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A Great C.. It is regrettable that thq Unpiversity lost the services of Coach Marvin Bass. Coach Bass added mich-to:the Carolina community during his tenure here. It will be almost impossible to find a coach with as much talent as the hulking man with the friendly, stentorian voice. During his stay, he helped build the Caro lina line into one of the most formidable in the natioh. This past football season pointed out the excellent coaching job Coach Bass did. The Carolina line allowed opponents less than 100 yards per game on the ground. His ability to do an outstanding job has 'ou C W The local centers of USC already estab lished in Florence, Beaufort, Lancaster and planned for Conway have helped to solve the problem of increased college enrollment. These centers have allowed some stu dents to attend college who could not come to Columbia. By allowing students to live at home and attend classes during the day, expenses are drastically reduced. Many persons who rusticate are given an oppor tunity to increase their knowledge by com muting for classes. Another ostensible and perhaps the most important purpose provided by 10 c a 1 branches of the university is the time given the student to decide which field of study he wishes to pursue. Many students enter college with only a vague idea of what ca reer they wish to train themselves for. '8Wblioneuros1s'J Have you ever had "biliboneurosis," a frustrating feeling which comes from try ing to obtain a particular book from the library and being thwarted? If you haven't been afflicted yet, you are one of the chosen. Many courses require outside reading and outside research. Many of the necessary books for these courses are kept on the Anthony E. Brown Consumers Compc B Y THE various media of ad- ufacturers meant vertising - TV, radio, the magazines, and newspapers-the HE planners, American public became aware Tently to feel I that something new was about American consur to put in an appearance in the too much a gamb automotive world in the form of ing vehicles simi "dcompact" cars. The usual claims French, German were made extolling the virtues British models. of each manufacturers' product In the fall of in terms of initial cost, upkeep, new models wer and running costs, which the for sale, the Ame public either trustingly believed perienced somew] or at least thought it believed, in seeing that it What, in effect, really hap- something that pened was that the public thought ferent from what Detroit was coming out with a The Corvair, the flock of cars which would effec- Valiant not onl tively compete with the steadily American cars,1 increasing sales volume of for- the same and eal eign imports, when actually the the same gas mile only real concern was to compete ucts already beir with the compact autos already troit. However, t: being made and sold in the only a month or: United States-the Studebaker small cars are no Lark and American Motors' Ram- own in the sales1 bler and American. There was no At present, Det intention to build a fifteen-hun- ning to build a nm dred dollar, forty-miles per gal- with the smaller Ions automobile, but the pubile but neither have thought there was. turers discounted Certainly, anyone who has for the future. Pe driven an American small car- ent compacts will and they are small, compared to before there is a the "regular breeds"-and who more compact vai has driven a typical small for- more closely ap eign car is aware of the differ- size and performs ence. The import is generally eign makes which low in price and averages from enjoying extreme thirty to forty-five miles on a the United States gallon of gasoline, while De troit's new offerings are only H E Mercury-I slightly lower in purchase price Ifor example, than other American cars and for a model of gas mileage is but little improved, sions to compete which Is precisely what the man- American small< CROWING FOR A GREAE U'NIVERSrTY OF SOUTH CAROLI? Member of Asseited CollegIate Pres. Feended Jaw0, 1006, wiS Rebe,t Eliott Comsa ra-- any C,ur e Ireserved. EDITR...IT O R B ...... ...... .....BOBB MANAGING EDITOR.... .. .. .. .. .....Cha BUSINESS MANAGER.... ADVERTISING MANAGER.... OOPY EDITOR................. ..P NEWS EDITOR................. ........... FAOULTY EDITOR.............. .........Ma FEATURE EDITOR........................J cih Departs been rcognized by many colleges and uni versities. We have been anticipating for some time that some college would hire him away frm us. His new job is a step upward for Coach Bass. Georgia Tech has a reputa tion for producing winu.ing. football teams, and we are certain that Coach Bass will help them to continue their winning ways. We have greatly benefitted from his serv ices here even though we regret his di parture, we wish him the greatest success possible in his new job as top line coach at Georgia Tech. 2 The SM2te' By allowing a person two years after high school to make up his mind on a par ticular field of study these university cen ters are providing the university proper with more mature, devoted students. They will have adjusted themselves to college work by the time they reach Carolina proper. Eventually, these centers could be a screening device for Carolina. A person will have an opportunity to test himself before starting concentrated study in a particular field. Also, it will serve to allow a person to find out if he wishes to go to college or not. Now, the university is beginning to live up to its advertisement, "our campus, The State. We watch this program with interest and commendation. U ilets Students reserve shelf in the library but, just try to get a particular book. It usually happens that someone has it checked out already. Since there are only one or two copies avail able, a headache results. We all admire our new undergraduate library, but can't we sell fifty feet or so of carpeting and buy a few essential books with the money. ire Compact Cars them to be. that their brother, Ford, has enough to do in selling the small who try dilig- Falcon, the "regular" Ford, and he pulse of the the luxurious Thunderbird, and ier, thought it plans 'are now being completed le to risk build- for the production of the Comet lar to the tiny in the fall of this year. Italian, and Still, the Ford company may wait another year before bring 1959, when the ing the Comet out to be certain e first offered that the small cars are really rican public ex- what the public wants. Ford is st of a shock yet reeling from the Edsel flop had been given and will be extra-cautious in the was totally dif- future 'kith new ideas. it had expected. Next year's models will prob Falcon, and the ably be little altered as far as y looked like basic design is concerned.This >ut they drove is the age of tail-fins, massive *ned practically bumpers, a n d extraordinary age as the prod- horsepower, and Detroit will g built in De- build such as long as the public se shock lasted demands it. io, and the new w holding their (1ENERAL MOTORS leads, attle. ~ uand will continue to lead, roit is not plan- the sales picture in almost all odel to compete models. Chevrolet and Pontiac foreign cars, proved to be the most popular the manufac- cars of 1959 in their respective theposibiity classes, and Cadillac sold nearly theppossibility twice as many units as its nearest become larger copior ny outbreak of Ilowever, Chrysler is still on ieties that will the upswing in the sales depart proximate the ment, but their tail-fins have nce of the for- become somewhat far-fetched in are at present some cases. Cadillac, who started popularity in the tail-fin fad in 1948, has con tinued to use the fins with tact and a proper amount of em lincoln dealers, phasis, and in this age of are lamoing "planned-obsolescence," Cadillac alaoring has continuously been high in withlle dimen- sales and in resale value because with They oteer each new model does not anti 'a.Te el quate the preceding year's model. Let us 'be certain of one im portant fact: -Detroit will build what we, the American public, want, and if you are not satisfied with the present offerings, De troi-t will change them if there are enough individuals who make their wishes known. Naturally, Aeveryone is not pleased with the modern automobiles, but changes Ie h are expensive and radical differ he osaese ences can prove to be disastrous. S are not e(saseONSIDER the Edsel: a new ~ ~ ..Jconcept In design and engi neering, the Edsel was junked k' ALFORD after three years of production rles Behling because the Ford people thought Ed Spears It was what the public wanted. It is a defeat such as this that Nat Adams makes Detroit wary of the public nny Sinclair and of change, and if auto manu till Lumpkin facturers find that Americans rgrtSot want extra-'small cars, we will rgrtSot get them-and we will pay if 4d Klloan=h they do no .e.. "But, Pop, I'm really i Earl Murphy . . . Campus To lay the foundation for this column as well as to establish a basis for its unusual ability to bring out the side of the news that is most interesting and in formative, dedicated to the high est ideals of journalism, I have modeled same after the well known news analyst, Walter Nutshell; and take this proud moment to quote from his latest earth shat tering news release. . . . "Tonight, PBD was s e e n scratching the back of JC at the plush night club owned by Mr. CC. Whotzup?" Of course it's plain to see that this is more on a national level. Naturally, the most interesting news is that closest to home. Therefore, I now present some interesting, informative a n d highly disgusting tid-bits of news designed to advance the field of journalism ahead one hundred years. To wit: Item No. 1 Russ Burns.. Rule Bound R To Fit Norrr More than once we have said human nature is a funny thing. And the more one sees of it, the funnier - and sometimes more frustrating-it becomes. Not too long ago a vitriolic attack was aimed at our campus bookstore. Whether right or wrong, the tirate seemed* to shake some people up. Did you notice the sign in the bookstore proclaiming publishers prices are available for public inspection? It should be fairly obvious that j the publishers are scalping us too. Incidentally, this writer re cently purchased one manila cen velope from the Campus Shop for 12c. The same envelope costs 6e up)town and the brand is the same. Exmru Cost Nowv, friends, we'd like to stress the fact that the extra cost is for the convenience of not i walking uptown.... The Columbia cops, we notice,t are having a field day on our campus lately. It sort of reminds us of Running Bare . . . oops. ...Bear in the happy hunting grounds. Our police friends have i suddenly become aware of the student parking problem at USC and are really making hay while r the sun shines.t Looks like the parking prob lem sun will shine for quite a while, too.e There is one cop who regularly c makes excursions to the corner c b)y the Business Administration t Building to tag those poor suck- c ers who have class and no place to park. Ah, the treasury shall jingle this year. .. . RuleR To Live By 1 These days it looks as though t everyone is setting up rules to d live by. Ever since Moses and a the Ten Commandments, people. have been horning into the act, and its getting to be almost un bearable nowdays. Just the other day we noticed .' a list of standards of acceptablei behavior, as expressed by the Los Angeles, California Hoard d~ of Education: "Respecting and obeying others t in authority. S Obeying school and community rules.p Making a sincere effort to o lan.n I16AC~ I uffering frot financial insecumty. News In A "The PD of USC very ad roitly straightened the kinks in the registration line at McK by swiftly subduing the girl leader of the insurgents. to her knees with gentle but firm stroked . . . from S & W .38's. An interesting sidelight in the scuffle produced a few surplus items such as: a badly bleeding and trampled hand, a partial plate, two vari cose veins, and a little old lady still in a state of shock. Any or all of these items may be claimed simply by filling out twelve beautifully colored IBM cards and showing them to the janitor )f the BA building. He, in turn, will give a receipt to be checked and shown to the USC water The staff of The "Came cock" extends its sympathy to Mike Callahan, Carolina [haskethall star, on the death of his mother in Sussex, New Jersey. obots Bend al Society Conforming to classroom stand srds of behavior. - Respecting the rights of others. Cooperating with the students *vho have been given responsi >ility. Punctual Attendance Being p)unctual and regular in kttendance. Maintaining habits of appro >riate dress and personal be lav ior. Assuming the responsibility ~or the care of school and p)er onal property., Accepting the duties of mem >ership in a democratic group. Accepting the consequences of heir own actions." 0. K., you robots, line up and *eed this body of data into your nemory units. Snap to, jutmp when a rule beckons, or you will >e an eccentric within our "nor nal" society. What ever became of conscien ious, individualistic thought? C:ontradlctory Situation While on the subject of self eliance, wve would like to -men ion a rather contradictory sit ation existing on our campus. tta coeducational institution ike ours, it is only natural that nale and female members get ogether during their off-duty ours--at least some of the time. Yet, any night of the week you an find at least three-fourths f the guys and a like number f girls sitting in their respec ive dorms playing cards or therwise engaging in futureless ast times, all the while wishing assionately that they had dates. Even so, pride and fear of the nknown keep them from taking he initiative and getting those ates. So the wishing goes on, nd the card playing goes on. . . ho said something ahout eggars and horses? Mixing Parties One prime fault in the USC ocial system is the lack of mix rig parties on the non-fraternity evel. If we must say so, the stu ent union (fances are few andl itifully formulated. In short, he design for overall student ocial life just dloesn't swing. With Valentine's D)ay fast ap roaching, perhaps a reappraisal f social planning is due. Just call us stupid cupid. / / j' I need more money." Nutshell commissioner, who will give a recei'pt to be approved by Sam the Photog, hnd finally, an over all card check made by the chief of the G Beetles will produce said items. A fee of 17c will be charged if any of the above steps are omitted. Rot-a-Ruk." Item No. 2 Two men identified as GK and TM were arrested last night and are being held for questioning in the Campus Book Store Swindle ease. Both men are accused of using ink eradicator to produce blank pages in two BA. books valued at $8.50 each, for which the BS was forced to pay a sum total of $1.15. If found guilty, both men will be forced -to sell the remainder of their text books to the Campus Book Store, and are subject to transfer to Clem son. Item No. 3 For Rent: One roommate. Clean, handsome and unusually adaptable to ranch style home, or conventional apartment. Well loved by mothers and fathers, and has new Western Flyer chrome bicycle. Interested fe males may obtain more info by writing me care of this publica tion. (Author's Note: The opinions of this publication are not nec essarily those of this article, and any similarity between this ar ticle and actual newvs is entirely accidlental). Pitching Horseshoes Ad in the Kalispell, Mont., "Inter Lake": "New G. E. Au tomatic Blanket, Duel -Control." Another ad passed the proof readler's usually cautious e y e: ". .. save regularly in our bank. You'll never reget it." From the Newport, Ark. "Daily Independent": "Following t h e ceremony there was an informal reaction in the vestibule of the church." Letters to the Edito Housing 01 Mass Studeni Dear Editor: It seems that the housing of fice (probably after long re search into the most effective methods of punishment) has re established the almost forgotten method of mass punishment which is only used now in Russia and other . totalitarian states. Perhaps this is the beginning of a second Renaissance. Someone has absconded with a part of the elevator in Building HI. The housing office placed a sign up in the lobby stating that the elevator would not, be operat ing again until the missing part was returned. A brilliant piece of strategy! Who wvould dare keep this p)art after such a fearful adlmoniton-unless of course the culiprit lived in some other dor mitory? Of course, it's no easy walk up) six or seven flights-of stairs, but think of the contribution to the p)hysical condition of the students this exercise will make --except those few students who are crippled or who are now us ing crutches. But who ar we. to. Dave Bledoe. . . 7 Cents Worth Of R-E Week Ma jeune amie a trois an# -Sartre We see I ed where Religious Emphasis week was well received. Slater System sold an extra 60 gallons of coffee. The convocations held under the guns of the N-ROTC Armory were doubly enlightening .. at least it made one think about what the speaker was sayingw-or else. * * * Or, as Sartre so succinctly put it, this must be a problem that faces humanity as a whole; the problems -facing Carolina stu dents today are indeed thu prob lems of the world . . . and we do need help. Returning for a moment to the mundane, it would have been nice to hold any or all of these meet ings in our new, spacious audi torium . . . but it hasn't been built yet. * * * However, we must admit that those who have"Nuffered through sitting on hard boards on the Field House seats to h e a r a permance receive a response to their auditorium pleas that is in keeping with the RE week: "Turn the other cheek." One professor commented to us that those who are not in favor of holding RE week are in danger of being lumped in with the "rest of t h e screwballs." Probably labeled un-american, too . . . but a break in the routine does us good and gives us time to think and ponder. Naturally, one does his best only when re freshed, so everyone is getting plenty of sleep. 0 0 0 We see, also, where Congress is still hot on the trail of "pay ola." S o m e noted newspaper columnists were also chastised for handing out free plugs . . . we can truthfully say that this columnist has never had a good word to say about anything--ex. cept the housing office (on one occasion only. Contrary to ru more, we did not receive a free house or have our room rent diminished in any way). *We have always felt a kinship wvith the housing office, in spite of the many charges (probably because of) against it. Maybe misery loves company-we feel the same way on so many things. They don't like our room, and neither do we. * C * We trust everyone notices that we carefully refrained f r om mentioning the myriad trials of registration. Might as well re frain-what more could be said. No need to discuss what is evi dent: the whole affair was a mess. Oh, yes, Valentine's Day is up coming . . . just to show you our heart's in the right place-Happy Valentine's Day everybody. rs . . . fice Levies Punishment consider minorities? That's a democratic principle, and of course no one expects an im portant office like housing to be democratic. How inefficient! On a certain floor of the same dormitory, there was a shaving cream fight between a couple of boys, and also someone damaged the telephone. The housing office collected two dollars from every one on the floor for this outrage. This came to about seventy-two dollars. You may ask yourself why they charged so much, and certainly this is a reasonable question. It seems that telephone repair men have a very strong union, and that shaving cream is very corrosive when applied to cement floors. This money went into what is 4t called the "penalty and reward fund." So far, I haven't heard of any rewards, but I'm sure the housing office plans to put this money to a good use. Perhaps they're planning to "beer bust" for the "green beetles." Yours truly, Bob Dnxo