Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Don't be lulled into feeling of the Press Is a shop-worn el common denominator of libert. As one of the last strong] speech, a newspaper, especial one, has the duty to report n curately and promptly. But ti obligation of responsibility. to the students, faculty and a Should The Gamecock prin or only that favorable to th There Is always a danger a paper will become an echo-a tration, the trustees, the prel ment on campus, the athletic other vested interest. This paper is a part of the which, in turn, is guided by t tion. And the purpose of the is to see to the welfare of thif . not pressure groups or in( The eternal question that s Anthony E. Brown Carolina IN reading the sport pages of the local press this summer, we noticed a statement by our head football coach which re ferred to Carolina as a "suitcase college." He explained that this meant that a great majority of the stu dents at the University decamped over the weekends and only a few remained to attend the foot ball games and other seasonal athletic events which take place on Fridays and Saturdays. How right he is! A classic example of the school spirit of the past at Carolina, or rather the lack of it, was mani fest last October in the hours and days following Carolina's over whelming defeat of favored Clemson. Three hours after the game the campus was deserted, the Russell House was closed and quiet, and the streets bordering the .school grounds were devoid of cars. This clearly indicated that everyone had either gone home or had not yet returned from the stadium. THE next day, Friday, the University appeared to have been visited by plague, for even the ever-present groundkeepers were not to be seen. And the following Monday, when classes resumed, there were bitter com plaints about having to return to this "moldy mortuary." That is what school spirit is not. An example of the real meaning of enthusiasm on the college campus occurred several years ago at Duke when the Blue Devils were the only team to de feat Ohio State that season. The game was played in Co lumbus, Ohio, and in the dormni tories at Duke every ear was near a radio listening to the play by-play account of the game. When it was over and Duke was winner, the students went wild; the administration went wild and declared a three-day recess of all classes, and even the campus police went wild. But It was an orderly, sane type of wildness. R OLLS of paper streamed from every dormitory window, fires were lighted on the side walks, and torchlight parades wound from the men's to the wo men's campus. For three days parties and dances were held in every con ceivable area of the school's grounds. The deans enjoyed the festivities as well as the students and the president held open house for several hours. In short, every one had a ball! Why does this sort of reaction never occur at Carolina ? Our team plays its heart out and last year's record certainly indicates f/A GAA~ CROWING FOBi UNIVERSITY OF S Member of Associat< FendedSO0, 1908, wit a .. di, G..e*..6 Ii wes the Uv.n5.ty e Cer c.lu. w.. r.ar asWet en helaar and dUi. he. e . mdnee ed an .ee mo --at-e- a emd..e..e. Thm w.Un-a-s ea ses. I. y......d. EDITOR. .. .. ....... MANAGING EDITOR.... BUSINESS MANAGER. ADVERTISING MANAGER COPY EDITOR ...... NEWS EDITOR. .. .. ... FACULTY EDITOR. FEATURE EDITOR. SOCIETY EDITOR.. SPORTS EDITOR... CAMPUS EDITOR.. CIRCULATION MANAGER.... CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER . * Eman Of Ech", that Freedom final output c iche. It is the question that d r and peace. should be: "Is iolds for free When a studi ly a campus of any group it sws fairly, ac- college commun ere is also the viduals feel the; Responsibility own designs, th dministration. other issue, fo ; all the news more than a h e University ? master's voice" college news- the purpose of F the adminis- college one. railing depart- The many fir :lique, or some the past have bi in their reportii student body opinions. le administra- This fine txw %dministration years of cooper i student body and the Univer lividuals. responsibility a ould guide the both. Carpetbag that we are far above medioerity as a football power. T HE only answer we can sug gest is to attend the pop rallies before the games, the games themselves, and the parbies and dances after the games. It is up to the new students as well as the old to help revive the energy that has seemingly dis appeared, the girls in particular. If your date at a big home game sits huddled silently beside you, nipping from his flask and lamenting the cold, give him a jab in the ribs to encourage him. If he does not hit you with the binoculars or some other handy object, perhaps he will cheer the team a bit. Dave Bledsoe . . Native See! As Maligm Throughout the state of Arkan sas, there Are many emotions, but those most prevalent are hate and fear. The strife at Little Rock has eaten into the rest of the state like a malignant cancer. Tensions are at a fever pitch, particularly in areas where the population is predominantly Ne gro. Newsmen attempting to inter view students enrolled at Dollar way schools In Pine Bluff were stoned by a crowd of students and passersby after someone hurled the hated epithet: "Nigger lover." Rocks Indicative The rocks were Ironic, since most of the newsmen were from publications that have been pro segregationist. No matter. The rocks flewv, no questions asked. More than that, incidents such as these show plainly the diffi culty of living in a state where reason is dominated by emotion. The situation finds a strange parallel in the attitude of the Nazi government In the last days of World War Two. In those days the Nazis would shoot anybody that even sug gested that the Third Reich would not triumph even though the end was clearly in sight. So Is Arkan sas today. No Last-Ditch Effort Business is at a low ebb, the exodlus of trained, intelligent people who left because they could not stomach Faubus and his switch from demi-god to dema gogue, is beginning to alarm state officials. People are leaving the state be cause they don't want their chil dren raised under a capricious governor who uses *dueation a. A GREATER DUTHI CAROLINA id Collegiate Press a lebert Emlott cinasaes aa the Mehedbrpand for th. studemseto e y,during the eenage nas lter writes are met k." rhe Gams.eck" eaesurae GLEJNNA BRYANT Karen McKibben Ed Spears * Tommy Rose Penny Sinclair Charles Behling Dee Chandler .. Bill Lumpkin Margaret Scott Bobby Alford Alice Holland Todd Walter ............ .. ..Pte Allan I f The Gaeekand the eterminee the bility, it good Abr 7" mt paper hecomas the vae has loot its usefulne to the lty it serves. When any Indi r can mold the paper to their en it Is futile to publish an r we have beoome nothing all of echoes, relaying "our to his puppets. This is not any newspaper, Including a e staffs of The Gamecock in tilt up a tradition for honesty g and independehce in their lition has developed through tion between The Gamecock sity faculty. It is a mutual nd obligation on the part of College? Seriously, the spidt of OMo lina is not as high as it am be, but it is not eany absent either. Enthusiasm for the sme cess of any individual or giop of students on the eaapum w make the snccess 6ht much more valuable to the grep or individual who has attained it, and the general rule Is that the more enthulaamm son by the students, the more constant will be the successes. Let us remember, old studes and new, that this is our oammna, for better or for wore, and that we are its backbone and its rea son for existing. AAthough #M demic progress is our priMary aim, a healthy school spivt is equally an Important. ; Arkansas int Cancer a tool for his political house building. To quote columnist Ernie Dean, of the Arkansas Gazette: " ... the long-running trend of loss of educated and energetic young people must be turned." Empire Building? Unfortunately, there are pro ponents for a last ditch let's-be heroes fight that are being heard. In spite of the fact that many people are begging to repudiate Governor Faubus and his white supremists, the seeds that he has planted among the ignorant, eas ily stirred people have blossomed into enough votes to insure his political safety. The words of Mark Twain are appropriate: (From "Huckleberry Finn") We've got all the fools on our side, and ain't that 90 per cent of the people ?) The tragedy is that there ap pears to be no end to this. Those 1 who advocate reason are swept aside by the whirlwind that the good Governor has so cannily reaped. Soon the winds will topple his house of cards and there will be another blot on the history of ouri free (if you're white), God-fear ing (forgetting that the same God created us all) country. At present, those who love the state of Arkansas can only hope that there is enough to salvage I when we start over again.1 Lou Youmuans . .. CaoiasOriente Carlin'sfreshman-orienters 1 are finally waking up to the un mutable law of Investment and 1 return. This year's orientation program has been a new depar ture in that the people in charge of planning and conducting it4 have approached It with verve and purposefulness. We are still a long way from perfection, but already the Improvements and their results are obvious. Fortunately, unlike most up lifting campaigns on this campus, the project of having upperclass men write to all the entering freshmen, did not fizzle out for lack of enthusiasm. It paid off. The confidence, the interesti built just by this simple personal contact with a member of the < Carolina community have been phenominal The entering class has come barrelling into Colum bia ready to take the toe nd University--a.by storm. Composed Group< They were much less nervous, felt much more like esbhihed t members of the group han odd* "Oh, I'm not taking any court newspaper, the yearbook, the... Ellis Boatmon . . Put F There are more than 1,800 -olleges and universities in the [Inited States, but few can boast k more beautiful campus or a nore friendly student body than he University of South Carolina. rhe Carolina community will be rour home for four long years. We sincerely hope you will not )e disappointed in your choice. You came to Carolina for many ,easons. We hope the basic motive %at brought you here was that rou want to study and to learn. [ you came for other reasons Ian this, then you made a fruit ess journey to Columbia. It Is true that a university is nany things to many people, but asically it is a community of ;cholars dedicated to the discov .ry, preservation, and dissemina ;ion of knowledge. Emphasis After all, it is this emphasis mn learning that justifies the axistence of a university and nerited your attention in the First place. The primary requisite for earning is the will to learn. Without the desire for knowledge, Mere can be little learning. And t Is quite true that a "little" earning is a dangerous thing. ['he University of South Caro ina, therefore, makes every ef Fort to encourage and to assist he student who wants to learn nore than the fundamentals. Accumulate Knowledge If you want to learn, you have ~ome to the right place. But no matter how long you stay here, miness you want to accumulate >lrds coming in somewhere they night not be quite anxiously vanted. But they still had a lot to earn, for University life is some hing totally different from any ther kind of society in its or ranization, its mores and even ts vernacular. Last year, the freshmen camne way from their orientation with he general impression that they ad just devoted a whole' day to farcical waste of time. How iver vital the information may rave been that was supposed to >e transmitted to them, the pro tram was so ineffectively organ zed and so indifferently pre ented that even those few who lldn't desert after the first lec ure or two gained nothing from t. Organized Effort But this year, a commendable dece of work has been turned out n the same basic format. The rogram was revised, of course, o eliminate many of Its worst aults:- the wandering lec..r... les this term. I'm on the student co :irst Things knowledge, it will never come your way. We have a large student body -some 5,000 strong. They come from every county in the state, many of our 50 states, and several 3 from foreign countries. They represent a wide range of academic majors-from engi neering to French, and from pharmacy to music-they come from small hamlets, farms, and large cities. We welcome the new freshman class to our ever-grow ing student body. Fresh as they are from the graduating platforms of high schools all over the land, these first-year men can add greatly to our community, both in its curricular and extra-curricular activities. Campus Joiners With your primary motivation to acquire an education, you should not "go wrong" in your dealings with the extra-curricular phase of the university. This latter area is most important, and you should wisely choose those organizations with which you wish to work.t It is a common fallacy, partic ularly with freshmen, to join every club, society, and frater-< nity on campus. This is a gross error. Campus joiners, who have theirt names on the rolls of more clubs than they could ever hope to at tend, contribute very little. Plan carefully and affiliate with only i those groups with which you have t similar interests and aptitudes. More Than Work Your social life is also impor tant, and you will deprive your self of a great deal of fun and a enjoyment if you by-pass the t ment and F who wandered elsewhere, the in terminab)le waits between short chunks of information, the lack- l adaisical attitude taken by every- 1 one involved in the project. The effort at last was put forth to u impart to these very promising v, youngsters the facts of Univer- t sity life without which a fresh-v man simple cannot survive,. I sat in on a part of one of these lectures, and noticedl sev- r eral very encouraging differences from previous orientation pro- r gramns. For one thing, attendance i even toward the end was all but perfect, people cutting only for urgent appointments and then hurrying back so as to miss as little as possible.h The questions they asked weret intelligent, based on a good knowledge of what this college " life is all about, a knowledge gained through the thorough an<d interesting presentation that re placed the old method of mum ling a few stereotyped lines out e >f some publication.o uncil, the party committee, the First vealth of (lances, football games, eceptions, rallies, etc., that fill lie college calendar. The important thing to remem >er is that your primary goal is rour education, and when the tudies sag and your grades take L dip, that's a sure sign you're nvolved iii too many extra urricular activities. Give Support Support the groups that are. vorking to create a higher degree >f school spirit on campus, and nake every effort to become a ,ital part of the Carolina com nunity. In conclusion, let us say to all 'old" students that we are glad rou're back, and we extend a velcome to the frosh as they join ur campus. We hope the fresh nen realize that Carolina is their chool nowv, as wel as ours. Its aeilities and faculty are geared o exp)ose, for us, the learning Lnd wvisdom of the ages. Whether we get an education vill depend upon our owna efforts. our years from now, fraternity' nembhership will be a nice thing o reminisce over, and our clubs vill no doubt provoke pleasant nemnories, but it will be the legree that makes the difference. Apply yourself to books, labs, nd classes. Become exposed to he truly great names of history t nd literature that wvill pop up 'efore you from books we hope t 'ou read, join carefully, work iligently, and contribute some hing while you're here. It's a big assignment, but itf vill come easier when you put< irst things first and work toward i our dlegree wvith the same spirit nd eagerness that brought you o the Carolina community. ~etur n Fewer F"lawu There are still flaws, of course. fany things remain to be ear'ned, little things but vital nes. There is still a note of nrealismn about the lectures, rhich are really a description of he way the system is supposed to 'ork in,steadi of a truly acc'urate Also, much of the milling con Lision of maddening crowds pas ing from one place to another light he red(uced, if only to make J'ossible to cross the lobby of ussell flouse oni orientation dasy. But the facet remains quite lear, both from observation of he efficient wvay orientation has e een handled this year and from f ilking to these self-assured, e nowing and enthusiastic fresh ien, that a truly fine beginning y as been made, a really long step v iken in the right direction. With h we start madie in '59, succeeding e (ars should see Carolina pro- a ress rapidly toward a completely c ffective program of freshman rientation.( President Extends Welcome By JIM LEVENTIS Student Body President I would like to thank you for illowing me to welcome our new itudents - freshmen and trans. !ers, to the University of South .arolina. We are exceedingily )roud of our newcomers to the !ampus because they represent lhe finest group of freshmen that Ne have ever received. Embodied within their class is i spirit exemplifying the true Jarolina way of life as it has iever been shown before. They lave shown us during their short itay here by their actions during Freshman Camp, Orientation and Frosh Week that they desire to )ecome HONORABLE MEN kND WOMEN OF CAROLINA. We as upperclassmen can learn i great deal from their actions. Let us take heed of the swelling ride of the "Fifty-Niners" and oin with this movement to make 959-1960 our finest year. - Place for Each For our Freshmen, Carolina of. ers each of them a place in Its Faried activities. Academically, !ach of you will soon learn of .he high standards and qualities )f our professors and the courses hey teach. Our scholastic program offers !ach of you a field of study ,egardless of your selection due ;o the many facets of education t covers. Socially, we offer very student an insight into the ollege way of social life. Be it raternities, sororities or just tudent body functions, each of rou will have a chance to enjoy locializing together with the rest af the studeDt body. The main problem Involved in )ur life here at Carolina is to naintain a proper balance be ween the two ways of life teademic and social. The ancient 3reeks used to say, "Pan metron triston," meaning, "Everything in noderation." - a good sugges ion for us as college students oday. Take Part! Your Student Government opes you will take an active nterest in its activities. Student ?ouncil is provided for your enefit. We must have a well nformed, active and Interested student Body to insure its proper unctioning. The council meets on Mondays rom 5 until 6 in the Student ouncil Room. Meetings are open :o the Student Body and you are irged to attend and offer your tuggestions. We also hope that you will equest to serve on council corn nittees so that you can have a iand in promoting Carolina to treater heights. Firm Foundation You can see therefore, that vhen the Great Architect de igned our University he built it im a solid foundation - our tudent body. He did not plan or the upper structure to be veakened by false supports. He laced many strong beams In be ween to provide for the needed trength. We are these supports, he needed strength to make our ipper structure secure. If we fail and our beams be- ~ ome faulty, our structure will nil and regardless of the strength f our base, our University and ts programming will be of no vail. Let us join together in the pirit of friendliness to build a olid foundation and a strong uper-structure so that the sky vill be our limit. Remember that. he only job which requires start ng at the top is digging a hole. Welcome Home Our campus is traditionally a riendly one. We make a habit f not only speaking to one's iends and neighbors, but to VERYONE. The smiles and ood cheers that surround our ampus make ours the friendliest amnpuai in the world. I am sure hat you will participate with us o keep up our life-long tradition. Vear your smile-it looks good *n you. To our upper classmen--WEL 30ME HOME. You can be very roud of our incoming class and hope that you will take time to meet each of them personally. As your president, matters of east concern to you are of great at concern to me. Please feel r'ee to cull on me at any time I an be of assistance. It shall al-p ,ays be my pleasure to ser've ou. Any suggestions you may rish to offer will likewise be most eartily accepted. Again "wel ome," freshmen and transfers nd "welcome" home, upper lassmen. WELCOME HONOR LBLAE MEN AND WOMEN OF !A ROTLJhTA