The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 13, 1956, Page Page Two, Image 2
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Two features marred student elections this
week - all bi-annual problems. One had
looked near a solution last fall.
Posters again were torn down. It was
thought that eventually' students would be
allowed to place their posters on buildings
since posting on trees with anything but tape
or string is discouraged and bulletin boards
practically non-existent. But such was not
the case. Posters on most buildings remained
intact even after elections but those placed
around Russell House were down before elec
tions even started. The reason - "It doesn't
look nice."
Granted, it may not look so nice to people
off campus, but on campus the posters have
a special significance. Leaving them up for
three or four days could do no great harm
and yet could help campaigners and give
spirit to the campus.
If posters cannot be placed on the build
ings, sufficient bulletin boards should be
provided. The board outside the cafeteria is
too small. A portable bulletin board to be
placed in the main lobby and a board outside
Results Mc
The outcome of the student body referen
dum this week on the release of votes to The
Gamecock for publication was overwhelm
ingly in favor of the paper. The results may
be seen on the front page today for the first
time. The vote was 3-1 in favor.
With this added provision, elections come
closer to being what they should - a training
ground for city, state and national elections.
Students now have come into their right to
know. In selecting student committees, de
feated candidates who placed high in student
esteem can be known and therefore chosen.
A Free
Next Tuesday a student body dance will be
held in Russell House auditorium. The dance
is free and is sponsored by the Student Union
Committee.
The free movies which have been offered
two times a month this year have been spon
sored by this committee also. Average at
Letters To The Editor
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Editor: knowledge of I
I would like to propose a plan In its former
which would equate those stu- cedar was just a
dents wvho are taking only nine this lovely tre<
hours a semester and those tak- contract of the
ing as many as 24 hours. This modern ra~mp aj
would be for purposes of Deans gular shape<
List, Free Cuts, etc. Russell House.
Suppose student "A" has taken I have beeni
and passed nine hours with an scaping and grc
average grade of three while I was "knee-h
student "B" has taken and passed hopper, and in
24 hours with an average grade present positioi
of four. Is student "A" more the only place
capable than "B"? Certainly not. campus.
My plan is to take the average Dr. Coker mi
grade, multiply it by nine (the edly planted ti
minimum number of hours for- forethought ol
matriculation) and divide by the someday this
number of hours passed. beauty to be a
If this plan is adopted, I be- ands on our car
lieve 1.5 should be made the in its present
equivalent of what a three rep- certain that Ia
resents now. (This could, of cent of our stut
course, be accomplished by mul- the tree in its
tiplying by 18 rather than nine.) (I will venture
Now concerning the Free Cuts Miss Fox.)
List-I think a student should I think the
be allowed unlimited cuts if he who decided to
makes a three in the particular Russell House
course under consideration. At the back for
present a student can have un- "beauty and ga
limited cuts and still be flunking century's gros
everything he is presently tak- where it will b
ing. Hie should be allowed un- I have just
limited cuts and if he makes a Coker has pass
three in the course, he passes wvorld; therefo:
no matter how many cuts are to suggest tha
credited to him (provided it this tree be pla
doesn't exceed the present limit.) memory.
This would seem more practical
than the present system since
your status is geared to what Art and M
you are doing presently rather ..
than what you did last semester. Faedlities (J
I believe this would eliminate Dear Editor:
the unfairness to students wvho We, the -stud
are taking "heavy loads" and shouIld encouras
those who are improved corn- a new Fine A
pared to last semester. wouldl he a gr
C. Robert Karl welfare and culi
and state. The
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To the Editor: readly lacking irl
"Though we profess no great of its culture.
knowledge of landscaping." May stand by andi l
I say this fact in the article art fall by the
"Grace and Beauty Desecrated" the lack of lnte
was misstated. The author should of its most 'i
have said "Though I profess no people, the pres
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Elections
Russell House would come close to solvin
the problem. The boards could also come int
use at other times during the year for ai
nouncements to the student body.
The second feature was the election of th
Student Body Vice-President. For year
there has been but one candidate. This pas
fall there were six in the primary and tw
in the run-off. The race was a keen one.
When nominations were made befor
Easter it appeared that again there would b
a keen race. Then one candidate withdrev
The election was back in its old ways.
While the single candidates for all the elec
tions have undoubtedly been good men, a rac
is better. The office of vice-president is a
important one. It should be treated as such.
With many good men in the Law Schoo
from which the vice-president must come
more than one should be willing to run. Ma
spring elections next year find at least tw
campaigning.
Correct these two features and election
may well prove to be more of a success.
penney
ay Be Seen
The benefits are many.
The Gamecock has campaigned before fo:
release, most especially in the last four years
But this year, the most important step wa
taken - the decision by Student Council t<
hold a referendum. Council is to be com
mended for its action. Had the step bee
taken by past student councils which hay
considered the problem much trouble wouli
have been avoided. "Action speaks loude
than words."
The student body is to be thanked for vot
ing to take the step forward.-penney
Dance
tendance is 200 students.
The Tuesday dance, another part of
service for the students, will feature a combo
Dance time is 8-11 p. m.
The committee is working to provide en
tertainment for the students. The student
can show their appreciation by attending th
dance Tuesday night.-penney
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Candidate
Last week the South was given
a new "solution" to her integra
tion problem by a North Caro
lina gubernatorial candidate.
This panacea, renown as the
Stokely plan, would divide a
state's public schools into three
types of systems-one for Ne
1 groes, one for whites, and one
for mixed races. Parents would
decide in a written registration
into which of the three systems
their children would enroll.
The author of this plan said
when it was presented, "The rul
ing of the Supreme Court hangs
over the South like a sword. But,
like a sword, it has two edges.
"When the Supreme Court
rules that no child may be barred
from a school because of race,
it likewise is bound to rule that
no child may be forced to attend
a school because of "race."
THEREFORE, THE author
- believes that his plan satisfies
the various rulings of the Su
preme Court. This assumption is
fallacious.
In the Stokely plan there are
two violations of the "no child
may be barred from a public
school because of race ruling.
Every Negro would still be
barred from the all-White school
and every White student would
be excluded from the all-Negro
fschool.
The plan is also cut by the
.other side of the "Supreme Court
o sword," for in those states that
e have compulsory school attend
ance every Negro under 16 would
be forced, because of their race,
to attend either the mixed or the
.all-Negro school and eyery White
dj student under 16 would be forced
n to attend either the white or the
e mixed schools because of their
d race.
fNOT ONLY DOES the Stokely
-plan fall to meet the Supreme
Court ruig ntheory but, in
I. practice, all White parents would
. place their children in the all
d White schools and some Negroes
gwould request the mixed schools
k with some Negroes preferring
rthe all -Negro schools.
eYou would still get a segre
gated public school system,
s However, the factor that
d should show thinking Southern
ers the impracticableness of this
h plan~ is the high cost that its
fulfillment would entail.
The Southern school allocations
d are already economically strained
e any regional or national indica
tion of approval of segregation.
Thus would a precedent be estab
tlished, upon which all the peo
~*plea of the world and all posterity
would heap their castigations
and disrespect.
Recal), if you will, the creed
upon which our country was
founded; you will not find it
based on segregation. In fact, in
every sense, It entails equality
and unity. But you would have
us divided.
j,Yet another facet of such a
n precedent is evolved when one
a considers what would happen to
le the Jews of the North, the Orien
tals of the West, and the Indians
y of the Mid-West. By any mass
.t condonation of segregation, any
e one of the above-mentioned dis
.tricts could Immediately sanction
it a local segregation. Far more
et flagranit than this obvious im
d plication appears the only too
~f real possibility of a majority
e being able to legally and publicly
nfuotracize a minority race.
W FORMAT'ION
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n Of N.C.
Fallacious
in their attempt to maintain two
school systems and their in
ability to maintain three systems
should be obvious.
And what about the colleges?
Could South Carolina support
three Clemsons, three Carolinas,
three Winthrops, etc.?
THE STOKELY PLAN would
have the schools operate just as
they do now except, in each
county one or more public
schools, as needed, would be
designated as mixed schools to
be attended only by students who
choose to attend mixed schools.
Meaning that if only a handful
of parents sent their children to
the "mixed" schools each county
would be forced to provide a full
faculty for each curriculum in
which a student, as enrolled, else
not even "separate but equal"
could be used as a defense. How
many counties could afford to
offer three teachers- where they
now have two?
This re-designation of "school
colors" for the one or more
schools in each county would
create an unnecessary transpor
tation problem. In a large county
the mixed school might be 20
miles from some student who
would attend it. Would he get
there in an integrated school
bus? He couldn't travel on the
all-Negro bus and, of course, he
couldn't go on the white bus. Up
to 50 per cent more school
buses would have to be pur
chased. (Buses would presum
ably travel in three unit cara
vans. Confusion could be eli
minated by having students wear
different e o 1 o r e d armbands,
namely-black, wvhite and polka
(lots.)
SUPPOSE ONLY one Negro
In a county attended a "mixed"
school. He would be chauffered
to class each morning in a private
school bus.. His teachers would
amount to private tutors. Lunch
in his own little cafeteria would
be a treat, wouldn't it? After
class, his chauffer would whisk
him back to the waiting arms of
his justly-proud parent.
Exaggerated? Sure, but pos
sible under the Stokely plan.
Now is the time for the nation,
not just the South, to stop and
examine its entire standard of
values, its educational system
and its people. We should think
for a long time else we build a
dream house on a rotted founda
tion.
In what manner would segre
gation affect our foreign af
fairs? Since the White races
(and even here there are reli
gious and racial differences) are
a small minority of the world, a
profound effect would necessar
ily result. By segregating others
from us, we virtually isolate our
selves to our own kind.
Is one to suppose that segrega
tion is fair? And just? If you
think thus, tny countrymen, you
are a poor comparison to the
men who built this country from
the ground up from an assem
blage of foreigners, different
religions, and varying creeds.
Whether or not the White
races are supreme over all others
is not the question here( though
it seems to be an idea that is
inseparable from that segrega
tion). How do you purpose to
enforce legal and public ostrac
Ism with fairness and equality ?
In what manner la the segre
gatedI to he denfiedl?
Kfrla Miller
HERB BRYANT
A Litti
Of Ele
Congratulations to the student
body for giving The Gamecock
the privilege of printing the
amount of votes an individual
receives in a campus election.
This shows that the students
would like to see how many votes
a person receives in an election,
and is indeed a commendable
move on the part of a student
body that shows it is indeed in
terested in improving the Uni
versity.
This column came out in favor
of moving the - place for voting.
from the Naval Armory to Rus
sell House after fall elections.
And it still sticks by this.
Voting in Russell House makes
it much easier since the center
of campus activities has moved.
It is too bad, though, that a
number of students were dis
couraged by the long delay in
waiting in line to vote. But it
is readily understood why they
would get discouraged.
Student Body President Don
Clark said one student was timed
at eight minutes in one of the
Student Body machines. There
were so many names on the bal
lot in some cases that it took
some students who were not
prepared a good deal of time to
look over the "long Ballots."
It is a very good idea to have
the voting place in- Russell
House, but it is hoped that the
voting procedure will be speeded
up in the future.
* * *
Without school spirit the Uni
versity would be a pretty dull
place. And it was a time not
too long ago when Carolina
didn't have it.
And, as has been said before,
school spirit doesn't mean just
cheering at a football game.
For example, school spirit can
be seen in. a campus election,
and it was. Yes, it was.
The proper spirit was shown,
R. C. SMITH
To Stimulal
On Differ
The overall purpose of this
article is to stimulate thinking
along what I believe to be more
constructive lines of inquiry as
regards the issue of integration
vs. segregation- -in
quiry into the nature of the
method of intelligen-tly choosing
between them.
All peCople strive for happi
ness. In the last analysis, happi
ness consists of the concrete
experience called pleasure of
whbich there are varieties-bliss,
joy, contentment, comfort, etc.
Many different kinds of things
give an individual this experience
--eating food, loving one's wife,
helping other people, hurting
other people, being in heaven,
etc. Of course, not all p)eople get
pleasure out of the same things.
Let us call things wvhich are
sought primnrily because of what
their immediate consequences
are believed to be, genuine likes,
and thin-gs sought primarily be
cause of what their remote con
sequences are believed to be;
superficial likes.
TO TilOSE IND)IVIDUALS
who favor integration because
they believe segregation is un
constitutional, 1 say this: let us
grant as an hypothosis that
segregation is unconstitutional.
Still, a rule of action (for
example the U. S. Constitution-),
if it is liked at all, is liked
superficially. That is, the worth
of a rule of action as a rule
of action lies in the pleasure one
gets out of the remoter conse
qjuences compliance naturally
leads to. If thoso consequences
are genuinely liked, it is worthy
of being complied with. If not,
it is not worthy of being comn
plied with.
Trher'efore, exp)licity pointing
out that segregation is unconi
stitutional has nothing to do
with explicitly pointing out the
nature of the consequences that
CROWING FOR
UNIVERSITY OF S(
Member of Associatet
Founded January 80, 190b, with 11c
editor, "The~ Gamecock" is pubtishee
University of South Carolina weekly
year except on holidays and duringe
The opinions expressed by columanist
sarily thos, of "The Gamecock." I
le Bit
tions
and it was too bad that some
were so forcefully criticized for
it. (The latter is in regard to
the six-horn-blowers who had to
appear in City Recorder's Court
because they violated the city's
noise ordinance.)
It is a good sign when so much
interest is taken in such an im
portant campus affair.
* * *
What happened to the po$ters?
A good many were put on
walls and, likewise, a good many
were torn down. They were taken
down by orders of the Univer
sity.
And, although it does seem
like the posters should have been
allowed to adorn the drab dormi
tory walls-and liven them up,
if nothing else-the University
was absolutely correct in taking
them down.
On page 17 of "The Carolina
Community" under the "Resid
ence Halls-General," Rule 6, it
says that " . . - Nails, hooks,
scotch tape, etc., may not be at
tached to walls or furniture."
* * *
There are six less parking
spaces on Green Street now.
Three less, precious parking
spaces! How about that
The six parking spaces, in
front of Russell House, were re
moved by the city after the Uni
versity asked them to.
There is a safety measure. It
was felt that due to the tremen
dous amount of student traffic
crossing Green Street in front of
Russell House it was better to
remove the parking spaces so
that students crossing from Rus
sell House side would have more
of a chance to see a car moving
down the street than if they had
to look around a parked car.
If this is a step forward in
improving safety measures on
Green Street then it is a good
idea, but there still is the parking
problem.
:e Thought
ent Lines
one believes would occur if inte
gration were actualized, and
since the worth of integration
wholly determines the worth of
the U. S. Constitution as a rule
of action in regard to this issue,
the white South is ne,ither un
intelligent nor immoral for ignor
ing the ruling of the Supreme
Court until the worth of integra
tion- has been determined.
And if that inlquiry indicates
that segregation is a more
worthy plan that integration as
re*gardls the genuine likes of the
white South, it is neither un
intelligent nor immoral for the
wvhite South to prefer that which
is worthier for them.
TO THEN llRING about in
tegration, granted these condi
tions, would require the Construc
tion of consequences not natur
ally following the actualization
of segregation. Consequences
such as bribes, threats, or out
right force wvould adld to the
wvorth of integration as a course
of action.
To those who wvould judge the
worth of. the U. S. Constitution
as a rule of action on the basis
of it's status, I hasten to say
that at one time, IHitler and his
Gestapo were the established sut
p)reme law for Germany.
In short, to supp)Iose that a
rule of action will lead to genu
ine likes under all conditions is
a gross assumption, for it is a
prediction about events that ex
tendI into the far-flung future
when it is a fact that we are
ever within the knife-edge p)res
ent with only the history of the
past as a reliable index into the
course of future events. And __
all that past history shows us
are rules of action coming andi
going wvith the ever-changing
tide( of conditionis. Although It
is not inconceivab)le that the
U. S. Constitution is an excep
tion to say that it is, a ground
less supposition.
A GREJATER
UTHI CAROLINA
ICollegiate Presa
bort Elliott Congales as the first
by and for the students of the
on Fridays, during the college
*aantinations.
and letter writers are not necee
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