The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 06, 1936, Page Page Four, Image 4
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FRI1)AY, MARCH 6, 1936
Exams And Marks
One of the lost sensible propositions ever made
to the faculty was suggested yesterday by the
committee appointed to work out i solution of
the cheating problem. 1)r. Ilavilah Babcock sug
gested that the life-and-death attitude taken to
ward most exams is the cau1(se of many moral
breakdowns, and advanced the opinion that exan
should no longer be used as a sole indication of
a student's knowledge of a course.
If a professor does not ask questions in li
classes and keep a record of the answers, if he
does not give quizzes at least once a week, he is
forced to depend on the exam mark alone. Ii
some classes this has not been done; several Chem.
istry classes, all Biology classes, and several it
the History, English, and Language departments
are regularly quizzed and questioned, but in man3
others the exam has counted almost everything
Why is this done? Can there be any cause othel
than laziness or in(liflerence on the part of t.h
professor?
Many of the faculty members have declare(
that an exam meant little to them, because the3
already .knew just about what each student de
served on the course. These professors have nad(
it their business to make the class work and t<
keep an accurate record of each student's dail3
or weekly performance. Suippose that a. mati
student is sent to the board tla' after day withoti
working a prolemll correctly, and1( shows nio ab)il
ity to grasp tihe sublject, and( 110 evidence of an)
effort to learn. Tn sup1pose that this same stu
dent is allowed to stand the exam and mnakes arl
A. The professor' would( know at once that h<l
cheated.
But suppose the miath p)rofessor's never gave th<
class any prob)lemus to wor'k, nlever asked question
in class, never made any effort to find out who wa:
learning tihe course and wholl was not. Every stul
(lent inl the class wouIld know this, would knov
that if he p)assed the examIf, n1o one would be th<
wiser, and no one would have any grounds foi
suIspicion. The incentive to cheat would be to<
strong for many to, resist.
Many of our courses are conducted in just suci
a haphazard fpshion. The facility has admitted
or at least b)een advised by the faculity committee
that tlhis is wrong, and will doubtless tak(e step:
to mnuinimize the importanlce of examns.
The committee is to be0 comnmended for bring
ing thlis fact to light. It is no ordinary occulrrenc<
for a group to place any blame on itself ; the stul
(lent body shold now delve into its own machin
ations and see what can b)e donle to make the infan
try back up the artillery's fir'e.
Bull Shooting
A Carolina professor' said1 last niighit that he ha<l
learned more in bull sessions than all his course
comb)ined. Hie is about as well informedl as an'
man on tile faculty; bull sessions ulndoubtedi'
played a big part in his educational program.
Today more time is wasted here and at an3
other school in bull sessions than in all the poo
games and ping pong tournaments ever played
Let three or four students happen to find a littli
time on their hands and a bull session is as in
evitable as high tide on a 11ul1 moon. Usuall
they begin with an argument over some politica
or religious question-so far, so good. In flyv
minutes at the most the topic is lost in a mass o
verbiage that soon degenerates into pure trash
and what might have been an inspirational and ed
~' ucational discusion of a. worth whila subhec
winds up like a powwow among a bunch of hoboes
in one of their "jungles." From whence comes
the evil influence?
Inevitably some low-minded nit-wit strolls up
with no thought in his head other than his latest
Lil' Audrey story, which in itself is harmless
enough, Lil' Audrey having made a name for her
self by her unfailing insight, but these innocent
witticisms so often lead to tales that cannot be
classified as merely off color.
Anyone who likes an intelligent bull session
should always have somebody of the Tarzan type
close at hand, so that the first violator of the rules
of decency can be put in his place, which is in
this instance outside. If this Were done to every
corrupter of uplifting conversation, bull sessions
might once again be recognized as indispensable
to a well-rounded college education.
As long as the undesirables remain unquieted our
bull sessions will remain, as far as value to the
participants is concerned, as unprofitable as Ma
jor Hoople's light bulb scheme.
"Aye-Tear Her Tattered Ensign
Down-"
For more than a hundred years the brick wall
around the campus has been a traditional land
mark of the University, as much a part of Caro
lina as the bell in the chapel. Through all the
strife and turmoil that Columbia has undergone
in wars, storms, floods, and even earthquakes, the
wall has stood intact, a resolute guardian.
For some reason, the wall around any campus is
always the source of a great.nany traditions and
stories. The famous zig zag wall of the Uni
versity of Virginia has a curious history. It is
said that Thomas Jefferson, who designed the wall
and most of the campus buildings, was looking at
the work as it proceeded, and evidently under the
influence of mint juleps or some other southern
delight, decided that it \tas not being built straight,
so he marked off the zig zag course. Today the wall
is a masterpiece of architecture, the angles being
so truly figured that very few modern designers
can equal the performance of the julep-inspired
Jefferson.
The addition of the new buildings makes it neces
sary to tear down a great section of the century
old boundary on Pendleton Street. Such is prog
ress; traditions, customs, and sentiment cannot
be allowed to interfere with the ruthless march of
civilization, but nevertheless, many of Carolina's
oldest alumni and professors are looking askance
at the gaping hole created by the building pro
grain, wondering what the axe will fall on next.
General Nuisances
The fellow who is forever and eternally just out
of cigarettes.
The bird who dleservedl an A, but busted because
the professor was down on him.
The grouch who resents other people's high
gradles, and tells the world at large that so and so
had a dingle.
Thle campus sheik who carries on three hour
telephone conversations with some nit-wit in town.
Co-eds who won't (lance with all the boys at
girl-breaks.
Trhe guy wtho is just before using his book when
you wanmt to borrowy it.
A hack that is always running out of gas.
The prof who puts you to sleep and gets mad
when hie wakes you up.
All classes that come before eleven o'clock.
Chapel.
P~eople wvho watch you for ten minutes and then
ask what you're doing.
Picture showvs that end five minutes after you
sit dlown.
Books that cost a lot of money, are discarded
after one year, and have to be sold for a song.
The rule tha.t prohibits smoking in th'e library,
where more concentratin'g is done tihan anywhere
else.
The fellow who shakes hands like he would reach
out to tease a cobra.
The skeptic who wants to know where you got
-the idea for your favorite brain child.
The guys (two nuisances) who have "just
started" when you walk in for a game of ping
pong.
.Members of the gravy colored species who flock
across the campus twice daily.
I The fellow who studiedly remarks "what hap-1
pened then?" after you have concluded your best
joke.
The "er-ah" orator.
"The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round."
L"The Brolken Record.",
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By TRIBBLE
(CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
week the footballers in the class
of the Polk Lore Society last
applied to Bill Harth for the six
bits admission fee-and got it!
We are not condemning the
practice of subsidization of ath
letes. It is our personal opinior
that the boys should be paid,
openly and substantially, for the
work they do.
Athletes at the University are
not paid openly and substantially,
Maybe they are given no aid at
all. Maybe we're wrong. Maybe,
A Duke University senior has .wr
en a novel titled "Hangover-193t
ust another guy airing his headach
Storyette
Her name might have beer
Linda. She wasn't beautiful....
except as a miniature. Five-feet.
one and ninety-four pounds is
doomed to "cuteness" - nevei
beauty. But she had what it
seems to take and her bathing.
suit was filled out in the right
places, so she got along okay
without worrying about height
and weight and such small stew,
And he loved her. For a good
part of his eighteen years he had
gone about "loving" one lass of
another, but somehow he had at
idea this might be the real thing
Love was like a lottery, he fig.
ured. If you stick around long
enough, sooner or later you're
bound to hold the winning ticket
And he had stuck around.... .
But one of his frat brother
didn't think the fraulein was sc
hot. Bill Brown, let's say hi:
name was. Bill thought the maic
was poison.... and he said so
"She's the n. g. type," declaree
Billie. "She'll string you. to x
fare-ye-well and let you dowr
cold. Her heart's the size of one
letter on a pin-point-written pray.
er. Drop her!"
So he did.... Because of a
brother who probably knew what
he was. talking about. Becausc
of Bill Brown. He didn't forge1
the gal entirely, but graduatior
afforded distance and distance de
stroyed association and the affaii
revolved into nothingness.
Months passed.... a year, per
haps:
He might never have noticec
the announcement if he had not
read the newspaper more thor.
oughly than usual. It was brief
hidden, almost, in a corner of the
society page; reading simply
"Mr. and Mrs. wish tc
announce the marriage of thei
daughter, Linda, to Williarri
Brown"-and the date and plac<
of marriage.
He read the item twice, laughed
and took his frat pin from his
vest. For days he had intendec
polishing it. Rust had corrode<
the finish!
Even without names it's too gc
lot to print. We can vouch fori
uthenticity of the story as this c
ecr was around when it happened
It seems that a University stud<
isited in a neighboring state receni
nd while there he met a girl. (TI
Iways do.) This lassie was differ<
rom the usual run. She was th
ughly modern--but only to the fou
Irink. Then she stopped complet
vith a tale that she "got that wa
>ecause of her secret affection for
ocal married man. The boy offei
uis sympathy and suggested a trip
Jolumibia to help her forget.
But . . . yesterday, after three wel
sad elapsed and the University
ad all but forgotten the entire ti
ame a letter saying: "Dear -
have reconsidered and will be
ohlumbia as soon as you find a si
ble apartment."
Any suggestions?
-U. 8. 0..
OPEN FORUM
ditor of T he Gamecock : Mrh3
May I have space in your columns
all'the attention of the student body
ertain consequences of breaches of
lonor Principle?
The observance of the Honor Princi
s traditional at Carolina. In matters
'ehavior the students have been as)
o exercise their sense of duty and to
a accordance with the principles of hoi
und shame.
Present national and world conditi<
ave resulted from and in a general Ic
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By Camil
"I Discovered the Orient", by Fletcher 1
S. Brockman. Published by Harper and ;
Brothers, 1935, pages 211.
Though Dr. Brockman married the eld
est daughter of a distinguished citizen
of Columbia, the late General Washington
Clark, and has for years had a country
home "Silver Dune" near Columbia, he i
is less well known,. though admired, in
this city than he is in China and all
through the Far East. He went out to
China, while still a young man, for the
National Y.M.C.A. as Foreign Secretary
International Committee Y.M.C.A. As
sociations in 1898 and soon became Gen
eral Secretary National Committee Y.M.
C.A. Associations of China until 1924 t
when he was made Administrative Sec
retary of National Council Y.M.C.A. As
sociations of United States for the Far
East, which he still holds, his office be
ing at New York headquarters.
Unless one traveled through the Far
East and heard everywhere of him (as did
the writer while Dr. Brockman was on
this side- of the world at.the time) one
cannot realize the power and , influence
of his position as a traveling Ambassador
of good will for the Far East. There was
no one more admired or more beloved for
his generous, broad-minded Christian
spirit' for the Far Eastern people he was
throwvn with unless it was the late Bishop
Brent of the Phillippine Islands fame. It I
is good that he is living and well and can I
wvrite such an interesting autobiography I
of his experiences in China and through-1
out the Far East. There is so little of Dr.
Brockman however, andl so much of the
people he worked with in the truest
Christian missionary spirit that it cani
odhardly be called an autobiography. He t
odwas a friend of the highest and the low- r
he est, he guided and introduced most of the t
>r-- famous lecturers and teachers who visited I
China and Japan and other Eastern coun-i
~nt tries, he helped Chinese in their fight for
greater literacy, he wvas and is the friend
'y of the best scholars of China and Japan,
ey and his experiences wvere varied and of I
nt vital interest to his readers. The man andi
>-World War. It is popular today to disre- I
hgard law, both civil and moral, if it in- r
lyterferes with selfish desires. Wrong do-<
ying does not seem as bad as it used to
ai
ed appear. The mistake is often considered
to to lie not in the. deed but in being caught.
A sense of honor and honest character
~ks are developed by their exercise. Weakness<
lad of character often begins and develops I
P' from a failure to reflect on the conse
quences of unfair and dishonorable prac
it- tices and behavior. Students who cheat
on quizzes and exams often (do so be
cause they feel that they will gain some- j
thing thereby. Suppose we examine a
breach of the I lonor Principle such as
that of cheating. Who is benqitted by iti
36. 1. Not the studenzt whIo cheats. H is t
character is thereby warped and weak- I,
to ened. He takes the easy way, failing to
to (develop his own abilty andl power of I
the self-reliance, lHe loses his own self-re
pespect and incurs the low regard andi con
.tempt of his fellow studlents. He en-t
ed courages by his example other weak stu- -
act dlents to take the easy way. lHe places
ior himself in such a position that his teachers C
and fellow students cannot recommend 0
ms him for any responsible position.
*w- 2. Not the teacher. His heart is sad
the -dened for he feels ta in a meaur
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la Sam.
is book should be studied and his social
nterest and missionary spirit' should be
mulated.
A group of books on the South and
iouth Carolina have been recently added
D the Carolina room in the Library which
re of real value for research and for
nterest, though they can only be ihen
ioned briefly here: First among these to
e especially noticed for its timeliness on
resent time problems in South Carolina
olitics is:
"State Alministration in South Caro
ina" by James Karl Coleman, Associate
rofessor of History and Economy in
he Citadel, The Military College of S.
. Published by the Columbia University
?ress, 1935. "This study" says the author
n his preface, "is an attempt to present
descriptive analysis of existing state
dministration in South Carolina and to
uggest certain changes in the light of
nodern political science for its improve
nent." He discusses Child Labor, and
'The conflict between States themselves.
)ne State exercises one kind of right,
nd other states exercise another kind.
tate rights against State rights". He
Iso discnsses such pertinent problems as
us and highway laws from the point of
'iew of "State against State" again.
"The Old South; The Geographic, eco
Lomic, social, political and cultural ex
~ansion, institutions and nationalism of
he ante-bellum South" by R. S. Cotterill,
'rofessor Southern H-istory, Florida
;tate College for Women. Published by
'1. HT. Clark Co., California, 1936. The
uthor says of his book, which is most
nterestingly and attractively writi en, "If
here be a theme at all, it is the develop
ment of Southern nationalism." He men
ions and praises the South Carolina Col
ege (p. 285) which "owed both its ex
stence and location to the determination
f the tide water planters to unify the
tate and to its teachings and influence
vas due in considerable measure the po
itical unanimity of the South Carolin
ans."
ailing in his task of training students to
nleet fairly the stresses of life. His task
f evaluating the wvork of his students
s made more difficult, since quiz papers
lo not in all cases represent honest effort.
3. Not the honest and honorable stu
rents. They feel that they must meet un
*air competition andl not have their honest
~fforts properly rewarded. They knowv
hat their diplomas will be cheapened and
heir degrees dliscounted because the un
leserving may receive equal or greater
ewardls.
4. Not thae University. It acquires an
nsavory reputation, for a .school is
udged by the students it sends out.
5. Not the State. For educated crooks
re a positive menace to civilization and -
ood government.
Student, the next time you are tempted
a violate your sense of honor and to
wer your moral standards, reflect on
hese facts, and remember that you can
Ot sow a breach of honor without reap
ig at some time the fruit of loss of self
espect, a weakened character, a bad in
uence oni others, the low regard and con
'mpt of your associates, and a measure
f dlisgrace on yourself, your Mother and
ather, the University and your State and
nuntry. Will it be said of you through.)
rut life: "lHe cheated i'n college"?
W. A. WHITESELL,
Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry.
UnIversity of. S. C