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Born 1896. COLUMBIA (S p ei al)-The Carolina clemson "Big Thursday" football game, 63, dies tomorrow after a long period.of health. Graveside services will be held at 2 o'clock in Carolina Stadium, Thursday, with Head Coaches Warren Giese and Frank Howard of ficiating. The tradition was born in Columbia at the 'Big Thursday' Amid the preparations for the best "Big Thursday" ever, give thought to just what the ig of this great tradition means. Rec the unequalled exuberance of t h e Gamecock supporters when our team de feated Clemson 26 to 6 last year. Read in histories of the first meeting of the two teams in 1896 when Carolina won that one, 12,6. And make a humble petition that our fightin' 'Cocks, under the able direc tion of Coach Warren Giese, come through again for this, our last "Big Thursday." When attending the game tomorrow re member to keep this great Carolina school spirit within its proper bounds. If you are one of those who think the University is stagnant on the subject of spirit, just sit in the stands tomorrow and watch the Stadium being literally carried away when the 1959 Rename Stadium Devoted to the betterment of our Universi ty, Rex Enright has served nobly in the capacity of friend, benefactor and champion of the students, faculty and administration. When so much time and space has been given to commemorating the last of a great football series, let's take a moment to honor a man who has a record of eight wins, six defeats and one tie with the Tiger team. A man who, in 15 years as head coach at USC has a commendable tally of 64 wins. As a token of our, the student body's ap preciation and esteem, this fine man should, and could, be honored by renaming Carolina Stadium, Rex Enright Stadium. It would be a fitting tribute indeed. Star fullback for Notre Dame under the famous Knute Rockne, he later played two years of professional football. In 1926 he re ceived his law degree from Notre Dame. In 1938 he came to South Carolina as head foot ball coach and athletic director; he served in Margaret Scott Jim Leve Greed Dis And JAu Gue! Jealousy In expressing "Who goes there?" as President of t "It is only ." to "The Gamect "Where are you going?" ting me to subr "Into the pages of history, for in the Clemson also like to cong I am dying." . t h e i r All-Am( "What is your wound that is cie hsps "Th fate?alousy and greed of I am confiden man. It is a fatal blow to receive.stdnboyj I had no defense." sociated Collegia "Who will mourn your depart- suring "The Ga ure?" staff that wve "The ones who love and cherish newspaper to he tradition; those who respect the can caliber. It years. M a n y have been my you will keep friends, and they will mourn my service you ar death." "Who delivered the blo0w that MEN AND WO kills you?" LINA. "Only a few. They were small "Carolina-Cler in number, but great in power - - Died 1959." Thi a minority rules." taph of this, our "How will your passing effect (lay football cia the future ?" "Rivalry is never strong with- of colorful footl out tradition. Interest will slowly intrastate rival die. The future is against tradi- close this year. tion. My substitute will not be strong." 100% "Will you be forgotten?" Those of usv "No. Not as long as people can enrolled at the remember. Since 1896 I h a v e tell our grand< lived. For 63 years I have caused excitement. Memories will live were members on." body when Caro And so passes tradition. But as on the last Big long as people live, memories will Last week w not die. vited to North f/ GAA*C< CROWING FOR A GREAE UNiVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROl Member. of Associated CoHieglate Pre. EDITOR .... . . . . .. . . . .R.b. . .f. . GEN MANAGING EDITO .1 ". .eeci. KTb G.. NEWS EDTOR t. . Cuema.T.u~tm dto EDIUTR..EDITOR .. LE MEANAURE EDITOR COPIEY EDITOR. NEORS EDITOR . CAMPUS EDITOR ............ CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER. - Died 1959 Fairgrounds in 1896, a son of the late fqotball Coach W. H. (Dixie) Whaley of Carolina, and Walter M. Riggs of Clemson. Surviving are the student bodies of both schools, Presidents Sumwalt and Edwards, and many loyal fans across the nation. Hono rary pallbearers will be the eleven members of the two football teams. Tradition rolds Gamecocks win over the Tigers from the hills. It will be an attitude of sheer spirit, not destruction. To the team, we of the student body offer -straight from the heart-"Good Luck," "Best Wishes," and "Go, Gamecocks, Go!" We're behind you, in front of you, and sur rounding you, with our spirit, support and enthusiasm. To the Clemson fans and Tigers, we the student body offer the warmest hospitality and hope to see you around soon. Even if it has to be on your own soil. We'll make this the most unforgettable "Big Thursday" and then look with anticipa tion to the series with the University of North Carolina and the building of a two state tradition that may even surpass the one we are ending today. To Honor Enright the United States Navy from 1943-45 and held the rank of commander. In 1954 the Board of Trustees and the school placed him on academic status. Rex Enright is a member of important commit tees for ACC and NCAA and is chairman of the ACC booking and committee on tele vision. It has been said that it is not "policy" to name a structure after a man while he is still living, but could not an exception be made in this case? Isn't it better to honor the man, not so much the memory? Wasn't Russell House named after the students cir culated a petition to reward, in some small way, our former President and Mrs. Russell? Give the idea serious consideration. And when you are out there cheering your heart out for the 1959 Gamecocks, remember the man who has helped build the tradition of this affair to its pinnacle of today. Let's re name Carolina Stadium, R E X ENRIGHT STADIUM. ntis . . . cussing Carolina: ;ts, Game, Culture my appreciation in the rain and watch our Game he Student Body, cocks he defeated, many loyal )ck" for permit- Carolina s u p p o r t e r s w e r e nit this editorial d r e n c h e d-in spirits and by issue, I should water. ratulate them for May it be comforting to our rican rating re- team and coaches to note that week. those same loyal supporters are t that the entire still 100% behind them and will ins wvith the As- meet them at Carolina Stadium ite Press in as- to,morrow, to cheer the Tigers mecock" and its and their supporters out of Caro too believe our lina Stadium. May good fortune of the All-Ameri- follow you into the game and be is our hope that wvith you throughout the contest. up heexcllnt The loyal MEN AND WOMEN up te ecellnt F CA ROLINA are behind you. e providing the MEN OF CARO- Cultural and Social Aspects To tho,se of you who w'ere un nson: Born 1896; able to attendl the Artist Series israsth p- rogram last Thursday night, I isnrad h epur- wvould like to say that you really final ig Thrs- nussedl a wonderful concert by the ssic. Many years Philharmonia HI u n g a r i a . My all history of an friends, the Artist Series pro ry comes to a grams are arranged for your en joyment by Student Government. The p ro granis are free of Support charge to all Carolina students. voaepeety In fact, you have already paid Unvoaerstlya for the concerts through your Univrsit can studlent activities fees. ~hildren that we Don't you think it would be of t h e student wvise to take advantage of this lina beat Clemson opportunity afforded you to be Thursday. come educated culturally as well hen we were in- as socially--especially since you Carolina to visit have already paid for the educa .______ - tion ? See you when Thomas L. Thomas visits our campus for the next program. Visitors Always Welcome Tro our many visitors for the Big Thursday Classic, on behalf of our student body, faculty and INA adlministration may we welcome -you to our campus. We hope that S your stay, even though a brief DAZes sem one, will be most enjoyable and Sseub that you will return to our cam pus more often. - -p It is not necessary for you to bmwait for Big Thursday w h en Carolina beats Clemson for you to NA BRYANT visit with us. Our facilities are iren McKibben at our disposal; we hope that ..Ed Spears you enjoy your visit with us. Tommy Rose To those of you who will be Penny Sinclair traveling home or elsewhere this arles Behling weekend, needless to remind you Dee Chandler to please be careful. Hope that Bill Lumpkin you will have some wonderful largaret Scott holidays and will return safe and Bobby Alford sound to the Carolina Campus for Alice Holland more enjoyable times at our Al *Peta AlIan ma Mater. Ellis Boatmon . . . I See Carolina In Fifty Ways I see Carolina in fifty ways: new majorettes with eye-pleasing routines . . . the 1959 hub-bub over an 1801 honor code . . . some freshmen holding on to their high school trinkets ... Carl Reynolds, editor of our new alum magazine . . . workmen giving overturned trees added lines after "Gracie's" downpour. Good Greeks The move to name the Stadium after Rex Enright is a fine idea. George Leventis, exec of IFC, with some good ideas for USC's heretofore anemic Greek Week . . . soft drinks now in cans that resemble containers used for an other beverage ... Wendy Riven bark, a former "Miss Aiken," now one of Carolina's lovely Coquettes . . . for the benefit of the frosh: Yes, there are two Hudsons Walt and Bury, and both are cagers. Fred Day. The happy return of Fred Day to the campus . . . Dr. George Curry, CFFC's capable director . . . Beverly Jones, another Aiken beauty, now lending support to USC's fine cheerleaders . . . Pi KA's Twitty and Jones . . . Bob Stevens, dynamic new cage coach, who is really going places with the basketball program To Catch A Thief The eternal search in the new Undergraduate Library to catch a book thief . . . Carmen Cherry, Carolina's charming secretary of the student body . . . efficiency experts visiting our community . . . Suitcase college . . . Miller, R e b h a n , and Cronin-Parkers burg's "Big Three." Oxford Visitor 1H i s t o r y Department's Mr. Brock, a delightful new visitor from Oxford . . . SAE's John Chappell, one of our leading de baters . .. the unusual number of frosh campaign posters that were "blown down by the wind" . . . Dr. Babcock's jokes . . . Bill Bates, shepherd of the '59'ers. All that Glitters All that glitters is not gold sometimes it's a library . . . Car roll Teague, employed as repre sentative of a well-known insur ance firm . . . the delightful hys teria of sorority rush last Satur day . . . Dr. Brauer's new book on the English gentleman ... Game cock injuries, costly and heavy. McBryde Tiger McBryde's fine contribution to the Big Thursday scene in con structing the Tiger, which will be burned tonight . . . Citadel trans fer Neal Monette says he likes USC "very much" . .. the power ful Biddie squad . ... small card board box hanging from campus p.o. box wi th n o te reading, "p)lease put all fan mail here" ...another note nearby on an adjacent p.o. box read, "Please feed my spider. Sometimes he gets hungry.'?' Not Needed With the '59'era a permanent project, andl an excellent corps5 of cheerleaders, it does not seem necessary to retain the Pep Club, wvhich at best is inactive . . . Dur ing a recent frat initiation a pledge surprised quite a few on campus with this sign, which he wore around1 his neck, "Free gigo lo service" . . . Canterbury Club members seenm to have quite a nice time washing cars . . . USC studlents looked good in the re cent Town Theatre show, "Guys and Dolls" . . . not all candidates abided by the rules of the Elec tions Committee governing post ers; let's hope in the future the few will cooperate with the many. With a Bang Buzz Hoagland began the year with a bang when he and his Artists Series group presented an excellent symphony program last week . . . the rainbow look of McKissick Lbray. .. intramural contests being played under much better arrangement than in pre vious years . .. among the recent frat pledges who w e r e really pleased over their n e w pins were: Sigma Chi's Tommy Pruitt, Pi Ka's Don Logan, and SPE's Billy Burriss . . . ADPP's best pledge award w e n t to Lynda Daniel. Kopian and Gomes When SPE's Steve Kopian was hurt at the UNC game and subse quently out for the season, an other Sig Ep moved up to the number one halfback spot, Joe Gomes . . . it seems our main li brary is opening fewer, and few er, and fewer hours . . . student seen reading "Ladly Chatterley's Lover" for the fogjrth time in six days . . . the amazing absence of Rebels on the frosth cage squad ...the squabble over the "hell" in our cheer.. Anthony E. Brown Machinatio WE are constantly amazed at. the small, unaccountable de tails which seem at times to dominate our lives, leaving us peculiarly confused with the na ture of the unseen and the un known. We wonder just w h a t the causes*were that led the Andrea Doria to collide with a ship leav ing New York harbor when the Doria's radar showed the other ship to be several degrees off-the course which it was actually fol lowing, or what freak of nature caused the giant dirigible Hinden burg to burst into flames a few yards from its mooring mast. A ttory, duly credited to the able pen of Bennett Cerf, ap pears in his recent humorous pro duction, "The Life of the Party." It is not known by this writer whether the story is fiction or fact. Nonetheless, it is an exam ple of fate working to alter hu man life. "Queen Victoria was traveling by train to London from a holi (lay at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands. The special train that bore her, Prime Mini ster Disraeli, and other important members of her entourage had been delayed by a heavy storm, and the engineer had his throttle wide open to make up lost time. "Suddenly he gasped with dis may. A figure loomed up on the track ahead, shroud6d in black, w a v i n g its arms frantically. Bill Handel With A Ta A Look To Tonight the Tiger and much tail gets burned. Tomorrow the Gamecocks ride herd on the Clem son Tigers; and win, lose, or draw, there will be a new sound in the air with the final gun of the game. We take on North Carolina next year, and by making room and changing schedules around, it leaves us room to move into some of the so-called "big time" games with the southern and mid-west ern teams. In the future, I predict we will lock horns and Gamecock spurs with some of the Big Ten teams. The outcome, of course, depends entirely on the team, the coaches and some ten-thousand o t h e r things. Big Change Yes, this change is a big one, but looking around, I see many other changes on t h e campus ...the new dorms for men, the honeycomb . . . the new Taj Ma hal Library . . . the back of the Russell House and its new dining room . . . the Space Age symposi um . .. the Artists Series . . . the new Wade Hampton dorm... andl the new type studient who prefers to be an individual rather than a penguin . . . even the new curricula set up in most of the schools. In addition, the state of South Carolina is changing. The Gov ernor has instituted a newv group of p)eople to advance the indus trial output andl income of the state, which is rolling along at top speed. But in the atmosphere of changes, wvhat is becoming of the student? Is he ready for the change? Are you, who may happen to browse this column, ready ? When you receive your diiploma to standl beside the thousands of alums n Of Kisme Every movement was outlined by the headlight of the onrushing locomotive. "THE engineer jammed on his . brakes and brought the train to a gr;nding halt. The Queen and Mr. Disraeli were hurtled from their chairs. The terrified train crew piled out into the night. "Just fifty y a r d s ahead, a bridge had been washed out. Few seconds more, and Queen Victoria and everybody else aboard would have been lost-an irretrievable disaster that might well have changed the history of not only England but of the entire world. "Everyone breathed a s i I e n t prayer of thanks and then looked for the mysterious figure that had flagged the train. It had vanished completely. T h e crew was about to reboard the train, when, in a flash, the figure reap peared on the track ahead, again waving its arms grotesquely. And then the engineer gave a shout and pointed. "IMPRISONED in the headlight I of the engine was a tiny moth. The mysterious figure was noth ing more than the reflertion on the snow of its frenzied death dance as it zigzagged crazily closer an( closer to the consum ing beam!" Thus a creature considered to be a nuisance at best saved the life of one of the hnost important personages of history. There are il Burning, The Future that have gone before, can you shoulder your )art of the load ? Are You Ready? In most instances I would say yes, but in others, I say the average a t u d e n t is no more ready to move into the outside world than he is ready to fly to the moon. "Why?" asks a tiny, mouse-like voice from over my shoulder. As an adopted South Carolinian and one who plans to remain in the South, I say that South Caro lina has a great heritage and tra dition, but too many people are content to sit down and glory in the past rather than look to the future. Remembering the men who died in the Wilderness, Shiloh, andl at Little Round Top in that war and the wars that have followed, we of the south, native an(d adIopted, must h)e readly to stand up for what we b)elieve, but not at the cost of lost or fadling econo14mies. For Good of State For the studlent it takes only some extra effort. on the boo0ks at times other than dluring finals or mid-semester exams to get a good, sound edlucation. One thing that has always im p)ressedl northerners is the educa tion most of the people in the South have. So, why not turn this ed uca tioni into someth inig p)roddec tive, moneywise, for the goodl of the state ? Why not make South Carolina the scholastie AN!) industrial cente'r of the south at -the same time ? Why Waste precious time and effort worrying about the past? True, heritage and trad i tion are the greatest part of a civilization, but unless they are dlireeted to the future, they are wasted. t Pondered many "ifs" and "what ifs" in such a tale, but the basic relevance is that the unexpected occurred at a time when it was most needed. Is this not the story of the world, of life itself? The very creation of the earth and of man is yet unknown. There are theo ries, to be sure, nor are they entirely groundless suppositions. B UT the scientist does not exist who says, "It happened this way." Other conjectures may be a matter of. faith, but even the theologians are not all in agree ment. This is not to say that every one's life is predetermined entire ly by unseen powers. It is more the combination of fate and the human will that makes the path of life what it is to be. And even this is not the final opinion on the subject. I F only free-thought is consid ered in formulating a philoso phy of being, one loses a large proportion of the world's people. On the other hand, if the beliefs of those who are allowed no free dom of opinion are alone consid ered, another great number of 4 people are ignored Whatever we are guided by, tangible or otherwise, faithful ad herence to that belief will bring about the greatest peace of mine that one can find. This, plus the recognition of the other man's right to opinion, would make a much different world. Dave Bledsoe . . Speaking Frankly Tomorrow sees the last in a great tradition, many people hate to see it go )y the boards. A lot of people are wondering why Big Thursday will be discontinued with Clemson. We are told that, Frankly, Clemson had its reasons .and he might be right. Tradi tion in this day and age seems wedded to money, and lots of it. If people don't get their fair cut of the profits. * * * AIbout tradition, here's one we would like to see . . . how about moving the fraternities off cam pus? To get to the meat of this problem would be impossible, it's been talked over so much. How ever, the real objection gets lost in a haze of trivial points. We would like to see this segment of Carolina life that considers itself so v'ital really get a fair shake ...andl no muatter howv nice these pseudlo-houses are made, they wvill never1 replace an off-caminpus loca ion whewre fraternities can stand on their goodi points. * * * Strainge sentiments indeed for an avowed indlependlent . . . but ndepe-ndent dioesn't mean anti fraternity . . . it may just mean non - frater'nit y. * * * Our closing note this issue is a happy opening one for the Artist Series . . . the Philharmonia Hun garic-a exceeded all expectations. Matybe the day wvill come when "from Carnegie to Carolina" is a more familiar p)hrase. A striking reminder of the beauty of our own National.Anthem was pro vided by the playing of the sel dom-heard Hungarian NationaltI A nthemn.