Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Editor-in-Chief ------------- Carroll L News Editor .. -. -..... ...Jai Campus Editor Ken Sports Editor Society Editor Feature Editor .................................... Copy Editor Exchange Editor Mar Circulation Manager Managing Editor A Community Chest? Last week the YM-YWCA conducted its annual cam paign for the collection of funds to maintain its activities throughout the year, and, once again, the need for a campus community chest was pointed up. During the allotted time, the Y did not meet the goal which had been set, following in the path of so many other noble, but generally unsupported, enterprises. We have seen it with the World Student Service Fund, with the Tu berculosis Seal drive, the Crippled Children's Easter seals, and so on through the list of worthy causes seeking financial support on. the campus. Possibly the reason for this is not that the student-in general is not interested or does not see the value of the various projects, but that he is bothered by solicitors so many times during the school year that "No!" becomes an easy habit. A campus-wide community chest would remedy this situation, if given all-out publicity that it would be the only such solicitation of funds on the campus during the two semcesters. Louisiana State University has installed this system on its campus and has had several drives meet with success. Total funds collected are distributed according to the pre vious quotas of the various groups included and according to their relative budget increases. This system could work at Carolina and would be much easier on the student, the solicitor and all concerned. Pos sibly the drives could be successful for a change.-CLG. Bullets Not Ballots One of the few actual steps in the direction of political progress in South Carolina-lowering the legal voting age to 18-was wiped off the books at the May convention of the Democratic (or States' Rights) party, an example of the old adage of two steps backward for every one forwards The reason given for this, as explained later by some of * those responsible at the meeting, was to prevent possible legal action by Negroes as a result of the complicated at tempt to find a loop-hole in the federal court order. The whole plan was a dud from the beginning and subsequently backfired, but went something like this: The Democrats were to allow Negroes who could meet the general election qualifications to vote in their primary, while denying those not qualified. The general voting age is 21, hence Negroes under 21 could not vote, while whites under that age limit could cast a ballot. This left grounds for possible suits so all voters under 21 lost their franchise. Later, Charleston's renowned federal court changed all this and gave Negroes unqualified admittanc, to the party, but nothing has been done about citizens in the 18-21 classification. Young men in this age group are old enough to serve their country, but are not old enough, it seems, to partici pate in its government. To them the nation looks first for its defense, but last for bestowing its priileges. They may handle bullets, but not ballots. Critics have said that these citizens have only a textbooki acquaintance with government, but there are some indi viduals now voting who have no acquaintance with text books. The beet educated citizens are those who can serve their country best and in these days of compulsory high school attendance and increased colleg, enrollments, the citizens in the younger age groups certainly have absorbed more learning than their predesessors. The political group which will best serv, the students' interest and that of all citizens in this group Is that which will work for constitutional amuadmat to penmit 1S-21 year-okd citizensu to participate in all the machinery of government.-CLG. .Gilliam nes Sheridan neth ]aldwin Van Newman .Ruth Newell M . Jane Dow. Vimpy Webb Founded JaM first editor, "T ;uerite Webb the University lobby Gaines college year ex Jean Hil The opinions ill necessarily thoi an endorsement L4V COME ON UP THI TOM WILLIAMSON ARUN D 1 With the end of hostilities in the last war, millions of young men began the long trek home in order to pick up where the *for tunes of war had caused them to drop previously followed patterns of life. A great percentage of these decided that education was the answer to the problems which confronted them. They had learned in actual competition with thousands of their peers that an education was one weapon that was not turned in with the im plements of conflict. Carolina received her share of these former service men, and crowded conditions which had never existed here before were tolerated in order that everyone would have a chance to pick up the tattered ends. Enthusiasm abounded every where, for unrestricted activ ity was realized for the first time in years, and there was a great eagerness to get "back in the swing of things." Textbooks were in the routine, too; veterans soon had scholastic standards to the highest levels in many years. They had decided to learn as much as possible in the shortest length of time, and many of them studied to the accompani ment of crying offspring--another incentive to increase the old earn ing capacities. The tempo has now slowed down somewhat, energy Is be ginning to wane, and the long grind is becoming monoton ous. There are inany who free ly stat, that a degree, not education, is what they are seeking, for they have learn ed that a requirement for an interview is a college diploma, and sometimes it Isn't possible to get a thorough knowledge of the necessities with which to earn a good livelihood. Here practical experience is being counted upon to get them over ,the bump. EVENTS ! This space will carry each we4 ganizational in6etings, socials at campus. Such information may flee by Monday 8 p. mn. of the FRIDAY, OCT. 15 I p. m.-Junior-Senior Y Coun cii, Flinn Hall, second floor. SUNDAY. OCT. 17 10 a. m.-Wesley Foundation, Washington Street Methodist Church. 6 p. m. -Canterbury club, Trin ity Episcopal Pariah house. 7 p.m-eses University MONAY,OCT. 18 1 p.m-rsmnY Council, 1 p. rn-Student-Faculty Rela tions Committee, FPinn Hall, second floor. 3 p. m,--Gamiecock staff lie gins work. 8 p. m.--Univeruity film go cit,Dra ton Hall. TUESAY.OCT. 19 4:30 p. me-IFC. Flinn HalL. second floer. 5 m LEn;o s n iterary CROWING FOR A GREATER VERSITY OF SOUTH CARO] ember of Associated Collegiate Pre Distributor of Collegiate Digest mary 80, 1908, with Robet Elliott a Gamecock" is published by and fo of South Carolina weekly, on Pri( opt holidays and examinations. expressed by columnists and lette iof "The Gameceek." Publishing dc although the right to edit Is reserv 6 E o RooM t 'HE CLOCK Some of them have built a ma chine which may eventually de stroy them for the professors 'have found out that more and longer assignments are done, somehow, but the will to study is rapidly being replaced in the students by a feeling of indiffer ence, for almost each and every news item tells of the likelihood of impending war, and there doesn't seeit to be much use in trying. As a general rule, the Uni versity is blessed with a host of learned instructors, but there are those on the faculty who are not as adept at teach ing as they might be. Some are teaching subjects with which they are not thorough ly familiar, but are helping out in the emergency. The older students are quick to recognize this lack of pre paredness, and their interest in that particular subject sometimes lags far behind. School spirit is being criticized on all sides, but the critical think er can look farther than the lim its of the campus, for among the men, especially, there is a great desire to move on to greener pas tures, and try to secure some sort of professional background be fore we are again plunged into international conflict. When the leaders of a government such as 1that of the United State. are hesi tant about world conditions, then it is naturally to follow that the struggling college student has a fear of what may happen. IFor the second time in less than a decade, students are leaving the classrooms to serve in the armed forces of our country, many through Icompulsory military service. If preparedness is the means of keeping us out of war, we Isay, "Serve well". CH EDULE 1k the time, date aid place of or id other events of interest to the be left at THE GAMECOCK of. veek preceding the event. 7 p. m.--Euphradian Literary 7 p. m.-Clariosophie Literary Society, Clariosophie Hall. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20 1 .m.-lue Key, Steward's 1 p.m.-Sophomore Y Council, Flinn Hall, second floor. 6 p. m.-PRE-CLEMSON PEP RALLY, SHIRT-TAIL PA RADE AND TIGER BURN ING, Maxey monument. 8 p. m.-Carolina - Clemson Fresh man game, Carolina Stadium. 10:30 p. m.-Blue Key Caro lina.-Clemson Informal Dance, Field House. THURSDAY, OCT. 21 BIG THURSDAY - STATE FAIR HOLIDAYS BEGIN. 2 p. i.-CarolIna -Clemson game, Carolina Stadium. 7 p. m.--.KA ta a.m | Business William Mary Denny Patrick, Elin Suzanne Gonzales as the Ned Threatt, e the students of Charmaine .N' lays, durin the McCorkle, Ge Duckett, Jacl rwriters are not Thomas, Gra es-not constitute Fairey, Sam ed. Gibson, Jack LEllERS... STATES' RIGHTS Sir: . . . Since The Casneneek, through its editor, has adopted an anti-State' Rights policy, I feel it only fair to the cause of states' rights to answer the same, since I am chairman of that group on the uni versity campus. In your editorial your state: "Participa tion by the students in 'politie and the nermal civic privileges is defipitely a part of a collegiate education and should be en couraged." In this I agree. You further state: "Yet it is neither fair nor wise to drag the name of the University of South Carolina in to affairs which owe allegiance to political groups off the campus." I can not see where an affiliation of a campus group. with the state or national group who favor states' rights would "drag the name of the university." . . . I understand that the editor of The Gamecock attended the Progressive rally in Philadelphia last summer. Is the university or The Gamecock, of which he is editor, to be condemned because of his action? Certainly not. Then because sev eral hundred students . . . band together is no reason why they should be con demned . . . or that it be said that the administration of the university has align ed itself with this particular political group. . . . Does the editor really think that a group of legislators, kec:cd by t_lt -rA nf South Carolina wouid infuse to gve f!7I nancial or other aid to the university be cause a group of students on the campus saw fit to form a club? If there be such small politicians in this state, then it is the duty of the citizens to remove them from office. There is no better place for one to learn to be politically alert than in a student's political organization. . . . The editor points out that "the founding fathers intended for the constitution to be adapted to the chasang economic and political tenets of the nation," but he falls to point out that provision was made for -hanging -anditions to be met by consti tutional anenslment and not by casting aside the constitution. . . . RAMON SCHWARTZ, Jr. (Space does not permit publication of all letters received concerning states' rights. Mr. Schwartz is chairman of the campus organization, so his letter was selected as that coming from the most official source. Mr. Schwartz resorts to smear tactics rather than to logic in bringing up the question of Henry Wallace. The editor did NOT attend any convention in Philadelphia Including the Progressive sideshow. Mr. Schwartz' information on this point is en tirely incorrect and not particularly apropos to logical argument. Mr. Schwartz seems unable to differen tiste between participation off the cam pus and on-no one objects to activities off the canmpus, but is nout the organization designated as "The States' Rights Demo cratic club of the University of South Care lina?"-The Editor.) TiHE CANTEEN l)easr Editor: Ans unsanswe'redc riddle exists on our cam pus. It Is the University Stores. That loose tenus covers the hook store, canteen, laun dry anid dry cleaning establIshment. Thley were niot Included In the last fI - pancilal report concerninag the period end ing Dec. 1. 1947. One reason given me for the deletion of the University Stores from the report Is that a business enter prise of an institution of this typo does not have to be carried In the financial report. These stores on the campus are bsiness enterprises. Chronic Is the complasint of high prices in the canteen. From as business stanid point dlie canteen has a customer potential equal to the school's enrollment. Any bussi nesuman would welcome a customer poten tial of that size and heo would make an effort to attract and hold as many cusn toames a possible. Tihe canteen alienates custosners through the suspicion of higher prices and the lack of enough clerks to wait on the customers during rush times.. . The canteen Is only one of the stores. The hook store reaps Its share of the com plaint, too. It Is my opinion that It Is not a book store, butt a book dispensary--if yosu do not have a prescription you are Out of luck. Business enterprises are run foe profit and the university's are not an exception. .. There are a few questions which can well be asked but I wonder If they will be answered. They are: Do university students have a right to know what Is going on under their nos What Is the score on the stores' profits? Are the canteen's prices too high? Is there any truth in the rumnor that prices are high to placate Columbia merchaats? If the athletic department Is benefitting fronm the University Stores' profIts and the ath letie fee why do they oleet to giving the students enough space at the stadium to rest their posterior.? Questions earn 6e left sneanswered but at some time some one ha. to answer them Manager -------- REPORTORIAL S B. Scott, Terrell L. Glenn, Da James Hughes, Arthur Ru >r Keels, J. Burrell Sanders, Moye, Eric Oppenheimer, E Harold Bourgeois, Rudy Rivej utt, Margi Levinson, Betsy naro Huerta, Bob Westerfiel< c Morgan, Joe Molony, Jim dy Decell, Jane Gerard, Pete 3orota, Jim Alexander, Bill R< Walther, and Anne Clark. SOL ABRAMS IMay Be 9 Education is a growing industry in the United States. It has in creased rapidly due to heavy sub sidization by the federal govern ment. As is the case of all items receiving a substantial amount of government support, there is a danger that a vast unusable sur plus of an inferior product will be created. Under the impersonal busi. ness code of the "American system" colleges have turned into factories that efficiently produce engraved pleces of paper in large quantities. Such colleges can not be prop erly called institutions of higher learning; more accu rately they should be termed paper mills. These paper mills work overtime to manufacture diplomas as the stiff parchments are called. Di plomas are the chief goods made in the new educational plants. There are instances of some stu dents being develkped, but these are accidental and few in number. Since they ar loy-products of lit tle consequence, they are seidom considered. Diplomas have undergone great scientific development since they were first invented. Many great minds have de voted themselves to this task. Thanks to such determined ef fort diplomas are now mirac ulous instryments. mental cure-alls, which bestows the wisdom of Minerva on any person possessing one of them. Diplomas also have a definite value in cash as they entitle their holders to a greater amount of wealth than these people could otherwise expect. In the Past it was a general Practice for the insurance com panies andl o.ther powverful cor p0rations to give positions to out BOB SOLOMONS Fore1 Long was the trip). and faithful were the few who made it to New Orleans last week. The weather man cooperatedl with a beautiful day and 40,000 people wheeled into the spacious Sugar Bowl for the Carolina-Tulanie battle. At half-time, it was still a toss-up, but the Green Wave, aIded by 85 degree sunshine. proved too much for the Gamecocks. The small group of Carolina supporters, who had travelled the long 700 miles for 60 minutes of foot ball were not to be forgotten. Tlhe cheering Was excellent, and the T'ulane Greenies were aware of the Ganmecocks, both on the field and in the stands. Quite a few alumni of former years were in the stands to yell for the ole Garnet and Black. Long faces were brightened somewhat by the splendor of the Crescent City. Carolina colors were seen in the crowds and a fine' number of autos had Gamne cock stiekers Prominently di. play ed on them: after the game, a visit to old1 New Orleans was next on the agendla. O'oo's and Ah's were the bywords as the famous French foods were served in true New Orleans fashion. The plesant atmosphere of D)ixieland mu sie enhanced the scenes. The French Quarter, with it. narrow streets, courtyard,t iron fences and gay night spot.s, oe the most intriguing section visit ed. A number of interst'ng. ac counts may he Picked up from K. C. Talbert, Bob Westerfie,ld, Candy Taylor, Cal lie Phillips, P'at Lewvis, Chine Van Keuren. Bill Dominey, and Bennett Whitlock. For a spe cial tidbit, ask Beth Fillinginm how she acquired the dlelightful tItle of "Stormy". Well, .a much fo ...w VCW"er 10, IV"4 . George W. Shelor TAFF vid H. Crum, Ditty Fleishman, gheimer, May Herbert, Ruth Yeanne Turner, Olga Edwards. Iward Vereen, Pat Shaddock, s, Eugene Rogers, Jane Almy, Knowlton, Al Munn, Marjorie It Lloyd Huntington, Leonard Crawford, Jem Newbury, Ish Partee, Belinda Collum, Bill )gers, W. H. McCartha, Chuck rong But. standing public figures as militarp men and politicians. Now the pa per mills are vying for their services. Promotion and publicity Is; an essential part of the mod ern mills. It is important for the welfare of the industry that good relations be main tained with those in a position to influence the business, particularly the body respon sible for. its finances. A siz able portion of the mills' en ergy is expended in this di rection. In state controlled plants, political know who is far more important than ability. Education is shaped and finished according to the whims of the legislators. Education has been standard ized. There is no place for in dividualism which would tend to slow the assembly line and re duce the factories' output. Facts which are to be written down, mo"ientarily retained, rewritten and replaced by other facts in a never ending cycle. ihe requirements are rigii, and the steps fixed, allowing the students little choice. A certain quantity of mental work is required in a given number of specified subjects. The practice of stressing uni formity has been carried so far that daily schedules have been arranged for all profes sors, until they are lIttle more than announcers. In this system, education is merely a necessary evil to stu dents. It is a hardship to be en dured so that the final goal. pos session of the wondrous diploma, will be realized. And thus the mills operate at full capacity, turning out education consisting of a few pacts to be forgotten and a parchment to be framed. N'Aft there". The big red X on the calendar now marks the Roos ter-Tiger tilt on that well known Thursday, October 21. After the surprising upset Clemson handed Mississippi State, almost anything could happen, but I'm still taking the Gamecocks-to win. The Wednesday night tiger burning, pep rally, and Frosh foot b)all game with the liddle tigs should prove more than just in teresting!! With the added attrac tion of the Kappa Delta drill pla tooni, leg movement should be per sonified. To those of you who have never seen the KDs in action, this will be one activity on the pro gram where backfield in motion will not carry a penalty. Dances and other activities are being sponsored for the enjoyment of everyone. At tend and support the student functions, and let's make Big Thursday "Carolina Day" in every respect. Sorority rush week has taken its toll andi forced some of the campus casanovas into temporary retirement. Dates have been side lined for the, b)attle of the pledge pins. Many a bewildered coed will be confrontedi by a big smile, heyhowyou, where you from and whatta you takin'. Then they ar~e feted at an afternoon drop-in: to use a phrase of Tallulah Bank head's, "A fete worse than death". In spite of it all the pur Poses are golden, and among those selected, pledlge ptns will be worn with pride. FIRST SIGNS OF' WINTER Freshman campaign signs --replaced window panes formal. -- Carolina-Clemson predictions-...ekirts and sweat ers--blanket partIes. PET GRIPES FOR TODAY Rainy weather - unnecessary campus regulations-4