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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THI LITERARY SOCIETIES Terms $1.50 a Year Entered at Columbia, S. C., postoffici November 20,. 1908 as second clas mail matter. September 29, 1922. EDITORIAL STAFF. S. T. Sparkman Edito G. H. Wittkowsky Associat J. E. Millard Associat BUSINESS. J. S. Nunamaker Manager SIGNED ARTICLES. This year the Gamecock is to inaugu rate the policy of printing only signe< articles. In the case of members of th< staff as a rule only the initials will b< used, and other articles will be signet either with initials or the name in full as desired. It is believed that this sys. tem will be more satisfactory to all parties concerned than the one that ha. been in vogue. FINDS A NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE Clark Speaks from Experience. Honor System "Barbaric" and "A Farce." Dear Mr. Editor: Last year the honor committee of fered certain amendments that the stu dent body deiemed wise to accept. These amendments, as it were, gave our Honor Systen the appearance of a 1923 Sport Model Cadillac. We brag about this system. As printed it calls for praise-but as a working ma chine-it is a farce. Last year to my knowledge, as chairman of the honor committee, only two men were tried, both accused by members of the fac ulty and two other students left school by direct faculty action. Not one single man or woman was reported for dishonesty by a student. And every one of you knows that cheating was flagrant in our class-rooms. Students appealed to me to speak against it. Cheating in lav classes was common talk among the Alumni and several professors remained in their class rooms during quizzes and examina. tions. Mr. Editor, I do not blame any student for n.. reporting men, there being in force such a barbaric form of punishment as the system now posses ses. Let any man put himself in the place of an accused. Let him imagine the avful shame of meeting his father and of telling his mother, knowing that he is disgraced for ever through out this state-that he must go to another part of our land to live from fear of meeting one who knows of his shame-that his family is humiliated, AND THAT HE IS DENIED THE CHANCE TO RETURN TO MAKE GOOD WHERE HE FAILED. Mr. Editor, I say that no one in this body who first followved this line of thought would ever report a fellowv student for cheating. One is not disgraced for the act of dishonesty--many who cheat here remain unreported, honored and respectedl. But it is expulsion that dlamns. The experiences of a trial on the honor committee, which, sad to relate, were af fordedl members of the commit tee at the last of the year, and know ledge received subsequent to that trial concerning studlents tried at that time force with irrefutable arguments the necessity of another change in the pres ent system viz., the abolition of the barbaric custom of expelling a man for all time to come, denying him regard less of the dlegree of his repentance the opportunity to make good where he failed and the subilstitution here of a punishment that punishes without eter nally damning-as far as this college is concerned. Mr. Editor, as you may verify fromi Mr. Fant Kelly, it was my intention to get some friend of mine in this student body to introduce this fall an amend. mnent favoring a year's suspension. Mr. Editor, a relatively insignifi cant Freshman, insignificant because he was na athlete, merely a quiet stu dent-ambitious to the extent of everi cheating once to pass--was sent away by the honor committee last May This man has a large family connec tion many of whom have been a credil to Clemson,the Citadel and this school. They are disgraced-they fall with their kinsman. And the students ol this institutionn are (Anying him +ht chance to return to make good. What a blessing would it be for a member of that family to be able to say, "YES SO AND SO, WAS EXPELLED FOR DISHONESTY FROM CARO - LINA--BUT HE RETURNED and MADE GOOD." Good men in this body have at this - time considered the advisability of rec omniending a reprimand as punishment for the first offense of dishonesty. CAROLINA WILL NOT SELL ITS HONOR. But, Mr. Editor, I advocate an amendment whereby anyone convicted of dishonesty would be suspended for the equivalent of one scholastic year and then allowed to return to make good if he be so inclined. A fundamental truth derived from the study of law and its enforcement is LESSEN THE PUNISHMENT and YOU INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACCUSATIONS- AND THE NUMBER OF CONVICTIONS. To reduce the penalty for dishonesty to a suspension of one year would without doubt increase the efficiency of the Honor System: By lessening the punishment and by incorporating in the System a re deeming feature. Mr. Editor, it is my hope that some amendment similar to the one that I present below will be passed this fall. "Upon finding a verdict of guilty the accused, for the first offence, shall be requested to withdraw from the Un iversity for the remainder of the term in which the offence was committeed and for the following scholastic term. For a second offence he shall be asked to leave the campus for all time to come. There is reserved to him, how ever, the right of appeal to the student body. The provision of this article shall be retroactive in its force to the extent of permitting anyone to reenter this University who in the past having been expelled for dishonesty has been away from this institution for the time stated above. (Signed) W. A. Clark, Jr. The following have signified their intention of supporting such an amend ment: Messrs. Kelly, Hope, Wittkowsky, Waite, Ligntsey and Holland. 000 Mr. Clark's Suggested Amend ment. We publish in this issue a communi cation from Mr. W. A. Clark, Jr., the chairman of our last year's Honor Com mittee. The editor of this paper hearti ly endorses Mr. Clark's attitude and we hope that Carolina student body may see fit to enact some such amendment as that suggested by Mr. Clark-and that action will be taken at an early date. As this sheet goes to press plans are be ing made to have a general dicussion of the question in student body meeting on September 30, the first reading of the amendment to take place on the fol lowing Saturday. Any of the men named by Mr. Clark will be glad to ex plain the whole proposition to any who are interestedl and it is to be hoped that there will lbe no wvild upheavals in the studlent body wvhen the matter comes to a vote. Let's confine the fireworks to the outsidle conferences as far as we may. If the idea is a good one we should act u:pon it wvithout undue distur bance and wrangling-if not we can re ject it in the same way. It is too serious a matter to be given any other than calm and dispassionate consideration by the student body. 5. New Men Attention!I Are you going to be a part of the University or a parasite on it? A cog in the wheel of Carolina's progress, or a piece of obstructing dlebries? Choose your place carefully and thoughtfully and( dlon't forget that Carolina will re turn as good as you give.. Everyone cannot make the varsity team, but there is nothing to prevent you using y'our voice. An army can fight only wvhen backed by a nation of loyal and patriotic citizens. A team can win a game only when supported by a stu dent body composed of 100 per cent. loyal men. When the refree's whistle blows, are you going to be a weakly interested1 spectator, or a living, yel ling part of the fighting Gamecock? Tea-hound or MAN, take your choice I M. K. Walsh. They say skirts will be worn longer this season. They vwill be worn months longer if the boll weevil does what he is expected to do. The Faculty Sees a Gig Light. One of the ancient and accepted ab uses of the Carolina campus was cor rected by an announcement made in the chapel some days ago. It has long been one of the pet themes of Profes sor Snowden's history classes (when the sophomores find themselves unfa miliar with the current assignment in the text.) But at last the grievance has been removed and the perpetual knockers will have to find something else to gas about. To be a bit more specific, it was formerly the practice of the Clario sophic and Euphradian Literary Soci eties to hold their regular weekly meet ings on Saturday nights, and to aid and abet them in their nefarious work ings the faculty most unreasonably de creced that the library would be closed every Saturday night. In addition it was to be closed every Sunday, all day, since it stands to reason that it is much better for our innocent students to fre quent the Wigwam, Chicora, Colum bia College and other Meccas of the college life-than to stay on the cam pus during the afternoon and do a bit of parallel reading for their English courses or catch up on the week's news in the Sunday papers. But of late the two societies have been meeting on Friday nights, there by removing one excuse for the librari ans to have this uncalled for holiday. Who is responsible for reopening the library on Saturday night we know not-but it was a good job well done. The most astounding part of the an nouncement was *thit we will be al lowed to park in the "Greek and Rom an Literature" alcove on Sunday and turn the unthumbed pages. Professor Snowden must have danced with a holy joy when he first heard of this decis ion. The idea has long been revolv ing in his mind that, with the library open seven days a week, at least one sixth more work could be done on the South Carolinian in the alcove next to the bust of someone who seems to be either Luther or the Great Stone Face. The fear of our faculty seems to have been that when we asked for an appropriation in the legislature some son of "Godly Wofford or pious Fur man" would arise upon his hind legs and charge that with our library pit tance we were corrupting the morals of the youth of the state by allowing them to read "Toasts," Boccacio, Cat ullus and other books that were not suitable for the Sabbath Day. Truly the faculty has seen a big light and the advent of the wildest ex travaganza of Gily Folk's yellow sheet would not come to us as a great er shock than that of seeing Andrew and his assistants pacing about the li brary on Sunday. S. 000 A Little Pep. 0ne feature of the College Night that was staged Friday by Bell, Hope, Kelly & Co.. vas the cheer-leading of Hilly D)oar. Billy has the stuff and a fter he has had the student body wvorking with him for a time our teams will get some real organized support on the athletic field. There is just one thing that wve must remember andl that is that no one man can put across such a job by himself. Billy has showvn us that he has the stuf f and all he needs is a little cooperation from the others. When he calls for a "nep" meeting everyone should turn out. It's a thing that you owve to Car olina, not only to be on the football field and cheer, but to b)e on the field READY TO CHIER. This is one of the things in which Carolina stu dent bodies of the past have fallen short lamentably. We wvear nu uni form that brands us as a member of the University-but every Carolina man should have in his heart that feel ing for her wvhich stamp)s him as one of her soils more surely than ever a uniform could (10 for the stud(ent body of Tech, Clemson or Citadel.. There is one thing that will help more than any other to improve the (quality and the volume of our cheer.. ing at all times, and that is for all up per classmen to express ''Distinct D)is apIproval" of any laxness on the part of Freshmen in learning and using the Carolina songs and yells. Th'e size of the Freshman class makes it impera tive that every new man shoulder his share of the responsibility in the cheering sections. Carolina men do not approve of hazing but there are any number of things that the rat can learn from the all-wise sopna the nin compoop junior, or the lordly senior, and it is the fault of all three if he does not learn.. Fellows, if there is anything that makes a better impression upon the outsider than a good football team it is good support of that team by the men whom it represents. Anyone who has ever performed upon an athletic field knows what a little enthusiastic backing means-anyone who does not take his place upon the athletic field owes this backing to the men who are doing the work for him. Last year we chose a corking good man for our cheer-leader this fall. If you have any suggestions that will help him. don't fail to make them known; whether you have any suggestions or 1 not, line up a bunch of your particular cronies and YELL LIKE HELL I S. New men of Carolina read this cae fully, for it is truly an important fac tor in the life of the student on the Carolina campus. We of the University of South Car olina are gentlemen, our Honor system I proves that. But there are other I things that go to make up a Carolina I gentleman besides keeping the Honor I system pure. Down through the ages has come to us a tradition which has grown dearer to us with the passing years; we cherish it and hope that you of the class of '26 will also cherish it and pass it on to those who follow ] you. The tradition is this: A Caro- i lina man is courteous! He speaks to < every other Carolina man, and lifts his ! hat to all professors! He renders re spect to all to whom respect is due I( So, new men, don't be afraid to speak to the other fellows; don't be a grouch but greet your fel iow students with a smile and a cheery word, and you and c the other fellow will both profit by it. c J. E. M. IT'S YO Buy your smokes AI-Universil WHILE YOU READ W Owned and operated by the University f activities. Come and L If you want something we haven't got, , CIGARS CANDIE CIGARETTES CrT AGENTS FOR ALL PRESSINC REV EMBER I Take It N OT only music, but every sort, are toda: "How has this come al The new impetus giver be definitely associated 'v high power vacuum tub< ing possible. And the p< piece of purely theoreti< connection with radio. When a scientist -in of the Generol Electric C current could be made t possible vacuum and< to fixed laws, he establish tube and laid the found of devices. These devices magnify produced by the voice a: tenna, which broadcasts ceiving end, smaller "tr otherwise imperceptible from the receiving antenm Great accomplishment: air. Generally, as in this c; insatiable desire to find Scientific research dis< applications follow in goc Generam Generai Omfce Co irg NEW REGIME AT U. S. C. Continued from Page 1. their esteeming idea as to the contrary, Carolina has no wish to harm New berry, Furman, Wofford, P. C., et al. What we do wish most earnestly is that we may place Carolina in the positioni that should be hers by rights. The animosity of the state in gen !ral toward Carolina has been matt !rially lessened during the past few vears, but much remains to be done. We must boost our school both in con versation and in the press. Clemson :annot buy a scrub cow to add to her ;tock without double column heads in very large newspaper in the state, >ut we allow our professors and stu tents to accomplish big things that go tbsolutely unnoticed in the crush of :rucial series between the Browns and :he Yankees, or the erection of thir :een more seats to accomodate the vast :rowd that is to see the Clemson-Cen :re affray on September 30. This is tot as it should be. CAROLINA qUST BE PUT BEFORE THE EYES OF THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH AROLINA. And she must be put >oy was seen taking a drink of liquor, here not merely because a Carolina >ut because of the big, the worthwhile hings that are being done by her from veek to week-from day to day. We (1o not wish to camouflage our aults and defects by a barrage of rropaganda-what we want is the IRUTH ABOUT CAROLINA and IER SERVICES TO THIS STATE o be driven home conclusively to very man, woman and child of this tate. BE A BOOSTER-and WATCH 'AROLINA GROW. rhe candidate with his head in the louds may get tht most sheers, but the ne with his ear on the ground gets the nost votes. URS!!! and eats at the :y Canteen EIAT "SHE" WROTE or the benefit of students and student ook it Over sk for it and we'll have it next time. STATIONERY ,D DRINKS CAKES CLUBS AND LAUNDRIES T'S YOURS! From The Air news, speeches, messages of r being picked out of the air. >out?" we ask. to radio development may with the development of the ~, for that made broadcast wer tube originated from a ~al research, which had no the Research Laboratories ompany found that electric o pass through the highest :ould be varied according ed-the principle of the power ation for the "tron" group the tiny telephone currents a~d supply them to the an the messages. At the re ons", in turn, magnify the messages coming to them ia. ; are not picked out of the ase, they grow from one man's out the "how" of things. :overs the facts. 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