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Peace And T'he Christmas season is the most joyous time of the entire year. 'All of us who live in the Christian world, no matter what our faith, celebrate the holiday as a time for "peace onl earth, good will to men." It is at this time that we make an attempt at unselfishness, brotherly love, and kind ness. We fail mostly. but often we also succeed. And we receive a great. satisfaction, a satisfaction that is in direct proportion to the amount ot success we attain inl our attempts at goodness. We realize the deep happiness and fulfillment that comes from giving, from lov,ing, from sharing. Experiences like these make us realize that there is a spiritual side to life, that there are real, valuable things which we cannot prorc exist. We realize that there are some noble acts, some great deeds which Carolina's Gr For many. Christmas is the holiest season of the year. The very importance of the time makes the deficiency in our caipul.,s religions life more apparent than ever. Where is religion on campus' Of course, religion should not be forced on anyone. Still, the studlent should not have to search in order to find ad(equate spiritual benefits on campus. They should he ready for the taking. The lack of an adequate religious atmos Sam Freed The Keeper C l roUghout the histor.y of the have rull off wit 'niversity. there have existed 01 this our 1I( many tine organizations which must pay t l have contibuted gr1eatly to life a1 T distr. 7 (filll view of the ar1olina. For illustration let u's their own affaii look at KSK. Blue Key, AKG. and ))K. lhers. With th Through these organlizations, prolll), it SeL-11 ma1ny out.standing students learn higher escheol the art of leadership and the bur den of responsibility. Poor 1 IS d Case.wold i pool. founda(htiont Il isolatied cases ill the t, respect and Colf investigators liave turned up evi- Is it easoial tence that there have been students to he intimidate not in these organizationls-who Fran Baskin 'Twas The Night Before (et h 'T,s18 mer' shopping (days msa1( ore ''hr u'a>. at d all thro ugh 'W hp he *am pep le i'seuried. Tying erihd ) ike in t tombes on onr' presents, i'i we dashed~ teet the children and I)irn te to make8 thiem happy for an W'h''n theI little g:irl l~ oked up ~t 's nle a doli w h eyve.4 hat closed and kr.tes tme '.nu!d hendl and leg; that would walk and hair that wol cur11 tIl, manttet of fact sht' member1 sed. Trhentt he :1mall one's wen t aiway She cart'.futlly -twed until we might neced thtemt againt. 'Twats 12 motrte shoppinig (lays and we begin to remembert tt that uinderI the' tinstel andI gayu wrapiping pape: r eitr li's ont I, that is not fu"o ' saleJ~i-'r in a denarumat xtore "fwas 11 5LhIpping1 (day' andlletr 1.i In o those4 IIhping for at green; uliato ('thr sila> won!d~l let.u forgs PDI. Sia rehog titrough t>ie little black~ book, wvhichI is ac'tuallly whIte and MANA,IN ather lar~ge, wle found the ad- ~SI S (resses we mnight need if we found AlVE~rS frien ds 'hatI we loved them.N W 1'lIT 'Twa.v~s to mOlr' shoppinrg dtaya, timuie forI the un i ipaty'. C iutchi ng SP ISE) atnotheri presenlt, wIe ranl tI play FE FRJ with those dear souls that shale atur )CE'Yii telephones. D)espite somec -allbus collegites, it was0 actuoally funt and SOR we felt somehtere' ('loser to the ones (A l15 l who where usually just names and C CIAII faces.. RIOTR 'Twa&s nine shopping days and JonWltt Boston Charlie began to appear ini Gn 'at some of the strangest places I)rik, i' Colored lights, peeking att us ftrom aisn,Pt everywhere, made it easier to re- Stoal111,I call other lights. Maybe, som<I(- ItaiyI)i where in this paratde of bright - oke'u ness. . . . A~''op 'Twas eight more shopping daiys I)ri,Tu when they turned us loose1. We COUNT finished the count down with our Al,Mk own kind. AtoyE 'Twas, after so long, the time BSNS wvhen shQpping lost its status.Kokn,Mr The light is there, we cry a little TPSS andreeeber Aiha runrofnwi Good Will aire achieved only when we sacrifice our solveti. We realize that. the true meaning of life is living unselfishly, that the only way we can win happiness is to let some of our own lesires die. These are things which we can all agree on. no matter what faith is ours or what name we call our God: We know what is right; we know what we should do. But. we lack the wisdom and the self-control to achieve these things. We can not properly envision the results of our deeds. We follow what seems to be rather than what 'we know to be true. It is our ignorance which keeps us from true jov. from fulfilling the purpose of our lives. Only when we subordinate our own fool ishness to greater causes and ideals can there he "Peace on earth, good will to men." Mer ry Christmas mat Challenge phere is one of Carolina's greatest problems. Perhaps camplus denominatioonal centers could he revitalized to meet the needs of more students. Perhaps the 'Y' could be coie a more potent force. Perhaps CampLIS worship service.s could he starteI in Rut ledge Chapel. No matter what plan is followed, a solu tion to the problem must. he found. We can never become a great University until we crleate a strong, free religious atmosphere. )f Th e Coffers h the till. Becaue We could acquesce' but that INOR fraternit ies \Vollidn't really he any fun. lties. Ition now takes a -tidents ing esosible olgaliiatioins, Such and conlsiders tht h I h entiOI ShOlld organizations as have the itht to spend nioney that ib outlook on le they acquire in ay Nvay that they s tA) me that the deill it. places little truist Of course this article dovin't dents. apply to stuioit a(tivity fees. What the University gants it should (.onl IInIdlationl tiol, and Conve when the i ake for a rather versit has 1, lea Claim to money, on Which to build it should keep iLs hands in iLs own idence. pockets. le for us students Thiiii ahout it, sir, and consider :1 lw such actian? the restlU; very caref ully. hutwalts Send thday Greetings its of the Uaiversity v ihi ocasontrol,s ach coferoul he theUn versvri vo Su iy ars n. leal merrm Christey hatth rel eaitn sold keep ritas may itow ourviitwit yurThilie abotI ber an scier tso t hea wellerstoyou thiaocason, wes ureah you, testu-all tlChat yoe real malln oft u rstmay Idsm be wvit < ililigencle an<l( sucess5. (Cor<liallyv yours', M\r. and Mrs. Robert L,. Sumwvalt (:ROWING 1FR A (;REATrER [VERSITY OF SOUTH CAROIJNA timber of A.ssociatedI Collegiate. Press Janumary 30O, 1908, with, lobuert Elliott Gonzales as the 'I he Gasnecock" is pumblihed by and for the students of y of South Carolinn weekly, oun Fridavs, diurng the college ml ho'ildsliv and during exaiminagtion,s, ions expressed by coliumunists andi letter writers are not bose. of "Trhe Gasmeock."."he Gamnecock" encourages ,e l(ditOr, bout sall letters must be signed. Publishng does a anm ensdorsemnent. The right to edit or withhold from ny letter is reserved. CHARLES BEHING; ED)ITOR Judy Killough 'tANAGER Tommy Rose G MANAGER Jlerry Jackson )RS Nancy Ariail, Ansita McCartney, Levona Page TFOR Howard Hellams D1ITOR Kelley Jones >ITOR Lee JTordan IES EDT'OR D)oug Gray IT1OR Robert Glymph N MANAGER Bob 11111 :Carroll G;ray, Brenda Williams, I lank Lel rermann, Mary Anne Sadler, Philip Ilayes, Pat Butters, Pat Peden, Bonnie Miller, Robin Burns, Gene ard Sullivan, Betty EasIer, Bill Savage, Trina TIapp), .Joe N. Medli n, Blanding Clarkson, Gene mrnmy Mare'hanit, E. V. K imbrell, Ann Cox, H erb Meadis, .Jack G;ottliebm, Leroy ('ohen, D)ennis Myers, Emi)ly Redd ing, ClIairie Foster, Sandra In finger, on, IHenry ILaffit te, .1 o s a ni n e Verdery, Kathie e D)uRant. S: Sam Freed, Mike Sheheen, Bland Roper, Bill Daniels, J o h n ChappeJl. Columnists Emeritus: 3rown, Carl M. Reynolds. TAFF: Herbert Adams, Brenda Williams, Ruth ay Coker. sty Wright. N o r a h Teague, Brenda Lancaster, Anthony E. Browr Santa Claus Is Very Real Most of us can remember posi tively, if not accurately, that some where in our youth we became aware of the fact that the rotund little man in the red suit and whiskers who alledgedly visited our house and distributed gifts beneath our tree was actually our parents or some near relative who loved us td wanted us to have new things. When we accepted that disillu 1onilng thunderbolt with mixed feelings of doubt and belief. and 'henI we asked our mother or :'athvr, we were told that Santa Claus was a kind spirit who repre .-noted the giving of the first gifts by the Wise-men to the Christ child, and we were satisfied. Now we have matured -- or (volNed, if you will - to the point .1i being sophisticated, wordly wise young men and women who would laugh in the face of the person who ays "I believe in Santa Claus," becatnse we know better. But do Cmnsider A Book Consider a book. Most of us be lieve in them. even though we may dislike them. A hook represents the thoughts of a person in the frm of printed paper which is .zlued and sewed together, and if it is an enjoyable book, nothing can either he r-moved from it or added to it. The book, then, is a whole and complete representation in con crete form of an intangible sub stance - idea. It is something that will cause the reader to think, whether he agrees with the author's views or not. Think of the, Alamo, of Pearl larbor, of our Flag, or of any of outr national shrines and monu ments. They are made of concrete or steel or cloth, but their meaning to those who know what they stand l or far transcends the mere fabric of which they are constructed, for they represent in visible form the blood and tears spent for Freedom, the giving for the benefit of the future. Shrinies And Books If we see these shrines and if we readl these books, someone may argue, we may not understand the reason for their having been er-ected, in the case of monuments, icr writtetn, in the case of books. WVhat this person is saying, is hat he lacks the wisdom to com prebend the abstract. Tfhere is nocthing wvrong with lacking knowlI edge, but to deny the existence of something wi thotat knowving what it means i- definitely' a lack of in telliigence. Thus it is wvith Santa Claus. If we must depart frcom our childhood b elief in the sleigh-driving person wvho conies down our chimney and leaves us gifts, we certainly ought to consider the thought that makes pceopile want to give prese'nts toc otiher pecole. Is It Tradition? Is it because of tradition that we give pcresents? Some of it, yes. Is it because of selfishness, in that we exp)ect something in return? Not all of it. Or is it because we are- forced to give; dloes society aequire it as "the thing to do?" No, not unless one is a puppet. We give to other people because we wanct them to have something. We dlelight in~ the surprise the other person exprtesses when hc copens our gift. WVe take piride in the knowledge that we have leasedl Iby giving what was wvanted or aneeded. We arc molvedI by the gratitude if the person to whom we have given a gift. If this is conceit or if this is selfishness, then long live conceit and selfishness. But it i neither of these; it is the reward for having donie that which we wanted to do., What We [Did Not how amuch nor how little we did, but that we did, is what marks 1he difference betwveen the selfish act and the rewarding act. Then Santa Claus exists. If he is given the form of a man in a a ed suit and whiskers, it is he catuse we mortals like to see in tangible fornm the things wve believe in, and seeing them makes our be lief in them all the more. ,s.,n. President Sumwa Columbia (Editor's Note: The followin is an address, Pres. Sumwalt gav to the Colunbia Loins Club. W think it is of interest to the sth dents because of its explanation < the University's relationship to til things around it.) President Young, Chairman FranI Lions, and Guests: It is a real pleasure to talk t you today, first, because I knoi most of you personally; and, set ondly, because I always welcon an opportunity to talk about C< lumbia's largest industry: The Un versity of South Carolina. As businessmen, you have large stake in education, and ye want the best education possih ior your children. Education is major item in your tax bill, an yet the wise businessman batlanec this cost with the realization thi e(ducation is an investment i people which pays rich dividends. The iiversity has nealit much to me, its at professor, it dean1, aid now as President. I am sure it imestns much to you. to4. is is residetit of our proud city, as an alutn s perhaps, and certtinily as one whose- economic, civic, am cultural welfare hast, beenl iIetilified witl that of Columial. For. 160 years Columbia and th University have been in busine: t. gether. For 160 years they hav shared each other's fortunes an misfortunes. For 160 years the have grown and prospered t gether, andi, gentlemen, the con pany is still in business As I speak today about :; vale of the University to Cf lumbia, I am vividly aware als Of the value of Columbia to It University. We are mutually dc pendent, because no instittution en exist in a vacuum. The I niversity could have it taimed tie- position it holds to dayn only through cooperation with a city which has become dis. tinguished for the high caliber of its government and tile civic prile of its people. Perhaps at some future time yc Will graciously permit me to ta] about other -aspects of the Univei sity. On this occasion, I will cor fine my remarks to an area whic has been of growing concern 1 me for over 34 years since I hav been identified with the institt tion, namely, What does the Un versity of South Carolina mean t Columbia? Th e University has been hei so long that we are prone to tal it for granted. It is a famot landmark, to be sure, a histor embellishment of the local scen andI I am sure that all Columbiai entertain a generous sentiment t< ward the University. Butt, perhaips, we tire inclined to forget thtat within our walls. usld iand new, hatllowed by tradi. tion or beautifutlly functional, a vital edneative parocess is con. tinuaitlly ini p)rogress. IHecmase of its very naituire ~this activity is easi to overlook. The teaching and research ea ried on within the University a tract public attention only infra quently, yet they contribute in measurably to the advancement< scholarship ina diverse fields. Trhe intellectual stimulus pr' vided by the University has a fectedi the State of South Carolimi and the City of Columbia in mn ways. Out of these halls has conme many of our leaders - i sp)ited in the classroom, tI seminar, and the laboratory I some of the finest teachetrs arm tesea rchers in the nation. In the humanlttities id ensi turail fields, our studenits have be.en provided with tihe meitam. of iachieving lives thiat iare mean. ingfutl -- lives enriched by ian app)ireciiationt of whlat is paist lives parepasred by knowledge te aldvanmce beyond( yesterday ii: dealing with tomorrow's p)rob. Ina my mind, the fact that v~ have our State University in C, lumbia is one (of ours city's grea est attractionls. It woutld bse hat to, imagine Columbia without ti JUiversity -or the Unoiversit without Columbia. As I mentioned briefly earlie this attratction-advantage is n osne-sided, and there ar5e concere examples (If how mnuch Columb means to Carolina. For examp)l the city's size is a factor in the d cisionss of teaching prospects .join our faculty. Columbia neither so large that we hecon enecumb)ered lby the details of ge' ting to and from our work -n do our' citizeng have the imperson: attituldes so much in evidence larger cities. On the other han Columbia is large enough to pr s Largest Inc I large enough to have a healthy e. interest in cultural activities. eYes, indeed, we have many of the advantage of the larger erurban ceiterx without their dip advaltagem, und we have many advantagex of the smaller com. 1munilies, without their dip advantages. I would think that there are few v places in America that blend so well the best qualities of the large (and small cities as does Columbia. This is important to us at the ITniversity because professors seek cultural advantages in a setting that is conducive to creative work - and from this standpoint, Co Ll lumibia is indeed an ideal place. e So much for esthetic things. Now. let s talk about dollars and cen. . EF,emnmicailly-, the Iinih-ertsity t a great itillLI on Coiumn1bia. I ,hall t411ch onl jit a few high lights of thi, implcil. This YeIa. UTniversity operating expenses ' will amount to seven mil lion dollars. Almost all of this sum tids its way into the local incono anl expen(littire stream. On this basis almne the U'niversity is one of the most important of Columbia activities. There is not a person in this room - indee(l. not a businlessmaln in Columbia --- who is not (irectly affected by *he University. But the operating expenditure o! seven million dAllars is mily the Y beginning of the economic effect of the University on the city. - We uiade at sure. a few% year'. igo of itujient expeidlituares in CVlumm1bia. We folild 1hat st denit. -- .1tuden1. a1lne - Mpenl ill the Cil. of Colutimbis 83.293. M0 at year. Tis amount wis ex lusihe of I *~iver-it fees, or mone 1% %jen for food miad re-crea lioSl w ithinl the llIiversity il. %4e1f. if litis figure were ad. .iustled for list- larger -tuden44-11 ix1l4l. of tmlay, th4 111u41111nt spent by Slitldeit il lIte (ity .th1 -i- yIear woud1 ul1 latdl exceed five millim dollar.! - five million dollars! Keep in mind that these expendi u tures exclude money spent within k the University, and then note that it was spent off the campus in these ways - 4.1 per cent for food; 5 per cent for rent; 12 per cent for clothing; 13 per cent for entertainment; 12 per cent for per sonal maintenance; and.14 per cent for equipmetnt. 0 We all realize the great work being done by the city and the e Chamber of Commerce to stimulate e the tourist business and to en courage conventions to come to '' Columbia, and I am glad to say --- wit houit a trace (If modesty - that sthe Untiver'sity also( has its strong shoulider' to the w'heel iln this enI terpritise. evein'lig colle4ge' - a gre'ai manlil b.- p)eri(licEally am114 do4 a gre'at patrt oIf their shllhoping here.4. Thei I liver3sity is thus 4'eerting a tr'e people( thlrou1ghou)it the4 State to re(gardl Columbtia as5 their head y ('oinferen'ces;, inistituttes, workshops, e spl 4(11IsemI intrs tot' business and P' profssional group)s, and( suc'h pub11 li serivice mieetinrgs as leaderCishipi y' triinig institutes fot' club women dI ori a sympol)siumn for the state's gar den'l clubs ale all prtovidIed at the Iun iversity, usually tht'ough our E'x tension I )ivisioit. These bt'irig large niumber's of visitor's to Co lumibia ('ach1 yeart, and each sucht ti rP means1 lnot onliy that the Un i vers5ity3 has an opplotunmtity to r'eni dert ser'vice, butt that money is go ing to lie spent wit h our Columiia m ierchan11ts. L.ast fall the [Univer'sity played e six htonue vartsity football games arnd thiree home freshman games ini ('arolina St adium11. Other't thtan stut a den'its, 1 12,(000 attenidedl t hi e a e e gni'5. We arte not crtain hiow y "iniy rnn-stutdenit.spctattor~s were v'isitorIis to Columbia, but we esti maiute 315 per cenit, or1 40,000 p)er'sons. IL P'EIple wthoh knosw ailimut 14eh4 e, thlings e'stimnate tat htese visit a orI' spentil an1 avierage oif $18 per t, person, per1 day1 for ga4olin~e, A) ITe result (of this is a long chain is of Profi t fotr Columb iia 11115 buinesses . e solft drinmks, mentIs, h aker'y pr'oducts, . and so oni. rt This is just an1 educated guess-_ I but hiow does it sound1( to you if I nI saiy thiat perh'iaps these football I, gamies alotne briouIght $700,000 ing~ C-(olumbia? lustry: USC 1people vipit Columbia for other uathietic event - basketbal, for example. And we believe many umore would come if we had a place to seat them. The erection of a coliseum, an auditorium, or both by the City of Columbia asnid made available to the Uni versity of South Carolina would fill a great need of your Uni. 'e-rsity. It would take too long to cite all the many ways in which the University could use a coliseum to benefit our campus family, the city, and the state. But, to con sider only basketball, the ad vantages are many: Attracting more fine players, the appearance of nationally ranked teams which would increase the attractiveness of the home schedules, larger home gamnie attendance through making season tickets possible, the estab lishment of "double-header week ends" which would attract many visitors to the city, and the possi bility of bringing the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament t Columbia. And the University is attracting a whole new segment of visitors with the arrival of every freshman viass parents of students. They spend money while they are here, and they come more than once. Student-' frienids visit Co Innubia. too. and that neam more dollars. While we think about how thi. spending affects Columbia's econ omy, let's not lose sight of the savings affecting the city's econ omy - and perhaps your personal eConom111Y. I refer to the savings realized by Columbia area parents when their children attend the Uni versity. Because our fees are small, and because your children can attend the University and live at home, you can save about $1,000 a year on the cost of send ig your child off to college! If the University were not in Columbia, the only way our edu cational offerings could be ob tained by your children would be to provide a university, college, or junior college for them - or send them elsewhere. A saving of $4,000 for each local student's four-year univer sity education means $4,000 more flowing directly into the local ecomnimy. 'Tis item alone saves Columbia area citizens a million dollars every year. But let's reverse our course and return to "big money" operations. Our building program produces another very important local ef fect. Participating in the expan sion program at the University are local architects, Columbia building supply houses, and con tractors. In the last six years, the Uniiversity' h a s I e t contracts amtuounting to $7,500,000 - or over a milliona dollars a year. This is a ver3y respectaible sumi, as I am sure y'ou will recognize. Our two-year expansion p)lan - throuagh 1962 - is a project in volving eight million, four hundred eighty thousand dollars. It includes a building program and provides for essential land acquisition, some of which already h a s been nlegotiatedl. More than seven mil lion dollars of the project will go for new buildings and renovations to e'xisting structures, Beynd the two-year program, we4 have a uupplemecntary expan SiOnl plani anmounting to more than ninte nmillion dollars for con strauctionm and land. Our Educational Foundlation is making sp)lenldid progress in 'ts( prlogrami of private support of our acade(lmic efforts. There are 48 faculty self-study comm it tees at wvork, evaluating all ph1ases of the University's academic activities. From the reports of these committees should emerge a blueprint for gr'owth and progress auequalled in the history of the institution. Will it surprise you to know thatd all of the foregoing is merely a hint of thjigs to come? A study group~ at the IUiversity that is concernaql with p)lanming for the fuature - estimating student en rollmnat, teaching requirements, anid research facilities - has come up with a report which in dicuates that before 1970, our I iniversity probably will have a stuenejt enrollment of more thana 10,000! If thin report by our lAmg-Range Development C<ma mi ttee sounds fantastic, just realize that the future student of 1970 have already been horn, sad it is ont these birth figures thaat the estimate is based. You can see that with the en mollment prospects facing us in the next ten years, the figures I gave earlier will appear small when they are compared with those of t he 1960's.... Let this, then be outr pledge: