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The Gamecock ?? i ' Founded January 30, 1908 BOBERT 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, 8. O., November 20, 1908 Member of South Carolina College Press Association and National College Press Association Subscription Kate?J2.00 per College year. Circulation?2160 Advertising rates furnished upon Request Offices in the basement of Extension Building Phone 8123?Extension 11 Executive Board Allen Rollins Editor ?T. Wiley Brown .... Business Manuger Lemuel Ghegoby Managing Editor L. W. Epton Circulation Manager Associates Louise Edwards, Helen Middleton, W. D. King, Jack Payne, Boyce Craig, Josephine Griffin, Frank II. Wardlaw, Jr., Associate Editors; Frank 11. Haskell, Jr. and Leon Keaton, Associate Managing Editors. Reportorial Philip Sabbagha, News Editor; Irwin Kahn, Sports Editor; James Chaff in, Bob Friedman, Assistant Sports Editors; Pinckney Walker, Alumni Editor; Joo McCallum, Fraternity Editor; LaVerne Hughes, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. O. A. Editor. Genevieve Reynolds, Co ed Editor; Faith Brewer, Co-ed News Editor; Evelyn Lipscomb, Sorority Editor; Mary Ford, Feature Editor. Lewis Brabham, J. W. Cox, Jack Crawford, Charlton Horger, Andrew Hill, Frances Lybrand, R. W. Muckenfuss, E. 11. Robinson, Jane Schaffer, Dorothy Thornley, Paul Wateroff, Jean Wichman, Sid P. Wilkenfleld, Assistants. Business George Davis, L. C. Orant, Baynard W'haley, Assistant Business Managers; Robert Brown, J. R. Gibson, Judson Gregory, Leon 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, MARCH 10, 1033 I College Bred Reporters of the Columbia Spectator, after questioning people on tlie streets, discovered that five out of six men think that college students are loafers. They shouldn't associate "college bred" with "a four-year loaf." According to tests made by Dr. N. W. Marston at Radcliffe College, Tufts College, and Columbia University, all men prefer a million dollars to a perfect love affair, while ninety-two per cent of the H girls prefer the love affair. ' U. 8. O. He's probably withdrawn from school by now, the student has who asked the professor if he would j get parallel credit for reading the textbook. Co-eds at the University of Missouri may not I speak to male students on the street for more than three minutes at a time. They also must have a chaperon with them when they go to the dentist. it. b.c. Some of the tableware which has been disappearing from the Stanford University dining room j has been discovered in the dining hall of a New England college and some in China. Probably it is due to the return home of football players during vacation period. (w u. 8. o. An adverb is frequently the difference between a newsy headline and a non-newsy headline. For instance: "Cop unwittingly helps bootlegger." Dr. Walter B. Cannon, professor of physiology at Harvard University, has a new plan, "Biocracy," as a substitute for Technocracy in curing the ills of the world. There's little justification for labeling it a "substitute." u. s. o.? Students at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland are fined for cutting classes. Each year the fines collected are used to buy a Christmas present for the president. Last year he received an excellent cigar.?The Plainsman. u. b. o. The original optimist: The upperclassman at Lincoln Memorial University who hazed a young professor by mistake and then signed up for a course under him. ii. 8. o. Dr. Henry D. Pritchett, late president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, suggests as a substitute for commercialized football, American colleges try horse-racing. Imagine subsidized jockeys. r. b. c. A student at Alabama College flunked a course entitled "How to Study" and passed all his other courses with a "B" average. u. a. o. An English professor at Cornell discovered an essay which had been copied word for word from the preface of a text-book not used by that class. Ho said he would omit mentioning the person's name if the student would present himself. After dismissal he found himself face to face with five individuals. r. s. o. An Oregon University professor believes that academic standards would be raised if all college students were married. She spoke out of turn, the date did who remarked upon what a popular man "that Mr. Speaker" was in the House of Representatives. The Honor Principal "The rewards and punishments of this institution shall be addressed to the sense of duty and the principles of honor and shame." Thus begins the section of the by-laws of the board of trustees which defines the Honor Principle. Though it is traditional at the University and still warmly cherished by faculty and students, to deny that the Honor Principle has lost ground not only with the students but also with the faculty would bo to shut one's eyes on an obvious truth and proceed on faith alone. It is often referred to as cumbersome, ineffective and "a pretty theory." That a principle which has been identified with the .University as long as it has existed should be spoken of in such a manner is a gross indignity and an outrage upon the respect and reverence in which we hold the memory of those who have attended this institution before us. It is a reflection 011 our honesty and judgment; it is a shirking of our duties as a student; it is "incompatible with the obligations of morality and religion, and inconsistent with the propriety, decorum or courtesy which should always characterize a gentleman." . The Honor System is ineffective becauso the students do not support and stand behind it. What an ideal state it would be if every professor connected with the University would suffer a feeling of shame if he remained in the room to watch over his class during an examination or test, A great majority recognize the Honor Principle as an effective and flawless machinery and do not remain in the room. This group is striving for the success of the Honor Principle. But a few, probably not more than could be counted on the fingers of one hand, do not recognize in the Honor Principle any working machinery at all. Though this number be few, it looms large in view of the reverence which should be accorded such a traditional institution as the Honor Principle. The Honor System is not a principle of scantily endowed altruism. It is a tool, even as much as mathematics, science, and History. And like mathematics, science and History it possesses only potential power?power which if not wielded is never recognized, therefore useless and ineffective. It is the duty of the student to wield this tool. The qualities of the gentleman are not inborn. They are evolved through emphasis and training. The same reasoning applies to the quality of honesty. It is the duty of the student to emphasize the Honor System. It is his duty to support it. Only cooperation on his part will make the Honor System effective. Whenever universal effectiveness is restored to the Honor Principle then worth and merit will be added to degrees received from the University; for "to be a man and to be a gentleman has been for more than a century the traditional lesson of this institution. Whatever is upright and honorable for any gentleman?and nothing more nor less?is upright and honorable for a student; and this principle here guides all conduct and all intercourse, not only as between students and faculty, but everywhere and for all." XJ. 9. O. Is This Education? Is this Education? I can solve a quadratic equation, but I cannot keep my bank balance straight. I can read Goethe's "Faust" in the original, but I cannot ask for a piece of bread in German. I can name the kings of England since the Wars of the Roses, but I do not know the qualifications of the candidates in the elections. I know the economic theories of Malthus and Adam Smith, but I cannot live within my income. I can recognize the "Leit-Motif" of a Wagner opera, but I cannot sing a tune. I can explain the principles of hydraulics, but I cannot fix a leak in the kitchen faucet. I can read the plays of Moliere in the original, but I cannot order a meal in French. I have studied the psychology of James and Titchener, but I cannot control my own temper. I can conjugate Eatin verbs, but I cannot write legibly. I can write hundreds of lines om Shakespeare, but I do not know the Declaration of Independence, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, or the Twenty-third Psalm.?Allegheny College Paper. Political Science Course A Need The University of South Carolina contributes more in the way of recruits to the state's political life than any other institution. Yet it is without a course in political science, either state or federal. Such a course is a crying need and an urgent necessity, especially in a period of such economic stress as we are presently in. The University numbers among its faculty several men with a comprehensive knowledge in this field. Supplementary instruction from alumni interested in the function of government could be' arranged with little or no cost. If one is to fly an aeroplane, he certainly should be taught how the engine works. Carolina To-day SOLUTION? The mystery of Edgar Allan Poe, Jr. has finally been solved. There is a real, authentic Edgar, Jr. The poet, it seems, had no offspring, but one of his cousins named his (the cousin's) son Edgar Allan in honor of his illustrious relation and the present incumbent is the son of the son of the cousin. So that's that. COINCIDENCE? It seems there is a moving picture actress bearing the name Dorothy Wilson. It also happens that there is a fair coed on the University campus, who bears the aforementioned cognomen. To carry this thing further, the two Miss Wilsons are the same age, but what that is, is nobody's business but theirs. RETRENCHMENT? Dr. Morse believes in the exact balance between cost and value he will sell a thing for what it is worth, no more, no less. In one of his classes recently he was lecturing and suddenly he used the word "neither" pronouncing it in the swanky manner, "nyther." He halted and corrected himself to "neether." "I put on the dog only when I'm paid for it," he announced. ALL IN VAIN? The University of North Carolina Daily Tar Heel in a recent issue carries the treasonous headline: "Lecturers Decry Independence of American People." So then 1776 was a mistake after all 1 LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN? Speaking of headlines, the McGill Daily beats them all with "Basis Of Morality Sought Last Night." We'd like to meet their girl-friend 1 FOUND, AT LAST? The Los Angeles Junior College has inaugurated a course which will prepare students for careers as policemen. Fourteen students, including two women, have enrolled and are looking forward to joining the big-footed coterie of the law. It's about time some college thought of this new course, for the educational institutions arc reputed to have been training young people for careers of crime for quite some time. UNEMPLOYMENT SOLVED? I A paragraph in the Boston University J Ncivs states that a certain Mr. A1 Welch is willing to give employment to three willing males. Mr. Welch states that he has three co-eds from Emerson College who wish to be escorted to a track meet and a dance. He states that no questions will be asked, there are no stings attached, and that there is a chance for promotion. BACHELORS REBUFFED? Don Wilde (no relation of Oscar) of I Boston University pooh-poohs the idea of feminizing degrees. It seems that the University of Nagpur in India came forward with the suggestion that ladies receiving degrees should be called "heroines" instead of bachelors. Dr. Wilde attempted to explain the reasons behind I India's stand. He said that in India there was a much greater distinction between men and women than there was here in America. Oscar, how could you say such things I THE WORM TURNS? The present banking holiday certainly saw one worm turn with a vengeance. The father of a Dartmouth student wrote his son a few days ago a very lengthy and affectionate letter. To the letter he attached this post-script, "Dear son, please forward to me immediately all the cash you can lay your hands on. The banking holiday left me strapped." DISSENSION? Wofford College students recently held a Student Body meeting and demanded that athletic relations be broken with Furman. The move came after alleged "ill treatment" incident to a fist fight during a recent basketball game between the two institutions in which Adair, Furman guard, and Bullington, Wofford guard, exchanged blows. The Wofford faculty has taken no action as yet but it has been announced that no games now contracted will be cancelled. V. I. o. Not only do universities and colleges aid the nation by educating the people, but by technological research save millions of dollars for industries and citizens. It was recently computed that savings on thirty-six projects, which have been studied at the University of Illinois, amount to $124,400,000. A report based on a questionnaire on what every girl should know before entering college presented to the Syracuse University co-eds showed that she should know the arts of dancing, J smoking, drinking, and necking. Words To Soi By Dr, Sn The following was written in 1925 for the tune, "Santa Lucia", by the late Dr. Yates Snowden: CAROLINA, HAIL! Hail, Alma Mater 1 Grant us Thy blessing! Youthful, improvident, Still vainly guessing Where may we look for Light, Save in thy-loving eyes? Show us the way of Truth; Confound her enemies! One hundred years and o'er, Loud sing our glee-men, High and low, rich and poor, Thousands of free-men Here learned to serve the State, Deep to enshrine Her In their hearts' simple creed: "Love Carolina 1" Now on Fame's bead-roll Shine they in story: Time shall extol their deeds, Increase their glory: Gist, how he rode to death, Joyous and fearless; Elliott, on Sumter's walls! Hampton, the peerless! Communications The Oamecock dost not necessarily agree with any opinion or vouch for any facte stated herewith. While th? writer's name will be withheld If r?qucsted, it mutt be known to the editor. Articles will be publlthed at the discretion of the editor and in the order submitted. What kind of sportsmanship do we have at the University of South Carolina? This is an educational institution which should represent the besl kind of training in all branches of athletics as well as in the class room. It has ' often been said by observers everywhere that the Student Body exhibits little spirit whether the team is winning or losing. This may be attributed to the heterogeneous character of the student body and lack oi organization for cheering. In recenl contests in the field house we have been criticized for showing too much spirit?spirit so misdirected that wc fail to treat visiting teams with the courtesy due our guests. There is nc reason for this. A team which travels some hundreds of miles to meet our team is our guest in the truest sense of the word?anc we should accord it the courtesy ol gentlemen. If we go to an athletic contest to sec an exhibition of skill and sportsmanship?and who does not lik< to see good sportsmanship at all times ?it is only fair that we exhibit the same quality. The day when athletes killed and maimed each other for the delight o: the spectators is past, else our sport! would be like those of Caesar's gladi' ators who slew each other in th< arenas. Modern sports are for the ex hibition of skill, training and team work and we should recognize such it our opponents as well in our owr team. Truly we arc but slightly civi lized if we act like wild barbarians wh( want all strangers killed?even closes neighbors?because they are "anothei tribe." The best reason for an exhibition o sportsmanship is to help the team. Th< razzing of the galleries hurts the team especially in the basketball gamewhen boos and hisses are aimed at th< referee. Such actions permit the refe rce to penalize the team and in a clos< contest such a penalty may cost th< team an important game. Be gooc sports and avoid adverse criticism. "A Student." THE STATE GOOD PR; Schools, Coll Wc can Jplcas Binding, Kncjravin and Office Suppli THE STA1 Printers, Station COLU? IVe Print The Gamecock I I ' lg Written owden In 1925 Here came young Love and Life Low pleasures spurning, Seeking the high and true Temple of learning, . . ^ Sitting at Thornewell's feet, How did their hearts rejoice, Raptured by Lieber's lore, Enthralled by Preston's voice! Here dreaming rosy dreams Of Fields Elysian, Castles build we in Spain; Naught mars the vision; Only the pipe O'Pan, Sweet o'er the Campus charms, Where once the bruit of War Summoned the boys to arms! Mater Benifica, Radiant of beauty, Give us thy benison; Teach us our duty: Be thou our oriflamme, Guarding and warning, As through the Night we march On to the morning! Introducing ?wjjwrtr ^ mS5r".sl,h-.mu?w Ity faculty so that the ttudanU m?J more with the tmTC ORIN FAISON CROW, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., Dean of the School of Education, was born at Spartanburg, March, 1896. His first schooling was obtained at a small wooden building in Spartanburg, then called West Springs. Upon graduating from high school in 1913, he entered the University of South Carolina. Four years later he received his A. B. degree. In 1925 he sccured his A. M. degree at Peabody College, and in 1931 obtained his Ph. D. [ In his early years he served on the Mexican Border, and was the first officer of the training camp. He served | one year in France in the 318th Field : Artillery. ^ Following the war he was principle of the Hartsville High School, and while , working in that capacity was also a ^ teacher of economics. He resigned from I *'1,s school in 1925 and accepted a prof fessorship of education at the Univer. sity of South Carolina. During the folj lowing year he was acting director of , the extension division at this institution. } His teaching extended beyond the bounds . of the University when he accepted a position to teach in summer schools at Winthrop in 1924, and Peabody in 1928. [ While attending the University, Dean s Crow held many important offices, among . them being: president of the junior and ; sophomore classes, editor-in-chief The _ Gamecock, treasurer and vice-president _ of the Y. M. C. A., president of the 1 Civic club, senior editor The Garnet and l Black; holder of three honorary scholar_ ships, and valedictorian of his class. He 5 also won many medals in oratorical cont tests. r Dean Crow is a member of the South Carolina teachers association, and in ^ 1927 edited their magazine, the South Carolina Education. He is also affili# 3 ated with the school survey, Jackson, i Tennessee, and is department superintendent of the National Education Association. He is a member of Phi Delta e i Kappa and Kappa Delta Pi, both honorary fraternities, and Sigma Phi Epsilon, national social fraternity. BOOK STORE ? [NTING for ecjes, Business c you in Printing, g, Books, Stationery ICS. rE COMPANY ers, Office furniture Expert Fountain Pen Repairing