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The Gamecock
Fonnded January 30, 1908
ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor
i Published Friday of every week during the college year
by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina
Entered aa second class matter at the postoflice at Columbia, 8. O.,
November 20, 1908
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executive board
William B. King - - Editor
Baynakd Whaley - Business Manager
Frank Haskell, Jr. - Managing Editor
Leon Pickens - Circulation Manager
ASSOCIATES
John C. Payne, Boyce Craig, Josephine Griffin, Lemuel Gregory,
associate editors; Frank Durham, Philip Sitbbagha, associate managing
editors.
REPORTORIAL
Mary Ford, news editor; Edward Chaffin, sports editor; Fred Hambright,
feature editor; Pinckney Walker, fraternity editor; Mark Dowtin,
Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. editor; Ijivenie Hughes, alumni
editor; Elmore Martin, Jerry Glenn, and Abel Bailor, assistant sports
editors; Faith Brewer, co-ed editor; Evelyn Lipscomb, coed news
editor; Miriam Lander, sorority editor; Miles Elliott, J. W. Cox,
Charlton HorRer, Andrew Hill, E. 1). Robinson, Paul Wateroff, Tracey
Schnclling, Howard Cooper, assistants.
BUSINESS
Thomas T. Moore, Douglas Pickling, assistant business managers;
J. R. Gregory, R. M. Brown, C. W. Rush, Fred Willis, 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.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1933
The Situation Is This
For several years, just before the annual Carolina-Clemson
football game, the students of the
University of South Carolina have gathered in
riotous mass meetings for the purpose of protesting
wrongs which they felt were being perpetrated
upon them. These meetings, fraught with
hysteria and aimless bickering among students
with half-formed ideas on questions on which they
^-ere not fully informed, were quite pleasant for
those seeking amusement; but without exception
their accomplishments were nil.
Each year the protest was made over the same
items?the cost to Carolina students for entering
the fair grounds and the additional charge for
>the Clemson game. As formerly, these charges will
be made this year; and, also as formerly, a protest
meeting held a few hours before the game will
avail the student body nothing except mild amusement
at the behavior in the meeting.
Officials of the University (President Bakef and
Doctor Foster) have worked hard over these prob- '
lems and the result of their work can easily be seen.
The charge for entrance into the fair grounds will
be the same for Clemson and Carolina students.
The discrimination which has in past years galled
the Carolina student body wil be absent, leaving
little room for argument there.
Elimination of the extra charge for the game
can be had only by agreement with Clemson or by
the payment of the entire sum ($1.10 for each
student attending the game) by the University
Athletic Association. Clemson, according to official
report, refuses to agree to elimination of the
extra cost so the only remaining solution is to
levy on the Athletic Association for the difference.
According to Doctor Foster, such a move would
severely cripple and almost anniliate the activities
of that organization. ,
Whether or not the extra money should be paid
by the students or by the Athletic Association has
been put before the advisory board of that association
and will be decided by them. The advisory
board is made up of representatives from all departments
of the University and appeal from their
decision would, seemingly, be useless.
But then, on the other hand, a mass meeting of
the students in the traditional manner would be
vastly amusing.
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Some authority has stated that progress is made
only by men who will take firm stands. The
trouble today is due to the fact that so many men
instead of being merely neutral, are neuter.
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True Carolina Spirit
Those long-faced critics of the colleges who bemoan
the passing of college spirit?which they
maintain was so perfect in their day?should have
been present at the meeting of the Carolino student
body Thursday night to see the unselfish vyay that
the students rallied to the cause of the football
squad.
When it was explained to the loyal members of
this institution the need of extra food for the members
of the football squad aid was immediately
forthcoming. That is college spirit as it should
be.
The fact that the list of contributions wes led
by the gift of President Baker is a personification
of the Carolina spirit which makes such a move
possible?and successful.
Such an action on the part of most of Carolina's
students is a real sacrifice and for that reason it
is doubly a compliment to the men who defend
Carolina's name on the gridiron. '
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To The Freshmen
A large number of freshmen just entering the
University this fall will be subjected to what is
commonly known as fraternity (or sorority) rusliing.
This experience will be either very embarrassing
or delightfully pleasant, depending on the
degree of reticense or gregariousness of the individuals.
Regardless of the various reactions there is something
that all new students being "rushed" should
keep constantly before them.
In the all-important and all-prevading position
that fraternity life takes in the first weeks of
school, when the groups are struggling to impress
upon the eligibles the glory, beauty, and friendliness
of life among their number, the freshman is
prone to forget that his university life is ever to
consist of more than a constant round of parties, (
teas and smiling upperclassmen. i
Some students, during their entire college ex- 1
istence, will never discover that there is a world (
beyond their little egocentric group. Others will '
make their discovery late and grieve that knowl- J
edge comes so tardily. But the man (or woman) i
who throughout realizes the proper place of the 1
fraternity in university life will be the gainer and, (
for it, will be a better university student?and >
fraternity man. 1
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As a former student of the University of North J
Carolina has so aptly put it: <
"My candle burns at both ends, c
It will not last the night; 4
But oh, my friends, and ah, my foes, ^
We have electric light." c
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The Monocle 4
By James M. Black
Frost Walker, yokel boy who made good in politics
to the extent of being elected to the legislature
before he could vote and crashing Ripley's "Believe
It Or Not," along with Jo-Jo, the dog faced
boy and numerous other freaks is now entering
his junior year in law school. Frost may never
be a resounding crash in state politics, but in Union
County he has the situation well in hand. Some
of you remember Frost's attempted coup d'etat in
last year's Garnet and Black election.
In ancient Egypt when the girls of the village
wanted to go out on a merry jollification they 1
would persuade the boy friends to row them down c
the river to the nearest village and there they *
(the girls) would scream taunts at the local ladies, t
In these civilized times however the fair sex has c
quieted down and do their quarreling in a more *
dignified way, i.e., that affair in Pan-Hellenic. 1
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Poem, expressing a vindicative nature.
I loved you once,
But O alas,
You made of me
A perfect ass.
^ ou'11 love some man,
I hope you do,
Perhaps he'll make
An ass of you.
An amusing story is told of Robert Bass, the
beloved faculty member of the Sigma Nu frat.
Bass had a minor role in one of Willy Dean's
mighty draymas. lie strolled up to Bill B roughton
and instructed him as to how to play the light.
This irritated IJroughton and when Bass had finished
his lecture he drew himself up and said, i
"Bass, let me tell you something. There's just one 1
thing wrong with you. You have one too many 1
letters in your name." Then the curtain (
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It is noted with regret that Bill Friar has not !
resumed his customary place at the wall this year, i
Maybe the legislature cut him out. >
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And then there is the co-ed who wanted to sched- (
ule astronomy at twelve, noon, so she would have 1
a minimum number of stars to study. 1
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If the University is going to get in on the "new
deal' she better call for a new deck?one that still
has some aces in it.
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| ^ ranee still doesn't like Germany but everything
will be all right and the world will be safe for
democracy after the next world war?maybe.
We don t start revolutions like Cuban students
but we do have a rousing good cheering section
to get into the midst of.
One man complained because the students at a
university do not get enough personal attention
but then on the other hand, we are seldom kept in
after school.
What to do with liquor is the question now. A
few people already know what to do with it.
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Carolina
To-day |
THE TRUTH AT LAST
At a recent meeting of a local
civic club coaches Laval and Rawl
were invited to speak on the University
of South Carolina team.
One of Columbia's daily papers
carried 9. long story giving an account
of the meeting and quoting
at length Coach Laval's remarks
about the football players. The
article concludes with this statement:
"The program was in
charge of the committee on underprivileged
children."
BROTHERLY LOVE
Rumor hath it that a member of
one of the fraternities here recently
invited a promising young freshman
t>oy to accompany him to a dance, it
being rush season and so on. Both
carried dates and all was going well J
until the strains of "Home Sweet
Home" had faded on the midnight air
uid the four danccrs were on the road
home. Throughout the evening the
:wo young gentlemen had been broth-l;
;rly and extremely friendly as is the
:ase during rush season. But as they
icarcd home something happened. The
>rothcr and the potential brother sudlenly
found themselves at each others'
hroats, a situation that does not
lsually arrive until after pledge day.
Dne of the ladies of the party conreived
the brilliant idea of clutching
>ne of the combatants by the hair and T
tanging on for dear life. It worked.
The fight stopped, but, alas! the idea
>f brotherhood had vanished as had
1 dollar and twenty cents which had
>cen spent on the freshman's ticket to (
he affair.
CHICKEN SHINN \\
The radio announcer who broad- ' (
casted the Carolina-Wofford game
became so excited at one point
that he forgot his grammar, and,
at the same time, more or less in- j
suited Alternate Captain Joe
Shinn. His remark was "There's
Joe Shinn now, laying on the
ground."
So there are things in the lives
of football players that one would
never have suspected.
A. T. O. GOES CATTY
An ex-A. T. O. forgetting the loyaly
that should be the due of his
hapter, has been telling wild tales of
low several of the brothers have been
ollccting stray cats and selling them
o the biology department for the uses
>f the classes of disection. One of
hose involved, according to the traior,
is an important member of the
taff of The Gaviccock.
ENGLISH 129
Dr. Babcock, after meeting English
129 for the first time, was
walking down the steps of Extension
when he perceived a small
black cat in front of the Registrar's
office.
Picking up the animal, he advanced
to the wire netting behind
which Mr. Chase officiates, and L
demanded.
"Jack, is this your cat?"
"No, is he yours?"
"From now on he is," responded
Dr. Babcock, adding that he intended
to name his pet "English
129."
TEMPERATURE REPORT
Heat is known to have peculiar efccts
on a lot of things, but to the
ay mind the idea of heat cooling any:hing
is a trifle incongruous. IIowiver,
such a thing has taken place and
he result of it is in evidence on the I
:ampus. As the mercury soared to
lizzy heights during the summer
nonths several of the University's
nost torried affairs of the heart
reached unheard of stages of frigidity.
One of our most promising young
sophomores is once more a man about
town and declares that his intentions
are strictly dishonorable. Oil of corn
is being employed as a balm by one
campus eccentric, and another gentleman
spends his time attempting to extract
his friend's dates from them. As
for the ladies, they go calmly and
unperturbedly along their respective
ways, saying nothing, but with a suggestion
of the old mating gleam in
their eyes. Ho, hum.
ANCIENT CUSTOM KEPT
Ever since this column has been
in existence it has twice annually
made it a custom to say something
extremely witty on the subject of
fraternity "rush" season. The season
has come 'round again, but
the witty sayings are long since
exhausted; in any case, saying anything
funny about rushing would
be very similar to carrying coals
to Newcastle.
More Absences
To Be Allowed
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officially representing the University. All
excuses for absences must be filed at
the registrar's office on or before the
Monday following the absence.
As usual, absences two days preceding
and succeeding holidays will count
double.
Five chapel cuts will be allowed with
suspension from the University upon
the sixth cut. v
The above regulations do not apply to
law students and seniors with an average
of "B" for all work done in the University.
The law students are allowed
voluntary attendance while the seniors
having a "B" average are allowed voluntary
attendance so long as they attend
at least 75 per cent of all class
meetings.
The action of the faculty was instituted
after much dissatisfaction had been
expressed over the cut system used last
year. Formerly six cuts a semester were
allowed but last year the number was reduced
to three. The chief faculty objection
to both the systems used formerly
was that by the notification plan a
student was able to cut several times
after he had incurred the nominally maximum
number of cuts claiming that he
was not notified that he was on probation.
The students last year objected because
of the small number of cuts allowed
and wide agitation was set on
foot to bring about a more liberal system.
The new system was initiated by
the faculty.
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Damas Club Chooses
Many New Members
At the first fall meeting of the
Danias club Tuesday afternoon.at 2:30
3'clock Lois Kirkley was elected secretary
to succeed Thiesen Ray who
failed to return to Carolina this semester.
Also 42 new members were
electcd to the club.
The new members arc:
Marjorie Foster, Helen Taylor,
Josiphine Philson, Adelaide Philson,
Nellie Hinnant, Emily Zeigler, Betsy
Bowen, Beverly Jones, Barbara Distleliurst,
Charlotte Regar, Darcy Reeves,
Mucedora DuBose, Nina Nelson, Anne
Fishburne, Mercedes Hartsel, Louise
Cathcart, Beverly Porter, Mary Lee
Blakely, Sarah Carlisle, Margaret
Watson, Marjorie Heisc, Mary Whitaker,
Helen Stevenson, Kelly Gilespie,
Marian Walker, Jennie Clarkson, Eva
Mae Dabbs, Doris Brockman, Janice
Brown, Jean Harvey, Margaret Collins,
Nell Lipscomb, Katherine Caney,
Cornelia Reamer, Cherry Dell Kelly,
Katherine Hendley, Elizabeth Byrd,
Frances Black, Mae ' Belser, Jean
Coward, Amelia Des Champs, Margaret
Ravanel.
17. I. O.
HIGHEST PRAISE
If imitation is the most exalted form
of praise, the Carolina campus politicians
should be very gratified. On
Wednesday several students gathered
near the wall were treated to the sight
of a gentleman of a very doubtful
state of cleanliness seated comfortably
on the ground admiring his rather
questionable beauty in a hand mirror.
This modest individual was so engaged
for at least a half an hour and perhaps
longer. Anyway, it was at least
a half an hour, for after watching the
procedure for that period of time this
correspondent was so forcibly reminded
of the campus demagogues
that he could bear the sight no longer.
Even if the gentleman continued his
activity for the rest of the day, fie
can have little hope of equaling the
records held by many of the locals,
some of whom have been at that sort
of thing for over five years.
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rowed from the R. F. C. and will be
secured by gate receipts. The Columbia
High school will also stage football
games at the stadium. ?\
Tentative bids, already let are for
$29,204 to W. A. Cary and Son of Columbia
for concrete work and grading
and for $47,000 to the Virginia Bridge
and Iron Works of Roanoke, Va., for
iron work, a total of $76,204. Original
plans were for a relatively elaborate
structure but due to the rise in prices
caused by the N. R. A. many of the
unessential features have been eliminated.
The efficiency of the stadium will be impaired
in no way by these changes.
Lafaye and Lafaye of Columbia are
the architects for the project and Rowe
and Sumwajt the engineers.
Men serving on the committee to make
arrangement for the .stadium were Senator
James A. Hammond of Columbia,.
President L. T. Baker of the University,
Dr. R. K. Foster, director of student
activities at the University and Paul V.
Moore, president and secretary of the
State Fair association, J. B. Murphy and
William Lykes, former president and
secretary, respectively of the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce, O. Lee Gordan
and James Cathcart, George E. and Robert
S. Lafaye, architects, Ben Sawyer,
D. W. Robinson, Jr., Mayor L. B.
Owens and Council men W. D. Barnctt
and W. P. Eleazer of Columbia.
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W. C. A. Entertains
At Vespers Services
The Y. W. C. A. is going to entertain
at the Services every other Sunday
night. The . Y. M. C. A. has
previously taken care of the services.
Lodeema Gaines is chairman of the
services to be conducted Sunday night.
Marian Coleman will be in charge
of the music.
Dr. Kilpatrick is to speak on a subject
which be will choose himself.
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Improvements Made
In U. S. C. Mess Hall
Students returning to Carolina this
year will observe that some changes
have been made in the arrangement
of Stewards Hall. Seven new tables
have been added along with a hot
cake griddle that was installed this
summer. A cashier's office has been
built that eliminates the confusion of
meal tickets that existed last year at
the entrance. The boarders have increased
from about two hundred-fifty
of last year to above three hundred.
Between forty and fifty students, who
otherwise might find it difficult to remain
in school are employed as waiters.
it. a. c.
Picking teachers is something like
picking wives. It'would be hard to
find any two men to agree on the
qualities to be sought in either.?
Dean Harry N. Irwin.
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