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tiB'H 1 .,11 ' I II, M 1 " ? " 'I T"t 1". ' 11 .'I '! 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 postotfice at Columbia, S. C., November 20. 11>0S Member of South Carolina College Press Association and National College Press Association Subscription Hate?$2.00 per College year. Circulation?2160 Advertising lates furnished upon Request Oitices in the basement of Extension Building Phone 8123?Extension 11 EXECUTIVE HOAHI) Lemuel 1- Gregory ? ? ? ? Editor Thomas T. Moore ? ? -? Business Manager Philip C. Sahbagha ? '? ? Managing Editor Leon Pickens ? ? ? Circulation Manager ASSOCIATES John C. Pa.vne, Frank II. llaskell, Mary Ford, Josephine Griffin, Faith Hrewer, Edward Ch.tlfin, and J. A. ltighani, associate editors; Mark Dow tin. Miles Elliott, Fred Ilambright, associate managing editors. ltEPORTOKIAL Pinckney Walker, news editor; Elmore Martin, sports editor; Evelyn Lipscomb, feature editor; Atherton Whaley, fraternity editor; Ellen Freeman, V. M. C. A. and Y. \V. C. A. editor; Joan Conard, alumni editor; Howard Cooper and Jack Killea, assistant sports editors; I#averne Hughes, co-ed editor; Miriam Lander, co-ed news editor; Catherine Turner, sorority editor; Dorothy Dunavaut. and llennie Ore.ve l.ewis, assistant sorority editors; Claude Starr Wright, and Amelia Deschainps, assistants. BUSINESS Douglas Fickling, assistant business manager; J. C. Gregory, K. M. Drown. C. \V. Kuss, Fred Ellis, 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 administered FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 19:*4 Duke And Student Government Recent press despatches report that Duke University students are rising against alleged "dictatorial" and "autocratic" interference in student self government on the part of university officials. Since reports are hazy we do not attempt to take sides in the controversy. This matter does not have any direct significance on our campus and we will not attempt to take part in another university's local squabbles. However, we feel that this is an appropriate time to look into the whole field of student self government. There are questions rising that effect the students of colleges and universities throughout the country. Real student self government is a comparatively recent affair in American collegiate activity and can hardly be said to have reached the evolution of its full growth. During the early twenties the tendency was to put students in full control of the various extra-curricular activities but in the past few years there has been a newswing of opinion. Excessive student politics, the inefficiency of student executives, and, in some cases, downright dishonesty on the part of those in charge of funds have forced modern educators to the opinion that students are NOT always capable of handling their own affairs. This situation has been recognized in most colleges and directors of student activities have been appointed to supervise the handling of monies for all student projects. As yet faculty supervision has not gone much further that the financial side but it must be recognized that the students are on trial. IF PRESENT ABUSES CONTINUE FACULTIES ALL OVER T1IE COUNTRY WILL BE FORCED TO STEP IN AND GREATLY REDUCE TI1E POWER OF THE STUDENTS. In theory student activities develop the executive abilities of the students but when these activities are perveted to the end of the clique rule and outright dishonest practices they have become an evil and can hardly be called an educational function. At the same time it is slowly beginning to permeate the educational cranium that the modern college is breeding in its own midst perhaps its worst enemy. The college student who is robbed of what he deserves by petty politics and who sees all around him the injustice and crassness of clique rule perpetrated by his fellow students, the so-called pick of modern youth, is not liable to go forth with a respect for the institutions that breed these conditions and whose faculties seem unable or unwilling to put a stop to these practices. We are in 110 way urging the abolishment of student self government but the students today must realize that they face the choice of cleaning house or having their power taken from them. Students have been presumed to be capable of conducting themselves as decent and fairminded young men and women who will be the future leaders of the country. If they prove themselves incapable or unwilling to accept this responsibility, they must accept the consequences. The students must clean their house or have it taken from them as a dangerous plaything. U. ?. O. Is there a University of South Carolina Press? No, unfortunately, but one of the Birmingham papers doesn't seem to know the sad fact, since they recently published a review of "Birds of the South," and credited its publication to The Uni versity of South Carolina Press. Go read the letter from Ada on the bulletin board outside Dean Bradley's office. Ada, to otir mind, is one long scream. Oust The Bugaboo! 1 he Gamecock strongly recommends'that the curriculum be altered so as to allow Carolina students the option of taking a course in the mat hematics of investment in place of college algebra. Algebra, the bugaboo of Carolina students for many decades, lias served its time, if indeed it ever had a time, in the college curriculum as a required subject. It has been outmoded, and should be tossed into the limbo of outdated studies. Ihe pragmatical world into which the college man is thrust demands that he know the arithmetic of simple investments. Such things as annuities, bonds, interest, life insurance, etc., are far more likely to be encountered than quadratic equations, geometric progressions, simultaneous equation^, and the like. But students are not required to take such a course, and after the average I student has struggled with freshman math for a year, many struggling for years, he lias no time to take another semester of it. The teaching load, always an important matter here, will not be increased, it will merely be shifted from one math section to another. Those who desire to take algebra will still have that privclege but those who believe that the math of investments will be more beneficial to them will not be ioreed to take algebra. Wield The Pen If you have something to say that you think important, if you can't get a sufficient audience for your opinions, if you want to shout your views from the housetops, if you have a kick coming about something, why not sit down and write The Gamecock about it! The Gamecock will run, for the benefit of its readers, an Open Forum each week in which letters from students and faculty will be printed. If you are hot under the collar about something, then wield the pen. Robbing The Crib Although it is nice to know that The Gamecock is the most popular publication on the campus, we view with a certain degree of regret the manner in which the paper finds its way into the hands of the readers. It is deplorable that certain students are so eager to read the publication that they grab several papers and make off with them. Such an act rapidly diminishes the number of Gamecocks available and deprives some of their copy altogether. -The papers are on hand for distribution in front of the Extension building every Friday. Get them there, but give everybody a reasonable opportunity to share the number of copies on hand. A Weak Halter We have all heard the tale of the dire effects that, would result if the blind led the blind. That is the situation that is now confronting the I Diversity of South Carolina student body, according to the opinion of The Gamecock. I lie average meek freshman or the average cvnieal sophomore probably does not know that there are two leadership fraternities and one leadership sorority on the campus. Why should he know? Neither members of the fraternities nor the sorority apparently have ever done anything during their stay at the University to warrant the title bestowed upon them. Leadership! Let us review the accomplishments of the leadership groups of late. Oniieron Delta Kappa gave the sundial, around which the majority of campus elections take place. lllue Key usually publishes, about Christmas time, a directory of the student body and faculty. I his year we have heard rumors of the immediate publication of the directory, but so far, like Salt W ater. it has not made its appearance. Probably we will receive our copy about the time of Commencement ... .a nice souvenir of our year at the Lnhersity of South Carolina, presented by that leadership fraternity, Blue Key. The women's leadership sorority, Alpha Kappa (lamma. is about on a par with the fraternities. Last year we seem to remember having heard rumors concerning a carnival it was to sponser. which however, never materialized. This year there are rumors again. Alpha Kappa Gamma, however, did make a sufficient contribution to the building of the brick walks to have its letters in one of them. If the purpose of the leadership fraternities is to lead, then why not strengthen the halter around the original ideals and purpose for which they are founded?to lead. At A Profit Anent the $10 fee for a diploma, The Student, Miami TTni\ersity undergraduate paper, suggests I the university purchase 300 sheep for about $2,700 ....The paper figures the school could sell the mutton for about $3,000, heads and hooves for $60, and sheepskins left over after the diplomamaking for about $1,500, not to mention the wool J ....Thus, it concludes, "every senior will have his diploma and in addition he will have a divident of $15.06."?Columbia Record. ^ MRBsnnaeaaaHEanBBsssacs i. Carolina To-day (continued from page one) I hat Dr. Penney started his career as usher in a movie theatre and that \\ alter Taylor, George Hart, and Harold Matiney arc following in his footsteps? Jim Black won a letter in football at a prep school? Ask him about the Yellow Peril. Seen and Heard in Passing: Three girl students of the University High School (one of them * is a sister of a prominent co-ed) avidly studying a book entitled "The Secret of Fascinating Womanhood" Former high school class beauty, now a co-ed, discussing clothes, "Size 16 is way too big for me because I'm the same size all the way down. I haven't got any hips." Kenneth Fox, displaying his New York erudition, in a discussion of Aristotle and "The Saturday Evening Post" Mrs. "Coach" Norman saying that if she missed a basketball game her husband would shoot her Francis Letton, having won a poster contest, wondering what he will do with the prize which happens to be a scholarship to Greenville Woman's College. Rehearsal Bill Glenn, financial wizard of the Garnet and Black, should now have no fear of capture if in the future lie should hear the cry, "My gawd, my husband!" It is rumored that the other night a group of boys were seated on the second floor of one of the tenements when a riot of some sort ensued. Mr. Glenn rose to his feet on the occasion and made a hasty exit through the second story window, landing on the ground below unscathed. We repeat, he should have no fear of intruding husbands in the future. Verse Attempting To Explain What Seemed A Grave Affair The concensus of opinion About The Carolinion And its embryonic literary foe, Is that their wordy battle Was merely wordy prattle And was agitated just to make a show. Their attempts to gain publicity Are marked by sheer simplicity; Their accusations are a trifle wild. To their friends it looks quite silly For both Jaded James and Billy the nature of a happy, harmless child. Horrible Example Psychology is an excellent course of study. On this point many educators agree, but friends of a certain University student are beginning to wish that either psychology or the student had ne\er been heard of. In experimental psychology recently hpynotism was studied. Subjects were put to sleep and made to do the strangest things. Most of the students wrote up these experiments (or copied somebody else's) in the usual manner; but Ryan Bolt was deeply moved. Possibly having read "Trilby" while in the impressionable stage, he took to hypnotism like a duck to water, but Ryan unfortunately hasn't webbed feet. He can't as yet hpynotize anybody. But he is not in the least baffled. Every person in sight is approached by Ryan and requested to act as a subject. His friends are beginning to wish he had studied self-hypnosis. Vfe Nominate For Posterity: Julian Bolick. (How have we overlooked him this long?) Flossie Sox and Fannie B. White. (What's in a name?) (7. I. O. Federal Student Jobs To Be Distributed (continued from page one) University but will be work not provided for in the present University budget. In passing on applications the need and ability of the applicants will be taken into consideration. No student who is now employed will be given a job nor will any student who is capable of attending the University without such help or who is not passing his scholastic work satisfactorily. Only full time students will be considered. Full time students are those taking twelve or more hours of regular University work. Over 200 applications have already been filed and students must make applications today if they are to be considered. The Ope To The Editor of The Gamecock! In Wednesday momin g's "State," Feb. 14, a write-up of the FloridaCarolina basketball game of Tuesday night written by Doug Sturkie, says, "The well oiled five cylinder Gamecock machine that in every previous game this season rolled down the court with the grace, percision, the rhythm and speed of a high-powered racer, was missing and in its place was a hollow shell of the original, a machine that was so rusty the squeaks could almost be heard to the topmost rafters of the bowl." - It continues, "the cause for the general 'off night' doubtless lay either at the door of lack of previous competition, physical stalcness or the mental strain that accompanies a long string of consecutive victories. Defensively, the birds were nearly on a par with their usual form but it was on offense that their deficiencies were noticeable. The passing was wild, the floorwork none too good and the shooting has been better." Well, first, I want to say that Freddie Tompkins is one of the best basketball players in the country. The rest of the team, including Dana, Bennie Tompkins, Rowland, and Laurie are among the best?but the newspapers arc not giving them any real support. They arc not boosting them. A good newspaper would put Fred on the All-American this year and last year, too, but the sports writers won't talk him up. All they do is to look for faults and criticize. .Papers in other cities and out of the State respect the Gamecocks of U. S. C., more than the home town papers. "WHEN A NEED5 A />#! Placed on the market a year ago, mixture made many friends befi a line of advertising. Aged in th< years . . . BRIGGS is mellow, pa flavor, biteless! Won't you try a t genial BRIGGS speak for itself? THE TOWN OF COL ?PRES] TIGHT Bl IN THEIR LAST BEFORE BROADW Feb. 16?8:301 Feb. 17?Matir 3:30 Admission: Adults 75c, fi ? n Forum They do have good things to say about them, even if Jake Wade of Charlotte does call them "the Ichabod Cranes of South Carolina." 'Second, the Gamecocks went up against the best team they have played this year in the Alligators from Florida. Because Carolina did not beat them two nights straight by 50 or 60 points Sturkie says that they are a shell, a rusty machine, all squeaky and stale, and the passing is wild. The Gamecocks played one of the best games of the ' year against the Alligators. It was close, exciting, thrilling, and interesting all the way through, and not a game where we licked them 70 or 80 points. That kind of a game is not worth watching. What more can you ask of a team that has won the Southern Conference once, won 43 games straight and dropped only three in 57 games, including their Freshman year when they won 14 and lost none? Let the papers criticize that awhile! John "Chico" Brown Duke university School of Medicine DURHAM, N. C. Four terms of eleven wooks aro given each year. These may be tak?n consecutively (M.D. In three years) or three terms may be taken each yoar (M.D. In four years). The ontranc# requirements are Intelllgence, character and at least two years of college work, Including tho subjects specified for Grade A Modlcal Schools. Catalogues and application forms may be obtalnsd from the Dean. FELLER , friend" , this pipe are it had i wood for eked with in and let Wjy" ^ KEPT FACTORY FRESH by inner lining of CELLOPHANE O P. Inc. THEATRE .UMBIA BNTS? RITCHES ENGAGEMENT AY PRODUCTION ?. M. tee and Night > 8:30 Itudent And Teachers 50c / M