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Chesr1eade.rN I Carolina football team got the season off to a good start Saturday night. The cheer lefters were in equally fiie form. For years the Carolina fans who were willing to scream their lungs out for the team complaffied that tlhe chee'rleaders were no inspiration or aid at all. Saturday night our cheerleaders, Jerry Spann, Julie Petoskey, Jim Herring, Mary Pearl Harbeson, Sandy Ussery, Dave Bradham, and Libby Bagnal, showed that they have real school spirit and want the rest of the Gamecocks boosters to be a part of that spirit, too. But the fans were not equal to the cheer leaders. Maybe some of the cheers were new, Return To Me Since 1954 moderation has become impos sible in the question of continued segrega tion in Southern social customs, particularly in the matter of segregated schools. The situation has now become so desperate that only extreme points of view are held by any persons. Segregationists now would rather see schools closed altogether than allow mixing. Integrationists did not express regret at the bayonet-rule enforced at Little Rock last year. Such violent attitudes can 'only result in tragedy. Although, we defend the right of the Arkansas citizens to have segregated schools, as they indicated was thjeir desire in the overwhelming vote which they gave Gov. Orval Faubus in his bid for re-election, clos ing the schools is not a satisfactory answer. And yet what choice did Governor Faubus have? He could either integrate Central High School, clearly not the desire of the great majority of the public, or either close the schools altogether, a measure to be Artist SerIem The' 1958-59 University Artist Series began last night with the presentation to University students and faculty of a pro gram by Nadine Conner, one of the world's most famous and most gifted singers. The Artist Series this year must be a success. The student government has put itself out on a limb solely out of a desire to better Carolina. The programs as outlined LETT7ERS TO THE EDITO11 Vice-President [ Dear Editor: ly, they met s Last week you published a bit- week. The comn ter column by Robert M. Bell I.F.C. members striking out at the I.F.C. of our tendance if they campus. In this letter, I have many members to tried to present a little different this opportunity, viewpoint on the problems of this After much d organization. rules were submit Early last spring, extensive ef- cil. After caref forts were begun in order that an and many change effective rush system could be adopted. Even afi planned to be put in operation amendments -;.er this fall. A rules committee was rules. formed at this early date to in- After being a sure the proper amount of time fort to improve c necessary to formulate a set of it was quite disaj rules requiring so much deep in print, that "1 thought and planning. this lofty orga The committee met at a time knew what they other than the regularly sched- enforcement of uled I.F.C. meeting and frequent- been little more1 'MllTNATS GANG TO NULLIFY A GOO) iMg e I@b but in future games, lazy fans won't be A6e t4 use that excuse. We will.know the chems then and when the cheerleaders ask us !to let the team know we're behind them, les yell until we're hoarse. Our team has proven that it can go places. Our cheerleaders have demonstrated that they want to back the team to the fullest. As students who have elected the cheer leaders because we felt they were the ones best qualified to boost our school spirit, we are now obliged to give them our support. By our enthusiasm and zeal, we can let the cheerleaders, as well as the team, know that we stand fourisquare behind them. deration Now resorted to only at the very last ditch. Too bad the day of moderation Is past. Sad the day when persons in one part of the country are determined at all costs,. Includ ing bloodshed and bayonet rule, to interfere in the lives of others. Significant the fact that "Look," a wildly integrationist publication, is compelled to admit that Negroes, going north to find the end of the rainbow In the gold-filled streets of Chicago, find that Heaven is not above the Mason and Dixon line after all and that many of these Negroes harbor a great desire to return back to the South, where they know people have a genuine concern for one another and are always willing to lend you a hand. Let's all hope for a return to moderation. Hope that some Great Miracle will take place which will restore sensibility on both sides and that moderation, guided by that sensib ility, will be used as the guidepost to a solu tion for the great problem of American his tory. P Is Tested for this trial series are first-rate. Uni versity students must support this program if it is to be continued in future years. Student Body President Fred LeClercq noted in council recently that Carolina is the largest school of its size which has not had such a program. In the coming six concerts, by our attendance, we will prove our desire for such a program. )efends Council wveral times a Possibly my sense of humor ittee invited all is a little distorted, but during to be in at- those many hours of hard work, so desired and I recall very little effort con ok advantage of tributed toward curbing my laughter, rather our minds were eliberation, the turned t o w a rd constructive ted to the Coun- thought and an honest effort to al cons;ideration improve our school. s, tb-. plan was The extended rush system, in er the adoption, corporated into this year's rules, e made to the was designed to make rush a little easier on everyone. There part of this ef- is no increase in the number of ur rush system, parties nor is there any greater ipointing to see, expense involved, he members of There is just a golden oppor ilzation hardly tunity for each fraternity to know passed and the their rushees better and for the regulations has rushee to get more familiar with han a joke." the fraternities. So here Is the horrible fate placed upon the fra ternities by this "Irresponsible gathering of cigarette smokers." If the average fraternity man does not go to extreme means, he may even know the last names of the boys whco pledge his fra ternity. In thirty days, he may even know a little more. Rules and legislation of any kind can carry only so far. Be vond the rules, only an attitude ) of mutual respect from I..C. - to fraternities, one to another, a nd a helpful consideration for the rushee can establish a,work *ble, completely successful rush system. An uninformed, unthinking columnist can scuttle an adequate system by dragging It through the mhud, destroying the mutual respect for IPC, and bringing m..~discredit upon all well-meaning fraternity men by hastily label.. ing them as dirty rushers. * Admitted, any system will have "I've never 9 CLARENCE EAS'I South Wadr Like many great men, Presi dent Grizzle realized that reasons of good public relations might counsel at times an abatement of rigor. He could relent and show mercy. He could interpose his authority in favor of the con demned. He relented on one celebrated occasion which gained for him great favor. An entire fraternity chapter had been condemned to death for giving an unregistered party. The record, unfortunately, is somewhat involved in obscurity ANTHONY E. BR Culture S Of 'Real' There has been instituted here at .Carolina a program of the highest cultural art, the Carolina Artist Series. Not only is this a sorely needed shot in the arm for our culturally dead minds, but it Is m#reover a nostalgic harbinger whlI hints at the re turn of the nearly legendary Southern way of life and of tra ditions which were squelched by our conquerors nearly a century ago. What is this Southern way of living? Or better, what was it? Did we once.have moonlight, mag nolias, and charming Southern belles, or were things always sim ilar to those that we have today? The answer can not be found by merely consulting texts and fictional works because these are biased. Our tradition, legendary or not, is similar to one's religious faith in that it must be believed in order to exist. We maintain that these things were real at one time. Not, of course, as portrayed by overly imaginative fictionalists, with their goateed, mint-julip guzzling characters and Darkeys singing to and from the fields, but as a hard working, unhurried hu man culture--unlike any other than no system, and is it not better to make the corrections in a constructive manner rather than to voice loud charges offer ing no concrete improvements? I am sure the rushees took a great interest in the article of last week. They certainly will have a greater respect for, the organization whose rules they are to follow. Thank you Mr. Bell for your careful and most Inform ative analysis. EDWIN P. MARTIN, Vice-Pres. I.F.C. Music Frat Endorses Art Series Dear Editor: The Delta Sigma Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, profes sional and honorary music fra ternity for men, wishes to ex tend its appreciation to the Stu dent Council for the new Artist Series that they have obtained for the entertainment of the students. Two of the major aims and purposes of this fraternity are to advance the cause of music in America and to encourage loyalty to the Alma Mater. We feel that the installation of the Artist Series is a step in this direction. The pupose ofhs tekr .*. i. een anyone enjoy chemistry the way 'EBUING... nalaw- Univer and hard to disentangle; it is clear however that the sentence was duly promulgated and the entire chapter executed within half an hour. Then comes the question of the faculty chaperone who was ob viously destined for execution with the fraternity and who now profited, as events proved, by the clemency of President Grizzle. It appears that this individual, noted for a child-like horror of bloodshed (especially when prac ticed on his own person), had OWN . .. eries Part Old South in our land. The War for Southern In dendence, as we read every day, put an end to this leisurely ex istence. That one five-year pe riod of useless conflict destroyed the work and p1a9sureko1;a c3p* 'tury of music, j6urnalism, ahd paintings, - but we can not-we must not-remain in this stupor forever. This is a plea, then, for each student to lay aside his other interests seven times out of this semester, and to attend the per formances given by the nation's top artists. It is not, as many doubtless believe, a group of per formers who sing and talk in un intelligible languages, and we be lieve that we may say with Im punity that there does not exist a student who would not enjoy these excellent exhibitions of talent. Certainly all tastes differ in a more or less broad horizon, but bear in mind that this series brings back several flavors which some of us have never tasted. This column firmly believes that a very high percentage of the students of Carolina,.who are sup posed to be among the most Intel ligent individuals of our state, wvill prefer "La Traviata" over "Yakkity-Yak." We must hear and observe to appreciate those things of quality which our great grandfathers enjoyed. Remember then our Southern tradition, idealized as it may be, the very thought of such an ex istence causes one to fervently believe that it is not impossible to have and to enjoy the cultural' arts and idieas of true genius. Even though the julip glasses no longer clink, and the magnolias bloom no more, there Is returning into our presence a most regard ing series of unexcelled artistry, which was created for us students as an important part of our edu cation. to emphasize the cultural facil ities available to the students of Carolina other than this series. The Columbia Music Festival has recently announced a very inter esting program which- includes a symphony, a ballet, a pianist, andi several other attractions. The Town Theatre produces sev eral plays charging only one dol lar admission to students. The University Players present a number of players during the year. The Delta Sigma Chapter wish es to encourage both student and faculty participation in these per formances. BEN TOLLISON, President, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Dudley does." sity Revisited unaccountably absented himself from the.ceremony at the last moment--lipping away, as he said, to bid a last farewell to his two aged and widowed pa rents. He was discovered in a wine shop and brought before a hastily summoned disciplinary commit tee. There his courage seems to have returned to him. He demonstrated by a reference to the instructions laid down in the "Wadmalaw Community" that the fraternity was guilty of no violations since only evening par ties need be registered and not ing thatthe instant affair was held in mid-afternoon. He con tended that the fraternity had been wrongfully convicted and il legally executed and that he, a fortiori, was innocent of any of fence. The committee, while approv ing his arguments, condemned him nonetheless to the indignity of a double decapitation for hav ing allQwed Mudweiser beer to be 4ervAd i i;ipreseiice at the af-4 fair. (President Grizzle was part owner of the Tchlitz distributor ship and the unwritten law de creed that all liquid refreshments should be purchased from that concern). It was at this point that Presi dent Grizzle interposed on his behalf. He rescinded the decree; in other w o r d s , he relented. "Enough of bloodshed for one day," he was heard to remark quite simply. This speech was one of his happiest inspirations. Instantly it echoed from mouth to mouth; from one end of the campus to - the other. Enough of bloodshed for one dayl That showed his true heart, the students declared. Enough of bloodshed!I And this is only one of the many occasions on which this great man, by his intimate knowl edge of human nature and the arts of administration, was un able to wrest good from evil, and thereby bring honor to the University of South Wadmalaw. CROWING FO UNIVERSITY OF Member of Associt Founded January 8e, 1908, v first editor, "The Camecock" is pa the Universit of Sooth Carolina w, year except on holidays and during The opinions expressed bycol necessarily those of "The ameco Letters to the Editor, but all ette not constitute an endorsement. T publication any letter is reserved. EDITOR ........ .. MANAGING EDITOR ..... BUSfNESS MANAGER... ASSISTANT MANAGING EDI' ADVERTISING MANAGER. NEWS EDITOR ....... FEATURE EDITOR..... CAMPUS EDITOR...... SOCIETY EDITOR...... SPORTS EDITOR ...... PHOTOGRAPHER...... CIRCULATION MANAGER.. EDITORIAL ASSISTANT .. REPORTERS: Glenna Bryan Karen McKibben, Dot Johnson,( Basilikl Moskcos, Ken Wood, Ju< Jordan Bill Jones, Doris Kamina Bob Allison, Paula Klicka, Do Alice Holland, Charles Brindle3 Lamar Cason, John Kenny. BUSINESS STAFF: Ted Os Marilyn Francis, Bobbie Willia Columnists: Carl M. Reynolds, lig~g, Bill Handel, Russ Burns, A ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHE Jordan. Carl M. Rey)Mod1. Education Foundationt Worthwhile - Still struggling, but worth the efforts, the University's new Educational Foundation is begin ning to become an established, essential instrument for enhanc. ing the University. Still little known, after only five months of existence, the - Foundation is depending upon sin cere supporters of the University for its success. Students should take a greater interest In such organizations, for, Indeed, the higher the calibre of the University, the more valu able the degree they will receive. The Foundation is established to~ promote the University by financial backing of projects and programs which are not generally provided for in legislative appro priations. MUCH IS TO BE said in be half of this year's cheerleaders, they have taken seriously their role, and certainly have augment ed .the school spiit. AT OUR NEXT pep rally, how ever, with a little practice, 'we should really come through on the chant: "Beat Duke Beat Duke . etc." WE'RE CONVINCED that no matter how late +r first class is, it's still too early in the morn ing. THOSE WHO DON'T think "South Wadmalaw University" is really growing as much as it's cracked-up to be, should try to get from the "honey-comb" dorms to the Horseshoe in a hurry. IN FACT, WHEN we saw them digging a big hole in front of Fraternity Row, we thought that's where the Greeks and the GFI's were gonna bury the hatchet . . . but now it looks like they're gonna put a library there. 4P EAST IS EAST and West is West ... but it's the Far East we re worried about. It may come to the point where only those who've already been "indentured servants" will be around . . . and then only for a little while. CLASSES HAVE only been in session a couple of weeks... and most students seem to think they're already a month behind in their studies ...and, most of them really are. HOPE YOU WERE one of the multitudle who- attended the con cert in the Field Hlouse Wednes (lay night ...it certainly out classed the local talent who per formed there last. WE DOUBT THAT we'll be in next week's issue ..in fact, we plan only to wvrite every other. R A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA ted Collegiate Press ith Robert Elliott Consales as the abihdbadfrthe students of '*E,,*airdy,during the college umnists and letter writers are not ck." "The. Gamecock" encourages vs must be signed. Publishing does he right to edit or withhold fromn ..............SCOTT, CAIN -..- ..- . . ..Billy Mishoe - - -. - .- . .Jim Herring FOR .....Gerald Floyd Rion Rutledge -..-.-..-...Carol Watson -..-.- ..- . ..Anne Valley -...- ..-..Walt Copeland -...- ... ..Ann Stokes -..-..-.- ..-.Jerry Hickey --..-.-.--.--.Jack French .......... Roger Brown -.-.-.--.-.-..-.-.-...Rex King t, Bill Bates, David Caldwell, Tharlotte Anderson, Sarah Krebs' ly Killough, Glenn Meadows, Joe sk 1, Faye Miller Charles Behling, ra Sansbury, *urman Wingate, , Donald Rutledge, Bill Dunne, ven, Tom Rose, Edwin Spears, ms. Robert M. Bell, Clarence Easter nthony E. Brown, Jim Pendarvis. RB: Sam Florini M. G e r