Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Gamecock Founded January 31, IS ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALES, First Editor Published weekly by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina during the col lege year except during examinations and holidays Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Columbia, S. C.. November 20, 1908 ubscription Rate-.00 per college year. Cir culation-2,000. Advertising rates furnished upon request. Phone 8123 936 Member 1937 Distributors of CoI6e Does RIPRSINTED POR NATIONAL. ADVERTIsINO By National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Represeteav 420 MADISON Ave. NEw YORK. N.Y. CNICA"p - SOsToN - SAN PRANCISCO Los ANDeI.C " PORTA.ANO S EATTLE EXECUTIVE BOARD HUNT GRAHAM - - - - - Editor RAY BARGERON - - Business Manager FRANCIS WILLIAMS - Managing Editor DEPARTMENT HEADS Harold Prince. Sports editor; Marybelle Higgins, Society editor; Mae Anidrews, Co-ed editor; Sam Cleland, Circulation Manager FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1936 COME AGAIN The other day a freshman walked in the library with intentions of do ing a little studying. He walked out without even as much as opening a book. Questioned as to why he didn't stay in the building, he said that he couldn't get a seat. This is often the case. Tables and seats in the building are inadequate to t accommodate the number of students who frequent the hall. Often one can see industrious students sitting 1 on the steps, leaning against the walls or sitting on the floor, absorbed in a book. It is unfortunate that Carolina does not have a larger library-one that i will house all the books and one which I will provide ample space for those i who wish to study. -u. s. o. THE STOLID SOUTH The Gamecock looks with a great deal of pride, if not astonishment, at the recent landslide of the Democratic party under the leadership of Presi dent Roosevelt. With a fairly good knowledge of the history of parties and a fairly clear understanding of gov ernment, The Gamecock is constrained to propose some very peculiar con clusions. With the smoke screen of charges and counter charges of the recent political campaign cleared away, - certain vital issues seem to parade themselves most strongly in our eyes. In the state of Idaho, we find the dean of the senate, Mr. William Borah, again running on the Republican ticket and backing the entire Democratic administration. Opposed to him was Governor Ross, the Democratic candi date. With this example of the break ing in our party lines, anyone inter ested in our party form of govern ment cannot but stop and ponder the issue involved at present and those wvhich will assume the spotlight of the future. Upon analyzing the policies of the national parties, we find the South, i)articularly South Carolina, in a rather p)eculiar political situation: that is, its v'oting is traditional and party-fashion rather than on the issues of the candi dlates. The Decmocratic party, as well as the Rep)ulican party, has definitely de * redl itself in favor of equal educa nal, sociail, political and legal rights the Negroes of America; this, we ieve, is opposed to b)y 90% of -the * * white population in South Caro nSouth Carolina, as wvell as the uitL, has always opposed a high taritT. Thue Democratic party has notI wered the high tariff as instituted by he Republicans, but rather has defi nitely, through its mutual trade agree ments insured its continued existence.1 This certainly is also against the in terest of South Carolina. South Caro lina -has, of a necessity which is evi dent to everyone concernedl, always adhered to the doctrine of "states rights." It is clearly evident that the present Democratic administration be lieves in central or federal control andI has dropped even any pretense as fa voring the political sovereignty of states. Certainly, bearing these three issuesI in mind, it might well be said that the Democratic party's control of the South is .inst as much a misnomer as was the election of Senator Borah as a Republican in Idaho. The Gamecock reiterates its support Columbia's Choice Po J ?Isioe T .hae >f President Roosevelt. It simply at empts, from its political analysis, to )oint out the issues which will be dis :ussed and debated openly in the next iational campaign and which are most leserving- of the educational and the ntelligent recognition and study of particularly the college student-the uture leader and adtninistrator. What will be the outcome of the next presidential race? Will there be i split in the South? Will the South form a third party of ultra-conversa tives, or will they continue under their present standing? -U. a. o. AN UNFORESEEN CIRCUM STANCE At the present time, collegiate foot ball is firmly entrenched in the affec ions of entertainment loving Ameri :ans. Heavily mortgaged stadia in all )arts of the country point to a gen !rally held belief that this popularity vill continue. The great question is whether this belief is well founded. We cannot attempt to answer such L question categorically. However, one tpparently unforeseen circumstance ias arisen that will undoubtedly have profound effect upon the public opin on of tomorrow. This circumstance s the rise of organized betting in con iection with football. This is a new md portentious factor and must be eckoned with. In the past, betting n connection with football games has een widespread and at times has in rolved considerable sunms. However, his betting was largely the result of mndergraduate and alumni enthusiasm mnd was primarily on a man-to-man >asis. In the last few years betting has pread to the great mass of the peo >le, many of whom have never seen football game, and has been organ zed on a pool basis. Betting on col ege football has gone orofessional and s rapidly approaching a position sim lar to the betting on horseracing, ;oxing, baseball and other professional nortq. We can see nothing but disaster in his situation. Those in control of organized betting are undoubtedly losely allied with the lawless elements n the community. The professional >etters themselves bear the reputation f demanding results no matter what neans are employed. They have tre nendous financial resources and do ot hesitate to use them upon occasion. ['hey are the bane of most of the ma or professional sports. They will un loubtedly ruin college football. With ut in any way impeaching the integ ity of the vast majority of college ootball men it niust be admitted that n so large a group of individuals, nany of whom are accustomed to be ng paid for their talent and all of vlioim sealize that their fame is of he most transitory nature, there will e individuals who,will be willing to sell out." The financial remunera ion will be too tempting, the chance ~f detection too slim andl the avail ble punishment in case of such detec ion too limitedl. Some men will yield. he conclusion is inevitable. It is eqIually inevitable that eventu ly; these facts wvill be made public. an college football stand thc shock fa "Illack Sox" scandle? It clearly annot. "'he American people are es entially idealistic and above all they lemiand that there shall be no "fix ng" in athletics. When the crash omes reform will be dlemandled in no mcertain terms. The colleges them elves will be forced to act. But they vill have neither resources nor in lination to apply the protective imea uires used by those in control of pr'o essional major sports. It is highly >robable that when the crash comes, ootball will be abolished in many in titutions. Certainly it will be em >hasised and will be relieved of a great part of its financial support. In those colleges where football will >e retained, the calibre of the game, rom the spectators' standpoint, will >e considerably decreased. In such :ase the probable results are foresee ible; either football will lose its pop ilar appeal or the fains will turn to the nore interesting professional game, itready a stronig and growing compet tor of the college football. In either :ase, college football will decline as a najor amusement of the American peo >le. Whether this eventual result is rood or had we 4lo not wish to discuss it this time but the fact that this de :line will be the eventual result of the -is of organized betting seems to us o be inevitable. MONDAY UW"HOPALC RE DIRECTORY READY FOR DISTRIBUTION Published By Blue Key Contains Names Of All students And Faculty; Edited By Graham And Whaley The Blue Key directory is finally ready for distribution among students, accordipig to Hunt Graham, editor, and Atherton Whaley, business manager. The directories will be -given to stu dents at the post office by Mrs. Moon. Professor R. L. Sumwalt won the dedication by his splendid work for the University and for the students. The text of the dedication is as fol lows: To Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt, pro fessor of civil engineering, who 'has (lone more than any other individual in the institution to plan for and se cure Federal funds for the swimming pool, additional dormitories, and the student activities building, giving his time, labor, and high skill to these and other projects for the comfort and pleasure of the students, who is an uncommonly effective and progressive teacher, a helpful friend to students, a public-spirited and public-serving citizen of Columbia, who is second to none in loyal devotion and hard work for a greater and finer Carolina, this issue of the Blue Key Directory is gratefully dedicated. Due to the short period of time that was allowed to gather data for the book, several errors occurred. The editor begs the pardon of those whose names were spelled incorrectly or omitted, and wishes to assure those concerned that there was no malice connected with the errors. STUDENTS GET IN FURMAN GAME FREE Carolina students will be admitted to the Carolina-Furman game in Green ville tomorrow free unon the presenta tion of their athletic cards at the south gate of the new Sirrine stadium, W. H. Harth, University athletic director, has announced. The gate will open at 12:45 and the exercises will begin at 1:25 p. m. -U. . . Players Present "Enter Uncle Hal" (OONTiNUED FROM PAGE ONE) her resulting actions are at the same time both intriguing and irritating to Uncle Hal and a source of delight to the audience. The complete cast is as follows: Lucy Lewis as Joan, David Webb as David Jackson. Sam Cartledge as Uncle Hal, Jane Crout as Mrs. jack son, Rosa Wilder as Miaun I'hibbi, Louis Searson as Jimmie Bannister, lelen Townsend as Mrs. Pierre Au drey, Hazel lopkins _ Nora Demorel, andl Leonard Kaplan as Joe D)unawvay. Tickets wvill be on sale this wveek andl next by the members of the or ganization at a flat rate of twenty-five cents. -U. K. C. Astronomy (CONTINUED FRoM PAGE ONE) But that's only the beginning!I At 12 o'clock tonight, the two brightest planets in the entire sky, Venus and Ju piter, will be in close conjunction wvith each other. A distance of less than two dlegrees will separate the two. It is the opinion of some astronomers that these two planets, being in very close conjunc tion, formed the historic "Star of Beth lehem." (In our longitude, the two plain ets wvill set before midnight, E. S. T. Look for them about 6:30 p. mn.) And the Universe still has one more exhibit to offer. A newv star has receuitly flared uip! On October 5, 1936, Dr. Cherrington of Perkins Observatory, noted that the star gamma Cassiopeia had nearly doubled in brightness. Since then, this 4th magnitude star has grown steadily brighter, until now it is of the second magnitude, and over six times brighter. Gamma is the middle star in the "W"-shaped constellation, Cassio peia. It is still increasing in brightness. Incidentally, this star is in excellent position for observation, high in the northwest, at idn,ight , November 1 3tha -U. a. e. The city of Cambridge plans to assess a "service charge" of about a million dol lars against Harvard and M. I. T. to cover policing of football games and student riots, and removal of rubbish. AND TUESDAY am Boyd --In NG CASSIDY [PURNS" Cagers Start Court Work Eight Lettermen Return Petoskey Outlines Essentials Of Offense And Defense At First Practice In response to a call for candidates for the varsity basketball team, about 12 men, including several regulars from last year reported to Coach Ted Petoskey at the field house Monday night. Others are expected to be out for practice as soon as football season ends. Coach Petoskey gave a brief black board talk before dismissing the pros pective basketeers, outlining essentials of offense and defense. Floor work began Tuesday night at 7:00 o'clock. Coach 'Petoskey announced that a "B" squad might be organized to play smaller colleges and schools. This plan, if it can be carried Out, will give more men an opportunity of playing inter-scholastic basketball. The floor of the field house has been resurfaced, and is in good condition. Other minor repairs have also been made. Eight of last year's regulars are to be back this year. They are Bernard James, captain, Guy Lipscomb, Bob Johnson, Jack Lyon, Bill Simpson, Goody Taylor, Willis Cantey, and Larry Craig. The Gamecocks will have new uni forms this year. The sweat uniforms will be silver trimmed in scarlet and black, and will have the name of the University on the back. Candidates for the team will have to furnish their own equipment for the first several practices. As soon as football season is over, lockers will be assigind. Assistant managers are needed for the team this year, and any boys who are interested should see Jim Polatty. --U. S. 0. Petition (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) (b) to provide additional and more comfortable equipment: (c) to provide shelf space for the thousands of books which now are piled up on the floor because of lack of shelf room and which are not ac cessible to students for their use; (d) to make the whole library fire proof and prevent destruction by fire of our great collection of priceless books and papers that could not be replaced. The petition is as follows: "To United States Senator James F. Byrnes: "We, the undersigned studentc of the University of South Carolina, re spectfully and earnestly request that you do your utmost to get the long pending application (S. C. 1038) of the University of South Carolina wvith the Public \Vorks Administration for the amount of $300,000 approved as, soon as possible, because we believe that such buildings wvould meet the greatest physical need of this Univer sity' and lie of immeasurable and en (luring benefit to its faculty and to us, as wvell as to the people of the wvhole State. It has been estimated that 16,00 studlents will sign the petition. -U. N. 0. Furman (CONTINUED FROM PAOE ONE) a sore shoulder, but John Burns has gotten rid of his charleyhorse and will l)e able to play tomorrow. Jack D)orflinger and Jim Bethune have returned to action this wveek in the Carolina line. D)orflinger is ex p)ected to be back in the starting line up against Furman. Four victories and two defeats are showni on the Furman record for this season. The University of Georgia wvon a 13-0 decision from the Hurri cane, and N. C. State took their mecas ure 27-0. However the Purplemen rose to their peak last week andl defeatedl D)avidson College 14-13. -U. 3. 0. Biology Tfhe department of Biology and Anatomy at the University has shown an increase of 35 students over the en rollment of last year, in spite of a limit on enrollment. The Anatomy classes wvere filled the first day of registration andl Biology by noon the second day. There are 330 students taking Bi ology. WEDNESDAY "LADY BE CAREFUL" -With Lew Ayers-Mary Carlial BENNY BAKER-.TARRY rABBn .- LAW 'T54M STANLEY KAMRY IS ARMLESS A0'1HMAS OVER1N IS BLIND SO 1HEY RAVE POOLED THEIR PNY SICAL RESOURCES AND ARE GOING IJUGn KENT COLLEGE OF LAW TOGETHER! THEY GEr ALONG SO WELL THAT C RTM HAS 14E HIGHEST GRADES IN A CLASS OF 575 S1UDEN1! cS2 JAMES HANSEN S WAS BEEN GAEKEEPER. AT 1HE ID ffiJ0KLYN 90LYQCNI I INS11TU1E 1 FOR29 YEARS AND HAS NVER 'MISSED A DAY! Rhodes (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Spears, a senior in the school of Arts and Sciences, is t member of P. Kappa Phi. The members of the South Carolina ommittee in addition to Dr. Geer and Professor Norwood are Judge Glenn of :ihester, Professor Wiison of Citadel, T md Dr. Palmer of Jacksonville, Florida. bi All members of the committee with the el ikception of the chairman, are former Rhodes Scholars. -U. s. C. m Names ti of (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) ci The occupations also play their nart :I 'here are Arrowsmiths, Tillers, Tanners, fr. 3ardners, Porters, Carpenters, Butlers, th Barbers, Taylors, Skinners, Fishers, of 3akers, Ilarpers, Peelers, Stringers, cil -orders, Millers, and Hunters. The lone )olitician is an Alderman. There is a Bush with Berrys, a Brook vith Bass and a Hamlet on Five Hills. wi There are Graves, Halls, Hams, Bells, da Jorts, Camps, Cannons, Coffees, Cones, to rums, Crews, Couches, Mosses, Riddles, of files, Knights, Hooks, Kisses, Laws, .ife (s), Burns, Cobbs, Brooms, and sh 3ooths. Ja A Frank Kiss is being sought by all In he girls while he has one Nix to stop hem. Fair and Meriweather would be a rood prediction tor tomorrowv's game. CI St. Claire von Muckinfuss, Jr., George tu Therman Grant Zuckerman, and Henry Ii ;t. George Carson Willcox wvould make wi nice trio for Borah Minavitch. o1 '-U. ..o W. A. A. g The Woman's Athletic Association sc net Wednesday afternoon at 5 in the tu ym. D)iscussion of the volley ball ournament took place, and it was de- Gi :ided to have the tournament on lia ifonday, Tuesday, andl Wednesday Ja ifter Thanksgiving. There will he twvo wveeks of practice >efore the tournament. Girls wishing o enter must get in four p)ractices be- p ore they are eligible to enter-.h It was decided to have two teams wi roim each sorority andl two from the m Ion-sorority group. Each team will inave a chairman who will be respon- w iible for the members of her team. m Margaret Hawkins was elected vol- thi ey ball chairman, and Betty Teague ournament chairman. Protector Roosevelt is the protector rather :ban the enemy of private capital, the Southern Economic association point- smi ad out at the meeting held in Atlanta Tl ast week, accordling to C. H-. Water- pr tall, department of economics, at Dr. Waterfall and George Tromlin, cc ilso of the department of economics, ittended the meeting. They said that 18 President Roosevelt was represented m is the frind of the wealthy, because pr N'ew Deal legislation has made cap- ch talism safer and more enfluring, and it it the same time has removed its ugly w eatures. THURSDAY AN "ROSEE --With B TOM BROWN-ELN BENNY BAKELj MNIER SCOOL ENROU.MENT W IED STATES HAS QUADRUPE) E 114E LAST 1WEN Y YEARS! ME PEAKWAS IN 1932. WREN H439O STUDENTS TOOK WORK, Scoops Horton "Europe has lost its soul," declared B. Hi c, 3ccre-ary of ishc Cvium a Y.M.C.A., in speaking on his trav s in Europe at Vespers Sunday night. "The churches in Europe are filled ostly with visitors from other na ns," Mr. Horton said, "Only one it of every ten persons in Berlin are iurch members." Mr Hortnni ha recently returned om an European voyage and said at he was impressed by the armed i the streets of the many European ties that he visited. Vespers The Y.W.C.A. of Columbia college IlI present a program in Vespers Sun .y night at seven o'clock, according Harry Spann, assistant secretary the University Y.M.C.A. The program will consist of two ort talks and special music. Miss nnie Farmer is president of the Co mibia college organization. Deputation A deputation team will be sent to emson college Sunday to present 'o programs under the aegis of the niversity Y.M.C.A. One program 11 be presented in the afternoon and le in the evening. The group will also present pro ams at the Calhoun-Clemson high hool and in Pendleton, on their re rn trip Mondlay. The team wvill be composed of Wilds Ilespie, chairman, Harriet Boyd, Lit ,n Brunsoni, Anne James, Jo Philson, mes Walsh, and Sam Cartledge. Frogs Dr. Havilah Babcock, professor of iglish at the University, claims the nor of having caught more frogs th his b)are hands than any other in in South Carolina. Catching frogs for his frog pond is a favorite pastime of Dr. Babcock tiil -the neighbo7s began objecting to eir serenading. Now he keeps dogs stead but says he misses the sweet usic that the frogs used to furnish. Euphradian The Euphradian literary society~ mns an old chair that is popularly pposed to be the one t:sed by 1onmas Jefferson when he was vice esident of the United States. That, least, is the legend of the chair, ac .rding to Professor Harry Davis. It 'vas presented to the society in a .y William C. Preston, a former ember of the society and one time esident of the University. lHe purj asedl the cha~ir in Virginia and gave~ to the.. Euphradians, saying that i is purported to be the one used by fferson. D FRIDAY I3WL"| ORE WHITNE# I RY ORARBII