The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, November 15, 1957, Page Page Two, Image 2
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.
R A CREATER
SOUTH CAROLUNA
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