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Carolina students have lonj day - the beginning of our holidays in conjunction with of us will fly or ride to variot nation, but the majority will : the beaches or other centers o Fraternities, sororities and have planned house parties an as far as you're concerned noi goal is fun and relaxation. Before you leave today for tion, we want to impress one tl mind - safety on the highw It only takes a split-second, I high rate of speed, to lose ci car, and possibly kill everyor you. And while you are readin you are thinking that we are v someone else, because nobody happen to them. Perhaps those five coeds fl Bill Collier ... It Only Takes We were talking with the edi tor last week about the number of college students who had been killed on the highway dur ing spring vacations this year, and lie said he was going to write an editorial on the matter. We remembered reading an article recently by United Press International, and they showed the terrifying reconstruction of what happens when a car, trav eling at 55 miles an hour, erashes into a solid, immovable tree. We would like to present it to you, and after you have read it, maybe you will think about your driving over the holidays. I10TH OF A SECOND: The front bumper and chrome "frosting" of the grillwork col Guest Columnist Can We The Chi (Ed.'s Note: Even though there has been some editorial comment already made on this issue, we feel this article is certainly worth printing as it is authoritative and speaks as a "voice of experience" on miany phases of the current topic of discussion.) "Lord, save us from more taxation, just help us to pay additional tutition." That should he the cry of those who wish to petition our Governor for re consideration of the raise in tuition and fees. Your sentiments on the fu ture growvth of South Carolina are well taken, but are you us ing these statemients as wedges to pry more gifts from the tax payers? Truly "the future growth of South Carolina di rectly depends upon the educa tion of her youth"; and it is felt that bearing the necessary hardships of obtaining an edluca tion constitutes an education within itself. Hlow many appreciate the faci li ties presently available enough to decline additional gifts? Take it from one who has learned from the "school of ex perience," the necessity of for ma:l education is essential to cop)e with the world today, but another hard lesson derived was that gifts ar expensive to the dlonee. One dloes not get any thing for nothing andl the more expensive an item is, the more it is treasured. The taxpayers treasure their income, the Gen eral Assembly treasures the State's income, and we would pay highly for the benefit of more gifts made to redluce the tuition andl fees. We are completely sympa thetic wvith the next part of the lFpopose resolution, viz. "Where as, college students are, unifor tunately, not noted for their monetary abundance., b)ut, qluite the contrary, often find it dliffi cult to work their way thru (sic) college"; with some reservations. It is easier todlay, even with all the increases in living costs and expenses of attending college, to obtain the higher education necessary to compete in our modern world. If lack of funds caused us to find it difficult only, then we are well on the road to success. It is when we find obstacles that appear to be A Safe Holiday r awaited this died in a traf annual spring it wouldn't ha Easter. Many about the Fur is parts of the jured . . . the probably go to who were ser f attraction. versity of Ma other groups iiijured . .. t d the like, and hurt in an acc v, the ultimate who almost (I <loubt they thll your destina- up like they < iing upon your spriing vacatic ty, to and fro. points of all < ;ravelling at a they happened )ntrol of your I heir days of J ie riding with Some of you keep your spe< these words, drive care1'ull: iriting this for iot to us. St thinks it will leave todav, a right again. -om Duke who COUld be you. Seven-Tenths lpse. Slivers of steel penetrate the tree to a depth of ono and one-half inches. 2 10THS OF A SECOND: The hood rises, cerumples. smasles into the widl(1ield. Spinning rear Whees leave the ground. The fenders come into contact with the tree, forcing the rear parts out over the front (oors. The driver's body (on tinues to move forward at the vehicle's original speed (20 times the normal force of grav ity, his body weighs 3,200 pounds). His legs, ramrod straight, snap at the knee joints. 3'10THS OF A SECOND: The driver's body is now off the seat, torso upright, broken Accept llenge? impossible to overcome that we are stalled in our quest for higher learning. These impos sible factors are only stumbling blocks to the dledicated1 student wishing an education, for he will get up andl continue forward to his goal, while the weaker in spirit will often find a dletour that ap)pears smoother and easier, only to arrive at some lesser goal. Which are you? Can you be grateful for the piresent facilities and opportun ities wvith an acknowledgment that your education requires sacrifices from you? It may be asked, "Wherefrom and wvherewvith (does he sp)eak?" Such questions dleserve answers. Tlhe "wherefrom" can be deter nminedl by stating that the writer is a studIent just as you are with a slight dlifference: 22 years delay. Further the "wherewith" can be termedl experience for during those years of delay, di rect taxation of the indlividual's income went from nil to a healthy 22 per cent andl more. If success can be' resolved by the person's income and old1 age benefits earnedl, this student has been successful in that resp)ect. Therefore, resolve to your selves that you exp)ect to be justly compensated for your own efforts without the burden of ill-concealed gifts of a socialistic niatuire in the form of grants from tihe General Assembly or F eder-al Aid to Ed ucation. Please! We have enough nowv! TIhe facilities and means are p)rovidedl so that an earnest per son1 (can ob,taini an education without forfeiture of his free' dom in the years ahIiead. Pro test taxation; not touition. E'njoy your accomplishments without the burdens imposed by rewards of social isnm. We nteed the neces sa ry b ack bone to obta inI0 or goal, but morile than this, that backbone andmi sense of individual accoim plishmIlent will be' n(eeed to mlainltain our fr-eedom andl way of life as it is now. Ask yourself, "Am I worithy of the position that I have been placedI inl, whereas the futurie of South C arolina will be depend ing upon me to maintain it.s free dbom andl welfare?'' These are hard sayings, fellowv studlents. Are we hig eno,ugh to accept the challenge? Amis Nixon fic accident recently thought ppen to them either. Or what man coed who was fatally in three other Furman students iously injured . . . the Uni sachusetts students who were ie William and Mary students ident . . . the boys from MIT ied in their automobile? We )uglt they were going to end lid before they left for their is this year. And the strong f these collegiate accidents is on their way back home after un. think it is "mickey mouse" to Id down within the limits, and It may be to you, but it's lp ror a moment before you nd look at the picture on the Think about it. seriously. It Of A Second k s p essing against the dash boar-d. The plastic and steel frine of the steering wheel beins to hend under his terrible (eIath grip. Ilis head is now near the snill visor, his chest above the steering volulmn. I 141TIIS ()F A SlECOND: Ihe ca Irs front 2.1 inches, have bveen demolished, but the real end is still traveling. at about 35 miles per hour. The drlivers body is still traveling 55 mi'ls per. hour. The half-tonl motor block crun11ches into the trlee. 5 IOTIIS OF A SECOND: The driver's fear - frozen hands bend the steer column into an almost vertical position. The force of gravity impales him on the steering shaft. Jagged steel punctures lung and inter Costal arteries. Blood spurts into his lungs. 6, 10THS OF A SECOND: The driver's feet are ripped fromI his tightly laced shoes. 'Ihe blake pedal shears off at (ay the floor hoards. The chassis Prc bends in the middle, shearing , body bolts. The driver's head smashes into the windshield. ren TJhe rear of the car begins its Col dlowniwardl fall, spinning wheels iner digg:ing into the ground- the 7 1llIS OF A SECOND: c Tlhe entire, writhering body C of the car is forced out of shape. Bai H inges tear, dloors spring open.th In one last convlsi5on, the seatth raims forwvard, pinning the Sei driver against the cruel steel of to the' steering shaft. Blood leaps fronm his mouth, shock has ror frozen his heart. He is now .c dead. tIca Total time elapsed was only tici seven)-tenlths of a secondl! for CROWING FOR A UNIVERSITY OF SO1] Member of Associated 4 Founded January 30, 1908. with Rt first editor, "The Gamecock" is pubiek. the University of South Carolina weekdy, year except on holiays and durmng enn The opinions exprossed by celumhi neoessariiy those of "The G amecook." i etters to the Editor, but all Letters mi not constitute an endorsement. The rig publication any letter is reserved. EDITOR MANAGING EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER NEWS EDITORS SPORTS EDITORS Blandhi FEATURE EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGER EXCHANGE EDITOR C'IIIEF PHOTOGRAPHER. BUSINESS SECRETARY I;EPO llTERS : Cathie D)utton, Ellen Ilughey, Bobby Brown, Ed Jacobs, (el son, IRegina Galgano, Jackie 1Fo BUSINESS STAFF: Murray Cok lIIotfer, Emily Rtedding, .JimU Van 4 CO1I,UMNISTS: Charles Behling, J Mike D aniels, Audrey Hand, Pat P Williams. PIIOTOGURA PIlERR - Raort air ike W inwriht 4 fit. Don't let this happ( La after a happy Eas Uike Wainwright. 'F Today's I Put Youth Job fo Jo-ho- Il 's Invet.ndt, Tomorrow's h fit." his is the slogan of the cur- h drive under way among s necock" i addnjuncio with a g pag..and it'sappgouse. esmploerno facengs andrit S.C.o Sate Ermployent in icearly give pathie suport the dre nd we ponnTe abectlo" ade ous ithe nd of applau heste t of shoFrtdayg, ofurie tlenti landy fottr wr-imsae nor e tendiresne HMCurLIAy oe bat Peden,t Joz. Ann Coer RosemaylHnkin "The Gmec aik Brcougso Joe an Wolket Bobl Reding Ig Coron, aredy Shoyera ~~~~ail Broughtonilen Jsdll,miyPrssey. le orn Cpply, Patl Cayn eden, Mike Sheheen, Brenda THIS COULD B) n t yo. D iecrflyo te,n t ia one ut routh On nvestment, To anagenment is naturally to And th re the cream of the college trend--tha aduate crop to fill vacancies, young peo] nd college students-and youth a certain: a wvhole--face a critical howv can< ortage of part-time jobs. nobody set There's another trend in bus- Getting ess today-that of hiring only take a lao >tential full-time employees for it. The pi airt-time work. In other words, today beir1 xtile industries hire only engi- but a pro eering students for their part- meat of t] me and summer openings; studlents tl ewspapers hire only journal- nlow give: m majors; stock brokerages scoop ahoi ire only business adlministra- the world on majors. But what about the make beti istory majors? the English the youth mnjors? the anthropology ma- So here >rs? to Mayor Exchange Co: A pole-napping occurred re- teered, "I ently at McMurray College in penn1~ies ai exas. A tradition-surrounded nd i an Totem Pole disappeared Iouia rom its place of honor in the DAL Ic Murray Administration Build- that girls rog. The age of the pole is not football I nown, for it stood in the huild- backfield nig for many years. ties for h A r'emedy for cold noses is ecing provided by girls at the Jniversity of Illinois. They are niitting nose warmers. These snoot boots" are given to any ne who contributes to their euikemiai fund. Almost sounds ike certain warmers given out iy certain Carolina fraternities Lt somel of their b)etter parties.I From the University of Geor cia's RED AND HLACK: "A young thing step)ped on. he drugstore scale after eating giant sundae and she wans hocked at what she beheldl. "She slipped off her coat and .ied it again. Tfhe results were still unflattering, so she slid off i(er shoesM. .. then she discovered the was out of pennies. With mut a moment's hesitation, the ad behind the soda fountain tepped forward. "Don't stop now," he onlun- LI'TfL 4YOU! "i er the holidays, and return to Caro A Job... morrow s Prof It' ere is still another and local businessmen who will t of hiring only those adopt the policy in the future. )le with experience in It's worked in other cities; it ield. Now I ask you, will work in Columbia; it will )ne be experienced if help to keep the youth of today s fit to hire him? in South Carolina and in Colum back to the slogan, iafe grdton itwl k at the last part ofmaealtopolehpy Lrt about hiring youth Thksain g an investment now, fit later. This is the e whole idea. Giving ie opportunity to work them the straight It what's going on in .Some day it will er employees out of P lc of today. TeGmcc"eouas 'sa hat's off salute LetrTo heEir,an Bates, the Governor,thy vilhprne hnvr 'vetegotusabehsgndduld oc id they're all yours." tewie eie,hsnm a La State University'saly REVEILLE explains N atsnhpwl esov aren't allowed to play i h rnigo etr.Hw ecause motion in theevr"TeGmck"esve might result in penal-th rihstrectayltr It'n.bese woke contn or chatie.i willMA ONr CAMPoUSa twl hep o ee teyothoftoa inSut .aoln adi.Clm bia ftergradatio; itwil OPPRTNIT T PIW I"Letters To Th ior," n