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"Best College Newspaper in South Carolina" BMember 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 Nzws 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. NEWS STA1F W. L. T. CROCKER ...................Editor-in-Chief J. V. NiELSEN, JR.................. .Associate Editor W. 0. VARN .......................Associate Editor H. S. KING .........................Sports Editor Miss ORA MAP JACKSON.............Co-Ed Editor ISADORE POLER.....................Editorial Policy FEATURE WRITERS Robert Ingram, Fred Minshall, Jimmy Baldwin and 'helma Led Horger REPORTERS W. J. Thomas, Harold Hentz, O. L. Warr, W. A. Brunson, H. S. Heymaan, E. W. LeGette, Elizabeth Lindsay, Elizabeth Hardy, Catherine Phillips and Ted Surasky. BUSINESS STAFF C. W. ScoTr ..............................Managcr J. R. PATE ...............................Assistant R. B. HILDEBRAND ..........................Assistant SAM READY ............................Circulation FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926 Welcome to Carolina In accordance with time honored custom the editor of The Gamecock sits him down to write a word of welcome to the girls and boys who are the guests of the University for the annual high school week. But the custom has never become a mere formality; the expression of welcome retains its rich and appreciative value though it has been repeated many times. If the editorial of 1926 is not greatly different from 1920 or any other year, it is because the University of South Carolina welcomes the high school student with a spirit that is as old as the institution and an understanding that is never worn by time. Thc Gamecock is the mouthpiece of the student body andll the faculty--the greetings to high school students conmes noi t from the edlitor~ as an~ indlividlual but from the fourteen htundred and more men and( women who make the U niversity. The men and1 women of Caro lina are initerestedl in their guests b,e.-ause Caro lina is inlterestedl ini the welfare of the state. liIigh school students are a vital p)art of South Carolina-as vital as any other pat Tlhis is the Uniiversity of the s'ate, and South Caro lina is its campus. High school week brings to Colunmbia the largest portion of the leaders in high school affairs, representing the phases of activity that are duplicated on a larger scale in college. I igh school week gives the high school stu (lent an opportunity to know the University and( the University to know the high school student. The G;amecock can say that no guests are more welcome, that in no group of men and women is Carolina more interested. In all contests there are first places, second places, and "also ranis". But fortunately it is nowhere written that the results of any con test determines victory or defeat the next time. All that can be said is that each test leaves the man or woman better fitted for the next whether it be in college or in the outside world. To those who wish further to prepare them selves, the University offers its splendid equip ment. TIhe opportunity is offered because Caro lina is interestedl in indiidals-_.men and women-who vitalize the state. Such a policy loses sight of no one. Every high school stu dent is a citizen in the making-the University is interested in every high school student. When another year rolls around and high school students are the guests of the Univer sity again, the host will again say "Welcome". The service of the institution goes on forever -but its interest in the individual is always of the present. She hopes that the visit of the high school students has been enjoyablc those that come in September to enroll as stu dents will be received with the same "Wel come". -USC Act Sanely Two weeks' discussion on the proposed constitution has disclosed many attitudes some commendable, some not. Those men and women who have examined the committee re port with a critical eye are not to be condemmed nor are their collateral propositions to be dis regarded. At all times the original draft has been offered in the light of an incomplete piece of legislation-which could be completed only by expression from the student body. There fore, those who have sought to change the constitution, by offering substitutes for cer tain sections are in harmony with the origina! idea. Before particular attention is paid to the proposed changes in the new constitution, a word should be given another type of student. On the campus of the University, as on any campus, there is a certain element which de lights in doing nothing and exerting them selves to see that the efforts of everyone else came to naught. This class of student argues for the status quo, believes that somebody is trying to railroad something across (a hang over from personal record), and parades its assinity in student body meetings along with the meaningless flow of oratory. Some who otherwise think sanely on the question of adopting a new constitution be lieve that the senior class should not vote on the proposition because the senior class will not be governed by them. Unfortunately this attitude overlooks the value of senior opinion, the experience of men and women who are spending their third or fourth year at the Uni versity. Rather than assign any unpraise worthy intentions to the seniors who are show ing serious interest in the constitution The Gamecock attributes to these men and women a splendid stand-to leave the affairs of the student body in a better condition than they found it. To discount their advice, to disre gard their opinions, is to relegate this im portant proposition to less experienced hands. Summarized in a few words the "amend ments" to certain sections of the original draft of the constitution are aimed to limit the powers of the studlent council-but to leave it to attend to routine business. The collateral propositions (which are incorrectly termed amendments) retain the life-giving features of the new rules but p)rotect the student body in the interpretation that might have been given to the original bill. They seek to vest intiative in the student -body and not t-he council alone. to reserve the rights of the individual against any possible tresp)ass-in short to smooth out the rough spots in the constitution submitted by the committee. The' Gamecock b)elieves that the student should give as much consideration to the col lateral propositions as to the original. Each studlent should prepare hinmsel f beflore casting his vote-prepare himself by considering the constitutioni piece by piece. andl in its entirety. Tlhe voting on the constitution should not be confined to a few hundred students-it is a matter that concerns more than fourteen hun dred men and women. In the past The Gamecock has found the mI terest in student body meecings desultory--and has condemned the students for their attitude. The Gamecock will not be satisfied with the new constitution if it is adopted just fo the sake of adopting something. Trhe students must realize the significance of the new plau, understand its provisions, and go to the voting place Wednesday. If they do, then we can hope for a better av in student body affirs Bravo, Olson! Jabs and jibes about band practices come and go with the regularity of the season-and as certainly Carolina awaits with interest the first spring concert of the University band. The program given by Prof. Olson's men Tuesday evening marked once more the splen did strides being made by the organization; and the applause of more than three hundred stu dents attested to their approval. Students who are rounding out their fourth or fifth year at Carolina can remember the early days of the band; when it had a personnel of seven or eight men. In the days not so long ago this department of musical activities was much of a haphazard affair. That day is gone. In the person of George Olson the interest of the musically inclined has found a sincere leader. He stepped in to give the band a de finite, organization, provide the men with in struments, and train them for the first class work. His labors have borne fruit and the University has a band that is in keeping with the school. More praise is due Prof. Olson for his change in the repertoire of his players. It was natural for the organization at the first to con fine itself to marches; but that would hardly be called a well balanced diet for a full-grown bandling. So, with the wisdom of a leader, the director has added popular airs and over tures to his program. And his men responded splendidly. This is an article devoted to praise-praise well merited. A band organization works with little or no encouragement from a student body. A few years is a short time to make the beginnings of and round out a praiseworthy or ganization. Prof. Olson and his men have (lone that. . The Gamecock expresses the wish that the band will give many more cencerts on the campus, and believes that the studcnt body looks forward with interest and appreciatior to the programs. Yes, Carolina is talking about "George Olson and his Music". . Verily, The Sap Rises in the Spring, Hence Many a Wedding Ring By I. M. P. I don't know TO THE deadline - WHY spring weather WHEN form locks SHOULD be made WILL click and FOR SOME people I LABOR no more. AND NOT for AND then OTHERS. I THINK again I WONDER why AND LAUGH at THE BALMY air MYSELF. CAN MAKE human FRSRNScm BEINGS out of ADG n THE fellows who SDE oe ALWAYS shun the FAEwt COMPANY ofTH SESN whl THE FAIRER sex M AYcr AND YE editors LIEON MUST abide with EC A odn THEIR typewriters. MEWT a I CAN'T see NWCAMfo~ WHY FOLKS should HE BUDEo BE WONDERING TRCS WHETHER the waterIGRNa IS WARM enough *Xl OL hs AND b)oobs must 'H ETo SIT1 AND grind P' vt se TrHE NEWS. 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