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Honor I This past week has been H4 Week. It is doubtful if Carolir any more honorable than the; Honor can't be taught in a wee say that it can't be taught at to be lived with for many yei appreciated and absorbed. Over the years there hai arguments against the hono: some of them are worthconsi When a student entes col of right and wrong are prett; Signing an honor pledge isn't any change in his life. The idea of having studei honor infractions of other st good on paper, but it doesn't well. Probably not one stude report another student for cl is doubtful if there is one in I Co 11 1,200 Men and a Girl LAWRENCE, Kansas-(ACP) -Mighty strange things hap pened out in Kansas at year end. A pretty, blonde freshman co-ed at the University of Kansas here didn't know what to do, because as many as 1,200 men students ganged up at 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in front of her classroom building to cheer and whistle as she walked by. "She caused mass near-riots," the Daily Kansan said. Two photographers for Life magazine followed her about the campus taking pictures for a possible picture story, the news paper said, but she would not discuss the matter with re porters. Over at Emporia. the student council president of State Teach ers College felt she would be much happier on his campus. "Our men like to look at .pretty girls, you understand, but beauties are not rarities on our campus," he wrote. "In other words," he continued, "you would be appreciated but not conspicu ous." Meanwhile, the Arkansas City Daily Traveler thundered in an editorial: "The University of Kansas failed to turn out foot ball players this year, but as a jelly bean factory it is tops. Witness the pretty co-ed being harassed by male students who must be successors to the panty raiders. ". . . There'll be days like that, and any girl appreciates a few whistles now and then . . . The incident would have been so much more pleasant if KU could have picked 11 men out of the 1,200 who could have stopped one op ponent on the football field this season," the editorial concluded. (Now how did football get into the act?) * * * Junior College Enrollments Booming (ACP)-Junior college enroll ment in the United States is continually increasing, Elinor Warren notes in a Daily Texan article. In 1952-53 there were 594 junior colleges in the rnation with a total enrollment of 560, 732. The 1953-54 summaries indicate that 597 junior colleges in the United States have a total enrollment of 622,765. "Surveys on the value of junior colleges indicate that the junior college student does as well as CROWING l' UNIVERSITY OF Member of Assoi .ademLset The ihO to edk EDITOR . MANAGING EDITOR . .. . BUSINESS MANAGER .. ASSISTANT MANAGING NEWS EDITOR ........ CAMPUS EDITOR .... SPORTS EDITORS... SOCIETY EDITOR... FEATURE EUDITOR. CIRCULATION MANAGE ASSISTANT BUSINESS I BUSIN Kat Anthony, Carc STAFF Bertha Gardner, Donna Ha Babb, Dianne W~oodside, So Derham, Louis. Matthews, Herbert Br'yanat, Wray Day hart, Carol Shockey, Pat Lo! UOL1 Al TIaon. T. Ei. Brown. eOne..e mor Emphasis port any studei a students are who the cheati v were before. as sympathy i k. Some people influence most all, thAt it has minds whether rs before it is It is entirel; might cheat hi ,e been many college and nei r system, and student gets ca deration. his neck over lege, his ideas The honor p] r well formed. on my honor n4 going to make or questionable have any honoi ts report the whether or not udents sounds who don't have work out very it. The honor s nt in ten will not practical. keating, and it Honor is a lot iO who will re- , got it or you a giate Clipp a junior or senior when he trans fers to a senior college as a student who attends a senior college his first two years," Miss Warren said. * S * (ACP)-Contact, monthly pub lication of Belmont Abbey (N. C.) College, headlines a story on dormitory menues: "What Food These Morsels Be." He Gets Better With Practice EAST LANSING, Mich. - (ACP)-In the wee hours of the morning, someone has been tak ing parked bicycles at a Mich igan State College dormitory and piling them atop one another into jumbled mounds of handlebars. The prankster's first pile was only a small one about 10 feet high, the Michigan State News estimated, and contained about 20 bikes. He got braver on his second try and made a pile a little higher, with a few more bikes added. The third time he really reached new heights. Students awoke to find their bicycles piled in a heap that reached the win dows of the first floor of the dormitory. Students Seek Information on Reds BOSTON - (ACP) - "As a student at Northeastern Univer sity, woufd you be interested in a series of lectures on the nature and effects of Communism?" The question was asked in a Student Union poll. Response favored such lectures 210 to 43, the Northeastern News reported. As a result, three lec tures on the theory of Commun ism, Communism in the United States, and International Com munism were sponsored by the Student Union. * * * Student Writing Soug'ht YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (ACP)-A new national review of the best college student writing will be edited by Nolan Miller and Judson Jerome, mem bers of the Antioch College En glish department. First issue will be published 'by Bantam Books in 1955. Subsequent is sues probably will appear an nually. Contributors will be limited to students at North American colleges, or those who have at tended such colleges within the past three years. Plans for the review, to be OR A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA lated Collestate Pree. b Robert EIWett Oam the i~et~ us b ndre heetdt teS .ety, Freddaru, d.rts Oh. eene .-- Pa.h.s doe meG ee..tlt.e. am Em reered. ...............BILL LEGGITT ..............JACK BASB . .. ... . * . D. J. SALLEY EDITOR .. ... . Betsy Ehrhardt . .. ... .. ..Patsy Penney . .. .. .. .Carolyn McClung ..Bobby Alford, Mike Lovejoy . ....... . .... ..Joanne Carne. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Dew James R .................. A l Tison I ANAGER ........Billy Bruce |088 ST AF F 1 Shockey, Jack Bourne. REPORTERS le, Margaret Bauknight, Carole nia Riffle, Myrna Ritchey, Clare Barbara Driver, Kieran Trihey, Is, ue Furbeele, Mary Alice Car sgmlre, Kat Anthony. JMNISTS. nen McElveenh Bobaroen. it for cheating, regardless of %r is. Personal feelings such nd friendship are bound to people in making up their to report a person or not. r possible that one student s way through four years of rer be caught, while another ught the first time he cranes somebody else's paper. edge states, "I will be bound >t to engage in any dishonest practices. . . ." People who are going to be bound by it they sign this pledge. People any honor can't be bound by ystem is a fine idea, but it is like sex appeal. Either you've in't.-BL in8gs called Campus Writing Today, include sections to cover stories, poems, portions of novels, short plays and sketches, essays and articles. Material must be un published, except in a campus publication, and must be recom mended by a member of the teaching faculty, the editors say, Deadline for the first. Issue is May 1, 1955. * * * Educational TV Progresses in Alabama UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA -(ACP)-Construction of a 200 foot television relay tower on the campus of the University of Alabama marks a step forward in the state's nearly *1,000,000 educational television set-up, the weekly Crimson-White reports. The Educational station will be operated by the university in conjunction with the Birming ham ipublic school system and Alabama Polytechnic Institute. "The significance attached to the erection of the tower is the realization of the 10th system of television education in the coun try," the Crimson-White said. * * * Juniors! Let Us to the Task!! SALT LAI(E CITY, Utah (ACP)-The chairman of the Junior Prom at the University of Utah resigned. A meeting was called for 4 p.m. Tuesday of junior class officers and other students to decide what action should be taken, as plans should be getting under way, the Daily Utah Chronicle chronicled. A reporter was sent to cover the meeting. Nobody came. * * * The Press Must Go on ROCK ISLAND, Ill.-(ACP) -When the power failed on the secondi floor of the .Student Union at Augustana Colleg4 here, the weekly Observer stafi chased students from their down. stairs bridge games and set ul shop in the lounge. * * * Middle Road Thought the Besl Road BELLINGHIAM, W A SH. - (ACP)-A question on admini strative control of the studen press by the .Western Washing ton Collegian brought out 21, per cent of censorship power, 71 per cent for advisory action only and 22%~ for absolutely no con trol. * * * Satire, Sarcasm, Laughter, Heckling, Ridicule, Name-Callin WHEN ME)N GET TIED U] GIRLS DRESSED UP, IT CALLa FOR A DRESSI.NG DOWN A KU. LAWRENCE, Kansas-(ACP -When a Kansas University et ed discards her white socks an saddle shoes and puts on hig heels, stockings, and a dress ft three days on campus andi class, things are likely to happe1 And when a male student got against the tarboo of ties at wears one for three days with white .shirt and jacket, there bound to be a hullabaloo. Forty-eight sociology studen here found out the hard wi what It means to "go again society," the Daily Kansan r ports. At the urging of the professor, the students agre to "dress up" for three straig days, not .tell anybody about tl experiment, and keep logs on t1 reatons. Log reports "showed how1 satire, sarcasm. laughter, hee JACK BASS Honor Has Mari It is hard to realize just how involved the question of the honor system at Carolina ean get. After sittig and beating out over 350 words toward a column, we've gotten more and more confused. First of all, every student at the university, if he eats and breaths, is a hypo crite. This can be taken for granted if we may safely assume that all students have signed the honor pledge upon entering the university. The pledge states, "I will be bound on my honor not to engage in any dishonest or questionable practices of any nature, and I will not be the means of an other's doing so while at the University of South Carolina." The very wording of this out moded, although high-sounding document, makes it impossible for anyone to live up to it. The word "questionable" should be struck from the pledge. There are few practices that by .some sLandards could not be considered "questionable." According to the debate held by the Clariosophic Literary So ciety Tuesday night on the Honor System, the pledge was intro duced almost 100 years ago under the presidency of James Thorn well, a man of almost puritanical ideals. This was at a time when South Carolina College consisted of little more than a hundred male students, many with the same background of South Caro lina aristocracy. At a time when the mere question of one's hono1 in South Carolina was enough t< provoke a duel. After the debate, which wai _ held as part of Honor Emphasi - Week, there was a question an< t answer forum with memibers o - the Honor Board answer-ing the questions. After it was brought out tha -no cases have appeared befor< the board this semester, it be came evident that Carolina eithe has a very honest student bod Iwhich does not cheat or ela 'that the present system of re B porting infractions of the honc r' principle is very inadequat ) ling, ridicule, and name-callin ~- the campus sub-culture attenmpte d to enforce and keep intact ii h rules," the article said. Or >r sociology sophomore reporti n that her best friend said "I thin 0- you're crazy. Crasy people < a5 crazy things--and you're crazy d "My aoommate," said anothe a co-ed, "didn't even want to we 's with me to class because ever; body was staring.". to A male student recorded tl iy following comment: "I think at tie is all, right if you have e- picture taken or to go to ir funeral or a wedding or so,n ed thing-but not every day. ht you keep that up, it'll be. a f he neral for you." he The comment to enad all cot ments was "It's so unKansani by To the instructor, the expel k- ment wa "a rousing success? DEW JAMES Midi Is Alread A WEEK TO GO and already midnight oil fumqs are pervading the campus. Actually, exams aren't so bad--if you pass you make a favorable impression on the old folks at home . . . if you fail (got to pass tQhree), you just prol9ng graduation, and everybody says school days are your best .days. (Dear Profs, we aren't craz.y about prolonging our school days!) Probably the most welcome aspect of exams is the all imlor -tant revitalizing holidays after the mark Is made-for better or for worse, and no jury is better able to differentiate between the two than those two chief justices by the name of Mom and Pop. * * * CHARTERED - Thus was written on the lighted $anel in front. The big, 42-passenger bus came cruising around the horse shoe last Wednesday night and rolled to a halt in front of the K. A. house. The driver asked for the bus's charterer, Mark Buyck, who was as bewildered as the rest of his frat brothers. Not to 'be outdone by the ap parent doing of a rival brother hood, the K. A.s, along 'with some S. A. E.s and A: T. Os, took up a small collection and steered the driver down Green to Sims and Wade Hampton Here the troop invited numerouE members of the fairer sex tc share in their good fortune anc after numerous acceptances, the5 were on their merry way to i drive-in. It is said that the pooi curb-hop was confused beyonc Letters to the Ed Repeatir Shouldn't I Dear Editor: -I am hoping that by writinj to you a matter which concern a great many students will comi to the attention of the Admini stration. I have heard a lot o: other students discussing th, matter of refresher courses ii math, and I'm sure they wouli all back up my suggestion. As you know, on the basis o entrance examinations, it i determined whether or not student will be permitted t enroll in Math 11 or 12, or wi be required to take ref reshe courses in Math 6 or 8, respe< tively. We do not object to tal ing the refresher courses, eve though they have to be paid fc at the same rate as other course andi we receive no college cred for them. But I do not feel thi a student should be requiredi spend more than one semesti in each refresher course. Afte a person has paid money at spent time in a course of th nature, he should be permitti to decide for himself whether< not he wishes to go into ti credit course (Math 11 or 11 and take his chances on passir that. Then, if he should fa the credit course, I believe I would still feel more willing repeat it, since it is a course 1 is require&J to know in his voc tion. He would certainly prof more by repeating the cred course than the refresher.] on the other hand, a stude of misleading students in -notice placed in all mail boxi t The notice outlined the pu yv pose and function of t,he Hon ni System and as an outline w h good. The objectionable featu -came at the top of the she where typed in underlined capil o letters were these words: CAR t LI.NA STUDENT EXPELLI t. FOR INFRACTION OF HON( Lt PLEDGE! -. There was absolutely no ref< ~- ence of any such case in the i ject matter and it was entir< a misleading to the reader. A d that isn't exactly being hone When pressed for an explai .tion, one council member si ii the false statement was pla< mn there to attract the reader.1 s- would hate to see the reaction ly the Gamecock would try a sti I-. like that. te One other aspect that mi us wonder was the statement or several council members thati mn honor system should be based s- fear. We don't believe anythi e- close to a majority of comi if menhabrs believe that far, Ilt System y Angles One question asked by a student was pointed directly at the honor council, a group of 24 students from which come the six-man honor board. The stu dent asked if it wasn't likely that sometimes during the course of Lhe semester, some member of the council hadn't seen cheating take place and if so, why wasn't it reported. One board member offered the defense that this was merely an allegation (which it was, of course), and another said that a board member is no more responsible than any other student for reporting an infrac tion. The allegation itself was not denied, however. But the point is raised as to whether a board or council mem ber is or is not more responsible than other students. We feel that in addition to his responsibility as a student, he has the added responsibility of a council mem ber to report an infraction. And here (it was stated at the beginning of this column that the issue was quite confusing) the question of infractions being reported by a student has been brought up again. In private conversation, we've heard many students flatly state that they wvere against this clause. They did not want to take the responsibility 'of reporting on fellow students. We heard stu dents frankly admit that at times they had cheated and others said they had never cheated at the university. We personally feel that there are a healthy percentage of studenti who have lived to the principl4 of never giving or receiving aic on a quiz. And many of thE students find it repulsive to wit ness cheating. Some have nevel witnessed it.. But this semester'. record o: tno cases reported seems to indi e cate that the student body as - whole does not feel obligated t< r report others whom they knos cheat or have cheated. It is especially a heavy respon Ssibility to place on a studen while he Is taking a quiz. Man; r students aim their concentratio -. at the quiz and find it too muc -to see if everybody else Is honor g able. d iSome professors put it up t as their classes wbether they war Le the honor system In effect or no id Many of these are the type thi kcan command the respect of stt 1o dents and they usually have su< ."cess. wr Too many professors take 1k shoulder-shruggIng attitude at V- indicate they don't really care. We remember once as a freel to man a professor calling dos a a student on a final examinatki a for "having his eyes on som a body else's paper." We real s- appreciated the professor's wi If lingness to look out for tl ui- class as a whole. Several aspects of this Honi a- Ilnmphasis Week have not be< " Impressive. One was the que I- tionable (that word again) pra tic nf the Hnorm Bard lis ]ht 011 y Burning x confusion with one of the most varried orders in her tray-toting career. Several old -songs later the travelers journeyed -homeward. Last week we seem to have started a controversary by pb licising our views on the uZ versity's foreign language re quirements. Despite the small, but en thusiastic, opposition, we still feel the requirement is excessive, and tihat it is more detrimental * than beneficial to a large -seg ment of the students who are forcefully bound to conformity. Other courses, in which a student has at least slight interest, would have more chance of being useful in this thing called living. For a large portion of the students, the chances of ever having the smallest use for their foreign language (if they remember any of it) is certainly remote. Of course, we realize that some people must take foreign. language, so they can expose the next generation to it and they, the next. Frankly, we feel that foreign language should be an elective in most schools, avail able to those so inclined. Peo ple's inclinations are as different as people themselves. Why tax the uninclined away from his mother tongue ? * * * It happened in class ... Cathy: "Prof, I hear you've been making cutting remarks about me." Prof: "No, you've been cut ting, and I've been making remarks." itor ig Math 6 Be Required fails the non-credit course and r feels he would like to repeat it i before attempting the credit course, it should be up to him to make the decision. r Like so many others at the university, I am a mature stu dent, a veteran who had been out of school for several years before coming here. It is my f feeling that such a student could s take the refresher courses and a . learn enough to enter the credit o courses even though he might be iI unable to pass the rigid exam r inations on the non-credit work. -There are many students who -pass Math 6 and 8 satisfactorily n the first time and still have to r spendl two or more semesters in s Math 11 and 12 each. This indi t eates, of course, that even If Lt Math 6 or 8 is repeated, the stu o (lent has no assurance that this r will qualify him to pass the r credit courses. Therefore, why d make him waste the time and is money spending extra semesters d in non-credit work ? I happen >r to be a student who has neither te the years nor the cash to spare. O) It is respectfully requested g that those in authority give con il sideration to this suggestion and e0 if at till possible give it a trial to this coming semester. I really ec cannot see how the Administra-A s- tion would have anything to lose it by this move, but I can see how it the student would be helped f, greatly. nat Name Withheld by Request. a be used to create honor. It might ~s. slightly lessen cheating but we r- don't feel a student's failure to or cheat because of fear of getting as caught has any honor to it. ne One other fact confusing the et entire honor question is the pres ~al ence of the disciplinary commit- ' 0- tee to try infractions of the ID honor pledge and the honor )R board to try infractions of the honor principle. The first con ir- cerns cases of stealing, breaking inb- of university regulations, destruc ily tion of property, etc. The second nd is. strictly a matter of cheating st. on quizzes and exams and copy in- ing of lab experiments or parallel tid reports. 'ed Honor Emphasis Week, Nte whether or not it has made any If student more or less honest, has mt certainly made the campus think about the honor system and the ide nunmber of questions raised has by certainly shown that there is' ~he plenty of interest. Despite the on criticism, we've offered here, we ng give a pat on the back to the cil honor council for the work an they've dnethis week.