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"Best College Newspaper in South Carolina" Blember of South Carolina College Press Association Published Weekly by the Various Literary Societies Terms--$1.50 a Year Entered at the Columbia, South Carolina Postoffice on November 20, 1908, as Second-Class Mail Matter NEWS STAFF W. L. T. CROCKER ...................Editor-in-Chief J. V. NIlsEN, JR..................Associate Editor W. 0. VARN.......................Associate Editor H. S. KING...........................Sports Editor MIss ORA MAE JACKSON.............Co-Ed Editor ISADORE POLIER.....................Editorial Policy FEATURE WRITERS Robert Ingram, Fred Minshall, Jimmy Baldwin and Thelma Lee Horger REPORTERS W. J. Thomas, Harold Hentz, O. L. Warr, W. A. Brunson, H. S. Heyman, E. W. LeGette, Elizabeth Lindsay, Elizabeth Hardy, Catherine Phillips and Virginia Doar NEws ITEMs may be handed in to members of the staff, or phoned to editorial rooms at 907 South Main Street, Phone number 4109, between the hours of 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, and 10 to 11 a.m. or 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. BUSINESS STAFF C. W. Scorr ..............................Managcr J. R. PATE ...............................Assistant R. B. HILDEBRAND ........................Assistant SAM READY ............................Circulation FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1926 What Do You Think? Judging by the attendance at class meetings for the past week the general decision of the students is "to let John do it ;" but since John is of the same opinion, nothing is done at all at the class meetings. Whatever action is deci(lel upon by the "faithfuls" who heed the motives, cannot be termed representative of the classes of the student body. Probably with the end of tnifying the student body, the administration has insisted On compulsory chapel attendance, for all ex cept seniors. I f that reason remains the chief justification for compulsory chapel, not a thing will be lost by abandoning the idea. As soon as the exercises are closed there ensues a grand rush for the doors. And woe to the man who tries to stem the rush ; and sad disillusion to the officer who tries to assemble a class meet ing. H onestly' viewed, compulsory chapel is a fizzle as far as solidifying the studlent body. It is only fair, therefore, to consider what means wouldl aid in attaining (decent class and studlen t body assemblages. 'lTe ob j ect ion t hat is at once raisedl to any such p)ossib)ility is thma the chapel is too small. Tloo small for what ? To hold the fifteen or twenty men and1 womnen who remain (or the assemblies ? T1oo small to 1h01( three or four hundred students at a meet. ing? Such a inumber wouldl he satisfactory to handle the affairs of the studlent body, at least until the University were given a larger auditorium. Tlhe failure of studenit assemblies cannot be laid to the inadlequacy of the chapel. Among that element of the student body that is interested in develop)ing representative assemblies there is a definite opinion that comn pulsory chapel attendlance cannot effect stu (lent body consolidation. And1( not a few be lieve that the compulsory clause of chapel ex ercises dlefeats the very idea of voluntary as semblages--that the imposition of this rule "cond(itions" the student mind against any spon taneous action. T[hey believe that chapel at tendance should be voluntary for the reason exp)lained, and for others that do not enter into the scope of this particular discussion. It would not he a waste of time for the adminis tration to study these opinions rather than blindly maintain the npresn sysem The Early Bird-' In this country it was once fashionable to arrive at the theatre during the first act; and to be among the late arrivals to any social function. That style has passed aid it is now considered poor manners to be late at any gathering. If the same criteria may be applied to the dances held in the University gymnasium, then the majority of the couples may be accused of being out of style. But one does not have to resort to Miss Emiiy Post's latest tonic on etiquette to see that late arrivals at the University dances are not represcutatives of ultra fashionability. In fact the reason that most of the couples arrive late is because of the "sheepish" com plex of human nature; no one wants to be first and all come late. The couples might realize that there is no sense wt arriving at a dance fifteen minutes before eieven when the dance is announced to begin at nine-thirty no sense at all. It would be better for all concerned if the dances were scheduled for a quarter of eleven N,o! That woukki't do-they might trip in on the light fantastic toe sometime Sunday morning. - U.s.C. - Opportunity Neglected No man in this state has stressed the opportunities in the field of country journalism more than Prof. W. W. Bali, Dean of the School of Journalism at the University. Mr. Ball has utiilized every oppor tunity to impress his students with the opportuni ties which the country jounalist has to better con ditions in his community, reflect the thought of every part of the state, and produce a healthier public opin ion. Every man and woman who intends to enter the field of journalism would do well to cssider soberly the wisdom of Mr. Bail's remarks. But to return to the present-day county tiews paper. In the matter of news its sphere is circuin scribed by the city papers with their syndicated new:; articles. To meet this competition the more aggres sive of the county papers have resorted to the same source-syndicated matter; but this step is often the action initended to fill the space that the country editor is too slothful to dig out in his own commu nity'. At this time the most important matter is not the poor news policy of the country paper, or the splen did opportunities for young men an d women. The questio of the day is what part should the country editor play in the discussion of state problems. The mian who comes in contact with farmers and o:her metbers of the county newspaper's subscrip tion list is struck by two things: The absolute objec lion to any move except a reduction of taxes by the legislature. and a profound ignorance of the com parative burden of county and state tax burdens (with but faint idea of sources of expenses of the state govertcment.) As long as the choking cloud (If misinformation, and ato informat on at all, en velops this state there can be expected no more sensible legislation by the legislature than is not being ladled out.. Aw< since the office-seekers starcety cons:der the en,ightinment of their con stituents except (luring the brief rounds of stumping (which are usually diluted with self-praise), the duty falls to the editor of the country newspaper to step into the breach. Service is. and cat, be the only justification for the country news sheet. The day is passed when the news from half a dozen correspondents and a liber; I (lose of 'plate" muster a satisfactory newspaper. Blut the locai newspaper man is more co.cerned with he is w:th reflecting anid influettcing the opinlions (of the citizents of hlis comunity. Wh'en thtis prosti tutionl of journtalismu is entded and( the county editor' takes htis place ias a mfoldler of pl'e opinlion thent he will do0 more thatt any other man to better the finanlcial stantlintg oIf the state gov'ernment and( dIrive the bnko) politiciants to cover. May God speced the day. - U.S.c. - Clemson A grees l'roma The Clemtson Triger comtes a resp)onse to tile editorial whlich applearedl in The Gamnecock of last week. Thie Tiger agrees with The Gamtecock, and below is thle article: "An excelle'nt sutggestiont is that advattced by T1hie Gamecock in its leadinlg editorial last week, a stag gestiomn that could well be followed b)y bo0th Clem son and( Carolina mten. It is that thle students in the University (and it applies equally to Clenmson) give more thottght andc attention to the affairs of thte state government of Sotuth Carolina, particular ly when, as at present, the legislatture is itn session, and especially ill regaird to matters of taxation andJ applropriat ions5. "The halls of thte legislatutre reverberate withI heated discussion of tile prob)lems that beset the state ; tile press is full of cotmment. College tmen of the piresent will, in a very short time, be the leaders of their commtuntities. 'rhey cannot lead intelligent!y tunless they tunderstand the problems. "Manly copies of 'The Greenville News, 'lThe Piedmont, 'The State, and other daily papers are distribtutedi in the Clemnsont barracks each (lay. Every one of thlese papers carries complete news articles abot e hctiviies oft le:.,slaure -nd other departments) of the govern.nent. fqpl4ge men who will soon be playing an: iortant part in molding the public opinion of the commonwealth would do well to mull over the financial aspects of their state government with at least a shade of zeal they devote to the economics of Andy Gump's newly acquired $50,000 nest egg." - U.S.C. - What Action Now? Two weeks ago The Gamecock pointed out the disgraceful condition of that portion of Green Street on which the athletic field fronts. Two weeks is not a long time but it is more than time enough for the authorities to take note of the trash which litters Green Street-and to have the litter removed. Certainly there is no need for any spec ial dispensation to be granted before Mr. Canty's force starts the job. The entire business could be attended to in little more time than is required for The Gamecock to repeat this notice. We would have been surprised if the proper parties had taken cognizance of the information furnished them. But a second notice should be sufficient stimulus for some action. The Forum THE FORUM welcomes all sirned communications (your name need not appear in THE GAMECOCK) expressin$ opinion on student affairs. A department established as a clearing house for ideas. Address your letters to the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF. THE GAMECOCK Everyman's Column On the campus of the University there is consid erable discussion about campus issues. It would not be too much to say that even the realm of politics has successfuily lured some of the student body. And no doitbt there is talk about those issues of tax ation that have been treated in The Gamecock. The Forumt is maintained for the purpose of bring ing before the student body the opinions of the dif ferent students. Failure to utili.e this colunui reveals either a dearth of subjects meriting consideration or an inertia that prevents students from writing their opinions. The Fornum can do a great deal of good if the student body realizes that fact. It is in just such a politico-economic situation as the present oi.e that South Carolina needs the earnest support of every newspaper within her borders. The duty of familiarizing every citizen with the facts of the tax problem has been undertaken by the city newspapers. But the country journaiist for the most part has stuck to his "boiler plate" and unconcern edly watched the ship of state steer on as best she could. And thereby the editor of the county news paper has failed to grasp either the vitalizing force of editorial comment or the potential sales value of his opininns. -USC In the Spring a Young Man's Fancies Lightly Turn to Furniture Prices By I. M. P. 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