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Religlon Can B With Religious Emphasis Week finished, we would like to thank those who organized the programs and those who participated. It was a job well done. It is strange how entertaining a discussion of faith and religion can be when presented by a man gifted with faith in both himself and his God. New ideas were presented and old faiths reaffirmed. Each speaker left us with some thing to think about, whether or not we agreed with the tenets of his faith. Faith and intellectualism were shown to That's Not It has been explained to us that the alloca tions cut received by WUSC-AM will not re duce the actual amount of their allocation. The per student rate was cut, but the Alloca tions Committee expects increased enroll ment to make up the deficit. But is this the point? The station needs more money than it was getting. Could not the rate have been kept stationary, thus giving them a little more? The Committee explains that there is a con tingency fund to cover unusual necessary ex penditures, but even the usual necessary ex penditures for the station amount to more than the allocation covers. They're Bac The "borrowers" are at it again. Books left on the shelves in the lobby of Russell House are not safe. It is a sad commentary on the honor of the "men and women" of Carolina when there are those among us who stoop to stealing. Honesty is a personal thing. Dishonesty is a community problem. - Perhaps those who take the books cannot afford to buy them. Maybe they should try getting a part-time job. Many of the books stolen were paid for with money earned in such a way. Lee Jordan . The Witch-Hi The spirit of the Star Chamber kept James Joy, has appeared in Columbia in the of this country I form of a Conunittee of 21 - the Labeled obscene, Committee for Decent Literature tial novel of the and Entertainment. was denied the The stated purpose of the commit- Obscenity is tee is the "abatement of the profu- what is obscene sion of lewvd literature and enter- not for another tainment to which our community Cut.utcsI has been subjected." adfntv e What this really amounts to is anfildcn ce'nsorship; book-burning in a gen- hp o n u teel, conservative manner.Inisttm This is the same spirit which conunittee says, Blake Fishburne Worm And Super "Witch doctors, I tell you, witch- trecibn a doctor:s . . .that's all they arc." 'Y s ISPI Silas WVorm was angry. His face a))oraetr tightened as he humped 1.11 in a Wom dlefensive' positiorn that looked like " e a sin' wave to) his friend. "I know arvothi' you like physies," lhe continued, te "and I ain't got nothin' against you, but you know, some of those "h,Iwso scientists are nuts!""rhtswa P'hysics Worm shrugged his gs!I ae hump1. "To whom are you re- "Lse "ai ferring?" hre asked.juthadfo "To whom, to whom. To those w aesn crlazy biologists, that's to whom." thsadie' "Well,' said wise old Physics "elitsag Worm, "what is it about the actple, e biologists that you find disturb- wn oset "Abut eni Abut cm?Aintr"eebns! ea in cm hatworie nw Th deil' tatpropriaterterm in 'e, tha's wht" "hs hatcp "Th deil?Oh,com no." eshoul ht ae "Conc no or o lter,it dn't Latent!" si makeno iffrenc.Tey'l al end "sh hear fro up in Hll." pandptis' "Why I'l tel yo wh! hy WSll it's g vin fom o al womkid, hats wade tohe thu "Abutt 'em? Aboutdn 'em An't latiaven!'' A allthinds aountum. Ithgs an aw-sitWrm'se the retat wormris gm The putl' up a W the "catei ie,thait.'s o ko that.even hi pae-caps bee devlin' 'out copin'w." "'Should have~ "ome inowlf or go ar it don't oloath! se .u make to diffrenc. Theyl"t!W'll al n O,call not up"nWell."yuhaeayobeto "Oanne gth," "Wy.." ." wondleift. "OBECy! I'll ay,youhavy!hae ih aWor' aen expertimnIn have the obee.tnger "Ten'tk toall tends ofunra thins. Yo Worm.c Worms nwthem sociuensts even a wameb.or"i theery tatn 'bou opin' uscede "Thoe yidiov fro ojctaina! Iae noe!i" didn't enus a Entertaining be, not enemies, but firm friends. With knowledge, faith grows. It is not a decadent superstitious belief in the supernatural, but a vigorous belief in something beyond the limits of the human mind. Faith is an elusive thing. Its exact defini tion escapes. It is trust in something whether it be religious or not. Some pursue the ephemera of faith throughout their lives, only to discover it within themselves. Lack of faith is emptyness, a black void, dizzying in its nothingness. The courage to be. . . . We must have faith in order to exist. The Point We fully realize that the apportionment of the student activities fee is a hard and thankless job. Also, there are now new ac tivities which must be figured into this semester's money, such as the "Crucible" and the moot court team, both extremely de serving. Couldn't this money be taken from some other activities that do not so desperately need it? "The Gamecock" was also cut in per student rate, leaving us the same actual amount. Though we run on a rather tight budget, we could spare a little of what we are now getting. Surely there are other or ganizations that could also tighten their belts a little. c In Business Perhaps there is a shortage of certain books. Passing along a problem to someone else is not the way to solve it. Professors will take into consideration any shortages of books in their courses. The thing to do is tell them about it. They will do all they can to see that more are ordered as soon as possible. Meanwhile, the libraries have many text books on their shelves, why not study there? Or borrow from friends. Or is it that such people do not have friends? In plain language, Thou shalt not steal. mt Progresses ce's "Ulysses" out nut intended to function as a cen or so many years. Sorship hody." the most influen- Yet the document also contains Twentieth Century this Statement "The committee kmerican public. AI enfist the cooperation of a relative term, wholesale an(l retail outlets in re for one person is mvn rmsl betoal . When Supreme rednmttr thalskte ave wrangled over 1opii o ftetrmngmn ning for the word topvntt'shigoflw ACommittee of 21 anobee )tre. cess? Ai u ht,"h omte nt of purpose the sala l ie tiefrc "This commitee is opatoanvoutrefr, it ely descendedcnsiereissa ana ," replid sortic Is,thiilnascensorship Aucetainamonteo rest55cef wor sughigesting .ry hiing.v."o theyill! otdo.yef esoshpg- n ,(Pisl Worm.c Itos headraluartershij)thamt cterpSila frond ru uhahscnntb upor hn they resed tlrtd esosifte"rd ied i s." I don'trrihrsad oiemk hysics Worm. had yb,i. ol aiy euti headkuarTes thaty .igslne larte ist'bredcidkifg bokuo owied Silas1 don'm. 'iCi5fil Te omns ,v; perime tin wa iet"osjcinhl,btt face.' reddenedtbelable oscne theyis shord hade rasteCmmte er o aris rakingth tooah omttei fflmt nye God, lonsrigk te!os Icil'rsd fonted.sWr. prnsadntfraCmit ek!" creied thSilasconryecsctze a et at name.i iGuaivriht.eTeioi itae oaths too!' l.eslserghs bte role don i. .ofchi,thshhoceinlue igh'~red Silas rm,veh coss.''xeCi g,eplie Phaysica tis may btrte only jioet h negiyofamn howhed Silas W , - i"whcyll trfe t notin"teed" fnthias arcen: v, rpledPhsia ther staemnth h committee mayl elie tthcopertiolo Ed.:n fromside objectional howld Slas "wy coieaoation yae manaement a worm?" mitnd arcee rectured" ins LITTLE MAN %g 6W~~WW5 PULL UP Sa Tom Marchant The Cou RE week has come again . . and passed by again. I trust th someone on this campus has E quired religion. . . . At least I ho so . . . for it would seem that son ole has taken quite a few ( traneous pains if there are no cc verts. I am certain that the rc gious leaders which have visit our campus this week go away wi a certain effervescent triuml bubbling in their bosoms, fully cc vinced that Carolina will never ,he same. And so they should f< . . . for we at Carolina are r backward . . . not dumb at all. is we who should feel triumpha1 We have met the foe . . . deceiv him . . . and defeated him. Y there were a few passivists . , they chose the coffee urn to t CrOSS. . . but the rest of us foug and fought well. llow does one look at onesel Is it possible to look at yours< when you don't even know who y are? Is it possible to change yo viitire philosophy of life, when yc environment is so completely c< trary to the change? How does o go about becoming a more ieligiol spiritual person in a 60-mile-i hour rat race like the one we living in. Epictetus, the great St, phi losopher, is remembered today his quest for serenity. . . . I wonc how many tax forms he filled ot I wonder how wve wvould react Buzz Hoagland. Third Tir Student Council, with amazi perseverance for a college legis tive body, is in the fourth year trying to bring forth a new c< stitution. Two years ago, one was dras up and completed, but was vetc by the faculty. It was said ati time that "personalities" played large parit in the defeat of ti constitution. ILast year, another constitut was drawn up, but didn't even as far as a vote from the facul I,ae1k oif time and op)position 0' the "generalities"' of it wvere ci a- reasons for allowing it to die. Btut Council, undaunted by it hats sallied forth again and M day p)resented the draft of its n Constitution. L,ike most constitutions, itI strong points and weak points, all men are not .John Rutledges, Charles Piunkneys. But it is a stu ing pint ; it will serve as a neec guide for student government possibly give a new impetus fo: needed reinterest in student gove ment. One of the points we were appointed not to see included this year's Constitution was a I vision contained in last yes execuive section of the revi Constitution. In this provision, the presideni the student body was freed f: SYMPATHY The14 sttaff of "The Camecoei extendsli its deepest sympathy D)r. M. G. Christophersenu whuo ON CAMPUS 44 IEPLKV AN' 41T 114 V' 0ACK 5EAT rage To Be the tremendous social pr< at which exist in this collegiate e- sphere which we are all in pe this very instant. I wonder % e- he would choose honor or x- larity. I wonder whether he n- he a romantic or a cynic . . . li- would he impossible to he a ed and not take your life. th The man said . . . "The C ih, to Be" . . . I say . . . to be >- . . . a romantic who can be harm in anything -- a real ?el time Charlie who's always gc ot a few laughs? Or a cynic w1 It s.ee no good in anything . . . it. lemon who's always sour g ed Or should we be realists . . s, look at our little world ti )perfectly-spherical globes . . he see all of the self-satisfied lit organisms feeding off each . . syNlbiosis unlimited. I f? observe that suave artificia alf our friend as he fingers his < ou between his thumb and inde ur <1uite international, really. . . ur do have a car don't you? Oh, in- my boy . . . when you gr ne you'll be able to apprecia is, flavor of fine sherry. . . n- about ready to become a cyn 're Now you take sex, honey. >ic it's the most natural thing orworld . . .it's agi ft froni G< Il oney? ler The Courage to Be?... t? what, I wonder . . . gimime to coffee, p)lease. ne Around ng being the chief legislatfor La- school; as presiding of fi, of Council, the major p)ortilon time is sp)ent in activities in, mn- Council. Although we don't foresi Vfl need for "ichecks and( baland ed might be wvell to follow the e he of the majority of college: a governments of our size or (for example, UNC, LSU, at of Florida, etc.), our state ment and even our national on mient. The executive brai ~et governmient should be alto t. function as such. rAn argument inimediate r vanced is that the studen d president wvould have little This wvould depend on the ex ill, himself. A president is as -as he makes hinmself. iIe wv to set p)recedents, anid und system, wvould have more ch do so. ias In this plan, the vice-pi for of the student body would or presiding officer of Coni rt- would have been elected fr led rising junior or senior c) deither the undergraduate a body or law school. This rn. nothing away from lawv sch gives miore latitude to in undergraduates. It might a invide a good training grot r- future executive material. to involve controversy, but yoke some constructive thoi the idea in question. Stude of ernent needs a new coni om as a symbolic gesture of ci Lion between student and1 It is of vital interest to the body to inspect, to sugge L" then to hack its document to constitution will not be it ment unless the entire stude takes an active part in er 1 or chaniging this dlocument. Forum C Editor's Note: In order to wrap up Religious Emphasis Week, "The Gainecock" presents articles writ ten by the Chaplains of the stu dent centers of various faiths and by the Chaplain of the University. We regret the fact that we were unable to contact sme of the Chaplans, and that others were unable to take time out of a busy week to contribute. The topic of the articles is "Faith and the College Student." Faith is commitment to the value or worth or truth of something or some person without which no serious study or effort is even be gun, much less carried through to a conclusion. Religious faith is the commit mnent of a person to whatever for aim is ultimate, to that which is of supreme importance to him. It is implicit in whatever decisions and actions any person takes. Christian faith is the commit ment of one whose ultimate, or God, is the God who made himself known in Jesus Christ. The commitment of a student who is a Christian will compel him toi he the best student he is capable Of being, since he is one called of God to be a student and responsible to God for the use he makes of his ssures abilities and opportunities in the atmo- pursuit of knowledge. haling As a student Christian he serves halin God by his faithfulness in his hether obedience to those academic dis popu- ciplines to which he is also com would mitted or, in the failure to do so, for it betrays also his basic trust. realist Dr. [iuren E. Brubaker, Jr. University Chaplain arid Profseor of lible and Religion >urage what? Faith, or lack of faith, or degree see no of faith is a universal concern of good- all men, whether conscious or un od for conscious. The point of difference 1o can comes only in that in which one a real has faith. For the college student then rapes? comes the question, "Just where is and m1y faith?" or "What in my life do irough I really have faith in?" It may and Seen harsh hut perhaps not too far little lino the truth to say that most college students as shown by the other actions of their lives place most of re we their faith in themselves and their lity in own abilities, though with words, -igaret most would claim this not to be true. This can be realized only by close examination. With this exam ination comes also the striking but really, often unheeded awareness a n d >w up knowledge that this is a mighty te the fragile power in which to have I'm faith. Quite honestly and practically, c. . however, one realizes that he can Why not give up even this misplaced and in the weak faith until he has another d. . . . with which to replace it, and this newv object of faith must be worthy to be ---- nother The Las.%t Tlime Out... - -One day, ichile' !icIeryone fl'as sitting around doing nothiing, ( 'lrist camec ini. Ei'cjybody said, "No, .1lcan, not again. I Ye're. Rally not up to it. of the H'hy don't you yo someplace ~er of else? of his lie looked ait them and showed 'olving i/'m the nail mairks <m Ihis heands And feat, and th!y said, ~es any "31an, that's real touching. Now GC~it ( oneplacc clse." campe ,ie showa,ed' them atet is side whereia the arge' .Spner had been. aned the Ooe - (n llw forehead wher'e the govern-, ich of 7hIorns were, and they , o S'aid, "Sad, Mlan, real sad. Just veGoo; . . . somaeplace else." lya - Onlyi lie w'oualn't go, oySo1 they c rucifiedl lim again o dy A1nd le just hung there. etido Th'eyg lacayhed andl knew estong li ceas f<aking, becatuse strnge 7'hms time lie didn't er this Say,, "'ather, f"ryia'e thaem. .." mnce to --Wiliam W. Savage, Jr. esident be th e ass of studentCROWING FO! takes ol, but UNIVERSITV OF .erested Member of Associae so pro- Founded Januar?' 30, 1908, wi dfrfirst eaditor, "I le (.amnecock" is pu dfrthe Umvecrsity of South Carolina we year except on holidlays and du,ring The ophinions expressed by col offered necessarily those of "The Caec to po- letters to the. uditor, bu.t all lettei to l)I'o-not constitute un, endorsement. TI ight on publication any letter I, re,,ed. nt gov- EITORt titt.MANAGING~ ED)ITORL titton IHUSINESS MANAGER >-opera- AI)VERTISING; MANAGER faculty. NEWS ED)ITORS stuent SPORTS EITORt st, and ASS'T SPORTS EDITOR hut the FEATURE EDITOR s docu- SOC'IETY EDITOR at body ASS'T SOCIETY EDITOR dorsing CAMPUS ED)ITOR EXCIIANG;E ED)ITOR CIRDUTION fiu M=ANA= )n Faith of the demands made upon it. The search begins. For the col lege student- this is a time to ques tion, to doubt; to seek, to examine this "faith of words" which has generally'been predominant in their past lives. Society has conditioned us that the "right" direction to turn is to Christianity for a strong and last ing faith. Christianity in turn though, must offer a valid, prac tical and relevant answer to this search. It can, but does it for you? Dr. Marney in one of his lectures said "The seeking will always be hectic because we are not sure what we are seeking," but the search must be kept up or spiritually we die. Rev. Phillip G. Ptorcher, Jr. USC Episcopal Chaplain Not all of that which you know about God came from God. A good deal of it came from home, school. church, etc. All of that %,hich you and I were told of God was tem pered by the understanding and misunderstanding of the one who did the telling. Not all of that which you know about God is truth. God is "the one we meet." Faith is more than saying "yes" to that which you were told about God at home, at school, at church, etc. Faith is the positive response to the encounter with "the one we meet." "No man can stand on the shoulders of his grandfather and meet God"-S.K. Therefore no man can be your conscience for you, for no man can stand on your feet and encounter God for you. You will never have more life, quantitatively, than you have at this moment. The encounter between man and God takes place in life and has to be related to all aspects of life as it comes to us - in moments. SC 31ethtodiat Chaplain Letter To The Editor )ear Editor: Let it he known that this letter is not to be misconstrued: 41e are no hard feelings toward the on campus students or the Administra tion. We would like to thank the Administration for their efforts toward iml)rovement of the regis. tration process. However, as spokes man for many day-students, I would like to point out the unfair ness that is felt by us stemming from this past registration. Again we witnessed pandemon um, c onfusion, bewilderment, dis couragement, headache, sore feet, and above all unfairness to the day students. As you know, the on-campus stu dlents received their cards, or at least had thenm available to them, in their mail boxes late Sunday afternoon. We, the day-students, did not pick up, or have available, our registration cards until 9:00 Mlonday morning in the Russell House Assembly Room amid the mladdening mob. By this time, and even before, registration had be gun for the on-camplus students. This being true, by the time we received our cards, and fought our way through the mobs again, many of the required and choice elective courses classes we're filled d closed; among these were inclutd Ftnglish, history, psychology and pIhilosophy. I need not explain what complications arise from s ui e h situations in terms of followving ' one's major curriculum leading to one's gradluation. I suggest, if it is at all possible, that all students have their cards mailed to them for future registra tions. If this can not be done, give uts hack the old familiar 4n fusion wvhich wvas at least fair' nd equal to all concerneid. Respectfully yours, Robert J. Turner I A GREATER SOUJTH CAROLINA ted Colleglie Press ehh Hohert Elliott Gonzales as the blishedl by andi for the students of ekly, on IFridays, diuring the college examinations. unmnists anwd letter writers are not ek."~ "The (Camuecock" encourages ~a must he signed. Publishing done, 'e right to edit or with,hoid fromn JIUDY KIL4LOUGHI Hloward Hoellanm .Jerry .Jackson Gene D)yson Levona Page, Nancy A riail, Anita McCartney Doug Gray Carroll Gray K{erry Wofford Pat Peden