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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1906 < ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Published Friday of every week during the college year by the Literary Societies under the supervision of the Boanl of Publications Entered as second class mail matter at the Columbia postoffice November 20, 19G8, Member of College Press Association and National .College Press Association. ??????? ? ?-? News articles may be contributed by any member of the student body, but must be in by nine o'clock Wednesday night before Friday's publication. All copy must be typewritten, doublespaced, and must be signed by the writer. Articles in the Open Forum will be published at the discretion of the Editor and in the order submitted with the name of the author signed. Subscription Rate?$2.00 per College year Circulation?2150 . Advertising rates Furnished upon Request Offices in the basement of Extension Building Dial 8123, No. 11 Executive Board William G. Herbert Editor J. Sam Taylor - Business Manager Allen Rollins - - - Managing Editor R. H. Bishop - - - Circulation Manager Associates Louise Edwards, John A. Giles, J. M. Morse, Millie Taylor, Associate Editors; R. L. Keaton, Jr., Frank Wardlaw, Assibtant Managing Editors. Reportorial John A. Bigham, News Editor; Alan Schafer, Sports Editor; Irwin Kahn, Assistant Sports Editor; J. C. Payne, Alumni Editor; Genevieve Reynolds, Exchange Editor; Boyce Craig, Fraternity Editor; Ethel Galloway, Co-Ed Editor; Josephine Griffin, News Editor; Marian Finlay, Society Editor; Faith Brewer, Feature Editor; Lemuel Gregory, LaVerne Hughes, Annie Huitt, Jane Shaffer, Sue Kibler, Jean Wichman, Assistants. J. W. Brown, L. C. Grant, Baynard Whaley, Assistant Business Managers; L. W. Epton, Wilbur Jones, Leon Pickens, Kenneth Prince, Assistant Circulation Managers. CROWING FOR: News Bureau?Even a great University must advertise. Student Activity Building?This is the only way by which student activities can be properly centered and administered. Football Stadium?A needed addition to the University's equipment. Paved Sidewalks?Not only a need, but an immediate necessity. FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1932 Why Pay For G-irls? Tickets for the junior-senior dance are now on sale, says various posters tacked up on the campus. In former years the seniors were honored with a dance and a banquet, but this year they only get a dance. And for every girl with the exception of seniors who comes to this dance one dollar and a quarter ($1.25) admission must be paid. Why should girls have to pay to come to a dance? Of course we realize that the girls won't pay?their escorts will have to pay for them. According to various figures released by the president of the junior class, the treasury is in a healthy condition. If the junior class can't give a dance (or prom as they term it) without charging girls admission, they ought to hang their heads in shame and go into hibernation. The president of the junior class states that very nice favors (compacts) will be given all girls who attend. The young ladies will appreciate favors which cost less than their admission fee. n. b. c. The Student Activity Fee When the student activity fees are apportioned next year, there is one campus organization which should certainly get some of the funds. It is the University Glee Club. With the exception of the athletic teams, the Glee Club gives the University of South Carolina more publicity than any thing else. But they receive no funds from the activity fee to help them carry out their program. If the officials will slice a little off the Y. M. C. A.'s social cabinet's and debating council's apportionments, it will really help an organization which does the University more good than some which now receive aid. When the Glee Club made their northern trip this winter, each student in the club had to pay twentyrfive ($25.00) to help defray expenses. This is a noble sacrifice but should not be allowed to continue. o. b. o. A Successful Administration Within a few short weeks, the term of the present officers of the student body draws to a close. It has been a successful administration and one of which the officers can well be proud. A Garnet and Black constitution was drafted and passed and will go into effect next year. The need for this constitution has been long felt and much benefit should result from it. The straightforward manner in which the student body elections were conducted reflects the integrity of the officers and the student council. If the incoming administration carries on where the old left off, the Carolina students can point with pride to their student body officers. The honor system still remains in a sad state of affairs. The new student body officers should either break it up or make it an honor system which will be an honor system. Aa it is now, the professors have honor and the students the system. ' tr. b. o. Leonard A. ("Luke") Williamson The student body in selecting for its head Leonard A. ("Luke") Williamson has chosen a man who is thoroughly deserving of the honor. Williamson is not a politician, his previous honors having been of the non-political type. He has, during his stay at the University, served his Alma Mater well in the field of inter-collegiate debating and this year he represented Carolina at the State Oratorical meet. He is rather modest and retiring although well known and very popular with his fellow students. The student body could not have picked out for its highest honor a man better fitted or more deserving. He is exceptionally well fitted to uphold the high ideals and principles for which the University of South Carolina has long stood. "Predicted as a 'quiet' election, the resulting heavy balloting in the General Student Body elections showed that interest in politics has not waned,'' says the Washington and Lee Ring-Tum-Phi in an editorial reprinted elsewhere on this page. Apparently interest in student elections is very general. The balloting-in this year's Student Body race here was the heaviest in the history of campus politics. Contemporary Comment ELECTION INTEREST Predicted as a "quiet" election, the resulting heavy balloting in the General Student Body elections showed that student interest in politics has not waned.' Although the number of men eligible to vote was noticeably curtailed by the campus tax ruling which prevent those voting who had not paid the tax, 631 votes were cast. On a percentage basis of men eligible to vote, this was as large a number as voted in the free-for-all election two years ago which set a new high. An exciting chapter was written in the elections' history when it was necessary to have a re-election in one race. This marked the first time in the history of the general elections that a runoff was necessary. The winner's one point margin and the total balloting of 603 votes shows the political activity incurred. After the Athletic Council elections, in which all the officers went through unopposed, it was gratifying to see political life aroused and the interest of the Student Body in voting expressed. The elections, coming once a year, are usually a novel experience for the entrants. For the first time they get an inside view into the intricate workings of campus politics. Up until the :losing of the polls they are campaigning for support in an effort to win. It is a hard grind and a tiring one. The results of this year's voting show that the candidates had succeeded in arousing the interest of the students and continuing "live" politics on the campus. ?Washington and Lee Ring-Tum-Phi u. 8. o. In a recent edition of the Gamecock, representative students of the University of South Carolina were asked to give their reactions to their favorite magazines. Here's one that is quite representative, "I prefer Ballyhoo. It doesn't take any intellect to read it." ?The Clemson Tiger u. s. o. The editor of The Gamecock has been under fire from the Carolina student body because he failed to print the pictures of the new heads of the literary societies, failed to give the May Queen proper recognition, etc. Now, ain't that a shame, just think of the poor May Queen. Nerts. ?The Clemson Tiger Open Forum May 11, 1932. Dear Editor: Far be it from me to unjustly criticize certain conditions which exist on the campus, but when will any improvement be attained if the voice of the great common people is not raised in protest against things which are each day endangering the lives and happiness of those who are entrusted to the care of the Marshal's office on the campus of the University of South Carolina? Mr. Editor, I willingly admit that the duty of the Marshal's ffoice is one of hardships and multitudinous privations, that he lives a life that is beset on every hand by pitfalls and yawning abysses. But there are certain things that can not go by without bringing them to the attention of those responsible for said conditions. For one thing, janitors in the dormitories have little regard for the health of the inhabitants, leaving dust in little piles here and there, and thereby unconsciously promoting the spread of germs. In other instances, beds are very often inadequately made-up, and rooms are swept while windows are tightly closed, thus causing dust to settle thickly on furniture, walls, etc. In the first case, students going to bed at night often feel a sensation of being "short-sheeted," whereas the true conditions of things is that the janitor has merely forgotten that the sheet is a vital part of the bed. These and many other evils might be easily prevented, provided that the Marshal and his cohorts attend more strictly to the thoroughness of their work and the goodfeeiing of the students as a whole. Thank you for your indulgence. Sincerely your9, JOHN A. BIGHAM. tt. n. o An old maid went to have her picture taken and the photographer noticed her tying a piece of clothes line around the bottom of her skirt. "What's the idea of that?" he asked. "I can't take your picture that way." "You can't fool me, young man," slid the old girl. "I know you see me upside down in that camera." Carolina To-day (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) MOROSO RETURNS John A. Moroso is Visiting the campus this week after an extended tour of the world last summer followed by six months in New York this winter. He insists that in spite of the heat that Shanghai appealed to him more than any other place. It must have, for he appeared on the campus in a white linen suit from Shanghai where the custom is that you order a suit tailqr made one afternoon and it is delivered to you the next morning complete in all details. ADDRESSES KIWANIS CLUB Dean Orin F. Crow of the School of Education addressed the Kiwanis club and high school at Rock Hill Wednesday noon. He talked on the subject of vocational guidance and education. The education leader left early Wednesday morning and returned that evening. THE LION AND THE LAMB A modern version of the lion and the lamb lying down together was witnessed in Rock Hill last weekend. Two prominent campus politicians who have been for some time bitterly opposed to each other chanced to meet after the Winthrop Junior-Senior. How the miracle transpired it has not been learned, but in the course of an hour, the two were lying together in a hotel bed, sleeping peacefully. TEACHES SWIMMING Sheriff Heise's pond has been turned into a school room by Mr. Jack Crawford's gym class,?Education 58. Bryant Adair is in charge of teaching this class of swimming. Starting May 10 the class will last until the end of this school term. JUNIOR ELECTIONS Election of officers for the rising junior class will be held next Wednesday, May 18, according to announcement made by James Gressette, president of the sophomore class. Representatives to the honor committee will be selected at the same time. Nominations were made yesterday in a class meeting. CO-ED K. S. K. Co-ed Kappa Sigma Kappa will have a meeting Wednesday afternoon at 5:15 in the University chapel. All members are requested to attend this meeting as the officers for next year will be elected. DAMAS TO MEET There will be a very important meeting of the Damas club in the chapel next Tuesday afternoon, May 17, at 5 o'clock. At this meeting th<j officers for next year will be elected, so all members are requested to attend. "ELEC _. J.,. In develc Electric ei ating conc is safer, sv GENEI SALES AND ENOI Point System.! By Alpha The Florence Nightingale Circle of Alpha Kappa Gamma, national honorary leadership sorority, has recently revised the point system adopted last year. 125 points are necessary for membership to be awarded a3 follows: 75 points: Editor the Carolinian, The Gamecock, or the Garnet and Black; President Y. W. C. A.; President of a sorority; president of W. A. A.; Member of Phi Beta Kappa. 50 points: President of an honorary or professional group; president of K. S. K.; president of Damas; Student Board of Publications; Inter-collegiate debater; associate editor Vhe Gamecock or Carolinian; president Carolina Christian Service Club; president of a literary society; co-ed or art editor The Garnet and Black. 35 points: President Pan-Hellenic; ice-president, critic, secretary or treasurer of a literary society; vice-president, secretary, treasurer of Y. W. C. A.; president of. Freshman Y. W. C. A.; vice-president, secretary, treasurer of an honorary or professional group; vice-president, secretary, treasurer of W. A. A.; officers in classes; Honor Committee; straight A average; lead in a campus play; Student Council. 25 points: House presidents of Woman's Dormitory or annexes; AthTrain Travel SI 2.00 NEW Roui SATURDA Return Limit IV Greatly Reduced Pull] Spend Two Nation's Grea Enjoy THEATRES A $11.00 Philadelphi 13.00 Pittsburgh, Proportionate round trip Ga., Aiken, Batesburg-, Ridge Hill and Fort Mill. AIKEN-AUGUSTA SPE DAY C Leave Columbia Arrive New York Returning: Leave New York Arrive Columbia Make Pullman K City Ticket Office: 1208 Sur Southern Ra :tric bul THE result of exhaustive \ II conventional trolley car nr i at speeds of 70 and 80 mile || cent of the total power was ? coming air resistance. Streaml i mately 20 per cent of the po' I When the Philadelphia an< I Company decided to replace and more efficient equipment bullets"? new streamlined c< |j by 4 G-E 100-hp. motors. T |j of aluminum alloy, with tape f| are much lighter in weight an operating efficiency. >ping transportation apparatus, colle ^gineers have conducted extensive tes iitions. On land, on sea, and in the air vifter, more dependable, and more cor ial#el N E E R I N O SERVICE IN Revised Kappa Gamma . letic Council; president Federation of Women Students; Y. W. C. A. Council; Social Cabinet; co-ed editor of The Gamecock; vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and Pan-Hellenic delegate of a sorority; A average depart-/"1 mental scholarship; president of a religious club; quiet leadership and influence; athletic letter; Debating Coun. cil. 15 points: Secretary, treasurer of the Dainas; tennis champion; minor offices in a literary society; lower offices in W. A. A.; Freshman Y. W.L'. C. A. Council; secretary-treasurer of K. E. K.; minor offices in honorary or professional group; member of Garnet and Black staff not listed above; regular member of The Gamecock or Carolinian staffs not listed above; man. agcr of a major sport; prominent part (other than the lead) in a campus . play; vice-president, secretary, treasurer of Carolina Christian Service club; alternate on debating team not participating in a debate; May Queen. 10 points: Departmental assistant; outstanding departmental work; leader of a discussion group; library assistant; orchestra; lower offices in a religious group; captain or manager of a class team; cheer leader; officers of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) Bargain Fares YORK $12.00 id Trip > Y, JUNE 4 londay, June 6th man Rates, Round Trip. Days in the test Metropolis and "NIGHT LIFE" lso a-Atlantic City Pa. fares applying from Augusta, way, Winnsboro, Chester, Rock ICIAL?PULLMAN CARS OACHES 5:00 PM June 4 12:20 PM June 5 2:30 PM June 6, E. T. 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