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Let's. Eu Choppei Last week's convocation to emphasize the merits and functions of our honor syster was necessarily held during the middle of a class period. It is doubtful that many stu. dents would have been present had it beer held any other time. Because of the fact that the meeting cam( in the middle of a class period it was neces sary that some class time be missed. Follow ing the procedure used for Religious Em phasis Week meetings the schedule wat chopped up so that each class was decrease( by ten minutes. That meant a change in th starting time of each class after 8 a.m. Under this system of reducing the time o each class and beginning the classes at a dif ferent time many students and professors g( around the whole day without once catching up with the revised schedule. It seems that the best move anyone coulk make would be to propose a schedule to miss one period entirely, and leave the other class periods on the same schedule. With Religious Emphasis Week coming ui there will be five days of the chopped-uy schedule if the present system is used. W< Homecoming All the groups connected with Home coming last week end can be well please( with the outcome of the two-day event. I should have been the beginning of an annua big-time affair. Fraternities and sororities responded wel to the requests of the Kappa Sigma Kappi parade committee and presented a smar display of floats and decorated convertibles 6ioI4giat Name calling, hair tearing and run off a secon long distance phone calls preceded WELL, THAT' the election of Marilyn Harris as WELL, THAT Homecoming queen at Eastern Bruce Wori Illinois State College. University stu< . mng car troub The campus ,was in an uproar two years now when a violation of election rules It began bac was annoinced. The football play- engine of his ers had been permitted to vote bile conked o1 before leaving for their game in City's Welfare Michigan, wvhich was okay until get the car s someone remembered that under mzald pushed the rules the polls could only be corner and lef open from 8 a.m. to 4 p).m. on This month 1 election day. This meant the tearn ing letter fro members had cast their votes be- officials. They tore thc polls were legally open. treive his desei After much discussion, election a friend went officials phoned the team in Mich- and, failing to i;r:mn, a.sking them to vote over ning, they pus again. Then they subtriacted thea24foclf team votes from the total to make An alert do As it turned out, Miss Harris bi uid would have won either way. <dents are charj Ther wee to elctins astrefuse into Nes Ther wee to elctins astin violation of I week for Ilomecoming queen at the and the police t'niversity of Illinois. All ballots Wormald's whit cast in the first election were dleclared null and void because of SECURITY RI! a polling place mixup. A 26-year-c Contrary to the rules, mis- Michigan senior informed judges allowed one vote of honorable ai for each identification card pre- been labeled a sentedl; some students presented risk" and disch large blocks of votes by getting force reserve i several cards toge'ther. Since each tary tribunali stud(ent is entitled to only one j(discharge mean vote, the whole election had to be commission. %6 GA4-co CROWING FOR A GREATER UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAR( Member of Associated Collegiate F Founded January 30, 1908, with Robert Elliott Cons editor, "The Gamecock' is published by arnd fee the University of South Carolina weekly, on FMiays, dal year except on holklays and during exassinations. The opinions expressed by columnists and letter writer sarily those of '"The Gamecock." Publishing does -u endorsement. The right to edit is reserved. EDITOR MANAGING EDITORRAP BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT MANAGING EIO NEWS EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGER .... STAFF REPORTERS Jack Bass, Faris Giles, Curtis Watson, Margaret Roof, Paul Hanks, Bruce Parrish, B Jr., DewJ James, Al Stuart, J. R. Roseberr COLUMNISTS John Duffy, Faris Giles, J. Allen Tison. BUSINESS STAFF We. Bander., Al Perry, Gibby Dean, Jack F CARTOONISTS Bob Cameron, Stanley Papajobi bd Those I Classes feel that a revision of the system will benefit all concerned. Our suggestion is to miss one entire class each day instead of reducing the time for each class. For the Religious Week series it could be the 10 am. period. On Monday the class scheduled for 10 Monday would be dismissed in order to allow stu dents to attend the convocation. On Tues day the 10 Tuesday class would be dis missed. I To avoid a student missing the same class more than once during the week the schedule could be changed on Wednesday so that the 10 Monday class meets at 9 a.m. instead of its regular hour and the 9 Monday class would be called off for that day. Several instructors will object. They have the professional egotism that makes them feel that their class is too valuable to miss even once. The point is, the broken schedule interrupts the entire day. If that plan is not feasible why not give excused cuts to all students attending the convocations and holding class schedules to their same hours? That, too, would prevent a fouled-up schedule.-RNG Well Planned The three bands added much to the parade, I already graced by the appearance of some t two dozen beauty queens riding the floats. I The Alumni Association, the Pep Club, KSK, AKG, and Student Council were all I instrumental in the success of the program. t We hope it will continue to grow and return t to the place in the year's schedule that it should enjoy.-RNG d time. Milo J. Radulovich-who workeo S on a highly secret i)roject in Green nald, a Columbia land when le was on active duty lent,e was not accused of being person lent,r hasoben thay- ally disloyal. Aipparent reason for his discharge was his close . k n 151, henthetionship with his father and sister, ki951 hen the both allegedly Communists. i1, n i936 model automo- father was charged with reading it near New York Island. Unable toaniwtspedgprpgd. carted again, Wor-Motothevdne nskp it into a secluded sce ttehaig Sit parked. ie received a warn- Rauoch as peldte m Welfare Islandruigtahihrarfceord wanted him to re- Abdpeeethsbe e, ted car. So he andhecmetel"Tearfcei back to the Island gigt e o i uso get the motor run-silrchge. led the vehicle off[OTHYRSN and into the ocean. Frtefrttm tteUi etor saw the carveiyofOeo,tresahse though, and noti- mte namns(omtr.Ms Now the two stu- KteieDPe h a om red with "dumping el rtriyhueohri York City waters Mrln,sy tstoeryt he Sanitary Code,"telithmerenterpsne are grappling for i h om e elephant.BRAGTSAONI Id University ofTeces'oee-tedwhsi with a long recordintheihhsaentnhs r force service hascolgcrertaheinta "doubtful securityComns-iedhene(f argedl from the air avnt eradpodRsin rogram by a mili-poceos,teterdy n Ann Arbor. His Antr ulci h olg s loss of his reserveadiitainblinleitps )LINA hits Dearthditor: studente ofrU Wewnethyteeoo or __iten(s tthve Honrnmphsi are set a~see I eeasttue a hnrssm.Teuirit N. GREGORY HooPrnilwhhisne JOHN RAY snea daitca)rnht h N DONOVAN Bill Lggitt qeto fhnr ...Gus Manos ThHooPrniltomy B onny Gray suet sol au ttmn Betty Jo Land whcfaltosaeisruaio. Mary Wideman . L. Buffington Nweei h nvriybl Patsy Penney, deiiepnlIslse.efea en R. McElveen, stdnchashsoudkwte y, Donna Hale. cneune fhsatwe n ifn hen cuh. wAs it acive nowuty onwaunot acheatinf beingpeso oldgtioshi with ai week'r vaain siser bothe( asees Commnists is eost on the setinc whic ke A Iar IM it I-F 4A "No, young man, I'm not t meet at the corner of Sumter Guest Columnist: I. 14 ID Carc Aid Stude Since the advent of the present university administration, changes in rules, regulations and prece dents are being continually made and the students are usually the last to be apprised of the new situation. We raised our voices in an guished protest over these recur rent changes but found our voices falling upon deaf ears. One uni versity official will pass the buck to another until the student is exasperated and loses his desire to track down the source of the alteration which he feels to be unfair, e.g. the telephone system and incorporation of depository into the treasurer's office. I should like to relate an inci. dent which happened to me re cently, and a possible solution, which would be of definite value to all students. Upon attempting to cash a check in the USC depository, I was told that my check, regardless of the amount, couldn't be cashed except upon presentation of my registra Guest Columnist: R01 El 0 0 iminat To End Eliminate gradles and cheating will be eliminated. Why ? lecause the two basic reasonIs for cheating are: (1) Fear of making a bad grade, and (2) laziness. If students were not given grades at the end of the semester buIt were simply marked satisfac tory or unsatisfactory, the incen tive to cheat for better marks would be gone. To the student who makes good grades go the honors and approba tion b)y p)arents, teachers and students. If a student fails a course, he is stupid, etc. Joe Average, student in college, (IQ 110) finds himself competing with some students of vastly greater resources. If Joe Average is the least bit ambitious, he's going to have to study hard and spend late hours nourished by Nodose and black coffee trying "to pass." Hie knowa even after all the studying that the little 140 IQ g'ent next to him will make some fabulous grade while he is lucky etters to was caught cheating. There Is no big' worry to the Iperson guilty of cheating, for just as he has class cuts which enable him to miss classes, so has he a second chance after being caught for cheating. The Honor warning boxes have been placed throughoul the campus to make this conveni ent. A second chance for the guilty person is the policy of thi Honor Board. Instead of having "Honor Em phasis Week" upon the decadeni Honor Principle, the Honor Coun cil should place the emphasis upoi creating a real Honor System. This university could do well tA observe institutions which have working honor system. Thes< schools have definite regulation: concerning cheating and dishones practices; these regulations ari IINI le red hot li'l Chi 0 you were to and Pendleton. 1. GOLDBERG Is Would nt Service tion fee receipt. They would ac cept neither my driver's license, club cards, nor as a final blow, my USC athletic book as proper identification. I then went to a downtown bank and cashed my check with relative ease, and with out any exchange fee whatsoever! To answer this situation it would prove advisable for the university to issue identification cards to each full-time student a few days after registration each semester. This card would have the name, address, description and a small picture of the student on it. This card would then be accepted by the depository as proper identification, and mer chants in Columbia would accept checks or. charge accounts of uni versity students without hesitation. This practice is followed by a great many colleges and universi ties throughout the country and it serves its purpose well. The students would appreciate this courtesy, and it might instill in them more pride and individual ity as USC students. 3 LEVY P Grades Cheating to get a "5." Does student Joe have a justifi able reason for cheating? In a system wvhere most students regard grades as ends in themselves rather than indlications of the amount of increasing of knowl edge, I think Joe Average has a valid reason. In a system using satisfactory and unsatisfactory, the grading standard would be that all students who truly study would be marked satisfactory and the shirkers, un satisfactory. Any prof worth his salt can tell which students work and which students don't. Where then is the incentive for those students who make "ones" to study if there are no honors given in the form of grades and societies based on grades? The incentive, the reward, is the greater amount of knowledge which the true student receives; it is the satisfaction of the iu tellect which drives the true scholar to greater effort and not the superficial achievement of a the Edit( rigidly enforced. To illustrate al low me to cit. some specific sec tions of the Honor System found in a student government conF titu tion of a college here in the South. Every student shall be honor bound to refrain from cheating either on recitation, reviews, examinations, or any other pledge work. Every student shall be honor bound to refrain from stealing. Every student shall be honor bound to refrain perjury. Every student shall be honor bound to report all violations of the Honor System which come under his observation. Failure to do so shall be regat'ded as a -violation of the Honor System. Every student found guilty of violating any of those sections s hall be disminsed from olle.. Needs Parties -these are the people who will row plunge us into a war, or bluff )ur way out of one; who will Jetermine how much it will cost each of us to support their pr* grams and policies; who will determine whether it is best (from a financial standpoint) to major in business or chemistry, or whether we should omit college al together and become a carpenter or a plumber. Ability to understand these prob lems on the part of the voters will demand clear, logical, and . reasonable platforms and promises from those offering their services to the public, whereas a lack of interest and limited understanding will allow public servants to fool a good many of the people most all of the time. Politicians of today are saying that "nationwide education is the answer to most of the problems" -well, we have the educatiop, where are the problems? Let's look at the lack of interest right here in our own front yard. Now consider the idea of a political convention here on the campus for the nomination of class and student body officers. Without a doubt, there would be no shortage of candidates or parties to support them, and this is basically the foundation of a convention. Judg ing from the effort made in the recent elections to stir up interest, there would be no shortage of banners, slogans, and general cam paign noise. In addition, such a convention would necessarily have many posts to fill, not to mention individual party posts during and after nominations. The party candidates could make informal talks to any of the organizations on the cam pus that would listen, and between just these two possible enlarge ments of our political life, the number of people who would have an interest should just about triple itself. All in all, the color, competition and possibilities of potent plat forms (eg: should we cooperate with or passively resist segrega tion) all done up in convention style will stimulate a much wider interest and provide a way for us to understand practical politics and the problems involved in satisfy ing only the majority, to say nothing of keeping the whole class or student body happy. s Favor nor System could be emphasized more, espe cially to freshmen and transfers at the beginning of thee eschool term." Betty Young: "More stress should be placed on the reporting side of the honor principle. Stu dents have the wrong idea about turning someone in for an Infrac tion." John Bodenheimer: "I think the honor system should be done away with. The proctorial system is best. The honor system places the burden on students who don't cheat and gives those who do a free hand." Virginia Carmichael: "The board needs more publicity. The students should know when action is taken by the board." W. L. Buffington: "The honor principle is a challenge to the students. However, we do not hear enough about what the board does." Bill Leggitt: "Signing the. honor pledge is unnecessary for those students who do not cheat. Those who do are going to cheat regardless of whether they sign it or not. However, I believe thgt the manner In which the council handles the cases Is efficient and fair to the students." Kitty Jubin: "The honor princi ple really works at Carolina. I think the students on the whole are conscious of it and adhere to it." L1ouise Poston: "I think the present system is good. When a person is put on his honor, he proves himself more trustworthy." Bruce Brannon: "I think that we should do away with the present system and reorganize completely." Jane Johnson: "Freshmen do not know enough about the honor system. I hope that a lot of our questions will be cleared up dur ing honor emphasis week. I think the honor board is an effective organization and students should realize that it in their responsi bility to maka e itnwok." 1L ALLEN TISON Carolina Student After an election at UNC, it is said that the comparative quiet and lack of activity is almost anti climatic; and at the University of Georgia, particularly after Her man T. or some of his associates have just been re-elected, even the political leaders of the State rest easier because anyone 18 years old at the university can vote in the state elections, and the univei sity exerts considerable influence. In these two schools, and all others like them, the victors cele brate with many parties so that all of their supporters (usually num bering in the hundreds) can also enjoy the results of their work; and the losers. immediately begin to plan their campaign for the next elections. At this university, 324 people out of a freshman class of 1,100 voted in the recent election. It's a fair guess that less than half of the people at the university don't know either the winners or the losers, and less than half know anything about any of them. In This particular case, all of the can didates were well qualified so the freshman class is in good hands in spite of their lack of interest. This apparent lack of interest is understandable; most of us don't even know who our county rep resentatives and senators are, much less the Congressman from our district. Even if these people were known, they would be for gotten soon after unless they had a part in passing a law which would affect our immediate family, the next door neighbors, or a fav orite parking spot. The same principal applies to the university. Two months from now only the personal friends of the recent win ners will be able to name the freshman officers, and the losers will have been forgotten alto gether. To so ignore politics is very often fatal, especially to those of draft age, and the same apathy makes it hard for an honest man to remain so, and makes it easy for a dishonest man to practice his trade. Politics are the means by which the offices of the nation and state are supplied with people. These people, after election, set about to manage the affairs of their office. Now it is too late to con sider their competency, honesty, unselfishness, and aggressiveness Student Present Ho What do Carolina students think of their honor p)rinciple and honor board? Seven out of ten students interviewed agreedi that the present system is effective. Three stu dents thought that the honor principle andl board should be abolished. The followving are comments made by these students: Phil Moody: "The honor board is a terrific outfit. The honor principle should certainly be em phasized not less than it is, and grade. The honor system at Carolina has failed largely because of the grade system and the ridiculous idea that honor is absolute, easily defined. In essence, honor is only the individual's concept of it. Again, the elimination of the grade system with its many pres sures will (do more to hold down violations of the honor system than any number of platitudes about what honor is. If the university does away with the Honor principal, it will surely replace it with the proctor system for examinations. To be watched during examinations would cause hardships upon both students and faculty members. No self-respect ing student would care to have a professor watching him as a first gradie teacher watches his students for cheating and the professors would not care to become detec tives. On the other hand the university could abolish the Honor Principle andi also fail to install the proctor system, thus giving sanction to cheating, realizing that this dis honest act can not be stopped. The alternatives ahead are left to the students, for it is they who must decide whether to continue (Cnneda on page M)