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Crowing N More Sch We can't help but crow a little this week. About the only reward the Gamecock has is its few victories on some of the bigger problems of the campus. This one is a partial victory that we can't take complete credit for but it was dhe of our frequent topics of discussion. This past' week an announcement was made that a scholarship fund of $12,000 per semester is going to be set up from the profits of the bookstore and canteen. The scholarships will be given for academic achievement and need. This paper along with ODK frequently asked for a check on the disposal of the funds of the University Stores. Through the cooperation of the administration a portion of the profits is to be turned back to the general student body rather than to any specific group. Our Lett Stand Recently several letters have been received by this paper which were not signed. As a result they couldn't be printed. Our policy is to withhold from publication letters which are not signed. If the writer wishes his name withheld he can request that it be withheld. The letter will then be considered for publi cation without a signature appearing after it. Letters To Dear Editor: time, and effort There are many ways to get into I in planning the c advanced AFROTC, but the only A (lisp respectable way is to study the: NAMI basic courses and show proficiency By on the drill field. Another way, which just won't work, is to write Dear Editor: a "brass polishing" letter to the I believe your editor and then sign your naraLe oi the AFROT to the article. Some people might raised the intere: just as well straighten up and fly 11 minds right because they are going to have to live with themselves as What, these so-ei well as with the student body. It to see in criticizi is a lot worse to have your class- was the main oh mates mad at you than it is to editorial. Of co have a professor give you the evil . eye. You probably won't have the directly forced t professor for more than a couple the dance, only of courses, but you have to court studunt chose no the student body for 4 years. After h a osdr all, the students might even refuse itadscal to pass the quiz scoop on to youtlw3 . O and then you would suffer. I was in service myself andi( I(anItf 'om have never found an officer who atn h ln didn't know when someone w~~'~attn,hss l trying to polish the old1 apple. (I 1 speak from experience). These Ihad5il'cd men aren't fools, nor can they be gigt u taken in like your high school t h ln teachers were. 'te e not I think the content of your let-andvlothe ters wvas good, excep)t for the-thson( lk uh--I believe you ROTC boys call No thpan it "command line," namely your teeio' r c bold signat.ure. I'll bet youliasnta wouldn't have signe(d them if you sho n h had taken the op)posite p)oint of tyt aci Vie. he wasC iosider In cosin, ightsay hat ist and sfocially thik t s ncfo th mn o hvemthe to too RO theopprtuityto avea ( anc s coe true Ie thelanc to et of a ittl sta hnknofr soe 1W andto avea god imeaIfy tunow. edae go or ny the reson th attfee d h sould wil h a lo. hatwold he ar some ah disrac 'nsileingallth fO oing t th an FoudedJanary30,190, wthiser Elsotnd oale ~~~~~~~~teeditor's aeoc"i ulihdb n rtuie Unierstyof out Croln eel,in irs, ot aif yea ecet n hliay ad dnnexnscool,and te Theopnio. xprisd b clu,utry tnd let witrs v aleW. tht f"h ,me"PbheiROT ,eis a : ehnkdtsnice frThe rien to havit mentre etrtoo. wilbUE SSflp ThANAGERl be a NAM SOCET ESITYFSOTRAO UnBetsty ea Souhaolnac week, Ma riyk duin Thepnions epessedhbyTiomunst Kenn ete writers, . ArythCouse J"h amecok."gPub,shing does Jnot Jon drfyemnte rh Ret er relerv. l N BUSINESS BUSIAER SS STAF CAMPUOSDT ob aeo,SalyPpj CHOPY DOR iRS .u Mr l cause of olarships This set-up should rhise the academic level of the student body by keeping in school those students of above average ability who would ordinarily have to drop out because of financial reasons. The awards would necessarily be made to those students who need the funds to further their college life. The decision as to who receives these scholarships will lie with the president's office. They will be of varying amounts, according to the particular need. While we're crowing we'd like to add a word of thanks to those who made the move possible. It certainly will cause no regret to those who want to see the quality of the class room work raised. It'll also stop some of the unrest that students have raised about these two stores. RNG Dr Policy s Pat We encourage would-be letter writers to fire away. If it is to condemn us for some thing-that's o.k. If it's to praise us, that's even better. We'd like to hear from the faculty as well as students on any question. The only restrictions that we make are that they be printable and signed. RNG The Editor that vill be used v.ent. - ulsted student r ; WITHIHELD iate REQUEST. C1EPPisaffs ditorial of the 6th Q ulity Not Quantity G has at least Q A University of Chicago student and former student who said they on the Campus. "needed the money to get through Ill-d Oadets failcd school" were arrested for counter ng youi editorial feiting last week. ective behind the William R. floikin, lih student, Irso, no One Was Itad Rich,d W. McLeod were ac buy a tickt to ed of photogra)ing $10.00 ndirectl. b, graving thein its best they d coul and printo,1g them with a to buy a ticket, letter-press and haundry wringers. I a non-confoim- Secret service agents who caught inuuature. This the pa ir while they were still in TGC Is ver w.ik the. experimetatitioni stage (they Ii se veyod comiph-ted ten bills) described eason o anothit Pilaoduict as "'good.'' .If he canntot aid I lopk in's tourmler roommuate: inot, be complh.d "HopIl,py was~ a good fel low---just HIowever, I have ' dinted to make a lot of money, 5 say t hey were that's al' let, but were not F"ightinig the Flu... e. Thlib will'help ( ollege studelnts have been get - Idvantced iorps ting the nedde IlaItel y. socially. T[o me In an effort to curb an epidemic 't stiipi ideca. ---and1( to ease the strain on student nountt rea-aon for health centers--colleges around I was that (Caro- the country have taken to giving ull-timie militatry free inoculations. (OT1C shouldl not LusaaSaeUiest e nc. Iagree tptensi hc tdnsrcie ecessity, but w(ieit ht.A h nvriyo let this deparit- Msor h alom o h owerfuil. lI thi stuetuin~ rnfre like to ask t he noa mrec optl LouisianarsityetUaivernitysset theirl ust of the fuiesiyo wITIIII issourla he bro of the H F(W FT Ohtod eslunin ws upannfrme - ito a emerency01 hosptal.mn' adetswhatothe But wie hed3o theepdmchr TC yer fomtotl61 womeowad notateone Eiatry varsit, rcmnmse trul, dihe meaue eo of the Tr : IIHlD lapse of tadRtioa one-o-on mQU T. esioya Wesayave isomthingam bt caue rcetcollolt o om n' drmitoing showethr and ooth -, totarle 6en andomen noldten .ARSIO aturea nough to no ca Bill thegirtt dtgwihufern orra adens ofrte .Johnnscrpt, amening the faeppagttngsriou.' ry trry reio,ny "socilpesue"a Gu ae olg r(Iae are cbeing rry Rollin"ffer hiwoe dalaes ow arcn ro- mithne ieoe, a'oring tor adroo comtitute n anke pepl wadictt drectntl fo 'ek GREanntahi pla nting' othesays. "Coi QERBERT le mens andtudymen shouldJbr 'i,Midtt doIation ihowsfarn the avraead errRllin offredinghealr saies nowaothan Bety Say.' Jntank S. Edcte Univrctr of nny Al ay vermty on, Al Simsn onaeticutn mao, "apUnierstof HH 6 B "Now that the question ol answered, are there any more < JOHN DUFFY Treason N Despite Lux I What is treason? Probably one of the most diffi cult crimes to assess in a republic is that of treason. The Constitu tion in order to guard against too loose an - interpretation of that crime clearly limits treason. Ac cording to the Constitution, "Trea son against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be con victed of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or on confession in open court." Justice Marshall in the Burr trial limited the crime even further when he declared that "To advise or procure a treason... is not treason in itself." American courts have adhered to this severe limitation of the crime of 'treason with the result that convictions on this count are almost impossible to achieve. In spite of the fact that America has almost no practicai method to deal with a crime which is considered tantamount to national murder, the country has ieldom been placed in jeopardy by traitorous acts. The one serious exception is the Civil War but in this case the treason was so widespread that puiish AEP Stm (ACP) Collegiate morals are higher than the popular stereo type suggests, as indicated from results of the ACP National Poll of Student Opinion. The vast majority of students are: (1) Against drinking in dormitories, and (2) Against stay ing out too late with their dates. Women are more "strict" about these matters than men. Students were asked their opinions on dormitory drinking rules. Here are the results: Should be allowed 16% Should not be allowed 75% No opinion 6% Other . .3% Only 12 per cent of the women are for dlormitory drinking; 82 per cent are against it. "I don't believe in drinking, period," ex claims a sophomore co-edl from Geneva C9llege, Pa. A freshman in Engineering at Southeastern Missouri State Col lege thinks dormitory drinking should be allowed, because it "would keep them out of trouble in taverns." And a business student at Rich mond Professional Institute, .Va., declares, "The more restrictions that are imposed, the more people will want to break them. College students should be treated like adults." One a.m. appears to be the most popular hour for getting a girl back to her dormttory after a be eating better these days than the majority of students," accord ing to the Connecticut Campus. At the beginning of the year the Student Senate appropriated $100 for Jonathan's food supply. Last month it added another $45. Commented a faculty adviser, "What does the doge at anywa explosive mixtures has been [uestions?" o Problem Interpretation ment was impractical. Americans have round that the wiser course is to ignore dissent unless such dis sent is widespread. If dissent is widespread, the solution is not sup pression but correction of the evils which give rise to malcontent. Only a few times have the Ameri cans deviated from this course and attempted to crush dissension by law. In all instances, such action has been later repudiated. We have found that what is treason in most countries has more often contributed to the public good in this. Who would today question the social utility of Eugene V. Debs or even of the Copperhead Vallandingham? Who would question the contributions of Lee? Indeed, it would be con sidered "treasonable" to suggest that the rather questionable acts of the Sons of Liberty were 4ny but the noblest. The virtual non-existence of the crime of treason has worked then for the public good. Our country itself was founded in a treason. We in America should bear that in mind in these days of increasing hysteria. We should not surrender for fear a few hundred thousand misfits hounded by numerous other misfi,ts the last great check of a sovereign people. dent --- ion Poll Saturday-night date, with 2 a.m. being a not very close second. Students were asked: In your opinion, at what hour on a Satur day night should a co-ed be re quired to get back to her dlormi tory? The answers: By midnight or before 14% By 1 a.m. 45% By 2 a.m. 24% After 2 a.m. 8% No opinion 4% Other 5% With the men, 2 a.m. is just as popular an hour as 1 a.m., both choices getting 33 per~ cent of the male vote. But the girls are 54 per cent In favor of 1 n.m. t.nd only 17 per cent in favor of 2 n.m. Another 17 per cent of the girls would just as soon be returned to their (dormitories by midnight or before; eleven per cent of the men feel the same way about It. Many of the students are careful to qualify their answers with an "except' on special occasions," or "unless there's' a big (dance." A- sophomore in Education at MacMurrary College for Women, Jacksonville, Ill., thinks "it de pends a lot on the size of the town and what there Is for the students to do." But a male junior at the Uni versity of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., is more specific. "After 2 a.m.," he says, "way after." ...T-bone steaks?" That's All, Brother... After the Christmas vacation, a student at Wyoming University remarked, "It Isn't so bad to sleep through all your classes, but when you start to wake up automatically every 50 mInutes during the night ..-ou've had It. MORDECAI PERSKY Counting CAicteni As a non-participating observer of Pecent brawls between the department of air science and a couple of Gamecock edi-t tors, we have been given an opportunity to form opinions about a subject which would not otherwise have come to oal attention. And the air scientists have come away an ex. tremely incommunicative second. The Gamecock has said a few unpleasant things about the airmen: that they force too many meetings, drills tickets, and etc. down the throats of the draft-eligibles whu are taken under the department's temporarily protective wing. It has been not-too-subtly suggested that the depart ment is over-authoritative. The reaction to these suggestions has followed in unusual quantity. But they have come too quickly, and they show more signs of frantic haste than of sincerity. A glint of brass is momentarily visible beneath the flap of the protec tive wing. Far be it from us to say that all the letters in defense a the AROTC were insincere. Quite the reverse: we are sure that some of them must have been written with conviction. But we know too that the editor's opinions did not origi nate with him, because he is not even a member of the corps. Apparently those who share his opinion are not free to express themselves in print . . . unless they want to risk more than a recognition of their gripes is worth. This fact is no condemnation in itself, but it is enhanced by the department's evident unwillingness to let its critics know how it feels about the whole thing. An unpleasant air of coercion that would justify the editor's complaint has been left hanging over the dispute, and so far the department of air science has been content to leave it there. So far as we know, everyone accepts the fact that the military must exercise its own methods of control. Those who exercise that control should, in our opinion, realize that this consideration makes it necessary for the civilian popula tion to turn to them for the most accurate view of any situation in which their subordinates are involved. We suggest that the AROTC's higher-ups throw off th* blue and silver shroud of secrecy-and let the student body in on some of their ideas. TOMMIE HERBERT Awards To Be Made Are Plentiful Now is the time to begin pre- presents annually a certificate of paration f the competition for Xward to a ot i - the reception of awards, medals o h tdn rnh ~ad r andi prizes for recognition of out- dn nteat(cateti standing service, intelligence, and ability. These presentations are 'otm einn n h u made on Awards Day.stnigrtsun.ThBrto Some of the awards are pre-Laoariswrdtthsuen sented for a winning essay on a .h ha cotitdmoto given subject. Those students whophrcyaoyofoudsUn are planning to submit essays to arde eia )cinr. h the faculty member who is in Crln c(sikIesrshlr charge of choosing the recipientshpardigvetohe ot of the award must begin work on othncigsiditi h or the papers. Some of the awardsnaim Sho. heClba have financial remuneration, others Bsns niPoesoa oe' have plaques, medals, or cups. The Gi )eet iaint h W. T. C. Bates medal is one ofousadn furhyrstex the essay type awvards and is for Iljiigi h eatcto the student who contributes the sceaii CCW nteSho best original literary production. Another of these is the Philo S. Sno oo i slr'etdec Bennett medial for the best essayYerbDltOmrototeu on "The Principles of F"ree S~I(igsno rdaig i Government." Tfhe (Caro,linat ite.. elaSim wad view award is given annually to anal coasi e ota the stuldent submitting thet best ten orBses short story. The .Johni Schreiner \Iuit'toi 'lorakhget Reynolds medal is awarded to the cilarb1fothfu-yr student wvho wvrites the best essay gvsa ~adt h tdn h on a subject conne.ted wvith the hstehgetaeaeo~i First World War. Th'e United suet rdaigi h eo Daughters of the Confederacy o lcrclEgneig h Medal is offered for the best essayJonJ lmilMeralFd on some providecmedlshfoestudetsthh Wade Hampton Chapter, relatingfrti~tyouclgvsaupo to the Wanr Retween the States,.h rtriywt h ihs The G. Croft Williams F schlsicaeag.Teye Contest is awarded to the journal- aadi e fbost w ism student writing the best paper casi h colo hray on a modern problem of South OirnDlaKpaShlsi Carolina. It is the interest onKeispentdtth norwh $400. tehgetaeaeo h rd A good many awards are madeuaercdexmatos Th for scholastic ability. The AlphaSoilceneardspsrd Kappa Psi awvard is presented to lrsnei&ahya otegr the student wvith the highest aver- ms usadn noeo h age in the School of Business Ad- fed ftesca cecs ministration. The ASCE award Tee ae nmru te is $10 to a senior student in Civil aad rsne osuet o Engineering. The American In- t h fi~iy n o evc sttu. f letrca giees o fellow studentsa. Aad r