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6reen Strei Could Rosull The headline might read, "Carolina Student Run Down By Car," and the deck might read, "Coed Dies From Green Street Mishap." And the story would go on to say how this coed was crossing Green Street in front .of Russell House at 5 p.m., and how a car hit her as she was dodging traffic, and how she died- before she reached the hospital, and a paragraph about the things she did while she was in school. You say, and this is cruel, but maybe you've never tried to cross Green Street during a busy traffic time of the day, that if she was dodging cars, she deserved to be hit. But if you've tried to cross the street at any one of a number of busy Activities I The Student Allocations Committee, which parcels out the money from the student activities fee to campus organizations, met this past Tuesday. The meeting resulted in one conclusion, which was a surprise to no one. There just isn't enough money to go around. The University activities fee, charged each regularly enrolled student, is, at $15 per student, ridiculously low. It needs to be increased at least five dollars. Of the $15 per student now received, the athletic department is given $8.50. This amount is set by law and can be changed only by law. It's a pretty safe bet that if it were changed at all, the amount would be raised. The remaining $6.50 of each fee is turned over to the Allocations Com mittee. They then determine how much each organization shall receive. After six years of the same fee, it's mighty slim pickings when an organization has to meet increased expenses with the same income. What About A Final exams at the end of last semester were rough as usual but the hardest hit students were those who had classes Friday morning, labs that afternoon and an exam at eight the next morning. An "exam breather" would have eliminated all of this. One day between the end of classes and the start of exam week would give everyone a chance to do that little bit of catching up and studying that is im Best Regi1st We'd like to present Registrar H. 0. Strohecker and all the people who helped make registration the success it was, a., large bouquet of whatever they'd most like to have. When we first came to Carolina, IBM wasn't used and registration was something that made us want to carry a picnic lunch, in order to save time and maybe fill out a few cards while eating. it SItuation SInMishap periods, you and many others like you know that this is exactly what you do. And I do. And every time we cross that street, dodging the traffic that sometimes stops and sometimes doesn't according to the whim of the driver, we are -flirting with death. We think that such a thing as the above story could never happen to us. It could, and it will one of these days UNLESS action is taken to prevent such an occurrence. We're glad to see that Student Council is making an attempt to alleviate the situation. We hope it is successful, and we hope it ss successful before the' headline mentioned becomes a reality. C.M. *e Too Low This semester the situation is even worse. An increase in printing costs due to the newsprint shortage has made it necessary for The Gamecock to ask for more money. The newly-formed Student Union Committee needs $200 in its work of coordinating student activities. The Sandlapper needs more money in order to stay in existence. The list of increased demands could go on and on. This means someone is going to be left out in the cold. The University has tried to keep its fees at the lowest possible minimum. In the majority of cases, it has suc ceeded. But the pinch is beginning to show. If we're going to have a university, it should be the best university -- in every way. A five dollar increase in the ac tivities fee can help to bring this about. Campus organizations, providing' a definite service to each student, cannot be expected to meet increased demands on every side with the same income. Enrollment has increased, expenses have increased -- it's high time revenue increased.--penney L 'Breather'? possible under the present set-up. The University calendar could be worked out easily to allow for this. There must be ninety class days during the term. One extra "breathing day" couldn't hurt--and a lot of students would profit. Not only would an "exam breather" have been needed last semester, but it was necessary all the past semesters and it's needed in the future.--penney ratio. Ever It left us declaring we wouldn't come back for the next semester. The recent process without any stan ding in line, moved so quickly and smoothly that it only took about an hour and a half, and we were a ble to decide on the same day that we might not mind going through it again next semester, after all.--CM .."And your next assignment wil Carolina-Clemson game." (Froi Gamecock.) Smokers ) AsBanC BY HERBERT BRYANT The following column appeared in the Sept. 23. 1955 Issue of The Gamecock. Those who don't smoke don't care, but those who do are very aware of the smoking ban this year. Now that school is getting to the nerve-racking point some cigarette smokers are going to be throwing nicotine fits when the stress and strain begins to get them down during an hour quiz, not to even mention the finals which will be here before most of us are ready for them. The Advisory Council were the ones who banned smoking in the classroom area this year. The council is appointed by President Russell and the faculty. Two reasons have been.given for the ban. Both reasons are pretty good ones. The "fire hazard" angle is one and "cleanliness" is the other. But even though these seem good reasons for the ban it does not mean that they are sound ones. Everyone knows that fire is a terrible thing. But it is hard to see how a cigarette could start a fire unless it were thrown into a waste paper basket full of paper or thrown- onto a floor that had previously been sprinkled with an inflammable liquid. Probably neither has been the case at Carolina. And most students like CROWING FOR UNIVERSITY OF S4 Member of Associate Founded January 30, 1908, with 11 editor, "The Gamecock" is publishc University of South Carolina weeki year except on holidays and durn The opinions expressed by columni sarily those of "The Gamecock." endorsement. The right to edit is v EDITOR MANAGING ED)ITOR BUSINESS MANAGER ASSISTANT MANAGING ED NEWS EDITOR. CAMPUS EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR SOCIETY EDITOR FEATURE EDITOR CIRCULATION MANAGER ASSISTANT BUSINESS MA! CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITO STAFF RE Wray Davis, Timmie Timmons, Lewis Cromer, Alex Lancaster, Jimmie Gasque, Barbara Hawt Dewine, Jim Brandon COLUM] Billy Mellette, Pa Tm.y 1 be to hand in your tickets to the n the Sept. 30, 1955 Issue of The Despair ontinues to go to school .in a clean classroom. But very little com plaining was heard last year about the condition of the classrooms where smoking was allowed. There is very little difference between the cleanliness of the classrooms this year and last unless the newness and remodeling of some is taken into consideration. One thing that hasn't been stressed in regard to the smoking ban is that it probasbly suits those who don't have the habit. Some who don't, have said they are glad they don't have to smell the things or be worried with smoke in their face. This is a better reason for the ban than the two given by the Advisory Council when all is taken into consideration. Getting back to the fire angle, there is a greater chance of a cigarette causing a fire in bed than in a classroom. As long as this is a reason for the ban, and there are probably those who smoke in bed, then it would seem that smoking in dormitory rooms would be banned also. And that would be a little outrageous. By the way, there are those who still chew chewing gum in classrooms, and probably some of those stick the gum under the seat when they are through with it. Besides that, there are some very accomplished chewers who can get a pop out of every other chew. A GREATER )UTH CAROLINA d Collegiate Press obert Elliott Conzales as the first d- by and for the student, of the vamn Fridays, during the college s and letter writers are not neces Publihing does not constitute an CA ROLYN McCLUNG PATSY PENNEY KAT ANTHONY ITOR Dew James - Herbert Bryant - - - -Pat Treacy - - Walter Johnson -Linda Cauthen . .Kay Oxner Steve Baumnrind AGER Carol Shockey Bob Kelsey Sid Badger PORTERS Roy Williams, Tom Walker, Jo Allen Brasdham, Pat Palm, b~orne, Farley Lawton, Paula JISTS Dew James. Her Byant