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IesolutIon Pas Statf On Oct WHIMAS, :We, t h'9 undersigned, n o t" *ishind to ohirk our morf responsibilities to this rkoble institution f higher learning so picturesque in Its location in -the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge, and. WHEREAS, not wishing to shirk our duty to our ignoble counterpart of lower learning located an infinitesimal distance from a simi lar institution on Bull Street, and WHEREAS, having emerged unvictorious from a certain classic-type athletic contest a dozen months past, and WHEREAS, complying w i t h traditional format and not desiring this soon4o-be-de funct annual gridiron encounter, which each year determines the degree of athletic su premacy held by said higher institution, to be without challenge, and WHEREAS, it has been tradition that cer tain representatives of the newspaper staff of the unvictorious institution shall challenge the winner of the previous said contest, which heretofore has been held on the fourth day of our beloved state's fair, and WHEREAS, being it the policy of our no ble voice for the students of Clemson never to behold the decay of tradition due to lack of initiative and/or cowardice, and WHEREAS, this being the last chance on "Big Thursday" for this so-called university located somewhat to the southeast of our noble institution to be graced with the pres ence of those southern gentlemen from the latter on said date, THEREFORE, BE IT H E R E B Y RE Resolution Passed Staff On Oct HAVING BEEN forced by a near illiterate communication to take cognizance of a group of farmers banded together for the further ance of agricultural and mechanical inepti tude, we of the noble seat of learning located in our fair state's capital city, known to the world as the University of South Carolina, and known to the scurrilous few bandits that inhabit the upper reaches as tiger-killers, do offer the following resolution: WHEREAS, we the undersigned, having full faith in the capabilities and prowess of our faithful minions led by "Gentleman War ren" Giese, and WHEREAS, these stalwart gentlemen will be meeting their adversaries from the hills for the last time in the annual joust of hon our known as Big Thursday, and WHEREAS, this will be the last opportuni ty for our bumptious brethren f r o m the North to be exposed to the social graces, we, the undersigned will be delighted to instruct Dan Foster . . Freshmen Can On Monday the student body sessed. will go to the polls and select a The presiden lovely lady to reign as Queen of body lauded our Homecoming. But the election is the September essentially a freshmen one as the Gamecock" whe first-year men will choose their are exceedingly president, vice.presidenlt, secre- conmers to the t a r y -trea.surer, historian, and they represent t three delegates to Carolina's Stu- frehmen that v dent Council. ceived." Because of the freshman na- Monday's ele ture of the year's first election golden opportuni we direct our remarks this week to prove the primarily at the frosh, but in compliments. A hopes that upperclassmen will, the polls will g where needed, take our comments making school to heart. while. But eque This is the opening experi- are the motives ment in campus politics for our men voting. eager, spirit-filled f r e s h m e n . Vote C They will acquire from this "ex- If the first-y pression of democracy" many at- tim to many titudes and practices that will plitical cliches linger with them in all the elec- examine the ca tiona that lie ahead for USC.. ballot, then they Threats and Pr'm1ses to some of the Some of their practices and plagu stuppercla notions will frankly not be too irst,ant isan commendable. They will learn of imrotandidae I ea g u e s , alliances, coalitions, yrouh caide "deals", promises, threats, an<d yome wil theapro "gentleman's agreements." sesofed poic They will be faced with what row.oned poe tel prolfessional student politicos a well qualified called "the machine," and they over because 1 will sadly learn that victory in played AA fo< elections many times depends on AAA ball, then what high school you attended, again at our what frat you belong to, and how No high scho much money you can throw into lina should coni the campaign chest. .c I a s s of the Many o f f i c e seekers either frakly we are know nothing of these alliances, men-and educ or they are unable to get the sup- aie hte port of an influential g r o u p . aleilke, wHhe Others, oa the other hand, "brave orrel, Shol the elements" and attempt to win orWeSha ryffice without the support of any thing other than their own abili ty and desire to serve. Very often the latter is (loomed before he *. starts. Hurricane Force This election will not be too ~ different in many regards, but it can be a better one if the fresh men really want it that way. Our present fireshmen elass is an ex- I. cellent one. They landed on the campus in early September and ...~ rolled over everything and every one like a March hurrIcane. They had spirit, drive, and am- ,, bition. Counellors at "Y"' camnp ~ praised the enthusiasm of their wards and admitted they were frankly aghast at t h e school ?Itay the new, neophytes nO5- Dn,. I .d d Dy "Ie Tiger' her 13, 3959 SOLVED that w the unders ed, extend a cordial invitat n to those a o sym boHze journalists of the unjustly n a m e d "Gamecock" ("Biddie" wou-ld perhaps be more apropos) to congregate in the Coffee Shop of the Wade Hampton Hotel immedi ately following the completion of said contest for the definite and distinct intent of devojr ing every morsel of their excuse for an edi torial page, and HOWBEIT, that through some quirk of fate should the mighty Tigers under the su perb leadership of "General" Howard emerge from the battle zone with less than a victory or a draw, we, the undersigned, shall gladly humble ourselves and partake of every ele gant portion of our editorial page as de scribed in the above manner, and BEING IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we shall remove our garments of sack cloth and ashes which we have faithfully worn for the previous dozen months in keeping with said tradition, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we shall anticipate the presence of 'representa tives from the above so-called institution of lower learning in fulfillment of the above challenge prior to their donning sack cloth and ashes for the period of one dozen months in mourning for their loss. RICHARD SHICK, EDITOR KEMP MOONEY, MANAGING EDITOR BOB CLARK, ASSOCIATE EDITOR LEE CLYBURN, ALTERNUS BY 'The Gamecock' ober 13, 1959 our unpolished cousins in the art of cuisine by witnessing the consumption of a highly indigestible rag known as the editorial page of that illiterate scratch sheet "The Tiger." HOWBEIT, should the ruffians in defiance of all expectations triumph over the forces of enlightenment, we, the undersigned will gladly consume in a like manner the erudite editorial page of our masterpiece of journal ism, "The Gamecock." BEING IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the undersigned, shall doff our purple robes of victory now being worn as visible sign of former triumph, and don the sack cloth and ashes appropriate for such an occasion. IN WITNESS THEREOF, GLENNA BRYANT, EDITOR KAREN McKIBBEN, MANAGING EDITOR EDWIN SPEARS, BUSINESS MANAGER JIM HERRING, BUSINESS MANAGER, EMERITUS Turn The Tide college men now, and to make an of the student appeal to high school loyalties to first year men in get elected to a University office 18 issue of "The smacks of treason. n he said, "We Democratic Thinking proud of our new- Nothing will kill school spirit campus because quicker than some of our organi ie finest grouip of zations pushing their fledgings re have ever re- because they graduated from a . . particular high school, regardless stion will be a of the merits of former graduates ity for the frosh of that school. Let's show a little ralidity of these maturity and elect our men on large turn-out at the basis of their ability as lead o a long way in ers, t h e i r academic standings, elections worth- and their personality. Ily as important These qualities can fortunately behind our fresh- he found in students from schools with an enrollment of 250 as well arefully as our AAA f1actories with their aar men fall vic- rolls of 2000. of the standard Another mistake our freshmen and fail to fully fall victim to is propaganda. The ndidates on the number of posters and handbills, will be falling in- the fine art work involved, and same ruts that the face of the candidate have ssmen. nothing whatever to do with their t altogether too ability to serve the students of high school a this university. Weigh the qualifi attended. Now, cations of the mind and the heart. differently from That's what makes or breaks a ; particularly the man. .1 veterans of frat Lastly, vote your convictions. l you now that if By-pass the big mouth lobbyists I man is passed who think you are gullible enough is h i g h school to believe their memorized solilo ibball instead of quies. Be wary of "deals," coiali it Is time to look tions, and "we got it in the bag" lection values, brags. >1 in South Caro- Go to the polls Monday and rol the freshmen vote as you feel you should. Vote University. For for YOUR candidate; not the man educating college someone picked for you. Come on, ating t h e m all freshmen, and prove you are the they come from best we've had at USC. Many be y Hill, Columbia, lieve you are. I, for one, have s. For they are faith in you. Letters . To ise Editor Dear Editor: I have wanted to write this letter -for some time and now that I hear the tryouts for new cheer leaders taking place on Davis Field, nothing tempts me more than to express my opinion of these outrageous cheers that have been bawled at every pep-rally and football game for many years now. Nothing sounds worse than "hell" ringing across the campus or across the stadium. Can you please think a minute how some of these yells sound. From an in stitution of higher learning such as the University, I think that we, the student body, should take more pride on our school by not having words such as this screamed by nearly every voice. It is degrading! Although the cheers are yelled by each individual, the whole body is united into one group-Caro lina. It means that the entire University is screaming B e a t "hell" out of the opponent. Many of these people trying out today probably hesitate to say such language, but as others Say the word, they become ac customed to it and before long they have pleasure in cheering as the other people do. No one enjoys cheering any more than I do. I love spirit, and do my part in helping with the school cheers. It is wonderful to go to a football game and hear an opposing school rattle t h e stadium with cheers for their school. For my rendition, I think that the rhythm yell and the railroad cheer, leaving out the first part, could be united together. I wish that action would be taken by the cheeileaders and the student body to improve the cheers so that we can show our spirit, at the same time showing our lady-like and gentlemenly at titude to ourselves and to the school which we attend. Some of the cheers are very good, but I think that the student body together with the cheerlead ers should send in new cheers. Jonathan Truett Dear Editor: "Yay, though I walk through the valley of the shadow" I will fear many evils. Don't you think there should be a few more lights around campus ? There arc many spots that are in total darkness. Especially between Russell House and the infirmary, towards Sims. Also, the front steps to Sims on the quadrangle. If you've ever tried to judge the dlistance between steps and the number of steps between Sims and Freshman dorm, you'll know that this is a yver y dangerous place. I've seen several people stumble on those steps andl have come close to it myself on several occassions. Another spot of "no light" is the portion of Green Street be tween Russell House and the cor ner of Bull. On a really dark night, you can soarcely see two steps in front of you. Isn't there some way to get a few lights put up in these places ? Someone may be hurt one of these (lays. Just a minor suggestion-4o whomever it may concern. Ellen Fisher Dear Editot: It is fact that in the first Big Thursday game between Caro lina and Clemson, played in 1896, the Gamecocks emerged victori ous with a score of 12 to 6. Since this traditional game between the schools during Fair Week ends on 'thursday, we want Giese's men to know that the student .body is behind them all the way, not only to show South Carolina that the Game cocks are the most superior foot ball players but to be able to state with pride (and not just historically), that Carolina won the first and the last games of the Big Thursday rivalry. It would be a record to be proud of and we know the team can do it, so-Alo, Gamecocks. This, Russ Burns.. Basic Valu "For the love of God, Montre sor," gasped the drowning stu dent as he saw the walls closing in. The theme is certainly Mr. Poe but the scene is quite familiar t< a large segment of Carolina-t< be specific, English scholars. Per haps we exaggerate but many sa< facts are contained within thes< bounds. Let us explain . . . jus the facts, ma'am. There are 3,113 students en rolled in various English course. at USC. The English departmen can properly handle only a por tion of these within the limits 0: its existing facilities. As a re sult, all concerned--students an< professors--labor under hardship and handicap. Basement Classrooms All the while, libraries sprou like festering mushrooms. . . . But on to the meat of the mat ter .. . those facts. Davis College bastion of English kr)owledge, ha had to spread thin its teaching staff as well as disperse its stu dents into the hinterlands of "un savory" basements. A brief tour through these low. ly facilities might be likened t< an excursion in a side--how fur house. Down the dark stairs onE travels to the appointed class taking care to make the correci left turn lest one inadvertentl3 venture into t he "little boys room." Then comes t h e shari right turn around the furnace an< behold we stand at the classroon door . . . the Davis bargain base men t. It is bad, indeed, for the sleepy student of basement English t< stumble through the first doo1 ipistead of the second. It is worst to come through the second ii preparation for the first. Safety First Nowv proceed through the dool being careful not to trip over thi steam pipe which crosses you1 path some six inches above th4 floor. Oh, yes, be sure to remov< your shoes and socks . . . th~ wvater is deep in places frohi thi recent rains. By the way, we have a new li brary wvith carpeted floors... Let's face it. Davis College i CROWING F~ UNIVERSITY OF Meanber of Aseoe Founded Isamar 60, 1905, Atrt editor, Oroe ..W'e- Ie the Univerityr of South Carolina year es..,. em holiday. and dia AMen-, to the Edite, hut aD tci net enmetlt=ts an ondenom.oat. publi-a- aar letter I. remeved. EDITOR ...... MANAGING EDITOR... BUSINESS MANAGER. ADVERTISING MANAGER COPY EDITOR ......... NEWS EDITOR... FACULTY EDITOR. FEATURE EDITOR.. SOCIETY EDITOR. SPORTS EDITOR.. CAMPUS EDITOR. CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER ... REPORTERS: Judy KWloughi Ann El'lis Sheek, Loretta I NeSmith, Barbara Able, Mar Pat Robertson, Jay Elgy, A Hough, Judy Craig, Sely T Crwm, Martha Espedahi, LiF Derrick, Sara Krebs, Carey L Ohildress, Howard Hellams, W Inmnan, John O'Neill. BUSINESS STAFF: Pey ham, Ann Trotter, Judy Klo COLUMNISTS: R~uas Buns Dave Bleds, Lou Youmans, Carl M. Reynolds. ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAF Schwartz, Blake Fishburne, Il CARTOONISTS: Jack Morris TYPITS:2 Mo.a Pem... Har gentlemen, is a lab in astronomy, not a es Needed, outdated and simply too small. Offices arc crowded, making pro fessor-student conferences v e r y difficult. Dispersed classes are difficult to supervise (there are seven held in other buildings). The building is, "so aatiquated that the installation of air con dlitioning would be impracticable." English department head, Dr. Havilah Babcock, says, "It will be impossible if enrollment increases to accommodate students in Davis alone. Other classrooms in other buildings will become more diffi fcult to get." Adequate Housing It should be obvious that one of the most imperative needs at the University is adequate hous ing for the English department. Our latest library cost $900,000 without books. . . The question should now arise as to whether the supreme pur pose of the University of South Carolina is to erect mausoleums for tired books or inspire young scholars to a higher education. And just because Abe Lincoln studied in a log cabin by candle light is no reason for us to carry on the tradition-besides, Abe ruined his eyes. Plan Carefully At any rate, what god do we serve? Beautification or educa tion? Certainly we need a place to store our books of reference but what good are references Dave Bledsoe. Traveling 'Rc Reveals Mal We had a chanc~e to observe many things on campus last week . .particularly noticeable was the seriousness with wvhich stu dents are taking the present dlis cussion over the honor system. Many want to knowv what the honor system is . . . especially those wvho just had the system. Along the same lines . . . the bat,tle of the Carolinas last Satur )R A GREATER SOUTH CAROLINA lated Collegiate Proe with Robert Elliott Ceeeales e * rlmlaeae ,ofe wurtos me motag sek." -rhe G.oee.... esg tees inust be .ao.. ?ub ,,, e The riske to edit er whh ...e. GLENNA BRYANT Karen McKibben -......- .....Ed Spears Tommy Rose - - Penny Sinclair - Charles Behling Dee Chandler Bill Lumpkin - Margaret Scott Bobby Alford - Alice Holland Pete Allan Jacquie Splawn, Nancy Carroll, lott, Henry Cauthen Vance H. raret Baird, Penny lietherington, an Booth, Penny Holland, Gwen aporek, Suzanne Watkins, Cookie a Jones, Jimmy Foster, Polly Miller, Sharon Applebaum, Celia ayne Corbebt, SalIde Davis, Adolphi NiThers, Serena Jones, Betsy Gil agph, Deloree Hendrix, Jim Tobias. sl lis Boatmon, AQthlony E. Brown, Bill Handel. Coldt.mnist Emeritus: H ERS: Sam Florini, Jerry oug Shuford.* Judy Craig, Punilcie Bell. ltte Penningtn Din Chn natomy. Not Beauty when the incentive Is mangled? Why?. Why cannot we see our goals clearly? Does a house not need a strong foundation? Does not the teaching come before the research-especially when the re search must be clothed in regal splendor? Our motto could very well be come: "USC, all show, no go." We need the fundamentals. Look around. Take stock. Look at our math building . . . or more correctly our math, physics, as tronomy, and heaven knows what else building. Sloan is a fire trap. Its facilities, too, are limited. Long Range Ideat How many other schools on this campus suffer similar hard ships? Naturally the University of South Carolina cannot con struct all at once buildings for every department that feels this crying need. The point is, how ever, why neglect these needs entirely. At .least, start a long range program to satisfy these needs and in the meantime stop the senseless squandering of nec essary funds. Remember the s t o r y of the grasshopper and the ant? Our il literate grasshoppers could easily go forth like a locust plague. The intellectual winter ahead is cold and hard, and benevolent ants are few and far between. Somebody please wake up.... lund Campus ny Surprnses day once again proved that many times it is a wvell timed pass that has broken up good examples of togetherness. * * * One of our readers has noted last wveek's column was indeed fowl play . . . however, while on the subjects of editorials, all of us hope the parking problem will lbe solved--the woods are full of coeds wvho refuse to neck in ears. * * * Great news--soft drinks now come in cans. We understand, though, that the machine that dlispenses thenm will he withdrawn from Building "J" in the near future. Seems that the cans are being used in such a way as to cause a stink in the Housing offie--figuratively and literally. Too bad that the innocent occu pants of the building must be p)enalized by the actions of a few peop)le that dlidn't learn certain elementary rules usually taught in early childhood. * * * The campus was, as usual, de sertedl over the weekend . .. some wvere at North Carolina . . . some went home . . . others were re covering from rush parties by catching up on lost sleep. We even saw someone studying. Girls rush is upcoming . .. one loquacious coed explained a h e was trying to get all of her talk ing done befare silent period. Smiles seem paated on . . . but it's very pleasant to walk down the porch at Sims . . .all are on their b e s t beh avior .to attract rushees . . .they'll even let an ind(ependent or two comec in and swell the crowd. We get dlizzy from the chaos ... both are nice. On a closing note, one sweet young thing, - while watching a football game on TV, noted that she had been dating so many football players that she figured that she could make .a -coc.