Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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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 .. What Of Car (Continued from Page One) The answer is not to try to raise these buildings to a livable standard, but to raze them to the ground and sell that earth itself for what an inflated land market will bring and move the university to another site. Students and faculty alike know the limi tations of the present Carolina campus and daily brush with the realities and hardships that the frustration of normal' growth has produced. Can it be called impractical to suggest a logical solution and a possible so lution at this time? .Just as the plan for inadequate improve mients on this site is long-range in scope, so would be the movement of Carolina. No overnight mushrooming of buildings at in flated construction costs is asked; only that South Carolina begin blueprinting and al locating funds for a great university with room for growth. This should be done now, this year, while South Carolina and its university are en joying their greatest prosperity and while the factors favoring such a move are strongest. These include: 1. The fund of $1,450,000 which the uni versity already has for permanent improve ments. 2. The fund of $250,000 for the construe tion of the new law school building already allocated to the university. 3. The university's 46 acres in the middle of two business districts of downtown Co lumbia and in an area where two skyscraper apartment houses are being built. The sale price of this land cannot be accurately esti mated, but with 21 adjoining acres selling for $1,250,000, a rough guess would place the land at the top of the list of the uni versity's assets. 4. The university is asking for permission to float bonds for permanent construction arnd has drawn up a $l0,000,000) expansion program. 5. Federal funds will match dollar-for dollar any sums the university has in the near future. This would mean one dollar added to each dollar included in all the above classifications. Federal aid does not mean A Short Not (arolina, at least part of it, this week sent its congratulations to fellow South Carolin ians up in the hills of Clemson. l)espite the tact that USC must "hate" the Tiger brethr-en, we find that we, like other South Carolinians, are a little envious and proudl that at least onie team from the state is un dlefeatedl, untied and has national promi n en ce. Clemson is dlisappointed at being sans cot ton, sugar or oranige at this time of the year, but a date with Missouri for New Year's l)ay will be anything but dull. People from Letters: Weic Letters to the editor of The Gamecock are always welcomed, for this newspaper is the property of the students of this institution and is supposed to reflect their opinions. It is realized that the editorials arid columns (10 not cover all the points that currently are being discussed on the campus, there fore, letters dliscussing such issues are a necessity. However, space limits publication of all letters which are received and the limita Carroll L. Gilliam James Sheridan Kenneth W. Baldwin, Jr. Joe Molony UNY ..............Ruth Newell M Jane Dowe Wimpy Webb Founded Jan Marguerite Webb first editor, "Th Bobby Gaines the University Jack Walther college year exc The opinionis ------------ Jean Hill necessarily thos an endorsement olina's Future? federal control, only that the money must be spent properly. Added to these items are the buildings on the campus which could be sold and put to good and much-needed use by other ac tivities. Richland county and the City of Columbia are in need of a new library and are planning to build; state agencies need more office space; commercial and residen tial construction is being carried out all around the present campus and could be done so on this land; etc. The $600,000 which is to be expended in making the condemned buildings meet standards Would construct two buildings comparable to the new law school. These buildings would be modern, planned to meet the demands of present-day education which the old buildings do not. Another campus would have space at a -much cheaper purchase price. Land would be available fir soirely needed athletic fields, parking facilities and the other features of other universities which that of South Caro lina lacks. Conditions which prevail at Carolina evi dently are not known by the people of the state, otherwise some of them would have long since been remedied. And those people who are loyal to the university and its pur pose are supporting its pleas; rather than being loyal to their personal connection with the university, they are thinking of its place in the state and the state's future. Education is the touchstone of the prog ress and development of South Carolina, and the university should be the keystone of that education. If the university fails, then advancement socially, economically and cul turally is impeded. For that charge to be fulfilled by the uni versity, it should be moved. This is the practical, progressive and possible solution, and it was neither immature nor impossible when first prop)osedl in 1944 and is not in 1948. Today the university needls the support of all wvho believe in its tomorrow-a tomorrow wvhich dliscardls the tradlition of mould, decay andl crowdling, andl acquires the tradition of student integrity and loyalty, adlministra tive efficiency and service to the state. T'hat is the meaning of the request to MOVE (CAIOLIANA!-(CLG. 3 On Clemson Missouri have been (doing amazing things lately. The Gaitor' Bowl leaves no happly mem. ories for Caroli na-thle Garnet andI Black got kicked around at its inaugural in 1946 -but Clemson may even the score for South Carolina. So, Clemson follows in our foot steps, but perhaps they can walk a little farther. So Carolina hopes that Clemson's luck holds (out, as already the faint cries go up: "Wait 'til next year !"-CLIG. ome Necessity tions of goodl taste andl the law of libel prno hibit publication of others. If the writer has some constructive thoughts concerning The Gamecock or the university in general it will be printed as soon as possible. More space will be devoted to letters in the future and many of those now on file will be published. However, future writers should remember the code of letter writing: be brief, specific, conform to good taste, and sign it.--CLG. CROWING FOR A GREATER VERSITY OF SOUTH CAROl ember of Associated Collegiate Pre Distributor of Collegiate Digest uary 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott e Gamecock" is published by and foi of South Carolina weekly, on Fri ept holidays and examinations. expressed by columnists and lette: of "The Gamecock." Publishing do although the right to edit is reserv 44 -i TOM WILLIAMSON AROUND I Since the campaign to move the university has been- started, there have been various opinions voiced by both sides of the question. Two radio programs have been aired by a local station, with results that have caused more comment from the outside sources. Statistics have been quoted, and violent words have been resorted to in many instances, but at least one main object has been accom p)lished: attention has been brought to a series of conditions which have for too long gone unnoticed. Those wvho have given time and effort to pointing out bad condi tions here have done so with one thought in mind: to imp)rove a uni versity wvhich is loved by those in terestedl in the movement, and to cause those lax in the past to pay a little more attention to the state institution, andl possibly come for ward with someW muich needed aid. To the arguments concerning the financing of a move of the plant: the nioney will come in due timo; Roosevelt had a small army and a dlepression to con front him when the last war startedl, but with a good bit of foresight and the pro per attention to details, he emerg edi with the greatest army in the wvorld, and the amount oif money in circulation todlay is a wvell known fact. That we as a state have been negligent in the past ini regards to edlucation goes without saying. T radlition is a wonderful thling, hut even that should(1 be sacrificed on the altar of progress, when the youth of the state are involved. An honored past only lends a glorious glow to the present andl future; the entire state is p)roud of the part that the uiniversity and her gradluates have played in the dlesti nies of our counttry. A great dleal of money is nieces. Letter 4years 44o4. I I4nal but1 11ne tinlg in 44nh44 : .44-re. .\fter 1the frst~ '.e'4n,sler I starte4r1 b4ranch'414in lu ro n st*ii, 4'' les:I4' I too4k nna in4terestl in ex.ra4 gurrlgI:uha ne41tiitie. w%ith4 this inte4r4'1al 44 MIhere .lway enme44 to nh 1ess ('a.rolinn4 Th1rough41 the effort4s of. n -s4n:gi. but 44ni innlt groupit 44n thei enmpuIs, 11he firs1 4t roblem f144 i ii 44hrough444t 11he 4144414ent bo41y, 1but 1s this4 l44g4 y f we4 a4re 14ot 44nited4 he4re. I s44 4n4 reason44 why we'. coul4 b441Ie elsewhe44re. a4g4e-4414 t4rov4erb "Whati~ 34' sha441 44ow, 444 shall1 ye" rents. j i. I will be0 argue4d that I,resent4 in il antsI 44 o4~ f 11his not4ver.itiv ettd Business William: .,NA Mary Denny, Patrick, Elin( Suzanne Ned Threatt Gonzales as the Nutt, Margi - the students of Genaro Hue lays, during the Jack Morgan Grady Decell, Sorota, Jim A rwriters are not Walther, Ani es not constitute garet Ficque ed. Tuttle and Hi 4 HE CLOCK sary to repair existing facilities here, and to bring them up to the standards which wouid be' accept able. This is a competitive world, education is a competitive business, too. However, we should not lose sight of the fact that a repaired building will never serve the func tion that a new one will, but will only help to decrease the undesir ability of it. The faculty should deserve more consideration for the splendid work which they have done in mak ing the university attain the tradi tion it now possesses. A continu ous program of progressiveness wvill transmute a great tradition to a new plant, and fortified with that already claimed by "leave it b)e" adherents, an even greater uni versity will result. The program of movement advo cated by a large percentage of the studezts is done so with the thoughts in mind of what it will meani. Money wvill be spent in a worthy cause, if the youth of our state are considered worthy bene factors. No harnm can come to us as a university by agitation, for only good cani result from improvement wvhich agitation brings about. One doesn't have to see a deceased horse in order to know that it is in the vicinity - the olfactory priocesses wvillI serve admirably. Personal and petty reasons have bieen brought forward in opposi tion to the proposed move. Some st.udenits have been callow enough to fight the move because it may cause inconvenience in getting to claisse.j, provided the university is placed on the outskirts of Co lumbia. Once again we say, "When op position is voiced, look behind the speaker and his villifications, per haps a personal motive is respon Bible." not s.on% 41 al the seeds~ I whern- hagte II)rneth ngree1 I111 lui he bhinie for 11ot halvinIg taken who1 4 are here 1441w What,i enn1 ne~ do1 to 11ew spilit he, ? irstN. I esell iiurselve on 1 * u,oina. secutfl. renHi4 i what' is schiool co ld be now und tInu be. in~ 11 1the.r Th.ird,441 114 he t iend lg toi kno your4iI folhan11 townstn n.1 Fouth, 44 ui1 tial hi I petty 4 prejudb-e uIrn4111i ilugl the o. 111'IItherel w ha . iuIn. 1 ifth.If diisturbed ihili therk (forn in4ing1 ifer en uniII ersity N ellvItI es. ' G ol' t ii IsTi411 x TE *111 then 41y41r tie sltr, * 111441 ter p to 4111 -I the1r1141 ien who but41 II sIe rl beller *4itx willInr k ii 11 roII ba4144 Ie ty Ihan r an.Ir iither 11 Ich ol tIN ii the sIrnehI .toy i 111e - A o is I n aI s Managef -.... -- G( REPORTORIAL ST. B. Scott, Terrell L. Glenn,.Davi James Hughes, Arthur Rug )r Keels, J. Burrell Sanders, Je Moye, Eric Oppenheimer, Edv Harold Bourgeois, Rudy Riv Levinson, Betsy Knowlton, A: ta, I$ob Westerfield, Lloyd Hi Van Newman, Jim Crawford, Jane Gerard, Pete Partee, Beli lexander, Bill Rogers, W. H. M e Clark, Toni Leppard, Florette fte, Virginia Emory, Marion C Ida Adams. SOL ABRAMS I May.Be W There are many reasons, but no excuse, for the confused educa tional situation which exists in South Carolina. It is a direct re flection on the pnrolonged conven tions held annually in Columbia under the dignifiod name pf "leg islative sessions." Unbiased surveys have sub mitted numerous reports % hich show the inefficiency of the educational organization in the state. As one of the most. influential of the state's leaders put it. "I estimate that only 75 cents value is re ceived for each dollar spent on education in this state, but I will vigorously oppose any change. However, they can make another survey if it will make them happy." Other Southern states are di vided into 50-250.school districts. South Carolina is :;.hed into 1,680 school districts. This is not slate. it is morve than all tle dis ticis of ilese states combined. This has resulted in in creased expenses due to du plication of effort as in bus routes and buying of equip ment retail due to the lack of a central buying agency. In cidents as one district paying $1,000 more than another dis trict for the identical bus bought at. the same time is not uncommon. It is not dif ficult to understand the con fused policies, poor supervi sion,, and -ducatienal irregu larities that occur when one considers there are 36.51school districts for each county. These districts are almost coml pletely autonomous except for the special prOvisions for specific in stances madle b)y thet state legisla tu re. BOB SOLOMONS , Fore 1I Issues of every nature pour into the Gamecock office each week of fering varied views on more varied subjects. Many of themi seem wvorthy of concern and action. One of the more immediate and justified of this group is the criti cism of parking regulations and conditions at the University. More students nowv than ever before owvn automobiles and the parking prob lem has hit a new high. The con cern is not only wvith the surround ing streets but with the campus it self. There is little to indicate that the off-campus condition wvill im prove; on the contrary the prob lem of automobile space, in the University area, is becoming more critical. This seems excellent rea son to hetter tutilize the campus parking areas. The regulations for p)arking on the campus are in many ways ne cessary and essential but in other respects painfully superfluous. It can be readily understood that in order to avoid congestion the num ber' of cars on the campus must not exceedl the number of parking spaces. This is a definite aid to every driver who uses the horse shoe but unfortunately the service stops there. The University rules state that no one may enter except for a class. The result of this situation is that students have to carry trunks, suit cases and( other bulky articles sev eral hundred yards to their respec tive rooms when it would be quite easy to unload thenm a convenient distance from their dormitories. E~achu night at 6:00 all cars are requtired to be off the campus and the chains are locked. Those delini quent for reasons justified or otherwise find themselves securely tucked away o r th nig wit..l )orge W. Shelor, Jr. FF I H. Crum, Ditty Fleishman, ieimer, May Herbert, .Ruth anne Turner, Olga Edwards. rard Vereen, Pat Shadduck, ars, Jane Almy, Charmaine Munn, Marjorie McCorkle, intington, Leonard Duckett, Jem Newbury, Ish Thomas, ida Collum, Bill Fairey, Sam eCartha, Chuck Gibson, Jack Reyner, Carolyn Katz, Mar ibson, Patsy Epps, Frances rong But... This system has resulted in such appulling facts as: 43.2% of the white elementary schools in South Carolina are rated very poor. 42.0% are rated poor. Thus 85.2% of the schools in this category are far below satisfactory. h'lle small expenditure per stu lent is not the only reason for his. l" this state each district s respo' sible for the transporta ion of it-, pupils. On huses owned )Y districts this cost is $19.20 per -hild Per ye-. O iivately owned uses t1his cosi is $28.38. In North "alroliina where the buses are tate-owied the cost is $14.00 per 'hild. It is obvious that a sub. stantial sum would be saved ir duplication of bus routes were avoided and there were a central purchasing agency for public schools rather than the haphazard system now ellplo)ed where each district purchases its gasoline, buses, and other equipment individ unl and at retail prices. Tihe easiest way to provide ad litional funds for the growing .ost of education is to make more ,fficient use of that which is made availalh to the institutions for this purpose. The surveys have been thorough. They are reliable, lirect and understandable. The further delay of action is the needless waste of the already in adequt. amount which can be obtailed. Ve are a poor state. We cannot afford the luxury of unwise spending or lack of planning. We must take every possible action to raise the educ.tional standing to at least the bare acceptable min mum. possible exits imade fast until mornin1g. Once agamn we realize the abso lute necessity for clear truck pas sageways in the event of fire. We also have a case of a student who received notice of illness in his family and spent an hour in get. ting the gates op)ened so that he might leave for home. More out-of-town people visit the University of South Carolina cam puls on Sunday than any other day im the wveek. This is the one day, however, .the chains aren't taken dlown at all. It seenms that it would be advantageous to us from a standpoint of friendliness to open our camp)us and make the build ings and grounds easily accessilsle to all guests. It would certainly be a step in the right direction. The University of South Caro lina is the only school in the state that dhoes niot have her gates open to interested visitors on Sunday. This condition dloes not suggest much in favor of the friendly at mlosphiere in which Carolina has always taken so much pride. Student parking violators are of teni given tickets on the slightest provocation wvhile there is suffi eient reason to question the justi fication of the charge. A coedl who lives in McKissick House was seen hovered under an umbrella at the main gate Sun day night. When asked what she wvas doing standing out there in the rain she said, "My father is com ing by to pick me up and since he can't get in I had to meet him out here. I wish something could be done about it." Something can be dlone and I hope it will be done. It's not a vital issue but it is a condi tion which, if improved, could aid in the continiued betterment of Laro ns.