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Dance, D A One of the best Homecoming have seen and enjoyed - tr have to say about it. There was a degree o especially concerning the dai the events. It was short lived It was good from the fine was one of the best Carolina on through Saturday. The , sorority displays were very g< Although there were fewer this first campus wide Hon than the estimate made to the The The University band lookei fine last Saturday during ha USC-Maryland game. Pat Gi a good job. The band looked and sounde final home game of the seas at any previous time in our i The performance at that g final exam for the year, and As the band winds up the f ball game, Mr. Garnett is a plans for next year. A 100-piece band is expect Letters To The Ee Studen Write Lei Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to in form you, Mr. Jerry Beasley and crew, and the Carolina Student Body in general, that I have been the victim of a gross injustice. I did not write the letter attri buted to me in last week's Game cock! It pains me deeply that someone has such poor taste of humor that he could conduct him self in such a manner. I do not deny for one moment that the spirit shown on occas ROBERT TALBERT, There Or The young man stood on the edge of the valley and looked down to the stubble of grain that once had flowed from the edge of the tiny river that laced the valley like a small vein. The life's blood of the grain came from the river and the man was thankful. He thought of hIs family; his faithful and dutiful wife, the images of their love and affec tion-his children. They were sound of body and limb, maybe a little restless in their will, but they were his and he was thank ful. They had worked hard to har vest the fruits of their labor and he thought that they would be ready for the harsh winter that was beginning to breathe from the north. His hunting had beeun successful and the meat was stored, and the hides were tanned for the conversion into the heavy garments that they would need for protection from the winds and snow to come. He was thank CROWING Fi UNIVERSITY OF Member of Associ Founded January 30e, 1908, witi enor, "'i. mecoek '. pub: necessarily those of "'Tke Came< an endorsement. The right to 4 EDITOR .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MANAGING EDITOR .. .. BUSINESS MANAGER ... ASSISTANT MANAGING NEWS EDITOR... . SPORTS EDITOR... CAMPUS EDITOR . . FEATURE EDITOR... SOCIETY EDITOR.. ASSISTANT SPORTS ED ASSISTANT BUSINESS!l CIRCULATION MANAGE CARTOONIST ... PHOTOGRAPHERS.. STAFF) Linda Cauthen, Ina Claire Wright, Bill Black, Dan Ba Scott Cain, Lynwood Able, Carol Babb, Dick Smith. BUSIN1 Jim Herring, Mike Gilbert Jerrie Aylward, Lelia Ba Johnny Welborn, Beverly J COLl Carl M. Reynolds, Mont Me lyn McClung. Nanew Pecx. lsplays And Cra Great Weekend week-ends we the dance was iat's what we our point of viel ter was packed. .s m . The new idea f pessimism, the night befori nce, preceding is a good one. T ner in the past] parade, which with the end of has had, right years the annou fraternity and ute, the crowni Dod. then everything tickets sold for This new way F ecoming dance enjoy her honoi booking agent, -Herbryant New Look In Be I exceptionally has even been t If time of the The playing trnett is doing added a lot, an It was a great i d better in this early season pl, on than it has Mr. Garnett j memory. contacting higl ame was their ceptional talent they passed it. The band is inal home foot- cert series to bi .lready making spring months. The band is 1 ed. And there Pat Garnett's i litor t Claims He tter Creditec ions has not been what it should have been, but nothing is farther from my personal feelings than that the blame lies entirely on the cheerleaders. Rather some of it lies on me, you, and the rest of the students at Carolina. In closing, I might add; that even if I had the desire to write such a letter I would have taken greater pains with my grammar and diction than did this certain imposter who attached my name to a letter which he himself JR. ice Was A Thai ful. Provisions were made for the winter and the young man stood there on the edge of the valley and looked down. He was tired in body but he was at peace in his mind for he had prepared. And he was thankful. His eyes lifted to the sky and he offered his thanks to the giver of his fortune-his God in Heav en. He fought the tears that welled in his eyes. They were not tears of sadness but tears of hope and thanksgiving. He thought of his neighbors and they were ready, too, for the winter. They had also prepare(l. Together they had worked side by side towards one goal, that of survival. For this he was thank ful. They were good people, a strong people. The wvind grew stronger and he could see the smoke curl f rom the fires belowv. Fires that gave warmth and peace to his family. As he thought of these things he was humble, for he could still C)R A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA lated Collegiate Press a Robert Elliott Gonzales as the first Ished by end for the students of the tekly, on Fridays, during th, college iring examilnations. lumnists and letter writers are not :ock." Publishing does not constitute edit is reserved. .........HERBERT BRYANT . ..... ...NANCY FOX ..... ...CAROL SHOCKEY DDITOR ........ Roy Williams .. . .. .. . Sylvia Hanna Jerry Sanders . .. .. .. .. ..Jerry McGulre ......... ..Melba Corley . ... .. Barbara H awthorne ITOR Mac Hill IANAGER . ..Edith Bullock R .......David Monteith Richard Alpert . Walt Horton, Bob Cooper, RPES Ken Sturgeon Nelson, Carol Watson, Barbara icot, Bart Rast, Nancy Carroll, Bea Smith, Vella Vogelgesang, ESS STAFF ,Warren Hair, Phillip Beard, Irr S'ullivan, Marion Singley, ones, Libby Timmons. YMNISTS wning I nevertheless a success from v. The Memorial Youth Cen about announcing the queen e the crowning at the game he announcement of the win ias been almost simultaneous the event. That is, in past mncement was made one min ng a few minutes later and was over until the next year. rives the queen more time to *ed position. And she should. ands alk about new uniforms. during the game Saturday d helped keep up the spirit. mprovement over the lack of iying during the games. is planning for the future by i school musicians with ex already practicing for a con given during the winter and eing greatly improved under lirection.-Herbryant Didn't I To Him didn't have the courage to sign. It reveals his personal lack of intestinal fortitude. Sincerely, John Calvin Houser. Editor's Note: We regret that such a mistake occurred Mr. Houser. Possibly we have been a little too trusting, but we will make it a policy in the future to check with the writer of let ters to the editor before running them. nksgiving remember the sting and taste of defeat that he had endured. That was when he was not prepared. Now he was wiser and had worked harder. He was ready *and he was thankful. The young man thought of the protection he had prepared for evils other than the elements. He had weapons stored for this purpose. HeI had wished that this wouldn't be necessary but he knew from the past that covetous people are always with us. These p)eople make protection a much needed thing. As he thought of this, his eyes swept over the far edge of the valley and he saw something that caused his blood to stop cold in his veins. A bitterness ran through him as he saw on the horizon the thin line of people slowly moving into his valley. Dark, whispy smoke rose from the orange flame that meant that they wvere again burn ing the stubble ahead of them. Tfhis was their warning-get out. They coveted his land. They did not want to share, they wanted it all. The young man looked towarc the heavens once more. This timu he asked for help and strength This was Thanksgiving in the year - 1835. And slowly the young Indian man turned and went down to the valley to hin family and people to prepare foi the invasion of the settlers. Anc he was thankful he had strengtk to fight. lie that falls in love with him self, will have no rivals. Franklin, Poor Richard' Alnwnac for 1739. P'rejudlice is the child of ignor anice. William HIazlltt, Sketches & Essays Those who in quarrels interposE Must often wipe a bloody nose. Gay, Fables J Silence is the element in whic] great things fashion themselveE Carlyle, Sarlor Resaritu I can resist everything excep temptation. Oscar Wilde, Lady windermerea..h CAROLYN McCLUNG - Culture? Place, Persoi Several weeks ago I com plained about the absence of "culture" on the Carolina cam pus. The obvious come-back to such a complaint is that nobody would attend anyway. It's probably true. In their quest for sophistication, which more often turns out to be pseudo-sophistication at best, Carolina students seem to find no time for attending such things as plays, lectures and the few programs of cultural value that are offered on campus. The pseudo-sophistication goes even farther-it seems to be an intricately woven pattern of ac ceptable behavior as opposed to unacceptable behavior, and usual ly boils down to being at the right place with the right person at the right time. For example, it is acceptable for one to go to the Homecoming dance if one doesn't show too much enthusiasm since it is only a name band that is playing and people from other fraternities and/or sororities than that which one belongs will be there, but it is unacceptable to hear Jenkins Lloyd Jones lecture when he is a much greater man than Hal McIntyre ever thought about be ing, and the whole program only lasted a half hour anyway. It is also considered a "must" to go to a football game, especial ly if one leaves the game in slightly worse condition than when one arrived, but it is un thinkable to raise one's voice in CARL M. REYNOLD A Few P Exist AG Two recent issues of The Gamecock, contained expressions of contrast, deliberating on the contemporary thoughts of elec tions and voting requirements, especially and specifically in the state of South Carolina. It was interesting to note that the two writers were of opposite sex, and very opposite in their views. This should not, however, prove any great observation. But it does give some basis for com ment. In an editorial, it was asserted that 18-year-olds should be con sidered as eligible voters. In con trast, a letter-to-the-editor vol unteered that this proposition was out of the question. By comparison of what rights have been given, to determine how much more should be given, it is sometimes confusing to see just where any degree of sanity is expressed in issues of moral or humane allocations of privi lege. A few basic principles do exist as scales to determine the practicability whereby youth are considered sufficiently mature to meet the demands of society. By comparison, is it sensible Ronald Bern You Are The Judge Infancy is a trying period for any growing thing, whether it be a child, a corporation or a publication. Those that nurture a progency of any type in its formulative period feel a natural pride and elation in its existence, as well as a constant concern for its well-being. The particular fledgling of which I speak is the "Sandlapper" and I speak for the "Sandlapper" staff. In effect, the "Sandlapper" is on trial this year. It's entire fu ture is dependent upon the wS . in which the forthcoming issue ii received. The "Sandlapper" is much more vital and integra *part of Carolina campus life ,than is realized by most of out students. Our magazine Is poten 'tially the best college literar: ipublication in the state. However, as previously stated the "Sandlapper" is on trial. Yoi are the jury, and we of th< "Sandlapper" staff will preson If Right ri And Time a hearty cheer, especially if the team looks like it could use a little audience support. But I digress. It has been pointed out to me that there is a type of cultural entertainment not too far from campus that should appeal to everybody, be they sophisticated, pseudo-sophisticated, or what have-you. The Columbia Fine Films Com mittee presents a fine quality artistic movie every- two weeks at the Five Points Theater. Hav ing attended a few movies in the Columbia area, and having seen the number of Carolina students in attendance, I am sure that going to movies is "acceptable" behavior. The Fine Films Committee se ries for the year includes the best of foreign films, some in English and some with sub-titles, and' a few of the outstanding American-made movies. The prgoram is by no means entirely serious in nature - it combines the best of drama, mu sic, and comedy, in order to at tract a wide variety of movie goers. The tastes of Carolina stu dents are kept in mind when the films are selected, according to Dr. George Curry, chairman of the committee. Fine Films presentations give the student a fine opportunity to avait- himself of some outstand ing entertainment which is in conformity with the "acceptable" behaviour pattern. S rinciples Scales to assume that a 14-year-old is capable of the mental and ma ture requirements to make them sane and responsible on the high ways? (It is not advocated here that they are justly qualified at that age. It is of particular in terest, however, that the laws consider them so, and entrust much more than routine respon sibility to young people in this respect.) Again, the military. Are those persons, in whose hands is en trusted the defense of the na tion, equally irresponsible when it comes to the mere decision of selecting their political leaders? Reasonable men should undei stand the situation. When the youth are sought for such de manding responsibilities in one area, does this disqualify them in others? Young uniformed men--young 18-year-olds--are not only ex pected to be mature, they are .required to be mature, they are mechanized, true, but they have the necessary power of decision, the interpretation of value, the soundness of thinking, and the elements of responsibility - which, it seems, are the qualifi cations politicians advocate and allegedly seek of their constitu en ts. It is raither obvious that so ciety has long out-dated its legal viewvs on wvhere the line should be drawn with respect to deter mining when a young person be comes of age. They drive automobiles at 14; they work (some of them) for a living at that age and younger; they are subject to p)atriotic sac rifice at 18; a few are even par ents at that age; myriads of them are relatively concerned with the events of the day: show ing a great deal of serious thought into the domestic and foreign affairs of the state. They are qjualified, then, at 18 to vote. But it should not be said that they should be "given"~ the right to vote. For to say "given" is to say or to suggest that this right is something to be decided, to lbe administered, or allocated at will by persons more senior, or more responsible. Let this not be the case. In a '(democracy, a responsible citizen should vote, the right to do so is, and should he, a property of the ( citizenm. This right should not only be recognized, it should be effective . . . established . . . a NANCY FOX Cheerlea Their A letter to the editor last week attracted our attention. The let ter commented on the Gamecock cheerleaders, their functions and p)erformances. Long have some more of es been aware of the cheerleaders and their place in the pageantry of football. But we just can't rightfully charge the group with being in different. Another look will dis close that the cheerleaders' be haviour can be explained in sim p)le terms of a simple system. This system was niever more evident than at the Big Thurs day game, although reports have it that the system wvas even more thorough (in its own way) later in the season. Shall we go back to Big Thurs day? Memories remain: the mon strous tiger with the 90 foot tail, the bobbing colors at the stadium, the fateful fumble and Carolina's unique and incompar able cheerleaders, who impressed us as never before Big Thursday with their supreme dignity and daintiness. We can recall even now their excellent form and forceful vi tality. Most ama.zing about the group is their ability to waltz to march time music, a feat wvhich must have startled the Clemson cheerleaders, too. Be nighted people from the hill, they conform to these frenzied styles of fast motion, and loud, loud yelling. But we here at Carolina like our tradition . . and decorum. Not every school can claim an unchanging set of care-worn, re spected yells passed lovingly douwn year after glorious year with the ame glorlo.. roties lers And Place together giving Carolina rooters a true mark of distinction. Consistency, that's what we have, consistency. And you wvon't find any tired old uniformity in the Gamecock cheerleaders either. Their routines are separate, dis tinct, individualistic. Above all Carolina cheerlead ers are considerate. D)o they dis tract from the game with con stant chant ings and shouting? Goodness! OUR cheerleaders are f ootb)all fans; they watch the game, and start yells at only the most appropriate times. We've got a lot to he proud of in our cheerleading. They display~' ieal skills. But it takes gr'eat.' skill to become a cheerleader here. It's nice to know that... to know that their election isn't tantamount to a colorful popu larity contest--like it is in so many places. /0oe & Corner Frat Chat "Is he Phi E ) or Sigma Chi?" "T'o which frat does he belong?" It escapes me how we indepen dents ICe get along. "I like f rats but I love K.A." 1 recently heard a freshmnan say. "I've been rushing for Lam,bda Chi" Another said with gleam in eve. Our coedls never fail to cite Tepin she dated the previous night; Gee it really must be nice To live in that social paradise. flut I'm an indepensdent And considering my plight; Miracle of miracles I had a date last night. Ronald L. Born.