Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Graduates Will Refle< With graduation day drawing closer, ap proximately 600 students will leave Carolina for another phase of their education-for better or worse. The paths which each of them take will affect the fate of the school which has influenced their lives for the past four years. If honor is brought to Carolina's gradu ates, it will reflect to some degree on this university itself. Prospective students will recognize the worth of a school which has helped train good citizens and intelligent thinkers. Such a statement, however, is reversible. The bad, the unwise happenings in the life of an alumnus will leave a bad taste in the mouth of the criticizing public which often; uses no mouth wash. In addition to the recommendation each alumnus may set by his example, he has a special obligation to his alma mater to for ward her interests in any way possible to him. In supporting candidates for election to state offices he must consider the record of that candidate in respect to Carolina and to higher education in general. It is his duty to write to the legislators for more funds or for improvements needed by the state's university. It is his duty to accept the bad aspects of his college with grace and to show the good ones to those who would be prone to degrade the institution. It is Students ) Do Carolina students no longer have any pride in the picture their campus presents to those outside its circle? A walk across two blocks of the campus revealed 18 straws, 13 coffee cups, 9 Dixie cups, 37 cigarette packages, and numerous other bits of trash thrown down by students too careless to. notice purple and orange trash cans whose main function was to re ceive such articles. This condition on the horseshoe is not so serious, but in the footworn paths behind buildings it has become obnoxious. Not only Jack Walther A Fable Somewhere in this orgy of "nice guys" a talent is brewing. He will leave his mark upon the world. When he does so, Carolina will search in her enrollment files and pro duce his name from the shadows of its num bers and claim him for her very own. And he moves about us now, this talent. Who is he ? We have but to notice if we are capable of doing so. He is sitting in our classes, listening, not in order to obtain a pretty grade but in or der to obtain an idea or an understanding. He will be curious. He will question. He will be affected by what he hears. His sin cerity will be misunderstood. It will be -intolerable to you and me. Perhaps he will shun us. Perhaps he will not join our fraternities. He may not wish to do so and in fact he may not know how. He will not give up any of those principles which are himself for any other or any group. But then we do not care for we do not desire his presence. His indifference will irritate us for we cannot lead him or make him see "the light." He may not join our pep clubs and we will gecuse him of lacking school spirit. We will CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROL Member of Assoeiated Collegiate Pres Distributor f Collegiate Digest ende.s eit.ne.se ie bee b ..arrdf~th EDITOR h. . . . h . O.. o. . k . . h. . .. . d.. oe. . no . U MA NAGING EDITOR ................JAN: BUSINESS MANAGER ............JACK N E W S ................ ...... .............0 1 CAMPUS .............. .......... .....Beti SPORTS .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOCIETY ........................A EXCHANGES ......................ar COPY .................. ....... ...... ..Rui FEATURES ........ .... . .. Bar) CIRCULATION MANAGER . . .. ..J ADIJTANT BUS. MGR....... ............. Attitude :t Carolina his duty to support the activities of' the school through a membership in the Alumni Association and in the class associations. Attendance at a football game is not enough. Those who have never spent a day in class, never seen the canteen, have come to see eleven men in garnet and black uni forms play a game of football, yet they have often shown as much feeling for this school as some of its "children." Perhaps in the four years, some of the graduates have felt that school spirit was nil. It is not. If they look harder they may realize that the spirit in their own records was the low point. There was the energetic flock who kept shouting "school spirit" in hopes of adding to their number. This group realized the existence of a spirit, but also saw the possibilities of a great university, lying latent in the minds, hearts, and pocket- t books of students and citizens of South Carolina. ' - Many of the graduates have enviable rec- t ords. They have worked hard to see a good campus. Others have existed. For four years, they have slept, eaten, studied, and gone to class. To these we would like to say that it is not too late. Opportunity for serv ice to Carolina, the state, and to the nation, is always present. If, by the receipt of a piece of sheepskin, the worth of the graduate ends, four years have been spent in vain.-O.E. re Messy is trash thrown behind small shrubs and bushes but also on the open paths. The work of the janitors and marshal is not enough. It is not humanly possible to clean up after a group of seventy-five stu dents have scattered the debris from a quick lunch in the canteen on the road to class. Such a condition is usually expected in a high school but not on a university campus, where the inhabitants are supposed to be rational adults. Therefore, in order not to make the pur pose of a trash can futile, think before throwing down that piece of paper. Summer? La-De-Dah Three whole months of freedom from classes lie ahead of you. What are you planning to do with them? To some it may mean work-to earn some of that green stuff and to fill in that blank marked "experience" which appears on all professional applications. To others it prob ably means summer school-not a bad idea. It may mean earlier graduation, it may mean a lighter scholastic load during the winter terms, or it may mean those extra courses that couldn't quite be squeezed in on the regular schedule. At any rate, don't let your answer to that eternal, infernal question, "What did you do this summer ?" be "nothing." be quite right-he is totally lacking in school spirit. His spirit will belong to himself. We may curse his egotism, yet therein lies the paradox, for he, like many of his great predecessors, will realize that his own accomplishments can be his only gift to so ciety. And he will realize, too, that real accomplishment cannot be achi'evedl through shouting, compromise, or false publicity. He 1 will be the tortoise in its classic race with the hare. When he crosses the finish line Carolina will be there to greet him, for his will be the greatest gift. JUST THINKING God loved men so He made women That men might love someone too But thru the years women got difficult INA And made loving them hard to do, Since diamond rnsaecsl things SAnd lipstick's a msygo leut. of the the ollege Woe uno menwheni the govern ment hears "iir @3 That luxuries are not just jewels and clothes )Y RIVERS For women are luxuries worth a WDOEhealthy tax SDWE As any man plainly knowsr WALTHER And since the deeper I dig, the: ga Edwards more dirt ty Knowlton My conclusion is hasty and entails c ..Tom Price The harsh suggestion that all men c nn Chandler Must kick their various pails sie Manning And allow the women the world the Kleckley In hopes that God above ara Derrick Will give them something to love( hn Parasho As obnoxious as a girl. Paul Field -.. .i lANE W. DOWE Last C Life Begi It is over! We have taken our ast exam and written our last leadline for the Gamecock and to norrow we will sit in our last class. For 17 years we have sat in lassrooms, been called students, md been protected. Now we are ,oing into the world, each to find t new name, whether it be sales nan, doctor, teacher, or journalist. Remember that first day? We vondered if we had made a mis ake, coming so far from home imong strangers. Timidly we de ided to stay for a semester, but ve never dreamed that we would ver receive a diploma reading University of South Carolina." Now we have become pretty sure f ourselves. It is "our university," 'our Gamecock office," "our dormi ory." But we are leaving. Next year ve will be in an even stranger vorld than that one that we en ered in 1946. And we will be in t for 40 rather than four years, neeting more disappointments and iitfalls than we have known in hese four years. When we come back to Carolina, ve will be merely "old students." t will no longer be "our Game ock." When we stroll into the of 'ice, people will speak to us and ontinue working. The reins of the Wolf Reinbacher 'Si We Came We Leave A So this is the end, a terrible fate. enry VIII decapitated his wives, ,ucretia Borgia was poisoned, roan of Arc was crudely in inerated, but we, TD and I, we iave to leave Carolina. And I shall mo longer contribute my meager rain food to you Carolinians. If enjoyed this work, it was a riendly Gamecock staff, if you lid, it was a miracle. From the first day in these ivy overed halls listening to ivy overed professors and going out with ivy-covered co-eds till this )resent departure we had a big ime, in more ways than one. May here even be some troubles like he Peabody report, so what, even ually even the ball on Maxey Vlonument will turn again. Most f our stay here was made pleasant y all of you, an experience in ~riendship, with a few waterpistol ights and snipehunts thrown in. ATeII, forgive us our sins and lead is not into the Plaza. We tried o be good Carolinians, hating 8 >'clock classes, taking excess cuts, ind, of course, signing checks at oe's. As to Clemson, it only exists o0 he.beat every year. Here's to McBryde, too. We ould never have found a more con renial bunch of Brotherhoodlums, ielping us to become part of the rowd. May this Huey Long ma hine of USC be successful next rear. And also a loud cheer for ill those members of the faculty, who had so much understanding 'or the special wishes. of the Eu Topeans. Only with their help could Ne see and experience 24 of the 18 states in three vacations. Simsians, forgive us our harsh ritique of co-eds; dlespite our >rejudice we went out with some >f you (of course, there was no >odly else). While we wondered ibout your attitudes and souls, we horoughly enjoyed . . . but let's alk of something important. BARBARA McSWAll Use Of Ac Not To A The university is run like the government. It has its legislative, executive and judlicial branches. Kach checks the other and each, at imes, irritates the other. This is is it should be. Also, as in the government, there s to be found at the university treed and selfishness. This may lot be as it should be but it's the vay it is and probaably always will e. Methods have been devised to urtail, to some extent, the suc ess of those out to benefit nobody ut themIselves and their groups. One of these ways is the allot rient of the student activities fee. )f the $15 fee, $6.50 is ordinarily nder the supervision of the stu ent council tn allot, with faculty lass - - ns Anew university will be in their hands, not ours. Our presence will not excite the professors. They will go on teaching their new proteges. Now, a few days before receiving our college diplomas, we are proud. We have comp a long way since we started kindergarten back in Ohio. But we have not come any farther than we should have or done anything more than should be expected. And we have a long way to go. We have been students, but now we must begin to make a life for ourselves. When we receive our diplomas next Monday and become university alumni, it will be commencement a beginning. We have our ma terial, and now we will start to build. AND NOW TO THE NEW STAFF-For four years we have loved and worked for the Game cock, and now we are leaving it to you, just as othe- graduating classes have left it to us. But we have no regrets. We know that you will fondle it and lose sleep and meals over it, just as we have done. It will continue to belong to Caro lina students, but, in your hearts, it will belong to you. It was ours, but now it's yours, Olga, Tom, Betsy, Ann, Barbara, L. C., Jackie, Mary, and Bobby. trictly Continental' Strangers, iany Friends Those nine months since our ar rival went by awfully fast, with many lost weekends sprinkled be tween the days of slaving for a D plus. Not much longer shall we eagerly run to the post office three times a day to find but cards sum moning to meetings. I just wonder if we shall ever get some mail from Carolina, when we are back in the colorless average of everyday life. We'll often sit by the window, homesick for a piece of Carolina, just a crumb, mind you, a snack in the canteen, even only a silent hour in the McKissick cemetery of literature, even only 50 tiny min utes in the history huildink. No more big Thursday, no Pow der Bowl gameh y, nu ciean-up, daay, not even a short "sack" hour in a noisy dorm. I wonder how much of you know, what there is all to do in this place? WVe havc learned a lot. We stand at attention when Johnny Long plays "Dixie," we fight the Civil War (wve could have won it easily if those dirty blank-blank Yankees hadn't licked us), and-unusual for Carolinians, wve cheered at all foot ball games. This is all reduced now to a page or two in the Garnet and Black, a story in the "Carolina Review," and a fewv notes in the Gamecock. That ain't much, sho' nuff, but there wvill be a lot of things to remember "thy days." Wish we could live this year over again. But so long, have a good time, and I know our successors as furriners wvill be as devoted to Carolina as we are. Thanks again. Respectfully submitted: Trudes Suverkropp 52 B Rozenburglaan Rotterdam, Holland Wolf Reinbacher 16 Jlakobsbrunnenstrasse Frankfurt/Main, Germany both of USC N IVIties Fee dvantLage advice, to the groups. Thue other $8.56 goes to the athletic depart men t. ECach year, usually at the lbe ginning of the term, a meetmng is held to determine how the $6.50 will be used for tbai year. A rep resentative from each group) want ing a "cut" of the money conmes be fore the committee to present its petition, Hie tells the reason his group wants the money and howv they plan to use it. He is also asked to outline to the committee exactly what his group did with the money they got the preceding year. It works just like the Congress' proceedings. As the Congressional comntittees often do, the university Wroupsi sometimesask- fo mr Don't Read This - - Or See What You'll Miss By RUDY RIVERS Below this there is stretched a bit of patter on the odder extremes of observation, the tapping and patting of nervous feet. Before coming to that, however, let your eyes caress these words. I hope it Won't be too hot in the field house June 5. I perspire like a cumulus cloud. My suit is new and guaran teed not to shrink more than one-tenth of one per cent, but I do not want to test the suit'so soon. I hope the graduation speaker mentions something about how wide open the world is for us graduates; I want to touch him for a job. I hope my dearest enemy is present at the graduation ceremony; she ias promised to sit behind the podium and squirt me with a water pistol when I am receiving my de gree. I shall duck of course... Patters Of Feet (There is in every man a theme for life and living. Back of this theme there is the nervous reflex which manifests itself, perhaps in bitten fingernails, pursed lips, head scratching, or in the pat of a foot.-R.R.) The DoctQr He held the wrist-pulse of the woman and watched his watch, his face relaxed and calm. His right foot measured the slow pulse, tapping it against the carpet. He made other examinations and told the woman to rest and not be frightened. In the midst of darkness one begins; and the man told the woman to be brave. He went to the telephone and made the doctor come. The doctor told the man to take good care of her until the nurse came. And the man was numb with thinking that he might lose his love. He watched the doctor light a cigar, and heard him talking. The big fat doctor sat forward on his chair, resting his fists on his knees and puffing the cigar. The man saw his right foot patting the carpet in a slow endless rhythm.... The Preacher There were only a few people at the wedding. The boy sat back, away from the others, watching the psychology of waiting. Children fidgeted, and grown-ups whispered at them to be calm. Then, (luring the ceremony, the kids were calm. The bride and groom were calm. The chaplain was calm, too; but, he patted the altar carpet with his right foot as he rapidly read the ceremony. He was nonchalant up there, patting his foot. And the boy, watching, smiled. .. . The Politician The gravity of the situation was undeniable. When a nation is threatened with annihilation, its statesmen become it saviors. They are the focus of attention. The situation was such now, and the great leader stood to make a rousing speech, to coin a battle cry, and to give heart to his fearful nation. The reporter was affected. He hung to the words of the speaker, and his pencil caught the stirring phrases. Until looking up once, he saw the leader's foot under the table, patting the floor. It was a slow infinite rhythm. The man was otherwise tense, a noble figure, giving fight to the hearts of his people.... The Professor D)iscussing which is least or largest in the rug of history; the pattern, or its dlurability. The cycle of conflict and de pression, and of p)eace and prosperity ; it is well established. The block of years set aside for each brief history, tersely' recounted. And beneath the p)olish and austerity of classroom bear ing, his right foot in a black leather shoe pats the floor. It is imp)ersonal to be austere and scientifically methodi cal in the class, The personal emerges out of the foot and oozes into the floor, softly, without rhythm.... The Beggar An endless stream of daylight workers passes before the man on the camp stool, on the street corner. Their heels grind thin on the pavements. A thousand pad by and one stop)s. To purchase a pencil for a nickel with a quarter; and waiting for his change, the one is nervous and self-conscious, feeling despair at the tug in his heart which made him stop before the eyes of men and buy from a beggar. .ie pats the pavement rapidly with his right foot so that it made a noise. The noise of waiting before the myriad eyes.... money thani they should he getting. They may pad their reports so that it looks like they are doing more than they actually are. Some of the groups are blinded b)y their own brilliance. They can't see~ that they are indIirectly hurt ing themselves when they ask for more than) they should receive. Tfhey don't realize that by taking moJre t han t heir share they depriver other group o5(f their fair priopor tion anid so (rippl the school it self. This 'is a pilea that next year each group make an honest ap praisal of its own) value and act accordingly when it is invited to make its petition for its yearly funds. That $6.50 is being stretched 44 an awful lot of ways already. Every little penny that each group knocks off its request may make iwedntetomcik it possible for other groups to come fe rudhr e er h l out of stagnation and start f'une- GMCC son ols few of his featherm because Of tionug a the shold,malnutrition, and maltuition."