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.!GA4 CROWING FO UNIVERSITY OF Member of Assoca Distributor of 4 Founded January 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott Gonzales as the first editor, "The Gamecock" is published by and for the students of the University The opinions expressed by columnists and letter writers are not necessarily those of "The Game BILL NOVIT, EDITOR RALPH GREGORY, MANAGING EDITOR JOHN PARASHO, BUSINESS MANAGER News Editor . .. . Ruth Barker Campus Editor ...... ... Tommie Herbert Sports Editor Paul Phillips COLUI1 Helen Coggeshall, Terrell Glenn, CARTO Bob Cameroi BUSINES W. L. B1 REPORTOR Furney Hemingway, Leo M. Mac( Butler, Mary Bloodworth, Patsy ] Valerie King, Billy Watson, Arnie I A Friendly Or A Figh As the spring semester rapidly draws to a close and students start cramming for their final exams, a new Gamecock staff assumes its duties and courageously sticks its neck out for the first time by attempting to state its policy for the ensuing semester. Immediately following the Board of Pub lications meeting at which this staff was elected, a student leader approached us and asked, "Why not make your regime one of a friendly Gamecock?" In answer to his query -and in so doing we will state our policy we say the following: The Gamecock will be friendly when it is to the best interests of the student body and the university, as a whole, to be friendly. When praise is due-in our eyes -it will be received because we feel that a pat on the back at the right time can produce excellent results. Let us not forget, however, that our name sake, the gamecock, is a fighting bird. This Gamecock will fight, too, if need be. When it feels that its fighting will help Carolina, it will ruffle its feathers a little. It will not fight for the sake of fighting, nor will it criticize without purpose. It will not attempt to tear down anything good unless something better can be substituted for it. Next semester the Gamecock will con tinue to represent the students, but at the same time desire to serve the overall in terests of our educational institution and moeinoFor Seni As the members of the Gamecock staff moveintotheir new desks, some 350 of you, who are seniors, are preparing to move for ever from the desks in Davis, Harper, Le Conte and other campus buildings which you have been occupying for the past four years. To you, the Class of '52, this editorial is dedi cated. You entered the university to learn ; other wise you would not have remained here for four years. You learned, and you served. You have served your Alma Mater well dur ing your collegiate career. Students for years to come will remember the names of Spence, Beisley, Gibbes, Polen, Merritt, Weeks, Par rish and many others in your class who have (lone so much. Now that you are leaving, will your service end ? It should really begin now. One of the larger high schools of the state has as its motto: "Enter to Learn, Leave to Serve." This is certainly an appropriate message to An Overdi Although we have had our differences, which often broke into open and public quar rels, the Gamecock cannot help but note with a bit of sorrow that this will be the last issue of this publication which Admiral Nor man M. Smith will read while still president of the university. Effective next week, Admiral Smith goes into a long-deserved retirement, and he will be succeeded by the eminent Spartanburg at torney of national prominence, Donald Rus sell, who will assume command in a private ceremony neither befitting his prestige nor that of the position which he is to assume. Now that the Admiral's seven and a half years of service to the university are rapidly coming to a close, it is easier for us to note his many accomnplishments. Most noticeable of these, of course, is the extensive building progtram which the university has engaged t A GREATER 3OUTH CAROLINA ted Collegiate Press "ollegIate Digest of South Carolina weekly, on Fridays, during ti college year except holidays and examinations. cock." Publishing does not constitute an endors ment although the right to edit is reserved. Society Editor ......... Noelle Kenned Feature Editor .... ... Barbara Thompsc Copy Editor ................ Ares Artemi Exchange Editor ............. Alan Bak4 Circulation Editor .......... Bob Piti Asst. Business Manager ..... Bobby Smit [NISTS Mordecai Persky, Hunter Rents DNISTS 1, Al Simaon S STAFF iffington [AL STAFF ourtney, Jinx Wilson, Mary Ellen lutto, Bob Cameron, Bill Leggitt, ireen. Gamecock ,ting One? the state from which it gains its support. We will continue to further the cause of a student union building, better student faculty-administration relations, a stronger student government with more power in the realm of student affairs, a continu ance of the building program, more par ticipation in student activities, and any other cause which we feel merits our sup port. Fairness and impartiality will be attempte at all times in the news columns, and a] though we may not all be journalism majorl the rules governing good journalism every where will be our guide. The -Gamecock will continue to be the product of student work and the voice of the students. It will have no censorship, whatsoever. It will speak out on any sub ject when it feels that its speaking will benefit Carolina. The staff has aeePpted the responsibilit; of continuing to publish a newspaper whic] will be of the most service to Carolina. W believe in the University of South Carolim and we believe that this coming year, unde the leadership of President-elect Donal Russell, will be one of the greatest years c progress for the university, and the Gami cock will not be left behind. We will, as our masthead so ably puts i continue "crowing for a great Carolina." B. N. ors Only the Class of '52, even though your servic actually began while you were still learnini Two ways of helping your Alma Mater a] by building up an endowment fund and I getting the best South Carolina high scho students to come to Carolina. These are tv things done by the alumni of other state uri versities, but neglected by most of our own Perhaps the easiest and most practic; way of helping to accomplish the above is1 join and take an active part in the Alumi association. The Alumni association will gia you an opportunity to demonstrate yoi loyalty to your university, and the priviles of p)romoting her welfare and prestige. It is not a one-way proposition, howeve The association will give you many person benefits which you will not want to miss o1 on. So, for Carolina's sake and your ow why not drop over and see Ralph Lewis in ti Alumni office before you leave.-B. N. me Tribute in. D)uring his administration several adc tional schools and departments of the ur versity have been accredited, and researd and a plan for the faculty to obtain furth< study by going on sabatical leaves has bei instituted. Throughout his term, he has i sisted on a high standard of scholarship at has instituted a number of operational r forms. The Admiral has done his best for the ur versity and has worked hard. We can reca many nights, or early mornings, when s have left the Gamecock office and walk past DeSaussure only to find the Admir still hard at work. President Smith,'it is these things whi we will remember about you after you ha left us. May you enjoy your retirement much as wve shall enjoy the new buildin which shall always stand as a tribute to yo untirinr work.-B. N. IS Cramming For Those Final Exams HELEN COGGESHALL w s The Time a few years ago a group of enthusiastic Carolina stude1,s arranged fpr a train to be chartered to take the supporters of the Gamecocks down to the University of Miami to see their team play. Because of this trip the school spirit for the year was boosted 100 per cent. Now is the time to begin planning for that big trip to New York next September 27 to set the U. S. C. Gamecocks, challenge Army's famous cadets on the gridiron. Yes, a weekend in the big city overflowing with South Carolina students certainly has more appeal than sitting by the radio listening to one of the best games of the season. Last year this time The Citadel had already arranged to take their whole student body up on a special train to West Point to support the Citadel Bulldogs. The trip only cost each student about $40.00. The administration deferred the remainder of the expenses. Perhaps a combined committee from the student council and the Pep Club should begin making plans for this trip. These plans could be completed during the summer by the students who are here and the athletic department. The only d situation that should be taken care of now is for those who .. are interested in making the trip to sign a tentative list. , This action has not been brought up before the new stu dent council which is already overworked. But after all, these students are only our representatives, and they are ready to do everything in their power to reflect the will of the student body. The University of South Carolina student body can go to New York if plans are made early enough, and if there is enough enthusiasm among the students to warrant the ef fort. It is entirely possible that the administration will co y operate fully with the student council and the Pep Club to i support this trip if a need is felt. They might even be per e suaded to give two days' excused absences to those students L, who will go. r There is one thing left to the students as individuals d to talk to our student council representatives as soon as pos f sible about making plans. - We can go to New York. We can go as a body. Let's get behind the council ourselves so that next September 26 we , may be West Point bound. On Pies and Refinement Letters To The Editor -Dear Sirs: :e Can a gentleman of 86 apologize and say that his letter regarding pie throwing should not have been written and ~e would not have been written had he understood the matter y thoroughly ? I take it that it just shows that people >l shouldn't write about things that they don't thoroughly o understand. I- Best regards. Very truly yours, Edwin G. Seibels oEditor's note: To err is human. Your apologies are ac Scepted and we hope that you will continue to show interest ein our publication. eDear Editor, After reading M. F. Stough's article about having B. 0. because she's given out of deodorant and having her tail end rsore, we are certainly glad to see that one student has re lceived so much culture and refinement from the university. iMargaret Suber Sara Herzberg Judy Anderson Tam Dudley Charlie Camp Paul Stephens Annie Mack Haiford Ii- Madelyn Campbell - __________Dick Balka ~'Collegiate Clippings - -_ And Shakespeare Said id From the "Minnesota Daily" comes proof that Shake e- speare's writing can apply to just about anything. Here's what that talented gent had to say about examinations: i- Studying in 'the library: "More light, you knaves; and il turn the tables up, and quench the fire, the room is grown ye too hot."--Romeo and Juliet. td Cramming at 3 a. in.: "How weary, stale, flat and to com ai mit your weak condition to the raw cold morning."--Julius Caesar. th Teacher hands out tests: "0 most pernicious woman! 0 ye villain, smiling, damned vfilain !"--Hamilet. as Composition exam: "Why, I will fight with him upon this gs theme until my eyelids will no longer wag."-Hamlet. ur Fountain pen leaks: "Out, dlamned spot! Out, I say." Macbeth. TERRELL GLENN The Fraternity Of Next Guys There is a strange group of students on our campus that :ould properly be termed the "fraternity of next guys." This is quite an exclusive organization with very definite require ments for admission. The essential requirement is an im munity to the lethargic atmosphere on the campus produced by the general apathy to any situation which requires work r effort. Yes, to become a member of this fraternity you must remain awake with an interest. in problems confronting the student body, and you must maintain a will to face these jobs and problems with an idea of solving them and accom plishment of the needed work. There is no key given for membership in this organiza. tion, no prizes are awarded. The only reward is in the satis faction of having done something for the university. Perhaps to most of us anyone who wants to become a member of this group stands out as being a sucker for punishment, or per naps we feel that he should see the family psychiatrist. On Aloser inspection, the 'question is raised: Why and how did this fraternity come about? The answer is simple. One day there was a job to be done on the campus, and when it was presented to a student he met it by saying, "Yeh, well let the next guy do it." In that statement the cause, the reason for, and even the name of this group was born. One of the most striking examples of our tendency to say, "Let the next guy do it," is in our attitude to the Honor System. We see an infraction in a classroom, and immediately we say that it doesn't make any difference to us if someone has violated his honor and the honor of the school, let the next guy worry about that. However, maybe the next guy could tell us that it does concern us as students of Carolina, that it is not just something concerning the next guy. There is a chance that some of us will be presented an invitation to join this fraternity of next guys during the exam week. Will we accept the invitation, or will we say that the next guy can have it? It is because of these next guys that a lot of the im portant people in the administration of the school have real ized and said that it is time the students were given and assumed more responsibility in their student government. The present membership in the fraternity of next guys is not suf ficient to meet this challenge. The door is open for us, are we going to enter, or are we going to allow it to be shut in our face? I say hats off to this strange clan of next guys. To those of you who have been a member for four years and are leav ing now, you have done a good job. To those of you who will still be on the campus, I ask you please not to leave it to the NEXT, NEXT GUY. TOMMIE HERBERT Thespians 'Draw Orchids The University theatre is in line for congratulations for its production of "Dear Ruth." This was by far their best play of the year. The participants exhibited an ease of demeanor, and a fluency of speech that was especially commendable when one considered productions in which the prompters could be heard more distinctly than the actors. The theatre is composed of the University players, of which Gene Shaw is president, and Alpha Psi Omega, of which Miller Lide is president. The theatre has been working under the handicap of inexperienced directors, since Professor Christophersen has been on a leave of absence. The students have done remarkably well and should continue their improvement upon the return of Christophersen next fall. Some of the students have worked tirelessly on every production. They are in very much the same predicament of the other campus organizations in which there is work in volved. The membership is large at the first of the semester and dwindles to the faithful few by the middle of the year. The publicity for the last play was a marked improvement, for which the theatre gives credit to newcomers Marnie Ball and Vance Johnson. Gene Shaw has carried the largest part of the load, but has been aided continuously by Annie Gibert, secretary of the theatre, and Tom Thornton. The theatrical group has tentative plans for producing "The Little Foxes" this summer under the direction of Tommy Smith. Positions are still open for anyone who is regularly enrolled in summer school. This group is one of the most unappreciated organizations on the campus. With the rising quality of the plays, a rising attendance is being worked for diligently. Anyone who will attend the theatre will be assured of an evening of superb entertainment. With more interest shown the members of the theatre will certainly be inspired to more and better' productions. Campus Opinion The opinions of the student body toward their paper, the Gamecek, range greatly. The Gamecock received criticisms throughout the ranks-.freshmnen through seniors. D)on Unger is very enthusiastic about our paper. He says it's very informative. He also likes the editorials because they're crusading and doctrinal. However, he believes the joke section underestimfates the general campus intelligence. "Not enough school spirit" states Ada Austin, an ex-University of North Carolina studient. She also complains that all the important submitted news does not reach the paper. After further delIberation, Ada admitted that she can't find anything that is true about the Gamecock that is not also true about most college newspapers. Ann (Cemp demands that the paper add more finesse and less Petty mistakes. Furthermore, Ann would like to see some other names in the Wagonwheel.