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Monday Is For M4 Plans are being set for the annual May Day and there will be some changes made some good and others quite questionable. A lot of people are unhappy because the awards day part of the program is being cut and many of the minor award presentations are being left out. These people have a legiti mate complaint as can be seen in this week's Letters to the Editor column. The basic problem this year is that May Day is being held on Monday because Student Countil found they could get a name band on that day at a bargain price. As some members of Student Council have said, it was a choice of having a name band or a local band. Or, as others have said, it was a choice of having a complete May Day program or having a name band. The day itself is going to be so appealing to the student body that classes will be held Monday morning in an effort to keep the students on campus. Actually, there is little choice in the mat ter. Many students would rather take off somewhere for a long week end in May than stick around for May Day. Roust Be Better Thai Not many years ago, any meal attended by the editors of the USC Gamecock and the Clemson Tiger usually found the Gamecock editor watching the other eat newsprint as the main course. This was several years ago when the editor representing the losing school in the Big Thursday football classic would have to lit erally eat his paper's latest edition. The editors of the two school papers have gotten together several times this year and with considerably better offerings to the palate. The Tigers still manage to lose on Big Thursday, but relations between the two schools are reaching an all-time high in friendliness. Last week, two Carolina sororities sent about 50 girls to Clemson to perform in the Clemson Junior Class Follies. The Tiger lads played it cool and had scouts present at sorority stunt night. One of the Let Public Sui It's about time something was said about the annual practice of charging students to see the intrasquadl football game at the end of spring practice. The proceeds go to the Block C Club and is used to finance the club's activ'ities. This includes buying a ring for all senior memn bers and the club's annual dance, among other things. We have no objection to Block C getting the receipts. But we do object to Carolina Let ters to the Editor Awards Day Chi D)ear Editor:pao. hs The ODK Awards Day is be ata( going to be different this year. cmpsinet The program suddenly cuts the htalofas opportunity of many organiza- en eLcdi tions from presenting its awards. wrs oa It's easy for me to have an aeprsnd open mindi to changes; however, gop,ec w it is obvious that these changes codtore are not only unnecessary but be xgeae they can also cut many activities mte--te e on the campus to a mere drop in aloigfugr the bucket. Let's examine the simnueoft facts. The reason for cutting out W aual many of these organizations was omteei o because the time element had to itr't fti be redlucedi. Last year, the addi- i em 'i(n tional time was consumed by the nt evdio "Clean up" Awards, which won't erhinaacu be aroundI this year. Yu May Day is the Student's day, Ca an(i if the Awards Committee feels they dlon't want to devote Ak h an hour and a half to the Caro lina Student, it seems that they Scoahi are hurting themselves in the Da dtr eyes of that student. This iota of Asam be time has been set aside for many 1 rtriiso years-it seems only a small fe hta nu reward for many students who tohefarnis have sincerely and honestly dcso fOir worked to achieve a little success t bls l r in their climb up Life's ladder. inte wad We can be more specific by sosrdb h using the literary societies as an Tgthrtefr example. There are four such rsn oesu organizations on the Campus-- ohrgou nt these groups are open to the itsalgehru Student Body and valuable ex- t xld rtr perlece i gaied fom pr been it progra nd Dad Time my Day But having classes is creating a problem of time allotment. In the past, May Day was held in the mid dle of the week and no classes were sched tiled, there being less temptation to leave the campus for a single day than over a week end. Although the editor himself can dance just as well (or just as poorly) to a local band, The Gamecock can also see the ad vantage of having a name band, one that can make the day bigger and more appealing to the entire student body. One possible solution would be to open May Day with the dance Monday night and have the Day itself on Tuesday. There would then be no necessity for classes because there would be no free big week end. The awards program could be started earlier and nobody would have to be cut out. The sorority and fraternity open house drop-ins would not have to be cut out. And getting back to the dance itself, giving the students a holiday (and chance to sleep a little longer), after the dance rather than before, it might increase attendance as much as having a name band to play.--J. B. ef Tastes a Newsprint scouts was Tiger Editor Roger Yike. Trhe girls were fed in the Clemson dining hall, put up in specially provided barracks, had their transportation fees paid for, were given a party after the Follies, and as one girl summed it up, had "a most enjoyable visit." And, although this is the first time it's been printed, the Tiger and Gamecock editors met again last Big Thursday. The place was Washington's Hotel Statler at a national col legiate press convention and a large group from about 15 different colleges got together in the room of the Clemsonites. And several weeks ago, the editors got to gether again for a meeting about the upcom ing state collegiate press association conve.n tion. We ate one of the finest roast beef din ners we've had in a long time, much better than Tiger newsprint, in the Clemson House. We feel fully justified in praising the boys from the Cow College for looking upward in their associations. Hope is still alive.-J. B. sport Block C studlents, who are already paying 17 bucks a year to the athletic department out of their activities fees, being charged to see the game. The Block C Club should be able to carry on its activities very well with the admission receipts paid by the general public. Students should be encouraged to take an imterest in the football team, not discour aoged.--J. B. mnges Criticized societies have The reason given for the eparl of80h omission of this part of the pro den eary are's gram this year was that fratern their number of ity awards consumed too much of nine awards of the time allotted for the >y these four awards and because classes would r'd taking only iot be dismissed until 11 o'clock mnt. Time has on May Day, there would simply by thisj com. not be enough time from 11 until m worried in the lunch on the Horseshoe. As ups to take up well as I can remember, the eir time. p)rogram did not begin until salize that this 10:30 last year. Fraternity ting in the best awards were included as well as uiniversity, but the awards for the clcan-up that they have campaign, which lasted at least too much re. 15 minutes. This time will not Il manner, be necessary this' year since o truly, there has been no clean-up cam le-s Goldberg pafgn and additional time can be saved by limiting the fraternity holish awards to those of .cholarship, which is one of the main objec LWardis tives of any of the national fraternities and something a uni of one of the 'versity points to with pride or this campus, J shame as the case may be, tice was done The point expounded by ODK in the recent that some fraternity awards n Delta Kappa were trivial, out-of-place, con Lernity awards sumed unnecessary time, and Day Program should have been presented at a organization, strictly fraternity gathering was uternities rep- well taken, but it is my opinion mnts than any that the scholarship awards is campus and should be included in the Awards ifair for ODK Program. ity awards In Sincerely, Marshall Cain MTONG BILLY MELLETTE Cigarette S Artist Faci In the light of modern art and the hydrogen bomb, very little has been said about one of the most practical and rewarding arts of modern times, that of policiting free cigarettes. Too many , apathetic Americans are content to buy their own cigar ettes, not realizing the value and enjoyment they are missing by not becoming competent solici tors, if not semi-pros. The common man is not ex pected to become a profossional solicitor, since he has many other demands which he must face from day to day. However, it is valuable to the man of today to learn the techniques of the solic itation artist, so that he can better appreciate and emulate the more learned of his fellow hu mans. No longer does an edu cated sophisticate of the Fabu lous Fifties merely approach a prospect and say, "Got a cigar ette?" Such vulgarity is ob solete and went out with goat farming. The old standby of the pro fessional solicitor is the "slap Pocket Process," which, while not a consummately brilliant plan, is one of the more de pendable ones and is relatively simple in execution. He stands in the presence of one or mnore victims and, fixing his eyes on a spot several inches below the ceiling line, he begins absently to slap his pockets, beginning with the upper outside coat and shirt pockets, slapping on down to the side coat pockets, then working down to the front and back trousers pockets. (The more historic artists even slap their knees every once in a while, for added effect.) Next they reach inside the coat and fumble in the pocket where the cigarettes should have been in the first place. If the victim does not respond, the process is repeated, with emphasis on the rhythm of the thing. (Slapping is done in unison, with the hands level at all times, not unlike a type of calisthenic. which would de velop the coordination of the arms and hands.) lFor more difficult victims, the cycle can be repeated, but with variety, such as beginning with the side coat pockets, and so on. If repeated efforts do not bring CROWING FOR UNIVERSITV OF S( Umber of Assoelste eOemded*.' , nder-in- The risbe to edbh is e EDITOR. MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT MANAGING ED: NEWS EDITOR. CAMPUS EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MA? CIEF PHOTOGRAPHER BUSINESS Carol Shockey, St STAFF REF Donna Hale, Dianne Woodmide, Timmie Timmons, Ed Powell, J Pat Roberts, Kay Oxner, Barh~ Larry Cribb, 16 COL4UMb Al Tinon.'r. E Br..,., no aee. iolicitation s Danger results, the solicitor turns around and around looking at the floor and 'asks, "You seen my cigar ettes?" Although it might possibly be included in another essay titled "The Art of Casanovering," the "Martyr Method" is valuable to the repertory of a good solicitor. In this method, the artist has previously outfitted himself with a package containing one cigarette. At the time of execu tion, he is in the company of his girl, or wife, and others, prefer ably another couple. At the first sign of desire, he magnani mously produces his gallant pack age and points the lone cigarette at the lady he is with. He waits until she has lipsticked it and then he runs his finger into the package, which unbeknownst to the others, is empty. Finding no smoke, he smiles like the Dutch boy with his finger in the dike and lights the lady's cigarette. He then looks martyr-like at the other man (who is the indirect victim) and gives him that dy ing-calf-in-hailstorm look. This subtle method never fails. The "Pantomine Process," used primarily in hospitals, waiting rooms, and classrooms, is a two-step affair and is easily perfected by the lay man. The process: One, lift the eyebrows at the victim; two, hold two fingers up to the lips and take an imagi nery puff. Results guaranteed. Cheap imitations of the art, in the form of free sample givers, are to be found in (lark alleys and classrooms practicing their "Past, hey-Buddy" type) of work. Once a solicitor accepts such charity, he is guilty of (1) ac cepting crip smokes and (2) carrying more than one cigarette on his person. The former is uin pardonable and is comparable to buying smokes, while the latter is cheapening the art for the sake of security. The true artist never has anything like that to dlepend on. He works when neces sity dlemandis, and he learns to produce in the pinches or (10 without. Added note: In the face of the tentative new ruling which would prevent smoking' in the classrooms, a lot of artists are going to be out of work, me included. A GREATER 11TH CAROLINA I Coli.glate Pre.. bewt EINet Ceosele. a. the fit I by' ad fer the etude.t. er the - F.. dutgthe eon.,. and heter writm are met neces w6NsMlag de met constitete a erwed. JACK BASS CAROLYN McCLUNG D). J. SALLEY [TOR Patsy Penney Dew James Herbert Bryant Walter Johnson Bertha Gardner Ben McElveen Steve Baumrind EAGER Kat Anthony Billy Bruce STAFF eve Baumrind ORTERS Wray Davis,PaLngr, im Brandon, JceMartin, ara Ratliff, Roy Williams, like Desky rISTS on, Pat Tracy, Bill Melent DEW JAMES State SupI Decision 4 Last week the South Carolna Supreme Court reversed 12th Circuit Judge G. Badger Baker's contempt of court ruling against Chief Highway Commissioner Claude R. McMillan and High way Patrol Captain Tee Hutto. In the opinion of this writer, this decision may have set a prece dent whose influence will long be felt in the South Carolina Judiciary and whose influence will lessen the dignity of the courts. The reversal permitted a de partmental ruling of a state de partment (the highway depart ment) to take precedence over a conflicting order of a circuit court. The legality of such an act is, to say the least, question able since heretofore a court order has been final when statutory law does not specifi cally cover a questionable action. Contempt of court consists of committing an action which may bring disrepute or disrespect to the court. Certainly., McMillan and Hutto's open refusal to obey the dictates of Judge Baker's court (lid not add dignity or res pect to the court. Men in high departmental positions of the state are not excused from the authority of the court. To weigh the wisdom of the Supreme Court's decision, we must examine the events that led to it. Briefly, this is it: Patrol man R. W. Crawford took a gun from a ruckas raiser, Stacy Hug gins, when he threatened lives and property damage in an Horry County gas station frsy. Crawford and the gas station operator filed charges against Huggins for unlawful pointing of firearms On the charges brought by Crawford, Huggins was brought to trial, found guilty and given sentence. Crawford asked Judge Baker what was to be done with the gun he had taken from Huggins in making the arrest and the judge told him to keep it until given further notice. Huggins, released by paying a fine, demanded custody of the gun and after political wran glings, the matter was brought to the attention of McMillan and Ifutto. Noting that Crawford had violated a departmental rul ing that firearms are to be turned over to Presiding judges, Hutto promptly suspended Craw ford and his imlmediiate superior, Lt. R. P. McClellen, head of the Conway office of the Patrol, for two weeks with no provision for reinstatement. Later, however, 'he punishment was set at two weeks' suspension without pay, demotion one rank for both Cra,vwod and McClellen, and transfer to another district. Both McMillan and Hutto were aware that Judge Baker's PAT TREACY The Sen "'Mom plays bridge with the stupid voracity of a hammer head shark, which cannot see what it is trying to gobble but never stops snapping its jaws and rolling the waves with Its tail." Philip Wylie Generation of Vipers--1942 Mom's pedestal was shaken violently in Mr. Wylie's book more than a decade ago. The book was met by the reading public with a few courageous masculine snickers and a great dleal of soggy mascara. Today the author dirinks mom's health in relative luxury while ponder ing another effective affront to society's big artery. The virtues and skills of Mr. Wylie are a matter of taste, but his subject is fascinating. Yet, when studied a low ceiling shows on part of the horizon. What about today's telephone person. alities, ,"True Romance's" mail ing list; in brief the colossal adlolescent, the semi-mom -- to day's darling daughter? Husinesses have literally grown atround her and one dutifully supports the other. Whole armies of publishers, sceniaro writers, and the soap industry are de voted to hatching plots for her. TimI":y and tongue in cheek, she stands against the world, ably assisted by past ages of poet. and sages who spoke unguard edlly, before emancipation and universal suffrage. Thus at a tendeor noe she isapoet.oc -eme Court )uestioned - court order conflicted with the departmental ruling, but neither attempted a conciliatio,,or com munication with the judge to iron out the conflict. Even a citizens' committee, bringing with them a letter from Judge Baker sLating that the judge believed their action to be contempt of court, could not point out to Mc Millan the error of his way. Mc Millan told the committee, "The incident is closed." ilorry County's grand jury had different ideas though. They is sued a 'true bill indicting Mc Millan and Hutto for contempt. They were brought to trial in Conway, found guilty and sen tenced $600 fine each or six months on the Horry County chain gang. Last week, the supreme court (minus the chief justice) re versed the circuit ruling. Chief ,Justice D. Gordon Baker did a commendable thing by stepping down from the bench because the appeal came from his son's court, but .justice may have suffered by it. We cannot declare that the high tribi1nal was wrong, but there is considerable doubt if either law or justice got a square deal. Perhaps the justices who reversed the ruling should have heard Hutto tell the court in Conway how proud he was of himself and his rise from deputy sheriff to patrol boss . . . may be they should have heard him say that he di4 the "damn" thinking in his department and that he gave orders to the high way patrol, not Judge Baker. (It may be interesting to note that Hutto admitted that he would obey an order of Judge Baker if it were directed at him, yet he punished his subordinates for doing precisely the same thing.) Is the Supreme Court in er ror ? It was not called upon to decide the justice of the treat ment of two subordinates by Iutto and McMillan, but to test the authority of a court order when it conflicts with a state department ruling. In essence, it has held that the highway de partment is superior to the court. The influence of this decision upon future cases may amount to the court "selling out" a portion of its authority and dignity to a branch of government that has heretofore been held in line by the j'udiciary. It is a threat to the checks and balance system which has been the lifeline of American democracy. By this decision, the South Carolina judicial system and the people of the state may have suffered an injury whose effect will be felt for generations. ui-Mom in her own bailiwick. By nature she is coy and depenent but by law equal, which is a difficult situation and worthy of a Moriarity's devices for survival. Allied with tubes of lipstick, rouge, bonbons, filter-tip cigar ettes and technicolored, peek-a boo hose, she is an adversary worthy of God's highest creature, namely man. Yet In the course of time she has reduced him to - a tearing broken field runner grunting from the obvious ef forts required to avoid made moiselle's large toes. When he runs his course, which more often than not is a chapel in the photographer's flash bulb, he sighs with success while the semi mom collects her package pre paid. - At this point, her nibs grins like a fat cat and pauses with her less fortunate friends for a short tactical critique. New skulduggery is discussed here and a victorkuos toast with creme de menth or peppermint schnapps is drunk before all are off again with gay abandon. Most of her sins are man's follies and yet to borrow from South Pacific a therom and ex cuse, "There ain't nothing like a dame." Perhaps somewhere on this world today there is a Lud nick, tinkling test tubes in the hope of finding an answer for a reasonable substitute. Our hearts go out to him but who would show surprise if he comes up with a square wheel instead ef a Diane without .a s,1rck