The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 06, 1960, Page Page Two, Image 2
A Salute To 4
Teaching is a profession which does not
receive its just reward, especially financial
compensation. We students take teachers for
granted, and we seklom think about the good
which they do; however, we not only re
member things which we consider bad about
them, but we usually tell others about it.
Aside from being a noble profession,
teaching requires many virtues on the part
of the teacher. College degrees do not make
teachers, degrees only help. A good teacher
has to possess more than education and
knowledge; he must know how to impart
his learning into his students in order that
they may learn how to think for themselves.
Henry Adams said, "A teacher affects
eternity; he can never tell where his in
Exam Schedule Pen
After persuing the exam schedule which
made its long-awaited appearance this
week, we can understand why the adminis
tration was hesitant about releasing it.
With due apologies to the Schedule Com
mittee, we must say that the exam schedule
lacks imagination and foresight. We won
der if it would have been different if Caro
Thank You,
We take this opportunity to publicly
thank outgoing Student Body President
Jimmy Leventis for the cooperation given
"The Gamecock" during his tenure in of
fice.
We, also, wish to congratulate Leventis
and his fellow officers and council mem
bers for the gains and efforts made by
them for the betterment of Carolina.
Leventis proved himself an excellent am
bassador for Carolina. He provided better
Our Campus -
We are extremely gratified when we hear
someone praise our campus, particularly
its beauty and charm. We do have a beauti
ful campus of which we can be proud.
The University campus has been termed
by many as one of the most beautiful cam
puses in the country. We have to agree with
Anthony E. Brown .
'Death Is Not
Henry Louis Mencken, as by men. That
wrong as he was on many points,taebyaP
was probably inspired by a reve- adee h
latiion of a supernatural nature M.Mnknw
wh4en he allegedly burst into a i etil
crowded room one afternoon, ex- tmdb s
claiming, "I've found .it--I've othe v
found '4t." qoigfo
"What?" asked the astoundedthHoyBle
and cum'ious group. cranpsae
"I hiave found," Mencken con- rmnlms
tinued, "the long-searched-for a v"ad"
'missing link' !"ye.nweei
A S SOME of the guests wereastemn c
scientists, there was a gasp alf. nfc
of amazement and anticipation. i nesl e
"What is it?-showv us," oneonmutntk
man said weakly.quifcios(
"I have found the 'miissing aeonti
l,ink' between the primitive andthntatoen
crivllizd ma.its us !"intd to aui Pi
it. an ustlear tht afnd eve teso
is no creted o bedestoytdineds be us
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BUSINESS SAAGER Pe. Withers . Danny.. ...
ETrORIA. SITN
Dur Teachers
fluence stops." Our teachers are moulding
our lives; they are helping to shape it for
all time.
We are blessed at Carolina with many ex
cellent teachers. Every department on cam
pus can boast a number of outstanding
faculty members who are highly regarded
here and elsewhere in the teaching profes
sion.
We do very little to let our faculty mem
bers know how much we appreciate what
they are doing. Although we can hardly be
lieve it sometimes, faculty members are
human. They like to be told when they have
done and are doing a good job. We should
tell them occasionally how much we ap
preciate them; instead of only speaking to
them when we have a complaint to make.
alizes Upper Classes
lina students had made it out?
It is impossible to please everyone; how
ever, this particular exam schedule greatly
penalizes all classes except Freshmen. Most
students have classes at 9, 10, and 11 daily,
and these people will be the ones with two
exams on the same day.
Jim Leventis!
than adequate representation for the Uni
versity wherever he was asked to appear.
At Carolina, everyone knows him; this
speaks for itself and the personal popularity
of our outgoing president.
Student Body officials, particularly Le
ventis, went out of their way to provide
useful information to "The Gamecock." We
issue our thanks, Student Body officials,
for your consideration and cooperation.
Most Beautliul
them. Our campus has a unique blending of
the old and the modern in architectural
structures. The trees and the shrubbery are
kept in excellent shape.
So, when you hear people talking about
beautiful campuses you can take pride in
the fact that ours is one of the most beauti
ful.
Punishment;
It Is A Route To E
privilege is re- tegi,ity for a society to exist.
wer not mortal, Ifaanholkilnterm,
rten recaleitrant hemtbeemvdfo oiy
uld agree that it 'nodrta emyntb l
wrivilege not re- loetobderuivtoha
o a-re partial to peedatdadiriol,i
l~e scriptures of ta et sa n-o
we agree that onsopuihet
do state that a W r odta eape
way "an eye for ms emd, u hs h
>oth for a tooth,"
he Bible is there thonswocramstc
ding "a life for )aigl vethyremd
the Bible says eape nsm io ntne
aldverse that Teesol eacr nsta
I1. There are no tosi hc a' iei
r modifications
point. It seems,
ay quote the an- fNTOEess uha h
purposes of the I nwhhharenlyaid
not? nu1 iepedpbiiy hr
be law, there t~i~ ~dutb noecn
stencet fo dat scieay on orst
evf leasl. Onl theother mand,
he mt be emoed bofor andet
agoind the derguetiv o thate
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fthiandet iaednot .edmpeuie as
IN a~W arel old t,h.nzati"exmps o
mae presh aotermedisar oftens
coinm igly whn te remd
exnudia1advie 'insom alwa or inane.t
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tion n hih a ans l'fe i
mi n --.ote ypoinsy.n
ablshI j d ciN e T as E h e o s, s c as m ur e
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~~argareevn leg.tO t hee W no affor toand,
whi Snlar c madyi be hs bfor and
agaist betrheargumet all the dae
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udy Kilofgh nd impots aedo peudce tat
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the pory n othler" eis otmass
oard elams he n h etre
ne eSmivieisawatavhbet
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* i crimtaes asheinnusbyah murder.
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BY AnLaORD beom ilev.be but the rean
)earman, eaning estlawes mof mity hvem
'doeLid padedy fon tome formeor oflih
Saa .K.EdSears then pioher tand the deaothion
araet Scot te jWde cando jufry coere.
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riasthe tryo ktihert s ntingi
c4m?wS COAIby:
"ARE YM suie rNE OTtj
THIS PICNIC Tem ?
Dave Bledsoe .
Fing
We .have always maintained
that there is but one source of
strength of this University-and
that is the student body. Unless
Buzz Hoagland . .
An Explanati<
And What It i
Editor's Note: The Southern
Universities Student Govern
ment Association held its Sev
enth Annual Conference last
week at Mississippi Southern
College. Carolina is a member
of SUSGA.
"The Gamecock," feeling the
students should know what
SU7SGA is, asked Buzz Hoag
land, who was appointed by
Student Council to do the ini
tial investigation of SUSGA
and who gave a favorable re
port on possible membership
by Carolina, to write this ar
ticle, explaining the "facts"
about SUSGA.
What does SUSGA mean to
the average student at Carolina
now that we are a member of
this organizabion?
SUSGA exists for one purpose
-service. Service to the school as
a whole and service to the stu
scape
sometimes tatinted by prejudice
and malfeasance .in sonme form.
What, then, should wve do with
those people who have been con
vieted b)eyond doubt of first de
gree murder? Obviously they
cannot be allowed to roam freely
to kill 'again and again, nor must
they go unchastised for their
crimes. Life 'imprisonment is a
slow death sentence, but the life
is .not destroyed. Often the con
vict may elevate his energies
from crime to ereative pursuits,
b)ut what of the mental malad
justed killer, the psychopathic
murdlerer wvho 'is sane ord-inarily
but wo k-ills without reason or
pur1 pose?
All of it amounts to a touchy
s.ituation which has existed
among us -for many years, and
perhaps we have not been in
terestedl enough in the matter to
spend any time thinking about it.
I N TIH E recent case, wh'ih has
been dragged out for twelve
years because of doubt in the
minds of some concerned, a man
is dead, the result of .a long and
b)itter f.ight for survival which is
innate in us all. T>he man ma4n
tained to the end that he was
innocent, but many great legal
minds have dec.reed otherwise.
In spite of the fact that he had
made use of .his time b)y writing
of his experiences, his usefull
ness to soeciety in this capacity
wvas not considered. Istead of
making this much-publicized ease
an example for capital punish
ment, .it has become the greatest
argument against that form of
punishment since the magnifi
cent plea for mercy made by
Clarence Darrow in the Leopold
Leob thrill murder trial.
Let there be no mistaking the
imp)ortanc*e of' t>he trial b)y a
jury and a judge. Seemingly,
there must be p)unishmenbt to fit
the enime, for eniminals must be
made to pay for their errors. But
dleath -is not punishment; ,it 'is a
route of escape, and by kiilling
a murderer, society does not
c'leanse itself. Instead, society
deofiles 'the humanity man has
strived for since the Beginning,
and we thus remain the 'missing
linke'."
6R* KMNQW H4OW W A
ers In The
the effort is made to better our
students, then it is effort wasted.
Recently, however, spiids has
been revived thtA supposedly
)n Of SUSGA
wAeans To USC
dent is the aim of SUSGA.
Twenty-Three Colleges
SUSGA 'is composed of 23 uni
versities and colleges through
out the South. This organization
serves as a link of conmunica
tion between these Institutions,
enabling the student leaders to
exchange ideas and experience in
order to benefit one another and
their respective schools. At its
annual Convention, these leaders
can meet and discuss problems
they have in common in campus
life and try to suggest solutions.
At this convention held this
year at Auburn in the latter
part of April, the organization it
self sets up workshops and dis
cussions on speoific phases of
campus life.
SUSGA provides an entertain
ment service, whiah tries to book
popular acts for its members at
a saving to the individual. An
information bureau is building
files on pertinent student govern
ment issues for its members.
Perhaps the major difference
between SUSGA and the Na
tional Student Association from
which Student Council recently
dropped its membenship, is that
SUSGA is not a policy-miaking
organization. SUSGA makes no
attempt, as NSA did, to set policy
for its members.
Antagonistic Policy
The .importance of this can be
seen from the fact that NSA,
while offering as much in the
serv'ice flield, ofiten takes stands
as a whole which are .totally
antagonitic to the University's
p)olicy. As a delegate to the NSA
convention this summer, I per
sonally saw NSA enact many
policies to which I was violently
opposed and felt the students at
the Un'iverslty would also op
pose.
SUSG A is a I a o non-legisla
tive and has no "'rulling" struc
ture as such. The chairman is the
presiding offiieer and 'is elected
by the Conference. Each state
represented .in SUSGA elects a
vice-chairman who assists the
chairman on ;his Executive Oom
mittees. Tihey determine no policy
for the group.
Where did SUSGA come from?
In 1954, student leaders at
Emory University felt the need
for such a service organization
for the South only and contacted
flive other large Southren usniver
eities. A con)stiitution was drafted
and ratified and the first Con
ference was -held that year.
SUISGA Members
'Among the me mbers of
SUJSGA are: Clemson, LSU, Tu
lane, University of Georgwia, Geor
glia Tech, University of Florida,
Fioida State, Auburn, and Uni
verility of Alabama.
I.n .a letter recognizing the
.olin'ing of the Ulnirwity of
South Oaro&na, SUSGA execu
tive secretary Herold Grant
says:
"We are certainly glad to have
the University as our newest
member. We are sure that f.rom
the record of leadenship ehoywn in
the past at Carolna and present
leadership that 'Oarolina will soon
become one of our top members."
"We 'hope to both gai-n and
give by this a'sociation. . . . Let
me welcome your student body
and congratulate you."
Carolina student government
has taken another step in provid
ing .erviee for the student. This
is SUSGA.
F. A. Fable . . .
Fable Divulge
How To Stud
Aster some six years of suc
cesful procrastination at several
different colleges and universi
-ties, I shave been called upon to
come forth and divluge my most
highly breasured secret; how to
study for exams!
Before -aunehing into a dia
tribe on my study technique,
however, I should lile to diseuss
the most popular modes on the
campus of Caroina. The one
wWoh appw" to be rarwpant
involves the consumption of
"dex," "mucho" coffee and eight
een consecutive hours of study.
As one coed remarked: "I love
'dex,' it snakes me feel so good."
Dike
wiser heads thought was dead.
We .refer to the spirit of self
help.
It 'i through a considered
evaluation of our own defiiden
oies that we -rise above them
readers are, no doubt, fan-iliar
w'ith feelings regarding the
White Elephant of Davis Field.
One writer aptly summed up the
$900,000 facade of learning re
ferred to as an Undergraduate
Library .with: "USC, all show,
no go."
Away We Go
Here we must inject back
ground information for the sake
of clarity-bear with us.
Each May Day, Phi Epsilon
Pi, a social fraternity, sponsors
the pie-throwing contest featur
ing all the campus leaders taking
a swipe at each other with a
cream pie. Messy, but fun. Pro
eeds from this .have been ac
cumulated from the past two
years to buy a TV set for the
infirmary.
This year, the proceeds are
going to buy books for the new
library. Looking further into
this laudable venture, one turns
up interesting fact&-facts that
are not generally konwn, but
may have great bearing on the
future of the University.
The Educational Foundation
Money from the pie-throwing
contest will be turned over to the
Educational Foundation for use
by Mr. Alf,red Rawlingon, head
librarian in buydng books.
'lhe 'aims of- the Foundation
are four-fold: provide profes
sorships for able educators; fur
ther establish the degree of Mas
ter of Business Adninistration;
set up -a schoLarship fund; and
buy books for 'the library.
Most contributions are chan
neled einto the Educational Fund,
and intereat from this money
will proviide the funds for these
projects. In the case of Pthi Epai
Ion Pi, 'the money will go directly
to 'the library with the Founda
tion acting as custodi.an of the
funds.
Sole Aim: Academies
We think that the contribution
by .this fraternity is the -higshest
form of service to the Carolina
commurvity. It ,is among the first
efforts by a campus orgartization
to assume responsibility..- The
Euphradian society and the now
defunct Carolina Veterans As
sociaiion have .also sent small
contributions.
A Foundation dedicated solely
to the purpose of raising aca
demics deserves support from all
possible means. An interesting
sidelight: F.aculty contributions
have risen one thousand per cent
from last year.
We hope 'that other campus
organiations will follow this ex
cellent exeample - as well as
alunmi interested tin their Alma
Mater. With popular support,
this well-organized driive to raise
funds will demornstn,ate as noth
ing else wtill, 'that these volunteer
fingers 'in the dikde can help stem
the tide of -ignorance, and prove
to the State that the University
of South 'Oarolina has 'the tight
to assume the lead in developing
the new South.
s His Secret,
y For Exams
Little does the idict -realize hat
she is running the dsk of be
coming addleted or of ruining
her mental .health (if she has
any). Another coed was so "iWgh"
from "dex" and, afterward, so
let down that she wasn't able
,to sleep for forty-dight hours.
Needless to say, both will be
back on a "Idick" in two weeks.
Of the two coeds, 4te lst men
tioned 4s the most imbed&lic.
Cramming
The second in order of popu- -
laity involves a group of three
to six individualls studying to
gether 20 out of 24 hours for
each of the four days imme
diately preceding exams. An hour
a day duming the sensber would
do more good, for the mind can
not and will not retain the so
called "knowledge" obtained in
the above manner.
These "students" care nothing
about knowledge, their main de
sire is to have a "blast" duing
the semester, cram for exams so
as to remain in school and even
tually to get their degree. They
have no deelire to be Vmepared *
for a profession or avocation
upon graduation nor to ,have a
sufficient understanding of ge,,
eral subjects so as to be socially
acceptable, although most of
them are social climbers while in
college.
The group which has the
smallest number of adherents,
but which is the most success
ful in fulfilling the purpose for
which colleges were founded, is
the "bookworm" club. These in
dividuals are truly individuals.
They study or attend class dur
ing most of their waking hours.
Many worth-while campus activi
ties pass them by. They do have
the consolation of finishing Phi
Beta Kappa, however, this does
not compensate for their inability
to work with others in profes
.ional life.
The Secret
Now comes the great secret
method:
1-Spend every class break
drinking coffee in the Game
cock Room.
2-Play bilidge whenever pos
sible.
3-Participate in extracur
ricula adtivities.
4-Gaze out the window or
read ahead of the 'professor while
in the classroom (depending upon
weather conditions, time of year
and the professor).
5-Study not less than two nor
more than four hours for an
exam.
6-Take something to enable
you to get a good night's sleep
before the exam.
Russ Burns. .
Biorhythms
Explained
It has long been accepted in.
some scientific circles that much
animate and inanimate "behav
ior" is cyclic in nature. In recent
years a science of biorhythms has
arisen from cyclic theory.
This new "science" attempts
to put forth rules by which a
person can calculate his particu
lar efficiency on a certain day
and. of course, be forwarned
against those days when nothing
goes right.
Starting at bir'th, the various
bodily processes begin to ebb andgw
flow in regular cycles. There are~,
three cyclic responses that pre
dlominate in one's personality
emotion cycles, physical prowess
cycles, and intellectual alertness
cycles.
For the average person these
cycles are 23 days in length for
physical prowess, 28 days for
emotion and 33 days for intellect
lau elartness. The first half of
each of these periodis is the time
of accomplishment and the last
denotes the "not so hot" times.
The point of crossover from ac
complishment to "not so hot" is
the critical time when the bottom
literally falls out. This is the day
to watch out for.
Watch out for the critical (lays
in the cycle which are 11 and 23
for physical prowess, 14 and 28
for' emotion, andl 16 and 33 for
intellectual alertness. If several
of these critical (lays fall on the
samte calendar dlay, then really
be0 prepCared for' a "bad day at
Black Rock."
The proponents of biorhythms
stress that this "science" is not
to be compared to astrology or
any other mystic beliefs. But
then how many times have we
heard that the old song and
(lance. Yet we must also remem
ber they laughed at (you supply