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The College Press Customarily college newspapers are unappreciated, re putedly unread bits of newsprint that find their way into a E few students' hands and prove of little worth to anyone. Certainly the Gamecock has received its share of censure on that count. It is usually taken for granted by a student that the paper has been published, that parts of it are worth t reading, notably the society page, and that the best repository I for it is the nearest waste can. This article is not meant to be a pat on the back for the v Gamecock staff but actually that's what it will probably turn 0 out to be. During the past year the Gamecock has waged several (I brief campaigns that resulted in what we considered a better deal for the students. Several others never made print but a we feel that the Gamecock was instrumental in changing r some practices or projected plans. However, it is not in a 5 boastful spirit that we say this, for without the help of an understanding administration little could have been done to remedy what we felt were unpleasant circumstances. Game cock editors of the past have waged much more bitter cam paigns against much more vile practices with much less result. It was not the fault of the editors but a lack of under- b standing and cooperation on the part of those who can remedy t the wrongs. Among the benefits we feel that the Gamecock has gained P for the students are the various reforms in the student services. One was concerning the depository which was sched- v uled for abolishment with only a depository in the treasurer's e office as a by-product. The check cashing service was to be h done away with. A sincere discussion and series of sugges- 3 p tions by the Gamecock helped convince the administration that such a service was needed and the check cashing service t was retained in the new set-up. IT A fire-prevention editorial produced results that most S students were not aware of at the time. Similar campaigns on various problems affecting the students pro<ticed less startling results but were effective. nevertheless. Currently advocated by the Gamecock is a suggestion for a revision of the proposed telephone sYstem. That one is still i open for decision. All this is just a long way to say that the Gamecock has g attempted and will strive in the futture to promiote the best f interests of the students. It is not for any personal reward that staff members spend their time working into the early tI V hours of the morning putting out the six or eight pages you get on Friday morning. Whether everv student reads it or not the college paper serves its purpose vell. Our onl. purpose s is to serve the student by keeping him informed on the f< matters that affect him. eC Our final word for this year is a half plea. half suggestion to the administration that it go slow in its streamlined economy plan, weighing carefully the lono' term savings against what can be seen in the immediate fUturIe. A com plete abolishment of student services would result in making the university a mere classroom establishment that tended only to commercialize learning. There is more dlue the student than a desk and an instructor.-RNG t TOMMIE HERBERT Observatory Intrigues t Fourth Graders In answer to a requestr that ha' I been presentedl to me, I am oin ojg a t a ia.i 0 to present one of my likes on the lh .st': o Aiecitm campus. This is the Meltoni 1)b- t i ac Wio.la'ngt.h servatory. The building a namedl'e.c :: *IAil'clitn for a former pr'esident of -ne lna :.ti.Ut herao' Univer'sity and .wa the .r:' a'nii crfpit f, Edwin G. Seiheis, a cisc nrca.on: cn am to.Oearp al umnae, in 1928. ante'nn nOti efut The students tio not realize the ciec'Pnn' T'aetunt pleasure they are deprivmgc teim--~n tii tI hc n sblw selves of by not paying a visit to DiiyTrae~ u the observatory. Adimir at C. F. olniaS.. Martin is in charge of the builing\ 09 j 1 and has a store of information to eilt)cs)rMatn shai'e with those who visit it. A 1r:aieeydorVsttc Carolina student usually assists inteil.tc r ' eia ?h,: locating the celestial bodies. Apt c2 2~clt)lo Two astronomy acurses arcea o- i.tC:dle &.1 ii iihts fered to those stonients wh wccv-i4::\-j:a tIit litn o) to learn the constellations anm to . it00tta classat operate the telescope. The re~ i ) no e t't t~'I-tbci htw p rerequjisitei tfor the fir'st t'ourse5, a rhcug the 'Ietip oit n and it 5is countedi as a science- 10ey ' ca.' tc~1 )0 i0tti laboratory 'our o, with tfoucr c'redj- w 5 tl. ' titI i'~ o its. This course is to be offer'ed ie ibcjStutan thh o te un m r -essiona i o ie n inet een meo erns of~~* ' hefur} edior "Te ameoc" i pblcde m or DnyTh ae students ofth Uaivssly o Soth aroina w m,o Fetridys ofn hc oei elo . year ecept n holiaynnatiTdurnacexmnichoo,n,u Th oilos xrese y olmitiadetr rers Marntn c-h aarI~'the. o "rheGams' hk e Pu bsg ea ton:: Titesda nigt endoraement.pThe right kn.diteibrightrsed CAMPUSrouDhIThR Aresop Arteme n FATUREoEDITORturn Manoshe In RCe ULAT ION ManAGis Jn tnerr Rolplgen. STAFFN RFORGTE B oetty Janur N3cholso, JackRoer Ba liot Mnr.auyck annahfirs Umn,erityofSoth Ciearoawe, Kenh Fridy, uriny Gray, Heg Ahr Copta, onhoiames andouingn r.ninartions.in, an Gi,Teisa Lexes, e May Wodemnsand letrwitr'r ntncs eon dury,nuntTe rgh Reit is'relennrved.vt Mreci t BUSINESS BUSIAESSJONSTAFSH NW S L.EDfITOR,DnDnvn,WsSnes Betty Legit SPRTSOEDTOR Bo aeo,SalyPp Johnny l Rayo FEATUGREDTR Gus Manos lRna f Letter HOLDING 3 POSITIONS b a lear Editor: a Since I'm not president of three a lajor organizations, I know that 1 'i not the person referred to in t ie anonymous letter printed in f ist week's Gamecock. E First, I should like to say that b ,e are very fortunate to have, on ur campus, a person who is held n i such high regard by his fellow tudents that he is elected presi- d ent of three major organizations. 9 d Secondly, I must say that the d eveptance of such responsibility a ally displays the true Carolina , pirit. What a wonderful thing it 0 'ould be if every student would ike it upon himself to participate, M 'ith such a vital interest, in our t ia,ny campus organizations. For t ears and years, it has been the l tmost task of the past student b odies to get more students to ake part in campus affairs. Per aps this is a result of such a ifficult job, successfully com- 9 leted! r Maybe, it is best to have the r arious campus major positions h .ually distributed among students, w owever. It isn't impossible for student to hold down three major ositions. Some people are such brains" and have the qualifica ons and ability to hold down iore than three successfully. D uch abilities as his talents forl -ganizing the groups with which is to work, and the interest he te 'eates with his fellow members, d I must enter into the picture. Ia No one takes a job for its glory e: >r there is no glory in it. Only q a person holds his job down ell, can he ever expect to receive t< ory, and this glory must come w om other people. Such an occurrence is not some- c( ing to growl about or be en- b ou1s of in any way, but should be motivating stimulus to en- is( mrage every Carolina student to w Ly. "Next year, I'm gonna run t ir an office when election timeli mies around. Say, Joe, will you oJ ipport me?" a Yours truly, it David V. Creel I CHANGE OF HEART t ai ear Editor: Two weeks ago 1 wrote a letter p the Gamecock giving my I )inion on the then proposed cut w stem changes which are now in ni Tfeet. My letter was in the line i a plea for more maturity of ac MnS of Carolina students. I was p ' the opinion then, that there b ouhd be additional cuts or un- f mlitedI cuts. The University's >odl president, who will someday, my opinion, be our state's best >Vi'rnor. shiowedr me the error of y waoys. From the information gatve mei I am forced to admit at he is right. D Now in last week's G;amecock, e Mladelyn Campbell took me to sk tor even dtaring to say any- it jing about the committee wvhich arted this rule change. In this a tter she says almost two-thirds the council has outside employ- a ent. This is fine, [ will admit, it how many of these students vye to pay their tuition twice in te form of large taxes and then i vye to pay their fees besides. h She implies that I think thatt icre :s nothing to extra-curriculart nrk. I am the first to adimit that lenty o f hard work is tied up in tra -curricular activity if it is one properly. She also statedt aat there was more involved than h opuilarity contests. This would e fine, too, if it were true. There one very notab)le example to the ot rary on this. There is a cer n sorority girl on this campus 'ho could run on a laundry tickett nd win any student office she a nted. In this case, however, no ability lacking and1 I would be there oting with the rest of them. Sher iso) says in so many words that, euple who have to work regularly houldn't go to school. If these re the kinds of things our erst ihile plrotector of Carolina's fu- r ire desires to put through, it ist icky for the regularly working todents that she is gradtiating. Paul Sealy, Jr., r A Working Student BA ND CONCERT 'ear Editor: This letter is being written to aform the student bodly that the 1 and presented its annual spring v mnc(rt last Friday at Drayton t all. As ten o'clock crept tip on t. e band members seated on the :age, they anxiously eyed the I npty auditorium. At ten o'clock C iere were no more than twenty-," ve people in the atndience. The b P To The and hqd worked hard to prepare fine program, and they went head and played to the small udience which they outnumbered. ly the time the concert was over ie audience had grown to about Lfty persons, and fifty people in Irayton Hall do not make a very ig impression. Most of those resent were faculty membrs or iusic students. The student body, which cannot o without the band at football ames or pep rallies, let the band own completely. In spite of their isappointment the group put on good performance, including ome difficult compositions. Some f the senior members of the band, laying at USC for the last time, rere rather bitter about the whole hing. This is not the first time bat a musical event has received' uch a reception on the campus, ut the student body should begin : realize that if they want a good musical organization for football ames and other events they must ive the band a little support in !turn. The band has suffered iany disappointments at the ands of the student bod'y, but last ,eek's concert was a dilly. Name Withheld by Request CUT SYSTEM ear Editor: It looks as if the four-cut sys m will be a reality at Carolina .ring the coming year. As one st parting shot before it takes feet, I would like to ask a few iestions: Why was this measure not put a vote of the student body ? It ould seem to me that a measure hich will have such far-reaching >nsequences should be voted upon yr those affected by it. I understand from reliable mrces that the Student Council as not consulted by the commit e which drew up the plan. This all the more incredible in view the fact that the committee was )pointed by the Student Council self. Another fact to be taken ito consideration is that the com ittee is composed almost en rely of seniors who' will not be ffected by the four-cut system. If the new cut system had been roperly compiled and voted upon would have no complaint; but the ay in which it was handled does >t sit well with me and with any others. As a working student and a tax iyer, I hope that something can !done about it in the very near ature. L. W. Brown KINGHORN ANSWERS CRITICS ear~ Editor: In view of the 'mme,nse protest 'ovoked by my letter, I feel that might he wise to clarify the aros and thougfit behind the eticle. I am not, have not been, or do I ever expect to be an pologist for communism, fascism, any other form of un-American bilosophy. Should I aspire to be uch, I am afraid that I should ig far behind such persons as ave distinguished themselves in leir bitter attacks on me. Had tese persons, with the exception f Mr. Duffy, taken the time or ae trouble to read my article arefully they wvould have realized aat their quarrel lies not with me ut with their own guilty con mences. In my letter I merely stated that F corruption is necessarily the ruit of democracy, there is "an Iternative. Every person who r)ok the trouble to answer me asedi his (her) argument on the ~roundl that I stated that total .arianism was and is desirable. stated nothing of the kind, but nerely sairf that IF corruption is n inherent part of popular overeignty, there is an alterna ive. Apparently these grand in uisitors feel that democracy can ot exist without corruption, or hey would not have ignored the IF." There wvas much more fruit a the attacking rebuttals for Coin lunist than one can find in my wn letter. Miss Campbell states in her etter that I have "denounced the onor and integrity of every lected officer on this campus." Lctually I only djenounced the olitical tactics used by a few rhom I have had the opportunity > observe. However, if this applies every campus officer, I thank liss Campbell for the information. shall, of course, accept Miss ampbell's word, since she has worked with them." Miss Camp sli'% testimony that my denun Editor ciatian of dirty politics an sinecures in public office applie to every officer on the campus wil I think, alleviate the necessity c my reading the minutes of th student council, a feat which I aj sure she has no reason to sugges except to discredit the cobbler < a too-well-fitting shoe. As for the author of the lette "Who is this Thos. Kinghorn?, at least I was not afraid to sig my name to an epistle, hard] calculated to "win friends an influence people." This individus whoever he or she may be, is quil able to find out just who I ai by calling at Maxcy, 201, at almoi any time. However, since he < she does not, want his or ht identity known, I hardly ,hink ti question appropriate. If one mig] muse on the tone of the anon' mous letter, it would seem a litt bitter for one whose interest i purely platonic. Could it be ths I have stepped on another toe ? so, are the charges so sound ths the writer of the letter is afrai that his or her name will ad strength to them? Aside from the petty squabbli of the campus demigogues, thei seems to be an element of rej "meat" in the article of M Duffy, who goes so rar as to hiT that democracy is not capable < efficient and honest governmen If I thought this to be true, should not have planted the signi icant "IF" in my letter. Hov ever, Mr. Duffy apparently thini this to be true, since he accept my hypothesis of the alternativ to corrupt democracy as being th only one. I did not say ths democracy cannot be honest an efficient, but apparently Mr. Duff thinks this to be the case, sin( the only cases of "efficiency azi honesty" in government that h can cite are the Fascist statA (now defunct) of Italy and Gei many. By his concluding pars graph, it would appear that M Duffy sees absolutism and tota itarianism as the only remedy ft "a society's ailments." Who the has made an "attack on a funds mental premise of our society! Does not Mr. Duffy think that democracy can be an honest am efficient government? I think can, although I have suggested a alternative. It is rather disheartei ing to myself and Americar everywhere to find that a man < such intellectual stature as M Duffy feels that the issue is n4 between corrupt democracy at honest democracy, but is rathe between corrupt democracy ari honest Fascism. Thos. Kinghorn MORE ON AWARDS Dear Editor: This letter is written in answ4 to the anonymous letter writi who complained about our faculty ability to present awards to tl right people. First let us poir out a few facts about the awarc in question. So far as we the undersigne can see, no real "junior" was givi the Sullivan Award. It is tri that one of the recipients will ni be graduating until February ar it is also true that several men bers of the p.resent graduatirt class are worthy of the awar However, is it not all the moi admirable that a studlent who wi finish school in three and a ha years has shown equal service1 the University plus "love for ar helpfulness to other men ar women"?~ Since this person ha been more than deserving of tl award and will not be here ne: spring to receive it, why shou said student not have as mu: right to it as the others ? As for the McKissick SQoLa ship, the catalogue mentions not ing about an undergraduate st dent having to receive the awar It merely states that it is to " used to provide scholarships f< students showing prontise of fl ture usefulness to South Carolina Secondly, let us consider oi faculty. They are all human. ar perhaps they do make a few mi; takes, but as a whole their jud Pnent seems to be of a high calibi to be relied upon. They have tJ experience of many years of assi ciationa with the student. have many men here who are credit to this institution; thee fore we, the undersigned, belles that the judging should be left the discretion of these gentlema who are more than amfply qualifla to do so. Sincerely, Charles G. Wilson Caroly Wr Bo..k.i. BIL NOVIT d"Here la du a a "ol f With this issue of The Game- t e cock, and with graduation just t n around the corner, I come to the C t, thirty-mark of my University , I career and the four years which f have been the best years of my M r, life, thus far. " Upon entering Carolina as a n fremman, little did I think that .y I would consider this 48-acre plot d with its ancient buildings in the 3 heart of Columbia as my home and that this institution would become a part of me and I a part of it. c n Little did I believe that it would it be a sad day when I left Carolina r and the multitude of friends I have r made while here. While at the University, some of it my most enjoyable moments have been spent at this same typewriter in the Gamecock office, for it has le been here that I have felt that I S was doing something for Carolina. i Perhaps at times I have been over It critical, but at all times I have d tried to be constructive and fair, d and my intentions have been Id honorable. As Grover Cleveland t M said on his death-bed, "I have tried e so hard to do right." Carolina is a great school with a great future. During the rela it tively short period of its history i in which I have been enrolled, I have seen tremendous . improve ments in this school. The past i year has been a particularly no- r table one, for in it I have seen the I morale of the faculty and' students r rise from an all-time low to great . e heights because we have the ut- I most confidence in our new Uni- ' t versity president. A the year ends, s d there seems to be dissension I among some students because of < y differences of opinions on certain I economy measures, which do not I seem to the best of our interests, but these should not cause our faith to falter. Class of '53 Our class-the class of '53-has r been a good one. It has accom- a plished much and has prod'uced some outstanding names. Men and < women who have contributed as;t o much to Carolina as Ferguson, < a Creel, Breckenridge, Rentz, Camp- k bell, Bloodworth, Persky, Pearce, I it Herbert, Derrick, Jones, Davis, t Gainey and many more should not be forgotten. It is my fondest hope that-the class of '53 will maintain its in r terest in Carolina throughout the r. years and will continue to show d its loyalty by joining the Alumni Association, by encouraging high dschool stud'ents to come to (Caro lina, by refuting the slanderers who discredit the moral character of Carolina and of its students, andI by maintaining an active interest in the affairs and activities of Carolina. As James Russell I.owell felIt JOHN DUFFY ~University - - A d For Aris n "An industrious farmer oe-i le cupies a more dignified place ini t the scale of beings . . . than a< d' lazy lounger, valuing himself on -his family, too proud to work, gand drawing out a miserable d., existence by eating on that sur eeC plus of other men's labor, which .11 is the sacred fund of the helpless If poor." Thomas .Tefferson. oIf our University could instill id this thought in the mind of all its id students, then it would have ac is complishedl its aim as an educa ie tional institution. There is no man et who is a democrut and a South Id Carolinian who has not, at sonme rh time in his life, felt like shouting words of this nature to those' of his r- fellows who glory in their dieca h-. dence, whose only claim to recogni u- tion in society ts their ancestry. d.Would-be Aristocrats *e Universities andi colleges seem yto be a catch hasin for would-be: u- aristocrats. This seemis to be .particularly true of this Univer ir sity. These snobs find a welcome asanctuary, for at least four years. -from distasteful labor. [n these E- four years their prejudice against t'e productive labor is intensified. ae The farmer, the Taborer, the trades 3-man, and all producers become for re them objects of scorn. They scoff a at the "peasants" who could not *- afford four years in a finishing ~e school for post adolescents. o It is unfortunate that our uni- I a versities produce these people. The :1 *d aim of the universities should be to educate the able that they mighti aidi the many. The university< graduate should be the interpreter oward his Alma Mater so I feel award mine: "Whatever we can o for her can never equal what he has done foO us." Whatever re, the graduating class can do or Carolina-and we can do a reat deal in future years ever equal what she has done for s. Active Students It is my further hope that the tudents who remain here will tp dvantage of their opportunitife y taking a more active part in ampus life. There are nazy 'rganizations on the campus whIch [eed new blood as a part of thr evival. I particularly refer to the iterary societies which have con. ributed so much to Carolina in the iast and which are still contribut. ng so much to the students who ake advantage of them today. The oeloved late president of the Jniversity, J. Rion McKisaiek, nce gave this advice to new tudents: "Join one of the literary so ieties, so that you will by observa. ion and practice learn how to peak well and easily on your feet. f you will do good, consistent vork in one of these societies, you hould derive more lasting benefit rom it than from any one course f study in the University." My further advice to the men nd women of Carolina is that they 'ead more of the University--its istory,. its contributions, its great nen. The more one learns of this chool, the more pride one will iave. I have just finished reading 'Men and Women of Carolina," the peeches of Mr. McKissick. This iook, passages of which I have juoted in this farewell, has given ne a greater feeling of reverence oward this University. If every tudent were to read "Men and Vomen of Carolina" and Dr. )aniel Hollis' new history of the 6nte-bellum days of this college, ,arolipa would not have to worry bout school spirit. To our underpaid professors, I ffer my thanks for their devotion o duty in trying to give me an ducation. Most of my classes have een enjoyable, and I am sure that learned something in each of hem. President McKissick in conclusion, I feel obliged to uy a few more words to my class tiates by once again quoting 'resident McKissick: "The University's greatest need LOW is of sons and daughters who vill stand by her, stand up for Cer, and fight for her, whose onstancy wvill echo the words of ames Lewis Petigru, the greatest swyer who has gone forth from ur walls, 'I will never desert my nother !' " and the sentiment of (4oninuedl oan page 5) Catch Basin tocrats n a position to interpret it for hemselves. Instead we have pro Lueed these p)seudo-intellectuals vho lord it over the "uneducated." ['he e'nd p)roduct of our institutions eems to be, not scholarship for he many, but conspicuous leisure or the few. Trhe sign of an edu ated man has become, not a desire ') dissemrinate culture, but the bhility to hurl barbed shafts of wit it the unintellectual masse's. Paradox rhese people are an embarras ing paradox in an educational Lystem which was founded to per ectuate (democracy. Somehow they anve not grasped the fact that nillions labored to produtce the urplus which allows them their eisuire to study. andl that, in jus ice, they owe the results of that tudy to society, not to themselves. The aim of an edutcationial sys em in a democracy is to train the ew to help, the many. Whether hat takes the shape of cultural, -eligious, political, social, or eco- - omic benefit does noI matter. jf, owever, our educational institu ions continue to prodluce these ultured fools who consider the ecquiring of culture as means vhereby they set themselves above he masses, then we cannot blame he masses who are the p)roducers or becoming irritated andl expres ng their irritation by walyo owver appropriations from State egislature's. If in a dlemocracy, an educa .ional institution dloes not produce lemocrats, it has lost its onily ationale for existence. John Duffy