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Defacing Shows In Carolina's historic Maxcy Monument is like a magnet when it comes to attracting students with paint brushes in their hands and malice in their minds. The students are not always from this University. We have been informed that some of the student pranksters might be from some of our sister state institutions. The 129-year-old Maxcy Monument had "Clemson" written on it in orange paint last Friday morning when it was discovered. Of course we do no't have any idea as to the identity of the person or his school, but we hardly think a Carolina student would waste his time writing such a word, especially at this time of year. We do have it from a pretty reliable source that the getaway car - used by the immature painters was one owned by a father of a son who attends Clemson. The monument has been the object of student pranks many times since it was unveiled in 1827. The monument hasn't been immune from the expression of Carolina student emotion. In 1909 the entire monument was painted a bright pink. Last year the monument was painted. The ball that you see so firmly secured on top of the monument has not always been secure. In recent history the ball has been removed at least twice. In 1954 the ball was removed by a person who identified himself in a letter to The Gamecock as "Mr. Chips" and was returned on the night of President raculty, Blos As you see we have enlarged the paper this week to a regular 10-page weekly edi tion instead of the normal eight-page edi tion. If we are able we will endeavor to keep the paper at that size except when the school has holidays during the week. One thing that we would like seen added LETTERS TO THE EDITO] Student Co Views On Foe October 16, 1956. many respects. Dear Editor: Quite apart fl The Student Council has di- situation, last yea rected me to make this statement regarding footbal! seating. We Many students respectfully ask that each mem- 41 it wviti ber of the Student Body think seriously on the matter and at- other than theil tempt to determine, as we have tL')igsta tried to do, what is best for the thsaonit( whole student body. iteothh First, let us consider the sig- 'hiwalatiu nificant aspects of last year's frfaente system of ticket dlistribution. *up Under that system, each student l*(l * ';Re picked up his set of seat assign ments for the entire season at CrtcofSd the beginning of the semester. (etefit vl These seat assignments were hp,ta h : made according to a strict class rgs0 hscl priority schedule. Bd atya.I A limited numher of date tick- toi~bthco ets was made available to stu- meerofSu dents. These date tickets were Spi,arfee purchased by persons planning achneites to date in the student body as weligyeno well as by those planning to date dn oy outsiders. Couples consisting of Rconzigt two members of the same class might have their seats assignedl ti i)d'to together for thie entire season, plnwihwu but persons wishing to date a membr ofsom clas oher han tu aimum lasye their ownanwaspprsnhiwishin to date ifferenlco-edsforedif ferent gamesswretlesssfortu to do thitwithiutwwningfdat tickets. B fahemosthfnthehper son i ths osiio tredtoher ses n ih chase datetickets. undrede o themdid.Conequetly man nk ndesned ~ Carolna sudenseanestyTned- s ewasr partu ing ate ickts fr teirfive erat et body wereeunale toepurchas the. Tus whle an stdeCsries fOSud wisingtodatousierswe eentMffots ill unableto ge tickes,otere weratUtheSvS tag oMf hi ->d tickts ad daingin te stden cI(hange i e wer thee eatassgnmntsfor lmigendRE This stuatin lentitselent ASody.N cas o a enor isingtodat Recont a freshmanegiruforroneogame To d ths h mut hve ur. the maimutn chaedbe of ates otcets tngt l thefirs on the season, andshegtcan ntudally wdi it in-eds datr dif-An C ticket seae fore gaelqess ot- HilIitS ton doething wihout ownin seatea cnt. By seeme monly ofs that per-erin heri thic ostol rthre ta o r-ieUNI unuseAl dtoo ticescHdres ofhn e were dte cpete fortsier whoses presencee ouid the student tinhe'M Rpne bod theres unesiprae ." ln ,M,lun Property maturity Russell's birthday. Later the ball was stolen and later found in the front yard of Dean R. L. Sumwalt. Since that time the ball has remained in position. But the painting goes on. And it is time that something is done about it. If immature students insist upon these emotional outbursts, then we suggest that they do in a more civilized manner. Carolina students have not always been the ideal example of how mature students are supposed to act, but we think that they have been acting mature lately, with the possible exception of the Miami tavgent that a few went off on. Before anything else of this nature hap pens, whether at Carolina or at Clemson, we think the student should think before he acts, and remember that he is the University whether in far .off Miami, on the Clemson campus or on this campus. There is no place in college life for such barbaric action as painting the Maxcy Monu ment or defacing any piece of public prop erty, not even the statue in honor of John C. Calhoun's son-in-law up in tiger land. There will be plenty of opportunity for student expression in the form of loud and clear cheering from the student section when we believe about 35,000 persons will see the University move one step closer to a New Year's Day game in the land of warm sun shine and fragrant sea breeze to the south. -Herbryant. v Your Horn to this newspaper is more faculty news. We have many modest professors at Caro lina. But we would like to see them throw away their modesty and blow their horn to show the students that they do other t hi ings bes id,_ teach classes.-Herbryant. uncil Gives thall Seaing tickets available to students -om the dating wishing to date outsiders; (2) r's seating plan eliminate any possible justifica in other areas. tion for scalping; (3) permitting complained be- 1nhampered dating within the .ally impossible Student Body; (4) permit stu nds in classes (ent groups to sit together at own without games without extending them ssignments for seilpiiee n ihu section appro0- auoaialpacn thm n ~west academic tepoetsas 5 urne in the group. evrstdnanoptuiyo arny significant sti n ftebte tdn and dormitory scin tlatfroesao various class o i olg aerb eann ntedl. peeeta etn fsnos -nt Council's re- grdteanlwsuet. remember, we ToteeamthAdisr rious disadvan- to fteUiest de system (lid not reurmn.taevysudt the Student shudheaspcfceta Sthe same elcc- sinen. Ts im datl e the present eiiae n osblt o mt Council last suetscinathgmen dum calling for vihecpesniplfnd stenm was over- asetuoaril.Wfelht sed1 by the Sto- thsr(irmtiseiel e inadequacies W eiv htn rga Student Coun- o sinn et o oeta devise a new ongaeaatiecnpsbl d: (1) Render acopiham 1,2an umerodta(o tine n g 0 embr f Atiets olleilabl Pesstuet Gameock ispubishbing . te datsemotsider; (2 e thCr lin mieky nat day ptgosilegjstiia ontioliforsscadpiurin(3)apermttting ni sprss bycounhsamp eer writing withi eth hos ofTheGamcoSt ublsn oy; (4) emitstu dent. ghourghtttoseditogeteservat specalrivleges annitou every stu erry Sanersiyt sit inRon ofethe beersuen sectionsarblara faorne sao SPR EIOfs cleecre Mby retiln r USNES ANGE te Eith Adminstra tIONMNAE Dfte anveidyModeda shouldhave arecfi seata en, a CairNestudn,tao secton Barebameai noodAbl,BwhSih, eAnn Crosl find a etipnaria.hefelta 'and, elia Breulasn,ble.Sigly )or, evelyJoe Libelievmtanorora nolds Mon aoron,pRobsh Taims, , Cand NacHO N FoR GEAE CAROLYN McCLUN 'Children Fro Visited Maxc The poor, tired Maxcy Monu ment received another insult late last week when an expeditionary force of "children from the north" visited the campus to see what they could do. Apparently not content with splashing their colors all over the monument, they also left orange marks on the gymnasium, Hamilton College, and the Rus sell House ramp. Whether it was pre-Big Thurs day enthusiasm or not, it seems they could have been more origi nal and less destructive. Paint ing the monument is old stuff, besides having a costly after math. An editorial in the Davidson College Davidsonian, following another recent painting episode, expresses or thoughts on the matter. We quote: "Vandalism under the guise of collegiate horseplay is still van dalism. Destruction or defacing of property is an equally serious act, whether by mischievous col lege students or teen age hood lums. The 'thoughtless prank' label does not ease the cost of paint remover. "Many campuses, especially in the North, accept this sort of tom-foolery as a natural un avoidable method of letting off undergraduate steam. Statue MONT MORTON On Tuesdi For Man's Collee Daeasao, follsowing aoular recnt anngepishode, expresss or thounds on te candaine that"omro Ise ovef colay hoseplayo its stilrious dalismica Destructencoe,ang u froeraty isnbily toderu act, wherb mhievpousgraph legde sdents o tuck, age'veod lus.the agintoulssmusic. livel does not to te osrter's pairetovhaetr oro.i "Manly a"Cmpe,lespeily nn poolen rasm we natunceto stil eaewthd flettn offr Finegrom te Wstoea. State Fo ndKr Mabtens Ahl' fe yearch ag,ford ofgity popucar on ournnounede canog andth hoe thosaftando Aece, and tat "orfmortifes bovly rhythingcludsis c, n u fuAtng ournailit totrn ine whe Unte phtonograph willbe is forums not Tuck,a we've noing aga3,in pouslr Husc Eruan PNesomen,pyi stuenseof "ieHow Wold Tionsfc the nwie' pieve,cmore tha "tomorrowoir a loelypressmeled by nst Kenet leStrealism,c we Ance to wacd thernon, wreomields ane ligti ead whlesome war. 'rmte et urter cA Haved o cheen nd ofitun god ancudo Karle Marx btwee Rua eild' fruee Jsahimprleigittle andp efaioues anocialernt which,gt oudr. kutwlodge canor oeai therynghs alos as cidmb andsibe ansfet anoday,ace, tiosd o Utac Nsmaton te servian the nen, altuIdnto , 11, M G m The North' y Monument stealing and paint-smearing are commonplace. We'd just as soon let the Yanks keep the honors along this line." We grant that with both Car olina and Clemson in the run ning for Atlantic Coast Confer ence honors, it is natural that the pitch of pre-grame enthu siasm and spirit be high, even were the two schools not tra ditional rivals. We concede that a few pre midnight or pre-dawn or what have-you visits to the school of the opposition lend an air of ex citement and intrigue as tension mounts before the Big Thurs day meeting in the stadium. We would also hazard a guess that before the big day arrives at least one carload of over enthusiastic, venturesome or dar ing Carolina students will take a little trip 'nawth' just to see what kind of mischief they can stir up. In view of all this, we can only urge Carolina students to exercise some judgment as to what constitutes a prank and what constitutes vandalism; to consider the cost of repairing any damage they might do, and to have some respect for the tra ditions of the opposition. After all, who would want to be placed in the same category as a Clemson student? r: A Cure Distemper change of ideas, ideas involving questions as enormous and vital as you and I.'* Doctor John Mc Conaughy wvill keynote the forum, and Emanuel A. Lask wvill moderate the panelists, wvhose remarks should be richly sidelighted by Amin Dahir and Clio Suarna, for eign students from Jordan and Gr- -ee, respec tively. What p)art of a nation is the individual? Why has history been rutted and scarred with ignor ance, injustice, indifference, and, ultimately, the inhuman and in supportable devastation of war? Past generations are not to be condlemned for the p)roblems which confront us. Where they failed, it was not a failure of purpose, but a failure of means; it was not a failure of hope, but of tools, and laws, and plans. What tools, laws, and plans may we then choose? Views of all speakers should prove intensely interesting, especially to students of political science, history, so ciology, philosophy, and anyone, in fact, who has tasted the un killable sweetness of tomorrow. For some of us, tomorrow is always lovely. But others among us are cursed by wonder. What ideas, what prmnciples do psy chologists and political scientists today offer xior building the kind of tomorrow that already lives in our hearts? From our life times, one hour on Tuesday eve ning, at 7:00 p.m., would be wisely devoted to our wonder. Problem ig Coffee The installation of two coffee machines would help) to alleviate part of the problem. Now then, with this done, maybe the management could get their heads together and work out a counter arrangement where those who wanted to order food could do so at one portion of the counter, leaving an equally ap portionned sacen fr those wmth CARL M. REYNOLIJ Fraternities Their Beti At least two areas of discus sion seem noteworthy this week for the purpose of inserting opinions which seem most gen erally acceptable on the collegi ate level. Fraternity men throughout the nation, and more locally, Caro lina, were somewhat ruffled and for good reason-this past week-end when an aggravating feature appeared in the Sunday magazine supplement of Colum bia's leading daily. Tabbed, "The Case Against Fraternities," the article pic tured debatable, dim, dark and vulgar phases of fraternity life, and was particularly unfair in many of its accusations. The syndicated feature ex pressed absolute views of one grossly anti-fraternity, and re flected warped views, thus plac ing the Greek letter groups in a most disadvantageous position. The writer was apparently- op posed to fraternities. Many students do not associate themselves with fraternities. This is interesting. Perhaps their reasons are good. Fraternities do not appeal to everyone; many just don't have the time to be dedicated to the brotherhood. But few are the persons who remain "independent" and are bitterly opposed to fraternities ... or at least to the degree ex pressed by the disillusioned writer of the article. Needless to say . . . fraterni ties are not the most essential thing in a college career . .. but for those who find inspiration there, they are organizations with a purpose and a meaning. Fraternities have good points ... and bad . . . but to condemn them without l'roper justifica tion is crude. Considerable oral and pub JERRY McGUIRE What Honor Mea What does honor mean to you? Does it mean something that applies to the other-person? Does honor; mean a matter to be taken care of by the Honor Board? Or does honor mean a responsibility that is the duty of everyone? What does it mean to you? Honor should be the concern of every student and1 professor at Carolina. Many persons have the errionieous belief that nmem lers of the Honor Boarid are ones who are to uphold1( our sys temi of honor. It is true that the members have much responsibil ity in the preservation of the system, b)ut the job is not theirs alone. It is impossible for any systemi of honor to operate at its greatest effectiveness without the cooperation andl support of all concerned. To some, the honor system here is just a farce. Some can not see the nteed for a system. The majority of those who are oPposedt to the system arc the oines who aeed it most. They are the ones who dlislike a professor being in the classroom during an examinationi. Their protest is usually mlade on the grounds that since we have ani honor system, everyone might as wvell be p)ut on his honor. The students wha~ believe in honor and do not vio late the rules of the system sel (dom have any objections in hav ing the professor present during e.xami nations. At a recent meeting of the H onor Boarid, memibers wvere told that their projP't for the coming year wvouldl he that of public re lations. Honor IBoard members are to work earnestly in order to sell other students to the honor principle. It is our dtuty to inform others of the benefits that are to be gained under the system and the demifanlds that are p)lacedl upon us by the system. Mernbeis will be speaking to various organiza'.tions and( groups on the campus. The cooperation of everyone is requested in order to make this y( ai's Project a (other requests. Anmd so on downi the line. It could becojme a little con fusing at first but with l'rop)er signs to label the sections; and time to work out tIhe kinks, I think maybe it w~ould be easier to get an ordeir through. Anyway it's something to think S Also Have ter PoInts lished concern has been ad vanced with reference to the "Honor Principle." This princi ple is a good one . . . it will be commendable when it can be suc cessfully incorporated as a tra dition at the University. Little had, until recently, been done as an effective step in really getting to the core of the problem. Attempts have been made not to establish an honor system, but to . so firmly plant an under ground of "agents" who would report to the powers, any viola tors of the "no cheating" statutes ' on the University books. This system, then, would not necessarily be one of honor, and the absence of violators would not especially reflect an honest student body . ., it would merely indicate that the Honor Board sufficiently "scared the cheat ing" out of the student . . . or that student had become more gifted in mental pilfering. Then the basic problem is to establish a mental attitude. Morally, most of the students agree that it is undesirable to cheat . . . but many are unpre pared, by the same token, to overthrow the temptation. Before a truly honor principle can be established . . . the stu dents must have a state of mind which compels them to honesty. It is, therefore, a relief to read the signs recently, posted in classrooms. Through a constant mental observation, this may (or may not) have a lasting effect on students who have not become addicted to dishonesty. It will be voluntary . . . not coerced, that the honor system will be effec tive. This sign system seems to be the first real approach to the problem . . . one which will take time . . . but will be rewarding in its realization. Does in To You? :+uccess. It is true that every student and professor here at Carolina can't he a member of Honor lloard. However, everyone should be seriously concerned with the honor system. Since everyone can not actively participate on the b)oar asi11 a membelilr, the members of the b'oa rd should consist of students miost iiterested in pre ser v i ng ourI honor system. Re membliler that members are~ stu dents the same as everyone else. Mimbers rate nco special privi leges with p)rofessors. In fact, members shoubl be ex ected by prIofessors and fellow studlients to set an e'xam)!(. of honestyt, ofthers. Eacl hiember of the faculty has beeni sent a letter requesting his cooperationi by the Honor Board. T'he leet or contains sug gestiuins rather t han regulations, which membhers wish professorsc to followv in >rder to achieve a mo10re uiii form system 1. The let ter also includes violations of the honor pincip)le. Prlofessors are. I .Iuested to have the followinrg Ihonor Pledge signed by students on all quizzes: '"On n.y honor, I have neither giv'en nor receivedl aid nor have I seen'I anyonie doing so on this ('uiz.", It is requested that every stu dent, write out and sign this pledge on every quiz. In doing this, some oif the objectives and aims o'f the IIonior Board will be met. The only way for our pres ecit system of honor to survive is through the cooperation and effort of everyhody'--faculty and studen'lt biody alike. Thie sulcess ofJ the honor sys- A temi here lit Carolina depends on everyonle. D)on't bie just an on lo'oker. Pa*irticipJation is the im lportant idlea. Onle can take part wit hout being a member of hionor Board. Pecrhaps some stu dents have helpful sulggestionls anid criticisms to offerF. Such are wel comed.o from everyone. Quotes A poor life this if, full of 'tare, we have no0 time to stand anid stare. -- W. H. D)avies, Leisure. . . . T'his is the punishment of a liar: lie is niot believed even whJlen he speaks the