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Ix N,tleme I Stud. An interesting subject was opened for discussion in Student Counnil Monay. The subject under consideration is whether Car olina should retain its membership in the National Student Associatign. Many feel that the benefits received by the University do not merit its continued membership. Dis cussion on the subject has been tabled until a later date. We have heard that the matter will be re Spened With A We would like to recognize a group of stu dents whose achievemenfa in past years have not been commended on this page. Ironically, this is a group which should re ceive more recognition than perhaps any other group on campus. Reams of material have appeared in this paper about the merits of other student groups, activities, etc. We regret that suitable recognition for the achievements of this group and others be fore them is so belated in coming. Robert A. Dobson III, Katherine E. Wells, George D. Ballentine, Edmund B. Coleman, Ruth Wray Davis, Robert E. L. Freeman, Perkins Gaillard, HTarriet M. Harman, Ni nette B. Potozky, seniors; Anne Johnson Boyd, Edison Ray Ezekiel, David Andrew CARL M. REYNOLDS ... Move Columbi It was a big weekend for most honoraries; they, students at Carolina. pride to Carol Perhaps it started Thursday they seem dorrr -with the Student Union movie, trained eye-per Julius Caesar-it was so Shake- they are honori spearean. But we didn't like student isn't, in Mark's portrayal of Marlon. affairs such ai However, the plot was excellent; sponsored by i it was so political, and Caro- Day, sponsored linaish. Caesar really got cut. deed, these am * * * constantly "croi OF GREAT VALUE to the Carolina." University, and a compliment to- NOW GETT the Blue Key honorary frater- . nity as well as the Adminis- that "big weeke tration, was the elaborately . . . we could n planned and well-executed first of parties, etc. annual "High School Day." * While ft brought untold good will WE DID SI toward the University from vir- over the weeken tually every section of the state, that old philoso it also proved that students, evil, speak no e yorking closely with the admin- - - . and as mil istration, especially the Presi- - - . he was a r4 dent, the Registrar, Dean of * Women, and Dean of Men, can WE UNDERS really boost the spirit of Caro- dent Council w lina ... and elevate ourselves to tions for the Al a more self-respecting institu- that we Understai tion. we don't unders U * * seems so unnec< BUT OF COURSE, we don't * propose to overlook the other WE'RE GLAI Letters To The Editor Son Of Former U (Editor's note: These are ex- and confidence cerpts from a letter also sent to them had much Dr. Daniel Hollis. It is written distinguished su< by Dr. Broadus Mitchell of Rut- ers whom he bre * gers University, an ex-Gamecock pus in extrao editor and son of Samuel Chiles were far more Mitchell, a former President of you tell of.... the University.) Was my fath4 Doctor Hollis: bring the State Please accept my kindest tional demands thanks for sending me the second attitude of the volume of your illuminating and cently toward th painstaking history of the Uni- Supreme Court versity of South Carolina. stitutions must Naturally I have read with people does not particular care your chapter de- an alumnus, I i voted to the administration of my cent presidents c father, Samuel Chiles Mitchell, -begging them tc from 1909-1913. Let me take the tion to inform a high brick wall around the old State to an ed campus as a symbol of his pol- which the Univ icy. As you remark, he thought to adopt. I think the wall closed the University couched in cour off from the public view and candid terms, b similarly shut the institution in me the complin1 upon itself. He had the wall low- From the then ered to a mere coping at each a brief acknow end of the campus but left It on restating the Si the sides. That Is to say, he cul- the presence o tivated the public and worked whites in the prodigiously to take the Univer- and letting It sity to the State while at the father did what same time he labored to Inprove 50 years ago te the scope and quzality of work on tunities, educat the qampus itself. One of the and civic, for a protessora whom you quote had South Carolina. an imperfect sympathy for my become not simj father's promotional efforts in a legal obligatio S the State. Perhaps his critic did versity. Maybe not appreciate the fact that for forts in South ~.the University to prosper It was something to tea necussary to .improve education the University a in the StAte, beginning with the Sincei grade intents. .p.n.Broad We was mr netuo '.. strengthening teaching and learn- Best Dressec lug on, the capapus than you CnetPa emedit him tgith, I 6aud call over . 00**9 4' ~a l t tM bge profesbors of J)ear Editor: ~ 1~~$*~**~ded to It is with sin< b ~li9A er* iore.-- I request you to ~ apd spprior ter. The sponsor t. ~ 'W DRESS1 at Assle U@ton openeo -44i discussi6u' at &udent' Oouncills next meetig; .we hope that it will. Caro lina's membership in the National Student Association Is an issue upon which the Stu dent Body must make* a decision, We are especially interested in hearing the views of the candidates for Student Body Presi dent. There will be much said in the next few weeks about the. Nitional Student Associa tion., A Capital "5" Fedor, Robert J. Lahm, Helen Kaye Ringer, Carolyn M. Williams, juniors; Ellison D. Smith, and Miriam Zack, sophomores; and freshman William Behling are 18 reasons for operating this institution. These students received all "A's" for fall semester. One of the most common student fallacies is that the most important thing to accom plish in college is to make high grades. Dean John T. Rule of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has said that if a student concentrates on understanding a subject, the grades will take care of thernselves, but if he concentrates on grades, learning will deteriorate and grades along with it. If we can infer anything from Dean Rule's state ment it would be that these 18 students have let grades take care of themselves. a Off Campus too, bring great sell House is getting an intercom Ina. Frequently system. It's a great addition to ant to the un- the building which is more and haps that's why more becoming the focal point-of tries. But what student life ... and such an ad pressed by the dition has been greatly needed. i Awards Day, . . . It can be used for piping )DK, and May music . . . announcements . . . by KSK . . . in- sweepers, etc. ual affairs are * * * ving for a finer THE PROGRESS which is being made . .-. on the cafeteria dorms ... library . . . land [NG BACK to scaping, etc., makes us proud to id" we spoke of be a part of the Carolina Com iention a couple munity . . . we may soon start but we won't. a campaign to "Move. Columbia * Off Campus." :E one student * * * i who advocated WE INTENDED TO mention phy . . . see no that the high school coeds we vil, hear no evil chatted with around the Horse ,ht be suspected shoe and Maxcy Monument on -al party pooper. Saturday were Carolina mater * ial . . . at least, that was our TAND that Stu- observation. 11 hold nomina- * * ril elections . . . THERE WON'T BE a movie nd ... but what next Thursday . . . we under And is why . . stand . . . but on the return from kasary. holidays. . it'll be "Mister Rob * erts." We understand that if I THAT the Rus- there Is a sufficient demand, it'll SC President Expres which he gave CAMPUS contest, BRITTON'S to do with their and the Gamecock, have decided cess. The speak- to postpone the event until a ught to the cam- future date. rdinary variety We sincerely feel that due en numerous than tirely to unwise scheduling on our part the contest had been r's eagerness to thrown into unfair competition abreast of na- with many other prominent social unavailing? The events of the current season. It University re- was decided that under the cir e decision of the cumstances it was only fair to that public in- all concerned that the contest be serve all of the put off. reassure me. As I am deeply sorry for any dis rrot.e .to two re- appointments this may cause and *f the University wish to apologize to the candi Suse their posi- dates and nominating bodies' for nd persuade the any inconveniences. icational course Most sincerely, ersity is bound Jim Herring my letters were Gamecock teous though in Advertising Manager ut neither gave -- ent *oI a repy The 'Case of 'Don't edgment simply Need No's' And All ate law against Dear Mr. Editor: f Negroes and This school has a bad case of same institution "don't need no's" and all. Why, to at that. My here we are a-goin into all man he could nearly ner of building programs and enlarge oppor- we don't need none of them lonal, economic things what are being built atall. II the people of Why, they done plowed up the This has now field (where them army boys >ly a moral but walk and all), messed up a heap n upon the Uni- of parking places, and made a my father's ef- right smart of noise just trying Carolina have to get started on that there new sh the State and library built. An they' don't need this moment, no new library caus,~ they's books ely, in that old one that ain't even us Mitchell been read yet. Why, I been in that old one at least (four times I Mannow, and I ain't never seen more than a finger and toes worth of. is Canceled folks in there, 'ceptin them girls which help out. An them books. ere regrets that in- the old library can't be got publish this let- at for mor'n a hour or two. A m of the Annual feller can't hardly even browse CD MAN ON aoun' in there like you can over BOB TALBERT. How This column is devoted to all the unattached males on the Car. olina campus. Females, feminines and "gurls" in general may just as well ig nore it. The little message con tained herein will probably raise your eyebrows, ire and metab olism. For you free, white and single. guys, this will be one of those How-To-Do-It bits concerned with the problem of staying in that blissful state of bachelorhood. How Not To Get Married or To Hell With Togetherness. No. 1-At all times be on the defensive when in the company of females. Every skirted and pig-tailed woman on the campus has that ivy-covered cottage with that Ivy-Leagued hubby in the back of her little mind. You can recognize this emerald-cut com plex by her constant extension of the third finger, left hand. No. -2-Give up bathing for Lent. Extend the Lenten season be shown on the night we return from the holidays . . . the 8th . . . about 8 p.m. THE PAPER MAN . . . he's not really . . . he distributes them . . . has been losing money again . . . we suspect that some students just aren't paying for the papers they take . . . we doubt that one student steals the money . . . it would be hard to get one's hand into the slot . . . but We did hear of a one-fingered pick-pocket once, who stole noth ing but "Life Savers." It is unfortunate, however, that so frequently students have to be reminded that the papers outside the Laundry aren't sam pIe copies. ses Views Or there at that drug store. An they ain't even got no spicy books with pictures. in them, either. An a feller can't even drink his tomato juice in the Russell House without gittin the head ache no more cause they's a tear ing down what's been built a year or so, and then turning right around an building back what they done tore down. Makes a feller wonder sometimes. Reckon who named that the student house? Why, they got all manner of folks what don't do nothing but run around in there a'tellin you "Take that out o'here. . . . Git your books off there . . . feet on the floor, please . . . where you goin' with that? . . . and no sliding down themi l?annisters." Shucks, ain't no use in adding no new one when a feller can't do nothing in the old one. Everybody's hollerin' about a auditorium. Lawdy me, we don't need no auditorium. Only thing they'd use it for would be to git them smart people to talk to them what thinks they's smart and all. Why, they wouldn't even think o' having a fgrm an home dem onstration in there ever. Wouldn't have nothing a feller like me would like, .like girly shows and livestock judgings. An somebody said we need a new basketball field. Why, we ain't made good use of the old one yet . . . least wise we didn't last season. Now I think we do need a new fine arts building, 'cause here I am a senior and I ain't even glimpsed a fine art, and never will see one soon's I get back to Stump Hole Junction. We could use a few more rooms fer them Administration Builging fellers to come an inspect an all, 'cause the other day I seen- all of them. just a settin aroun4.Ia. their of. A. L )n he kive an hour qula he mean ro Remain A B for the entire year. This will def initely ward off the less aggres sive females. You know, the year 'round Lent and all. No. 8-Cultivate sloppy eating habits. - When out on a dinner date, eat directly from your date's plate and with her spoon. If you don't like the first taste put the remainder back on her plate. This is sure fire especially with the soup entree. No. 4-Select your wearing at tire as if you were either a loom fixer on the second shift or a deck hand on a garbage barge. Once you hit on the right com bination, don't change for weeks. This costumint is more than ef fective 'on dance weekends and visits to her mommy and daddy's. No. 5-Talk about other girls and other dates every chance you have. Do this with a dreamy at titude. Mist your eyes and let your voice quiver. Preface every remark with "Well, Emma Jane always liked this or did that or said. . . ." No. 6-Grow a beard. Not the neat little manicured ones but one of the bird's neat type. Eat a lot of runny food after the growth is developed. A good case of dandruff helps. , No. 7-Talk about things she is interested in like yourself, Jane Mansfield, yourself, hat red of little children and ani mals, yourself, her bad habits, your talents and prowess. Di& agree with everything she says. Be nasty and cutting in a very obvious manner. If she still hangs in there, resort to silence and the act of boredom. No. 8-For the proper ap proach to sex, read Kinsey's book, "For Whom the Belles Told," It's a real gasser. This tabulated In University's fice and looked like they didn't have nothing to do and I spect they wuz tired of just settin. Much oblidged for runnin' that piece which I wrote last week, an I can tell you my momma shore was proud of me, an daddy Is fit to be tied and when the folks in town heared that somethin I writ wuz in the paper, why they put it straight In the Stump Hole Gazette with my name on It an everything. Boys, Howdy! I'm gonna be droppin In on .you folks occasionally with more letters, 'cause I done heared just a bunch of people sayin that it wuz the only sensible thing on the whole page last week. See you at the Grange meet Thankin you Oliver R. Evans II (21 years old) The Student Today As A Conformist During a recent informal talk wIth a professor I was asked, "What's wrong with today's college students? Don't theyv feel that there are any causes left In the world?" Thinking about his statement for a day or two, I began to real Ize its full significance. There was a time when college cam puses in this couritry saw wide spread outbreaks of radical be havior. On every, soapbox stood a crusading Communist, Social 1st, or Isolationist - not only speaking but thinking. Today thinking marks one as a radical - a label which has a repulsive sound to the majority of people.' The college student of 'today has assumed such an aura of conformity that to differ has become lethal. While It Is good that today's college men and woman has' ,beeonea far lqa a. achelor f6rmation- will give you a handy guide of Who, What, Where, When and Why and sometimes, How. No. 9-Always appear broke. Borrow from her and never have enough money to pay the bill so she will turn red when the waiter threatens to throw you out. Al ways buy the cheapest Items. Laugh and Joke about your ter rific indebtedness. No. 10 - Dirty fingernails, scratching, nose- picking, loud belching, waxy ears, -seuffed shoes, lisping, and bad breath are old stand-bys in the anti-maitr riage campaign. Add to this list over-drinking, passing out, get ting sick, pinching, loud singing off key of barroom ditties, reci tations from Billy's Whiz Bang book, calling date by wrong name when- introducing her, and the constant defamation of the opposite sex and you can all but be assured of complete success. No. 11-If all of these things, and others createid out of your fertile imagination, faWl, there is one item that is sure-fire. Steal her father's shotgun. t ef And if you are stupid enougl to get caught with a wife after all this, boy, you don't deserve to be a bachelor. You will go your "Just desserts" wvIth 16 runny-nose brats, a TV repair, man, bills by the yard, an ivy tovered cottage with bad plumb. ing, burned grapefruit for break fast and a flea-covered eas.y chair by a fireplace that doesn't draw properly. And you'll be a damn night happier than the self-styledi toset caugh with a wife aferr. Oat, we'y, yos dnee?sev runose sinte, annVepr. there is somethen yqad, a is turigdn cottage ith iety plumb ing compnetel gapefrutc. rek fstuadt no fl-ongere thiks chaiey aereplaeo That maorsitl rawiv inforly.nrmintu tosAnd you'ltb a'fte damn aih hapero athnityThe self-tleg bachelor o touldn'sto oten my sflowr,i almost, nsirrleer AOa, we'l setie? fad thinkipedetiy--onsygru threisomehndgaceqally as is turbangt. Toayse college ceyta itns havpetl aptec. oelk tupets no lohner. Thk they membey do. aTheghayri frcieifomto.ro ntu to aln textapafthy twri au vamlolep is amzmgaIsde t followr alchons, evraeuder Afad to reigtcize afraidst o stuent have eoe more -ik4 stealets thanirk thiers. oseo aredmembers tofghiglrg (onte nuedss n argiente) socet. Eertng-s t con. pUSINEll iamaingER I '.d th. wall ananss,pejdie Ronald L. Bem,.e Extremes In Education Must Be Reconcile The University grist mill turns on and on, and college graduate are produced by the hudreds. 'l strieSs me. thst.a foln$-0iitp initi, of a colege 8 COLLEG G A A oblisge iraduate s-4 -at text and a slide re6 with mye 12 hours of . physics thr0wa In . . . or maybe a 4ollege radateb Is a bespeOtaeled 15,'ooert Oho lays hundreds of bours of i* rk at the shrine of the. teiPleIg Elliot or Faulkae. Perhaps the college graduate is an L.M. ma chine with a little acounting:d economics delicately Integrated somewhere in the mechanism of the gears. The college gVaduate is an oversized male with a thor ough knowledge of basketball or football with volleyball or table tennis thrown in as a first teach ing subject, or he is a tape re cording of United States.. and South Carolina constitutions with a little ancient history and a wealth of facts about Genera -Grant, President Rosevelt, and the First World War thrown in. A final type of college graduate is the ne'er-do-well who learns nothing in his four years other than the better brands of booe, the, frat by-laws, and the insig nias of the latest sports cars. Unfortunately, we have arrived at an era of specialization which is carried to an alarming degree in every college and university in our modern educational system. There seems to be no middle ground between the arts and the sciences, the technical and lib eral, and the slide rule and the soliloquy. This is a most grievous evolution. DOLLAR WORSHIP We are a culture of harried, hurried people who have time only for those things which will contribute -toward making that extra dollar. We are an unread ing, unthinking culture to whom Dylan Thomas just might be a second baseman for the Yankees, and Talouse Lautrec is probably the male lead to Bridgette Bar dot in her latest picture. We are a specialized culture of headline scanners, whose only goal is that little, stuffy specialized nook in life which nets a comfortable sal ry. We are for all practical pur poses composite parts of the mass without identity. We are engi neers or teachers or business men . . . and unfortunately... that is all. We pire Babbitts, each within our own little field of en deavor. CHANCE NEEbED This is a situation which sifould be and must be changed. There should be a ~eonipromise between economies, equations, and English Lit. There -must be some cultural development even in the most talented mathema tician. There must be some tech nical knowledge pounded into the most well read liberal arts major.W This Is the developmental stage. We did not come to college to learn to be teachers or insur ance salesmen or researchers to the totlil 'exclusion of everything else. Now is the time to evolve a system of well rounded cur ricula for- ourselves and those to come. Now is the time to remove the counting house from the path which heretofore led directly from the cottage to the castle. And remember, Bill, there are some things more important than $560 a month. *R A GREATER SOUTH CAROIJNA iased CsBegiate Press . . .. .. .. .. .. .. ...Roy Williams -..---.-. .. .. .. .Jerry Sanders ....... Leila Barr Stuokey .. .. .. ....Billy Misee -....- ...Tom MeLes . Ann ,Va .: