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Telephones when used v can be useful instruments. instruments are used by a fi apparently have little thoug others on campus, they bee less. That's how it is now in at Carolina, especially in dc Some students seem to tli at night, that the telephone to study, to visit a classma seen since 4 o'clock lab or ( We admit that the telephor convenient item but there tions to everything. When a person ties up a hour or an hour and a ha actual timings) in a dorn additional 20 or 30 students to make a call or to receiv same phone he is violating nected with that instrumer Do students forget that someone somewhere who I little more important to ta new dress for the formal weekend they spent? There ple waiting to use these phi Perhaps you think more t be installed. We think the so do administrative official we have about as many tele ing outside calls as can be in pus phones also are limited. In the dormitories alone, telephones and 96 eampus i CARL M. REYN( Mid-Term E Student Council, even though mid-terms have put a dent ir most activities, is still pluggin away for better services for thi students. Take the project on the auto matic washers. We understand that a committee is still nego tiating, and should have some thing soon on this project. But, then, the committee seek ing a student's card for down town flickers, was told that per haps the local theatres could sponsor a morning matinee once a week at a reduced price for Carolina students. That would be nice . . . those students who could cut classes would certainly enjoy lolly-pops and free popcorn. * * * SQUARE ROOTS It was sort of amusing to study the dimensions of the square holes being dug, for what we later learned were for trees .. it was also educational, since we discovered that trees must have square roots; perhaps the math ematics department can enlighter Li e . LECTURE SERIES Tuesday night we heard the first in a series of outstanding lectures presented by the Depart. ment of International Studies; students wvould do, themselves justice to plan to attend the lasi three in their schedule. Certainly, the Foreign Policy problems which face the United ILetters To Dear Editor: Perhaps we're losing sight of the fact that we have so mueli to be thankful for in the field ol athletics that we are becoming sp)oiled. N. C. State is undefeated in sixi gamnes and holds a very impres sive tie with Duke, they are also tenth in the national standings, ..But they cannot get any bowl bids for they are somewhat restricted because of unethical practices and they won't be eli gible for conference honors or bowl bids until %960. Are we losing sight of the rewards for good, clean hard fought gamesi . . . I think perhaps we are. Do we realize that everyone can't win 'em alk, all the time. . . . Is winning so important? How good was the game with Maryland or North Carolina??? Well -now just how much do we know about football, that's ex actly how good it was. For those of us, and P'm sure there are but a very few, but for those few who watch line play, the game with Maryland was one of the best football games ever played at Carolina Stadium and the ath letic director of a school in North Carolina who watched the game said it was one of the best games in the nation. It's very interesting to watch line plays open up . . . and If rn Of The Garr th reservation restricted and But when these telephones ha nw students who strategic poin ht for the many ing on campu ome almost use- but they are i - In Sims d some buildings women there rmitories. non-restricted ink, particularly phones now ir is the ideal place will be install Lte they haven't next few da3 me way to date. stricted phoni e can be a -very the dormitory tre some limita- of one of the ] only eight te elephone for an venience of tl If (according to Preston doi itory where an telephones an may be waiting of these is in 1 e a call on that and only nine all courtesy con- male students t. Additional there may be making calls < as something a without swan 1k about than a board with ca' or the fabulous installation of are a lot of peo- on surveys mi )nes. which show if elephones should telephone is gi same thing and and upkeep of s but at present The probler phones for mak- make the mosi istalled. On cam- cooperation ar the problem t there are 54 pay The next tii ihones, including putting down )LDS ... iams Yield Ch States today is of considerable interest to any college student. DEFINITIONS Speaking of government, we were amused with definitions one Political Science professor claims were turned in during mid-terms. Socialism is when you have two rows, keep one, give the other to the government for poorer peo ple; Communism, you .got two cows, the government takes both, gives you some milk; Fascism. the government takes both cows, then shoots you; Unionism, both cows go on strike for more hay; Capitalism, you sell one cow to buy a bull.. * * * PATRIOTISM But, since Monday was Veter an's Day, we must add that pa triotism is that drive which com pels one to take his hands from around his girl's waist long enough to clap for troops in a newvsreel. FREE COFFEE Now, for the coffee lovers. On an experimental basis, the Stu dent Union Committee will give free coffee following the Thurs day night movies. However, serv ices, such as doughnuts, cookies, etc., will be available by Slater, for regular price. May we point out the good ef fects of drinking coffee: If you dIrink a cup of coffee each morn ing for 1,200 months, you will be 100 years old. The Editor I you want to see the real excite ment of the game of control ball that is where you can see it . . . in the line. Hang the coach for not win ning, sure, burn him at the stake, sure, why hell yes . . . jump on the bandwagon, everybody kicks the loser, kick him while he's down, everybody else does . .. the team . . well, they're a sorry bunch, too, and they're down, so we might just as wvell kijc them ...after all, just exactly who in the devil cares howv good a team plays . . . they lost didn't they . . . that's all that matters. WIN! WIN! WIN! . . . ten straight . . . go to the bowl and wvin again no matter how you do it, just win . . . well, mister winning just ain't that import ant! May I suggest that during the game, no matter what the situa tion may be, you take an occas ional look at the young man with the crew cut that walks up and down in front of the benich, Mr. W. G. . . . take a long look at him once in a while, he's smiling . . now you try it. "FOR WHEN THE ONE~ GREAT SCORER COMES TO MARK AGAINST YOUR NAME, HE WRITES -- NOT THAT YOU WON OR LOST BUT HOW YOU PLAYED THE GAME." bus non-restricted phones. These re been locatgd at supposedly ts to serve 2,200 students liv 3. Sure, these are not enough ill we have at present. ormitory which houses 250 are six restricted phones, two phones and two pay tele i operation. Another telephone ed on second floor within the s. But one of these non-re ,s is located in the office of and the other is in the room iostesses, so actually there are lephones for use at the con te students. -mitory has seven restricted d three pay telephones. One ;he room of the. dorm manager remain to be used by the 286 there. non-restricted telephones for >ff campus cannot be installed iping the University switch Is and tying up the lines. The more pay telephones depends ide by the telephone company the demand for an additional -eat enough for the installation the addition. n is with us so we can only of the situation. Only through id limiting length of calls can e alleviated. ne you make a phone call, try the receiver after 15 minutes. oice Answers Often the success of functions on campus is the result of groups which are not publicly praised for their efforts. This is unfair. Take the homecoming dance, for example. Great energy and talent for decorating the cafe teria were afforded by Maxey Brotherhood. ''hey did a tremendous task, and certainly, had they not taken the initiative, the dance could not have been the success it was. * * * FLU HEAT? We are disturbed with the number of students who still have flue; perhaps, those who have the highest temperature could be lodged in the steam plant, to help heat the school on these cold mornings. * * * ALL UPSET Students, despite the cold weather, still find time to have dates. Two males were somewhat up)set with their companions, re cently, however. One, dating a rather thin young girl, declared, "Honey, you're gonna have to put on a little more weight .. . I've shifted your leg three times already, to night."-HIe didn't have auto mnatic drive. The other, wvhen he asked his girl, "Am I the first man you've ever kissed?" she replied, "Yes, dlear, all the others have been from Clemson." * * * TIIING;S IEAVE CHANGED Getting back to the exams, a fewv choice answvers appeared in engineering a n d chemistry c'lasses. One student thought Clorine wvas a night club dancer; another suggested that Carbon was a storage place for automobiles while still another indicated that a Catalyst was a wealthy western ranch owner. Needless to say, most of these answers came from "fehling" students. But then, a "Boron" is a person of low mentality. * * * FAUX PAS Russell House featured an in teresting dinner Sunday evening. .By candlelight, students could enjoy their evening meal. Some students, in the dimness of the light, even dared to eat their chicken with their fingers, when they know quite well that the fin ger's should be eaten separately. A TOMAHAWK We're still wondering about a bone we found which had been labeled, "property of the archae ology department . . . please re turn.'' Speaking of that department . . . we're wondering about a true definition for Tomahawk ..., wve understand it's: what when you go to sleep. suddenly and wake up without hair, there is an Indian with." * * * WE TRIED Well, we've made an attempt. The question in wh. "He just . BILL HANDEL . . The Dean Cai This week saw the return of "an era of good feeling." The dawn of a new day and era has begun. The University has estab lished beyond the shadow of any doubt that it has mature, clear thinking, humane, and very likable faculty members on it's staff. It has proven, too, that some members of the faculty have looked the way of the men that reside on the campus. They have looked and seen the problems that have arisen and are, very defi nitely, trying to do something about it. Dean Penney visited the va rious houses on the campus. His main thought in visiting was, in a nutshell, to present to the men on the campus the problems that confront the University and more specifically, those he encounters in his work as Dean of Men. But the most important factor to us, as individuals, was that he asked us what were our problems. We are aware of most of his prob lems, and we felt he had no idea of what ours were. He foxed us. He must have been young once himself. He knew all our prob lems and offered tentative solu tions for most of those that could he solved within the near future. JIM PENDARVIS . Around TI Do you have any idea how : much can happen in ten days? Boy, catch the flu, visit Dr. Mc Nulty for ten days, and a new world awvaits your return. It's astounding! Dogs learn to fly . . . moving vans move to the horseshoe . . . foothall coaches are in hiding . . . trees have sprung up through the pavement . . . professors throw books at you wvhen you return to class (either that or grin sadistically at you wvhile rendering a pop qIuiz) . . . all that stuff and I don't know what all. Take the advice of an old flu veteran . . . don't be one. Perhaps four events take prece dence as b)eing "news" to me when I returned to campus. To you it may be old newvs, but this writer wvould still like to make his com ments on the events. They are: (1) Giese's simulated neck stretching, (2) Stan Kenton's Concert, (3) Commendation to last year's G & B Staff, and (4) The Student Union Committee. CIESE It was shocking to learn of the rash actions demonstrated by a few h)old soldiers on the night of November 2. Bad news travels fast. Should you (the ones re sponsib)le for this hasnging) lend your talents to some worthy cause, I feel certain that our school would benefit. It must have required initiative and work* to pull the stunt. Rather than jeopardize our school, embarrass our coaching staff, and present false opinions of the students . . . rather than create these undesirable feelings, why don't you now redeem your selves by being constructive? Turn your talents into something worthwhile for Carolina. We need men with Ideas. Say, next time how 'bout mak ing some posters for the Pep Rally? In the long run you will be proud of Glese and Carolina. Our tam isn't liced yet - and olunteered for our first manned sa me And The A "Dutch Uncle" is definitely 1 a poor description of Dean Pen- t ney. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? t When he entered the house, t there was apprehension. We all t wondered what this was all about < and didn't know how to take it. Within a matter of two or three minutes the Dean had all of us < sitting back and relaxing as he I approached each problem that - t was brought up. r Sitting back in his chair, the < Dean laid his cards on the table N and called a spade a spade. He t told of the absence problem and I how swamped under he was and v what he was doing about this. % lie told of many other problems, t but he also praised where praise s was due. He played it straight tdown the middle. When he cov- c ered the problems that are di- e rectly connected with us, he % asked for questions from the 1 floor. At first the questions came slowly. We were not prepared for t so candid or sincere an attitude. I With the confidence that comes with friendliness, the questions l poured out. There were many questions that concerned all the student body, ranging from alco hie World In ~7 neither is our coach. The most important element needed now is a little inspiration from the stu dent body. Something you and I could give . . . incidentally, Ma .ir Hoople and I say South Caro lina 21--North Carolina 6 (me say that?). KENTON (gNCERT Some weeks ago Student Coun cil voted to hire Mr. Stan Ken- i ton and Co. to entertain us Caro- i lina music lovers. Mr. Kenton comes high but Council thought it worthwvhile. Everyone was en thused with the news. Not every (lay does one have the opportun ity to hear such a name band at i such an economical price. And i b)esides the satisfaction of the i students, a name like Kenton would add prestige to Carolina. Everything looked rosy. It was thought by some that Dreher Au ditorium would not be spacious enough to accommodate the tre mendous throng of students. Know what? The show flopped. Council lost money. MUCH money. More students were on hand for the Russell House movie than for Kenton's show. Why? Why do students tend to refuse deals? And this was a good deal. To meet expenses, Council, only had to sell 700 tickets. They sold a little over half this figure. The Kenton concert presented a good introduction for a splendid cul tural series at Carolina. I hope Student Council doesn't now become disgusted at our lack of interest. If they do Carolina will suffer.. GARNET AND BLACK I had almost won my battle with the Asian Flu Bug last week when the Gamecock came off the press. I had a relapse when I read the following: "A first class rating was given The Garnet and Black of 1957? by tho National Collegiate Press A'u,oclation . . . Wer-e It possible for the Na tional Colieglate Press Associa tion t(i heas faInmlir..t .ast ~or GRA tellite." Dean Visited iol to dormitories to freedom of he press. The answers Dean enney gave us were clear and o the point. We asked every hing we could possibly think of hat was pertinent to the men n campus. A TRUE FRIEND There has- always been an aura f -awe and wonderment and even right when someone approached he Dean's office. I for one would pever go near the office if it ould be avoided. But now that ve have seen and gotten to know he Dean we feel certain that we ave found a new friend. Found true friend that we can go to vith our problems, be they fra ernity, grades, housing, or per onal. Before this week I wrote this olumn in fear of reprimand and ven ejection from school, for the 'iews Chat I might air about the Jniversity. I asked an age-old iuestion about freedom of the press. I wanted to write the ar icles that I believe to be true. )ean Penney answered me as traight as any man could. He elieved in freedom of the press. Us long as I stick to the truth md what I b@lieve I can write vhat I want, for it does not show [en Days rear's book as we are it is se liously doubtful that it 'would iave received such a rating. Of :ourse it is realized that much .ork is done in order to edit a learbook. I do not envy the staff. I'hey should he commended for hei effort . . .but .NOT for their >roduct. Names were misspelled m many pages. Many pictures ore wrong names. The photo graphy was poor. One organiza ion's page was completely mis eading and incorrect. Perhaps the staff regarded hese errors as trivial, but to the itudents it Is of most importance. 'earbooks are kept for life. May he staff of 1958 keep this factor n mind and remember that "lit le things mean a lot." S. U. (C. Some weeks ago I predicted hat in the near future, the newly >rganized Student Union Coin nittee would establish for Itself reputation as being one of the >est things to ever happen to the itudent body of Carolina. The evidence is now beginning to ma .erialize. Look about and take notice. 3ome of the latest major achieve nents includle a free coffee hour teld each Thursday night in the anteen. Also the Couples' Room a now open in the mornings and ifternoons for dancing, card rames, eating, drinking, etc. These things plus a myriad of >thers are now being accom >dished by YOUR Student Union Jommittee. Keep your eye on this ~roup . . . they are on the ball. CROWING FO UJNIVERSITY OF Member of Assoela Un e,sitr .1 South CamIlna weel ee em holidays and daring Ninette Posotky .. . Is The Dog Capable Of Espionage? There is a great deal of talk in the newspapers about Sputnik and how the Russians are train ing a group of dog spies to sabo tage us, but don't you believe it. In these difficult times I feel compelled to defend The Dog when his moral cbaracter and integrity are being questioned. What sensible dog would want to infiltrate the White House-or be appointed to the Supreme Court? Who has ever heard a dog take the Fifth Amendment? This ridiculous propaganda is ob viously the product of an anti dog faction seeking to denigrate the honor of The Dog. To suspect The Dog of espion age is to confess complete ignor ance of his personality. Would we not all be undone now if The Dog were other than a perfect gentleman? Hasn't he been the trusted confidant of presidents, chorus girls, and King Farouk? NOT POLITICIAN Yes, my friends, intrigue and treachery are completely contrary to his nature. The Dog is a phil osopher, not a politician. Whether his name-he Fido or Fidorovitch, The Dog is the same 5. everywhere. He is characterized by a sense of propriety, strong intellectual curiosity, and a cold nose. His friendly manner and wagging tail have been mistaken by some for smugness and hy pocrisy, but the opinion of cat owners should be disregarded. Who has suffered abuse at the paws of a scheming dog? The canine family is an unpre tentious, politically independent group whose chief occupation is advising small boys, exercising dog catchers, and socializing with fire hydrants. NON-PARTISAN Their perennial popularity may be attributed to their non-parti san st.and, although they are ar dent supporters of freedom and democracy. Notably dogs have been enthusiastic lobbyists for The Open Garbage Can and Re forestation. Dogs have always figured prominently in history. They proudly trace their lineage through the illustrious Rin Tin Tin up to the modern-day Doggie in-the-Window. Behind every great man there has been a great dog. Sherman's chief officers were two boxers and a cocker spaniel. Those of you who have been unnerved by anti-dog rumors, be assured. The innate dignity and honor of The Dog would frus trate any subversive plan. He would never stoop to such de spicable action. Cats, perhaps, hut niot the Noble Dog. the feelings of the entire campus. I am happy that we have a fac ulty mtember such as the Dean. There was more discussion and much comment about fraternities and moving off campus. Dean Penney did more than say yes or no. lie gave us advice and help in a lot of questions that we have all wondered about. Th odds wvere asked for and the odds wvere told. If anyone is curious, go see the Dean of Men. He will tell you anything you want to know; if he doesn't know the an swver at once (and this isn't very -likely) he will find out. Al,WAYS WELCOME The Dean of Men extended a hand of friendship to the men on canipus and to the fraternities as wvell. He has begun an Idea of wvorking closer with us. It Is now our job to help him help us. We can) aiccomplish many things for our University, Fraternities and ourselves, He told us that he wants to visit us every time we will let him. Let him? He's al ways welcome in our house. A few weeks ago, I said In this column let's all work together and wvork with the Dean. Well, it's in our laps now. He wants to work with us, let's work with him. Thanks for stopping to see us D)ean, we enjoyed having you over. Come back anytime, the door is always open and the wel come mat is always out for you. 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