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What I Three Types Are Given What is the Carolina Male? Is he the gay philosopher with more brawn than brain holding down the benches in front of Russell House, seeming to appre ciate the female passersby; is he the pale intelligentia who Is found in the catacombs of Mc Kissick with eyebrows singed by microfilm machines and thick, convexed lenses perched on his thin, dust-filled nose; or Is he the devil-may-care c h a r a c t e r at house parties with a martini in one hand, a co-ed on his lap, and Mad comics in the other hand, with a cigarette hanging from his lips? No, the Carolina Male is none of these; he cannot be cor nered so precisely. One must first realize what motivates this strange creature. There are the "In," the "Near In," and the "Out" classes. It seems a pity that social stratifi cation exists, but don't try to fight it-it is even bigger than Blight. The "In" Males are de finitely characteristic of their strata; - they are traditionally garbed, own a copy of Dale Car negia's gem, and ride an English bicycle. Also, the ones of the "In" group know everyone on campus including those running for elections; they are the epi tome of everything. "Near In" Those of the "Near In" class have certain minor idiosyncrasies which are unacceptable to the "Ins." A few among many are: washing face with Lava soap, trimming nails with used razor blades, and flirting with non sorority girls. The "Outs" are completely separate from the "Ins." They will nevei be "In," but unfortu nately the "Ins" must beware of becoming "Out." This strata Clothing Committee Elects Head Lynne Morison has recently been elected chairman of the ,Comiteeon Campuf Wear, ac cordling to Dean Clotworthy, ad visor to the group. New members of the committee will be elected in the fall. The committee has reprinted its pamphlet concerning casual clothes for the Carolina woman to be distributed for the summer school session. They are also preparing a pamphlet to help guidle the new student in choos ing the clothes that she will need at Carolina. Phi Epsilon Selects Dream Girl Janice Jaffee of Charlestor was announced Phi Epsilon Pi Dream Girl at the Phi Ep 30th Anniversary Dance at the Hote] Columbia. Janice succeeds Judy Hirschman as Dream Girl of th( fraternity. Janilee jaftee Jauice, escorted to the dance by Barry Goldstein, was pro sented a bouquet of white carna tions, the fraternity flower. Janice will represent Alpha Theta chapter in the interna tional Phi Ep Dream Girl Con tant. [s The( wears pleated trousers with the bottoms below the ankles, seldom shaves, has for his favorite shoe a toe capped hunting boot which he wears everywhere (including formal dances), owned a scooter bike with a gutted muffler, and makes all A's. The last item is what makes him most undesir able. The "Ins" wear vintage tennis shoes as a sort of escape from the aesthetic world; getting them as dirty as possible gives this class ecstatic enjoyment. The six-button coat, being the norm, conceals even further their hid den personalities. The "Near In" individuals are striving constantly to be "All In." Something always seems to go wrong-like forgetting and - Carolina New S& By BOB GROSSE Music Analyst One afternoon last week, I pil grimaged to that mecca of the Carolina Campus, the Russell House Canteen-kingdom of the avantgarde french fry, the 7?c coffee, and the 20-minute wait. There, in the land of the free and the home of the patient, sur rounded by two infantry squads from Fort Jackson and the Gamecock's entire third-string backfield, I enjoyed a leisurely meal, caught up with the current campus fashions and( learned of the latest machinations of the sports-car athletes set. I heard all the new sounds that the juke box trade is listening to and took a few notes as well. These are the favorites of our collegiate ten-cent music patrons, the tunes they are spending their lunch money for. ".. 'Ole World" "dHe's Got The Whole World In His Hands," Laurie London. At peak volume, Laurie sings about how "'e's got the 'ole world in 'is Hahns" (found at the end of his ahrms, no doubt.) Great stuff for revival meetings and tent shows. "The Little Blue Man," Betty Johnson. From the album, "Mu sic To Strangle By," here is a happy, sadistic song. It seems that this little, blue fellow keeps bugging Cathy, so she does what eny red-blooded American girl would do and sweetly pitches him ..ff the nearest roof-top. Great sport! "Witch Doctor," Jim Seville. A touching story abput a boy and his ghoul, complete with shrieks, groans, and death rattles. And it should be even hetter when nhe Aarolina cleaning their buck shoes, dating non-sorority girls, and permit ting hair to grow long enough to comb. Listen, Males, It in easier to get "Out" than "In." Deep Secret Why "Outs" make all A's and why "Near Ins" wear their trousers at half mast will always remain a deep, dark secret. It is not even known why "Ins" have a phobia of getting flats on their bikes. All these go to gether to make the Carolina Male as mysterious and less under stood as evef. Another phase of the Carolina Male is the summertime when he brings out of hibernation his flexing muscles, "covered" by briefer than brief bathing trunks, and perches in front of his dorm. The Male who has much less to k IMale nds Arc translation comes out. "Lollipop . .. "Lollipop, Lollipop," The Chor dettes. Ever since these gals left Arthur Godfrey and stopped singing "Sweet Adeline," they've been aiming at a .commercial sound. They finally made it; no tone left, just rhythm. And the accomnpaniment is furnished by Archie Bleyer slapping his thighs while Papa 'Godfrey beats his |Calendar Of Events Friday, May 2 11:30 a.m.--Law school fa cuilty, Room 102, Russell House. 2:00 p.m. - Christian Scien tists, Room 101, Russell House. Saturday, May 3 1:00 p.m. -USC Education Fo,undation, Room 204, Russell House. Sunday, May 4 2:00 p.m.--Christian Scientists, Room 101, Russell House. Monday, May 5 1:00 p.m. - Freshman "Y" Luncheon, Assembly Room, Rus sell House. Tuesday. May 6 5:00 p.m. -- Graduate History Club, Russell House. Wednesday, May 7 11:00 a.m. - Religious Work ers, Club Room, Russell House: 5:00 p.m. - Pep Club, Room 206, Russell House. 8:00 p.m.-Art Auction, As sembly Room, Russell Hpuse. Thursday, May 8 3, 7, 9 p.m.-Student Union Movie, "The King and I," As sembly Room, Russell House. SMale? display never brings his scrawny body out but keeps it in an eter nal sleep and suns it at secret rendeavouses. Nanekutanee One charadteristic of any col lege Male is his nonchalance toward everybody and every thing. Nothing ever phases him, or so the co-ed thinki when she winks and the professor thinks when he assigns three hour quizes in one week, neither get ting a visible response from Male. What deep, searching psycho logical aspect is there that moti vates this attitude? It is simple: He doesn't give a damn! When empires have risen and fallen, college Male will still be wander ing through the debris of the one fallen, not looking to the right or the left, to the risen one and vice versa. He knows little of what is happening outside his tight little world (the campus). Is there some antidote the by standers might take to remedy the effects of Carolina Male, or will he fade away like the Dodo? It is feared nothing can be done about this great swarming pla gue which multiplies every fall. Ants are organized and respon sible creatures - but socialistic. The Carolina Male and ants should take pointers from each other. -M. Byars Buy Your May Dance Tickets Now - Tickets are now being sold in the Russell House Lobby for the annual campus-wide May Day Dance to be held on May 6 at the Memorial Youth Center. Tickets are $2, Carroll Teague, chairman of the May Dance Oommittee, has announced. Buddy Morrow and his orches tra, recently voted "The Top College Band in the Nation," will furnish music for the evening. Vocalist Sandy Sherwood will add spice to the program. The Morrow band features a unique sound which comes from the rhythm and blues-based "Big Beat" style plus quiet ballad work, all with Morrow and his famous trombone. - A good time is predicted for all. Newcomer's Club The Newcomer's Club will hold its annual spring supper this afternoon at the R. G. Bell "Y" Camp. The party is for the mem bers of the club and' their hus bands or wives. Fried chicken will be served. Noted breast. This one is moving great among the pre-puberty set. "How Are Ya Fixed For Love," Frank Sinatra and Keely Smith. Somebody must have pushed the wrong button-this record is a real gass! Sinatra and Mrs. Louis Prima wall together in a boney little song which, refresh ingly, is not of the "I Like Short Shorts; You Like Short Shorts" school. It sounds like some of the old Bing Crosby-Mary Martin sides and should be a big hit. Good Corn - "Yellow Dog Blues," Johnny Maddox. A cornball version of W. C. Handy's 1909 standard. But it's good corn, and everybody seems to have a good time, be sides it's the first Dixieland I've heard in many months that wasn't used in beer commercials. Those who missed the Pep Club's musical "The Butler Did It" last week lost a refreshing evening's entertainment and a chance to hear several fine orig inal songs. The show might have shown a ragged seam once in a while, but amateur theatre seems to pack a wallop that the profes sionals can't touch. The entire cast deserves to take a bow. Special comment is due to Kathy D6ecker and Sis King for their writing. The play itself was an amusing bit of stagecraft and the songs showed some real tal ent. I would like to see Kathy's "No Love" put on wax; it might easily go places. The Last Chorus Buddy Morrow and his orches t,ra will be back on campus next week for the big May Day dance. It will all happen at the Memor ial Youth Center next Tuesday and the fun begin, at 9:00n Swanberg Presents Ft. Sumter A new book with special inter est for South Carolinians is W. A. Swanberg's First Blood: The Story of Fort Sumter (Scribners, 1957). In this non-fiction work, a Book-of-the-Month Club selec tion, Mr. Swanberg records the events that took place in Charles ton Harbor during the historic winter of 1860-61 with such clar ity that First Blood should prove an important book for Civil War study and general reading alike. In First Blood, Mr. Swanberg has chosen as his hero, Major Robert Anderson, United States Army, a graduate and former in structor of West Point and com mander of the Union garrison. Transferred in Nov. 1860 to Charleston Harbir, Anderson found the city openly planning secession, government officials in Washington reluctant to take ac-, tion, and, in spite of the fact that his headquarters at Fort Moul trie were pitifully undermanned, Army brass refusing to send him either reinforcements or orders to withdraw. Secession Finally, when South Carolina seceded from the Union on Dec. 21 and hostility towards Fort Moultrie raged through the city and blazed from every headline printed by the Charleston press, Anderson reached a decision. Acting under orders "to avoid every act which would needlessly tend to provoke aggression," An derson made the one move which he thought would secure peace and Dec. 26, transferred his 128 men and their equipment from Moultrie to the Impregnable shelter of Fort Sumter. Far from gaining peace, how ever, Anderson's act caused hot blood to flow along both Broad Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The Kentucky-born Major was a hero throughout the North and a traitor in the South. Fort Sum ter became the spark that ignited the fires of civil war. Characters Although Major Anderson is portrayed in the book as a cour ageous soldier, many of Swan berg's other characters.are some what less noble. They include the gentleman-president, James Bu chAian, an aging diplomat who found Washington politics grow ing too rough for him and wished only to serve out the remaining few months of his term in peace; John B. Floyd, a Virginian and Buchanan's Secretary of War, who did his best to ignore Ander son while aiding the South--to the extent of sending 20,000 sur plus government rifles to the South Carolina militiamen. There are Francis W. Pickens, Governor of the South Carolina Republic, who dreamed of peace, urged war, and led his state into four years of blood and misery; Robert Barnwell Rhett, fire-eat ing editor of the Charleston Mer cury, confidently boasting that he would drink all of the blood spilled beca,ge of the Carolina secession; and General Pierre Beauregard, commander of the Confederate guns against Sum ter, a courteous Louisianian and former pupil of Major Anderson in his West PQint days. And there is Abraham Lincoln, speak ing of liberty and high ideals, and yet impotent in his first months of office. Swanberg's characters are sharply drawn, bringing to light the hopes, pray ers, and fatal blunders of our nation's leaders during a period of supreme trial. Impartial However, the greatest credit of (Cont. on page 8) Academy Award Whuwer BEST FOREIGN MOVIE OF TlE YEAR The Sensasonal Star of La Strada... GIULIETTA MASINA In her nseest hift NOW I :0--3:00-5 05-7:05--9:l0 and By ANNE VALLEY Spring must truly be in the air with all of the pinnings and engagements announced this week. From Phi Kappa Sigma we hear that Ed Bowen pinned Francis Bell, and that Bob Rogers pinned Deen Fishburne (CC). Also pinned are George Hartzel (SAE) and Susanna Thomas (ADPi). Sylvia Marler. (ZTA) received a ring from Leon Castles, a USC grad, recently. Alice Pruitt (ZTA) became engaged to Eden Johnson (Clemson alum) And they plan to be mar ried this summer. Also engaged are Anna Taylor and Jerry Baxter. Cotillion Seen at the Cotillion Dance were SAE's Larry Barringer and Boots Berry, Julian Adams and Rhett Weston, Bill Cain and Liz Hazlehurst, Wyman Haigler and Lora Lee Bryce. Also, Sigma Chi's Allan Johnson and Josie Geiger, Stan Spears and Nancy Smith, ChQrlie Way and Mary Ellen Long, and Bill Handel and Jane McGowan. Among the Phi Kaps and their dates enjoying a big outing at Teague's Lake recently were Wayne Corley and Jo Kirven, Jim McGovern and Betty Boney, Tom Lydon and Kay Wilson, Tom Cook and Nancy Harmon, and Joe 4r Thompson and Winnie Nelkin. Bowery Ball PiKA recently held its annual "Bowery Ball" at Gibson's Pond with the Pontiacs furnishing the music. The costume for the affair was that of the periods in which the Bowery flourished, and ranged from convicts, flappers, and bathing suits to cowboys, bebops, and gangsters. Buddy Sink and Susie Morrison won the award for the best costumes. PiKA's and dates seen at the ball were Bill Smith and Mary Jo Griffith, Allen LaMontagne and Chris Young, Buzz Hoagland and Bettye Ann Terry, Forrest Godshall and Pat Moss and Bill Kay and Dot Wooten. Many Groups Hold Spring Elections Harold Price was recently elected president of Maxcy Brotherhood, independent social organization for men. Others elected were Doug Lawing, vice-president; Glenn Mahaffey, secretary; and Bruce Marler, treasurer. Also, Ralph Evans, social chairman; George Coggins, publicity chairman; Bill Jackson, Bob Sikes, Charlie Taylor, and Jack Ritchart, membership committee, and Gray Hunter, athletic chairman. Pi Kappa Phi Jack Rogers has recently been elected archon of Pi Kappa Phi. Others elected were Ed Mattison, treasurer; Billy Mishoe, secretary; Mackie McDonald, historian; Bert Thomas, chaplain; Jerry Ellis, warden; and Pat Cave, IFC representative. ATO Bart Rast has recently been elected president of Alpha Tau Omega, social fraternity. Other officers elected were Joe McElroy, vice-president; Pearce McCall, secretary; and Rusty Revere, treasurer. ?6ftE AgaAggp .. COg.en ee cogg.., * .~aC4c~a g4IgpAggy, Know the answer? 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