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Letters to the Edit Who's Wh4 McElveen, Deear Editor, Every year one or more de serving people are not listed in Who's Who, and every year some indignant senior feels he must write the Gamecock expressing his, or her, concern. The present method of selection is far from perfect, and I'm sure any con structive suggestions would be appreciated. The author of the article in last week's Gamecock, however, is apparently not too well informed and was a bit care less with his remarks. So, I must make a feew comments. In the first place, if my con cerned friend had read the whole article instead of just looking at the list of names, he might see that both students and faculty composed the committee. Ac tually, the faculty made the final selections using nominations from the studEnts. It would be unfair to leave it to the faculty entirely because they don't know many of the students personally. Conse quently, they couldn't judge per sonality and character. In regard to his question con cerning the kind of academic record considered, I believe the people selected were above aver age scholastically. However, that is not the prime factor in my opinion, even though I am very proud of him for not sacrificing his "high academic standing." But the things which particu larly annoyed me were the state ments regarding the student noninating committee. I hap pened to be on that committee. purely by virtue of office. Yes. I am grateful to say I was named for the honor, but I'd like to make it very clear to you that my name was not included on my list of nominations, and I'm sure that was true generally. Further more my selections were based on my knowledge of the people involved, not on their fraternity. Perhaps I am too resentful of "Friend's" inferenices to make sense right now, and can talk to him more logically later if he cares to discuss it further. My name is not "Withheld by Request," and lie can find me at the address below. Dan McIntyre Ten. 22, Rm. 2 * * * Comrade McElveen Dear Editor, Comrade Ben McElvcen is try ing to create a problem where none exists. Walter White has <aiid that no one but a person of low mentality would d1esire to alttend( the University of South (Carolina. Certainly then, any Negro who appIlies for admission here does so without White's end1(orsemenlt. Since W a I t e r White is the unconteste'd rep)s resentative of Negro opinion, it is evident that everyone is satis fied with th tau quo except lIen McElveen. What then is the reason for McRiveen's sudden agitation? I can find no sensible reason for it. If he is trying to elevat.e his soul or something of the sort, what kind of a soul does a man have who would gladly subhject his fellow students to what would he a highly tense, even explosive, situation to satisfy his own prim, smu~gr standards of morality? Is it possibh. that he just wants to irritate his fellow students? He would he doing most Negroes no lavor b)y inciting them to attend this school. The standards are CROWING F4 UNIVERSITY OF MIesber of Associ Foundd fanaryv 30, 1908, wIti editor, "fbe. Gscoe" La pubi Uaiversiy of Somth Carolina we ear es ende and dui by colma efl er. of 'rb. Onsecock. endee.eet. The right to edit EDITOR .......... MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT MANAGING)1 NEWS EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR SPORTS EDITORS SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS M~ BUSINE Kat Anthony, Carol STAFF R Bertha Gardner, Doina Hal Babb, Dianne Woodside, Son Derhamn, Louise Matthews, Herbert Bryant, Wray Davis hart, Carol Shockey, Pat Loni COLU A1 Tison. T. E. Brown, or 5 Selecto Tison Drav high and so is the percentage of failures. One is lEd to wonder what induced Ben McElveen to enter what he considers such a "back ward," "asinine" and "stubbornly prejudiced" university. Surely he was aware of these features when he entered! If McElveen feels that he would benefit personally from association with Negroes on a cultural plane, I suggest that he transfer immediately to either Allen or Benedict University. I am not altogether convinced that he would be accepted as an equal there, but I believe that he would find the experience highly illuminating. My belief, incidentally, is that the "Separate But Equal". doc trine is best for South Carolina at the present time. Bill Bolt Dear Sir: I see that Ben MeElveen in his column has seen fit to reopen the sore question of desegrega tion. I hope that I may be able to disinfect, if not heal, the wounds. MeElveen seems to be quite sincere in his opinions, as he should be. Though his views are interesting, iteration and re iteration, repetition and more repetition, do not constitute proof. He fails to show how the few facts he cites prove that the university should end segrega tion. All change is not progress. He professes to be "broad minded" and "foresighted," two admirable characteristics, yet he heaps all manner of printable abuse on those who have an honest difference of opinion. Is this fair? I agree with McElveen's idea that it might be wise to have the students dide the question. I suggest that a poll of all the students should be taken to determine their views. The poll last spring by the Gamecock showed that about three-fourths of those who answered by mail favored segregation. MeElveen says that if the majority does not agree with him. "they must step as ide." If the majority does agree with him, I believe that they shouhl be permitted to re main, nevertheless, being "en dowed with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," by the I)eClaration of Independence. Though I hate to say this, I would like to venture one opinion. I consider this article one of the %%orst examples of racial bigotry (violent and intolerant opinion), that I have seen lately. I am sorry to have to say this. Sincerely, John Harllee Trison's Column D)ear Editor, Not only has Mr. Tison been "left at the starting line while unconsidering sinners go charg ing down the race track of sue eess," but I dlon't think he knows which way to run. It's unfortu nate' that so-called Christians dlon't seem to have the vaguest idea of where Christianity starts and where it leads to. -A goodl Christian is one who is Christ-like. From this we catn see that there isn't a good Chris tian in the town of Columbia. So we leave off any adjectives; do the best we can and call our selves Christians. Starting from this premise I ~coc&L )R A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA aged Coliegiate Press Robert Elliott Cosnales as the fbst shed by and for the students of the ekly, en Fridays, during the eollege -Ig ez==mlnntlons. aitt ad letter writers are not neces Pnblihinag does not entitnte ae BILL LEGGITi JACK BASS D. J. SALLEY t,DITOR Betsy Ehrhardt Patsy Penney Carolyn McClung Bobby Alford, Mike Lovejoy Joanne Carnes Dew James Al Tison ANAGER Billy Bruce SS STAFF Shockey, Jack Bourne. EPORTERS le, Margaret Bauknight, Carole Ia Riffle, Myrna Ritchey Clare Barbara Driver, Kleran .'rihey, ,Sue Furbeck, Mary Alice Car gmire, Kat Anthony. MNISTS :tan MElveen. o aheron. Defended;'. C .. 7 Criticism would consider it reasonable for someone who calls himself a Christian to read the Bible and get a few basic concepts of what it mean; to'be a Christian. After reading Mr. Tison's edi torial, I came to the conclusion that he has a very poor knowl edge of how a Christian should act, think or be. He states, " . . . how can a man rightly consider the people who will be lojing money . . . when he is selling stocks on the exchange in order to retain faith in himself, since his success de pends on his ability to make money." In other words, "dog eat dog and every man for himself." Christ says, "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. Fear ye not therefor, ye are of more value than many sparrows." Matt. 10: 29, 31. Again he says, "And why take ye thought for raiment? Con sider the lilies of the field, how Lhey grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet say I unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." Matt. 6:29. I wouldn't worry so much about being a success, Mr. Tison. If I were a Christian I'd take Christ at his word and trust him to take care of me. Now I don't mean by that that you should sit back and do nothing; (1o your best and He'll (1o the rest. Mr. Tison also asks, " . . . is it worth while to ask for forgive ness for things that we can't be sure are sins. Wouldn't it be more Christ like to worry about whether or not we have remembered to ask forgiveness for all the sins we ,have committed ? I can guaran tee Mr. rison, as well as anyone else reading this, that they have sinnel innumerable times this very day. For instance, one of the commandments given us was that we should love the Lord our God with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our mind, and our neighbors as our selves. Which one of you have (lone that this day? You may say, "What's the use of trying at all?" Well, that's part of being a Christian. It would be absolutely hopeless if it wasn't for Christ. In John 3:16, 17 it says "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have ever lasting life. For God sent his Son into the world not to con dlemn, but that the worldl through him might be saved." I could go on, Mr. Tison, and quote the entire Bible to you, but I wvouldl much prefer that you readi it yourself. You sound like a crazy, mixed-up kid when you say, "Howv can one enjoy college' and follow such exacting rules ? D)oes it include dlrinkjng beer? Glad, sounds awful !" Your p)rob)lem is a lot bigger than that! Sincerely, - Robert Karl l)ISCwise at D)OWN BEAT' POPU1LAR: Leroy Anderson "Sandpaper Ballet" (Decca)... Old1 shuffle beat with new gim mick . . . makes for easy listen ing; Tony Martin-"My Bamn bino," "Restless Heart"... (RCA ) "Blambino" is grade A lullaby material; Judy Garland "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Decca) . . . "Christmas" is simply and tastefully done. JAZZ: Dave Brubeck-"Dave Brubeck at Storyville: 1954" (Columbia 12" LP~ CL 590) Per formance all the way through is magnificent; Kid Ory-"Musk rat Ramble," "When the Saints Go Marching In" (Good Time Jazz EP 45092) Authoritative version of "Muskra,t" by the man who wrote it. (CLASSICAL: L,eonardl Bern stein-"Symphony No. 6" by Tchaikovsky (Decca DL9718 12"). Bernstein conducts the Stadium Concerts Symphony Orchestra of New York. Robert Casadesus "Piano Concertos Nos. 24 and 21;." by Mozart (Columbia M14901 12") Casadesus with Col. Symphony Orchestra, George Szell conducting. "Here comes Smedley, no on his exam." JACK BASS Who's Who DeservinA An unidentified someone made' some rather biting remarks about the selections of Who's Who in last week's Gamecock. He had some good points, too, but was way off base on other points. We can't agree with him at all in half-accusing the students named to the committee of push ing forward their own names. These studcnts were chosen to help with the selection purely because of offices they held, of fices of honor and trust. I doubt very seriously if any of the five put their name on their lists of nominations. But there is a question of which officers on campus should submit lists. For example, the "Y" had two votes with the YW and YM being represented. On the other hand, none of thv three men's honor organizations were represented, although A 1 1) h a Kappa Gamma, woMen's honor service sorority, was represented. AKG should gct a vote because it can help recognize just who is outstanding and deserving enough to be honored. For the same rea son, Blue Key, ODK, and KSK should have gotten a vote. Not jnst to get some of "their boys" Frank Sina Down B( Frank Sinatra swept the male singer sweepstakes in the 19th "Down Beat" Annual Readers' Poll by the largest vote in the history of the selections. Just a few short years ago practically forgotten and unsung, the former Tommy Dorsey bandsinger is now back on the heap again. Now on Capitol llecords he has had several hits this year, along with many successful albums and his Academy Awvard winning per formance in a nion-singing role in "From Here To Eternity," along with his television shots, have all added to the tremendous build-up wvhich even exceeds that which he had in the early '40's. Stan Kenton took first place in the Hall of Fame classification which found Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman runners-up. In the second-year-in-a-row running slot Ella ,Fitzgerald won the female singer plaque andl Stan Kenton took another award for the jazz band. Dave Brubeck not only won the small combo hat again, hut also won the Top Jazz P'ersonality along with coming in second to Oscar Peterson in the p)iano classification. Lee Brown repeated in the dance band divi sion while The Four Freshmen swept the Vocal Groups. Top Pop Female Personality rightly went to Rosemary Clooney andi Lucy Ann Polk, and Tommy Mercer again won the top band singer roles. Ruth Brown won the R&B Top Personality andi Perez Prado, Top Latin-American Personality. Making up the 18th All-Star hand are Chet Baker, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, bari tone sax; Buddy D)e Franco, clarinet; Oscar Peterson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Johnny Smith, guitar; Shelly Manne, drums; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Art Van Damme, accordion; andI arranger, Pete Rugulo. Miscellaneous In strument headings were won by Don Elliott, mellophone; John Graas, French horn; Bud Shank, flute, Candido, bongos andi Oscar Pettiford, cello. POP NEWS-For what is believed a first, the winner of the "Down Bat" sngwrting w; let's ask him how he did Overlooks r Student in but to see that deserving stu dents who may not be active in the "Y" or student government -not be overlooked. The other five votes belong to the student body president, honor board president, and deans of men, women, and faculty. YMCA, YWCA and AKG votes make a total of eight. But in last week's letter, the nail was cracked on the head when Nameless said, "Actually, most of the students are worthy of such an honor. Then there were a fcw who weren't." There was at least one senior on this campus who should not have been left out and probably more. This particular man is currently president of a men's honor fraternity, has headed several important planning com mittees in the past, has grades in the top 10 per cent of his class, works over 15 hours a week, holds a high elective post on campus, and is past president of his fraternity. He was not named to Who's Who, however. We do not question the integ rity of any of the selectors but do feel that representation is poorly distributed. tra Sweeps tat's Poll contest, an ex-GI, has been signed to a major recording com pany, not as a composer, but as a performer. Glenn Vandall, who has been singing under the pro fessional name of Tommy Rock well for the past six months, was pactedl by Joe Delaney, general manager of Label "X," RCA sub sidiary, last month as a singer ...Les Paul and Mary Ford are taking a European jaunt. Cou ple's four-day-old daughter diad Nov. 29 . . . Guy Lombardo is filming a television series of 39 with guest stars called "Guy Lomibardo and His Royal Canad ians" . . . Mood music is really coming into its own with RCA reporting more than a million copies of its Mood series sold last year . . . Pete Rugulo broke up) his orchestra, after a very promising start, because of lack of work but may re-form if he hits with a record or two . . . Lee G;ordon andl Benn Reyes are bringing Nat Cole dIown under into Australia for his first tour there, starting Jan. 4 for twc weeks for a reported $40,000. JAZZ BEATS-Two memorial sessions for the late Hot Lipr Page raised $5,000 for his family . . . Stan Kenton's first discovery for Capitol Records under his plan for discovering talent is the Al Belietto Trio, which he re cordled in Chicago . . . Gus Cousinaeu has joined the Muggsy Spanier group as drummer.. Also on the changing front Gene Krupa replaced Teddy Napolenr at the piano with Bobby Scott .. Candido has been added to the Sarah Vaughan, Count Basle Erroll Garner, George Shearing andl Lester Young package whicl starts on tour Feb. 11 for r month . . . With Phil Urso re placing Russ Freeman In the Chet Baker combo, it's hopefu that many of the old Gerry Mul ligan arrangements will comi forth again . . . Epic Records i coming out with an "Epic ii Jazz" series this year includinj a Bunny flerrigan Memorial al bum among others . . . Osca Peterson Trio will do back groundl music for the animate< film, "Finlan's Rainbow," now I1 prodluction . . . Duke Ellingto1 has been set for a European tout starting the end of February o DEW JAMES Coeds In K ResembIeW THE LATEST FAD, namely knee-socks wearing among co eds "Just ain't got it" according to an unofficial poll of the men who look at 'em on campus. As a representative of popular male sentiment, we quote Jack (Christian Dior) Bass, noted authority on women's wearing apparel, from North (Yeah that's a town): "These 'long johns' make co-eds look like war orphans . . . considerably so when their altitude reaches above the nether regions of the skirt." However, the Northman does not frown upon knee-sock wearing with Bumuda shorts. This time of year seems a bit chilly for Bumuda shorts. * * * It must have been a Christmas tree . .. It was last Monday and raining. We were on our way to our 2:00 o'clock class when down the walk we heard such a squeak ing, we immediately halted and started peeping. And there it was-a co-ed with a cedar, all of two and a half feet long. This didn't trouble us too much, but the squeaking did. On nearer view, we saw that she pulled behind something re sembling a grocery cart. In it, packages. Maybe she was play ing Santa Claus to her big sisters. She looked like a pledge. T. E. BROWN McCarthy Is Propaga In answer to Mr. Steve Roberts, self-named "True Amer ican," who last week took issue with this author about the other "True American," Joseph Mc Carthy, let us begin with congra tulations to him on being, at any rate, a true and perfect disciple of Mr. McCarthy. We extend these congratulations because it is quite evident from his letter that he has become a complete and helpless victim of the egoti stical and emotional propaganda which we attacked in the column that so aroused Mr. Roberts. Taking Mr. Robert's stand paragraph by paragraph let us say first that regardless of his disbelief in the American system of bringing criminals to justice there are some others besides Joe wvho are fighting Communism while at the same time maintain ing the-basic American principles of liberty andi due process. At Mr. Robert's request we name a fewv such as Mr. Eisenhower, Mr. Hoover, members of the FBI and the Justice Department. Thus far these are the ones who have been most responsible for the jailing of Communists. Mr. Roberts urged that we not make a hasty dlecision about Mr. McCarthy and claims that those who are not "prejudiced against" McCarthy have thought the issue out thoroughly and therefore come logically to his support. We should ask Mr. Roberts if in making his decision for Mc Carthy he has bothered to list extensively the methods usedl by McCarthy in his so-called fight against Communism. After mak ing such a list we should dare him to venture over to McKissiek Library andl draw from its shelves several books: one giving a history of Hitler's rise to power, one covering Mussolini's dlictatorship, and one relating the methods usedi by the Coin munists in gaining control in Russia. This author made such a comparison almost a year ago and the parallel between Mc Carthy's tactics and those of Hitler, Mussolini, and Lenin (and his successors) was surprising, to say the least. It easily dlecided the issue for us. ICollegiate Add "Hazards" of Night Driving... LO)S ANGELES - (.'CP) -.. Tintedl automobile windshieldls can be a significant haza'd to night driving, according ithainz, SHaber, UCLA professor :n trans portation andi traffic fnginner ,ing. r Studies have ind cated t ont nee Socks. arOrphans On the subject of St. Nick We were in journalism lab the other day seriously discussing the errors in the latest ed%on of "The Old Proof Press,' ex perimental journalism school student newspaper, when the relatively normal calmness and quite of the classroom was en vaded by hearty peals of laugh-* ter from the jolly old elf, lurking in the halls. The bold fellow wandered with no hesitation into class with a package for the dean, and made his exit with as much noise as he entered. . . C JUST TOO PRETTY-Accord ing to "The Bulletin," State Teachers College student news paper at Emporia, Kan., Miss Joan Gavin, frcshman at .Kan sas University, has complained because 1,200 male !IVents gather daily for whistlin ses sions as the beauty passes going to,her 1:00 class. The president of the student council at Emporia State offered Miss Gavin relief from the "em barrassment and humiliation" by extending to her an invitation to transfer to his school. In the invitation, the president said men from Emporia State liked to look at pretty girls but beauties were not a rarity on his campus. "In other words," the president said, "you will be appreciated, not conspicuous." Supporter ada Victim There are several fallacies in Mr. Robert's letter which we must correct. It has been only in such totalitarian countri. as Communist Russia that the inno cent have been thrown into prison in the hopes of scooping up the guilty among them. This is not and never will be a practice of freedom-loving nations. It is a standing principle among demo cratic Americans that' it is much better to let a number of guilty men go free than to jail one innocent person. Mr. McCarthy does not agree with this because, as his actions have shown, he is more interested in the headlines than in defeating communism. His appetite is never satisfied until his victim, guilty or not, has been drawn and quartered. Mr. Roberts says that unless we cultivate more men like Senator McCarthy and give them a free rein and full cooperation we shall become a province of Russia. To quote Mr. Roberts, "The average person becomes sick at the thought of being under Red rule." Frankly, the thought of being under Red rule for some of us is not much more sickening than the thought of being under the rule of Mr. Mc Carthy. Essentially Joe is a fascist using communism as did Mussolini and Hitler to rise to power. We only hope that it. aver falls upon Mr. Roberts to be pe.rsecuted by McCarthy or by one of his dlisciples for beings "too true an American." After all, between the claims of the KKK and Mr. McCarthy to the right of being called the guiding principle of true Americanism, who knows who is "True" and who is not? But this is natural for both of these, for fascists always claim their country is their number one love. Mussolini was the "True Italian," and he fought communism; Hitler was the "True German," aml he fought communism; McCarthy is the "True American," and he fights communism. Strange coin cidence, -we should say (or is It?), that all three of these have such similar personalities, but as the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Clippings ity at night as nmuch as 415 per . cent, he saidl. Trhis is ot only hazardouis, under ' litions '? low bright ness e ' y poorly reflecting targets and'. ,ackcgrounds but it is also a problem ',r night driecrs, he said. Presently the or" . ':ine # of tintedi windshiel. ity to absorb radiant 'r it on not