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tamcock - LLoft GooicLa Pirt Zdior by the ldterary Societies of the University of South ,.egt e syer ecet during examinations and t. > - olidays as aseond class matter at the poetoffioe at Columbia, S. 0., +; '"November 20, 1908 Subscription Bate-.00 per couege year. Oirculation-1800 Advertising rates turnished upon request Offices In Tenement 16, University campus 1935 Member z936 Rssocded Cole6iate Press Distributor of CoLLe6iate Di6est Sole and Exclusive National Advertising Representatives NATIONAL ADVERTISING SERVICE, Inc. i 420 Madison Avenue. New York City Chicago-Boston-San Francisco-Los Angeles-Portland-Seattle EXECUTIVE BOARD - HowAan COOPER - - - - - - - Editor , ATaHERTON WHALEY - - - - Business Manager T. T. MooaE - - - - - - - Managing Editor FpiANios WILLIAMS - - - - - Sports Editor ''? MAY ANDREWS - - - - - - Society Editor ELEANOR WIEDEXAN - - - - - Co-ed Editor Faav ELLIS- - - - - - Circulation Manager ASSOCIATES Miles Elliott, Jack Killen, Bob Hemphill, Shannon Mim, associate editors; Ed Harter, Hunt Graham, James Lynch, associate managing editors; Ray Bargeron, Zack Sabbagha, Felix Greene, assistants to the business manager STAFF WRITERS Donald Causey, Helen Cooper, Annette Benson and Bruce Littlejohn, STAFF ASSISTANTS Joe Qamak, S. B. Bass, assistant sports editors; Sam Cleland, James Walsh and Robert Brown, assistant circulation managers FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22; 1935 he Orchestra Leader Succeeds In Making A Good Dance A Flop But for one thing, the last Social Cabinet dance would have gone over in a big way. Orchestras, we have always believed, are hired to furnish music-now it seems that they have to include a male strip act in their numbers. Quite in line with this trend-indeed, almost setting the pace is Buster Spann and his Gamecocks. Carolina students are not prudes-they like a bit of spiciness once in a while. But last Saturday night the orchestra wandered into an interminable, smutty, unrhythmical ditty that was in no wise decent.. The song, if it is to be complimented, was not asked for, was not wanted, and was cer tainly not appreciated, showing that the audience did not go to the dance to be entertained by a bunch of musicians trying to be first-class comedi ans and failing dismally in both-departments. We would like to suggest that if the orchestra has a yen to go in for this kind of thing, they try to play for the next brawl at Bowers' Beach, or some other resort where no one is particular and would rather tell dirty jokes than dance anyway. Will Those Students Who Wait To Be Approached Now Hesitate When The Time Comes To Take A Swim? In 1928 a group of University students got to gether and formed a swimming team, practicing three times a week in the City YMCA pool, made a match with Clemson and defeated them by four. points. That team worked long and hard getting in shape for their dual meet with Clemson, and what's more, went out and beat the Tigers. Here the slackers, led by a certain disgruntled element, are using as an excuse for not giving to the pool the fact that they haven't been approached and personally asked to contribute. It would be an education to see how many of those conscientious objectors have to be asked a second time to par take of a refreshing swim next year when the pool is completed., Looking for any excuse to justify their position in not donating, the slackers even go out of their way to discourage those who would give. And yet they go to Carolina, take all that the school has to offer them with a shrug of their shoulders as if to say, "I've got it coming to me." For those who have been more than generous so far, The Game cock extends its thanks in behalf of the student body, and asks each student to make a personal attempt to jack up the disinterested person and convince him of the necessity for co-operation. Just discovered at the University of Washington that a college man there has just one chance in 400 of marrying a girl with home economics training. Fairly interesting. Now if they will show the -,girls what chance they have of marrying a college man who .can get a job and -support them, we Smight have something. A class in radio broadcasting at Drake Univer sity conducted some experiments and discovered Sthat the best way to make a noise sounding like a kiss on the air was to simply kiss the back of 4le hand. It sounds more like a real kiss than a teal kiss itself, for heaven's sake. n ticipate the least, work for the most, and if ever get anything, it will be a pleasant sur It's Quite Shocking---The Way Our Campus Romeo Conducts His Long Distance Electrical Necking Via Telephone "Telephone service on the campus is rotten." Here and there disgruntled students turn away from the phone in disgust at the answer from the operator that "sorry, but all the' outside lines are busy." Here it would be well to halt and examine the reason behind the so called "rotten service." In brief, it is caused by self-imagined romeos call ing their unhappy feminine acquaintances and con tinuing the conversation into the distant hours of the evening. Some of the most asinine remarks could be heard if the student desiring service could but listen in while Johnny Stude raves on and on to his "little pigeon." That sort of stuff goes on for hours and hours, and the student who really needs the tele phone, must suffer. One easy remedy comes to mind when this ques- t tion pops up again and again on the campus, and that is to take it easy on the phone conversation and save it up until you can see your lady fair, s face to face, and then, like the brook babble on forever. May we suggest that when this telephone romand ing has reached the point of a proposal of mar riage, the operator mercifully disconnect the line. -o. a. o. Could It Be Possible That The Pres ence Of Football Gamblers Is Tending To Destroy Weak ened School Spirit? John da Grassa, president of the American Foot ball Institute, declares with vehemence that gam bling on football games has become a national ma nia and is involving thousands of young high s school students at the moment. To check all this, o he would put a stop to- the practice of sports n * writers "predicting" the outcome of games every where. "Favorites" in horse racing, win about 35 per d cent of the time, he says. Boxing favorites win 50 r, per cent of their contests, while in football, the P favorites win about 85 per cent of the time. a -v. a. o.-.a "Fools' Names As Well As Faces Always Appear In Public S Places."C University students are reverting to their child- s hood days. Or is it a weak imitation of tjie Joe f College spirit that urges them to cover the walls P of the dormitories with obscene phrases, and ti "cute" drawings. Not only the freshmen are guilty of this wanton n destruction, but sophomores, juniors, nay, even the lordly senior has been observed scribbling enam oured expressions over the plaster. We all experience a peculiar sentimental emotion when we walk into the old grammar school house, and review the initials we carved there long ago. But, if we come back here a few years from now and happen to glance at some of the work we did on the walls when we were in college, it is hoped that the emotion will be one of shame instead of pride. Next time you wish to spread a product of your artistic skill over the dormitories, just huagine your son p)ointing it out twenty years from now. t1 Go Ahead And Pass Proposed Honor System Plan. It will Be Promptly Forgotten. Someone is trying to resurrect the dead. A motion p)resenting another version of the high ly touted honor system has been placed before the student body. It comes up for the third read ing next Wednesday night. In all probability, it will be passed. What value is it after it has passed? It will never be put into effect, becguse it embodies a re- b quirement that one student report class room mis- k conduct of another. University men and women ti 1 will never do that in any very effective manner. a "There is honor among thieves" it is said, and ta although a student realizes perfectly' well that if. others make a higher grade through cribbing his ( mark will necessarily be lower, he will still play shut mouth when he is asked to tell "who did it." It's very gratifying to hear the grads and faculty bubbling over to their friends about thea honor system. So if it will improve the standing f of the school in the estimation of others, go ahead o and pass it. t "Why sure, at Carolina every student is placedc on his honor. They are all gentlemen," you spout a with a hypocritical smirk. ti President Roosevelt recently passed through 6 Charleston. Evidently he liked the hospitality of the sea port town, because as soon as he was out " of sight he sent back a request that all students at The Citadel who were in danger of not gettinga their diploma because of infraction of rules be par- f doned. If only we could have prevailed upon him to come through Columbia, maybe he could have ar ranged with University authorities to be a little more liberal with the sheepskins here. c Carolina To-day. (ONTUInUED FOM PAG3 ONE) etorted as he yanked his hand back We just gave you that last touch own." Right Angle Man It seems that if Dr. Babcock doesn't soon refrain from securing degrees he will be referred to as "right angle man," since it only takes 90 degrees to make a right angle. Not Partial When Professor Bass walked intc is English 21 class the other day he was carrying an alarm clock under his rm. Said he: "I know there is only one student in he room who possesses a watch, so brought this time-piece so that the thers might have a good idea of ow much longer they will have to tay in here." Friend's Aid And then there is the story about Professor Wagner, who as signed an extemporaneous theme to be written during the class. After all the papers had been turned in, the professor remarked: "You may bring in another theme for the next meeting of the class-we'll then see how well your friends write." The Mystery Not a sound broke the deathly still ess of the early morn. Sleepy-headed tudents awoke, heard no bell, turned ver and went back to sleep. Time assed and still the quietness prevailed ver a slumbering campus. A few hours later, the scholars be an arising. To their dismay they iscovered they had missed all the forning class.cJ. What had hap ened to the trusty old bell that had unctually awakened their forefathers ad had rendered them the same ser ice? The reason for this wholesale ab mnce was the somewhat entangled 3ndition of the bell in the chapel >wer. Some mischievous student had ipped into the belfry the night be >re, cut - the rope, tied the clapper, added the bell and crept away into ie night, unheard and unnoticed. Three hours of' intense work were quired to restore the bell to its origl al condition. Legal Notice From their actions at dances, it seems that a good many of the law students should have no difficulty in passing their bar exams. Zoological Notes I never knew Agnu,'did you? Who, liked upon his cud to chew? In fact, to be precise and true I never knew a gnu. Another The cow I consider a dumb animull For placing her trust in a thing iat's all bull. Main Street The reason most girls cherish the idea of parking on Main Street is that they can see what other females are wearinwr and can gather from them what should not be worn. "Purple and green!" "Red and pink!" and "Look at that man's facet" are among the numerous remarks that they make while the folks pass by. Some Problem The other day we were approached y one Charles Simons who wanted to now where we got enough to fill tis column every week. Here's the rswer: We work and work and think nd think (?) until every thought is mnk up-then we quit. It's time now. Hass And Silk Seen In Process Of Making (OONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) At the first mold, compressed air is aplied, another mold is clapped on, the p of the bottle is annealed, and more mpressed air applied. Instantly an au matic band places the bottle on the ntinuous belt moving through the an saling oven. The bottles take at least hour and 30 minutes to pass through ie oven, after which they are examined mder H-elium light for defects before ~ing packed for shipment. The next plant visited was the silk mill here Japanese silk is woven into cloth. he Jooms are all automatic and give >rth an indescribable, deafening sound the bobbins are shuttled back and forth rom one side of the loom to the other uster than the eye can follow. Those making the trip were ,Ewen obinson, Willard Davis, Cecil ifeeks, Villiam Gardner, Waring Webb, Ham ton Warren, Atherton Whaley, Cullen apehart, and Professor 3. L. Moore. Campus rr UNIVERSITY OF SAN MARCOS t.LIMA,~ PERU iS THE O.DEST UNN.RSITY IN THE AMERICAs! ~ IT WAS ESTABLISHED .'. IN 1571 @ACP fVTEI A STUDENT AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY HAS THE SHORTEST NAME IN COLLEGE! WHAT'S WHAT IN Ul By Cam "LIBRARY WEEK" is what the other libraries in the United States arc celebrating and the University library, one of the oldest of its kind, is celebrating it by putting on its shelves a lot of new books, and issu ing a renewed invitation for the stu dents and iacuiiy it, vsit it more often. Only a partial list can be given here but more are being catalogued daily and old but popular or famous books that have been w- -n out by constant use are being replaced by fresh editions or copies. Many more are needed but money is scarce. Con tributions, like the MacCullough Li brary this year, with its finely bound sets of standard books and novels, should be donated oftener by Caro lina alumni and friends. With better times returning and the special plea by the President of the University for the Library before the Budget Committee of the General Assembly there may be more money for new books next year. Certainly the new ones this fall have been well chosen fur their tiinecss and for their cd ucational and cultural values as well as for their vital interest to their youngest and oldest readers. The most pertinent of these, per haps is: "The Forgotten Fifty Bil lions" by W. W. Craig, formerly fi nancial editor of The New York Timecs, and Challis Gore, financial editor of Popndar Science monthly. It is only a small, thin book published this fall by Scribners. "The Gospel of Fascism," by Ken ton Varley was published last year and dedicated to Engelbert Dolfuss, the great little premier of Austria just before he was assassinated. "The New Deal and Foreign Trade," by Alonzo E. Taylor, director of Food Research Institute at Stanford University, California, published by Macmillan Company this year. This should be authoratative and is thoroughly done. "The Story of Government" by Sir Charles Petrie, from early Greek times to future times, is a most valuable aid for a rapid world survey of this vast field told in a not too technical and most interesting style. "James Lane Allen and The Gen teel Tradition" by Grant C. Knight, Associate Professor of English at the Open Forum .One has the feeling that whenever it comes to pass that an institution is resurrected from the dead past that ceremonial should be attended by stern solemnity. That quality was conspicuously lacking at the first meeting of the Chanticleers Club held two weeks ago. To the uninformed it may be explained that an organiza tion of the same name existed on the University campus some few years ago. And neither inspired by the aspirations of the original Chan ticleers nor discouraged by its demise the new group has been formed by a few individuals with a definite pur pose. The Chanticleers offers to any individual who will attend its nteet ings an opportunity to discs ny ,- I. Camera* waxa *BtCKSHOT NOWE DM HAS 10 "MA* 0ON ITS ROSTER 1NIS PALL! MC CARH MC CORMICK MC GUIRE .mas Mc KENNA MC KRNAN MCMA tN EIIVERSITY LIBRARY l1la Same University of Kentucky was pub lished this year by the University of North Carolina Press and has been very recently put on circulation. This fine biography is written en tirely from the outside point of view as the author did not know Allen in real life, and w a not even from his part of the country, so he should have no predjudices and he judges the novelist from a more literary angle than a personal. He finds it hard to tear them apart and learns to have a great sympathy for the last representative of what the professor calls,"the genteel tradition" of the South with its romanticism personfied in James Lane Allen and his novels, especially with his story of "A Kentucky Cardinal" which of all his works, Professor Knight says, "is most likely to endure as a minor classic of our literature." He admits that 'The Choir Invisible" was James Lane Allen's "greatest popular and financial success" however, and sees much to praise and criticize in "The Bride of the Mistletoe" as an example of his later period and style. Two new novels should be men tioned for they go together and are of particular interest now though of a period of Roman history. They are "I, Claudius" (which should be an added reminder of his modern pro totype who wrote "My Autobiogra phy" a few years ago) and the second biographic novel of a later period of the Emperor Tiberius Claudius, called "Claudius The God" just published, both being by the same author, Robert Graves. The secondary title to the latter book is "And his wife Messalina." Both of these books could have been bound in one, though full sized novel for they are thrilling and his torical stories of different periods of the life of the same man who was one of the most famous characters of the Roman Empire at its highest and most powerful stage. Compari sons obviously will be made with the modern "Claudius" of Italy and pre dictions as his future plans and am bitions. There are many magazine articles along these lines coming out about the Italian-African war, but the newspapers from day to day are still more up-to-date. News changes with the hour in wvarl tellectual problem in an atmosphere of conviviality and encouragement. Though it was declared at the first meeting that the organization would concern itself chiefly with socio economic questions, no field of human endeavor is barred from consideration by the group. To say at this point that the society has been eminently successful might be premature. However, indications are propitious. The next meeting of the Chanticleers will be at 2408 WII mot Avenue, Saturday night at 8:30 P. M. Everyone is invited to attend whether he is a University student or not. There are no obligations attached to membership in the organization; no 4 roster is kept and there are no regu lar dues expected from members. Women are very welcome. JOSEPH COHEN.