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Vvr ITBLSilED WE I KLY BY TIIFE EUl'llZADIAN AND CLARIO SOPHIC SOCIETIEFS, UNI VERISITY OF SOUTII CA1O LINA. Stibscription $1.50 per Year. Entered at Cohuubia, S. C., postoflice November 20, 1908, as second class mail matter. C*lumbia, S. C. Match 17, 1922. E. 1. Folk .....................E......E dit or-in-Chief \V. 'T. Beasley ... .................... A ssociate J. A. Cave ........... ..Business Manager George \Wittskowsky .............. Assistant Fant Kelly ...... ...Circulation Manager G. M. Dabbs ..............Assistant Alex Waite...... ......... Atlietics T. E. Horton ... ............Society M. F. Stacklhouse ............Co-eds R. M. Smith ............... Y. M. C. A. J. M. Wells ................ ...Law W . J. Ready .............................Clariosophic J. C. B. Smith E h...........tpradian Contributors: C. S. Chewning Joe Horowitz W. C. McCall J. E. Millard C. E. HascIden Coleman Karesh \V. A. Clark Emmn1 Wilson XV. J. Gaines C. L. Hendry Legislation will cure a mul titude of sins. This last week has beenl pain fully quiet. II a debate betweenl faculty niembers andI(1 students at Cor nell oil the su1bjvct, "Resolved, that professors are people," thet afirIlative was declared the A certail gent leinma at. the joint iteeting of the two socie ties said, 'I aml heartily inl favor of granItiig the Ilatian Society, which is essentially a feinale organlizatiol, full rights inl the plblicationis." The "State" Supports Carolina in last week's issue e ratn a letter sigried by "arolina At lete" deploring Ile back of sulp pol-t of athletics firomi the Co 11111bia newspmpers. We would like to take issle with the gen Ieman on this matler. The "Sate" as al I ways been the staunchli0 friend of Ile IUliversi ty Xm141 has given the Ulniversi(y slppor whenl others had noith ing bit knocks for lis. In thre mat ter' of athletics thre "Statte"' is niot a propatgand(ixt organi for a ny ('01lege 0or fae tioni, it dloes riot app1eal to the paItron)iage of any particular sectioni bult tr'ies to serve the eni tire state. Its prestigre is one that is b)axed upon01 thre presenta ioln of the news of the state for all thie p)eole. W~e dJo not niee,l thIis patper 01' an i other p)aperi to boost Caro lin a athlet.ics. Tire hionor' and glory~ that r'ed]ounds to the ui1 versity'x credlit by viet ory should b)e eniough for both thre college and1( thle college's rep)re senitati ves. A college athrlete should not nieedl the supjport of ottside nrewspapiers to make im put11 forth his~ best efforts. The "State" gives our athiletic tenms inutice, whnrt mor en wto wanlt? Our correspondent says that after the FurmianI-Carolina contest played inl C1reenville the State ran an cecount of the game saying that Caroli)a had playe( dI poorly. This was the fault either of the teaml or of the ("reeiville correspond elit. Surely the State is not to bilie for printing the Green ville account of the gaune, that wvas all they had to base their article on. It has only beel in tile last year or twNo that ve have been having Successful athletics. A few years ago Carolinla wvas (( feated by Clemson !)y an over whIeling score, 1918, the ac coIlut that tle State gave this game was a salve to the bruised spirits that were ours, anld it has always been that the State his beei the first to offer sym pathy after our defeats, and tlihey have beeni Imany. No (uibt if some of oir studeints would write articies boosting athletics l the other college activities the State would only he too glad to publish t heim. "1arolina shouhl not. Ieed so much prinlt ers ink to keep her before the eyes of the people of this state. We do not need to beg com pliments froin anyone. The truth is all thait we ask. The "State" does praise the ef'orts of our representatives, but if this vas I daily habit wouldn't the Compliment lose some of its value? Who Is Darwin? Of late one hears num1erous laiienta tiois as to the uINworth iness of our Ilgislature. JIn doubtedfly there is soie truth in it for is yet, we have not reacil the stage of plerfection. But I wvant to reinlid those wNho are waving the big sticks that iobody cln deleny the hoIn (st. integritv of the Imeimibers of both houses. I imight further add that verv few legishitIurles can11 isslie tihe peoplhe of the stte that hIonestlY prevails. Senator .\iller has bveln sub merged1,40141 inl endless critivismli for proposing Ihe ant i-I l)arwini lw, in the stlte sclools. IBut the wvorthyIIN, vinlightenedt Senlator shoill niev(I feIar, for t Ie peo plk' will soon levarni tlie visdomll of his great piece of legislationl. The Senator is e-viden(1tly one if the very few in the statte whio ('an tell you whether lharwin is at manil, tr'(, or island. Hut t.be fore long theiore will hardly ih' a clih who~~i will inot kinow the ilns an d ouiits oif thle so-cllled I )arwini t.hieory. I secre(tlyv fear hat the Hettor d idi not kniow~ lie immeni'ise priopiortionsx that hiis law would take thriuout thle stalte(, but he' will solon see( thait it wilhl go (een be(yondi( his own expectalt ions. Ile0 will go dlowni in history aus the friend of (edui cat ion and1( the eiieimy oif ignlor Iinee(. D )'rwiismii will biecomie lie rptge lit thle 11101ies5 Sewinig Circle, Cosmosi(i C lubi oir lie Masoins. Am ill t1Ihits ias comei courage andiO t he( luick toi call their i gnioranuc( oif ft Ih)n-wini theory. 'hIle Senator deserves ur hearty cong4ratilations for this clever piece of work wN-hichi wiii eventually be an education for the state. Anid to think that it wvas all dole inl such a SIMPLE way. It is interesting to nlote tlat IProf. Moore's classes inl biology are already getting larger. Mistaken Radicals Ever s:,ince mai has grappled with the dinosauius and plesio saurus (with apologies to the state Senate) and has found sometlhing or other to argue with somebody, lie has (lone his best to find some means of win ling his argument without really arg1lung. h'le most em ployed means has been the at teiiipt to discredit and to slan (der, to shout anathema and (danillilig phrases, calling on heaven to witiess the perfidy and sedition of the the oppo nent. Ridicule has been a most powerful illplemelt in the hiands of the great mass which thinks that by derision, and not b)y logic, the battle of thoughtsi is won. Today, more than ever, the caiiipaign of discredit by abuse has become most prevalent. The sea of radical doctrines, which isn't as much of a sea as some like to believe, has provid ed the uiid-slingers with a new tool, a weapon that is sharper than physical force ever will be. And that weapoi that has been so avidly seized1 upon is the ly ing sleplherd-boy's cry of "Wolf! Wolf!" turned to new tuie of "Itadical! Hadical!" If radical Ioveilents have dlone harm, their greatest hariml is that they Ilmake the great ma jority see everything different as closely akin to such move ments. Thus today if one were iildly to suggest that here is a slit law, t1here a slight de fect, he wvouihl incur a cyclonic rush of frothy-Imloutlied acclusa tions of radicalisi. The per son or instititioln wlhicli is crit icized does nlot ha've to resort to straight-froii-tle-shoulder argu Imeit inl lefelnse, hut rather they w%ill slur the critic by labeling him I- with the ignominious brand of radicalisil. Once at tacked, they (10 not. defen(d thiemiselves Or justify their cont duct, bult inisteadl blind the spectatlor by raising the cus tonmary howl of "lied ! Ue(d !" TPhen and( there is the b)attle won. The dlemlagogue, the coiner of fine deniunciatory phrases, the ominignorant blunderer who regards anyth ig new as revol utioniary, hold( the reins1, whii pping and1( slashiig wvith their provincial short sigh tedn uess at anythinbg novel thiat appe'ars ini t heir path. TPhe niarrow-mindled rustic who will close hiis e'yes to every ling outside the scopeC to wvhiich lie is accustomied r'olls every thinug at all new into a ball whib ch,(ontempiltuously hie calls 'radhical." iIe takes 1n0 painis 0oustiniguish (degrees of wor'th ir ('hange:( is it dIifferent? vel, it's ra(licn1 A nd in a per 'ect frenzy lie becomes obsessed with the bogy of radicalism. lie whi-spers and gossips and p)oints out, "See that man, lie's 1-mdical, a Bolshevik, a Red." Wheii perhaps the man to whliom1 lie refers, vere lie brought before a Hed tribunal, would I)e sutimnarily executed for rank Ieaction. This lumping together of iwerything new into a heinous )lbjeCt is a tell(lelcy that is So widespread now as positively lo become a hindrance to any progressive work. Unless men realize the difference between liberal and radical, they may as well call it a (lay and begin Afering bids to the church to unite once more with the state. An(l the all-important person age who thinks lie is getting thc best of the argument by velling "Bolshevik !" should im-ake friends with an Egyptian muimmy. The greatest punish mlent for the man who shrieks in artificial fear "Radical !" when confronted by conserva live liberalism would be to imnake him coin a term for ultra ridical radicalism. The sensible man knows bet ter than to grow livid with fer %VInt preacwhmlents. The senisi ble ImII iloes not fiercely point his finger at every new or diff erent idea and yell "Red !" If lie can't answer by defense of himself, lie keeps quiet. Only the crazed bigot yells indis eriminately. For reason and justice, no matter how much they may be shouted at from the house-tops, no matter what terms the demagogue clothes them in, remain reason and justice, and the beating of tom loms and the hue and cry can niot change them. "C. K." The Reformers (With apologies to Walt Miason) Ev'ery age that time has b-ought is Imoans in anxious tones the next, still the devil hlIs not caught, us as the past reforilers taught u-s with their lnever-ein(lig teXt. Each age knew the nlext s sinking iinto evil Ist recall; yester(day this mne was thinkiig that all the illegal drinking doomed the comiing one( to fall. But the guy that's always p)reachinig now has fomund a p)erfect faulIt: .Jazz brings evil that's far ireachinlg, is the (doc tie lie's now teachinig, soon1 to ge(t us lest we halt. Styles at last have lost their glory, dirinking even seems quite nice. Jazz be eomtes the only story and is rlr'aped in garbs quite gory as it is the latest. vice. Each age has its special trouble wvhiich it kniows wvont dlisap?pear for at fir*st it seemis just doule but like aniy swelling bubble it will vaniush into air. Spite of pessi iiss d (eplorinig our world is wetting good, so don't heed their 1liscoulrse boreinmg for the r'eal ruth is we're soaring nearer to rueI( brot herhood. --W. SR COLLEGE POETS ATEORNIANT PROlMB1IAON. Little Prohibition's coie to this here land to stay. An' clean th' clubs and cabby rays and rive the booze away. Anld shoo th' cocktails from the bar an' make the topers weep, An' help a lot o' special cops to earn their board and keel) An' all us thirsty fellers, when we've nothin' else to (10 Just sit erround an' figger out how we kinl git a stew, An' listen to the stories of how th're all erbout, Tih' Ifootel 1101111( will git you Ef You Don't Watch Out. An' one't. there was anuther bird what built himself a still, An' made a lot o' white mule so lie could drink his fill. An' one't when there was com pany an' all his friends was there, IHe treatedl 'em an' feeted 'ei an' gottem tewed for fair. An' just as lie had took a swig an' tried the jug to hide, Ife saw two big DETECA TIVES a standin' by his side. They disappeared lifmi so quick he hadn't time to shout, For the IHootch 1Hounds'll git you Ef You Don't Watch Out. An' all the real old timers say that good stuff's gettin' rare, An' all the guys that had a stock ailnn't got no more to spare, An' doctors they charge higher for prescriptions every day, An' bootleggers is gittin' scar't and say the game don't pay. An' you'd better eat your rai sins, throw away your yeast and malt, An' have nothiin' more suspici ous5 'rond( tha&n comnu table salt, An' learnu to say your prayers or else without a doub1lt Tlhe Ilootch Hlounds'll git you Ef You D)on't Watch Out. --Mc(iill Daily, Montreal Canm ada. 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