The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 21, 1926, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4
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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1926
With the approach of exams, even the highbrows
remember their Ki'ing, "Lord, be with us yet, lest
we forget, lest we forget !"
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How wondelful is nature! In a few weeks the
quiet boys on the campus will be back as the shieks
of the summer school.
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Pussy-Footers
Originating from the student body protests againtcl
compulsory chapel are met with significant whispers
from the administration. The pussy-footing stand
of the University is made to depend upon two points:
1. That chapel is .ueeded to get the students together
and foster a spirit of unity, and
2. That the air of sanctity must be preserved lest
the backwoods elements rise up and proclaim
the University the seat of evil.
In answer to the first claim The Gamecock main
tains that if the chapel exercises were important and
their importance was discernible, the student body
Would not have to he corralled with the threat of
suspension. The coercion-which it is-can solidify
onl:e one opinion: that the Universify is forcing men
and w~omen to attend exercises that are not in them
selves enough wvorthwhile to cause voluntary response.
In regardl to the idea of preserving religious be
lief of the studlent body, we wvould remindl the admin
istration that they are intruding upon personal affairs
andl have no authority, in the highest sense, to compel
a man or woman to attend sectarian services. The
Colunmbia Record under the heading "Yale Recog
nizes Mistakes" make the following comment which
is fllghly pertinent to the University or any other
institution which continues the practice of "making
people go to chutrc--''
Yale Unliversity has abolished compulsory
chapel attendance and our belated congratu
lations to the great university are not half so
kmg delayed as was its consideration of the
subject before acting.
It may be said in all seriousness that the
effort to cram the Christian religion downt
the throat of the individual has been its great
est drawback. Religion-any sort of religioni
--must b)e entirely voluntary on the part of
the acceptor, or it is as unreal as would be
ai snowstorm in Columbia On July 4th.
TIhere is considerable talk of a larger chuap.e s->
that the student body might be accommodlatedl-and
The Gamegock heartily endorses the idea of provid
ing a place of assembly for the whole student body.
We realize that such a building is needed for the
different occasions that need and dlemandl the p)res
ence of the studeint body as a whole. But if the
new building is to be tused as a pen into which
the administration could push more students for com
pulsory attendance of chapel services The Gaonecock
states unalterably that such a system is unjust and
unjustifiable-and we see no reason to aggravate the
error of the prnt.m
Knockin' Off Work
For the editor the final "30" brings many realiza
tions-of the work still to be done, of the yonger men
who suliplant him at the row of typewriters, of the
empty feeling when the next week does not usher in
the old grind. But another realization compensates
for those misgiv:eigs and sends anither editor out to
work his way in the business of earning a living.
Those left behind will carry on the workr-and ieave
it unfinished, for the editor's work is never done.
On the campus of the University, as on every
other campus, there arises a peculiar element in the
student body. It sees discrimination when routine I
stories are not played up with the news features of <
the week ; there are politicians who see politics in
everything; conservatives rant at an editor who i
pleases neither them nor the flighty radicals. But I
when the hubbub has quieted the paper is seen stead- I
ily coming from the press.
The Gamecock is not the news-monger of the
cantnus nor the mouthpiece of any particular group t
or groups. It is the organ expressing and typifying ]
the University of South Carolina and the thought of t
its thinking men and women regardless of whether
they hold official positions or not. When The Game- t
cock returns to the place where it was, a conglomera
tion of news bits and random thoughts it will then
be the glory of the numbskulls who rant of its pres
ent sincerity.
There will be no retrogression. The University c
grows as its students and its standards grow. The I:
University of South Carolina cannot grow if her
pub.ications slip into decadence. The editors of the
future must be conscious of their duty to the Univer
sity and set themseives against the littleness of any
individual or organization-and publish the fair and I
outspoken Gamecock.
And now we can say
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Where Our Money Goes a
With the tenacity for which the mud-turtle is a
famed, the University clings to anchronisns long a
after they have obviously become hinderances to
progressive action. One of the most obvious of
the defects lies in the distribution of student activi
ties fees. Out of the money collected from nearly s
fourteen hundred students, a pro rata share goes s
to 'the library societies though their combined o
membership approximates only two hundred and
fifty men and women. In other words the literary a
societies are a burden on the students who do not ti
care for membership. ti
The result of th s hangover from the days when n
a majority of the students were members of the
literary societies is that the income of these or
ganizations increases with the growth of the Uni
versity, regardless of whether the societies keep
pace or fall behind. In fact it has become the
problem of the soc'eties as to how their
incomes can be spent......for the benefit of
their members (and at the expense of a thousand
other students).
The Gamecock, which is nominally the product of
the literary societies, and in reality the organ--in
every sense-of the student body, holds a brief I
for no organization. Its criticism is aimed at at
taining the best for the University of South Caro
lina. And this best, as we see it, is not attainable
as long as certain organizations are allowed to
squander money.
What, may be asked, should be done with th"
money. We could point out many deserving places.
It is not the purpose of The Gaulecock to settle this
question here. Rut the distributionl of the funds i
raised by. studen,t activities fee's should be arranqed
andl reistribu,tedl by the ,.eeulij'e bom-d before the
beginina,g of the ne.rt st/hqol year.
A specific example will point out the need a)f
immiiediate action--though it is not to be regarded
as the sole case to be considered. For the lack
of funds The Gaujiecock has been forced I>) skip at
least four issues this year. Thel student body has
not been given the paper for which it pays be
cause fouar organ izationis were giveni eniough monev
to leave healthy surpluses in their treasuries-and
that money was wrongly takent fronm students whlo
did not share the wvork of those organizations.
The Carolinian has felt the p)inch of poverty wvhiie
literary societies have had more than they fa'rlyI
dleservedl or could economically use.
The Gamecock is not uinaware of the importanceI
of the literary societies to the University. We do
think tilat the societies should be supported by (
their members and not by the student body. If
the members do not think enough of their organi- 'I
zation to keep thenm going, they why should the
burden be foistedl on the student body at large,
throtugh the medium of studeiit activities fee ? And
why must student body i.nstitni:ions suffer for the
lack of fumds?
It is not to the credhit of the administration >r
the executive committee that this strange arrange
ment is allowed to continue. Any one could col
lect the money, but a sens'ble and enlquiring person
is needed to see' that it is wisely spent. Give us
that person or persons.
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The trustees have a man-sized job finding a man
to fill a man-sized position at the head of the Uni
versity. 'I
Not a few students will graduate into the school $
of politics this summer. We wonder how many will
flunk in the school of hard knocks.
Seniors, Take Stock!
Long, long ago-so long ago that the time has
)een forgotten-the first editor imitated the first
:ommencement speaker. A goodly portion of a
:olumn was devoted to bidding the departing sen
ors bon voyage "on the sea of life." Such gen
!ralizations add nothing to the young student's
ppreciation of what lies before him-and in South
,arolina the opportunities are many.
Merchants, lawyers, doctors, teachers, farmers,
cholars-all pour out this year, as they pour out
very year. And the passing years find most of
hem indistinguishable from one another as the
liplomas they received-only a name points out the
lifference. South Carolina slouches along with her
nadequate tax laws, incomplete educational sys
em, and second-rate ideas because the natural
eaders fall into the ranks of the demagogues.
Four years at the University of South Carolina
vails nothing, if it does not teach men and women
o think-to think fairly, honestly, and fearlessly.
.ducation will mean nothing to the seniors if it has
ot shown them that South Carolina needs men
nd women who will speak and write their
houghts. Heaven knows, we have enough of the
other kind.
Yes, each senior must think, or be a loss to the
dvancenient of South Carolina. We have natural
esources, we are endowed with man-power. From
ur colleges and universities must come brain
ower. Seniors, can you meet the test?
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Morals by Legislation
ditor of THE GAML[EcoCK
Much dissention has arisen lately as to whether
tudents should be allowed to play tennis on Sunday
n the campus or not. It seems to me that the ruling
'hich prohibits such exercise on Sunday could be
mended if not entirely abolished. If it is feared
iat the tennis 'laying on Sunday morning will have
tendency to keep students away from church I see
o reason why students should be compelled to sit
izily ardund on Sunday afternoon, telling smutty
kes, or (mngaging in card games.
Is it fair that every student shall be bound by the
ine religious laws? In almost every other way - a
tudent is allowed to be guided by his conscience here
the campus. The giee club has been allowed the
rivilege of practicing on Sunday. Why, then, should
student not judge for himself whether it is better
spend his Sundays in building up his body or con
nuing to fatigue and quite often contaminate his
tind ? --Querulous
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