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Give Th4 In Sini In Sims dormitory there is only one free outside telephone. The use of that telephone has been stopped. It should not have been. Of the outside lines in Sims, there are three. There is a pay telephone on third floor and one on first floor. The first floor office telephone is the free outside line. There is no outside line on second floor at all. Up until last week, girls were allowed to make and take calls on the office telephone. They were requested to talk no longer than three minutes, however. Many abused the privilege and for that reason the use of the telephone has been denied. The three min utes limit was, of course, perfectly reason able. This is the one telephone over which business calls are made and when the girls talk longer than the required limit, misfor tune can result. However, the stopping of the telephone use is inexcusable. When a student tries to contact another student from an outside telephone it is next to impossible-especially if that girl is living on second floor. The girls on third floor do not wish to run downstairs and call another girl to the telephone. That is natural. The pay line on first floor is not always answered. The office telephone is near the buzzer system. It can be quickly determined whether or not the person being called is in. The pay telephone on first floor is near the buzzer, also. But, again it is not always answered. It is too far from the rooms. New Plan I ,Next Friday students wishing to attend summer school will begin to preregister for classes. The plan has never been used at the University before. It is at last a true pre registration. Under the plan, students will pick up registration materials in the Administration Building, then go to the professors to be enrolled. There will be no regular stations for signing up. The student must seek the professor in his office or in the classroom. The cards will be handed in and registration completed. All that the student has to do is show up for classes June 12 and during the first week of classes start paying his fees by the plan inaugurated this semester. The preregistration plan is a good one. If all comply with it, it should be a success. Then perhaps it can be used at registrations other than for summer school. There are two kinks in it. May Dat May D)ay was a success. Virgil lDuffy and his committee dlid a grand( job1 and( they are to be comnmendled for it. In fact, this May D)ay wvas one of the best we've ever had. Every feature from the dance through the coronation was superb. NANCY FOX Trying liii With Exams Trying times loom ahead. by the time Exams are plainly disconcerting panie, and eithe to most of us anyway. Nowv once late ourselves again those obnoxIous days ap- communication p)roach when mental anguish and give up in despf physical fatigue replace the joys MANY TiIMF of uncomplicated college dlays. can he done in The rigorous exam schedules are t ion is a quick in themselves enough to make semester's mate Max Shulman's "scholars" seek the expense5( of solace in cloudy smoke rings. (ivility to thmose' Added to the terrifying pro(s- Tfhese co)ndil lpect of between four to six exams t ypical of lazy s following each other is the hope to cram knowledge that as qluickly as 1f49919 pages of classes are~ dismissed on May 23, f,aniguages, its some of us, however reluctantly, Politics." Man; must face stacks of notes and complain wveari textbooks a n d attempt some dlay-by-day aj semblance of preparation for t hroughout the s exams on May 24. frequently hara WITH THE SCHIEDULIE so prIieveless plung tightly arranged, many students Examinations discover that within three days' trated and planr time, bet'ween classes' ending and Preparation and commencement of exams, three titude on the pa or four quizzes must be studied when he takes for without a break. the present croa Sleepless nights, rattled ;ierves, relaxed frame and blank minds are commonly possible. the result of this haste. Most of And studying us are so thorou~ghly disgruntled preached by son e 'Phone s Bck Sorority girls have the privilege of an outside telephone in their sorority rooms. However, the;e is not always someone there to answer the telephone. In addition, of the 235 girls living in Sims, only about 75 or 80 are sorority girls. What is there for the other girls to use? Only pay telephones over which they can seldom be contacted. The Gamecock tested the telephone system this week. A member tried to contact from an outside telephone another staff member living on Sims second. It took an hour and was finally achieved by having ~the switch board operator call the girl on a campus telephone and ask .her to call the person trying to contact her. She then had to find a telephone, pay ten cents and call the num ber. It was ridiculous. The switchboard is too swamped with work now to have to do such i thing. It was kind of the operator and was appreciated. But it was an unnecessary burden on her. It could not be done often. The telephone system has never been satisfactory. But the prohibition of use of the Sims office telephone is uncalled for. The telephone should be reopened to student use. If some girls violate the three-minute rule, they should be. prevented individually from using the telephone. There is no sense in pun ishing all for the mistakes of a few. In addi tion, a pay outside line should be installed on Sims second. This would cut down tre mendously on the number of calls to the office.-penney Needs Help The first problem is the student who pre registers and then fails some of his courses he is taking this semester. He will have to register again. The second problem is the plan of con tacting professors in the office or classroom. The plan will never work if the professors fail to cooperate. Much will be the dismay of the student when he comes to register and finds the professor has gone home or to the faculty club or uptown. Preregistration must be done during the regular school day. ('lasses still must be attended. If the profes sor is not in his building, there is unnecessary delay. The plan can be a success. But if profes sors are not present, it will never work. Preregistration and the new method of paying fees are plans to speed up the regis tration process and cut out the long lines. More methods in this direction are needed. -penney r Superb The choreography for the coronation (lances was excellent and Queen I larriet was as dlelightful as could be. In fact, every de tail, with the possible excep)tion of the wveather, was perfect. Many thanks, Virgil.--penney ries Ahead Coming Up lenment that we lsos svrulyoto h r frantically iso- (USi, i ' fnmru from all human >r else forlornly lte emse t.its(hu air.qizsadho rprsbihl 5, the best that asgelb eesm rfs way of p)repara- sr) scan of a wvhole IWVI,'IE WOL rial, and this at staincu( i aiyrmde meals, sleep, andl b netn tlatoefe about. us. dyfraddsuybtve h .ionis are n 0 t edo eua lse n h uldents only, who eglntgofxa. into oneI night Ti a ol edsgae "The World, Its udrrdaeraln eid 'cople, and Their Tu,oe(a ol o usi "1" students tt o eea elso eiw ly that despite ~tteetatmwoldouc >plied studying toalvteteienemtl emester, they ar'e a1( hsclsrii I(U ) ssed by the re- tliexmnios reqjuire concen- efciea aiisohreua ed studly in their tinlistttin 1( cUlle a clear, calm at- sohe,weeiisndpubl rt of the studlent nedd Itmyetolaeo ais tests. Under efetainoainorhis vded schedule, a met,buwetrglenos of mind is im- itaawot-hlprjctob ahead of time, dn ht' muti f~ok e idealisticmpro-rfortivitisemester "I do hope you'll enjoy I HERB BRYANT Liquor Ru Apply According to University regu lations, under "General": The presence or use of any intoxicat ing liquor . . . on any property owned by or under the control of the University, including so rority and fraternity rooms, or at any gathering of University students, is strictly forbidden. Now everyone knows that it's hardly possible to keep "intoxi cating liquor" off the USC cam pus. But it is advisable to keel) the presence of it to a minimum. LAS'I' WEEK a fraternity was found guilty for having "intoxi eating liquor" on campus. This is good. It is a good sign. It shows that the University is en forcing their regulations in part. tb it is advisable to enforce it on an over-all basis. If a fraternity is going to be penalized for violating this regu lation. then individuals should be penalized also. It is known that men students drink within the confines of their rooms. And there have even been reports of men seen walking down the hall in their living quarters with a half empty beer canl in one of their hands. What about these persons? ACP OPINION POLL Are Net% Bias Our newspapers are often criticized for being partisan and biased in their app)roach to sonme subjects, especially when the sub jects are highly volatile piolitical issues. In~ fact, the editors of sonme p)apers helped draw more suspicion up)on themselves wvhen they recently vetoed a p)roposed sttudy of the nation's newvspapers during the comning election. But politics aside, foreign news is surcely an essential'ingredient neceded by the people to help them n forming their opinions and making their decisions. Associated Collegiate Press gathered col hegiate opinion of the role news papers play in presenting vitat foreign news to, the people. The following question was asked of a representative cross-section of college students: On the Whole, what kind of a job do you thinuk newspapers ini the United States are doing in biringing vital foreign news to lhe people of the United States? The re'sults: Men Women Total Veriy goo(d 22'0 11%' 18% G;ood 50%A 612% 5'/, So-sc) 20% 24% 21% Letter to thLe Edit< Thanks I I )earu Ed i tr: On hohalf of Kappa Sigma Kappa I should like to take this opporOtunci ty to ex tend my sin cere thanks to all those who have conltibuttedl in many varied ways to t he I195t May IDay. There are so many toc whomi credlit is duce that it wvould be impnjossible to single out i ndlividlualIs and or ganuiizationus for special commen - da tion. I am grateful for the splendid spirit of cooperation and help fulness that wvas evIdenced in the planning, preparation, a n d presenttion nf each nhase of ne he week end, Jamison." le Should To All AN INSTITUTION the size of the University naturally has to have i ules governing the con duct of students in order that the institution can accomplish its purpose. But if there are going to be iules then it would only seem natural to enforce them on an over-all basis, or else it would seem only natural to alter them. * * * An American Red Cross blood mobile will be in Russell House auditorium Monday and Tues day. 'fhose students who -are able are requested by Blue Key, who is sponsoring the blood drive next week, to donate a little so that someone else might be helped a lot. TIlS SOUTH CAROLINA re gional American Red Cross blood center serves 22 hospitals in South Carolina. Sixteen coun ties are served. This blood is given free by Red Cross to these hospitals. Although blood is not being collected for defense any longer it is needed by the hospitals in this area. spa pers ed? Bad 41% :i'e 4% Very had 49~ - 3;' The figures show that three fourths of the students think newVspapers are doing a good or better than good job, with males having stronger feelings in this dIirectioni than coedls. Many students accuse the newspapers of p)laying dowvn vital news in tavor of more sen sationmal items. Some studlents feel edIitorial bias creep)s into the news columns, both purposively and nonpu rposively, while others feel the newspapers (10 not give enough interpretation of impor tant news. A few students accuse the newsp)apers of printing only government press5 releases, and others feel the newspapers could he vastly improved in the foreign news department. Many studIents listed several specific newspapers they felt were especially poor or especially good. Anid someW studoenmts simply saidl they couldn't give an answer to the question because they dlidn't especially look for foreign newvs. Other-s felt there was no criterion against which to judge newspaper performance. or Help tivit y. I also appreciate the en thusiastic support given by the student bodly and faculty. May D)ay is now a tradition at Carolina. It, po'rhaps more thanm any other time in the year, is the (lay whereby the "Men andl Women of Carolina" may come toget her for a great demon stration of a deep and abiding feeling both for each other and for the University. It is our hope that May Day will continue to be a red letter day in the life of Carolina. Virgil D)uffy May l)ay Cairnman DEW JAMES They Dat( As Good The vision which most Ameri can males have of the sophisti cated and beautiful French girl is far from correct, according to a recent survey taken by a French fashion magazine. In interviews w i t h 1500 mademoiselles, 83 per cent said they dated men merely as good friends. A slim seven per cent said their dates meant more than that to them. A WHOPPING 84 per cent of those interviewed 'said they do not drink alcoholic beverages. Fifty-four per cent told inter viewers they mind mama, while only eight per cent said they lis ten to sweet-nothings from their boy friends. About half the girls said they didn't smoke and 38 per cent said they do not use French perfume. Another disillusioning . . . * * * A few pointers on how to fail as borrowed from The Stateman, University of Minnesota: Don't bother with textbooks. Remind yourself frequently how dull the course is. IF YOU MUST study, try to lump it together and get it over with. The- most suitable time is the last week of school. Have a few friends handy dur ing study periods so that you can chat when bored. W r i t e your examinations rapidly. Glance at the question and then put down your first im JACK BASS He Didn' The Gener My impression has been that most speakers at various func tions at the University follow a general pattern, especially those speakers connected with politics. Usually, or so it seems, they remind the students that they are young people who will have to face a challenge in a changing world. Then they throw out a few platitudes about the progress this state has made in recent years and how progress must he maintained. They then toss in a little his tory, well mixed as a rule with popular legend. The end result is something like a hot shower, soothing and barbiturative. TIIEIREFORE, IT WAS quite refreshing to hear youthful Hugo S. Sims, .Jr., former Congress man, lay the p)latitudes aside Monday ntight at the KSK han (luet and deliver an intelligent addl(ress ont such topies as state* and federal government, segre gation, and other topics seldom discussed obijectively by informed speakers. lie didn't speak as a crusader. lie (iidn't claim to have the solui tion1 to tile various p)roblems. He mlerely 'said they existed. To so many p)eople, these problems do not exist. Not as reality. At 26, Mr. Sims was the youngest membher of the 81st Congress. With a boyish crewcut, lhe still laughs when lhe recalls trying to park in the Congres sional p)arking lot at his first meeting of Congress. "Sorry, sonny, hut this lot is reserved for Congressmen," he was told by a pairking attendant. 5&GAI CROWING FOR UNIVERSITY OF Si Member of Associte Founded January 30, 1901,, with 11 editor, "The Gamecock" is publish< University of South Carolina weekl year except on holidays and during The opinions expressed by columnis sarily those of "The Gamecock." endorsement. The right to edit is ED)ITOR MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT MANAGING El NEWS EDITOR. CAMPUS EDITOR SP'ORTS EDi)TOR SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAG;I*R ASSISTANT BUSINESS MA) PHIOTOGRA PH1ERS CA RTOONI1ST. STAlF" RE Carol Watson, Marcia I"isch< Wright, Melba Corley, Ned Be Bern, Mac Hill, Normani Sp, Fowles, D)ianne Woodside. BUSINESE Jimmy Turner, Windy Mullinas luck, BIll Kay, June Hlegler, Alward. COLU M Billy Mellette, Dew James, liei ;d Merely - Friends pression. Remember that success in life is your main aim and never let extraneous matters, such as grades, interfere with this ob jective. * * * The pavilion was crowded for this early in the season. Particu larly "Juke-box Corner" where Elvis Pressly and Little Richard gave out with their latest con tributions to rock 'n roll. The cats, somewhat in the fashion of delayed action, rocked and rolled about half a beat be hind the music. . . . Cats with a cigarette dangling from one cor ner of their mouths, gripping a half empty beer can in one hand and loosely clutching a girl of one day's sun in the other. THE CATS COULD have been rehearsing a scene from the 1955 season, the Brando hair-cut, peg pants barely clinging at the hips and the loud sports shirt. The slightly pink cat girls of one day's sun jacketed for their first P. A. of the season. . . . Predominantly blondes of the temporary variety. And Pressly mumbled some thing about his "Blue Suede Shoes" and Richard screeched about "Long Tall Sallie." The stale smoke congregated in the corner isolated from sea breeze. A late rising moon climbed out of the sea and two pairs of shoes made weak shadows on the sand. . . . t Follow al Pattern MR. SIMS TOL) the group Monday of basic evils in our state government. He pointed out that our state government is dominated by a few state sena tors with rights of seniority who are usually from rural counties. This makes for a tendency to think and act on the county level rather than the state level. Also, the weakness of the gov ernor's (.ffice leaves the people wit hout adequate leadersIp. The executive, legislative and judicial branches of government are not separate in South Carolina, but all are dominated by the legis lative. This, Mr. Sims said, is not exactlyi a healthy situation. SPEAK ING; OF THlE federal govefrment, he pointed out that changing condlitions have re suIted in big government. With big busintess of international pro portions and organized labor just as big and( p)owerful, he asked simp)ly if we could have a midget in there to referee and to con sidler this when eriticizing gov enment for its bigness. Pointing out that the Negro in South Carolina stood at the bot tomn rung of the moral, educa tional and cultural ladder, Mr. Sims saidl he did not have the solution to the race problem, if there was a solution, but sug gestedl that it might he wise to look for the causes of these con (ditions alnd then attempt to cor rect them. It was (jLuite unusual to hear a banqiuet speaker say sonme thing. ~coct A GREATER DUTH CAROLINA d Collegiate Proe obert Elliott Conzales as the first id by and for the students of the y, on Fridays, during the college examinations. ts and better writer, are not necee Publishing does nmot constitute an eserved. 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