Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Camnp Curbs J Once, just once, we'd like I students get together and support something, whether i wide election, a football game, religious emphasis week or bl The apathy that hits this ever anything is going on is a probable exception of the Ca game, and even then many stu tickets for a handsome profit or sit in the dorms and listei on the radio. Last week when fall electit only 857 persons cared enot whole thing to take a few mini to the Armory and push the on the voting machine. It w parent, then, that either no) nobody is planning to go to Hc therefore isn't interested in wl a Homecoming queen or not. those people voted who really didate to win or didn't want a lidate to win. It can work tha Tuesday morning when De from Cambridge University sp sell House, the assembly seer attended, although it was hel place than usual. In the past, with a few notable exceptions, Sandberg, have been very p< although clipped schedules h; to give every student a chance convocation times, the cant snack shop, are usually crowd< ing. ('ertainly no one at such I offer anything to the convers, arettes and coffee that would cation speakers. Religious emphasis wwek c time when students seem t clipped schedules were used ti Quotes S"wi books ate to be tastiel, others to be swallowed, and some fetw, to be c/hewed and digested. --BACON, ESSAYS: OF STUDIES God sends ineat and the devil sends cooks. --THOMAS DELONEY, WORKS There are two tragedies in life. (ine is nrot to get your heart's de vire. The other is to get it. --BERNARD SHAW, MAN AND SUPERMAN There is no such thing as a moral or immoral book. Hooks arei- we/I writ ten or badly wcrit ten,. Fl/at is all. -OSCAR WIlLDE y/ecc a tihbjef t it niaers(al de' -WASHINGTON IRVING,. WO)LFERT'S ROOST Thet Atle rican peopile never i cran utmbrel/la. They precparec to twa/k in feenal sunshine. -ALFRED E. SMITIl I am anoat arguing wit/a yoau--- I amn teling~ you. --J. McN. WHISLTER, GENTLE ART OF MAKING EN EMI ES We" do not coaunmt a nma's years, itantil he hast noithinU else to count. --EMERSON, SOCIETY AND SOLITUDE Letters to the Edit Carolina Freshma D)ear Editor: In order to relieve the minds of any Carolina students who may think our age-old rival has -gotten the best of us not only in the game but also in diabolical dieeds, I would like to relate some experiences of the week end. Carolina students wvere aston ished to see a few of our men with shaved heads last Wednes (day. However, our rivals were probably more astonished to see around 20 of their own boys with cropped hair. I'm sure everyone saw the paint jobs which were left around our campus by our "esteemed" rivals, but, fear not, for we have retaliated!! A sec ond, and more successful, deputa tion comprised of Greenville and Coluhtbia collegiate students, charged toward Clemson and avenged our honor. Several prominent landmarks, including s WideJ all-Out a o see Carolina gossip or do wholeheartedly speakers. be a campus- It's- the fad a convocation, dents not to >od drive. interested in campus when- little activitiei palling, with a spirit whenev& rolina-Clemson fad. dents sell their On Novemb and go home Cross blood dr 1 to the game It would be a support an act )ms were held, Last spring Lgh about the unique blood c ites, walk over month, 370 pe right button Key did a gooc ould seem ap- it on a compet >ody cares, or for donors. Ho mecoming and less than half iether we have with approxir )r maybe just donors during wanted a can- This year t particular can- push the drive b way. The only incer nis W. Brogan of blood, you )ke in the Rus- posters say. B ied to be well tive enough f< d in a smaller from a schoo convocations, around 4200. 'l including Carl the student po orly attended Lasting for tve been used he right on th to attend. At the Naval Arrr een, now the problem. It do d to overflow- few minutes. ;atherings can there aren't as ition over cig- campus as one top the convo- blood drive tin The fall blo in be another whole student o think that anemic, not oi sleep, study, -CM. I)EW JAMES Paper Res Hindered The Gamecock and student council ran into conflict again last week when council refused to release the number of votes each cadidate received in the fall election. The conflict is not new. The Gamecock news staff tried in vain to obtain the same informa tion after last spring's campus wide election. Jack Feild, then president of the student body, told the Gamecock that election results would be available for publication this year. Bnt, as Student Body Presi (lent D)on Clark informed this columnist, "The regime has changed." It seems that the only way to insure the students of their right sto knowv is to pass a constitutional amendment p)rovid ing that election returns be re leased for publication. It seems a shame to have to embody in a constitution such dletailedi provisions, but when 'a governmental body refuses to release information which is tradition-al and characteristic of democratic government, it is time to seek a means of remedying the fault. This newspaper is not fulfilling it responsib)ilities to its publish ers (the students) if it does not give them the best possible cover age of news events. The best possible ooverage certainly in Or Students F n Wants Vo afamous statue, suddenly turned a beautiful shade of dark purple. Truly, we can now knowv the meaning of the great statement -"Revenge is Sweet," and if we may quote an old Clemson saying "Wait until next year!" Name withheld by request. Dear IEditor: The turnout of the Freshman Class in the recent primaries showed improved interest in the (elections of their officers. There were 247 voting out of the 903 "no credlit" freshmen. This could be expressedl as one out of every 3.65 or about one-fourth of the class responding! The work of Sophomore Vice President Bob McNair, who is in charge of the elections, and the studlent council is appreciatedl. . * * As the student government at the TTnivneity is based on a Ipathy lupport anything but go to- hear 'the at the University among stu support anything, not to be anything but their own petty 3, and not to show any school r possible. It's an unbecoming er 14 and 15, the annual Red ive will be held on the campus. good chance to go all out and ivity. when Blue Key sponsored its [rive over a period of about a rsons donated 330 pints. Blue I job with the drive by putting ition basis and giving a dance wever, we know of schools with the enrollment Carolina has, nately the same number of a much more limited time. here wont be competition to along, or lollypops for donors. tive is that if you give a pint may be saving a life, as the ut that alone should be incen >r at least 500 pints of blood whose enrollment numbers Chat's less than one-eighth of pulation. two days, this fall's drive will e campus with the station in ory. Transportation will be no esn't hurt and it only takes a And we know for sure that many anemic persons on this would have you believe when ie comes around. od drive is a chance for the body to show that it isn't ly literally, but figuratively. ponsibi ity py Council cluded the number of votes a candidate receives in an election. We feel that the mgjority of the students want to know this. It isn't fair for council members who count the votes and their circle of friends to be the only students who know election results. It is conceivable that such things as the vote for the three finalists for Homecoming queen should not be released until Homecoming Day. But, it is a b)reach of press freedom and of free peoples right-to-know if they are denied the results of a general eloction. We suggest that Mr. Clark and his council reconsider their ap parent stand. We point to the commercial press which does not deny their readers the right to know election results, and a government who interprets free press to include freedom from denial of election returns. * . * ALL IN A NAME . . .A University of Miami co-ed with the mixed-up masculine name of Sidney Gene Johns, told a sad story of receiving draft notices, Marine literature, an invitation to an intra-fraternity council smioker and an invite to a Sigma C'hi rush party. When she arrived at Miami, Sidney found that she had been etaliate; te Count strictly democratic scale, the voters have a right to know the number in their midst that sup ported the top candidates. The honor in attaining the position of a top candidate cannot be dlaunted by the number of his supporters that contributed to his attainment. As we already have the dif ference in votes among the can dlidates published, then the num ber of votes of each candidate (if there are only two) can be calculated by using the total number of voters. This means the mathematical-minded popula tion of the University will know and the others will probably cal culate mistaken figures. To avoid misgivings in this affair perhaps we should have the number of votes for top candidates pub lished. Carol H. Watson HERBERT BRYANT Move Votini To Encouri Carolina sports a new campus these days. Changes have been made. As a well-known person age recently said,' she even sports a pony tail these days. Of course, the improvements are more noticeable in the phys ical plant. More changes will have to be made so that all the campus will be coherent. The center of the campus has suddenly shifted from the north side of the old horseshoe to the south side of the campus across Green Street. Everyone gathers at Russell House. And what better place is there to be the center of student activities? And since Russell House is the new center of student activity it only seems natural that impor tant 4appenings - voting for example-should take place in the student center. The old Armory, at least two blocks from Russell House, was the scene of voting last week, as those who voted know. There's nothing wrong with the Armory in itself as the site of voting except that it's just in an out-of the-way place now. In other words, it's just too far from Rus sell House. When the canteen, book store and post office were in the base ment of Maxcy College students naturally stayed on that side of the campus more than they do today. Few people get over that way these days unless they happen to be attending classes in that corner of the campus. One sign that the armory is the wvrong place for voting is the decrease in votes cast this year from the amount cast in thie assigned to a men's dorm, and her final headache was receiving a sorority pin addressed to Mr. Sidney Johns. FIRST PRIZE . . . Carolina isn't the only school with a park ing problem. A Los Angeless col lege recently offered a reserved parking section as the first prize in a campus-wide contest. CROWING FOR UNIVERSITY OF S4 Mebuber of AssocIate Founded January 00, 1908, with R editor, "The Gamecock" is publiabe University of South Carolina weeki year except on holidays and durinag The opinions expressed by columnist sarily those of "The Can*ocock." endorsemnent. The right to edit I. EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT MANAGING ED NEWS EDITOR. CAMPUS EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MA? CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITO STAFF RE Timmie Timmons, Roy Williami Alex L,ancaster, Pat Palm, Ji thorne, Jim Brandon, Marsh, Marian Upchurch, Phil King, la COLUM Billy Mellette, Pat Treacy, BUSINESI Jimmy Turner, Windy Mul Bulluck, Bim ra. Machines ge Voters Homecoming-freshmen election of 'this time last year. There was a decrease in the overall number of votes cast this year. There is an increase in the stu dent body this year. It has in treased by 14 per cent over last fall semester. A total of 1,010 students voted in the same election last year. The number of votes cast last Wednesday was 857. That's a double-barrel decrease, both in number and per cent. Out of a total of 903 non-credit freshmen enrolled this year 275 voted last Wednesday. That means less than one-third of the freshmen participated in their election. Many of those fresh men who di<n't vote probably didn't cast their ballot because they just weren't too familiar with locations on campus. In view of the decrease in num ber of voters and 14 per cent increase in student body it is felt that something should be done to encourage more votes. It is felt that the only thing to do is to move the site for voting. There is no place more ideally situated than Russell House. More students go to Russell House than to any other build ing during the normal day. Some arrangement could prob ably be made to accommodate the voting machines on the ground floor. The machines would have to be housed in a place that could be locked over night though. The game room that is on the ground floor could be used for a special occasion like voting. Or possibly some other area could accommodate the machines. Of course the weight of the machines would have to be taken into considera tion. Dr. Patterson, dean of ad ministration, said he felt that if it wvere decided to move the vot ing site to Russell House that some arrangement could be made. With more elections coming up this year the voting place should be moved to a central location so that more students will vote for those to represent them. There is no better place than Russell House. A GREATER )UTH CAROLINA I Collegiate Pres obert Elliott Consales as the first d by and for the students of the p', on Fridays, during the college uzamninations. a and letter writers are not neces PublIshing does not constitute an eserved. . CAROLYN MdCLUNG PATSY PENNEY KAT ANTHONY ITOR Dew James Herbert Bryant Pat Treacy Walter Johnson Linda Cauthen Kay Oxner Billy Bruce TAGER Carol Shocey .Bob Kelsey R ...Sid Badger PORTERS , Tom Walker, Lewis Cromer, mmie Gasque, Barbara Haw Wiseheart, Carol Watson, farcia Fisher, Pat Lott NISTS Dew James, Herb Bryant i STAFP Ilnax. Marion Sinley, Edith PAT TREACY National P Ready F4 Another presidential election year is in the offing and the parties are just beginning to draw the line 'on the ground and roll up their sleeves for the im pending battle. If Eisenhower should recover and run agpin the fire works would probably be kept to a minimum; but if it is a battle of parties, which would otherwise be the case, we can expect to see many political casualties. Adlai Stevenson is considered the tall Indian who will do battle for his tribe and push the demo cratic patent medicine back on the American scene. He started his political overtures by - ad dressing an article in this month's Fortune magazine to the nation's businessmen. In the article, he affirmed his faith in democratic capitalism while de fending his professional flank. Stevenson succeeded in run ning the economic and social obstacle course without fouling any of the opposition. In fact, in a sense, he played for both sides, yet was careful to keep his own banners flying. For the businessman, Adlai had these thoughts in particular to express. We need continued consumer demand. This and three meals a day will keep 163 mil lion Americans strong and free. Also in the last 25 years he says that there has been an upsurge in "commonality." This state ment is a lyrical accompaniment to the old tune that "the Colonel's lady and Rosie O'Grady are sisters under the skin." His in terpretation is that business and government both have the wel fare of the individual as common interest. After making this point he proceeded to catch his own rebound and make for the op posite goal with the trite state ment that we are being con fronted with the evil of mass mediocracy, but he, like good old Cal Coolidge once said about sin, Wenr OUniversil SEEN WHEREVER SMROE Wihyu ew Fb: National universi undergraduates se for Wembley. 0 ALL-SILK $250 Grayson's Men's Shop Mitchell's Men's Shop arties Get )r Battle was "agin it." The idea, according to Steven son, of creeping socialism is nothing more than the result of the low standards of American journalism. To me this sounds like the ease of the destitute mother who has found a doorstep for her illegitimate child. hardly think that America Journalists will accept it as their own, for all of Stevenson's anx iety to be rid of the charge. From this article itself and other parts of the national democratic party come rumblings which shake Stevenson's self conceived place in the sun. Harriman of New York is threatening and challenges are coming from California and Texas. It is even rumored that Truman will try to take his fish cart back to capitol hill. Where then does Stevenson stand as a candidate for the democratic nomination ? A certain line of succession seems to be his only claim to primary in the democratic party. Eisenhower vanquished him with the aid of his own party, and in a similar contest it would un doubtably happen again. The hope of the Democratic party does not rest on the slop ing shoulders of Adlai Steven son, if it did it would be a tragedy not only for the party but for the country. He has given the Republican party a period of prosperity which was caused by a business cycle, and not con nected with any combination of single political action. This is hie. greatest sin. In one election he forfeited the Democratic party's claim to executive con trol, not only for the past 'four years, but until such time as the fortunes of the country are re versed or a democratic leader is brought forth who will capture the spirit and confidience of the American people. America has money in its pockets and is traveling the high road of prosperity. It isn't stop ping to listen to a voice from yesterday tell it where the road is going when it has to look back to hear where the voice is coming from. bley ~y Repps THE TIE WITH THE COLOR GUIDE IS the latest color well as traditional all plannel to go Li suits and shirts, ty panel of top lected these ties ACETATE RAYON $J50 Lourie's Men's Shop Ta pp's miPth Cnenii.a