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To call the hanging in eftigy of Coach Warre id w a di ad6 Wuld Ve an under statemant in a mild form. For upon the Unive the sfiseats knd Cach Warrer Giese a.black scar 1hA been seared that mans good acts will not heal. The incident which occurred late Satur day night or early Sunday morning not onlb stuns with its sting at Carolina and Giesi but is all the more unexplainable for its lad of justifiable grounds. If virility is to be expressed in the whisk ing away under the shadow of darkness i unit from the homecoming display at frater nity row, carrying it to the front of Russel House ramp also under the black hand o night, and dangling the mannikin, complet with placard from the Student Union Build ing ramp, then manly vigor has hit a die torted snag. From the student reaction to the effig hanging we know that manhood at Carolin does not need to be redefined. Undoubtedly the incident was in protet of the control type of football employed b Carolina At ' As Dr. Dan Hollis says in his history the University: "The years 1956 (-57) finds the Universil enjoying a greater degree of prosperity ar prestige in South Carolina than at any tin since 1860." Although partial credit no doubt beloni to the many of the past who carried t] University through one calamitous situati< after another, a great deal of Carolins recent-meteoric gains are due to a man w] will soon vacate the Carolina scene. Members of the Carolina Community mu grasp the realization that once again tl University has plunged into a critical peric Many of the gains achieved by Preside Russell could be at stake under his success( To avoid this misfortune friends of t CARL M. REYNOLDS . . Time Out For IntF It is interesting to observe how sent the feel abruptly (and not so public) dents who, opinion can change in the course greatly conc of a very short time. the coach w, In recent years, we have ex- stay at Carc perienced a great deal of senti- In any cas ment concerning various officials ity for the and ranking personalities on cam- their true I pus. In some instances, the ex- may come ir pressed sentiments grew from is strongly r situations which left much to be versity of A desired. Others were foolish ex- in taking I pressions of condemnation by toach. possibly inadequately adjusted chronic malcontents. AREIN~ We regretted it when Garnett It was ni< was hanged in effigy last year; net and Blac truly, this was not representative Garnet and : of the school feeling. Garnett has just tickled1 more than proved himself an are not blac able band director. case there Again this year, he has been very few en severely criticized for his selec tion of music for the Carolina- BIT OF Clemson classic. We think his Maysu selection of a piece resembling a spcuaying funeral dirge was appropriate secultingj for the game. Of course; it would fresdent. jo have been nice If the music, as presighnt H well as the game, cudhvben This would more inspiring., likely that]I cept. NOT REPRESENTATIVE We, ther1 This weekend, the football name-calling coach was hanged in effigy. The the new pe imposing sign dangling from a already ame headiess neck suggested some- Here are thing of "controlled football." He is rel This action, we strongly sus- lina; head pect, was inspired by a small slonally acti group who know him least. We versed In p are convinced that it does not and, has d represent the overall feelings of boost the p: Carolina students. at school. -Certainly, It could not repre- isn't his fie CROWJNG FOR A GREATE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CA Menmber of Associated Coallegiate a S,egl with obdKN 0 Univit elt .1Soth Carelia weeky, en Fridays, ~ oe hid and dariusaMae.. mm nmeae~Te risht to editi e see .... EDITOR ........ MANAGING EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER NEWS EDITOR .. SPORTS EDITOR. CAMPUS EDITOR .. . S0CIETY EDITOR ... Reporters.: Scott Cain, Fiank Easterling, I Chaery, 31ll L.umpkin, Carrie Bartell, Ann "Ran" Hoaiaud, Dee Chandler and Paula D Cobamamsns Bob Talbert, Carl N. Reynold Pendervas and Mntte Petasky. P...aphm.s. ICa Seurgeo and Rosa Pa * The Mature Coach Giese and the Gameoocks 8-8 football record. Although this ?ear's win.loss record has been less infihessive compared with his record last year of 7-8, a 8-8 tally does not 'justify hanging a coach in effigy. And neither does the fact that flashy runs lnd specatcular pass plays at this year's games have been sparse justify the action. Last January Carolina held its breath anxiously awaiting Giese's answer to coach ing offers at Texas. The general attitude or - campus then was that Coach Giese was th( L ,man for Carolina. Despite what has hap - pened, the general attitude is the same . . I Coach Giese is still the man for Carolina. It is only natural that we wish to apolo gize to Coach Giese but may the inciden, .hold more for us than an expression of re gret. May the mature men and women o: Y Carolina be challenged through their desir a to be more than "sunshine" fans, to bacl our team, win or lose, and dull the sharpnes It of the blow which has been dealt Coacl y Warren Giese. re Crossroads >f University and the Institution itself, includ ing its student body, must leave no ston ;y unturned to find the man needed as 22n Ad president of the University. 1e Many men will be mentioned for the pres dency. Being familiar with-the stature an is achievements of Donald Russell the studer ie body should perceive the "giant" problei >n to be solved and the few men able to 1 's recommended as solutions. 1o Focusing on the answer to this problei will be Rutledge L. Osborne, chairman ( at the Board of Trustees and his four-ma he committee. We are confident that Chairma d. Osborne, who was board chairman whe nt President Russell was named in 1951, ar r. his group, with cooperation, will come u he with another winner. restin g Observations ings of all the stu- Further, we think he would last year, were so an excellent choice. erned over whether Our political observations mi >uld go to Texas or be wrong, but we wanted to ma lina. this speculation, Journastica] e, another opportun- speaking, just for the Record. students to express * * * eelings about Giese FRUIT AND DRINK the near future. It Asian flu, or American I imored that the Uni- still has a grip on Carolir labama is Interested Those who haven't become E zim there as head flicted should get a shot; b . f . would b w t r l "' WE GLADflianeaplnyofrt e to learn that Gar- satworteecrisina k are having a "Miss whsesor Black" contest. We're ** hat our school colorsALSTO A k and blue, in which Bt,tbeorsriu,R doubtless would be snhsmd ra cet bries. srdsrcnl;i sufr SPECULATION efrshv oet h os tents and faculty are over who will be of as the University's F a e n i ome have suggested be nice, but it Is uin- E 4r. Byrnes would ac ,speculate without n, and suggest that aetpresident is lte oCoc arnG ng us. the hints: Nv ,15) ttively new at Caro- Nvme ,15 of a School; profes- DerCahGse ye in Columbia; well- threefuhapngSt ublic relations work; me a great deal to a ih.W, h ~ohr ;ychology department pldeofLmaChAl ..even though that wihtaplgzfoteus Id of study. Wwattassurees youhenone theememberstofeLambd Apawre responsiblein way.Allthememersof ur ROYIN WeILLetthtIomonS P. so lttl.bakbontcLldnutn a.blteonourunivnsit.rs l. Cadme Watson .uln . . e .Inn. pesoaludubedyyn riws, Suh CamalrhaacereNt nl dma m6 urter,we hin he oadyeog woucor suhn exclletardyict tal OurYpolitical observations. EDITHrong,C .bgai we wh to ur ... ert Ltahio spurhlearted Jouprnta *Jer Snde spweaknow ths for the Record. th etie suen boy.W Carol atso Thonoed who haven' y ome ou .Ann Valey alcohe and hsoiten you,l wI,TmML. oubtedl wll bedrn lsuc ALAS,eTOOneAD But,iHadetoJm ine re srius,R na ambdaeer ht Alph oF effortsielone toi taedg BOB TALBERT Five- Iittl. peenies, that's all . .. and j mali loses faith in our student body. This dim ,lclew of our honesty is valid. But what would you think if you lost from 100 to 120 nickled everyday becaute dome one either thought it was smart or all right to cheat. You would probably take a dim view of hon esty also. - vv / n n d BILL H ANDEL . P Sunshine I Early Sunday morning an el figy was hanged from Russe House. It was placed there al parently by a few members < the student body. The effigy we >e that of Coach Warren Giese. n There has been a veritable u ke roar as to who committed t1 lY dastardly deed. People have be( cussed out and others have be threatened with physical vi, lu lence. There have been insinu a. tions as to who lynched our fa f- orite mentor. But has anyoi ut really asked why? it Regardless of the fact wheth< of it was right or wrong to har an effigy,, ignoring the fact tC hthat it was an effigy of a mi that we all liked last year ai because he has lost a few gamn this year, some have turned o to hang him. 1 will not discu ethe motives b)ehind this at *u- rather I wvill discuss a pathel nr situation that does prevail ai perhaps the pseudo-lynching is - turning point in t his gener apathy of the student bod Spirit is growving, it had bott< NO SPUNK The student body does not ha Carolina De - To Coach To Coach Gipse: It is an unfortunate occasi to when the actions of a few ra uir- students are labeled as being: nd flective of the sentiments of I ha student body. Yet, this was I ta, case when certain individus of numbering from seven to ni lay hung Coach Giese in effigy. ng. A student has every right of -------- - Jhi SStudent B4 be ;Lauds Rus' ich November 4, 195' 'his Dear President Russell: of In conveying to you the f< ras ings of the Student Body, it mit impossible for me to express< to heartfelt gratitude for the an- mirable work that you have il formed for Carolina. You ha you always conducted yourself ai and Christian and a gentleman of for this we highly respect I feel admire you. In few people caun cot- found the combination of cli re- acter, ability, justice, huii iich and perseverance; yet in y aful case these are only a few of outstanding traits that you less. Thus it is not too diffi rat. to understand why you resigr th In Our Stu In front of the University laundry at the entrance of the Russell House,. -newspaper stalls have been provided so that Caro liha students (on the honor sys tem) may purchase the local morning and evening papers in order to keep abreast of the cur rent %vents - and activities of the world, state and Columbia. This is a service, not a gift depart let yyA~ "We've already,met, thanks." ime When W - any fight, spunk, team spirit, 1l loyalty or any love for it's alma - mater! This is the general idea f that all visitors get when they s watch any of our games that we happen to be losing. We are fine - and back the Gamecocks when e they are ahead or trampling a n viscious team like . Furman of n Wofford. But when it comes to >- trailing a team we clam up like I- mummies. v- We seem to lose our voices and ie forget how to cheer for Caro lina. Why? What kind of loyalty er is this "fair weather" loyalty1 ig What makes the student bod3 o, become so depressed the minut4 nd e have a touchdown scored or es us? Do you lose your voices pe at riodically? Are you afraid t< ss stand up and cheer for you1 t, team? What ma'kes you tick? ic Those players out on the fiel< id want to win the game as muel a as you do! It may be hard foi al you to belheve, but they do. The: y. begin to think that they are ou r. there banging their heads agains their opponents for nothing. No body cares. I don't blame their ye It seems to me that nobod; livers Apolog) Warren Giese express his'opinion, but when hi on demonstration can be interprete sh as being indiqative of student e- in general, he then is in erro1 he To Coach Giese, in behalf of th he student body, I once again em Is, tend my humblest apologies. ne, Sincerely,' Bob McNair to ,Student Body Presiden ady President ~ell, His Work you to lead Carolina to he 'proper place among institutior el- -of higher learning, and now thi is she is well on her way and it >ur only a matter of time until a) ad- reaches her pedestal, the cha er- lenge has diminished, in magn ave tude and you are ready for Sa new and bigger challenge. ad Very shortly now you will 1 md leaving us but your presence w be forever be felt by those of1 ar- who pass through the portals lity our Alma Mater. We wish th our' you will be as eminently succes the ful in your next venture as yi os- have been in your last. ult Sincerely, ed. Bob McNair for Student Body Presidean dent Body Fa Mont. t Newspapers cost five cents. r Not a large sum by any means,- t in fact that's about all you can 1 get for a nickle anymore. But n those hundred or more students n can't seem to find the change, courage or honesty to pay for the papers they take and read. The people that run this honor> newsstand, perhaps charitable is (1t eather's Fine does care. At least the student body doesn't sound as if it does. WHAT'S WRONG? What is the matter with the spirit at Carolina. Where did this apathy come from? Why did it start in the first place? Per haps I can bring.out a few com ments that have been heard. One thing that seems to be a general complaint is: Last year control football was effective, this year we can't get anywhere with it. The opponents gang up the middle of the line and Dixon, Hawkins and Johnson get smeared. Maryland threw an eight and nine man line against us and we were stopped. I for one am not an expert on the game but I do know what I like to see. I would like to see a little color and some more passing. We took Texas and dumped them on their heads. If our team was allowed to let loose with more galmblinig such as passing and wide end sweeps, instead of this steady grinding of two or three yards at a time, perhaps we could get the team some run tning room, or a good passing at tack. Another part this effigy has played. It has shown that sonme students still have enough spirit in them to fight for something they believe in. They were pro testing no so much Giese but the brand of footb)all he uses. THEY HEAVE SPIRIT I realize, too, that many of the a football players muay be highly I incensed over this little incident s but remember that those people, -contrary to pop)ular opinion, e wecre stating their inherent right -to say what they feel. If they did not care for Carolina or the team, they would not have both ered. They have spirit! Coach Giese, we are all behind you, BUT we want a win"ning team, and if they are colorful and lose that's still okay with us. It seems that in the three ball games we have lost the same strategy has been used and we still lost. Why not change the r tactics? is Football can be compared to it a war battle. No military man as would go into a battle with just e his infantry. He would have air I- cover or~ some long range artillery I- to support his ground troops. a How easy it has always been to , stop the Infantry who are with >e out help from the air. Maryland til did it till our last play of the as game when we pulled that des >f poration heave and it worked. at Ground control is great if we a- are ahead. Let's get ahead first, mu then start eating up the yard. slowly.- Nobody wants to stay on the ground all the time; let's take to the air. Then look out for the les{ tore the word for it now, are ot rich. What they make fronf he sales is practically what they ive on. And what you 100 or aore are doing will be what nakes them wither. THINK THEY'RE FREE Why did you fail to pay? Did rou think they were 'for free? dome -now, that's a pretty poor xcuse. Did you think it was ute? Like kicking your grand nother is cute, I guess. ave any change? The peop n he laundry have told me they vill be glad to provide change for anyone who wants it. Didn't think you'd get caught? Maybe not with the one paper every day )ut some day this mala or pho .a will put your malignant little mind behind bars. And what about you people who see people steal these pa pers? Do you close one eye? Turn your head? Laugh it off and still associate with the robbers? Why? Maybe your courage is damn little, too.* If I was the person who Ad the papers I would say to hell with trying to provide this con venience. I would take my papers and leave. Judas betrayed for pieces of eight . . . our paper thieves have their pieces of copper. It takes just five to betray a student body's honesty. . * * "Y" STUFFY? They really kicked it out at the Freshman "Y" luncheon on Monday. The more than 80 people ir attendance plus the migrants who wandered by the Russell House assembly room, received a tremendous charge out of the entertainment for the meeting. And of all things to have-a rock an' roll combo. If you ever again say thatine "Y" is stuffy . . . not with it . . . dry and uninteresting, you are wrong. Those kids are in. Real sharp. Here's a tip of the battered fedora to "Bru" and all of his staff, espaeially those re sponsible for keeping up with the times and swing of ihings. If you think that it is untaste ful and un-"Y" to have a jump ing meeting; you're back in the 19th century prudish years. Our "Y" is a modern group, man. Remember that Jesus fed the multitudes by the Sea of Galilee wvith a fish-and-bread give-away to keep themi there for the after noon's preaching, so why can't the "Y" draw 'emi and held 'em with rock an' roll. The "Y" is with it . . . are you?g * * * LIFE--FICKLE THING When the sun shines and peo p)le aren't getting rained on, they are happy. Oh, these .fair weather friends. But let the clouds and rains come for a time and they forget the good . . . the reat . . . the wonderful. They ) at straws; they toss dirty (Ldes anmd accusations; they scream and hiout; they act like children. When people are down, way .town--kicking doesn't help. No one likes to lose, especially these nearest the defeat. There are two ways to lose-one way and you are a man, another way and you resemble the child who has the red licked of f his candy. Rally around the flag, boys. Don't hold it up to ridicule. Intelligence is a wonderful thing, too bad it's not wasted on more of us. But 'tis a fickle thing . . . this life we live. e C * SEGMENT AWAKENS Maybe a segment at Carolina is waking up. Whatever it was or is . . , the crowds at the "thea tre in the round" production a t week were fine and paid tribute to our waking intellect. I just hope that all the people there, weren't crowding in the Ware house, Theatre just becaus, it was an assignment.- That would be sad and unreal. L4et'a just hope they desired the culture or creativeness. It's