The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 22, 1935, Page Page Four, Image 4
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FKIDAY, MAHCII 22, 1935
German Action
A few weeks ago President Baker wrote to the
six fraternities on the campus commonly known as
"The Big Six"' and, after pointing out to them the
charges made as to the management of the German
club, requested them to see what they could do
to remedy the conditions that led to the charges.
I he subsequent history of the ali'aiv is instructive.
A week or two alter President Baker's letter was
sent out a meeting of the German club was called.
Shortly after the meeting was called the death of
Professor Keith was announced and classes were
suspended. The meeting was scheduled for the
day on which classes were suspended. It was not
unnatural that a large number of the members did
not attend. However, there was a considerable attendance
from those fraternities which control the*
oil ices of the club. An election of new members
took place and the only men who were elected were
members of the six fraternities in control. For
two or three meetings just preceding this meeting
practically no men had been elected to the club.
Liast week another meeting of the German club
was called. A large number of men attended. The
president of the club was in the immediate vicinity
at the time of the meeting. The vice-president
came to the meeting but left almost immediately.
A\ by did these two oilicers not hold a meeting?
lieea use the)/ saw at once that only a few of their
own members luul taken, the trouble to ait end and
that the "Biy /Six" act unify luul a minority of the
men present. Another officer of the club was present
and was requested by several members to call
the meeting to order. He refused on the grounds
that according to the constitution only the president
or the vice-president could call a German
meeting to order. At the same time an open boast,
was made by several members present that the constitution
"was buried six feet deep and nobody
knew where the map to the location was." As a
result the meeting was not held.
In the face of President Baker's request, then,
the "Big Six" has not only taken no steps to remedy
the situation that exists in the German club
but has gone on to commit the most brazen outrages.
Their actions can be interpreted as nothing
less than gross refusal to consider sound advice
given by the president.
I hose in control of the German club have become
too sure of themselves and have assumed that they
can act as they see fit with perfect immunity. With
a complete disregard for the laws of decency they
are acting in such a high handed manner that the
German club is becoming a public scandal.
Ibis week a group of members of the German
club not all ilia ted with the "Big Six" have petitioned
the faculty committee on student organizations
for redress. They are demanding a constitution
for the German club with adequate provisions
for the protection of minorities. Their demands
are moderate. They are demanding nothing more
than is the right of a minority group in any organization.
We believe that the faculty will grant
these requests. The faculty does not like to take
part in purely student activities, but where the
conduct of these activities becomes such a scandal
that it cannot be overlooked, the faculty will take
action. Such a condition exists now. The advice
of the president of the University has been willfully
disregarded; incidents of palpable injustice
have been recently laid bare and the sizeable
minority in the German club has been given to
understand that as long as present conditions continue
they can have no rights Whatsoever in the
club of which they are duly elected members and
which they arc supporting financially. With the
trucnlence born of over-confidence those in control
of the German club have finally over-stepped themselves.
They have given those who are seeking to
put the German club back into a respectable posi- I
tion an opportunity. When the case in all its baldness
is presented to the faculty we cannot see how a
the faculty can refuse the requests of the petitioners.
Open Letter
In response to the agitation that arose sometime
ago in the columns of The Gamecock, Professor
C. E. Mercer, professor of physics at the University
and chairman of the faculty committee on caps
and gowns has issued the following letter.
Editor of The Gamecock,
Campus.
Dear Sir : I should like to have this open letter
to you published in full in The Gamecock at your
earliest convenience. It is a letter to you and to the C
student body, advising of actions recently taken K
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by the committee appointed several months ago by g
the President of the University, for the purpose of 11
securing cheaper rates for the graduating class in
the matter of caps and gowns, invitations, and class
rings.
The committee met and formulated regular specifications
for caps and gowns, and for invitations.
It was deemed too late to handle rings this year, so
that matter was put ofl' for another year. The matter
of rings will be settled sometime before school
opens in September this coining fall. Invitations
to bid on caps and gowns were sent to eight different
outfitters, and invitations to bid 011 commence.nient
invitations were sent to nine engraving companies.
These details are mentioned, as it was understood
at the time the committee was appointed
that all information would be available to the
student body so that they might cooperate heartily
and willingly.
As a result, invitations have been secured for the
senior class at a rate corresponding to the wholesale
rate heretofore. Leather booklets will cost
$0.35, cardboard booklets will cost $0.17, and the
plain engraved sheet invitation in double envelope
will cost $0.07 each. These are the prices as quoted
by the successful bidder, and the students will be
able to purchase them at actual cost.
Caps and gowns have been secured at a rate much
below that which the graduating class is accustomed
to paying. The rate quoted is $1.G0 for
Bachelor outfits, $2/25 for Master's outfits, and
$2.50 for Doctor's outfits. A small discount is allowed
the handler for handling, and this discount,
coupled with an increase of $0.10 for each Bachelors
outfit will pay a member of the senior class
for doing the contact and distribution work. The
prices quoted above will be those actually imposed
011 the students, except that the Bachelor's outfits
will rent at $1.70, more than a half-dollar below
the rent of previous years.
A senior has been chosen by the committee, but
has not yet been contacted, so that for the present
his name is withheld. The committee wishes to assert
itself very plainly in the matter of this yearly
contact work not being the prerogative of any student
of lice. The contact man must do the work assigned
liini, and the committee must be free each
year to select a proper man to do the task. He
may or may not he a class officer. If so, his being
chosen will in no wise be influenced by his class
office. The amount set aside for the proper per- a
form a nee of this work each year is set by the com- .
inittoe at $155.00. Kings will be included after, this j,
year with no additional pay, as very little work ai
there is entailed, additionally. ti
In conclusion, I wish to state most emphatically r
that there is to be no rebates, commissions, or other
forms of emolument to any member of the committee
of the student body. Successful bidders
have been warned that, should they violate the
spirit of fairness and economy this committee was j?
appointed to introduce, they would not have oppor- w
tunities to bid in the future. President Baker has r(
agreed with the actions of the committee, and has
notified the committee that he will expect to pay
for the invitations his office will order. Another n
letter will be written soon, giving instructions for
making orders. All moneys are to be paid to, and ai
handled by the University Treasurer. All bids
will be paid by the Treasurer. We sincerely trust "
that the students will realize the importance of the 1,
attempt being made to safe-guard their interests, K
and will cooperate with the committee and their ^
representative in every proper way. st
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Yours very truly,
Ohas. F. Mercer, Chin. C
Other members of the committee are Prof. B. t;|
Jackson and Prof. Ci. E. Olson. tj
Carolina
To-day
Fun on the Green
Wore they advertising liver pills or
new brand of cigarettcs, those dartig
young horsemen who were dashlg
over Gibbes Green one day last
ireek? Three of them, at one stage
1 the game, were on the horse, and
crobatics featured the show. Bryan
Valton was one of the equestrians.
Innocent Prof
Don't tell us the younger generation
isn't worse than the older
one. A certain risque story was
handed in recently, and the prof
didn't even get all the vulgar details.
After reading it over for
the second time, however, he still
insisted that it was as bad as he
had thought in his first impression.
Faculty Speedster
But another professor is a creature
>f another ilk. According to Doctor
Jreen, this second prof drove so fast
oing to the teachers' convention that
ie, Doctor Green, was literally beg;ing
him to slow down before they
iad a wreck.
Spring
The dear old season of romance
doesn't seem to affect dwellers on
the campus as it should. Instead
of lolling around writing poetry,
all we saw Wednesday afternoon
were viciously tossing tennis balls
at a tenement window, either with
the idea of breaking the window
or dislodging someone who was
seated on the ledge.
Three Cheers!
Wild B i 1 1,^^
rlowey wants his
lame in the paper.
Here it is. He
leserves the pubicity,
after his TL ^ ^ V)
yild enthusiasm at . /
lie meeting Wed- ^\]
Short, But Not Sweet
A certain professor, apparently
tired of the publicity a fifty-inch
exam had caused in February, surprised
one class with a mid-semester
quiz that was all of an inch
and a half in length. As each member
of the class entered, he said
very gravely, "Don't write more
than a hundred words on the
fifteenth question," chuckling delightedly
at their expressions.
Hose or Socks?
But there is hope for this spring
usiness, after all. Instead of debating
weighty matters such as the European
ituation or the national debt the
lembers of the Hypatian society at
heir last meeting waxed eloquent
bout whether anklets or silk hose
/ere preferable for the Carolina co-ed.
)nc debater who was arguing for the
osc was the only one of the four who
/ore anklets.
Side Show
Of all the people in the library
Wednesday, about three were actually
studying. The rest were
gazing out of the window, fascinated
with the construction of the
War Memorial. What are they
going to put on the top?another
observatory, or a promenade?
Notice
The following notice was tacked on
professor's door:
"Found, one female glove. Owner
in have same by identifying and payig
for this ad." By the word "female"
"other professor had added the crypc
query, "Arc you sure?"
u. m. o.
Registrars To Meet
At Converse College
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
chool supervisor of South Carolina,
ollowing this an informal discussion
ill be led by Major I.,. A. Prouty,
'gistrar of the Citadel.
I he afternoon session will he preded
over by Registrar Chase followig
luncboon in the Converse College
lining Hall. The feature of the prorain
will he a speech "Diploma Mills
nd State Control of Private Tncorpoited
Educational Institutions" deliv ed
by Ray E. Bixler. Director of Adlissions
at the University of Chicago,
iformal discussion will be led by G.
. Metz, registrar at Clemson, and
fyra Thompson, registrar at I.imeone.
R. II. Jones, chairman of the
mnnittcc on grades and the re^isar
at Winthrop Colege will report on
*tudy of Grade Distribution in South
arolina Colleges."
A business meeting following will
tke up the election of new officers for
ie coining year.
WHAT'S WHAT IN UNI
By Mrs. Stanhope San
FORTY-TWO YEARS IN THE gin
WHITE HOUSE. By Irwin Hood at0
(Ike) Hoover, 332 pp. Boston and
New York, Houghton Mifflin Com- ^
pany, Riverside Press Cambridge, 1934,
$3.50. Ma
There could be no greater contrast be- ^P1
tween this book, so human and sincere, elc*
and simple, written by the Chief Usher the
of the White House, (quaint American j U|
title for a major-domo or steward for
royalty or presidents), and that of Lloyd
George's War Memories with its political
wiles, prejudices and over-self-con- and
fidence of a Premier, almost a dictator, boo
in one of the greatest and most terrible tjlc
emergencies of the world. Ike Hoover
ver
had no authority, yet he saw it all from
the inside and understood much of the
political as well as domestic situations of
in the home of the Presidents of these wh;
United States of America and, in the fac
later years of President Wilson, in ,
OI
France and Europe. This book is not to . |
he read as mere household gossip, but, j
especially during those war times, is his- ^u|
tory and biography too. It is easy to
see which Presidents he likes most, and
which wives, and he proves to be a
very good judge indeed, with his cool j
criticism as well as sympathetic under- j
standing and loyalty. It is fascinating
reading, particularly if one reads between
the lines, and knows a little about
politics and Washington and human na- ,UI^
lure. Sometimes too, it is very funny, ,ss)
particularly when the magnified Valet (|UI'
is more the hero than the all but royal nca
master. a*?a
C. C. S. ,X)S
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birt
PRINCE WILLIAM'S PARISH AND scif
PLANTATION'S. By John R. Todd w|1(
and Francis Hutson. Limited Edition ma,
1,000 copies signed by the above and jn t
by Alexander S. Salley, who wrote the i)is
Preface and the chapter on "The |n,t
Bulls of South Carolina." Published \\r#
January, 1935, by Garrett and Massie, 77fl
Richmond, Folio, illustrated. js
This is a beautiful book, as line a eve
specimen of the printer's art as one could In
wish to see 1 rom cover to cover, beau- dis<
ti fully illustrated with many photographs the;
and maps and a lovely frontispiece in ton
color of the cypress swamps, Brcwton ma;
Plantation. Historically, also, it is very stri
line and thorough of this famous old der
South Carolina Parish 011 the coast in intr
and around Parris Island, Port Royal mai
and Beaufort. I*rom the lirst colony cie.s
founded by Jean Kibault at Port Royal ing
in 1503 almost to tlie present time it has gra
contributed much to the State's history Wi
through the many distinguished men it mei
has produced who held high office in fro
South Carolina and in Washington. The Eas
list is too long to put here, but it is pag
given fully in this history of the extreme of
southeastern section of the State, be- riol
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ting preserves and they arc doing
ch to keep up the memories and traons
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culture and sport. This beautiful
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oric value and interest.
VR MEMORIES OF DAVID
-LOYD GEORGE, Vol. IV, 700 pp.
Ilustrated, Boston, Little, Brown and
Jo., $4.00, 1900.
-loyd George is hurrying on with his
[e history of his War Memories as lie
led the third and fourth volumes in
ck succession. As proof he must be
rly through, he is coming to the front
in in speech making over his proals
for England's New Deal. He
:le a speech on his scvcnty-sccond
hday recently characteristic of him'
and his "War Memories" especially
in he said "Mammon and Mars have
le a horrible mess in this generation
lie affairs of mankind." He backs up
side with legal papers and reports,
as the eminent historical critic, P.
Wilson says, in The New York
ties Hook Review, "Mr. Lloyd (ieorge
not an historian detached from the
nts he describes. He presents a case.
England there are misgivings. The
:losurcs may be lucrative, but are
y in the public interest? The hisi
which Mr. Lloyd George helped to
/ repeat itself. Is it wise to inlct
the people thus fully in the bluns
and bewilderments, the subterfuges,
igues and ohstanacies of those who
lage or mismanage supreme emergen:.
Is not Mr. Lloyd George elaboratwhat
Newman would have called a
miliar of mutiny?" And again, Mr.
lson objects to "llis terrible indictit
of the generals on the Western
nt," and over the "side shows in the
;t he exults." And "on llaig, in these
;cs, there are concentrated the vials
a wrath at once vivacious and vitic."
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