Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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A Salute To The serpent of Adam and Eve fame was an effective villain. A subtle snake, he in duced the hostess of the Garden of Eden to partake of the forbidden fruit. Gauging the potency of her persuasive powers, the snake knew that Adam too would taste of the tree of knowledge and that his job would be done. We of the "Gamecock" staff must confess a degree of admiration for the reptile villain of this tale. Although a cad, the serpent was able to arouse Eve's curiosity and convince her that a little knowledge is a dangerous possession. It is our wish to learn a few of this snake's tricks, that we may seek stories more diligently each week and cause our readers to become more interested in all phases of the University program. Our appetite has definite leanings; a mid dle of the road policy disagrees with the cur rent staff tasters. The "we're out to get you" attitude can remain at the bottom of the green apple barrel as far as we're con cerned. But weekly meals of healthy curios ity are treats to a newspaper's palate. Revisions in the "Gamecock" policy are long overdue. Laziness and laxness in news gathering methods have set in during the past years, and the newspaper reflects such negligent practices. Once an All-American paper, the "Gamecock" has gradually tumbled degree by degree down the rank Sanpling Sti A .. ... ... . Now, Charlie, Ab RAP RAP sounds the Student Body presi dent's gavel and a semi-hush settles over the Assembly Room. It's late Monday afternoon and Student Senate is now in session. The Senators are sitting congenially at numerous long tables around the room; the Student Body officers look down at the representa tives from their table perched near the stage edge. Today's main Order of Business is the dis cussion of a revised set of Rules for the Senate. The Senators talk briefly at inter vals, both humorously and fierily, tossing the pros and cons of new amendments around the room. Occasionally a lengthy address concerning a particular point is made to the representatives. The Student Senate has not only a revised set of rules for this year but also several . .We're Jus Exchungi A Latin American major and low, a mii minor will be offered for the mester hour first time at Winthrop College ferent dlepa: beginning this fall. The program struction inc is the first major curriculum in- in the hisi novation of a planned series America andl which will eventually include other geographical area studies. Courses: Requirements for a major in Contemporary Fi the new Latin American Area of Latin Ameri Study program are: History of Latin (1) 12 semester hours in one Geography of Mi field in courses above the America sophomore level; Geography of So (2) demonstrated proficiency in America. reading and speaking Span- Philosophy and I lsh, and knowledge of Span- of Latin Ameri ish-American literature; Latin American 4 (8) fmmij the conrses listed he- ment and Polit The Serpent scale. The present staff is working earnestly to make each weekly issue a little more ap pealing and informative than the preceding one. We're aiming to be serpents in the sense of arousing YOU to the world of Carolina. To say that everything is peachy at the University is to play Eve in her pre-apple days. There is a surplus of red tape that needs to be eliminated. There is a gap be tween the administration, faculty, and stu dent body demanding a bridge. There are jobs to be done and decisions to be made. A safe, predictable newspaper is not our goal. We seek to inform and to entertain the Carolina student body in a comprehensible, commendable manner. But we don't intend to play ostrich along the way. When accomplishments are made, we'll be generous in our verbal applause. When items of special interest crop up, the staff will strive to do an outstanding coverage job. And when reform is needed, we'll try to pre sent the problem accurately and perceptively, offering a constructive solution if possible. An observant serpent is able to view a situation from many angles; a motivated snake can cover a lot of ground. The Uni versity garden has no room for a tree of apathy. The "Gamecock" staff sincerely hopes to greatly deepen the student pool of knowledge. ident Senate out This Rule... irons in the fire. For the first time, students in general are invited to serve on one of the executive committees of the Council. Two new committees, the Student Union and the Student Faculty Relations, have been formed. President Osce Self is maintaining office hours on three week days. Freshmen are urged to participate in the work of the Senate and as before, members of the student body are invited to attend the weekly meetings. The Senators are striving to speed up some of the routine procedures and voting so that they may dwell on more campus issues (as well as shorten the meet ings). The "Gamecock" hat is off to you, Stu dent Senate. Our sole request is that each representative work diligently to support the views of those whom he represents. t Ruled Out! Corner num of 24 se- comcDlpmt 3 in four dif- o ai mrc -tments of in- Sca raia,o luding a course o ai mrc..... ory of Latin th smiar Smorf Latin America .3 Semester Winthrop's Summer Reading Hours Program this year Involved all ie Arts nmmbers of the student body, in.. a . 3 eluding those on campus and1 on America . 6 vacation. In 1962 students and tIdle faculty will read Social Change * . ..3 in Latin America Today, edited Wth by Lyman Bryson which is ex 3 pected to focus campus-wide at teligion tention on the Latin American y... 3 A rea Studies Program, accord lovern- ing to a report by Dean Walter le...... D. Smith. Joan Wolcott . C A pertinent question in oi national government today how much centralization of powe does our system really require Citizen X now reads and uses ti phrase "political dynasty" moi and more frequently; anothe taxpayer complains that thos being taxed are the only one who haven't formed a union < sortl. The words centralized contrc are applicable to big business a well as to government. Such cor trol also applies perhaps in somewhat modified form, to un: versities, under the heading o administration. How paternal istic an administration is varie with different schools. Here at the University, th administration plays a large rol in the daily life of each studeni Help is usually available fror the administrative staff, but great deal of red tape is oftei involved. Trying to accomplish simple task is frequently mor difficult than completing a de tailed one. Some of our pro cedures, such as registratior have been greatly stepped up others wait to be improved. An incident involving a stu dent employee focused attentioi on the University's administra tive staff this week. The student who was holding a campus job a well as an outside one, was no approved when he requested t( continue his University job thit semester. The handling of th< situation is not questioned at much as the origin of the unrest Editor's Inkspots... This week's issue has a definit political bent; we hope that it wil refresh those of you who felt tha last Friday's paper was some what dominated by rush articles By the way, I haven't been re ceiving any Letters To Th< Editor, and I miss hearing youi comments - written, that is. do get some vocal opinions along the campus walkways. My pet project for October' editorials is the financial pictur here at the University. Man: students have approached me a to where their money goe (familiar story, eh?) and I hop to find out for all of us. By th way, we really need some think ers to do editorial columns, a don't be modest. If you feel tha the editorial page is one-sided perhaps it's because 'we haven' heard from you. We're going to experiment witi Student Senate, covering th< activities of the Council in weekly news story rather thar just printing the minutes or page 8. And just to prove that USC iu on the way up, we were repre sented in Doubleday & Double. day's THE BRIGHT CHILD'S ALL AMERICAN COLLEGE COLORING BOOK. One whoic page. You can't stop progress! Also to be editorially spot. lighted in October issues: the USC Art Department and th( Richland County Civic Center among others. The various club membershij drives held on ground floor, Rus sell House, certainly have beer heotic. Just like spring electionu ...several months early. Gears to you. JOANIE LITTLE MAN *I wntralized C r What caused the disturbance to Is begin - did the matter have ir personal overtones? I A state-supported institution e has to please or appease many u persons. It does have obligations T to watch out for its students in * the shuffle. However, if the stu * dent body as a whole is apathetic f and uninformed, it has little to offer when major issues arise. 1 There is a definite gap between s various faculty, administrative, and student groups at Carolina. a And yet, think how dependent each is upon another in the long f run. - Perhaps some of the Student B Council committees, such as the Student-Faculty group, can help e form beneficial relationships. The rumors concerning appropriations and other matters need to be cleared up. It's time to wake up. * Without communication be 1 tween members of the Carolina I Community, our college will never be a great one. The attitude - adopted today by the administra - tion, faculty, and student body will have a great bearing on the continued growth of Carolina. Students must realize the im portance of learning as much as possible about the University - her present situation and her fu ture plans. Our degrees will be from Carolina, and how much they'll be worth 10 years from now will be partly decided by us . . . now. Students who signed up on the "Gamecock" bulletin board to do general office work are urged to attend this after noon's staff meeting. Those who wish to have an article printed in the "Game cock" - regradless of what page - are asked to post their name, a d d r e s s, phone, and requested story on the office bulletin board. We need help in setting up these inter views, so please make your request a written (rather than an oral) one. Thanks for your coopera tion. THE STAFF r Scho froma TIHE BRIGHT CHii ALL AMERICAN COILE( ON CAMPUS CATALOLd?N ontrol: Coni Until the Men and Women of Carolina decide how much stu dent autonomy they desire and prove how much they are able to handle, they don't have a leg to Dear Students of Carolina: We have been on the campus have come to love the Universi University which was founded wh the purpose of developing statean versity achieving its purpose is i the Nation and the State of Soi been built by my predecessors orn and our campus is, at the same and historic, as well as one of the United States. As we prepare to enter the Is we see in our state and nation an broad and modern sense - state deavor. To meet this iReed, we i the environment and capacity to his (or her) ultimate potential of strength. We have met a few upperclas twelfth, we met our new studentj the qualities and potential of Car knowing each of you as an indivi you signal success in exploiting th< (more incidentally) self. John R. Nelson . Liquor: Y< Somebody told us we'd better not talk about this since people might be offended. Somebody else said we shouldn't stir up an old issue. Still, we feel that there are somethings that need to be said. All of us have at one time or another seen people in possession of alcoholic beverages at Carolina football games. Now as we under stand it, there is some sort of University regulation concerning this, not to mention the state law that prohibits the possession of THE GAMECOCKS >t Colors: Garnet and Black E COLORING BOOK CROWING FO UNIVERSITY OF S Member of Associa Founded January 0, 1908, with Editor, "The Camecock ' Is publishe University of South Carolina weel exceflon holiday. and durng examnn eopinions expressed by colui necessarily those of "The Cameeoc Letters to the Editor, but all Letter not constitute an endorsement. The publication any letter is reserved. EDITOR ............... MANAGING EDITOR. BUSINESS MANAGER. ADVERTISING MANAGER NEWS EDITOR . SPORTS EDITOR. CAMPUS EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR. CIRCULATION MANAGER CHIIEF PHOTOGRAPHERS. BUSINESS SECRET ARY. Iict stand on when big issues roll around. And regardless of the body, too much power in the hands of one group is a dangerous thing. t4e / re.itlelt for alMost three months now and ty as our own. Ours is a great 2n our country was very young for ten. The past success of the Uni ndelibly written in the history of nka Carolina. Our University has a firm and effective foundation, time, one of the most beautiful most modern and effective in the tat third of the twentieth century, evolving need for statesmen in a mien in every area of human en nust all work together to achieve develop each Carolina scholar to nobility of spirit and intellectual nuen and on the evening of the i. We are deeply impressed with olina youth. We look forward to dual. We, Mrs. Jones and I, wish many facets of nation, state, and Sincerely yours, Thomas F. Jones ms Or No liquor anywhere ouside a liquor store. If this information is cor rect, the residue of empty bottles in the stadium after a fooball game is an obvious manifestation of disregard for University regu lations and, more important, for the laws of the state of South Carolina. P ERHAPS we have aroused the ire of those who feel* that the officials of the University might suddenly decide to put an end to the individual's right to make a public spectacle of hio self. May we hasten to assure these people that the University will, judging f r o m previous years, take no decisive action whatsoever. This is not to say that the University officials are not aware of existing conditions, but the plain and simple fact is that they cannot afford to care. And, of course, they are right. There is, however, another question we must ask. If alcohol is to be permitted in the sta diunm, why is it not permitted in the dormitories, and why can it not be sold in the Campus Shop? There could, in theory, be no end to such a logical progression. What is the solution? There should be one, and it should not be one of apathy. We would suggest that if there is a University regulation pro hibiting alcohol on the campus and at football games, it be en forced. If there is to be no en forcement, then we suggest that the regulation be abolished. Some one has said that there should be a referendum in the fall elec tions at Carolina so that the stu-4 dents can resolve the question for themselves. The only difficulty is that a vote of this kind might carry more conviction than a dlefinite administrative decision& one way or the other. Is anybody willing to do anything? RI A GREATER OUTHI CAROLINA Led Collegiate Press Robert Elliott Gonzales as the first ca by and for the students of the aton Fridays, during the college year rna sts and letter writers are not k.' "The Camnecock" encourages I must bce signed. Publishing does right to etdit or withhold from ...JOA N WOLCOTT JOANN COKER MURRAY COKER EMILY REDDING - . 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