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The C A I was taking my final look arou The typing machine I'd forge back, The mess in the hall where the: work till dawn And I suddenly knew my cart semester gone A sudden squeak of a rusty hir around, Then I froze in my tracks nE heart began to pound, For I saw an old man with a , my name; It was late at night and I coi geezer's game. He told me not to be afraid, an( He had quite a line: "You're watching you like a hawk Since I saw you first with a g you had the stuff To fill a whole school with I know what was enough." I told him to stop: "Just a seco "If you've got a yen, see the bloody head I know I can't brag about runn thing clear I've got to know who I'm talk we here?" Chaplain L. Brubaker "The Cc Unite Chris Anyone who has not heard of "The Call" undoubtedly will before the second semester begins, as it i will probably be in every paper 1 and on every radio in the country I during the next few weeks. "The Call" is a call to United Christian Youth Action, and the t goal is one million youth, high, school and college age, throughout I North America joining together in t action. Each one will deepen his I own commitment to Jesus Christ, t contribute one dollar for Christian I youth work and participate in t program of united action. "The Call" is issued by the United C"nristiatl Youth :11ovement in: which thirty-seven major denomi- 1 nations and eleven interdelionina- t tional agencies work together. t The deepened commitment will be ex Pressedl in a 'ov'enanit with God. "Believing that Giod's piower is my strength, because of my faith iln Jesuis Christ, I join with other youth in a unitited effort to dlemon strate the significance andl the pow~er of the Christian F'ellowship. For us there is no) alternative but to serve God in every' moment of ouri lives, to trteat all mien as lrot hers, to work toward the dlay when suffering and strife will be replaicedl with cooperation and love antd when peace shall abide ini place of war'. We are not alone in this task. The strength of Christ is ouris. l)ivinte resouirces flow through us, and( human fellowship sustains us as we givte ourselves to the Church otf Christ and its mission ini the world."' CROWING FOI UNIVERSITY OF Member of Associal Distributor of ( r'ounded January 30, 1908, wIth I editor, "'The Gamecock" is publish University of South Carolina week year except on holidays and durinj Thle opinions expressed by columnit sarily those of 'The Gamecock." endorsement. The right to edit is EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASST. BUSINESS MANAGE. NEWS CAMPUS SPORTS. SOCIETY.. EXCHANGES COPY FEATURES. CIRCULATION MANAGER SECRETARY STAFF RE Furney Hemingway, Jinx Wils Don Unger, Laura Patricia Laurens Irby, Theodore K. M Smith, T. L. Buffington, Dar Ethel Mathewes, Martha Wo Cameron, Billy Watson. COLUMNIST .. BUSINESS STAFF ... STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. CARTOONISTS ld Man Kind -01 nd the publications shack, b to clean in my office in the ;laves of scrawl could sit and er was through, and another ge - I jumped and wheeled ar the paper stacks and my rinkled pan emerge and call ildn't quite dope out the old I then he began to talk ; a friend of mine; I've been :sh-awful verse I knew that ig pages of drool and never id, pop," I said, Dean of Men, but lay off my ng this rag, but let's get one ing to - Old sir, whom have ill" Will tian Youth The dollar is intended as a con -rete expression of that commit nent and no one will he allowed o make a larger contribution. One hird of the money received will be 9 ised for United Christian Youth r \ction throughout t h e world v hrough world interdenominational igencies and through the churches a ninistering to men and women in he armed services. One-third will ; it le used through the United Chris- ti ian Youth Movement for youth s1 rojects in this country. One-third viii he used for state and local:h wrojects. The united action will be an ef- b ort to serve the needs of youth oday as youth sees them. The ieedI for a conviction of the cer-i ainty of Christ amid today's un- 1 ertainties. The need for a spiritual t Oundaition on wvhich to lbuild a bhristian community and wvorld. At 'hanmnel through which to wvork and ~rowv together in Christian service. An effective ministry for you af eeted by national defense plans. \vital program of Christian outh evangelism. These needs wvill 1 be served through p)articipation in l the total program of the church< and1( cooperation with ot her youth' inl thle comtimu nity. "The Call" grew out of Youth1 W~eek last year, has been developed throughout the year and wvill cul mni nate in church and community services (Iuring Youth Week this year, January 27 through February 4. Unaiversity students wvill he in vitedI to p)articip)ate in these pro grams in their home towns and in C>lumbia.- ____ 2COGC/? t A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA ed Collegiate Press ollegiate Digest lobert Elliott Conzales as the first ed by and for the students of the ly, on Fridays, during the college examinations. ts and letter writers are not neces Publishing doea not constitute an reserved. MORDECAI PERSKY JACKIE SOUTHERLAND ELLIOTT WARDLAW John Parasho .. Bill Novit *.Ken Powell Ralph Gregory Tommie Herbert Sandy Cranford ........Ruth Barker Mary Evelyn Rogers Bobby Smith Patsy Hutto PORTERS mn, Phillip Moody, Bill Leggltt, Davis, Leo M. MacCourtney, atthews, F. J. Butler, Tommy Kipper, Barbara Thompson, addall, Chuck Davidson, Bob .............William Hay Lawson Yates, Nancy Mitchell . Jack Turbeville Jimmy Simma. Al Simison Of The Good-I He answered with a heavy vi huts There's eleven pre-fabs full < till I'm going nuts; I've been here for years," he quite extra-ordinary I heard them repeat when buildings were temporar: "I'm sorry I upset you, sir," I "No doubt you're right that a man's stomach turn; And although I guess I was no If you could part with one make mine feel much war He dried his eyes with an air dirty stare, "I'll lose my meal 'cause that I can bear; I wish I were wrong, but the s you're a bum, You're full of words that bE ought to be keeping mum. Still, you've been around for s< solemn brow, I kind of hate to tell you s leaving now; Your name will fade and I fee the same: You started your climb witr leaving the way you came CR01 AND CII' By KENF I have nothing to criticize. The uture is phosphorescent. New re imes are being formulated. I fuse to recognize the ominous ares of the quidnunes. We of the university-faculty, lumni and students-rPri-ivedi it remature Christmas gift this year 1 i the form of an acceptance of we presidency of our beloved in titution by Mr. Donald Russell. His adroitness in learning and : is capabilities as our next prexy I eed no reiteration here. They have een lead-story news in the news- 1 apers of the state. Yet, there are rumors that this one more cog in the upbuilding f a powerful political ring headed y Governor James F. Byrnes. *ubscribers to this school of hought arrive at their deduction ia the fact that the elementary nd high schools are being con olidated, the school buses and ther equipment are becoming tate o'.vned, and Mr. Byrnes, ormer law partner and continual iolitical associate, is nowv presi lent-elect of the state university. lhey contend that when "Byrnes" nen arrive at the presidency of he other state supported institu ions of higher learning, the ring vould control the education of the ltate which would be the first step n the building of the most power 'ul political machine that any ~tale has yet known. This column labels that story a ?anardl. To quote Mr. Byrnes, "I lid not attend the board meeting at which Mr. Russell was elected >r request any member to vote for himn. . . Recognizing fully the achieve mients of Mr. Russell's semper ridelis predecessors, we are looking forward to ne plus ultra under the coming regime. Five Semesters Under The Mast Another new regime which should be of great concern to all WILLIAM HAY Why Sell Your Everyone regularly enrolled as an undergraduate at the university is required to pay a Student Ac tivity Fee. A sizable amount of the revenue from this fund is spent in a manner allowing opportunity for the people who pay, their chic of participating in the various activities wvhich the fund subsidizes. Over half of the fifteen dollars paidl per student, eight dollars and a half for this semester, is spent in a manner representing a glaring inconsistency to this policy. We refer to the money spent on foot hall ticets. It is senlyi pro Huts: By >ice, "I'm' the old man of the >f classes and labs that I haunt said through his tears, "It's I started this beat that these stuttered in return, the things I write could make success as an editor-reformer, word from your heart, you'd mer-" of surprise and said with a said appeal is much more than hort and long of it all is that Along to the birds-when you many moons," he added with traight that I'm sorry you're I afraid that you'll always be a terrible rhyme and you're -M. P. WING TICISING 'OWELL >f us of the university will assume ts duties next week. This particular regime will take over the reins of the Gamecock, lrolina's strive-to-serve - news >aper and the melting pot of tudent opinion. The administratioin will be ieaded by one of the most efficient mnd conscientious journalism stu ents on the campus, Miss Jackie outherland. Other members of the taff will parallel her record. We ire looking forward with enthu iasm to forthcoming issues of our ewsnaner. Conspicuously absent from the iext staff to at least one student whose initials start with Ken) ,ill be a certain person who has :en called everything from a 'riticaster to "The stormy petrel >f the Gamecock staff." I am concluding five semesters :>f work and play on the staff. Despite many worries and emitted r'pithers which might suggest the contrary, I have enjoyed it. Aside from the selfish reason that I won't be able to afford the time, what with other extra-cur ricular activities, work at the USC News Service and last, but not least, Spanish 31 and 32 to contend with next semester, the experience gained from Gamecock service will be more beneficial to someone who plans to go into active journalism. I hope to enter the legal side of the "fourth estate." This much-denounced- I-suspect editor and columnist was probably more adept in seeing things to criticize than to crow about; but everything he wrote, and I say this with all sincerity, was in the interest of the student body or the university as a whole. Good luck and best wishes to the new staff! Just one parthian remark please --there nowv, you cynics, I've (done it--a whole column and not one criticim Not Tickets? claimed that studIents are forbidden to resell tickets issued to them at registration. Of course, these tickets are bought by the students whether they are wanted or not. Many people find that they are not going to use all of their tickets. Why don't they have the legal right to sell the unused ones? If the pur chase of said items were optional, miatters would be different. We have spoken with two mem bers of the Student Council and a member of the Honor Board. None of them has a definite idea as to what "scalping" actually is. One expressed 110 objection to the sell imr of student ftallticet. to 4s Q) Seeing 2 oub/e By SANDY CRANFORD and MARY EVELYN ROGERS The turn of the year is supposed to be the time when we look back and regret all the things we didn't get around to doing during the past year. Then, when we've finished that we think about all the things we should do during the new year. Resolutions, they are called in the more optimistic circles. Among the things we didn't get around to last year were: studying, getting the colyum in on time, quit smoking, quit eating too much candy, quit loafing, stop walking on the grass, get library books back on time, get to appointments on time, read something besides the sports page and comic page in the newspaper, answer letters promptly, get up in time for class, and getting home early. So, here is a list of resolutions that we think most of our col leagues might have made, probably won't keep, but we're putting them lown anyhow: Stop drinking (cokes). Stop smoking (cigars). Get in early (in the morning). Get up early (in the afternoon). Be nice to people (and dogs). Only take 45-minute naps (in class). Get to class on time (to leave). Read something besides the sports page ("Forever Amber"). Answer letters (next Christmas). Do homework assignments- (the easy ones). Stop telling jokes (clean ones). Steady with one person at a time (on Sundays). Never double d a t e (without another girl). Be prompt (in leaving). Don't borrow clothes (unless they fit). Don't borrow money (unless someone will lend it to you). Don't swear at people (unless you mean it). Write home (when you need money). Keep off the grass (except when taking short cuts). Speak to everybody (if they speak first). Cut down on dates (one a night). Drive carefully (when the cop's on the corner). Don't leave room cluttered up (shove everything under the bed). Stop throwving firecrackers (at the judge). Don't break rules (unless it's convenient). Don't break these resolutions (unless the opportunity occurs). Oh, well. That's enough to keep any college student busy during a year or so. Maybe we'd better leave it at that. Happy New Year! people outside the utniversity. The problem is not a new one. Measures have been taken in the past to solve it. Several years ago, tickets wvere carefully checked at the stadium gates. If the holder of a ticket labeled "student" coukd not prove that he was enrolled at Carolina, his ticket was confis cated, its original owner traced, and said person sent a letter threatening him with dismissal from school. This punishment was not invoked. If the purchase of football tickets remains compulsory, we sincerely feel that their recipients should have the legal right to sell same. The fairest and simplest solution would be to allow all students the chance to buy, voluntarily, the tickets that they want before each game. This would stop most of the howl about scalping, and would, to a large measure, suppress the sell ing at high prices of tickets. It would also allow people to purchase date tickets for individual games instead of having to stand the ex pense of buying twom plete ses JACKIE SOUTHERLAND Thoughts For A Baby '52 The New Year came in, I think. The little babe with draped diapers must have been a hearty soul indeed to have faced the noisy ovation that greeted him at twelve midnight. His older predecessor shud.. dered and cracked up at the cacophony. The newborn year is left without an example. Then bend your ear, my sweet, and I shall tell you the way. Drop in at Panmunjom; listen to the bickering, the subter fuges, and the lies. Peep through the keyhole of the Internal Revenue Department; watch the men with no morals or ethics cheat and deceive their own country and the people who had trusted them. Read the mail of the President of the United States and the newspaper columns dedicated to him; see the disrespect toward a man who is indeed human, but who is faced with the gravest situation ever to hit this world and who is honestly and sincerely trying to figure it out. Visit the guy with the mustache who promises men that they shall- be equal - equally poor, equally downtrodden, and equally spied upon and-punished for independent ideas. Watch a battlefield where a bullet in your head is calculated to change your credo. Listen to the cry for money - the thirst and desire for riches - the insatiable lust for power - the greed for wealth. Wonder what has happened to ideals, to the in tangibles? Observe the unions striking in their power for higher wages, capital raising the prices, the never-ending circle. Ponder upon this thing called money ; reflect upon its uses; hear its cry; feel its need, let it echo in your ears. Money, money, power, wealth, riches .. . Shake your head in bewilderment at the country which fought for high ideals and freedom; notice how it now sup ports the policy which it once gave its blood to defeat - England with Egypt, India; the Netherlands with the Dutch Indonesia. Think about the country which threatened to keep grain from the starving people of India unless that country would pledge its support to ours. Yes, indeed, be confused, for it is confusing. Gaze upon it all, my little New Year. Look at the work that has been accomplished before your arrival. Much has been done; for what end and purpose is not yours to ask; you are only to continue in the blind, stupid, stumbling way of your predecessors. You are young, but you will learn. - They all have. BILL NOVIT Bill Thinks '52 Wil Be "It" Eleven days ago wve celebrated tegeteege ehv eoe the arrival of the new year. totew.Wihagnrsy - Another year is here, and wvithlarledinhsoy we av it the -hope that it wvill be a betterth yphyhaadentepe one. Each year we tell ourselvesfeloralteuotntefth that this year wvill be a better year, erh ehv onfo u in all ways happier than the onehersalteardweadft just past. And "this year, as in years past, I have tried to feel adteJpns,aduo hm that way. Last weekend I listened hv ordorbut,wriga to Winston Churchill say that webstwknwhwobulawrd are further away from wvar thaninwchalensodlven we were at the time of the Berlin cmot ec,adbohrod air-lift a couple of years ago. This W ogtta ti h aueo is encouraging, but somehow the mnt nyaddsrs l hs only phrase that occurs to me is voaebtrofthne.W this simple one - "Well, this is it.fogthasolgasvereic This is the one that wvill tell the adteeaeohr h r or tale. . . . By this time next year ~ewl aet eedorrce we will know whether or not wvebyfreoams survive or p)erish."Inteyajutps,15,w~ I guess to men waiting to bedibetrhainhepviu. electrocuted that same dull phrase ya.W aedie h nm occurs as down the stony corridorsbaklmstoweehyblng they hear the approaching foot.-ovr h n o h er-ol steps of the sheriff and the chap-afevvekag-wesfrda lain. I know that in the manymetlsokrainghttou phases of b)attle - from the pilots snso u e h hudhv manning the planes on the decksbenpiors-lvpioes of the carriers to the riflemen wait- eentlvng rbbywr ing to advance up the hill - thatbrtlymdedbyhear is what they say to themselves asbainthtwarfgtn. they wait the order that will send W ne h evYa nwn them into comb)at: "This is it." ththefrswichaebn It is a simple p)hrase, b)ut it isaryeagisusreanohg full of meaning. It means that all t h ocswihaegteii that has been must be forgotten, t P)S S and that nothing matters any more W nwta l ehv n but that which is soon to be. drdisanohgtohtwih As 1952 begins, we are, in ajw vl ecleduo oeiue sense, crouched in our foxholes.Th litesdho wic WS We are warnm, so far. We are stillKoewilonhae)lydut eating, so far. We can even move Tegetdaawl onbgn around a little hit and laugh, and 'h 92 talk, and joke with our friends. Ti steya ht~iltl h We cani still sleep an untroubled soyo hte rnt sapol sleep at night, even though ouradagvrmnt ewl uvV troopis in thbe foxholes of Korea i ih n rner~ ti cannot. (5'l rg ont biin Hlut we have entered a year of Thsiteyarhtwllet great decision. For the past sixantrus years we have lived in a happy I h od fteG h dIream. We fought and won. Weknwthtitespcofaitl turned from the fight and poured tm hth vl ihrlv rde into thefeesinersaof lvinguallrofnthisoistit earh. e hve ornfro ou