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 For Ourselvec Whatever the outcome of student appeal to the Board of Trustees that the site of the university be moved, the students of Carolina are expressing their desire for the betterment of something close to all-the university. Four years most of us spend on the cam Pus, during which we come to know the in stitution, its purposes, its achievements and its faults. The realization that the univer sity is not the product of one man's thinking or that of one group of men is quick upon us. Each successive generation has contrib uted something to its development while reaping the benefits of its existence. Each, in turn, looks back to ascertain what has been accomplished by the sojourn here, and, if nothing, the cause of that failure. So, too, will each individual here today, from the highest to the lowest, pass off this campus in the future. Eventually all will know that they have merely filled a place in the elaborate setup that is the university -a place that has been filled by others and will, in turn, be taken by someone else. And the knowledge will foLt the realization that no one can be the master of the fate of an institution that both precedes and succeeds our influence upon it, though that influence may be the best or worst in the annals of its history. By vote in a student body meeting, the present members of the university commun ity have expressed their preferred contribu tion to this chain of development. Perceiv ing the conditions of the physical university of the present and the demands upon it in the future, they desire to see the institution rise from the position of foster-child of Sou thern education to become a bulwark of that education and through it progress. To do that, we ask that a new university be planned with the view (of modern stand ards of physical facilities combined with Carolinas tradlitional aims of service and cul tural development. And for this, it is logical and imp)erative that the university be moved, so that this may be do(ne as completely and economically as p)ossib)le. Consideration, of course, is given to the cost of this project to the average South Regional Plan Last weekend, the president of the uiniver sity andl members of the faculty journeyedl to Savannah, Ga., to piarticipiate in a confer ence of governors andl educators setting up the regional education system. This system is the outgrowth of the Sou thern Governors' Conference andl devises a plan by which all Southern states may par ticipate in strengthening the fields of grad uate andl professional education. Each state will contribute financially and students from all states will be eligible for the benefits of those schools selected for the indlividlual cur ricula. Though the original idea of this plan may have been that of complying to court orders requiring equal opportunitLy for Negroes, its fulfillment will be a boon to all Southerners, both white and black. The D)ixie states them selves are not financially equipped to estab lish graduate training in all fields for both sections of the country. Therefore, a plan by which the limited resources may be pool edl and greater emphasis placed on graduate studly, is a benefit for all. Through this system, Southern college gradluates will find it financially easier to continue their training, and this training it self will be of far greater value than before. University of South Carolina students may not find it necessary to "go North" to fur ther their knowledge of their fields. Carroll L. Gilliam Ned Threatt Kenneth W. Baldwin, Jr. Joe Molony UNI Ruth Newell Jane Dowe Wimpy Webb Founded Jar Marguerite Webb first editoi, "Ti Bobby Gaines. the University Jack Walther college year exc The opinion - ------- - Jean H ill 1necessarily thos un endorsement For Carolina Carolinian, and to curtail that cost, the uni versity's present assets must be utilized. That means selling the downtown Columbia property, which, while real estate values in the growing city as the highest in history, can contribute no negligible sum to a new plant. Other uses can be found for buildings which are not effectively planned for educa tional purposes, and the land itself could be absorbed into the business districts which surround it. Coupled with this would be the union of federal and state funds, which is not revolu tionary on the university campus. Practical ly all buildings constructed the last quarter century have been financed by the United States government rather than the state, and future federal contributions to higher education will be utilized by other state uni versities. There is no reason to be offered which would prevent the University of South Carolina from realizing its just share. This could be done without too large a cost to the state, and that expense itself is the safest investment for the average tax payer of South Carolina. For them, it would be buying shares in the future of their chil dren and grandchildr-en, and an opportunity to improve an institution which is devoted to their improvement. And this last is the task of those who have subscribed to the request for a new uni versity - the students. Upon us rests the realization by all South Carolina that a new Carolina means a better South Carolina, the task of awakening in the people interest in this institution. During the next two weeks, all of us will be in contact with other South Carolinians throughout the state, both those who are frio11 of th lniiiversity and those who only tolerate its existence. In them lies the final dlecision of the future of Carolina, and to them we should exp)lain its 'onditionis and our wishes for its future. This could be our p)art in contributi'ng to the lasting institution of the University of South Carolina, a contribution we can make without asking permission of anyone and which will be of value to all no0w and in the future.--CLG May Aid All In fact, it is the desire of university offi cials that ini some fields, the university it self may be dlesignatedl as the school receiv ing the s'upport of this p)rogram. In the early stages and prep)arations for carrying out this agreement, it is not yet known which Southern inlstitutionis will be selected, but in some fie'lds of endleavor Carolina wouldl be the best choice. The uini versi ty's gradluate work iln geol ogy is recognizedl as one of the best of such p)rograms in the South, and this dlepartment has the added value of a great mineral collec tioni and1 a leader in the field, D)r. Stephen Taber, pr1ofessor emeritus of geology. Caro lina's facilities for graduate stuldy in Eng lish and history are consid1ered above aver age also. So, it may b)e p)ossible for the university itself to benefit, .just as its students will, who, for the first time, may find themselves financially able to continue their education ab)ove the uindlergraduate level. Fields now virtually ignoredl in Southern graduate work -.--ournalism, social work, philosophy, etc. may be open. Thus, the regional plan for education opents a door that ultimately may be the greatest step) forward in Southern education in recent years. Both Negro andl white stu dents will benefit, and through the knowl edge they acquire, the South will be repaid for the expense it is undertaking in their edlucation.---CLG a MW %w4MwwwWM G9A4 jC4 CROWING FOR A GREATER VERSITY OF SOUTH CARO lember of Associated Collegiate Pr4 Distributor of Collegiate Digest uary 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott e Gamecock" is published by and fo of South Carolina weekly, on Fri *pt holidays and examinations. expressed by columnists and lette L of "The Gamecock." Publishing dc although the right to edit is reser "Do you think the D( TOM WILLIAMSON AROUND I .Since the advent of civilization a m1an's future has been his chief worry in life. The cave man was Concerned Chiefly about tomorrow's food and shelter. The ancienti Egyptian., seemed to worry about the Hereafter, particularly so amiong the royalty, for the pyra mids were constructed in order to assure protection from the cease less elements. The American In dians buried food and weapons with their deceased, to.provide the esetal >h4ghtelogdr ourney. 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Wh17irhpshv bee relie i.Jnor-enited YSCoun deensl, 101 then Halivduviw 10ua. m.wesleyme whoundation, inashurngox Stree deethes rih6wso p.atramo Cun, Tim outrgdtzny willshHouse throug th-epers ofhristory, meetigsand Unther ents ofger Business William INA Mary Denny Patrick, Elin Suzanne Ned Threatt Gonzales as the Nutt, Margi r the students of Genaro Hue: lays, during the Jack Morgar Grady Decell Sorota, Jim rwriters are not Walther, Ani es not constitute garet Ficque 'ed. Tuttle and H !an will understand?" HE CLOCK A college freshman's future lies In the classrooms and on the cam pus. To attain scholastic honors or campus positions of influence are his chief aim. You will find him attending the meetings, work ing in the groups and organiza tions, and striving to raise either his, or his group's position in his fellow man's eyes. With a college senior, it is a different matter. All the meetings are of trivial import ance then. His, mark has been made, or not, as the case may be; he no longer can find time to get to the proper places at the proper times. However, sometimes there is a motive. Maybe a small matter of a job, a place to live, and a chance to get again those positions of affluence which are so im portant in this workaday world are chief aims of this individual. Physical.strength doesn't matter so much here, as with the cave man; liberty has been achieved, there is no reason for last stand battles now. If college conditions have been below par, then1 forget them, after all, you aren't a col lege man any more. Time heals all things, they say, but don't worry about it. Let the newcomers worry about such things. If over crowded classrooms and tene ments are the order of the day, shrug those indifferent should ers and walk uptown. You won't get anything out of it anyway, if conditions are bet tered. You won't come back to the campus hut once every ten years, and then only to see if it's just as you left it. Good luck in the outsidle world, old1 boy, you'll need it. When i provements are made in the busi ness world, the workers make them. When salaries are raised, deserving ones profit. Don't worry about your surroundings, tomor row's another clay. CHEDULE announcements of organizational eral interest to the campus. Such E GAMECOC'K office by 3 p. m. he event. MON DAY, DEC. 20 I . m.-FYreshman Y Council, ln all. 5 .--All-Campus caroling, TUESDAY, DEC. 21 D)eadline for filing diploma ap plications for June graduates. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22 8 a. m.--Christmas holidays be gin. CLJASSES RESUMED AT 8 A. M. MONDAY, JAN 3, 194m9' Manager -------( REPORTORIAL S B. Scott, Terrell L. Glenn, Da , James Hughes, Arthur Rt or Keels, J. Burrell Sanders, Moye, Eric Oppenheimer, E Harold Bourgeois, Rudy R Levinson, Betsy Knowlton, 'ta, Bob Westerfield, Lloyd Van Newman, Jim Crawfor Jane Gerard, Pete Partee, Bf klexander, Bill Rogers, W. H. ie Clark, Toni Leppard, Floret tte, Virginia Emory, Marion ilda Adams. SOL ABRAMS IMay Be V As much attention has been paid to the valuable equipment owned by the University of South Caro lina, it is only proper that some information be given on the most important, and their value be dis closed to the student who fails to comprehend their worth. Gaping majestically above the campus is the rotund "black blizzard," the constant ly operating cirbon-coater. This complicated construction, when operating at full capac ity, can cover 42 buildings and 5,000 persons with a two-inch protective coating of rich car bon soot in 15 minutes. In two hours the "black blizzard" can give a coal-mine finish to everything within a radius of several blocks. A surplus of carbon dust is stored at the base of the fuming funnel for use in warmer weather. However, this practice is not en tirely satisfactory as the wind of ten dispatches this stored reserve while the "Cb bon-coater" is ope rating on all eight boilers, leaving an insufficient supply for later usage. This problem is being solved at the present time by creat ing a much larger stock-pile than is actually needed. The plant is a scientific marvel. Through technical knowledge and intensive re search in designing and steam, the "black blizzard" has been built to operate with a maxi mum efficiency. It can produce a tremendous amount of car bon dust with only a small percentage wasted on the use less by-product, heat. The constant grey haze resting over the school, the sooty faces and the excossive number of ir red-tated eyes testify to the sue (css of the tower-ing terror. Tlhen, too, the state highwvay dlepartmnent maintains one of its BOB SOLOMONS Fore The old calendar covered with "X's" shows that Christmas holi days are less than a week away. I don't know who first coined the phrase, 'Time Flys' but they have been often and very corriectly quot ed during the last few months. Seems like a handful of days ago we were standing in long regis tration lines talking about the com ing football season. The cry now is, five more cramming days til' holidays as ever-ybody trys to catch up on the last minute work before taking off for home. With football tucked away until next year the game of the hour is basketball. This was evidenced Saturday nite as the Carolina cagers opened with a win against the Newberr-y Indians. The team sorely misses some of the talent which left with Iast year's grad uating class but the roster is crowded by eager aspirants with good pre-college records. Here's hoping the team will have a good season. The boys have been p)utting in long hours of har-d practice. This is a warning to you who carry so much doubt, that you may be in for a surprise. The most Promising athletic group of this year seems to be the Carolina boxing team. With the return of many standouts of last season and the addition of excel lent material I'm going off the deep end and put my beta early on a Southern Conference victory. The sporta spotlight has not been reserved for the varaity squad. alone. 1Every afternoon from 2 p.m. until 0 p.m. Gibben green Is covered with fraternity teams working out for the rugged Intra mural schedule. The set up this year includes the Greek lettermen in a possible 21-game schedule to the campus championship. The workout. tokona ee eorge W. Shelor, Jr. ITAFF vid H. Crum, Ditty Fleishman, igheimer, May Herbert, Ruth Jeanne Turner, Olga Edwards. dward Vereen, Pat Shadduck, ivers, Jane Almy, Charmaine Al Munn, MarJorie McCorkle Huntington, Leonard Duckett, d, Jem Newbury, Ish Thomas, 4linda Collum, Bill Fairey, Sani McCartha, Chuck Gibson, Jack te Reyner, Carolyn Katz, Mar Gibson, Patsy Epps, Frances 7rong But.. invaluable testing machines be hind Preston where a thriving in dustrial community now exists. This contraption seems to have been constructed for the purpose of measuring the amount of noise gravel makes when thrown against a tin roof with a varying force. They probably reasoned' that be tween the heating plant, passing traffic, the music rooms, and Davis and Melton fields, any noise it would make would be drowned out, or at least be untraceable, in the Babel. But the experts underesti mated their own device, which adds a highly distinct note to the confusion concert which is played daily on the back cam pus. Also adding its voice to the sym phony is a mobile generator, the overgrown offspring of a model "T" Ford, which grunts violently as it strains to its task. Masses of steam exuberantly scream de light on beconing free, trying to outdo the others. An embittered wrecking crew constantly attacks the rock piles of G.I. iron which strategically controls the area between the law school and Woodrow. These furious as saults often begin with an all out surprise frontal attack at dawn and continue until the laso reserves wearily withdraw. These are but a few of the ir rephw'able items which are Pos sessed by the university. There ale rumors that a new laundry machine has been ordered. It is said that it takes the buttons off the shirts and shoots them through the socks in one operation. There is some contention that this ma chine is already in use. AL. any rate there are many assets at Carolina which the student does not realize exists. N' Aft more interesting angle when the Tri-Delts appeared to run through p)lays for the coming powvder bowl hattle with the Pi-Phis. Those here two years ago will remember what a wondlerful game this novel clas sic turned out to be and the nation wide publicity it received. The Yule 'tide spirit has been brought into focus by the appear ance of Christmas decorations on the campus and r.umerous holiday parties. Many have gathered dur ing the week to sing carols. The strains of Silent Night floating on the air are a positive reminder that Santa Claus will soon lbe around again. With much of the world strug gling for recovery from the devas tating affects of the last war and hoping for survival of the long win ter, it is gratifying that our thoughts may be of less serious things. With the fighting in China, the cold war with Russia, and the chaos of central Europe it is well that we give freedom of un restricted and uncensored educa tion a prominent place. Carolina will meet the now year under cfr cumstances never before encounter ed. New and unlimited opportuni ties will be opened to us. At a time when giving is so prominent, may we give to this institutionl and to ourselves the full benefits of our efforts and loyalty. Caro lina is as great as we make it. With the thought of exams put away until next year many trips are being planned. Reports in clude Florida, New York, the west coast and one to Cuba. For some It means the first trip home since the opening of school. Where ever you may be, traveling or curled up with your favorite book, here's wishing you the best Christmas over and a most successful new Iyear.