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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor . .1, . i, Published Friday of every week during the college Jrear by the literary Societies of the University of South Carolina Entered a* second class matter at the postoflice at Columbia, 8. C., November 90, 1006 fember of Bouth Carolina College Press Association and National College Press Association articles may b? contributed by any member of the student body, but must be in by nine Wednesday night before Friday's publication. All copy must be typewritten, doubleand must be signed by the writer. Articles in the Open Forum will be published at the retion of the Kditor and in the order submitted with the name of the author signed. Subscription Rate?$2.00 per College year Circulation?2160 Advertising rates Furnished upon Request Offices in the basement of Extension Building Phone 8123?Extension 11 1 Executive Board A. Giles ... Editor .ky Brown -v - - Business Manager x II. Wahdijvw, Jr. h Managing Editor .. Epton - .... h Circulation Manager Associates juise Edwards, Ethel Galloway, Allen Rollins, Associate Editors; J. A. Digham, Lemuel Gregory, Leon Keaton, Associate Managing Editors. Reportorial Jack Payne, News Editor; Allen Schafer, Sports Editor; James Chaffin, Irwin Kahn, Assistant Sports Editors; Jane Shaffer, Alumni Editor; Boyce Craig, Fraternity Editor; Marion Finlay, Y. M. C. A. Editor. Josephine Griffin, Co-Ed Editor; Genevieve Reynolds, Co-Ed News Editor; Faith Brewer, Society Editor; LaVerne Hughes, Feature Editor; Anne Huiett, Sue Kibler, Donald Mcintosh, Tracy Snelling, Jean Wichman, Assistants. Business Royce Kneece, Leon Pickens, Kenneth Prince, W. B. Seabrook, Assistant Circulation Managers. CROWING FOR: A Better Carolina Spirit?Among Alumni, Faculty and Students. Student Activity Building?This is the only way by which student activities can be properly centered and administrated. Football Stadium?A needed addition to the University's equipment. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932 To Incoming Freshmen Wo welcome you, new Carolina man and woman, we know that you will never be disappointed in your selection of an Alma Mater. Although you come here primarily for the wonderful intellectual advantages which the University otters, yet that part of your education which comes from the life of the community is not to be undervalued. Association with men and women from all sections of the country, and from foreign countries, will help you to get rid of narrowness and provincialism; and the awkwardness and angularity which you may have had at the beginning will be gradually worn oil' by constant attrition. Some of the most helpful influences of the four years will come from your classmates, with whom you live the daily life amid the old traditions. From the moment that you matriculate here the University is yours, you become a part of it. It is for you to make its history, to formulate its traditions just as the many distinguished alumni of bygone days have done. Yours is a glorious charge to keep, a wonderful heritage. You are going to have to decide whether the ^University is just another institution,, of higher learning or a mighty influence for the uplift and betterment of this state of ours. Now about all times is the time when the crying need is for MEN, men who can forget self, ipen who can overlook petty jealousies and differences, men who are willing to work steadfastly and unselfishously, men who can and will unite to make our University again the kind of institution as the Carolina of old. The Carolina which produced such men a? Cheves, Hampton, Legare, McDuffie, Pettigru, Sims, and others. No other institution possess such a wealth of tradition. You are a part of Carolina now, this tradition is yours. The responsibility is also yours. It is a glorious opportunity. U. 8. O. To The Upperclassmen With the coming of each freshman class to the University, there falls upon the shoulders of the upperclassmen a new and peculiar responsibility. These men come here with only a hazy, ill-formulated idea of what Carolina really is and what she can come to mean in their own lives. The impression of each freshman as to the ideals, spirit, and all-round worth of the University will be founded entirely upon the result of their observation of the students already here. That is only natural because the students are the University. Therein lies the responsibility. Let each man and each woman ake very sure that no false impression of Carolina ideals and irit will bo gathered because of his or her actions. Remember ^ays that the University is of far more importance than any perlal animosity, than any personal desire for superiority, than ,any que, than any fraternity or sorority. The University is the very ;art of the state, and YOU are the University. P. 8. O. * The State Race Bugaboo With the most wonderful material ever assembled by a Gamecock coach, the present football season should be outstanding in University history. Whether this will be the case depends largely on one thing: Can the Gamecocks forget the so-called "state race"? For years, Palmetto teams have been squabbling among themselves and as a result have made miserable showings against out-of-state opponents. With the Gamecocks possessed of experience and able men galore,?enough to keep them from envying any other Conference team,?it is high time to come out of the tall timbers. Whether the Gamecocks will be content to remain in the bush leagues all of their lives or whether they will eventually travel in fast company depends largely on their ability to discard the state race bugaboo. Concentration on small home games will wreck the best chance that a Gamecock team has ever had to really make their mark in the Conference. Patronize The Gamecock Advertisers Once again we implore the student body to patronize the Gamecock advertisers. The Gamecock, which belongs to you, could not remain in existance were it not for its advertisers. Let's give them value received for every dollar of advertising. It is just as easy for you to buy from them as from anybody else and when you do, you are helping greatly your paper. Patronise The Gamecock Advertiser*. Another O^Mn, Mag O.U, Merlud Ration | The University of North Carolina gaye recognition to a distinguished son of her sister University when it conferred an honorary degree upon D. R. Coker, of the class '91. Many South Carolinians will feel gratification, and find genuine pleasure in this citation by the North Carolina university: v \ 4'David Robert Ooker, farmer, scientist, merchant, banker, manufacturer, unpretentious philanthropist and pre-eminent son of South Carolina. Standing with filial loyalty on the groundwork of a great father, whose imagination entered into the rebuilding of the conquered and broken South, he became, in his own right, ond of the world's greatest farmers; breeder of pedigreed seeds, planter of beautiful flowers, patron of the arts and sciences; highly commissioned by his country in war and peace, a scientific pioneer, whoso agricultural statesmanship brings a bit of hope today to a broken section and a stricken world." j , ' <" "One of the world's greatest farmers 1" Distinguished for "Agricultural Statesmanship!" The State says, "High praise, indeed, and recognized by thousands as merited. But the merit should be recognized by hundreds of thousands in South Carolina." Mr. Coker would be a credit to the alumni of any university and we are, indeed, proud of him. He has continued to serve the University throughout his wonderful life and is now the senior member of the Board of Trustees. It is men of this type that makes us glad we came to Carolina for our education. It is men of this type, who can forget self, who can overlook petty jealousies and differences, who are willing to work steadfastly and unselfishously, that the University needs most. ' U. 8. O. "Hello!" "One of the finest things about Carolina is the friendliness of the students," Dr. Noble Dick, prominent alumnus of Seattle, Washington, told us at the Carolina-Duke game last year. "Here they speak to one another and to strangers. This is so much in contrast with the snobbishness I have noted at other universities, and is something, I believe, that all Carolina men cherish as one of the University's greatest traditions. Everybody speaks on the Carolina campus." One of the oldest of Carolina traditions, cited to all new students, and observed for over a century and a quarter by members of the student body,?this year will be no exception. The democratic custom of every student speaking to his fellow student on the campus is boasted of by Carolina men wherever they gather. It lias always been a source of pride to students to point out that this custom is observed at thevUniversity and at few other colleges and universities in the country. No member of the student body is too good; or in a social strata so far above the others; nor is any member of the Faculty so aloft in the wisdom of the ages that it is impossible to say "hello" to another he or slig meets on the Carolina campus. Just remember that democracy has always been an asset to the University and meet a student on the grounds on which you should prefer to be met yourself. Just remember that by speaking you are doing your bit to carry on the wonderful tradition handed down to us. That you are doing your bit to carry out a custom truly representative of a great Southern university like ours. Nigel A. League One of the most grevious tragedies of the past summer was the untimely passing of Nigel A. League, of the class of 1931, at the close of an impassioned address which he had just delivered at a political meeting at Simpsonville, S. C., where he had just presented to the voters his reasons for seeking to serve his country and state in the House of Representatives. Mr. League was a young man of unusual promise. Perhaps he will be remembered'best by his fellow students for his vim and vigor, displayed most prominently the two years he acted as head cheer leader. It will be a long time before we again see a cheerleader his equal. With the same vim and vigor he worked for the University in other ways and it was with this same spirit that he died,?fighting. He would, in all probability, have been sent to the Legislature / Greenville county and would there have made a record of p. service that would have led to greater public responsibilities. His untimely death is a great loss to the whole state which is all the more keenly realized because of the unusual circumstances of his passing. XJ. s. o. Reduction Of Cuts A Backward Step Entering, as we now are, upon a semester in which only three cuts are allowed instead of six as in the past, we pause to regret the mistaken faculty action which brought this backward step. The modern tendency in all first class institutions of learning has been toward increasing the freedom of the individual student in this particular. We believe that this tendency is a good one; we are confident that it, tending as it does toward the development of will and the capacity for intelligent and independent action on the part of the individual student, is a distinct forward step. Therefore, it is with the keenest regret that we here take notice of this unfortunate action. We hope that this condition will not be long allowed to exist. When Hamlet was asked what he was reading and replied, rather wearily: "Words, words, words," in Shakespeare's immortal play, he must have been reading one of President Hoover's speeches. Most girls have a skin they love to retouch. Bootleg liquor isn't as hard to get as it is to get over. An Oklahoma woman says c9llege women need nighties, spankings and lowt heels. This illustrates the difference between demand and need. s ' ' . Y "They who lag behind the signai win no crowns," quoth Themistocles. Yes, and they usually get pulled, too. , Republican repealists didn't bring home the bacon from Chicago, but they scrambled the eggs. , / % Carolina V To-day \ \ (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) and received fifty cents change. Itwas not until late Wednesday that Wardlaw realized his mistake and hurried up to the Companies headquarters. In a few minutes he found the taxi he had ridden,in, and the driver promptly gave him nine dollars. Wardlaw thanked the man, who silently walked around to the back of the taxi and pointed to their slogan, "Dependable." ____________ 'i x "All In" Coach Billy Laval has invented a lot of new football plays in his time, but his first venture in the field of novel ways to dismiss football practice was recorded on Melton Pield no further back than a fpw days ago. "You're coach for one minute, Buddy," he addressed Moorehead, 205-pounds guard. "All in," said Buddy. Reigel? No, Johnson The reserves were battling the life out of the varsity. On, on, on they battered their way into varsity territory until the shadow of the first team's goal was reached. The ball was snapped back to Walker Yonce, halfback, who stepped high, wide and handsome in evading a flock of tacklers until he was almost in the clear. But, alas, one of his own linemen had been handled a little roughly in the scrimmage play and Yonce was brought to earth with a neat tackle by Joe Johnson. Saturday Classes Classes will be met to-morrow, September 24, on the half-hour schedule, as inaugurated at the University last session. All Monday, Wednesday, and Friday classes will meet on the half-hour and all Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday classes will meet on the even hour. \ Damas Election of new members will be the main business before the meeting of the Damas Club on next WednesADVE The Gai ^ / \ Best Advertii on the C Circulate THE &TATE ] # i REDUCED F FOUNTA SEPTEMB] / Every student will want a good line of Watermans, Parkers, Shaf at greatly reduced rates this mon Our large stock must be reduce your gain. . Don't fail to inspect Pine Pount / THE STAT] ^Printers, Sfatione, Column , i W* Print Th? Gamecock r 1 v . ' - pi II Trustees Favor News Bureau The Board of Trustees last June went on record as favoring the work of Dean J. Rion McKissick and students in the School of Journalism, in the work they have l^en doinfr in connection with the University News Bureau. Last year the students in Journalism 48 attempted sending out to dkily and <weekly papers in the state news releases and stories,- dealing with the university under the direction of Dean McKissick without cost to the university. This year, it is understood, Dean McKissick will again take up the task with one of his lab classes. Thompson To Visit Campus Waddy Thompson, University graduate and prominent historian, will be E in Columbia on October 8th to attend a banquet to be given by the local 1 chapter of Alpha Tau Omega. Thompson, the author of the Ameri- I "j can History which has long been I i used in the public schools of the I state, resides at present in Atlanta, I Ga. He was graduated from Carolina I in 1887. Y ^ Waddy Thompson's brother, Hugh, who was a student here at the same time, became later Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury. Leonard Williamson' Addresses Freshmen (CONTINUED FROU PAGE ONE) strive to make this the finest student i body in the south. "May the success fnd achievements I of those who have preceded us, spur H us on to greater achievements in the I future. Above all, let us exhibit the I j spirit and loyalty to our alma mater I which is justly due her, that in years I to come we. might look back with I pleasiye on a profitable stay at Caro- I Una." day at 5 o'clock according to an announcement by Elizabeth Creighton, president. RTISE % J* * mecock . j ring Medium | Campus I m 2350 I \ - ! \ . iii- ; / <# BOOK STORE ??| 'RICES ON IN PENS BR ONLY / pen. We are selling our whole fers, Conklins, Wahl Eversharpi d. We take the loss, which Is : our big variety of ain Pens E COMPANY | re, Office "Furniture bia.S.C.