The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 01, 1958, Image 1
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CROWING FOR A GREATER CAROLiNA
Vol. XLVIII, No. 25 COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, APRIL 1, 1958
Gamecoc
Earth-Mo
By One Of
Despite a determined effo
ficials to keep the matter ou
Was uncovered the facts concer
'1hift that operated the eart
Field last week-end.
. Thi shameful debauch, wh
dollar law-suit and the expulsic
and executed by the members o
sources reveal.
When anything goes amiss on
campus you can (if you try hard
enough) blame it on the Greeks,
who, behind their buckles, um
,.f4A_ brellas, and crew-neck sweaters,
"ain't got no couth" after all.
The * members of these two
organizations were returning from
Lake Murray where each year they
jointly hold a type of regatta, in
which the brothers, straining at
the oars, give their all to bring
their frat's shell across the line
first.
Upon returning to the campus
about midnight Saturday, the los
ing group challenged the winners
to a Lrack meet on the construc
- tion site of the new library. The
challenge was accepted (for who
wants to be labeled a poltroon)
and a card of events was drawn
up. It was then that a near fatal
ity occurred when a young Greek
drove a scraper up a steep em
bankment which ended in a 80 ft.
drop-off. Questioned about this
later, the guilty party said that
he was attempting to put the
machine "in orbit" and that It
seemed like a good Idea at the
time.
All the earth moving equipment
saw service before the meet ended
but there was one event that stood
out; the dragline-bulldozer battle.
In this featured event, which M
sembled the death struggle of two
dinausaurs, the bull-dozer opera
tor attempted to bury the drag
line operator before the latter
could drop a "mouthful" of earth
on his head. ---
Though most of the participants
have been apprehended, campus
police are still making arrests as
the last of the group tunnel their
way to the surface.
The Gamecock has received
word from an unconfirmed source
that all of the expelled students
have received a blanket scholar
ship offer from an unidentified
ACC school.
Intramural
Coke Fight
#s Scheduled
- The University will form an
intramural Coke Fight program
for the -Spring Semester.
All Gamecocks are eligible,
p)rovided they represent a char
tered University organization and
are approved by the Fine Arts
Department.
A spokesman for the Athletic
Department said Cocke fighting
has become an art, and Carolina
doesn't wish to ignore the artistic
elements, therefore, the Fine Arts
Department is cooperating.
Varsity football player. pre
paring for the Alumni-Varsity
game last Saturday by stocking
up - on brass knuckles, spiked
helmets, blackjacks, switch blade
knives, and other equipment in
despensable to any football player
at Dodd and Gore Sporting
Goods. . . . Amused observers
noting a great increase in sales
after it was announced that Sackie
Binbade of the Housing Ministry
would play for the Alumni.
Car oL
S coops
vingStory
Ihe Greeks
rt on. the part of University
Aof"the papers, The Gamecock
ning the mysterious midnight
i-moving machines on Davis
Lich has resulted in a million
in of 73 students, was planned
f two fraternities, confidential
USC Rides
To Victory
Over Madrid
Carolina's don Juan Blanco M.
Conaque lead the University Bull
Fighters to victory against the
Spanish contenders at the Univer
sadad de Madrid last week, and
was awarded two bull's ears and
a tail for a performance termed
"magnifico" in El Periodico de la
.Luz, which is that University's
counterpart of The Gamecock.
Lead Matadore M. Conaque re
fused to shoot. the bull with The
Gamecock reporter upon his re
turn, except to say that "all went
well in the Bull Pen" . . . and
that he was en route to Washing
ton where he would receive Inter
national honors as victor in the
classic.
None of his primary matadores,
toredores or picadores will accom
pany him there, however.
The Carolina Bull Fighters were
operating against a handicap in
Madrid, since they have been as
signed the sunny side of the
arena.
While M. Con aque el Magnifico
is in Washington, his team will be
in training at Clemson. In the
near future, they will again take
to the road taking on the fighters
of Tacos Tech.
Primary Matadores for don
Juan Blanco M. Conaque el
Superbo are Que Lorenzo Franco
de Gravalindo and don Eduado
Francisco Nolando.
Toredores who travel with the
team are: Fredrico de Vire
Smitho, and 0. Henrique M.
Keithan.
Picadores for the entourage are:
Hernandez H. Quintana and Rico
Red Furguson del Cantino.
The University team will meet
Tacos Tech on April 20; San Quin
tin on 21; Universadad de Cuidad
de Mejico, April 22; Taquilla U.,
April 28; and Igloo U., Kodiak,
Alaska, on April 24.
The USC bulls will be kept at
Clemson the remainder of the sea
son.
Seen, Heard, Spoken on Campus
The Student Union announcing
that an outstanding Visiting
Artist Series would be introduced
at Carolina next semester which
will include such celebrities as
Francis, the Talking Mule, -Pen
tagon General Elvis Presley,
Nikita K(rusehev, LaiKa's kennel
mate, Licka, and Buck Rodgers of
the Space Patrol..
The Debating Team - caught
speechless and finishing last in
the Seepage Springs University
Debate meet due to all the de
haters contacting Larangitis from
an overdose of ice cubes in their
tea.*
Amazed TV tans in Russell
House discovering that the TV
set there had broken all precedent
by working for an entire evening
allowing the wondering student.
to watch their favorite programs
such ~as "Howdy Diddy," "Run
Tin-Tan," "Playhouse 7,898,275"
and "The .Jerry Gomo Show."
inaRs
Horsesl
"TE AMO, AMERICANO"
Languages department, is ehattl
partment. Miss Tortoni holds a
Jack French.)
Language I
New Additil
Professor R. M. St6phan an
nounces the addition of Miss Bis
quit Tortoni to the faculty of the
CLEMSON SECOND
USC Wins
Zero Junct
The University Track Team
edged the lead from arch-rival
Clemson to win the famous Zero
Junction Relays in a meet so close
it kept the crowd biting their nails
and anything else handy right up
to the final minute.
Showing the rest of the field a
dazzling display of individual and
team prowess, the USC hordes
swept all events (with the brooms
from their dormitory rooms) in
record breaking times and dis
tances to emerge victorious over
six other , teams by a score of
130-0. (This was a somewhat
larger margin of victoryy than has
characterized USC teams in other
sports this year. In this one meet
more points were scored than the
combined football, basketball, po
ker, and billards teams have man
aged this year.)
Glue Applied
Although there were a few thou
sand fans from Duke, Florida U.,
Clemson, Maryland, Teachers Tech,
and Winthrop who showed rather
unsportsmanlike conduct by ac
cusing the meet officials of favor
Itism just because they gave all
USC runners a 10-mirgute head
start and applied glue to the bot
toms of the shoes of rival runners,
Carolina supporter. enjoyed the
meet immensely.
Indeed, all 10 enthusiastic USC
supporters snored their approval
so loudly and proudly that they
broke windows from Mobile, Ala'
bama, to Wheeling, West Virginia.
Oh, yes, this is supposed to be
a track story and so far nothing
has been said about the specific
events yet, has it ? Well, it wasn
all very exciting. . . .
Carolia distance stars Billy
Lithuaniam and Willet Bore won
the 50-mile and 100-mile races in
a pair of finished photoe-ew
photo finishes. They received a
tree pair of artificial legs apiece
as first prize. The time. were 5:q
Sp eci,
10e Will
X... %. X:'
Miss Bisquit Tortoni, new addition
ing with Mr. Fillyer Hudisill, also 01
Master's Degree In spaghetti and a
lepartment
on To Facul
Foreign Languages department.
Miss Tortoni is part of the plan
to promote better relations be
Famous
ion Relays
for the 50-mile run and 20:06 for
the 100-mile race.
Carolina Win
The pole vault was won by
'btrolina's Conley Snipps with a
prodigerous leap of 6'2" straight
up and against the wind. He%was,
sad to relate, arrested immediately
afterwards for breaking the law
of gravity.
Sprinters Bing Rixon and Rim
Cathcart tied for first in the Half
mile dash with a time of 3 hro.
18 min. after lapping the entire
field 17 times.
BULLETIN: Dive Shimmey,
highly publicized sprinter from
Duke University has just com
pleted the half-mile dash, in which
he was the favorite, exactly 24
hours after the rest of the field.
Buried Headstone and Dodd
Goodyroll finished first and sec
ond, respectively, in the 500-yard
high, high, high hurdles despite
poor visibility in going over
them. A lone Clemson runner had
the lead early in the race, but was
easily passed when his pogo stick
broke. The same race was delayed
slightly when a' Florida U. hurdler
got airsick in midleap and crashed
on one of the timekeepers.
Time and space do not permit
the listing of all USC's heros on
this gallant occasion. Therefore,
we will merely observe that the
race ended with a victory for
Carolina's 10-yd, relay team whieb
broke the track record with a time
of 2 hrs. 88 mmn. and then were
shot at sunrise by local police be
cause they couldn't afford to pay
for it.
One possible record is still
awaiting confirmation. Shot Put
ter Dove Coats of USC, getting
off -a poor throw due to two broken
arms, outthrew his opponepts, but
the put hasn't landed yet. It was
last seen half wtay to South
America.
This may set a new track record
if the put does not go into orbit.
alAp
Becom
to the faculty of the Foreign
n the itaff of the Languages de
doctorate in Chianti. (Photo by
knnounces
ty Staff
tween Italy and the U. S. through
the exchange teacher system.
Miss Tortoni is from Southern
Italy where she attended the Uni
versity of the Ricefields and Pizza
Tech. She holds a Master's Degree
in spaghetti and a doctorate in
Chianti. Miss Tortoni's recently
published book on Italian trade
and commerce, entitled "Ravioli,
Rosselini, and Rocky Graziano:
The Three Main Exports of Italy,"
is a best seller on newsstands
throughout Italy.
When Miss Tortoni's macaroni
freighter docked in Charleston
last week, there was a group of
Carolina representatives and re
porters on hand to welcome and
interview her. As she stepped off
the, gangplank she was queried
about integration. Miss Tortoni
replied with a charm-in smile in
faultless English: "I love Ameri
can men.",
Miss Tortoni confesses that she
is thrilled over the prospect of
teaching in an American school
and wants to get acquainted with
her students. In her own word.:
"I love American men."
Her hobbies are button-popping,
spaghetti-stretching, and grape
crushing. Miss Tortoni confides
that her secret ambition is to be
Dean of Women. She feels that
her love of humanity, especially
American men, would qualify her
for the position.
Miss Tortoni admits that she is
homesick for her native ricefields
where she has spent all of her
life. In the spirit of true South
ern hospitality Prof. Stephan,
head of the department of For
eign Languages, has arranged to
have the classrooms flooded in an
effort to make Miss Tortoni feel
more at home. She will be teach
ing Italian 11, 12, and 21 and
special courses in Paisano.
Miss Tortoni comments on the
reception that she has received
from Carolina students and the
warm genuine interest that fac
ulty members have displayed in
an effort to make her feel com
fortable. About the faculty in her
native tongue she says, '*Ie amo,
Americano." T r ansa t ed this
means roughly, I love American
,Uen.
n i
te Park:
Completion D
During Faller
Bids are being received fo
nto a parking lot for underg
Prattersen, Dean of Admonis
a.m., this morning in a speci
[Jniversity Newsyy Service,
NUSC-TV.
Dean Prattersen said that
,he work completed by the begi
3ut certainly, it will be complet
Nominations
For Sanitation
Chief Open
N,minations are now open for
he coveted position of Sanitary
,ommander which is to be chosen
n the forthcoming April elections.
The person elected to this post
vill be in complete charge of the
rarbage brigade, and must there
fore be a respon'sible, trustworthy
ndividual who inspires confidence.
'he duties and pleasures of this
3osition have been greatly en
ianced since the University's ac
luisition of a cool, delicious, mint
rreen garbage truck with delicate
nint and white striped garbage
icooper. The truck proudly bears
the University's seal and it may be
remarked that Carolina garbage
is the only known garbage in the
nation which bears an official
ieal. This is evidence not only of
the superior grade of school gar
bage, but also of the Gamecock
iotto of progress, "Crowin' For
A Greater Carolina." This seal
reads "Emollit Mores Nec Sint
Esse Feros," which means, "It
(referring to garbage truck)
3oftens More And Permits It (gar
)age) Not To Be Fierce."
Competition in this election is
ceen. Candidates must be specially
lualified. They must first be ap
roved by Mr. Blackie Kincaid,
iousing Director, who, because of
is ardent interest in Res De Pro
undis In Dormitoriis Puerorum
(technical term for garbage) and
uis Scridiendus Ad Nauseam (pro
fessional slang for literary ta
lent), has combined a true en
thusiasm for sanitation with a
rare literary aptitude as evidenced
by his recent Housing Bulletin.
For these reasons he has been
unanimously appointed Sanitary
General, Grand Overseer Of Gar
bange.
All those seeking election for
hanitary Commander should see
hir. Kincaid for further instruc
ions.
Nominations may be given to
~arbage men at regular collection
ours.
NVo Dueling
Sess ion For
Yext Week
University Dueling Coach Sam
ael Manding Hall announced this
veek that no dueling practices
rould be held next week because
>f shortage of sparring partners.
It is hoped that the instructions
and drill may be resumed follow..
ng the next wave of University
admissions applicants.
The regular meeting of the Eu
phradian Society was held last
ruesnday. The topic of debate was,
"Resolved that alcoholic beverages
be b an n ed from University
Campus." The negative side won
without much trouble and the
meeting was adjourned.
olE
ing Lot
late Expected
i Semester
r "converting the Horseshoe
raduate students," Dean W.
htration, announced at 4:38
%l press conference with the
The Gamecock, and Station
the University hopes to have
nning of the Fallen Semester,
ed by the Sprung Semester.
The awarding of the contract
will be made during the ODK
Awards Day festivities, when
other awards will also be made.
Surplus Funds
Due to surplus funds in the
University building budget, it is
hoped that the contract can be
awarded to the highest bidder,
Dean Prattersen said. "At least,
we will endeavor to award it to
one of the highest," he added,
stating that one of the Univer
sity's new policies is that "the
more something costs, the better
it must be . . . and even so, the
best is none too good."
Present plans call for remov
ing the trees, which for years have
formed something of a virgin
forest on the campus, and to re
locate them on the new "horse
shoe" which will be added in front
of the new undergraduate library
which is being constructed on the
now-extinct Davis Field.
Dean Prattersen "choked" at the
conference this morning as he
stated that "Maxey Monument"
would have to go. He added that
the monument had outlived its
usefulness, and while the Univer
sity hates to see it destroyed as
a landmark steeped in Carolina
tradition, they, nevertheless felt
that the need for a parking lot
was more demanding.
Public Auction
In the meantime, a spokesman
for the Claire 0. Sophic Literary
Circle, which actually owns the
monument, said that the ball
would be sold at public auction.
Tentative plans for the auction
are to schedule it at 6:30 a.m.,
Monday morning when the Stu
dent Union Council sponsors a
"hog calling" contest in front of
the McKissick Library. It is be
lieved that a number of Clemson
students will be on hand for the
affair, one way or the other, and
bidding should be lively, the
Claire 0. Sophic spokesman said.
When asked what disposition
would be made of the rest of the
monument, the literary speaker
was momentarily baffled, since
the group rarely deals with such
concrete matters, but finally ree
ommended that it be presented to
the Archaeology department, for
the purpose of deciphering the
Latin phrases scarcely visible
under the sand-blasted sidings.
Gas Pumps
Getting back to the parking lot,
however, Dean Prattersen said
that gas pumps will be placed in
front of the Caroliniana Library,
allowing students to purchase
gasoline at a consession station
operated by the University Ex
tension service. This will be but
one of the many ways in which
the Extension group serves the
students.
"They (the students) will be
able to purchase gas from the sta
tion on a 24-hour basis, as they
are ready to leave the area." It
was announced by the Extension
that a sub-contract for the gas
concession will be awarded to
8lader.
The parking lot will be operated
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