Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Editorial You Can Be A Gc A news story concerning University c Wisconsin students as "good will" ambassi dors was brought to our attention recentl During Christmas holidays, some 150 Wit consin students returned to their homes i their state with the premeditated intent c impressing the needs of the State Univei sity upon its owners, the people of Wit consin. Students interested in the welfare of th University of Wisconsin paid visits to it fluential citizens in their communities to a< quaint these citizens with the job thei university is doing and the extent of legih lative appropriation needed to meet th building and operating costs of the univer sity. Wisconsin students outlined their pla: to civic, business, and labor leaders through out the state. The student government sen to the students' parents letters discussin; the university budget needs and suggestin that they write their legislative represents tives urging them to give favorable con sideration to the appropriations. A studen speakers' bureau was organized to provid Student Coun Only time will tell whether or not thi move made by student council Wednesda: night in pledging its support to the admin istration is a popular one. Popular or not it is a consideration long over-due. It i gratifying to see a campus organization taki steps to produce some constructive leader ship on this campus. It is more than gratify ing to see those measures being initiated b; the Student Council, the highest govern mental body among the students and th< It Has Ha1 In a recent issue of The Gamecock, ther appeared an editorial entitled, "It Can Hap pen Here", referring to the possibility of i fire tragedy on the university campus. Al ready it has happened but, fortunately, i did not result in tragedy. We refer to the fire which occurred il Maxcy dormitory last week. The most plau sible explanation for the mishap is tha someone carelessly dropped a burning ciga rette on the sofa, and the cigarette smolder ed for several hours, finally demolishing th< sofa, burning a hole in the parlor floor ani rug, and blackening the walls. We Stan For a long time, Gamecock editors hav< written editorials about "policy." The pri mary aims of this newspaper next semeste: will be to develop constructive thinking unity of effort, and a more progressiv< Carolina. In order to attain these aims, The Game cock will strive to present to you the fact of news concerning the university and t present an unbiased interpretation of thes facts. We will not, however, fail to take definite stand on controversial matter where we deem it necessary. To Th It Is with reluctance that we see the 11J seniors who graduate next Friday -leav< Carolina. It is, however, heartening to knov that those 115 will join the ranks of ou: alumni and, through the Alumni Association will keep in contact with campus activities I This coli NEW ORLEANS, La.-(ACP)-Law, thi very subject for which Thomas Meunie studied and received his degree at Loyol, University boomeranged and prevented hin from becoming an attorney. According t< Supreme Court law, Tom, who is 19, cannoi practice law in Louisiana until he is 21 yeare old, even though he has already passed th< state bar examination. y Speaking >od Will Ambassador f clubs and student panels to lecture in the - state on campus life and university service. r. Finally, Wisconsin students inaugurated i- a Legislators' Day to acquaint the state n government with the exigencies of the uni f versity. Legislators' Day will enable the members of the legislature to visit the cam - pus and inspect student living conditions and classroom facilities. e The Gamecock heartily endorses the plan - of the University of Wisconsin students and advocates that a plan similar to theirs be r initiated on the Carolina campus. During the week between semesters, students will e have opportunities to discuss university needs with their parents and citizens of their communities. We urge that all students talk, i and talk convincingly. You can be of service - to your university in this way. t The Gamecock further urges that some K campus organization sponsor a Legislators' 3 Day, a day when the representatives can - actually be guided around the campus and - be shown its needs. Undertaking such a t project is a step forward in the building of a a greater Carolina. cil's Resolution group which seemingly has the best inter r ests of the university at heart. The Gamecock joins the Student Council in urging the student body to give full sup port and cooperation to an administration 3 which has accomplished much in the past and which is planning to accomplish even - more in the future. Such support and such - cooperation is vital to any institution which r attempts to grow and progress, not only for - the present generation but also for genera 3 tions which will follow. )pened Here Last August a survey was made of uni - versity buildings by Chief A. M. Marsh of t the Columbia Fire Department. His recom - mendations to the administration for more t fire escapes, extinguishers, etc., as safe guards in case of fire are being carried out. 1 Those measures, however, do not elimi - nate the fire danger. It is imperative that t each student and faculty member take an - individual responsibility in the prevention - of anymore such incidents on the campus. 3 The Gamecock urges a campus-wide prac I tice of concentrated carefulness. It has hap pened once and it can happen again. di For.... 3 The Gamecock will welcome criticism at - all times from the student body and the e administration. From time to time, The , Gamecock will continue to print letters to a the editor insofar as space allows. Each letter Will be given due meditation and - consideration. 3 We shall always try to be constructive in ) criticisms for we believe that only through a constructive thinking and unified action can I we hope to accomplish any concrete results s which will aid us in our endeavors for a greater Carolina! e Seniors We sincerely hope that your interest and hope for a greater ,university will not waiver. We need and ask your support. To you who are bidding farewell to Caro lina, The Gamecock extends graduation con gratulations and best wishes for every suc .cess. giate World a "It's true I can't go into court as an at r torney yet, but think of all the experience SI'll have when I'm of age to be admitted to the bar," Tom said. "I'll have two years more than the average 21-year-old gradu ate." While waiting to grow older,. he is doing legal work for the Social Security Ad ministration. l VIS_T THE 'LAUTIFUL SvMMeR TResoRT & u1cD A l-CAt.L '1 II "Must be exam wee] That Garnet And Black Since The E By CARROLL L. GILLIAM It was January 10, 1908. Theodore Roosevelt was beginning his last year in the White House. Ben Tillman was whetting his fa mous pitchfork to make another stab at the president, and down on the campus of the University of South Carolina an egg was being hatched. "The Gamecock" was breaking its shell. ' The long, hard work of organiz ing and preparing the first issue of the paper was beginning. What these founding fathers lacked in experience, they were making up with labor and enthusiasm. The choice of the first editor was a wise one, Robert Elliott Gonzales, of Columbia, was the representative of a family long distinguished in journalism. Nar ciso M. Gonzales, editor of "The State," had fallen the victim of an assassin on the streets of Colum bia for printing the truth. It now remained for this Gonzales to print the truth on the campus. This he did throughout his college career, and probably would have done throughout iis life had he not been killed in the First World War. He is remembered with the other "Gamecocks" lost in 1918 by a bronze plaque at the entrance of the South Caroliniana Library. Existing at Carolina at the time of the innovation of "The Gamecock" was a student publica ition similar to "The Carolina Re view" - "The Carolinian." The staff of the magazine greatly aid ed in the preparations, contribut ing features, time, and valuable experience. Without their help "The Gamecock" would never have been born. However, it was the middle of February, 1908, when the first copy met the critical eyes of the student body. It was a great day! That great conglomeration of mute souls had found a voice! It is not known by this writer the first place on this campus graced by "The Gamecock" office. It was eventually located on the third floor of Flinn Hall. The stairs were steep, too much so for the scribes, for the typewrit ers, desks, and the inevitable wastepaper baskets were lugged IT'S CO03 The Indiana Daily Student freshman when he learns tha to be a class of students is an out what is going on now is on now, but a study of cont don't live in cities but in ui members of a choir wear pin] nary choir, but an a capella a small class but a seminar, an out but gives him counseling THE GA CROWING FO UNIVERSITY OF Founded January 3O. 1908. witb Robert Eli COCK Is published by and for the student fumble semiweekly. Tuesday and Saturday, examinations. Editorial and business *ffices are located in tising rates are 65 eents am Anch. Deadline. p. m. Wednesyi new, end sports, 8 p. m. torial end tociey. S p. m. Friday i news and Opinions expressed by columnists and letter., COCK. Publishing does net constitute an en, MARY E. SHOUN ........ MIKE KARVELAS...... CANDY TAYLOR....... BOB ISBELL ............. LIBBY McDANIEL....... DON BARTON ........... CARROLL GILLIAM. t /k ~--1i c at Carolina again." a Spirit lird Hatched a down to Maxcy basement. Here C the paper was compiled, first as a r bi-weekly and later as a weekly. (It had begun as a monthly and hopes are seen for a daily in the 0 early sixties-the staff groans in t unison.) Mxcy seems to have been too public a place for the clandestine V activities of the campus newspa- I per. It was "banned" from the p main campus to go "underground" in the subterranean depths of Sims. It is from this remote site that the four-pages sally forth each Tuesday and Saturday. The hike over is evidently too tiring a for those wishing to eliminate the 11 sheet, for the office hasn't been bombed yet. (If this seems unbe lievable, come over and see-the e editor will chain you to a type writer.) Thus "The Gamecock" has pass ed the years. It has been the Chamber of Commerce for the n school, blaring forth the glories n and failings of this institution. It has seen Ben Tillman challenge its - school as an "aristocratic cess pool." It has laughed with the nation at Carrie Nation and her brain child, Prohibition It has seen Wilson arrive on the na tional scene; its readers have marched off to two wars humming "Over There" and "Remember Pearl Harbor" while the strains of "We Hail Thee" were put aide for a time. It has seen the It girl, the Oomph girl, and the sweater girl, the boom of the twenties and the depression of the thirties. It has seen the Blue Eagle of F. D. R. It has been accused of waving the Red flag and any other kind of flag which would discredit it to its readers. It has seen the Atom Bomb, the United Nations, and the coming of a Republican ma.jority in Con gress. The responsibility of the paper in the past lay in developing good citizens of this state and nation. It has not changed today. For al most forty years "The Gamecock" has served the school, the state, and the nation. It is here that "The Gamecock" stands today, and hopes to remain standing there throughout the years. FUSING! thinks it must seem odd to a t a class of students learning I orientation class; that finding not finding out what is goingt Bmporary events; that people ban communities; that when c nightgowns, it isn't an ordi- I choir; that a small class isn't t d that a dean doesn't'bawl him a service. LMECOCK R A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA d ott Conalnes as the flree editor. THE CAME. at the Untversity of Sooth Carolina in Co. during the ollege year ezeept holiday. and the east basement of Sims dormisory. Adver. for Saturday editions editorial and seresy. a Thursday. DeadlIne. for Toeeday edition a edi. sport.. S p. -. Sunday. uiters are not nseerily those of THE CAME. lereemeant although the right to edit Is reered. ........................EDITOR .. .. .. . ANAGING EDITOR . .. ...BUSINESS MANAGER .....................NEWS ..................SOCIETY rj ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...SPORTS ..................FEATURE The Question Is. By DOROTHY PERKINS What is the main improvement that you think is needed n the University campus? Becky Mabry Johnson: "I think that the University needs o appropriate more money for a larger and better-paid aculty." L. P. Dorman: "Larger faculty, smaller classes, and bet er-cooperation between the administration and the student ody." Bill Keith: "The greater part of the Veterans, who are riostly individualists, should realize that the war is over nd get into step! Stop marking time! Get loose! Thus: your rnprovement 1" Henry Berlin: "More of a ration between the facilities of he University and the number of students enrolled." Johnny Horne: "You want me to write a book?'? Helen Leppard: "More teachers . . . better-paid, and maller classes." "Pop" Chapman: "I can think of no constructive criticism, lthough there is room for plenty of improvement." Ramon Scwartz, Jr.: "More student interest in student ctivities." Bob Stoademier: "School spirit !" Al Xing: "More facilities for the enlarged student body nd less red tape in the administration." Tiny Howell: "By improving school spirit and developing haracter in all students, Carolina could be thoroughly ecognized throughout the state and the nation." 4 Bob Cordes: "A campaign to arouse the school spirit, and nce we have that we should be given a school government hat is more than a government in name only." Vernon Sloane: "The main thing that we need is a Uni ersity system of South Carolina similar to that of the fniversity of North Carolina with at least a $3,000,000 er year appropriation, instead of the puny $400,000 that re are getting." Winston Vaught: "A new president." Martha Parker: "I would say that Carolina needs more dequate facilities and appropriations to attract faculty iembers and the better students of South Carolina." Mart Smith: "An improvement in student attitude about verything in general." Lou Monica: "More participation in all activities in gen ral." Frank Eppes: "I'd like to see the old tradition of friendli ess renewed on the campus. A friendly "hello" or smile ever hurt anyone." Dear Editor It was less than a year ago today I stood in line to get my pay. And it was as it has always been, When it comes to lines, I stand at the ends. Those were the days of struggle and strain. I hopefully looked forward to civilian life again. Where I'd not stand as a number high mathematically In lines that are arranged alphabetically. For three long years I stood on deck Getting paid next to the last, by heck. I swore I'd never stand in line Unless I had completely lost my mind. I suffered late -registration in the fall The classes I got-8 a. m. or 4 p. m.-that's all. They signed me up, and gave a smile, "You'll soon get early registration, my chile". When time came for registratiob to begin Where did the "double-u-s" stand But at THE END. by "W" Pear Editor: January 14, 1947 For information of other students of U.S.C., "there's a iief in the house !" Last Saturday morning, January 11, I left a blue hand ag in front of the college laundry shop until I could go class. The bag contained only a pair of trousers and ome dirty laundry, but it seems that someone needed it iore than I, because when I came back, the bag was gone. ou know, Chief, it takes a dirty, low-down person to steal irty laundry. If he needs clothes that bad, and if he will ome to me I'll buy him some. Hope you'll publish this so other students will not lose irty laundry, because, after all, shirts are hard to get. Sincerely, Charles Youn. "Are You On The Road To Heaven?" By HAROLD LAVENDER There is no better way to en.joy your auto than to sing rhlle you drive along. Suggested songs: At 45 MPH-Highways Are Happy Ways. At 55 MPH-I'm But A Stranger Here; Heaven Is My [ome. At 65 MPH-Nearer My God To Thee. At 75 MPH-When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder, I'll Be 'here. At 85 MPH-Lord, I'm Coming Home.