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CROWING F( UNIVERSITY Of Member of Assoc] Distributor of Founded January 80, 1908, with Robert Elliotl Gonzales as the first editor, "The Gamecock" is published by and for the students of the Universit) The opinions expressed by columnists and letter. writers are not necessarily those of "The Game. RUDY RIVERS, EDITOR JANE W. DOWE, MANAGING EDITOR JACK WALTHER, BUSINESS MANAGER News Editor .............. Olga Edwards Campus Editor .......... .Betsy Knowlton Circulation Mgr. ... COLU Barbara McSwain, Jane W. Dc STAFF 1 Barbara McSwain, Jackie 9 BUSINE Jim Horton, REPORTOI Carolyn Busbee, May Herbert, Frances Collier, Rita Webb, Tommy Herbert, Lawson Yates, Bobby Smith, Ruth Barker, Martha Matthews, Kenneth Tasty C College deans and presidents do not ap pear to be particularly appetizing when they are seen about the campus. This is nonsense, of course. Editors of The Gamecock in past years have continually gnawed on them. In UEU, in. mny tim iA AsAa become t ct to eat them un. Word has been passed that the president is the choice dish for any hungry editor. We heard the word and had the imagina tion to question it. What makes a president such a choice selection? Looking casually into the en vironment and activities of our president, it became apparent that this was a revealing question. All busy and responsible men pay the price for their industry and problems. For lazy people cannot sleep all the time, but must be up and wagging envious tongues, or proposing and supposing t.hat "he just don't look right, he just don't look right to me." Undoubtedly President Smith has a re markable job. He must also have a remark able constitution, for his efforts are directed toward maintaining an institution which is unwieldy and poorly supported. Something F Students are not noted for being over sup plied with dollars and pennies. This is a stale truism. But what of altruism and philanthropy ? Valentine (lances will probably be almost numerous, but the Valentine Day dance in the Armory, February 14, should be the most numerously . . . populated. The World Student Service Fund project is sponsoring this affair. The proceeds from the dance will go into a fund which will be sufficient (it is hoped) to bring some worthy foreign student to USC for a year's study. As we understand this project, the idea A Fabie "We got them chickens, fifteen of them; big, fat, unidentified birds," the shortstride said. "Why did you steal them?" the judge queried. "I think they are chicken thieves," the reporter thought. "We didn't steal them chickens, your honor," the culprits chimed. "Where did you steal these birds ?" the judge pursued. "Foul people, these birds who swip( chickens," the reporter mused. "We didn't steal them from nowhere," the big thief said. "Now, lemme have no dillying here, you rogues," the judge smiled. "I got forty meri to crucify this morning." "String 'em up, brand 'em with hot irons, incarcerate the beasts," the reporter decided; his coffee had been bitter this morning. "Mr. your honor. We mean no delays. We found these chicks chatting alongside the road. They didn't have no names, 'cause )R A GREATER ' SOUTH CAROLINA ated Collegiate Press Collegiate Digest of South Carolina weekly, on Fridays, durinj college year except holidays and examination cock." Publishing does not constitute an end ment although the right to edit is reserved. Sports Editor ................. Tom I Society Editor ............. Ann Chan Feature Editor .......... Barbara Der Copy Editor .............. Ruthe Klec Ass't Bus. Mgr . ............. Paul I Exchange Editor ......... Marnie Mani ........ John Parasho MNISTS we, Wolf Reinbacher, Joe Molony EPORTERS outherland, Mary Bloodworth. SS STAFF Bennie Helms UAL STAFF Powell, Dick Dunlap, Jimmy Howle, Bill Kauf Al Gibert, Lily Groover, June Marshall, Elizi Traylor, Mordecai Persky, L. C. Tankersley, N Bergman, Ray Guest, and E. T. Chamberlain. )fficial s? In a lucid moment it occurred to us I the problem of higher education is natic We heard from richer schools than this sad tale of apparent degeneration in a top-heavy system of higher education. Also, undoubtedly, our president has short comings. In South Carolina it is n datory that one who deals with the Gen Assembly must be a politician, an acc plished politician. Our president is no complished politician. President Smith has not pretended he is anything other than an administrE He is not an educator or politician. what an administrator is we do not-com hend fully, but President Smith is certa one of them. Have we reached some conclusion? have not, but we do fail to see why president should be more palatable than forces he combats daily to keep USC al water. It is 3:30 a. m. and we stand to gain other week of argument for our pre-d p)hilosophy. 'or Something to utilize the WSSF collections for the al purpose was conceived after consider discussion on the value of sending the m< to foreign countries, some of them bel the Iron Curtain. Providing a $1,000 scholarship for a eign student will not be easy on buds That is, unless you use that portion aside for entertainment. And it is er tainment that the project committee begun working on. So it is not hard to,: a coin to see a movie or a fashion show to attend a dance. That's getting sc thing for the money. Of Fowl we asked them; and we yelled into the rounding countryside, 'Whose chickens these ?' andl we dlidn't get no answer. '] are our chicks; let me introduce . . . "The hell with you, Shortstride," judlge exploded. "Bailiff, cut off his toni This is a court of justice, and I aim tc justice done~ to these chicks which chat a roadlsides, which have no names, and w belong to n9n one, because you are thieves and i4dbbers and liars."~ "Hlear! Hear !" the reporter piped. "Leave my tongue alone, you fool ba before I git riled," the shortstride saw "Your honor, meet the birds; this or Larry, this one is Dick, and here's Lloyd Jack, and Betty, and Martha, and La and Ruth, and Lynne, and Joyce, and A and Bo" and Mary, and .. . "Glad to meet you pretty lbiddies," judge fawned. "Case dismissed. The uni tified have been identified, and this co tutes ample grounds for thieves to lej streal birds," he expounded. "Nuts," the reporer yawned..-W.T. 1. . - orse ,rice dier f"eb **" w " i " "m o" r* rick "It got to be kley against that 'leld iing JANE W. DOWE From A Point Of Undergraduate coed enrollment is dropping steadily at Carolina, nan, This is an alarming statement beth which is backed by facts. >rma To date, 784 women students have enrolled here this year. This does not include summer school, Many of these are graduate stu. dents. For only the fall term ol 1947, 957 coeds matriculated at USC, with fewer in the graduate school. For the three terms during ;hat the '47-'48 year, a total of 1151 women were enrolled. nal- Meanwhile, the graduate coed the enrollment has increased from 231 ROW three years ago to 489 last year. This decrease is observed best in the women's dormitories. In his 1945, Coker, Maxcy, Wauchope an- McKissick, Wade Hampton, and Sims dormitories were filled tc eral capacity with coeds. om- Today, Coker and Maxcy dormi. tories are no longer used by the ac- women. The Wauchope side ol Wauchope-McKissick house was -hat closed last week. Thirty-one coede are living in Wade Hampton, ,tor. which could take care of twice that lust number. Sims dormitory is not pre- filled to capacity. inly The drop can be noticed in the schools of the university. In the journalism school alone, and jour We nalism is today a major field for the women, there are only three women the seniors. )OVe Of course, the entire enrollment of Carolina has dropped, but the men still exceed the women at a an- rate of four to one. And, while awn the drop in male enrollment is na tural since few veterans are re turning to school now, no suecl reason can be offered for the de. creasing number of coeds. WOLF REINBACHEI ae Strictly C ney inud The place: A beachhouse at Ocean Drive plus 10 square miles for- of desert. ets. The time: A mellow evening set 'tween semesters. ter- Persons: 1% doz. heartless Caro has linians, 1 trusting European. give Scene one: The Carolinians sit ,or around the dinner table, brewing me- mischief. This shows on their faces. From time to time roaring laughter - penetrates to the living room, where the European, calm and peacefully anticipates a n i c evening. sur.. 1st Carolinian: "Well, are yot are ready to come with us hunting?" 'hey The European's features lighi up. Hunting always means food the later on. gue. "Yeah, sure, I'm in." ee Enter other Carolinians. There long is a busy hustling around, th hich ance of game, the brightness o: both flashlights, easiness of the hunt. The European shows enthusiasmi while more Carolinians bring big heavy wooden clubs, a supply o: 'u buckets due to the lack of bags, red- glove for the protection agains e Is the animals teeth, and they giv< and last minute Instructions. ~ura, Most heartless Carolinian: "We] nne, now, you wait in the place we shov 'you till we drive the beasts towardi you, then you blind them with th< the flashlight and club them over th< den- head." risti- European: "What a great coun try, South Carolina!" Curtain Scene two: Moonshine on dune. id 10 C it a P1 d< Copyright 1950 by Esquire. Inc. 0} heavy so stand up kair tonic he uses." S P1 n Coed's V tj View ( T Fewer coeds are on the campus P now than were here year before a last, when there were few graduat- b ing classes in the high schools. Y These figures are alarming at a state university which needs stu- 0] dents in order to receive sufficient ( allocations from the legislature. As more veterans are gradupted, the male enrollment will continue to decrease. Women students will be n important - more important than h they were during the peak enroll ment days of 1946. And these figures are alarming p at an institution based on progress and in which every school and de- g partment is open to women. And b we are not experiencing an eco- P nomic depression. T What are the reasons for this? Do parents of young girls feel an inborn prejudice for universities? Are rumors of misbehavior here t spread through the state? Are the 8 newspapers at fault? Does the a university have rules that parents a consider too lenient? Should a "closer tab" be kept on freshman n coeds? What are other alumnae associations doing to get students? 0 What is ours doing? Is this de- h cline general? h What does the coed mean to the campus? Let the Gamecock know your opinions of this, along with C. your recommendations. This is a 8 problem, not only for the dean of p women, but for all of us who are t interested in the future of the uni versity - and of the state.r So send your letters. We will tabulate them and will print the tU recommendations here next week, p along wvith our opinions and solu- J tio'ns, Id ontinental I into European's shoes. All nmem bers of the cast march single file through the land, using shadows for cover. At a point 30 minutes from beachhouse, the first hunter is dropped off to wait for the game. He whispers: "Keep. low andI shut up." st Sound effects should emphsize t clanking of buckets. A little later ci a second hunter is dropped off in cl silence, the others march on. At farthest point from home the Eu Iropean is told to lay low and wait, while the others march on. They t vanish in darkness. b Curtain h Scene three: Same moonlight, te same sand, same European. After as a monologue he settles down, the club in the be-gloved hand, in thec other hand the flashlight, index gi finger at the trigger. Silence. A C little rustling noise, which strains the tension of the hunter, then more e silence. (This may go on for Shours, as long as the audience orh the hunter can stand it.) If this - scene is not long enough, go over it again. It will make it twice asg long. For the hunter, It is long Senough anyway. Curtain a Scene four: 1%~ doz. Carolinians g chuckle contentedly in warm com- ei fort of beachhouse. Buckets and ir , clubs are returned to their places , of origin.g Curtainw a Scene five: Same as three, from distance comes the shout of a girl. ,m . "Wolf." This Is repeated till learnt di heartless Carolinian enters with drastic gesture. ,She says: "You know, there are ui no such things as 'snipes." w It's No Bolony By JOE MOLONY Ten-Point Plan In Review Our ten-point plan, one of expansion and progression, ems to be pretty interesting to certain administrative and culty members here. The plan, whether or not it's an ealogical one influenced by a college kid's' dream, now oms as an all-important step in the direction of a greater rolina todAy and tomorrow, not of yesteryear. It becomes iportant today because the university has been suffering serious drop-off in enrollment, even though it was ex ained in 1946 by President Smith that we could expect a >ubled enrollment by 1960 (we had around 4,200 students ten). We believe this decrease is not due to loss of veterans. ), for the benefit of those responsible individuals who hope solve this acute problem, we'll again publish the ten )int plan with postscripts to qualify our pleas: 1. Pay the teachers decent salaries according to ability )t favor. (Who is the new president's assistaht? In what -ofessional field was our president connected with before , assumed his current duties? Right on both counts. Both ere and are engineers.) 2. Make fewer false promises to the students. Live up to kose which are made. (The temporary buildings were .omised to be torn down five years after they were erected n 1947), that meant they should go in 1952. But not so. heir life-span was increased another five years when the resident said in his report to the General Assembly, Janu -y, 1950: "The short life expectancy of the most temporary jildings requires their replacement within five or six ars.") 3. Keep the student body informed on all administrative >erations and outline the duties of administrative officials. T [s the Director of Student Activities an administrative of cial? If so, what are his duties?) 4. Appropriate (we mean ask for appropriations) what we aed from the legislature, not what we wish we had. (Ho, um! Another expected cut from the lawmakers this year.) 5. Utilize the $1,450,000.00 old-building fund for improve ients on buildings and for the erection of new ones. (Have rices fallen since 1948? Has the Aiken Bill, put before Con ress several years ago to match state building expenditure y the federal government dollar-for-dollar, escaped the Igeon hole yet? You're right. It's no on both counts. hat's what's reportedly holding up the spending of this ioney, too.) 6. Build up the programs that need building up and let ie weaker ones go, i.e.: The various schools of engineering iould not be exploited at the expense of Arts and Science rid the Graduate schools. (And we asked for a $600,000 ppropriation for engineering laboratories under. "perma ant improvements!") 7. Publish a complete list of scholarships and fellowships rfered at the university. (This is done in the catalog. But ow many students are offered these benefits? And what appens to the accumulative interest?) 8. Publish a complete, itemized financial statement to in ude the operations of the athletic department, the book :ore and the canteen. (Does the football team realize a rofit each year? If so, does all of it go toward keeping up ie other sports? Doesn't the book store and the canteen alize just a few dollars profit ?) 9. Charge rent equivalent to expenses incurred in keeping te dormitories in good repair and according to the present hysical condition of the houses. (We need say no more. ust look around your room as you read this.) 10. Consolidate the programs of higher education in the ,x state-supported schools in South Carolina. (If this were one, all of the above suggestions would probably be carried It.) ARBARA McSWAIN Freshman~ Vitality The freshman class of 1949-60 "xeine"gop ntecm capable of doing a great service, . Teeaetegop hc can drag Carolina out of its aecmoe fpol h a ate of lethargy. There is an en- Betefuti n rcieo r usiasm and earnestness in thegaitinbtsmhwleal ass which is lacking in other itrs hni oe ocret asses. Maybe it is due to their igtefut rnth.Wehvtorahtefemn Whatever it is due to, it Is bfr hyrnit hs rus the ay h tals. edosno"caperigncd roeupsio the camus puo. Thes futre the Crolina wic ethedefatim atitde harc-shoee d verfthingn pric our por ristc ofupprclasmen HeItenrag the in e ti porect aroftewneofbigaain theirulturns.Te ye ad rceiv das t hep Te cass horach done afreshmen befor Iteyligent Thesae theps Thgibse Yoi cnspo, reh abiiytnpahedateedu vyfeha.Sm f The hoeentas to inreted nw hoght wae bee rehed aledyro bying atenaCroi. llege tuden. He i _eage Beastheor aert en vendaedthusiastic about helping For snipes were the expected Crln osntma htte ame. You know, a little furry aenie hyaeaaeo h limal with sharp teeth, very gooddakseoflebuntdprsd ir breakfast. b t Here the stage should be lighted Te r on,btta swa radually with pink and yellow to cleefehe r upsdt nphasize that something Is dawn-beThInraenscolpit g in the European's mind,. sgo ose oto h l n The European: "Himmelherr-dsneese lmnthsgau ottkreuzmillionendonnerw e t t e r,atdoqutThfrsmnpit ot country and wot people." idctsaln vrdertr He collapses, frothing at thetonrafomhegiesad outh. Clanging of ambulance inhrsnsofwrya. stance.Nosicthsyerhvew THE ENDhasuhfriegontopat (Good for one performance only, tesesfrabte aoia iless cast is changed. Results al- Ltstk datg fi ysp sho. ortin dor feseyhmn class.owe