The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, September 29, 1922, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
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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.
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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.
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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
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EIAT "SHE" WROTE
or the benefit of students and student
ook it Over
sk for it and we'll have it next time.
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CLUBS AND LAUNDRIES
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the Research Laboratories
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a~d supply them to the an
the messages. At the re
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messages coming to them
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out the "how" of things.
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