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Founded January 80, 1908, with Robert Elliott
Gonzales as the first editor, "The Gamecock" Is
published by and for the students of the University
The opinions expressed by columnists and letter
writers are not necessarily those of "The Game
JOE MOLONY, EDITOR
RUDY RIVERS, MANAGING EDITOR
JACK WALTHER, BUSINESS MANAGER
NEWS EDITOR .................. .Jack Morgan
CAMPUS EDITOR ............. W. H. McCartha
SPORTS EDITOR ............. Lloyd Huntington
Hazing 64
The question of what constitutes "hazing"
of freshmen or what does not has been a
red-hot issue among enterprising upper
classmen for the past couple of weeks. So,
leading with .ts right, The Gamecock offers
the following facts in an attempt to clear
up any misunderstanding in the matter:
After a series of protests from students
concerning a circular on "hazing" distributed
and posted on every dormitory bulletin board
by his office, Dean of Men J. B. Jackson
ordered a meeting of the Discipline Com
mittee (all male) Tuesday morning to dis
cuss the matter.
The committee decided that "hazing" can
not be exactly defined-it's a flexible thing.
It was pointed out that any Carolina stu
dent should have a pretty clear idea of what
constitutes "hazing."
The school's regulations specifically says:
"application of any physical violence shall
be construed as hazing."
In the notice posted all over the campus,
Jackson stated he hoped old students would
be sure to take this notice to heart, as sub
jecting a new student to any indignity can
be regarded as hazing.
Jackson stressed the fact that according
to South Carolina lw a student engaging
in hazing is subject to expulsion.
1*:'s A Woi
Between Monday and Friday of next week
some guy will be at your door asking for
a donation to the university YMCA. Right
away you'll ask yourself: "What am I go
ing to get out of it?"
Well, it's up to you. The Y is there for
you to take advantage of. R. G. Bell and his
congenial staff are there to help you if
you'll let them.
This drive isn't just to promote finances
to keep the Y going. It's to encourage active
membership, too. In fact, Bell wishes to
stress membership more than donations. It
is through your efforts that the Y keeps
alive.
The Gamecock believes sincerely that the
Is Our F
(Ed. Note: In last week's editorial we stated
R. E. Gonzales was shot to death on Main
Street in Columbia. It wasn't Bob, but his uncle,
Figures 1
PROPOSED Y.M.C.A. BUDGET
1949- 1950
Items Expenses Rcit
Pool Room .. .......... $ 8,000.00 $4000
Ping Pong Room ........ 150.00
Maid Service ........... 400.00
Gas & Electricity ....... 150.00
Faculty Coffee Hour .... 210.00
Bocials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..500.00
Freshman Council ....... 100.00
Sophomore Council .6 0.00
Loans ? Welfare ....... 150.00
Rtreata & Conferences .. 600.00
National Council Fee .... 800.00
Special Bpeaker* 50.00
Books, Magazines &
Newspapers ........... 150.00
Building Equipment &
Rspair ...... 425.00
Othlee Sulpplies 800.00
.i t Vajiers ... ... ..... 600.00
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cock." Publishing does not constitute an endorse
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SOCIETY EDITOR ................... Jone Dow<
FEATURE EDITOR ................ Paul Fostei
COPY EDITOR .................. Ruthe Kleckle3
EXCHANGE EDITOR ... .... . Betsy Knowltor
CIRCULATION MANAGER .... Russel McGowar
ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER ... . Paul Fiekd
ts Hazed
"It is only the extreme cases which wil
cause action by the Disciplinary Commit
tee," Jackson said. "This office is not trying
to discourage initiation of freshmen, bul
we're merely reminding the old student
that excessive 'hazing' will be severely deal1
with by the Disciplinary Committee. Th(
wearing of .rat caps, shaving of heads an<
other initiations are a good thing for tht
school's morale, but their purpose is de
feated when student's misuse their au
thority."
We believe that a lot of unnecessar5
criticism has been passed out by disgruntle
parties on both sides. "Ratting" hasn't be
come a problem here yet and it won't unti
students go to extremes.
Clipping hair isn't a serious offense, thit
Jackson admits. Therefore, everyone shoulF
be happy about the whole affair. The hair
cutting is just an excuse for upperclassmei
to remind the "rat" to wear his rat cap. I
the practice were harmful to the freshman
and in some c4ses it might be, either men
tally or physically, then it should .be dis
continued. But, it has been proven to be 1
workable initiation by America's foremos
institutions-the Army, Navy, Marines, etc
It should work here.-J.A.M.
thy Cause
Y is the most far-reaching and influentia
organization on the campus. It has the indi
vidual student's interest at heart and i,
constantly striving to help him. We don'
advocate five dollar donations. We knoi
you don't have it. We are only remindinj
you that if you want to keep a good thinj
going you'd better help in your own littl,
way.
The goal set by financial chairmen Jir
Mason of the YMCA and Lou Oswald o
the YW is $2000 ($1200 for the YMCA ani
$800 for the YW). It isn't a tremendousl;
high goal. A thin dime from each studen
would more than suffice. If you give you']
never regret it.-,.A.M.
ace Red
Narciso Gener Gonzales, who was co-rounder of
The State. We were in the right church but
wrong pew.)
)on't Lie
Carolina Christian Service
Club. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..100.00
Deputation Teams ... . . 426.00
Upkeep of Y Camp .. .. ...1,000.00
Personal Aides Committee 50.00
Y.M. Freshman Camp .... 600.00 600.4
Newsletter ..... .. 275.00
Handbook... .. .. ...850.00
Caro-Vet Hut. .. .. .. .. ...100.00
Religious Eryphasis Week 1,200.00 800.4
Fire Side Chats . ..... . 500.00
Administration ........ 160.00
Insurance... .. .. . . . . . . . 0.50
Amortization for Car .... 350.00
Gsrrret & Black Space ... 50.00
Student Activity Fees ..-7,000.4
Publicity Committee .... 50.00
Campus Discussin Groups 850.00
Interfaith Committee 50.00
Public Affairs Forums . 500.00 .
Miscellaneous -...:... . 200.00
Totals....$18,459.50 es An
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MONTHLY SPECIAL
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AL MUNN
GAME-C
"Ode To Scribbling Between
The Lines"
I wrote that sentence there last
night
translating French with all my
might,
I strained my eyes and steadied my
pen
and etched the little "ponies" in.
Time found me scribbling arter one
" to get that damned assignment
done,
but I must play his fiendish game
or sure as hell he'll call my name.
From Jem Newbury (two years
on first year French) comes the
above agonized verse. As it is
typical of foreign language suffer
era,we decided to print it-(we
have no fear of retaliation from
the foreign language department
for we were failing Spanish any
way).
But what we can't understand,
b is the uncanny ability of Carolina
professors to smile, pat you on the
head, and then assign you so much
work that if you work all night, you
can end up in the morning with
just ten pages to go.
But on with the news!
Wow! Last week we announced
we would print, in this colurmnr, all
letters received from the student
body concerning how we might im
prove Carolina. Were we swamped
- with letters!
ERIC OPPENHEIMEI
Between Y4
The news that Russia is in pos
1 session of the atom bomb, although
fno surprise to physicists, created
j apprehension throughout the world.
r' A new wave of war Jitters, exem
t plified by newspaper headlines,
.1 threatened to displace the red-hot
baseball pennant races as the big
gest scoop of the week.
America has made tremendous
strides in atomic research since
Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The
bombs exploded in "Operation
Crossroads" were far more potent
and destructive than those unleash
ed on Japan. Western military
leaders are certain that the United
States is far ahead of Russia ini
the development of atomic weapons.
America has also suceeded in estab
lishing a strong anti-communist
coalition in Europe. U. S. air bases
are within easy striking distance
of Russia. New bases in Tripoli,
Arabia and Japan make shuttle
bombing possible. The Marshall
Plan, which is resuscitating EuropE
economically and spiritually, ha.
confined communist domination tc
eastern Europe and has now en.
gendered a split within the Rus.
sian sphere of influence.
Russia realizes that an attaci
against the western democraciei
would bring destruction and ruir
to the heart of the Soviet Union
Now that Russia can no longei
justify her aggression by pointing
to America's A-bomb monopoly a
temporary East-West rapproch
ment is a distinct possibility. Rus,
sia will watch and wait for a mor4
opportune moment, which maj
never come, if the United States
remains militarily prepared anm
econonlically prosperous.
Marshall Plan
The atom-size principality oj
Liechtenstein found its exchequel
in a bad situation. The cabinei
meditated for many days on ho,
-- to raise funds. Finally, the premei
Let's Face'
By Leonard Duckett
I heard a story once, a true story, I would like to tell you.
I have tried to link it with some phase of life at Carolin
but I gave up. I'm going to be stubborn and tell it to yoU -
anyway. It must illustrate something or other.
This guy, George, I used to know, volunteered for thc
Navy in the early part of' the war. He had almost 8,000
hours solo time in the air, but he went in as apprentice
seaman.
The Navy found he had quite a lot of flight time and
broke all precedent by sending him to a naval air station.
Then he was promoted to S 2/c and Put in charge of a line
section consisting of five planes. This was a new base and
= facilities were poor.
Don't Stop Now
The station didn't have even one GI can so the skipper
decided he would start improvements by sending for some
GI cans. He got them. He had about 80 flown 200 miles-..
nice big shiny cans.
This made the station unique in that section. It was ahead'
of all other stations and don't think the skipper didn't know
~ it. These cans were cleaned and polished daily with an almost
religious ritual and the good record of the base was like
wise unspotted.
Getting back to George, he was having some troubles of
his own. The base was on the coast and was likely to be hit
by storms during hurricane season. The worst part of it,
e there was no way to tie the planes d.wn.
George painstakingly drilled holes in the cement ramp,
laid in steel eyes and poured fresh cement around them.
C Four of these were required for each plane. He finished and
t relaxed to survey the jobs. After checking them for strength,
he just sat back and rubbed his hands, almost hoping for a
hurricane to come.
If You Keep Reading
e Soon it came. When the warning came in, George broke
J out his crew, double secured all planes, fixed spoiler boards
A on wings, stabilizers and rudders and retired to wait for
a the storm to blow out.
s Next morning it was over and the squadron mustered as
usual. George looked up and down the line. Five planes of
8 the squadron remained undamaged. Of course, they were
) George's. He went out, helped the crew untie the planes,
" stow away all the gear and clean up the area.
y Pretty soon the squadron duty officer came down the
line inspecting damage. He stopped by George's section and
looked around.
"Who's in charge here ?" he asked brusquely.
P George threw out his chest and stepped up with an un
n suppressed feeling of triumph. "I am, sir," he replied almost
. arrogantly.
A "Well, where in hell is your goddam GI can?"
e George was almost floored. (Decked to ex-swabbies.) He
e looked around hopelessly, unbelievingly. Sure enough, the
a only thing his section had lost was the clean, bright, shiny
d GI can.
's I'll Do Better Next Week
ke Later this attitude was further illuminated. An old chief
took an interest in George and tried to give him the word
on Navy life. The chief told him, "Son," he says, "take the
advice of an old man. I've been in the Navy 30 years. Don't
ever do any more work than anyone else. If you're In a life
boat and that boat's sinking, don't you dip any more water
than the guy next to you. Let the boat sink first."
George always .remembered that sage advice and almost1
at happily finished his hitch in the Navy.
Id There must be something behind the story. I'll let you
a figure it out.
eI May Not Even Write
WtbThe Very Idea ,
m Wete-peope? . .. wethepeople? And to all this I laughed in my
e. . . weethapeepul? Who is this beard, which is a bare-faced-lie,
ad mysterious thing, this terrificfoIhaenmrebrdta
h- force, this slowly seething flow of WeetIhaeo hasresseard.than
ad righteousness?Wetaeplhssen.Fo
ut I heard a politician speak rever- who is the reailist who can see feel
y, ently of this Weethapeepul. He was or taste the beautiful brawny sweet
w not only reverent but he tried hard righteous Weethapeepul?
in to simulate fright and respect for The politician lied in his graft-'
it. "Weethapeepul," he said, ser- bought teet'h 'when he portrayed
e- mon-loud, "Weethapeepul have respect for Weethapeepul. He knew
r. made this mighty America the re- that this being is a resident ofA
fuge of the oppressed, the heaven- Shangri-la; he laughs in his sleepe~
," haven for the persecuted. Weetha- remembering the dumb-delusion of~
ig peepul must keep it so.' And his the sheep-people; the voters who
n. listeners applauded happily- happily applauded him. Ho giggiSS~
n- A news columnist, writing sen- in his cocktails. And I laugh withi
tentiously for a pitifully small him, for a long standing joke is a
er audience, Bald we-the-beople six good joke, and a profitable prank&
nt times In two paragraphs. To wee- is a prank worth perpetrating.
s. thapeepul he attributed Christ-like So! The meat is around .the
p- powers. He said he was a unity bone and it needs chewing.
,ai of thinking and doing, a magical Weethapeopul, I find, is a state
te being whose voice shakes the uni- of mind; a creation of cle'!e%
b- verse and whose touch is all-heal- minds, to serve some forgotten end;
n- ing, all-purifying. Which could not die but continued)
Who the Sam Hill-in-the-upside- and continued.
Is- down-rocking-borse is Weetha- Today it Is almost treasoniab
rig peepul? I've tried to fathom the not to believe in the instittion'
or mystery, and it measured six and traditional glory of WeothS
00 fathoms from nowhere to noplace. peepul. Tomorrow I may be 01
ill I asked about it, and was told I lared by the Gendarmery andb
rig was one of it, which is a damned- flung into a Weethapeepul jail;
in lie-to-be-sure. I was told that every I must have my say. I have spo
an man, woman, and brat are the in- And in the end I turn out to
nards, arms, legs, head, eyes, ears, a piece of dandruff which
n- and nerves of Weethapeepul; that sealed from the sanctified head
ny Weethapeepul Is a population of Weethamob, and now I ret
in- democratic citisens which decides its respectable black vest,
00 at the polls, its choice of things oensptenous and obnoXious, bu
to be. gmes
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OR JUST A TRIM?
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8 IN?
ACKLIN'
Which of the two would you lik
to read first?
Here we go:
Dear Colleague,
Some rech has stolen my athleti
card and tickets and now I can'
sit in the senior's section.
signed,
a sophomore
From the looks of this fouled ui
seating arrangement, and th
number of those who obtaine
tickets ahead of their schedule
time, there are quite a few senior
who won't be sitting in the senior
section either.
Dear Buddy:
Have you ever hunted roache
in your (censored) (censored
(censored) and furthermore, I'i
sick of this (censored) crumm
room.
signed,
"Itchy"
And we got it straight from he
"boppers" that the best lowdo%
music for that new step is on rei
ords like "Deacon's Hop," "Pol
Corn," "Black Coffee," and "H4
Dog." The above may sound lil
a beach bum's menu but they'i
supposed to be good. Give 'em
listen.
And the closing phrase so er
'em all, is one Carolina brain
imitation of "the man who can
to dinner.".. ... "Burp!"
,u And Me
we try to grab off some of tha
easy Marshall Plan dough?" Sa
the Finance Minister: -"That's
swell idea. I'll go to Paris and a,
Mr. Harriman."~
Liechtenstein's Finance Minist,
went to Paris and met Aver4
Harriman at Talleyrand Palac
He outlined the pressing needs
his tiny country, and pleaded f
a slice of the Marshall Plan cal
Harriman pondered the proble
silently for a minute. Then1
said: "Yes, you seem to ne<
American help badly." The Liec
tenstein's Finance Minister jump
up to shake Harriman's hand. B
Harriman waved him back. "1
the way," said Harriman, "h(
many communists do you have
Liechtenstein?"
The Finance Minister smiled
assuredly. "Not a single one, 12
Harriman. Not one Red."
Harriman sighed sadly. "Sorrl
he said, "but we can't do a thii
for you. You are not eligible u
leag you are threatened with Col
munism."
The bewildered Finance Minist
shuffled out of the palace, we
back to his hotel to pack his gri]
Suddenly he got an idea. He Juw
ed into a taxi, drove to Qu
d'Orsay, sending a pressing n<
to French Foreign Minister R<
ert Schuman for a five-minute
terview.
Schuman received him in the h
toric cloakroom and, abandonil
protocol, the Finance Miis
said: "You got about 5,000,0J
Communists in France making
Ithis trouble. How's about givi:
me a few thousand so Liechtenst4
can get some Marshall PR
gravy."
Schuman shook his head el
phatically, "Not a chance,
friend," he replied. "Every Col
-munist we got Is worth $50,C
aniec. to n.'