Page Four THE CAROLINA JOURNAL Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1965
Coach Made Right
Choice On Gilliam
By JIMMY PRICE
Journal Sports Editor
What are we going to do? Oh! It’s going to be a long season ”
These are some of the remarks that are floating over campus this
week after the announcement by Coach Murphy that the 49’ers have
lost one the presumable starters tor the basketball season this year.
Tommy Gilliam, who averaged 15,1 points per game last season and
was named rookie of the year for the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference during the season 1964-1965, has been cut from this
season’s team because of academic difficulties
There have been varied opinions and numerous rumors going
around campus since this announcement. There has been no
consensus as I can tell, but it did create a stimulating topic of
discussion between the card games and coffee-drinking in the CU
cafeteria. This loss of Gilliam will certainly he felt throughout the
entire season because of his exceptional ability, but neither the
team nor the students should not be so depressed by this action
that we will forget the season and feel sorry for ourselves during
the entire basketball season.
Rather, I think we should be proud. Now, don’t get me wrong; I
am not forgeting Tommy’s importance to the team morally and
physically. But, there are other things to be considered in this
matter. First of all we should realize that a student’s interest in
this institution should first be to being a student and then he should
be interested in the extracurricular activities which are also a vital
part of the college life. There are basic requirements to
participating in athletic events which are only proper for a college
to maintain high standards. If we allow students to put their
“outside” interests before the books, then in my opinion, we are
only breeding a mediocre and lackadaisacal student body which
would eventually develop a poor reputation for the university.
Since we have only become a university in the past few months,
there are certainly many skeptics around who think we will readily
rely on the reputation of the consolidated University to uphold us in
the academic world. I don’t think we would or should rely on what
has been established by others for the gratification of our own egos.
Perhaps if we try to standardize ourselves according to other
institutions rather than be ameliorated, we might suffer a pejorated
effect. If other schools might be somewhat lenient in academic
standards for ball players of exceptional ability, that is no reason
for us to feel obligated to do the same.
I think an excellent decision has been made that we should
appreciate for what it is worth. It will most likely set the
precedent for coming years so that those who plan to participate
in extracurricuiar activities here will know what to expect. Only
through this imeans can we strengthen our reputaion as a credible
university and influence those who are skeptic about us.
The basketball team is an extremely important asset, but we
must not in the interest of the university sacrifice other assets for
this one. The ball team realizes it’s loss but, as Coach Murphy,
states, “This doesn’t mean we are going to roll over and play
dead.” There are other good ball players and there will be more in
the future. I am sure that each of the members of the squad has
gotten over his depression and is now ready to play as a team. I
hope that student support of the coach and of the team will not be
deterred because of this action. Perhaps a student, the ballteam, or
the student body has learned a lesson the hardway. In the interest
of the university, I hope we (including card players, pool sharks,
and the like) have all learned that lesson and will apply it
accordingly. As maturing students who are in the learning process,
this is a lesson that we all should learn, and now!
Gilliam, 64-65 Rookie
Of Year, Out For Season
Tommy Gilliam, Dixie Intercol
legiate Athletic Conference rookie
of the year during the 1964-65
basketball season, will be aca
demically ineligible for service on
the 49ers team this season, it was
announced last week by Coach
Harvey Murphy.
Gilliam, who stands 6’ 5” and
weighs 191 pounds, played for
ward for the 49ers last year and
was to be a starter on this year’s
team.
In a press release last Friday,
Murphey said “Losing Gilliam for
the year is certainly going to hurt
us. I was counting on him a lot,
but this doesn’t mean we are go
ing to roll over and play dead.”
Gilliam was one of four re-
turness from last year’s DIAC
regular season championship
team. He led the 49ers in field
goal shooting with 148 of 292 for
50.7 per cent.
Wally McGinty, Robbie Snipes
and Bob Lemmond are now the
49ers only returning players.
Lemmond will be required to
bench out first semester play be
cause of academic ineligibility.
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John Spencer Churchill will
speak today in the Library
Auditorium at 11:30 a.m. on “The
Churchill Family.” A luncheon
will follow in Room U209.
depicting post-Civil War Amer
ica, will be shown at 8 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 20, in-Room U209-
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Rirth Of A Nation, a film
Red Cross
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Blood Center
The bowling team will hold
an organizational meeting in
Room U209 Thursday, Nov. 18.
All students, including girls,
interested in the sport are
urged to attend.
conjunction with Alpha Phi
Omega, will be on campus
Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. to accept blood from
students, faculty, and University
staff. Donors must be between
the ages of 18 and 59. Paraital
consent forms are required from
per^ns under 21. The forms are
available at the Union Informa
tion Desk.
The Student Legislature will
meet in U206 Monday, Nov. 22, at
7:45.
The National Red Cross Mobile
Blood Center, in cooperation with
Alpha Phi Omega service frat
ernity, will be on campus Tues
day, Nov. 30, to accept blood
donations.
Apparatus will be set up in
Room U209 between 10 a.m. and
4 p.m. for the convenience of
University community members.
Donors must be between the
ages of 18 and 59. However,
anyone under 21 who have not
served in the armed services or
is not married must have
parental consent to give blood.
Forms for this purpose are
available at the Union Informa
tion Desk.
In giving blood the donor and
his immediate family will be
permitted to receive blood free of
chai’ge from the National Red
Cross Blood Bank.
Alpha Phi Omega will meet in
the Library, Room 213, today at
12:15 p.m. A make-up test on the
pledge manual will be given.
Marion Montgomery, prominent
member of the new generation of
Southern writers, will give a
reading of his poetry Wednesday,
Dec. 1.
The Literary Club is seeking
new members. Anyone in
terested in writing for The
Parnassian or being in the club
should contact Mr. Godsey in
B236.
Girls interested in being a
candidate for l;he 1966 Maid of
Cotton may get an application
from Miss Mildred English in the
Student Affairs Office. Candi
dates must be single, at least 19
years old "by December 29, 1965,
photogenic, at least 5’5%55 tall,
and in excellent health.
The American Red Cross, in
Co-Captains Chosen
For Cage Team
Two new co-captains will lead
the 1965 edition of the 49ers cage
team. Robbie Snipes (a 6’2”
sophomore) and Wally. McGinty
(a 6’4” junior) will pilot the team
through its 1965-66 season.
McGinty played last year on
the starting team. Snipes saw
little action last year but showed
great promise.
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