Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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We Were Entranc The University of South Carolina was the first state-supported university in the United States to institute entrance examinations. Our president was the first state univer sity president in the land to do something in earnest and mean it. In doing this he has taken a position of moderation and consid eration toward the citizens of South Carolina and the welfare of the University. The Gamecock is pleased that the Univer sity has an administration that is willing to take such steps as these in the interest of making Carolina a better institution of higher learning. Other state universities have tried to stake out their claims-with respect to being first to institute this system of examining new stu dents. A University of Texas representative, at tending a meeting at Princeton last school year, attempted to establish his school as being the first. He was educated on the subject to the tune that the University of South Carolina instituted their program on June 14, 1954. Almost two years later Texas decided to start examining their new stu dents in earnest. They began their program last Spring as the second one in the country. The entrance examination is offered a stu dent more than once, which is good. There are those prospective students who go into Plans Are I The housing situation on campus has greatly improved, but further improvement is needed. And we are encouraged at the prospect of having new student housing facilities in the very near future. We understand that plans are now on the drawing board for a seven story modern structure (with elevators) to house 250 male students. If the proposed building is begun this year it should be finished by next school year. There are also plans for a new library. At New Profess New professors to Carolina, The Gamecock welcomes you. Approximately 30 new faces can be seer on the faculty staff this year. Among those coming to Carolina this yeai is Dr. David Ogg, Senior Professor fron ROBERT TALBERT, JR. Plagd Why,I Webster has come up with this our country le definition for plagiarism, "the the advantage: actof stealing or purloining or proficiency i passing off as one's own (ideas, finagling some writings, etc., of another." (Ed. report, so thi Note: The Webster in reference appearance of is Roosevelt Webster, janitor of at least a new tenement 22 and not the Noah as the case m by the same name, family trees in this mod of dlifferent origins.) Many col- live in, is it lege students could give a more student to tie exacting and p)recise definition to as . . . you this "ism," that has become a the case may minor for most students. it is night with true that a goodly percentage of reading as t1 students have enough credit in Longfellow, this unauthorized course to give Chuck Dicker them the desired number of Sweet Herm hours r'equired for a major. Beecher Sto' Let us ask a question. Why started the not? Why should an above aver- rollin', and: age studlent be required to slave spent only lif many long hours in the dank, and writing? dark confines of a library over big fat Yes. long mouldy manuscripts and student to ent fight off the silverfish that rest and white, contentedly within the pages of novels wvhen h saidl volumes when he should b)e the - as the giving of himself or herself, as this time, car the case may be, to the part of corner newsst campus life that is unquestion.. the latest clas: ab)ly the more richly rewarding, Technicolor intellectually enlightening, and added feature: even physically gratifying - breath-taking social life. This part of college scope, the yr will be the deciding factor in dateness of th later years when today's erst- of this for onl while student becomes the sole a beer. It affc provider for, not only his wife opportunity t< andl kids, but for all of the rela- budI(get,as mos tives and in-laws who deem it oNut of said time for someone else to sweat ment, rather t like hell for the grdceries. His more valuable active participation in ouitside the library. activities will surely bring him In some of the desired manna. porary courses Now that we have affirmed quired to read the position the student takes in of best-sellers the g.rat edaiondaln system of tions of noted F"irst With e Exams the testing center with fear and fail no because they are not capable or have th knowledge to pass. Any person may take th examination as many times-twice befor each semester-as he chooses. But the per son is not given the same test. Instead h is given a parallel exam. There are those states which claim tha they have had entrance examination require ments all along. What they have had ar merely placement examinations. They are t encourage or discourage the prospective stu dent. But those persons are not given freshman rating on the basis of the outcom of those exams. All that is necessary is a hig school diploma, which we must admit is ne always the criterion for showing whethe the student is ready for further educatio in a college or university. Carolina's strictly supervised tests by very competent University testing burea are helping to make the degree that you wi receive a much better one, because student at Carolina are select students. When the enter class here they should know that the are a privileged group, because not everyon can enter. The administration and faculty hav shown by this action that they are workin for a better University. We think so. Herbryant ncouraging the present time we are not sure which more sorely needed by the University. M are firm in our belief that more housir space is needed. As you have probably noticed, we hai not said that "better" housing facilities ai needed. With possibly only one exception tl rooms on campus for students are as go( as, if not better, than their rooms at hom The University is constantly working f< better living quarters. Sims College wi renovated at a cost of $135,000 this summe ors Welcome Oxford, who will teach English and Briti: Empire History this semester. Incidentall all of his classes are already filled. Two other eminent foreign professors w be working in our laboratories. 7 It is goodl to see that an already fi faculty is being added to. irism? HiellYes ~t us now move to tos hsi veetesu s of increasing his o lgaimrcsu.Nt0 n1 that art of cahegtte(odnd one else's paper or sosfo n ftepbih ~t it takes on the filstomohiel)te a new birth, or adti sweetepair father or mother, suetbcmsashlr ay be. ualsi oe a en r ern world that we fomdythebrlinf wrong to ask the trisogeisadX(tns himself or herself, Hlyodaa tedtese know the bit . . . peir tayo h oa be, for a week-day whrth-tuetgstead mech uninteresting tinpcueaa-e.Teh he works of Poe, ponsiinteattht 3illy Shakespeare, ol sh lgaiig u as, or others like isciliiiigi.wtthtn le Melville, that ipratfaueo u d we woman w h 0 inlsse,scaiig big, black ball a otewodifhdastoe many others who flcabuabokthbo etimes in research botdhmawinr The answer is a ialstdnboesyuh It is wrong for a thscofedew hoaw lure the dull black moeu(lradlyan endlessly droning pcosy ihyaeteoe e or she, we'll skip ou miswh tel st case may be -bit pairs swog hti pick up at any,cetn,ta t salet l and or drugstore fo ouslsth or is in the All New aohr ecnmo itnt /ersion with the o hsgf.Tertnusi of racy pictures, b iecdb h oigfi gr anad eu r and oftuetgvrmnanlb u-are-there up to wokn hnrsytm e comic book? All sol i oo-onlt y half the price of we eaeapoce yt rds the student an ac nme otepair continue on his ss(m t students operate NeeintehsryoAm financial arrange- caedctohsayuhb han to spend that sowltaieinhebici agent of time in tineofurced le the more contem- (lfiiacsasatrn h a student is re- wielig' con ad an enslaving total t-afcvoainiig,ed or recent publica- ma-ie btn,ei-eu moden daa- clanihe cogest condensedon t r i a u I1 "But I thought v SID BADGER y e Cheernt : Was D'1 You, the students of Carolina have been challenged!!! Yes, challenged to support your ath letic teams as well as other functions here at the University. If not, well, let's hire profes s sional yellers! re The Pep Club has worked dili g gently and earnestly to provide for the University's new ideas, e more color and new spirit. The e Clubhas some of the most sin 1e cere and hardest working stu id dents it has ever had. And, of e. course, there are a number of )r students who have been giving a i big helping hand who are not in , the Pep Club. Among those are Jerry Sanders, Gene Odom, and at very "happy" freshman by the name of "Flunky" Joye. What has been the results thu. far? Nothing! Absolutely noth. h ing! The cheering section at th< ' Wofford game was disgraceful It is an absolute shame that f 111 school as small as Woffort should sendl a student body t< rae C olunmbia, possibly numbering 500, andl drowvn out a studen body of over 4500. That is ex acetly what happened. WVhat was the main cause? Yor know as well as I. It seems a: if. every athletic event we havy is no more than a p)arty. Of a] he pIlaces in Columbia for sue. as that, why pick our foothal mt 21 Letters To Tg''his spacet is re'served'a for. you coin untt. WeP print le'tters1 frot nit perusonis who see fit to cri ticiz na- t hiis papier or anything pertaninin .to thits University. rCriticism is not nece'ssaril led yon think is wr'ong with us 'uot WVit hin this b'ackground we hav he t t he advantage to succeed wher ca-- genierantio ns beforle us in thei In purit anuical upbringing h ia v a faui led. For we knaow that thi inls ends( have nowv become the in por-tant factor anrd the nmeaist ive thlose endits aire only a small an tys trivial thing, wvhere the shorter uts- wa yand1( the less ti me-conisumi n ini effort are' the major guides t iiat our selection1. is To be4 ona even termais wvith ou im f('llow citizens ian later life, w of mu ast henaren ihese short-cuts an all by-passes. We must have a ust. anigle. Thir- knowledge is ma ces ianportanit if we cana get ther a quicker by some form of plagial We isnm. ('lI WVe are' advocatinag the ir e'se stal latioan of a credlitedl cou rse i tic thne art of plaginarism. It will la a caip. All you have to (10 is t ri- tattenad class and niot even thati ~en you ciiai get someone' to signi you ot- naamte for- you. One last lit t ans anote hiere. You amay ask: Whet aic- did thle atuthboar get his informt .te It'Iiona for snaehi an article? TI nig, tanlswer: WVhere theit hell (It yo ang thiink? sly We jest he're but tart' we fa oui had thet ball!" Section ~gracefuI games? If that is all you have in mind students, then stay awvay and let the true supporters of Gamecock football enjoy the game. I want each person who feels guilty to know, and believe mec there are many, I have noth ing against anyone who chooses to nurse their "bottled". spirits b)ut I just believe in the spirit from the heart in supp)ort of our teams and University first. We have some fine and hard-work ing cheerleaders but they just don't have the heart to lead a group of "nothings." Tonight at 7 o'clock, we are having one of the biggest pep rallies we'll have all year. Last week the rep)resentation was por. Why can't we have a couple of thousand or more out there on Davis Field tonight? It will sure look sickly for a few hun ired students to parade on main street tonight. It would be great for the entire student body to take part for a change. And not j just tonight but at tomorrow Snight's game with Duke and for - the remaining games and all bets throcghout the year.i I know Carolina students have afre to them than wphat has been shown so far. Let's see every oe go vild this weekend and let the city of Columbia, the state Iand our team know we're alive. The Editor r the school. If you see or know of something that you like write SThe Gamecock about that also. We wvill appreciate your com ment from time to time and will try to print all letters to the Y editor. We ask only one thing: t Sign your letter s.-Editor r f e IlNIVERISITIY (OF Membaler oaf Aanoeini F el ec~il.i Jauary 10. 1908, with, Unfiversity of S.uuth (:aroinna, w.ee yeair except on hIliciays an,ti suri neerssM%arily thio%e of "Theg Giaanw.c anm eclsrtemenat. IThe right to, et' r 1)ITOR eMANAG;ING EITIOR d IHUSINESS MIANAG;ER n1 ASSISTANTI MANAG;ING; E* -NEWS EDITOR eSP'ORTS ED)ITOR - CAMPUS EDITOR I"EATUJRE EITIOR aSOCIETY ED)ITOR eASSISTANT SP'ORTS EIT SASSISTANT BUSINESS M. f CI RCULIATION MANAG;ER r CA RTOONIST ('aro W I at soni, MIa rcia Iische e theni, Noirman i S pellI, Bnichi 'I HUJS INE r .Jimmyb~ Turner, Windy Miulli .Inn li Illr, I.'ila Banrr Sn NANCY FOX Some Thi And So Certain changes about camp effected during the hot summi months have attracted the atte tion of almost all students r turning to Carolina. A cleverly willful sprinklir system, a quarter of a hundri new professors and a renovati women's dormitory done in rainbow of astounding colors a the most evident changes. And, oh, yes, the brand nc football seating set-up, guara teed to remedy all past problei in ticket distribution and molli the damaged feelings of d privileged upperclassmen a n freshmen alike is now ready function. But some things remain t same. Aging elms still line t Carolina campus, tangled it still spreads over Lieber Colleg and the parking situation is st as chaotic as it was a year four years ago. Recircling the block five or s times before finally having resort to parking at Max Gregg or beside the Columl: Art Museum has become coi monplace. Even less unusual but mc disturbing is the constant dou that your car will be there wi you return for it then if all t accessories will still be intact. Finding a place to park, order to meet class on time, a without fear of parking tickt or towing charges is yet a mI ter of colsternation for many Carolina student. We shudd with apprehension that it may for some t ine to come. MONT MORTON Reopen About A ( Dear Dolorous Dixie: For anl elalrassing nunil of years a certain party and haive beenl haply wed. Ours v an urgently beautiful conjug ity, and eye to eye we saw most everything. As most c sorts are won~it, we spat occasionally, but t hen she (ol san ter a roun d the block tow: the north, and I couldl ste around1( southbward, and by t.ime we me(t on the ot her s wehad for*giv\en one anot I camreful,. if piossible, never' ag. to miention te cause's of petty <quarirel. But lately golden rmule has become others before. they do you." SI alwvays accusing me of narr< mii nded ness and( bigotry, aml1 can't uinderstandl why. I am indlependent th inrker, anmd dloesni't even: try to undert'sta mec. Hut what I want to ask is t Pecrhiaps it is my fault, as say's I'mn always wantinrg ti my wvay, and1( I am a bit adamtu It A (.REATlEII ieeu ( :ullegimate P're'% Ihed b~y and~ for the~ I,tudents of the nImtn isit i n letter w riter% are4 not * P04blisin11 thws1 not1 const jit,t it i% 1rer ie. HIE;ltlEl'T BiRYANT NANCY FOX CARlOL SIIOCKI*EV )lTI' )liRy Williamns Sylvia Hanna11 Sid Badger ,Jerry MlcGuire' Mielha Corley Barbara llawthornie ORS NIMac iilill, .Jerry Sander's Danvid Monteit h Richard Albert l"owlets, IDiann Wiii' oodhxid. nax, Miarion Sinigly, Bill Kay, Ilivan, .Jneri Alw..... ngs Change me Don't is Heretofore there has been no r workable solution presented. And 1- admittedly the problem cannot e- he ignored indefinitely. With the increase in student enrollment g mounting every session and the d number of student-owned auto d mobiles increasing proportion a ately, the situation is becoming re progressively worse. A solutiono must be formulated and initiated. w And the sooner, the better. n. A Student Council committee is charged with the task will pre ry sumably polish up a plan begun e- last year. In essence, the plan, d according to Student Council to president David White, would convert tany available or unused ne space on the campus into much ie needed parking areas. ly The expense of effecting such , a plan will, of course, chiefly de ill termine its adoption. In the ur event it is pronounced unfeas ible, the only alternative plan ix would seem to be a regulatory to program restricting campus ac Cy c ess of cars, with first considera ia tion given to the large number n.. of student commuters and next to upperclassmen. re The latter plan would be un bt favorable to the vast majority of en students for whom a car is as he much a college necessity as a pair of Bermuda shorts. But the in alternative plan, should it be es nd sential, would be a solution of a kind, to the dilemma. it- If the Student Council can I a nanlage to transform this auto mnotive chaos into an even rela tively "mild cmnfusion," it will h' have assuaged a more formidable project t hanl tihe Suez crisis. ed Letters ,ertain Party but lately, and this disturbs me, ier she has become unbelaraldy high I i inded and flirtatious. She's 'as making eyes at every stranger al- over twentv-one years old on the ail- street, not caring what he is, and m-n_ I simlty can't stand it. I'm Leet tinkinig seriously of divorcinig aid her, if b,y sonme subterfuge I am I ird able to prov'e she's hecoiing en am ti rel y too lib ertat with herself. the A mn I wron g ? ('an you help me? ide IIi spa rately yours, er, St rotmson O'Hurns ad-' Rint ner' !)ear 'irm. )'lhtrtns: Do l'itssily you're magnifying ie's y our- prtotblem out of proportion. >w- hlave you contsidered, if not too I I dist aste'ful a task, temiovinog your an bltindter.s amnd assuming her iden she~ t it y form a tmmentt ? Nowv look indb( carefu'llttty at vonurselfI. Ilas your v i" toit chanitged any?. b. ettainlty heri beauty is dear she to her, andl( it she c'an prov~e her igs setlf attractive to others, y mt, shou,ld he the mtore~ prtoud( of Ispoutsintg thert. Itlave you ttied b'argainting fairly with her? A tlttle to'lerantce. attd humility atetn't so ptainfl, t especially if your oily rerourse. is that of ta coti tuts'ilert. Rtemetmber, the tmote vigorously~ yout assert your self, thei mio re sIhe miay laugh at vou. A id it t her voice is toutder t hani yourts,x why a rgute at all? Bes ides, sin ttmy t ot be ablec to dtistjtiuish bit ween sitncerehue tiityVi and pirudetit cowardtice. futge, as she- is ai womanh t andi I terefore- witly. WVas it not grievou,sty m'oanedt by a dtetreliet "Oh whnti~ a t lnee oge Sitnue first we startedt all this rt. less hetat Wh'ly let idleas teatr its apart?'" Yout shtoituh temindt het that in dtiiagret-etent usuiallIy e-xci tes hoorbe, hogt,no itpea Ilavt tniot hea rd from yoiu be~*fore*'? ' Therte is a( distrmessintg fatmiliarmity about yourt situmatiotn. Co~,mpasnisionately yours,