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THE GAMECOCK . CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Member of Associated Collegiate Press Distributor of Collegiate Digest Founded January 30, I0S0, wltk Robert Elliott Gonzales as the first editor, THE SAME000K lN pbfehed 6 and for the students at the University of South Carolli Es Columbia sn em-weekly. uesday and Saturday, during the eelege year except holiday and examinations. Editorial and business efflee are leated In the east basement of Sims dormitory. AdvertIilag rates are aS eats an Inch. Deadllnes for Saturday edition: editorial asd seeety. 3 m. Wednoeday; news and sports, 3 p. m. Thursday. Deadlines for Tuesda) editien: editerlal and seoeity, 3 p. m. Friday: news and sports. 3 p. m. Sunday. Opb les expressed by eelumaists and letter-writers are net neeossarily these of THE oA EOCK. Publiehlng does met oenstituto an endorsement altheugh the right to edit Is reserved. STAFF Editor .............................................. Mary Shour Mahaging Editor ................................. Mike Karvelasi EDITORIAL STAFF News Editor .......................................Bob label sports.Zit.......................................................... Don Barbsm Soie,ty Editor.............................. ................Libby McDanle Feaurae E ......................... ............Carroll Gilian Catoit...............................................Samuel L. Boylto: Reporters-Libby Cole, Irene Sanders. Bob Gunter, George Stanley. Jane Dowe, Cyrw Shealy, Joy Conrad, Ruth Newell, Jean Davis, Jo Anne Dillinger, Norne Corley Bob Carpenter. Mary Say. Gaston, Holly Beck, Helen Childers, Lynn Couch, Jo Molony, Sidney Brandenburg. Ranny Reaves, Bett Koty, Chick Shiola, Ken Bald win. Syd Badger Vilma Huggins. Jane Dow, Alen Becker. etty Horton, Frani Hard, Genanno Jones, Mary Lee Ponder. Bob Pierce. Marian Rodgers. Alva C Singley, Charles Watson. Eugene Webb, Snookls Kirkland, Mary elder, Normi Manini, Marvin Carter, Ellen Schofield. BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager ........................... Cand Ta loi Advertising Manager ............................ .. ....... Harry 11lot Co-Circulation Managers ...--..................... Lynn Hook and Darien Robertao: Business Staff-Ann Mood, Betty Mood, Joanne Mao Weaver, Al Lovata, Margie Teague Joan Eieazer. Phyllis Dukes, Beth Ylllingim. Looking At The Honor Principle Student Council has completed the list of students whe violated the Honor Principle during elections last week and turned it over to the Honor Council. The steps which the Council will take remain confidential but an investigation is being made and a full report is expected some time next week. Meanwhile, The Gamecock calls to the attention of every student an article which appears in the university catalogue by printing it below: "As the end of the University is to train a body of gentle men in knowledge, virtue, religion and refinement, whatever has a tendency to defeat this end, or is inconsistent with it, shall be treated and punished as an offense, whether ex pressly mentioned in the laws or not "The Board (of Trustees) expects and requires the stu dents to maintain the character of refined and elevated Christian gentlemen. It would be ashamed of any man who would excuse breaches of morality, propriety and decorum, on the plea that the acts in question are not specifically con demned in the University code. It earnestly desires that the students may be influenced to good conduct and diligence in study by higher motives than the coercion of law; and it mainly relies for the success of the institution, as a place of liberal education, on moral and religious principles, on a sense of duty, and on generous feelings which belong to young men engaged in honorable pursuits .. ." Extracts from the By-Laws of the Board of Trustees, 1853. Since breaches of honor in the classroom tend to lower the morale of the student body, and since training of a body of ladies and gentlemen can best be attained by active par ticipation in promotion and control, the honor principle is in the hands of the students. Students drafted an Honor Code in 1936, signed it, pledged themselves to support the principle. Each year students pledge themselves anew to further the code of honor. The Honor Council established by this Code is composed of three faculty members and six students, with a chairman from the latter. It has jurisdiction over all matters pertain ing to academic honor. In performing its duties the Council has supreme regard for the protection of the honor of the students and of the University. Therefore, realizing the im portance and the gravity of its duties, the Student Honor Council spares neither time nor effort in its careful, thor ough, and painstaking investigation of all charges brought before it. For The Students' Protection It has been brought to our attention that the university administration allows no salesman or solicitor to operate on the campus without a permit. Permits are not granted until a thorough investigation of the salesman has shown that his business is above board and his product of benefit tc students. Students are urged to ask any salesman or solicitor whc may be operating on the campus to show his permit and ii he cannot do so to refuse to transact business with him Permit requirements are made for the protection of the stu. dents and all are urged to cooperate in this matter. Not From Us Three monkeys sat in a cocoanut tree Discussing things as they're said to be. Said one to the others, "Now listen, you two, There's a certain rumor that can't be true, That man descended from our noble race; "No monkey ever deserted his wife, Starved her babies and ruined her life. And you've never known a mother monk To leave her babies with others to bunk; Or to pass them on from one to another Till they scarcely know who is their mother. "And another thing- you'll never see, A monk build a fence 'round a cocoanut tree, And let the cocoanuts go to waste, Forbidding all other monks a taste; Why, if I'd put a fence around a tree, Starvation would force you to steal from me, "Here's another thing a monk won't do Go out at night and get on a stew, Or use a gun or club or knife To take some other monkey's life Yes, man descended-the ornery cuss; But, brothers, he didn't descend from us!I" -Anon. "Oh, INTERNATIONAL PLAYHO1 Guest Columnist P International Confei Columbia and the University are particularly fortunate to be 1 hosts to the annual conference of ( the Southern Council on Interna tional Relations on May the 11th, 1 12th, and 13th. Dr. Guy E. Snave- E ly, who is the president of the z Council is Executive Director of the American Association of Col- ] leges and was one-time president 1 of Converse College in Spartan- I burg. The conference, which will I feature the theme-"World Peace i Through International Coo*ra- i tion", has attracted such men as I Ellis Briggs of the State Depart- 4 ment; Clark Eichelberger, presi- I dent of the Association for United 1 Nations; and Malcolm Davis, Di- I rector of the Carnegie Endow- I ment for International Peace. The conference will be centered around three fields of interna tional relations: cultural, economic, and political. For the moment let us look at the importance, to us, of international economic rela- ] tions. To Southerners, good trade < relations with Central and South I America are vital in a tomorrow i of business and industrial develop ment. Geographically, the South- 4 east is the natural communications 1 route from the industrial North east to Latin America. New Or- < leans, Galveston, and Charleston I carry on extensive sea trade, i while Atlanta, Birmingham, Char- 1 lotte, Jacksonville, Miami, andi other southern cities catch the growing air trade with our neigh- < bors to the south. TALKING ABOUT: Honor Principle, Ui Classrooms, Small Oh, Boy. Did I talk too soon last week!! I guess the Honor1 System just included classes. And the tough part of the thing Is that It was almost a legal way of stuff ing the ballot boxes. Sounds like: a lot of fun, too. They make pledges do anything these days! But the Honor Council is now1 stepping In. The class officers1 have compiled a list of the Qi-: fenders to be tried, and what hap pens next is left up to them. But a good part of the students that voted Illegally, I am told, were freshmen. So they'll plead ignor ance of the rules in the university constitution, and it'll be pretty hard to penalize them. The older students, those in the other classes that were casting ballbts ri'ght and left, will prob ably plead Ignorance of the whole document. "I slept through orien tation," is something else to think about. But for the most part, I'd say that It was really a cas, of not emphasizing this part of our school voting rules, and not Indi-| cating properly which line to the registration table each class took. Most of the offenders, it was said, voted simply In the wrong class, instead of casting more than one ballot. But it was pretty confooz Ing anyway. The system of registering voters used In the elections Tuesday ap pears to be sound and well based, and I think we'll be seeing more of it in future elections. The whole business doesn't look too good for the university in the newspapers, so maybe this is the last time. But they won't catch me next yearl Matilda, just to be young again JSE oints Out Featurt rence To Be Here The Mexican Minister to the Jnited States, Senor Rafael do li lolina, and other Latin Americar mnd European authorities will be >resent to talk with us about such conomic problems as labor and iatural resources. When the young and dynamic 'rofessor Keener Frazer of the Jniversity of North Carolina was iere at the University several veeks ago, I told him that I be. ieved South Carolina students were interested in international dffairs and would give their whole. iearted support to this conference, )ne of our fellow students im. nediately added that he knew the Jniversity students and he didn'l hink that you would turn oul or less than a May Queen or as 'A" bomb. Personally, I agree with Bill Routh that we South Jarolinians are not !'pathetic", 'dull", or "stupid" as that Rad liffe fugitive from Psych. 3( Radcliffe's course in Abnormal sychology) would have us. I'r onfident that you are interested n South Carolina's part in inter iational. politics, economics, and ultural. Otherwise, this faii amecock state would never have )roduced men of the calibre oi ffectiveness of James F. Byrne. >r Bernard Baruch. South Caro ina's future prominence in the world's picture may well depend owever, on her students' interesi n International relations. Yoi eaders of tomorrow are the stu lents of today. The Conference and Columbia nsightly Appearar Attendance At Au B: All of that Is just an after. ~hought. Wish I had thought 0: ,t before. I'm still taking Spanish, or di( you know? Well, I am, and lasi week I walked Into the room an< bogged ankle deep in cigarett< butts, ashes, paper and phonea ballots. If it had been swept sined reconstruction, you couldn't tell it And a lot of the rooms on th campus are just like that. I don' refer to the boy's dormitore alone. I mean classrooms. It's n rault of anyone In particular. think the janitorial department I just understaffed. And with th completion of these new TEMPO RARY buildings, it'll be more se I don't say cleaning them uj will help you study any hardei or make you think more clearly or be able to see someone's as swers easier, but you would fea a little better about going int that room. It's spring all right. What season I In the spring a youn man's thoughts always turn t something fancy. That's the ol saying. Yea, but what with lig stick on their lips, rouge on thel cheeks, mascara on their eyes, po: ish on their nails, and paint o their legs, these dames sure tak a shellacking. It says here. Bt the way most dames go after man, you'd think all of thei mothers were frightened by thi Northwest Mounted Police. A long time ago, in the golde era of the university, whenevi that was, at every student assen bly there was a sellout crow4 Have you been lately? The .... s Of May 11, 12, 13 gt1,flLs MIO L are expecting to see you students Sunday night, Monday and Tues day. The 8 p. m. Sunday meeting at which Clark Eichelberger will speak, will be at the Trinity Epis copal Church. Governor J. Strom Thurmond will welcome the promi nent authority on the United Na tions and current affairs. Though the Secretary of State, Mr. Marshall and Governor Stas sen of Minnesota have been issued invitations, there is no indication at present that either will be able to attend. The Political Science Department has assured us of the International Relations Club that there will be a plan worked out whereby students may be excused from classes to attend the various speeches and discussions. It is an ticipated that attending at least one of the meetings will be re quired of History and Political Science students. The University of North Caro lina wanted to have this year's Conference there at Chapel Hill, but through the influence and ef forts of Dr. J. B. McConaughy, the University and Columbia will be the attraction of political, aca demic, and newspaper eyes of the United States. It is hoped that the University Press will cooper ate in the publishing of the min utes of this Conference for the benefit of the Political Science Departments for Universities from coast to coast. Let's show these people what a real Southern greet ing is like-I'd like for them to come again and often, wouldn't you? cee Of ssemblies v BILL ROUTHE stinks! Even In our chapel, which has hardly few more seats than could take care of the Vassar glee club, there are many empty seats at convocations. It's pretty sad. And it's not any fault of the committees In charge of the pro grams. They do their best to pro vide entertaining speakers, and they've done a fair job. But you students don't seem to be inter ested In attending. And I might t add, neither do you professors and members of the faculty. Last year, when these meetings I were renewed at the university, the field house was used, and It Swas usually pretty well filled on - one side. There were over 1,000 at -every meeting, held at the same Stimes. But no more! , It's part of your duty as a stu ,dent of the university to attend - its functions and meetings. Many .1 times important announcements S are missed, just because you went to a movie, or wanted to eat early. a And after all, it's only one day in g the week, and just 40 minutes of o it, too. d More popular and interesting -speakers could be gotten for these r programs, granted; skits or plays -could be presented, glee club per n formances could be given. And e there could be more of an attempt t to please a bigger cross-section of a the student body. But these pro r grams are still worth your time e to attend. Why don't you go next week? n Give it a try. You might like it. ir But most of all, you owe it to tyour school. Because you're still a I. part of it, and a pretty big cog, d too. And I mean everyon-! The Barter Post . By PEGGY TREXLER What's the ribbon for, Mac? That's the question being ask ed by Purdue students upon seeing a small strip of gold and black ribbon underneath fraternity pins and pledge buttons. The explanation for this recent fad is "Greek Week". Thirty five fraternities are participating in the program. The purpose of the current week is to promote good will and good feeling among the members of the various ch*pters on the Purdue Greek campus. To achieve the object of get. ting acquainted with other fraternities, a series of exchange dinners, dances and talks have been arranged. Editor Fred Jacobson's University of North Carolina Mag.. azine won national recognition on the beauty front this week. Seems as though John Powers requested prints of the cover photo which appeared on the March issue of the Caro lina Magazine. Cover model Co-ed Pat Hole went to New York this month, and aided by the Magazine photograph, was given a job with the famous model agency. Miss Hole then wired the magazine that the model agency desired fifty prints of the photo. She returned to Chapel Hill this week and staff photographer Stan Coroner has taken additional shots of Carolina's latest contribution to the beautification of the nation. "Fort Hill", historical home of John C. Calhoun located on the Clemson cainpus, is to be pictured in the May issue of Holiday, travel magazine published by the Curtis Pub- + lishing Company of Philadelphia. The famous old home of South Carolina's leading states men of the middle 19th century is shown in a double-page colored cartograph featuring America's most historic homes. Holiday's 600,000 readers are given various items of in terest about Fbrt Hill, including the information that many of the original Calhoun furnishings are intact and on exhibit. There is a mystery on the campus of the University of Tennessee, unsolved for at least a decade. How did the ginkgo tree, a native of China, reach the U-T campus? Botanists are certain the ginkgo species is a native of China and Japan, and the story is it was cultivated as a temple tree for centuries. Geologists add that the ginkgo is one of the oldest trees of all time and is a carry-over from past geological ages. Fossil evidence shows that ginkgo once was widely dis tributed over the world, but became extinct as modern types of trees took its place. The ginkgo was preserved, with pains taking care, only in the Orient. But none of the authorities * on the Hill know how the ginkgo traveled from the East to the U-T campus. Dr. James D. Hoskins, president emeritus, believes they were there when :-e .first came to thelUniversity as a stu dent in 1890. Dean N. D. Peacock of the College of Agricul ture, now in charge of campus landscaping, says the trees were prQbably thriving before his day. The University of Florida and the Florida State College for Women are currently having a dispute of real signifi cance. The topic: CO-EDUCATION! It seems that the women of the "land of flowers" are for co-education to the extent of 9 to 1, according to the FSCW weekly, "Florida Flambeau". On the other hand, the men attending the University at Gainesville feel that the "admit tance of females to their institution" . . would result in de centralization which would leave Florida without a single first-rate university, but with two second-r4lte ones." The "Flambeau" has been crusading militantly for co education on the basis that the lack of it breeds isolation of thought. The girls evidently believe a man's presence In their institution of higher learning would not be detrimental a to their power of concentration. To the great surprise of Barbara Brown, freshman at Ball State Teachers College, Muncie, Indiana, the telephone in Assembly Hall took on a dual role of a slot machine. Last week Miss Brown walked into the telephone booth to place a long distance call to her home, emergency, no doubt. The preliminaries of the call were successfully executed and the nickel required to get the operator was about to be re turned when something must have gone amiss at the central switchboard, for instead of one nickel being returned, sev eral nickels and even dimes and quarters came rolling out of the slot. The total "take" was one dollar and twenty-five cents, enough to pay for the call! At Carolina BILLAUMOIE KEITH FRRN smokes CHESTERFIELDS He says,ReinhorBa.n, "They taste better because'w7. . they're always fresh" A nation-widde surVey shows. gl. Phnha686s0Mi leg. StSpecial Rmatessfor.Trips