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The Gamecock Founded January SO, 1906 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor ' Published Friday of ?wiy week during the college year by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina Entered as second class matter at the postofllce at Columbia, 8. O., November 20, 1908 Member of South Carolina College Press Association and National College Press Association Subscription Rate?J2.00 per College year. Circulation?2160 Advertising rates furnished upon Request, Office# in the basement of Extension Building ' Phone 8123?Extension 11 MtMOtR tinted 6oUtjiate |rwi - 1034 IV>3B ?HAMON X WISCOKSW executive board John C. Pavne Editor-in-Chief Douolas Ficklino Business Maaager Makk Dowtin Mannging Editor Juuson Gregory - Circulation Manager Mar* Ford Co-ed Editor associates Pinckney Walker, LeVeme Hughes, Philip Sabbagha, Fred Ilambright, associate editors; Miles Elliott, T. T. Moore, Jack Killea, associate managing editors. reportorial Ellen Freeman, news editor; Howard Cooper, sports editor; Miriam lender, feature editor; Dorothy Dunovant, Co-ed news editor; Claud Starr Wright, fraternity editor; Amelia DesChamps, alumni editor; Floyd Rodgers, Jr., Lewis Brabham, assistant sports editors; Catherine Turner, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. editor; Bennie Grey Lewis, Sorority editor; Freeman Ooggins, Douglas Sturkie, Shannon Minis, assistants; Atherton Whaley, assistant business manager. CIRCULATION Fred W. EIHb, Sam Clcland, Jitmes Walsh, Robert Brown, assistant circulation managers. 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 Clemson 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. a. s. o. 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 The 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. The Liberty Leagueers seem to think that the New Deal came from a cold deck. \ 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 offi cials 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 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 the 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. * u. a. o. An Invitation To Investigate The German club is one of the most cherished possessions of the 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 bo 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 the 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. The 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 arc 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 the time that the campus politicians are electing the entire freshman class as president of the student body three years hence. U. 0. O. It would be more appropriate if we had a golfer instead of just a fisherman teaching vocabulary building. a, 0. c. The new pulpit in the renovated chapel has already been christened by campus wits "the bullpit." U. 0. O. Since The Carolinian was abolished for printing too much of the grosser things in life, it has been found that a few copies of the last issue are still in existence. Line please form at the left. Police will be on hand to handle the crowds. tT. 0. O. We suppose that there will be some fair co-ed, who will want to sign up for a course in dating in the new school of social work. 17. 0* O. 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 dedicated to war dead. >> # j I I I IT W( r r \ . ' 1Sle? - \X ' VV? I " I "fijeBfu/da JlI Carolina To-day , Kitty, Kitty, Kitty The Clemson Tiger, in its last is- < sue, remarks that it sees no reason < for The Gamccock's trying to pick a I 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 specimans 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 1 Doctor Green tells the story of one ] girl at the University who was en- i gaged to 21 boys at the same time, i It sounds more like Columbia college ( to us. i Was His Face Red I 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. 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 1 that when the phone ra^g he 1 snorted, "Oh, let it ring. This is much more important." Health Note And a zoology prof, comes across with this contribution: Beware of kisses! Small germs that live around the base of the teeth are transferred only by kissing. , <1 JIMMIE'S PLACE i "A Sanitary Plac# To Cat and Drink" We serve the best beer and ! sandwiches in the city ; 1207 OERVAIS ST. i ?? .. . ' ,, ; ? v \ -V . . / < 3^TBE LONG ! / V [b r/m.H Hove men T K. S. K. Men To Watch Traditional Vigil Fires (CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE) J Boycc. Bull Street entrance?P. C. Smith, LaRue Medlin, Frank Mundy. A.?"D. Mann has been appointed gen:ral supervisor of the fires during the early part of the evening and he will be relieved by Malcolm McCutcheon, LeRoy Lancaster and Luke Williamson 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 in LeConte college, around which awed groups of grammar school chilircn cluster daily in speechless admiration. Austin Statistics Who were the six Carolina students who rode back from Shelton six to an Austin? Their ancestors must have been closely akin to the sardine family. Please1 Can't the German club think up something a little more original fox its initiations than the costumcs witli which the campus has been surfeited during the last few years? And alarm clocks have been rung so often that they have lost whatever humor they may once have possessed. 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 daysl Beware, Beware! Any co-ed who holds hands with either Doctor Bonn or Mr. Mattcson needn't think its being done becausc of her personal charm. They're probably finding out all about her future, since both read character from palms, ruple-he* ? < i PHONI STEWAR A Variety of Good OAROLU \ , '! NOW I > * ' ' \ . ^ / ! ^ ! ! Baptists Number Most Adherants On Campus (CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE) The distribution is listed as follows: Baptists 371 Methodists 365 Presbyterians 221 E Episcopalians 174 Lutherans 80 Hebrews .. 56 Catholics ' 50 A. R. P.'s . 21 Christians 5 Christian Science 5 B Congregationalists 4 j Advent Christians 1 H Church of God 1 Friends 1 House of Peace 1 9 Nazarene 1 Unitarian i Universalists 1 No preference 34 Total 1393 : South Carolina Fair Has Varied Program | (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) rium," "Squintorium," "Joyship," Fun- J land," "Deep Sea Divers," "Python f Show," "Midget Revue and Illusion i Shows." Mozingo Leads Race; Brown, Sams Elected I (CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE) Twelve'men ran in the original race, \ in which six were eliminated. Those f > . reaching the final run-off, with the \> ! votes received, are as follows: | "Chick" Brown, 458; J. P. Mozingo, j i 492; Arthur Sams, 342; Bill Howey, , ; 324; Barney Gale, 294; Hymie Mar- f cus, 265. Seven hundred twenty-five ; students voted, each casting a ballot r for three men. I THE PLAZA if 1209 Washington St. K "Where Good Fellow? Get Together" GOOD BEER & GOOD EATS K Our 35c Steaks Are The Talk , Of The Town , , FOOTBALL SCORES Phone 6000 Jus Jones Lee Lanier ^ , , "jnTTT T"TTT" I JNIES DRUG ' ,i| o ( ? ,> i : 22114 *: ) D'S HALL jl I Foods Well Served JfA'S OWN ! I X f K \ I* '"v.. 1: