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I would rati without a g ernment but Uni Next Thursday is Universit the one day in the year that takes time out from its regt honor those sons and daughi distinguished themselves a these stately halls for the firs In all, some forty-odd awarc tificates, and other tokens of i be presented. In addition, I While on the subject of U we might remind once agair Coronation Ball will begin at day in the Woman's Club in park. This dance will be in hono May Queen for 1951, lovely J Ray Anthony, "the young horn," will bring that horn ax of supporting musicians to Co Dance fans will recognize the Anthony as that of one of OLGA EDWARDS The Ma The main topic of discussion this week seems to be the Truman-Mac Arthur situation-and since this writer likes to be in fashion, here are our views. First of all, we are not ardent supporters of either of the majors of the fiasco, but have tried to find a few of the major ideas on the whole subject. We feel that Mac Arthur undoubtedly overstepped his authority in going against or ders, but we cannot but feel that his removal was an untimely step. However, we do feel that Tru man should be given the credit for doing what he felt best, even at the risk of ruining all political aspirations forever, though it was probably hopeless anyway. As for MacArthur, we feel that one of the most dangerous parts of his dismissal is the effect on the Japanese people. His influence there could be one of the deciding factors in Communist activities in Japan. The idea of making a political race or issue between the Demo crats and the Republicans out of the whole situation becomes a little nauseating to one when we think that others may have to lose their lives due to an unfortunate de cision. CROWING FOl UNIVERSITY OF Member of Assocla Distributor of Founded January 80, 1908, with Uiversit of South Carolina we year except 'tn holidays and durng The og oxur esed by colni endorsement. The right to edit la EDITOR ........ .. MANAGING EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER... ASST. BUSINESS MANAGE] NEWS.... CAMPUS .......... SPORTS .......... SOCIETY.......... EXCHANGES.. COPY.... FEATURES. CIRCULATION MANAGER. STAFF RE Ruth Barker, Mary Evelyn Rc Blalock, Furney Hemingway, I Fred Dunlap, Frank W COLUMNISTS . .... l ..a BUSINESS ST AFF.... ter live in a country with nei avernment than in a country without newopaper,.-- Thom iversity y Day. This is named to "WI the university and Universiti ilar routine to seniors will be ters who have The top me will be honor( ince entering and women v t time. world to serve Is, medals, cer- hope they will 'ecognition will the same effi ;hose students them honors a Coronation Ball niversity Day, leaders and n i that the big Script for t] l p. m., Thurs- at $1.50 for st Maxey Gregg dent Activitie written the < from the scri r of Carolina's 500 couples n an Thompson. break even. If man with the big name ban id a fine group that we mak4 lumbia to play. everyone grab name of Ray Woman's cluk the top band- p. m., Thursdh in Topic The main need seems to be what many have felt for a long time that of establishing a workable foreign policy for the United States. While we are speaking of dis agreeablp things, we would like to bring up a little of poor manners -plainly exhibited at Fraternity Song Fest on last Thursday night. The situation was this: one of the fraternities hit a slightly sour note. At this point, several loud laughs were heard from the audi ence, notably from those who had not participated in any of the groups. It seems to us that those who are old enough to enter a uni versity, are old enough to use de cent manners, especially when they have done nothing to help. In ending this column, we want to remind you to be sure to buy your ticket to the Coronation Ball. Remember, it is next Thursday night and if less than 500 couples attend, students may never have another chance to have a name band on campus. Also, you'll be missing a chance to have a fine time at the biggest dance of the year. [I A GREATER ,OUTH CAROLINA ted Collegiate Press Collegiate Digest tobert Elliott Conzales as the first ed by and for the students of the ly, on Fridays, during the college its and letter writers are not neces Publihing does not constitute an . .TOM PRICE MORDECAI PERSKY PAUL FIELD Elliott Wardlaw Jackie Southerland ..... .. ....Bill Novit ..........Ralph Gregory .. .. .....Marlene Rast ...........Ken Powell Bobby Smith Martha Matthews .Charlie Wood PORTERS gers, Sandy Cranford, J. M. )on Hays, Mar'y Bloodworth, right, Billy Lemacks -bara McSwain, Olga Edwards AWSOnl Yataa. Nancy MItCAhI vapapers and with a gov as Jefferson 'ay io's Who in American Colleges es," and fourteen outstanding recognized. i and women of the university d Thursday. These same men ,ill soon venture out into the their station and nation. We work in their chosen fields in cient manner that has gained ,t Carolina. lusicians in the country. 1e Coronation Ball has been set ags and $2 per couple. The Stu s Contingent fund has under -vent and will be reimbursed pt. It has been estimated that iust attend if the dance is to we ever hope to bring another d to Carolina it is imperative this one pay its way. Let's his best girl and head for the in Maxcy Gregg park at 9 y. Letter To Editor Dear Editor: The weekend of April 13-15 was one of great inspiration for me. At that time I spent several days of really wholesome and thought provoking activity. The source of the spiritual enrichment was the State Canterbury Convention at Camp Gravitt. The program was well planned and well rounded. There were, of course, many activities of a recre ational nature. I am sure that all wno attended were as much bene fited as myself; but the conven tion was one of a religious nature, not a social confab. In your "Wagon Wheel" column of last week were two references to this convention. Both conveyed the impression that things were simply super; with everyone hav ing a "fine" time. Is this the proper way to publicize a religious meet ing? - The USC chapter of the Canter bury Club wvas the host to the other state organizations. These people wvorked long and hard to make the convention a success. Let's clear the record by saying that although the Canterbury Convention had its lighter moments, in the main, it was of deep and lasting spiritual meaning for those of us wvho at. tended. Sincerely, William Hay. Editor's note: THE GAME COCK apologizes for publicizing the Canterbury Club convention in such a flippant manner. few Loo$ HEave you noticed the "New Look" of TH E G A ME(COCK'S editorial page? TIhe new type faces in the headlines were brought on by the installation of a new Ludlow headline casting machine by Vogue Press, p)rinters of THE GAMECOCK. Tihe new type faces are Kar nak, Radiant and Coronet. We began using them as an experi ment in variation. Let us kaow whether you like them or not. Mrs. Compton's (of the "Y") fa vorite problem. WHITE BLACK KonKR8 K onKR7 Ri on KKt7 and Q2 Q on KKt7 Bon QR7 BonKR8 Kt on KKtI P on KR5 White to move and mate in two moves. There is no other game so es teemed, so profound and so ven erable as chess; In the realm of play It stands along in dignity Ely Culbertuo. A Student's First Visit To The General Assembly (EDITOR'S NOTE: Last week, columnist Barbara Mc Swain visited the South Carolina General Assembly for the first time. The visit was made in covering an assign ment for Journalism 48. Miss McSwain's first impres sion, perhaps typical, is printed below.) The Senate-august body of state lawmakers. Dare we enter the sanctified chamber and intrude upon the dignified ceremonies of legislation ? Let us slip quietly in and observe our legislators in action. We will open this door and-what is this terrific hum ming? Why, it's the senators talking! Undoubtedly, the ses sion has been recessed. But, if it is recessed, why is G. B. Timmerman, president of the Senate, standing on the speaker's stand, dressed in his purple robe? Why is Lane Bonner, reading clerk, reading? Or is he reading? He seems to be trying to say something over this babel, but we can barely make out a word here and there. Nobody seems to be listening to Mr. Bonner. The senators are bunched in several small groups, chatting and smoking. Edgar Brown appears to be entertaining his crowd with risque jokes. One of his listeners just completely drowned out Mr. Bonner by guffawing aloud. Where is the pomp? The ceremony? The dignity? The business ? Ah! A member was just recognized by the chair. It is Mr. Wallace from Charleston. Here at last we will see the romantic and historical legis lator in action. We can't quite make out what Mr. Wallace is saying over the sounds of gaiety from Mr. Brown's group. It must be im portant, though, because a few of our legislators stopped talking to listen to it. They are clapping. What did he say, page? Oh ! He introduced a group of school children in the bal cony. They are all standing, grinning broadly. Well, if that's all the business the Senate has to attend to, we'll go down the hall and watch the House proceedings. The House will certainly make up for the disillusionment by the Senate. Let's tiptoe upstairs and watch from the balcony. See, things are much more orderly here than in the Senate. There's one representative eating Cheezies while reading "The State," and a few are wandering around visiting from desk to desk, but it's still a vast improvement over the Sen ate's conduct. Listen! Somebody is getting ready to speak over the mi crophone. He looks excited, more than anybody has so far 1i eith1er Of Lt 1uume . "Gentlemen of the House." Listen to that statesman-like voice. It almost makes you shiver when you realize that you are witnessing history in the making. "I havp an important announcement to make." An im portant announcement! Will he move that a new Constitution be drafted? Will he suggest enlisting all college juniors? "All members of the House are cordially invited .. ." to a Presidential Conference? To meet with Stalin? To join a Korean entertainment troupe? "... to a rootin', tootin', ol'-time barbeque tonight on the Camden highway! And remember, everybody be on time !" Cheers are pouring from our crowd of earnest legislators. Is there any difference between a politician and a states man? JACKIE SOUTHERLAND My Aching Back! My aching back! This ejaculation arose after five minutes of listening to the Apollo Boys' Choir. Don't get me wrong. The choir was excellent. It surpasses even my most inspired bathtub warbling. The trouble was that my tortured backbone could find no satisfactory support. At the end of the hour the similarity between the question mark of my emp)ty brain and my curved, eracked, and bent back was amazing. No doubt the Field House was made for sports enthusi asts . . . for strong, out-door-loving people who have devel oped strong muscles andl backs. Or if it was made for music lovers, p)erhaps I am not aesthetic enough as yet. After four years of this no dloubt I will be able to take it with the hardiest. (No comments, please, from those of you who would say that if I bent over my books more, I wouldn't notice the strain of backless benches.) With a pencil, an adding machine, a slide rule, and all the equipment necessary to modern mathematical genius, I have reached a conclusion. The Field House is not meant for as sembly programs. By another line of reasoning the Chapel is not meant for assembly programs. Nor is the armory meant for assembly p)rograms. The school has grown, friend. It has grown from its ECivil-er--War Between the States days. No longer will the entire student body fit into the chapel. No longer will even a small portion of it crowd into it. Did any of you notice the irony of the situation during Religious Emphasis Week when the speakers spoke of peace mnd love as they were surrounded by guns and implements >f warfare? We are poor little lambs who have lost our way. Or, shall [ say, who never had any way to lose? A new law building arises. Fine! A new science building Lrises. Fine! A new laboratory building arises. Fine! Keep mn, my friend; you have farther to go. One more foundation nust be set; one more building must be raised . . . an au litorium. (P. S. Will those people who persist in coming late to the programs please walk in time to the music; this off-beat Lrrangement is extremel iscoert,g..). BARBARA McSWAIN A Night Of Terror Scene: Formal Carolina dance. Time: 11 p. m. Characters: Terrified freshman girl. Boorish boy. Jean was stumbling along the dance floor, twisting into all sorts of contortions in her desperate attempts to avoid being cremated. She kept having ghastly visions of herself turning into a consuming blaze and destroying the whole building. She was terrified. A great, red fire was smoldering two inches from her ear and she was powerless to protect herself. All she could do was smile grimly at the hulking stranger obviously steering her across the dance floor. The stranger was the strong, tight-lipped type. He was tight-lipped because he had to support the long cigarette dripping from his lips. The glowing end of the cigarette was what was giving the girl so much trouble. True Southern delicacy made her refrain from choosing either of the two practical alternatives: (a) Removing the cigarette from the pyromaniac's mouth or (b) Explaining to him that in self-defense she felt that she must interrupt their dance and sit the rest out until he had completed his other diversions. Finally her prayers were answered. Somebody broke on her. The walking fire hazard went on to make another girl miserable for the rest of the dance. All of this is only hearsay, and also much exaggerated. Many are saying, though, that Carolina boys' dance floor behavior has been more objectionable this year than in a long time. Some of the taboo practices that boys are said to be over doing this year are: Dancing with cigarette in mouth. Drinking so much that they have to be partially or en tirely supported throughout the dance. Drinking so much that they become un-funny. Carolina dances have been known for a long time through out this area as the friendliest, rushiest and all-round best dances anywhere. We can keep them that way by using two commons: courtesy and sense. BILL NOVIT I Was Ashumed Last Friday I was ashamed to be a student of the Uni versity of South Carolina! As I stood at the corner of Gervais and Main Street, in front of the State House, waiting for a bus, I could hear in the distance shouts of 1 2 3 4. An army Captain standing next to me and also waiting for a bus asked me if it were men march ing to be inducted. Then, approaching us, we saw a band of husky looking Carolina students marching four abreast who were accom panied by other students carrying whips, belts, paddles, and other weapons similar to those used by the German SS troops in torturing prisoners. Initiation The Captain asked me who they were. I, feeling embar rassed, told him that they were a group of university stu dents being initiated into an organization. He promptly responded that grown-up men who act like that should be marching-but to Korea instead of down Main Street in Columbia. Boys willing to inflict physical punish ment and torture upon their fellow man for no reason have no place in our society, he said. Fighting men on the battle field have to be emotionally and psychological built up to the point where they will inflict punishment upon the enemy and here at h6me college students think nothing of inflicting such punishment upon their fellow students, he continued. The Captain had a p)oint there. I was inclined to agree with everything that he said. It was truly a horrible sight to see. Things such as this can do more to ruin the name of a university than can a poor academic rating, a small student body, shabby buildings, a poor football team, or anything else. Not A Fraternity I am certain that as this group paraded up and dlown Main Street, people lost a lot of respect for the university, and fra ternities, in particular. Now, this group was not a social fra ternity. I could, however, hear men and women on the street blaming fraternities for this horrible display. Perhaps the men, women, and children on the street could feel the pain every time a boy was hit with a belt or paddle more than could the person being hit. It appeared to me that they were being hit rather hard. This is irrelevant, however. .The point is that action such as that is bad enough when it takes place on the campus because it violates the state law concerning hazing at state colleges, but when this goes onl in the streets of Columbia, witnessed by hundreds of its citizens, then it is time for people to change their ways. Hurts University Name When the name of the university is hurt by one small group of students then it is time for us to come to our senses. I sincerely hope that when considering an initiation for their neophytes next year they can do something more construc tive such as paint some of the rooms in the various campus buildings or finding similar projects. ATO Has Good Idea Several weeks ago, the Alpha Tau Omega chapter at a northern university received very favorable publicity includ ing national coverage for painting a church in the poorer see tion of its community. Fraternities on this campus, as well us the organization at fault, could well consider projects of that sort instead of the mental humility and physical torture which they have in+'li+cted ites.