Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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P.Cvowing For A 1 With the publication of this issue The Gamecock receives a new staff. Next week's issue will served as a shake-down for the new editors. During.the passing semester we have been criticized for criticizing. Because we have advocated changes and protested certain existing conditions, some seem to think that we are prompted by a dislike for the uni versity. Nothing could be more erroneous. We love Carolina. We wring our hands and cry out for her. It breaks our hearts to see her in such a wretched condition, bound in rags and in shackles. If we didn't love Carolina and envision great things for her-if we didn't see her as she could and should be instead of in her present state-we wouldn't care enough to speak out for her. It takes a lot of energy energy which is generated by a lot of love. Dislike Carolina? A thousand no's! She is the university of our state. She educated our forefathers. She has a proud history and boasts alumni throughout the world. She has been an honor to South Carolina and has potentialities equal to the fondest imagina tion. The Gamecock's slogan, "Crowing for a Greater University of South Carolina," A Nice Crop Of And now, if you've read the piece above this one, you probably feel like saying, "Well, I did all right for Carolina this term!" that is, if you think you did. And some students and organizations did do all right by their university this semester. Congratulations are in order for them. The biggest honor won by any organization at Carolina this term should come first, so first posies will be tossed to our National Champion debating team, who subdued the best the country had to offer this year. Other honors and improvements made by organizations have been less impressive or nation-wide in scope, perhaps, b6t many of them have involved just as much work and enthusiasm on the part of their participants. Among these have been the new, more liberal student government adopted this se mester, though most of the work was done KEN BALDWIN, JR. All Is Good? Last week the regular author of;I casion,s. When 11 this column, as if he didn't have just loing otf enough trouble, came down with space. Or a few mumps. His former sins had caught have been obse up with him, he thought. To top pervious veil of that off, a writer of the sports staff posed censorship~ name "Dynamite" Duckett was ent part of life. leveling blasts at various and sun- Ru let us loc dry persons, excepting of course, toward Mr. l)uc the author and authors of this he has read at column.the "administri It seems that this individual was tators, the dou complaining about "gripers" and faculty membe in so doing became one himself. of coaches, phi (Nothing wrong with that.) As if gripes about p that were not enough, he usurped *of certain d and corrupted the good title of served at Ste this column which necessitates a (of course) tr change. (Don't care about that You don't hay either), a gene'ral state Whether it was realized or not, all. Anyone thi he wr.s at the same time, very four years or la close and yet missed the boat the good and b on the subject entirely. After above classifica a thorough search and viewing any others. But his cause for alarm from an objective viewpoint, the so-called ing but praise a "gripers" (to use his own words) Will not the got are those who 'have a legitimate the respect ar beef and write sincerely, know- which it is he.] ing the true facts of the situa- anyone about i tion. perhaps not quit< Admitting there were a few oc- they speak for Editor-in-Chief News Editor ('ampus Editor Sports Editor Society Editor.. Feature Editor Copy Editor... Exchange Editor. ....... Circulation Manager Managing Editor Ker Sreater Carolina pledges its editors to get behind the thir which will lift the university to the gre ness which the founders of this newspal foresaw. Even if we could, within ourseli as students, stand by and silently wai Carolina become enveloped and choked politics, selfishness, and littleness, we wot still be betraying a trust as editors. One of the greatest functions of a nev paper is protection of its readers against i things which would do them harm. method is to keep its readers informed abc these things and to help them in their stri gles to throw off this harm. To keep sjl would betray that trust. The editors of The Gamecock through t years, in advocating or protesting issues they have arisen, have had the welfare Carolina foremost in their minds. They ha felt humble before their duty and ha pledged themselves to remain firm in t trust bestowed upon them. As a new editor takes over this column, hope tha't he and those who will follow h in the years to come will feel that trust, b< before it, and become an agent for the s dents of the university. This can be done only through a love I and a faith in Carolina's past, its slumb ing present, and its potentially glorious ture. Stepping Stones in the fall, campus radio station WUSI joining the Intercollegiate Broadcasti System and playing host to its conventii Student Council's planning of a new seati arrangement at football games, and The Carolina Band's giving concerts o doors, the Ga rnet and Black's plans to be d tributed next week instead of next fall, 7 Ga?ecock'.s All-Anericani rating, modest and others which we have overlooked, course. If we left you or your organizati out, pardon us. The important thing is t you did good things for the university. Next year's students and organizatic members must consider these improvemei and "excellents" as stepping stones. The u versity can't afford any slipping back. S dents must continue to do their part. a perhaps those non-students to whom we k for help wili get the idea. - Oh, Fiddle! te "gi ipers"' were te b(-.l ii sol steam to till upnt x rghOUinheo of the facts may weeal insel ti tired by thle imi- esosljit Iht w ci secr.ecy or' self-imn-I I)l. that is an inher at Carolina. i itesi htI sah *.k withi no malice cnc oII~OI'ta sra ket t, at the gripes o. th: t. .a,i d le r l out. WVhat about aIui.1Ita sth ae tion or adminis- p cb g eLsI Ql( bt ful faculties of tht i s es~ d I 'l rs, the coachinga cz ,.IiiviiyfS ying of pilayers,Cali. arts of anatomy Tetc hti s~oto amestic animals A'ard's Hall and byteotia "(drcl e to take them as ment app)lying to Wyi hss? si ea Lt has been here ernoabetcnrlo nger can pick out Isl'?dntko o oui ad ini anly of the orfclte rt pn tions, as well as moy? is one to do0 noth- UtlW idtease id never criticize? r?tf h ititoCrln dI grow greater in wl e(oqoeM.Dc d admiiiration in'tebgetmsi ntee dI without telling tjia ol n tlis sti ? In modest, orta(lU its,itptroa w so modest, silencea di iii,gmnthprVi thmslvs. clandc thet bac -hy.hul wen Hll cnsel ti Ne ebi. hatt w a Jo Milotae,w reyl Mayuewrb."etha sra Jne thatweshhibrei about. If that is t e de utenirseke beingrssuedo Margute theb thiersitef Boblines cllg.y The fct th The "ono rubthXcomaldwn, i. Thecqestin our fcilitesao tosend <8e "6 4UU V 9F V Igs at- 7 ..,- -- >er res -ch - - by - ild - - vs- - he ' Its ut Ig ~nt he as - of 41 ye ve he "I'll leave the motor running if it'll make you feel better." We in Keeper! )w tu- I'm trying submersion, A thrilling diversion, ?or EBxciting as it can be. er- It's much more fun, ru- Than firing a gun, Or gnawing the bark from a tree. This new sensation, Fills me with elation, More fun than rolling in clover. Just put my head in the bucket, Doggonit, I stuck it, S's Blub, blub. my cup runneth over. ng See the paper tomorrow. )n, I've drowneoi Mom's sorrow, ng I'm 'shamed-I blush a bright red. ut- My hymn is now sung, My head is still hung. I woider how I will look dead. 'he- (Ellsworth) 1y, of ia SOL ABRAMS sI M ay Be Wrong But... tU- Compared to the voters of South in the state. In South Carolina nd Carolina Rip Van Winkle suffer- the only recourse is to complain. ok ed from insomnia. The poor fel- The people have no choice of low only had a twenty-year nap--policy - while the electorate of the state South Carolina elections are based has been asleep seventy years and still shows no sign of awakening. , I'e oe-prtysysem hic istics, not to mention the one-party The one-p)arty system which is administered in a large dose every two years keeps the phplin r conditions that exiput in the d. Llge ad in arose-olor e nldly decorment lso existain stur Th geera helthof heThe epltehav o ectieonf liaien ha deet~oxed hu thSohigwy saoinal elaeon and msd en ms aus(lthel)Oitial(lotolS lt-of oter sates goenmenprivaenl tttccnen ies,.o omnin h n-at The('n-paty ysem as een IfThe eolios tht estt inothe evenmor detimetal oSuthildifeo efrmt aof texistin stupaoli. Thagneahalote the de -co oltclPartyen Sout educatin, pavtient hs de-riopa ytembu th hihway,tscal bowelfare, andoste se has cused thel~ poimpaldctorsalit.o ther tte logoverblea agen sysemofeha norelieeren.r ani The one-party governm has beenz biy Caina i thanr im)thol thn-croptn ftestain tard,istural Theonerpat Wilem ItofeALn,LogTm andth famngcco ystgiem ruin teae Sotitoiaha enale stic ( was ecopal pricesticdw;a olnlta.e bdsrs r e adThe one-party system ruin govenn gt hw l ee el tiag~rictuandcuelh fiinyadcabr counterpart.aWhi ur of the government to go down. lesntihadng he A g,'oup of sportsmen through- I stm orcgieorfut out the state recently became Per.-an deiecesAlth hpy se turb,ed about the game situation cihsavttegeteso ur- in South Carolina. They expended SuhCrln n htlcypo ize much energy in an attempt to cor mur rect the situation. In spite of this pew r olv nsc odr the legislature has not seen fit to and effect any corrective Theasures. aratters ftecuty nay ett) What Is Trhere To0 Do?Astewihao-pryy .ia 'The sportsmen in any other statete isahndcpdasao mt could take action at the polls lge a nabccerc.N nsagainst the members of the Gen-wodrSuhColnismkg ling eral Assembly who are more in- sc orsoigi omn cres.OIUBuins Member ofAssotiatpeCollegiae Presstaeuldi l)istrbutoinfsiotlginteefgosm OLthe ISie polticl art i SothCarolyna Janar 30 108,wihRbet Elithe Go iale ses coUnore 'The(;aecok" s pulised y ad fruteses of Paulituaion iyo ohCaoiawel,o rdaS uhrin in thas EWn AsNee except holiaysgandoexainatiols.retsy Kel hoseof "he amecck."Pubishig des notwnitstending. etathuhteichht dtisrsr es bot.h COPY:es of H rxauny, muy &U, &V'V CARROLL GILLIAM Servke To Alma Mater Doesn 't End With Diploma This column is addressed primarily to seniors, but since everybody will be or has been a senior, anyone may read it. It is not meant to berate the administration, the legislature or the honor system, nor to excite or rabble-rouse. It con tains no "looking with alarm" or sagas of falleh plaster, neither gripes nor praise. It mentions no braid or exposes of the infirmary or Steward's Hall, and does not ask how much money was made by the Canteen last year. In the first place, all of us know that Carolina is not in all respects what the catalog says it is. Seniors have been here four years--some longer-have found many things not to their liking and have said so in one way or another. We have discovered that a man can say one thing while he does another, and that some individuals are remarkable in their ability to be on all sides of any question. But, we can enter all this as experience, which, we are learning, is more important to the prospective employer than the diplomas we have fought for and won. But, one fact we cannot escape is that we will be alumni of the University of South Carolina, whether we like that status or not. The honor given that honorable position will be no greater than the respect accorded the institution which be stowed the title upon us. Some of us have been eager, perhaps impatient, to see our university greater than it is today. That our diplomas will be of greater value if the school which grants them is greater, can be called a selfish motive. But, deeper than that has been another influence-that we are a part of this university, and as a part want the whole to be better. This is a natural human reaction. It is expressed in numer ous small towni through the Chamber of Commerce and as California praises its sunshine, Main Street praises Main Street. Since the university itself is a community, Carolina boosting should then be a part of a Carolina matriculation. The many things that we have found objectionable become merely reasons for efforts to improve. Some have come to believe that Carolina wouldn't be Carolina without its thorns or minus those who wish to crush them. But, this does iot detract from the belief that changes should have been Made while we were here and after we have gone. Carolina to us has become a second home. We hav come to accept it-it's good points, its eternal dissention, its de mocracies, and its oligarchies. What we don't like about it should not keep us from feeling a loyalty to the university, for, as has been said, Carolina is not one man or one group of men, but the procession of men and women, their ideas and ideals, who have passed through its walls for a century and a half. Now that our years as students are over, our direct rela tionship with the university is ending, but indirectly these four years will influence the rest of our lives. And, if our griping has been more than just surface skirmishing and personal grudges, we wvill continue to believe in and support the University of South Carolina. Not to sell anything, but as information, contacts and ef forts by an individual alone in this direction can amount to little, but through organization as alumni, strength can be gained. One alumnus in such an organization is worth ten outside of it to the university. Perhaps in the association, just as in the university, we have seen things that we do not like, but that is no reason to stand apart and sulk. When a professor or dean irritated one of us, we did not pack up and leave, but stayed, and as a part of the organization, sought relief on the inside. This is also true of the Alumni Association or any other organization -action on the inside is worth far more than the lone voice weeping in the wilderness. Members of the senior class are now being invited into the organization of the alumni of the university. No one is forced to accept or to sign anything, but if Carolina has meant any thing to us, we can remain a part of it, benefitting ourselves and the university, through the Alumni Association. M1anager George W. Shelor, Jr. sainess Manager Jc ate BUSINESS STAFF Jc ate Sam KtSorotah Jul. Kleinmetz, Rus Morgan, Carol Ferris, REPORTORIAL STAFF S5 Carroll Gilliam, Sol Abrams, Ken Baldwin, Booty Wall, Frank Fayssoux, Mary D)enny, Lily Groover, Frances Tuttle, CAMPUS: Olga Edwards, Eric Oppenheimer, Edward Vereen, nowlton, Marjorie McCorkle, W. H. McCartha. liowleKeels, Jeanne Turner, Norma Bergmarn, Booty Wall, Loyd Huntington, Leonard D)uckett, Jack Morgan, Van irrell Sanders, Bobb.. Smith