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Several Student Council posals designed to revamp st stitutional provisions alonj lines were scheduled to be the group Wednesday. Two arresting proposals merit were to be introduced. tablish precincts for voting elections. Another was a to revitalize school spirit 1 method for selecting cheerlei posals, if adopted by Counc cepted by the student body effective next year. The cheerleader plan woul pointed committee to car cheerleader nominees with I the student body. . This proposal, if written tution, would virtually ins louder student support of C teams. The Gamecock has loi shoddiness of students chee primarily the fault of ar method of choosing cheerlk Laur The innovation made by th its forthcoming musicale, written, produced and per by Carolina students, is plea covering an overdrawn bar denly replenished. We've known for some tin abounds in students having for writing, composing mus the elements for a musical Up until now, the talent nobody seemed to know how toegther into a harmonious Club's initiative in doing t sponsoring a show makes th LETTERS TO El Vocifer Dear Editor: Last, week, The Gamecock pub lished the first in a series of ar ticles devoted to the candidates for Student Body President. Needless to say, the article which appeared concerning Mr. Robert Bell was grossly inaccu rate and misleading. The first paragraph did not express the true reasons for Mr. Bell's de cision to run. He was encour aged by many friends in both the Independent and Fraternity groups, because of his sincerity and qualifications . . . not be cause he needs or seeks the "ex perience" . . . which he certainly does not need. Also, he has been "accused" of being a past officer in IFC (Interfraternity Council). He has never been on that council. He was misquoted . . . he has beent~ a past office in IRC (In ternational Relations Club). He has a greater interest in athleties than that of a "specta-. tor." In fact, he has played in many sports in high school, even though he has not felt qualified to participate on a collegiate level (a category of the vast ma jority of USC students). I was glad to see that the paper gave him credit for having an interest in the "Carolina Community," and not just a seg ment of the University. It is his platform to represent all stu dents at the University, not just small groups or individuals... but the entire student body. The article, in these respects, was very unfair to Mr. Bell. LaVaun Fox (Editor's Note: The article on Mr. Bell was based entirely on statements made by the candi dlate). Beowulf Rides Again, Greek Man Proclaims To The Editors: Last week in The Gamecock, Beowulf rode forth on a pure white steed with Excaliber all shined up, to slay the repulsive Greek monster Grendel. Being in a democracy, we are all en titled to say what we please or think. It's my turn now. Being a so-called Greek, I feel my connection with, and member ship in a fraternity have been plastered with mud and the names of all fraternities and sororities have been blackened by our pseudo dragon slayer try ing to be an iconoclast. But there are no idols to smash. Block voting, though our col umnist points it out as "odious," Is a reality on campus but only in specific instances. Though we are loyal to our fraternity broth ers, many of us have fought and paid a high price to speak our piece and vote the way we want. ligorous Swana committee pro- particular q udent body con- frequently r election lines ship being c considered by The propo of particular dent vo+ers One was to es- set-up, whe in student body Room is < recommendation gathering of )y altering the cidentally tl iders. Both pro- House is tl il and later ac- does not ma -would become Just what cincts will b d set up an ap- was not kn< Afully sift out but voting i inal election by Council has the most efi into the consti- the standpo ure better and ignition of 9 arolina athletic The recor ig felt that past perplexing ring sections is that the so indiscriminate waning day$ aders, with no swan song. els And Greas e Pep Club with an armful o which is being lias, if you ormed entirely The appe9 tsantly like dis k account sud- success of originality. e that Carolina duction seer creative talents of. ic, dancing-all Already s production. several origi was here, but arrangemeni to weave them Even witl whole. The Pep pre-viewing he weaving by be one of th ?m deserving of versity this )ITOR ous Attacks If perchance, a fraternity does support a candidate "en masse,' it is usually because we feel, in dividually, that the person is best suited for the job, not just be cause he is a fraternity brother. As I remember, there were several fraternities last spring that voted for David White, yet he was not a member of a fra ternity at the time. Too, our indignant Gamecock editor has sorely neglected to look into the history of the foundings of many fraternities. I am proud to say that I belong to a fraternity that has as one of its principles, and was the principle of our founders, that every man will vote the way he is so inclined. If we all vote in the same manner .it is just coin cidence. I feel too, that if our learned columnist looks close enough she will find there is an awful lot of "political chicanery" being carried on by those that do not support the "repulsive Greeks." I doubt that our crusading editor has the famous conquering abilities of the Illustrious Beo wulf. For he slew live dragons, not those of the imagination. Bill Handel (Editor's Note: The Gamecock is gratified that there are, among fraternity men, independient thinkers, whose votes "just hap pen to coincide." The editor apol ogetically regrets having failed to look into the founding of your fraternity, which doubtl,es em braces Chaucerian principles, too). Most Decorated Man In Army Studies Here D)ear Editor: I, the writer of this letter, am representing the feelings and opinions of many in relating this story to you. The details in this letter have been gathered from many im promptu conversations on cam pus and also from various citi zens in this city. This story is about George E. Jackson, a rising senior in the School of Education. George has close to a 2.00 average in all his work and is planning to go right on through his master's before he begins teaching. He is a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War and in 1948, was proclaimed by the United States Government as the most decorated man in the armed forces, with 26 decorations and citations. He served about three years in the front lines with the First Infantry Division. You would never'know that he wasn in any war by talking with him except for the fact that he is going to school under Public Law. N. Iong tialification being required, an( io particular talents or leader ffered. sal to establish precincts for stu. is far superior to the preseni rein Russell House Assembl3 entral political headquarters the clans grounds, and only in e polling site. Because Russel re center of student activities ke it the best place for balloting Council's plan on dividing pre. , if the recommendation passes wn as this page went to press n the various schools, a systeir discussed before, would seeir ective manner of division, fror ints of both convenience anc tudent interest. mendations, approaches to tw< problems in Council, indicat( Dn to be retiring government'. may turn out to be a vigorous epaint f laurels, good Southern camel please. tl, and we believe, the ultimatE he show is dependent upon it: And that, the Pep Club's pro is to have a healthy abundancc cheduled for the spectacle arc nal songs and dances plus special a of popular pieces. tout a crystal ball, we'll chance the event and wager that it will a biggest attractions at the Uni year. Volleyed 864. To know him is to admire and respect him. He is a sincere and diligent worker and this he proves by the schedule he keeps. His classes range from eight 'til one on Mondays through Satur day and he works six days a week in a cafeteria from 1:30 to 8:45. Then he studies from about nine until twelve, or later. He has a personal faith in God which radiates to everyone he may come in contact with. We as students of the Univer sity believe that his story should be told where everyone can read it, for we, indeed, feel honored to have such a man among us. Jackson Faile (Editor's Note: The Gamecock agrees wvholeheartedly). Abolish Apathy, Stir Up Political Parties Dear Editor: Some of the leaders in this year's Student Council had very good intentions and are very ca pable individuals. However, the general apathy on this campus has many causes. Many of these can never be solved. . . . Many of the problemsi can be alleviated by each student taking some pains in finding out not only the poutentiality of the candidate, but also what he has accomplished in the past. This is certainly an indication of what he will do in the future. If he has been a leader by only being popular and spend-free, this tendency will continue. He is not the man we want to lead us for the next year. More interest could be gen erated by having political par ties on this campus than any thing that I know. This would take some careful planning to organize, but it can be accom plished on this CAMPUS. Why should we let our neighbors from the North outdo us? Those of you who attended Boys' State know of the intense feeling generated among all by having real parties and elections. After all, we are supposed to be training the future leaders for our grand state and nation. Voting is too easy now and is the reason many don't vote. If everyone knew that he had to register in order to vote, more interest would be created. Pos ters, stickers, signs, other trash, and group endorsement actually tell nothing about the candidate. Campaigning in front of the elec tion booth not only doesn't win votes for anyone, but scares many away from voting. Anyone who is going to vote has already made up his mind. Why not take the election to the students and let them vote in te 't. SCHOL.AR _ G- PROPF55OiR. C CHAPERONE - d FouR- L'TmK MAN - e CAMPU5 QUF-N AN5W12 ROBERT TALBEJ Of Men, MoL "Give me men to match my mountains" . . . from the tongue of some ancient scribe could well be fitted to Carolina's . . . give me blue-coated men to match my fading blue laws. Our beloved boys in brass and blue. the campus police, must have a purpose. But just what it is, I can't quite put my finger on. Our pistol-packin' poppas sup posedly protect our campus and the students from a lot of bad old things. Like not letting some misplaced automobile stay too long in one place. These cars begin to look suspicious if they are left too long, so the police tack the tardy tickets on the unsuspecting ve Which Way, By Sally McCants Guest Columnist WHERE ARE YOU GOING? From the front of the Y's membership brochure these words stand out, challenging each of us to answver. Your an swer, my answer-what will it be? There is a definite need on this campus for each of us as dormitory or the school in which they are registered. Let's have the old fashioned speaking. This will not only train future lead ers, but will also give the perti nent information desired about the candidate by the voter. This could be (lone by the va rious candidates speaking to the different groups about campus. This way no candidate could hedge about his stand on various issues without embarrassment and sure defeat. Then no one could complain about not voting. There are some matters to be (iscussed before school starts for the newly elected Council. Sev eral serious meetings during the summer could avoid the embar rassing situation the Council got itself in this past year on the football seating situation by hasty and foolish legislation. If all of the above were ac complished, which I know is im possible and probably some of it is impractical, we would elect capanle and efficient leaders. The administration would be glad to cooperate if they saw a ser ious general interest among the students in the right direction. There is a need and an interest. However, we need the interested leaders to get the ball moving this time! Meyer Drucker (Editor's Note: Student Coun cil is presently attempting to in vigorate student interest in vot ing by changing--and raieing ex isting qualifications for candi dates and by modernizing voting HOUR QUIZ O/ 410 8 T intains, Badgc hicles and give them until sun down to get out of town. Shades of Gunsmoke. Holsters and Badges At times they stand around hitching their holsters and fin gering their badges. This puts the terror of righteousness in the hearts of the students. Our "bobbies" patrol the dark ened nooks of the campus, prob ably in search for their golden fleece. What are they looking for? Maybe 'a beserk freshman killing himself, or possibly a group of irate upperclassmen plotting the destruction of the University? But we have places to hide now that the campus is covered in all of that flora and fauna. and Where? students to stop for a moment in our frantic rushing from meeting to meeting, in our apthetic wanderings from bed, to class, to meals and back-a need to stop and ask ourselves, what does it all mean. During this past week-and the week to conie the Y is having a membership drive. This drive does not have as its principal goal the addition of new names to its list of active members, but the interpretation of the Y and its purpose to the campus in the hope that there will be others who recognize the need for such an organization at Carolina. The Y is concerned with where you are going, and being con cerned, it is seeking to confront the student with the Christian faith and its relationship to the intellectual, moral and secular forces at the University. It reaches out to all persons re gardless of their faith, daring them to express themselves in the search for truth. In the past the Y has often failed to provide adequate chan nels through which its concerns and aims could be made known and creatively carried out. The leaders of the association are aware of this and have been wvorking to bring the Y into a closer relationship with campus life; however, this can be suc cessful only if the students and faculty realize this need and ac tively respond. The Y Is striving through In formal discussions and study groups to unite the facts of the classroom into an understanding of life; through worship program to qjuestion and strengthen relig ious faith; through social func Lions, to offer fellowship to all who will come. In an effort to challenge stu dlents to look within and beyond themselves for a unique purpose for living amidst the diversities oif life, the Y asks and will con tinue to ask, "Where are you going?'' .s and Lambs Seriously, Chief, don't you think that a little more diplom acy could be used in the meeting of fines. Listen to the honest pleas of the offenders and try to see their side of the matter. It's true that the Ignorance of the law is no excuse, but ignor ance of enforcement is also no excuse. " i " That Time of the Year is upon us. Elections. The nominations came in like the roaring lion. But candidates . . . are you going to ease out like the bleating lamb? Campus offices are feathers in everyone s cap. They satisfy the ego and parents and friends. This is very nice but Is It not enough. The more important thing in holding these positions is how are you going to represent the students? Will you be our word and voice or will you be come the usual rubber stamp? Carolina students are now at the place that wve have to stand very, very tall. Some of you can didates will be tallest among us. Let us know how you ~feel. Tell us the things you are fed up with. Or are you satisfied with the way things are run at pres ent? The students can help by tak ing a more active interest in the election of our voice. If we show an active participation In the campaigning and elections, then eyes will open to the fact that st.udents do care what goes on around them. This, in itself, will put the candidates on the spot and stimulate them to further our wishes. All right candidates, let us look at you, let us ask you ques tions, but you look at the stu dents and ask them questions. Run to win, but above all, run for the students. CROWING FOlI UNIVERSITY OF S Member of Associatg Founded january 30, 1908, wIth 1I editor, *The G amecock" Is publish< University of South Carolina weekh year exce pt on holidays and durin The opinions exrese ycl neceuarilr those of"h Camecoe an endorsement. The right to edit MANAoINo EDITOR HUSHINEH8 MANAGER AHnISTAN MANAGING EDITO Xi'oRTB EDITOR. CAMPUs EDiTOR FEATUJRE EITOR -- 80('IETY ED)ITOR FACI.T'Y EDITOR ARSiHTANT P'ORTS EDITOR AXHISTANT BUSINESS MANAOER- - (IitCULATFION MANAGER - CARITooNIST - HTAFF WRIITERS: Linda Cauthen, Ina C Zella Vogelgesang, Richard DeWitt. Robert Phloeb>e Miller Betty Burke, Anne Vaile RCHIN'iES5StAFF: Jim Herring. Mike 0 Ayiward. Marion Bingiey, Johnny Weiborn 'O,t!Mlk7H ('a M. Reynoida, Robe, DICK SMITH . The Shell Of A Roarer When I was a whisper of a lad, romping where the land turns to tears and sea-maids scud in the lathered breakaways, I moved in the sweet itch of dis covery, tickled by the salt and the bitter roar of the jailed seas. We were flaming sprites in those August years: breaking the walm nights like a fertile egg and splattering our yellowed joyful screams over the bleached belly of the shore-lands. A Greater Love But I had a greater love, even in the sweating madness of youth, which took me from the heated joys of the running sun light and hung me in an island of ancient books and the crusted scales of knowledge. And my eyes grew bright with pools and cobwebs of imagined delights, as I flooded my tinkling brain with the dirtied baubles of letters and grace. And-doing these things-I discovered Anis tah, my Goddess of Wisdom; and i I knew that I must find her If I would have this most precious of life's gifts. Over Mountains I then took leave and journeyed afar to her golden land, going as a pilgrim must: in my shoes of bats-wings and cloak of shin ing worms. Over mountains, seas, and through the wet forests of the East I wandered, hastened on by the knowledge that my Goddess loomed just beyond the cobbled land's end. Coming near her land, I in quired for directions within a temple squatting snugly against a snowy mountain. As I entered this great place tiny winds of jasmine and sandalwood rushed through my nostrils and, looking up, I beheld a roof of spun gold supported by eight columns of blue marble. Dancing Maidens The interior was beyond be lief: huge, silken pillows were littered through the sparkling halls, as among them danced the most beautiful maidens I had ever seen, each spinning delir iously to the drumming tune of my roaring, feverish heart. And here the stars of my noble quest cracked and fell to pieces in the dusty lairs of my flooded, rushing mind--never again to rise. I lingered in this temple for seven years, as the maidens and the magic services nourished my every whim. . . . Then, a whis per of a lad no more, I slunk home in a bitter old man's gait. Forgotten Quest My jewels were plucked by the thorned girls in that sweet and wicked castle, and I did not find ' my Goddess of Wisdom, nor ever again sought the pleasures of the lamp. And much later, in the flut tering twilight of my journey to Heaven, warmed no more by the unwrinkled flames of. youth, I fell; as Time--that melancholy beggar crying in the lands of the ancients--seduced my dreams away. I stiffened into a heap of un performed hungers; my brittle bones screeched their dull psalms and I beheld, with smoky eyes, the beck and whisper of harpies groping for my roaring reluctant soul. 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