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MZDA Xnoutnin,~ ps 14d4aues of "The Gamecock" we uie tried to uphold the twin standards in joVna)am of news corage and' edi torial responsibility. It has not been a job done single-handedly, for man'y people have worked long and hard to give the students a newspaper worthy of Carolin. The news staff, headed by Karen Mc Kibben, has shown a good nose for news and has had an eye on the pulse of the com munity. Karen has planned, co-ordinated, organ ized and drawn together a competent staff of reporters. Each has covered his or her beat remarkably well and with accuracy. Karen was ably assisted by Charles Behling, news editor and Dee Chandler, faculty edi tor. Charles ha-not only provided us with a continuous flow of well-written copy but 03as turned his capable hand to myraid jobs that "needed to be done." Taking over the newly formed position of faculty editor, Dee has proved a valuable link between the faculty and the paper. Money. Money. Money. Ed Spears, chief moneymaker, headed a business staff con sisting of Tommy Rose, advertising man ager, and Jim Hatchell, circulation man ager, who provided the greenbacks for our yellow sheet. Without a business staff there is no paper. Our thanks to Peggy, Serena, Ann, Jim, Betsy, and Nat. Those ads you got for us sure came in handy when we were short on copy! Ed has been so patient with us and de serves untold accolades for coping with our hair brained schemes, spending sprees and tangents. His easy going manner helped to smooth many a ruffled brow. Bill Lumpkin gave us outstanding fea tures each week written in his easy flowing, very readable style. He tracked down stories, authenticated every word, and some times even took his own pictures. Margaret Scott, society editor, has been skillful and indefatigable in putting out pages 4- and 5 to the interest of the Car olina community. She has been assisted, most fortunately, by Judy Killough who, with her ready smile, has cheered us up when we felt most discouraged. Bob Alford, sports editor, has brought new life to the sports page. Working with a small staff, Bobby and his able assistant Howard Hellats, have not only covered Auditorln Nee South Carolina, her institutions, heritage and culture are founded on long-standing traditions. We are not ones to deny the bearing tradition has had on our lives. Neither are we apt to forget "The Game cock" editors of past semesters have begun and nurtured their own set ,of journalistic traditions. One tradition that has been handed to us along with typewriter, is that of an editorial plea for an auditorium for the University of South Carolina. As this is our last editorial of the semester, we would like to add the click of the typewriter keys to the voices that have been raised in defense of this worthy and noble cause. The facts are all too clear: the Field House is no place to hold an Artists Series. The University players rank among the finest dramatic groups in the United States. We need a place to hold Stunt Night, Song Fest, rallies, political speeches, meetings, Artists Series, religious services, and as semblies. Togetherness may have been the theme of football teams, twins, and national mag azines, but having an auditorium could give students all the trappings of college life and togetherness, too. Some officials seem to think the city's Dan Foster . .. Humor Often Lie "To err is human, 'to forgive golf curses per 4'divine" is a saying of Alexander anywhere else ii Pope that bears much truth, for Errors human errors are not only fre- The Vancouv quent but often humorous as well, have surprised No larger area, for mistakes is readers when it open than in the field of news- ing the storm paper writing, where copy read- Timothy 'M0Ph4 era many times don't catch the the ice and hur errors of the writer or the typo- A society elij setter. Often the overlooked let- ren, Ohio, "Tri ters or words result in laughs "The party, wh and chuckles from reader. been held on the There was the society editorthKreeho of a Lamar, 'Mo. daily who let dosbcueo this mistake get by: "The bride Te"anr was entraneingly gowned in aen,O.haa sheer, soft blue net gown which lclwdig fell to the floor as she sweptnutamsi do#n the *isle." r.BrsP A. North Carolina publioity 'h ois i belst wt as follows . . . CPa io#is midsentb reors. .. where Reesof it Issaid hat tere e mo e rel e got t dor ecueo Th Banr p... Another Semsester varsity sports but Intramurals well. Ib his editorial capacity h6 bas cham pioned the cause of lewer sport around Carolina. Alice Holland, campus editor, has tried to tickle the funny bone of the campus witb her "Seen, Heard, Spoken on Campus" and has informed us of campus meetings in "Campus Briefs." Penny Sinclair, copy edi tor, has had to learn and apply "Gamecock" style to all copy; she has had to gather articles and stories; write headlines; and rewrite copy. The photographers, headed by Blake Fish burne and Pete Allen; the cartoonists, the typists and general "cheerer-uppers" have been not only welcome, but necessary to our organization. There were, of course, our editorial col. umnists who stirred up hornet nests over the Campus Shop, the extension division, and the wall around Sims dormitory. There were the employees of Vogue Press who put up with our temper tantrums, poor handwriting, blank spaces, and headlines that were "too long and had to be re written." Henry, Paul, and Mr. Martin teamed up to give us advice, and encourage ment; they even let us do the one thing dear to the heart of any editor: that is go run ning into the composing room one day and scream "Stop the presses" These past weeks have been both diffi cult and fun, both rewarding and fruitful, but none of this would have been possible without the heritage given to us by Billy Mishoe, Gerald Floyd, and Bill Bates. They gave us a lamp of truth to up-hold. We hope we have not dimmed it. It's been a wonderful year and we don't like to see it end; the new staff takes over with the last issue of this semester and will continue to serve throughout spring of '60. To the new staff, we, the fall staff of the 1959-60 "Gamecock" wish you the very best of luck; and we give to you our typewriters, erasers, style books, and aspirin. To the outgoing staff who have had to put up with this red-headed tyrant through hurricanes and the 12-page "Big Thurs day" issue, let us thank you again for your assistance and devotion. You were the best natured, the coffee-drinkingest, cigarette smokingest, most able staff a gal could have ever had. Again, thanks; and . . . Thirty. G.B. it Cited -- Again! proposed coliseum (shades of Charlotte, N. C.!) would be sufficient for University use. We have but one thing to say in re ply: Bosh! -The University needs an Auditorium. Here. On Campus. Not one two miles out from the center of campus. Not one that' would be used by all of Columbia. And not one that wvould be built "sometime" in the future. The student body needs an auditorium on this campus that can be used by Univer sity groups at all times. And we need one now! We are told "There's just no place to put an auditorium near the campus," but we see McMaster school lot going to waste; we see hills around the campus that don't pro vide anything but a few places to park for cars with good brakes; and we see Davis Field, new land required hither and yon, etc., etc. The University needs money to build an auditorium, so they say, and if the legisla ture could be made to realize the need for such a structure, a special appropriation might be made, providing for this much needed facility. There you have it. The editor's annual plea for an auditorium. Now all we can do is wait, and wait, and . . . ? G. B. s In Human Errors square mile than to be a happy person. Think i the world." happy, talk happy, practice be Rtampant ,ing happy, get the sappiness er "Sun" must habit." early morning From the birth announcements reported, "Dur- in the Santa Ana, Calif., "Reg Saturday, Mrs inter" came the following error reon slipped onl from the composing room: "To her somewhat." Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mendez, a son, from the War- 7 lbs. 12 oz. more t kum more bune Chronicle:" more more mor." ich wae to have Burlington, Vt. readers w e r e spacious lawn at shocked to hear "Thirty-seven ane, was hel n persona suffered seat exhaustion a nd''of th-during a parade atPittufield, reporter cover aMa. Ft. wrote: "The Pttor o Politieos ran furnished by State Senator Ernest A. John rham who sang son, seeking re-election, promised ht of the Year.' " readers of the Worcester, Mass., , Kumn "Sunday Telegram": "I h a v e he Tulsa, Okla. made no wild promises, except its advice: ryn one.--honest goveenme n Anthony E. Brown 1960: Pre T HlRE is much controversy, It seems, over whether 1960 is the end of a decade or the be binning of one. Those who argue that 1960 through 1969 is a new decade are quite correct. Any ten year period in the future is a new decade. On the other hand, those who argue that 1901 through 1970 is a new decade are correct for the same reasons and by the logic of history, for there was no year zero. Three hundred and sixty-five days after the birth of Christ, whio we arbitrarily mark as the beginning of the counting of years, concluded the first year A. D. Thus the years one through ten mark the first. decade; the years 1951 through 1960 consti tute the 196th decade. We agree with this latter formula. IT IS WELL to have settled a matter which is important to the destiny of mankind. Many people .were becoming nervous about it. However, the saucy, sexy, soar ing Sixties are with us. There is no denying that, at least. The Sixties will see and will procreate more rapidly than have the pre ceding thirty years, if not more. Population, which increases geometrically rather than arith metically, will reach 20 millions in America by 1970. Polio, can cer, heart disease, and tuberculo sis will vanish through the dis covery, not the Invention, of miracle drugs and therapy. L IF~E expectancy, now averag ing seventy years for both sexes, will be advanced by about fifteen year., the major causes of death being accidents, disas ters, and wars, in that order. Prosperity and inflation will continue to gain while poverty and Ignorance will diminish. The former .will occur because of the present trend.; the latter because of necessity and- because of the upswing of job opportunities and individual income. Even so, the class structure of America will become more rigid and mobility from one stratum to the next more difficult. Al though this is apparently para doxical, It is not so in fact. T HE CLASS lines are becom ing more distinct e v e n though the strata are moving closer together. There will always be a "top" and a "bottom" on the economic and social scale In America. There will be more leisure time in this country In the next ten years The-thirty-hour work week is near at hand, and new parks Va. dictions Ar and recreation areas will have to be provided for the playful Amer ican public. Trips abroad will be taken by the average family for the first time. As far as defense is concerned, the point of no return or perhaps diminishing returns has already been reached. When the world, with its two major powers, suc ceeded'in attaining the stalemate which now exists, defense, as a major expenditure, ceased to be as necessary as it was previously. T HE situation is no more or less complex than a game of chess, in which there is captur ing, strategy, and control by .powerful pieces. When appar ently no one can win without de stroying himself in the doing, the end is reached. The faster the two major pow ers realize this and divert their great energies into self-improve ment along peaceful lines, the more rapidly will the world ad vance to the ideal for which it was created. There is nothing more to be done, now, but to raise man to a peak higher than he has ever dreafied. With foresight, and a little hindsight as well, this may be done in the Sixties. R ELIGIOUSLY, the outlook. in America is not as promising as it might be. The blasphemers and hypocrites probably do not outnumber t h e truly faithful, but they are numerous. The an swer to this Is perhaps the mis placing of values, dishonesty, and selfishness on the part of those .who pretend to justify themselves by appearing in the churches on Sunday. That is not to say that all Americans are liars and pre tenders. Not at all. But how many people do you know who are always honest, and is not honesty the basis of religious faith? Religion, from this viewpoint, will not improve greatly in the Sixties. It will probably be worse before it becomes more concrete and lasting. IN THE field of literature, we shall see the finest prose writing yet in the next decade. There is much more to preserve in the pages of fiction and non fiction as man becomes more complicated in his doing and In his thinking. Poetry will continue its pres ent decline, although several ma jor poets will manifest themselves in the forthcoming era. Painting and music will rise from the ashes of the present abstractions to a more universally accepted d Hopes realism which will appeal to more people. Man will visit another planet in the next ten years, but he will find no form of lif e as highly developed as he is. Not until he reaches another galaxy comparable to ours will man pos sibly discover other men. How do we know? We do not, for cer tain. How do you know? There are many other areas which will be changing in the next ten years. There are things which will be changing that we are not even aware of now. Per haps by 1970 there will be no world. But as long as there is, we may as well make the best of it. Pitching Horseshoes Have you been noticing ... the new French-knot hairstyles . . . vests coming back with a bang . . . the "horseblanket" skirts . . . Christmas diamonds galore ... the weird little lace-up shoes, ugly, but comfortable . . . bulky knit cardigans in all hues . . . strange color combinations . . . skirts getting shorter and shorter ... the new blazers in the glass ease . . . there's no fence up yet, just cement curbal .. ? And .. . frat pins moving resi dence . . . people already cram ming for exams . . . other people not cramming for exams, already ...overdue library books... people with that "New Year's Eve ain't over yet" look... " Th in k or Thwim" signs on doors . . . people wearing, carry ing, and eating Christmas loot ...the "funniest hat" contest every Sunday irn Russell House cafeteria . . . bench-warmers moving into their winter quar ters--the Gamecock Room. . . . CROWING POI UNIVERSITY OF ! Membher ef Associai first edtr' am.oo'ke s p, the University of South Carolina we year emoept on holidays and durn Th pinions ned o Letters to the Editor, but all letteo no ostl.an e o eet. Th EDITOR... MANAGING EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER COPY EDITOR. ... NEWS EDITOR... FACULTY EDITOR. FEATURE EDITOR. SOCIETY EDITOR. SPORTS EDITOR. CAMPUS EDITOR.. OIIbCULATION MANAGER OHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER. REPORTERS: Judy Killough, .1 Ann Ellis Sheek, Loretta Plot NeSmith, Barbara Able, MargarE Owens, Ann Neil, Elise McLei Penny Holland, Cookie Crumi, Li Krebs, Howard HelIams, Wayne May, Lynn Smith, Carle. McLeni BUSINESS 8'IFlAF: Peggy Wi ham, Ann Trotter, Jim Tobias. COLUMN.ISTS: Rues Burn Eli Dave Bleds, BiHl Handel. bolui old. ASSISTANT PHOTOGR~APH Schw.rts, Blake Fishburne, Dou OAfRTOONIeuT8: Jack Morris, Childregs. TYPISTS: Mon Pety ..rie Dave Blodso.. . Not Like Webster s There has developed, In the past few years, a new language. A language that is used among people who hold the reins, people that do the paperwork . . . In a ort, those through whom one has to go to accomplish any thing. This language must be learned by all aspiring government work ers, state leaders, and "organi zation men." To speed these busy, busy people up the ladder of success, we offer the following glossary which may be cut ftom the paper and posted in a con spicuous place. "We will look into it"... if we leave it alone long enough, maybi it'll be forgotten. Considered Co-ordinators "Expedite" . . . let's com pound confusion with commo tion. "Co-ordinator" . . . the person who has a desk between two ex pediters. The co-ordinator is also responsible for "Implementing the program" . . . which con sists of hiring more people and expanding the office. "Under serious consideration" ... we're searching the files for it. This comes just before "We are making a survey" . . . in other words, we need more time to think of an answer. Source, Source, Source "Reliable source" . . . the guy we just met. "Informed source" . . . he told the guy wld just met. "Unimpeachable source" he started the rumor. "We will advise you in due course" . . . if we figure it out, we'll pass it on. "Let's get together on this" . why should we be the only ones confused? "Forwarded for your consider ation" . . . we're tired of holding the bag. Discussions, Clarifications and Processes "Clarification" . . . fill in the background with so many de tails that the foreground goes un derground. "See me and let's discuss it" . . . come down to the office, we're lonesome. "It is in process" . . . so wrapped up in red tape that the situation is hopeless. A "process committee" is then formed... a mass mulling of masterminds, trying to reach a meeting of the minds without a knocking of heads. Now that all are perfectly in formed, take this column under consideration, expedite it through channels, or--a trifle ruefully laugh at it. A GREATER OUTH CAROLINA ed Collegiate Press th Robert Elliott Consales as the >Hshed band for the students of y,g- ar, d.ring th...on.s. innists and letter writers a,e not ust sgnd Publsin oe right to edi or withd freom GLENNA BRYANT Karen McKibben Ed Spears - -.- Tommy Rose - - Penny Sinclair Charles Behling - - Dee Chandler ...........ill Lumpkin -...- ..- ..argaret Scott - Bobby Afford - .Alice Holland - Jim liatchell -..... lake Fishburne acquie Splawn, Nanoy Carroll, t, Henry Cauthen, Vance H. t Baird, Selby Taporek, Novelle mn, Pat Robertson, Jay Elgy, nda Jones, Jimmy Foster, Sara Corbett, Adolph Inman, Larry Ion, Charlotte Gower.* bhers, Serena Jones, Bet.y Gil ls Boatmean, Anthony E. Brown, unist Emeritus: Carl M. Reyn ICR8: Sam Florini, Jerry g Shuford. ludy Craig, Punkie Bell, Celia te Panning-a Dna- Cob