The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 13, 1960, Page Page Two, Image 2
Thanks, I
Everyone has to sing a "swan song"
when he or she leaves a position of respon
sibility. The editor of "The Gamecock" is
no different. The semester has been enjoy
able, and in many ways we hate to see it
come to an end. However, everything has to
end sometime; and that time draws near for
many of the hard-working members of this
paper's staff.
I, personally, would like to thank all
those who have made editing the paper a
pleasure. Many persons helped to make it
the success that it is. We thank every one
of them.
On the staff itself, we were fortunate in
having many capable and tireless persons
working this semester. The midnight oil
burned bright in "The Gamecock" office
on occasion, and those beloved souls who
put forth their energies and efforts de
serve a pat on the back.
Charles Behling, the extremely capable
Managing Editor, did more than his share
to make "The Gamecock" a good college
newspaper.
Margaret Scott, who wound up being
asked to do many jobs, did everything well
and worked as hard as any member of the
staff.
Judy Killough, the feature editor, put in
some late hours and turned out some fine
features in addition to being relentless in
her efforts to aid all the other editors.
Apathy Per=n4
Apathy is one of the predominent forces
in American colleges today. Apparently, it
has permeated the majority of students
and filtered down to every strata of our
civilization. No longer do the words "Let's
go" get response; now the questions where,
why and what for must be answered before
anyone will consider backing a project.
A case in point which serves to point out
the complete lack of interest among stu
dents and student organizations at Caro
lina is a recent meeting of the Board of
Publications. Out of six student members
only one took the time to attend an an
nounced meeting.
The Board of Publications is charged with
putting their OK on nominations for posi
tions on "The Gamecock." Four student
Dave Bledsoe . ..
Payola Again I
TV's professional teen-ager, tention to those
Dick Clark, has brought the ques- that the money
tion of Payola back into the open. spent on Natio
Of course, payola has been the Slum Clearance.
subject of much wry comment FunnIIy thing,1
within the broadcasting industry heard the shoe
and related fields, but none so Charles Van f
wry as the comments wve are go- giveni a peek at
ing to relate to you. his qluestions,
We don't pass up the little were fired for 1:
things . . . United Nations, or- records at the
ganAized crime, the space race took stock.
...all these trifles are looke<d A Quick TI
into. Nothing compares in scope,
however, with the efficiency and Tuition is st
singleness of purpose wvith wvhich line costs as nmt
we pursue the really big issues. still dloing yart
Issues like payola and rigged orals, and high-r
TV quizzes. using taxpayers
aroundl on"r
Headlines Above All Mks to us a
We don't know howv much the tions of TV and
investigations thus far have cost ducing headlines
the American public, but they Well, at least
must have been wvorth the thou- Russiani lands or
sands of dollars. Hang the ex- be able to spr
pense as long as we root out the that Americans
dastardly rascals who foist off rigged TV quizz<
counterfeit intellaigence. But this was
Obviously we should pay no at- ning, this watel
f/ GA4Co<
CROWING FOR A GREATER
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BUSINESS MANAGER.
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
COPY EDITOR...
NEWS EDITOR.....
FEATURE EDITOR..
SOCIETY EDITOR.......
SPORTS EDITOR. H
CAMPUS EDITOR ...
CIRCULATION MANAGER..
REPORTERS: Claire Foster, Shirley Parsons, Lei
Bell, Brooky Dukes, Don Lavender, Buddy Herrir
rino, Bobbie Boyd, Ingrid Oesterlund, Frances I
Sing, Rachel Wilson, Robert Glymph, Robert H. S
Page, Anita McCartney, Dottle Gray, Lee Sk
Jones, Walter Lynn Smith, Martha Gaston,
Sunne Watkins, Lloyd Parker, Kelley Jones, Doi
Cveryon!
Penny Sinclair, the copy editor with a bea
(news beat that is) performed numerou
tWsks and did all of them well.
Dee Chandler, one of the most read so
ciety editors in the world. '(Gort helpe<
some), spent many hours looking for pic
tures to put in the paper and running ul
the engraving bill, did a bang-up job i1
keeping all of the socialites happy.
Bill Lumpkin, the hardest working mem
ber of the staff, did an excellent job an(
deserves the highest praise for his efforts
Howard Hellams and his assistant Douj
Gray did an excellent job keeping the cam
pus informed on the sporting world.
Vance NeSmith, campus editor, did a fin
job with his Seen, Heard, Spoken colum1
which provided about the only humor in th
entire paper.
Thanks, also, to our Columnists Anthon;
Brown, Russ Burns, and Dave Bledsoe fo
the excellent jobs they did in commentinj
on things of interest to the campus.
Our most sincere thanks go to the ex
cellent staff of reporters who worked har
and did a good job in covering campu
news.
I also thank our photographers wh
missed almost as many pictures as the.
took.
Again, I wish to thank the many person.
who contributed their time and efforts t
make our job easier and more pleasant.
hates Carolina
organizations have seats on the Board
Each one is supposed to send a representa
tive to all Board meetings.
This is only one of mkny functions whici
has fallen into a rule by the minority be
cause others failed to appear and take part
All the time the cry goes up, "We want t<
be heard and listened to," yet, at the sam<
time those same voices who yelled nevei
bother to be present when they can b(
heard.
We suggest that organizations and per
sons charged with responsibility adhere tc
an old proverb, "Anything worth doing i:
worth doing well." Should this happen, wt
might be able to do away with some of oui
rubber stamps.
n The Spotlight
radicals who say pulic interest.'
hould have been All Get In the Act
nal Defense or A frantic search is under wa
t,hough, after we' tesolgtbako oecr
king news t.hat ite.Afitoadalueb
loreni had been Ci iS~lLtradhi eil
the answers to ieasstn ih g ieti
and disc jockies "S,whtanw(1toc
>laying the right J)S soehril mapa
wvrong time, we' tce?
akinig-Stock e e u fsm oe?
ill rising, gaso-- "o o rmtceog.
cic, privates are' "htaotgati Vs
1-work( for gen- igtn'
anking b)ras~s are ''htu,tu)(,isanec
money to fly inya'"
creation tours." "Ivgoit...1 nwf
if tahe investiga- tica'zggetfraag
I Radio are pro- ('')0'tOtthtaksaIil
and lit.tle else. t~1e ite soe fr lhCn
when the first lreodr o' htf
Mars, he wonI't cndl?
ead( prIop)agani(da 'T'~inou~sn h
are wate.hinig i?
"Atlth X,he FatendiT
pubii- lw intm res."
(logging ~ AllGe in the Aovmn eotr ilcov
A fatandticsalow is nder a
for an headline, aboy, to pu
t'hackspotlitbck Conk Turn com
tween TV seto and lhis eit
Tive isan tumigh g ieis
Though what d eio lto e
po esomgte vhoibl hitlprae
"Gee ldad, Sound amout likes
entratoretht dpedtheGo
egtecofg rlmny hat sn't hmone?
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blishIndLi"h at out gafta inoWas
BY ALFORD inthPo?" nt m-ppora
haresIlhli ngpucsing t hent found oar
Ed peas tatrord phatuaes altal
largaet Sott moueyoth sideflk for1 plnnlcinc
Penn Sinlair large. Thdes i. . .thow'sthat Cfo
Jud Kilogh olTiremeout s.n hr
Dee Candle Ilow Caly ce a
dgance inSm"the iaiete(Oite'~iino t
JimHatche"e'll whae te forget that omi
how analy aeptes wilh cov
SJrda, ana favrs Mst haie, boy, a tue
g, An Laza- it'lsck to theiClrk Tuofi
thaantJen ses oV seand plea' t
evns,Levna T'hrouwt ovevinow, wie <a
idorNLA d felaingan oi watchdot p
Sarh coes are scompansiy tat wasn'tw havn
Si'iGorae he sfent we?al fu
President Sumwalt and his gp
und soleminly at the activities
However, all was not solemn as oi
B. A. Fable . . .
Integration
As four very well-organized,
militaristic platoons~, two squads
each, marched down Gervais and
Richland Streets past the State
House and the Governor's man
sion, on Thursday, May 5, at
11:48 a.m., a new page was writ
ten in pacifist demonstration his
tory, and a new deflinition was
added to Webster.
Heading each platoon was a
mature (approximately 30-year
old) "organization-al man" or
"top kick," who very much re
sembled a career army platoon
Russ Burns .. .
It
Why Enf(
There 1.
The Gestapo has struck again
. .. with more of the same stupid
victorian reason-ing.
In past months we've pleaded
capsateniisunetaha ar isn
tieand tiime again. Aatilale
areahver allga anod sagainbeen
poite Au Fsablefopak
militrisNi plyswosud
Y.etnond ofet rps the Sate
fromuse hirh,and thersm
svin,bon Thursday, ay 5, atlo
1148hei, bov usew ge unused wit
tenthny if . deB rton .h.s.
tor and as nwfieseitiorws,
this toitebhseenplaedt
Sheadeingch pton s ae hi
idas hisopgaiaional an" his
-thopughts, on teranginghfre
temfbled O. cS.e arey ptoonh
Smciainof ie.ThereL
Thn ie Geestrhs foruc aginir
s. wit uh morso thsane changed
icoinsideayingta. lntho
imend ast motsime paes,sh
forl more xtaga i. a sot
acivtes hand trived to hold the
faUnivites.t The Soquet forolia ne
capu te ennere oflearni,em
tie paznd ntte aultn, Avatlahe
areasceseaa and alsih bae
poiteen utasd fouisable o odk
Ya Unoesityo acheeltha is tor
fr heg ieraroth, ad. the
avaegiayl ace foresty or all oft
yther aoe ues geps unsed.Ich
Athnytto was Browne,wt
- ntllctalenitern Bid
F u ota l the ft erFiee
ylne alzs fuive hsmester,
thigradutr aseen es(it
Ehave rbdontisee mpuge h
thesbe 0.hreeyr tof the
h maiatipoln and Kiset Thee
rehact bee mh tolaxyrofevenots
wsich a thisake chaegesfe
Thonierare noneta loefongteo
r~ timhan e stmesss, s yhe
Wethe pornity to mear the
f Uneahigs of Sth aoina a
inter cte contaearig, ench
othaerzindo the fault, btdet
nbe cogiedete bnoted. Ini
u nealsi e (lwrin whia under
andson Bobby, look on intently
aking place during Derby Day.
tie can tell from the above photo
-A New C
sergeart. This apparently profes
sional organizer never uttered a
word.
At all street cros%ings, he
merely raised his hand in the
time-honored military manner
and the "troops" halted. Like
military signs were given to
resume marching or recommence
singing. Watching this take place
brought back memories of my
Army service, and I could hear
the familiar command of the
first sergeant: "Fall out into
Company Street in a 'column of
deuces'."
>rce Regulatior
No Damage
fact, these areas seem to hold I
some sort of taboo.
Then to put the icing on the
cake, the campus police have the
audacity to come by these un- i
used areas and chase away any
one doing even so insign'ificant
a thring as tossing a softball. 1
"It's in the University regu
lations," is the usual ridiculous
reply offered in answer to a
query of why one must leave.
Unfortunately regulations a r e ,
cold and impersonal and cannot
decide whether any slight in
fringement is doing damage or<
not. This decision rests in the '
s Farewell
Semesters
diividlual has tended to become
less important than the organiza
tion.
Most of us have discoveredl
that life is more than that
material which one gathers unto
himself, for one can retain
through his learning only a min
ute quantity of the knowledge
that exists. Certainly, some are
able to learn more than others,
and some can never be taught,
for they have preconceived their
opinions and do not tolerate new
ideas or teachings not congruent
with their beliefs.
P ERHAPS one day not too far~
distant, we shall be able to
accumulate more of the knowl
edigo with which the world so
evidently abounds, through the
discoveries of a s t r o - physics,
chemistry, and biology as well as
through the arts and humanities.
Let us close this semester
andl this column-with the state
ment that it has been a satisfy
ing a n dI rewardling adventure
which we have tried never to
ab)use in any way. The privileges
of writing for an uncensored
publication are perhaps equal
only to the rules of conduct also
inherent therein, and we sin
cerely believe that the succeeding
generation of columnists w i l l
surpass all the efforts made by
the present incumbents.
P AX VOnRICUt !
graph as little Bobby sends out v
of the Derby Day participants
Fishburne.)
)efinition Fo
The songs sang by the "foot
soldiers" were the most interest
ing, for herein lies the new addi
bion to Webster. One squad was c
singing "Integration Is Democ
racy" to the tune of "We Will
Not Be Moved." After consult
ing "Webster's New Collegiate
Dictionary," we find that the
lefinition of integration in psy- t
ohology is the "harmornious co
:>rdination of behavior and per
sonality with one's environment."
rhe first definition (which is
supposedly the preferrable one)
is Whent
Done?
iands of the enforcer.
A Good Enforcer
A good enforcer, Benjamin
Pranklin said in so many words,
s one who uses common sense
Lnd flexribili.ty 'in carrying out
ihe lawv; a bad enforcer is the
out who can only quote the
'ule book.
The fact remains tha,t those
mgaged in a friendly game of
ossing a softball around in the
acan't area between Snowden
mnd Rutledge Chapel are doing
ibsolutely no harm. There is no
langer to their wveil-being here.
Chere is little chance of disturb
ng anyone. And even the grass
s half dead anyway.
In short, they aren't doing As
larn bit of damage, yet wve
iear "it's in the regulations"
rrom Little Caesar and his Gang.
r'he rule is stupid when applied.
o> this situation and so are the
forcers.
Athletic Activities
In ease you're wondering what
regulation de under question, may
we quote: "Athletic activities
are to be confined to areas de
signated for such use. Weight
lifting equipment may not be
kept in rooms."
Well, if Caesar's Legions want
to get tough about it, they must
be reminded there is no sign say
ing "no athletice in this area."
F'or a University as stereotyped
in this action of painting
"DON'T" signs as ours is, the
failure to stake off these vacant
lots is as good as permission to
use them. And why not?
If anybody has a worth-while
reason, then by all means write
to "The Gamecock" and enlighten
this writer. Until such enlight
enment dawns tisi writer will
continue to wonder what has be
come of good, old-fashionedl in
tegrity and conscientious be..
hav'ior.
Storat, Tlroopers
It's time to start fighting thet
Storm Troopers. Too bad they
dIon't have anything better tx> do
than ticket cars and chase stu
dlents. Just try to find one whent
you get locked out of your room
while taking a shower, though.
Cer'tainly, it's easier for a
university to make and enforce
rules; it is much more drifficult
to do something constructive. But
let's try, 0. K.?
Call off the houn. ..
i million-dollar smile as some
take their raps. (Photos by
r Webster
>f democracy is: "Government in
vhich the supreme power is re
ained by the people and exer
ised either directly or indirectly
hrough a system of representa
iol."
It is clear that the psychologi
al definition of integration had
io place in the movement which
hese students are foisting, for it
asically means to adjust one
elf to his environment and to
it in as well as he can. If de
nocracy is the vesting of su
Preme authority in the people, it
cems that an efficient systAe-m
if government would have to
ollow the principle of majority
ule. In as much as the Negroes
i the demonstration conten(
hat "Integration Is )emocracy,"
hey are changing two hasic
oncepts in American society, es
ecially in United States State
iood. They are (hanging the def.
nition of integration to "the
karmonious co-ordination of be
iavior and personalities of one's
ociety with the desires of mi
ority group." Democracy is be
ng changed to: "Governmenet in
vhich the sup)reme p)ow~er is re
ained b)y a minority and exer
ised dlirectly by p~ r e 5 s uir e
~roup)s."
Remniniscenit of IIitler
This is indeed disturbing t.hat
uch could so easily happen in
toerica. It foreshadowvs a terri
do warping of a country .fromi
capitalistic, individualistic so
iety to a socialistic, conformist
ooiety run by miIi ta nt pr essure i
~roups. The miil itar'istic move
neat seen last wveek was remini
cent of the Hitler Youth Move
nent. This is not to say that the
rouths so .involved have any such
ntenbions, neither (lid the' first
rouths to join H.itler before hie
ame tx> power.
We may, without fear of con..
radiction, say that this is the
irst army in the world to use
vomen ein heels as foot-soldiers.
rhe participants mnu st evaluate 4
heir motives and the ultimate
esult. They must especially look
ritically at their "professional"
eaders andl the ends which they
lesire to achieve. D)emocracy, as
ve know it, must be preserved.
aet these demonstrators exercise
heir voting power, wh'ich they
ertainly can do in Columbia and(
he rest of South Carolina, I
oPe. (I say this with the full
:nowledge that Attx>rney General
ogers, from his throne next
loor' to the Marble Palahce, has
'oyally declaredl that t,he'e is
liser'imination in voting in Me
iJormxick County, South Carolina.
\pparently, lie makes this st.ate
nent without seeing the regis
rar's records; for they are just
ecing subpoened.) Voting is t,he
rue way, the only wvay to realize
heir dlesires if sid dlesireNs aire
lenmocratic.
Ilasic Principle.
Farewell to the "organ iz'ational
ian." May a new generation of
ndiv'iduals (capitalists) lie hon
v.ho have t.he coura1ge' to with
tand these pressures and return
ur government to the basic prin
iple of democracy --majority
uile on all levels, especially in
he smaller governmental units,
or here the weight of pnesure
rouns in felt th geatest.u