Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Noinations have been made for the com ing capfa electiois. The oandidates are now busy preparing their platforms and solicitint 4otes. The- platforms will be grandiose and all encompassing. They will all sound god and 'they will be good in theory; but campaign promises in reality mean very little. We doubt that there has ever been a political officeholder who didn't promise more in Ais campaign than he could possibly fulfill. Campaign speeches are all good to listen to; if they really could be carried out we would have a satisied Carolina Community come next September. We sincerely wish that all the candidates are seriously concerned about the offices they seek and about devoting themselves to doing a superior job for Carolina. Everyone' knows that there is plenty that needs to be done on campus, and a strong Student Government can and should take the lead in bettering the students' lot at Carolina. On the urgent list of things to be done is improving student activities. At present, there is hardly anything on campus to pro vide the student with entertainment or fur nish a place where he might spend several leisure hours. Ours is one of the few uni versities in the country which does not of fer the student a place to spend his leisure time. Russell House was supposedly built for just such a purpose, but somehow the wires were crossed and it turned out to be a labryinth of offices and food dispensers. The bowling alley' which was to have been built in the basement of Russell House never Prices The Board of Trustees of the University slipped one through on us, and the Admin istration of the University did a good job of keeping us in the dark for the past month. We refer to the increase in the cost of edu cation at the University, effective in Sep tember. A weekly newspaper is of necessity late with some news; however, with the help of some people the news is ancient by the time it is aired. It was on March 1, 1960 that the Board of Trustees voted to increase costs for students here. Now, we found out about it on April 11. It's done now. The Trustees voted to hike the cost per semester for South Carolina residents by $50 and for non-residents by $80. This includes the $15 increase in room rent per semester. Rutledge L. Osborne, chairman of the Happy The staff of "The Gamecock" wishes each of you a happy vacation during the Easter break. Since this is the first vacation of the semester, most of us are impatient to hit the road for home. We wish everyone a safe journey to and Anthony E. Brown... TV Commerci( Viewers With Modern television has become in the stomach little more than an indoor bill- fered says the board, which sits staring at the cannot be car enraptured viewer in living rooms srt3 yTh ensco across the land. All too often, buffered or oth4 the public is forced to witness not contain the s o m e o I the most odious Thus the cons spectacles ever dreamed up by can soon imagin4 rational men, and it is done to lied to somewhei purposefully thypnotize the viewer Another prodl with scenes with which he is room variety familiar, sweetener. Ther4 Probably the most eickening of advertiser in th1 these sinister commercials are claims that conc those that picture a man in his acid will eat a 1 bathrobe standing before p mir- sium plate. This ror which reflects one of the ant leaves out, 1 worst looking countenanes imag- that wter will inable. This citizen is either In the same nu bleary-eyed or hung-ver, or both. He obviously needs some- ANOTHER ii thing. The viewer da, soon greeted of the ad--i by a terrifying beleh, a few tain pen over-bu circles which indicate general un-' on-glass-pitch. der-the-weatherneas, and a lurch need to send a toward the medicine cheet. The letter written o unfortunate individual drops two paper, and unkE pills into a glass of water, a lunatic, he w watches them effervesee, and too much of 'his gulpe down the entire portion at the ocean. Per a single swallow. At once5, an u- are provided f< tonishing change takes place; the who receive th man perks up as the liquid flows pulses while in around Inside hhn, purging his bathtubs. And, brain of 4ts troubls as well as the margarine u relieving his road-map eu-. paper with is g< ter than the hlj A SPIRIN Is another matter. If it Is to be gl: Ther. seems to be many garine. brad., each of which attempts Lastly, but1 to outdo tihe other with added fi- come the auton grodieerts. H aspirin Is ne Buf- - the hIsbtyj of fred, as one, It wil eat' * lhole poasMry some < Candidates made it off the drawing board. Even the ping-pong tables somehow found their way. out of the building. Now, one may engage in a friendly game of cards, chess, or check ers or watch an exciting TV show. It is a fact that students need something to keep them busy on weekends instead of packing their bags and heading for home. We feel that a strong Student Government can give this to them. We realize that most of the candidates who will be elected to 'responsible positions in Student Government will be affiliated with some organization or other. This should be no deterrent to working for the better ment of the entire Student Body. In order for a person to say that he is a Student Body representative, he or she must be a representative for the entire Student Body. The good of all the students should be the first aim of all the Student Body officers. We feel that the persons who have of fered themselves as candidates in the com ing election are well qualified to do an ex cellent job. Work is not done, however, with promises, it takes time and cooperation. It will take the cooperation of everybody con cerned so that a united front can be formed and requests made can be considered se riously. We offer this advice to the candidates who are running: Since you will be elected by the Student Body, we ask that you take your job seriously and represent the Stu dent Body. It will take hard work to get things done, but it will. be worth it. Re member! "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." Go Up Board of Trustees, said that the fees were increased by a bare minimum to provide for merit raises for the faculty and to com pensate for building costs. If $100 and $160 are minimums, we would not dare to think about a maximum. If such raises continue to be made, it will again be that only the rich can afford to educate their children. Even now, many persons borrow money to finance their col lege educations and have to spend several years working in order to get themselves out of hock. We are- in favor of pay raises for the faculty. They need more money, but we are definitely not in favor of a 29 per cent raise in education costs at one tirne. It would have been better for the students if the increase had been more gradually, but alas, who considers the students these days? Easter! from his destination and hope to see every one back on campus safe and sound on April 20. We remind you that it is better to be safely late than sorrowfully early. Drive carefully. 3|s Hypnotize Familiar Scenes If it is buf- there been more outright lying, other, the job bragging, teasing, wheedling, in ried out prop- fluencing, and denying as in the 3s a third that advertisements proffered by D)e rin is no good troit. There are no scruples, no ~rwise if it does punches pulled in the attempt to "miracle drug." palm off cars ou a predominately ~ientious viewer car-driving publ.ic. If a certain that he is being auto does not have a de luxe e along the line, steering wheel, it is less good ect of the bath- than one that has. When tests as the stomach are run on the various makes, is at least one the gasoline mileage -is prodig is category who ious, but not one of these cars mntrated stomach sold on the open market can ap iole in a magne- proach more than half of the worthy inform- claims made in this area by the owever, the fact manufacturer. No mention is also eat a hole made of the fact that an auto terial! with 90 horsepower can run rings around one with 400 horse itoresting device power, performance-wise. But nen is the 'foun- horsepower seems to make the ter-under-water- driver appear more masterly )ne seldom has when it approaches a large fig no6ther person a ure. It also costs proportionately 1 butter-smeared more. ss the writer is ill not be doing ACCORDING to one poll, the writing beneath three minutes betwveen the vaps these pens end of one TV program and the r .those persons beginning of the next are the air literary im- most important. "Still," the poll mersed in .their cries, "71 per cent of the aut rou can bet that dience is lost. How? 24 per cent ned to smear -the go to the bathroom, 21 per cent king to taste bet- go to the ice box, 19 per cent rh-priced spread, go see if their kids are covered, "respecting mar- 16 per cent nap, nine per cent read two pages in a book, seven nloat powerfully, per cent play a hand of gin obilesq. Never in rummy, and four per cent just thi. world, and stand like idiots and spin the I the neXt, has dial." oe 095 090 TRIMMING THE PARKING l caSe places where USC'. parkin a minimum of effort and ex1p Dave Bledsoe . . . Sharp Klaxon Awakens Students In all of our searchinge-and they have been that-we have been somewhat critical. There are those that have per formed their duty .to this Uni versity admirably and well. No table among those is "Chief Le ventis. We had the privilege of inter viewing Jim at "Y" camp at the beginning of this school year. For those of us not present last year, Jini Leventis was unop posed for Student Body Presi dent. In this interview, Jim said, "I am looking forward to a great year at Carolina." A Great Year In frequent talks Jim- showed a great concern for the students at Carolina . . . and we reiterate in print our privately expressed opinion .that he had the concern of the student body with him al ways. Carolina could not ask for a finer man to lead her. It is not at his feet that we lay the brunt of our criticism, for it does not belong there. The Record Shows It is our opinion-and, to quote one of our professors--one opin ion is as worthless as another, that there were things left un done that ought to be done. Opinion reaching us says that there are areas for improvement. What areas? To list a few: More books for our library, ree reation areas for students, publi eation of Student Council mini utes, complete, and conspicuously posted, planned activities to make the weekends at Carolina more interesti-ng. We could go on, but wve suggest that the reader check back issues of "The Gamecock" for specific suggestions. We intend to provide a forum for student opinion sin these columns. Our reply to those that. charge undue criticism on our part is simple: The consensus is that the criticism is not undue. Who says that specific listings of areas of neglect is not coni structive criticism? It is on the' firm foundation of honest ap praisal and point-by-point cr-iti cisms that the average student begins to think. It is the point of departure for action . . . we desire action above all else, and we, in our own way, are search sing for the road to n greater Carolina. Our purpose is not "rabble rousing," for there are no rabble to rouse. There are, however, in telligent people to awaken, and1 a sharp klaxon awakens more effectively than a lulling truism. Daffynitions Modern Age-When girls wear less on the street than their gr-andlmother (lid -in bed. A fter-Dinner Speaking --An occupation monopolized by men, women can't wait that long. Courtship-The period during which t.ho girl decides whether or not she can do better. Married Man-One who has twvo hands with which to steer a 7 sprTD STJ1 T r~ ROBLEM: The shaded areas indi g facilities could be expanded with enso along with cooperation from Russ Burns.. A Solution 1 Little logic is needed to under stand that the University of South Carolina is cramped for space. The city has surrounded us and although we own land in several directions, no expansion can be made until niany *true tures are razed and cleared away. Letter to the Editor Leventis Re Of 'Do-Noth To the Editor: Much to your surprise and per haps to the amazement of others I wish to tell you that I sincerely appreciated the criticism in (last) Friday's "Gamecock" pertaining to our Student Council activities during the past academic year. I do, however, regret the reflec tions cast upon our Student Coun cil as being Ninefficient" and hav ing been a "do-nothing Council." Nothing could be further from the truth. If this aspersion be cast upon anyone it be not the fault of the Council, but moreso, upon me as their President. 1, therefore, assume full responsi bility for the cla.ims that wvere made last week. The Council as a whole has been very cooperative and diligent in its wvork. Every task that was asked of it was accomplished successfully and with all deliberate speed. Rather .than reviewv the accomi pl:iahments -- as I would termi them or failures as they were called by our columnists-tha t we have provided for our Student Body this year, I would refer everyone to past copies of our publication, "The Gamecock," or to the minutes of the StudentL Council meetings. But more im portant to me at this time is an other matter which I deem mnore serious than the trivial subjects which were introduced last week. What I refer to is that de structive criticism provides benie fits for no one. As long as we continue to "tear downi" ourUn. versity, its Student Council, our Student Body, our athletic teams, we may as well forget our dreamis for the University of the New South-the greater University of South Carolina. If your columnists would chan-. nel some of the dreams, ideas, suggestions anid comments they have into more const,ructive ideas and more constructive criti cisms, then we would he well on our way to success. Instead of predicting that our Constitution "Will fall flat on its CROWING FOR UNIVERSITY OF Si Member of Associare Founded anuary 80, 1908, wit lirst editor, "The Camecock" is pub the University of South Carolina weei year except on holidays and dui The opinions erpresed by aou neoessarily those of "The Camec Letters to the Editor, but all letters not counstitute an endorsement. The publication any-letter is reserved. EDITOR. MANAGING EDITOR BUSTImES MAARn 1 0 ca CO te lthe city. Theo total icrease in p emlimvated at 200 places. oThe Parkin Meanwhile, the search goes mn I .for room to park our cars. Cr bake space; space we have little of. Certainly there is no one, large, centrally located ar-ea which can be converted into p)ark ing spaces. So, mnuch like our oriental neighbor.4, we must mnakv futes Slam in9 Council' 'face before the facult.y, rathler. I than "knock" our NSA actions, i before destroying our commnittee I efforts, why not offer more con structive criticism so that we canit better this ridiculous situation inl . which we find ourselves. Student Council mneetings are always open to every miemlber of the Student Body. I urge every one to attend, to offer teir criti cisms and comments so that wlci may work together for a greater Carolina. As long as we contiluet o r iec t d s r e i so n o o n r - largde, ctal asue ted tat tvhoeatho contantd ntv eark isl ng spacere S o, muhle bettr mrenta ofeougUnirsiet wial e.' fudecom comlacetsudnm itn Counc il' heerneu casthantok oureNSAoughtone fore deurotudng or bycouritte efoumnst. Ivaccpt ffe mot o gtruciuv ue i soe t.hat e ai yougden Couad theetingtere of~y peUnit very nfamiy of oetarttend to offer thsei acuti-v cions. an clomwit.s soit, we; tay ory jogevhere fo agrtatr Car oia s diggng a hove. cninu a to theec coumisr ace upn mind or gaiatize sn youncOliiir any havher phae ofo canmpu cyus tifh,t thatues hou santl atrive sound mentram tou Unversit awusilute have toh lose to divin apireit aondaticome onmwhcn tuiits.a stand,. it myg duty to efend ofros Ltuet Coucil tonthe behind our fcres hh are brought.d be fore ouveStpment ody bur Ur youg mn hd te bsinteres of the Univerity Leveiy i hertsihent he mae Sthudent accua nd olegyae Pese ~h ist crtied Stdeort stuncil orn ohras e,o urba h camuleg , pgad toe wrferas ae suotitt fo thoe nnecock" e; nless haete desir tobida rae Carol in by hrledisi f B rhleg founatios onivhih iti~u t ---, rg out refai fro * I 9 . arking space is conservatively ig Problem Ise of every available .inch of ;pace-within the limits ocf good ippearance though. Surprising as it may seem, by rimming a little here and there, he total parking capacity -in the it-art of our campus can be Oreatly increased. The places that 1OUld be "trinned" to provide dditional parking spaces are oted in the map above: 1. The length of Pickens St. mi t.he campus side between Pen ileton St. and Green St. could We made into parking places. This woposal has been made many ,imes in the past, but has been nfavorably received for such -easons as added noise to Sloan mid LeConte and ill feelings with he city. As for the latter rea on we will aimply say it's a orry lot if we can't make peace ith Columbia, and as for the ornier, we will point out tihat he siaam of traffic will not be rought any closer to the build ngs. Only the parking spaces vill he built on University prop rty. 2. lietween Sloan and LeConte 'lleges there is a paved lot hichi cou1ld lhe exp)anded into a air sized parking area by widen og and extending it toward the t reet. Thuis region would be ideal or town students who must drive o) classers and also( for professors vh( work ini t.he neighboring oil din gs. :. The protruding ground in runt of tihe lawv building could e cuti back in Iinae with the rest f G;reen St., thus widening the treet, in this area and allowing ngle parking on both sides. This old also get. rid of the ridicu La (log-leg angle at the junction I G reen and Bll . -1. The D)evine St. front be rind Sims D)ormuitory could be set rack and parking places con tructed for the piurpose of con aining the cars of those male tudenIt.S who are stopping tem orarily to) pick up a date. One4 oodus suggestion offered in this espect was to put 24-minute 'eters here to insure the purpose' f. the spaces and thereby un narl t.he double-parking p)r'oh r'mi beside the girls' dorms on lull St. 5. Possiblhy the largest area hat could be converted into park rig places lies between Rutledge hapel anud the Snowden-Burney ~rouap. TIhis land is flaV, unused t present, and easily accessible' y way of two roads. 6. There exists an island in he street between the BA Build rig and Univeraity Trerrace. Take uit the traffic island, widen the treet and instigate angle park rug on this segment of Devine t. Of course, the second island art.her "dlown the hill" is much 'o steep. 7. Here is wherc all "blank" reaIks loose. All that practically nused lawvn behind the South 'arohinia Library would be use ui. Getting this land, however, * ould probably be next to im ossiblojust a p)oss4bility. Trhe(se are simply observations C this wvriter on p)ossible solu ons to the parking problem. If uri views are unacceptable, may /4e urIge the Univeralty Adminis rat Ion to engage a reputable raffie expert to solve this leamma. No.