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7W/S 4 /I /s S Goa Make all the stu (ConlInued from Page 2 ) irrelevant material could be momsy and popsy's school and requested - the license number of occupation., but surely even more your car or bicycle in 1950? The Students: Let your parents know what's happening. Send the Gamecock home. Parent's Address: Name Semester-$3 Year-$6 . Clip this coupon & send it to: Drawer A, USC, and we will send the Gamecock home. Now Read this and Pass 1 For the Best Steaks in towi Shimmy's 1111 Lady St. Phone 254-4492 "Remember-Everybody wi goes to Shimmy's" Not so smart dept - "Where is WIi A.R. Sntk~er "The. friend1iest man 'o'r Do. . . k 'LzL /4ARGR S/ZE. VANE tO LO$E. dents sufj number of tiles on your bathroom floor? It is clear that the Depart ment of Irrelevant Information, while making a good start, has a long way to go before it reaches the performance level of the rest of the Registrar's Office. As for the cards themselves, you may not be aware of the fact, but many students are copying their names and social security num bers from the IBM printout on the top of the cards. I know that the ob.ject of the game is to make the registrant write the same in formation enough times so that he forgets it, but perhaps punching the cards without printing the information on the top will raise the confusion level higher than simple redundancy. The Dean's and Registrar's checkout stations were, on the whole. well planned - plenty of confusion, lines wandering all over the place, lack of signs, and so on. The idea of having one line for the 15.journalism students and one line for the 1500 graduate students, was perhaps, a little too democratic, but let's not quibble over details. I did notice that some of the stations he Word 1 the place is lo is anybody .istler's Father" anr-tin town". Guest column The ad of tele (Editor's note: The following column originally appeared in the Indiana Daily Student. It was written by Russ Kennedy, an IDS staff writer. The story is fictitious.) Ed Russell is an above-average student, well-liked by his friends, and involved in numerous extra curricular activities. Russell is an addict. Every afternoon and evening, Russell returns to his apartment and "turns on." He has never taken drugs, but is psychologically addicted to his television set. He is one among many who is a user of what the New York Times calls "a cultural barbituate...an electronic drug." er. . were manned by two or three people. You must watch out for this sort of thing, too much of it and you will speed up, instead of slowing down operations. Fortunately everyone was crowded together so that they couldn't work too well, so not too much time was gained. The confusion of the fee assessment, cashier's, and ID validation stations was, perhaps, your best effort. Lines wandering all over the place, traffic cutting through lines, and best of all, that guy standing up and shouting in formation. I bet that only a few people heard him. I shudder to think of the lack of confusion of the announcement had been made over the PA system. Of course giving the student the idea that he is incapable of doing higher mathematics problems such as '3 hours at 20 dollars an hour equals X dollars," does keep the university view clearly to the fore. The line of obstacles after the ID validation was a good idea, but you made a mistake by leaving the exit doors open. Once the registrant could actually see daylight, a large part of the confusion generated by. the 16 clubs, 32 optional fee st ations, and 1500 vital posters was lost . It is my hope that you act on these suggestions to improve the registration operation, but even if you don't I want you to know that I think you did a splendid job this year. I would have thanked you in person. hut unfortunately, I have been down with a severe case of mental and physical exhaustion since September :3. P. M. MOANFELDT BULK BEVER 530 GERVAIS ST -- PH( HOURS MON.-THUR 10-1 OLD MILWAUKEE RETURN BOTTLES $475 Plus Hot 25c more cold Price Good Thru. diction His friends have commented that since Russell became ad dicted he is listles and "a loner." "Ed doesn't talk to us anymore. He just hurries home to watch his set," said sophomore Susie Mc Cormick. Russell's doctor has reported Russell has developed an unusual swelling of his thumb and two adjoining fingers and a marked redness of the eyes. Dr. Jones further remarked on a biological deviance within his patient as a result of his addiction. "Ed has developed a pattern of feeding and excreting at fifteen minute intervals due to the television's commercial breaks." Russell's grades, however, have not dropped due to his use of the "electronic drug." "I've perfected a reading system of- comprehension and speed during station breaks. For example, I average 161 lines of Shakespeare per'-break," said Russell. Russell's addiction began duritg his childhood. He felt that one .person was responsible for getting him "hooked." "Captain Kangaroo has got to be the biggest pusher. The neigh borhood kids took me out behind the garage and forced me to watch the good Captain. His keys jingling at the opening of the show were the first things to attract me. "During a high school party, my friends got me hooked on 'Laugh In' and Johnny Carson. By the time I got to college. I was a goner," continued Russell. Asked if there was any hope for his addiction, Russell said, "No. I just got connected with cable television this week, so I could get more stations." Free U. (Continued from Page 1) "sometime Thursday," which is the day that the Air Force and Naval ROTC groups on campus hold drill. The "Free University " concept is that formal education and education methods are limiting the creativity of the individual, so that the individual is not really well educated. .Students of Free~ University feel that the alter native, is the Free University wherein the individual is given the chance to be creative in an un structured educational en vironment. As one student stated, "We will try to follow other procedures and learn to follow our own ideas creatively." AGE SALES AN E 256-9311 I F RI. 10-9 SA T. 8-9 Boone's Ripple .Farm 8IC 9 9 c* F fth ~ 6 C s SiO Case Cold Cold ASK ABOUT OUR COLD SEER CAR