Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Swan We edit our last edition of The Gamecock with conflicting feelings. It has been a very satisfying experience. At times, it has also been rather trying. Physically, financially and scholastically, we don't envy our successor. But we do hope her staff will be as good as ours was. With most of the same personnel back and pushed up a notch or two, the reader can again ex pect an aggressive news coverage of the campus. We don't think there has ever been a more superior staff than the one this semester. For competency, dependability and initiative, this semester's staff is hard to beat. We wish to thank Carolyn McClung-youi next editor -for her outstanding job of directing the news-gathering operation. Dew James, Herb Bryant, Patsy Penney, Tom Walker, Pat Treacy, Bertha Gardner, Walt Johnson and all the rest have done a fine job and we want to say thanks. This is our swan song. From now on 1 will be personal and the editorial "we" will be cast aside for the first person singular. Now that I've thanked staff members and given a crumb of the loaf of credit they deserve, I want to thank the many members of the administration, faculty and student body who have helped directly and indirectly with getting the Gamecock out. Right at the top of the list are accountant Bernard A. Daetwyler of the treasurer's offices and his assistants who kept our books and whose advice helped us stay in the black. Also, Miss Anna Durham, university purchasing agent, who helped untangle us from the red tape when supplies ran low. Thanks also to Dr. Havilah Babcock, chairman of the board of publications, for his splendid cooperation and advice, and for allowing us the privilege of disagreeing with him. Also to all members of the school of journalism faculty for will ingness to give advice. And we also want to thank the 3,500 or so students who advised us when asked or not. Of all the privileges we had, none was more appreciated than that of possessing complete freedom of what to print in return for ac Council I Right E When student body president Don Clark accepted the gavel on May Day to officially take over his duties, he promised the stu dents that his student council planned to do more than just sit around. They planned to take action, or at least make themselves heard. They would do more than plan a May Day dance, Don said. It was quite a cut at the old council whether intended to be or not. But, apparently, Mr. Clark meant business. The new council has already made plains to join the National Student Association. Don told us Tuesday that he hoped Caro lina would be represented at the National Student Congress scheduled for 10 days in August at the University of Minnesota. He implied that Carolina would be represented as a member of the national group. The NSA is an organization of student councils from all over the country. Winthrop joined this year and was the first South Pyro. Before writing on any topic, the writer should find out all he can about the subject. Well, we haven't and right now don't intend to. We don't know what the plans for Mc Cutchen House are and, since the Gamecock is moving to new quarters, we don't care. Looking up we see cracked, dirty gray walls and ragged, green window shades. For the first time we've noticed another light Letters To The Editor *Question The S Dear Editor: realize that the One notices of late, with dis- essence of edu, may, evidence of increasing num- form to an esi bers of persons about the campus however archai who entertain some rather absurd they might coni illusions that we, individually or the goals of th collectively, as students, can have obviously be sac notions of what is good for us to is to be led learn and what isn't. They would signers of the poison our little minds with Ideas The very basis of individual rights and personal cism is the ass freedom of choice and other such people are too Juvenile drivel. Some even speak what's good foi of the student as being a "cash some exalted pi customer" who is being cheated their minds for out of any prerogatives of selec- be well for th, tion. would-be libera1 These people do not seem to to call themsels Song cepting full responsibility. Looking back over the year the following are a few of the things that won't be for gotten: 1. Reading aloud of Billy Mellette's column every Tuesday night to staff members present. 2. Pet peeve-Wednesday quizzes after no sleep on Tuesdays. This was rare, but dis astrous when it occurred. 3. The night DeSaussure caught on fire. It was first night we (Walt and I) stayed up until dawn and ate breakfast, then went to class. This little act was repeated several times. 4. Early morning discussions on philoso phy with Walt Johnson, only sports writer we know who prefers Nietzsche to the Sport ing News. 5. Rummaging through piles of exchange papers and learning which ones are worth reading. 6. Night of panty raid. It was all over when I found out about it, but staff had complete coverage. Editor was proud. 7. Charm sessions on Friday afternoons when critiques were held, errors pointed out, good and bad points discussed. 8. Bull sessions in which all the campus phonies were discussed. 9. The time President Russell visited the office and found everybody working. 10. Overhearing students praising, criti cizing Gamecock-concluding it's at least being read. 11. Irritation when news sources suppress facts. 12. Enthusiastic support received from students and many faculty members (outside language department) on editorial to modify language requirements and make third year optional for A.B. degree. 13. Exhaustion on week ends. 14. Satisfaction when Discipline Commit tee, after testing Gamecock responsibility, cooperated in releasing results of Discipline action. 15. Calling up Carolyn to make her listen to editorials to see if they sound okay.-J. B. WIoves In irection Carolina college to be represented. Talking to other editors throughout the state, we have heard many kind words about NSA. USC is already a member of the state stu dent government association, but this group consists mostly of small schools. Through the national group, our council can come in contact with schools our size whose problems will be more related to ours. The NSA last summer pushed forward the change in the income tax bill which allows a person to earn over $600 and still be a dependent if receiving over half his support from his parents. This was especially bene ficial to students who work over the summer and can make more than $600. Joining NSA was a move in the right direc tion for student council. Now, we'll wait and see if council keeps on its toes or will sit back in their easy chairs next year.-J. B. ucunica. has burned out. Our suggestion for dear old McCutchen, the eyesore of the Horseshoe, would be to give Dr. McCall ample notice so he could move Personnel out of the basement, then mop the floors with gasoline, pour about 15 gallons of the inflammable liquid on the roof, pour more around the base of the building and let all former Gamecock editors draw straws to see who lights it.-J. B. ystem? Ich, Tch purpose and very count: they would then surely see ~ation Is to con- that it is not only foolish, but ablished pattern, downright dlangerous to allow the c or inadequate people the right to choose for sider it; and that themselves. e individual must And they must not be mis rificed If the herd guided by any silly notions about wherever the de- this being a free country and all system intended, that other romantic gibberish of good old Fas- about personal liberties. There umption that the are those who whisper "auto stupid to know cratic adlministration." them, and need They do not see that, only by ~rson to make up i ollowing with blind faith and them. It might our own personal sacrifices, can ese well-meaning we preserve intact our cherished, ~ors of the mind rigid little system. That, of aen closely to ac- (Continued on page 8) 4 "No, this is NOT the BILLY MELLETTE. Over A Play In One Act SCENE-An ordinary class room. The rows of one-armed desks run from the left, forward, to the right, center, and a larger desk can be seen at the front of the rows. Behind the larger desk is a blackboard that is much in need of washing, and on the wall to the left of the blackboard are two dirty windows. To the left rear, is a door. George Wash ington's picture can be seen on the wall to the right of the door, facing the audience. The wall runs from the left, center, to the right, rear, parallel to the rows of desks. The desks face right and slightly to the rear, except for the large desk, which faces left and to the front. All of the desks are dirty brown and scarred, and some are broken. At the rise of the curtain, the room is empty. The noise of shuffling feet and light conver sation is heard from outside the door. As the noise increases, students begin to drift into the room and take seats at random. STUDENT A sits directly in front of the large desk and places one foot upon the corner of the desk. He sits far down in his seat and lights a cigarette. Two other students cross their arms on their desks and lay their heads across their arms. As the noise from outside reaches a peak, the influx of stu (tents is greatest, subsiding grad uzally with the noise until the room is twvo-thirds full, about 18 students. A bell rings and the outsidie noise has almost stopped. Sonmc of the students are talking among themselves in low tones, some of them are smoking, and some are reading quietly. PROFESSOR A enters the room. He is wearing a suit of nondlescript browvn, with a tie that is knotted askew and too short to reach his belt. His coat is suspended from his shoulders in the manner of a croaker sack. It is unbuttoned, revealing a white, stomach-dominated area. His trousers are too long, and the cuffs drag the floor at his heels. iIe enters without closing the atcor and crosses the stage to sit at the large desk. He walks as CROWING Pi UNIVERSITY OF Member of AmceJ Foanded Inawary SO, 1908, wi edtr C"l.e ca-- ih puhM UnIve,sfty of South Carolina we ear s onhoilday ad da, eri, the..e e Conm.ceek ~mdrw.ent. The sight iend EDITOR. MA NA GING EDITOR... BUSINESS MANAGER. ASSISTANT MANAGING NEWS EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR. FEATURE EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGE ASSISTANT BUSINESS I CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER BIUSIN: Carol Shockey, Stev4 STAFF Donnb Hale, Dianne Wood. monis, Jim Brandon, Jackie 12~ Larry Cribb, Mike Desky, Harriet Dickert, Maurine 0 Barringer, COL1 Al Tin,n T. E. ronwn, Bob C / - I Kappa Sigma house !" Wise though he were ascending the steps of a gallows, although his countenance is one of complete apathy. Sitting in the chair be hind his desk, he extracts a pack age of cigarettes from his back pocket and puts one .to his mouth. Leaving it there for a moment, he props his feet on the desk, executive fashion, alongside STUDENT A's foot. He then lights the cigarette with a kitchen match which he finds in his upper shirt pocket. Pro ducing a large handkerchief from his back pocket, he pats his face and then politely blows his nose and replaces the handkerchief in his side coat pocket. STUDENT A removes his foot from the desk, using it to crush his cigarette upon the floor. He spots a curious housefly creeping toward the flattened cigarette and watches it unconcernedly. His phlegmatic physiognomy is reflected in the faces of all of the other students. PROFESSOR A struggles out of his chair and stands before the blackboard. He selects a short piece of chalk and inscribes a question upon the blackboard. The students begin writing, and an atmospfiere of intense silence becomes noticeable throughout the room. PROFESSOR A bas ketballs the chalk toward the wvastebasket and reseats himself. He props his feet ,once more and stares at George Washington's picture. In the staid visage of the President there is something similar to what is in the mind of PROFESSOR A. There is a quiet expression of vigilance, a vision of the boldness of wisdom. But the face of PROFESSOR A is scarred with an apathy that distorts his boldness into an ex p'seion that is somehow sad, and yet sardonic. PROFESSOR A twists his first finger sideways and picks from his teeth a tidbit from breakfast. He has eaten something fried, as evidenced by a spot of grease on Ihis shirt front. He looks once more at George Washington, who looks back at him unafraid. STUDENT A flips his paper on the desk, rises, and walks toward the door. His gait strangely resembles that of PROFESSOR A. His attitude is )R A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA ated Collegiate Pres Robert EfIsa embaes s the ase lebed br ad few the studemte of ths ker 'idays.di.g lhe es sats omd hlt wesaes are see ms-e Publhbhg does met .s.slilc e a veassved. ' JACK BASS CAROLYN McCLUJNG D. J. SALLEY EDITOR Patsy Penney .Dew James *Herbert Bryant Walter Johnson Bertha Gardner Ben McElveen Steve Baumrind tANAGER . Kat Anthony Billy Bruce FSS STAFF Baumrind, Robert Bell REPORTERS ide, Wray Davis, Timmie Tim-. 'artin, Kay Oxner, Roy Williams, Sid Badger, Linda Cauthen, Brien, Lis V4ner, Mary Scott Tom Walker JMNISTS ameronn. Pat. Tracy Billy Maett DEW JAMES Boys Fron Come / At the Gamecock banquet Mon day night at Laurel Hill, univer sitty historian and Professor Daniel W. Hollis noted that the first student to come to South Carolina College (USC in the old days) from the Independent Re public of Horry (pronounced oh ree) since 1831 came in 1884. The coming of the Horrian was ap .arently significant since it was recorded in the "Collegian," first student publication at the university. Although it took the boys from the swamps 53 years to re discover that they had annexed a state college when they an nexed the rest of South Carolina, they have not been hesitant to take advantage of the institu tion ever since. Many' Horrians have come and gone since the "great discovery" in 1884 mostly gone. Now to comment on high school junior-seniors . . . they got it. Green Sea (that's in Horry) had their's last week aboard the good ship Ocean Queen. Yep, it was really on a boat! It was something like a moonlight cruise with no moon. The captain ordered the an chor lifted at 8:00 and the powerful Diesels pushed the boat with its 100 or more passengers aboard down the Inland Water way. On the foremost deck, a four-piece Hawaiian band played such haunting melodies as "Hawaiian Sunset" which could barely be heard above the groan of the Diesels. The motors idled and the cap tain ordered the anchor lowered just before we reached the inlet. Then to the tune of more Hawaiian melodies, lasses with flowers in their hair, wearing grass skirts and crape paper leis distributed boxes of food. Ac PAT TREACY Anti-Intel Reach Dr. Daniel Hollis gave the student body of USC a mild slap on the wrist Monday night which could be taken to heart. It's a tossup, however, whether the comments were directed at the backbone or the breastbone. At a banquet for Gamecock staff members, Dr. Hollis of the history department, after sup ping on Laurel Hill's excellent fare, finished his meal by chewv ing on the flanks of the Caro lina student body. With Don Grinies' Orchestra supplying mood music the good profcssor launched into an academic "shuffing off to Buf falo" routine, which dealt wvith Carolina's "Anti-intellectuality." Dr. Hollis stirred his pot with many historical facts and humor ouis anecdotes, most of which were tactfully placed in other eras. The inferences fell like shot at a BB factory. No one present wvas intimi dated due to deft handling of adjectives, as Dr. Hollis devel oped his "Lenny" along the "Of Mice and Men" theme. He also chipped a few cracks in the altars where students worship. Sororities and fraternities were p)ainted in the rosy hues of ladder rungs, with a' sky hook being the loot sought like a second story job. Intramural politicking and "BMQC" labels were given their post places at the run of the rodents. One got the impression that the Carolina student ma chine wvas revolving in a' tight 360-degree arch andl snapping at its own unsavor-y hindquarters. These conjectures of Dr. Hollis were inspired when he comparedl USC to Columbia University where he has (lone graduate wyork. He mentioned that the reflected in his walk, lie pauses near the (door andi unconsciously p)icks his teeth and looks at the picture of George Washington. lie sees only a face, a piece of glass, a frame, andl a wall. He involuntarily makes a sucking noise with his teeth and then leaves the room. STUDENT B (deposits his paper and saunters out. There is something in his manner of walking that reminds us of STUDENT A. STUDENT C turns in his paper and leaves, followed by STUDENTS D, E, F, G, and so on until the room 1s occupiedi i 'Oh-ree' 1nd Go cording to the menu we pirate bones, seaweed and drap witchpoil among other things. We ate, danced by the strum mings of the Hawaiian serenad ers, finally hoisted the anchor, motored back to the wharf and " * " Had it not been for the modern invention of hitch-hiking, the modern college student in his true form would be all but im possible. Having subjected our self often to the vicissitudes of thumb transportation and placed both body and soul at the mercies of the man on the road, we feel that we can speak at least with some authority on the subject. Sometimes the kindness of the man on the road is astonishing. ' One of the times when we felt a driver's action was beyond the call of human accommodation was last Sunday. Having had fair winds from the homestead, we stepped out onto the Devine in Five Points lugging our fully packed, Carolina-stickered bag to a bus stop. A car pulled along side before we reached the bus stop and the lady next to the curg said, "Hop in, we'll give you a lift by the university. After my bag and I were in and we were cruising up Green Street the lady told me they were the Perrys and they were going to church. It was a little out of their way she said, but they didn't mind at all. She told me about her son who is 15 and plagued with that same mis fortune that I was plagued with when I was 15 . . . namely, we're both victims proned to suffer automotive "tear-ups" when we take the family car out alone. Minutes later, they dropped me off in front of the house and I went away praising their name. Iectuality es All Columbia library was a big stu dent attraction and the scene of much student competition. No body called Bellview if you read a book. At USC things are not quite the same. Joe College is being overdone and beat to death. I'm touched by Dr. Hollis's remarks, though I'm not sure in which bone. He has a point. But 1 do feel that the re marks of a former friend should be given for the other side. (Un fortunately he joined the United Front andi has long since found newv comradles.) This friend once told me that college wvas for the ediucat ion of college professors andi not the studIent. Then you can juggle statistics a bit and say that education draws men of a lower mentality than other professions. Running right along, you could chose a few specime!hs from the ranks. If one were real selective I'm sure that it aould be no trouble to come up with one or two real prize examples who bordered very closely on the verge of being blithering The thing is, glass houses aren't good places to be free wvith brickbats, tit for tat is a losing game and if we mu rattle skeletons in closets let' try to be impartial. Dr. Hollis came closer to ana lyzing the faculty and students than just the students alone. Lets allow the goose and the gandler to feed at the same trough and not lay the universal foibles of man at the feet of Carolina's student body. After all, if we were all what we could be and not so much of what we are, Sir Launcelot wvould be shopping around for a goodl second-hand saddle. same careless attitude is notice able among all of the students. Sorhie incorporeal bond seems to weld them together while they are in the room. PROFESSOR A, left alone, contemplates the picture of George Washington for a short while andl then he rises and walks across the room. He stops by the picture and looks at it. Hec seems to see beyond it, some how. HeI strolls out of the door, his arms hanging by his side like the arms of a bear. As the cur tain closes, the room is empty exceept for the picture of George