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Plans are now underway ey the Carolir student government to m:ake the 1948 Car< lina-Clemson game the greatest of them a] It is not probable that more people will pai ticipate in the activities surrounding th event than did the past two years, but it i very probable that the event may be capita ized upon to afford a greater, more widef attracted affair , . , one which may get th nation-wide recognition which it deserves. Student government officials are now ir vestigating the possibility of htaving a Lif photographer .to cover tho State Fair fes - tivities which would coatinue for two day, The event, large as it is, could be easily buil upon. Suggestions being considered for pre game festivities include the renewal of th )owder bowl game in which the Tri-Delt an Pi Beta Phi sororities scored big successe in the years they played. The game in itsel is a featurable attraction which would gaii nation-wile recognition for the asking A Review Of The l Our newly elected student council los no time in getting down to business in prep aration for an active 1948-49 school year. I their three meetings held in the closing day of this semester, the minutes were cramme with primary and organization plans, soni of which wvill be carried on through the sun mer. Their first concern, and the concern < many on the campus during past semester is the work on a new, more representatis constitution. A committee appointed b Pres. Robert Sumwalt was set up to wor with members of the faculty toward ti laying of a foundation for the new doc1 ment. Osborne Gomez was named chairms of the group. Ed Saleeby, Pete Hyman ar DJan Gibbes were named to work with hir Other stndlents will be named next semeste This group will have a distinct advantas over the retiring council whose efforts hE not materialized at the time the new coun cii took over. The dIrawing of a constitutic was attempted admirably, but met with se backs due mainly because such a documei had no precedence, nothing to work fror The new group will have the advantage (detouring obstacles which throttled the ol Among these is the bulk of the planning b ing done in the committee, not the entia council. Council's Plan Immediately upon taking office, Presidei Sumwalt placed emphasis on constitutioi of the various campus organizations. A m tion was passed requiring the filing of E constitutions by the respective organiz tions with the director of student activitie The council recommended that a' file ca2 net be bought for filing the constitution The new cabinet is now in use. The council has reviewed the possibiliti< of recommending a full-time director of sti dent activities. This project has been undE consideration by Omicron Delta Kappa leal ership fraternity. It was advocated earli< in the semester by The Gamecock. A del nite endorsement by the students wou probably produce favorable consideration Other projects under consideration by tt council include a proposed overall prograi for the furthering of school spirit. Jii Thomas, president of the senior class, hE proposed and reported on the possibilitiE .......... Robert Isbell ................... Jean Hill -.-..-.- ..... . Van Newman ............. Norine Corley ............. James Sheridan .................. Jane Dowe ---.......... Tlle Young Founde editor, 'I ................ Ruth Newell Universit year exce ---......... Carroll Gilliam The opi essarily I endorsen )r Greatest Clemson Day onsideration s Should this game be renewed, it would d to be played in the afternoon of the ds I- fore the big game. Present plans call e game between freshman teams from lina and Clemson on Melton field folli the traditional shirt-tail parade. h To enhance the attraction of the shii '- parade and the burning of the Tiger, j n been suggested that the fraternities ai ir rorities of the campus enter floats on tl e similar to the campus displays during y Carolina-Clemson events and homec4 e days. e Pollowing the march back to the ca a the annual Carolina-Clemson dance cot held in connection with better relatioi a tween the two schools. - Of course, emphasis should be plac 1. the keeping of the bon fires by fres -- and the ringing of the chapel bell. e are the things that have helped to mal s tradition what it is. Should we receive i I- nition from the various magazines and y reels, human interest emphasis wouk e fainly be '1inged on these things and pre-game activities which serve to buil - climax. e These plans are not merely dreams. can be worked out with the help of . ential campus organizations who are m t to work for a single attraction, asking i dividual publicity but for the school. - Blue Key, ODK, KSK, the Student I e cil and other organizations supporting I form a solid nucleus from which to s out a successful State Fair attraction. f These proposals would be well -worth i consideration this summer with your tinued help in the fall. Of The Work 4ew Council t of a freshman class organization des - to promote campus interests in each il n ing class so that a closer cooperation s classes will be reached in a few years t< d p)romoting better organization among e dents. L- The council, acting on the request c senior class, has contacted universit f ficials about the establishment of a lat 3, ette in Sims basement for use of stui e Pros. Norman M. Smith and Dean Jo) y Chase have acted favorably on the pr< k and the administration has already co: e ed several firms which manufacture 1- dry units. The possibility of obtaini n launderette is not yet definite, but t} .d tion of the student council is encour i. in the anticipation of an active new r. year. e Other proposals under consideratio *d the new council to take up at the begi 1- of the fall term include Carolina-Ck( n plans, the question of men wearing t- on tennis courts, and the promotion it "cleaner campus" drive to be carrih i. throughout the year. it. No Laughing Matter . ~- Student government is an importan1 'e in the activities of students at Caroli any other school. Most of us do not r the value it presents toward helping both academic and extra-curricular it tions. It will be of even more value c is more representative constitution is 84 - The advancement of the things we 11l is most easily attainable through the i- nels of student council. Next year s. Gamecock will carry reports of the c i- from time to time. We have printe s. plans and accomplishments in this isa that students will come to know tha is council is an actual, real working i- whose concern is the administration o er (lent affairs. Your two cents may col I- handy in dealing with problems conce er your welfare and that of the campus i- Gamecock urges your participation in d own affairs by voicing your opinion to class or student body representative o o council. n The council has already shown willin n to work for your advancement. It is a '5 crete organ of your concern. It is not s to say that you have no part of It 'Ti. 71 Aah4COBusiness NeGACO/ ,, Assistant Circulat1 CROWING FOR A GREATER Advertisi UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Business Member of Associated Colleiate Press Distributor of Collegiate Digest Saye 1 January 80, 1908, with Robert Elliott Gonzales a the first Bob McLI he Gamecock" is published by and for the students of the Katz, Hu r of South Carolina *eekly, on Fridays, during the college Albert M pt holidays and examinations. Marg nions expressed by columnists and letterwriters are not nec- Ellen Sch< hose of "The Gamecock." Publishing does not constitute an Jack Mori ent although the right to edit Is reserved. Decell, Llo Grin and Bahref AL BAHRET have y be- An Interopiatory Opinion for a Caro- . Last week the readers of this page of The Gamecock were treat to a column of rather questionable taste (something new has be added?) by one Al Ruffin attacking a faculty- member. Obviously b Ruffin is of a nature to call a staple a staple. But just what will t has accomplished? Right or wrong, the faculty will surely stand by thi id so- afflicted member, and quite naturally so, Darwin notwithstandir iemes And his neophytes, sycophantic or no, will rise screaming to his other fense. Naturally. )ming If Mr. Ruffin must lick his wounds in public, may I recomme that he at least utilize the more dignified art of satire. And also tI npus, before he attacks he delve further into the history of an organizati4 ild be A good picture of the University Players in its palmier days, und is be- the same leadership, is presented in the 1942 Yearbook. The followi are excerpts from the Grrnet and Black of that year: ad on ". . . the director turned author and wrote two of the year's pi hmen ductions. First play presented was a Christophersen product, "T l'hese the Americans." This was a thriller replete with patriots who didn't lo like patriots, inventors who didn't look like inventors, soldiers w ecog- didn't look like soldiers, and actors who didn't look like actors . news cer-s - .d off f the year was a series of 3 short 1-act plays . .. e other being written by Christophersen. His mood by this time had turr d the from the rowdy to the dowdy, thus was born "Fummydiddle", the tr life story of a woman of questionable character . . . They Old faithful followers discipled for' thes plays . . . Newlu Add influ- Carl A- was seeu at least once in each production . . . Memberst illing dwindled from the large group at the first of the semester to a m( lo in- handful of "old trusties" as the year grew older. Smooth and well-done was the play "The Whole Town's Talkin -oun- in which the players outdid themselves and won one of their bN could audience receptions. Something was lacking, however, for it went o: work stage immediately. The opus, "Fummydiddle" was revived ... your Stage manager Reginald W- became a permanent fixture afi con.- the first play of the year. W-'s golden voice added a stronger n< to the chorus calling, "Hey, Prof!" . . . Among other things the pla ers hied themselves to Myrtle Beach to further -emphasize the grej ness of "Fummydiddle". Gullible's Travels Each freshman, knocking timidly at the portal, whispering or igned "teach me", finds himself a traveler along a way strewn with tres 1com- ures and beset with pitfalls. The Gullibles fall into these voids, r of all ,because they are unreasonable and inflexible, but mostly because >ward lack of interest takeni ini their direction. stu They become the pale, mildewed scholars with the ticker ta *f the minds, the hollow shells who patiently stand four years slowly bei y of- fille"d with facts and figures, and who suspend their personaliti nder- characters, and friendships, gaining nothing from their stay but lents. textbook vocabulary; the Blockhead cortege, who believe that sch< m A. spirit is based on athletic prestige, and who would have the tail w ~posaI the dog; the "leaders", the gaudy, hollow roosters, lending neiti Senergy nor talent, but only time, to their "endeavors", and their cl< laun- kin, the politicians, the spoilers, yapping and baying themseh; ng a hoarse for themselves, each an aspiring Ozymandias, a wvheel Le ac- wheels, on whose offices even the mighty might look on and despa aging the criticizers, the forgotten roosters, the frustrated-resentf chool apathetic, standing aside, resigned to their Carolina fate, unknown a unsought, knowing it is all political sham. ri for Such are the pitfalls. How can one keep from being Gullible ? H< nnfing can one act, in what can one believe, in order to avoid them? A m mson with a true college education is many-faceted. He is a scholar. He hi 3hirts trained his mind so that it is a much more effectively functioni of a organism than when he started. He is aware and vitally interested don the world about him. But he is much more .than a scholar. He reali2 the value of extra-curricular activities and is not fooled into believi that this is just a string, of offices. Instead he knows that in lat years it will be the imprint of his activities upon his personality a unit character that counts. He has become a judge of men and of his 01 na or abilities through them. He recognizes the value of athletics and the ealize importance in his physical and mental development. And he realit Us in the value of social functions, and is also a part of that phase of Ii func- He is a complete man who knows how to make the most of his life. nce ap What are some of the things he can use as guides? Loss of pri watis the beginning of wisdom. Many a leg-mani has learned more fr< chan- -a publication than the editor. The only possible criterion is the val The the person and the school get out of a job well done. uncil Apathy is assininity. Seven mistakes are better than one. Initiati I the is the one quality most needed for a person to get ahead on this cai ue so pus. Success or failure, finger-burned or laurel-browed, something ttegained, something is learned. body, Discouragement is like a rust. It does absolutely no good to chai i stu- justified or not, "The Administration doesn't want students in thinj ne in the faculty is moribund, the students are apathetic", all the wh atrophing. Time is too valuable. .nihe Professors are the code of the university. They are responsible f The school spirit, and the quality of the man who is the end-product. Th you are not only responsible for dissemination of factual information, b your also for guidance in activities and inspiration in personal philosophii n the All of this has been said before. To go back to the first colun and make the beginning the end, and the end the beginning: cn- This university should capture the imagination; it is a plot trn- earth where hopes dwell, ambitions spring, where all of life is cubicl4 trefor sampling, changing the boy into a man; here is his nature set, at ever are they part who tread tii a.llm.ed ground, thi Carolina Manager ..................... Harry W Hiott, Jr. Business Mgr......................George W. Shelor, Jr. 1 i Manager .................................. Lynn Hook ig Staff: Ben Quarles, Buddy Turner staff: Electa Hall, Luki Bennett, Bettie Moore REPORTORIAL STAFF Gaston, Belinda Collum, Pat Ram, Jay Rodgers, Ruth Patrick, lan, Ruth Newell, Gladys Johnson, Carolyn Busbee, Carolyn nter Russell, Colleen Morris, Rupert Blocker, Bob Gillespie, nn. ierite Webb, Ida S. Webb, Betty Frazer, Audrey Chapman, field, Jo-Antie Dellinger, Bob Horton, Joy Conard, Ned Threatt, ran, Jem Newbury, Henry Macklen, Jimmy Crawford, Grady >yd Huntington, Joe Molony. The Inside Track 0AMES R. SIMMONS Guest Columnist ad en When I get to know people, I find that I like a great num Ir. ber, respect many, but admire few. To admire, however, I be ask only three things-an open, inquiring mind, a sense ,ir of humor, and devotion to a worthwhile ideal. My college work, thus far, has been made a pleasure and an adventure 4 by my association with several such men. Yet if I had to nd point out the one great influence in my own thought and at ideals, I should unhesitatingly point out Prof. Merrill G. mn. Christophersen of the English department. er Professor Christophersen's worl% both as a teacher and '9 director of dramatics has been inspiring not only to me but to many others whom I know. At least two of them are now 0 enjoying careers in the professional theatre, though this is ok incidental to Professor Christophersen's real work. He ho works to make the college theatre the vehicle capable of . . producing better drama for this section, for he believes, ne and I with him, that the professional and the semi-profes ed sional stage is subordinated to the ticket office. Further, he ue believes that the remedy lies in producing plays of genuine value in the schools so that both actors ftnd audiences can e1 learn to prefer them or l playz. This proces is the same in all art fields. Drama cannot be excepted. re The steadfast devotion of Professor Christophersen Io to this ideal, while of necessity doing other plays for at pure entertainment, has over a period of years been I- remarkable. Sprinkled with lesser and lighter writers, the University Theatre has produced during the last er last two seasons plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Barrie, te O'Neill, Wilder, Andreyev, Anouilh, and Shaw. t-INC only h1-las Professor Christophersen devoted himself - to this work, he has developed directors capable of select ing, casting, and producing their own plays. During this season three student directors had so well learned their L]y trade that they produced George and Margaret, What Every LS- Woman Knows, and The Skin of Our Teeth. Let me repeat ot that the selection of these plays, the casting, and the pro duction were solely by student directors. Such delegation of authority is unusual, but then such teachers are unusual. CThey have to face the Get-Rich-Quick-.Boys every day. s,More than this, in Professor Christophersen's case, a he has to work in Drayton Hall, the only available the iol atre, which, of necessity, must house a number of other ag organizations and outside functions. Thjs means that re er hearsals more often than not cannot be held on stage. se Scenery cannot be erected until a relatively -short time es before the first performance, and consequently rehear of sals are without the necessary furniture and other ir; equipment. Professor Christophersen has to constantly ui, check to see that he does not tread on somebody else's nid toes. He wields no authority about the use of the stage and has to time the Theatre's activities with the activi ties of many others. Further, the actors get no schol nastic credlit for their work. Neither do the technicians. Ts'he director has to use persuasion. There is no drama department here at the UJniversity nor is there a place Son the payroll for a director. In spite of this, one hun esdred and fifty plays have been produced by the Univer sity Theatre in the last nine years. With the production rg of such an enormous amount of dramatic work, nat durally a few are disgruntled. Some find their talent does not match their desires. A few are unwilling to enter the irl Theatre except as "stars." Often these few express their esr failure by excelling in other fields. Occasionally, one of re them cannot excel in any field and his bitterness knows r. no bounds. It is the same in every competitive field. do Yet any student who can learn to like the work can find a place in the University Theatre where he will add to his uie mental and artistic equipment as he becomes familiar with the dramatic in art. Every effort is madle to absorb new corners into the group anid to get them on the stage. The eTheatre will continue through Summer School and I know a Professor Christop)hersenl would join me in saying-if you cannot come over and enljoy the work, at least come over and enjoy the pIiavS. it, ' Editor's note: The above is printed in answer to a column written lulat week In which a criticism of theatrics on the campus was brought or beeAtr e v.adinerfor this page, no other letters, pro or con, had atbe eeie.Ohr probably have written since that time. n dThe Gamecock. even though curious in the controversy, does not endorse either side. No investigation has been made on our part. d Th one amnecoc isth acting to please neither side as far as principle d stuconcerned,oice theicolumns are printed In the interest of allowing dftets.... to voic ter opinins on matters even though we do not