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SMITH'S RETI A Fi It has become increasingly a that our editorial regarding t of President Smith was ungri impulsive, and worst of all, wr taste that we sincerely regr time of the editorial's publica sought advice from friends a whose opinions and judgmen Believing that when a newspa] only has the right to correct owes this correction to its read this task of crow-eating to o1 we do so voluntarily, for no i force has threatened us with at action whatever. We definitel The Gamecock should try to i opinion as much as possible, ar torials should not be rash or i Whether President *Smith's as a whole has been good ot longer our intention to discove one person can investigate witb Interest to decide that questi President Smith has undeniabl, contributions toward the Univ4 Carolina, and though we are position to appraise these coin would like to point out a fev obvious ones. No outsider can walk acroc without realizing that Carol midst of a building boom. At I ministration building, an engh ing, and a general science bu under construction. Perhaps time in our history has such program been underway. Alth< that these buildings are too < other, President Smith is noi, rE the size of the university's can one of the smallest state univer, in the country. And it also Smith has sought to acquire ad( erty for the expansion program Delihera;ion on this editor's 1 vinced him that the president ha oslty About Guess-W LETTER November 2, 1951 r To the editor of THE GAMECOCK: To me, a green, inexperien'eed freshman, it comes as quite a shock to know that a university newspaper would print an article both disre spectful and seemingly unfair about an older man, much less the Presi dent of the university. I know very little about the facts behind it, but it seems to me that to kick a man when he's down is not in accord. ace with the high sense of justice that constitutes one of the funda mentals of a democracy. Such a thing is indicative of the moral de eay in our country which so many of us recognize and so few of us admit. Freedom of the press is im portant but has a limit. The article CROWING FOJ UNIVERSITY OF -Member of Associai Distributor of C edit, "'he Ga e8,I pubih Umlvs.ity of so=th Caonam we.k year exceps em holidays and duuing The opinlons esprsu.sd by.olu,l t.Teright to edit is EDITOR ........... MANAGING EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER ASST. BUSINESS MANAGEI NEWS ....... CAMPUS ........... SPORTS ............ SOCIETY ........... EXCHANGES........ COPY ............... FEATURES... CIRCULATION MANAGER. SECRETARY .. STAFF RE] Furney Hemingway, Jinx Wilso: Don Unger, Mery Patricia I Laur.ns Irby, Theodore K. Ma Smith, T. L. Buffington, Dan Ethel Mathewes, Martha Woo Caaneron, Billy Watts. COLURIST . .. . ........ BUNS STAPPF.. .. .. .. .. PRTGAPE REMENT: Revi h r Opa. .pparent to us contributions, he retirement Furthermore, icious, a little honesty that h itten in a bad with good hr ,t. Since the Whether this tion, we have fruitful as mil nd counselors we must leave t we respect. for himself. ;er errs it not Another cc its error, but miral's favor . ers, we assign has never bee irselves. And financial gain tdministrative interest in th( ty disciplinary to the 14-hou y believe that week. -eflect student To these gi Ad that its edi- and extremely 1l-considered. a lifetime in administration thrust him in had it is no reason for bel r. Perhaps no a good colleg sufficient dis- believing that on. However, a good admir made certain of a college F rsity of South have his life not now in a field is to ref] tributions, we cation itself. of the more Trustees will with represent on his faculty s the campus mate success , na is in the We believe >resent an ad- us will admit ileering build- tactless, and ti riding are all have been occ it no former our choice of c an extensive though the Adi ough it is true talent for gett: -lose to each tation, he has sponsible for -ati heha pspsbe r courage, as wel pus, perhaps programs. ity campuses At any rate, is true that unfairness. Be Litional prop- gracious and t retract those p part has con- that were ill-fot s made other hat: TOTHE might have stressed more the prob. em of keeping politics out of the aniversity's choice of a president md less the actual imperfections four present administration. Does he editor really think that putting raimself in the position of aiding in he choice of a president will make he choice less biased as stated in he article? If so, I disagree whole lteartedly. BARBARA MUNCASTER Class of '55. November 2, 1951 To the Editor, Gamecock: Having returned from supper at a friend's home, I proceeded to the Marshal's office where I had a talk with the night watchman. Seeing lA GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA ed Collegiate Press ollegiate Digest Lobert Elliott Gonzales as the first Bd by and for the students of the yon Fridys, during the college is and letter writers are not neces Publishn does not constitute an MORDECAI PERSKY JACKIE S0UTHERLAND ELLIOTT WARDLAW t ....John Parasho ........... ....Bill Novit .... ... .. ..Ken Powell ....... ...Ralph Gregory Tommie Herbert Sandy Cranford . Ruth Barker Mary Evelyn Rogers . Bobby Smith ....Patsy Hutto PORTERS s, Phillip Moody, Bill Leggltt, Pavis, Leo M. MacCourtney, tthews, F. J.- Butler, Tommy Kipper, Barbara Thompson, ddall, Chuck Davidson, Bob ........ ....William Hay awson Yates, Nancy Mitchell . Jack Turbeville *Jimmy Simm., Al Sm. ISO SEER lions too - too many to list here. we are able to state with all e has worked indefatigably and ktention for this institution. expended energy has been as ght be desired is a matter that for each individual to decide mmendable truth in the Ad is that his seven-year stay here n activated by any desire for As far as we know, only his university has prompted him r days- we called fruitless last Ans we stick: it is hardly wise unfair to a man who has spent one profession to suddenly to another. There is no more ieving that an admiral will make e president than there is for a college president will make al. To deny that an educator oresident's stature should NOT training in an altogether alien ect on the very quality of edu We still hope that the Board of formally or informally consult ative faculty members, for it is that the new president's ulti vill depend. that this is also true: most of that Smith has at times been iat his choice of advisors may asionally less fortunate than ,ords a week ago. In short, al niral has displayed no especial ng along with people in edu shown a certain amount of I as a tenacity of purpose and we cannot overlook our own cause we have been so un isteless, we ask your leave to arts of our previous editorial mded., unfnir., or un:ruc. -M. P. EDITOR the latest edition of the campus paper in the office, I took the no tion of reading the latest news. On the editorial page, not to mention the very funny cartoon on the front page, I had the mis pleasure of reading the most irri tating and tripish article that has ever crossed my sight, which I un derstand was the product of your pen. This dose of trash infuriated me to the point of my writing this note. The wording of your piece must have sprung from a deep and endless well of rankest sewage. When a man is fool enough to think he is doing the best job, and doing the worst, then he should be told quickly and without reserve. But, when a man has done his damnedest, and still has not pleased every critic, but realizes his mis calculations and tries to obtain the best results, this man has my deep est respect. This, I believe, is the belief of most intelligent humans. Anyone can criticize and make ridicule of those in office, for talk is about the cheapest thing there is. But few, indeed, would have the ability or forces of thought to re place the object of their blither ings. Although not the best citizen ever to walk the face of the earth, matter of fact, probably one of the biggest fools, I have, for years, kept the following lines from the Good Book in practice. "Judge not, least ye be judged yourself." LARRY HODGENSE Dear Mr. Persky: I have read your editorial in re. gard to the resignation of Admiral Smith with a great deal of interest. While I think the Admiral has at tempted to do a great deal for the university, and has done a lot in regard to the construction program, I, like you, will welcome the op portunity for the choice of a new President for our university. I hotant hek Trustee,. will fo. BILL NOVIT Make H( A Hel Let's convert "Hell Week" into a Help Week. This is the theme of one of the most constructive and praiseworthy movements to begin on this campus in many a year. Practically since their founding, fraternal organizations, particu larly college ones, have been re ceiving adverse publicity for the activities which occur during Hell Week, which is a period that a pledge goes through before being initiated. Cognizant of this fact, fraterni ties throughout the country are adopting the Help Week idea, for they realize that the good publicity that they receive will greatly help them; but even more important, they realize that they will be doing a service to the 'community at large. This constructive movement had its beginning at indiana university in 1949 when Bob Lollar, Hoosier athlete and a member of Alpha rau Omega, came upon a sight vhich set him thinking. He saw ialf a dozen pledges to Greek-let er fraternities doing silly chores vhile wearing ridiculous clothes. 'hey were doing these absurd t hings to prove themselves worthy i if wearing certain frat pins. Lollar i -ealized that 'these men coipld be c ising their time ti'etter advan- ( age by helping others. Within a year more than 20 of he 31 frats on the Hoosier cam- I us quit wasting manpower and I >rains by adopting a policy of aid- I ng others# The policy brought im- < nediate favorable attention to the I school and particularly to the fra-1 ;ernities involved. Even the mayor >f Bloomington, the town in which ;he Indiana school is located, com rnented that the toivnspeople had new feeling toward the campus and that the students and adults are nowv working together and get ting along fine. Since its founding at Indiana, the plan has been adopted at Cor nell, Purdue, DePaw, the Univer sity of Maryland, Miami Univer low the standards which you suggest in electing a new man, and I think that your interest in the matter Is admirable. Very truly yours, AUGUSTUS T. QRAYDON Attornmey-at-Law, Columbia We, members of the student body, extend our congratulations and thanks to Admiral Smith for a .job "W EL L DONE." A. 0. DUNBAR, JR. H. 0. CASADA N. C. COLLIER R. E. 'NOREN W. C. HAWLEY III Attentijon Editors Sir: As usual the GAMECOCK came out on Friday with all the usual "frills." There was, however, one "frill" that was completely uncalled for, biased, untrue, and most di.. gusting. 1 refer to the editorial on page two, "Let's not have any more Sunffies." To "16. P.,' (the editor of the article who apparently didn't have enough guts to sign his name) I have a few suggestions. Your generalizations weie good. You stated your opiunion without giving one fact (except that "Snuffle" works fourteen hour. a day) on which you base your opinion. If "M. P." wishes some facts, perhaps he should look at some of the new buildings going up around here. Perhap,s "M. P." should read page one of his ow paper (Sith Ad s Week Week sity, and dozens of other colleget throughout the country. Alpha Tau Omega led the way by adopting it as a national project and by pushing it in each of their chap ters. Last year the ATO's at Carolin began making Hell Week a con structive affair by painting the home of a crippled Columbia widow, whose name the fraternity secured from a local welfare agency. At the time, this column. ist praised their efforts in --The Gamecock and suggested that other fraternities at Carolina follow suit. The idea, however, seemed to have been dropped by the wayside -until this week. Now at last the frats on this campus seem to have awakened. Monday a resolution will be intro duced to the Inter-fraternity coun [il asking Pvory fraternity o%. the rsto!ina campus to eliminate Hell Week and adopt the Help Week dea. This resolution, if adopted, would, in effect, prohibit mental md physical hazing and provide ror a constructive week. It is true that USC frats have iever gone in for wild or rough reatment of their neophytes, but a mild as the treatment may be, ve feel that it would be a 100 per ent improvement to eliminate it intirely and to have one week in ach semester in which pledges of very fraternity would work to rether on a project adopted by .FC. Improving the 'Y' camp, milding recreation areas for the hildren at Carovets, and planting rees on the campus are a few of he ideas which might be adopted. Now is the time for every fra ~ernity on the Carolina campus to tet. Act wisely! Adopt a plan wrhich will be beneficial in three brays: 1) your pledges will be working with pledges of other frats; thus creating brotherhood and understanding; 2) it will give favorable publicity to fraternities and the university; and third, and inost important, you will be doing a worth-while service to others. vocates IHouse and Car For Presi dent). As for the statement, "The presidlent of a university should be a man of sound intelligence, which has beena tried anid tested else where," I ask this question: Is not the judgmnent of thle United States Navy of a man (enough to make him an admiral) as good as the judgment of the editor? Perhaps, Mr. Editor, you would like to be president. Perhaps you would spend fourteen hours a day work ing. I doubt it! It is this type of editorial (??) that nmakes an other. wise good newspaper worthless, and can do more harm to the univer sity than ten thousand "Snuffles." It is with great regret that, after the Nov. 2nd issue of the GAME. COCK, I admit that I anm a member of the U. S. C. student body. Sincerely, WILLIAM C. IIAWLEY Box 1794 Dear Editor: I have a suggestion that I am sure many students living at the west end of Preston Dorm would appreciate it if it were put into effect. At that end of Preston there is a high brick wall which prevents students coming from the direction of the Field House or Steward's Hall using the little-used flight of stairs at the far west end of the building. If a gap could be torn in that wall so that students can GEORGE LaBRUCE AnOpei On Honoi Last year while writing a column in The Gamecock, I wrote very often about the Honor System. I suggested replacing our present system with one somewhat more effective. Nothing came of It. Once again I am trying to arouse student interest in a matter of ut most importance to all who attend the university. The posters about the campus are part of my cam paign, as are the letters I have sent to some campus organizations and the deans most likely to be interested. Contained in the sentences below is an explanation of the mechanics of the system I propose. The theory behind all of this is dealt with in detail on the posters, and copies can be obtained by writing box -2314, so I will write here only of its workings, leaving its prin ciples to those who are particularly interested in them. I advocate that all students read these lines and study them carefully. Having done that, I hope you will care enough about your own welfare to write to the Honor Board and express your opinion. We can't expect the Honor Board to work for us if it does not know how we feel about things. When new students arrive, they should receive a formal speech from one of the university's mos't distinguished figures, in which- he would discuss honor at the univer sity ad its practice here. This speech would have place of most importance on the nomenclature schedule. When the assembly is dismissed, small groups would meet with stu dent leaders and clear up any ques tions they might have about the system. This would be the time to present them with the pledge. It would say that they understood the system and wanted to live under it. They wou,p never again have to sign any sort of pledge on taking examinations or on subse quent registration the following years. Leaders would have to be chosen that would propagate an attitude of friendly co-operation in showing the honor system as a need of watkinjf down to the cenw ter of the building an4 then doubling back to go to the far end. The destruction of this short por tion of wall would not be expensive and perhaps a few dozen time-worn bricks could be salvaged from the wall there and be put to use as a start in the construction of a Stu dent Union Building. Sincerely, FRANK DRUCKER Box 1126 Dear Editor(s), Last Thursday's game was a fit. Sing climax to your artificial dilemmna: "to cheer or not to cheer."~ Tomy mhindl the originial purpose of spectator sports, is for the spec. tator (audience) to enjoy itself; Project itself that it may vicariously have the feeling of comfort. As was ap)parenit "T" Day, the success of the team, or the efforts of individuals on that team con trols the sympathy of the spectator and his expression of it. Certainly Clcmson showed the futility of having a good team in the stands. As long as our Gamecocks are gamie, throughout the gamie we'll cheer thema. Forget a b o u t paraphrasing Shakespeare, and devote the saved space to necessary improvement in o,ther facets of our campus life. CLIFTON C. ADAMS October 23, 1951 Dear Mr. Porsky; This is a little late as a reply to Ken Powvell's column in your issue of Sept. 28, 1951, but perhaps it might call others' attention to a way by which they can help themselves in difficulties similar to Mr. Powvell's. le makes it all seem very simple but he overlooks some points that tend to complcate matters. I am sure the teachers would be willing to multiply the number of sections in various subjects in order to have smaller classes, but what about the taxpayers? i Letter Systems positive force working for the bet terment of all university life. Stu dents would be warned not t6 sign the pledge if. they were not ready to accept. it as thijr oWn. Thpy would keep it and 'would hae' un til 'egistration to decide *hether they wanted to go to school Ire or not, for if they didn't a0ee with the system they certainly couldn't go to school here. Professors would have t6 be given a course in the Honor Syst m so as to help and not hinder its operation! The student'q wjWd would gradually becomW q4eted as the truth. If a student saw another com mitting what appeared to be a breach of honor, he would direct the attention of at least one other student to the action. If the two agreed here was grounds for sus picion, they would confront the suspect at the first opportunity. If he gave a satisfactory explanation, the matter would stop right there. If not, the accusers would present the case to the Honor Board. The Board would proceed to investigate and hold a closed trial, with the accused being alloCved any counsel or witnesses he wanted from with in student ranks. If he was acquitted, the records of the trial would be burned and handshakes would be in order. If convicted, he would leave the uni versity at once and a nameless no tice would appear in The Gamecock that "the Honor Board regrets to announce that a student has been dismissed," and would name the of fense. Any person who could show cause that he had new evidence could have a case reopened at any time. Otherwise the records would be kept secret. This, then, is whAt I propose. If you have ideas that you think are better, by all means submit them. If we have any sense of responsi bility for our fellow students, and for those who will come after we are graduated, we must do some thing to improve the situatinn. Write the Honor Board today - RIGHT NOWi - PLEASE ... ready-nasumal lasses, and6d&v8d1 ~ ng it would make needless ex 3ense for those who foot thA bill ieedless because there is an alter itive. It would greatly help re tieve the situation Mr. Powell com plains of if students would take 'heir required courses in the year when they normally come - and rot put them off until their senior year. As for the implication that teach era schedule no classes except at 9 and 11 Mondays, that is patently absurd. If, however, there are more classes scheduled for those bours -than for 8 and 12, Mr. Powell could find an explanation if he would help us try, during the registration period, to get students into 8 and 12 o'clock sections. He would even observe a difficulty in getting students to take any TThS elasses at all, and particulnily after 10 o'clock. Usually wheni a player gets l4e hind the 8-ball it is due to' poor planning of shots or unskillful use oif the cue. I wonder if the need isn't for a brushing up of the stu dents' game, rather than a set of amendments to the rules. Very truly yours, THOS. A. FITZGERALD, Pr ofessor Aniswer to Dr. FitaCerald's letter: We could be taxpayers too, and might evens pay enough taxes, with in that extra year that we' have to rome~ to college, to pay a professor's salary to teach another class. You say there is an alternative. Ihere is no alternative for those of usN who dlon't have a senior year. "tO put thenm off until." Some of us are pre-law, pre-dental, and such. It's true that this student's bil lard game isn't too sharp because' fan overlI,aded schedule this se resater, but he did have his plans irawn up, and they were working pretty well until he couldn't g@t in he only- Spanish 31 class that was >ffered this semester. See you in Spanish 31 and 82 iext semester. Respectfully, KEN POWELL