The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, January 05, 1945, Page Page Four, Image 4
The Gamecock
Founded January 30, 1908
ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor
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Expand USC . .. Yes!
But Unnecessary
To Move School
'Th'e (alecock 's opposition to the proposed
remloval of the University froi its present site
is based not only on trilition and history of
I he insti it iol, but on other Concrete reasons.
To begin at the logical place, the begilnnlg,
we'11 look at the Boani of 'Trustces. We have,
without the slightest Shallow of a doubt, an ex
cellent. board. Each nembher is at mai who has
the interest of Can-olina in his heart. They ar-i
striving for a "1greater Carolina.'' Not for a
Ilomlent would we it0p11 g tle sinlcerity adt
gool muotiv"es of my mOeiiiber. Ilowever, we can
not see eye Io eye with tlie na,jority on their
proposal to move tile school.
In a thir natal,,.,(.i :xh 'b"an:te in .,. iso( i
a greater (arolina, we believe fiat they acted
too quickly at the lH.ml ineelinr. .Ir. Edwili
C. Seibels lilovel, at the n-etinl;g. that a comn
nittee be appoilted to ilvostigate the plan. ills
lotioil was (Iefeated; the boaI'd vtite I innule
(liately. It is only rig,ht that such a mlag:"nalli
mnotus p1ani1 he giVCn very careful, llillite Coll
Sider'atli and that every aspect he fully o11
Si(Iiered.
As it was, insUtliiciellt. tinie .s devoted to
tile p)lani.
Pers inS Ig the figures of. (thle 1)1r osa, we bv e
lieve thIiat te Iigurei's . r'e cora11plctely o ut. of
line, both on01 l the new :1huI t andilz' espansion of
latter is a gross (exaggeraiitin. This supferfIbi.
0ous evaluat ion is 1thri'ie what we thIinak thel an
tuial ligure to) be- tiree inllillin dlolha-s.
said that thr'ee million dolarllls wouildi bei <liite
adecquate. lor' exampile, thle 1ihr'ee m111 ilil ol
Jlars quiot od as pi lce oft hlual surron'li tarl~ thle
university~ is excessive.
One of thet lmain arigunlitcls of. t ii- propifo
nenits seems to lbe 1that tile school dlois not lavye
r'om to expfandl inl its pri'eent locat ion. Thelu fal
libilit y of that statemen'lt is eviden'It. Thiet'e is
ad(equalite roo for ii 0' )xpanslin, t he m10f.Ios t 'ial
direct ion being south.
But thien, it is not finte bu11ildings that make a
Universit y.
We have beeun iniformedl by a r'eliale author'
ily that t he uiver'sity's profe'ssors are the low
est salaried of ainy of the1i staite-suppor'ted ui
Verlsi ties.
IILear lhe wiordsi of George C. TPay lar, Cario
1lina abliinnulis,10 now p ossor of Elnglish at thle
Univer'sity of. North I Can ' olna ''As one who hlas
hand (,ension 10 obser'1v(' as stuldent 0or)1O profe
sor thle " f low ing ~ ist itu t ions --Il arlvarIll Chi
cagto, Stnanford, Texals, (Colora'do, Nor'thI Cari'o
Jina-I- feel ver'y sure thatl theII onIly waV foir
the Universit toI re!rain its hlighI standinig in
thle state a nd natIion iH to spendl( wha(te r t V a'st
$11ms1 We mayI hiave oil handti seecurig rea Iy
great investigator's to a(lhi 1(1 the great. ones we
already hiave and1 to prov0~ide them wi ~ ithi the
tools of research which these gre(at. mien mu lst
use in order to make us knownt aIs all intellee
tuaal, investigating and priactical f'orce thlrouigh
out the country.
"We can go oni for'ever spending inilIions of
dollars on buildings for poorly paid professors
to rattle around in without nmking a uiniver
sity. It is common knowledge that many of our1
miost brilliant students leave South Car'olina iln
search of great investigators in othler states."'
''But some will .say get the buildings and( the
wonderful grounds first and then the great pro
fessors will followe. This sounds reasonable, but
like many other speeious theories it has never
worked."
The Gamecock concurs with every statement
Mr. Taylor made.
Are we, then, to "buy brains or bricks''
Carolina is royally rich in tradition, history
and culture. These things are the progeny of
Time. You can't pack them in a moving van
and cart them away anywhere!
For a progressive Carolina, the Gamecock
advocates adequate e.pansion on the present
site. Vor the betterment of Carolina, the Game
cock advocates higher salaries for its profes
l'roponeits and opponents of the proposal
are striving for the greater Carolina. The re
imioval of the school is unnecessary. Leaving
the university at its present site will in no way
impede progress.
The Ganecock crows for a greater Caro
lia!
McKissick Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Deserves Contributiohs
Believing that J. Rion McKissiek, the late be
loved president of the University, would prefer
a living memorial to a marble edifice, the Uni
versity has laid plans for the MeKissiek Memo
rial Scholarship. A committee composed of
members of Kappa Sigma Kappa and Alpha
lKappa Gammna is in charge of collecting con
triblutions for the fund.
)r. 3lelissiek loved Carolina. lie gave his
life to Carolina. There cani he no more fitting
memorial than the scholarship which will per
petuate tihe memory of the man we knew as
'The' Colonel."
It is hard to start any scholarship fund. It
is even more difficult to raise the funds. Each
of you will be contacted by various means and
asked to con trit1)111 e.
Every student. alimnils, anid faculty member
will be called upon. ''he- goal has been set at
$10,000.
Yo, tie :menl andi women of Carolina" must
raise it. We urge you to coitribullte all you canl.
Gamecok Extends
Welcoming Hand To
New President
'The (Galtrne',"k extends a wilebtting hand to
t he new presilent" of <ur university, Rear Ad
11tiral Norman .\l. Simithl, who is Ele to arrive
onI tie iauttlpIs somlet imle after .Jan. 15.
.\dmiral lmitlh is a Som i C;arolinian. ani his
assig ionent will brin .; lpride to his state. His
life work has kept him away fron his humie
stale. but now he is privileged to return to
w'rk ini the imlport1anit tield of' edtucatioIn.
Ilis administrative and executive experience
derivedI fromt his vital positions in the Navr
will be of ureat valie to h11111.
As presidelnt of the university, Admiral
Sm'1111it follows 11ineteen preleressors. The first.
1p1"o'i(lent, i'of what then was South Carolina
"o"loe- w.s -.nh ianai 31 axevy, w ho served
fromu JN)M tuntfit I20. lie was a mdinisteCr. In thle
dentsl IrewteIe :i
planit ern' uii mrembier ofl Coiigress ; Robett
I lem-y, miinister ; William C. l'restorr lawyer
arid I *iitedi States senator; dJamies II. Thorn
wVEll, inis tr; ('htarlEs P. Ale('ay, btankEr andE
rthE'"ial ieinti: Autu~tis 11. Liongstireet, attor
rrev, juht te, auithlor', niniiister'; Williamii l'orchier
\Miles, I *rit 1d St at es and Conifedlerate congress
rrain ; dIthnr .\I. .\ltltryde, argriE'ultura'nl seientist;
Jlamres WVotdrw.~ tmitristier ; F'rnk C. W~oodl
vE'tei'rn, fnrmiE'r, raiilrad sunperintlendlent ; M'amh
( urrell, educator; Williamti I). Alellon, lavyer;
D a vi dson 3t1\. Dl)rlas, mini ster, ed uentfor;
Leon ar Tl'. 1 ak er, educ ia tor, an JiI . Rion Mle
Kissick , edit or artd lawyvetr.
Basketball Team
Is Incendiary
Manifestation!
( ur tera1ni is red hot
Tlhiat (h~t imeock hattlec-cry, spawned for grid
11r0n enieolragemtenrt, has moved to thle hard
wood ; for', verily, it has every element ofi ver
isimrilit udel.
Ini three pre-Chistmasi contests, tIre Carolina
five miowed do)wn three opponents; bowling
over a highly favored North Cairolinia team and
thlen trouitncing two capable Fort Jackson
teamirs.
Coneh'I Jhnr Mclillan hars a cracker-jack of
ai basketbtall team this season audl( Gamecock
gunts are set for copping tIhe Southern Con
fer'ene crown.
Thelr Bi rds' inivade thle oldl NorthI state this
wveek-rnd , t akinig Oin Dauvidson Friday night
and treking over to play North Carolina the
followinrg nigh t. D)avidson'*s freshmran teami
should Iprove 1littlec obistacle to thle hiof Bird
inittI, hbut North Ci(arolitna will b e s ronug and1(
out tot aenige their early season defeat.
We are of thle opinion, liowever, t hat t his
season's Gamecock siuand have showvn their
wares andr( foundt thIem quite satisfactory. Up)
to, and nave, snoflT
USCCAMPU BY JULIA ULL
-
sYueJle
oTirnen
Stud ?ritu.rm t
?LuM TO
9tuder Body)
Question of the Week
QUESTION-To what extent do you think that the students .of
Carolina should be allowed to govern themselves?
ANSWERS
Bill I[uteh inson-To a far greater extent than the adniinis
tration has permitted in the past few years.
Joyce IIetzel-It seems to me that there are too many organ
izations splitting the authority now and that there should be
one main orgainization to do the work of a number of small ones.
Something ldefinite n1utst be done. however, for better results.
Johnnty Reese-We ought to have complete student govern
ment with the exception of the awarding of the degrees and
such functions which iimake necessary the faculty and adminis
tratiot.
George I)el.ay--'l'he studelit, body has proved that it is ca
pable of exereising more control over its activities.
slinerva \Wilsoii-To the extent that. the students are willing
to asstume the respotnsihility. The organization of' discipline and
studeit orgatization should be handled by the students.
Charlotte Shilltz -Sttudent government is for the students
and they should be allowed to have more government than they
have niow.
1auii Lelinig-There should be a student government that
ruttles itself. to a degree that is suiicient enough to bring about
a moure kindly feeliiig bet ween faculty and students.
Elhel Love Seilemani-The- students don't take enough in
Ierest. to be allowed to govern themselves any more than they do
IIO4)W.
Virginia WV illiaans-Comipletely, providing that they are go
ing to slop long enouglh to think about the responsibility of
their position.
l)et,nis Pow\ers-''hey should govern themselves all the way.
When a personi is in college ihe shlould be allowed self-govern
mlenti but they sho' are miaking a poor jobi of' it now.
I ill Reekhiami-It seemIs t hat. absolute stuIdenit goverlnment.
wo)uld lurthier lIllif V the student body and create more interest
amnong thle studtstil.
D ale Nornlil I---AhI thinik t hey shIoi govern t hemiselvyes all
thle way--ay!
Jean lHaldw ini-St udenits should he alIlowed to accept a greater
responisibility- for t he rutnning oft the studl(ent governmlienit.
Al Bablret-I1in the legislative and1( executorial capacities but
unot. judiiml.
Marjorie I ainen-AllI thin- way. The governing hody should be
elected dIir eetly from t he sl tudent bodly and lbe given a great deal
of' goverin g power.
,1 imi MecGrady---it's all right as it is
3l irianm Slumierset t--Let's go out for studenlt govermnent all
the Waly.
P'inky Bart let t-1 thIiink thaIt we, the studlents of Carolina,
sht;uldl have thle first anId last word.
,li mn O'Connlorl--Quote . . . A ccordingly .Jnquote.
A Brief History OfTeUnvriy.
(CcolitEfouuc o I
WithI the signing ofthe Armi.sticespno xrilc. llbou f
thle SATC was demiioblizedcu, to he r- ltollrseitwslltc(lb
placed immalediat ely by the ROT )'C. aCipa ol fbidn.Fae,i
Aimling to keep America p)reparedl. thetcserbrghbckadsoiis
traimning was comlpuhl ory for fresh- mtrnnc.'u tdn oyii
men(1 and sophlomores andu voluntarv rael30il414'ya,allIlr
for junImiors anid seniors. Thle 1unit was ((rntrc idcasro~wr
abandoned at the close of the 1921iltl.'Icesygngitlcole
WVar, hiowever, htad left its umark on ael elysfee rmtl nli
tile University. At tIhe outbreak a to.Teewr oenwsidlt
large number of students volunlteered tll lee~eeod0l' oSIWtu
and(, during thle coulrse of the conflict,tIeraionlwyoftmcmp.
25 per cenmt of tIhe faculty entered tile Frtefrttm iepodsa(a
various forces of wvar service. lBy o tdn oo aeit lstt
June 1, 1918, 531 men of Carolinaanastugcortieioed10
were inl the service, 339 of whom wereorste emtld h staio
offTicers. Thie proportion of officers rahdacie n13 hnsl
was exceptionally hligh for alumni of eaiail aeswr lsoeel
ai non-military college,.n ieSmdit hmevswre
Twenty-eighlt of these meni lost thleir ottl rbe n u nopatc
lives ill 'the coniflict. Lti their mlemorythprstIolragemtwic
tre'es were planted over th'e campus asiebenmtstifcoyo
so that future sttidenlt- of the Univer- ldegaatsndfctyli.
sity miay know and appreciate the
sacrifice of Carolina~ menCI. .A bronze TeDpeso
pllaclue at the foot of cachi mlemloril 'iedpesothtflodth
tree ind(icates to whlose memory it isbomwscrmt flinhetu
dedicated.deterolenamdifauysa
'lhe events thalt malke up Univer- re,btht~ eeeya nsm
ait ll~toy scc I~: at inyou sationa phrcoleity were fced to
a campus boom of buidig Frtr -
Sinking Sand
By ANNE SEARSON
Pipe the glum expressions of the Navy boys ! This should at
least show us whete we itand. They give them ten days leave!
Ten days of mistletoe and eggnog parties-and the gals back
home1-those poor dimented little darlings we've felt so sorry
for all these months! All these months they've wept and waited
while we've be wined and dined and adored. Yeah, we even had
pangs of conscience about 'em sitting around shining their en
gagement rings and rearranging their fraternity pins. We
thought we were breaking up "happy homes", hushing the
voices of love birds, blunting the points of cupid's arrows. Well,
we found out-the hard way. We sent them home to fell the
fatal blow-but those yankey lasses had organized a counter.
attack-and they returned the impact with emphasis. The unit
came back to us-but only because Captain Needham stamped
his foot and tore his hair until they broke up the clinches, re
moved the lipstick, and dragged themselves away. Frankly,
aren't they disgusting?-The wolf gleani has been replaced by
calf eyes, the whistle by the sigh. "War is hell! !"
Coed-cidentals
Bruce McCall perched on the fence by t he War Memorial while
some V-12 romantically counts the pennies in her palm. Fresh
man loose heart as Glen "Dammit" McWilliams loosses frat
pin to a eutie in Mattoon. See! ' . . . Reese Smith missing his
"Zoombird'' . .. The "Old Man of the Mountain" tabbed as an
Englishman in the Biltmore hotel. The lady wanted to buy him
a drink! . . . Darn the "blooming'' (and we mean that liter
ally'.) engagement rings all over the campus!
It Isn't Etiquetical
To begin with, boys and( girls, this business of making friends
with your rivals is perfectly revolting. It has to stop . . . See.
ondly, what with Navy regulations, etc., we think it only right
to establish ourselves as opposed to this "Rum anil Coca Cola"
in the canteen . .. is it absolutely necessary to dispose of your
cigarettes in soft drink bottles. Really, there's a shortage and
it makes it very difficult to retrieve the ducks . . . It's all right
to be civilized-but being seen with one of your old flames chat
ting in a booth is not only taking civilization to an extreme but
it gives Fitz Allison something to talk about! We know there's
a man shortage, we know the guys are writing too many letters,
that they're getting much too interested in their work-but
honestly, it is a bit boring to sit around under V-12 and RO hats
looking like a hangover from a mistletoe branch.
It. has been brought to the attention of the public that the
mailing systenm of our country is definitely overloaded. There.
fore, we must express our disapproval of the exchange of love
letters on the campus. To cite a case, a Georgetown "frosh"
and a Gamecock ''Big-Wig''..
Personalities
)id you get your Garnet and Black this year--we mean final
ly? Well, of course alumni Roberts and our little Anne Darby
had something to do with it-but the power behind the throne,
the guy in the background, the brains of the outfit was a fellow
we wish to this week salute. Bring down your eyebrows ladies,
this week we're singing in a different key. Of course he could
be the idol of your hearts-he's got t4te eyes for it, gorgeous
china blue ones, and they say he's gentle and tender too! .
But he's a one woman man . .. Beezy has his heart and from the
clasp it can't be wrested . . . Besides that lie's a busi.ness mani
but <lefinlitely. Note the "'I'm looking for someone'' expression
he wvear-s like a safe-eracker''s glove. Plus thme politicians hand
shake I Incident ally, he's a great guy on a houseparty-if you
enn 1111d him. And he makes Fred Astaire look like a bowery
hoofer on a dance floor. Cute, too! Jinmmy Morris, Georgetown
geechie anid BMOC personified.
Editor's Not e-Searson, Free-Lancing shll reCturrI!! ! I warn
close. South Carolina was really more a a,keigi idtepr
accustomed to being 'poor than to te ilpa hnpaertrs
becing rich! Campus belts were tight- Tesoyi opeet ae o
enedc and work went on without in- hv acl( h is,scn n
terrupition, though the blessinig of thethrcolg,hefr,scndid
NYA was no where more appreciated tidLnvriv ieo hstato
when the New Deal appeared,. rudasge oteTute i
Other Federal aids which have 10.~a,pltcluhaa,pr
meant much to the University have sia nmst,rca n cnmc *
beeii the - WPA and PWA grants adsakPvryhv l ie
which built or assisted in building the satrn lw tteiitttoi n
new Library, the swimming pool, oeta 1C hr a ejeIn
Simis and P'reston Colleges and addi-hoefrcvryroitekcku.
tions to other biuildings. u vrtieehaecmbck
The 1942 session saw the Univ'er- 1i'
sity open for the lifth, time under war Tecleewi oid( ome
conditions and again whloleheartedly scdi hssae n ihtchl
devoted to the coutitry's war etTort. o ml u behn u fmi
Theli University and the~ Federal gov'-aiogtearyfclyndrttes
ernmenit had foreseen the present coin- tene smt I.S~slao
flict and in 1940 the Naval ROTC was lii ~lee'iile ot aoia
addedC( to the camphus to train nearly \i taDliilsces,araiio
200 men to, serve as officrs in thewahrnndaevt luti
United States Navy. The training fre.Teefe h uloco
program wsas givent imphetus this yea, Iee leewsdifrn,calif
with the addition of new pihysical ini- wtI hnighe fnwgme
structors to the R(OTC unit and thet u.htwhaseayiealysf
construtction of the large ( JTC arm- lolrwti..s~ I ssriet
ory schedutled to lie opened during the tteadliton'Iehowtathv
year. he,dat[vi' -i-ne ae*ce
A new irsinig eouirse ;einug to the tcc irn nul osaeta
degree of 11-S. in, nursinig w ill lpre- ie ll fteha ' e oa
uare Carolina co-eds for a connis. ecesadafw oa aiiso
sioni as seconld Ilieutenanit in the army SioI( rliiai.'it frm r il
nurse corps or thle equiivalent rank initah.iltelte ilsn hi
the navy. iis iddahtr toCola
The programts for meni include iIlhthrteei aymnyo lr
various classitication,s whliich offet en- t.icmc oi tta nnel rgi
listment and call to active duty upn,I 11 Imsint eae ti
completion of college training aiin atd stit l ot arli~ s"
also deferment until traininig canu he rih iei h hretdsac
completed. All of these 13 piigramsIeweito ont"i reiigoa
lead to eventual commhissionis in the dy ti,yuwl ii,alfu er
army, niavy, coast guard aiid tier-yoarhe, dIfeerftr'
chant nmarine.veybidstifcimtoc so
WVith these thte University prepares cae niaeywt nusaal
men andtwoaen forplife inimanworld fact
theywil ply wen paceretrns