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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Published Friday of every week during the college year by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Columbia, S. O., November 20, 1908 Member of South Carolina College I'ress Association and National ;s College Press Association Subscription Kate?$2.00 per College year. Circulation?2150 Advertising latca furnished upon Request Offices in the basement of Extension Building l'lione 8123?Extension 11 Executive Board John A. Giles - Editor J. Wiley Brown ... - Business Manager Trank H. Wardlaw, Jk. - - Managing Editor L. W. Epton ----- Circulation Manager Associates Louise Edwards, Helen Middleton, Allen Kollins, W. U. King, Associate Editors; Uoyce Craig, Lemuel Gregory, Leon Keaton, Associate Managing Editors. Reportorial Jack Payne, News Editor; Allen Schafer, Sports Editor; James Chaflin, Bob Friedman, Jerry II. Glenn, Irwin Kalin, Assistant Sports Editors; Jane SchaiTer, Alumni Editor; Frank Haskell, Fraternity Editor; Philip Sabbngha, Y. M. C. A. Editor Josephine Griffin, Co-Ed Editor; Genevieve Reynolds, Co-Ed News Editor; Faith Brewer, Sorority Editor; I^iVerne Hughes, Feature Editor. Jean Wichman, Elizabeth Duke, Susan King, Frances (.!. Lybrand, Joe McCallum, Dorothy Thornley, Paul Waterolf, Pinckney Walker, Sid P. Wilkenfleld, Evelyn Lipscomb, R. W. Muckenfuss, Mary Ford, Charlton Hogor, E. R. Robinson, J. W. Cox, J. A. Crawford, Andrew llill. Assistants. Business George l>avis, L. C. Grant, Baynard Whaley, Assistant Business Managers; Robert Brown, J. R. Gibson, Judson Gregory, I/eon Pickens, 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, DECEMBER 9, 1932 A Revised Cut System (CONTINUED FROM I'AQE ONE) ????? unexcused absences that the particular course carried credits for the semester. Those sophomores with a "15" average on every course would be allowed twice as many unexcused absences as particular course carried credits for the semester. 3. Juniors. All juniors would be allowed twice as many unexcused absences as the particulai course carried credits for the semester, and those having a "B" average on every course would be allowed voluntary attendance upon classes. 4. Seniors. All seniors would be allowed three times as many absences as the particular courst carried credits for the semester, and those having a "B" average on every course would be allowec voluntary attendance upon classes. 5. Law students. We would put the law sclioo back on the same basis that it was last year,?i basis for which it was favorably known all ovei the country. ? Should this proposal be enacted, the matter oi what class a stuelent was in would have to b< settled by the Registrar's office on a basis of credits Scholastic averages would have to be based on tin previous semester's work. The aelvantage of the sliding scale upon wliicl the proposal is based would be to increase the de sire for scholarship, something for which the au thorities have striven for many years. There art students in the University who have the maturity and scholastic attitude of the tj'pical University man, and who should be encouraged in their effort! for better scholarship. The Gamecock believes that this system wil aelequately cover the matter of discipline and yel retain a large amount of flexibility for the student n. i. a. Hail Gamecocks! We congratulate the Gamecocks upon their fine stand in Birmingham Saturday. They showed the real power and elash of which they were capable, they showed a magnificent spirit of elc or die. They can be called real fighting Gamecocks. Tn that game they were playing big time football. Only the referees whistle kept them from haneling a crushing defeat to the Auburn Plainsmen, a team that was previously untieel and undefeated, and held already within its grasp the Southern Conference crown. The victory, we believe, presages a glorious season for 1933. The game Saturday brought them recognition and respect throughout the nation. It is evident upon the face of things that a team with / sufficient power to upset the Plainsmen should be a power in the Conference. We think that more games of the Auburn caliber should be placed upon the schedule for 1933. We believe that rare opportunities await the Birds and that everything in the University's power should be done to help them into the championship stride. ti. n. a.?? Time magazine tells us that the Federal deficit is mounting at the rate of $5,000 per minute. Why not try stopping the clock? Jsv. V. 0. o. The Beech Nut chewing gum people in an attempt "to help save the nation" gave a generous supply of gum to all candidates in the recent elections, who applied for same. *. ?? iiii ii ffiYiinYiVh ifrJiliiri; vi Why The Student Council? % Many years ago, when the Student Body Constitution was written, the Student Council was established as a representative group, which would bo representative of student opinion. It was believed by the framers of the Constitution that t eventually the Council would become a sort of ; "senate" and that petitions and other matters com- i ing from groups within the Student Body would { be settled within the Council. The Student Council has never reached its r proper element, however, and we now have a body s which never meets and whose only power and duty 1 is to conduct elections. 1 The powers of the Student Council should be extended and petitions, bids, for student services, etc., should be threshed out within the Council before being brought, with recommendations, to the Student Body itself. Of course, before such changes could bo made, the antiquated election of members of the Council would have to be changed. Members of the Student Council should be elected from the various professional schools, etc., the number from each being in proportion to the enrollment. u. 8. o. Pacifists Protest During the Thanksgiving holidays representatives from fifty American colleges gathered in < New York City to protest the presence of R. O. ' T. C. units on their campus. They reason that stu- 1 dents should not be forced to take military train- \ ing and plan to protest to the next Congress. . We wonder, not knowing so much about it, since i we have no R. O. T. C., if it wouldn't be better for these pacifists to go somewhere to school where there is no military training? It is pleasant, indeed, to contemplate the cliimea of universal brotherhood and easy to forget that nations are founded on bloodshed and agony, and sustained by self-sacrifice and devotion. The belief is such dreams are aided by universal abhorrence of war, and it is upon this help that pacifists and internationalists seek to weaken the very foundations of our national structure. *j. 8. o. For Your Approval > Once again we implore the Student Body to 5 patronize The Gamecock advertisers and remind you that your Gamecock could not remain in ex* istance were it not for its advertisers. If the manufacturer and merchant did not have ? confidence in their wares, they would hesitate to 1 call attention to them, for advertising rigidly tests the maker, the seller, and the merchandise. 1 In the long run, you can depend on the man v who advertises, as well as on his product. That , t' is one reason why people have found that it pays i to read advertisements. < ' through advertising that the excellent " things of the world are brought to the attention 1 . of those who are seeking for the best and most \ ? economical way to spend money. Read the advertisements. They arc news. 1 v. m. a. A Poor Suggestion j The National College Press Association in one ,r of its editorial tips recently went to great lengths j to advise college editors not to follow the longs established journalistic practice of placing the facts of a story which are contained in the lead 1 sentence and are the most important to the story, t in the headline, but rather some subordinate facts . or extra information. The Association gives as its leason for this extraordinary piece of advice, the assumption that the average college reader peruses his paper from cover to cover, missing noth' ing theiein in contrast to the average reader of I the daily newspaper. s The Gamecock believes that the Association is > wrong, both in the suggestion itself and in tho grounds upon which they base it. If there is a person whose life is in a constant whirl, and who has little time for the serious and thorough readi ing of a paper, that person is the college student. The college newspaper is valuable both from a standpoint of service to school and students, and i fiom tho standpoint of benefitting and training I those who produce it. The Gamecock fails to see 1 why the National College Press Association should i adviso a practice which is in direct varience with ; one of tho cardinal principles of journalism. 1 it. m. o. Apparently A Good System ] Twelve years ago, on November 12, 1920, there , appeared on the front page of the Tidane Ilulla- 1 , bdoo a notice to the effect that $500 would be 1 . given to the party securing a contract for a foot- ! ball game with Auburn, the Alabama Crimson , and White (which calls itself the South's leading i college newspaper) tell us. After looking at the ! 'first ploa" for games published by tho University authorities, we are convinced that some such system could be well applied hero. And following Tulane's example, it might be a good idea to drop some of those small schools. Recently an employer in a shirt factory was fired for making nightshirts in the daytime. \ . ?i, i Carolina To-day (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ' >ut the University band was al^o given i full quota of the laurels. Following the game the hand participated in a Christmas parade with a number of ?4.her bands, and after the demonstraion, Birmingham officials and others emarked that it was the most out.tanding musical organization that lad visited the Magic city in a long time. Parchment Food "Diplomas cannot be eaten" is the doleful admission of several hundred jobless graduates who recently formed an Association of Unemployed College Alumni. The Association recommends a general reduction of working hours to six a day and a five day week for intellectual workers as well as manual laborers. Unemployment insurance is also advocated, by the socialist group which has its headquarters in New York. 0 __________ Bass Vengeful Professor Bass, who was robbed of iwo cents at two o'clock in the mornng not long ago, declares that the robber has been apprehended and that le intends to do something about it. Flic Aesop of Marion county is all hot ind bothered about the burglary, it s reported. Match This! The most pathetic story of the day was the tale of the man who drove all night in an automobile from Birmingham to Columbia for the Auburn-Carolina game, only to learn it had been transferred to Birmingham. He arrived just in time to see Camden battle Chester for the class B state high school championship. But that's not the sad part. "There oughta be a law against transferring football games", he grumbled to himself, and when someone undertook to explain in great detail why the transfer was made, the gentleman from Alabam' rewarded him with a punch in the nose, whereupon (and here's the sad part) he retired to the city bastille where he spent the night. Wynne Warned Team Interviewed after the CarolinaAuburn game by Jimmy Burns, assistant sports editor of the Atlanta Georgian, Chet Wynne, Auburn coach, said: "Naturally I am disappointed. I don't want to alibi, for South Carolina gave us a battle, but I think some af my boys were still suffering cffccts af the flu. However, Roger Kiley and I warned them between halves that they had to guard against a South Carolina rally." "Kingfish" Happy Senator Huey Long, who has Louisiana State University's welfare very much at heart, evidently regards the Tigers' 6-0 victory over the Gamecocks as their strongest claim to the Conference title. When informed of the 20-20 tie result of the Carolina-Auburn game, the "Kingfish" said: "Well, I'll be . That makes Louisiana the Southern champions. Whattaya mean are we gonna claim the championship? Hell, we don't only claim it, we won it. We beat South Carolina 6 to 0 on their own grounds. We went a thousand miles to do it, and is was their home-coming day too. Their holding of Auburn to a tie gives us a clear 1,000 per cent title to the championship." This Younger Generation! "Flaming Youth" landed in the headlines of '1 he Slate twice in one clay last week, when a story from Washington had this head, "Collegians Enlisted to Handle Reds", and when Will Rogers had as the caption to his daily whatnot "Collegians Confusing Majoring With Army." 1 lie first story had to do with the fact that the sergeant-at-arms of the House had asked for the aid of policemen recruited from local campuses to combat red-riots which were expected when Congress opened; in the second, Will Rogers voiced his sympathy with college-students who have to decide what subject they wish to specialize in. Praise From Sir Huburt An ex-editor of The Gamecock, now on the reportorial staff of The State, was heard to remark recently that this organ had improved immensely since he had edited it. He further stated, "It's a real newspaper now." University Ha< Of Tw< By Robert I When the University of South Carolina first opened its doors June 10, 1805, it had a faculty of two and a Student Body of ten. Doctor Maxcy and Professor Hanford comprised the faculty, while the Student Body enrollment had risen to 29 before the session closed if July. All of us have no doubt noticed the statute on our campus, but probably comparatively few of us know to whom this statute was erected. Designed by the architect, Robert Mills, the Latin inscription written by Professor Henry, and unveiled in 1827, this monument is dedicated to the memory of .Jonathan Maxcy, the first president of our University. With November 25 came examinations for promotions, and the entire Student Body was promoted. As there were no seniors, there was no commencement that December, but the students of the three classes then in the school gave a "public exhibition of declamations and dialogues." Steward's hall was built in 180G on the site of Harper College. Right here, it might be interesting to note the duties of the steward in those days. They were: "to cause all the inhabited rooms in the college and the entries to be cleanly swept every day, and all the beds to be decently Introducing Each week The Gamecock will carry a wrlteup of a mombor of the University faculty so that the student* may become more familiar with the truly Interesting men and womon who make up this body. WILFRID HARDY CALLCOTT, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., professor of history, was born in central Texas in 1895. His first schooling was ob- ; tained at the small one-teacher country school. After finishing all the grades offered at the small school, Mr. Callcott went to Sabinal, Texas, where he went to high school. His first college work was done at Southwestern University. He entered college in 1914 but in 1917 his work there was interrupted by the World War, in which he was active for 18 months. Five months of his army life was spent in France where he -was in the air service. Following the signing of the Armistice he finished bis work necessary for gaining his A. B. degree after which time he went to New York where lie studied and taught in Columbia University. At Columbia where he was teaching part time during his last two years there, Dr. Callcott obtained his A. M. in 1920 and his Ph. D. in 1920. Dr. Callcott first came to the University of South Carolina in 1921 where lie immediately become an important part of the history department here. His service at this institution has been continuous since that time except from June, 1928 until February, 1929 at which time he made investigations and gathered material to be included in bis second volume on the history of Mexico. Dr. Callcott has published two books. The first was "The Church and State in Mexico, 1822-1856" published by the Duke University Press. The second was "Liberalism in Mexico, 1850-1929", published by the Stanford Press in 1931. Dr. Callcott is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Historical Association and the American Bibliographical Association. THE STATE I THIS SEASON'S FOR SOUTH C Tlie State I BY WILLIAM 1 Henry Bellamann says: "Everj not only read this book, but shou before such an informed Intelligei manity moulds another compara1 Already this book has had an price is $2.50, and we pay postaf THE STATE B COLUM1H IVe Print The Gamecock I Faculty a First Session! ^ambert, Jr. made at the same time. He shall also cause the chapel to be swept once every week and ko be cleanly washed every fortnight." He was to look after the keys to I the rooms, attend to the student's 1 washing, repair fences and edifices. He was allowed to sell to the students 1 "cider, beer, bread, butter, cheese, tea $ coffee, chocolate, milk, apples, and 511 such articles as the president shall per- I mit, in small quantities and at a rca-'pl sonable price; but shall sell no article I on credit." The first case of discipline J resulted in the suspension of William *1 Davis for bad behavior in chapel $1 Church attendance by students was^l compulsor3r, although they were al? * ' lowed to attend any church they wished. Professor Pcrault was removed from the faculty in 1811 bccause of neglect of college duties, "though skilled in M mathematical science, lie lacked that;4i dignity which a freshman would expect in a learned professor." Another professor so infuriated hit if classes by telling them "that it might be that half of his class were very smart fellows, for he never saw them; ' but the half that attended his classes I were as laborious as oxen, but as stupid as asses" that lie was practically forced to resign. Can You Add To These ? \ Every week The Gamecock will print a list of alumni of the University who have distinguished themselves in some field through the year 1888. Following is a list of alumni, who have served as Bishops and Confederate Generals. Bishops William Capers (b), Bishop M. E. ' Church South. Stephen Elliott, D.D., A. B., Episcopal Bishop, Georgia. William J. Borne, A. B., Episcopal Bishop (Missionary) China. Alexander Gregg, D.D., A. B., Episco- % pal Bishop, Texas. R. W. B. Elliott, A. B., Episcopal ^ Bishop, (Missionary) Western Texas. Confederate Generals John B. Floyd, A. B., Brigadier- 1 General. M. L. Bonham,/ A. B., BrigadierGeneral. Maxcy Gregg, A. B., Brigadier-General. Wade Hampton, A. B., LieutenantGeneral. Joseph Gist (d), Brigadier-General. M Samuel McGowan, A. B., Bricradier- "*" General. | John K. Jackson, A. B., Brigadier- -j General. $ James Connor, A. B., Brigadier- 1 General. John Bratton, A. B., Brigadier-Gen- f$j eral. S. R. Gist, A. B., Brigadier-General, j>yjj John A. Wharton, A. B., Brigadier- 4j General. 'W J. R. Chalmers, A. B., Brigadier- ^ General. . M. W. Gary (a), Brigadier-General. fc|| M. C. Butler (a), Major-Gcneral. T. M. Logan, A. B., Brigadier-Gen- j eral. ' V. 8. O. Dr. Callcott's special interest is Latin American history. He is at >J| present working on a biography of Santa Anna, the famous Mexican general and president. "" tOOK STORE | I HOLIDAY GIFT || CAROLINIANS Ur . J l~orcjot ' || WATTS BALL r good South Carolinian should Id own a copy. It will be long ice and such an enchanting huble work." exceptionally good sale. The fe. OOK STORE A, S. C. .1 IVt Repair Fountain Pens I Jl