prize for the state's "best single editorial" was presented by University of Tennessee President C. E. (for Cloide Everett) Brehm to the Morristown Sun (circ. 3,989). The winning editorial: "The Sad Case of UT's President," a rousing attack on President Brehm for "giving way to a pressure group" and refusing to allow a Russian movie and old Charlie Chaplin films to be shown on his campus. Said President Brehm: "Everyone has the right to have convictions and...

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