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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 8outh Carolina Entered as second class matter at the postoCtice at Columbia, 8. O., November 20, 1908 Member of South Carolina College l'ress Association and National College Press Association Subscription Rate?$2.00 per College year. Circulation?2150 Advertising rates furnished upon Request Offices in the basement of Extension Building I'hone 8123?Extension 11 M EMOCR Associated ffoUefliate ffircss -* 034 (tolIf<jialf IDiofX>( 1935 *" MAtXSOW VrtSCOKSJM EXECUTIVE BOARD John C. Payne - - - Editor-in-Chief Douglas Ficklinq - -- -- -- - Business Manager Makk Dowtin Managing Editor Judson Gregory - -- -- -- - Circulation Manager Mary Ford Co-ed Editor associates Pinckney Walker. LeVeroe Hughes, Philip Sabbagha, Fred Ilambright, associate editors; Miles Elliott, T. T. Moore, Jack Killea, associate managing editors. REPORTORLAL Ellen Freeman, news editor; Howard Cooper, sports editor; Miriam Lander, feature editor; Dorothy Dunovant, Co-ed news editor; Claud Starr Wright, fraternity editor; Amelia DesChamps, alumni editor; tloyd Rodgets, Jr., Lewis Brabham, assistant sports editors; Catherine lurner, y. M. C. A. and y. W. C. A. editor; Bennie Grey Lewis, Sorority editor; Freeman Coggins, Douglas Sturkie, Shannon Minis, assistants; Atherton Whaley, assistant business manager. CIRCULATION Fred W. Ellis, Sam Cleland, James Walsh, Robert Brown, assistant circulation managers. CROWING FOR The reform of the present political system by the destruction of the spoils system. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1935 The Situation Just before the Christmas holidays began, the storm, long brewing, finally broke and Billy Laval was swept into the list of Carolina's ex-coaches. Since then there has been considerable speculation as to just who will be secured to take his place. A long line of prospects has been gotten together and it is probable that a new coach will be selected in the very near future. AVe would like to express the hope that the Athletic Advisory board and the Board of Trustees will take more than usual care before making a _ , , P3 decision. The new coach, whoever he is, will have 110 easy job and should be a man of unusual abilities. What Carolina needs now is both a coach and a diplomat. There has existed a spirit of unrest for so long a time and so bitter has the feeling concerning the athletic situation become at certain times in certain places that what is needed is a man who can heal the old wounds and unite students and alumni behind their alma mater. For this reason it is particularly important that the Trustees and the A. A. B. pay particular attention to the character and personality of any man under consideration for the position of head coach. At the same time everyone wants a coach who can get the maximum out of the material available. In the past we have seldom been able to get the large aggregations of talent which some of the "b?g time" football centers have been able to collect, hach year Carolina is pitted against some of the South s finest teams and to make a creditable showing, therefore, it is necessary for a Carolina coach to de\elop his team to its highest potential efficiency. However, any new coach will have one marked advantage. There seems to be a very tangible willingness on the part of all Carolina supporters to unite behind whatever man is chosen and give him every chance possible to show what he can produce. For this very reason it is perhaps fortunate that tlie football prospects for next year are far from bright. The new coach, under the handicap of having to introduce a new system and of generally getting acquainted with conditions here, will not be under pressure to produce a winning team his first year. Many a coach's prospects have been severally handicapped by the very same pressure and too much enthusiasm during his first year in the saddle. All loyal Carolina supporters are naturally looking with great interest at the coming election. When the election is over some will be disappointed because their "favorite sons" were not selected but we hope and believe that this disappointment will not prevent them from uniting solidly behind the man who got the job. The new coach must be given a fair chance to prove himself. He will need wholehearted cooperation and he must get it. u. n. o. ? There arc some who say that co-education hurts the men students' study but we find it very instructive. Japan wants to bar all "offensive" naval ships. She evidently doesn't want any other nation to come over and take away any of the plunder she can steal from the weaker Asiatic nations. An argument is a discussion carried on by more than two people. If the cost of a yacht is what we think it is, there is certainly a pot of gold at the foot of the Rainbow. Line's Busy Attention has been called to the increasing carelessness of numerous students in the use of University telephones. This carelessness is causing unpleasantness and no little trouble for all concerned. A few years ago when the budget of the University reached its lowest ebb it was necessary to drastically reduce the telephone service on tho 1 campus. This reduction included the elimination ' of a largo number of tho outside lines serving the ^ central switchboard. After this reduction it became so difficult to obtain outsides lines that a < concerted drive was carried on to reduce outside 1 calls to the minimum and particularly to reduce j tho time consumed by all calls to a bare minimum. Tho drive was notably successful. Since that time an increase in the University budget has allowed tho University to increase somewhat the number of outside lines. At the same timo students have become so careless that the increase has done little good. Students have failed to appreciate that when the carry on longwinded conversations over tho telephone they are probably preventing a number of other students from taking advantage of tho telephone service offered. The telephones are placed on the campus for the " use of the students. The students are invited to a use them but not to abuse them. 1 Someone has suggested that some organization s on the campus take it upon itself to have durable 1 placards made to be placed in a conspicuous position near every telephone located on tho campus showing the hours at which the heaviest burden is placed on the outside lines and requesting those using the telephones to be careful to limit their conversations as much as possible. We feel certain from past experience that the students themselves would be willing to cooperate. They have been thoughtless but if reminded they will certainly realize that it will add to their own pleasure as well as the pleasure of the other students on tho campus if they agree to exercise due care. We doubt if any student has failed to experience the unpleasantness of waiting for long periods in an attempt to get an outside line. Such unpleasantness can only be reduced by the coopera- ^ tion of every student. Meanwhile the students need ^ a constant reminder. Some student organization s should take up the project of providing such a reminder. tr. a. o. 1 i The Council Advises * In a recent issue of the Gamecock we pointed out the responsibility of fraternities at the University to uphold the reputation of the Greek letter system jn the state. At the same time we pointed out certain outstanding abuses of the fraternity system on the campus and advocated certain measures to correct these abuses. In connection with the question of financial abuses we advised some system whereby the University itself compelled all fraternity men to meet their bills. I4or this reason it was with particular interest that we recently read the report of the National Interfraternity Conference meeting held last month in New ^ ork. Among the resolutions passed at the <1 meeting was the following: " "That the National Interfraternity Conference recognize: 1. That a man to be a valuable member of a E college fraternity, or of a college, or of any other community group, must meet his financial obligations. 2. That upon each chapter rests the primary responsibility of requiring its members to meet such obligations. I hat ui)on each college rests the responsi bility to require each of its students to meet such obligations. , tl 4. I hat in case a member of a chapter fails ii to meet his financial obligations to the chapter, 01 when due, then his chapter is morally obligated to report the delinquency to the proper college C officer and request that college privileges, including the granting of a diploma or granting of credits, be suspended; to use all proper means to enforce payment of the member's obligation; and in case of failure to collect to suspend the member from the chapter and to recommend his expulsion from the fraternity, and to report this action to the proper college officer. 5. That cooperation between the fraternities and the college is essential to effective enforcement of this responsibility. 0. That the time is opportune for the working out and maintaining of tho procedure by joint committee of officers of colleges and officers of the National Interfraternity Conference." C, The fraternity world is becoming aware of the u fact that it must accept its responsibilities as well s< as its pleasures. As one speaker at this conference s< expressed it, tho fraternities have logged behind C( the times and need to have a thorough houseclean- c\ in* I Too many people think of an education as a means of getting a job. It is paradoxical that agitators make capital of lalwr. Carolina 1 To-day Calling All Cars, Perhaps one of the most successful i ,vays of paging a girl at a dance was > ntroduced b^ none other than Bud | Alexander, pigskin leader for next j ,'ear. He was at the S. A. E. formal. His | Jate for the second no-break showed jp missing. Whereupon, Bud >ppiroached the loud speaker and yelled, 'Paging . Please rc>ort to the orchestra for your date." ' < Keep Your Secrets * McKay Brabham defines marriage as being like a cafeteria. A man walks in, grabs what he sees, and pays for it later. * He also has two views on se- 5 crets. A woman either thinks a c secret too good to keep or else it 1 is not worth keeping. ? i Mistake? 1 Said a friend to a Carolina student: J It is nice of you to say such picas- 1 nt things of Mister X since his re- I narks of you arc so very unpleasant." i In a cool manner, the young man c uggested: "Perhaps we are both mis- c aken." ( Cows Eat Cactus In Texas, avers Dr. W. H. Callcott, cows are now being fed cactus, instead of grass. The reason, r of course, is not that the animals t prefer the prickly vegetation, but that all the grass has been killed f by drouth. c Consequently, ranchers have resorted to burning off the needle- f like thorns and feeding the remainder of the plant to the cows, to prevent their dying. Those Cute Eyebrows Most students only dislike letters rom home after examinations, but c luster Bryan contends he got one 'J omc time ago from his mother that idn't exactly suit his fancy. It was f omething like this: p "Dear Son, ^ ". . . and you can cut off those cute c ttlc curves in your eyebrows now hat your picture is made." / t Dead Letters Bruce Littlejohn and Stanley Bryant were talking in the post office to get a dope. Said Bruce " to his colleague: "Don't you smell something rot- f ten in here?" ? "No," was the response. c "Oh, I guess it's just the dead " letters in the back," he retorted c after finding Coca-Colas weren't p sold there. tl Jingle Bills p The manager of a Columbia store (j uring the holidays had an unusual ^ 'ay of expressing his sentiments of ic Yuletide season, according to Bill )verton, an assistant. He would go around singing, "Jingle ? tills, Jingle Bills." o To Fat#Men Tiny Rivers, asked why fat men C1 are always good natured, responded: tl "The reason is that they can ci neither fight nor run." ? tc Wrong Goal ol Walter Taylor probably wasn't n linking of Franklin Roosevelt's say- Ci ig, "I don't expcct to make a hit fr /cry time I conic to bat," when lie >ssed a basketball in the College of r harleston's goal during the holidays. '' tc Faithful Visitor n A University professor was call- 111 ing out the grades of his class: c' "Mr. Andrews?A. "Mr. Brown?C. f< "Miss Cary?B. n "Mr. Doe?F. V." Here the professor was inter- ' rupted by Mr. Doe, who wanted to know what the "F. V." stood for. "Faithful Visitor," he responded and continued writing. Are Pennies Lucky? ~~ One day before a football game oach Norman found a penny on the laying field. Carolina was not doped > win the game, but we did. And ) now before every game the mentor :cks one cent pieces. Coach Stoney intends that it costs him about 10 ints each game to sprinkle pennies vcr the field in hopes Norman will nd one. Answers When a professor asked one of our freshmen what was the first line of Milton's poem on his blindness, he got the following answer: "I think that I shall never sec." - 1 ' 1 I" nil I ggggB Commission Advises i Cut In U. S. C. Budget (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Such incroascs \vould have the opposition of the Farmers' and Taxpayers' j League and other influential elements ( in the state. However, many of those t who wish to see remedied some of the drastic cuts dealt all of the state's j institutions during the past few years t are looking with expectation to a j liquor bill which will provide enough revenue to justify some increase in , ;he appropriation bill. ( It is understood that University au- t Jiorities arc extremely disappointed >ver the recommendation of the budjet commission. The considerable in:rease in appropriation requested this c ^car was justified by officials as an ittcmpt to get funds to restore the 1 :rcniendously drastic pay cuts ncccs- ? sitated in the past few years and to ' * r ompletc various projects on the cam- . jus begun by federal authorities but *, c is yet unfinished. University author r ties have cited the rising cost of livng as a vital reason for the higher lalaries and have declared that repairs ire absolutely essential in many tases. t is claimed that in some places there a s actual danger of collapse of floors 0 >r of whole buildings as a result of ? Iccay and the activity of termites. 3. D. K. To Elect New ' 0 Men Next Thursday 'r (CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE) > ating system used by the local chap- * er: a One hundred points will be awarded s or the following: President of the * Student Body. P Seventy-five points will be awarded a or the following: President of the a enior class, captain of football team, ^ ditor-in-chicf of The Gamecock, cdtor-in-chief of The Garnet and- Black. Fifty points will be awarded for the ollowing: President of junior class; aptain of baseball, football, track and e ioxing. Forty points will be awarded for the '5 ollowing: President of Pan-Hellenic, P resident of German Club, president of v M. C. A., president of senior law c lass, editor-in-chief of The Carolinian, s usiness manager of The Garnet and _ Hack, letter in major sport, each addi- ? ional letter, 10 points. ' Thirty points will be awarded for ninor offices of Student Body, busiess manager of The Gamecock. ? . . s' 1 wenty-five points will be awarded or the following: President of sophoiiore class, minor offices of senior jlass, treasurer of German Club, P lanagmg editor of The Gamecock, hecrleader, each additional year, 10 oints. . . f< Twenty points will be awarded for le following: President of Glee Club, resident of junior law class, presi- g cut of social fraternity, president of onorary or professional group, busiess manager of Glee Club, business lanager of The Carolinian, manager ei f major sport, editor-in-chief of hand- w ook, member of social cabinet, holder w f department scholarship, member of h ebating team, each debate, 5 points, aptain of minor sport. Fifteen points will be awarded for ic following: Minor offices of junior ass, president of Cotillion Club, treasrer of Cotillion Club, associate edi>rs of publications, business manager f handbook, member of honor comlittee, member of Glee Club or band, ich additional year, f>, president of eshman academic or law class, letter i minor sport, each additional letter, minor offices of German Club, captin of freshman major sport, chairlan or secretary of debating council, icmber of athletic advisory board, ected member of student council. Ten points will be awarded for the >llowing: Minor offices of law class, linor offices of Pan-Hellenic, minor ^? COLUMBIA OFFICE SUPPLY CO. "EVERY OFFICE NEED" Office Furniture, Filing Cabinets, Safes Printing and Rubber Stamps 1112 Lady Street 'Phone 5163 \ 1 SENIORS AND GRAD are invited to confer with us regardi 1936. Indications point to the best Southern Teachers' Agency operate places teachers in all types of school We have been representing graduat Carolina for more than thirty years, your plans with you, and to explain i SOUTHERN TEAC] SOUTH CAROLINA I Columbia, S. C. Seniors Vote To Have Supervision (CONTINUED FROM I'AOE ONE) The price charged the students will >e determined on a cost basis, reckoning both the ^contract price and he necessary overhead. No student vill be compelled to get any of the terns except his diploma through the reasurcr but it is expected that the >rice obtained by the University on a jroup and non-profit basis will be so nuch lower than anyone else can juote that there will be no . outside :ompetition. A University authority said) yeserday shortly after the meeting that low that the approval of the senior lass has been obtained the plan in >art will become operative immediitely. It has been deemed too late to ncludc the sale of class rings in the ; >rogram this year but rings will be ncludcd next year and a standard { lesign Will be approved. In the past ings have been of several different lesigns, depending on the taste of he individual. The action of President Baker came ,s a result of complaint which has acumulatcd during the past few years >f mismanagement and excess charges n connection with the handling of he various accessories to graduation, fhe meeting yesterday favored the Ian unanimously. "Shack" McCrady, iresident of the class, who presided esterday said that he heartily favored he plan and felt keenly th? unpleasntness of his position in the face of tudent opinion concerning the matter. Ie said he felt that the new plan would 'rotcct the president of the class from ny blame if anything went wrong or ny dissatisfaction resulted. Social Workers Begin Third Term January 3 (CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE) ditorship of Airs. John Swearingen. A number of interesting theses have een presented to the department as art requirement of the course in t'hich is noted a variety of novel facts oncerning the social aspects of the tate. flfices of sophomore class, minor ofces of Y. M. C. A., minor olTiccs of onorary or professional group, first lirce minor offices of literary society, thers 5, freshman numerals in major port, captain of freshman minor sport, lanager of minor sport, assistant lanagcr of major sport, member of 'an-Hellcnic, member of board of ublication, departmental editors of ublications. Five points will be awarded for the allowing: Freshman numerals in mior sport, member of debating council, I lembcr of honorary or professional I roup, minor offices of freshman class, 1 ssistant cheerleader. ft IT, H. C. Part-time jobs financed by the Fedral Emergency Relief Administration ill help 100,000 needy young men and 'omen to this year finance their igher education. LOOK FOR I w w c I SALE I ?? 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