Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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>VNIT* OIjaLO( The editor ha i ~ vided this porti cuck's valuable for that segmel body that takes littering the during televis( making the U f ~to be nothing overcrowded ki all the little ki in their own j piece of paper, in their pocketi carry it to the i they will kindly I ers, referees, o1 so desire. Thet can be made tmore absurd, proud of your for all. CLIP ALONG The TI Oh. what, oh. what are Carolina's three ("s. you ask 7' These little objects, sources of increased grief ad nauseum to students, are collllonly referred to as (amplii Cops. <',:1npii ('afeteria. and t'ampii Shop. Per hals We exaggerate inl the tolloViig crili cism-, of these orgallizations. but. what we saY is true, and the manner in which we said it was done only with the intent of convey ing our points in a nianner which would be precisely understood by all. Oh, where, oh. where are our boys inl blue? No. not the ones marching through the mud lu(ltle, out on )avis Field. The ones we had in mind are t he ones with the brass buttons on the front of t heir coats - and in the seat of their pants. The ones who leap upl) as if they'd just reveived a load of' buckshot in the aforemen tiOned place w hell there's a parking ticket to be given. The ones who have to enlist. the aid of students. who <lto't have anything bet t-r to (0. when they are valiantly pro tecting from the vandals who come under dark of night to shine the shoes of the campusi- strollers. Are they outt lat'(,llin g the grolnds? Are they whizzing down the sidewalks in those euite little e'arIs? No, ourii pi sto01-packing' )olPas are probably sitting around( quaffiny coffeec or' luriniig nearll their' pr'cCious park ing meteris. O r rubbin i g 1)ncle ('harilie's i n i mnent on their ac'hing, arithr'itic joints. Or enforc'ing~ all t hose reguhi1tions1 t hat dlon't r'equlirie nmuch effor'it to l enorcte. Or' hidling, mayhe? WVh ere, oh, w here ha:s all the food gone? We mcean1, lookit,. kids ! For'ty cents for TUREE me)aSlyV Swedil me Ilatb)alls? l"ift een ('ents for a linyI bo0w! (f c'hopped(, sec(ond( rate letItue '? Good gr'iet ! Talk about ''lambs to slaughter" (mu1( ('ar'olinia studenits ain't exactly lambs) ! It's not s(o muhch the quurli/y~ of the food, but rat her the q'on/i//y that really hurts. We realize that Mr. Slater is going to the C:ROWING; FOll A GIIE.ATERI I;NIVERITuY OF SOlTII C:AROI Membeil,tr of Associated Collegiate P'rei Fmmdend't Jainuary 30. 1908,X with Itobert F.liott (8onzal Editor, ''The Gameenck'" is publlishedl by and for the at Unive'rsity of South C:arolinao we'ekly,. on Fridtays d.curin year e'xcept On holidays and during ex~aminaditin. The opinions expre%sed by coIumitsi and letter w necessatrily those of "'The Gamecnck." "The' (amecocl L.etters to the Editor, but all l.etters Immt be signsed. P' not cotnstitumte an endo,rsenment. The right to edit or publication any letter is reserved. "Thbe Gamnecck'" is re'pre'sented n.it iially by Nat ion Service, Inc. 'Te publilctat ion s a membei.ir if thei A n i. P'res, Theii National Coillege' Piess Seirvice, and the. ite < Subscription rate(s atrt $3.00 per year. EDIT'lOR D)ON MANAGING ED)ITlOR SITE!l HUSINE*SS MANAGER;I LAR) Assistant Managing Edlitor' Advertising Manager Assistant Advertising Manager News EdAitor Copy Editor Campus Editor Feature Editor Assistant Feature Editor Society Editor Sports Editor Circulation Manager Exchange Editor Chief Photographer Business Se'cretary Chief Reporter PH-OTOGRAPHIERS: Ralph .Jarrells, IIenry I Gaskins. COLUMNISTS: Todd Wilson, D)ave lHenry, Carul Narrow, Bill Savage, Julia Drake, Zazel W I ONO7V dIT3 s graciously pro- I )n of The Game editorial space OM tt of the student great delight in basketball court d games, thus W 1 niversity appear more ~than an ] ndergarten. Will Idies please clip. tvenile way, this fold it, cram it i, and be sure to text game, where heave it at play whomever they 1 1 t the University to appear even tnd you can be elves, once and DOTTED LINE ree C's poor house trying to "feed his starving lit tle boys and girls," but really, he might at least. give us t he chalnce to get our stomachs full. ''he avTrage student at UNC can for ninety cents eat three, big, balanced meals a dlay. Why can't. the "average student here IL, the same '' We realize there's a big dif ference between ci NC and USC, but why go to extremes? Although we won't come right out and say that the food here is horrible (we'll Just say that mother never made it lile this), it is pretty lousy. Heing fair about the whole situation, we realize that quantity cooking has never been known for rich, cream sauces, oozing juices and spicy aromas, but. since Mr. Slater is determined to cram this food down our throats, he might as well give us enough to make it worth while! Oh, where, oh, where do all the profits go? It's had enough not to know why the Campii Shop c"harges such exorbitant prices, let alone to be left in the dark as for what use fiul iu})rpose the p}rofits are used, if any. Their d(es'perat att(eipt's to secure a monopoly on this campus are not only ridicu lous but, in furiat ing. They emphatically pro hib.it any sort of w ar.es, such as the sale of (Chiristmas cardls, the inst allation of a plas tic laimi nat ing machine, or any other items liut up~ for st zuent (onsulmp)tion, to be (is l)layedo anywhere near their door1s, and to beL soldl by st udent orgaznizat ions. Maybe they think th(ese organizations are trying to sub)vert their business; indleedl such an oc Oilrr'enc'e would pro ve utteorly cat astrophic. Oh, they work in more subtle ways, too. Is it fair- for t henm to concern the'mselves with the dismissal of University employees when hese employees sell. in conjuinction with out sidle businiesse's, prodlucts which the Cam pus Shop stocks on its shelves? Is the University C'ampus Shop practicing business iln direct contradliction of the U,nited States of America's p)olicy of free enter prise ? oExchunge Corner iMichigani Stzate Universitly: Sigma Chi Fraternity has a .as th,e firs new pledge. His name is Oscar, gte collrge and he is a brown alnd fuzzy TA ItANTULJIA. ritCrs lire not "encouarages Souther'n MIethiodisit I 'niversity: d'thoI fr",om S. M. IJ. has a rather unique "'lcnding library.'' It is for stu z,,t ( . ent intrestd i borrowing ,hii,,te* Presw skele'tons and preserves . . .that is, p r- e s e' r v e' d snakes, frogs, NA RUTSSILL lra(l,ec ,A ItlEA ItDON y'',Stt' tY IHAlRtET 'F' The Tri-Delts raised fun (ds) [a rrtiet fHolland by~ wa itinzg on tables for the fra luill Savag.e I -rnity men. Wayne W'eible f .hopl H iii Patt floess'le TIhe I,aw School will hold( a Su san Idau11 mook triali t his Friday. .Junjir Sar:a F~Ili ot t . .h- . q-a ateraback for North Carol R oinon ( rtna, is chta rged with the P'reiousM Zu.rl" a>>ault of a coel. IHeba Iluitto I . y, A. lomt lHuntr From~nn the Spr'eta or: Carter Crewe lTe fog ILe'n Bi idge tha liitl ecat feel tie Henderson As ou sit for a test Sig 11 itt Anad sits toberts'on, Bob On hi,ilenit hantnchei lboverihng over e-very desk H1end(1ricks, Tled Anid thten mao)ves on -. ibi. O~nly 44.meitimtes It loAn't. They're Making ' " 'a Libraries Editor T he Gamecock 1l4'ar Mliss Russell: I hasten to second the critio account of four so-called librai services given in the Februai 21st The Gamecock editorial. B1 I also bewail the fact that tl editorial was considerably unde d1 rawn. The truth is that our librai facilities (holdings, hours, ser' ices, etc.), particularly those i M1cKissick Library, b o r d e r < be.ing abysmal, and no verb; pussyfooting should be allowed. While more money will ce: tainly help (and will certain] come), the problem is much moi fundamental. Not until the pr vailing philosophy is c h a n g e from its current custodial coi cept to one centered in service I our entire academic communil c"an we (this University) ev4 hope to have a library worthy l the name. STNEYI OLBR Assistnt Prfesso ofv' Chmitr .>e e Bethe's Clrnso Editor T heGaecc Lib,raouesi rges Alha il, RuBetha!Hiltot Al hai,tethaHi to scn the ii Reprentativeou oflldonr Also bhail BtheaTo thatt govrori waereaftierabyud ThearuthCas thaou her tli youriie (older ous,?e ~1cCis e .iray b. en(?ysal and o erb? Wilemrrnywilc Ti helpme wilccetak cteded the pU.le s -Wak For< fbnaketal. game uti the Car fomied clure,nt cure al fo firt time centte inveric realltiy aoeaemic commgernil cnWe needi nesthat wilvs twie tave libraryeor sth the stuet tteUies Antat way feahstudntr brin heistrn y ste h~im,to stb im ohl tIi ramtoeco hlehv oe oflis utepr anrus aie, bayo namter tonivesi"! strog, youevi cout-ofstaen hl kie,p the "vlibteralins" ingeyo tevi proanessd!bu traeeativ of DiSC lle Hak ans ht thuUnher t hem Bigger & Better r55s )O itself, the Athletics Department, and the Student Body of the Uni versity have sent apologies to Wake Forest, the Wake Forest Athletic Department, the Wake Forest team members who were l doused with Cokes, etc., as they 'y left the court, and Coach Me -y Kinney for the shameful sub It juvenile treatment to which they ewere subjected by the men(?) and womien (?) of Carolina. -BRIAN G. GORDON y What' al U T HIS a r t i c I e represents the opinion of the a u t h o r and Y is not intended to be a per -e sonal reflection upon any one e- person associated with the Uni d versity, but instead is to probe a situation which has existed at Carolina for some time. The very nature of this situa Y tion compels the author to speak tr out and focus attention in some yf way that some good might result. IN the four years that this stu maigti agetrunvriy but inte od ofm olau above me, "mor*e, uhmoei representation6 in some areas of~ moebokI ,eRSVdrv itelfw hec wAthlrteds seprtlent, ago, the Stuet usey of the Ui vsity Huse frstent pupogiest Anthe paten, the Weva Forth ta mmers whihsaepro hwebrite doEVR withks t. al theyid minstatve bouradCach a n ypKineyr, the shmestil tsbe atjvn rea mtt which haeno hmpoed wiy sujed lrg the uenwh cnomse)the Carsotin of posbyatislw hst b i a~tth stdents repesnt g etigafr neome to the Uivert and ,h ight intnde he bee a stuer ty onambef,alein upn IBM oned ad andrsomeon bt nsed isut probe Carn for the ~me.tar ih awaeey. nFurtemofe thise stu aYt.dent hopeanae authorurviveakh re intianl fcuns ateon ino oteo y. wathat resonse ohenh rdminit hased cotrled,nd biere, therea nbeetn soeducale. oresi maigtis ageatrUniversity, thCr nyutinath wrs o stt-polledain absitonv oe askre muc oe duat tedd ifn the damtr fo the Uiversimtty istae to each thuse ndone pople othink progre whichd has renae the Uniter-u ieyeas ofenigorsatertdent t ther govraning, o the itution .tc e betteritiens. henw ot Aso mtoy the pU ndrapte,i .i gywrteresat use nonh n.,s TODD \A J AST Saturday night, as hap- o pened e a r I i e r in the year < against Duke, we saw displayed t< some of the poorest sportsman- s< ship that has been seen in recent n a arolina history. P 'The uispin, in my mind, was a inexcusable. We have a team w that is giving everything that ti they have, and then we support e them by giving South Carolina the worst reputation in the At- a lantic Coast Conterence. This is tl not gratitude. In fact, several d members of the team have apolo- it gized and have been ashamed of the action of the student body. 2 T HEY give all they have to C i)uild us up), andI what do we i hdo - tear it down again. That's t; really the thank-you our boys d deserve. p Let me encourage each of you d to r e a d Mr. Bill Ballenger's d column of February 24 in the \ Columnbia Rccord. As much as I1 l hate to admit it, this column was 1 q u i t e true. We are certainly gaining rapidly the title "bush b league." I:ach of you re-examine n what happened at that ball game a - paper continually thrown, ice t thrown, and water, etc., poured t on the trainer from Wake "orest k -- and then seriously say that e you are proud tof what happ ened. tt No, I can't either. S M OST assuredly, the officials s did not call the best game v CARL HENDRICKS Wrong With has failed in it_ objective-. At e the University of SoutI Carolina t; there is no real intellectual at- I mosphere -- no concern of the t great majority of ,,tualents for academic pursuits, just a desire to have a goo I t.ime :anI get the heck out. W lEN se:uol leavmg Caro lina do not choose to recom mend the school to friends (and this is tragic leau-e the l'ni versity neels to attr:act tA Il stu dents), when sItu<h-nts go to the University andl do not gaiui a perisoa)fl friendship with a fac ulty member or meet the 1' ni v'ersity pridient onlty oncie, them hese arie nuat t er for conce'rnt. Th'lis is ind(licat ive of -omiethini g wr'ong with thle I' nivel ity. F'or somei I ime it haii been . obiousti to, thil.se whot care' about Car rulin a that the aIvenutes of conunmati-oit.i 4on the campus ares not wo)rk in g. W here~ can a stutden t turin for help on a perI sonal probilemi? It isn't v t' r y often that he or she can go to a miemnber oif t he faculty or adl m)iinistration, bieenusi', with few ex cept.ions, t hey arie ithe r toon buiisy or not in teiested.l S TUDENTs are afraid in some cases to r-eport i ndlividluals for honor v'iolat ins o4r dIisci plinary a e t i o a for- tear the at udent's punishment wvill bei. toio severe. Though this mitight not alwvays lhe the case, the fear and mist rust persists. Theie a1re four' group3s of pe(o pl: associatedl w'ith a uiniversity. Theyx mare the faculty, the st u dlents, the adl iimistrat ion aind the alumni, all four of which, when in harmony with each other, ini dhiente a goodl university. TIhere seems to be intersp)er*sed through out; the faculty andl adlministra tion, a feeling of security con sciousness -a nine to five work atttitudie -- a lack of initiative and a wilIi ng.ness to take re* s4ponsibility for fear of financial reprisal. M OICAM LE a mo g these two cause of this and also because, ml many c'a ses, additional posi - tions and vacancries are filled by ouhtsidIers rat her than by local people. An interesting point to note is that few faculty membllers rece'ived eitIher'i underg raduhat e or gradu ate dlegrees at this Un ii versity. Why? The University couldn't have been that hiad in the olden days, or~ was it? Admittedly the reputation of the University at one time was not goodl andl since that time It has tried to raise both its stand ards and its reputation. This is ILSON Carolina Does It Again their careers, and Bones Me. inney is not the easiest coach harbor, but these are not rea nns for what took place. Wm ing at all c o a t s is not the urpose of athletics; sportsni, tip does play a part; and het, e achieve that kind of a reputa on, we will win our share ami ven more. We have worked hard tc, get winner, and now that we stanl e chance of getting one, we on't know what to do with it. appears. ND let me add that the cot. missioner of the A t I a n t i e oast Con ference, Mr. Jim reaver, will be here for the next vo games on Friday and Satur ay. If ever we are going to dis lay good sportsmanship, let us o it this time. But let us not o it for the benefit of Ah. leaver, but for the good of the niversity of S o u t h ('arolina. his is our main purpose. We have two more g a i e efore the conference tourna tent, both home games. Let'. 11 go out and really support thi. -an of ours, and then go on to lie tournament letting t h v n now we are behind t.hei. I hey ertainly deserve it. I.t' also take sure that we display good portsmanship thr-oghout. It's omething that all of us really -ant. USC? { ver it seems to this writer that aining support of the student ody would he the most expeldi ious manner. "ONSEQUEN'I'LY they biter LA become apathetic or dis ;runtled almuni whose interest an be kindled only by a wimnine ootball team. Students dislike the qualty of ood served in Russell luse. hey question the prices of books ct the Campus Shop, and they vonder about the a mn i u nt of noney donated to the athletic lepiartmnent, wvhich could juost as yell be used as faculty >alary upplements or scholarship-, for Lcadenmic achievement. 'T'y <is ike h a v ing to pay for the >ainting oif their doors whe-ther .he doors needl it or not. The maint on some oIf the door> was iardly dry b) e f a r e they were' ainted again, and the room oc ~upants billed for the cost of naterials andi labor. TH!E parking situation at ('a r Solina is ecritical as is the lighting in sonie areas of the 'ampus. The amount for pairkinig tines is a perpetual bone to chew for nearly all students who have ears on campus. This school will never hea igreat university until the studenit body is consulted andi deTh with as a partner, until good tech-i Lers are encouraged to comelU here atnd teach, r a t h e r. thani pre )ccup)y themselves with research, until a strong Greek systeml is encoturaged andI supp)orted, unuil men who teach little and flunk many are dismissed, tuntil gdood faculty members are emour aged to stay rather than resign, and unitil all the cogs of the Uniiver sity trust eh other andu work together. feler P0tCl) "The Gamecock" encourages "Letters To The Editor,' and they will be printed whenever possible. They should not exceed 800 words. Letters must be signed and aC companied by the contributor's return address for the purpose of certification. An unsigned letter will receive no considera tion. If the writer desires. hhei name may be withheld, but the anonymity will not be granted automatically. No paSrtisanship will be shown in the printing of letters. Il0i ever, "The Gamecock" reserves the rights to reject any letter hecue. of ,one.nt or character.