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First. Thil The faculty has set up a forum committee to secure outstanding speakers for the Caro- . Una Community. Although the idea is an ex cellent one, It Is not very practical. Where would a speaker at Carolina speak? $urely not it Drayton Hall. When Carl Sandburg spoke there several years ago, there were more people outside than inside the building. Sandburg is reported to have said, "Is this the largest place you have here?" The em barrassed reply from Carolina was, "It's all we've got." Surely not the Russell House Assembly Room? Students have been turned away at the 7 o'clock movies this semester. Even the 7 o'clock showing of the mediocre Confede rate war filn, "'The Raiders," filled the As Honor Foi When Omicron Delta Kappa holds its an nual Awards Day it has been wisely sug gested that scholarship receive more em phasis than it has in the past. Possibly the only other time honor stu dents are publicly recognized during their Carolina years, it has been pointed out, is at vommencement exercises. There, those stu BOB TALBERT . .. Held Back E Eugene O'Neill would have en- liam gives full s joyed the University Players' character and bi production and performance of in a pathetic, syn his "Desire Under the Elms." frustration. Hi He would have been thrilled make-up is super with the youth and vibrant under- the part with r( standing of the actors and ac- standing job and tresses. O'Neill loved youth - the spectacular p mature youth with eager minds Although theii and understanding hearts. the play is only But Playwright O'Neill would Charles Blackwe have been mortified by portions Felder make t of the audience who found humor roles of Eben un: in one of man's basic emotions - Blackwell, no sex - and the frustrations at- local "boards," i tendant to the three main charac- best performanc ters. In some of the truly thrill- brother. He wa, ing and emotion-packed scenes of laughable. Blacki dead seriousness, an immature role and the audi (I must call them that) portion portrayal to the of the attendance Monday night this Blackwell. saw fit to laugh. Felder is a n They did not laugh because it comed one. In h was humorous, for it was far performance a from humorous. Rather, as a brother, he was sttident audience, the embar- and true-to-life. rassed number laughed because Felder will take they didn't know quite how to tions to come. accept O'Neill's sex. It is regretabl But the playwright would have the theatre area overlooked this because the stir- this campus. For ring performances of the Players production, the showed that there was maturity and insight, coupled with under standing, present in the Ware- Letters house Theatre. To my knowledge this was Di rector Gene Crotty's largest and most outstanding undertaking. It Dear Editor: was the crowning glory to a Two letters highly successful year of theatrics Gamecock cited under his guidance. The staging, need for an aut the make-up, the costuming, the University. I wisI lighting, the total effect of the motion that some1 play, can only be classed as bril- remedy the prese1 liant* The absence o1 With twelve scenes in O'Neill's capable of seatinj taut play, Crotty had to leave the dent body makes Players' favorite "theatre-in-the- numerous occasi round" form of presentation and stunt night, stud go to the orthodox staging on the nights, the day limited stage of the Warehouse Week concert, R Theatre. But the,.audience never lina Players' prod felt the limitations, dances, class me' Now for the performances. lies, commencen There are three main characters, and any time an so interwoven by O'Neill, that having distinguis they draw from each other and would necessitate build to the ultimate release of to accommodate primitive emotion, dent body, are so Newton Neely, as Eben Cabot, tions that make D. F. Gilliam, as his father, USC structural p1 Ephraim, and Evelyn LaBruce, And conspicuou as the lover of Eben and wife to tually ashamed c Ephralm, work together in a trio the students of C of perfection. place in which ev Neely, a "classic" actor-type, may meet at the: shows why he has taken lead To cope with t roles for so many University pro- future, as well as ductions. With amazing sensitiv- . I feel that an ity he developes the character of 10,000 seating ca Eben with the sure poise and plete production pace of a stage veteran. His theatrical underti handsome looks and strong car- put under constrt riage make him the male animal red tape permits. of this play. This is Neely's best A united stude, performance since we've been can help cut this viewing the Warehouse Theatre productions. Miss LaBlruce, In her first major role in any dramatic pro- StUdent Posil duction, overwhelms the audience .Called Comn from her first appearance. This role can be easily over-played. Dear Editor: Miss LaBruce's timing Is near- In one of your perfect and she deftly plays each you pointed out t scene to the right point. In one lina's most consl performance Miss LaBruce has an auditorium. clearly established herself as a tion undoubtedly veteran and a star of magnitude. pathetic lack of Gillam, an actor we have ties along this li1 watehed and waited on, has de- ticularly commer velopel Into the full potential we students have ti expeoted of him. As the zealot stand. fathes-husband character, Gil- A wards nay, a ags First sembly room to capacity. A special movie schedule has been set up this week in order to give all who wish a chance to see "The Robe." We should also like to note that it is a pity that Carolina cannot sponsor a fine arts series as suggested in one of the letters to the editor this week. If Anne Bancroft (and whoever heard of Anne Bancroft?) fills Russell House Assem bly Room (seating space for 400) to capacity then what would happen if Rise Stevens or Lily Pons, by some fortuitous circumstance, sang at the Assembly Room? We would like to recommend to the faculty that instead of thinking about a Forum Com mittee that they first form an Auditorium Committee. r Honors dents who graduate Magna Cum Laude or Summa Cum Laude receive a few feeble at tempts at applause. Carolina should justly recognize the ef forts of those who excel in the academic realms. ODK should appropriately honor as a group those students receiving scholastic honors at Awards Day in May. y Students? Nay to O'Neill's sity students and their talented ings him along director produce the only con kpathetic role of stant winners by any organiza i self-designed tion (with the exception of the b and heightens debate team). alism. An out- The University drama enthu a highlight of siasts are limited by space, lay. budget and personnel. They have appearance in become . a complete success in in the first act, spite of the conditions. 11 and Clarence Now if the students' appre he half-brother ciation would catch up with the orgetable. participants' merit then theatre stranger to the would be able to grow on this ives one of his campus. It would grow because s as the elder the students would demand it of believable and the administration and the fac vell enjoyed this ulty. They would have to listen, ence enjoyed his at least. hilt. A real pro, This is a pitch, in a way, for a drama department on this cam ewcomer to the pus. Because it seems to me, that tre and a wel- if the University Players can do as first dramatic as well with what they have, then i t h e loutish a full-time department would be most convincing come second to none in this I sincerely hope nation. part in produc- But as long as some students laugh at the wrong times, maybe that drama and we had better wait until we grow ill but buried dn up. production after Good show, "Desire Under the 'alented Univer- Elms," good show. 'o The Editor Student Seconds is another occasion when Univer n last week's sity officials must hope the the tremendous weather won't be inclement. This litorium at the is just one more reason that the to second their expense of an auditorium is not ~hing be done to only justifiable but imperative. ~t situation. .Interested Student an auditorium the fentire stun~ 'Cause' For Students n.Songfest, To Rally Around mt union movie Da dtr oftE reCak At last a "cause" or movement Ections, Capus has been brought forth which the atings, pep ral- entire student body can stand ient exercises, behind. yone dreams of Several letters in last week's hed guests that Gamecock expressed the need for a meeting place -an auditorium - not somebody's the entire stu- high school assembly room or an me of the fune- enlarged cafeteria with the tables this lack in the pushed into the corner, but an an osiuu, honest - to - goodness auditorium, sait consIcuous that would accommodate the en f the fact that tire student body of Carolina at aoiahno one time. aryoine ohemn The needs for such a project iame time. are obvious to anyone who has he needs of the ever attended a play, stunt night thoseof tday, or concert at the University. utoeum tay A cafeteria by another name pacitorium com- is still a cafeteria, and I call on equipment for evrybody to join with us to help kings should be -get that auditorium. ction as soon as Sincerely, Tommy Cofield it body response red tape. Fine Arts Program Is Valt Copeland Needed At Carolina io IsDear Editor: 100 isMany of this country's leading bendable colleges and universities are cog nizant of the fact that the cul tured graduate did not become recent editorials -what he is only as a result of bat one of Caro- cramming, studying, research and sieuous needs is other scholastic endeavors. Some rhe administra- of these'schools have embarked has realized the on a program of either financial adequate facili- or opportunistic aid to assure ie but it is par- their students of a chance to dip dable that the their fingertips into the pot of iken a definite culture. These universities have sought, ri annual affair, and reaelena compmentay-. "Furber CARL M. REYNOJ Imagi The Northern soldier who so vividly reported the "crosi-burn ing" to his prejudiced audience, and which report was reprinted in The Gamecock last week, ap parently had to meet the printer's deadline before the action tran spired. Either that, or his imagina tion as a writer should be his forte; for certainly, we were amused with such expressions of creative writing as: " . . . what happens when bigotry undermines . . . the basic foundation and the democratic principles . . ." " . . . and the ugly snowball of mob psychology was on its way." " ... students were dissolving into the same animalistic be havior they so vehemently claim is normal to the Negro . . ." "Luckily, the police knew what to do, and as the nightsticks came out, the mob went back in, laugh ing now as if nothing at all had happened." How, then, did this gentleman get his information? He was there ... 10 p.m. that night, obviously incognito . . . no one remembers seeing a soldier he was a guest, apparently, and mentioned the canteen crowd . . . it was during final exams . . . he was availing himself to our Southern hospitality .. . fill Motion To R< at the least, tickets at discounts to concerts, plays, ballets, and other fields of enjoyment. They have invited leading playwrights and authors to come to their cam puses to discuss their works. They have not only basked in the grateful response of their student bodies, but have received the heartfelt gratitude of many mem bers of their communities. I would like to see Carolina foster such a noble idea, with the undeniable fact in mind that the purpose would not be to ear~n a financial profit. The profit gained in such a plan would only draw a com pound interest in gratitude. J. Winslow Others Have No Room To Complain Dear Editor: You have in the Gamecock edi torial in the last issue a letter to a Pennsylvania newspaper de scribing South Carolina bigotry at the cross burning here. I believe Pennsylvania is the same state'in which Levittown is located, where a full-scale riot oc curred because a Negro moved into the community. The people said that this would depreciate the value of their homes. Maybe we are justified in that integra tion would have the same effect of deterioration on our schools, as It did in Washington. Philadelphia is also in Penn sylvania. There the m a y o r claimed that there was no racial tension. During the next few days a crop of "incidents" be tween the races developed. Penn sylvania talks too much. I needn't mention the incidents in New York City which took Reveral Negro lives since the Em mett Till killing (in Mississippi). The New Yorkers excused this in that it was just the usual thing, an armed group of Negroes and )l will you stop aiming at Sli LDS... iation On The L ing himself on the free dough nuts and coffee given by the Uni versity "Y." Obviously, he was incognito . . . there may have been others with him . . .. he admits the plan was calculated, well t i m e d, executed with (if you please) military precision . . . could he' have then, well, maybe. .. but that's just a thought. He proved that he has a flare for writing garbage . . . and his consumers . . . they eat it up and appropriately so . . . but him ... he eats our free doughnuts and coffee. THERE WILL BE all sorts of reasons why everybody will want to be at the free campus. wide spring dance next Friday. We could mention them, but when y ou get there, you'll understand vhy it's pointless at this time. WE SEE THAT, according to a headline in last week's paper, that Wesley Foundation h a s elected "Spring -Board Members" ... we suppose they're organizing a swimming team. BLUE KEY HAS used a great deal of foresight in scheduling their Blood Collection Drive this year for April 21 . . . right after the heat of the political cam emedy Auditc and started killing each other. In a place such things happen, even among whites. There should be no room for complaints about others. The Pennsylvanians r 1 o t e d against and fought Negroes; the New Yorkers killed them. And in South Carolina? The students burned a cross on a field. We have been insulted enough without our paper joining In the chorus. Lay off. Yours truly, Robert W. Whitaker Comments At Movies Reflection On USC Dear Editor:* Many of us had the privilege last week to see "The Student Prince" at Russell House, and, as I write this, I am listening to a recording of the beautiful music from that movie. Were you, as I, just a bit shocked and embar rassed by the remarks some stu dents felt It necessary to make before every song? This week as I went to see "The Robe," I thought surely the en tire audience would show a cer tain amount of respect due to the religious influence. Again some. people had to contribute their asinine remarks to the dialogue of the movie. During a three-year stint in the Army, I became somewhat ac customed to such behavior be cause many of the servicemen were very young and were not educated to appreciate a good dramatic performance or music sung by anyone except the inimit able Elvis. Therefore, they could only take active offensive against something they were not trained to appreciate. It was unneces sary, of course, because they could have left if they did not enjoy the movie. Perhaps I am wrong, but it is Ninette Potoxky.e Knees, Spring At Carolina's Big Top (For some reason or another this letter was forwarded to me. Bince it contains some timely tommentaries which might be of interest, I decided to substitute it. for tfi regular column.) Dear Barsis May, I am getting use to school and enjoy getting my ignorance edu cated very much. It is really very difficult to think of someone like I ever being'happy on an unin telligent farm again. I am al most always getting lost in the library and doing intellectual things. The boys here are something else. Some man named Brownie or Blackie or something like that made this rule that boys have to make their beds and tuck their corners in every morning which has raised a lot of indignation. Also boys can't keep any medicine bottles in their rooms which makes many fellers worried be cause they are scared they might get snakebit and everyone likes to be prepared. We are almost finished up in the basketball season. Our team is very good in tallness and white shorts. Social life is always doing something. Last week was Greeked Week. That is when there is a lot of parties given by fraternities who are groups of boys with girls added which are sororities. All these people are stamped with these little golden lettra so they can tell who they are and how they are Greeked. They hold a Stunted Night where everyone acts up. Writing goes on all the time. People use the alphabet very hard against one another. They are always saying NAACP and KKK and NYC and then telling why. These are probably foreign words but very important because any one who really has anything to say always sticks them in some wheres and would never leave them out. Spring is coming which means knees. Boys start coming out with their pants legs ut off and this is a sure sign of bowlegged ness and warm weather. This is a darling school and I hope you can visit. Love, Lissy 1 So long as man continues to dwell within his own selfish sphere of personal wants and achievements, there will be con flicts. I do not advocate a race* of benevolent bumpkins, who sac rifice all for society. I do ad vocate that we utilize our per sonal gains and achievements as a tool in the building of social understanding. When we leave this university, each one of us is endowed with a basic education. Our own per sonal success depends largely on how we use this education, but more important the future of this nation and the world depends on how we use it. .. . As college graduates, we have a choice of two roads to take. One road leads to personal success, wealth, position, and security. But this is a mock security be cause we are still threatened by national and international up heavals that can lead to war, de struction, and the possible anni hilation of humanity. The other road leads to the same* possibili ties of personal success, but we also seek to spread understanding among our associates. We use personal success to influence others toward social understand ing. We constantly work, in dividually or collectively, toward international unity and world peace. We may not succeed ini our lifetime, but we can at least influence others to seek our goal. On this road there is the promise of security of a lasting quality, and above all we have the great satisfaction of having achieved both personal succes,s and a step toward peace through social un derstanding. Which road will we take? The decision is ours! It is our re sponsibility and no one else's. Do we accept the challenge or do we crawl into our ready-made bomb shelters and hope we live through a needless slaughter? Waddell P. Robey, Jr. i/I " oose paign. With all the cuts and gashes that usually accompany such campaigns, the drive is destined to be a success. 0 0 0 THE SAD THING about it all, is frequently there's more to a cut than meets the ears. * C C WE ENJOYED the fashion show Tuesday night ... especially the new approach to formal wear, including the gownless evening strap. WE HAD A good joke to tell about Cleopatra in connection with the showing of "Julius Caesar" by Student Union next week, but we decided not to pass it on . . . there's enough scandal out on that woman anyway. WE WERE ALMOST disap pointed to see that only four people were in the main cast of "Desire Under the Elms," but then, again, it was only a small tree . . . and not a very shady one at that. THERE'S A. LOT of political talk going around . . . some stu dents think there's a big need for a "dark horse" but with all this integration scare . . . we should think the need would be greater for a "white horse." rium Situatior and catcalls during a movie may be condoned in some places but are entirely inappropriate at the University of South Carolina. James Morton Education Is Our Only True Defense Dear Editor: Rarely are we not reminded of the necessity for Civil Defense. We are told that only through careful Civil Defense planning can we hope to survive the effects of an all-out war. . . .Why not plan for the survival of all of us? True, the present Interna tional situation demands national preparedness on an immediate short term scale, but what about the future? What is proposed herein is idealistic and Is based on long range thinking, but from ideals are drawn the hard core of our plactical working plans. What I am proposing is not original, but Is simply a reiteration of an age old belief. Education is the real defense! Through education an under standing and familiarity with the existing and future problems of all societies can be achieved. The broader the education, the wider the scope of understanding. How can any of us hope to re solve any of the problems of this world unless we can meet upon a common ground of' understand ing? This question does not pre. suppse that all of us are going to bie diplomats or great states men: however, every one of us can, in our lifetime, contribute to the solution of these problems. This concept does not require great effort on the part of the individual. All that is necessary is the planting, breeding, and cul tivation of understanding, and through this understanding can come tolerance, fairnems, and a willingeam for co---ean