The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 24, 1936, Page Page Four, Image 4
The. Gamecock
Founded January 30, 1908
ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor
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i)1'ART.\IENT HEADS
Francis Williams, Sports editor; Katherine Taylor, Society editor; Helen
Cooper, Co-Ed editor; Fred Ellis, Circulation Manager.
ASSOCIATES
Jack Killea, Shannon liims, Eleanor Wiedeman, James Lynch, T. T.
Moore, May Andrews, and Don Causey, associate editors; Ed Harter and
Francis Williams, associate mtanaging editors; Albert Douglas, assistant
business manager; Sam Clelatnd, Tom Willis, and Bi1 Brockington.
associate circulation managers.
STAFF wIITERS
Polly Pendleton, Crawford White, Vivian Lomas, liarybelle Higgins, St.
Clair Muckenfuss, W. L. Lamb, Charles Lee, James O. Willis, and Grace
Toney; Harold Prince, Jimmie Thomas, S. B. Bass, and R. F. Lindsay.
sports writers.
FRII)AY, APIL 24, 1936
How Dare You, l r. Moody
'The unfortulnate Peter Moody has been labeled
crackel )y the IA'gislature. lie has connitted the
lull)Irlonat)le sill.
He has perlmitted himself to think. Worse thant
that, he put his thoughts on paper.
Wherefore, off with his head.
Solne time ago )'. Morse w"arl"ned his Logic
students that they nmllst be carefiul in their think
ing. This is a free countrv. but when a man
starts thinking, he is (1ubbletd a Socialist, or ia
Radical, or even a Colmlulnist, and may be his
tied off to jail.
If Peter Moody thinks that mill conditions are
a(1, why should lie not be allowed to say so? If
he finds Salndhurg's style the hest for his purpose,
what objection is there to his using it? If he ex
aggerates to make himself plainer, what of it ?
One legislator conunented that the man "only
knows the tennis raquet or the gold club." The
poem does not smack of the golf or tennis addiet.
It appeiis to he by one who knows whereof he
speaks, and is doing his bit to help the mill people
out.
'IIe does not deplore conditions, nor does lie
look with colmlpassion on those he purports to
(lescrihe," the lawmaker charges. If the poem
does not deplore the conditions of mill workers,
how would one go about deploring them? Mtust
ia writer say in every other line " 1 am sorry fori.
you. May God p)ity you and111 have mercy on you."
Is there anyting mnore dleplor'able thlan: "What
(do you know ablouIt muhlsic Wha;t dlo you know
abIoult l iteraiture?C Whalt could youl do about anyl~
thing? Youl dlied-whleni youi went to work in a
cotton mill."
Is that ridiclhe ? Is it mio(ker'y? Does thlat
sound1( like a man whlo has no0 commion sense?
"This man," says anlothier legislator,. "slihold be
in Russia."
Whlen Russia gets all of Amierica's young m~en
like Moody, it will be a bietter' counhtry than ours.
By hook Or' By Crook
After the exhibition staged in tile Eiiphradian
Hall at the last meeting. tile mIember's mlight well
ask themiselves "what next ?'' Whlat was suIp
p)osedl to be a mloveent to purlge the soc'iety of all
mrembler's who0 did( not come1 to the mneeting "b)e
caiiuse of th loveJ~' for' the tr'aditions and pincIUi
lesC of the Eupjhrladian" was nothling more than
a pl)Oiticail blow so far below the belt that a spec
tator in the remotest seat coulld see that tile c'ards
wer'e adrioitly sta('kedl befor'e the gamie star'ted.
Thlis week's (fameock giv'es an account on an1
otheri paige of what hlappenedl. The following is
a l ittle insiode dlope that miighlt help tile studloent
body realize how far' the campus p)oliticianls will
go) to accomuplishl their endl.
Last week the EuAphrad(ians puit over' their fa
mnous snap election and lput in tile two mn whot
will serve on the Board of Pulblications next year'.
So great was tIle dlissatisfaction ammong many
miember's over the election that the vic'torioums palrty
feared that at this week's mnfeting the whole thing
would( be thrown ouIt andl anrother election ord0er'ed.
As the men star'tedl 'omning into the hail, the boys
looked each one over' carefully, mentally noting
how each wold vote if a p)roposail were made to
make the election void. Several of the member's
were up for reinstatement, which has always been
dispensed with in a couple of seconds b)y having
someone readl out the names, and then letting the
secretary wave the ballot box around in the air
and take his seat. Not so on this occasion. When
the time came to reinstate former members, Bill
Douglas suddenly became smitten with a surgc
>f loyalty and love for his dear old Euphradian
ind came to the conclusion that all those up for re
instatement were not there because of any greal
love for the name Euphradian. Accordingly, Mr
Douglas took the floor and suggeste(l that no one
l)e allowed to vote that night who was not in goo]
tanding at the last meeting. The members gave
this scint consideration, whereupon the gallani
Douglas declared that. he would blackball every
nai coming ill) for reinstatement. Since only ome
blackball is required to keep a man out, lie wia
"hecking locks at the board, and hoping for some
ane to bet.
In this fashion was thwarted any movement that
night have been made ip to throw out the Board
lection. Among those who was forced to cool
his heels in an anteroom (luring all the wrangh
Was a former president of the society, who had
been attending Euiphrad.ian meetings since the
vear One. Ye Editor, in all his innocence, had
one( u) to see what it was all about, having ai
latunral interest in tlie Board of Publications, ani
e also was invited to keep within shouting dis
ance in event that lie be allowed to enter the
<acrel portals.
It is ttie that before the meeting was ovei
he outcasts were taken back in, but by that time
t was too late for fnv action to be taken; thus it
mailp election was planned. executed, and protected.
The 6'amerock wishes to point out that th<
Board of Publications is a powerful body, by
ar the most imuportant political group on the
1ampuls. If Shoe Shine Willie sews utp five of
heir votes, he can take over this paper and th
roverntor in all his glory cannot remove him
From office. All he needs to do is get five mer
?lected to the Board who will vote for him, get
-ixteen people who never saw the inside of th<
nr'a1ec"ock office to sign a petition saying that h<
leserves to be elected. and the job is done. It i
in insult to the integrity and intelligence of
Gamecock staff that such a procedure is permis
iible.
The Board, therefore, is powerful, and for thi
reason its members should be chosen with th
rreatest care and consideration.
Another such incident in the Euphradian ant
its hun1i1dred years of honiorable history might con1
to an ignomious end.
We can stand for a lot of things, but this wa:
anost too nuch to swallow. Even though the in
?stimable Douglas apoligized for his inhospitable
;"arefully-pianned but weakiy-expliained maneuver
his plulpose wits accomplished. The gentlemen ar<
till in office.
-Uy. s. 0.
The Way We'd Like It
Early next week all the candialiltes for Oflice wil
be called on to make a speech at a mieeting on the
It seems to The (ra,nerok that every seeker o1
ia major political office shoud1( have some plat
form on which lie hopes to be elected. No mai
should hope to become president of the student
body without having mapped out some ideas or
iml)roving at least one p1aise of student aict ivities
relations with the faculty, or soume other funtda
mienttal problem.
Nevertheless, it is safe to p)rophlesy that in all th~
sp)teches to be msade, there will not be one real plalt
form, niot a single thought on whiat the cansdidat
proposes to do0 thlat will miaike him the logical ina
for' the job. Thle stud(ents do not want c'anididalte'
to make a flock of wildl promiises, but we wosik
like to hear someonie spesik who hais somnethsins
to off'er in the waty of constructive p)lans.
From yesterdhay's election, it wtould seem that th
campu~is is now in two camtps; 0one side is p)ointe(
out as "the nichine,' 'and the othler is simly th
sidle thait is against the miachiine. C'andidates
thlen, will be with oir opposedl to the miachsine.
Tus no candhidate w ill nseed anyix qualIifications
lie wtill either run with the irighit crowd, or wil
be0 left ill the col with the wronig backers.
In the light of all this, why hasve any speeches
No imtter whait is sidi. not a vote w ill be chsanget]
If Will11im Jennasings Bryan could1( come back an<
speask as lie d id at his best, lie wvould not gathe
a single vote that waus tiot already Isis.
T[rue, th e ms eet inag will give e veryb)ody a chanc
to look thle b)oys over. buit per~snal appearance
will 'ouant buit very lit tie. Adlonis could1( miake ni
itsprlessioni on a co-e'd if heo were to r'uni on th
wr'ong ticket. The Advisor'y Boar'd electio:
p)roved thait pulchrit ud(e has nothing whaitever t
(d0 with Ciarol inai politics.
The (/ame('ock suggests thiait since the sp)eecht
will be tiresome aind useless, the candhidastes (1
whsatever they ('an (do best-sing, give a skit, lig
jump, walk a tight wire, or what have you.
At least that would be different.
An Apology
We r'egiret that our Tr'oublesome Tribble, pridl
of tIle faculty, has been suffer'ing fr'om an attac
of flu this week, and was tunable to write his co
umn.
Several members of the staff kindly offered t
pinch hit for him, but it was (decided that th
might hurt his following, because a columnist has
to shoot only ne blank t enat the air.
Carolina Oddities
By Don Causey
(CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE)
should have sense enough to keep o
the grass."
Euphradian, from which the El
phradian Society derives its nam
means "correctness of speech," whi
Clariosophic means "wise distributir
by lot."
Ilal Tribble, general reprobate of ti
campus today, would look like a mi
fed baby compared to certain studen
here about 40 years ago. It is rumort
that in a dringing contest held in a nea
by tavern, four boys drank two galloi
of rye in one night and met classes ne:
day.
Ilonor was considered the main r
quirement of the students 100 years ag
So strictly did the students follow th
honor code that any student could g
unlimited credit at business houses with
out any security except the knowledf
that he was a student at the South Car<
lina College.
Expulsion was readily resorted to
ante-bellum days. Sixty juniors were e
pelled at one time for refusing to me
a class under a substitute professor. TI
revolting students burned all their equil
ment before the new professor's horn
I low many of our freshmen could ent(
the University if the same entrance r
quirements of 1829 were now enforced
Applicants for admission had to addre
the faculty in Latin and prove his abili
of becoming a worth while student. St
dents 15 years old were often admitted.
Believe it or not, several years a
members of the football team di
covered two women in their teneme
and had them arrested. An unknov
motive is being studied, for Georj
Washington had two women beat<
for spying on him while bathing, th(
women were undressed before beit
beaten.
Long before the day of paid foc
bail players and Gedney Howe, Ur
versity officials attempted to do awi
with South Main Street, but mothe
in Columbia fought the issue so ha
that lengthening the street was e
couraged.
Many of our horse's neck professo
of the campus of the campus tod:
would not have lasted long in the ant
helIum days. Several of our facul
would awake tonight and see their st
dents milling around their house, ta
ing pot shots at his window and te
ing him today. Oh, for the good o
days.
Ilal Tribble, playboy of the camp
today, would look like a sissy compar
to the students here 100 years ago; th
were constantly tiring guns at their pr
fessors, Chasing their cows across t
campus at night wvith fireballs tiedl to tiu
tails, while their favorite sport wvas sha
ing the president's horse and ptainitil
it a variety of colors.
Students in the 40's reversedl the pre;
dent's ruling.
The presidlent noticedl that there was
great numb)er of (logs on the campus a
announced that some of them had to
Upon arriving on the campus next d
le sawv several (logs hanging from
limb. WVhen lie inquiredl into the afh:
he was told. "your sentence has be
changed, Mr. President, from expulsi
to suspension."
Steward I lall (liners refused to
tough meat in the "good old (lays."
WVhile on their way to the mess hall c
(lay a group of studlents spied an ancie
beast hitchedl in the rear of the buildli
wvaiting to be convertedl into fork-ber
ing steaks.
Realizing the (danger if this came
~'pass, they (quickly untiedl the beef, (let
ratedl him wvith a wvreath, andl rode h1
to the river where lhe was promp
d rowvned.
Board Upholds
Army_Trainin
Berkeley, Calif. (ASU)-Despite
studIent referendum which revealedl ti
more than seventy percent of the stud
Sbody favors abolition of compulsory m
tary training, the Board of Regents
the University of California has vo
for its retention.
The Regents' statemenit assertedt
"there should be no dleparture from
Cregulations in force. This determinat
C we believe to be in accordance with
legal and moral obligations which r
upon them as thc governing board of
H-earst's San Francisco "Examin
Sand leading Alumni officials were proi
nent in the fight for retention of ce
pulsory drill.
Campus
is
THE FIRSI PUC TELE
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SENi AND RECORDED IN
NEW YORK UNNERSITY BY
PROF S.F.B. MORSE C
AND tS ASSOCIAES ON
n JANUARY 24w 1836. I
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UNIVERSE ! BY KING0MS
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AO. D. K. REQUIRES ON
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A-T.CONTINUED FRI
Minor I
Cheerleader-30 ( No points allowed for
o Capt. minor sport (except tennis)-30 (N,
-Member Social Cabinet-30
itl President Cotillion-30 (No other Cotillio
't Treasurer Cotillion-30 (No other Cotillio
e Pres. Social Fraternity-30 (President n
n IVlel. representative)
*r President Soph. Class-30
19 Athletic Advisory B3oard-30
Board of Publications- 30
D)rum Major-30 ( No points allowed for
t- Pres. Glee Club or Sym. Orchestra-25
r- ganiation)
IY Pres. Sonorary or Professional Group
rs ganization)
-d Editor, I andbook -25 (No other points
1- Business Mgr., IIandbook-'25 (No othe1
Departmental Scholarship-20
Treas. Soc. Fraternity-20 (Treasurer n
rs I lellenic representative)
ty Pres. Fresh. Class-20
e- Business Mgr. Glee Club or Sym. Orches1
ty organization)
u ebating team-20 (5 points each additior
Letter minor sport-15 (5 points each a
Id Capt. Fresh. major sport-15 (No other
Manager Fresh. major sport-15
Asst. Cheerleader-15
Mi:inr office German club--15
Minor office Pan Iel.-IS (No additional
A Assoc. Ed. Publication-15 (Only one off
y Minor office Jr. or Sr. class-15
Minor office law class or law federation
i Chairman or Sec. I)ebating Council-15
councit)
v- Minor offce Y. M. C. A.-15
igFresh. Numer. major sport-0
Member Pan-H-ellenic-10 (No other poi
-Minor offce Fresh. class-10
Minor ofhce Soplh. class-10
Membership honorary or professionial gro
a First three minor offces literary society
dIean's List-S (Each semester)
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Memnber band, glee club or sym. orchiestr;
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-WHAT'S WHAT IN U:
By Can
at
Surely the wvarm and( lovely Spring
ne (lays we are (due to hiave this April is the
nt right time to reprint this lovely old1
ig poem (by John Wilsoni on Austin Dob
d- soin's authority.)
"0 for a boo)ke and a shiadie nooke
to Iyethier in-a-doore or out;
\Vith the grene leaves wvhispering over
hiede,
ifi Or the strete cryes all about;
tWhere I maic Reade all at miy ease,
Both of the Newve and O)lde.
F'or a jollie go(de Ik>oke whereon to
looke
Is better to me than golde."
There is something left of the Se's
qui-Cenitennial t hat will stay in the tU
a versity Library anld be always much ap
at preciated and honioredt by3 its readers andic
nt research workers. TIhis is the splenidid
l-book "Columbia, 1786-1936, Capital City
ofof South Carolina,'" Fdited by Mrs. Ilel
elen Kohnt H enniig, Prinited by Bryan Com
cdpanhy, Columbia, S. C:., March, 1936, Pub
I ished by the Sesqui -Centennial Commis
iat sionf. The different cihpters are writ
lhe ten by the best historic Columbia author
on ities to be had and11( there are many it
tie Itustrations oif the old Columbia as well
est as the niew. One cannot here for lack
the of space give a full review of its coni
tents or writers all of whom have dug
~r" dleep in historic records for the informa-.
ni tion they impart so (lelighitfully to its
m. readers.
But tn bring it .n..r.. ho-the Un..
AFTER
PARTICIPAING IN
INTERCOLLEGIATE
SPORTS FOR MORE
14AN 50 YEARS,
CORNELL UNIESITY
HAS RECENTLY
APPOIITED ITS *
FIRST DIRECTOR
JAME S
LYNAH,
CAPTAIN OF THE
1904 FOOTBALL
1T:AM. ACCEPTED
THE POSITION.
E MAJOR HONOR
DMING A MEMBER
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of allowed points as treasurer or Pan
band mtembership)
(No other points allowed in same or
5 (oother points allowed in same or
aflowed in same organization)
points allowed in same organization)
ot allowed points as president or Pani
oI
ra-20 (No other points allowed in same
ial year)
dditional year)
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infotuerc )inIthe ity educaioaly, sport
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attracting plower ) n neettruh
out thoe( State s wel as tesewere oThisn
bas partiularl ruinpr. agae
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pihtfullwrlittn atce orgaiteatn)
tad the( Theatre whepresde give Pa
ronor (to the poinSots aoldinamle
porits greti sprtralinluwenc(nl) ct
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cialys ie-lectyftaicay and n itsr
ism,rtclal Dr.uJ. ion Misic.Mrae
1An)ockheriroffhere brife of Prof
Uivestfly Faclty aticlets stertuis
homr the ( South Carolina o lsoeine
gad lae ther Ueversiyn wanse the a
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