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Proposed Chafeug. M Along with' footbal ticket's, registration lines and food, another traAitional gripe of college students are the college administra tions. Although we students use varied phraseology, our complaints directed against the administration generally fall into one of two classes: 1) those against the adminis tration's actions and 2) those against the petty rules and regulations of the adminis tration which hint of the students' general immaturity. In reference to the latter we would like to Inform the Carolina student body there are indications that it will soon be challenged to show its maturity and responsibility in a particular area. Two proposed alterations to the attend ance regulations, Chapter III, Section 6, pages 11-12 of The Carolina Community are under faculty consideration. The proposed changes, recommended jointly by Dean of Women, Elizabeth M. Clotworthy and' Dean of Men James T. Penney would read as fol lows: 1) All students must meet the 75 per cent attendance requirement (no credit is allowed for a course in which a student fails to attend 75 per cent of the scheduled class meetings in a term, regardless of causes of absence) with absentee requirements (as in effect now-maximum of four unexcused ab sences in each course for which student is enrolled) applying only to students In basic courses designated by the various depart ment heads and 2) to delete statement from regulations that "illnesses must be of two or more consecutive days duration to be ex cusable" and insert to read "left to the dis DICK SMITH . .. Sterile in (AT THE BEHEST OF NO unique selection ONE IN PARTICULAR, I'M all males would UPDATING AN A R T I C L E fore the Court a PUBLISHED IN THE GAME- best selected th, COCK February, 1957. tion of entrants In the vast, green thighs of the decorous, and i Pacific - 'neath scudding plouds many puzzling and tickled wet-back skies, the Some went thro wonderful land of Omegia once some because th< was: Paradise on earth. Its lan- little, some becai tern palms, full-tilted in the stri- veloped an abili dent whistle of wet seawinds, coanuts (an as moved, green and sand-dusted, food-gathering against the glistening sands and because they se the blue Sahara of bouncing, type of full-blosE strutting waves. . In the south, would inevitabl the Males lived. Within the glades worthy Episcop of Fratus Court, harmony and used-car salesme mutual love sweetened the warm tem worked veri days. . . . 'Some, of course, said specific groups the buildings within Fratus Court forming within reminded one of graduated Etrus- sect employed r can lavatories, but these were set off their gr only the jealous scoffers who, by the Wannabees, sheer numbers, were forced to ceded to be whE live in near-by Balling Wood due pect to find in to an insufficiency of space with- Another groups. in the Court. The Newv Order, -used subtler though through the Committee the sects were for the Retterment of Practically Blue Rook of Eoeryone, had worked out a they would prir RONALD L. BERN... The Pot Callin< The Kettle Blac It has been said that an over- pa ftns flowing garbage can is always an gubts more noticeable in one's neigh- has hr a hor's yard than in his own. It is tithpatoo about this curious phenomenon No leuso when applied to the school situa- bs.Apicp tion that I stop and ponder this itdscdeb week.eng avoft Recently (Jan. 21) I received hiscolwtv a letter from a lovely freshman al ocp.T from Vassar. The last two pages nme fm of her letter were filled with her rae,nditi manifested dlisgust with the inertdsho school situation in the South. She bensvrlba is very intelligent and has spent nr'chlena a great dleal of time in the south- hn h ihw ern states. Her opinion is not piaeshos one compounded without proper observation and thought. How- to a ae ever, I wonder which of the school cetywna situations would be more disgust- choitrue ing if carefully compared . pe.d.Hwee that situation in the South or the Nrhr rs one which currently plagues the toheBoky public schools in New York and geshn ty othr nrthrn itis. ockad Therewa tisem th aatroop Let s nolokatBroklynas now eve umoro thes tw reentytrubldaeas mut t sie be uations n theirrespectie areas Crods athre arundth v ote. ih scholgrond o th Ltte Rck uERN u Arkanss HighSchoos, andptu- an peoleti dentsrefued t atted th i-tegratedl situat era scooloffcias wre thrat- me sevousybe ened byanoymos phne all, ter'srhdren a Segrgaton,whih ha thret- mintheaigh s woo forebee thesocologcallaw f trivate separas, the ducaionl lad, as o- iore horrifyin had he uthrit tosetpolcy n ohighscoo prs stat edcaton .. he ovenor to adve alofy of rass ihti,the11s northern friees. Airbrne iviion as alle o . gaems that dthec1 as typial of veriy" schoolesit41- edublcana cer uaton m t ei re p ci e a es'o e Nor CaroNna Studes cretion of the Dean of Women and the Dean of Men. Both of the present regulations (rega'd ing attendance and the two-day excused Ill ness absence) should not have to be a part of any university, assuming that its students are of university caliber. The present regu Ifitions -were adapted after student disuse of privilege in the past. Under the proposed attendance changes the junior or senior university student would know when he can afford to miss a class ses sion. Likewise, neither would he try to take advantage of the proposed changes for ex cused illness (a. student could be excused for an illness absence of one day under the new system). e After talking with several faculty mem bers, The Gamecock feels reasonably confi dent that the proposed changes will be passed. If they do, Carolina students must show themselves worthy of the trust and confidence the faculty will grant them in this area. Needless to say students must also realize that these proposed privileges can be revoked if their actions deem it necessary. Carolina cannot develop into the type of University for which her leaders have been striving if her students do not show their stature also. Students who complain, and rightly so, in many instances, that we are treated like a bunch of juveniles by the administration, will have an opportunity, if the proposal is adopted, to demonstrate that the Carolina student body is able to live as a responsible and mature University Community. Babylon system whereby names. Since the middle names be paraded be- were always Calhouna or Hail nnually and the goodfellow, the gesture was was rigid and meaningless, except to the Su ew passed the periores. . . . A third group prerequisites. the Ante-bellums, celebrated the ugh for beauty, festival of Virgin Le Robert by y ate relatively growing hair all over their bod ise they had de- ies and murdering each other at ty to throw co- the conclusion of Old Sloth Day; set during the great excitement if a person hap season) ; some pened to be a really patriotic emed to be the Bellum. . . . In the nights when omed youth who the moon sparkled its aphrodisiac y develop into splendour, the Fratii would think al bishops and longingly of the females, quar n. . . . The sys- tered to the north. But it was well, and soon, for the most part wishful think or sects began ing due to the Klotworthies, huge the Court. One vestal virgins set to guard the ed loin-cloths to forest border between the two oup: these were settlements. generally con- The females lived in much the .t one would. ex- same social pattern followed by red -loin-cloths. the Fratii, with just a few extra -the Superiores requirements. First, one must methods. When come from a Zenith family if ascribed in The one expected to be selected in the he New Order, annual parade. (These families t out their full could be identified by small blue and-white disks worn dangling from Their posteriors. Numbers were marked on eaech disk in such fashion that one could immedi ately note the better families. The lower the number, the higher k the family.) There were other requirements, some unjustified, rmored vehicles, perhaps, but still necessary in against citizen's preserving the "best" of the Or no violence un- der. ers "landed." . . . There were also "pet" rules ok toward Flat- in every house. The Blue Chippies il recently com- (the "best" sect) demanded that ~ause of the sick- all females enterinj their house ~en-age crime in look sleepy and bored. This was 'hich he was un- designed to attract males of the ere have been a better Fratii, since the latter, for ggins, knifings, the most part, were always a lit lations in the 41 tIe sleepy and boring. The other s. Faculty mem- sects: the Moribunds, the Etcet igh schools have eras (who copied the Blue Chip ben. Mayor Wag- pies), the Angeldiggis, the Boon tend classes be- atabbi, the Zootoo Algaes, all fol LIls of expensive lowed similar patterns of custom and no real ac- and courtesy. until quite re- Life was sweet and heady in everal hundred this paradise. Upper groups iakers were ex- wagged their numbers, the Blue ,it seems the Chippies looked sleepier and has been kinder more bored, and the Superiores blackboard Jun- continued to think up new middle were to Little names. . . . Sighs of Impatience ri, Tenn. And it continued to warn the Klotworth 01st must be on les of border runners and the ~use there has Ante-bellums in the spring, with of shiny tanks out fall, murdered their adher shiny airborne ents In the Graves,providance ightBut then we (the lde# being, of course, that for o the e- departed worth were much more for he Ngro Important than mere memory al . lowed). . . . The worship of SITUATION A ttaguk-the God of hypocrsy-.. the North find continued un-hampered, and the ion in the South little people were wrapped in the ur situation be sweet darkness of physical con han the one in tent. an attempt to One day, in a mustard inky rical equilibrium bleeding with heavy rains, the schools must be tidal waves gathered and com that rape, mur- pletely destroyed the Kingdom. de of a terrified . . . Survivors oi a near-by is icipal. I hasten land found - in the dawning my "disgusted" aftermath - a red loin-cloth to direct their floating helplessly in the green Ion of their own splashed sea... .. Omegia was no yards. newa. CARL M. REYNOi The Car( Several significant things have happened during the week. For one, "Peyton Place" was not held over down-town, which meant that some of us missed it. On the other hand, after the build-up we had on "Raintree County," we were underwhelmed when we saw it. 0 * * DURING THE WEEK we have enjoyed several approaches to the questions arising from re ligion as the campus turned out for Religious Emphasis Week programs . . . and coffee breaks. PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK us to put things in the paper. This week a friend wanted us to cut the basketball team . . . but, we decided to leave that sort of dribble out this week. WE HAVE NOTLCED that a group of Highway Patrol trainees are occupying the two top floors of the new men's dorm . . . we don't begrudge them this . . . be cause it probably gives them a sense of higher education. WE SHOULD MENTION the new canteen on the ground floor of Russell House . . . where the Game Room was . . . it will pro vide an outlet for the patio when they finish construction . . . and even now, it offers a wide selec tion for our gastronomical de light. We are firm believers in the maxim that, for all right judg ment of any man or thing, it is useful, nay essential, to see his good qualities before pronounc ing on his bad. -Thomas Carlyle The very essence of a free government consists in consider ing offices as public trusts, bes towed for the good of the coun try, and not for the benefit of an Individual or a party. -,ohn C. Calhoun CROWING FORl UNIVERSITY OF S Rember of Associat< Carolina wem rear es e holiday. and during e.w thinm 6lT. m EDITOR ........... MANAGING EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER NEWS EDITOR.... SPORTS EDITOR...... FEATURE EPITOR.. CAMPUS EDITOR.... SOCIETY EDIT1OR .. STAFF WRITERS: Ann Stoke Bill Lumpkin, Buzz Hoagland, G Sinkler. BUSINESS STAFF: Jim Herr O'Hagin, Betty McInnis. COLUMNISTS: Bob Talbert, C Ninetta Patnake, Roal.1 Brn, 0 It's Homesiek LDS 0 >Aina Scene F SOMETHING NEW IS being planned by the Dean of Men. He is planning to meet all male stu dents on a volunteer basis to dis cuss with them their problems, ideas, etc. Schedules of times and places will be posted. This Is a new Innovation at Carolina, and certainly can prove to be a great asset from a stu dent-faculty-administration rela tions point of view. IT DOES PROVE one point, however, and that being that Carolina is still a rather liberal minded school . . . interested in having student views on current problems. At least, at Carolina, we aren't faced with such strict ness as we heard about in an other Southern school recently when the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women announced that they were going to have neeking and petting stopped in public places on campus. INTERNATIONAL R E L A - TIONS clubs from many S. C. colleges were here on Saturday for a state meeting. It was a fine conference and a boost to Caro lina. The fact that many of the University faculty and adminis tration attended, as well as ad dresses by Acting University _D - 3--A. C. _I - __ Presidet Sumwat, andT Dr Mayo inicaes hatthenee4 fo Rs iadosn' hmepopck it a)sene Sceno,utte fI planed b h eno e.H is plansingdoere alumaole wstu dets edton vlntee arbi thes cuarry wih hwsei polemois idas t plshedue ftmes andth places,wl baestedsrac. hie andhiscovs very inovanat Calia, sptand ertin ta prove det-aclt-distrhAisonrea tonce pinto evehw.cnur,a IogT, DOE family sould pont havigsdnt vewgrat oncure prols. At humast, and Caolina, neasleher about its ancetr whe Nth tano en anthe' the woegiae gongre hvenckn i and fetthe stopdn public plcsos ps.tentt I-ERAT Oy RWLAs TION clus fom mcany .C collegs .wer hee JoeSara for aBrtae etng.n PIts amine coaldFloyd, and arroost toCaro dressesdbyrctingdniversCthy resid ensmt, lHandeDr Mannickate th,at th needfo teviewed joke which has come over under the current cultural exchange is great. It's currently rolling them in the aisles over there, so we thought we'd pass it on to you: Puervi: Kto buila dama, C Ko topio you videl bac, ucher yech erom? Torul: Ones net dama - ona moya Zhenya. * * * WE'D LIKE TO Review next Thursday's movie, "The Desert Fox" for you . . . it is an excel lent white-washing of Field Mar shal Rommel, showing that even though he was responsible for killing thousands of allies, we should like him, and not really consider him an enemy . . . be cause he really did disagree with Hitler. It's really a great movie. We like the part where he leans over a map and says we'll take this, this, this, this, this, and this. Hundreds of tanks roll . . . thousands of troops move . . . thousands of guns fire a million rounds . . . then Rommel walks out, sips cognac and says, "What happened . . did we lose?" * * * SEVERAL FRIENDS WERE going out to the golf course the other day. Lots of Carolina stu dents play golf. We're glad, how ever, that none of them play with knickers. It would look so peculiar in this part of the country. * * * THE OTHER DAY a friend asked why I never took any courses In mathematics, etc., but instead took philosophy. . . .I hated to admit it then, but the truth is, I don't know math from a whole in the ground. ILetters 'Fo Student Tells of Housing Troubles Dear Editor: I must admit I write this let ter immediately upon returning from a visit with our hodsing di rector. You will soon realize I am in a slight fit of "passion." I am a second semester senior, as such any graduate realizes my rights as a human being and citize'n have been violated numer ous times. To minimize facts, I will state that Kincald's "actions" in many of my dealings with him, have been dull, agrestic, incon siderate and tyrannical. I should preamble this article by saying it will never be pub lished. Only the mildest retorts against "Housing" have appeared in this paper. I hope to be heard. My life as a student has been passive enough but I can stand this subjection no longer. I will relate only nmy latest encounter. Having been assigned to Fresh man Center and having stood..it as long as 'possible, I made, four weeks ago, an application to move to the room of a graduating senior. A few days ago, I ap proached Blackie Kincaid on this matter. I was informed that the room had been assigned to a new student. I tried to explain that this wasn't exactly cricket and that I had been assigned the room. I was told to "shut your mouth or get out." This may seem mino bu alta The Art Of Class Attendance Here at Carolina there exists a policy of compulsory attend. ance which is entirely unneces iary for the members of our stu dent body. The knowledge of the benefits to be received from reg. lar attendance of classes is un. disputed. The caliber of student men tality is such that class attend. ance, particularly eight o'clocks and Saturdays, is purely an act of benevolence on the part of the individual toward the professor. Students, nevertheless, troop joy. ously to class arriving well ahead of the bell and armed with pen cils and notebooks. Often, owing to bad acoustics in classroom con struction, they are forced to sit on the back row where they must rest their heads uncomfortably on the desks to aid in transmit ting sound to their expectant ears. This attitude of impatient anticipation is frequently mis taken for sleep by some erratic professors, but they are obviously in error. The nervous strain brought on by intense concentration in the classrooms is accompanied by various symptoms. Students ap pear to be staring glassy-eyed into space or gazing intently into a comiade's ear. This dreamlike state is the height of rapt atten. tion wherein the student's eyes become cloudy due to the intense activity of the brain. Girls may unconsciously manicure their nails, apply lipstick and powder, or draw elaborate pictures of Rock Hudson while engrossed in mental digestion. Male students sitting near windows absently tie nooses in the venetian blind cord or propel small paper planes out side. News of exams is greeted with shouts and exclamations. Stu dents are eager to display wh4t they have learned. Unfortunately in many cases the exertion and strain of prolonged study causes a complete physical breakdown, thus forcing students to miss exams and remain reluctantly in bed. Because this rigorous sched ule is often detrimental to health, students are inclined to be rather sickly and their class room attendance irregular. Pro fessors must consider this fact and realize that delicate health Is one of the causes of absence. The knowledge of the nature of the average student makes it ob vious that the' ruling of compul sory attendance is not only u - necessary but also a direct insuP to the honor of sensitive Caro-'N lina scholars. The Editor b' many similar encounters and de feats, I want some sort of satis faction. Brad Henry West Pointer Asks Aid of Carolina Dear Editor: I'm writing this letter to you as editor- of The Gamecock be cause I believe you can help me with my problem. The problem is quite small, but it Is one that has worried me for some time. We have a Weapons Room (canteen) here at West Point where we take our dates on the weekends to eat and dance. On the walls of this canteen are displayed the pennants of all of Army's opponents on the grid iron, past and present. All that is except "Carolina." I'm sure that Army has never had a greater opponent on any Satur day than "Carolina." Since our first game of the 1958 season is South Carolina, I would like very much for you to furnish me with a pennant, or information on how I can obtainl one. I believe the "men and women of Carolina" 'should be repre sented among those of other uni versities. I'm a little dissatisfied with the present situation since "Carolina" is my second Alms Mater (1954-55). I would.like to thank you for your attention to this matter and wish "Carolina" luck in 1958 (all except one game). Yours truly, Ollie L. Langford Cadet: U. S. Military Academy