The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, October 24, 1934, Special Edition, Page Page Four, Image 4
The Gamecock
Founded January SO, 1906
ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor 1
Published Friday of ?wiy week during the collegt year
by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina
Entered aa second claw matter at the poatoff(c? at Columbia, 8. O.,
November 20, 1908
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
John C. Payne Editor-in-Chief
Douglas Fickling Business Manager
Mark Dowtin Managing Editor
Judson Gbeqorv - ------ Circulation Manager
Marjt Ford Co-ed Editor
ASSOCIATES
Pinckney Wnlker, LeVeme Hughes, Philip Sabbagha, Fred Harnbright,
associate editors; Miles Elliott, t. t. Moore, Jack Killca, associate
managing editors.
reportorial
Ellen Freeman, news editor; Howard Cooper, sports editor; Miriam
Lander, feature editor; Dorothy Dunovant, Oo-ed news editor; Claud
Starr Wright, fraternity editor; Amelia DesChamps, alumni editor;
Floyd Rodgers, Jr., Lewis Brabham, assistant sports editors; Catherine
Turner, Y. M. O. A. and Y. W. O. A. editor; Bennie Grey Lewis, Sorority
editor; Freeman Ooggins, Douglas Sturkie, Shannon Mima, assistants;
Atherton Whaley, assistant business manager.
CIRCULATION
Fred W. Ellis, Sam Cleland, Jilmes Walsh, Robert Brown, assistant
circulation maragers.
CROWING FOR
The reform of the present political system by the destruction
of the spoils system.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1934
The Era Of Good Feeling
The action taken last week freeing students from
all additional charges in connection with the Clemson
game is a notable step and should pay large
dividends in good-will and cordial relations be
tween all concerned. We should like to take this
opportunity to congratulate Dr. It. K. Foster of
the University and the Cleinson authorities for
abolishing the extra charge for student tickets to
the game, and to thank the State Fair association
for allowing the students free admittance to the
fair on Thursday.
The extra fees have been a source of perennial
agitation in the past. Rightly or wrongly the students
felt that the game was their game and that
they had already paid for it through the student
activity fee. There was a general feeling that the
extra fees were a system of extortion made possible
by the importance of the game and the outside demand
for tickets.
We anticipate an era of good feeling following
the action of the authorities and urge the students
to do all in their power to bring about such a feeling.
It might be remembered that the Fair association
is under no legal obligation to admit the students
free to the fair grounds. The association
has felt keenly the feeling of unrest that has existed
on the campus and is now making a definite
gesture of good-will. There is no guarantee that
this practice will continue. Everything depends
on the students.
In the past the students have felt that there has
been no cooperation on the part of the authorities.
This year the cause for such feeling has been removed.
The authorities have met the students half
way. If this year's system is to be continued the
students must do their part. Every student should
decide to conduct himself at the fair and at the
game and to see to it that other students so conduct
themselves that the present system will be
continued and that a permanent feeling of mutual
good-will and confidence will develop between
all concerned.
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The Election Is Over
The members of the Social Cabinet for this year
have been elected and tonight the Cabinet will
stage its first gym dance. Has anything been done
yet to clean up the system under which the Cabinet
functions? In a recent issue of Tlie Gamecock we
commented on the deplorable condition that now
exists in regard to the Cabinet. Some action
should be taken immediately to remedy this condition.
The Cabinet will never be on a respectable
basis until adequate financial supervision is provided
for.
Besides harboring opportunities for financial
irregularities the Cabinet is a prime source of political
corruption. In the past campaign there were
frequent promises of free admission to dances in
return for votes. Such free admissions are easily
arranged under the present system and can only be
wiped out by careful faculty supervision of the
dances.
If politics are to be cleaned up on the campus
and if corruption is to be rooted out the Social
Cabinet must be put on a different basis. It is an
outstanding example of what can happen under
the present system. If reform were instituted here
a notable step would be taken toward a better and
cleaner political system.
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The Liberty Leagueers seem to think that the
New Deal came from a cold deck,
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A Public Disgrace
Every Carolina man in the stands at the Citadel
game last Thursday must have seen the Carolina
player deliberately kick his opponent. The officials
did the only thing they could do in removing
the player from the game.
Why then did Head Cheer Leader Rivers call
for a cheer for the offender and why did a number
of Carolina students follow him in that cheer?
It is possible the original offense was done in the
heat of the game but the cheering of the offender
was an act of so deliberate bad sportsmanship
that it may be called a public disgrace to the
J University. Certainly the vast majority of the
students did not even condone the act, much less
want to praise the offender but to the general public
it appeared that the student body, through its
duly constituted leader, was actually approving a
gross violation of all tho codes of sportsmanship.
We would like to express our regrets to all who
saw this incident and reassure them that the student
body was not behind the cheer leader. In
particular we wish to apologize to the Citadel
cadet corp. The relations between the Citadel and
the University have been cordial in the past and
we sincerely hope that this regrettable incident will
not prejudice good relations between the two institutions
in the future.
V. H. O.
An Invitation To Investigate
The German club is one of the most cherished
possessions of tho University. It is probably the
oldest college dancing club in the country and every
University student points with pride to its brilliant
history. The German club is a University institution
and is of concern to every student and faculty
member in the University. For this reason we
feel it necessary to call attention to the present
deplorable conditions that exists in connection with
the German club treasury.
Every member of the club knows the situation.
The situation is a disgraceful one but many of the
students are unable to act in the face of an overwhelming
majority in the German club composed
of members of the six social fraternities that control
the club and consider its offices their legitimate
plunder. This situation can be cleaned up
only through action of the faculty. We request
an immediate investigation and an elimination of
the ripe opportunities for graft that exist in the
treasury of tho club.
The German club, from a financial standpoint,
is the third largest student conducted activity on
the campus. Through the treasurer's hands each
year pass thousands of dollars. And yet there has
never been, in recent years, an audit of the books
and requests for audits have been ignored. As we
have said before, the German club is controlled by
a group of six fraternities. Tlie treasurership is
handed from fraternity to fraternity in regular
order. No fraternity in the controlling group is
willing to put the treasurer under any restrictions
because it knows that within a few years one of its
own members will be treasurer.
It is generally known that the treasurer of the
German club gets some compensation. There seems
to be, however, no unity of opinion among the
officials of the club as to just what that compensation
shall be.
The situation is further complicated by the
presence of a large, permanent minority in the
club. This minority has no voice in the management
of the club and has no reassurance that it
is not in reality carrying the club through its dues
while the members of the controlling clique are
failing to meet their financial obligations.
We are in no way attempting to incriminate any
student official. We do point to the disgraceful
situation that exists with its tremendous opportunities
for financial scandles. What has happened
in the past is water over the dam. In the future
the University authorities should see to it that
such opportunities are removed.
If we are not mistaken, now is tho time that the
campus politicians are electing the entire freshman
class as president of the student body three years
hence.
It would be more appropriate if we had a golfer
instead of just a fisherman teaching vocabulary
building.
Tho new pulpit in the renovated chapel has already
been christened by campus wits "the bullpit."
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Since The Carolinian was abolished for printing
too much of tho grosser things in life, it has been
found that a few copies of the last issue are still
in existence. Line please form at tho left. Police
will be on hand to handle the crowds.
We suppose that there will bo some fair co-ed,
who will want to sign up for a course in dating in
the new school of social work.
A startling comentary on our Christian civilization
is the recent removel of Flinn hall, the Y. M.
C. A. building, to make room for a building dediI
cated to war dead.
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The Clemson Tiger, in its last is- <
sue, remarks that it sees no reason <
for The Gamecock's trying to pick a 1
fight, adding, however, that it is doing :
its part toward a controversy. <
After reading some of the Tiger's
efforts toward journalism, we hope .
that they raise better specimaus of ,
football players than editors up at ,
Clemson. Otherwise there won't be
any competition tomorrow.
Profs Shiver
During the recent cold snap
Doctor Crow was forced to hold
one class out on the lawn; and
Dean McKissick gave at least one
cut. He was afraid his students
might catch pneumonia.
Power! !
Doctor Green tells the story of one ]
girl at the University who was en- i
gaged to 21 boys at the same time. ;
It sounds more like Columbia college c
to us. t
Was His Face Red!
A certain professor recently remarked
that during a trip to
Europe he was embarrassed only
once, then when he saw couples
calmly making love in public.
"I wouldn't have been surprised
if it had happened in France," he
chuckled, "but seeing a thing like
that in England surprised mp."
The story was illustrated with !
very graphic gestures. 1
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Seminar
What is the mystery behind the ^
R. G. Bell Seminar, of which Frank
Bradley is (president? Certain fraternity
brothers have divulged that
weekly meetings are held, and that
very interesting programs are enjoyed.
More power to the Bell Boysl
Crawford Volleys
The Woman's Athletic association
skating party, held at the gym
Friday night, was considerably enlivened
by the presence of Athletic
Director Jack Crawford, who
played volley-ball with the dam- (
sels and enjoyed himself so hugely '
that when the phone nyig he (
snorted, "Oh, let it ring. This is ;
much more important." 5
Health Note !
And a zoology prof, comes across \
with this contribution: *
Beware of kisses! Small germs that !
live around the base of the teeth arc '
transferred only by kissing.
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Traditional Vigil Fires
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Boyce. Bull Street entrance?P. C.
Smith, LaRue Medlin, Frank Mundy.
A.-D. Mann has been appointed general
supervisor of the fires during the
early part of the evening and he will
3c relieved by Malcolm McCutcheon,
LeRoy Lancaster and Luke WilliamJon
from midnight on.
Members of the K. S. K. have been
assigned to draft freshmen for the various
gatea and to give them assignments
for their specific duties.
Now It Can Be Cold
The Sigma Kappas have recently
been receiving many compliments
on their new stove, which most
visitors mistake for a radio and try
to play.
Family Skeleton
The University may have many
skeletons of one kind or another, but
perhaps the most interesting is the one
n LeConte college, around which
iwed groups of grammar school chillren
clustcr daily in speechless admira- r
tion.
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Who were the six Carolina students
who rode back from Shel- J
ton six to an Austin? Their ancestors
must have been closely
akin to the sardine family.
Please!
Can't the German club think up 1
something a little more original for r
its initiations than the costumes with v
which the campus has been surfeited
luring the last few years? And alarm 4
:locks have been rung so often that 3
they have lost whatever humor they c
may once have possessed. s
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Are You One?
A journalism student records
the fact that, among the Romans,
girls who were not married by the
time they were nineteen were regarded
as old maids. Them were
the good old days!
Beware, Beware!
Any co-ed who holds hands with
:ither Doctor Bonn or Mr. Matteson
leedn't think its being done because
)f her personal charm. They're probibly
finding out all about her future,
jince both read character from palms.
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The distribution is listed as follows:
Baptists 371
Methodists 365
Presbyterians 221 S
Episcopalians 174
?utherans 80
Hebrews .* 56
Catholics 50 |
R. P.'s 21
Christians 5
Christian Science 5 [;
Congregationalists 4 f
\dvent Christians 1 j
Church of God 1 1
friends 1 I '
Eiouse of Peace 1 I
^azarene 1 I
Jnitarian 1 |
Jniversalists 1 I
<To preference 34 I
Total -393 I
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ium," "Squintorium," "Joyship," Funand,"
"Deep Sea Divers," "Python |
Show," "Midget Revue and Illusion
shows."
VTozingo Leads Race;
Brown, Sams Elected
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Twelve men ran in the original race, J
n which six were eliminated. Those i
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caching the final run-off, with the p
'otes received, are as follows: I'
"Chick" Brown, 458; J. P. Mozingo, {
192; Arthur Sams, 342; Bill Howey,
124; Barney Gale, 294; Hymie Mar- !
:us, 265. Seven hundred twenty-five
tudents voted, each casting a ballot
or three men.
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