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L: Yes. Well, White had been the athletic director before
when Van Fleet was there I guess, but he had very little to
do with football. I think Van Fleet, well, I think he's
a very capable man, probably had something to do with football.
James L. White, Jimmy White we called him, was the son of a
very prominent Baptist minister who'd been president of the
Baptists of Florida. And while I have such a kind memory of
Dr. Murphree that I hate to say this, I suspect that Jimmy
White was given the job just because he was the son of the
Baptist minister. And I understand he went to a ministry
after he left the universty, I'm not sure.
P: Did this revolt force him out? Was it a successful revolt?
L: Yes, but not immediately. So, when Jerry McGill didn't show
up, and nobody else would agree, they elected me to present the
petition to Dr. Murphree.
P: Who had signed the petition--the people at the meeting?
L: No, we had petitions all over the campus, and by this time
I was a Kappa Sigma and we met at the Kappa Sigma house with
petitions. Somebody had arranged for me, I guess Jerry
McGill had done that. Well, I believe he was at Kappa
Sigma meeting and said he could not, as the president of the
student body, officially present the certificate, I would
have to do it, or somebody else. So they elected me to hand
the certificate to Dr. Murphree. Well, Dr. Murphree had had
a meeting that morning with his advisors and they had a student
there who was a spy for us in Dr. Murphree's office. I don't
know if he's still living. He's a good friend of mine,
a very prominent graduate of the university; an attorney in
Jacksonville. I won't mention his name. But he reported
to us that they had decided thatthey would receive the
petition and agree to investigate, and then would announce
during the summer that they found no basis for the charges.
P: Angus, if you don't report his name how am I going to interview
him? How am I going to find out who he is?
L: I would rather not tell you his name until I see him and talk
to him.
P: All right, that's fair.