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Er Tempor The demolition of tempora behind the observatory, and t behind Flinn Hall, marks the the end of an era at Carolina The era, started in 1946 World War II, was characteri2 flow of students and crowded the time the overflow had d conditions were becoming nor space contained in the tempo was needed for other purpose remained. By the first of next one of the prefabricated buildii to disgrace the campus. Of the seven prefabricat erected to ease the post war c were torn down several years outlived'their usefulness. Thai C, E, F, and the laundry. Perhaps the most familiar 1 temporary age to present Cai is Building C, often known as The political science departm ology and anthropology were pants of the unsightly fire tr housed psychology and philosc the School of Journalism. A planned for the space behind tr Building F, located behind lege, was used as a mechanic Letters to the Edi Hoi Criti Dear Editor: "The Right To Know is an important concept in a democracy where the business of the gov ernment is the business of the people." This accepted and well-under stood statement was used at the beginning of a column that ap peared in a recent issue of the Gamecock concerning the policies of the Honor Board. The follow ing article is written both to explain to the students of Caro lina the functions of the Honor Board and of the Honor Council, and to prove that the facts that followed the above mentioned quote were unauthentic and that the criticism of the Honor Board's decision was unjustified. This is not the opinion of any one person, but rather a valid interpretation of the Honor Board's proceedings in the spring of 1955 and at the present time. First, it appears there are some wvho do not understand the organization of the Honor Sys tem at Carolina. Members of the Board are elected by the various schools according to the number ACP POLL Ike A More The question of whether or not President Eisenhower will run for a second term is still very much up in the air. But if he dloes decide to run for a second term, will Richard Nixon be selected as his running mate again ? To get the collegian's point of view on this issue Asso elated Collegiate Press posed the following question to a represen tative cross-section of college stu dlents: "If Ike runs for President in 1966 for a second term, do you think Vice-President Richard Nixon will be selected as his running partner?" The results: Men Women Total Yes 50% 55% 52% No . 30% 33%/ 31% Undecided 20% 12% 17'% Stiddents feeling the two will run together again (if Ike runs) usually comment somewhat along the line of a Purdue University (Lafayette, Ind.) freshman who says "they cooperate very well together." A University of Min nesota (Minneapolis) graduate student,says '"Why not? He's a good nyan." A f*eshman attending the Rich mond Professional Institute (Richmond, Va.) gives politically oriented answer when he says "Nixon is definitely being groomed as presidential timber, since he Is from a pivotal state having a large electoral 'Vote." -Students who believe Nixon will not be selected to run with Ike do 30 for a variety of rea sons. Many think Nixon has a Ends ury Duil ry Building C tory for male he old laundry a stop-over fo beginning of ing is schedul next semester, dry will be do at the end of The complei ed by an over- tration Buildi conditions. By shuffling of iminished and moving of the mal again, the laundry is nov rary buildings new athletic pl s, and so they of visiting ath semester, only When the l igs will remain boretum is co: will be moved ed structures ledge, the onl1 Dnditions, four torn down. ago when they Years ago, left buildings Gamecock off rary building )uilding of the distinction. TI -olina students Student Publi Termite Hall." removed from ent, and soci- lications now the last occu- Although om ap which once be left on the >phy, and even from the inqu planetarium is of temporary 1 ie observatory. modern, perm Woodrow Col- school a rock f .1 shop, dormi- that have mad or ior Board S ism Unjust of students enrolled in the par ticular school. Their duties are to attend meetings regularly and to carry out any business that might be connected with the work of the Board. From this group four boys and two girls are elected to serve as members of the Honor Coun cil. Their duty, in addition to those as a regular member of the Board, is to serve during trials in cases where an infrac tion of the Honor Principle has occurred. Whenever a guilty verdict is reached, the results of the case are always published in the Gamecock, including the manner of the offense and the penalty of the conviction. The policy not to print names of individuals who have been convicted of an infraction has always been decided by the Honor Council and not by the Gamecock staff members. We are against printing the names be cause we (10 not believe that the students of Carolina are p)rimar ily concerned about wvho is in volved in a case, but rather in nd Nixon A Colors For created needless controversy by his many accusations4 against the D)emocrats. "He is not as pop)ular and asi well liked as Ike," says a fresh man co-ed attending Regis Col lege (Weston, Mass.), while an other Purdue University fresh man feels, "He (Nixon) has traveled more than any other Vice-President and hasn't stayedl in Washington doing his job enough." The majority of students feel, however, that if Ike runs again Nixon will be a "shoo-in" as his running partner. Perhaps large share of this opinion can be summedl into the statement of a St. Trhomais College (St. Paul, '-finn.) sop)homore who says "If Ike wants Nixon as his Vice PrIesidlent no one else stands a chance. Minneapolis (ACP)-Tf the ap peal of 1955 auto color c'ombina tions to college studlents means anything to auto manufacturers, the color splurge will continue in 1956. To find out how college students felt about the radical new color stylings of the 1955 autos, ACP asked a representa tive cross-section of college stu dlents the following question: "How do you like the new color combinations of the 1955 model automobiles?" The results: Men Women Total Like very much 28% 29% 28% All Right '36% 38% 37% NTo opinion 13% 7% 11% As slings Go students, and most recently, as r visiting athletes. This build ed to be razed by the first of while Building C and the laun wn in a few weeks. tion of the Business Adminis ng paved the way for a re departments, ending in the ,se in C to the Horseshoe. The v in the Russell House and the tant on Rosewood will take care letes. ine Arts Building in the ar mpleted, music practice rooms from Building E, behind Rut temporary building not being the Garnet and Black and ices wei e housed in a tempo without even an alphabetical ie building was called only the cations building, and was far the modern offices the pub enjoy in the Russell House. ie prefabricated structure will campus, it will be well hidden iring eyes of visitors. The era )uildings has given way .to new, anent edifices that give the oundation, typifying the ideals e the University great.-C. M. ays ified how the principles of honor are being handled at the University. True, the individual is all im portant in making the system successful; but public embarrass ment does nothing to improve the condition of the system. There never has been and never should arise the occasion for allowing a member of the Gamecock staff to sit in on a trial. If the fact that Gamecock reporters are not allowed to wit ness trials is still in question, we can- present more reasons for the continuation of this policy. Secondly, in the spring of 1955 a motion was placed befort the Honor Board to the effect that a member of the-Gamecock staff should be allowed to attend meetings. Note that this motior concerned the Honor Board and not the Honor Council. This mo tion was defeated. As a substitute motion- thai wvould seemingly satisfy an: benefit both the Gamecock anc the Honor Board, it wvas re solved that a member of th< Board from the School of Jour. nalism, whether a Gamecocl. gain? Autos Dislike them 18% 12% 15'A Can't stand them 59A 14%, 9'A There appears to be no dif ference of color appreciation be tween the men and wvomen, des pite the common notion that th~ gals are supposed to be mor "color-conscious" than the guys But this dloesn't mean that every one likes the new colors withoul qualifications. One sophomor< co-edl from the College of St Catherine (St. Paul) says "mosi of the twvo-tone combin-ations ar< pretty, but some of the com binations are terrible." "Some of the combinations are bizarre, but on the whole they'r4 OK," says a Hunter Colleg< (New York City) senior, wh< seems to echo the opinion o: many of the college students lik ing and dlisliking the new coloi c'ombinations. Several stude'nti indicate that only the colors o: one certain make of auto arn repulIsivye. Many students feel the nev colors "brighten things uip," give a person a lift. However, a Pur duie University (Lafayette, Ind. freshman thinks the colors an "too dlistrac.ting on the road." freshman co-edl at Regis Colleg (Weston, Mass.) states tha "they are too gaudy, they wil never last." A graduate co-e< at Southern Methodist Univer sity (Dallas, Texas) sums thin-gi up in a philosophical fashlor when she says "Some are pretta and some are not, but that's the way wvith everything though." "It looks like Edna JACK BASS Big Thur Lacket "Sports Illustrated" came through with a mighty colorless "color story" on Big Thursday last week. The baby of the Time-Life Fortune empire had good pic tures, but the story itself was flat. Writer Coles Phinzy ap parently failed to catch the flavor of the occasion. The glaring error of calling Coach Rex Enright "Tex" was probably something that slipped by the copy and proofreaders. We're inclined to think it was "one of those things" rather than actual ignorance on the part of the author. Even though it wasn't a game story, it seems one action shot of the game might have been ap propriate since six pictures were used, including three of cheer leaders. Phinzy's second paragraph, in which he declared the game should be a washout for a half dozen reasons rather than a sell out, looked like the writer was stumped for something to write. His conclusions showed an ap parant lack of background in formation. Life, SI's older broth er, consistantly brags about the staff member or not, would in cooperation with the chairman of the Board prepare a report of the meeting for the publication. Who should be better qualified to report on the proceedings than one who is in training to become a professional at wvriting ? Perhaps we should take the chance of having a reporter pres ent who on more than one occa sion has been guilty of false representation of fact. We believe not, and thus the purpose of such a move by the Board was solely to allow the students to become better ac quainted with the work of their organization. We are ready and willing to support and defend our policies in the ease that further criticism should arise. Our primary interest, howv'ever, is in the welfare and in the last ing influence of the Honor Prin ciple at the University of South Carolina. Bill Weston, Honor Board President CROWING FOl UNIVERSITY OF Member of Asisocial Founded January 30, 1908, with e.ditor, "The Gamecock' is publis University of South Carolina wee year except on holidays and durn The opinions expressed by columni sarily those of "The Camecock," endorsement. The right to edit is EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT MANAGING E NEWS EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR SPORTS EDIT'OR. SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MA CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDIT STAFF R Timmie Timmons, Roy Wlllli Alex Lancaster, P'at Palm,, thorne, .Jim Brandlon, Mars Marlan Upchurch, Phil King, COLU] Billy Mellette, Pat Treacy BUSINE! Jimmy Turner, Windy Mr Bun1hcke Bill 1Ky finally got pinned." day Story I Color great amount of research done in preparation of an article in that magazine, but SI's Mr. Phin zy made some rather fallacious statements that showed an ap parent lack of -background. He dwelled at length on pol itics and politicians, used space on meaningless quotes that failed to put across a point and touched briefly on the highlights of past Big Thursdays. He says that playing on Thurs day should hinder the game, especially early in the season. He failed to mention that Big Thursday is a legal holiday in Richland County or that the weather is more pleasant in Oc tober than late November (a point that Frank Howard over looks in his demands to play the game at the end of the season-) and that there has been rain only once during the rivalry which began in- 1896. Phinzy fails to realize that many people attend the fair be fore or after the game and that the fair adds rather than detracts from the game. He also contradicts himself completely when, speaking of the reasons the game should not be a sellout, claims the 35,000 capac ity stadium won't hold half the diehard followers of either team. With only one lowly economics course in my background, I do believe I remember correctly that if the demand is twice that of the supply, a sellout should be assured, as it is, of course. Except for the real come-to see-dndi-be-seen female type foot ball fan, Phinzy is the first I've ever known to considier front row seats "choice." (They're hard to see from, he says, as if they're only hard to see from at Caro lina-Clemson games.) Let's face it. Big Thursday is more than a football game be tween . Carolina and Clemson. Big Thursday is a holiday with a holiday atmosphere and its own unique flavor. The fair is part of that flavor. Oh, well, if Sports Illustrated proved nothing else it was an other example that from a pub licity angle, the two schools have nothing to gain andl plenty to lose by killing Big Thursday and playing at the end of the sea son. I A GREATER IOUTH CAROLINA ed Collegiate Preas Robert Efliott Conzales a. the first bed by and for the students of the kly, on Fridays, during the college r examilnations. 5sts and letter writers are not neces Publishing does not constitute an reserved. CAROLYN McCLUNG PATSY PENNEY KAT ANTHONY DITOR Dew James Herhert Bryant Pat Treaey Walter Johnson Linda Cauthen .Kay Oxner Billy Bruce LNAGER Carol Shockey Bob Kelsey OR . . Si d Badger EPORTERS ns, Tom Walker, Lewis Cromer, Jimmie Gasque, Blarhara Hawv ha Wiseheart, Carol Watson, Marcia Fisher, Pat Lott M1NISTS ', Dew James, Herb Bryant ES STAFF Ilinax. Marion Singley Edith DEW JAMES Honor Boa Cont rove rs' In a letter to the editor else where on this page, Honor Board President Bill Weston charges this columnist with being "un authentic" in a previous column (October 20th issue). We interpret "unauthentic" to mean "untrue," and we challenge Mr. Weston to point out the un truth in the October 20th column. The truth is that the facts are stated and conclusions are drawn as this columnist sees the case, but nowhere is there a deviation from fact. We agree with the Honor Board president in that names of individuals charged, convieted or both, should not be printed. We stated that as Gamecock policy in the previous column which is the object of his attack. We, however, still contend that the policy which the Honor Board has adopted of appointing one of its members who rep resents the School of Journalism to be the Gamecock's agent is un satisfactory. We don't feel that the appointed agent can view the issues as a newsman and serve as a member of the Honor Board at the samd time. The suggestion that an Honor Board member report to the press Honor Board is really somewhat absurd. A correspond ing act would have been for Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy to have been doing all the reporting of his Committee on Un-American Activities last year. Naturally Sen. McCarthy was more quali fied to do the reporting than the press because, after all, he headed the committee and knew all about it! HERBERT BRYANT Criticism C Be Com Some little bit has been said about the editorial page of the Gamecock always giving nega tive criticism and very seldom seeing anything good that per tains to the University. Sometime it is quite a problem to find something bad to write about Carolina, but when some thing isn't quite up to par it stands out like a sore thunb, and .usually justifies writing about. The improvements that have been made and1 those that are being made are pleasing to the eye and mind. But still there are a few-really, just a few-im provements to be made. And there will probably be improve ments to make 50 years from now. One recent improvement that should be seen by all sstudents is the University chapel in Rutledge College. Through the cooperation of architects Lafaye Fair and Lafaye, New York interior de corator William Pahlman, and J. C. Campbell, supervisor of the wvork being done by University maintenance, the chapel has been restored as close as possible to the original design of over 100 years ago. A beautiful English antique chandelier, modernized with wiring, now hanging from the ceiling, is a gift from Presi dent Russell. The chapel is a thing of beauty that can be ap preciated only when seen. Then there are the temporary building improveijients. They are being torn down. Building "C" and the old laundry are being re moved from the campus. That certainly is an improvement that is needed. And even though the campus grounds lately look like USC is digging in for war, the eventual usefulness that will be obtained from the new high pressure steam lines can be appreciated. Even the "pony tail," as Rus sell House ramp ,vas recently called, received a newv coat of paint last Tuesday. But there are a few things that stand out on the minus end of the good and bad University measur ing stick. And they should be brought to the attention of the student body. Take the Carovet Apartments for example. The rd, Gamecc y Continues' It is our opinion that if the Honor Board holds the honor principle in such high esteem as it claims, and if it wants to promote the purposes of the Honor Board, it will come to realize that independent press comment and reporting has many merits and advantages over con trolled and censored news releas ing.'I( in.' * * *0 We are, indeed, gratified to note that there are in the ad ministration a corp of guardian angels who have become con cerned about the reading matter that the adolescent minds of University students are subjected to in the Campus Shop. We are grateful that they are so willing to enforce their pre udice upon us.. . . * * Cupid's meanderings are fas cinating. If yours truly had been a betting man, he would have given odds that Princess Mar garet would get hitched to Peter Townsend. He would have lost! This love affair between Eng land's royal 25-year-o'ld princess and commoner RAF Group Cap tain Townsend seemed terribly important to the British Empire, though we can't quite grasp its earth-shaking consequences. To us, it's just an exciting love story with a man and a woman in love. It's a novel with a very sad ending. . . . We salute the "Five Wisemen" who voted to release the number of votes each candidate gets in an election at last Monday's Stu (lent Council session. an't .Always tructive 15 blocks out Bull Street from the campus, look in pretty bad shape. They could stand some im proving. But it would take around $20,000 just to get started on them. And if this much money were put into them the rent would have to be raised. But something should be (lone about them. They aren't a credit to Carolina. To give another example of negative criticism about this University, take the voting situa tion. Something has been saidl about it, but maybe more should be said. There is only one way to handle the voting results. They should be given to the student * body! The people who run in an election put themselves before the student body. The student casts his vote andl he should know if his vote is countedr Carolina should train young men and women for the society they will be in when they graduate. One way to do that is by handling votes in a democratie manner. And there is only one way to do that. Give the vote results to the students! Both good and bad things ca* be written about USC and things connectedi with it. Just because something is negative criticism doesn't mean it is bad for the school or shouldln't be written about. Collegiate Clippings 4 Lincoln, Nebraska-The edi torial column of the Nebraska Faducation News carries the fol lowing bit of random information wvhich just seems to beg for a challenge: A northeast Nebraska town Is claiming a distinction that we'll bet can't be claimed by any other town in the state. We don't have any Information that signs at the city limits herald this claim to fame, but Howells ressidents are announc ing that their town has the high est percentage of school children of any town in eastern Nebraska. Hfowells' population: '790. Scooln poain: 70.m