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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Published weekly by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolitna during the college year except during examinations and holidays Entered as second class m atter at the postoffice at Columbia, S. C., November 20. 11908 Subrscriptiin ltate---$2.00 per college year. Circulation--1800 Adhtising rates furnished upon request Offices itn Tenement 16. University campus Phone 8123 1935 Member 1936 [Associated Colle6iate Press Distributor of Colle6iate Di6est Sole avit -:xslusive Nalitnal .\<det:,mg iepreseuitatives N\ TioNlI, ADVII:Il'SI:It vii:. Inc. 420 i11:1iS/1n Aeinte. New l'ik Cit y Chic ago-nlostonl--all 1'r:anei.c--I. .\n;[ch-. - -I'ortland-Seattle -:XIC TI VE IM tI1t) 1IoVAIMtO COOPER - - - Editor Aill-:tTo,N \vi A I.-:Y Itiness Manger T. T. Moot-: - - - - Managing Editor FiIANcls wI.ls - - - Sports Editor MAY ANDRWvS ---- ----ociety Editor EEANOR W.:I:MAN - - - - Co-ed Editor FIo Dm .11 - - - - - ('irTitlatioti Mainager ASSOIx'.TE-S Miles Elliott. Jack Kille:. I1'th II tlnphill, Sllastnon Mims, associate editors; Ed narter. 1llt t:timt. J;nmes I..'nch, associate managing editors; IHay largeron, Zick Sab.luglh:t, iFelix Oreene, assistants to the busi:te-s mnl.ger sT'.\I WiTi i-Ats Donall Causcy, lIeleti Cooier. .\nnl te Il IIson anl Bruce Littlejolin, sTAl' .\SSISTANIS Joe Camak, S. 11. lass, as'i'tnt an ot Is eIitr1's; Sam Clelani, James Walsh and lt'ibert irown, a .st,nit circtilation managers FIHI)AY, .ANLAI' 17, 1936 What Does The University Of South Carolina Need To Place It On The Top Rung Of The Collegiate Ladder? A group of several ('troliia stludents comment ing upol the needs of the University recently, suggested a number of changes for the improve ment of their Alha Mater. Some of the plans would entail the exl)enldittre of no great amount of loney, while others would. Practically all r f the conne1ftators were agreed, ho. .e'ver, that what this school neleds is mon er. As a member of the student body what do you think is the Uni versity's greatest need ? One of our coeds said that "student councils and boards should en force an honor system, and make this a school where one who is dishonest in anything is snll)le(l and ousted by his class llaltes." She also deplored the fact that fresh man and sophomore girls aren't allowed to room at the college, ahl(ing that many desirable women are thus kept out of the University. "Some come in spite of the rule and live in boarding houses where they are often Hot properly chaperoned," she said !nd fhurt her Sttgge:te'd that the library opel an hour earlier. close an hou' later, anld that S ithe school year be changed to four semesters in stead of two. Under her plan the classes would be for five days each week. Another student asks that coffee, along with 1111111h1'ge'S 1111(1 other warm sandwiches, be served in the canteen for* tile con venienice of the person who b oa rds meal11-ticket fashion. Disorderliness and miisconduct on the part of fUivertsity studen'tts iln Columbinia establishments is a re'sult of the nosetice of a recreation hall large andi comp1lete enouighi to care for the more than 1,400 mnI and wvomien here, ini the Op)inion of still anIotlher of your col lege miates. "Add a wing to the present lib)rary building two if nlecessary--ini ordeIr to provide room ; pur chase a suipply of moderni equlipmtl(1t in the form of desks and comnfortab,le chairs; 1)lace a stand ing ordler with boo0k p)ublishiers for specific numn her of hooks (to be selected as5 pubilished) ; em l)loy a staff of trained l ibrairians wvho will serve the studienit chieerfuiIlly a1mitl (ffiiit ly; subscribe to a iitmihe'r of' periodlicals adlequate' to cover tde h)artmleuntah requliremtents ; set asidle one p)ortioni of the huiin itg as a recte at ion r ol, wvit h over sttuffed cha:1ir ts, ra< lit), al a suplply of cuirret pop uha r miagaizmtes, w here thle studtenit niy go to re lax, eunjoy a1 cigartet te and1( indl ge ini 'oniversa - titon nlot restricted to a wvhisper." TJ'imt is what. one of thle men suggests as the need ed impilrove mlent at the l ibrarty. TIhis stud(ent also wanits a literary mailgazine hiere(. A tcoed wanlts a home economtics aind ai mlore extensive p)rogr'ami of muhlsic cou rses. A nothe ir con imen t was5 t'entered a round tdtormii - tory lift'. lI depltj)ores thle priesenc'e of btt bugs the fickle showuer's, andi the cr'owd1ing of so many studlents in one r'oom1. "A leta f'or $10,000 to star't an extension ser' vice at the U ni versity was made recetlty before the WTays andh Means Committee of tihe House otf Representatives. Tlhis happrtopriation, if it is granted, will (10 more for' the peolhe of the State and Univer'sity than any other aippropriation in its category made in recent yealrs,"' says another. One other girl believes that tIhe elimninationi of those courses termed "crips" woul ritd the Unii versity of what slackers it has anti keep it at its p)resent position in scholastic ratings. Another need cited by several persons is that of an extensive pnhlicity burea, somehin p-a:ti Subsidization-Legal Or Illegal. Thai Is The Question Some of the Southern Conference officials hav, )repared and circulated among member college certain plans for strengthening present restric tions oIl the subsidization of college athletes. The proposals to be brought, ill) when the conferenc meets February 7 are vainly endeavoring, not onl to enforce existing unenforceable rules but to mnak< others still more ridiculous. On the other hand it is the sentiment of soml who will be at the meeting that subsidizatiol should be legal and open. The Gamecock hope hat the latter will prevail. As you know, the Southeastern Conference ha already come out in the open as regards this con troversial question. Under this plan member col leges publicly declare the amount of their athleti( scholarships, how one may go about applying foi them, and how many they have to offer. Name of recipients are puiblished in the papers aloi with the amount they receive. Former Coach Billy Laval recently voiced thl opinion that subsidization should not be open, oi( of his reasons being that at present the publi< only hlas a vagile idea of what it is all about, a( that if it were apprised of the true status, respec for college athletics would disappear. The Game eock believes that public knowledge of the mattet would have the opposite result. At present th< average pelson1 has an extremely exaggerated idea of what a man receives for his services on th< sports battlefield. Mr. Public pictures the football hero as havint at his disposal a luxurious automobile or two, clas: attendance at will, a Jinumy Walker wardrobe high salaried position, and the matter of tuition roomi, and board a mere triviality. The general Conception is wrong. The colleg athlete rarely receives more than bare living ex pemnses, if that much. Another contention of our former coach is tha if you say directly what you are going to provid( the .1thleti.ally inclined, he will come back at yot with an inquiry as to how much salary he wil receive. lre, again, The Gamecock differs. If you sillr so much per person, informing him in advance, h< will accept without hesitation. He would rathei know that lie will have all necessities taken car( of than to be promised large sums and then receiv( about half that anmount, as is so often the case now le has learned that the excited pullings of an over enthusiastic coach, an alumni group, or a gradu ate without authority, aren't reliable. Next summer the high school stars of this stat and conference will head in a Southeasterly dlirec tion unless something is done to put subsidizatior out in the open. The desire for direct honesty or this (uestionl has increased many fold dluring th( last few years. The students are for it, and th< aihuinistration of the University is for it-sine we are going to have it anyway. It seems tha the attitude right nowv is "let the other college con fess first." If one college didl dare to lay its card! on thle table at thme conflerence--declare its inten tions of revoltinmg a gainist the constitution and put tinmg its athletics on a cash and carry basis-tlu reactioni woul lie one oif two. Either that colleg< would be ouistedl, Or its "brothers in crime'' would grasp) the olportumnity and( followv in its path The (,ameck believes that the latter would hap Nowv that is just the business side of the matter Consider thme moral aspects, or are you of thai schmool whtichi places imoralIs ini the same closet with the Old Man's small bottom trousers? You prob. ably knowv, or maybe you didn't, that at the begiin ning of each season p)articipating athletes havy to signm a Southern Conference blank including a st atemenit to the effect that they receive ino a i( fromm anyv source for their service on the sporte battlefiel. Why is it d iflicult to real ize that fel low st udents will sign an honor pledlge on examn withI the same absence of conscience as the ath letes sign tihe Conference regulationms? For thme businmess interests of mnemblers of thi Southlerni (Conference aund the moral resp)ect of a pubml ic that is far froma ignorant, it is necessaryI t hat suibsid izat ion lie legal Iized1. T[he Gameroc/ hmopes that the Unmiversity's reprIesentatives at the conmference will (10 thmeir best to bring this about. cally unknown here at p)r'eent. Thle Opinions of pr1actically all hinged uipon the legislatur e andh its control of applrop)riationis. In tihe wordls of a senior, a man who lives oni he campusl11 in tIhe mnidhst of all our cryintg ineeds, lhe situiat ion is boiled dlownl andl summnedl upl. Hel says: "But comning right down to hamrd, cold reason ing, C arolinia's greatest needl is money. T1hme great godl Mammnon cani create a Caraolinma thamt will hi ft itsel f by its own bootst raps out of the slough of whatever mediocrity to which it has sunk and latce it like a shininig jewel among the colleges anud unmiversities of America." You, also, know what the University needs, Carolina To-day (OONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE) To The Rescue A student at Carnegie Tech when stumped with a calculus problem, broadcast an appeal for help with his short wave set. He received the so lution from a sympathizer at the Uni vcrsity of Texas. Two Parties Numerous students have won dered why the literary societies have two parties or factions in them. Richard Foster explains it as being the only way the societies can collect dues, since the two fac tions fight so hard on election day. Hire Education Two professors were talking between halves at a football game. The pro fessor from A University said to the professor from B University, "I see Zilch is playing on your team this year. lie flunked out of our school." "Really?" said the professor from B . University. "le is doing very well _ here." "How did it happen?" "Vell, we figured that if you re quired an average of 75 for most stu dents, it would only be fair to require an average of 50.from him." "That sounds all right. So he made an average of 50?" "Yes. Of course, we -gave him a special examination." "I see. I-low many questions did you ask him?" "We decided that if you asked the average class 10 questions, it would be fair to ask him two. So we did. And lie passed." "I see." The professor from A Uni t versity was silent a moment. Then he said, "Would you mind telling me what the questions were?" "Not at all. First I asked him what was the color of blue vitriol acid, and he said 'Pink,' and that was wrong. Next I asked him if he knew how to make sulphuric acid, and he said 'NO,' and that was right so I passed him." -Reader's Digest. --. U. 0. FIRST SEVEN SUITS AT COST - SEE FRED FINDLEY, S TEN. 17---R-8 Complete Line Custom Tailored Spring Outfits At LOWER Prices "For the College Man" ~: YOUR STORES S THE CANTEEN Sandwiches, Cold Drinks, Toilet Articles, College Jewelry ? UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE The OffIcial Book Store CAROLINA PRESSING 4 CLUB USE CALOX TOOTH POWDER YOUR RETAIL DRUGGIST WILL SUPPLY YOU Distributed By McKesson-Murray Division McKESnn & RDNS, INOPOAh WHAT'S WHAT IN UNI By Camill SCIENCE VERSUS CRIME, by th Henry Morton Robinson, is especially cc timely for this particular week which at should close one of the greatest crim- th inal tests of history, as it is the newest or and most authoritative book on this ca important and greatly developing -sci ence against crime. Fven the Counsel th for the defense, Attorney Pope, in the n< I-Iauptmann trial, declared, %yrites the I, author of "Science Versus Crime" be "'\Vood Expert? There is no such is animal as a wood expert,' " . . . as ic: the State of New Jersey announced its U intention of qualifying bald, keen-faced yc Arthur Koehler, government author- v; ity on wood, as an expert witness at of the Lindbergh trial. "'There may be Cl men who know about the bark on C trees and all that Boy Scout busi- a ness,'" continued Pope, "'but we maintain that the identification of dr wood and objects made of wood is ch not yet a science like ballistics or dac- fe, tylography."' And yet nothing was so clearly and scientifically proved in the whole case as was shown by this really great scientist Koehler by his testimony and thorough scientific ex is periments with the ladder in the case. And the whole country took it up and daily devoured the newspaper pages of photographs and stenographic re ports of this scientific wood expert. Perhaps the chapter in "Science Ver sts Crime" on "Clues in \Vood" with its pictures which gives this incident fully will be searched for as new and read for years to come, though Arthur Koehler had been working on and - developing this science for the last ten years. lie had got his degrees at DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DURHAM, N. C. Four terms of eleven weeks are given each year. These may be taken consecutively (graduation in threa years) or three terms may be taken each year (graduation in four years). The entrance requirements are intelligence, character and at least two years of college work, including the subjects specified for Grade A Medioal Schools. Catalogues a n d application forms may be obtained from the Dean. o P. Lormlard Ce.. Ine. It's the way to N X A last-minute pause Is so natural before the day's work begins. You can make this pause refreshing just add ice-cold Coca-Cola. COLUMBIA COCA-COI C1tLTTTMDTA tuauiuwry I i, LV.Oo VERSITY LIBRARY Sam e Universities of Michigan and Wis nsin and he is the author of a book d has written fifty-two bulletins for e Government, for whom he works, his special subject of wood identifi tion. But Henry AMorton Robinson, the au or of this book just published and M on the shelves of the University brary, says in spite of all that has en done by this Government "there a pitiful shortage of first-class mcd Ily trained criminologists in the iited States; name a half-dozen and u have exhausted the list. Dr. Cal i Goddard, Dr. Harrison Martland Essex County, New Jersey, Dr. tarles Norris, and Dr. Alexander ttler of New York City-these and few more are the only physicians pable of using the instruments and ugs discussed in this chapter," the ipter on "Science Gets the Con ;sion." Another timely reason for reading 's hook is that we are proud that a aduate of this University and a uth Carolinian by birth, Melvin Pur who captured the infamous Dillin r for the United States, is now visit in ('olunibia. Evans Motor Co. Dial 8103 then count the minutes 24 HOUR SERVICE COLUMBIA'S MOST UNIQUE" Opposite the Jefferson Hotel )pen All Night Phone 8754 start thle day X 'R au 1A BOTTLING CO.