Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Let's Gooooi Tradition. it's a great word when describ ing ways of doing things, events and Christ mas Turkey. But the enchantment and for mality of the word seems to disappear when linked with football yells. And in the same light, football yells seem to lose their spirit and 'Vivacity when linked with tradition. Yet Carolina has linked the two. And the end result has been a well-worn cheer with the vigor of a wet noodle. The cheer seems to be only a few chosen words lacking pep and vigor spoken half heartedly at football games. These words of encouragement supposedly spur athletic teams to victory but the question arises, "How ?" Some of the yells now in use have poten A Time 01 On May 17, 1954, the United States Su preme Court handed down the decision that racial discrimination in public education is unconstitutional. A year later on May 31, the Court gave an implementation decision that the states go slowly toward integra tion, but go. Since that time Deep South states, gen erally, have taken steps to prevent integra tion in the public schools. Border states, generally, have complied with the Court de cision and have begun to integrate on a small and gradual scale. Some overt resist ance such as that demonstrated at Clinton, Tenn., last year has flared. But the violence at Clinton was handled by local forces. At the beginning of the fall term this year, integration was attempted at Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., and anxious crowds milled around the school grounds, protesting the mixing. The Arkansas National Guard was called out and later withdrawn by Governor Fau bus and paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division were sent, even later, to the area by President Eisenhower. Last summer, President Eisenhower had made the statement that he could think of no circumstances that would cause him to force integration with armed troops. His use of troops was a reversal of his BILL HANVDEL .. . The Long, Lon March To Somew Today is the day for the long "undecided" for march. The parties are over, the the price one h bids have been handed out, de- ing popular or cisions have to he made. Men's press people. Rush ends today with the pledg-(:) ing to the various G;reek organ- Yuhv izations on the Fraternity Quad-. You haveO1 ' a. i'angle.no one in fluen Dowvn the long green carpet a preLtty girls the men will file. Bids clenched c'harms lead in their hands, hearts in a flut- YOU R thought ter. The musical strains of "My Th(ecio 1 K A Rose," "My Sigma Phi El- you and you a silon Dream Girl,'' ''The Sweet- make a final heart of Sigma Chi," and other several things, Greek songs wvill ring in the air. thle Greek wvork The martial music of "Dixie," The most im wvill echo from the brick walls. a Fraternityi The boys will be there, the girls and Brotherhc wvill be there. Screams of delight, meeting of muir bursts of laughter, back slapping ternity. Thoug] and handshaking will greet each diversification new member of the group. Pan- ers thr mus demomium wvill have precedence meeting groumi over order. tain principles There will be noise and joking. all agree upon. There wvill be sadness as prize Some will s "rushees" pass the house that has you will follov tried so hard to make an impres- individual and sion. The public relations men dictum, stop wl ean sit back and feel good or had. will he brande Cho Ends and will not fi But in a little while the chaos using psycholoj will end, the noise will subside these people, e andl pledging will begin. Each tiedmbefoe Fraternity has its own ceremony. treitbfe Some simple, some intricate, tempt it, go all Some short, others long. All are Social beautiful. All arc meaningful. Another imp< 'This is the beginning of a new Greek system way of life for many. Tfhousands social strata. have made this wvalk before, more uation to whici will follow. This now, is the Some of the ( G;reek world. This is the life of b,asedl upon the Brotherhood, friendship forever, of its members, There are those that have not on the basis o gotten a bid they hoped for. They from, not so nI should not be (disheartened. 'There are. Some wvil cou1ld have beenc many reasons tional boumndari for this. D)o not become discouri- coincide wvith tU aged, do not give up. As they at five o'clock v say in Brooklyn, "Wait till next (if you are bi year" and see what happens. By using this There is always next semester. or wvay ocf life, 'fry again, of the Fraterr There are those that have tance to the uj made such a favorable impres- social ladder. sion that they have received sev- The mosti eral bids. They are having trouble can be financi making a decision. They are un- you can affor< decided as to which Fraternity and good. If nm to pledge. They are not alone. ther. They all Many have been in the same we can all aff< dilemma. Several have even na wat Io, Carolina tial and with the addition of a more com fortable cheering pitch and acceleration, the cheers could be greatly improved. But new short, crisp, and snappy yells also are needed to restore vigor to the student cheering sec tion. Will students get these desired yells or will they continue to chant the old ones? If new yells are going to be obtained, the time to begin searching for them is now. Students need to learn new yells and then participate in the cheering, for Carolina has several football games left to play. And if the Carolina cheering section is to be improved, students must cooperate with the cheerleaders. Cheering at football games must be a joint effort. I Decisions statement of July 17. Armed troops were sent to the Arkansas capital. The question then arises, will the same treatment be given South Carolina and the other states resisting integration? The answers to these questions are not available now although Washington news man Edward T. Folliard says yes. Presently, schools and colleges of the state are segregated and students are attending their respective schools. South Carolina legislators have passed several laws designed to at least stall if not prevent integration in the Palmetto State. If the Court orders admittance of a Negro into one of the state's white colleges, one step of the plan provides for the closing of that school at which admittance is being sought and also the closing of the State Col lege in Orangeburg. Now is the time for calm and level-headed leaders and thinkers. Provocative action and hasty decisions have no place in governing a people filled with tension and grave con cern. Neither is there room for violence and angry mobs. How long will segregation be undisturbed in South Carolina, and when the Courts order integration in the state, how will her citizens react? Only time can tell. 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C Sense, Sa% The Student Council has re cently approved a committee to investigate a project that could possibly benefit the individual student in the best way known to man. This being, of course, the saving of money (something dear to all our hearts). This project while yet in the embryonic stage at Carolina is known as the S. D. S.-or Stu dent Discount Service. At pres ent the purpose of this program is to obtain a discount on cloth ing for all University students who wish to purchase their threads in downtown Columbia. Many colleges and universities do have this service in their ad jacent cities. "Fair Play" The fact that most Carolina students do purchase their cloth ing in Columbia is surely known to the merchants, so it seemingly would be only a matter of "fair play" for them to grant such a discount. However, in this writ er's opinion, we will not easily be granted this privilege. This is only the opinion of a novice who bases his opinion on the sound theory that "dollars make sense." And, to the mer chants there is little sense in getting less dollars from one of their major sources of incomes However, the S. D. S. Commit tee is composed of two very ca pable men and, if such a possi bility does exist, they may well lay the foundation for a future service of this nature. Regard less of the results, the Studeni Council should be commended foi their efforts in bringing aboui better changes for the studen1 body. Couples' Room Myriad suggestions havy NINE TTE POTO . Via Profe A university Is a compact uni composed of football team, park ing lots, sororities, fraternities IBM machines and Independents The attraction of this perfect bal ance is further enhanced by thi existence of Weekends, Cuts, an< Hamburgers. But why profes sors? Such is the squeaky cry raise< by thousands of prospective ivy leaguers whose voices are begin ning to change. Every studen who enters a university is en dowed with natural powers o divination and a certain innat knowledge which enables him t< memorize numbers on footbal jersies, decipher Greek letters o1 Fraternity pins, make change fo a dollar, and zimember where h parked his car. Clearly any further informa tion which he may acquir would be excessive. What Explanation? What then Is the explanatio1 for this mysterious class of Ir1 dividuals, commonly called pre fessors, who exist on every cars pus? The upperclassmen In hi infinite wisdom has sought an< found the answer to this appar ent paradox. Quite simply, th professor is indebted to the mag nanimity of the student for hi niche on the campus. CHEER DAMMIT. an Make e Money been offered in order to make the Couples' Room more enticing to the students. The location is most convenient; the cost is practically nothing; it is aptly decorative and, according to the posters, even the candlelight is air con ditioned. Still, students do not adhere to these advantages. Why? Many feel that the solution would be to allow "stags" rather than limit the admission to couples only. Then there are others who feel that if "stags" were allowed the ratio of men to women would be overwhelming and eventually no girls would go near the place. Both of these arguments pos sess much validity and sound reasoning. If "stags" were al lowed, the crowds would undoubt edly be larger. However, the ra tio of men to women would prob ably have much influence in keeping the coeds away. In view of both these factors, might I make a suggestion? Why not a compromise? Have a schedule planned somewhat similar to this: 2 p.m.-6 p.m. "stags" allowed. 6 p.m.-7 p.m. closed for clean ing purposes. 7 p.m.-10:80 p.m. Couples only. Not only would this attract larger crowds, but would also relieve the canteen of some of the terrific pressure that It is now under. In the afternoons, rather than everyone going to the Gamecock Room to sip cokes and listen to dance music, some could go to the Couples' Room to sip cokes and dance. This would inevitably create much more enthusiasm towards the Couples' Room, and, in so do ing, would create more unity and a spirit on campus. 'ZKY .. . vant ssores! t humanitarians feel they must . look out for the welfare of these individuals. In order to provide some livelihood for this group, students have generously created small positions and duties to sus a tain them. ITolerance Stressed Humane treatment and toler I ance are stressed In all relation - ships with professors to aid In - maintaining their dignity, for it t is a well known fact that noth - ing makes a professor feel more f superfluous than a snore. e They are a mild-mannered and a even-tempered lot and may be I found tiptoeing furtively through ni the stacks with an air of desper r ate urgency. Unfortunately they e are subject to a rather violent chronic malady called Exams. -Attacks of this disease occur sud e denly and frequently with no warning. Purpose - Functional ri The main purpose of these peo -pIe Is, however, functional. Class -rooms have been so designed that -there is a large, shiny desk in a front of each room. Obviously I someone must occupy the desk - to preserve the symmetry of the e design and complement the archi tecture. For this reason the pres a enee of professors Is justified, and even advocated by the sage ri upperclassman. Time 1 Joke Is it Black, White or Red all ver. Your choice. " M " Lacking Personality Carolina Stadium will soon be rustrated. One weekend it had date with 40,000 frantic suit rs. The next week 5,000, faith ul in the rain, showed up for he date. Soon, she will begin to ronder . . . what's the matter rith my looks? I've tried to re iodel my shortcomings. Maybe s my personality. Should I try r flirt? Be flashy? Fear not, Carolina Stadium, hat's the way life is when you ave a fickle lover. " * * Where's Cheering? You wonder where the cheer rg went. It's a thankless job, trying to aad a cheering section. The job ecomes even more difficult when he cheers sound more like req iems and dirges than peppy oosters. As a thought, perhaps the heerleaders could assign people n sections to help raise the oices from the cups. Maybe they ould go up and down the aisles hemselves and cheer from there. )ifferent cheers would help. omething old, something new, omething borrowed, but please, tothing blue. The hell, of one of our present heers, seems to mean what our heering sounds like. N.A.S.I.S-P. A different kind of segrega .ion. I'm going to start the V.A.S.I.S-P. This stands for the National association for the Segregation )f Ignorants from Smart-People. it's a shame that citizens of this :onntry are letting Ignorants as ?ociate with Smart-People. Parents - do you want your :hildren to go to school with Ig riorants? Of course not. Do you want your daughters to marry ignorants? Definitely no. Something has to be done . . . and right now. Before you know it, Ignorants will be going to the opera, right along with the Smart-People. They'll even read the same books. Heaven forbid. 9mart-People are bett'r than Ignorants. ,DS . .. LItivating Players dents to present themselves, uni fornmly, in a patriotic attire. It should go far in creating a sense of "Carolina Community pride," and certainly should boost the i Carolina spirit. Dress Rehearsals University Players, excited about their summer Mary-Worth type experiences, are about to have dress rehearsals for their October production. We've heard that they are giving some ritual about burning female witches ...or something . . . but after C seeing the young lady in the main role, we might suggest that "The Lady is not for Burning." Should be great to see . . . in c'identally, should you not know where the Warehouse Theatre is, we'll tell you how to get there from Russell House. Cross Green Street . . . look to the left and right . . . let's see, you know wvhere behind Preston is . .. well, you . . . golly, come to think of it . . . you can't get there from here . . . you'll have to start from somewhere else. A GREATER [)UTH CAROLINA d Collegiate Press bert ElHott Conzales as thme first by and for the students of theS ,oh Fridys, during the oDege Bats and letter writers arO ot .' Publkhing doe,snot coastitute MELBA CORLEY .ROY WILLIAMS EDITH BULLOCK - Bert Lunan Jerry Banders - - Carol Watson BOB TALBERT . At One It Was/ There used to be a joke you told when you were a kid. Re- 0 member, it went something like this: "What's black and white and read all over?" The answer then was, of course, a newspaper. To- a day the question is more of a o statement and one of the words f carries the original catchy mean ing. Red instead of read. And the answer is not a news- n paper. It is the problem, our nation, t e pluriby unim and all, is facing. This monster we have wrought, t we have taught and we have h bought. Black? White? and Red all over. Statesmen, scholars and elobs are all throwing around phrases like . . . Unreconcilable differ ences . . . equal but separate rights . . . heritage . . . God given Rights . . . nigguh . . rabble-rouser ... KKK ... White Citizen's Council . . . Little Rocked . . . Faubus' Fumble... disregard of our constitution. C Some of these words have been backed up with violence, sympa thy, hurrahs, and hell. Fingers arb pointed, everyone talks about t it, views are guarded, thoughts are hidden . . . from fear. "They better do something about it," a fat lady demands of her bridge club while the taxi driver tells his passenger, "Now, if it was me, I'd... ." Talk, Talk Talk, talk, talk. Newspapers print, print, print tons of edi torials, reams of stories, opinions and alarms. And all this time Russia waits l and . . . laughs. What better fire to melt the United States "cold war" front < defenses. What better way to disorganize a country than this. What in God's Name have we wrought? Definite views are good. But can you so blindly say Black? or White? I think not. For in between are all the shades of gray and nothing can be defi nitely set down in black and white. Find your shade, rally be hind it. But don't, don't turn your shade pink with comments that may help the Imps behind the Iron Curtain. Don't be fooled. It's a sly old bird, that Dove of Peace. CARL M. REYNO Council, C And The Should the Student Council not become discouraged with many of the inspirations they now are cultivating . . . but find no immediate means of bringing them into reality . . . they should have a most successful year in terms of student-faculty relations and reasonable progress. Many of the Council proposals and discussions have obviously been beyond the realm of student control. Even so, they have pre sented a new interest by Council members, which at last indicates that council is taking progressive attitude concerning the problems which face students. Monday's session produced pos sibly the greatest step toward bringing the student body into closer relationship that has been offered in some time. Blazers This matter concerns the "blaz ers." Council makes the blazer available to all students, each class being segregated by the hopeful graduation date. While this is economically good, It will also allow the stu CROWING FOR UNIVERSITY OF S Member of Associate Founded saaary 80, 10, with R< opinions expressed hy colm ---earl those oE "'The Oasecock a endoregm,.t. The right to edit Is EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER NEWS EDITOR . ,SPORTS EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR