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FRIDAY, MARCI-H 19, 1926
The Bad Penny
Without exception no measure as im
portant has been sought by the student
body as the proposed revision of the con.
stitution and the honor system at Carolina.
No question merits prior consideraiton;
and upon the realization of the importance
of any action the committee will have to
depend. If their proposals represent the
opinions of three minds or a relatively
small proportion of the student hody, their
suggestion, even if adopted, cannot have
the wholesone v;tality necessary to aid
power and life.
According to the announcement of the
chairman of the committee. Mr. Mills, a
set of p)roposedl changes in organization of
the student body, p)ersonnel and penalties
of the honor system will b)e p)rintedl in the
next issue of The G'amecock. Tlhe comumittee
will offer dlefinite p)lanls andl rely upon studlent
bod(y opinion to modify andl correct the sugges
tions. For this purpose a qjuestionaire will be
issued.
In the opinion of Thme GJamecock, the ap
pointment of the constitutional committee is a
step in the right direction. But it will never
learn to walk unless it is given the support of
the student body. If agitation is any sign of
interest, the series of letters that appeared in
"TPhe Forum" showed that many of the stu
dents are not satisfied with the workings of the
honor system. Those students, and the ones
who disagree with them, are honorably bound
to give expression to their opinion of the
proposals.
The Gamecock has pointed out the dis
graceful neglect in the matter of student body
meet.ings. A plan which would settle this
(question andl substitute a council to handle the
routine business would be most welcome. T[he
time has come when discussion must be crys
talized into definite and specific proposals.
That is the duty of the committee. The great
er responsibility rest upon every sudent: to
C'est Fini
"The Pining Echo" of the Presbyterian Blue
Stocking closes the recent controversy over the
matter of editorial freedom in the field of college
journalism. And like The Blue Stocking, The
Gamecock has appreciated the frank and direct
manner in which the discussion has proceeded. May
there be others.
The Gamecock, however, has not sought to es
tablish the final word in editorial policies .nor
bludgeon any opposition. The purpose of the con
troversy was, from the outset, to stimulate ex
pression of editorial principles. The Blue Stock
ing was recognized as being a paper that would
take up its side and hold forth against our attacks
upon its ideals. It has conducted itself well.
But it can be only disappointing that the news
papers of the other colleges of the state have not
had enough gumption to come out and state their
opinion on the question of editorial freedom. For
a large number this lack of interest can be ex
plained. The faculty supervisors of those colleges
probably thought the subject too dangerous to be
handled by the duly elected editors, and the facul
ty had no desire to enter a discussion that might
shear away some of their sacred power. And stu
dents (lid not relish the idea of withstanding the
administrative bloc.
The lack of response has demonstrated the point
reiterated so many times in The Gamecock
"where there is on freedom of thought and ex
pression there is usually no thinking and conse
quently nothing to be said." The. Gamecock wel
comes The Blue Stocking as a brother-in-arms, un
afraid to think and to say. But it is lamentable
that the band is so small. The test for member
ship is not conviction, but the courage to express
those convictions. May the tribe increase.
-USC
The Old, Old Story
This week they are dumping clay on that por
tion of Sumter street that borders on the campus
for, as the old quib goes, "where the pavement
ends, the University begins." For many years the
city of Columbia has been dumping clay and sand
on Sumter street-and during the year the stu
dents and professors of the University have been
liberally dosed with dust and mud. And still they
dump.
The Gamecock wonders how many dollars the
city of Columbia has dumped on the streets around
the University; and how many dollars they have
spent trying to keep those streets in decent shape.
Any system of efficiency would call for a careful
estimate of the comparative costs of maintenance
of the present streets and paved ones.
As conditions are today and have been, the
city of Columbia is allowing some of her busiest
streets to remain in a condition ill befitting a one
horse town. Despite this fact the city seems bent
on advertising its attraction to the world at large
as "The City Unlimited." But it will be noticed
that they do not mention Sumter, Pendleton, Bull,
and Green streets along the University property.
Yes, they boast of the University-it costs them
nothing.
-USC
I Came, I Saw, I Was Con
quered--But I Don't
Care
By I. M. P.
FOR eas go I A M living.
I ,EFT BUT today
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TlHE WORLD and SO)MIEONE sent mec
EL'ECT1 myself king. A GIFT with
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AND two years***
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And the worldTCA .
Remains unconquered AND that is
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AND dosen't even WH-ATl the world
KNOW that mwmIIEm logao
Reported Missing
Exactly one month after time, the Carolinian
makes its appearance before 'the student body for
their regular perusal or non-committal reception.
As usual, many will begin to ridicule, including
members of the faculty. All the time the editor
will be running about frantically searching for mat
erial to start the next issue.
What's the trouble? Where does the fault lie?
Certainly not with the editors because they cannot
get out the issue by themselves. Absolutely no
interest is shown, and the contributor sits around
and waits for several personal calls before he con
descends to turn over some material that has been
written for months.
Is that the right attitude? Instead of having.
to search for material, the editors should be
swamped with it so the selection would be the
hardest job. In a school this size, one of the lead
ing literary centers of the state, it ought to be in
cumbent upon the students to take enough pride
in the school to send in their attempts, however
feeble.
- U.S.C. -
"The Pining Echo"
"Said Oscar Wilde, "Manners before Morals."
And so we take this opportunity to thank the editor
of The Gamecock for copying our editorials on the
subject of freedom of the College press. We ap
preciate the courtesy shown us by the gentleman
in the capital city. It is a great privilege for the
"uncouth swain" to brave the "contentions of a
trained observer." Thank you, Mr. Gamecock
Editor.
It is hardly profitable for the unlettered youth
to pipe to the trained dictator of the capital city
policies. As a matter of fact, however, there is
nothing more delightful than a friendly tourna
ment through the columns of the newspaper with
public opinion awarding the laurel wreath. The
exchange of ideas is invigorating and beneficial,
and we should like to see more of it between col
leges.
In the last editorial, the Editor of The Game
cock made one statement which we at once ap
plaud and relish: " . . . Those publications set as
their editorial standard the articles which are least
likely to provoke any discussion-which is in keep
ing with the idea that the students neither wel
come thought food nor are capable of digesting
it without promptly hitting somebody's sore foot
with a hammer." Certainly, The Blue Stocking
cannot be included in this category. It is evident
that the writer of the matter quoted above has
been granted a sweeping apocalypse into the status
of affairs in college psychology. May The Game
cock's hen-pecked toe heal with undue celerity.
If in the future the editor of The Gamecock is
ambitious for contention, let us hope that we may
once more become "the man whom the King de
lighteth to honor."-The Blue Stocking.
-USC
Southern Hospitality
Editor, The Gamecock.
Unfortunately, Southern hospitality is rapidly
becoming a memory. With the passing of the old
plantations and the slowly moving life of .ormer
days, this commendable feature is !ecoming an
element to be talked of ..nd i .h'ed for one which
is in practice dlisappearing.
College manners and practices deLpend largeiy
up)on those of the people from wvhich the institu
tions of learning draw their annual recruits. There
fore the hospitality of students has also declined in
recent years, and the sign of "'Welcome" has beeni
gradually removed from the gates of our educa
tional institutions. Fortunate indeed is the school
which has retained this sign and which can truly
boast that its guests go away with the feeling of
having beenm among gentlemen-using the word in
its true sense.
P. C. is .one of the few colleges which yet
possesses the (desiredI and the ability to imake its
visitors "feel at home." Tw'~o members of the stu
dent body were recently given the opp)ortunity of
partaking of the P. C. spirit of welcome and their
treatment there should not go without thanks and
praise.
By the menmb)er of the so-called intelligentsia
who is swelledl up with the "mightier than thou"
attitude andl by those few p)oor specimens of hui
mnanity wvho feel themselves above experiencing
conm:non emotions, su:ch treatment might not be
a ppreciated.
But to the average intelligent man--and there
is a vast dlifference between an intellectual and an
intelligent man-the glad hand mneanis something.
P. C. gives the hand of welcome' and thereafter
occupies a warm place in the hearts of those who
have beeni so fortunate as to visit the college at
Clinton.
Such hospitality may not pay in dollars and
cents, but it does pay, a hundredfold, in the feeling
of gratitude 'which it creates in the hearts of those
who experience It.
Since relv.
0". T Warr.
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