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R'ternity feels the same way * ;*w~ iii. are currently going ahead Y+II t present to the administration. We tbalt that one day each spring, dur the 'last part of the spring semester, hould'e set aside on the University cal endar for this project. During this day, pref ferably a Saturday, high school seniors and juniors from over the state of South Caro lina should be invited to the campus. We feel that this day should be free from things such as entrance examinations. In other words Carolina is in dire need of a day set aside for prospective students tg get them acquainted with their state uni versity. There are countless high school stu dents who do not even know what their uni versity looks like. It seems to us that a necessary part of their education is to make them acquainted with what is offered to them here at Carolina. The current administration under tl}e leadership of President Russell has done much to make the Carolina Campus a beau tiful sight. So why should not the Carolina campus be displayed to these students that we mention. In addition to seeing the beautiful cam pus, -the high school students would have the opportunity of learning through discus Big Improvemne, Although it is not new to some Carolina students, pre-registration is new to most. It was tried first for last summer school. It was successful so it is being tried for the regular semester now. This Is an improvement over the past. Registration has been getting easier each semester. A couple of years back registra tion was a thing of dread for most students. With this new improvement it is almost a pleasure. This flaw that we speak of is the fault of some of the professors. Some of them have not been staying in their offices during their office hours this week. They should to expedite registration. At least one amusing incident has oc curred also. Dr. M. G. Christophersen said he was lecturing to a class early this week when a girl student walked in and stood in front of his lectute stand. He kept lecturing, and the girl stood there. She asked him if he would mind signing her up for a course. This pre-registration action was taken by the President's Advisory Council. Dr. S. M. Start Thinking Although this might be jumping the gun as far as some are concerned we feel that a situation which will occur later in the spring semester should be commented on at this time. We speak of spring general cam pus elections. At so many times in the past these elec tions have sort of sneaked up on the Caro lina student body, and there has been little time to decide which candidate might be best for a certain office. We feel that some changes should be made along this line. The main thing we are in terested in is getting the candidates before the student eye long before election time so that he will know who he is voting for, and so that the voter will be able to decide if the candidate has the qualities that he wants an elected officer to possess. We do not feel that last year's elections for the highest offices on campus were based on popularity alone. But this probably has not always been the case. Last year we saw some real campaigners out beating the * bushes for votes. And that is the way It Changes ArE Changes are about to be made. For one thing the old staff of The Gamecock is about to be succeeded by a new staff as is the case at the end of each semester. And this is a good time for the old staff to make some reflections. We think it has been a pretty good semester as far as news is concerned, though it has been relatively mild in comparison with some of the other semesters that have been witnessed in the recent past. Some of the biggest stories this- semester came out of sports. We were surprised and pleased with the fine University football team this year. There was the panty raid. And of course there were the raids by Clem son students preceding the Carolina-CQlemi son classic. -The football seating arrange * nints caused quite a bit of comment in the * olu*tn= of this newspaper. And other news inaking-eventg centered around University slon. ps and to of the various schools and t. . And all of those who are intpfested could come -back to take an en trance examinaton. Of approximately 11,254 high school stu dents who graduated last June, approxi mately 8,800 chose to go to college. Of that number, 625 students chose a college or uni versity outside South Carolina. Sonit of this last number probably would have chosen to attend the UnivergIty had they been better acquainted with it. And this group that chose out-of-state institutions were prob ably high caliber students, students that might have done the University credit in later years. About the only time that high school stu dents have been visiting the Carolina cam pus has been during the time when they come to take entrance examinations. During that time they have not had much of an opportunity to look around the campus, and also they are students who are planning to attend the University anyway. What is needed is something to get those other stu dents who are not sure which school they are going to attend on the campus and show them around. The University of South Carolina should be the center of education in South Caro lina, and we are sure that is what the ad ministration wants. We think this proposed program would help along this line. Herbyrant. it In Registration Derrick was chairman of a committee that set up the program. This program that they set up should ac complish two purposes: Students will be aided by not having to complete their regis tration in about a day and a half and de partment heads and heads of schools will be helped because it will enable them to set up their programs as to the number of sec tions needed and teachers to employ for the coming semester. Another fault in pre-registration will be that many schedules will have to be changed because of failure or change of courses. Two regular registration days, Jan. 30 and 31, will be set aside so that these changes can be made. With the few faults and the many advan tages seen in this new program we would think it advisable to continue it. It is still in the experimental stage and should im prove. But even as it is now it is a great improvement over the old system, and those responsible for this change should be con gratulated.-Herbryant About Elections should be. The voter should get to know who he is voting for. We feel that by giving them longer to become acquainted with who they are voting for will give the voter this opportunity to become better acquainted with the candidate, and will give the voter time to decide whether or not the candidate possesses anything besides popularity. And although the high offices on campus are important we feel that the student coun cil candidates should also possess good qual-, ities of leadership and sound judgment. Popularity should certainly be taken out of those races, because it is Student Council that represents the whole of the student body. It is from the various schools that these offices are filled. Students in those schools should elect something besides a name. Popularity should be taken out of elec tions. We think it would be a very good ac complishment if some organization on this campus should sponsor a movement so that candidates will be known long in advance. Herbryant Doing Made debate team victories, big-name speakers on campus, and controversy on when Christmas holidays should begin. Even though there is a staff which is in charge of collecting material on all the news that's fit to print, the staff cannot do the job alone. For example without the cooper ation of the student body, administration and faculty we would probably not have the All-American newspaper that The Game cock is noted for. And although we might have disagreed with some of the policies about the giving out of news this semester we feel that the overall cooperation was very good. Another change is about to take place when old classes change to new ones with the coming of exams next week. Speaking of exams and The Gamecock both are arduous tasks. But we will have to confess that the latter is more enjoyable. I71 "I know I'm on the borde ROY WILLIAMS There Was I For Impr The University's new pre-reg istration program shows how much room for improvement there was under the old system. In thinking back to other regis tration days I'm almost inclined to consider it a student answer to a prayer. Seriously, the pro gram is still in the experimental process and -all phases of it are being carefully studied and evaluated. This is the first time that pre registration has been used dur ing the regular school term, Registrar R. O. Strohecker said. It was used on a limited basis last spring. for summer school registration. The program was successful then and the Presi dent's Advisory Council ap pointed a committee to set up a similar program during the fall for registration during spring semester. Two-Fold Purpose The purpose behind pre-regis tration is two-fold. From the students point of view it is con venience. Instead of being rushed through a one and a half day registration procedure students are instead allowed roughly a week to complete signing up for classes, etc. On the other hand department heads and deans are able to know about three weeks in ad vance how many students to ex pect for each course and the number of sections and teachers needed for subjects. The program's success de pends 100 per cent on the co operation of the faculty in or ganizing their schedules and keeping an adequate number of staff members on duty during the registration hours. As Dean S. M. Derrick, chair CARL M. REYNOLD Time T4 Midnic A number of Carolina stu dents will recall the lines they formed in the book store earlier in the semester, at which time they greased the palm and ac quired an impressive collection of volumes. Remember? They lugged that cargo to their domiciles, and since have let it season, age and remain .un touched by human hands. This was routine, in most cases, sifice the students had a moral con viction about probing into the mysteries left immemorium by a handful of educators. The truth was told this week. Some professors have braved the campus, hinting that those vol umes of forgotten lore were now to be taken. from the crypt, dusted off and looked over. It seems that there will be some sort of question and answer contest held in the neair future to determine who can retain the most from the least. A Shrewd Move A few professors, it is re ported, have been rather sly In their promises of the game. One professor, at least, has reported that he will give a "new" test, Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no fibs. -Goldsmith, She Stoop. to Consquer, III, 1 * * * The true University of these 'days Is a Collection of Books. --Carlyle, Hero.e and rine, professor, but .. ." hIuch Room ovement man of the special committee on pre-registration has said, "There are still many bugs in the pro gram." On Monday morning, the first day of registration, there were, for example, long lines of stu dents in the Business Adminis tration building. Several classes were disrupted there and else where by the lines of students and also by some students com ing into classrooms to get course cards signed. Also, to cite another example, according to reports from sev eral students they were only able to sign up for math courses in Sloan for a limited time during the morning; this also made for long lines. Some Suggestions Several suggestions have been offered as partial solutions. In order - to prevent the large crowds which formed on' the first day of registration and which which may form at other times such as tomorrow, the last day of registration, there may in the future be a staggering of students. To prevent the disruption of classes during the morning stu dents may be asked to register in the afternoon or early at night. Those with afternoon labs would especially need the early evening hours. Since some of the pre4egistration committee mem bers do not feel that students need a week to register and that the time of disruption could be shortened, a four-day registra tion period may be sought. Although there are defects in the present pre-registration pro gram It must be remembered that It is still in the experimen tal stage. Concrete proposals are needed and welcomed by the committee. S a Order jht Oil i.e., one which has never been given before. Shrewd, heyl One suggested that a question may even be the name of the text and author. Gads! Another professor reported that he might hand out "skinny" on his exams: but this was an adjective he used with reflec tion to grades. In any case, the professors have suggested that this will be a period of great awakening. It may .be supposed that he really meant sleepless nights. The maintenance shop has re ceived an invoice for a few tanks of midnight oil . .. to!be issued only through- the proper chan nels, and with the proper requi sition forms completed, stamped and approved. The lines form in the forehead. Weather Creeps Ia It is amazing how the weather creeps into -almost e ry subject. One professor comm ite this so cial error by asserting that he would not be snowed. Speaking of the weather, how ever, it has been rather unpre dictable lately. One never knows anymore when he arises in the morning if he should wear his safari hel met or carry his umbrella. And for coffee breaks its confusing whether to attire oneself in tails or Anud shoes. Needless to say, and it comes from an authority, whatever one chooses to wear, one must never be caught without a monocle. And, ,instead of doughnuts for breakfset, one must try kosher pickles and coffee. (Then tomato ie. ar lasses -ad g..-) NANCY FOX .Sunshine Vs S. C. Teache A "perilous situation" was the description given last week to the status of the average pay check of University professors, whose salaries ' are reported lower than any paid in 10 other sister state schools. South Carolinians were told of the predicament in a pamph let distributed ' to Carolina alumni. The pamphlet asking support for a General Assembly enactment to boost faculty sal aries 85 per cent. The pamphlet disclosed that while faculty salaries on the na tional scale have declined five per cent in the last 14 years, faculty pay at Carolina has dropped 24 per cent, making Carolina professors at the bot tom of the list on a not parti cularly impressive low regional level. Industry Spiraled In contrast tv the straits of the University professor, dollar incones for industrial workers spiraled 48 per cent during the past 14 years. To say that the situation is disgraceful would be trite and ineffectual, and to point out that the caliber of professors here*is on par with that of schools any where in the nation would be superfluous. But to be cognizant of the jeopardy the state faces in (1) risking the loss of our present ROBERT TALBERT Some Tol New Yei Things I would like to see during 1957 . . . a movie that lasts only two hours and doesn't have a thing to do about rock and roll or the turbulent youth of today . . . a new model car that is one color . . . coeds at Carolina being permitted to live like grown-ups with grown-up .hours and all . . . good coffee at the Russell House and as soon as you order it . . . mail in my Post Office box . . . Der Elvis mit out der cotton-pickin' side burns . . . A TV western that has shooting and gunplay and chasing on horses and not all of this psychological six-gun jazz. . . . Harry Belefonte make a mil lion records . . . Ed Sullivan not introduce anyone from the au dience . . . a toothpaste to come out that contains the miracle in gredient-toothpaste ... Clemson College to admit defeat after Big Thursday . . . Santa Claus to com~e on Jan. 24 in the way of good grades for all . . . a disc jockey who plays music instead of rocky-rolly . . . someone to miss the $64,000 Question... all classes to start at 11:00 and end before lunch . . . Arthur Godfrey to fire Arthur Godfrey - - - campus cops get parking tickets themselves . . . Dr. Bab LETTERS TO THE ] Student ( 'About BI Dear Editor: Don't the policemen on our campus have anything more im portant to do than kill pigeons? One of my friends and I were walking past the gym Monday afternoon and there were two policemen with rifles. One of them shot a pigeon and just wounded it. The pigeon started going under the cars and when it nearly got run over the po licemen just laughed, lie got the pigeon out of the street and onto the sidewalk where he stepped on its neck and ground it with his foot. This didn't seem to be enough fun for him so he picked it up and boat it against some stones. I wish I could see It done just the other way around! If we are paying policemen for doing this, then it certainly is a' waste of money. It seems to me that there are more im portant things to be done. CROWING FC UNIVERSITY OF Member of Assoeba Founded anry, O. IN, a en en hetidays and der am deeme. The right t. .a EDITOR .......... MANAGING EDITOR. nBUaINEan MANG . Paycheck; r-Pay is Low professorial skill and compe-' tence, or (2) stagnation by eventual depletion of our cur rent Intellectual xesources by failing to attract others would be prudent-but prudent onlq if action is taken for the rapid re moval of those threats which now confronts us. Such action, of course, can come only through the General Assembly's decision to grant increased pay. Urge Swift Action Alumni, students, and coT scientious citizens throughou the state, in realizing the peril of the problem, can do much by urging swift and definite enact ment of some measure of a pay boost. Dr. W. H. Callcott, dean of the graduate school here, said last week that the - low salary of the Universjty is hurting the school "through its Inability to compete with other schools in attracting new professors." He said also, that despite low pay, "the generally favorable envir onment offered by the Univer sity" dissuades many from leav ing. This undoubtedly is a great compliment to the University, and perhaps, to us students. However, Doctor Callcott will probably agree with us that mild weather and faith in a progres sive University somehow don't replace a well-stocked pantry. acco For irs Pipe cock's class with no one in it . . . Sunday morn sans hang over . . . the Gamecock to crow even louder. * * * For years the eaves of the old gymnasium have been the rest ing and nesting place for hun dreds of pigeons. What to do about them has amazed, per plexed, and amused officials for as long as they have been there. Everything short of murder was done. Finally, at rope's end a. edict came down from the dome to annihilate the birds. On Mon day afternoon 115 pigeons were shot to death. Their carcasses were given to onlookers to sweet en their larder. Late Monday night I happened by the gym. A young squab perched high and alone on the front of the his toric building. His cooing called for his parents whom he had left earlier that day as he tested his new wings and freedom. A young pigeon has learned that the world Is a cold and cruel place but this is the call of the wild and has to be answered. 'Tis a shame and a pity but It Is too, too true. * * * Well, that's what's bothering me, ol' Bunky. And you? DITOR iomplamns rd Killing If the pigeons must be killed, then there should be a more hu mane way to do it. Anne Baker. Dear Editor: We are writing this letter In regard to the recreation room In the Russell House which we understand is there for the en joyment of both the men and women students of the Univer sity. Yet, the women students seem to think it is not their privilege to use this room. It seems that many coeds here stand outside of the recreation . room and would like to go In. We hope that by reading this letter they will see that these facilities of the room are avail able to everyone and will take advantage of them. .Jean Heape and Joanna Walker. R A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA ted Colleglate Press Ro mbeUtEtt osel' a M ,i rthesds iof h It La mesene. ........HERBERT BRYANT --............NANCY Pox