The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 09, 1949, Page Page Two, Image 2
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News dtqr ................ Jack Mors
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Sports Editor .......... Lloyd Huntingi
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Jack Morgan, Eric
BUSI1
Sam Sorota, Al Morgulls
REPOW
Carolyn Busbee, May Herbert, Gerry Hart
Frances Collier, Rita Webb, Apn Chandler, Eli
both Kearse, Tommy Herbert, Marnie Manni
Lawson Yates, Mary Louise Gaillard, Bobby Sm
Ruth Barker, Mary Bloodworth, Taft Dantz
Jeanette Dickson, Olga Edwards, Roy Hayma
Religious Emph
Religious Emphasis Week has come a
gone. The speakers' names will probably
forgotten by the majority of the studej
who eagerly and attentively heard their i
dresses. But their words will linger I
some time to come.
For their untiring effort and genui
anxiety to impart knowledge, both spiritu
An Auditorium? I
'he second-day Convocations crowd of 9
which crowded into the Naval ROTC armo
Monday morning typified the enthusias
spirit students showed for the interesti:
program. It was the largest ever to atte
any event, other than athletics, in the h
tory of the school. This, alone was coi
pensation enough for the organizations w
worked tirelessly planning and running c
the Religious Emphasis program.
Sitting amongst the 900-odd students, w
were gathered together to hear a man spe
on religion, you couldn't help but wond
why such couldn't happen every week. W
Letters T
Cuts Spell niu k .atin-r
To the Editor: hee.catin of
In your issue of December 2, those who a
I noticed some interesting figures education to s
on the correlation between grades ties by cutting
and class attendance. My observa- Vr
tions at mid-term (based on the Vr
grades of some 65 students) lend The
support to Professor Smith's con- (Ed. Note:
clusions. The average of absences observed so n
for each letter grade was as fol- erg, Dr. Fitz(
lows:
A's-0.4C'-.
B's-1.4 E's-4.1
Cs-4.7 To the Edito:
Native ability has its effects, Among the
of course, but it would be strange asters are th<
If only the most able students at- take the livei
tend classes regularly and only the through auto:
slowest ones cut a great deal. Or of the most r
would It? in this vicin
Could It be that there is a cor- occurred at a
relation between intelligence and on the outsk
cutting classes? (I use the term stantly kiliri
"cut" for un-necessary absences students.
only.) Well, If one went to the We are ti
grocery store and purchased a who, each ye
large order of groceries and then ence thousant
threw them down the street be- are for the
cause he decided to do somedhing vancemeint of
else before going home which through soee
* would be hampered by carrying the .development,
sack of grocerief, he would hardly of travel to
ble ealled Intelligent. Is It any more less thought
intelligent to put meney inoa so necessary
edeestlon and then throw away the the occurrenc
chances to get one? u matie. Trad4
St the money were all one's own expanded an
It would be bad enough, but it established1
Isn't, for not one student In the States and I
University Is paying the whole cost toiges. There
of his eduestion. Taxpayers over vantages an
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LUMNISTS
Oppenheimer, Rudy Rivers.
qESS STAFF
Charles Clinkcales, Jim Horton.
L'ORIAL STAFF
an, Martha Matthews, Bill McDonald, Barbara McSwain,
&a- Charmaine Nutt, Bill Novit, Weste Patton, Kenneth
ng, Powell, Bill Rogers, Tom Price, Dick Dunlap, Jimmy
th, Howle, Bill Kaufman, Al Gibert, Frances Tuttle,
Ler, Lily Groover, Pete Hyman, Celia . Moore, June
nd, Marshall.
sis A Huge Success
nd ly and mentally, to future Christians and
be Americans at the University, The Gamecock
its offers the sincere thanks of the entire stu
id- dent body.
The convocations, seminars, informal dis
or cussions, food, spirit, and everything was
excellent. The programs were handled with
ne uncanny ease and the student body co
al- operated superbly.-J.A.M.
Nishful Thinking, Kid
00 can't celebrities be lured into a large audi
ry torium for weekly convocation programs?
tic You then need only look around you for the
rig answer. The armory wouldn't suffice. It
nd wouldn't be large enough.
is- You then wonder why the University has
n- gone all these years without expanding or
ho re-building its chapel which seats less than
ff 500. You wonder if we'll ever have an audi
torium like Winthrop's, or The Citadel's, or
ho like any school's in the state, for that mat
ak ter. And then you're likely to stop day
er dreaming, return to normalcy and resign
Vy yourself to you fate.-J.A.M.
:> The Editor.
d even over the wholethsinetosftefureav
telping pay for thebruhtohepplsfte
every single student Uie tts
ot playing fair with WeaeasthAmrane
re paying for one's
vaste one's opportuni-pl,wowhedringbeft
g classes. igpaewtscecanivnio
Truly Yours,byicesnsaeymsusad
mas A. FitzGerald peetn h neesr oso
You shouldn't have mlin fAeia oe
tany Gamecock work-thog raladnduombe
ieraldl) accdet.
he People abyoeothmotdnrusn
greatest of all dis- wti aiso n ude
ase which, each year, rira tteitreto hr
of American youths teyuh eekle a ae
nobile accidents. Onelatsrn,aereidtsoth
scent and most tragiceitithdpttinda nevl
ity was that which'fripoeetsdrn h n
rail-road intersectiontienmeofyasxsecef
irts of Columbia, in-throdThsextigiuaon
ig three University
we American people,Inrdeuirdl nthtoog
ar, bring into exist-fae
ls of inventions which W r h epewohv l
convenience and ad-loe,truhorhuglsns,
Smankind. We have,trgdesuhathtoSiv
nee and mechanical sre tNwer atya n
eaused speed of mediathsmsreetdatrtocu.
be increased, giving I sas ewohv inee
to safety precautions frisvr xsec,adpse
to prevent tragedies,ahafoitadncmt.tisu
es of which are axio-touasagnrinofheuue
and industry havetokeouconrsaeIodr
I good will has beenthttoewoavfohto
between the United tc h uue
ts neighlRbring terri
is no end to the ad- Mr ahy oaia
icovnecs these invet ss of 'utr6 hv
rjg.J GAWNCOCK
THAT'S YOUR LAST I
LOYA
I am glad friend, to h
We have spoken of m
and unlike most at
We have spoken from
I must,thank you for
of your life there il
For I am small town
There was city-glitter
and I was enchantec
I fell in love with the
Until you pictured th
I longed for the gUm
Until you were bitter
Thank you friend for
of crude cruel life i
But I must ask you t(
For I see you are bitt<
I will applaud your
If you are applauding
I will curse it with
I will sink my fist in
however, if you cur
And you did, and I dic
And bless you friend.
RUDY RIVERS
For several years now I have
been fretting over the idea that I
am a man. It is not apparent al
ways, for childish thin.gs erupt
from my physical and mental make
up like volcanoes.
But much of life and of living
has gone through my eyes, and it
is this that jerks the youth into
maturity.
There was a mortar shell that
fell in front of me once. It blew
itself through the bodies of three
men. I was a youth before the
explosion. Afterwards, I was an
cient.
I was a clerk, an office worker,
through whose decision the lives
of many men were bettered or
broken; I placed men in Jobs or
took them out of Jobs, gave them
easy labor and gave them hell. TheI
responsibility took the innocepiee
of youth out of me.
So for several years I have fret
ted that I am a man.
But I became young not long
ago. Men in love are kids, whosei
It's Your 1
We've felt out the politiciar
trator and other persons dire<
ject of consolidation and got
you to help by putting a buj
Senator's ear. Still only two a
So, without further ado, The
directly before the student bo
We noticed where several
groups aired out the Peabody
after The Gamecock completely
ly, the groups said they neede
As we've mentioned time ar1
Is not completely in accord wi
only agree with the gist of it.
consolidation. What do you
consolidating?
If you're just remotely inte
you've given It some thought,
naire, clip It out and address i
Any comment added to it will
Interested but think your sen
should be, send him one, too.
ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF
DATE THE PROGRAMS OF
THE STATE-SUPPORTED I
CAROLINA? (YES OR NO)
SIGNED: .
ADDRESS ANSWERS TO: El
ITi
ARD FOR THE DAY!
LTY
tve met you.
any things,
first meeting,
our souls.
telling me
kMetropolis,
and simple.
in your voice
I.
sidewalk throng,
am one by one.
>ur of -night-life,
in cursing it.
your expose
ri big-town.
> depart here quickly,
r about my town.
town,
it,
rou, too.
your blood-shot eye,
ie my town.
; so be off,
food
)yes are softened, whose minds
Lre dulled, whose lives are joyous
md carefree. And too much of
rood things last only until they end
>itterly.
I was young in love, and silly
md will-less. I was a rat nibbling
m the cheese of a woman's wiles,
iet in the trap of devotion.
The cheese was good and caution
was forgotten and useless. I was
nnocent and alive again. But the
!rivilous delicate trap was sprung,
md youth and innocence fled; so
am old again and wise.
I am a wise man. I worry be
~ause of it, and these things I men
ion declare the futility of living
mnd of responsibility and of love.
:n ea.h. instance, something that
was true and young in me was
iurned out and destroyed.
And I am fretting because of
he cantankerous growth of wis
loin I have; it flowers and re
lowers, and Is lecherous.
How will it~ be when all of child
shness is torn from me?
[urn Now
,the educator, the adminis
*tly concerned with the sub
little response. We've urged
i in your Representative or
riswers trickled in this week.
Gamecock puts the question
Jy.
3rganizations and discussion
Report thoroughly, but, even
covered the Report editorial
I more time to study it.
d time again, The Gamecock
th The Peabody Report. We
We are merely interested in
think about SOME plan of
rested in the subject, or if
!ill in the following question
t to The Gamecock, Campus.
be appreciated. If you aren't
ator or Representative is or
We'll handle it from there.
' -J.A.M.
BOME PLAN TO CONSOLI
HIGHER EDUCATION IN
NSTITUTIONTS OF SOUTH
)ITOR-IN-CHIEF
IE GAMECOCK
JIVERSITY OF S. C.
bLIUMRIA, . C.
Decembt 9, -949
JACK MORGAN
As I See It
Since the publication last week of my column regarding
the present admission policy of the UAiversity concerning
the Negro, I have awaited comments, both pro and con, on
the issue. However, it seems as if the students and faculty
members have too much on their minds to waste time com
menting. Until I am proved .wrong I will still hold to the
belief that the majority of the students on the campus
believe as I do.
The few comments I have received from studento have
as a whole been overwhelmingly favorable and have strength
ened our faith in the ideals and sense of fair play that
exist among the students.
Opponents point to the fact that there are universities
in this state and elsewhere where a Negro can receive an
education.
We are- not concerned with colleges and universities out
side of South Carolind.-4if the Negro lives in this state,
works here, pays taxes here, then it -is only right that he
should get his education here. As to the education offered
the Negro here, the question is whether or not the Negro
is getting as thorough an education in his own school in
South Carolina as he could if he were att6nding Carolina.
The answer is no.
The Board of Control for Southern Regional Education,
in a recent meeting in Houston, Texas, found that only
three Southern states-Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma
are providing good higher education facilities for their Negro
citizens. According to Dr.. John E. Ivey, Jr., of Atlanta,
director of the board, the South has been derelict In this
moral and legal responsibility with the exception of the
afore mentioned states. And these are the only states now
admitting Negroes to state universities and colleges former
ly open only to white citizens.
"There is not a single Negro institution which has the
supporting strength to offer a doctorate degree," Dr. Ivey
said. "It has been estimated that ten to. twenty years would
be required before such strength could be developed."
The only solution to the problem is that states must elect
either to provide separate facilities of equal quality or to
admit Negroes to institutions formerly denied them. It
would be difficult for .South Carolina to do the former, when
she continues to complain about financing higher educa
tion for the whites.
Another opponent claims that lifting the ban against
Negroes, would do the university irreparable damage, tht
mothers and fathers who had planned to ifend their sons and
daughters here would :hange their minds. He also argues &
that the Negro would eventually intermarry with the white.
I do not believe that a change of policy here would hurt
the university. Certainly there are a few parents in the
state who would send their child elsewhere if such a change
were made. But I do not believe there are enough of them
to do damage.
There are laws in existence which prohibit mnisegenation.
That hasn't prevented it altogether. If a Negro and a white
want to live together they can do it now. Some are. A
change of p6licy here would not help or hinder intermarriage
either way.
ERIC OPPENHEIMER
Between You And Me
In books, says the philosopher, He might have added that most
Francis Bacon, "we converse with books which pour from the printing
the wise, as in action with fools." presses might well be thrown .In
Thee i muh tuthin hisstae-the waste basket upon sight. But
Tmereti mhuh itruh is stateco- how should selections be made?
met tog itwlstdcn-How can one learn to choose the
siderable modification. The people most reliable or the most'Inspiring
with whom we converse face to books? These questions can be an
face are not all fools, though some swered by asking another - "Why
of them are, and few of them are are we In school?" One of our pri
to be classed among the great. As mary objects in spending years in
we go about among our friends, we school is, or should be, to learn to
meet and talk with many adntir- read and to learn wh1at to read.
able people, but, unless our situa- The school should .help the student
tion is quite unusual, we are In finding the way In the world
thrown with few who stand In the of books, and the student should
top rank of the nation's thinkers help himself; that Is, If the person
and fewer still have places among hopes to be well educated - edu
the greatest of all time. We na- cated in the art of conversing with
turally enjoy our associations, and the wise.
they will ever remain the most Observations
potent Influence In our lives. 'But Stamps clearly depict the rise of
oral conversation as a spur to the nationalism In post war Germany.
finest possib,le achievement usually A post clarion was the first stamp
levsWh t e -ird issued by the docile German au
behien we read, however, we ma thorities In 1945. This was follow
bein o na ct th the gr ae t e y an innoeuous series depict
the librar shelf andbok the simpl lie. The ltest samps release
actno aiges decrewn bokinturn- y te new Bonn regime features ,
ing pge s w se cur an Ito uton the renowned victory gate of Ber
tthewst men and women of lin which is the symbol of German
te ages. One may come Into pos- triumph..
session of the etta theyspave Aoher attempttoradscredit the
sense, associate with the leader of cilabefosfth n Deoan
evrFln and every epoch of his- cused the late Harry Hopkins of
rdeor npiton of the high- exporting uranium to Russia. It
t borde, thrfr, one may turn should be observed that the US and
t boos Russia were allies and were en
Iti not to hge assumed that one gaged in an all-out-war in the
may an depetndable Information spring of 948, the time when the
borokspation merey be opening transfer of the vital metal was
bookshat random. It is not as easy supposed to have taken plee. It
atha. The careful task of selec- should also be noted that this al
tionscan not be aoidd. "Some leged incident oooutred two years
ook aetob tse," says Bacon, before Hiroshima, and the atomic
"oters to be swallowed, and some bomb and its potentialities were
few o bechewed and digested." still unknown factors.