The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 08, 1965, Page Page Seven, Image 7
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By PATSY OLIVER
Staff Writer
Are you superstitious?
Are you sure you're not? What
if you were living on the thir
teenth floor of a 20-floor build
ing-would you be then?
These are typical of the ques
tions asked the 21 girls living on
the thirteenth floor of South
Tower Dorm. Surprisingly
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enough, not one of the coeds con
sidered herself wary in the least
of the number 13. Two girls even
considered it rather lucky for
them.
All this naturally raises the
question, "What's so unusual
about a thirteenth floor?" Well,
nothing really, if you're not
superstitious. But many people
are and so most hotels and other
buildings number their floors from
12 to 14, skipping 13.
It seems that others had this
fact in mind during the planning
and construction of South Tower.
According to Thomas B. Faris, di
rector of planning, "About a year
ago, we talked with officials about
numbering the floors and decided
that probably very few of the
students would be superstitious,
so we just went on and followed
the natural number sequence.
There would probably have been
more questions raised if we had
skipped 13," he added.
Mel Williams, supervising archi
tect for the project, concurred
with Faris, adding that "since the
officials weren't superstitious, we
decided not to be either."
But what do the girls actually
living on the floor have to say
about their new homes?
Cindy Bowen, sophomore, says
of her superstitions, "Thirteen has
always been my lucky number."
Laughingly she added, "Look at
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Andrena Brown, who expressed
the sentiments of most 13-floor
girls in saying, "At first I was a
little superstitious about the floor,
I but it was just the idea-I'm not
anymore."
Others shared the opinion of
Tappy Massie, a junior, and Susan
Hunter, student counselor for the
13 and 14 floors, by saying, "I
hadn't even thought about it until
just before I left home when
someone brought it up."
Carolyn Thornton, a junior,
added, "We're really kind of
lucky-we at least got to move in
right off."
However, other incidents have
occurred concerning the number.
For instance, according to Roy
Cromer, project manager of the
construction, "We poured the 13th
floor of concrete on the 13th day
of the month. Of course, this
wasn't intentional," he added.
If South Tower girls are at all
typical of those around the can
pus, it seems that superstitions
are "going out of style"-or at
least some of them. However,
there are still quite a few who
hold fast to such old wives' tales
as holding your feet up before
crossing a railroad track and re
fusing to be a bridesmaid over
two times.
After all, as one girl explained,
why take chances?
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Walking zombies, bloodshot eyes
Prove the statement that time flies.
Each hour, day, week in succession
Leave only faint and vague impression;
In each class they sit and stare
With minds embarrassingly bare.
Examination time's obscured
Knowledge can later be secured.
The present is the time for fun,
To laugh and sing and dance and run.
They somehow fail to pause and feel
Testing time upon them steal.
Suddenly they are aghast
To see that time and die are cast.
The day of reckoning impends;
Frantically they make amends.
They state they're going to learn the past,
The turn a new leaf at the last.
Round the clock they work and toil
And burn the lamp with midnight oil.
Into all tiny cracks and nooks
Pour Byron, Shelley, assorted books.
They rattle off the many laws,
Dependent, adjective, adverb clause.
They know the cube of digit eight;
They close their books and pray to fate.
Into the class the wrecks do stumble,
upy the test, then start to crumble.
Alas, all that they did cram
Cannot be found on their exam.
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Staff Writer
"H ELP!" sings the all-too-well
known singing group, the Beatles,
but is it they or American sing
ing groups who are in trouble?
Judging by the enormous influx
of British singing groups, such as
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones,
The Dave Clark Five, Gerry and
the Pacemakers, The Searchers,
The Animals and so on, American
singers are, at present, "out."
Despite steps taken by the U. S.
Government to limit foreign sing
ing groups coming into this coun
try, the tide of guitar wielding
moptops. though somewhat abated.
still heats relentlessly at the feet
of "Miss Liberty."
The Dark Ages
Upon analyzing some of the
better known British groups, the
idea that they are dirty, unkempt
beatniks is quickly shattered.
Groups like the Beatles, Herman's
llermits, and Freddy and the
Dreamers are especially particu
lar in dress. and thier hair, though
long, is kept in some order. Groups
like The Rolling Stones, give the
appearance of being extremely
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At present, American groups
and individuals are beginning to
make a comehack in the new song
type known as folk-rock. Songs
like "The Eve of Destruction" by
Harry' McGuire, have caused a
great deal of talk and turmoil.
Some radio stations refuse to
p!ay this song because of the
"world down the drain" attitude
it takes. Its immediate popu
larity brought on a barrage of
inimilar "protest" songs, one of
which, "The Dawn of Correction,"
protests the theme of "Eve of De
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should write a protest song pro
testing protest songs.
South Dorm
Sees Playful
Squirrels, Rats
By WILLIAM P"AWLEY
Staff Writer
'irolina Wildlife Preserve:
In recent weeks it has come to
the notice of the student body
Ithat a new edition of culture
graces t)ur campus: 'he Carolina
Wivildlift. Plrescrvv. or as sonie pre
fer to call it, the veranda of South
Dorni. In the wee hours of morn,
our little wildlife friends can he
observed in their natural habitat.
from the coMedian antics of the
i'eal grey squirrel population, to
our recently acqutiredl specimens
of warf rats. The latter is a
proud prodluct f lborious ef
forts on behalf of certain parties
to improve campus life, with spe
cial emphasis placed on the' diets
of our poor wildlife friends. The
feeding habits seemn to agr'ee with
our little woodland friends, as
their popubition appears to be
growing e'verydiay. Perhaps some
day in the future a Carolina stu
(dent can point proulyv out to his
(date the birthplace of a new breed
of Carolinium Nusianceum, better
known as Slat's Rats.
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