Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A Game Of There is a growing sentiment among some of the university administrators and faculty that the student newspaper be made a pub licity medium for the university. It already is. But they object that the unrestricted matter which is sometimes printed has adverse value as publicity. This is granted. Furthermore, it is as it should be. The State University has every reason for wanting to secure some measure of control over the various publications. There are facts about the university which hurt the sensitive readers' eyes; the after-hours carousing in the dormitories, for instance; or the fact that a criminal can become a professor. We can appreciate the measures of free dom which we have at this university. They are, in some instances, unique, and in others, at least extravagant. These freedoms are not essential to the efficiency of the insti tution. It can, like other institutions, oper ate efficiently through strict regulation of students and student activities. These freedoms are taken for granted. They will not be missed until they are usurped and forever gone. We love them dearly only when they are on the verge of death. This newspaper has consistently followed and re-followed an independent policy. It has been a source of real experience in the lives of some of the men and women who have looked to it for the presentation of all news, and as the free representative voice of the community. As some neWspapers go to extremes to suppress certain news, The Gamecock goes to another extreme to express this same news. There is no apology or recall. The good is presented with the bad. If the lat ter outweighs the other, it is valuable news, and worthy of insistent attention. The bad news, from the administrator's view, is that which reflects the institution in a poor light. Employmnnei The U. S. Department of Labor, in studies of various professional fields, has released its findings in small articles pertaining to each field studied. Looking over those which pertain specifically to those fields for which Carolina is equipping men and women, it is logical to conclude that the employment out look is generally fair. Especially is the field open in the engi neering profession. The labor department stAtes that immediate positions may be dif ficult to find for new engineers, but that over the next decade that profession will probably be able to absorb all the graduates of schools of engineering. Professional engineering positions will probably not be immediately available for the next two years, though college training will help graduates to get positions in ad ministrative, sales, or technical positions. Prospects for law graduates are pro nounced very dim by the department bul letin. It states that the field was already overcrowded in 1949 when record-breaking numbers passed bar examinations. However, top men will continue to find openings with relative ease. Opportunities for specialists in this field are often better than with general practi tioners. Such specialties including tax law, patent law, administrative law, admiralty law, and international law. Best opportuni ties have been found in medium-size and smaller cities. The bulletin predicts slow ex pansion of the legal profession over a num ber of years. Graduates trained for elementary school teaching should be able to find a wide choice CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROI Member of Associated Collegiate Pres Distributor of Collegiate Digest Founed Jnuar 0.98, wIhRob Eflott Coazte SRT th. . .. Gmeok ubihn de o BODITR ............. . . .U. EXCANIG EDITOR. ... . J AN BIRU IS MANAGER .J..C... Horseshoes Therefore, this type of news should be with held or toned down. Without being impertinent, the adminis trator is just half-way correct. Bad news is always the best news in any news media. The Gamecock is a news medium, not a trade journal of the university. If the student newspaper, so blatantly spewing this editorial, were subjected to control by and for the university, there would hardly be any objection. The students only contribute to half of its support. It is a wee matter to them what the university does with that moneS,. The few feeble ob jectors can easily be dismissed from the institution on grounds of insubordination. The newspaper in all its sifted and censored glory would .still exist; the jokes less spicy, t the headlines smaller, the news vaguer. But r there will be no objection, except here and now. The objections are these; (1) the cover age of the paper is nearly state-wide, it goes into the homes of the parents of those at tending here, the life in this institution is fairly reflected, conditions at this institution are expounded. Those who read the paper are taxpayers and potential taxpayers; it I is their right and privilege to know how their money is utilized, or wasted. (2) Using the student newspaper to de liberately fill the functions of the Alumni office and the News Service would relieve the paper of its qualities of service to and voice of the students. This is not to advocate a revolution. Stu dents are passive. This is wake up to what has been cooking. The sad odor of it fore tells the sad day when there can be no writing like this. I will mull over the problem with any one. I suggest a few games of horseshoes to prepare the mind for the ordeal, I chal lenge all comers.-R.R. itlook Generally of openings in most states this Spring. Those trained for teaching on the secondary level will find keen competition in all but a few subject fields. The department found that the need for elementary teachers will continue to increase over the next several years, while the de mand for secondary teachers is liable to decline over these same years. Secondary openings are relorted good in a few states, with the field loosening somewhat gradually over the 1950 decade.-R.R. Red Post EvoIves Evolution is a very real thing if we are able to take the sore-finger post between McKissick and Building C as an example. That an object with such a small purpose and utility should demonstrate evolution from a lower statue and an odder color, is more than a striking example. I have it on good faith that the present < cement-stuffed specimen is number five in i the chain. The first of the series began C with a rather undistinguished and rust smeared embryo. This latter one is a grand < combination of virtuous white and smudged t finger-prints. In between there were several t of the red-iron-post orders, indicating that t the stage of evolution from primitive red to civilized white was rather arduous, a process of strain and groan. It is worthy of note that throughout i the process of evolving from its lower form, t~ the species has maintained the distinctive strong attraction for Mother Earth. ________-R.R.b Wolf Reinbacher 'St Only Mr. Einstein can help me ~9now. I have troubles, big troubles, I as a matter of fact I am definitely< in need of a fourth dimension. Or INA a Fifth. a It all started with the Pi Phi dance last week, but the Pi Phi's < m h have nothing to do with it. And I I dents of the still have not overcome the worries * *Okt of that night. You see, it was liker this: e, notnee Dinner Jacket Pockets ornstitute as I borrowed a dinner jacket from somebody I thought was my friend. DY RIVERS Happily and grateful foreverafter i E W. DOWE I strode away with it, new and t .WL ER shiny. It was not till later that I WALTHER noticed this dinner jacket was Iga Edwards equipped with pockets, which, of t sy Knowlton all things, were sewn up.t Tom Price Pants Pockets knn Chandler ,So I put my handkerchief and .s nie Manning cigarets and billfold in the differ- '1 the Kleckley ent pants pockets. I usually carry 1 bara Derrick several handkerchiefs, because I ohn Parasho don't like that nasty red stuff on .Paul Field my shirt collar. When I picedr up r 1ANE W. DOWE New Asse /is Mark 0 We should like to continue to liscuss in this space the diie con litions in the "outside world," but L campus problem that we con ider equally urgent has come to >ur attention. The proposed plan for a free tour at 1Q a. m. on Mondays, Nednesdays, and Fridays, which vas outlined on front page of this >aper last week, does not have he full support of the students nd faculty. Why? It was passed recently by the student Council and was taken to faculty vote Wednesday. At the ime that we are writing this, the esult of the Wednesday vote is not :nown. But, to be effective, the lon should have complete student nd faculty support. If this is not allowed to go into ffect, the campus may not have nother such opportunity, and the ack of coordination and school pirit will remain a problem. The vorld seems to remain in trouble iecause of its reactionary state, out students and professors are ,oung enough to realize that a re ictionary attitude does not belong n a college campus. The New Plan Let's examine the plan: On Mondays, at the vacant hour, ill orientation classes will meet. lere is standardization. New stu lents will not have the trouble of itting orientation into a crowded chedule. At 10 o'clock on Mondays and Vednesdays, campus organizations vill meet, and here, we believe, is he system's most ideal featur. Many students do not join or ,anizations because this means the irdeal of catching a bus and re urning to the campus in late after ioon or at night. When the mem oers of the Gamecock Pep Club ried recently to choose a meeting BARBARA McSWAI Univers Makes I The orientation committee is in the process of choosing next year's upperclassmen orienta tion teachers. As usual, more applications have been received that the committee will be able to accept. Also, as usual, the people who are not chosen as official in structors will consider them selves immediately a b s o I v e d from all responsibilty to the freshmen. The same feeling oc curs among people who are not elected members of the honor board, student council, or of any other service group. Support the Organization The success of any organization r institution depends, however, ust as much or more on the people utside the organization wvho sup ort it as upon the members of it. Often, the wvork done by people utside is more important than hat done inside. Others are apt o have more confidence in any hing that is supported by those Aho havd no legal connection iith it. This holds true in almost any ituation. If a friend strongly ecommends a current movie down own, we will more than likely go cc it the first chance we get. On he other hand, the numerous signs, ds and radio commercials that nay be put out about that same rictly Continental' ny date I stowecd away a cigaret ighter, purse, two complete sets *f make-up tools, one for daylight nid one for neon. Some Small Additions At the dance I picked up a coat heck, two dance cards, another ack of cigarets (I have some riends) and more matches. I was ot bothered yet, only the stuff ept bouncing at my legs in an *wkward fashion. Then we went n the lobby for a cigaret. I un aded, got the cigarets, loaded gain, and had to do this over for he matches. Several More Additions I had to get some pins to main ain the structure of the evening ress, the rest I put in my pocket. tlso a loose ribbon, the heel of one hoe. Another friend trusted me ,ith his medicine bo.ttle, since he ad to take his date home early. Loose Ends During the grand march nobody oticed my suspenders sagging yet mbly Plan f Progress time, they found an ideal. time im possible. But 10 a. m. would be ideal for this and other clubs--if the plan goes into effect. Friday will be assembly day, and, as we mentioned In this col umn several weeks ago, school spirit is not going to be created when the students never get to gether. At these weekly programs they can be together for announce ments, discussions, and entertain ment, One assembly program each month will have a guest speaker or performer of national acclaim. A university that gives up this op portunity will be loosing much too much-of its value as an educa tional institution. On other Fridays campus organ izatioi;s will present programs which' will be both entertaining and informative. ATTENDANCE AT THE AS SEMBLIES WILL NOT BE COM PULSORY! Students in orienta tion classes will be required to hear the visitor of national fame, but this will be in place of their orientation class meeting for that week. And the programs will be such that they will probably wish to attend them anyway. No regi mentation will be involved. Inves tigation has shown that classes will not last any later in the day than usual. This plan will solve such campus problems as the lack of campus spirit, and it will bring new faces into organizations. It is a step in the way of progress, and the Uni versity of South Carolina cannot afford to retrogress. We want progress, and we believe in accept ing every opportunity given to us toward progress. 'Tis better to have tried and failed than never to have tried at all! And we repeat, why? N ity Lite )emands picture by the theatre sponsoring it will probably have little influence on us. Enthusiasm Needed That's why it is so important for every Carolina student to get just as enthused as the most enthu siastic person here. A handful of club members wvill never be ab)le to sell Carolina to the rest of the worlid, or even the rest of the stu dent body. When the freshmen get here they won't know who has the "inside dope" on campus doings and who doesn't. They will only know that everybody here is at least a class ahead of them and they will be accordingly impressed. That places a heavy responsibil.. ity on every one of us. There is no wvay of knowing wvhich freshman will be influenced by our actions. It won't b)e a matter to laugh at if someday a schoolmate tells us that his college career would have been a different one if he had seen us uphold the honor system, or supp)orted the student council, or been active in outsidle activities. As hard as it may be to be lieve that anybody would ac tually be influenced by us, it has happened and it does happen every day. That's why It is not only our duty, but our privilege to take an interest in the school. If we can't muster any up for our own benefit, then at least we should for the benefit of those around us. but I felt an emergency arising. While shagging under weight, I felt a sneeze coming up. I started with the right pocket, but when I had it empty and the contents in my right hand, no handkerchief. I had given it a transfer to left rear. By the time I got to the thing, I had both hands full. The rest was drastic. The Abandonment I dumped everything back in the pockets, left the coat and walked my date home under the jingling of the accessories of the modern world. Only one thing worries me now: When I checked everything in my room, I found an invitation to the temperance meeting. I'll probably o to.in It's No Bolony By JOE MOLONY So You Want- a Job, Huh?? Have you ever looked for a job?? Banish the thought, huh??? Well, take it easy and listen to me for a while. Since I'm going to be hitting the pavements in another month I'll let you in on the secret of latching on. Confidence is the first requisite. I know, because I once had it. Walking into a newspaper office in my younger days I approached the managing editor with: "Hey, how're you? I wanna get into this newspaper 4 racket. Do you have any openings. I'll work for next to nothing. Just give me a chance, will ya, huh, please??" I walked out of the newspaper office. - I then became meek, humble and as hungry-looking as possible, threw back my meagre shoulders, took a deep breath and set out again. I retraced by steps and went into the other newspaper office (owned by the same company), put on my act, and went to work the following week. Look Hungry So, I learned lesson number one. You've got to be hungry looking to be a newspaper man. My appearance made my mind up for me. But, after I had the job, I found, to my dismay, that I had to keep it. I hadn't figured on that. Sure, I was good. I could write. (One hundred and thirty million other Ameri cans had the same idea.) Again I walked out of the newspaper office. So, after these few paragraphs about how to apply, get and keep a job, I'm back at school where I started-at school under the G. I. Bill of Rights, smiling up to my uncle, (Samuel, that is). My best advice to the prospective employee is: "Don't do it." Man, you don't know when you're well off. The Picture Outside Why, the other day, a guy came to me with a look a mile long and said, "You know what ?" Being gullible, I bit. "Well," he said, "it's cold out here. We're in the middle of a mild depression today. If the trend keeps up, it might get worse. They're lined up at the employment offices look ing for jobs that just ain't there." All of this talk, coupled with the highly publicized hy drogen bomb threat, Russia, the fantastic going-ons in the State Department, flying saucers and what-have-you, is enough to drive a Saint crazy. It caused me to wonder a bit. Are the people out there worried about something? The newspapers seem to be wor ried about a threat of war. Employers apparently are leary of new, learned blood. Employees don't relish the sight of college grads competing for their jobs. Not being worried about a thing, except where my next penny is coming from, I wondered if it'd really be rough on the outside. I figured I was fresh, willing to learn and as free as the wind. But, I awoke from my reverie, opened another letter of application, read it, and joined 60 million working Ameri cans. I became worried, too. NO IIOLONY -- If you've read this far, you've had it, brother! I haven't said anything yet and I don't aim to change my ways . ;. Attention, seniors: Don't forget to join the Alumni Association. It's a good way to keep in touch with your buddies - (if not your school) no matter where you are. You'll miss 'em, too. By the way, it'll cost you three bucks at Ralph Lewis' office in Leiber . . . All I got out of last week's column was a big headache. I lost my two friends and found my bed spreads tucked under in the middle (short-bedded to you navy men). A couple of "drys" appreciated it, though . . . A trip to Sesqui with Worth 'Ihames, the hard-working little guy in Steward's Hall, brought on every hardship imaginable to a human. We p)ushed a mile, drove 10 yards and pushed some more. It took us four hours to get to Sesqui. When we arrived, the sun quit shining and the rains came. To top it off, hail the size of golf balls bombarded the stalled car on the way baC. Nokcks, though, we made it back to "dear ole" UCin one piece . . . Hear they've got quite a program line dlup for University Day on May 10. Don't miss it... It's getting late and the Marshall's after me after last week's column, so I'm getting the hell out of here!! Letter . . . 95 Dear~ Sir, Sneey May I ask you to please forwardMr.TmsH.at my sincere "thank you" to Dr. H. (d.Nt:Orhakgowh H. Turney-High for the fine ar- YUs )co unyHg a tiele he has written about Belgian promdasrIeI i ril universities? frwihw r rtflsd ' I am a graduate of the MedicalPlae. School of the University of Liege at which Dri. Turney is now ful- usin filling a research appointment. Ths .In the three years i have spent in South Carolina and in Atlanta. erintQeios Gza., I have always had the hardest time to convince people how much 1Wocmoe h oe o my country is like the United te"aoiaRve? States.2-hhaenoethyug My husband being a student at rbiswihue oaon bu Carolina, I have had quite a thrill MKsik to prove to him - your article in 3-hdosteSrncae hand -- that if Belgian studentssuhrmkal,weoetig enjoy more freedom they also have oto is to work much harder.4-htdyotinofou Yes,my itte Tmmyandmylueed atoan Amierca uierstty