Fight
Still
An old question has come
the Gamecock print all the nei
favorable to the university? I
of the utmost importance and
on the age-old question of fP
press.
The right of freedom of
guaranteed in this country
amendment of the Constitutio:
the right was granted in
Zenger case in this country a
of struggles in other nations
Three students were rec,
by the Discipline Committee
stealing.
The Discipline Committee i
any information whatsoever
cock. Chairman Coleman Ka
official policy of the Discipli
was to divulge no informati
except "higher authorities,"
authorities consisting of the
the university, the faculty ani
The editor made two trip;
Russell's office. The first one
Karesh refused information
cock news department. Mr. I
would trust the judgment of l\
he was sure something equi
worked out.
The editor then called Mi
stated the committee interpr
as ending with deciding the c
ing to higher officials. He s.
committee's interpretation th
they had been assigned to (
was neither their duty nor r
the information to anyone els
le said he was aware that
could get the information fron
but that it still would not be
Letters To The Editor
Vet's Wife I
Dear Editor:
I am sending this to the .uni
versity paper. If it doesn't bring
some results soon, I will send
similar letters to both the city
newspapers.
I am the wife of one of the
students of the university. We
live in the Carovet Apartments.
We have a little boy, two years
old. Most of the people who
live here have cjiildren.
A few days ago our little boy
ran straight toward the street.
I caught him just before he ran
out in front of a well known
university football player who
raced by with his Model A wide
open. He wasn't doing 100 miles
an hour but was going too fast
to stop. In fact, he didn't even
slow dlown. I doubt if he even
saw the child since he was yawn
ing as he wvent by.
iIe isn't the only offender.
There are others. Most of them
either live in the Carovets or
are visiting residents. Although
there is a speed limit sign, the
cars whiz up and down in front
of our house. These people have
asked, warned, and threatened,
but, it hasn't slowed them down.
Since these apartments are
the property of the university,
it's up to them to do something
about it. We want the guilty
parties punished before one of
our children is killed. Punish
ment can't bring a child back
after it has been carelessly killed.
If something isn't (lone soon
we're going to take steps of our
own. They may not be exactly
CROWING F'
UNIVERSITY OF
Member of Assoe
Founded January 80, 1908, wIt
edfio r,he Gamecock" Is pubi
University of South Carolina w
ITh opinos ez1edby cohn'
andoraemnent. The right to edit
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D)onna Hale, Dianne Woods
Timmle Timnmons, Ed Pow:
Pat Roberts, Kay Oxner,
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Al1 Tin. T. E. Browr1
For Free
Being *o,
Dut again. Can The editor,
vs or only that not intend to
t is a question and that one i
actually rests was to end ru
7eedom of the The editor
ized it would
the press is Committee trii
by the first in the same m
ri. Before that, We are not
the historical mony of witni
nd by a series the offense wi
. has been founc
ently expelled punishment. It
on charges of student think I
foolish act.
efused to give The charge
to the Game- publicity" for
resh said the so noisome to
ne Committee sion.
on to anyone The Gamec
these higher top college ne
president of the past. This
I the trustees. cious news rep
i to President sorship in the
was after Mr. is not wanted.
to the Game- An almost
ussell said he last spring whi
Ir. Karesh and for breaking i
'able could be the Discipline
tion.
Karesh who The Gamec,
ted its duties tor John Ray
Lse and report- week, "No pre
dd it was the week's discipli
At this was all fight was jusl
lo and that it being fought.
ght to release As this pa
e. press the edit<
the Gamecock Committee, Pi
i other sources member Facul
"official." discuss the pr
Nants Spee<
legal but they will be effective.
Sincerely,
Mrs. T. A. Ayers
Friendliness Recognized
Dear Editor:
I know that this page is re
served for so-called "gripes"
about things lacking or improve
ments needed at Carolina. How
ever, I would like to call your
attention to something that I
don't think can be improved, the
courteous and friendly attitude
of all the students to each other.
I am a freshman, but since my
first days at Carolina, when
everything is supposed to be
confused and you feel lot, the
friendly spirit in the air made
me feel right at home and I'm
sure the other freshmen felt the
same way.
Not once since those first days
of September have I seen a stu
(ent not hold the door for some
one entering the building. In
fact, in their effort to be
courteous I've seenl several
stranded for quite some time.
When students accidentally bump
into each other, there is a fight.
But the battle is verbal as each
tries to get in the first "excuse
me."
I don't believe any college in
the world can boast of better
relations between students. This
fact alone will make better men
andl women out of the graduates
of our beloved Carolina.
I certainly am looking forward
to seeing more articles about the
good points of Carolina.
E. D.
*EcOCGIt
C)R A CREATER
SOUTH CAROLINA
lated CoHlegiate Prce
l Robert Elliott onsalee as the firt
Limed by and for the students of the
sehy, cc PrIdays, during the ell.ge
mits n letter wuiters are not aeces..
." Publishing does act constitute an
Is reserved.
. JACK -BASS
.CAROLYN McCLUJNG
D. J. SALLEY
EDITOR . .Patsy Penney
Dew James
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Bobby Alford
Bertha Gardner
Ben McElveen
R Louise Matthews
SA NA GE R .Billy Bruce
Landis Perry
ESS STAFF
shockey, Steve Baum rind
REPORTERS
ide, Wray Davis, Pat Longmlre,
a1, Jim Brandon, Jackie Martin,
Barbara Ratliff.
JMNISTS
Press
Mght
trgued that the Gamecock did
print names of the accused
,eason for printing the news
mor and idle gossip.
also said the Gamecock real
iot be feasible for Discipline
Is to be open or to be reported
inner as court proceedings.
interested in reporting testi
-sses but do want to report
th which an expelled student
guilty and the extent of his
may even make some other
wice before committing some
that the news would be "bad
the university is'not nearly
us as that of news suppres
>ck has been rated among the
wspapers in the country in
has been done by conscien
orting and a free voice. Cen
guise of "official guidance"
identical situation occurred
m two students were expelled
nto a professor's office and
Committee refused informa
)ck printed the story and edi
- editorialized the following
cedent was broken when last
ne story was printed. An old
renewed." The fight is still
ge of the Gamecock went to
ir, members of the Discipline
-esident Russell and the 12
ty Council were to meet to
)blem.-J. B.
ling Halted
Foreign Co-Ed
Asks. For Freedom
Dear Editor:
Maybe you're just as sick and
tired of complaints as I am.
Just the same, here's another
one.
I am a foreign co-ed and am
forced to stay on campus over
holidays. I love the campus and
all that, but I'd rather go home,
too.
Well, I've had some friendly
advice: "Have a big time and
don't get too homesick!" I'm not
a sour-puss, and since the profs
keep you sort of busy (luring
school this would be a grand
occasion to have a good time.
But do you know what? The
"lucky" girls have to be in the
dorm by 9 p.m. I believe in
beauty sleep, and even if I
stayed out until midnight I'd
probably get more of it than
during school.
I understand the hostess wants
a vacation, too. But then, don't
we have to be checked in? My
mother hasn't tucked mea in bcd
for quite some years, although
she did give me a curfew.
I know all the other out-of
state students who have to stay
agree with me. Couldn't some
one have mercy, or is this.asking
too much?
Bly the way, I think Carolina
is grand and has a swell student
body and faculty..
PAT TREACY
Can WeS
The Chin
Very much in the headlines
these (lays is the orthographic
ally unimportant island of For
mosa where Chiang Kai-shek has
assembled his immediate family
and( some 350,000 armed con
tempories. This oriental domicile
andl fortress, with its domestic
problems, has created an in
teresting chain of events thai
manufactures pressures for th4
titans of government and inter
national p)olicy to deal with, and
has touched many sensitive nervi
centers on the internationa
scene.
Admiral Pride has been doinl
yeoman stints at the wheel witI
his Seventh Fleet in conjunctioi
with Washington's concept o:
the situation. It seems that Mr
Eisenhower feels that a fashioi
paradle of guns, ships and plane:
with a background of battle shi1
gray will pacify the most belli
gerent C h i n e s e Communist
Trhere are other equally fascinat
ing sidelights. Gecneral Ridgway
who enjoys the privilege o
"Not only does it get me to ch
trying to make an outside phone
BOBBY JONES
French Et
System Is
(Editor's Note: Bobby Jones
is a 1954 June graduate of the
university and is currently a
Fullbright scholar studying the
French educational system.
Bobby accompanied this column
with the following note:)
Recently, a friend sent me a
copy of the issue of the GAME
COCK that contained my letter
to the University Press.' I hadn't
realized, of course, that the
letter would ever end up in print
and am certainly dubious about
its literary merit. Perhaps I can
rectify the paucity of details by
a little more ample idea of Dijon
and University. I hope the en
closed report reveals more of
the life of a Fulbright student
in France.
I have enjoyed so much the
GAMECOCKs I have received
from time to time.
Very sincerely yours,
Bobby Jones
My first experience in the
provincial university town of
Dijon, France, is, perhaps, not
the experience I shall want most
to remember about the quaint
capital of the Province of Bur
gundy. Arriving in a strange
t,own in a strange country to
room-hunt in a language other
than my native one was destined
to have its complications-mainly
because of the steady stream of
incoming "old" students and
visitors for the annual "Gastron
onic Fair"-all of whom were
fast obtaining the remaining
available rooms. After a favor
able bout with the inevitable
problem, I soon settled down to
the steady grind of studies in a
university system which is quite
different from that of the United
States.
In France, on a Fulbright
grant, for the purpose of study
ing the culture, language, aad
most particularly the educational
system, I was aipost fearing
the registration session which
often can be a headache in
American universities, I was
p)leasantly surprised when my
only tasks were to fill out a
sheet of paper, dlonate three
photographs for studlent cards,
andl pay my money-all of which
took about 15 minutes.
If one hates to attend a class
three times a week, he should
come to France. Courses are
given only one hour a week and
generally last for the entire
year. Don't think, however, that
just beccause courses are given
only one hour a week that this
care Away
ese Reds?
representing our Army on the
joint chiefs of staff, was asked
by members of Congress recently
on the administration's dlecisionm
to reduce the standing army
Previously the 'President ha<
made a few unofficial comment
in which he stated that a reduc
tion of the Army was in order
However, as sometimes hap
pens, General Ridgway felt tha
in the present crisis a reductioi
would be in the nature of a mai
removing his false teeth befor<
attempting to eat an unusuall:
tough steak. He made his poin
with great efforts not to obligat
himself, but to be realistic abou
the thing one must realize tha
Mr. Eisenhower has a secure jo
for the next few years whil
even chiefs of staff are expend
able.
In San Francisco, the agin
-hut ever gallant Douglas Mac
-Art.hur stood on a platform an
*risedl a quiet voice in the mids
,of the globe's rumblings. H
iss on time, it's a lot quicker than
Sal."
Iucational
Different
doesn't mean much work. There
is much to do. The courses have
as their object to expose the
state of a given question,to be
amplified by the previous re
search of the professor. There
are no tests during the year
only the final exam. There is
also no mention of cutting. One
may attend class when he wishes,
but because there are no periodic
tests the students feel more
compulsion about class attend
ance and the "mortality rate"
(as many Carolina professors
have termed it) is not great.
Nationalized Universities
One must remember that the
universities of France are na
tionalized. Private universities
don't exist in the form as those
of the United States. The uni
versities are organized the same
way witi the faculties of: Let
ters, Sciences, Law, Medicine,
Pharmacy, and at Strasbourg
only, Theology. These faculties,
however, must not be confused
with the American connotation
of "faculty." This, in France,
corresponds more to what we, in
America, call "school" and in
some cases, "college"--as a part
of the university system.
The American idea of a uni
versity includes an idea of
campus and campus life. This
is not the case in France. The
different faculties of a univer
sity, as a rule, are scattered all
over the town wherein the uni
'versity is located and may ap
pear as inconspicuous as any
other building in a busy business
district.
Social Life
Social life, meaning frater
nities and sororities, is nil. This
is completely non existent. There
is an organization, rather na
tional in scope--"The General
Association of Students -of-such
and -such university." .It helps
students get discounts at movies
and in the stores, and also,
special discussion meetings are
sponsored by it. In Dijon, each
faculty has an annual ball and
then there's a general univer
sity ball. The university ball this
year was quite nice and was not
too much different from one we
might have in the United States.
Sports also are non existent.
No football games, cheerleaders,
displays, homecomings, or May
days are to be found. There are
only the movies for amusement.
One of the wonderful features
of the French university is the
student restaurant.- The one in
Dijon is quite modern and stu
(dents are served in restaurant
style for two meals-lunch and
supper-a day. The cost of these
meals is 80 francs (about 25c)
- government supplemented.
Most of the students in Dijon
live in private homes and eat in
the student restaurant, because
the (dormitories unfortunately
are large enough to accommodate
only a few students.
These are just a few of tha
many differences b e t w e ei
French and American university
student life-but they are prov
ing to be an 'interesting part o.
studiy of the French educaitiona
system.
t
our modern society, its lack o
serving a real purpose of resolv
Sing controversy. There is every
,' thing to lose in modern warfar4
t he said, and another means mus
e be found to deal with interna
t tional differences.
t So the scene is set and th
actors are on stage for anothe
e acene in a play that promise
-a long run. Mr. Eisenhower I
directing the cast admirably bt
SIf an unknown takes it upon binr
-self to ad-lib and attempts I
isteal a scene, we, as the audienc<
t may be called in as extras an
e be treated to a dose of ut
n plaanteaspainnt.
DEW JAMES
Registrat
Long
THE LINE-UP, where before
you pyses the reinstated, the
six-makers, the scholarly; the
tired by having long braved the'
line, the overly-feminine co-ed'
half-supporting herself on the
shoulder of a coffee-drunk male
and the hungry for an envelope
of punctured cards awarded by
order of Great Alphabet . . .
That's the line-up, beginning at
Barnwell and stretching as far
as the eye can see . . . To Sims,
a weak voice declares . . . a
runner denies the speculation;
only to the law school. *
The line moves nervously,
when it bothers to move at all
... a sluggish stream of human
ity beaten by one line waiting
to get in another . . . to write
on cards-names, numbers, ad
dresses, class, sex, religion, race,
organizations belonged to, et
cetera muchos times and each
time achieving a new skill in the
art of hop-scotch by maneuver
ing the pencil point around
rectangler extractions in the
cards . . . joining a new line . . .
being reprimanded for missing
a blank . . . correcting the dis
order . . . moving to another
line.
Waiting in line again and at
last coming face to face with a
machine -operated by a semi
machine, which quotes a price
to be written on a check and
AL TISON
Conquor C
From
At last, at long last, the
United States has closed quarters
with the Red Chinese-we fired
MacArthur in Korea because he
dared to say that they were the
real, effective weapons of the
Russians. We gave the Coi
munist almost all of Indo-China
because it appeared that the
Chinese were about to enter the
French Colonial Action. And
now at last we have said that
Formosa is included in our first
line of defense, and we intend
to hold it, even at the cost of
total war with Ited China, or
Russia, if she so desires.
In spite of the fact that this
writer, and all others who might
be culled upon to "fight that
good fight' and throw atomic
hand-grenades at the bloody
Chinese, would rather be left
alone to graduate and get into
that $10,U00 a year job, there
is no doubt that the Communists
wvould find that our A-bombs
really do explode. And they
would have a terrible foe on
their hands because of these last
10 years of antagonism and
godlless aggression which they
have forced on peaceful people.
It is almost asinine to debate
the subject of recognition of R,ed
China, and seating them in the
United Nations. The United
States, along with' the free world
of 1941, refused to recognize
Hitler as ruler of France, or
Belgium, or Italy, in spite of
the fact that he was the ruler
of those and many more coun
tries. The parallel between
France and China is amazingly
similar; France, because of
traitorism and internal sabotage
capitulated to the German Army
with only n show of resistance.
The Republic of China, under
General Chiang Kai-shek, fought
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It is night . . . the next day,
another line . . . books . . .
whew!ll That's registration. . . .
Straight From the Horse's
Mouth: We hear temporary
building C will make its exodus
after next June bride season,, and
in its stead may colne a plane
tarium. If the planetarium is
constructed according to existing
dreams, it will be an annex to
Melton Observatory. If we are
correctly informed, only one col
lege in the state can boast such
an asset, presently. This one is
claimed by Wofford and it's
minus an observatory.
The bouncing ball has bounced
again and this time all the way
to dean of engineering Sum
walt's lawn on Sweetbriar. The
pranksters were obliging though
... they replaced it with a piece
of modern sculptor selected
from another lawn. The sculp
tored work is in the form of a
dark gentleman, all of two feet
tall and possessing every charac
teristic of a Negro minister
tie, vest and swinging arm.
The old ball keeps wandering,
but we can't imagine why. It has
only one attribute in its favor
. . . its power to spin ... accord
ing to the time-honored legend.
ommunism
Within
a fight against not only the
Chinese Communists, but against
the Japanese at the same time.
However, when the United States
withdrew her support of the Re
public, after Japan was defeated,
the government was forced to
move ever Southward, and fin
ally out onto the island of
Formosa. And there, like General
DeGaulle, Chiang Kai-shek has
received the recognition of the
United States, but very little
support. Until the North African
invasion, the Free French Forces
were left to their dwn resources;
until the "line of demarcation,"
the Forces of the Republic of
China were left to their own
resources. Although the evacua
tion of the Tachen Islands can
hardly be called an invasion, it
does place the Red Chinese in an
embarrassing position because of
their "sacred oaths to liberate"
all of the islands held by the
Nationalist Chinese.
The great hope of the Free
World is that the Revolutionists
wvill revolt, that because of
hunger and terrible living and
working conditions, the Com
munists will produce another
Lenin, hut that this time, he
may he immediately introduced
to the ideas of Western progress
and democracy. Such a revolu
tion must of necessity be begun
from within, but it should get
immediate moral, financial and
military assistance from the
Free World. Barring such an
event; it appears that a war,
long or short, must eventually
take place between the Com
munist Doctrine and the Demo
cracies; it isn't a pleasant
thought, so the logical line of
action appears to be to divide
the Communists, and conquor
them from within, through the
"inaliable right" of a people to
rid themselves of an oppressive
gover nment.
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