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The Very Idea! I By BURTON E. SHOOK 1 A freshman~ has openly announced his candidacy for the presidency of the sophomore class for the coming year, and has, it is to be hoped, in auguratet a new era in campus politics. This freshman deserves votes for his candor. Probably over seventy per cent of the present freshman class would like to be elected president for next year, and yet there is only one person who has the frankness to an nounce the fact and openly ask for support in the attainment of this de sire. He has stated a platform which gives evidence of careful consideration of campus problems and which has side-stepped nothing. More power to his earnest young elboVO. * * * * * * * * Apropos politics, a brief review of the methods employed in the past does not seem amiss at this time, when candidates are beginning to admit to their intimates that they "would like to be able to serve the University in such-and-such a capacity." These same gentlemen are beginning to preen themselves, presumably to impress the fair co-ed voter, and to speak to people half way across the campus, to call students by their first names (gotten by looking in the col lege catalogue), to make regulas pil grimages to Burnett's emporium of soda in company with gentlemen (and ladies) who are susceptible to the blandishments of cracked ice and fiz ving (lopes. Up until the very recent present. candidates for any office have been the last ones to admit that they were really wanting a position. and main tained until they were elected that they were not in politics, never had been in politics, and never would be in politics. This line of action was, in most cases, not the result of an underhand ed attitude on the part of the candi dates themselves, but of a feeling among the student body that it was criminal for a man to want an office, and still more criminal for a man to announce that he wanted an office. This type of politics was admirably suited to a certain political breed wihich made its platform: I am not in politics. But as a whole the system has been very unsatisfactory to those who believe that it is quite reasonable for a man to want a position, and still more reasonable for him to work to get the office. As the matter now rests, the cam pus is responsible for the type of politics in existence. The comning election for the presi(lency of next year's sophomore class will give an in dication as to whether an opei cal paign, with decent methods, can be a success on this campus. T personally hope that the indica ions will he favorable to such a course of action. USC NORTH WEST ERN TO BE DEBATED IN EARLY APRIL Continuing her ambitious and miost extensvie dlebat iig schedule in years, Carolina will meet Northwestern Uni vet sity at C'olunibia on April 3, on the qluest ion, "Resolved: "That the United States Should Refuse Military Protec tion to Property of American Citizens Which is Situated on Foreign Soil." Carolina will uphold the affirmative of the query against Northwestern. According to announceement from thle secretary of the dlebat ing counicil, preliminaries to select Carolina's two man team will be held Wednesday night, Mar'h 28thI, in the Euphradian hall. Speeche's are limited to 20 mini uites. On April 9th and 23rd, Carolina will meet teams in Columbia from Lincoln Memorial University and Emory Uni versity, respectively. Carolina will de fend the negative of the followiing query against bo0th institutions, "Re solved: That the United States Should Cease to Protect by Armed Force Capital Tnvested in Foreign L4ands, Except After a Formal D)eclaration of War." CULBERTSON THROWS HAT IN POLITICAL RING John B. Culbertson Announces Intentions of Entering List For Soph. Pres. CHALLENGES OTHERS Freshman Declares For "Open Politics" In First State ment to Press John Bolt Cu"bertson of Laurens coun ty,, an open candidate for president of the comitig Sophomore class, sends the following statements to the Gamecock. Being opposed to the present system of 'underhanded politics by means of which a certain s:rident and often offen sive minority controls th political offices open to tile students of the University of South Carolina, I have resolved to enter into an active campaign, open and above board, for the position of Presi dent of the Sophomore cass to be chosen from the rising Freshman class. It is not my purpose to covet the nights and the by-paths to acquire votes, nor is i- my purpose to engage in tile dis semination of gossip and slander against any opponent of mine in any secret fashion. I challeige any member of tile present Freshman class wlio aspires to the posi tioo to which I now atounce myself a candidate, to join with me inl entering the contest as an opei candidate and one Who shall at ail times conduct his campaign in the open fashion that juts - ice, both to the candidates and class de mnands. I shall welcome, at any time interrogation by anybody as to the ma: 'er which may in any wise concern lly fitness for the position for which I am IMW a canldida'e. My resoltition to become a cain(lidat', 1ponl these groundls was determined. no 1b desire for the gratification of twrsonal aii-tioii, bit that ra-her from this smaill and humble beginning, tiere may Ie so planted the seed of gentlemanly politics disassociated from any form of under handedness and "behind the hack" slanl der and gossip. Ill closing this. my opeiinig statenen to the press. I wish further to challeiing any aspirant for the Presidency of he Sophomore class to meet ile on tll stump at ally time, at any place to face the i-ssues of this campaign. A Month of All-Expenses E ~5$375 Europe.n INCLUDES: "do"e Em Ocearn Passage under th Sight-seeing udrt GU u I letal MagazinE All Tips Abroad Down il TO SEE: the Atlanti Monuebecewe Liverpool party at se Stratford-on-Avon Then Eu Warwick plenty of Keniiworth and Oxcfore Thames Valley five gloriou Windsor All travi London Eo DoeOstend ful dctads, Bruges Brussels Ci Paris Normandy - -U.. 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