Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A Has-B It seems like only yesterday that I agreed to love, honor, and cherish "The Gamecock In fact, it was only February. During these few months of turbulence, I think I have gained some knowledge of the working (using the term looselv) of the stu dent, mind. Somehow, I believe that I have succeeded att least partially in helping "The Gamecock" become what a college newspaper should be -a 'outiding-board for student opinion. I'lieve it or not, USC students do have opilions, sometimes quite long-winded ones, on the issues confronting this generation. They even have views on issues confronting Patst generations. This semester. "The Gamecock" has wthredi sIorms of colitr(P\eisy perhaps un"jzaold in its long and proud history. At lea0t. t1re hia\e been more controversial ssues 1rouhtj into discussin this semester aI wian i1 wh,c I have been able to dliscover SIusi files. etry or sacrilege'' was one issue x 't mu Ich comment. all vocal. "o e t) be censored'" was another msfly behind the scenes. "So N,wv .lersey" brought forth reac d the segregation issue. The prob will 41 '1 t: d.) with Eichiiann brought IW*11. I.lnY) solutions. al condemning the 111an. I'ui all givitg different views of the i u,', The reprint from Muhlenberg Col,kgt"NV ,av, ('01t umnnist grist for his mill of I Ciondemniiation of book-burnings brought forth t witterings from outside. "ussel l lust --- StUdlent Center or Com muiiy Iloly se.' was an issue by which I gamned much favorable comment from stu tents. "Operation Abolition" gained much :ani varied comment. Comment on the Gra All Of These Ar Thanks are due to so many people that I will lirobal)bl.v leave out some of the most imotait, but here goes. Fi<rt and toremost, my undying gratitude goes o Dr. IHarry Jenkins, who offered a hlin g hand (- or word of advice only w%\hen askod. and1l then willingly. lIe is undoubtedly th. bcst alvisir a newspaper editor can hie. I am only sorry that he was disturbed often by irate readers from the outside, w Mm 1ad hinm why he let suich things be pr111itd. ID-an Tomiiin has beei iI special friend t1 "The GamCock" this semester. He can Cu. through red talpe faster than any man I know. Ooan Clotworthv has been one of our best news :o-101rces. She has also helped us out 1q several scrapes. ther ' eme woldn't sc~oop "The Game 20 6:017: .at it ude goes to News Serv . sb-u u.n.- we wouldn't be in bus 1111. rf cour. e, there is my inimitable rI Hlams filled in for me in guidl 2r staff mnemnbers since I live off pul and( coutldn'lt always be here wheni Tlnis in addition to his job of round iiand pr.enrt ing the niews. *'rry ,Jacksoni and his har<dworking crew We ID.-ar Ed;itr: tri' o the Ret .Kt.akn t\., h miahere. Re-' i'tf o: mberlt iine contiust tooxk ' ~'l t!s We must tarit. by cleaning up etbugho elur St ate Ih-iparitnwn'it . We have ~ i eto l ah-endly los:t China, Korea, C'uba, .\t~ e i and po~ssibly i,atos through it. Our dti i h i gtI supply htas been drlainled to !th'(odW ant alb-time low through our '"Give Wt's I .'il( A way D)ep :i mtntt!' Many of outr u;tthi-a iIinutries, or heart heait, have bat tie 1 been'i for ''ed I' to ay ff manyit of a , ti -i t.htei r workers b ecau se of "dump- owL tyIii ing'" of' chea'p-labo)(r foreign im- uv<ii*higu~ ports. I ely fttt The Unitled States asiumed the thAii-.tr fullI finIanc'ial anrd milIitarty respon- thm ai por sibtility for de fendinrg the Free Rsin-iiI e World agiainut commun oism some ifwrite yearis ago. T'm litd Conquest has teomtnitt advanced (on alil of its critical thnIsyW'. fronts throughout the world ex- mihrthede cept one, Guatemala. The ignor- niithnlv ance of our State Department has Wa' ORC now threatened the freedom of Guatemala with anot.her attack by communism, this time from the new Red base in Cuba. In fact, all of Jea dtr Sout an CenralAmeica te " tOidals ae ben At 21 ham incident brought a deafening silence. Thbe columnists and I have been called integrationists, segregationists, moderates, liberals, conservatives, religious fanatics, in fidels, and idiots. To this I havv hut one answer-"You're right." I quite consciously opened the pages of "The Gamecock" to all of this. In some cases because I wanted to know more about a sub ject myself, in others because I thought fresh air wotld (do the sub.ject good. There have been many editorials written and discarded this semester (ue to various situations in which saying something might have done more harm than good. Trials, troules an( trihulations have a dogged the steps of the staff this semester. Alany long hours of work went into an "elec tion special," only to have the copy stolen t( from the doorstep of Vogue Press. It was t inlossible to duplicate the copy in time to e have it come out. oil election day. Well, We A tried. This .jinx of lost copy followed How- c ard liellams. Ie did the work on the elec tion issue only to have it stolen, and then & another week's vork blev away or was taken from the top of the ramp. Many hours of work go into the produc- L tion of "The Gamecock." Copy must be tyed from illegibly scrawled notes; pages must be planned and drawn out; pictures must be taken, printed, and cropped; head lines must be counted and re-counted; and then comes the trip to Yogue Press to sweat, Cuss, and write more copy, filling in with lead where necessary. It's hard work but it's also fun. i "The Gamecock" has been censured but tI not censored. May it remain so through all r its days. p 'Bye. 01 -J. A. K. v n ad Many More h brought in the ads week after week. I under stand they set some sort of record in the bc amount of revenue they brought in. Gene a Dyson and Emily Redding were invaluable s' to the blusiness staff'. te Levona Page and Naney Ariail saw that the news was here when it happened. NV Kelle,v Jones, with the help of Joan Wol- to cott an(l Rosemary Hankins brightened up p the paper with feature stories. b Bremla Williams suffered through a se- he iester of eleventh-hour requests like, "How about Initting these nineiee(n s)onsor pic tures on the society p)age' " Jacquie Splawn and Marty Sheheen recorded and commented oI soCial goin's-on. Marty really worked in (very deplairtment. She is a one-woman staff. tb Iolig Gray, with his Clnimson banner, kept 1 up t he spoits del)artment, with the able T1 assistance of Carroll Gray, Blanding Clark- wv son, and Wayne Corbitt. l 'at P eden kept up with Campus Briefs Ti andI Seen, heard, Spoken. d Mur Iray C'oker faithfully kept our ex- h, changes with other school papers in order. The task of mailing out Iaper's to sub- e scribers fell to Bob Hill. Columnists, or "'cont roversial ists,'' added tV mutch to the paper. Among these were Lee * .Jord'(an, B lake F'ishbur ine, I ill Savage, An thoniy E. Brown, Bil Able, and many others. Special thbanks to all those who wr'ote h, letters of rage, inqujiry 1, explanation, blame, ir praise, and (1isgust. I en.joyed them all. Many thanks to Studi(ent Council for all S t heir hellp and( undlerstanding. ' I hope that covers the sitfuation fa irily well, a -J. A. K. s Get Letters ... la in Cuba. But >cp i h aIiusclee' a .t and I, is thei r Ne o c( an forla we thre'atened to leoat et1iseiprelta aos, 12,000 miles wth i ni sacnevtv met to) ignore the rani/tinto ld atfllhd i ist conquest of gand2 (t)ueleranhdt w.ay. The br'ight -ocatos'o13amue. i Redls in Laos is Ii anavtiornzton i eco~mplished Red toki80nwmmer,do is quite another. tatdiWaintnnsupr II 0 continue to sit ofteoue t-AtrunAti-i and continue to is(Xtttie-ouumrng t ? Our President duouttttsvhopse te it more foreign Comte. ned dollars) ; we \avo orrcn (test epteatedlly in the dtrheeXts(lheo kedl in the past, vtiephl ph it fne or. i airn? Why not Iwilri hs rtr n te ,like taking the (i(itiesiljonminup .K. Let's arm ~i gti enttaotdb Rebels andi give t YonAeianfrFe against Castro's i atSpeht.i pons~ and planes. Intitmefmoaadpo-s >nly way to stop cacrssitsthrepnblty i teat from Cuba, fteyuho mrc oafr fight: I would tai eer ltrths fightig commu- Wi,a ogcosrtve,( nuder its rule: Iltei incerely yours, -etln ai. stei(iiuls t ,..w ig o haain To-ivein fres ea' wil, : Ferur tentrvsh issueigreported that ftssotcia tritions o fabitrampu y i oCoeraim fofrteHueU-mria ci-t 'ete White . . . R. 1. P. Are we seeing the end of drama n our campus? Or will the Ad iinistration restore a recognized nd important student activity? Until last January, Professor rotty was director of the Univer ty Players. His plays were well ttended and successful-so suc 'sful that they were nationally cognized by Alpha Psi Omega. Professor Crotty died in January id with him died the University layers. Their annual allocation 'as withdrawn; there was no at -mpt to name a. successor. The niversity of South Carolina be ime the only state university in merica without a dramatic so ety. Apparently this state of af i,rs is to continue. No drama rector has been named for next 'ar. Why? ee Jordan ... Dbserver Obsei "Charge!" yelled the New Jer y Commission. "Fire!" replied ie South Carolina Commission. Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag, rits and segregation!" shouted ite Southern Commissions. "Hur th for the Stars and Stripes, )tatoes and integration!" yelled .e Northern Commissions. The 'ar of the Confederate Centen al Observance was on. Clad in the blue and the gray ey stood pointing fingers and outing accusations at each other, th of which are in very bad taste, a matter of fact, so is the whole ly affair-the Confederate Cen nial Observance, that is. The Confederate Centennial Ob rvance is a senseless memorial a senseless war. The sole pur se of the "Observance" seems to the creation of more friction tween two sections of the coun whose relations have never Ln noted for harmony. A shameful war that should ve never been fought has become Le occasion for more hard feelings tween the North and the South. iere was no glory in this war nich needs be remembered and bserved" in this country today. e"Observance" is beiing used as I instrument of proplaganda by th sections. The Civil War was fought be use two sections of the country reC economically incompatible; ey fought for life-economTic rvival. E'ach was fighting for a ay of life suited only to that see >n. It wa1s an econoiIic war with me moral flag-waving to get the >mne folk on their feet and mov The way of life for ~vhichthe >uth fought diedl with the firing i Ft. Sumter. The remnants hieh were left at the wvar's endl e rapJidly dlisappearing ; and in 'oe pats of tihe South have comn Stacks An ''That liberty is indlivisib)le, and at pol)1itical freedIoml cannot long ist wvithout econiomic freedom; "That the' p'urposes oIf govern ('1n t r to p)ic teet these freedoms n ough the prleservation (If in .rnal orde'r, th pI?lrovisionl of na ('nal defense, and the administra rmn of justic2; "That when government ven res beyond these rightful fune '1n., it akcconaiilates5 power wvhich -nds5 to dimlinish order and liberty; "That tihe Constitution (of tile nited States is the best arrange ent yet dev:;ed for ('npowering >verlnme'nt to~ fulfill its proper >le', while restraininIg it from the( nement ration11 and( abuse of powver; "T'hat the gi nius of the Consti ItionI the( dlivision of powers--is limmied up~ ill the clause which -serves Pim uacy to the several rtes5, or' to tnt' people, in those >heres niot spleci fically (delegated ti' teederal Government; '"That t.he mariket economy, allo it ing resouirce's by the free play supply and demand, is the single onomic sys teml compatib)le with ICo requiremnt.st of personal free 'nm andl const ituttional government, id that it is at the same time the (ost p)roduict ive supplier of human University Drz I'here woud appear to be two reasons why t.he University Ad ministiration delays making an appointimlent. First, they feel that there is a lack of student interest in drama, and, second, that a drama society i, an expensive luxury. 13oth reasons are falla elols. Student interest has been so great that earlior this semester an independent play-reading group, the Macready Society, was formed. Without finan-ial aid, the Society is flourishing, and last Sunday produced a public reading of Anouilh's Antigone which was well-attended and received consid erable attention. The support this venture re ceived from students and faculty would suggest that there is both oves Observance pletely disappeared. The South must quit living in the past, how ever charming it may seem. It is absurd for the South to "observe" a war which was res ponsible for her financial destruc tion. A war which left the South destitute and from which she is just now, 100 years later, really recovering. The Confederacy is dead, allow it to rest in peace. The money wnich is being used for this "Observance" could be used best on other things, particularly in the South. There are any num ber of things for which the money could have been used rather than wasted on this silly "Observance." In this state our hospitals, mental hospitals. and schools all lack facil ities and personnel, what better way to use this money? flurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag! But will we have to relive Reconstruction, too? 2/ GA, CROWING FOR UNIVERSITY OF S( Member tf Associated Founded January 30, 1908, with first editor. "I'he Gamecock" is puibli the University of South Carolina week year except on holidays and diring el The opinions expressed by co um necessarily those of "lte Gamecock. Letters to the Editor, but all lettersi noet cetitute ans endlorsenment. The pubhlicastione aney letter is reserved. EDITOR MANAGING ED)ITOR HUSINE'SS MANAGER AD)VERTISING MANAGElR NEWS ED)ITORS SPORTS EDITOR FEATUJRE ED1ITlOR ASS"'T FEI*ATlURE EDITOR SOCIETY EITIOR~ ASS'T SOCiETY ED)ITOR CAMPUS ED)ITOR EXCHIANG;E ED)ITOR C:IRCULATION MANAGER BUSINESS SECRETARY COLU MNISITS Hill Able, Anthbony E. Brown, X M\arty Sheheen, Hill Savage. BUSINESS STAF"F: d Stacks "That when government inter fets wvith the wor'k of the market e('onomy, it tundis to retduce the moral and physical str'ength of the nm.t ion; that when it takes from cone mant to ht ow ont another, it dliminishtes the' incentive of the first, the integi ity of the second, andl the moral autonomy of both; "That we will be fr'ee only so long as the eaticonal sover)eignty of tot' United States is secure; that hiestor'y shows periods of freedom m':e ra re, and cant exist only when free cit izen's eencertedly defend( th ir rights against all enemies; ''That the forces of international 'ammunismi nit, at present, the greatest single thbreat to these lIber'tie's; "T'Ihatt the United States should strtess victoty over, rather' thanI coexistnce with, this menace; and "'That Amniericant foereign policy miust he .judged by this criterion: doner it setrve the just interests of he Uniitedl States?" We must correc't the evils gt eerated by the lihberal philosophy of the last thrtee dcades. It is tiepert'utive thbet itndividutal ism, ini stead oif dyineg int the sixties, should take Ont a at''v hirth. Let uts enT d1et.vor to cotrrec't this' disastrous onflict hItwnnn'e iIm.nal..m a1 ima Im active( aInd latent campus in crest in 41rma. The Macready 4oriety, however, cannot survive ,y itself. It nmst have qualified firection. Mr. Meredith of the Awlish )epartment has rehearsed md supervised the Society since ts inception, hut he is returning j England this suimmer. Appar mtly there ik no one to take his )lace. Far from heing ana expensive uxury, a univorsity drama society hould play a vital and integral lart in college life. It should rovide the students with enter ainment. with ana opportunity to Aee plays not u'ually seen at a ONal community theatr.e. It is an nitlet, too, for the stildonts' rea ivity. Such is the view held in almost very college and university in our -tate and country. Winthrop, Co umb11ilia College, Flurmai, Wofford. Elrskine, Converse. Coker, New )erry, Clemson, and Benedict all ave drama societie.s supported by 'he college or TnivesitV. Why an't we? low canl the University make hans for bigger buildilngs to house 1nore alnd more .studelts when it is ailing to provide for the intellec ual and creative need.s of its pres nt Student Mxly? IIow can the University proudly ell its incoming freshman class, 'You are no%w entering the only tate university in America which ils no dramatic society? Now is the time for action. We arge the Adminitration to insure hat drllama is allowed to continue In this campus by appointing a Irama director. Act before it is too late. A G(REATElI UItyl CAROL INA I Collegiato Presx Robert Elliott G;,nznles as the Oled by anid for the students of y,on Fridays, during the college annu1ations. 1i.th mnd letter writers are noi "'I te Gkmeock" encourage" mt lie sigiled. IIb1lishilig does right to. ediit or withhtoldl from .JUI)Y K{ILLOUJGli 7lowvard II ellamils .Verryv .ackson G;ene I )ymonr L evona Page, Nancy Artiail, I)oug Gray 'arroll G ray Kelley .lones Itrenda Willhams Kerry W~offordl P1at P3edenl .\urray Coker Btob Hill Emily IBedding . Le .Jor'danI, 1Tom Al archant ike Sheheitn, JaiIie Splawn, Carol Esleeck, Anne Abranms. iberty as we bec(omle the "nteo ~rthiodox"' ..\meienn is. Stundentts a'1 over the nation are taIlnding ui atnd being collttA( a ('.servatives. It, is time for tile ttudents (of the Un Iiversity of South 'ariolina tito; in this valiant ef CIt. We shaill never get atnything mles(s we (all successfully presett a11 pletitions:. to the naitiotn. Thos1e pleol who (an subscrihe o the staltemnent of Younlg Ameri 'ianIs for Freedm,t I wouIld eneour Ige to hltdp th cu ause of conlser :alti-mt to grow. Join with mie andl >thIers inl star t ing a Young Ameri -anis for FrodomItl oin this camIpus. l'hose, peo)le illte'rested please con actI me1. Alv hoIx numblter is 3358. Sinceerely, BI. Iland floper gu.: You ma111 counit met~ axmng Thei followtinI notte wasi received y' l(I3olemry llantkins, student dIi. ectolr of thme W'. (C. Mtacreadt#y C'ongiatulat ionls to you andn the llnid east of '"An tigone."' I am Pest wishes, (dNext pbr(Ninetiotti ?Sgg "11.11, Poet's Corner Man stood upon a vast plain Looking up at a drab sky. "Where are you?" tnan cried; lint there was no answer It has been a long time Sine God went away. No one can retember how or Why le went away, but we here know That it was not our fault. 'eriainly it was not our fault ecause ie tried to keep him. It'se built miodern churches Iith. large kitchens A nd paved parking lots. \ 'e took up collection every Suday. IVe paid the choirs to come and sing. \We gave the ministers new cars To collie and preach. An d we prayed our memor ized i'rayers over and over again. "Our Father, which art in lcavenl . . ." "le(iarenly Father, accept our thanks . . ." "Now I lay me down to sleep . . ." Yws. we tried to keep God, l;int he went away. \l7hat could we do? \Wc couldn't iake him stay; After all, we had too much else To worry about. Tioc were more important things: h-':.xpessive homes and Winiter vacations in Florida; liptnor stores and high so iciety; -ilter tip cigarettes and A d three hours of Sicr(op,hontic cellhdoid /? cinecoiascopC and Thise things took precedence. (,io society was based on these things. It< cwld not have been ex n cf ed to Uive Thoes up . .. not even for God. Why, we wiice't really sure i eistid in the first place. We oiriEl. assumpied as much. -i11yway, Ic is gone. l/ is no lonigcr wvith us. \Vc did not niss Iim at first it later wve realized that lie wasn't there, or here, or \tircrer lic was before He lft. That is (ill ill the past. lie is gonec aid we do not Ncod ilinl 1 ),nore. it 011it that once We did, BId n1ot now. Gmd Wittil-ed is 1Usefulness. Gol wras a weakniess, Sutlinll we needed because IIe we e( no(ft aible to cope hi//i things like life and death. l' chaips thait is why God left; /fie ialLied our1 strlength. lie saw ifurl self-sulfficiency. lie acfknowiiledged our sureness, (IarI steineiss. hfe t r ied to keep IIlim ; Thait wasff just inl cas.5 he ai' e dliny( vefry weCll nlow, \Ie fael Strfony; we do not 1ke cani imt Godl in the li .tory1) boofk%, the (lusty AiIefs where the things () if )heipsf belongf. hVE will bef better because of it. es, our futuire is very bright. V e areC bEComlingyenlightened. \YeC havec a liew uniiderstanfdinlg, lEe comlin-l'lcnd, we are aware. K \Ve can( 1 live. lie havei' alcohol, tobacco, A iid sex~ to keep, ourselves )ccu pied. lI'c havei bfooks, newspape?s, AndIl telefisfionl to broaden Our m(ind(s. IVE ha(1 e airplane, automo biles, Andl foceanl liners to htidenl our1 horizons. IIe ha wars'f E'1 ', revolutions, At ndi mai(jfr u prisings to Audit wei havei our fellow man To keep, uns company. lie are~ happI/y, dlelirously happy, A1 1d wfe are free. hf cares5 about the old things? lEe do not. IV e areIf stron0g. .ilan stoofd up/Oln a va(st plain; The sky was black and unyield *lan'lis ice wias weak and there hi'fa anger~ in his face. "'To hie/I wit h it," man said.L A nd( inl some1 distanlt. place, The 11ind of God ref lectedi Thei words. "To hell with it." itlan was no0 longer looking at The sky. --lliam W. Sa...., r.