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StepOf Former Dean of Women, Arney R. Childs, once confessed that the most embarrassing question she was expected to answer in her visits to schools throughout the state was why the University didn't have a High School Day. It was a question that the University needed to answer. Dean Childs' successor, Miss Elizabeth M. Clotworthy, Mr. H. 0. Strohecker, Registrar, and other school officials who travel the state speaking to high school groups in be half of the University need not fear future embarrassment. Through the combined efforts of Blue Key, national men's honorary fraternity, Alpha Kappa Gamma, national women's honorary fraternity, and administration of ficials, High School Day is becoming a real ity. Bob Andersen, chairman of the Blue Key committee which initiated plans for the day, has received replies which indicate that over 300 high school seniors definitely plan to attend the orientation day which will be Saturday, March 22. Over a thousand stu dents are tentatively expected. After being welcomed by Acting President of the University, Robert L. Sumwalt, and Student Body President Bob McNair, and given guided tours of the campus, the stu dents will be feted at a luncheon on the Horseshoe. During the luncheon hour, the University band, conducted by Pat Qarnett, will provide music. Dean R. H. Wienefeld of the College of Arts and Sciences has said that his school is CARL M. REYNOLDS . .. "And, A Hu The several days of warm SERIOUSLY, weather have proved to be an we'd like to sa5 asset to the Carolina community in themselves a sit's even tended to make the undesirable . . studecnts a little more friendly blm mutfl . . . generally speaking. blame must fall In fact, during the last few haps . . . maybf days we've seen students who presentation ... looked like they wanted to be . . or elsewher, spoken to . . . not at or about. A little more * * interest in and WE DISAGREED WITH a dividuals and student the other day who ad- might also help, vanced the theory that the bas- 4 ketball team had so many bottle- HOUSING D( necks that it couldn't make a problems . . . th good showing . . . as we've fre- . . . and theirs quently observed, most bottle- job . . . but tI necks are at the top of the bot- nust like it thi tle . . . we may be wrong, how- 4 ever, since lately, there are so few bottles, of any sort, left IT'S A KNOI around to observe. theless, that a 10 * . . be directed to t] BUT WHAT'S WITH Housing bot that's no f would they have us air our * dirty linen? We hope not . . . ALMOST AN' that's how so many roomers get tended the Stu started. grams had a lar Dear Editor: occupant return The Russians have their Sput- blame. Report nik; the American government Campus Police, has John F. Dulles; and the helluva lot of g University has its Blackie Kin- the poor fellow. caid. The Sputnik makes little No bottles of noises as it zooms around the be kept in U1 earth, and John, when he's there's a really around, sounds his vocal chords master plotting. . far all they are worth. Mas- do about hair queradling under the title of medicine, shoe .. Housing Inspector, Kincaid is the shave lotion, ar cause of fright of every student necessary artic of the USC campus. Take for way I would lil exarnple a notice he sent to all the bottles in m students on the campus stating to throw them that they could not think for I live on fra themselves anymore. Now, he the lighting in 1 didn't come right out and say worth a damn! this, but, instead, he did this I came to the deed( under the title: Regul.ations, an education, n residence halls. Some may think to read in the I am exaggerating, but, If you pretty rough tir investigate a little more closely, time to eat a you'll see what I mean when I and get to my make this statement, without having A person's clothes are his per- bed, too. Besi sonal property. However, Kin- going to see t caid orders that all students anyway, unless must keep their clothes In a enters withoutr certain place at all times. If a thing about It.. person wants to keep his clothes There Is a 1hr in a certain place and one man and I believe, al doesn't like It and tells the stu- hundred other dents to change things to the Kincald is wa way he likes It, then, that is * this is allowed, prying Into one's personal life, Will a studerpt one's manners, one's habits, and live as he m one's environment. One man Is knows, save not justifiled In doing this even cleverly figuring If he Is the President of the ous scheme aga United States, which Kineaid is who live on ci far from being. What does he no telling whei hope to prove by this uncalled will come to a for action of his? . does, I remain He also states that the Uni- P. S.: What tin verelty assumes no responuibil- for "taps" soun ity for lost, stolen or damaged articles belonging to student. When he comes wandering -into Measures our private room without invita- To H tion or permission from the oe-el eupant and then, upon leaving, Dear Editor: maybe, just maybe, forgets to In view of the lock the door to the room and recent days C ,mmtking=Is missing when said hav, been livini revising its informational booklet, which will be ready in- time-Ao distribute to students attending the High School Day. News Serv ice is printing a new map of the campus, which will include even the most recent buildings constructed at the University. Cooperation, wiether it is in small or large matters, is evident with all, the groups working to make the day a success. Of course, it can be no other way if Carolina is to show visiting students her many posi tive points. We feel, however, that Carolina should display her attributes to an even larger group of students. In addition to seniors, High School Day should also be open to juniors. In these days of increasing admis sion requirements and limited enrollments, many students begin to make their college plans during their junior year. As has also been suggested, High..School Day (scheduled for March 22) should be held earlier in the spring semester or even preferably during fall semester. Students who do not know where they are going to college by March 22 of their senior year in high school are apt to find themselves denied admission by many institutions. A previous editorial in The Gamecock (January 11, 1957) stated that the Univer sity should be the center of education in South Carolina. We feel that a High School Day which will sell the University to the state's more promising students would be a giant step toward making that goal even more of a reality. ndred Years From N H O W E V E R, LAST WEEK WAS "cannot that the rules tell a lie week," so we'll confess re not entirely * * * . therefore, the PUBLIC O P I N I O N has elsewhere. Per- changed a great deal in the last .. . it's in the few years; Carolina is no longer i' inc trer considered a big party school. or lack of proper the imbibing problem has almost vaIished . . . we know that very public relations, few students go out and drink respect for in- on nightly blasts anymore . . . their problems because everybody's so thirsty in the mornings. * * * * IES HAVE it's ausands of them SOME STUDENTS have asked is a thankless us if we were majoring in ien, again, they Journalism . . . as a matter of Lt way. fact . . . we haven't had any courses in it . . . as any reader of this column should obviously VN fact, never- know. t of fault might . * * ie students . . - THE NEW BUDGET Tor in. Carolina, as outlined last week, * included $20,000 for "Law En (BODY who at- forcement Training." No doubt, nt Night pro- that we did cut the University p;e time. Player's forthcoming production, ~tudents Voice Opini is, who is to state, and we must assume this bhe theft to the to be true'since certain measures he says. A have been taken to correct this ood that will do situation by Blackie Kincaid, I, the undersigned, feel that such any kind may steps are insufficient. THERE e rooms. Now FORE BE IT RESOLVED colossal piece of THAT: What does one 1. Trash detectors be installed tonic, deodorant, in every dormitory so that when polish, after. a bit of trash hits the floor an id various other electrical impetus would imme les? The only dliately warn Kincaid and he cc to get rid of could hurry over to apprehend y room would be the criminal and kick him out of at Kincaid- school. We cannot tolerate this ternity row and type of conduct. However, a stu ~hese rooms Isn't dent would be allowed two mis dlemeanors per semester. If such University to get a thing happened three times, the at to learn how student would automatically he dark. I have a suspended from school. se getting up in -_____________ bit of breakfast, 8 o'clock class to make up my des, no one is he unholy mess it's someone who r-N ny knowing any- eL/~ ult to everything ong with several students, that - off limits. If what will follow? ever be able to l L iy wish? Who one lone 'man, up some ingeni inst all students mpus. There is 'U this procedure c n end. Until it very truly yours, Alan Grubba ie does the bugle Designed _ - ousing fact that during arolina students O,i' l ih in a most la=ly Oh t.al ih RONALD L. BERI Things - There are times, gentle reader, when a columnist stops to ponder the reasons for his writing a column. This week having been one of those times, I have found the answere-The columnist writes because he is able through his column to find out a great deal about himself. LEARN MUCH Let us look at what I have found out about myself this week as a direct result of my column week before last con cerning the school situation in New York. Although I ad vocated nothing in my column, I learned that I am crusading and self-sacrificing. I learn that I am not only a loyal Rebel, but also a loyal friend. I further learned that I surrender to my emotions when I concern myself about a high school 800 miles away. Even though I know no one who attends, I still let my emotions over-ride my power to reason. In drawing the same analogy (Little Rock and Brook lyn) that was drawn by the governor of Georgia, both Co lumbia newspapers, and all of the other southern papers which I happened to read the past few weeks, I am an unreasonable person. There are other things to be learned when one writes a col umn. Why, just last week I ow... "Desire Under the Elms." We're glad, h.wever, that it wasn't a cherry tree . . . but in any case, we're ready for peace negotia tions. they'll be assigned as Dorm Supervisors . . . for the purposes of getting in their lab work. * * * TO THOSE OF you who kept smiling all week . . . we hope none of you got trench-mouth . . . some smiles are contagious, you know. * * * WE WERE GOING to be serious this week . . . but, after all, we do have a reputation to live down to . . . and we didn't lose our quota of friends last week. * * * SEVERAL PEOPLE said they like this type of column . . . but for those who don't, we were going to make it shorter this week . . . but we just didn't have time. ions About H 2. All cigarettes smoked to and from classes be field stripped. We can not longer tol erate cigarette butts on our magnificent campus. The cost of keeping the campus clean is ever increasing. A detail of men betwecen the hours of one and two a.m. would police the area betwveen Russell House and Pen dleton St., collecting cigarette butts and other debris. 3. A Marine veteran be en gaged for the purpose of con ducting mass tutoring classes in bed-making. Many of our stu dents know little concerning this art. This important part of Car olina culture can and~ must not be neglected,' if our students ex pect to reach the Elysian Fields. 4. An inspection to be held I Have Learn learned that the suicide of' a ter rified principal can be referred to as an anecdote, and I further learned of this same principal that the Associated Press and every newspaper in the United States were mistaken in their reports that this gentleman killed himself over the trouble in his school' and the pending investigation of same. I find that it is possible to be "notori ously fair" and that rape is a NINETTE POTO2 Toward Iml These days the newspapers are full of frenzied arguments on disintegration by progressive factions and violent reactions from dissenting groups who feel such a policy would create an unhealthy situation. Many feel this action would serve to dis solve all existing unpleasantness and dispose neatly of problems. Many more question the efficacy of this solution. The air bristles with the con troversies of the 'age. Free men everywhere are debating filter tips and civil rites (marriage, etc.). Radicals are urging inte gration of vampires and were wolves in vegetarian schools. There is great unrest in school cafeterias all over the country. Students with pointed teeth and ears are being shunned by their schoolmates. The educational system is in the spotlight and being questioned by the public. Eager young crusaders fever ishly sling gallons of printer's ink in a biased attempt to reveal Truth. But jult what does the average student think of the situation ? Does he smoke filter tips? Would he integrate with werewolves? In the interest of Truth and public information many students were polled in order to obtain an accurate cross section of opinion. Forty-one per cent of the stu dents with pointed teeth and ears who were interviewed rolled their own and preferred separate schools for vampires and were wolves because they felt vege tarians were distasteful. An other 36 per cent of this same group didln't smoke and advo catedi integration of facilities DUSing, Bern. invariably on Monday, Wednes dlay and Friday each week on the ROTC dIrill field. This would not interfere wvith the ROTC drills whiich are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The purpose of this insp)ection would be to check the condition of shoes, nails, and other disorders such as halitosis and gum-behind-the-ear. Demer its would be issued. 5. A great pyramid would be constructed on the horseshoe in honor of Blackie Kincaid. Slave labor necessary for such a con struction would be provided by those unfortunate souls who failed the inspection. The py ramid would be 90 feet hIgh, 50 feet at the base, and would be con!structedl of pure gold. Upon the edifice would be inscribed c~S ed From My 4 horrible word. Finally, I learn that the students in Brooklyn do not need the 101st to make them obey the law. PLAINLY OBSERVE As you can plainly observe, these are things which I should know.- I feel much richer for having learned them. Obviously - these are things which I should have known all along, but we people who let our emotions con )artial Truth because of the increased oppor tunities . it would afford for stimulating their Intellectual ap petite. Twenty-three per cent were snappish when approached and were consequently not inter viewed. Fifty-four per cent of the vegetarians polled smoked what ever they could lay their hands on and were anti-integration. be cause they were convinced that werewolf and vegetarian philos ophies were incompatible. Six teen per cent who smoked occa sionally and were unsure of the brand, claimed existentialist af filiation, and were indifferent to the question. The remaining 80 per cent smoked only filter kings and believed that integration could be effected eventually, stipulating that it must be done after dinner. There are the facts as com piled by experts. Armed with hitherto unpublished informa tion, for the first time, it is now possible to conclude a valid deci sion in the American Way as to the results and ultimate value of integration and filter tips. /&GAA CROWING FOE UNIVERSITY OF S Member of Asseat 0"W"Cia iso pa W .left ofueem .eia& . i wI me qm lhs bdse d r ee l . aas,.e.. The 11h W eft s EDITOR ..................... MANAGING EDITOR ......... BUSINESS MANAGER ....... NEWS EDITOR .............. SPORTS EDITOR ............. FEATURE EDITOR .......... CAMPUS EDITOR. . . SOCIETY EDITOR...... Handel these immortal words in honor of Kincaid, ZBRWOBG YTH FEV HR TYUENBP, "You made us clean." John Jackson New York, Columbia .Figures Compared Dear ]Editor: The old adage "the truth hurts," must hold exceptionally true in the case of my sometimes good friend, Brad Henry, if we may judge by the magnitude of his outcry on the editorial page of The Gamecock. It seems tbpat Henry has been particularly agonized by the shrewdly analytic editorials of The State paper, the merits of which he has been blinded to" by his perverted ideals of demo cracy, received from the "pro-, gressive, advanced, schools" of New York City. P. S. 7, to be exact. Thus pained, Henry took his .battered crusading pen in hand and directed a missive to the editor of thin paper. .. . Being a New Yorker (sub species of Yankee), Henry is na turally enough, not too rational at times and can, therefore, be excused for most of the absurd ities of reasoning in his latest letter, but I cannot allow the bit about the delinquency ratio of New York City to that of Columbia, to go unanswered. In essence, Henry maintains that because 844 students out of 1,000,000 were expelled in one day from New York City schools, the rate of delinquency In that city is only .0644 per cent of the total! How ridiculous. Henry Is as suming that only those "stu dents" getting expelled are 3ul venile delinquents. "If," in Hen ry's words, "a similar ratio were conceived describing Columbia's delinquency problem, I wonder If ,olumn quer our reason just somehow fail to learn certain vital WW such as these. Strangely, however, I do know a little about journalism. I know that a good columnist is on who has served as a good rI. porter for a number of years. I know that a column is an ed. torial opinion. In view of these two facts, perhaps we can look backward just once more and observe that although I have not been a good reporter for a nut. ber of years, I am opinionated as hell. I am a southern writer who writes from a strictly south. ern point of view. I think that an analogy between Little Rock and Brooklyn is the most naturel thing in the world. I think that the situation in New York is much more serious than was the situation in Little Rock. Both are school problems. Both con. cern the futures of school. ehU. dren, most of whom are nice kids just trying to get out of high school. Furthermore, I defy any. one to separate satisfactorily the racial mixing from the school violence in New York. Of course I am cognizant that there are other factors entering into the attitudes and actions of these kids . . . but can you honestly say that race isn't one of- the largest factors? I don't think so. WRITTEN REPROACH A careful scrutiny of my col. umn will bring the realization that it was primarily written as a reproach to the federal govern. ment -for sending troops into Little Rock in a situation where troops were as much in place as a mule in the Kentucky Derby. In closing, I must admit to feeling gratified at learning that I have at least two readers. tA GREATER OUTH CAROLINA ed CoBeOale Press @usI RUI CewmWs do ftd enestm e n---e flm .e st d by qAd fir the steds of Ofs r, 9 W&M~~ dwh SA.We es Md 1u w s n a . k." P?b5em des m esini=Sa ......... .......Roy Williams ............... Jerry Sanders .......... Leila Barr Stuckey .......... . .. Billy Mishoe ................ Tom McLean .................. .Scott Cain . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Gene Jones -.. .. .. ....Anne Valley cent." Well, I conceived just such a ratio. A quick telephone call to the office of Columbia City Schools revealed that there were no, that is to say, zero expulsions in Columbia City Schools in the past year (or any recent year for that matter). Therefore, using Henry's line of reasoning we can place zero over the number of students in the Columbia school system and prerto, we have a delinquency ratio of 0.00 per cent of the total number of students. It was also Interesting to lurn from Henry's letter that New York's schools are deep within the realms of atomic researci! Nuclear powered hot rods, and fisionator ray zip guns, no doubt! In the last of Mr. Henry's disgusting attack upon Mr. Latimer, Henry states that Mr. Latimer is "far removed in manmy respects." We of South Caro lina may be glad that since Henry Is a senior (a fact that he points out with pride) he will be far removed from Soath Carolina in all respects in Just about three months. Kenneth Pierce King, Jr. Writer Says Bern; Handel Insincere Dear Editor: I am forced to write in refer. ence to the recent elash of intel lects between the two supposedly learned literary giants, Mr. 1an. del and Mr. Bern. It is this kind of capricious bilge, stemming from the exhibitionist tendeneid' in both students, that gives 'th Gamecock its high school charse teristlos. It Is painfully obvious to ** and many others like myd that neither of the protagonisU In this little journalistic drSS have any genuine convictteq (Coatimned em page 7