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News From 4 Furman Cuts Essentially the same program of unlimited cuts for Furman Univer sity juniors and seniors Ill con tinue this year, Dean of the Men'a College, Francis W. Bonner, Indi cated here recently. The program, begun as a faculty experiment last year, a 1 o w a juniors and seniors who have aver aged 2.2 in all studies to take un limited unexcused absences from their classes up to one-fourth of the class m6etings in any one class. a This one-4ourth rule is the same s tie total excused absences al lowed by the University for all students. Any cuts above this total necessitates dismissal from the class. The Dean indicated that he was pleased wjth the efficiency of the new sys. He disclosed that men studen& took only .77 of the alloWed cuts per class, while women were more lenient, taking 2.4 cuts per class. Privileges were revoked in sev eral instances because of exces sive chapel cuts. Only one chapel cut is allowed per semester under University regulations. Dean Bonner stated that the faculty had expressed a desire to make the system more lenient *lower the g'rade requirement to 2.0 and allow sophomores the ad vantage of it. He said that a pro longed study would have to be made before -it could be altered, however. Breaking Poitt Each person has a breaking point, and college students are no exception, points out Mrs. Ida Long Rogers, Dean of student life at George Peabody College for Teach ers. Writing in a recent issue of the "Baptist Student" on "Why Stu dents Crack Up," Dean Rogers emphasizes that some students be come so ensnarled that they can no longer concentrate on their worlk or studies. She states that these studentA e G| Sofi You can~ light either endi Bee how PkIIl Moal's fbmous length of fine tobacco travels and gentles the smoai -makes It mild - but does not filter out that antisMjng flavor I ther Schools break down mentally, emotionally and physically, sometimes having to be hospitalized, or requiring the aid of a psychiatrist. "Why do some college students crack up?" Mrs. Rogers believes, "Part of the reason Is found in the individual-his inherited character istics, biochemistry, and age." To these can be added those things which happen to the individ ual. "When a college student ar rives, at school, he brings with him the influence of his home, school and past world. Saunders Could Top A CC Record An explosive ex-high school All American has an excellent chance to become the first fullback to lead the Carolina football team in rushing since World War II. John Saunders, the 205-pounder Yrom Churchland, Va., who could establish himself as the Game cocks' greatest all-time fullback before his career is ended, is run ning through and over opposing defenses at a promising pace. In seven games Saunders has ripped off 412 yards through the heart of enemy lines, averaging 4.9 yards per attempt. With three more games remain ing, including Saturday afternoqn's ,Homecoming Day contest with Virginia in Carolina Stadium, Saunders could set a new rushing mark for Gamecock fullbacks. Chuck Prezioso's 432 yards in 1949 is the best effort turned in at that position since the war. Accurate records prior to that are not avail able. The Gamecocks' great alr-around halfback, Alex Hawkins, -is run ning second to Saunders in cur rent Gamecock rushing statistics. Hawkins has gained 317 yards, averaging 4.0 per try, while his halfback mate, king Dixon, has picked up 195 and averaged 3.8. EET SATISF=YIr' No flat "filte No dry "smo an a 1 buolMliim egth of Outstar More "Wi Is Eviden A more "wide open" offense has been evident for the Carolina foot ball team this season, and Game iock fans are seeing more and more of the "lonesome end" at tack that was sprung by Army against U. S. C. in the second game this 'season. Coach Warren Giese has bee) using the "lonesome end" to his own advantage since the Army game, and chances are that it will be much in evidence when the Gamecocks meet Virginia Saturday afternoon in Carolina Stadium. Still Like Control The Gantecocks still like to control the football, but they are Joing it with bigger hunks of yard age than in the past. Even in the opening 8-0 win over Duke the Gamecocks were ripping off fairly long gainers, such as King Dixon's 7-yard sprint, Jim Bowman's 20 yarder, and a 15-yard spurt by Columbia's I Will Open I Columbia's Polo season will open Sunday at 3 p. m. with a match between the Columbia Centaurs and the team of the University of Virginia with University stu dents being given special admis sion prices. The Columbia Junior Chamber of Commerce has announced that University students will be admit ted at the Bluff Road Field for fifty cents, or half price of a regular admission. Half-time activities will be a polo game between J. P. Sidewind er and Tomahawk, local television personalities. Columbia Centaurs will be Cyril Harrison, Sinkler Manning, Heath Manning, and Jeff McMahon. Starting lineup for the University JG =LAVO:. your t red-out"flavor I k6d-out"taste! C'0 i WvELbi THROUGH PINE TOBA afidin... and they am e Ie Open' t This Set John Saunders. Di4on, Saunders and Alex Hawk ins have turned in many more runs of the 10, 15 or 20-yard category this year than did Gamecock run ners of 1956 and 1957. Quarterbacks are getting into Carolina's passing act much more than in the past, too. Last year the Gamecock signal-callers threw only a total of only 14 passes, with halfbacks doing most of the running. In seven games this year the quarterbacks have thrown 31 times already, completing 12 of them for an average gain of 16 yards. Wide Qpen Affair Possibly the most wide open af fair of the season is forthcoming when the Gamecocks meet the Cavaliers Saturday afternoon in the Homecoming Day game. Virginia has averaged more passes per game than any team in o1o Season ;unday of Virginia will be Carl Lightfoot, Dick Rhimenschneider, Don Gertz, and Harvey Smith. The Columbia Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the team each year as its project-for-the year to raise money for charity. A Chamber spokesman said -it is their hope that a considerable University group will attend the games of the Columbia Centuars this season. The "Tea Cup," which is award ed to the winner of the Carolina Clemson football game each year, was introduced in 1948 to promote better feeling between the institu tions. Now the winner of the game is awarded the trophy for one year at the Carolina-Clemson basketball game. IfI ste MML 'vet itoe.ne.rudad . oiugh M MoUb fin. obooosl ~rmdild !am Offense, ison the Atlantic Coast Conference, with quarterbacks Arnold Dempsey and Reece Whitley ranking among the top passers in the league. A victory for the Gamecocks would put their won-lost record at 5-3, keeping alive the prospect of an outstanding season's record. Swim Team Preparing For Opener The Swimming team is prepar ing for its season opener against The Citadel. The meet will be held at The Citadel in Charleston. Coach Jimmy Ratliff will be re lying heavily on his veterans of last season. The Citadel has had its athletic star rising ever since General Mark Clark assumed the presidency of the military college, it is one of the few, if 'not the only, col lege in South Carolina to give scholarships in swimming. This means that our Mermen will be going into The Citadel Bulldog's back yard to grab it by its tail. No small task indeed. Writer Says Compete Fo By Charles Bradley Staff Writer The situation concerning ama teur athletics in America has be come such that those participating on the college level are being scru tinized almost as carefully by the NCAA as security risks by the FBI. This has had disastrous effects on the inter-collegiate level of participation, especially in the field of minor sports such as swim ming, tennis and golf. This is due mostly to the vast amount of publicity afforded the accounts of such investigation. Love of Game No longer do boys compete solely for the love of the game. The spirit of physical competition for the sake of proving proficiency has become over shadowed by ex pectations of far more material rewards in the form of publicity, pay of fs by boosters and in gen South Carolina's freshman team couild field a rather impressive starting lineup of native-state tal ent this fall. At ends would be D)ick Rockafellow of Columbia and Rusty Bass of Conway, tackles HI:rold JIones of York and Alva WVhetsell of Bowman, guards Joe Y'once of Johnston and Bill Cobb (normally a tackle) of Columbia, center Stuan Pace of Easley, quarterback David Sowell qfChe raw, halfbacks Henry Crosby of Ridgeland and Dickie Smith of Conway and fullback Bobby Ivey of Woodruff. SPORT SHIR1 SWEATERS by Jan In Coki The Well Dross. Checks With CC COPELAI Ground Flo NOW OPEN-7:01 COFFEE - COKES ICE CREAMA - SC MEET THE GAMECC Speedster Bud< Holds Track Ti By JERRY HICKEY Sports Editor It isn't often that you find a 3ruising 190-pound footballer who also holds both state and confer ance titles in track. Carolina's speedy end, Buddy Mayfield, however, has won the state 220 and 440-yard dashes for Lhe past two years. He also placed iecond in the 440 at the Atlantic Coast Conference track meet for the past two 'years. Bqddy, 6-2, 190-pound senior, hails from the Peach State. He played his high school ball at Bass High School in Atlanta, Geor gia. During his high school doys, Buddy was picked for both All City and All-Regional teams in football, and was awarded the Moody Sportsmanship Trophy for his junior year. lie was also state track champ in 440-yard dash for two years. Disproving the old adage about "brawn and no brains," he was a member of the Beta Club for three years at Bass Hli. Buddy came to Carolina as a freshman in 1955. "1 had original ly planned to go to a prep school for a year, and then to Georgia Tech," he said, "but when I got Athletes Nc r "Love Of eral five years of soft living af forded through lucrative scholar ships. Consequently, although there are many talented athletes attend ing various institutions, they fail to turn out for practice in view of the fact that no financial help can be allotted them. "Big Time" Furthermore the greatest ma jority of highly publicized high school athletes attend colleges that boast of being included in the so called "Big Time" and who pos sess I a r g e sports endowment funds making their scholarships all the more attractive. Relatively no thpught is given to academic standards or the scholastic opportunities offered, but typically the number of spec tators the field house will seat, and the amount of money the "olh g;ad" will contribute each month. Over-Zealous Alum The fault lies not in the men who perform week after wveek be fore p)acked houses, but in the "HAXM" CIUB There are several thousand members of the "'Gamecock Club," Carolina's athletic booster organ ization. Membership in the club is openl to all per'son interested in the betterment of athletics at C'arolina through scholarships to outstanding young men. The min imum dlues is ten dollars per year, but many see fit to contribute sub stantially more than that. Execu tive secretary of the Club is Roger White, former footballer from High Point, N. C. rs by ENRO tzen and Puritan imbia d College Man PELAND'S First ED CO. 2 Street rr CanLeen ) A.M.-4:00 P.M. - SANDWICHES )DAS - CANDY CKS ly Mayfield itles, Too an offer from Carolina I decided to accept." He pl.., ed a little on the 1956 varsity and lettered in 1957. In the '58 spring practices he was on the second unit at left end, and pushing hard for a starting position. He's seen quite a bit of action this season, too. It was Buddy who snagged that 26-yard pass that set up Carolina's first touch down in the Big Thursday game. "It was the biggest thrill of my life," says Buddy, commenting on the 26-6 trouncing of Clemson's Tigers on Big Thursday. "That was the first time, in my four years here at Carolina, that we had beaten Clemson." Commenting on his dual athletic abilities, track and football, Buddy admits that he is partial to foot ball. "In track, you're pretty much 'on your own,' so to speak, and you compete as an individual," he says. "But I think I prefer the spirit of teamwork you get playing football." Buddy, who is majoring in Busi ness Administration, says he is undecided about plans after gradu ation. > Longer The Game" over-zealous Alum, who in later years develops a warped attitude toward the true college spirit and sees through misted eyes, subsidiz ing athletes as the only means of preserving the winning tradition. For in his mind, the number of games won during his college days becomes more and more and the margin of victory greater, with each passing year. It is no wonder then that the trend toward winning at any and all costs and high pressure re cruiters who promise the prospec tive competitor anything short of retirement at the age of 21, has turned the eyes of the American athlete away from education as a means of self betterment, and var sity sports as an extra curricular activity, in favor of apparently more material, but shorter lasting gains. During his four years as a player no celebrity in America could enjoy more glamor of pres tige than those men comprising winning teams. But as any ex player will readily admit, old press elippings are very hard to earn a living by. Admittedly, numerous boys re ceive college educations, who with out the benefit of athletic scholar ships. wvould find themselves un able to attend. However, many go to school for the extent of their eligibility and leave with lit tle more than a faded scrapbook andl a sad realization that they had let "lie in waste" their greatest opportunity for a happy and suc cessful future. The answer to this problem lies in a re-evaluation of the collegate athletic program and a realization, by the studlents, that they them selves, through their full or partial support, are entirely responsible for its success or failure. The University of South Carol.ina was featured very prominently in the most recent issue of national ly-circulated "Coach and Athlete." The cover photograph was of Gamecock head coach Warren Gieso and halfback star Alex Hawkins. One of the featured articles was on optional blocking~ by USC top assistant Marvin Bass. a Swng e Staper no bigger than a pack of gum SWINGLINE "TOT" Millions now ba as t aUy crafs, mends, able at your SWINOUINEI, "C"Sete 13 LON eAS~?.N 9K .V