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?If? dammrck Member of South Carolina College Press Association Published on Tuesday of Every Week by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina. SUBSCRIPTION RATE?11.60 A YEAR. Entered aB second clasa mall matter at the Columbia, South Carolina Pos toff ice on November 20, 1908. News article* may be contributed by any member of the student body, but must be in by Friday night before Tuesday's publication. Hand In copy typewritten and double-spaced. Names must be signed to copy. Articles will be published in the Open Forum as submitted, with the name of the author algned. STAFF ROBERT H. ATKINSON Editor-in-Chief WILSON O. WELDON . Managing Editor ASSOCIATES ASHLEY HALSEY Associate Editor W. FRANK TAYLOR Associate Editor JAMES A. CATHCART Associate Editor FOY STEVENSON Associate Editor MITCHELL MORSE Assistant Managing Editor LeROY WANT Assistant Managing Editor EDITORIAL STAFF N. W. BROOKE It News Editor JULIAN KRAWCHEK Sports Editor MELVIN KAREKH Alumni Editor W. O. JEFFORDS Fraternity Editor W. I. LATHAM Y. M. C. A. Editor JOHN WHITE Exchange Editor ROY PRINCE Joke Editor CO-ED DOROTHY PEN LAND Editor DARICE JACKSON News Editor LOIS FISCHER Society Editor FRANCES BLACK Feature Editor ASSISTANTS Peggy Black, Lewis H. Wallace, George Griffith, Frost Walker, Dixon Page. Bill Geddings, Annie Mae Pickens, Vera Jones, Jack Foster, Edgar Johnston, and J. W. Pitts BUSINESS C. L. SCOTT Business Manager J. J. MACK Assistant Manager W. C. HERBERT Assistant Manager CIRCULATION CARL F. BROWN Circulation Manager R. H. BISHOP Assistant Manager J. R. PRINCE Assistant Manager TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1929 CROWING FOR? Football Stadium?30,000 Capacity. , Press Bureau?Absolutely Needed. Student Activity Building. Paved Sidewalks. U.8.C. Wake Up, Alumni The Gamecock overheard an Alumnus at the Alumni banquet state that the members of the Alumni Association should receive a copy of The Gamecock each week provided it carries an Alumni section. Alumnus, we agree with you, but is it the fault of the Gamecock that you are not receiving a copy of your paper? The Gamecock does not think that it is our fault because for several years every possible effort has been made to get the Alumni to subscribe to the Gamecock. We have sent out complimentary copies of The Gamecock more than once urging the Alumni to subscribe to the sheet, but so far what response have we received? Not very much you can rest assured. Now as to the Alumni section, we have an Alumni section that is as good as it can be made with the material on hand. What we need is for the Alumni to send in a few contributions now and then so we can improve this section. The three essential parts of a college are the students, the professors, and the Alumni. It is obvious that the first of these three parts have to work if there is to be a school at all, so it is left up to the Alumni to play the part of a powerful auxiliary if the college is to be successful so that it can be able to compete with other colleges and universities. Therefore the plea of The Gamecock' is for the Alumni to get down to business, subscribe to The Gamecock, and provide the University of South Carolina with those things of which we are sadly in need such as a football stadium, a swimming pool, and a press bureau. u. 8. o. To Be Or Not To Be The Gamecock has said niorc than once that the students of the University should be more careful of their conduct. We believe that these editorials have had some effect more or less, but sights that we saw Saturday at the football game between the Carolinas urge ub to once more harp upon this old theme. Now it is pretty well understood that many of these violates of the rules of good conduct are not students of the University but students of the University do come in for their share of criticism. We arc referring to students becoming intoxicated at our football games and then trying to pull off a circus act before the grandstands. There are numerous instances of students doing this very same thing at the Saturday game. Now this condition should be remedied and not practiced at any time. Perhaps the greatest cause of this condition is the breaking down of the home, perhaps it is the person himself, or perhaps his environment. On this point The Gamecock is unable to say what is the cause but we do say that this condition should be stopped. We of The Gamecock understand that there is a police force here in Columbia that is supposed to be represented at these games, but we have yet to see them enforce the law. Perhaps if the law was strictly I*'?n iw?lli iiMn - v ' .. J*?*?* nmBSSBBBHnBHBHnBBBHKBSBBSM^BE999nCE9RBBB3SBS!S99R enforced some of this drinking would be done away with. The Gamecock has been accused of preaching sermons through its editorials. Perhaps this is true and perhaps it isn't, but if it is so then we are of the opinion that sermons should be preached for they are sadly needed if we see our way clear. Therefore, sermons or no sermons, The Gamecock believes that something should be done to change this condition and we suggest that each student consider his conduct and see if he can't improve it for we are sure that if he does everybody will be delighted. U.B.O. Have We Forgotten? Perhaps we are one day late with our editorial but The Gamecock does not think that such an event as Armistice Day should be passed by without some form of recognition. Eleven years ago the armies on the western front heard the bugles clarion call sound "cease firing." The soldiers of all the nations engaged in that terrible conflict were glad for it meant just one thing and that was peace. Following this great war a natural reaction set in and for a period of five or six years the World was busy trying to once more readjust itself. Somehow during this time the deeds of our boys who wore the khaki were forgotten or rather shoved into the background of oblivion. The Gamecock feels sure that this was a natural reaction but now since efforts are being made to carry out the plans of our great war president, the late Woodrow Wilson, for universal peace we are convinced that Armistice Day should be celebrated better than it is at present. Let us therefore consider this day with more seriousness and let us all celebrate this great day in honor of those who fought and died on Flander's Field that we might have peace and have it more abundantly. U.B.O. Open Forum To the Editor of the Gamecock: A particularly deplorable situation was played up to an embarrassing degree Saturday afternoon at the North Carolina football game?Namely, that of the inadequacy of the stands on Melton field to accommodate large crowds. Undoubtably many patrons failed to get good seats; however, that is not the question of the moment. TOO MANY people were supplied seats, at the expense and to the exclusion of the students of the University. At about a quarter of three on Saturday afternoon it was the pleasure of "Yours truly," in company with a friend to stroll out upon Melton Field to witness the long-looked-forward-to Clash of the Carolinas. As we ambled down the east stand we noticed a gaping vacancy about the fifth-yard line, which we promptly dived for. Just as promptly, however, we were quite impolitely informed that only girls of the cheering section might sit therein. In the next section were jammed, sardine fashion, the boys of the cheering section. The succeeding section was quite too admirably packed. So we walked on. In the next section, we secured a seat. But our troubles weren't ended, for we were quickly ejected by holders of stubs bearing the numbers of our seats. All around us other students were meeting the same fate. Frankly, I was somewhat upset. Finally after stepping on many toes, coattails, etc., we edged our way into the student section and after several minutes of violent threats, succeeded in influencing a row of rusty urchins of the street to give us their seats. They informed us that they had been admitted free and were justly entitled to sit wherever they pleased. Other students were not as fortunate as we in securing seats. In a nut shell, the situation is this: There are approximately sixteen hundred students in the University; there are three sections on Melton Field, seating around one thousand individuals, reserved for students. Two of these sections are reserved for cheering clubs, and the rest of the University is asked to sit in one section seating 333 1-2 individuals, a great number of whom are the aforementioned unwashed guests of the Athletic Association. Perhaps I am wrong, but it appears to me that we, who pay our fees to help support the team and who are certainly more vitally interested in its welfare than any other group, should at least be extended the privilege of witnessing the games. While I am complaining, another little scene might be mentioned which was seen to occur on the same afternoon. A crowd of ticketless individuals were pressing a gate. Recognizing some girls of his acquaintance among them, a policeman approached the gate keeper and whispered in his ear. The girls were admitted. However, they explained, their boy friend had been left outside, so after some more whispering between cop and gatekeeper, the young man was admitted. Moral? (Signed) A. C. Clement. 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