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Cock's By BOBBIE ROTHBERG Staff Writer Did you know that the Game cock you will see tumbling on tb field, creating spirit at the Home coming game, actually blushes There is a lot that you don't knoi about this talented "bird." Bob Dowdeswell, a freshma from Spartanburg, S. C., loves i tumble, and he found that bein the Gamecock gives him a chan< to perform. Being on the field dui ing the varsity games and helpin the spirit at the games is very e. citing to him. Tumbling is his firs love, and during the past fou years, he has competed in tumblin and coached tumbling in summe camps. He also started much in terest in tumbling in SpartanburE During high school, he traine in a private gym club in Chai lotte. In order to do this, he ha to travel between Spartanburg an Charlotte on weekends. In h: senior year of high school he wa unable to travel as often as h had, so he began swimming for h school instead. He did very wel and he may swim for the Unive: sity later in his career here. H work with the Thespians in hig school helped him to get rid of little of his stage fright and b( come more of a "ham." He said I still gets a little embarrasse when he starts his antics on ti field during a game. In Sarasota, Florida, he went 1 the National Gymnastic Clini There he had the chance to trai with and be coached by ti Sanctuary High Men For Birds By PIN CUSHION The colony of Academia is jus a city. This colony, which is a bir sanctuary, is controlled by its lor proprietors; however, it is grante a limited amount of self-rule b those proprietors. The limited self-rule of Aca demia is guided by the colony unicameral general assembly a lords (ladies) and commoners. Th motley house has some traits o nobility and some traits of vu] garity. Some of the members d not consider the legislature of; mere colony important enough t warrent noble dress or dlignifie< conduct. Politics within the colony genera assembly is guided by two vern loosely formed parties. The con structive Party is made up o members who wish to make rc forms (within the colony only) And the Continuance Party ir cludes members who basically war to continue the sta tus quo a government methods and pr< grams. More than one quarter of th assembly members are not ar sociatedl with either party; hov ever, more of the independeni have voted with the ConstructivE and some gradlual reforms has been made. Mr. Factionless, a most uniqu mnemb)er, is an ultra-reformer wh wants to out-reform the Constru< tives. His membership reappoi tionment plan, which would ir crease the political strength of th commoners, is not popular wit the Constructives or Continuance: He could probably work fairl well in general with the Constru< tives if he did not have suc radlical ideas about foreign polic and immigration laws. Regardless of the periodic cor fusion of the legislature, it mum be said that it is never boring b( cause of its colorful meetings. For example, the Constructiv Party whip paradoxically has mom of his feuds with a most respecte senior Constructive assembly men ber. Tfhe verbal battles usuall dleal with the "mumbo-jumbo aspects of colony legislation. Th party whip believes that mumbled jumbled legislation has meritr opinions of that Grand 01(1 Ma to the contrary notwithstanding. Finally, a commentary about th colony government would not b complete without mentioning th hound dog statesman. This statem man, who is not a legislatur member, is often consulted by th administration and other Con structive Party loyals. His sag advice is seriously considered. Capers Olympians. The Amateur Athletic Union presented demonstrations C and had competition there also. I - This union is the one that sanc- n e tions the Olympics. Bob said with c a chuckle that this was the only a . time of the year in Sarasota that more people walk on their hands a than their feet. a n 0 g e g r 9 d d d e s 1, a d e e. n USC Gam The man stopped dead in his a tracks. Something caught his eye. t It was a helpless sparrow. He bent ti down and coaxed the bird onto ri t his fingers. Was this Burt Lan d caster in a scene from "Birdman a d of Alcatraz?" No, this was Joe " d Prehodka and the locale was Dur- c y ham, North Carolina. Joe, a 6' 2" junior linebacker a from Metuchen, N. J., and most A s of the team was returning from a 9 f movie the night before the U.N.C. - e game when the big Birds were f stop)ped by this lesser bird. The sparrow made the trip back Sto the motel in Joe's pocket and was treated to a meal of bread and water as Pete Warren held the bird and( Joe fed it. The birdl received spacious ac 1commodations - a garbage can - Sand travelled back to Columbia in -a box with holes cut it in, pro. vided b)y the prop)rietor of the - Arriving hack in towvn, Joe t called on R. J. Rucker who has a widle knowledge of birds. Cock roaches were killed and the bird ate. Soon the sparrow was flying Seen. IcarsI. SpioIen SON CAMPUS C ... one student saying another 0' looked like "Quasimnodo riding side-Saddle oni Moby Dick." e ...as one of the more blessed coeds walked into the cafeteria, observant male mnutteredl, "She came, I see, I want." ...for forty dollars extra hous ing fee, students can live in new ~ dorms with the little extras such as rats. Peanuts are quite effec ~ tive in the traps these days. . . football playcr to his (late "Keep your hands off my eiscutcheonn." ...USC's dignified student body presidenzt pieaying "match book football" on the Sigma Nu cafeteriu table. ...K I)ormitory boys grium bling at the Shanks ".qlot ma ~chines." - I. . . the canteen in McClintock flooded by an over-abundant flon from the Coke mah.a Sustair Bob takes a large interest in arolina, and is now the Vice resident of Freshman "Y," a Lember of the Pep Club (of )urse), and an SPE pledge. He is pre-med student. Stealing the Blue Devil's tail nd part of the Deacon's plunger re a few of his accomplishments 1cockAid6 bout the room and was set free is past weekend. This was not Joe's first bird in ie dorm. Last year he had a )onimate named Henry the Hawk. Henry, a real hawk, was shot on hunting trip in North Carolina hich Joe made last year; his )mpanion was Art Whisnant, anecock cage star. Henry was taken to Art's home id spent three days in a trunk. s a reward for serving as a tar t and for surviving the three S pirit of which he is quite proud. His most embarrassing moment oc curred when he had to pick up his date at Wade Hampton dormitory in his full uniform. After the Duke game, he was presented with a live gamecock. Bob named it G.B. (for Garnet and Black). He had nowhere else to take it, so he took it back to his dormitory. It stayed on the balcony there and crowed con tinuously from 4:30 until 5:30 in the morning. The crowing caused many complaints from the boys in dormitories H, J, K, and L, and fraternity row. Dr. Batson solved the problem by getting a biology student to keep the bird in his backyard. G.B. will probably ap pear at the Homecoming game. A very interesting point was noted by Bob. His great grand father, after whom Bob was named, was the originator of the Gamecock as a symbol of Caro lina. His great grandfather was the Dean of Math, Professor Frances Horton Colcock. Bob's middle name is also Horton. Little did Professor Colcock know that his great grandchild would become a living gamecock! On the field, Bob says, the spirit at most of the games sounds fine. le said the only problem now is c to keep the spirit that Carolina E holds already. He said that he a would like to see more cheering on r the key plays when the team and 9 coach need the biggest boost. A rumor has been spread around a to the effect that the tumbling 9 Gamecock is going to be stolen just t before the Carolina-Clemson game. Bob is looking forward to this a "adoption" with more fear than t enthusiasm, and is forming a r Gamecock Protectors Club. Bob a urges anyone who is interested to - PLEASE JOIN! r OSparrow days in the trunk, he was given an e all-expenses paid trip to Columbia. The noted bird specialist, R. J. Rucker, was called in in this in- s s stance also, and a diet of raw E meat was prescribed (for the bird, o not R. J.) followed by water to n force it down. g Now, an ant farm is the focal point of Joe's room. There were d several such farms on the floor ti )ut Joe's was the only one that a Cept going. The boys sit and watch f< he farm like television. t] wvhy more people smoke Wil Flavor does it every time-r selected and specially proces 4 PURE WHITE, MODERN FILTER PLUS !FILTE Ike aciga Fall Fashion Flairs Unique Toi The complete look of your dress < r suit for the game can be'( chieved through a sure touch with ccssories. There really is no ight or wrong. Individual taste hould be your guide in choosing rom the many accessories avail ble this fall. Jewelry, gloves, hoes, and handbags are all-impor ant assets to your outfit. Jewelry can add so much to a ress. 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