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t#terit eor 4ollege gives~
to:&acoo spirit at one time
o other; 0" 66hool reachen a hoight in
tradition, learning, and culture. But it doesn't
spring fortb ovenight. The spirit must be
a part of those within-those who give of
their knowledge, thoe who partake of that
knowledge through the cowre of years. A
worth-while university may owe its existence
in part to the universal spirit of learning,
entailftg t* necessity for the physical in
situation; but its spirit is planted to grow or
die.
Interest of the sAftd obady plays the
major role in the formulatian of such a
spirit. As in many schools, the late nine
teenth and early twentieth centuries gave
rise to college enthusiasm at Carolina. At
one time, not too many yea= ago, a typical
university student may have been an ambi
tious, pipe-smoking, starry-eyo4 youth with
a large volume under his arm. Ve may have
been accused of being radical, but he had
strong, sound political convictions and a
great interest in campus activities and
world affairs. His extra-curricular activities
included literary societies and perhaps a posi
tion on some of the publications. He ,nay
have taken part in fraternity activities, but
his studies were given foremost considera
tion.
Today, school spirit is thought of in%terms
of football and social events. With the advent
of big time athletes, this Is probably a
natural tendency. Despite the fact that the
concept of school spirit has been altered
during recent years, there is little evidence
at Carolina to show that even the athletic
program is accepted with enthusiasm by
the students. Cheering at football games, for
example, leaves much to be desired from
They Promot
A more sincere show of interest and
rlliness toward students has never been
witnessed by us than that shown by Presi
dent and Mrs. Donald S. Russell. In the few
years that they have been here, they have
shown real interest in each student on the
campus. Last year the Russells, at one time
or other during the spring, invited all the
WANTS 'GREATEST BAND'
Harry James Ban
Of f again, on again bandleader
Harry. James recently put both
feet firmly in the band business
and announced that he was out
to buiM "the greatst band in the
country." And so saying, added
two former stars who sparked
the group a few years back
alto man Willie Smith and tenor
star Corky Corcoran. The band,
which also includes drummer
Buddy Rich, will soon go on the
road, and Harry's fans will have
the opportunity to give a listen
to the streamlined James band.
Harry was brought up with a
circus and it was there that he.
learned the trumpet, and first sat Harr
in with the circus band at the ning tune to t
ripe old age of eight. By the time or ch for waxi
he was 10 he was already playing Music, Inc. wi
trumpet solos, and at 15 began song and also I
to play with local orchestras in of it for dance
Beaumont, Texas, where his famn- In addition,
Ily had retired from the circus, fidelity firm v
After winning a statewide con- three winners
test, James decided to pursue a hi-fl set. Ju(
career as a musician and soon Alan Livingstc
obtained engagements in Dallas Winterhalter,
and Galveston, playing with local Weston, Cola
bands. It was during one of Decca; and Ju
these gigs that Ben Pollack cast Music, I:
spotted him and signed him to that is requiri
play with his ordhestra- fabulous cont
The next break came when along with a
Benny Goodman happened to blank and a
catch Harry's trumpet work on to "Down Bei
a Pollack recording, and Imme- *
diately hired the 20-year-old Woody Hern
trumpeter. James stayed with long tour of
Goodman for three years, and in New additions
1939 decided to go out on his own- trek were dru
The sledding was tough at and trumpete
first, but after the Columbia Stan Kenton
recording "You Made Me Love extended vat
You" broke In 1941, every juke Baker's quari
box throughout the land was eastern jaunt,
carrying James' records. From at Detroit, Ph
then on, the band catapulted to ton. Baker's
fame. Gerry Mullig
On July 5, 1948, James married midst of an e
Betty Grable, and they now make Jimmy McPa
their home in Beverly Hills, Calif. opened at Ne'
On the coast, he was under con- which former
tract to 20th Century Fox studios policy. If Mel
and appeared in many films. He the club will g
was also technical advisor and Columbia's tri
played all the trumpet parts in Lea Elgart, Pe
"Young Man With a Horn." Terry-had ti
* * this month.
Here's the latest on "Down out two new
Beat's'" songwriting contest. Mer- two weeks, roi
cury Records will aaaign the win, th ab-m
SHampering
>lege Spirit
such a large student body.
Lack of Interest in other aspects of stu
dent activities such as student publications,
student government and student organisa
tions (other than social) puts a damper on
Carolina school spirit.
There are many reasons for this. For one
thing the general ambition of today's Amer
ican students seems to be toward more ma
terialistic things. A lack of restrictions on
male students at Carolina allows 'them to
wander at will.
Many students take part in campus ac
tivities only when the city offers them no
more entertainment. The proposal to move
the university, voted down in the legislature
in 1945, may have been desirable. At least
it would have centered activity around the
campus rather than around the city of
Columbia.
Part-time jobs in Columbia offer students
employment. Many of these part-time stu
dent employees need jobs to help meet ex
penses. Others take employment to provide
them with more spending money during the
year. There, too, lies a problem.
Its highly desirable for students to be
self-supporting and willing to work, but the
fact remains that it robs them of a part of
normal student life. We can see no imme
diate remedy to this situation. After all,
money is money.
A committee has been organized by APO
for the purpose of investigating the "school
spirit" aspect on the campus. Perhaps an
investigation will shed more light on this
bothersome subject. It seems to us that it
will take a lot of work to improve school
spirit. Maybe there will at least be enough
interested students to make the study.
-JWR *
e Friendliness
seniors to dinner. This year the gesture of
friendship has been continued.
It is not the policy of the Gamecock to deal
in personalities, but we cannot help but com
ment on this observation in view of such
attachment and response to students and
campus life.-JWR
d Going Up Again
Mambo bandleader Perez Prado
will make an extensive tour of
the U. S. He obtained a special
immigration permit from his na
tive Cuba to enable him a longer
stay here.
Record news: Eddie Fisher
was named top recording person
ality of the last year in a "Down
Beat"-conducted poll of over
'"' 2,000 disc jockeys. The jocks also
named Bob Manning and Eartha
I Kitt as most promising new
p.. comers, and Les Paul-Mary
Ford's "Vaya Con Dids," Frank
kChackfield's "Ebb Tide," and
Stan Freberg's "St. George and
V James the Dragonet" as top records .. .
lie Ralph Marterie Mercury Records has formed a
rng, and Broadcast new label, Em Acy, which will
11 publish the top be devoted entirely to jazz. Jazz
rint orchestrations enthusiast and promoter Bobby
bands and combos. Shad will head the operation...
the Kelton high- Label "X" will begin an extensive
,ill award the first jazz reissue program starting off
a console model with the works of Jelly Roll Mor
Iges now include: ton, Benny Moten, Jimmie Lune
n of Capitol; Hugo ford, and the original Dixieland
RCA Victor; Paul jazz band . .. Bob Theile of Coral
nbia; Milt Gabler, Records signed the Jackie Cain
lie Stearns, Broad- Roy Kral singing team, who
me. Remember, all formerly did hop-styled chirping
id for entry in this for the Charlie Ventura band . ..
est is your song Al Hibbler, ex-Ellington vocalist,
fully-signed entry recorded an album of Ellington
year's subscription tunes for Norman Grans' new
t"label, Norgran . .. Scheduled for
* * A pril release in Victor's jazz pro
nan starts a n nth- gram is a new Barbara Carroll
Europe this april. piano album, and singles by Don
to the band for the Elliott, Mundell Lowe, and Bobby
mimer Chuck Flores Dukoff. A reissue set of Lionel
r Al Porcino . . . Hampton all-star masters Is also
bisbanded to take an promised.
ation . . . Chet * * *
St took off on an DOWN BEAT'S FIVE STAR
with stands slated .DISCS
il.adelphia, and Bos- Popular
cohort on records, Ray Anthony - "Sign Post"
an, also is in the (Capitol 2728)
astern invasion . . . Ralph Marterie - "Big Noise
rtland's new band From Winnetka" (Mercury
v York's Metropole 70328)
ly had a non-jazz The Commanders - "Kantueky
'artland unit clicks, Boogie" (Decca 29048)
o on a jazz kick . .. Frank Davis - "Lonesome
o of dance bands- Road" (Decca 29026)
'te Rugolo, and Dan Sam Donahue-Billy May-"-Ill
seIr first releases and Sam" (Capitol 2759)
Columbia will put Tommy - Jimmy Dorsey -
dance sides every "Marie" (Bell 1028)
ating the bands in Billy Eckstine-"Lost in Love
tioned order . . . liness" (MGaM 11a94)
lid ENT CITV OF
OMMR' AnAE AND RFMT C
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JOHN DUFFY
Is Liberty A
Poor Couni
"The serious anti-Communist is
interested in seeing that people
have decent homes and enough
to sat and in removing class,
religious and nationality bar
riers."
In Chicago last Friday Bishop
Bernard J. Sheil, a Roman
Catholic prelate, who is justly
reknowned for his work with
Catholic youth, reminded his
audience of this important fact.
Since Korea in 1960. and now
in Indo-China, we have been in a
war with aggressive Communism.
We have faced Communism as a
military threat. In spite of what
"the bleeding hearts of the right
wing" say, we have largely ac
complished our primary military
objective-to halt Communist ag
gression.
Meanwhile on the domestic
front there has been a battle
against Communist subversion.
The real Communists have been
rooted out. Two of the major
spies have been executed, and the
rest are In prison. By 1950 we
had won this battle too even
though some of the rear rank
troops headed by the senator
from Wisconsin are not yet aware
of the fact.
However, one Important phase
of the world-wide struggle
against Communism haa been
eclipsed by our emphasis on mili
tary action and the roting out of
spies. We have Ignored the Ideol
ogical phase. We have forgotten
that in order to preserve eur
system of capitalism we mist
"sell" it to our allies. Perhaps
the fact that we have partially
failed to do this explains why so
manty Americans loek with favor
Parade 0:
PUGILISM AND POLITICS .. .
(By Ivan Kaye, sports editor
of the University of Michigan
Daily).
Two decades ago there ap
peared 'on the campus of Mil
waukee's Marquette University a
young amateur boxer whose un
orthodox style drew the imme
diate and prolonged attention of
the local fight fans.
The student, from nearby
Appleton, would begin each con
test by rushing from his corner
and raining blows on a usually
very surprised and flustered ad
versary. It was his custom to
swing wildly, hoping that some
where he would strike a weak
point and thus incapacitate an
opponent.
(His style was colorful and sel
dom did one of his bouts lack
excitement. He was, in fact,
acknowledged to be a real croiwd
pleaser.
There was, however, a calcu
lated method behind the plan of
attack which to onlookers might
have seemed haphazard. The
sudden onslaught with punches
being thrown from all angles and
with great rapidity was almost
guaranteed to bewilder the aver
age college boxer...
Today, 20 years later, Joe Mc
Carthy is still swinging wildly;
still raining blows from all angle.
IN MLESTni A DEmTRowED by
14 IN *U AS MA AS IT iME.
done What
tries Want?
an dictators like Franco. You
don't have to sell a Spainard
anything; you just buy Frane.
Converts to our American sys
tem will not be made in India by
describing the benefits of living
in a free community to the In
dian. He is more interested in
just living. We must mtake sure
that the capitalist system offers
a living to all the people of the
"free" world. Otherwise freedom
means only the freedom to starve.
Patrick Hery said, "Give me
liberty or give 'me death." But
it is not disrespectful to note that
in addition to liberty, Henry had
a comfortable income and owned
enough land to make a living.
The idea of liberty has never
prospered in a community living
below the margin of subsistence.
What does "liberty" mean to
the Chinese peasant who lived
for twenty years under the cor
reption and mismanagement of
Chiang? What does It mean to
the Judo--Chinese ruled by France
as an imperialist power whose
Only interest before the war was
exploItation? What does It mean
to the South African living under
khe racial Idimcy ad snobbery
of a Malase? The word "liberty"
to the man who has never known
the reality of liberty Is exchanged
at a profit for three bowls of rice
a day. The reality of liberty can
anly exist when man is freed
from total suhjugation to the
struggle for existence.
Bishop Shell has reminded us
of this fact. We must make life
worth living for the vast major
ity of men in the free world by
giving them decent housing, ade
quate food, and real equality. We
can expect no man to fight on
our side whom we cannot offer
not only "liberty," but "life and
the pursuit of happiness" as well.
[ Opinion
in the hope of striking an adver
sary's weak point.
The stakes are much higher
now, however, since national
Publicity attends each of the
seator's exhibitions In the arena
of political pugilis; but the
philesophy behind his cembative
nmethod is unchanged...
Only one thing kept Jee Mc
Carthy from beomlsng an out
standng ealieglate bones--the
fact that his unorthodox style
wa strangely lmetoctual when
used against any opponent who
had ~epiemes.
Ns found It extremely diff I
cult to sesasfully practice
ronghous tactics on boxers who
retane their composure, and did
not fluster or oollapee at his
initial barrage. In these en
cats MmOirthy sually came
out seeand beat, although he al
uays managed to display groat
tenacity even when being soundly
thsbsed.
Lost week, riding the crest of
an improesive knockout string,
aehiened at the expense of the
ineuperienced, MoCarthy tried
the moedern-day vebal counter
part of 'hi loege roughouse
treatmset on an "old pro"-eadio
com-mnato Edwrd R. Murrow.
. .. Once again, displaying the
usual tenacity, he emerged a
decided second boat.
AL TISON
Writer T
Depressio
In the beginning there was
Roosevelt, and all was void and
bankrupt. There was nothing.
Then Roosevelt said, "Let the
banks close," and the banks
closed. And he said, "Let there
be wo* for the multitudes," and
there -was work-and finally he
said, "Let the depression be
over." And sure enough, only
twelve years later, after the U.
S. began WW II, the depression
was over.
Now, some thirteen years later,
and at the apparant end of our
prosperity, it is thought by some
that the adjustment we are now
experiencing is the beginning of
another depression.
Not so, say the GOP-our
economy has been so wampted
up during the past 12 to 18 years
that people who have never
worked before made so much
money that they bought houses,
cars, and all manner of low
income luxuries that they would
not have been able to afford even
if Roosevelt had said, "Let the
poor people be rich."
So, these same people (consti
tuting about 20 per cent of the
total labor force, which officially
marks a depression when five per
cent or more of the total become
unemployed) are groaning, moan
ing and gnashing their teeth be
cause they not only now have In
secure Jobs, but less income
perhaps the housewife should re
turn to the house, and the up
stairs maid to the upstairs. This
solution would be fine, and prob
ably would solve our economic
problems; but people are people,
mnd as such, have certain rights,
among them the present of hap
piness.
But at the same time, our
economic system is competitive
and as such, has certain rules
"that you must follow when you
play."
Collegiate..
THE MIDDLEMAN ...
(From the Oracle, Tennessee
Polytechnic Institute).
Somebody said the back seat
of a car is the only place where
you can get In more trouble than
editing a college newspaper.
. . . You're always in the mid
dle. The private has to answer
to the sergeant. The general Is
responsible to the president. The
president has to worry about the
vicissitudes of the voters. And
the editor gets it from both ends.
...Before we took over we
heard students gripe . . . about
"spineless, scared, sissy" editors.
So we vowed we wouldn't be
like that. We wrote a few mildly
controversial pieces. We got Into
hot water with the powers that
be, but nothing from the stu
dents except an occasional "fine
idea, we're behind you."
. .. We finally decided we were
too little to wage single-handed
battles against customs, tradi
tions, and such things. We grew
afraid . . . So we had fun. We
didn't wage any big campaigns.
We didn't advocate firing any
body, or locking up the house
mothers in the county jail...
Maybe someday we'll grow up
and be that inspired, crusading
journalist we've always dreamed
of being. Maybe not. Maybe
we'll always be a spineless auto
CROWING FO0
UNIVERSITY OF!
Manbe,a of Assoela
EDITOR .. .. .. .. ....
MANAGING EDITOR .....
EUSINESS MANAGER .. .
ASSISTANT MANAGING E
NEWS EDITOR ..........
SPORTS EDITOR .........
SOCIETY EDITOR ........
FEATURE EDITOR. ..
CAMPUS EDITOR ........
CIRCULATION MANAGER
ASSISTANT BUSINESS Mi
STAFF R:
Faris Gils Bobby Alford, J1. 1
Parrish, Mike Lovejoy, Bob Y
C0LUI
John Duffy, Faris Giles, J. Al
Brown.
BUSINEI
Wes Sanders, Al Perry, Gibb:
a CARTO
hinks No
n Coming
To solve this dilemna, the
Democrats provide supplemen
tary income from the goverii
ment, and the standard of living
stays high-but the .people .be
come more and more depend
on the Great White Father.
The R6publicans, on the otJ&er
hand, provide the cailtalists 4(th
encouragement -smd lower taes
so that they can create jobs and
income for the people, so that
they (the people) can buy the
products that they (all the peo
pie) are making.
This latter solution does not
fully take care of the war-time
employed people and therefore,
they are pretty mad because they
are "poor" again. However, the
difference in their incomes and
resulting buying power is iso
slight that, as we all know, prices
have not changed much.
Also, with the increasing uses
of the H-bomb, et al, the oat
of preparing for war or pel t
ing our defenses and military
contracts will be much less, and
the reduced need for employees
will further add to the "poor
again" people number.
Well, hell, are we going to
have to sell the car, forfeit 'on
the house mortgage, and give up
golf on Sunday? This columnist
says no.
We will have to begin compet
ing with our allies in foreign
trade, and this will mean a reduc
tion in our selling prices, em
ployee wages, and all of the
other parts of the capitalistic
system-this is an adjustment,
not a depression! And those who
find that they have difficulty in
earning the same amount of'
money as they earned in the past
ten years will have to gradually
enter a more competitive enter
prise, and they will in turn pro
vide jobs for those who are "poor
again," and who want to regain
their relative financial status.
Clio
Clippings
maton. But we repeat, we've had
fun ...
CANADA: THE COLORFUL
MARITIMES . . .
At Maritime University, Hali
fax, Nova Scotia, coeds grew
weary -of seeing the same old
faces in their morning mirrors.
They experimented by wearing
green lipstick, but were discour
aged by shocked males on the
campus.
NO FIGHTS FOR
THE GIR LS .. .
A time-honored spring tradi
tion bit dry dust at the Univer
sity of Washington recently when
sororities officially outlawed
water fighting.
The sororities are to be gov
erned by a Panhellenic ruling
that says, "Any sorority partici
pating in, or encouraging in any
way, water fights . . . is subject
to a minimum penalty of $1 to
$5 a member and a maximum
penalty of $1 a member and
social probation for one qua r."
But just because the w3men
don't want to fight is no sign
the men are ready to quit.
The interfraternity council has
no policy -on water fights "unless
they become violent."
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