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3r" Why Not Off -Camput A list of revised social regulationp sub mitted for our' inspection by the University committee on social affairs contains one item, formally known as number nine, whose justice and wisdom we would like to question. Number nine, a neatly phrased parcel of isolationism if we ever saw one, reads: "That benefit social affairs must be for campus projects and may not be given by student organizations for off-campus agencies." Which means that the Red Cross, the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund, the Crippled Children's Fund, and their like have been il legalized as beneficiaries of charitable func tions at the University of South Carolina. The Social Affairs Committee, which in serted number nine when it revised the regu lations, contains the following titleholders: Dean of men, dean of women, director of student activities, two faculty members ap pointed by the president of the university, president of IFC, president of Pan-Hellenic, chairman of the Student Social Committee. Quite an august representation to have met The Sweate Take A request on behalf of the Block C Club shouldn't be out of order if it runs with the best interests of the student body. It is in the best interests of the student body that Block C asks each year that other block letters not be worn on the campus by Carolina men. The reasoning behind this is the resultant loss of importance for Block C's, which after all are our "home" letters. The influx of the many other lettered sweaters that enter with new freshman classes results in ambiguity and a confusion of importance. But more than this, it results in a con fusion of allegiances and school spirits that Sandy Cranford and Mary Evely Seein We don't know who started the during exam tim nasty rumor that professors are rupted his quiz se dull, but whoever did must never of the period. (l have gone to college--or at least goes home to r not at this institution. We don't exams are* over.) mean to be apple polishers, but the! As for the En profs that wve've had are about as we would love to dull as a firewvorks display on the that Professor la Fourth of July. ered over many First of all there's that master ture. of the lecture, Archie Lewis who, Professor DeG unfortunately for students and tionately called faculty alike, is not teaching here endeared himself this year. Arc.hie (all of his stu- who work with hi dents use this familiar term-out as student activil of hearing, of course) could think ticularly fond of of more peculiar positions to lec-- hers of WUSC ture from than an Indian Yogi, and hours after sign his arrival to lecture period one House discussing day in African shorts made history. over cups of cofi Also in the history department The psycholog is the incomplarable Rev. Mr. Nau, its share of wits whose dlescription of his disposition ter once hired soi NA GA CO4 C:ROWJNG; FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CARC Member of Associated Collegiate Pe istribuitor of Collegiate Digest Founded .January 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott Gonzaice editor, "Th,e Gamuecock" is published by and for the sti University of South Caroiina, weekly, on Fridays, durini year except on holidays and during examinations. Thle opinions expressed by columnists and letter writers a surily those of "The Gamecock." Publishing does not endorsement. 'Ihe right to edit is reserved. EDITOR MORDEC MANAGING ED)ITOR JACKIE SOU BUSINESS MANAGER ELLIOTT ASST. BUSINESS MANAGER NEWS CAMPUS SPORTS R SOCIETY Tor EXCHA NGES Sai COPY FEATURES Mary E CIRCULATION MANAGER STAFF REPORTERS Furney Hemingway, Jinx Wilson, Phillip Moody, Don Unger, Mary Patricia Davis, Leo M. 1 Laurens Irby, Theodore K. Matthews, F. J. Bi Smith. COLUMNISTS COLUMNIST. BUSINESS STA1F Lawson Yates, Ni Support 5 Charities? and come up with number nine. The explanation they have given for their exclusion of off-campus agencies consists basically of the statement that there are enough worthy causes on-campus to take up any slack. This statement, true or untrue, does not satisfy. Taking away the right of all groups to sup port any lon-seditious organizations they choose, especially charities, is to us a viola tion of basic American rights. To flaunt such a violation in an approved set of social regulations seems an inexcusable manifestation of isolationistic-type thinking that has no place on the campus of a state university. Perhaps we do not know all the facts involved. If there are others, we would surely like to know them. If there are no others, we heartily recom mend some form of remedial action that will take number nine from the written statutes of this university. r Alphabet: It Off! lead to a chaos of loyalty within the student at a time when he should be developing a wholesome, no-strings-attached feeling of "being a part of Carolina." The above reasoning was good enough to be included as a regulation in the student constitution. The regulation expressly forbids the wearing of foreign numerals. Although this regulation will probably not be strictly enforced, it is-probably more than justifiable. We join with the Block C Club in requesting that it be followed "to the letter." n Rogers o? b completely dis- I to prance around the Township Au ction for the rest ditorium waving swords during a is wife, he says, ballet. Then there was the experi nother until the ment in class when the head of the department, Dr. Walsh, pretended glish department, to shoot Dr. Nelson with a stapling collect the cokes Jmachine. [euffer has wag- In the French department there a point in litera- is Madame Sweeny, who keeps her ravelines (affec- classes busy counting her unusual "DeGrave") has and many bats, and laughing at her to those students "please don't repeat this" opinions m in his capacity on everything from the condition of ies director. Par- world affairs to the relative merits woarhathe spent of after-dinner you-know-whats. off at the Toddle Outstanding also is Professor all sorts of things Stephan, whose wit is only ex ee. ceeded by his ability to tell a story. r department has (There was the time his mother eof his studet pretended to be a dummy in a wax _________museum and terrified some visitors who were admiring her life-like ap pearance by speaking to them.) Your columnists owe a lot to his good humor. When one of us (Sandy) moved next door to him and the other one (Mary Evelyn) was to spend the night with her LINA (Mr. Stephan left his porch light on and the Cranford's didn't) At 1:30 at night, suitcase and all--oh well. Must we go into that? dents of th We won't say too much about the college Captain Campbell of the Air ROTC --but he kept us in stitches one "sntUm*l evening when together with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cranford we went to get a hamburger with him. His - car radio has speakers in the oddest AI PERSKY places, and his driving made us THERLAND suggest that he join the local hot WARDLAW rod club. ohn Parasho Even if these examples don't . Bill Novit prove our point, it would be very Ken Powell hard for anyone to convince us that alph Gregory professors can't let their hair down. imie Herbert Take it from us--we know! idy Cranford R#h BarkerNoie velyn RogersNo ce Bobby Smith Over-discerning readers may note the absence this week of comment from Jackie Souther land, whose dubious claim to Bill Leggitt, famo is being THE GAME 4ac'tourtney, COCK's most controversial col tIer, Tommy umnist. She herself says that contraction of poisoning from her own pen is responsible for -her temporary absence. We who Villiam Hay know her better say she is sav ing a doubie-dose to give her mncy Mitchell raders. next ..,ek, "We,if " girs got a good figure, why shouldn't she show it?" FROM THE HILLS AN INVITATION TO INDIGESTION Dear Editor: In view of the trouncing given South Carolina by Duke University and the trouncing given Presbyterian by Clem son's Tigers, we feel assured of a victory oqn Big Thursday; however, you undoubtedly feel the Gamecocks will triumph. In order to establish better relations between the schools, we would like to revive a tradition of the past participated in by editors of THE GAMECOCK and THE TIGER. However, we propose to participate on a larger scale this year. We, the. co-editors, Charles Meiburg and Louis Henry, and News Editor Stan Kohn, hereby challenge the editor of THE GAMECOCK, and two other representatives whom he may choose, to present themselves at the Wade Hampton Coffee Shop after the Clemson-Carolina football game, October 25, 1951. At this time, the three representatives of the newspaper representing the losing school will publicly eat the previous issue of their "rag." "Gamecock if you don't!" Fraternally yours, CHARLES MEIBURG, Co-Editor LOUIS HENRY, Co-Editor STAN KOHN, News Editor. Dear Sirs: In accepting your terms of tradition-on-a-larger-scale, we do not intend to let ourselves be left completely out of the plan-making and will be preparing a tasty 8-page dish for your approval. Here's hoping you don't do the same. "Copy-Tiger if you do!" Traditionally yours, MORDECAI PERSKY, Editor BILL NOVIT, News Editor RALPH GREGORY, Sports Editor. Bill Novit The Y --- A Friend Who Needs A Lift On the Carolina campus there is hundred usually attend these re but one organization that functions ceptions. the year-round. Most of us came InFinHlItpodereea into contact with this organization vriywehrh samme before reaching the Carolina cam-orntPoladpgpngref pus, for it is this organizationfihdacotAreinromo which sent us that little "freshmantaigmsofhelrrnw handbook" which made us feel that ppr ntesaei loeupe Carolina was a part of us and that wt ai,apao n hce we werenaFpart oflCarolinaobeforertables we got ere.eiy condts deisussion erp For aout our o fivhunr inte fall and ping on almostr donnd or "rt" aps.Itponsre shol and coAleage This does a cam forus were e cold l arnrmuch tbidthe e taion ofipe of Crolna-ts ife,itstraitins,th univrdio,atio and e ckaber wes wreaizato aitproit, eotaceswt ihsho tdns Forel abyout ou ow that wudedIpnosteudyvse areuseferring tcoo this assoCao vcenswelaRlgou m wich isr horus inFore well phrsistek oned thunvrsit"" begItspnsed vsechsuen h opr tana camp ag for uswee fecundswt teantyomeinwthiflw whic oCarna--tie its proraitiorss, tsa unho etn ithe yr.nceaaiwek,Thedlunhsispsrrve Duringythe nextyouk,o eaha ofuw tanoiaerceada n wich be ased to FdonteHalne.Itlgengadenobeprrm ioly ntlthtniet shoul legisuulypeetd ito anuaw whereaign for heumnes theYCm,frwihtele thrfoe,i to rry ome preasonm ismdforlbe tnhagh why yousoleonrbtaacir.rrun o n cmu ru ficig thel supotwk thsea hch deiestfueisusilte Evle aske yo dontato on- FredneIrtel tFinHl tibute,lyo atura thaona shouden wieekya elarednigla soul know he civii es money is makeg The purpos of suhi gratTeolumn,ail caace valueetore youan tov Caolina buldneasaoatonstssccs book tou fur cnresme acon- tepol h rcieit orderll to gvthem suporticlDrn this wek,wo-llb knowledg f ome ofntpa te pron- akdfrmny u htIo l camus,The"Y"givs rcepionpaTheciptonduomcts dsuo gups. for ew sudens duing he irs The fal desr our supot week f scool o enblehem os ana cmpagns. Tin does get ette acqained. boutfiv worke' buive itpt them!pttino CROI C's' AND CRI By KEN Here's criticising the writer of this column for not having his :acts straight in last week's item conce'ning the "Negro enrolled" incident. This column reported that a Negro was enrolled when tech nically he is not enrolled although he attends classes taught by uni versity professors, sits beside whites, and his grades are kept along with the other student's. The state attorney general does not consider this enrollment. State law prohibits Negro en rollment in the university! When a course is completed by a Negro such as is attending univer sity classes at Shaw Field, his grades are turned over to a Negro college and that college gives the student credit for the course. The Negro college is not obligated to give credit, however. Therefore, his records will not go on file in our registrar's office but in the Negro college's. The Associated Press story ap pearing after last week's column and a repercussion of it was cor rect except for one detail. The in accuracy was that the Negro doesn't have to take an examina tion from a . Negro college in order to receive credit as was stated. Unfortunately, my three news sources were not lawyers, and as laymen we were under the misap prehension that attending exten sion division classes constituted en rollment in the university. This column's apologies to any one to whom it might have caused embarrassment by its bold state ment. Murray Seaman A Cynli At Collegi Assuming that there is still room for more than one point of view in any difference of opinion, I would like to take issue with Billy Hay. He has, in an article a week ago in The Gamecock, tried to place a large share of the blame on the student body for the disappointing showing of the football team against Duke. Hay has come up with the theory that if the students would exhibit more spirit in the stands the team would win more games on the field. Granted school spirit counts for something. In any field of endeavor' it is nice to know that someone is behind you. However, when the showdown comes, victory or defeat is decided solely on the playing field. I hate to revive bad memo ries, but all the yelling in the world could not have stopped the Blue Devil backs from gaining yardage or completing passes. Also, while on the subject of Duke, Hay didn't bother to point out the fact that they had fewer rooters than did Carolina. Let's face it, college football is a professional proposition. No longer do eleven boys go out on the field to do or die for "old Siwash." They are paid athletes. For playing football they get a free education with food and a room and monthly spending money thrown in. Billy said that he had a lengthy argument with a fellow student on the importance of school spirit. I was that student. He said that my attitude was cynical at best. Maybe so. But if a man in the business William Hay Depository Is Thanki One of the busiest people on this campus is Mrs. Peggy Lannon; known as "Peg" to many. Hers is the thankless job of operating the University Depository. Many people have complained about the way this campus service is run. We would like, in this writ ing, to give an explanation for some of the policies of the Deposi tory in an effort to dispell this ill feeling. The Depository is a non-profit organization. Small amounts are charged students f o r cashing checks on banks from other cities. This Is because the local banks charge the Depository proportion ately for redeeming these same checks. During busy times, many thou 'I';, rICISINc POWELL Even if a Negro were enrolled, he would not be the first. Once the Alumni Association after deciding to give a gold canehead to the oldest living alumnus of the univer sity revoked its decision wheh it learned that the oldest was., a Negro who had attended the uni versity during the radical recon struction period after the Con federate War. A Word For The Infirmary Here's crowing for the Infirmary and the medical service system here. There is entirely too much criticism of It. We grumble because when we go over to the infirmary the nurses usually want us to stay although we think we aren't ill enough to necessitate it. We had better be thankful that we are able to get in. In many city hospitals nowadays it is almost impossible to get a room because of the crowded conditions. In some, even the halls are lined with beds. The medical system itself is com mendable. Where else can one buy medical insurance for five dollars a semester? At our neighboring institution, the University of North Carolina, it cost one student oyer $60 there last year when he was confined to the infirmary with a cold. The stu dent said that he felt worse when he got out than when he went in. Be that as it may, the cost would have been less here and the service as good. Take these things into consideration the next time you . start to criticize Dr. Waddell and his APC's. : Looks i ootball world produces a good performance for his boss only some of the time he isn't coddled and told to do better next time. Next time he is working elsewhere. If - boys are being paid to play football (or any other sport) they should be ex pected to produce favorable results and not have some misguided indi vidual put the blame on the stu dents for not yelling loud enough. Billy wants to know why, if no one is going to cheer for their school's teams, anybody bothers going to the games. There is still entertainment value in sports events even if a spectator has no preference as to the outcome. As long as fabulous sums are being laid out, the spectator has a right to expect a good show. I would like to refute Hay's idealism with an example which brought joy to Carolina rooters. Saturday night the backers of the Citadel put on an exhibition of noise and organized cheering which outshone the ability of their team to move the ball against the Game cocks. From where I was sitting it sounded much more heartening than did the home cheering section. However, it made no impression on the scoreboard which still read 28 to 7 with the Bulldogs on the short end. Later in the season the team has several tough games away from Columbia. Naturally there will be less people cheering for them. If Hay's theory were true we could look forward to certain losses in these games. I'm glad it's false. Operatioa less Task The actual daily turnover is i " excess of $10,000. Mrs. Lannon has to draw cash from the Depository accounts tO cash all checks. This is why she is compelled to close up shop to make several trips to the bank each day wheun business is brisk. If you wish to cash a check; aDd find the Depository closed during# its work hours; it's only because the hard-working troprietor has gone to the bank for more money' This situation could be alleviated if the university would grant 8 surplus deposit of about $10,000i cash to the Depository. It would make things much easier for the people who work there, elim~inatingE several trips up town each day, and would enable them to keep the place open continually duringit schedusled hours.