The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 14, 1960, Page Page Three, Image 3
Beats Denounce Sock
Escapi
BY KELLY JONES
Staff Writer
What is a Beatnik? A way-out
cat with i swingin' beai? A
non-conformist? A dope addict
with dark glasses? A barret-clad
,hipeter t hat recites real-gone
poetry tW the crazy -beat of a cool
bongo drum?
Shades of Mort Saul! What is
a Beatnik ?
Beatnikism is a peculiar insti
tution that a p r u n g up after
World War II, mainly due dis
contentment and restlessness that
follow any full-scale war.
After the defeat of the Axis
Powers, a o m e Americans took
advantage of the short breather
to step back and take a good
look at themselves. A few did not
like whart they saw.
Thus, to escape the conformity,
materialist thinking, a n d the
general "rat race" of moddrn
civilization, they dehounced so
ciety and took to the unique
Oriental philosophy of Zen Bud
dhism.
Zen originated in Southern
China about the fourth century
after Christ. Basically, it teaches
that man is an integral part of
the universe, having one purpose
in life: to be completely and
simply human. Theoretically, its
principles show how to live with
serenity a p d fulfillment in a
frustrating and confusing world.
This paved the way for art for
airt's sake, free love, and other
Beatnik ideas with which most
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people are fmiliar. From this
also stemmed the motto, "Kicks
are the only important things in
life."
Today, the term "member of
the beat generation" In applied
to all teenagers, all men with
beards, and a host of other in
nocent people who have abso
lutely no ties whatsoever with
Greenwich Village. S e n g-chao
and the other founders of Zen
would turn over in their graves
if they knew how loosely the
term is used today.
Originally, Beatnikism g r e w
up on the West Coast in the
region around Los Angeles. How
ever, it was not I on g before
Greenwich Village became the
most "beat" (in 'more ways than
one) place in the country. In
fact it was, and still is, the
world-renowned capital of -all
Beatendom.
The Beatniks have a language
of their own. Any resemblance it
bears to the King's English is
purely coincidental.
For example, the word "fuzz"
throughout most of the English
speaking w o r 1 d means "fine,
light particles of fibers; down;
fulff-" (Webster). But in that
exotic land of The Village, it is
the term denoting the Beatniks
most dreaded enemy-the police.
One of the favorite Beatnik
pastimes is the "pad party."
During these recreational gather
ings, the Beatniks sit around and
use "pot" ( Beatnik is h for
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ormity
"dope"), in addition to indulging
themselves in other pleasant ac
- tivities.
Are most Beatniks really ad
dicts? Like dig, man.
Less than a year ago two
special detectives from the New
York police force spent several
months living in The Village, go
ing to pad parties, and generally
trying to get in with Beatsville's
upper crust.
The infiltration was a success,
with the planted "fuzz" gaining
the confidence of all the local
Beat leaders. The result was a
large scale raid in which over one
hundred pushers and users of
marijuana and other "pot" were
arrested.
The latest of the Beatnik's
"solid" episodes is taking place
in Fort Worth, Texas. With the
slogan, "Kick the cows out of
Cowtown and let the cats swing
in," t w o "whippists" (Texas
Beatniks) are making their bid
in politics.
"Big Mike" Oallaway, 23, and
Peter "The Hero" Gill, 27, have
tossed their hats, or rather bar
rets, in the ring as candidates for
precinct chairmen.
Peter, who has not paid his
poll tax and can only run as a
write in candidate, stands on a
street corner and urges passers
by to come to the rally for "free
espresso, d a n c i n g girls, and
Beatniks all over the place."
Mike, who has paid his poll
tax, is more serious about the
whole thing. lie promises to clear
slums, build better flophouses
for "winos" and clean local gov
ernment of corruption-"not of
square thinking, that's asking
too much."
Crazy man!
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Sis. ACT V. SC. nil
Seee Meura. Spokem
ON CAMPUS,
Physics professor saying that
red carpet in undergraduate li
brary reminded him of the blood
of flunking ostudents.
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Freshman saying he had just
finished reading the words "qui
ver javalin"-you know, Shakes
peare.
Student writing essay for his
tory quiz on the Klu Klux Klan
when asked, "What is the CCC?"
After trying to cross street in
front of Russell House, coed
commenting, "Well, all I can say
is you'd better be a track star
before coming to Carolina."
After student left history hour
quiz 10 minutes early professor
exclaiming, "I must be slipping."
Misprint on history quiz
Trace the religious development
between 1700 and 1970.
Russell House ramp painters
being denounced from second
story Window as do-gooders.
Small sign adorning bush
reading "Do Not Disturb."
Tiny grave in back of steam
plant, complete with two crossed
sticks and a pile of rocks.
Buy A Coffee
Button, KA's
Help Charity.
Since yesterday m e m b e r s of
Kappa Alpha social fraternity have
been selking "coffee buttons" for
the benefit of So u t h Carolina
Crippled Children's Society at $1.00
apiece.
Anyone wearing one of the round
white buttons with the red letters
BAC ("Buck a Cup") will be en
titled to a free cup of coffee at
any restaurant in town. The drive,
which is city wide, will continue
until April 15.
Officer H. H. Baker of the
Columbia Police Department made
arrangements with Kappa Alpha to
sell the buttons on the University
campus. Each brother is expected
to sell about $10 worth of buttons,
which w e r e distributed by Bill
Ebert, a member of the fraternity,
yesterday.
About 200 of the buttons are
currently being sold. Anyone wish
ing to buy one may purchase it
fom any member of the fraternity.
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TheImprism
BY JUDY KILLOUGH
Feature Editor
The epistle of ye olde prisoners.
'Twas in the dark of the night
of Wednesday, April 6, in the year
of our Lord nineteen hundred sixty.
The lights were burning -ate in the
Rouse of Russell.
When the managing editor of
ye olde newspaper found that due
to an unforeseen tragedy, the staff
would have to work far into the
night, he called the keeper of the
men. With his gracious permis
Expert Answers
Why Have 'Bi
We want to talk about a series
>f programs on WUSC-known as
" B a ro q u e Time." To get the
straight story, we talked with the
fellow to whom the "brain child"
belongs.
Why a show called "Baroque
Time?" we asked.
He mulled it over and answered,
"The attention given to music from
1650 A.D. up through Bach is far
below its merit. My idea falls into
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sion, five staff members, among
them three members of the female
gender, remained after all others
had left.
One-Eighteen
"What is the count on a ye olde
one-eighteen?" was the question
of the hour.
The lights slowly winked out in
the houses of men across the j
Street of Green. "Twelve o'clock,
and all's well," rang the cry of
s o m e inebriate weaving in the
street below. And on they worked.
At last the last copy pencil was i
iroque Time'?
two phases, the first of which is
complets."
Wha-a-t? t
"What do you mean?" t
"Well, the first programs in this
series attempted presenting a rep- i
resentative cross-section of music
from all the composers of note
who lived during the period in
question."
"What about the second phase?"
Obscure
"Without getting too obscure, we
covered the hjgh spots concerned
and now concentrate on the culmi
nation of this era, which is all
wrapped up in two words: Bachi
and Handel."
"How do you develop a pro-.
gram ?"
"Keeping in m in d this phase
business, I decide in terms of
length and content what could be
heard during the hour available,
I listen to the music, read avail
able pertinent material, then think
the matter over for a while. A-fter
this I wvrite the script to give con
tinuity without being verbose. Russ
Burns records the program each
Monday, and you are invited to
hear it every Saturday night at
11 o'clock.
Mental Note
We made a mental note to real-ly
find out what it was all about by
listening to "Baroque Time" every
Saturday night over WUSC-AM, ~
730 on your radio dial.
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ng a rattlesnake. Dr. Thompson
s Simons.)
Id Tale,
'ale Of Woe
)ut away, its point worn to a nub.
Phe typewriters were idled, the
ieadline sheets in the copy enve
opes. The Press must go on.
Arrangement
Through some nefarious arrange
nent, the managing editor had
rranged for the back door to be
eft open. The building was de
;erted except for The Five.
Down, down, down in the omi
iously silent elevator. "This would
ye some time to be caught between
%ors," jested one of The Five.
3ut safely they came to the ground
loor.
It was then that misfortune
truck. The Green Beetles, being
ininformed as to the plan, had
ocked the door between the lobby
ind the back door.
Hysteria set in, The Five ran
bout pushing on doors, even the
>ne that has been open only once
n four years.
Hysteria
Thereupon, they all eat down on
he yellow e o u c h and engaged
hemselves in wild levity.
All exits barred! Prisoners! This
s Freedom of the Press ?
Solution
Like a bolt from the blue, the
olution occurred to The Five. The
)ampus Police.
Five noses pressed against the
class of the doors, gazing at the
3utside. It seemed hours before
-escue came. Finally after -at least
:en minutes of imprisonment, the
reedom-giving key turned in the
ock, letting in the smell of cool
~resh air, and letting out The Five.
Housemothers had the lights in
~he windows for the missing. Door
ells rang, doors opened.
Safety!
Rook Has
Anecdotes
Of South
"The War's radiance shone from
he statues on Monument Avenue
tuat, Lee, Davi-s, Jackson; from
he swords over the mantels. . . .
t echoed throughout the childhood
f J. Bryan IiiM, Richmond born
nd-bred author of "The Sword
)ver the Mantel," to be published
y McGraw-H.ill on A pril 12, 1960.
Reminiscence is Bryan's forte.
[is anecdotes range from the days
f Lee (the "swords" belonged to
the General") a n d "Old Jack"
ackson to World War II, when he
ells of a Marine-Navy Fighter
bommand (CONFORSOLS) that
avenged" Gettysburg and Atlanta
gainst the Japanese in 1943.
In "'The Sword Over the Mantel,"
.Bryan III combines his warm
iemnories w i t h a Southerner's
bility to tell a tale and he evokes
world of "spidery hand-writing
i brown ink . . . fading photo
raphs of boys in consciously tous
led uniforms . . . tarnished buttons
nd sempa of shredding silk."
MARTIN
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