Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CROWING F( UNIVERSITY OF Member of Associ Distributor of 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 Morgar Campus Editor .......... W. H. McCarthe Sports Editor .......... Lloyd Huntingtor COLt Jack Morgan, Eric 0 BUSINE Sam Sorota, Al Morgulls, C REPORTO Carolyn Busbee, May Herbert, Gerry Hartman Frances Collier, Rita Webb, Ann Chandler, Eliza beth Kearse, Tommy Herbert, Marnie Manning Lawson Yates, Mary Louise Gaillard, Bobby Smith Ruth Barker, Mary Bloodworth, Taft Dantzler Jeanette Dickson, Olga Edwards, Roy Haymond Scruples Ignored Politicians are a funny lot. The other da3 one came over and told us: "I don't hav( any scruples. I'm only interested in pleasing my constituents and being a good politician If I have to agree to something that's againsi my principles and I know it'll help my po litical career, I'm sure not going to worr) about principles." Such a boast is typical of South Carolins lawmakers. It shouldn't be that way, w( know, but it is and we have to accept it a. just one of those things. Politicians are human. Their job isn't con cerned with humani feelings, however, and they soon become hardened to their fate. I there were some way to appeal to their inner. being, to their conscience, the plight of thi, state would be drastically changed. We may then catch on to the platform of the fast moving express that's carrying North Caro lina, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and th( rest around us to financial and educational stability. But then, this politician we talked with was of the younger generation, ou generation, and his unscrupulous attitudf seems rather typical of the rest. And that same individual, or someonE likened to him, will be dictating the policieE of his local constituents when the General Assembly meets. Whether mentally quali. fied or not, he'll vote on matters concerning millions of dollars, subjects with which he's totally unfamiliar. And he'll compromise as he plays his little game. He is in a position to act thus because he was popularly elected to the office. Politician Has Last Word Among subjects he'll take up when the legislature meets is the problem of consoli dating higher education. This is a ticklish item among politicians and top school offi cials. And more than likely, he'll play good~ Hunt's Gonc Due to lack of space-or something (maybe memory) last week no one men tioned the announced wedding of our erst while sports editor, Lloyd Huntington, to a cute little Fort Millian named Glennette Wheeler scheduled for Thanksgiving Day. Well, it came off as scheduled with several members of the Gamecock staff looking on. 14 Oul The Gamecock's poll of educators, legis lators, administrators, etc. of the six state supported schools asking whether or not they were in favor of some plan of consolidating higher education among state-supported schools has tapered off with only a few votef trickling in since our last issue. The lineup shows that a total of 278 per sons were sent questionnaires and only 74 answers were received. It is typical of the lackadaisical and smug attitude of our legis. lators and others 'directly concerned witlh the problem. Here's the results as of Monday, Novem. ber 28: House members: 36 for, 2 against and4 noun-comumittal Seniate members: 4 for, 4 against and I non-committal Trustees: Clemson-i for, 3 against and:] no sugetion; Med. CoIll-2 for, 1 against )R A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA ated Collegiate Press Collegiate Digest of South Carolina weekly, on Fridays, during the college year except holidays and examinations. cock." Publishing does not constitute an endorse ment although the right to edit Is reserved. Society Editor ................ Jane Dowe . Feature Editor ............... Paul Foster Copy Editor .............. Ruthe Kleckley Exchange Editor ......... Betsy Knowlton Circulation Manager ..... Russel McGowan Asst. Business Manager ........ Paul Field rMNISTS ppenheimer, Rudy Rivers. :SS STAFF harles Clinkscales, Jim Horton. RIAL STAFF Martha Matthews, Bill McDonald, Barbara McSwain, Charmaine Nutt, Bill Novit, Weste Patton, Kenneth Powell, Bill Rogers, Tom Price, Dick Dunlap, Jimmy Howle, Bill Kaufman, Al Gibert, Frances Tuttle, , Lily Groover, Pete Hyman, Celia Moore, June Marshall. -Votes Welcomed politics by refusing to step on the big man's toes. He will probably sit back and ignore the issue. Then, again, he may vote against the bill just to make sure he's safe. All the while, educators are up in arms because they see the very foundation for a strong system of higher education withering away- from under them. They argue, to seemingly deaf ears, that consolidation is a must, that the state isn't rich enough to continue in its present ovel-lapping and duplication pace and they back up their arguments with facts and figures. But the politician, the all-powerful sol^cn, has the final word-and he'.q against it. This set-up has been holding higher edu cation in South Carolina behind our sister states for over 50 years. It explains per fectly why everyone's so content to main tain the status quo, unwilling to listen to new and progressive ideas. You can thank the South Carolina politician for it all. A One-Sided Fight To combat the machine that swings the bloody whip on the House and Senate floor is a small group of educators interested in seeing the state's resources for education conserved and utilized to the best advantage. This group, sadly enough, isn't strong enough to fight the strong-arm boys who are forti fied by committee rooms for privacy and flunkies to lick their boots and build up their ego. The educators can only suggest and look on as their suggestion is taken apart word for word, argued over, compro mised with and finally entered as a bill. Theirs is a losing battle. Unless they can organize and organize- soon with a little weight behind them, then all their efforts to save the state-supported schools from ul timate bankruptcy will be mere cries in the wilderness.-J.A.M. SAnd Done It Before the wedding, a fellow member on the Fort Mill club of the semi-pro Central Catawba league, with whom Huntington plays at short stop, whispered to hiim "You'd better not boot this one, kid." The knot was then tied and another good Injun' bit the dust.--J.A.M. USC-4 for, 1 no comment; A&M-no an swers; Winthrop-no answers School papers-i (The Citadel) against; others: no answers Board of Ed.-1 for; Supt. of Education Jesse Anderson--will consider and answer later. Presidents: General C. P. Summerall (The Citadel): prefers not to discuss it. Dr. R. F. Poole (Clemson): no comment Dr. Henry R. Sims (Winthrop): opposed to Peabody Report but favors coordination with reservations. Dr. K. M. Lynch (Medical College): no comment .Dr. M. F. Whittaker (Orangeburg A&M): I no answer. Former governor, Ransome J. Williams, who was in office when the Peabody Report was introduced and who backed it then, came out in favor of some plan to consoli.. t date higher education as did Governor J. Strom Thurmnr1.-T A.M. WoMe 6UME "DON'T MERRY CHRISTMAS'M RUDY RIVERS AF There was a little rabbit who lived in a warren full of other rab bits. He was called Snuffy. Snuffy was a daddy rabbit, a boss-rabbit, a rabbit with many troubles. But his worst trouble was the lack of room in the warren, and his next worst trouble was the lack of repair in the warren. It was a good place except that the dirt fell down when it rained and nobody could move around with out moving over somebody else. Snuffy realized these problems, and called attention to them; but let it go at that. He was relying upon the Committee of Rejuevna tion for Rabbit Warrens to 1ive him the necessary cabbage to pur chase repairs. The committee was busy doing nothing, eating c arrots, playing cards, arguing about nonentities, and hearing the sad tales from Rabbit Warrens 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The committee heard Snuffy, and then heard somebody else, and everybody else; then they indis criminately handed the sobbing hares a ration of cabbage that would starve field mice. r Snuffy was a smart hare. His repair and improvement fund was large and juicy. Each year he got these few cabbage leaves to add to f his store. Snuffy was indeed wise, but every time it rained, the dirt fell down and the roof leaked. And still it was crowded. The r various little family groups multi- t plied, and the older juniors and The Awfi On November 2 THE GAME the 170 members of the Gener self-addressed envelope with tl .back: "Are you in favor of some education in the state-supportei lina (Yes or No)? Answers I members. Students are reminded that t and to-the-point as THE GAME~ there was no excuse for a legisi issue. Consolidation directly coi state and every solon should hi ance and should have a definite the idea. If your representat iv you to contact him for an expi attitude.- He might have an i his oversight. Here's a complete list of thl home -counties given in parentli House members in favor of E. Harry Agnew (Anderson), V R. J. Aycock (Sumter), Mario Werber Bryan (Sumter), Ben 8 Also, William E. Chandler, Coleman (Fairfield), C. B. Cull Culbertson (Greenville), Edwar4 G. G. Dowling (Beaufort). Also, Francis M. Easterlin Gettys (Kershaw), Lonnie D. Cai (York), Dwight A. Holder (P (Charleston), Walter T. Lake 4 (Greenville), John A. May (All (Spartanburg), Samuel E. Mcr Also, W. H. Nicholson, Jr. (( (Fairfield), Thomas H. Pope (N (Edgefield), D. N. Rivers (Jas (Oconee), J. A. Spruill, Jr. (Cl (Oconee), John R. Taylor (L (Anderson), J. Howard White (Darlington) and Joseph F. W House members opposed: W Floyd E. Wright (Anderson). House members non-committ field) was undecided; Solomon swer later; Lionel K. Legge (Cha specific enough; and I. A. Sm< later. Senate members in favor: Ed burg), James B. Morrison (Ge< (Sumter), Bruce W. White (Ui Senate members opposed: Ma Homner R. Long (Saluda), Jan George Warren (Hampton). Senate members non-commiti well) had no suggestions to i (Beaunt) aid hedanswer.. li. E, YOU JACK IN TRB30X1" 3ble ;he wiser juniors left for better Warrens- across the river. Well, Snuffy was adamant. He iad his reasons. Things wouldn't ro from bad to worse. Why, al 'eady an additional hole had been lug in the warren. A brand new unnel. And if he waited long mough, until the correct moment, ;nuffy knew he could repair the old tunnels before they crashed Lbout his ears. The old warren vas countless generations old. It vas infested with the tradition as 'Warren of the Woods." One year it rained and rained ind little patches of the ceilings :ept falling, kept insistently pep ering the heads underneath, until e ;nuffy became anxious. He paid several hurry calls to he Committee for the Approval c >f Granting Appointments to har -ied boss hures for a chat with the ,ommittee on Rejuvenation. He >estered the latter committee, but E hey were smart. t The committee eyed the nice, E weet, juicy stack of cabbage t ;nuffy had stashed away, and said tothing. But it was too late. The ceiling vas down when Snuffy got home. [he ceiling was down and his B riends and family were vamoosed o less threatening warrens, and . nore inviting companioas. And Snuffy said, "Oh, nol Throw ne in the brambles, crucify me on he briars, or anything but. . . . But what, Snuffy? 9 a il -Truth COCK sent questionnaires to t I Assembly. We enclosed a c ie following question on the a plan of consolidating higher t 1 institutions of South Caro- a iave come in from only 52 r his questions was as specific I COCK could put it and that o ator completely ignoring the t, icerns every taxpayer in the vye cognizance of its import- t< stand, whetlter for or against r refused to answer we urge is mation of his non-committal - eresting excuse to offer for solons' answers with their eses: some plan for consolidation: .G. Arnette (Williamsburg), ir n Brawley, Jr. (Greenville), , .Carter (Beaufort). f Jr. (Greenville), George F. n ertson (Laurens), John Bolt t4 1 C. Dennis, Jr. (Darlington), a a (Spartanburg), William IL ', usey (HIorry), Billy D. Hayes 5' ickens), Ernest F. Hollings Newberry), James R. Mann r4 ten), Paul S. McChesney, Jr. V 'adden (Chester). treenwood), Henry N. Obear s ewberry), Horace W. Sawyer 0 per), Robert C. Schumacher ' esterfield), W. T. Stevenson ancaster), Charles Welborn 1 (Cherokee), Philip Wilmeth b Ise, Jr. (Charleston). N. Cllnkscates (Anderson), ~ V al: Paul M. Arant (Chester Hiatt (Barnwell) would an-p Lrleston) said question wasn't o1 ak (Colleton) would answer ea ward V. Cantwell (Williams- " >rgetown), Shepard K. Nash !, ion). 'v, rvin E. Abrams (Newberry), ii es M. Lyles (Fairfield) and "I 0' al: Edgar A. Brown (Barn ake and William B. Harvey u ter.--.J.A.M. 1ACK MORGAN As I-See It A letter from a graduate journalism student at New York [Jniversity and an editorial in a recent -issue of the George Washington University student newspaper have brought our ;houghts back to a question long avoided in the state and n the South-the question as to whether or not we shQuld dlow Negroes to attend the University of South Carolina. It is a known fact that we in America will have to asso -iate and do business with members of the Negro race ;hroughout our lives. This is doubly true here in South _arolina where the Negro population is as great as that of -he White. The status of the Negro in the South is rapidly j rrowing into something to be respected and not overlooked. 3espite all we have done to prevent it, he is becoming more -ducated through GI benefits. The war, if it taught him iothing else, did teach him that America is as much his as ;he White person's. He can now vote in many sections of the 3outh, and even the most ignorant can visualize what in luence he can someday carry in political elections in the itate. - We here at the University pride ourselves on our intelli rence. We may not admit it but we do. And the rest of the itate has that same respect even though it may not admit t. We are educated. We are getting something that was mpossible for most of our parents and grandparents to get: college education. The uneducated look upon us with re pect and whether we believe it or not we exert a lot of in luence. But sometimes we do some stupid things. It may be hard for some of us to believe, but an educated 4egro can help a state just as much as an educated White erson. A Negro doctor can save as many lives as a White loctor; a Negro scientist can create as much good as a White cientist; a Negro preacher, farmer, journalist all can help nake South Carolina a much better state-if we help them. The. South is no longer looked upon by the nation as a ore-spot full of "pore white trash and darkies" sitting in the un getting drunk off moonshine or plodding through a field icking cotton. The nation at last has accepted the fact that outherners DO wear shoes and that a lot of us have rain )roof houses in which to live. It took a long time. The war kelped us in that respect. Thousands of soldiers and sailors pent part of their service careers in the South. A lot of hese stayed because they saw an opportunity here that xisted nowhere else. The rest returned home to speak of he marvels they saw. Socially, economically and politically we in the South have dvanced. Our once-eroded soil is now arable; lynchings are ew and far between; some of our politicians have becomf uthorities in their field, great industries are moving in. Despite our rapid growth South Carolina is still a poor tate. It is impossible for us to give all our citizens a good ducation with the set-up as it is today. South Carolina legroes who would like to be doctors and lawyers have to ,o out of the state for their training. And most of them tay out. Some of us readily admit that that is what they ;r hould do. But I don't think that particular group is in riajority. South Carolina needs as many educated and trained people a possible. Look about you. How many improvements need o be made? A Hell of a lot. We are not magicians. We an't expect to have a state completely full of college gradu tes. But we can give all-White and Negro-the oppor unity to learn. Many of them would if education was made vailable. And these people could make our state a more espectable place in which to live. I may not want to sleep nith a Negro or marry one; he doesn't want that either. But we can learn together and create a better understanding f one another. We can help our respective races by working Dward improvement. We can put democracy into practice. Instead of shacks we could have temples.' Instead of cot an we could raise cattle and grow vegetables. Instead of aising hatred we could create goodwill. Instead of living 1 South Carolina we could live in one of the United States. RIC OPPENHEIMER Between You And Me The University council is study- the best essay on some subject, g a proposal, submitted by ODK, coe ytecatr eaigt hieh would set aside one moth coe ytecatr eaigt >r .competition for the various the War Between the State. ectals and prizes offered annually Itrs nagf f$00fo Carolina students. This is anthwieadsnotelteJn ttempt to arouse interest and ~Hmhl fCetri sdt ~imulate entries so that theseprvdmeasfrtunswh wards can be presented for the ecl nfrnis inning essays at the end of the ThNeYrkouenScit ~holastic year.awrsanal,touhhef Among the awards neglected in ut fteUiest,ajealo ~cent years is the John Schreiner's adacriiaet n a n edal, founded by Dean Francisonwmaoftegdutgcls t. Bradley. This prize is pro-anoeotrpesnwoint mnted at commencement to theamebrothIniuio.n udent who writes the best essay teslcino h eiin oh ri a subject connected with the igi osdrdecp tep5 rst World War. The Gonzales 5~i~o uhcaatrsiso ledal for Oratory, founded byher,mnadcoutasvie obert Gonzales, an alumnus of asii flv o n epuns 110, is open to the entire studenttothrmnadwm. ady.Oteawrsaersrce o The I a toe William Jenningscetioraiajnaddprt ryan, in 1905, designated the Uni- et.TheJae atro ersity of South Carolina as one Aadi rsne otems 26 colleges to receive $400, the rpeettv ebro h u terest therefrom to be used to prda oit.Tesceyas rovide a medal for the best essayawrsmdltoheinrsf 1 "The Principles of Free Gov- ana eaigadoaoia 'nment." cots. Every year the minister of for- TeKwnsCu u ipe gn affairs of the French Re-setdothNalROCui iblic, through the French consulwhcexlsIdrl.Psntio Philadelphia, grants the Uni- smd tteed ftesrn 3rsity of South Carolina a bronzetemothplonadued5 edal which is awarded by the ottnigi hsfedb or odern language departmnent4 anofofcrfomteNOCtf. itstanding student of French Mn esn 05 aei nguage and literature,.ieaytlns ho a ea The Wade Hampton Chapter,poeanregisdbteUn nited Daughters of the Confed.vastIftueseneteC. ac, offers yparlyda medalfotesfrths forstdns wh