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Twenty-Four : Conpete Here Toi The University's debate team is host to 16 schools today and tomorrow. The occasion is the Carolina Forensics, the biggest early season debate tournament in the Southeast. This tournament is an annual event. Dr. M. G. Christophersen, the University's fine debate coach since 1946, started the tourna ment eight years ago. It has been held an nually ever since. Schools from as far away as Miami and Notre Dame are on campus. Some debating "power houses" that are on campus are, be sides the two above teams, Florida, Wake Forest and Duke. Of course we are basing this on last year's performances. Some of the other teams appearing here are probably equally good this year. South Carolina won the tournament last year. It is only natural that we hope they win again this year, but we would like to ex tend our welcome to those other very fine teams. USC debate teams have made a name for themselves in the past. A team that is easy for most students to remember is the one composed of Kermit King and John Altman. They won the Dixie Championship year be fore last. They also won the Atlantic Coast Conference and Miami Invitational tourna ments during that school year. Their very fine debate with the pair from England last year is one that we will remember for many years to come. In 1949 USC's debate team Voting Should Be Exti Two of our 48 states have seen the light and have reduced the voting age requirement for their citizens to 18. Both of them are Southern neighbors: Georgia and Kentucky. Georgia was the first to lower the age re quirement from 21 to 18. Kentucky followed this year. Since World War II when so many service men under 21 died fighting for their coun try this question of voting age has been a topic of discussion. Many have argued that if they were called upon to fight for their country when they were 18, 19, and 20, then why are they not allowed to vote. And that is a good question. Why aren't they allowed the privilege? Some of those against giving the 18-year olds the privilege of voting say such things as people that young just are not interested in politics, and they are not mature enwugh. From a recent poli taken by the Associated Collegiate Press we find such remarks as these. Those comments, if true, are only partly true. Because we believe that you will find persons in all age groups not interested in politics. And you will find persons in all Insproved Concessi A Student Council Committee was set up to look into the vending machine situation on campus at last Monday's meeting of the group. There have been many complaints from students (and some of the faculty?) about the lack of good service. Such complaints as not being able to get something out of the machine, and getting only half of a drink out of one have been heard. We can see where students have a gripe coming. But we do not see why students have to take it out on the machine by kicking or otherwise damaging them. And that has been done. Some of the vending machines have delicate mechanisms and the slightest jar might dlamage it so that it will not work. There are about 97 vending machines on campus. There are two mechanics employed by a vending machine operator to service the machines on a full-time basis. They could pretty well keep up the machines if they were not dlamaged by mad students who put their Sunday Is Ve Sunday is Veteran's D)ay. That (lay is set aside to honor those valiant men who died defending our sacred shores. After a war is over we so often tend to forget those who made it possible for us to continue to live in a peaceful nation. As we hear the cry once more across the way from those in Europe and the Middle East in their conflict-torn countries, it brings back to our minds the agonizing years that are spent In time of war. The veterans at Carolina will take a few . minutes out Sunday we are surwt ink 1 Debate Teamus lay And Tomorrow won the National Championship. We think that is a pretty impressive record. During the Big Thursday holidays this year's. varsity team ventured to the New York Area Tournament. And, by the way, they came away with first place. And their competition was Princeton, Navy, Fordham, New York University, Rutgers, Brooklyn College, City College of New York and St. Joseph's College. While the University has been concentrat ing on having a winnink football team, many students have forgotten such things as de bating. But we think that a winning debate team is important also. And we have had one, and are sure that we will have many more. If the student body or the public would like to see what goes on at a debate tournament, they are invited to attend the Carolina Forensics. The debate subject for this year is on the query, "That the U. S. should discontinue direct economic aid to foreign countries." A very intelligent discussion can be heard by witnessing one of the rounds of debate by some of the best debaters in the country. Six rounds will be held in Russell House. They are at 10:30 a.m., and 2:30 and 3:45 p.m. today; and at 9 and 11 a.m. tomorrow. Visit ors are asked to go to Russell House Audi torium.-Herbryant. 1nded To 18-Year-Olds age groups that are not mature enough to vote. Both of these points have been proven when we consider the lack of voting partici pation by a large part of the population of voting age and by the lack of literacy on the part of would be voters. Some of the per sons of voting age in this country can not read. The percentage of 18 to 21-year-olds who can not read is low today because of the present trend toward mass education. We believe that persons in the 18 to 21 age group are just as capable of making good decisions in voting when they are compared with the population as a whole. The 18-year-olds being called on to fight, therefore they should be able to vote observa tion is an old one but it holds a lot of water. At any rate, we sincerely hope that state legislatures - South Carolina in particular - will consider lowering the age to 18. Georgia and Kentucky are already ahead of the state. It would be a step) in the right direction to see South Carolina - and other state legislatures - consider and act upon this to the benefit of the 18 to 21-year-olds. -Herbryant. on Service Sought money in but do not get anything in return. Any time money is lost in a machine it can be gotten back by going to Ben Fowler in the Campus Book Store. The Dean of Men said that any student caught dlamaging a machine will be reported to the Discipline Committee. Something constructive is being done about this situation. At a meeting Tuesday Fowler said, "We would like to have suggestions on improving the vending machine service. At any time you have a suggestion, please come by to see us or go see your representative in Student Council. We will do everything we can to help." A petition was drawn up by three students who want to see the service improved. They got 100 names from people in Maxcy before they actually started circulating the petition tm a campus wide basis. Something should be (lone about the bad service and we think the right actions are being taken.--Herbryant. terans' Day tbout what war means. The Carolina Veter m's Association is planning in the near fu :ure to honor veterans by dledicating a me norial plaque to World War II andl Korean 7Ceterans. This Sunday we should set a few minutes asidle and pray that such an occurrence will ever happen to this country again. And Iso think of those who are not able to be vith us to pray on this Veteran's Day be ause of the sacrifice they made just a few ears ago, or maybe it was about 30 years go-Herbryant. GINO "Professor Smnedley r ROBERT TALBEF WarfarF From Th That time of the year v upon us. The members of student body and the faculty our dear University were gaged in a type of warfare. 1R words and answers replaced r bullets and guns. The Ho: board established a police acti Mid-night burning of oil co be seen along the battle frc The time for peaceful negot tions was over. War had begi Mid-terms were here. The minds of the studei were invaded by the aggressi force of professor-type tes Scouts were sent to capture loose aggressor or two. Th came back in vain. The prof< sor's offensive attack was close guarded. Panic swept the army of t students. Armed with noteboo and textbooks the students s up a counter-offensive aimed the spot questions. No True Settlement Last minute attempts for truce settlement, in the form a postponement, were not a cepted by the aggressive for of the faculty. A frantic plea was sent to t UN. They replied that they we tied up at the moment but wot send help as soon as possible. Brief skirmishes were held different parts of the campi Sometimes these battles stretch into hourly struggles. Blue boo carried the weight of the st dient's defense. Hand-to-hai combat ensued as points were d baflted.. The professors held secret I tle meetings over coffee and wi rienidish glee they anticipated victory. CROWING UNIVERSITY 0] Member of Ase Founded January 30, 3908, w editor, "The Gamecock" is po University of South Carolina year excep on holidays and' necessarily those of '"Tlhe Gam an endorsement. The right to EDITOR.............. MANAGING EDITOR.. BUSINESS MANAGER . ASSISTANT MANAGING NEWS EDITOR .... SPORTS EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR... FEATURE EDITOR .. SOCIETY EDITOR .. ASSISTANT SPORTS ED: ASSISTANT BUSINESS CIRCULATION MANAGi CARTOONIST . PIIOTOGRA PHERS STAFF Linda Cauthen, Ina Claire Wright, Bill Black, Dan I Scott Cain, Lynwood Able Carol Babb, Dick Smith. BUSIN Jim Herring, Mike Gilber Jerrie Aylward, Lella EI Johnny Welborn, Beverly. COL Carl M. Reynolds, Mont Md lyn t.'cClne. Nancy Fo. 'V I II 00 OV cally lives his history lectures." T Reported e Battlefield vas The students were forced into the retreat and formed groups at of local bars and hashed over the en- offense of the professors. It was eal agreed that the profs didn't con eal form to the treaty of war as ior stated in the terms of enrolment. on. The tests they used were unfair aild to the student's intellect. They nt. required answers. According to ia- the student's concept of war, this in. was illegal and embarrassing. When the final tabulations its were in and the casualties were ve counted, it was seen that the pro ts. fessors had again won a clear a cut victory. ey Parents Notified s Parents were notified of the outcome in the form of grades. The students started negotiating he for peace. The professors now ks had the power to dictate the et terms of the peace. at The professors offered: 1. Attendance to class be punctual and more often. 2. Note taking be required. a 3. Pop tests to be allowed. 4. _Students should acquire texts and read same. c- 5. The professor to be lord and ce master over the student-serfs. 6. The professor is always he right. eThe students accepted these terms wvith broken spirits andI Id disgruntled hearts. They re signed themselves to defeat. m A group of revolutionary stu dents decided that defeat was donly temporary and they beganI to plant seeds of revolt in the' ks minds of other students. They u- p)lanned for another all-out war id around the time for final exami- C e- nations. t This correspondent will be on t- hand to report this anticipated ' th struggle, that is, if his name a doesn't appear on the casualty ~ list. 5 FOR A GREATER F' SOUTH CAROLINA clated Collegiate Pressa Ith Robert Elliott Conga!es as the first blished by and for the students of the seekly, on Fridays, during the college b) luring examinations. oluminists and letter writers are netg eock." Publishing does net constitute 51 edit is reserved. ......HERBERT BRYANT 5 NANCY FOX CAROL SHOCKEY i EDITOR . .. Roy William. -..-.-.-.-.-.-..Sylvia Hannaa Jerry, Sanders h - -- - .. Jerry McGuir. d ........... ..elba Corley d Barbara Hawthorn, a TORS . ...Mac Hill M ANA GER .E.. dith Bullock *R... . David Monteith p Richard Alpert v Walt Horton, Bob Cooper, s Ken Sturgeon REPORTERS Nelson, Carol Watson, Barbara 1 acot, Bart Rast, Nancy Carroll, Blea Smith, Vela Vogelgesang,g ESS STAFF b t, Warren Hair, Phillip Beard, arr Sullivan, Marion Singley, a rones, Libby Timmons. tI UYMNISTsb orton, Robert Talbert, Jr., Caro. k f CARL M. REYNOLD Abstraction A Solemn Humble The young man lay in a pool of congealed blood; a buddy nearly trompled in the helpless youth's face as he ran on, offer ing no assistance to his disabled colleague. This happened last week; last year; and has hap pened many times-thousands of times-in the past. Why didn't the guy stop and help his fallen buddy? Why was the injured man prostrated on the hostile gi mnd, anyway? The answer is simple. It's sort of an international game; only the finest athletes participate in it. Many who are not in excellent physical fitness are skillfully trained; they learn to live rugged, to exist under torture, to survive under great odds, to co ordinate, to unite, to fight, to kill. But this is not an uncommon clan-on the contrary: it is a popular movement, thousands are professionally inclined and obli gated to the. fraternal legion. War Is Hell You see, this is war-and war is hell. And war, in a sense, is an initiation, leading to the mem bership in this group of pseudo fraternal men, known as Veter ans. Pulled from their families, loved-ones, home, environment and society, they don uniforms, take arms and under great odds and sacrifice, are herded onto foreign soil and hostile waters to kill or be killed-so you and I can live in peace. That's the simple explanation. But the core of the problem is much deeper . . . it deals in ab 9tractions . . . yet there is much :oncreteness also associated with the fundamentals: much too com plex to discuss here. The causes, motives and re iults are not the urgent ques ;on. The fact stands: these men, ;ince Cain slew Abel, have pos iessed greed, caused situations )eyond human solution, sanely, hat is. And bloodshed, tears and )olitics have muddled and HOMER PRETZEL 'The Skin What I I came to the University on Sdare, passed the entrance exam y chance, and stayed because *f the challenge. There are a lot of things I did ot know when I got here. I am earming. One of those things I did not now about was "The Skinny." I walked into a smoky Eng ish class one morning. My ulcers .'ere doing flip-flops. I was sweating" the quiz. I knew it was coming. I took a scat in the orner and nervously thumbed hrough my book, which I had ot studied, trying to absorb two ionths work in ten minutes. A gangling lad strolled over iy way. He was wearing a pin triped shirt that cost eight dol irs. He probably bought it on npulse. The dollar ninety-eight ~vi's were probably bought on ecessity. The jeans were as ght as a blivett. (Blivett: hree pounds of meal in a two ound bag.) "Ya' got a skinny?" he drawled I me. Pair of Bloodshot Eyes I looked up into a pair of loodshot eyes framed by two swky ears that supported rands of greasy-waxed hair taped into a ducktail. I an vered him. "No, what's that?" "Ya' don't know whut a skinny ?"*he questioned. He acted as I had slapped his face with cactus. I shook my head at im and ho turned and scuffled wn the aisle. He joined a hud- t le of students gathered around t boy who someone said had a skinny." Just across from me sat a t udgy lad. His brow was r rinkled like a washrag and per-a >iration drizzled down his nose. e was sweating. He held a e >iled wad of paper in his tremb ng fat mits. "Here," he said,I you can have this skinny, I'm attin' outa here!" I took the wad of paper and t 'fore I could look at it the pro-d ,ssor rapped on his desk for tention. He began dealing out ' e0 blue chips. You know, the t ue books. I wanted to pass. The d with the soppy brow had t aded outno ath roo -v -.arv , a-, W~ S .Yet So Real; Note And Tribute mingled into human passion. But this column is not inter ested in the gory details: arms and legs disassembled from named teen-aged bodies; youth crying in fear; children starving; mothers praying; fathers tight lipped, toiling and sweating; anxious lovers; pregnant wid ows; foreign intrigue; loneliness; death marches; insubordination; retreats; fallen buddies, torpe doed ships; burning aircraft; drowning sailors, and myriads of other horrors which make the game more adventurous. To Laud Those This, on the other hand, is to laud those who made the grade: those men, those illustrious, though perhaps not chauvinistic men who saw their duty "and did that duty as God gave them the light to see that duty." A solemn note, too, for those whose presence on foreign soil is noted for eternity by a slab of stone; but engraved in the memory of their loved ones: may they rest in peace. But for the fortunate, again, may praises be sung: for surely, was not theirs the call above and beyond? For themselves, they seek no glory, their return home is their reward. Nevertheless, they passed the initiation of war -they are now members of that large fraternity, not social, per haps, but possibly professional or moral: they are Veterans. Sunday is Veterans' Day. A moment of thought is solicited; a thought of honor, of devotion, of reason, of question. A prayer, too, if you please. Who are the Veterans? Per haps you are one. There are 1,230 enrolled at Carolina roughly one out of every four students-and each with an aver age of three years active duty in the Armed Forces, enough, if handled accumulatively, to have one man on duty for a total of 3,690 years. That much time they (the present USC Veteran popula tion) have given you . . . would you not give a moment of your time, then, on Sunday, to think of them . . . and pray that their fraternity will soon be abolished? ny,' And L.ea red Hoping For A Miracle I sat through the quiz hoping for a miracle. I wrote as much 5s 1 could, but I just couldn't seemi to hit the spot. I flunked it. When the bell rang, I meekly rose and placed my "un-specific" paper, with all the ambiguous :iouble-talk in it, on the profes sor's desk, and departed. I felt Like I was walking out on a frowning friend. Trying to think f some way to blame it on the rofessor, I stopped in the hall ror a smoke. My sweaty fingers :ame across the skinny in my >ocket. I unravelled the wad. For he first time, I was to get a low lowvn on a real skinny. Scratched across the paper In ragged and rugged handwrit ng, I read his notes: Henry David Throw wrote bValdo's Pond. Reminder to re nember: he was way out in the voods. No wyork. No television. ishing. Jiggers. lie also wrote wherefore I lived . . . and how. le wrote about tho Preacher's lotrod, the one hoss open shay. le wrote the Ballards to the )ysterman. That oysterman wum a crick to his gal, but vhen he was shot at, she lammed up. Henry W. Longfeller wrote dy Lost Young'un. That was bout his days in college. He vrote the skinny soldier in the nmorous suit, too. Phillip Phrenic wvrote about he dead Indians setting up in heir cemetery. An Indian's boot ill. Eddie Allen Pou wrote about he Usher's Fall. Reminder: a aid on a casino. He also wrote bout the Eldorado. Eldorado made me think of my ar that was parked by the fire ydrant outside, so I dashed out. replaced the dlistributor cap I ad taken off in case the police ot the car. I didn't have to tell hem the lie about it breaking own. Anyway, I saved the skinny. 'he next semester the ducktall, he furrowed brow and myself ad the same class over again, sgether. By the way, does any no havea skiMnn on Ru.s.i.n?