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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Publishel weekly by the Literary Societies of the U?niversity of South Caroliin dltiring tihe college yeatr except tluring exainiuttiontx aun(l holidtays Enitered as second class atuiter at the postoffice at cui1ttibita. S. C., Novenber 2., 19I08 Sahscription Rate-- $2.00 per college year. ('itenltiot SOI 0 \lviitising tates furnish.l up4o rIstatest Offit-es its 'ene tIt . 16, niersit eittipt s PIhonc 8123 1935 Member 1936 Rssociated Colle6iae Press Distributor of Colle6iate Dieest IX1..:UTIvA . BOAR Itow\.tIto ('(1l'-:I - - - - Itilitor "rl.;":rt)N \Vii.tI.t:v - litisines. \Iuu:r et 'I'. T. .I(1(tlni: - - - - - \I:tu: itig l'litor IFRIANIS \ L.L..AIS - - - - - Sports I-liltor At.\v AN iu:ws - - - Stciety Ilitt r 1".E.AN-Non \Vll wI:I .\I . - - - ('0-et< Ialittor 1'.tl:i 1A-..s - - - - - ('irtilr:ition la:iniger Mliles -lliutt, .1I k al, i "., ,ic h "tu1.16phil l, s .mnt,n NIiIms, a-s eitite edlitor; 4 16 1 .Iarter. Il:unt i:t.taItu. .Iaioe II.\ :mi. a, ott ae m.a .agilg ettitors; R;y itrgeltn, Lai k ,;bb.ttti .t. Felix t trene. assistatits to tihI hmsinius mn.ta;r sTAlF witil:Rs Dotal:il C;ln"-y. IIle-"n Cooper, .\turttr IVt-,' anl lirtie l,ittle.john, STAllV A~SISTANTS .Joe eatinak. 5. It, IIi's. a''i,tan' sputt ,.iii-. 'st (slelial. .J.mnes w;'al,h amni R0,b. -t R tmn. :a.i:-t.iut c ircul:tlions tuanit.o.:et 1"lID)AYi, O("TOl)ll 4, 19:15 The Circus Parade Everyb\'1Ody\ like, a plaradIe. There is -(omlething about -voutl, Ilmos1 t. iniherent. that iases a lsi of exc'itemlent to1 co)lor y olla- cheeks w henl the lomg. line of (irclis paraphernalia and plerSttnnel heaves ar'oundl the corner' andl starts, dow\n Mtlain tr1eet. F'roml the Iallraing hors,enlall to the organ:11 waIgOn traililn aIt th eId your V01" eyes are riveted on the color"fu1l priocession. Y'oul mi-s noithinn. Youl laugh 1lroarolusly at the anti'es of the (illln-IIS, the mIlonke;s, the woilent -eterythling presented fo' y'our amsiemlent. You have seenl it All before f ave hear e ost of the jokes. Nevertheless ou out b l ni't m11ss seeingl it gwalinl fot love of a tdip)loml . ofa. From the time ou "laid Out'' of gr:ilnar school until now\\-, w"heit you are a full - tlet l coe mIan. yOLu always have gon e to see the waradli. T eacluer's odemlerits and father's witId dw inile into a hazy mnental cIkgroundt w hen the sharp click of a1 iors(e's shotes agaist the aement raln out, t joinheietI by a janglthlig of harns, lt'Indtg of 'heels, tI(hud(ing of elep htant feet, )laringl of an off-kit hand, ind a cOnglOmlertiont of witls. shouts, and laughter. University stul ents are typ)ical (.X:les of tIs intensity of excitelent etident "when the circusd coies to town." eslterday\ the wall along Smliiter from GIreell to PendlletOn,r d toti even d farther than tat, was lined by ant icilpltive lollegians. t mtiiles of pleaslre, minglehd ithI apprehensive frowns at their watches, radced over their counIltenan(est Oneut' class, ae bre wa)Sit for tied pofessior. fiet'ed,tolan leitsale urgel ands kipped sones of1t thei lembersheft anteIo thie blakboar inform-'i ingvi the acer"us whr ot aev ldI gone.u When they'I jinsi ed l t eve,p fy thri o t alongu t street,1 theyv'i fouderprig o f esso iextdy i yulicting~r a n nomsto oeiantln.<"l ntrseascae Thedprofesorbt 1didn' mntion ethes t a;h nay,Ihe thavse isat themess hll Lats frgele to serve the food, alwers forgt to eao ;ven ie e is ard-i in bo)a ie, manae rsepe eds~0l sk etilyou to hei tiont window.on Vi. NwsLadr Theoa ied womae tre Ptl ld towikeuciey. The haerocou lions( tond tigrsinktey tior sleepy tmns ihabrdepress epethy(o' io e--ated ointheir. fall the eplent thoed world oad snots nio tyonesitthe irus. with acniandl fork rAieha thiedess, whptherousb a ton ofnl thirslumllo eat A whlth womans-Fehang serveter.get ha A War To The Death University students are engaged in at tesperate war to preserve both their dignity and their good health. Every night when you go to her, The nautglty mnos<inito stings your lie;l<l. \nid the gay little bed-b)u4g, Sl) cheerfull and briglit, Co es inl and stays Ilrolghotut the night. There is nothing vol can 1do about it either. Y<()it have paid your roomn rent for the entire selmles ter and find Vournsel f pleasantly :aiticipating a st renuons "ourse iii inlset't gyn last es. I)o you think it "oulid be advisable to ask for physical etl'ia tloll crelit ''ou could sign a slip stating you were going to sp enl so m any " hours exerisin g the inos<Itlit(tes (those I'sts which so exasp)erat iiil\- I)lyta arounlil yonr ear), :ni the le l butIrs tho.e fat. Inllshy (hingls w\hichl so lnukening;ly lne:niel over ourit ilesll wleni you are about half a"leel ). Youl woul wor"k thle requiredl n1111nher of hourts, <don't worryv about that. The 11n(st<pitol's, otrgitling inl nieatrby\ stagnlant pondls of water. svaiIn over tle screens until the\ liind al :11np)le op)ening... Once insie there is not way1 of getting_ ri<d of them until the next mlorn in" when they leave of their own :-ccor<l. S(plirll. Ilail, sltp all youl wish, and the olly accomplish iment is a p rifu .ion of r1<l ani black skit blemishes n(ilne lie uh\wning. 31ayivbe that is inl keeping \ with the school's colors, ( -arnet an Black. The hugs. sta (el lurinlg the si1n1ier, attack with ia desperate p)Urpose when the victimns retuirn in Septemnber. ''hey coie ill hordes and in<divid ilally. ste:lthily cree)ing over a cringingi ho<ly. "olnet ilnes \"ouI can catch the prowler redl-handled by "\witching ont the light ilnane<liately". Then soine tines li has sainl)ered into a c'onlvenient crease in (the mlattress, an<d has to be ferrete<l out with a pencil or pen knlifte. Deliberately yoll itnlder him :ant once more re eline amnong you <(I1'owny, cushions, conceivably 1\v ing tlown"l to pleasant l'eains. Biut, alas, it is a nighitnar. E"\very*where the hed clot hies touch you1, there is that saine ticklish sensation. Youtr ilmiag;i initi(on rius wild. Line after line of iiiarcbing bed bugs pillsue y"ot. O\verhead circles one Squald ron of un>s liioes a fter the other. Their beaks belligrerantly appIroach your uneiSting,, contourS. Aliost inuneliatel' af'te' you <rift into a senli. conIst'ious state, the inost. devilishl looking one in it whole ar1iiy stabs vou wvit his sword an<d you awake to finil yor Irooininate punching you ini the sidie in an efFort to rouise vou. You iress. adi proceetd to vonr <lay's classes. i i ilses'-iy yOIu sinik 111to your" seat all(l 1r witil ab1out as 1in('lh evident eitluisi:siii as a dead fish inl a sand pile pay no atteition w\hatsoever" to an hour lect Iu"e. The I)ro'fesso' takes one gncet('t' at y our dead panl. aid niental l inlliters, 'another liaigover,' an<l iiiakes a signilicant iiark in his little rel book. be<l bug-ssa ult Running Off At The Mouth ser've the reac-tion of' stoilenits at the lniversity aI ani tever ongt wr, says olie alt<l s't t'es IbacIk in to hItis ('li wi ~ ith an exprelltssion (of sellish1 "'1Ii0hope we get into it. I thinik wet needC( a goodl waril to detrea4'se' tile popu)ilat ion ald improve bulsi net''s condiit ins." <le('lares aniothier withI the bray "Wet'll, that mtay be tr'uet. hbut I wo(uhtl rathier have a lifttle less inoneyt'~ thani to) have' myt hea'd shot oil." return'Is aniother'i. ''f cItouirse, if' the I iitted States were iinvaided. I woul fight, but In not nual at anyVone SoI am go11~ ingt to stay' at htomet." O)ther's with ani expr'ession oIf the all-wiste de chire t hey will get, rich if aniothier war' colmes. S'oInet(. withI f'or'ed bitternettss, definie t his lifhe as5 Iwe'll if' they -t'r'ved as "'cannIlon <ler'." SilIns. Even~l with ai U a Was L far r'emoetd as theit staltes dlogntticllIy just what hie will do, if' the' hiomae 'outiltry is inivol ved. In al'l)robai lity allU I of I themt wo'(uhl shtonhller aurmis withlouit a wor'd oif des~ tied mtart yr. Ind(ividuahs aire so smtall comipared to the powters mtanItipulat inig thle gears conitrollinig the ('urrenClts of1 our1 civiliza4t ion t hat it. is fuitile for' onle person01 to say just what he is going to (10. 11'(ole will 'onitilimie runnuing off aut the mioiuth. Nautionts will 'onitinule warrlintg. (Clhbiren will coni t.inuei (quarr'ielinig over thle biggest piecet (If cakea. Biut, we (loln't htave to light before the( hat tle star'ts, so lt's keep) qfuiet. Imaiiginar'y war1ls c'onumeiii tooi mIih n'ouis nergy. Carolina To-day (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Not A Killing P'assers-by of the chapel Tucsday it two hells were attracted by fran tic yells of a mnnbler of co:eds. Fvery one rushed to the scene in hopes of seeing a good murder, but much to their dissatisfaction the vells were raused by freshmen pledges who were a bit julbilent over being selected by mne of the sororities. I'erhaps it would be a good idea for the fraternities to Larry olf their pledge day in like man ner in order that a little excitement rmight prevail. We Wonder Why Library workers slush poor stu dents when they whisper in the halls of our wisest room and then talk to friends in a moderate tone of voice over the telephone, peck away on a typewriter, or converse with one another without respect to studiously inclined sitters? Short Cut utm'ers of people admire the new world war memorial building, located belind the library. 'Ihe on ly thing we can see wrong with this elegant sttructure is that when it was built the nmakers did not lay plans for the walk which they tore up. This walk has >aved a number of steps for students n(1 we think a similar outlit should >e rigged up. No Athletes Professor Bass, in explaining life at Oxford to his English 22 class, gave a detailed account of how students at the English institu tion lived, what courses they stud ied, and what social lives they led. He concluded, however, that no credit was given in gym. Complaint The following is a little (littie comt )Osc( by one of the former editors of his colutmu, Frank Durha:in The co-eds who vampus ell cra!!1pnms In doing our wooing (if the canpus. High, Low, Jack, Game Merchants about the city are complaining that too many Uni versity students are winning en tirely too many packages of ciga rettes from their punch boards. One merchant was so "down in the dumps" when he was ap proached that he said he would have to call on the PWA for funds to continue his business un less students were stopped. News? "he girls are simIply f ie," said Mrs. t'hildIs, new deani of women, in answer to a quest ion concerning thle Ibehmavior .f thle w..omier stumdenmts. "Wec have not had a bit of trouble withI any girl anud hey doin, seemii t(o indii our few simu pIe rules at all.'" They Get Him Dr. St. Julien Childs, new his tory professor, has a number of things to become accustomed to, but the paramount problem "is the novelty of having girls in my classes. I never know what to expect when I see a group of girl ish faces." Can't Be First Salty Sinis, eminenieit stateusmiani, etc. dleliveredl a very elegant speech in then Clariosophiic recepition recent ly. IIk statedl that everybody cotuldn't be first ini everythlinig, and to pro've his poinmt lie told( his littlec story about thti fat her of thIiis couumtry: "ticorgi W\ashingtoni was first in w.ar, first ii p'eace, anid first ini tIme hearts of hhi counitry mmeni, lbut still lie married Tenderfoot Dot Dial pulled the dumbest boner of the year, we think, when she was introduced to Coach Pe t'sky at a party given by Anne Ehrlich. "Why you don't play football, do you?" she asked. "Or are you on the freshman team?" Petosky only made All-Ameri can two years in succession at Michigan. Columbia College To Help Beat State (CONTINUJED FtOM P'AGE ONE) The gala ceremon01ie s w.vill lie con tiinuedl duing the half w.hen the stu denlts of Columbhia College will miarel on the field and( spell out '"ColutmbIda' with p)lacardls painitedI with their colors WHAT'S WHAT IN Ur By Cami JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT, VER SATILE AMERICAN, By J. Fred Rippy. Duke University Press-1935. Of all the inanty new books that have come out this summer and are now being catalogued and put on the shelves, there can be none of greater interest and value to students and faculty and to all South Carolinians than this scholarly and yet delight fully written biography of one of the greatest American diplomats states men, travel and scientist, this state has produced. The South Carolina room's long flight of curving steps should be climbed munch oftener by woulld be readers desiring to at least look it over. If they find it is already taken out, look up the paper bound Stille's "I.ife of I'oinsett" which hitherto has been the hest thing written about this internationaIly -minded South Caro linian. And as to travel and adventure 11er vev Allen's "Anthony Adverse" thou san( odd pages has nothing as thrill ing as these :!.:7 pages of I'oinsetts ex citing experiences with the I.niperor of Russia in Napoleonic wars as his per sonal friend or for his ally Carrera in Sonth A merica. in rebellious times, or in Alexico as the first American minister" where he waved the American flag at linw"Iing mobs from the Ameri can I.egation balcony, or as the secre tary of \ war in the cabinet of Van lIturen, Is::7- IsI, when lie was also a "Secretary for l'eace." 'T'hese were only some of his Inter national andi National public spirited, services. tut I, iJl Roberts I'oinsett's love for natture. art, langnages, and w\el fare wherever lie went, traveling, or at hlone in Iis native town, Charleston, was always the keenest and strongest of his many lovable traits. lie had the great gift of making and keeping friends with all ranks of people. Joel Roberts I'oinsett tutrned down even the llperor of all the Russians when he offered tlficial inducements to live and work for him for he said he could not give up his country. lIe was a man after ontr present presi(lent's own heart. It is a pity for 'oinisett shouId "he living at this hour" as America "hath - nec( of thee!" Some of these was )octor Joseph lohnson, anthor of "'raditions and Reminiscences of the RZevolution" as well as medical treatises, and mayor' Open Forum leditr's niote' : OpiNitns '.r/'ress'd in this conlum/n are no,ncesail the vieoes Of T'he" (;ttmt'tti4k." but are pr iintd as ttm strlicited anlntunicalltins from#) the p'aper's reatde"rs. E.ditor, 11 Th (g,iaunel' I )ear Sir: "'I caime to Carolina be cause of thle priv'ileges given there," state manyi freshmiietn in t heir entrianice card s. ThIiis is absurid; t here are no such privileges given here. W\ould( you call it a privilege to be forced to eat at a cafeteria, that is run by pirivate interest ? Th'lis special p)riv'ilege was first granted to the fresh mien, who are niot suppIosedl to under stan w11 ~ha t it is all abou t, but now for' soiie reasonu, not knowvn to the ones affected, pressure is being apliecd to force upperclassimen to enjoy this gen et ous privilege. All freshmen residling on the cam miationi and spell out ''Carolina'' withi oither placa rdls painited wvithi Caroin a's garnet and Iblack. Th le Alhnia Mat ers of bothI schools w ill lie sun g wh'i ile in these formiaticonls. l'lanis for' the day are being handled lby I d>b Pulmeii~r, geneiraI chiairiian. .\lr. 1Fhlnier reporiits enthusiastic sup Iport oil every' hanid andi lie predcicts a suce 'sf il day. I )uc' to the driibbiing hianided them by I )iike, ('arcolinia will enlter thle game as the unliderdogs hut irepo rts t hat are comuinig fromii State ind(icate that Il[unk Andicerson's charges are lnt taking the gaiie toio lightly. The( weak pass dlefeinse of State a ga inist D a vid soni the Past week is cahusinig Coiachi Aiidecrson a great deal of wo rry', espiecial ly sinice lie has re - ce ivedl repolrts of the line passing teaim of W\ilbirni Clary, hack aiic I ,arry Criaig, righlt end, of the Gaiiecocks. Ill Steve Sabuol, State has one of the beist cenitei's in th c at ion this year an iihle is e'xlpectef d to lbe a strong bul wark in thle NorthI Caroliina hine. Th'le W' l flpack also havye aiiothecr stronig hack in ''Cow boy'' Robinson, who is plahyinig his first year on tIme varsity s<iulad lint has received considerable attet'lfionl already. lIn thle IDavidson game, N. C. State completely out played D avidson, muak inig l*4 first d1owns toi 7 for their opilonents. D)avidson's only score came after aii N. C. tate back's fiii IIVERSITY LIBRARY lla Sams )f Charleston, who was loinsett's in timate friend and to wIomt he wrote ,onstantly while traveling. Also in Stile's "Life of Poinsett," and praised by Professor Rippy, there is a fifteen iage letter from )r. Johnson describ ing the ante-nullification troubles in Charleston of 1832, for both fought uccessfully to preserve the union at that time. This friendship was so strong that 1)r. Johnson named one of his sons for l'oinsett, leaving off, towever, the name Joel which nate, aamily tradition says, Poinsett dis liked. This was (lone especially as P'oinsett was the last of his name, hav ing however, a Pringle stepson whose ;randson was named for Poinsett, who bIecame Rear Admiral Poinsett Pringle. ' I le died only three years ago after honor ing his name and himself by splendid work across the Atlantic in the World war. Rear Admiral IPoinsett Pringle left .mly a (laughter whose son is named For his father, I,eut. J. ). H-. Kane if I'. S. N. So the only living name sakes of Poinsett are three of the de scendants of his friend, iDr. Joseph Johnson. One of them lives in Caff ney, South Carolina. lie is Roberts Poinsett Carson, whose mother was the only child of Poinsett's first name sake, Rev. Roberts Poinsett Johnson. T'he latter's nephew, son of Rev. )r. John Johnson, author of "The Con federate Defense of Charleston iar lor," was namied R oberts l'oinsett Johnson and is also a minister. Ile lives in i.ouisiana, and his son, called I'oinsett Jolinson, graduated with lionor both in academic and law de pIartmnents from the I.ouisiana State l'niversity this year. Puinsett John ,on was elected national president of I)elta Kappa Epsilon last winter. any l'oluibiaus have seen in the tateburg .piscopal Church yard his inscribed grave that he was "a inre patriot, an honest ntan, and a good L'hristian," but his name will be re mnembered more as the years go on lspecially if this ine biography be ruomes as popular as it deserves. As it is now. the name Poinsett will al wvays be honored by the beautiful plant that comes with Christmas, the bril liant "Poinsettia" which he brought from Mlexico to South Cuolina and which lie loved. Are any planted by his grave? pus are asNessed $114 per inonth for this honor, however several instances ar ....m'. :n :.mn the hono:;red one:, for feited this opportunity and ate at other places. The woman's cafeteria was preparing iiore popular food so the mess hall began losing customers. The managers decided they could use that money witlout nmli trouble, so again strings were pulled and( upperclassmen room inig on the campus wvere ordleredI away from thle wvoman's dining hall. TIme privileged students are at this iime puzzled; they fail to see any privileges ini being forced to stop eat inig at ati establishmnent set uip to serve lie school anid being forced to eat at a privately op)eratedl cafeteria, which often serves food uniprop)erly prepared and limiited amount. It might be of interest to learn that this privilegedl class is waking tip and unless l)etter food and less ruling is given, there will lbe a change taking pilace. D)ON CAUISEY. bl- wvas recovered he an alert David son player and( a comlietedl pass on lie niext pilay nietted thie t ouchldowni. Amnither drop of iiectar in lilunik Ani dlerson's over-fk(iwinig enpI was add(edl when it was learned that Al Edwards, hig right-tackle, whlo had liten oii the iinjiury list for two weeks, was 0. K. and( will be abile to start againist Caro lina Saturday lhere. The Gamuecocks realize the ability of their rivals as the(y watchied them detfeat the stronig D avidson teami at Greenisboro Satummrdlay inighit after their game witIihake. Thle revengeful state- of mindt( that seemis to be prevail inig ini the nimids of the Gaiiecocks shld~ti go far towardl a victory in Sat urday's clash. Encouraginig p)ractices have bieen held this week and their lighting spirit should reach its peak Satureday. A stiff contest is being stagedl by Ed Stillwell, I190-poundi( end, anid Bob John tston, regular end and letter mani, for the left cnd biirthi. D)on Tomlini is showinug ump well at fuillbuack in thme abisenuce (if Jack D)errenbiacher, wvho is sulferinig from a leg injuiry. Coach Andersoni oif State ini a state menit to thle press said, "'[le Game coicks have a fine end in Larry Craig andi twoi good backs in D errenubacher and( Clary. State has the greatest re sp~et for thiese menu." Hoth teaiis escaped injuiries in their Saturday's tilt andl will throw their full strength into the aiiie thuis week.