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JOB MOLONY, ZDITOR
RUDY RIVERS, MANAGING EDITOR
JACK WALTHER, BUSINESS MANAGER
News Editor ................ Jack Morgai
Campus Editor .......... W. H. McCartu
Sports Editor .......... Lloyd Huntingtoi
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Jack Morgan, Eric O
BUSINE
Jim Horton
REPORTO
Carolyn Busbee, May Herbert, Frances Collier
Rita Webb, Ann Chandler, Jackie Southerland
Tommy Herbert, Marnie Manning, Lawson Yates
Mary Louise Gaillard, Bobby Smith, Ruth Barker
Mary Bloodworth, Jeanette Dickson, Olga Edwards
Roy Haymond, Martha Matthews, Bill McDonald
Got Money - But
On Friday, December 12, 1947, the lead
story in The Gamecock read "Thurmond
Gives Blessing To Surplus Appropriation,'
and the writer, Carroll L. Gilliam, went or
to explain that the University was assured
of $1,450,000 from a surplus appropriations
bill. No part of the appropriations was ear.
marked, the art*cle stated.
Exactly 104 Fridays, or 730 days later
the same $1,450,00 is in safe sto:vage, having
remained untouched here all the while.
And today, a couple of weeks before
Christmas, four days before -Christmas holi
days, many students are planning to meel
their folks on the campus. Yet there's no
respectable place to hold a family reunion
To top it off, most students are ashamed to
bring their parents through their dorms t<
their rooms. Today we need a student unior
building worse than ever. There are now
young students at Carolina and their parents
show direct concern over them. They're less
independent than the veteran, who answered
only to his wife and kids. They're young
eager and capable of being the backbone ol
a greater Carolina. The school owes theni
this much, at least.
The bill passed in 1947 by Governot
Thurmond specified that the $1,450,000 was
to be spent for "new construction, enlarg.
ment of present facilities and the purchase
of new equipment." Originally a provislor
was contained to provide funds for a new
law school building, but this was stricker
And They Didn't Eve
So you think the university has its
troubles, its weaknesses and is backward ir
some ways, heh ? Well, take a look at the
city government in Columbia and you'll fee:
pretty fortunate that you're attending suct
a progressive institution. It's a fact, Caroline
is progressive compared with the City ol
Columbia.
The Gamecock is not concerned with out.
side politics, or how corrupt certain phaseE
of It may be, but when university students
are directly concerned with the nearsighted.
ness, neglect and inconsistency of civic
leaders, then we step into the picture.
Our primary beef lies in the safety pre.
cautions maintained by the city at such bus)
intersections as Green and Bull Street. WherE
stop lights are provided In the most remote
sections of the town, none has been; or ih
in the process of being, installed at such bus)
intersections. Students in va.st numbers crosE
from the campus daily and are virtuall)
taking their lives in their hands. They musi
dodge automobiles moving from 50 to 6(
miles an hour at times every time they veni
ture across.
City Bad? Uh, Uhf Look at the
State and Railroads
But if you think- the city Is backwtard ir
Its safety precautions take a look at the stat<
highway and the railroads. If you will re.
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Feature Editor ............... Paul Foster
Copy Editor .............. Ruthe Wleekey
Exchange Editor ........ Betsy Knowlton
Circulation Manager ..... Russel McGowan
Asst. Business Manager ........ Paul Field
MNISTS
spenheimer, Rudy Rivers.
88 STAFF
Bennie Helms
RIAL STAFF
Barbara McSwain, Charmaine Nutt, Bill Novit,
Weste Patton, Kenneth Powell, Bill Rogers, Tom
Price, Dick Dunlap, Jimmy Howle, Bill K(aufman, Al
Gibert, Frances Tuttle, Lily Groover, Pete Hyman,
Celia Moore, June Marshall.
No New Buildings
in the final passage. We now have that law
school, but from a separate appropriation.
In addition to the immediate need for a
student union building, we are hurting for
a new and adequate auditorium, new gym,
an administration building and an addition
to the infirmary. President Smith asked for
appropriations to provide these in 1948, 1949
and he's asking for them again in 1950. But
all the while, there's $1,450,000 stowed away
for a rainy day. It's about time responsible
individuals at the university assumed a rey
sponsible role and became aware that it isn't
just raining today, its pouring down in
torrents.
Reasons have been given for the holding
back of this old building fund. In order,
they've been:
1-Prices are too high to build today. (But
economists insist that prices aren't going to
drop any lower than they are at present.)
2-If we wait until the Aiken Bill passes
Congress, we'll get twice as much for our
money. (The Aiken Bill' specifies that the
federal government will match the college
or university dollar-for-dollar in any building
contract they enter upon, But the bill has
been field up for the past couple of years and
in all likelihood it will not pass Congress.)
Those have been the main arguments
against building and improving on a small
scale plan even though we have the neces
sary cash on hand to adequately carry on
such a program.--J.A.M.
ni Put Up A Red Light!
call, three university students were killed
at a railroad intersection on the outskirts of
Columbia about a month ago. They ran into
a fast-moving train. No one, even if he were
driving 30 miles an hour, could possibly
have seen the train at this dangerous inter
section, especially in a fog. No safety lights
were provided. The railroad cross-bar signs
were built approximately 15 or 20 yurds
from the track. The metal signs on the side
of the road were a good distance from the
track, but were stuck away in some obscure
spot. And to top it off, there was only one
street light the entire length of this certain
block and only two the entire length of the
street, which covered over a half-mile,
Those were the conditions surrounding the
fateful death of three Caroljna students.
To top it off, the state and the railroad
companies have done exactly nothing to al
leviate the dangerous conditions. We know,
because we saw with our own- eyes. Even
today you can go to the scene of the tragic
accident and notice that every condition men
tioned above is still existent. To us, it's a
slap in the face to the honest tax-payer.
It's a challenge!I "So, it happened. So, what."
And even after the wreck they didn't even
bother to put up a red, danger light, signi
fying it was a dangerous railroad crossing!
oil
"YOU AREN'T FOOLING WITE
ERIC OPPENHEIMER
-Between Y6
The Truman adiministration is in
bing maliciously maligned. The m
Republican hierarchy is determined a,
to attribute the large expenditures C(
and the consequent high taxes to
the political program of the Demo- e
cratic Party. Facts do not sustain te
the Rebublican accusations.
Only 500 million dollars out of
a total appropriation of 42 billion
for the 1949-50 fiscal year are ear- a
marked for public housing and 8
other social welfare programs. b
What makes the budget so big i t
the cold war and the aftermath of n
the hot war. t
National defense will absorb 15
billion dollars this year and the 0
Marshall Plan will consume 6 bil
lion. The veterans administration
will cost an additional 5 billion
dollars and interest on the United
States debt approaches 6 billion
dollars. ' aD
A realistic perusal of the budget In
shows that a sizeable reduction in n<
expenditures is virtually impos- le
sible. Even the administration's 01
foes have not been able to suggest D,
items which could be trimmed. The vi
money for defense must remain to
inviolate for the sake of national Id
security. The Marshall Plan is an
important adjunct of the United
States' foreign policy and a cut in
ECA funds could be catastrophic. fr
Interest on the U. S. debt and
adequate funds for veterans are hc
sacred obligations. . e
Statism and socialism are the so
epithets hurled at the Truman ad
Predic
Instead of making the usual New be
Year's resolutions, The Gamecock C<
will offer a few predictions for
the 1954) year. So, close your eyes,
grab your noses and hold on:
1--Admiral Smith will be offered
a new contract as president of the ni
University. His old one terminates
December 81. fu
2--Rex Enright's football Game- m
cocks will break even on a schedule bt
similar to this year's even though wi
he's predicted that '50'll be his de
year.
8--Frank Johnson's basketeers 3,1
will surprise a lot of people by
hovering around the .500 per- as
centage in won-and-losts. They go
might miss the Southern Confer
ence tournament, though, to
4--The Gamecock boxing team sta
will win the Southern Invitational th
HANGIN' THE
By Rudy I
*This Is best, I gl
The holes ain't
That a peppermi
Can slip through
Maybe a nigger
Will fall out,
And rattle on tk
But he won't mi
It's kinda faded
- And the stains i
And the holes ar
Still, its the larg4
Stocking I could
With the fewest
And Sante won't
I bet he's got he
In his atocldngail
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ME, ARE YOU SANTA?"
iAnd Me
inistration. But, ostensibly, 500
illion dollars for social welfare
e relatively insignificant and in
,nsequential in a budget dedi
ted to national defense and in
rnational goodwill.
TIME
Old father time knows more than
tybody else. Why? Because he
Ives more problems than all the
ains in the universe. More
ngled questions are answered and
i)re deadlocks unfastened by Time
an any other agency. Almost any
dgmont can be appealed, but
ere is no appeal from the deel
)n of Time.
Don't force issues. Learn to wait
Ad be patient. Time can bring
ings to pass than no immediate
wer can accomplish.- Time with
i thousand resources can bring
out a change in point of view,
temper, in state of mind which
>contention can. If difficult prob
ms arike, give them Time and
ten they will settle themselves.
>n't decide your beliefs and con
tions suddenly-give them Time
simmer-you come to permanent
eas not only by reasoning but
ite as much by growth.
Time is your shrewdest adviser,
ur best critic and your frankest
Lend.
So-if you want to develop, don't
bble your whole life by iznmature
rtainties of youth but give your
If room to change
Learn to labor and-to wait.
bions
xing tournament to be held in
'lumbia in March. Campassi,.
mcell, Briggman and Rutledge will
5.-The baseball team will field
ne men.
6The $1,500,000 old building
nd will be used up to. build ad
nistration and student union
ildings. The Aiken Bill, which
Ls holding up the president's
cision, failed to pass in Congress.
7-Enrollment will decrease from
500 to 3,600 next September.
8-The Peabody Report will
ain be snowed under in a Senate
mmittee room.
9--The Gamecock will continue
be a student publication of the
idents, by the students and for
a students.-,.A.M.
STOCKING
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JACK MORGAN
As I See It
I remember reading somewhere- several years ago about
two men and how they came to -be friends. Both were attend
ing the same Mid-western university and were studying the
same thing, but until one night when they passed each other
on the street, neither knew the other. It was late vNt night and
dark. As one approached the other whistling, the other began
the same tune. Several days passed and they met again. Both
were working at night to help finance their way through
college. The two boys soon struck up a conversation and,
finding they had similar likes and dislikes regarding school
and other matters, became fast friends. One night after they
had known each other several weeks, one boy asked the other
why it was he never saw the other on the campus. The boy -
was quiet a moment before answering. "I have seen you on
the campus, and you have seen me, but you didn't know me,"
he said. "For goodness sake, why didn't you speak to me,
then?" The boy paused again. "I didn't think you'd want me
to," he answered. "You see, I'm ... I'm a Negro.
Whether or not the two remained friends after this I don't
remember. Knowing people as I do, I doubt it.
I wonder sometimes If this is not the real reason why
Americans dislike Negroes-because we avoid knowing them
since th6ir skin is black. Coldn't we be friends with a person
who thought and acted as we if we didn't know he was
colored? Couldn't we carry on an interesting and profitable
correspondence with a person if we didn't know that person
was colored? Most of us could and would. Yet, why is it we
rebel against such ideas just becmuse a person's skin is darker
than ours? I don't think anyone can give me a good answer.
Most of us are taught from birth how to regard the Negro.
Very few of us have spent any time finding out for ourselves
that Negroes, also, are human beings.
There are ., lot of things going in America I dislike very
much. I see these things happen on the streets every day. I
read about them in the newspapers. And I hear them from
the lips of others.
Do I believe In capital punishment? No, not when I can
pass six white men on the street in my hometown and know
they are murderers who beat the law; and then read in the
paper that same night about a Negro who was put to death
in North Carolina because one night he stole some money
to buy food for his starving family.
I don't like it when I pick up a newspaper and see In the
want-ads where a white man is wanted as a short-order cook
at a salary of $35 a week, and then a little further down
read where a colored short-order cook is needed to work ten
hours a day for $15 a week.
I don't like it when I hear a person squeal about the nasty
Negroes and how they smell, when I know that in that per
son's home at that exact moment, a Negro woman is pre
paring his supper with those same hands. Inconsistent, we
Americans!
I don't like it when I hear a salesman tell me how a white
man got his bathroom tiled with Grade-A materials, while a
Negro, who paid just as much, had his tiled with what was
left over.
I get mad when Old Ethel tells me how she wanted a gar
den this year, but because the white man from whom she
rents her shack dumped red clay on her small plot of, land,
she couldn't.
We call America the land of plenty where democracy is the
governing body. Is it ? God and the Bill of Rights says all men
~are created equal. Are they ?
RUDY RIVERS
Religion?
My soul weeps, like a child ineydmnlafoths,htb
the darkness. The child weeps be-coewtyelseng.Lthm
cause of the fulness and of theprytthtowicteyblv.
emptyness in the darkness. - ysu sI arns.I ep
So my soul weeps, in constricted dytasadde o r u.I
darkness, and unseen foes surround i fado ohn xetta
it.whcisulanthtwihino
A Christian, a man of Christ,unesod tibthafwk,
approached me., He asked if I nihrda o iig tpr
believed. He said that I was lost cie h odadtebatfl
when I said I did not understand,.nlssi.I rple l le
If I believe, I believe like aItmyecoesebafoits
child, implicitly, but casually,. ndrns;bt tbed n t
I do not know any God except prt spoetd
the one I have seen in the little Thrisnacdetlota
an). carrying big rocks from their iaino h ol osu on
homes, and the God in the up.-etr rifcs
raised arms of every tree, and the Teei osed lwo e
God in the ceaseless heave of theliouenrynmn.Iistac
sea. I do not know any God fromanshrciute.Tefaeo
his face or image. iei ee ted n h o
The man of God said he pitied tosi ieaetefikrn.o
me and the pain in my eyes anditfieDvneeehtnntIbt
my weeping soul. He said he wouldamoetrflcrinheie
pray for me,.ie tde risfrotn ni
I do not want pity. If he muse trocus
pray, let it be for himself and for M olwes n r.yd
the others who do not have weep- N er elu odme h
ing souls. akesaon t tfrse
Let those men who stand in pul..nohn udesas11.ad
p,its in churces and on streetloeal.I l d,pehp;i
corer, lt hee fer w e,etdryoes n noe or cry tI