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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 Carolina during the college year except during examinations and holidays Entered as second class matter at the poetoffice at Columbia, o. November 20, 1908 1936 Member 1937 Associced Colle6ki Press Distributors of Cole6iate Diest REPRESENTED FOR NATIONAL AJVEiL tIIINO DY National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Reprsestalve 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. N.Y. CHICAGO - BOSToN e SAN FRANC 3C0 Los ANGELES - PORTLANU . SEATTLE EXECUTIVE BOARD HUNT GRAHAM - - - - - - - - - - - - -Edito RAY BARGERON - - - - - - - - Business Manage FRANCIS WILLIAMS - - - - - - - Ma--- agitng Edito DEPARTMENT HEADS Harold Prince, Sports editor; Marybelle liggins, Society editor; Ma Andrews, Co-ed editor; Sam Cleland, Circulation Manager. ASSOCIATES Shannon Mime, Don Causey, Hal Tribble, Ed Harter and Vivian Tomas associate editors; St. Clair Muckenfuss, Crawford White, and Charle Lee, associate managing editors; Tom Willis and 111 llrockingtot associate circulation managers; Felix Green and J. M.. Polattie, associat business managers. STAFF WRITERS W. L. Lamb. J. 0. Willis, Grace Toney, Jimmie Thomas and R. I Lindsay. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1936 In Memoriam Indeed a tragedy was the (leath of .James C Armstrong, popular phallrmacy senior and lmelbel of the dean's honor list. Students and faculty mellbers admired his inllat" mUrals, his love of arts, and his cOlllpanionslip His compaInV was always sought after, and hi: clarnling smile was admirable. His untimely death offered a severe blow to stu. dents of the University. An eulogy of Armstrong would be useless-s( well-known and beloved was he. Armstrong may be gone but never wNill be for gotten. Stop Light Needed The alertness of Carolin;, students is the onhy reason that none has yet received a major injim-; in crossing the intersection of Green and Sltnmtel streets. A traffic survey made by E. R. A. students las year over the period of one week shows that at average of 8,504 cars turned this corner durinr the ten-hour period the check was made. There is a stop sign at, the intersection, but i was found that only 436 ears stopped. 733 slowe( down, and 1,443 motorists (isregarded the sign al together. Men mllaking this tabulation reportet that allost universally the only cars that actrualb stopped were forced to (10 so due to cars Iocee(d ing straight down Green street, imaking it im p)ossible for themil to turn. Dutring the same11 tenl-hlour period, ani avlerag"e o 3.12(; pedestrnis crossed ait thiiis colrner, tile najotr ity of whloml were Unliversity studts1'ft goitng to o: fromIl thet. mtess hall, gymlnasuun,a or - Edim.at iot Thel( speed of autt.omilIes onl Smntlter Street wat timed by a stop) watchl for a tmeasulred distantce o 200 ya1rds lbetweenl Pend leton an G11(reetn st reet s and redued( to miiles as follows: Miles Per Ilouir Automobile Under01 20 ................ 20to 25..................12 25 to 30)............... 30 to 35................... 35 to40...........-...... 40 to 45..................~ 45 to 50............... 50to55................ 5to 60............... 60 to 653............... Pedestr'ians are frequently dlayhed in. crossin1 this intersection and adjoinling st reets by almtosi endless lines of fast veiles, anid hauve' to taik< cihances to get across. It would be0 comparat ively easy for one of these high-sp)eed mlotorists to wirii a corner and bring dlown an unsuspecting victim It appears to The GJamec(k that the C'ity 01 Columbia has been negligenlt in fail ig to inistal a stop) light at the intersection of Green and1( Sum ter streets. Tile great volume of traffic that il carries-both pedestrian and1( a utomloti ve-cer'tain. ly warrants such action. If dirivers knew that they wold htave to stoj: at the corner, the adjacent streets would no longel be used as a speedway. This would alleviate th< danger for students ill crossinlg thlese thiorofares and the stop light w~ouIld Offer opportimities fol safe crossinig at the intersection. What Are You Going To Do? An article appeared in The Reader's Digest this month by John R. Tunis entitled "Men of -iar vard--25 Years After," which, in a mild way, gave universities and colleges hell. Mr. Tunis started out by saying: "'ihe class of 1911 at Harvard was a fine cross se.t ., American college men to study. In the first place we were an average group, with no amazing college record, no All-American athletes, and no illustrious intellectuals. Yet, since college men represent less than 5 percent of the population, we were the favored few, who have been given what the world terms an education. All right, what have we (lone with it? "Atttong us now are a past National Comman der of the American I.egion, the leading Knight of the largest lodge of Elks, a tramp who has not slept in a bed for five years, the proprietor of a filling station, a former president of the New York Stock Exchange, a machinist, a radio announcer, a high official in the League of Nations, the presi dent of a university, railway mail clerks, owners of lunch carts, and members of the Harvard Club at Sing Sing. Fifty percent of us admit that our present occupation is not. what we hoped for when we left Cambridge back in 1911. Some of us have had to go at five or six businesses and are still searching. Less than 5 percent of us who took jobs on leaving college have stuck to them up to the present. Mr. Tunis's statements are true, but did he ever stop to think that the college of 1911 and the col lege of 1936 are *entirely (liflerent? Did he ever reflect that in order for one to secure i degree in a particular field today is much harder than it was wheni he was in a university? Also, did Mr. 'funis kno,r that each department of all good uni versities (South Carolina in particular) place their students in their desired fields? In the eyes of The Gamecock, Mr. Tunis' ar ticle is not a cross-section of college men. It may have been when he was in college, but it certainly is not true at present. Mr. Tunis goes on to say: -Whatever it taught these men, four years at IIarvard did not teach thiem to spell. Nor have years of dictating to a capable secretary been of much help. Not only (o we call t -o disting:ishe'l e(lucators at Cambridge by the strange appella tions 'Towsig' 111(1 'Lowell,' but 'govenent,' -believe,' 'extracurricular' and 'imaginery' are common mistakes. The vast majority knew little about. punctuation, and their style is that of a gramnnmar school boy." Mr. Tunis announces a very goo(l tennis game, but whether his spelling exceeds his verbosity re mains a mystery. Certainly, members of the U1ni versity of South Carol ina graduating class of 1911 can spell corcrectlyv. 'fle only member of tIhe 1 936I graduamiting class who canmnot spe'll, >e the ed itor' of thmis pa per, who evenm has d iflicuilty ini spelling his owni lnalnet. -U. 3. 0. Give Them Notice A st udepmt wvho rooms in one of thme imens (1or - mitories shoul not be suIrprised these (lays when lhe retu rns from a class and finds all his clothing, I)icturs andQ5 11 books piled on the floor in the hall. Tlhiis is being done (every day by W. P. A., E. R. A., or I. O. V. workers who are painting thle walls (f each room. No one can dloubt that this work is helpful. But intruding upon01 studlents' pri vacy withIout giving them notice, is going a lit tie too far. It would be very' easy' to give students ai week's nmotice so thamit they can pack their clothes, take (town their pictures andl make ready for a move. Stop This Stealing Duiring thme Past t w() weeks several studlents have lost a coniside(rable almount of cash money', from their roonis while they were attendling classes, eat ing memals, or beinig otherwise absent from their NeedIless to say ,, t his steain ig iS anm inside jol). Somiebodyll in the teinmenit who knows when stu dlents are ouit of their roomis, is responsible for these mnnumnly acts. Such students are not wantedl on thme University campu)Is and1 if they are caught, stud(enmt action will prove that they are not wanitedh. Catching a college cr'ook is a hard tihing to (10. IBefore ouie can accnse anyone one must be sure that thme acquisition is justified. A c'ollege ('rook care fully hides all cluies that will cast susp)icionl on him. There remains one thing certain-that if tihe thief who now roams our campus is caught, he will beC p)uniished sev'erely. Profiteers of Future Wars at Rensslear Polytech b)roke upl a peace p)lay the other (lay, declaring peace to be inimicable to their interests.. KILLED IN CRASH James Armstrong Story on Page 0 Little Items Observed Here And There Where It Started After what seems to he extensi study, the De Paula has traced do% the originators of our modern wit cisms: Adam: "It's a great life if you doi weaken." Plutarch: "I'm sorry that I ha no more lives to give my country." Samson: "I'm strong for you, kic Jonah: "You can't keep a got man down." Cleopatra: "You're an easy Ma Antony." David: "The bigger they are ti harder they fall." Helen of Troy: "So this is Paris Columbus: ,"I don't know whe I'm going, but I'm on my way." Nero: "Keep the home fires bur ing." Solomon: "I love the ladies." Noah: "It floats." Methusalah: "The first hundre years are the hardest." Queen Elizabeth to Sir Walter R leigh: "Keep your shirt on." First Come, First Serve Dr. Babcock: "Is that your ciga ette butt there under the desk?" Spruce White: "Why, no, profe sor. You saw it first." Negro Turns White During the past two weeks, mat news-stories have appeared in loc papers regarding the unbelievah story that a negro has turned whil Believing the story to be false, Albe Douglas, Kappa Sigma's Koon Koa ed Kollegian, went to the dark3 house with Boyce Craig, UP's re resentative here. Upon returnin Douglas' eyes were as big as tea cur "Why, it's unbelievable," he crie "The man looks like he just took bath in white wvash." Detour Dr. J. Rion McKissick was discus img signs recently wheni he thong of one in Massachusetts wvhich reach: "This is the house that Paul Reve would have passed had he come th wvay." Smart Freshman Robert TV. Clark, Columbia fresl man, was just beCfore calling his 10o the other night when he decided th he needed some priv'acy. He pick< up) the receiver and walked into adjoining room. Much to his disa) pomntment, when he closed the do, he found that the remaining part< the telephone was in the hall, screw< to the wvall. So What? Floyd Rodgers, University news-r lease agent, recently made a trip Newv York. He entered a drug sto in Virginia with a companion and o dered: "Two dopes." The soda-skeet lookedl at him quee ly, then said: "I know you're tv dopes but, what do you want ?" Lucky? We hear that the clay before ti presidential election, Mrs. Alf La don picked a four-leaf clover. Punny Dot Platt: "How did you come o on your exams?" Woodrow Coker: "I made thr C's." D. P.: "A CCC boy, huh?" Don Quijote The acid test of chivalry these da: is giving your last cigarette to a latd "In the Autumn ... They strode across the campus happy trio-two girls and a boy. Wil a friendly smile almost paternal ini effulgence, the boy was spilling swe Es ICampui fie G.H. LARGE e S W A MEMBER oFmE RL TGERS FOOttALL TEAM vn WHICH DEFEATED PRINCETON ti- IN 'IE RRST INTtROOLLEGIATE E GAME PLAYED IN 1869 ! AT HE i$ T14E ONL sURVNIOR 'JUN 't -.. OF 'ME TEAM -... ve nothings first on one and then on th< other. To emphasize his sincerity, an< ." strict impartiality, he rested a han( d on the shoulder of each. They wor shipped him with their eyes, enthralled rk by his volubility. He was their hero no doubt. 1e Monroe Fulmer is the young man's name. The ladies modestly retain their ." anonymity, but declare with a fierce re ness to be eschewed after the age of illusion that they are "going on a- eight." We Won't, John That gridiron phenomena, John d Burns, has asked that nothing be said about him sitting at a table in the li a- brary with a stack of books befor< hin,. He is afriaid thiat his friends won't believe that his being there was merely for the purpose of holding r- hands with Crystal Taylor. s- An Overworked Cupid Without attempting to settle th< squabble over the comparative attrac tiveness of the northern and southerr ty girl, we might hazard the statemeni al that our local climate encourages th< le Romeo instinct. Par example, loo< e. what it has done for Coaches Pauly rt and Petoskey. They are both safely t- domesticated now. 's Which leaves one guy trailing for p- lornly behind, girls. Come out fron g, behind that red countenance, "Dutch.' s. d. Filler a Don't ask for credit at the pressing club, b)oys--because that little fancy oJ an honor codle is just classroom stuff. s- An Old, Old Story [it Representatives of Southern Con-. ference members will convene at Rich re mond1( this week to cast about for plans 's to carry them through another year, The paramount issue will be the dlis position of the Grahami pilan. As you know, from monotonous repetitio.., Sthat plan says, in effect, that no ath e lete (meaning gridders mainly) may areceive any emolument from any -sources for his services except the pleasure of playing. S The University, in opposing the idea last year, was with the minority. The dUiesty is still opposing it, and its representatives will vote accordingly at the convention. Whatever the deC cision, it will b)e of vital importance not only to the members of the South ern conference, but to other schools ewoare playing wvith the idea it will -be a precedent. Continuedl allegiance to this farce r- will resulIt in another year of hypoc ,o risy, conniving, and corruption by of ficials of the member institutions. This will, not beC conducive to respect on the part of the students for their leauthorities. TJhe eradication of the .Graham plan, and the legalizing .and standardizing of undlerhand( practices .now prevalent will result in a more sympathetic understanding between tstudents and authorities, and foster amicab)le relationis among Southern Conference members. Why is it, that college officials ex pect students to smile indulgently at infractions of the Graham plan and then grow up to be honest, law-abidl es ing citizens? y. A Worthy Move There is agitation in the literary so cieties for the privilege of having a -a student sit in on the dleliberations of h the discipline committee. Proponents ts argue that they don't necessarily want et a vote, merely the pr.-e.- ofoeo I Camera - ~~ra KAFFE KALAS IS ENJOYED EVERY AFTERNOON BY 1E STUDENTS AND FACUTY OF AGUSTANA QLEGE, 114MO FUNNY WORDS MEAN R )LLS. RUSKS AND COFFEE ON THE TABLE. 'ME SPREAD IS OPEN -10 AL- S1UDENTS, AND 'IE TOTAI. (DST IS WHAT YVU PUT YOUR HAND ON FIRST WHEN YOU REP IN YOUR POCKET! e8ERS OF DELTA UPSILN FPAERNfMR JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSCTY KEEP -' 10R'''I1ER PE A.AGAToR N' I6 BAH AND DO TEIR BATl* ELSEWHERE I their number when they are hailed be fore the tribunal. The idea is that I the student of 1936 may not be adjust - able to the 1900 prototype, and that I the first mentioned might value the sympathy of a contemporary. Some one who would realize with a pat on the shoulder, that it was "done in a weak moment." A Wall-Scribbler's Poetry To the guy who talks and talks, This may appeal: The steam that blows the whistle Never turns the wheel. -U. e. 0. Open Forum | For the last week or two, the P. W. A., E. R. A., C. W. A., I. 0. U., etc, have been painting the rooms of the students on the south side of the cam pus Yesterday, twelve of these workers barged into a student's room and said, "Sorry, kid, I'll have to let you sleep ctsewhere tonite as we are going to (to a little renovating of your domi cile." Then without any other word of warning the crew starts removing the pictures, trunks, and beds from the room. It seems that the officials in charge could have picked a better time for them to begin their beautifying of the tenements. The University should consider the inconvenience that this vork does put the students to. Could it not be just as easy for them to do whatever rep)airing is necessary during the summer? Then too, there is the vacation periodls that exist at Christ imas, when for more than two weeks the campus is dleserted. In one case there was considlerable dlamage done to personal equipment. If it is absolutely necessary that the wvork be (lone at this time, then the officials shouldl stress that utmost care he taken in guarding the property of the students. BILL BOCHMAN --o1. U. 0.-. The largest attendance of former stu dents of the University of South Caro lina since 1929, enjoyed the Home-comning D)ay Luncheon, H otel Columbia, on Sat urday, November 21st. Several hundred alumni wvere present to participate in the activities of the day. Many old ac (Iuamtances were renewed and the alumni generally were well pleased witht the .day as a whole. A short program of addresses came at the conclusion of the luncheon. Marion A. \Vright, President of the Alumni Association, presided in his usual gracious manner. Mr. Wright introduced the speakers, and made comments ap plicable to the occasion. He introduced, as the first speaker, John A. Chase, Jr., Dean of Administrationi of the Univer sity of South Carolina, who represented D)octor J. Rion McKissick, who was ab senit attenIdling the meeting of the Ameri can University Presidents in Texas. Mr. Chase extended a hearty welcome to the alumni on behalf of the Universi ty, andl stated that he was glad to see so many of them returning to their Alma Mater on Home-coming Day. He urged the alumni to have objectives and to. maintain a growing interest in the work of the University. He said an Alumni Association was worth but little if its only interest was to keep alive; that it must be a growing institution with a goal towards which to work.