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Thoughts On' It seens strange that a rich and powerful nation should, by national proclamation, set one day aside for a time of thanksgiving. It would seem that a people so richly blessed would naturally he thankful and ap preciative. But such is not humn1l nature. Man tends to take his bles.sings for granted. Are we really grateful for the gift of simple things: for the things which IWe RS college stUdents A Moder Ifl we attempt to ciluierate the things for which we should he Ihiankfil on this holi day, high on the li8 should lbe protessors Z I d tet0 ll'h rs. It is itIlt 1111 less t11 111 t mra?'. that \\ stil h;vi' t hlni wi it is. I )tv a did ia n t I1. c( t1nt''nrie( man, -- or onk, \\'o i4 czp Ie do I ( H it lit. Wil)- woul(I Coll sider'~ b n n:':t'hir whih the present Students Versus \ n IX r v Iprollems are' <lisetIIssed,. \ -atVtlt -~ . Iltise be'longiig h u n t hblk,tging t) he w :I 0 - lllliilli; 1-s I i v I t It at liI s i 't he Mutants.' rnitersit. lie )111 k till tit' n U Iv naill \ torkinig \~~1 f (''ili\'ea I : ; ! ' ti '- artAl( ittililis hi' I I- .- C t u>8 i t in ;irt- Ftonust rute-. - Xeil ' il fillleit 'Message From The Presiden Sumwalt Fores I 'A I t ;1 -it t 1t , v I i i jt Y It: I I \ i I i 'I 'tl at \th ur t Letier To Edflar ti\ Io V.isitor Praises i Carolina * . u. \\ ' 'I til:. \ I i .A h i i tuig i d uit ' ir i I 'C' iii(i niewhenInae Wd. larieimr teos ad mdinsouri ore rhanksgivIng are privileged to possess: for the right to learn and for the opportunity to do it? Sometimes it takes tragedy to nmake us ap preciative of the things which we have. How many of us can think of the tragie loss of our students in the last few weeks without being thankful for the gift of life itself? Have a happy. safe ThIanksgiviiig a Miracle vage rate exists. And isn't. it a sad thing whein a manui must, either be a saint or an ignoramus to become a prot'essor! The salaries p'lid to collegc atud griadle School oflicials are notlhinig less thanlii a na tioial anld state disgrace. Tha1uk h1taveil for ilt poor. starving pro, fessor! Adninistration? rans111 (r because t he adhin ist ral lio, with its knowledge aid expo.-rience, feels ilI the >roposal wouId he ia1gi ng I( tho i 1ec e mic life of the Uniiversity. Then too. the stilents have a perl'ect right 14 opi se stle of' the plans of' the ;ilinis Irat ion. The stu<lnlts. inl fIcul, have a k1li.y to request ch1a1ige.s tald inilpro ncilclts iii a<d linistrl.'ative propos.als. This ii' a force for p>r(gi-ess inl the t'nikersitv. B,ut never let it he said that because the sttllen'its alnl almitist ration diff'er at times., hey are rivals, w rk i ng aga.i nst each ot her. Tle two sides to n1 iversit y arguimenits aIt ino)t the st ilenlts' anl t le aiministra tion's. Rather, thev are the right and the wrong opili(Ilns, anl sm et. lcllillinstrlators and some t Iidtits will Ie fo<i1l in ea"cl caip. ees Greatness prvparc f .: :hi ' :' -., - ! :tl tit .1::of a . tI I. :tt.I ac'1 I P.1 I cal .'I . 1: 1it Iin the e a : : l up . l ped I an. com IduLa:: 1 i L n ixa ;. li; i at~ nye.t 4 T h I wiliie. i 4114:1) :.: ::t :1u art,ii 414 In Iar- (ie h in a a d ~ re t rela ) all of u1S." t e p:-h u u : m n l 1-m pr pr sin 11te yc:irs ZOhLad. WC l'nvesiy a 14I (e it- w r 11 ti e pa t tcn :;i 'd tit i ti g l ill formec) dec \ , I :l!M a t t tiok forward atnd ur st (;, vernO it. Th V' p!ant,.mir (a - . 1 4 f \ -i 4 Ih n ni14'. -h - 9. t- n ' ii' li\ (f I HMg telp Fightu TBkadb uiea ru Jse! nClehristmasd!N .Seals jtfunt, Jim Carpenter . I See Carolina In 100 Ways When I look at Carolina, I see it in 100 wonderful ways . .and I'ml) prold of my school. I see physicatl growth which will <iothle tv size of the caipus and Alw tudent body . . . academic !'rowth which will make the Uni versity great . . . the future, the chal len ges, the hopes and dreams that face Caroliina. But I al.;> see t,e .University of "diay . . . it ldtuldits. it faculty, . admlini:4tratioln. I see the friinlyl. haid-working :1dmirable Deanl of students . .. V41il-bl,ocked sIkyseicrapers called 11 :0nd .1 ...the pcr.zonablv, well rouned lresientof the UnIiver* Riussell lloul:os.e's infu iation de-k ;,led, lui, Sam. Mike, Hill. Kil. Jim, . i(i- . . . Mike and T'I:n Q1inn1, t Ioe lta-talented bo s fro:11 Iori . . . Bill Ilerrinig . . . . .\hn a i .ill" ('arl M. RvcynldsI(, brilliant A~ 1san t he P'rt-idulnt, Ilrenda& V !4Iun-, b-n neI Icy la Idle of joy . . . an!d iwrvi. mte good ole Kverry' . . 4Skt ,t .ju e :t; h,[Iis W U\St, . . . S N* tanI the f"otball lshwrs . It' Kcv 1?1(ul 1li b1 School Day Thcry f Carflinas im for the ti .1' . .ike Sheheen, WhM i t studlt. who ca 1 Im kc I v Iver ity :-:I eat . . . Sam I"It-od. aiwalYs wM'kilg, wmrkinlg. n:inlg . .R u ! SA haw and hli1 -.,r:" 11(1 iz ic'il*.te for song 11 und A1erik-anl I c ill" in the breeze ki ald I t t -Spoken . : I d I.\ 11 n 1 V v each i nV I'd\ 44 I 14.4i I~. I illdi 11. jOL ";4 11 ~ - wa))li a an haills joe . ir. I' ab w*.k :.nd his ci1mo1'teV Ih:1 I l g: llt s (o1 * F A i(; memberL's nan(4 -c!cc i ;ret of 11\\ c \ iii. .ha. out n rl. o. n Bhmd 'i ald the A rt ists b .1lerImiSing fresh- Pril b h-h n: It h, .\jlM Ninich. -Ml, al:d li 111l,\', Iallny hb' Pat! Whitlck, the rorl %1\\ithrop who al- it \. e.t till Stud 1 Coin- S t i MA';I)tile\' anid he 1I t i nIt.m-t liiie .I' .. h 11\ m iha hI )Ibbs . . . )r. S. n.1 'ruws inl the post iA I.:! Itd i.d d 1laI" I:I 1 % ,1- t f irt I ol, li.lb n. :, 'd San( <ra k it the : th l muse . . 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Henry, the past mas Of the tale with a surprise end he wrote equally as many h ere never published in his i. but were constantly appear i magazines and in colunmns ' other by-lines. .e think that the following tale iost appropriate for the present onl. for it deals with humility thankfuilness ini a rather inter ig situation. I a rundown section of London e lives a lady whose social ; i.; high hut whose fortune decimated by depression. Her iv is Mrs. Henry Abbingdon 1111ipeccable Connections CIuse of her impeccable family icctions, Mrs. Fleece received in'ation to the wedding of icess Elizabeth and Philip nthatten at Westminster Ab an1d was immediately con ted with the problem of what to send. h e rummaged desperately ugh many curiosity and pawn >s in London, and finally de l oil thrlee isolated pieces of an 1hess set that caught her fancy. fifteen shilling price was inl her Ineans. [rs. Fleece bought them and 'red themt sent with her card to I'ri ncess at Buck ingham 1(-e, with the sincwere hope that pahryI' gift would bie over'looked It the I sp)lend(lour of all the rgifts from oll corners of the heir friendls andi re'lations to UINIVERSITY OF 5 Mlember of Aoncial li,st1 editor, "Thec (am,erock"' i pul Ite i. se rity of 'souath Ca.irolmin we, 3e exir ~ Cept. 44.n hidaysiv iand dluring lIhe olpnnsiiS ex prened by cohi neessairily those of "The Gaumero I etters to thme I.:ditor, but all letteo not constitte ani Csgaendoeent. T1h piuljiion any letter is reserved. IDITORI UTSINESS MANAGElR )VltTISING; MANAGER 111WS EIO OC'IETY EITIOR SM'T' SP1ORTS EITORt A MIPUS EIT'OR I R(LJAT1ION MANAGER ElPORTElk IS: Carroll (;ray, Hre 411n Woleott, Mary Anne Sadi 4one PI'tt, Pat Peden, Boone '4rrtick, R ichalrd Sullivan, Bet arIsonls, Pat TIapp, .Joe N. M<u. dobers.on, G enie St.eadIman, Tn tan ( oxi, lIerb0 Bradley, Dorb ohen, D)ennis Myers, Cookie .:ste'r, Sandra Infintger, Ann ' iinte V'erdery. Katie Dairliing, (1LUJM NI STlS: Sam Freed, Mi ble Mike D aniiels, .J o h ni ( ni tony E. Brown, Carl M. RU USINE.SS STlAFF: Herbert I olIk in, Murray Coker. Y P'IST: Gay Wright, N o r lici Gardner. A tRTOON ISTS: Violette Clark, IIOTO(;R ApIIR- St Ha.... ON CAMPUS T 3 YOItIZ5 W5AIZIkad YOL31 ks Queen n Gambit admire, Mrs. Fleece cautiously u1p proached the rooms in which they were being displayed. She searched anxiously amng the glittering array for her gift. When she did not see the ehws, pieces she had sent, she heaved at sigh of relief, thinking that per haps sole understanding secretary had hidden them away from right. Then, as she turned to leave, she suddenly saw her chessmen, stand ing alone on purple velvet in ii glass display case, with several dozen people gazing at then ii admiration. Pricelems Piece - Edging through the crowd. Ahe read t h e explaining placard: "These priceless pieces have beet missing for over a century. Three generations of the Royal Family h a v e commissioned experts t,, search for them; Mrs. lenryN Ah bingdon Fleece found them. Hler invaluable gift completes one of th. most precious and ancient celles, sets in the world." Mrs. Fleece drew her frazzlhd old fur coat a little tighter about her and walked proudly out into the sunlight of a (old Novembvi morning. Of course, it is obvious that (. Itenry (lid not write this s'ory, hu: its Clement and its style are un dieniably his. The true author of it is not known, but whoever it w:c must hav'e been at least a wma 0. Henry's secret of the tab:ith i the twvist endling. ge of lieoublt I ert us he peirud, then, that in this age of doubt and anrxiety. here are yet those whoe can ris rhIec ob session wvitih tri via. IIave a happy, thankful ThaIunks giving. I A (;REATElI OUTII CAROLINA ed C:ollegiate P'resa bith Rbert Elliotti Gonezales as the elishe~d by aned for the studtrets of -k y., e Fridays, during the college exanun tiojenx. 'Imncists and letter writers are nlot ek. The CGamecock" enecouerages * mucst bee signede. Pusbli%hine elk,es right to edit or withhol flrom CtIIARLES HEHLIING .Judy Killough Tom my Rose .Jerry Jackson Nancy A riai I, A nita McCartney, Levona Page Kelley ,Jones Lee JIordlan l)oug Gray ltoebert Glynmph Hob lill nda Willijams, Ha rnk Lei rermanni i, er, PhiIi p H ayes, Pat Hut ters, e Miller, Robin Hurns, G;ene ty EasIer, Hill Savage, Trina duin, hilanding Clarkson, Jantt my Marehaint, E. V. K imbrellI, Meads, ~Jack G;ottlieb, Leroy Crum, Emily Redding, Claire 'hompson, Henry Laffitte, JIos. I'unie D)uitant. ke Sheheen, Bland ltopeCr, ll I happell. Columnists Emeritus: yniolds. idams, Hrendae Williamis. h Itut Ii hleague, Hrenda Lancaster, Ann Tlimmons, JIudy Craig an Mike Sheheen Students Need Counseling Becoming of increasing aiarn at Carolitia ik the number of students, Par ticularly freAimIen, lwho ar dropping oit of ,chool. It seemil this points the way for an increased aId] better bure for coiscliig it : t U nivirt t I:ity. A person upon leaving high, JhAtl a Ind nt'eigL a1 uniVtl Ity i, qxp(-tvd to d>) t i lilt of he IrItowine 11 up. And he i, vxpetcd tt d. thli :r1win in1 relatively shlrn peri(Xd oftimli. A fnAlahma year i- ohn it woul seem to bv the di!v w lte uiiver -itY. I I it 4crt-i Inl ai' nmke the tuntgrow up, t a vk I S tytlem 4lt help qi.11:0 le t h, ud<n( llltim: lth bwi ~l rbg ut b. thi kill( : III. - - .i I I.%\ w I m . , ;,I me, tInhv or:o i . hIt c. lil tGk nden11hI ovcr rInb r A , I t fah t"l Ii I .nly inlctTth'e w.I11l .v-ted, e ltr i e .iilt p i- f I litm -i but Ilil b im in ap hh. tsto help. Therif :tu, A. I), p )I bh :- w hl ch c' i be hli wol byt * uv-Alidel lt -to-st e t - ha . !' i-- I'h. i l -i o t '!! a i I. n I I 1. p l rnsl r t 1 t - o.t! I tI g ive :1dvicl. inl dealliniv with thiv prl-m1-led pevrsonm. I I I it t I % 11 \I lIt: v I( Bill, BlI\cd1111 Wh:eoa mn I : rLnn pa h. the bi1 :uXwV;. urak ~~ Inl wal b n -fr t,s t l * 4ix t 111t 4 - t lic dolilt ol lit-. aila-.t Ia-eii.. tf - lmil T I li !id : V u t h I io. 1 .:t I ! it - fe elti a t . a ll ( ther un d tests t ife isio Bill aitesoll'fed hywt Wa t m ta I l . 1 t aIle; tV%a'0 \i.' tti ih r lli te~ (:it-n If Ie te~ ~tii oaethe hite wf itt li t ib t h impley he:m. li niV( ! t h t nwe reaih i ltBtsti .eo- h. . al h W hao-l tl A mh ili iau'1 lii Il :Ve It tt is lthei t f i st It:. I t'- rai htX-ir tae, the eourth a -ti . ti 'c ;rs hi t. N mat ig t.h t ler h:dtj. yt lii t ja or tha'-aI esi<h-n. .(eol htha' t heil ahtayslV ha te' u nest~no p in ht quet Will hm t !h e for'g.' 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