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. 4 ppantorial 3 has become increasingly apparent as tebuildings get dirtier and dirtier that the l's~ janitorial system needs much im Yement. The university cut the mainte afce staff as -an economy measure. For iAity, one janitor was assigned to clean one 'building. After that building had been swept and the waste baskets emptied, the janitor had the rest of the day to sleep in the broom a dloset. Under the new system, clean-up crews go from building to building, sweeping and emptying waste baskets. Occasionally, a man comes in with a dust rag that is stiff with dirt, and after a couple of whacks at some, small spot, saunters out again. in a clgud"of dust, which immediately settles back on the naked spot left by the rag. Floors are carelessly swept and after the janitors have left, there ean still be seen cigarette butts, matches, small 'scraps of paper and the oily sawdust the janitors sprinkle. Closets are never swept, and the floor beneath a bed seldom feels the touch of a broom. When light bulbs burn out, it may well be several weeks before they are replaced. If a dormitory caught fire at night, a student would have to practically feel his way out. Unlighted halls and stairways are dangerous Students 1 Excused Ci Student Council has already appointed a committee and begun making plans for a special train to New York for Carolina's game with West Point next fall. In 1952 Council sponsored a train to New York and last year a special train carried students to Washington for the game with Maryland. On both occasions students making the trips recoived excused cuts. e doubt has been expressed by mem the committee as to whether or not dministration will give excused cuts, students going on the train will miss days of classes. The two previous trips have caused stu ents to be absent from classes'for only one day. The earlier trips to New York and Wash Letters to the Editor Reader Comme Fraternity Apo CAMPUS & BUILDINGS century with Dear Sir: hands of a not As a graduating Senior, let me janitor. take this opportunity to express I hope tho *npf gra'titude to the present ad- other, cleaner ministration for so greatly im- give me for re: proving working and living con- have a look a ditions at the university, they came to Carolina was indeed a sad What a pity looking spectacle when I first campaigns wh came to school here in 1960. as a great succ Probably the campus at the Uni- outside walls < versity of South Carolina wvas Name With then the most ill-kept of any college in the southeast. Paint BLUSHING C' was peeling from the buildings, Dear Blushing screens were rusted out, debris We, the me <was piled high in every corner, Chi Alpha h walks and walls were badly in have had calle need of repair, lawns were brown your letter to and path-scarred. Gamecock. W The recent campaigns to beau- that it seems tify the buildings and grounds of disturbing have worked miracles and the fairer sex. H pleasant appearance of the cam- fectly fair ab< pus makes me proud to say that feel that cer I went to school here. This is be noted, sinci one of the reasons 1 feel a twing te ilse of regret at leaving Carolina. ontemte The campus is so beautiful. I h is However, I leave the filthy thuhiwa dormitories with no regrets. th"Fyn After four long years of trying itn ncI 7, - to see through windows hazy NOaLmb with grease; after four long ta ews years of living in rooms that o rtri i~have Buch dirty floors that should acutino .a garment be dropped it must frtniesi be discarted; after four long Scnl,t years of watching the pitiful and hr nie somestimes hilarious farce of Lmd h *Jashing squads; after four long lctdi e y arew of wrestling with grit and b osbef 51%2, 'I leave gladly. As any wt h n %i&4 housewife can testify, it is drsao"x lell impossible to remove cvralo 4 hat has, in some instances, loae bew ~leetIg formore tan a the Chatel.r yatea Needs proveuent anytime. Possibly, the university feels that it is not their responsibility to keep windows clean in the dormitories. Some are so dirty that it is hard to look out and tell whether it is day or night. No loubt it is hard to keep the old build ings on the campus clean. They have been accumulating dirt for many years and it's not coming off easily. However, the newer buildings and those that have been remod eled could and should be kept cleaner. Perhaps a supervisor to go around with the clean-up crews would improve their work. Or, someone to make spot inspections would get the janitors on the ball. There has been a great improvemeht in the appearance of the grounds and the out side of the buildings. As one professor said, "It looks like somebody lives here, now." Grass and flowers have been planted and coke bottles, coffee cups, sandwich wrappers and copies of the Gamecock no longer litter the campus. This much improvement in the outward appearance of the campus seems to indicate that the buildings could be kept cleaner. Undoubtedly it will take time, money, and work, but the results will be well worth it. -BL ihould Get ats for Trip ington were very successful; partially be cause they were economically priced and well chaperoned. For these two reasons, a good many students who could not ordinarily have made such a trip were able to go. It's true, that only a relatively small per centage of the student body will go up on the train, but the trips give school spirit a much needed boost. We hope the administration will see fit to allow the excused cuts. With our present cut system, q- ie students will feel that they can't make the trip unless their absences from class are excused. They will feel re sentful if they don't get to go; especially since they have to buy tickets to all the home games, whether they want to see them or not.--BL nts on Campus; logizes to Coed a broom in the n oto vrteocpnso too conscientious thsscinAloyuddnt se friends from winstoayothofedg schools will for- itaios Eusing to let them Posbyyuhv. osil t my room when yoarenieycrctad,f visit,.o o r etil utfe the beautification tocmli.Hwvrhangt ich were cheered bodatt h ol napbi ess stopped at the nesaethtwalsemo f the dormitories,. aebe iigi an o held by Request vrebeoew enrdth )EDUSdomsem hadyusi Coed:fi,sicwercienotp mbers of Lambda cudb otce nodrt ave noticed (and rlyjs uhmsae.I dI to our attention) hrsu ob ige u o the Editor of the sc n"oo"a aigi e sincerely regret konta eaeteol that we are guilty bos(rgil'drm nth a member of the cmu hti fedn h owever, to be per- mmeso h poiesxb >ut the matter, we oe lnsadsm-lte c tain points should it is possible that cpns a little more light sicrlsoythtou av place, we feel that i os ueta ebr plainly stated that ms eflyca eoeetr ludle," who was so igtesca om,mnr n acting his bet, was feun nrcin r on a Chi, it was stated t cu nee h etkp ositively a member seofrl. ~, casting a second the reputation of Teeoeec n vr a general. ofr i icr plg oyu tough it would be antoaythrwomit to mistake the haebeofeddan,ite house, which is ftr,w ild u eybs ement 10, it might tobfulcldrtoketh r one not familiar bid rw eytgt rior of the boys' Tak o h eidr end" it enough to Sneeyyus irt of Tenement 9, Lo lwr ma our house and rsdn Possiy e e bda youhave APossba / --- T. E. BROWN Same Prol Us As Scl Examinations are upon us, and another semester comes to a close. As we depart from the spring semester to summer school, work, or vacation, per haps our companions and envi ronment changes, but neverthe less we fin dourselves still con fronted with the same great problems of our day, merely de bating them with a new group, considering them under new cir cumstances. And certainly they are problems to be seriously con sidered by each of us. With a list headed up by the segrega tion issue, the McCarthy contro versy, and the threat of further war in Asia, there is little rest for those really concerned. It is needless to repeat my stand on these issues now: it has been stated repetitiously already in these columns, and I suppose most of you would prefer that I keep my big mouth shut, but as we change situations, let each of us reconsider these in hopes of satisfying ourselves that we have found the correct position, the best solution. As to segregation, it is sug gested that all of us clear our minds of the antecedent opinions made under the influence of our parents, our society, and of politicians who have made and who are making political fodder of prejudices and h'atred. This is no time to listen to such demogogues as Herman Tal madge, but rather is a time wvhen we should examine our faiths ,as Christians, Jews, etc., and our beliefs as Americans. We should question seriously the opinions of those who criticize our Supreme Court in an ig norant way that shows first of all a complete lack of knowledge of the Constitution and the Court, and secondly a lack of real concern for a just solution. Our religions and our democratic FARIS GILES Senior Re Thoughts The time has come when the Seniors will be leaving USC to go out into the cruel world and makc a way for themselves. I am happy and a little sad to count myself among this group. I suppose there are many Seniors who will be thinking the same thoughts as I upon leaving this institution. It is good for us to sit down and evaluate exactly what college life has meant to us andi what it has done to shape our future lives. I came to the university as a transfer student from Davidsori College and felt the same way toward the university as I feel sure that many -new arrivali feel. Thi,s was a strange newl place--an institution of which] had heard much comment of good and bad nature. This was the hell hole school where drini ran out of the spigots. This was where the country clubbers hung out. USC was also the center of learning in our state. As time went on, I became increasingly aware that these first impres sions and pr.cnnepnioans were INTELLECTUAL GATHERINC >Aems Face hool Ends ideals hold the answer to this problem, and a dare is set forth to study them in a true effort to find the right track. As to the McCarthy dispute, we again should carefully ques tion the shouts of those who we know are after political gain. Above all, we should think twice, yes, three times, before associat ing democracy with McCarthy ism, or communism with anti McCarthyism. Fascism and Naz ism were just as rabid in their attacks on communism as is the people's friend, Joe, and it is somewhat surprising to discover an American using tacties similar to theirs while calling himself the judge of good Americans. It is another challenge to <dig deep in order to find the truth, to see who is really a true American and who is not, to see who is a real danger to democracy, and who best defeats communism: the fascist or the democrat. As to the Asian worry, watch it. Let us not become extreme isolationists, nor so set in our policies as not to be able to prevent a world war. Let us not forget the United Nations or what it was bought for (and the high price was World War II). Agi4 ti4 retcalnet exmnUu pnoso h whl- hn:amsino e Chia,herreogntin, etle ment inIndochna, et.,ith idalsholdn the answerhto this problem andcede oios set fothe finote rfnig trck. o olo the reto theirearha dipte prie againgol areflly qufeent tionithehrioutsnofnohosetohoewe knowg ar e ae political n. Abveallvsholdthnktwy e in eofCayowith ncarty ifa r frommueism tr a on that tere wutas sprid inr theicr acs oifrnt rommnsai the a-a somewhat shorpirigto dscoer ang mriape uing tacic miar toithersa wielling imselfi tees. Rudegres of goohAericns.ict isnanther calleng who dieeph inort finud the trhat toerewa wh sireall a tfigrue, meicn adewoi everyone seem wo is al real an decay,rto an wodinaryea communismow Ther aciere the emoat. Ase and thosia worryou dwdn'h poicese thnot saw hie abl itoal forge Hr ie ved Ntn or whit was bteoutd forlad.th Agi Tis al grelatiohlnge tod exne oure peiion begn the whoemintrad.iAgeione ofred Cina herwa reontoed stte mdent iIofhiRussetc. ina tHer ligh of mn informaion thatw But awshool o trou oa gahoengd their insights from . . . . - AL LANE . Honor Poi Damages S Other than the segregation issue, I feel that there is an other problem on the campus of the University of South Carolina. Before I charge into this prob lem I would like to state that my discussion is not one by a refused member but of a student who would like to impart his feelings on this subject. The problem which I would like to discuss is that old prob lem: school spirit. I would like to see it improved. To make a great improvement means at tacking one of the most honored organizations on the campus. So if that organization will take this as constructive criticism, .I would deeply appreciate it. The organization is ODK, and a good organization of which to be a member. How do you be come a member? Well, you have to accumulate so many points. And to my mind this is the evil working against school spirit. All of us have seen the point system in operation. It works like this: A student comes to the conclusion that it would be a great honor to become a member of ODK, which it is, and the said student looks around for organ izations that offer points for the student to become a member. First he joins the Boo-Boo Literary Society. For this he may get 10 points. Then he sees that the Chan-Chan Religious Club offers 10 points Of the members who make ODK, I say that they dleserve it soon come when the University of South Carolina would be one of the finest in the- Southeast. He inspired a new pride in us all, and gave us vision to look to the future as a great age of progress for our beloved school. Those of us who are Seniors see this new dream coming true, and regret that we have to leave before we can stay and see its final fulfilment. We will never forget the friendships which we made here. These will follow us as long as we live. We can never forget the knowledge we have acquired here in dlealing with our fellow man, as well as the knowledge from the books wg have studied. There have been disappoint ments as well. Life must have these. We have seen various CROWING F( UNIVERSITY OF Member.u of Assodi Uaiversity et South Cetofla. wa emnm.ase. The right to edit I EDITOR. MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT MANAGING E . NEWS EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR ' SPORTS EDITORS SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR. e CIRCULATION MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS M STAFF R Donna Hale, Bob Young, COLJU Fan Gilan, . Alle Collegiate Clippings It Just Slipped Out An Oregon State College stu dent talent show, which appeared at one of Portland's high schools recently, showed a lot of talent' for getting in dutch. A smutty joke in the show * suited in a chorus of shocked voices 'from parents, educators and the press. College President Dr. A. L. Strand promptly announced that "appropriate disciplinary actioW would be taken against the stu dents responsible for the offen sive joke." Producers\ of the show, along with the student body presient, sent letters of. apology to the offended high school. Said the dean of men, "It was never the intent of the show producers to use the off-color joke at the high school presenta tion, but it slipped out." nt System chool Spirit because the majority are out standing leaders. But the ones I am thinking of are the untold numbers who don't make ODK. The point system promotes not school spirit but a vast following of key collectors. I would like to state a few changes for ODK. One change is to pick students on their abil ity, not on how many organiza tions they are in. ODK at the University of Miami does this. A similar organization here at this university, Blue Key, does this. Another change would be to place organizations in catagories and pick members from these categories. An example wpild be to place the Gamecock, WUSC, and Garnet and Black in one of these groups. By doing this a student would %,*.have to join so many organizations." ~e]c6ulla join one of these groups and (o the work required for his mem bership. This in my opinion would do more for school spirit and for the other organizations on the campus than the point system now in effect. To prove my point, next semes ter require each applicant to sub mit a letter of recommendation from. the organizations that he has been in together with his application for ODK. And to those students wvho are trying to get into ODK remem ber this: no organization is worth the loss of pride. student organizations prostrate their noble goals and purposes in petty politics. We have seen persons who have failed to real ize their fullest capacities in studies as well as in extra curricular life. Perhaps these thoughts will not seem to be very coherent to many, but there are some *el ings that are impossible for the human to express through any medium. As a last word, perhap2( this would be a fitting summary' to this combination of feeling and emotion. The class of '54 has a school to be justly proudi of-for wvhat it has given them, for what they have given it, and for the future which holds noth ing but progress for USC. fCoc4 bR A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA sted Colieglate Press Robert Etlot Consales as th, flust shed by ad fe, the students of the es"id, eFw darindug the eenege Pbl&gdoes not constitute sa BILL LEGGITT .......JACK BASS D. J. SALLEY DITORt . 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