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Editor-in-Chief . News Editor Campus Editor Sports Editor Society Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor Exchange Editor Circulation Manager Assistant Business Manager Managing Editor Now Or Ne (Continued from Page One) The plans compiled by the president re quire 17 new buildings. That they are necessary to prevent the educational and material bankruptcy of Carolina is a glaring fact, but the campus is already too crowded for proper opportunity for those who attend the university and those who teach here. The campus of the university hampers rather than aids in educational development. Crowding does not make for happiness while here, devotion to the institution as an alum nus, or a belief that Carolina is serving its students or the state to the extent that it should. Hlere even the blades of grass must fight for living room nid must compete with more than 5,000 people who carry on their daily activities on 46 acres of land! Why Move Now? As set forth in the resolution passed by Student Council asking removal of the uni versity to a cleaner, more adequate and more livable site, the reasons for making this pro posal in November, 1948, are clear: 1. There is considerable senti ment among the students of the University of South Carolina for this move at this time. We who have lived and worked cn the university campus know why a move is necessary. We realize that a mistake was made when the university (lid not move at its opportunity to do so in 1944; and, since we have lived in existing filthy and de caying facilities, are the best judges of the case. 2. Construction of the new law school building will begin within the next two months. We believe that if any permanent con struction is begun on the present campus, the university is forever doomed to the stifling encroachment of Columbia's busi ness and residential districts and that the road is paved for perpetual mediocrity in education on this level in South Carolina. 3. The State Budget Commission is now hearing the requests of the university for the coming fiscal year. The Budget Commission should lend a sympathetic ear to the pleas of the presi (lent of the urriversity, and moving the site of the campus should be the golden word whispered therein. 4. TFhe university president has drawn up a ten million dollar im provement program. 5. The university now has $1, 460,000 for permanent improve ments. 6. The university now has $250, 000 for construction of the new law school building. We believe that these improvements andl permanent construction could be better car riedl out by moving the entire university to a new sne. 7. Federal aid in the form of dollar-matching for permanent con struct ion is apparently fort hcom - img. Debaters - - Re Once again The Gamecock calls the at tention of the student body to the accom plishments of one of' the unsung student activities--the debating team. Last week, this group of students placed another laurel wreath upon its collective head by taking second p)lace in the Southeastern tourna ment, to add to a long list of achievements during the past three years. Particular recognition was won by Irene Krugmnan, senior from Columbia, who walked away with individual honors in the woman's division and was the outstanding debater of the tournament. Other Carolina students . Carroll L. Gilliam James Sheridan Kenneth W. Baldwin, Jr. Joe Molony UNI Ruth Newell Y Jane Dowe Wimpy Webb Founded Jar Marguerite Webb first editor "Th Bobby Gaines the University Jack Walther college year ex( The opinions --------- --Jean Hill necessarily thow an endorsement ver For USC The federal aid program was proposed in the last Congress. by a Republican senator from Vermont and has been promised by the incoming Democratic administration. If taken advantage of, it would double any amount the university has at the time the legislation is passed or after that (late. 8. Land adjacent to the univer sity campus is too expensive for wide expansion and present facili ties are too crowded. Over one million dollars for only 21 acres is enough indication of the high cost of iand in downtown Columbia and this 21 acres is not sufficient for all the needs of the university. 9. The saleable price of the pres ent downtown property of the uni versity would be high at this time. Estimates of the value of this property indicate that three times the 46 acres could be purchased in a cheaper land area with its selling price. Profits from the sale of this valuable asset could be applied to construC tion of buildings on cheaper iani. 10. Land in an outlying area would be cheaper and room for ex pansion of facilities would be avail aI e. Real estate dealers would be quick to verify this fact. Removal to a less con gested section of Columbia or another city would give more land at a lower price and more land available for possible future pUrchases. 11. The state of 'Annth Carolina now has a surplus of $6,000,000 plus. 12. State revenues are running ahead of state expenses. 13. The state of South Carolina is now enjoying its greatest era of prosperity. All of these points show that it is p)os sible NOW for the state of South Carolina to build for its people a new and better university. There is no better p)lace for in vestment of the money of the .people than in the future of those people and their children -the University of South (Carolina. Re tardling its normal growth is retarding the progress of the state. 14. The need for a new univer sity plant is apparent to all who have lived on the campus in its present conditions. We who have lived here ini the past five years have seen, andl are seeing, the decline of ant institution because of the needl for space andl room for expansion. This, then, is the solution that we have to otfer: a new university at a dlifferent site. This institution should keep pace with other Southern schools and should lead in educa tion in this state and moving is the first necessity to accomplish these two things. A new university is possible today ; it is a necessity for tomorrow -andl is our p)lea to the adlminlistration, the Board of Trustees and the people of South C'arolina.-CLG. flection On Us received recognition by the judges for their logical arguments. The dlebaters, in their consistent accom plishments, have reflected credit upon the university which is an adlvantage for all of us here. -Even if the university itself is not recognized as a leader in education, studlents themselves can lift its name through claiming sectional and national honors with their publications, activities and societies. Thus the Carolina debaters, in their in dlividlual accomplishments, have served all of us at the university and have served us well.-CLG. r4GAA#C>4 CROWING FOR A GRIATER VERSITY OF SOUTH CARO lember of Associated Collegiate Pr Distributor of Collegiate Digest uary 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott e Gamecock" is published by and f< of South Carolina weekly, on Fri -ept holidays and examinations. expressed by columnists and letti e of "The Gamecock." Publishing d< although the right to edit is reseri "She quit dating since she TOM WILLIAMSON -AROUND I There is at glimmer of hiope that a con'kiderable amiount of money may be available for educational needs of &thle university in) the niear future, and it will certainly pr"ove to be at booni if it becomeps a reality. Ten million dollars has been set ats anl approximaite- sjuml to adequately tatke care of the present needs; alt first hand, this appears to be at staggering suml, but building costs anid the prices askevd for real es.tate atre out of proportion, also. We in South Carolina would become more nearly equal to (hose colleges and universities wshich the surrounding states have for the education of their Youth if we should see the erection of an adequate state university system. It hals been prop)osed by a con sideable gro p of thiking stu "Shdin areas wdin condeshe toexpansin aglack of hichais veryo itapae i teviin ofoe Carlinat llailtl no stads.tota Somed of he t moni etsty ntht ne l csarftr.adi illy spetainl prc oha hghi ittproe h reiiv en lmio ollars pu to bette~ tuse ifaplied th wll)ard tonstructgguiring sin, ahpt wheren Oss n thoert prices are for so exhbtaant of Wueu for ouCrin geold beomd be anearlyequal the thote. Grlegtene and ongiie cimwhich.arecurondg itate elhaefr te becation of athack 3ospac in wiho seexhei temtoo tenpubequatn stnte eite pertsol'tns.0)5e acn No(ei one isto blam of thet con ditos wla h neity bt the. lcate help aterif sat whonditii whichpre i the normaigrot ofth saita capita has ptlacedour unversiy. g cs roet hen thoeunrea houde pfutu mirdnstrang oteraiitis in campot wher prpert. Nptices o Gir not E soC ofitabnt. m.A n1up.u f.-lor-eir n geoogy cil. Fdinnology,decondtfeotr 10 a. m.--eisery aondaton. WaIeshigth ire crwetdit 6 p.nt .-Collegeru, sTren ity spc pal hrch. xii the to th-esprbleices, inr versetypersons. htONAY,ic NOV. e22s, 1948he 1hc ti. m.o-resma Yrwt Councih, state' alitl hecon flor. otn 8ni pt. m-nvriyFl Whep. t.h ait houdesnts lunc ehn, Hapietis rHouse c wc 4:3 p. m.-iFC,elo Fln H'ta-l ci.FiItl,second fl oor. Businews William LINA Mary Denn; ess Patrick, Eli Suzanni Ned Threat Gonzales as the Nutt, Margj r the students of Genaro HuE days, during the Jack Morgai Grady Decel Sorota, Jim 'rwriters are not Walther, An es not constitute garet Ficqu ,ed. Tuttle and I W. read the Kinsey Iteport." 'HE CIJCK dents which the war marriages have produced hit the colleges in a few years. overcrowded condi tions again wil result. Now, wi;en ilhere ;ittle and m.:.-:, the proper moment to make the move which will give them the op plortunlities which we, as students have not had. An endowment fund, for the small expenses which invariabily come up, would help out im measurably in the years to come, for we are unique in not having such a fund. Other states and colleges are looking forward, progress ing and keeping step with the times. We feel that our state leaders are sincere in wanting to help South ('arolina gain recognition educationally, but have not had an opportunity to investigate the sit uation cornpletely. Our hats are off to those loyal faculty members who have re mainedI here through the years, giving those wvho sit at their feet t he advantages of an education. There have been times when it has not been easy; the wvar years dur ing the infancy of this century; the lean years when salaries wvere cut to the hone; thle sup)erb) jobs which they have (lone are shining monuments to their abilities and sincerity. Carolina will not (lie if it isn't movedl or* improved; it wvill pro0 gress. howeveyr, in the coming years, if given an opportunity, t.o heights unimagi ned now. Great meni have attended this university, ot hers wvill come and go; things of the p)ast lend a glorious heritage to the future--we all have a hand in shaping destiny. L et's get behind a move to impirove our state by giving its college citizens a better chance in a better sehool. A move toward improvement will' benefit all concerned, and give us a chance to return to a campus which progressed with the times. CHEDULE a list of event s, organization hich may be of interest to the meetings may be left in THIE onday of the week p)receding the 7 p. mt.-Euphradjian Literary Society. Euphradian Hall. 7 p. mi.----larionophic Literary Society, C'lariosophie Ball. 7 p. m.--Dormitory Disncussion G,roups). WEI)NESDAY, NOV. 24 7:15 a. m.--Thanksgiving ser vices, University Chapel. I p. m.-Blue Key, Steward's Hall. 1 p. m. Sophomore Y ('ouncil, F'linn Hall. .1:30 p. m.-Carolina Review, Publications Building. Sp. m.-Hlypatlan Literary So ciety, Euphradiani Hall. TH'IURISDAY, NOV. 25 Tlhanksgiving D)ay H~olidays begln--.end at 8 a. m. Mon day. 2 p. m.-Carolina-Wake Forett game, CarolIn. St..im. Manager ------ REPORTORIAL S'1 B. Scott, Terrell L. Glenn, Dav r, James Hughes, Arthur Ruj ior Keels, J. Burrell Sanders, J Moye, Eric Oppenheimer, Ed t, Harold Bourgeois, Rudy Ri Levinson, Betsy Knowlton, rta, Bob Westerfield, Lloyd F i, Van Newman, Jim Crawford I, Jane Gerard, Pete Partee, Be] Alexander, Bill Rogers, W. H1. I ne Clark, Toni Leppard, Florett Atte, Virginia Emory, Marion lilda Adams. SOL ABRAMS / May Be W It is the height of short sighted ness and absurdity to pour money into this rat hole of hired educa tion, the Puniversity of South Carolina. After the shiny wrap lI,r of tradition is removed, only a mass of crumbling walls and antiquated equipment remains. 'o hell with the glories of the past and the romantic storieu of what has happened at this spot in the center of Columbia. Let's consider the problem with our minds on the future instead of our hearts ol the past. Is it not better that our children feel a warm glow of satisfaction and confidence in their ability to compete with the rest of the country, than to have a burning loyalty to antiquity? We sing of our loyalty, talk of our lack of higher -ducation and (10 nothing to improve the situa tion. Not only do we have the poorest state school in quality, hut it is the smallest in the ot. Thank Cud ''or Gmt. (Mississippi is ahead of us.) Columbia is a growing town. It is growing rapidly in two directions. It is ex panding outward, and, more important to the school, is crowding in toward the cen ter which is here at the uni versity. This consolidating movement is being ignored by the controling elements of the institution. There is at possibility that up ward of ten millions of dollars will be allocated for improving the U.S.C. plaint. Of this almost one and a half millions will be spent for scattered pieces of plroperty. WVith this large expenditure many of the initolerablle cond(it ions wvilI not bie correetedl. Will this addition to the p)resenit grounds allow for the BOB SOLOMONS Fore 't It is my belief that a large partI of Tlhe Gamecock this week will be devoted to articles and p)roposals in sup)port of moving the Univer sity to a more desirable and ini every way better location ...right ly so! It is the purpose of this p)ublicationi to inform the student anad p)resent news for the conasump tionl of all readers in an accurate and intelligenat marnner. A number of articles, stories andl hits of conlversat iona will reach you quoting facts andl figures; cold facts that include building costs,i real estate prices, fees, contracts I and legislative decisions. But there is much miore to this issue than its t material estimates-. Carolina is an institution with I a heart. Carolinia is a p)art of the people who have built it through I its 147 years of existence. It is the vital pulse of our state educa tion. From this campus have pass-i ed men and women who have help. ed shape not only the destiny of the state and the United States but the whole world. Each of us here appreciate the traditions and< glorious past that has been writ ten through the years. It is our belief that Carolina's great past is worthy of a great future. .My appeal to you as students t is to see that Carolina has out. ( grown her bounds. It is time for a us as students to take Positive ac tion in the advancement of our state university. This is OUR op. p)ortunity to contribute greatly at I a most vital time, to the future progress of the school of our choice. a You are a Carolina student. Re gardless of the degree of feeling i you may or may not have, this is i your University. If we must be il practical for a miomenat let's put it i this way: Whe o akars n IYv Iauva AU y, ' yO eorge W. Shelor, Jr. "AFF id H. Crum, Ditty Fleishman, rheimer, May Herbert, Ruth eanne Turner, Olga Edwards. ward Vereen, Pat Shadduck, vers, Jane Almy, Charmaine Ll Munn, Marjorie McCorkle, [untington, Leonard Duckett, , Jen Newbury, Ish Thomas, inda Collum, Bill Fairey, Sam 4cCartha, Chuck Gibson, Jack e Reyner, Carolyn Katz, Mar Gibson, Patsy Epps, Frances 'rong But... provision of adequate parking facilities? Will not the con gested flow of traffic around the school, especially on Green street, continue or even become worse? Will there be sufficient land for the neces sary but non-existent student outdoor recreation? There is good reason to believe that only partial corrections will be made at best. Where then is the logic in spenlding this seldom amassed sur plus on Oh pr esent site ? If land I. SO expensivv in the heart of tlumibi, then let's move the school and cash inl on the valuable irnoperty the institution owns. This area could be rented out at a reasonably high sum; this would help to meet the growing cost of education. There is plenty of land on the outskirts of Columbia easily accessible by modern trans port-ation which would cost little or nothing to acquire. If Columbia would not be willing to pro%ride this npace, ,the. are many other towns in the state which will jump at the chance to have the state uni versity in their municipality. South Carolina is a poor state. We cannot afford the luxury of spending hastily. We must take action to insure the wise and ef ricient spending of state funds. Let us immediately stop action on expenditures on the present plant until a thorough study can be made to determine the present and future needs of the institution, and the best method to fulfill them. We, the present students of the university, who are closest to the problem, ask that you, the menI controling the dlestiny of the state consider our opinion before you take the long awvaited action to raise the state's educational standards. fJ Aft this campus and see the decadent >uildings, inadequate facilities and rowded l)uilding spiace, it is you who must ask yourself if this Is hie kind of state university you wYant. To attempt to tear down, emodiel and rebuild on this site '.'uld lie to pile Ossa on Pelion. We have all heard recently, ar uruments in favor of keeping the iversity in its prtesent location. tis fitting that these people have ho,sen to defend their convictions. ~ly purpose in writing this appeal 'i lavor of moving Carolina is not o combat the opinions of this troup. it is my desire, however, u suplport a wholesome and well houghit out plan with the best in erest of Carolina as its goal. Ini sanctioning the plan for se eetmg a new University site we ire not registering approval of a niovement that has recently found ts beginning. It has long been he desire of many far-sighted ~arohina supporters, to inaugurate his change. J. Rion McKissick, ne of the best loved and most able f Carolina's great presidents, had Llways as one of his dreams a big ~er and better University. There are those who feel the 'unds of tradition so strong here hat to move would be to destroy aarohina's heritage. In answer to uha feeling I have this to say: tis hard to believe that the men vho createdl this tradition, by de 'otirng their lives and efforts in >uilding this UJnversity, would tipport any alction to retard its d va nement. Men and women of Carolina, this YOUR~ opportunity to take part I a casuse which may well develop ito a great educatlounal movement 1 the history and advancement of ur stat.