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Who's Wh< We have a letter from Dr. Francis W. Bradley, dean of the faculty, concerning a recent story in The Gamecock stating that the university would be listed in "Who's Who. In American Colleges and Universities," this year. Dr. Bradley said: "Your.reporter probably did not make any inquiries about this since he was evidently under the impression that the University of S. C. was being admitted for the first time to listing in this book. "The fact is that the university students were listed for several years. They forewent that privilege by reason of the fact that the more stable and important institutions in our region have as a rule never appeared in the book. "Smaller colleges have taken to it with great ardor, but there were few institutions of the reputation of the University of S. C. who were participating five or ten years ago when we gave it up. I suggest that you ask some member of your staff to look into the matter and to find out the quality of institu tions at present represented in this Who's Who. "I trust you will not feel that I am unduly interfering in student affairs. I want to offer this information because I feel sure you and your fellow students would be interested . . ." Acting on the suggestion of Dr. Bradley, we set out to investigate Who's Who. After a thorough search of the various libraries, the Registrar's office, the offices of several department heads and deans, and a number Let's SayA 2 As we start a new semester with partial mobilization upon us, the future presents an uncertain, hazy picture. No one knows what tomorrow will bring. Already many of our friends and former acquaintances have left the Carolina campus to don the fighting garb of their country, some for the second time. A few have already made the supreme sacrifice. One of those to MORE FROM UNC Letters To Chapel Hill, N. C. (Editor's note Editor: is the letter ref Much has been printed in the Tar Heel, plus ti ing~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~a thHomnso CukHue oe, lu itape "Daily Tar Heel" lately concern- ment of Chuck ing the comments of Chuck Hauser tire letter, plus about the University of South Car- printed here for ulina. I amn enclosing a letter writ- of the universit' ten to the Daily T1ar Heel by one. of the students here and I believe that it -represents the opinion of Tolerance most UNC students. Exha From Mr. Hlauser's reply to theEdtr student's letter, you can see what Thtoeac kindl of character he is. Our only bd a ent hope is that the selective service sc epea will remove him from our midstNorI in the near future,.nitruies Mr. Hauser has smeared the wt n net University of North Carolina by go~iladu writing such articles as the onerthefotepu concerning the University of South i iiuosto Carol ina. Lee Gore, Uiest fS 122 "A" Dorm,. elz ta r UNC pa orayn P.S.: Mr. Ruth was not connected sl,uls o withany )OliiCaIpartesbioth ras littl ro lastelction.tuen DaileTr mu4 Membe of socate Collgite pme Distriutorio Coleiaticuigstro editr, in.Gameock ispubishdb o thatuh Unierito Sut Caolnawekl,Unveriay, durSin yea exeptonholday andrealizeamthat r. Theopiios eprese bycolmns lf a nd lee fritr a wihay hoitca ofaTesi Gamek. raulsincos otr endst el ent. hergtoedTh evDiyTrH ANAGNG OWINT C FOJAC ETR UTSNIVERSANAGY OFSUH AO oNde auryW,1S, ihRbetEt Conakes CAMor PUS Gmcc"ispbihdb adfrtesu EDIOR MANAGANG E IO ES FEATUES MANGErP CIRUT.UIONES MANAGER Ell STAFOREPRTER RuhEArkEr, MayEey.oes ad CMa Blalock, Furney Hemingway, Don Hayes, Mary Fred Dunlap COLUMNISTS Barbara McSwain, Mor< BUSINESS STAFF .Lawson Vates, Na: Or Not? of other places on the campus, we were able to find but one copy of Who's Who; and it was the issue for 1945. Apparently the book is in complete disfavor on our campus. A study of the 1945 Who's Who revealed the following facts, however: Over 650 col leges and universities were listed. Among these were 26 state universities, plus several state colleges and a number of state agricul tural and mechanical schools. State universi ties listed included North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas and Tennessee. North Carolina State and Texas A. and M. were two prominent agricultural and me chanical schools named. Outstanding inde pendent institutions listed included the Uni versity of Miami, Fla., and Notre Dame. Leading schools in this area that were not listed included the university, Duke, Clem son, and The Citadel. We have been told that Clemson and The Citadel have since been added to the book, but we don't know about Duke. As Dr. Bradley pointed out, many small colleges and universities are included in Who's Who. But, many of these smaller in stitutions have outstanding academic repu tations. On the basis of this investigation, The Gamecock votes heartily in favor of the uni versity joining the large list of American colleges and universities now listed in Who's Who. T.P. Slent Prayer give his life was Bill Goudelock who was graduated from Carolina last June. Scrving as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps, Bill died of wounds received in the Korean fighting. As we go about our daily chores, attending classes, studying, working and playing, let's each of us pause occasionally and say a silent prayer for those who are fighting and dying so that we may live in a free and democratic America. The Editor The following own student body has given up in erred to by Mr. disgust at the impossibility of red in the Daily making its wishes effective, since te editorial com- the majority vote in the last elec Hauser. The en- tion of a Daily Tar heel editor was comment, is re- cast by some 10 or 12 per cent of the information our stu1dents. student body.) The South Carolina students should not hold us all responsible Has Been for this unfortunate situation. On usted the contrary, they should feel a grea tdeal of sympathy for us. The of our student recent juggling of editors seems to o long abused by show that we cannot hope to have 'our~ Mr. Hauser. much influence on the nature of hat our so-called "our" paper, though we are still at begin to dabble taxed by the University for its ty affairs, not support. :m of promoting Mr. Hauser's column Tuesday is derstanding, but probably the most absurd one that pose of engaging has yet appeared. His attempted ble-making. defense seems to be that he is just Stuetattefollowving a fashion set by tourists .tudentsliat will from the north, but it is strange Haron will that he admits that. He seems to other than him- regard sonme creature from Michi fewmor ofthegan as the final authority on the fbbe monreofling Univ'ersity of South Carolina, and ebl. Evidntllour to expect that no Southerner will ~e.Eietyordare to differ wvith such an au thority. The D)aily Tar Iel is always a strange phenomenon, but Mr. Hau ser's column Tuesday seems to set a newv record of some degraded sort. INA John M. Ruth (Columnist Hfauser's reply: "(1) 3You are obviously bitter, Mr. Ruth, as thefirst about the results of the last elec lent, of th tion, and I tender my condolences; the college (2) If you think you can help im not nece- prove the paper, why don't you onstitut* come up and go to work instead of just shooting off your mouth? POM PRICE (Note to our other readers: We (NOWLJTON welcome and appreciate construc ALFED tve criticism at any time, and that ~U[~ IELD offer to go to work is open to ott Wardlaw everybody); (3) You are not taxed Southerland by the University, but by our own Bill Novit elected Student Legislature for the udy Thigpen support of your newspaper (The WIarlene Rast University aids student govern ment by serving as collection Ken Powell agent); (4) I have not yet attempt Bobby Smith ed to defend myself concerning la Matthewvs something which needs no defense; iharlie Wood (5) If you don't have the brains enough to realize that I was re printing the Michigan column iford, . M. purely for entertainment and not Bloodworth, as an authority on anything, then may I suggest that you go back to high school until you are prepared lecai Persky to enter into a college atmosphere. icy Mitchell I Yo',.e i.ale to get Io.."-nEa.) I'm 'tho C EXCHANGE STUDE A Flori (Editor's note: A trip to Florida at this time of year is a most de lightful experience. This fact may be determined from the following article written by four students who visited the sunshine state dur ing the recent between-semester holidays. Peter Kahl, Alfred Matzer, and Helmut Stnckman. European em change students, made the trip by automobile with Jim LeGette, of Shelby, N. C.) Although our time was rather short, we were able to make stop overs for sightseeing purposes. We stopped at the oldest town in the United States, Saint Augustine, where we saw the Fountain of Youth, and other outstanding at tractions. Proceeding on to Miami, we stopped at the Marine Studios at Marineland. Unforgettable was the impression of Miami, the world famous resort city. On our way north, we went over on the west coast to Fort Myers making a stop to see Thomas Edi son's winter home. Motoring to the central part of the State, we saw the Bok Tower at Lake Wales, and naturally wve made a stop at Silver Springs. We have seen many things which are rather unusual for our eyes; for instance, the monkeys BILL NOVIT Advertise TI Could the average product on the market he sold without the pub licity gained through advertise. ment? No, publicity is a necessity in this modern age, and it is just as important and necessary for col leges as it is for automobiles, soap flakes, or liver pills. It can, therefore, be assumed that the university is in need of publicity. Now, how are we to ob tain this publicity? Surely we are not going to buy time over a na tion-wide broadcasting network; this is not necessary when all that need be done is to play a basketball game for the benefit of the Damon Runyan Cancer Fund or have a big name-band here for a school-spon sored dance. The basketball game, if it were played, would certainly be ac claimed by Walter Winchell and would be heard by countless higli school seniors. The game would serve a dual purpose -- publicity for the university and a contribu. tion to a worthy cause. The bringing of a nationally famous dance band to our campuu would also be an excellent way of obtaining the desIrable publicity which is badly needed. Recently, millions of people heard Vaughn Monroe broadcast from The Cita del. Can you imagine the effect that Vaughn Monroe's praising the Citadel and his playinr the Cita ENGLISHJ onfuthed!! NITS da Tour and alligators in the jungles of Silver Springs or the rich water life in its clear waters. For economic reasons as well as for pleasure we carried a gas camping stove and cooked our meals on the side of the road. If there was too much salt in the soup, it was Alfred's fault, al though he did not cook it. Alfred, being the youngest of the group, was blamed for every misfortune. He took it so serious that he had to drown his sorrows in orange juice (all you can drin1C for ten cents) and believe us he must have drowned for he still turns orange in color at the suggestion of orange juice. Peter caused some troubles, too. After having had a date at the University of Miami, he forget his shoes, and we had to go back a hundred miles to get them. Jim was not too happy about that be cause he was administering our gas money. Helmut showed his re sponsibility as the oldest of the group in consuming tremendous quantities of potatoes. So everyone showed good humour in meeting troubles according to our slogan "go straight ahead." The trip wvas marvelous - weather excellent-and each of us had a fine r est between semesters. e Unversity del's Alma Mater would have upon high school students? If Citadel, which has little more than half the enrollment that Carolina has, can obtain such a medium of reaching so many people, surely Carolina can do so, too. Another form of publicity which is being neglected is including the university campus in the tour of the capital city taken by many high school seniors. Recently, two bus loads of high school students from an up-state community visited Co lumbia. They saw the State House, the state hospital, Fort Jackson, but not the University of South Carolina? Why is it that the in stitution that should concern these high school students most was neg lected? It's true that we gain publicity from the releases of the University News Service and from the actions of our athletic teams, but so does every other school. We must also publicize Carolina by word of mouth; you and I - the students and faculty - must tell our friends what a great school Carolina is. Favorable publicity - not the kind given by the Maxey trial - is most necessary for the univer sity. It can, and should be gotten by way of the radio, press, and word of mouth. If the people are to be sold on the university, they must har o t. BETSY KNOWLTOI How Have Stu How have Carolina studen I was casually asking a friend with the school for the last rather interesting so I thoug] At first he laughed and sa Then he went on talking, "tr Barbara McSwain Why Have Early Senior Exams? The university custom of allow. ing seniors to take early final exams appears to have more un. favorable points than favorable Although the good parts are very very good, like the girl with the curl on her forehead, the bad points are just as bad, and there are more of them. Here are some of the favorable aspects of the idea: Most seniors are planning their post-college careers a month or more before graduation. The week of reprieve allowed by early finals is a blessings for seniors heading for work or weddings. No special senior privileges are provided here, as they are in most high schools and some universities. The idea of getting a week longer vacation than underclassmen ap peals to some prospective graduates as a substitute for other privileges. If the senior's future job depends on the grade he receives in a cer tain class, his ability to give his prospective employer the necessary information early might benefit him. Despite the advantages of early senior exams, the custom has many drawbacks. First, by taking the finals early, seniors lose at least three lecture hours covering material that they might later need. It is true that nothing prevents them from con tinuing to attend class after they have completed the exams and have their grades, but most seniors with three cuts left find little in centive in creditless class attend ance. It might be argued that a person who is going to get anything out of a class will attend whether he is to be tested or not, but this is not always the case. Sometimes other temptations loom too bright. Another weakness of early exams is the hardship necessarily imposed on conscientious professors. Some instructors, sincerely attempting to teach, take an incredible number of hours to prepare comprehensive exams. It is practically impossible for these professors to make up two good exams without a lot of dupli cation. And a lot of duplication may involve a breach of the honor principle as well as being Uufar students. Further, some professors re serve the last fewv class periods for recapitulation of the year's work. Graduating seniors miss this re viewv and may make lower grades as a result. It appears that, in the interest of the majority, early senior exams should be abolished and seniors should he given exams at the same time their regular classes are as signed finals. Mordecai Persky Confusion Results From No Refunds Causing a lot of confusion in housing circles these days is the administration's decision not to re fund room reservation fees to stu dents called into service between the reservation deadline and the beginning of the new semester. Squatter's Rlights As a result of that decision, a large number of men students who felt the hot breath of a recruiting officer on their poverty-stricken necks made a decision of their own to exercise squatter's rights. Fromi the beginning of this semester, new students sent to take over the unreserved cubicles found that a majority of these decisions were being made good. The old student, were permitted to exercise thoh squatter's rights, and the new stu. dents were sent elsewhere. In our opinion, the room reserva. tion office did well in allowing thi old students to remain, in spite 01 the fact that they disturbed uni. versity equilibrium by breaking the reservation rule. What disturbi us is the fact that the administra. tion has not publicly declared any withdrawal of their original deo cision to make no refunds. Beside. there not being any obvious rea sons why refunds should not be made for any reasonable excuses we wonder if it might not avoid a lot of confusion and ill will for the administration and its agency. George LaBruce left his peat or this page last i....e ...h - fe dents Changed? ts changed in the last ten years, of mine who has been connected ten years. His answers were !t I'd pass them on. d, "They are getting younger!" ying to be objective." The one thing he failed to understand was that the girls, particularly, were far less poised now than in 1940. They lacked some of the convers. tional ability - and dignity they used to have. Boys and girls both he commented, are so messy and sloppy now in the way they dress and stand and move around. In 1940 they were all much neater in appearance. The girls had more "dignity." Another phenomenon he failed to understand was that the stu. dents now have a very different idea about dating. In the first place they are more "flighty' changing their minds from week to week. The strangest thing about it is that the girls, even more than the boys, feel that they have got to be going with some one person, even if it is just for a week. They do not like to date around a lot different people like they used to in 1940. In fact he finds many are down-right rude about being asked to take someone whom they've never dated before to some special party. In his day (1940), students were not rude about a situation like that. He finds it very amusing the way students wear their hearts on their sleeves in 1960. That was never done in 1940. Secrets that are still probably not lcnown from 1940 would be public information on the campus of 1950. One good thing he noted about students now is that they are not quite so catty as they used to be. He believes that the good manners of 1940 hid more hypocrisy than the wide open conversations do now. These comments are not in tended as a survey of any kind. They are just one person's opinion and are being used for interest only. Jackie Southerland Man Conforms To Old Pattern (Note: I was going to complain this time about the poor night ligh. ing on the campus, but some unco operative soul turned on the lights. Therefore, I must depart from the unwritten, but nevertheless sacred, law of all columnists and not com plain about anything.) Before me sits the typewriter-a worthy and noble I nstrunment, but right. now it is worth nothing. It is reproaching me. "All right," it says, "you got your chance to talk now, but now you're scared." I am defending myself, saying that I am not afraid of the powers-that-be, but of public opinion; besides, I'm not scared, only cautious. So up it popis with, "Where's your individ ualism?" I think I'll switch to a fountain pen. Courage of my convictions. How many times have 1 heard that phrase and smiled smugly to think that I had that quality, that courage? Now I know that that courage had seldom, if ever, been tested. But now it has. The other day I sat, like a willing, simpering, par. ticipant, or at least an acquiescing one and listened to things that I did not believe in. I did not defend my beliefs. Why? . . . Because I wvas afraid. I was afraid of hurt ing someone's feelings, of being ac cused of stuffiness. Where wvas individualism, where was that "above the common herd" feeling, where was courage? Un doubtedly they were left at home in some philosophy book. The only certainty is that they were not with me. WVill somebody find me a sage? I have a question: wvhy does every one want to be a little wvild, or at least approved of by the wild crowd, in other words, be a con formist to such an extent? Is it because our human race hates loneliness that it must folloW the larger pattern? Are we such poor conversationalists that our own convec-sation bores us? All of~ this must lead to the con clusion that man, even though each one is not cut from the same pat tern, trims, and binds, and spreads himself to conform to a style, a pattern. And as Amy Lowell said, "Christ! What are patterns for?" well-aimed, if clumsily constructed, barks that he let fly at his felloW staff-members. To us went his hope that we might somewhere gain an ability to stay on the sub ject. 7 What subject Geore?