Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Founded Jen=ary 30, 1906, with Robert Elliott Gonzoles as the fI University of South Ceroline weekly, an Fridays, during the college 1 The ameeek is represented nationally by National Advertisin legiate Pre, the South Caroline Collegiate Press Association, the N< tion rats ore $3.00 per yea. SIG HUITF PAT R4 MaMsW EdWr Ediso, New s Editor ....... .................. ................................. AL DOZIER Soorts Editor -. .. . _ ERNIE TRUBIANO Society Editor ..........OINNY CARROLL Advertising Manager .............. ..CARTER CREWE Circulation Manager ............. ..KATHY LELAND Staff members: Janean Mann, Oba Oberly, Pat Mallon, Lnda Jo Barry Breibart, Jim Graves, John Russ, Chips Chaffin, John Lottich, D Will Balk, Caroline Gilcrest, Margaret Shaleuly, Tom Pruitt, Kathy J Julie Winn, John Dennis Culbertson, Margaret Nicely, Butch Pace, P Davis, Lynn Williams, Ruth Mcee, John Galloway, Cartoonists. Jo Mid-Term Outlook: The curtain rises (clap clap) on the morn ing (or mourning) before Mid Terms. This is scene Zero hour; Catch the conversation: "Joyce, that history quiz is tomorrow and I'm two weeks behind in my notes-gasp what am I going to do?" (Dramatic pause.) "Don't panic . . . maybe I can get you a pill." "CAN you? . . . you're sure? Oh, I'll pay anything-" Then the underground goes into action! 01' Joyce knows someone who has a friend, whose cousin's roommate's brother works in a pharmaceutical supplies warehouse . . . It's all carried out in the sincerest help-thy neighbor fashion. And this is .no comedy skit. It's true life drama melodrama - an oversudsed soap opera. It calls for a commercial: MEN AND WOMEN OF CAROLINA! Do you feel run down, rattled, restless, . . . Try dex. The pill with punch. In Appreciation Congratulations and thanks to Ed Tucker and Pano Lempesis, chairman and vice-chair man of the Student Union Dance and Con cert Committee, for their behind-the-scenes hard work on some of the best homecoming entertainment Carolina's ever seen. Anyone who could disagree isn't a senior. eDor'W Just for the record, Slater Food Service had nothing to do with Power Tool's week off last issue. We are not intimidated. There is still Citadel paint on the law school windows. Paint can be removed with razor blades. Or might the law students cut their fingers ? If the glorified fountain perched in front of South dorm is never to start spouting, maybe it could be filled with dirt and turned into a vegetable planter. We could grow corn and compete with the Clemson agricultural extension. And we hate to go over and over the same things, but five fried shrimp for fifty cents? Also, get your second cup of coffee before 9 :30 a.m., or it will cost a second dime. Still can't see why late minutes can't be applied for toward the time it takes to sign in if you forget. They were a couple times last Spring. Application of dorm rules here is as consistent as the weather. The Gamecock received two unsigned let ters to the editor last week. We remind you we don't print these. We will withhold your name if you ask, but it seems like if you want your opinions in print you should at least own up to them. SELECTED UNSOLVABL~ES: (or, what everybody talks about and no body does anything about and it's not the weather:) Snail speed elevators, four hour quizzes on Thursday, lines, phys. ed. classes, Thanks giving "weekend," people who won't answer phones on the assumption it couldn't be for them. . .. There's more, but no need to give the im pression there's not an awful lot right about thisnlc too. FfC<C)CGIF? SOUTH CAROLINA rot editor The GOemecock is published by and for the students of the ear except on holidays and during examinations. ; Service, Inc. The publication is a member of the Associated Col itional College Press Service, and the Intercollegiate Press. Sbscrip )ESSLE NEI I MERRYMAN N-Cuej Buune" Manager Feature Editors .............ETH BROWN, LEWIS LEVY Campus Editor ...........................................................KIT SOSSAMON Exchange Editor ........................................................SUSAN KNIGHT Chief Photographer .............................................JOHN ROCKHOLZ Editorial Cartoonist .... ................... .....RICK AMME Mangum, Mack Lundy, Pat Dillingham, Anne Simms, Diane Wilson, ,nut Richardson, Terry Price, Randy Laney, Merle Gibbs, Jay Jones, )netos, Patty Oliver, Sandy Huggins, Richard Morrell, Mimi Wilkinson, mulo McKittrick, Curole Goulin, Ross Henderson, Brenda Corn, Tommy hn McCravy, Dave Lewis. B. B. Soms. No Pep, Just PillS We're too sophisticated for glue sniffing or Russian roulette, but dex and diet pills are an accepted prelude studying like out lining the chapter. They are a crutch. We don't have enough will power, or enough faith in ourselves to think we can learn something without this internal combustion. The campus police have warned that dex is habit forming, dependence forming, and excessive use of it can bring about marked palpitation, muscular disorder, hallucina tions, circulatory collapse . . . the whole rundown is in the October 15 Gamecock. Then the naive eager freshmen, inspired by us exemplary upperclassmen, think it's collegiate and cute to stay up all night on a pill. They look on it as initiation into the master student league. Anyone who has been through it knows it's possible to keep awake on coffee and sheer terror. We can take cold showers, do 85 knee-bends, roll on the floor. There are ways. And after the test you can sleep, instead of wandering around like a bleary-eyed, zombie, until your nerves settle back down. Possession of the pills is against the law, and several years ago, the police conducted an investigation of dex peddling on campus. REALLY, the USC police have enough parking meters to look after without bur dening them with the campus drug addicts. No one here is ignorant of the dangers of dex. We have the responsibility ourselves. If we depend on little pills now to get us through a big traumatic unsurmountable POETRY quiz, what's going to happen when we get out? No Tinme To Let Up School spirit is hard to dIraw into a car toon (upper right) and sometimes it's hard to draw out of a person. Spirit fluctuates wildly here. It's high when the band plays, when our float takes first prize, when we see a USC rear window sticker on a car from another state; it's dec cidedly sunken when we lose a homecoming game. Spirit is also dIecidledly stifled whern it has to be organized like a chorus rehearsal with a grandl pageant of a pep rally under the sheltering Field House. Oh, this is good, wholesome fun, but what has been so poten tially (dangerous about the spontaneous ral lies on D)avis Field ? What rallies you ask ? Well, there really haven't been any this year. The administra tion and campus police must bustle over to break up any gathering that might disturb the peace with cheer yelling. We submit. We'll refrain from rioting. But we're not letting any disappointment drop the spirit at Carolina. That's not a plea, it's a statement. Because when the Hillsville farmers in vade Columbia on Nov. 20-our last home game-we're going to have our resistence up, just to be able to abide their company. M&JV F Exchang Dating problem got you down, girls? The following letter was received by the editor of the N. C. State newspaper and pub lished on the front page of The Technician: "Dear Editor: Please run the following want ad in the next issue of The Technician. Wanted: two State males to date two East Carolina coeds to ECC Homecom ing, Nov. 6. Must be at least six feet tall and have average in telligence. For further informa tion contact . . . (their addresses concluded the request). New ap proach to a not-so-new problem. * * * From the M i a m i Huicane: "Rumor has it that there is a book being written about the crisis of command during Presi dent Johnson's recent operation and the excellence of the news coverage. The Title: 'Much To Do About Nothing'." * * * The Mississippian o f f e r s this rumor concerning the draft prob lem: "Rumor has it that capes are making it big in Greenwich Vil lage satorial circles. Gee, I've al ways thought capes were nice. I guess before long the comic book guys will come out with the new hero, Super-beat. It's easy to leap tall buildings when you're smok ing marijuana. "Last year it was the Sculpture Cut for men, complete with hair dryer, h a i r n e t, mudpack, and everything. This year, along with the capes, it's ruffled shirts (not for tuxedos) and lipstick for men. "But I guess it beats the draft. Nothing could blow the Army's November 2, 1965 An open letter to the students of Carolina: It has come to our attention that we here at Carolina are using too much of our time in suiting and degrading our cafe teria system. True, sometimes the food used does not suit everyone's taste, and true, sometimes a spoon richly packed with spinach is missed by the washing machine, but we must realize that this does not happen all the time as we say it does. Frankly, we have enjoyed the food many times at our cafeteria. Carolina, just try cooking meals everyday for around 4,000 stu dents. At least they are trying, and we should try to give the Slater System a helping hand so they can improve. ROSS HENDERSON JOHN ROCKHOLZ Freshmen (Ed Note: HIow?) Enterta inmen The Wizarc Hlow can I possibly write a column on last week's cultural e'ntertainment w hi e n practically everyone (including myself and the banks) was obsessed with homecoming? Andl who would be' lieve that I chose Mary Wells, Curtis King, andl the Swingin' Medallions o v e r the lladassah l'layers' Roya(l ;am~nbitt ? I could write' alumnt the origin;al ity of Waldo in the homiecominag parade, or the symmnietry of the~ cars at the "'Thunderb,ird," or even som of the dlramatic playsa Saturday a ft e r n o o n, but p.erhaps. reade(rs4 would rather hear abo>ut somec of C o I u mn b i a's forthcomning attrac tionls. . Children's T' h e a t r e, co-spon sored1 by Town Trheatre atnd the Junior League of Columbia, pre Study Hall Corner mind any more than somebody, reporting for a physical wearing lipstick, a pink ruffled shirt, a cape, and high heels. They'd rather see a guy burn his draft card." e 9 * According to 'Me Diamoindback: "Skunks have been asked not to attend the lectures on criminology given by Dr. John M. Wilson. "On a rainy Thursday after noon as Wilson started ILturing to his sociology class, a pungent odor waft through the room. The professor was stopped midway through his lecture by the odor. "S a y i n g he hoped that it wouldn't be mentioned in 'lie Diamondback, Wilson exclaimed that he smelled a skunk. "Wilson tried to conduct the lecture, in spite of the odor, tell ing the students that a skunk was a poor excuse to cancel classes so that students could watch the World Series. The stu dents sniffed loudly. "Taking the hint, the professor dismissed the class with the an nouncement that his next lecture would be given at a quicker tempo in order to cover the missed material." From ' By JIM GRAVES Student 1odv l'reidenit Last week's S e n a t e meeting was something I wish each Caro lina student could have seen and participate(d in. An issue came up before this student g o v erning group which, though its good points were agreed upon, m a ny felt was out of line wt h' what a Stu dent Senate o u g h1 t to do. Our senators GRAVE-S showed their intellect, their abil ity to debate, their good sense, their knowledge of parliamentary procedure, and their concern for their jobs and those whom they represented. All in all - even if the issue had been of relatively minor im portance - this was an example for student government at its best. And I'm proud of those who took a part in it. STUDENT SPEAKERS Thorne Compton, chairman of the Student Speakers Bureau, is in great need of students interested in participating in this student government - sponsored activity. Students are needed to present short programs, including a slide of Oz, Anti H mieres its season with Mary Lou Kramer and Jimmy Quick's adap tation of The Wizard of Oz this week-end at Town Theatre. D)irected by Miss Kramer with Walter O'Rourke as technical di rector, and coreograp)hy by C'al vert-Brodie, the lay will run for five performances: tonight at 8 p).m., Satu rday at 10:30 a.m. and :3:30 p.m., Sunday at 3:30 p.m., and( Monday at 5:30 p.m. The, cast inludIEes Jane Adcock a,e D)orothy, Karen Hiarvey as Toto, Chnip G;riggin a' the Scarecrow, Da-t v'i Smonak as the Tlinman, Jimmyn Quick as~ the ('owarndly lion,, Mimi WiikinMsma s G;ilnda, Wite.hi of the North, Pamnn Hhle'r, as the Wicked Witch of the West, I)hmaki( Devet as tihe Wizard, aund ilette. Ilerring as thle Ladyi of ()z. MAR'Ae~ SCAArX.5JNA "lF WE WORK TOGETHEI rhe Grave show, to service clubs and high school g r o u p s throughout the state. Anyone interested in this field please contact Thorne Comp ton in the Student Government office. POW ER TlOL, Last week, The Gaincrock was conspicuous in the absence of the popular e o mn i c s t r i ), "Power Tool." Questions have been asked all week and comments made con cerning the absence of this fea ture. The Gumecock exercised its powers and decided that due to its nature, it was not fit for pub lication. This is one of the duties of our campus publication. PRESTON PRtOBLEMS According to a front-page story in this week's paper, the Execu tive Board of Preston Dormitory, after asking the dorm president to resign, received his resignation and bi-gan taking nominations to Higher Educe Sev 11y BOB CARL A4ciated COllegiate Pr(s A professor from England, teaching in the U. S. for the first time last year, was astounded when he faced his first class of American students and f o u n d that s e v e r a 1 were missing. A gone, Harp EUGENE WILLARD D)ue to pre-arranged schedules, Columbia College will open with A nouilh's A ntigone on Nov. 11, 12 and 13, at which time the Uni versity PlayerM will present The G;raiss Harp at D)rayton Hall. Modern in script, but reminis cent of the Greek tone, Anouilh's classic will be directed by Mrs. Anne Griffin, head of the C2 s p e e c h dlepartment, with Gene Eaker as set designer. D)od>le cast as Anctige. are Lynn Ne'vius and Iamida J o n e s. Barbara lI arris anid Lynmn Fic'henm take the part of Antigone's sister Ilnamne. Othe'rn aire lamu Kaplan as Creonm aenmd David D)reieman as llaee'mon, sonm oef (rCeo. The box office at Cottingham Theatre is taking reservations for seats at PO( 5-2491. Tickets are $1 .5() for adults and $1 for students. P.roduction time is 8 p.m. for the evening perform anices andic 2 :30 p.m. for the Sat urdlay matinee. As menmtiedee above, The Grasa liarp., nmmider the diretion oef Mrs. P'hylli,e Fle'i4hel, will be prenmte'd next week-endme at D)raton llall. Writtenm by TUrumanr Capote, the ecripet coeCirnse a famcily n4lm-ling agammt eamvenitione by movCing into a wemrld (Cf fantasy amid being forced into, reurning toC the world (Cf exist. e'nee, imiperfecet as it may be. Tickets may he purchased from Uiniversity Players members or at the box office: students, $.50 and 11D; faculty and staff, $1.00; townspeople, $1.50; and service men, $.75i. The curtain riaea at 8t pnm 01. STU BODY L, WE CAN REBUILD IT!" syard fill the vacant office. A special election is planned for Nov. 10. The first person to file for office was the same person who had held the office and had tendered his resignation. There is definitely something wrong here. At a time such as this, when other dormitories are beginning to write government constitutions a n d formulating their ideas for student govern ment, notice must be taken of this. There is a place for dormi tory government on our campus, and there is a need for it. But it is compulsory that these things be done with great care and pre cision. For something this im portant cannot be rushed into or taken half-heartedly. One asked to resign from office by unani mous vote of the executive board should definitely not be allowed to run for that same office later. ition: en Day TGIF pretty coed finally solved the mystery by telling him, "It's Fri day and a lot of kids like to go home so they skip class." The following Monday, again facing his abbreviated class, the p r o f e s s 0 r expressed surprise. Hiowever, when someone told him, "A lot of kids aren't back from their long weekend yet," he ae cepted this. However, when he stared out at the empty seats, he asked, "Where's everyone today; where is everybody?" and a cooperative student in a back seat happily answered, "Today's Wednesday, the middle of the week. You don't expect us to study all the time, do you?" And this, the $64 question, re mains unanswered - despite oh vious signs of student dissatisfac tion with their education. This is not to say that all stu dlents, or even most of them, are interested in learning for its own sake; however, those students who are find themselves frus trated by the system which dom nates American higher education. In other words, as freshmen andl sophomores - and even dur inig their last two years of high school - students are forced to attendl classes that often are devoid of intellectual stimulation, are taught by dull professors with out-moded ideas A more extreme frustration oc curs when a naive student signs up for an introductory course in) almost any field. For almost cer tainly that course will be taught in a large lecture hall, seating some where between 100 to 400 stu dlents, by the poorest teacher in the department. This is true be cause the better, more experi encedl professors don't want to waste their time with undergrad uiates. Students learn to get through their education by mastering a tour-year system of lectures, reading lists and examinations but they have little to do with genuine learning. And as the professor from England said, "American stu dents may someday seek an edu cation for its own sake. Students in Grat Britain have tried It