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Campus Facti Themselves In In a letter-to-the-editor printed elsewhere on this page, a student suggests ". . . for us (students, faculty, administration] to make an extended survey of our needs, bring all factions together, fLnd work out an ac ceptable plan for proceeding toward an es tablished goal. The important thing is that we work TOGETHER. . . ." No doubt the student-faculty-administra tion triangle of criticism is a serious de terent to unified effort for a future Greater Carolina. But, we also offer that such criticism is vital to each of these separate factions; they survive on it. Now We Kn Of Greek-L Now we know what fraternities are good for, and sororities, too. There was a time when everything seemed to be against them. Today we wonder who would do some thing when something needed doing if there were not several fraternal organizations to turn to. The plan now afoot to bring a big-name band to the campus for University Day will depend largely on what the Greek letter groups agree to do; to stand liable or not to stand liable. This liability, we hear, amounts Annual Stan< Reiterated Fo It is a tradition with this paper to handle campus politics without special reference to candidates for campus offices. It is our opinion that the tradition is a good one, and that BMOC politicians are of the same stripe as their professional brothers. Recognizing that several of the offices on the campus offer an advantage for an earn est individual to maintain the unity and co herence of Carolina Citizens, it may be neces sary from time to time to comment on the efficiency of these offices. If occasion arises, particular reference JANE W. DOWE We Have Ree "That's pretty good-for us." men - sorority "That's too good for Carolina." women - no pr These typical, common-place ex- tion rests betwe pressions show what defeatists we campus. Class< actually are. Because we are lack- vious and so crue ing in the material wealth that is "out." The some universities have, we consider "you." ourselves mediocre. ,In another o But we have reason to be proud, superior, too. W and we must show spirit. We must group of student be proud, is willing to give "There is more tolerance on this Where else wyou] campus than on any other campus talk, write, and that I have ever seen." ' the playing of a Such were the words of a Caro- for charity lina professor recently, and he was Carolina is a speaking the truth rather than pay- sity, too. It is n< ing compliments. No matter what verting and con< your social or religious background the student's vie is, you may be a friend of anyone your religion, an< on this campus. but let's all ha, We have seen, in New England religion." colleges, life made so miserable for We sawv this students of a cer.tain religious dents body last minority group that they were chapel overflow< forced to drop out of school. This and some had to happened in a section of the coun-- cold to hear the try that criticizes the South's Graham. They Negro prejudices. own free will, w Fraternity and non-fraternity must make such CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROI Member of Associated Collegiate Pres Distributor of Collegiate Digest Founded January 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott Consale editor, "The Gamecock" is published by and for the sta University of South Carolina weekygon Fridays, during yea except on holidays and during examinatIons. sarly those of Th Gmecok. Publishing dos not0 andossement. The right to edit 1s reserved. EDITOR .... ...... ..... . . ............RU MANAGING EDITOR .............. . JAN BUSINESS MANAGER ..........JACE NEW S .... ... .. ...... ....... ........... CAMPUS .. ... .. .... ..... .. .... ... ....Bei SPORTS .. ............ ... ..... . .... ... . ... SOCIETY .. ..... . ...... .. .......... JRXCHAGES ...............Mai COPY . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . ..Ri FEATURES . ......... .. ....... . .... ..Bar CIRCULATION MANAGER ................ ABBISTANT BUS. MGR. :>ns Belabor ,to Defeat The Gamecock is unashamed of its em phasis on the poorer features of Carolina. It is a desperate fact that these are the most vivid features. They affect the student Im mediately and, often, irreparably. A future Greater Carolina offers less in centive for unity of action than does a pres ent Floundering Carolina. We cannot stand on a sinking present and dream of floating futures. And, if a com mittee of the campus community can repair Carolina effectively, we urge the students to make the first move. It is worth a try. ow The Use etter Groups to perhaps $2.00 for each member of one of the social fraternities. It is a good idea to bring a band here, a big-name band. It is supposed to have an effect on the success or failure of Univer sity Day. It is part of the campus-wide project to develop more school spirit. The fraternities and sororities will have a legitimate complaint against the plan. We hope they accept it with the same spirit of cooperation with which they have accepted other impositions. J On Politics r Convenience may be made to candidates for or electees to these offices. This for the purely selfish reason of protecting the measure of free doms with which the student body is blessed. If candidates are men of action, their names will appear with connection to their activities. . Printing does not constitute an endorsement. Activities do. All political candidates, present and fu ture, are reminded that space is available in The Gamecock at the rate of 65 cents for each column inch, clearly marked, adver tisement, payable upon demand. ison For Pride and non-sorority pulsory. 3judice or distine- Whriste"od"cnut 3en them on ourthnedfrbhvodicpn listinction, so ob-sootnfudicleg?Iti I in other sections,noheead,aonprfsrsi, emphasis is on"Colnstdnsaeaisad 'ein, Carolina is Pru?Ysweholb. e have a thinkingNohnshudb"togdfr s -- a group that u. ems aeafgtn n as well as to take,.ru prt th prto h d college students ntoal-nw aoiai h fight to promote dy fJnta ac n basketball game Toa opr esyta u religious univer- sr,to-aeee oewrh >t a place for con- o ainlrcgiintdy lemning. Instead, Ad i v r ru fw ~w is, "You have sovteamnsrto n h I will have mine,sttleiltrththevrd ie some personal"goenuhfrCola"dnt spect of our stu-iginteeeofheain week when thethnprassmdywwilav d with studentsevnmrtobpodof Wherangeheisowt" cndul ddtiofthe needBfor beaioMcWipn hiesm olgsootnoudicolgsIti atedactcm orl d, s tudroenrsi "Carlln Bridnar Foeiesan Proud es,00 whic istheol be. INANthn hold tueto Sevieodo driv e wilust lave th Caoina camus. sIrt wil te sedo the bntionaly-kon Crin in tohe dayenfJonthnfMxeyan the cUe puros Cooper be say finance fora students fro abrd,e, one yr's educationa hrecogntCaionoa. *ot 'LAnd, yi e ar e Wroud--if we shontetamiistaton ndth satfie eauslaors tat fale ruor ethand heoe want bein outsed E ~. DOWEino the such fr the coatione WALTth n chaps sompaseill hae every oen tof meypraisedof. Ia Edvangeist Bringnhesuenlyril hil Tome Prcellege. ~ Canle Atakwitorldchn student teKeke fteWll unraing. Threi olin Parhe$,00 which cas the goalthf JN thlFel a e old bSuc tudent ie-n We regret to inform you, Wolf Reinbacher '! Maybe Osca To Hollywoc Permit me today to dig a little bit into a question which has con. fronted me ever since I came here but so far I was too polite tc answer it truthfully. The Question: "How do you like American movies?" Well. (Such questions always call for a long-drawn 'well.') Let me state diplomatically that my present mental constitution has nc favorite place for Hollywood in its phrenological set-up. As a matter of fact, Hollywood is about the only place in the U.S. I am not in terested in seeing. Judged by some of its products, it must look like the other (which?) end of Bull street in the 5th power. Since I am led to believe that the value of a picture is expressed in letters, they must count from the back end, otherwise there couldn't be so many C, B and A pictures. However, through some mistake in the studio, a few good pictures are released sometimes, if they escape being made into hamburger meat by the Celsols. Back home, the only censoring done is the division of pictures in three categories: those prohibited for children under 18, under 14, under 3. This, in all cases, elimi nates babies. For the rest of the p)ictures, the public decides by its attendance whether a picture is good or not. And pictures bacl< home are - morally - not worse than those here. Another factor in this may be, that we do not go to the movies 5 times a week. Often, wvhen I want to take a date to the movies, she has seen all of thenm, including the drive-ins, if I don't call her before Tuesday. But I knowv, not everybody is like that. At least two pictures I saw here, had a good background. "I Was a Male War Bride," and "Berlin Express." Did you see them? See the nice ruins, empty windows, lost chimneys? Even Hollywood had to come to the original scenes to take those p)ictures. I remember the studio's arrival, because I had lived there among ruins for seven years, And so did 4,000 othor students. But let's not go into that again. N 'Service Fund n Student Here turned to his country., These students are the only ones wvho can see both sides of the plc ture. They can understand their countrymen's bitterness and dis content better than the most broad minded of us because they have experienced it themselves. If we give them a chance to experience our life, too, they can make their own decisions and carry them back to their people freely and convinc ingly. The money from sorority stunt night went to the fund. Fraterni ty stunt night will be given to night. Proceeds from It also will be given to the fund. One other effort has been made so far, a Valentine dance. Net profit was $28.60. That is a miserable ad mission for 8,500 adults to make, Various campus organizations will employ money-making sche.nes for the fund. It's' not often that we, as individuals, have the onnor 00 there's a man on 3rd floor. itrictly Continental' rs Should Go id Cartoons Two other important circum stances keep me away from movies here: Popcorn, and "holding hands," which in some cases I ob served is taken to the extremities, I mean extremes. Not that I am against close-ups, but I like to see the movie. Except in the case of the drive-ins; I found oit that you don't go there for the movie in the first place. Furthermore, I don't know why newsreels are called newsreels. No news is not always good news. But here are two things I like, very much: Number one, the pre views, because I can decide more easily which show not to see, and number two, the cartoons. If I had the sayso, the "Oscars" this year would go to Tom, Jerry, Pluto, Mickey JMouse and the Bad 01' Putty Tat. Aid, of course, to Bugs Bunny. BURLESQUE A dip, a twirl, a twist a whirl, a rip. A knee exposed a thigh unclosed. A bend, a sprawl, a shake, a crawl, a brawl. 'A crash! a melee; a scream ... Poor GeeGee. Letters-To-The-Ed itoi Gamecock Editorial To the Editor: As a newspaper, The Gamecock has removed itself from the realm where it can be expected to do any possible good for the University of South Carolina, either as an or-. gan for creating good will or as an instrument for lifting our tuinity to help ourselves and the whole world at the same time. If we take advantage of It and'really make an effort to get this student over here, we will reap full har vest when we see our children safely grown up and can feel that we helped. The young are influenced by the young. Many Europeans who were too young during the war to form any opinions are in a mood now to be swayed either way. The only instrument we have to sway them our way is their own countrymen. We can't afford to underestimate the power these students wield. It's only common, ordinary horse-sense to support this drive. You aren't even being asked to give. Good entertainment is being offered which you'd pay for any way. You can't lose anyway you look at it. It's No I By JOE MO Election's Coming-Yoi What promises to be the hotte history of Carolina is just around of March 27, campus politicians m ising students everything but the But it's your duty to check on the aspiratits for office just what hesitant, ignore them. If they ma carefully, check them mentally a to office, see that they're carried the reason why. There's another side to this healthy part of the whole deal. mains a sincere element on the o in building a greater future C gressive-minded element who c< seek to alleviate existing contam spot them because they aren't ir raving, promising this and that have-something to say. But, still, you've got to watch I War II, Carolina campus leaders I ideas and their failure to carry the by the slogan on our masthead, "I versity of South Carolina," but so busy crowing that they fail to time to act. The students are ripe for actio getic and sincere group of camp to instill confidence in the scht obstacles in their paths.' This mir sound ideas. But they cannot put out wholehearted support and co( body. So, it's all up to you when tb around. You can either pave the or wallow in the mire with flOwE ing in your ears. Somebody's on ing campus politicians or you. We NO BOLONY-Dr. J. T. Penny frosh "Y" cabinet meeting whe ticket situation, that the athletic year. ... Penny cleared up the hc dents when he disclosed that w< more than five home games in 1c quette at Milwaukee, Wis., or ThE Who said the YMCA wasn't acti the frosh meeting Monday, ab< What's more, that's five or ten ( A surprising number of faculty r tention to the change in studer campus. The change is for the go recent Carolina graduates indicat( side., They're beating the pavem ing.... Look at this list of GMAI thoucgh: Bill Keith, Bob Riorda Smith, Bill Griffin, Bob Solomoni Rutledge spys he's keen on joinir second reading of Housp Bill 15 scheduled for last week, but ot has pushed it back. It should co for it passing are slim, we hear. pecially with election time just arc James Fi. Byrnes at the Textile last week. Crowd reaction to hi sentation of trophies to winning t his national reputation. It migh the governorship. Incidentally,i we'd ever witnessed. The boys we plentiful.- ... The date-ticket cont: of the Board of Trustees Rut Osi the man to settle it. Students c game on a season ticket proposit: Policy, Attitude Hit school out of the mire into which tag it has fallen, ant Force of Ideas The The attitude of the editorial staff is one of belligerance to- acc F wards everything and everybody in the state of South Carolina. You pecj fight the legislature, you fight the (en president, you fight the faculty; crit always trying to put your ideasI across by force of the ideas alone. evej Not that all of the ideas are the good. Neither are they all bad, the The evil of your crusades is in i'r your attitude. A little diplomacy and and salesmanship will go much acc< farther in accomplishing progress con1 than the high-handed, rough-shod cau: methods by which you attempt to exp force your ideas upon the world. crit Admiral Smith may not be the best president the school ever had, to r but you must admit that he Is a nee, good administrator. . . . Have you and ever tried cooperating with him? for All of us know that he has his lish hands tied because' of the limita- tha tions on the budget allowed by the inst legislature, . . .a The trouble at thes present time .ing is that he is being placed in the middle, fighting not onl,.. a lolony LONY fre On The Spot st election in the post war the corner. Come the week 'ill go into full swing prom Brooklyn bridge. these campus leaders. Ask their platform is. If they're ke a lot of promises, listen ad, if the person is elected out. If they fail, find out election business. It's the Fortunately, there still re- - :ampus who are interested arolina. They're the pro intinually look ahead and nated conditions. You can i the habit of ranting and . When they speak, they hem all. Ever since World iave been famous for their m through. Sure they Abide Jrowing for a Greater Uni that's the trouble, they're get action. And now's the n on the part of this ener us leaders who are trying ol despite insurmountable ority group is full of good, them into operation with iperation from the student e week of March 27 rolls way for a better Carolina ry year-old promises ring the spot-either the aspir believe it's you-the voter. told us Monday, after the re we discussed the date department lost $4,000 last me game schedule for stu would definitely play no '50. We'll either play Mar Citadel at Charleston.... ve in campus affairs? At )ut 65 students attended. ff the 1949 average!! . . . iembers are calling our at t-faculty relations on the d, too!!! ... Reports from its pretty cold on the out ents looking and not find 3 employees from Carolina, , Wendel Shorter, Frank 3 (and several more). Bill g the troops, too. . . . The 17 (Peabody Report) was her more urgent business rne up this week. Chances It's too hot to handle, es 'und the corner. . .. We saw Tournament in Greenville s speech, just before pre eams, was poor considering bindicate a close race for t was the best basketball ~re fast and the action was oversy goes on. Chairman orne from Orangeburg, is an't see paying $3.60 per on, we're told. wristic legislature, but also an lgonisqtic student body, led by Gamecock. How can a man meh a position be efpected to >mp)lish anything? urthermore, how can we ex the citizens of this state to )ect our school when the stu ts themselves are its own worst believe that every student, 'y alumnus, every member of faculty, and every member of administrative staff including sident Smith is whole-heartedly favor of a Greater Carolina, is working in his own way to >mplish just that. We are ac plishing nothing mainly be ie all of our energies are being ended in knocking ourselves out icizing each other. [y suggestion would be for us riake an extended survey of our Is, brig all factions together, work out an acceptable plan proceeding towards an estab ed goal. The important thing is we all work TOGETHER ead of standing around calling i other names and doing noth Very truly yours, Furman E. Mcachn.