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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ULLIOTT GONZALE5S 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 postoffice at Columbia, 8. 0., November 20. 1908 1936 Member 1937 Distributors of Coe8iae Digest REPRESENTED POR NATIONAL ADVERTISING BY National Advertising Service, Inc. Collete Publishers Represestatlve 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. N.Y. CHICAGO - BOSTON - SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES - PORTLAND - SEATTLE EXECUTIVE BOARD HUNT GRAHAM- -------- - - - - Editor RAY BARGERON - - - - - - - - Business Manager FRANCIS WILLIAMS - - - - - - - Managing Editor DEPARTMENT HEADS Harold Prince, Sports editor; Marybelle Higgins, Society editor; Mae Andrews, Co-ed editor; Sam Cleland, Circulation Manager. FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1937 Its Time To Call A Halt The University is, no doubt, indebted to one member of the administration for the splendid work that he has done during the short time that he has held his position. As an efficiency expert, he has successfully eliminated numerous evils of inefficiency and overlapping in our variegated de partments, which has met with the unstinted ap proval of the whole organization. We congratu late him, but not without reservations which we deem fair and constructive. We readily admit that, as far as the students are concerned, his position is a thankless one. In order to conform to requirements of his job he is necessarily stepping on the toes of many of us. However, the time has collie, rather momelltous, when it becomes the dutty of serious minded ad herents of the University to review certain acts that have come to pass under the strict jurisdic tion of his office. Serious minded people, we state at this point, have thorough regard for law, ef ficiency. regulatiols. etc.. that miu he :1 well-rmuded, decorous society. Nevertheless, even these things are sometimes detrimental and evil working when applied too severely upon individuals coming with in their application. It is to be seriously regretted that the man and the office in question have as slmed the merciless and wierd role of a Javert at the University. All of us can remember Victor IHugo's "Les Miserables" and pity every Jean Val jean whom we know. Some time ago, we read in Esquire an article re vealing the many laws that one can innocently break during an average (lay. If the penalty for all broken laws were inflicted upon an average man in an average day, he would have to serve over 1,000 years in tile penitentiary, or pay fines which would amounIt to more thlan $5,000. Likewise, in the case of the average studtent at the University, one canU innlocently break any unm ber of regulations during an average (lay. Youitis pron01e to make false steps. We like te conceive of this institultion as a place to guidhe and direct tile youlth of our comlmonwealth and not a pilace for piunlishmnent of tile first mistake. Please dlon't tread on toes that alreadly haive corms on them. Students demnandl a halt. We iterate: It's timei to call a halt. That's A, Folks This is wvhat some call a "Swan Song." According to Doctor Babcock, hlowevyer, the u swan sings a beautiful song just befor'e it (lies, so this could not be calledl a "swan song." Thiere is nothing beautiful about thlis. In fact, this is tile result of a very hectic nighlt, onle ill which we hlave triedl to put out the last papller of the semrester, tile la1st paperP thait sonme of us will ever edhit whlile in college. We are dowvn in the (dlups, fatigued, and readly to go to bedl. We have worked practically all night and the paper is still in its infancy. During the past semester the editorial staff of The Gamecock ha:s triedl to give to students of tile JUiversity a newspaper of studeneut opinion, one which p)resents newvs impartially, an editorial p)olicy representing what we believe miost fitting for tile welfare of tile University, andl a paper which presents interesting, but not risque, features. WVe believe that we have succeeded in ouIr aim. Just before Christmas holidays, a new edlitor and staff was elected. They will take over beginning with the next issue. We hope that the entire stafl will derive as mutch enjoyment and knowledge from edliting tile paper nlext semester as we didl this semester. And now if you will go back 17 lines, you will find thue caption over thlis stuff. Swan Song. Tile end. Finis. Tile closing of a book, or a door or a life. Like a bottle from which the last nip has been coaxed. Swan Song. That's all, folks. Hlasta La Vista. Welcome Editors Today, editors of practically every newspaper it the State will visit our campus. We are glad thu you are here. We hope that you will enjoy you, stay and learn much through your round-tabli discussions. Journalism students will be at most of you meetings, either trying to learn more about theii chosen field or trying to secure employment foi the coining summer. They will be glad to assisi you in any way that they cat. while you are it Columbia. Not only (1o the journalism student welcome yoi to the campus, but the entire student body. HIav4 a big time while you are here. -U. .. 0. Morals At Carolina In his annual report to the legislature of thi State, )r. J. Rion McKissick, president of thi University, incl ded the following account of thi moral character of the University, which we dceen worthy of publication in the student organ: Miorai Charter Of The tnirersit, The Greatest Teacher the world has ever knows in the Sermon on the Mount declared: "TI'herefore whosoever heareth these sayings o line, and dloet1 them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house 11pon a rock: "And the rain descended, and the floods caine and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; an( it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. "And every one that heareth these sayings o: mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unt< a foolish man, which built his house upon thi sand: "And the rain descended, and the floods caine and the winds blew, and beat upon that house and it fell: and great was the fall of it." ihe supreme concern of the University of Soutl Carolina is for the development of soun(l mora and religious character in its studlents. It is true that "the cbaracter of the citizen is tl strength of the state." Dr. Jalmes IT. Carlisle, th great president of Wofford College and one of th most. eiineilt alumni of our University, stated tl same truth when lie asserted that, if this countri ever goes to ruin, it will not be for lack of learn ing, but for lack of the basis of sound moral char acter. Ouil hope is that the University of Soith Carn lina will increasingly send forth young men anc women of sound, b,road knowledge and trained in telligence, but we are much imiore concerned tiha it shall more andl more develop young Ienl an womNeni of solid, souand ebrlnraeter who will becomi worthy, useful, oltstanding citizens of this Stat and of other parts of the nation. Consequently, it is exceedingly gratifying to re port that the most heartening condition in th 1 niversity consists in the conduct and spirit o the students. I have been more ilpressed witl these factors in the last three months than at an, other time since I entered the institution 35 year: ago. I cannot collmeld too Warlly the attitud< of whlole-hlearted1 cooxperatloll for tihe upbumihdling of thle U ni versit.y (displayed bly tile studlenIts am11 by stuIdenit organ izations1, ineb'Iuin ig tile sororitie: and( frautern itiles. NothinI g else hlas becen so cheer ing iln th hour1011s of diisc'ouiragemlenlt. I bldieve firml iy tlmt in obiedienice to discip)line, ill miniItenlanc of good ord(er, ill loyalty to thir1 ailmla manter, anm iln goodl mlOrals, Our! studcenIt blody is suripassed b) nlonet. They(' have repdS)I(ed fully to every call fo aid( and1( supp)iort ill eff'orts foir iadcement o tile Unliv'ersity. I f there wer'le 110 otiher evidences they alonie wouldl be sufilicient to convince me tha tile wori(i is growing better. In theO openling (lays of the 1936-1937 session freshmuan fr'oii a cotton mill comlnumlity wh'ioml: had( neCver seen1 beCfore camie to mIy oflice. Aftei our' con ver'sat ion end(ed, lhe wvent to tile (1001, tuirne< amnd said, "Well, s ir, if there is anythling a fresil man11 canl (do to hlp you, just ('111 Onl me."' As fal as my obs5er'vation goes, ihe spoke tile spirit 0: ever'y U niver'sity studeni'lt. .Just. befor'e tihe (Carlolina-Clemson football game tile stud(enit body ad(op)ted1 a resoluitioni calling 0] all iperlsons at University gamel(s to r'efralini fron diniking anId drunlIkenIness. Hlow well that reques wa~us complied withl all thlose attending, as well a: Typilcal comminents ar'e contained in excerpts froni two ietter's from wsell1-knownl Southi Carol inian: wichO I hav'~e received. A priominenit Furmani1 I Ill umnus, formlerly an ed ulcator, wrlote: "Greetings to you ando tile studenits of Carolinm from a lover of clean sport (nlot a pr'ohibitionist] who 1ha1 been watchling football for' for'ty-fol year ms! rhe alpeal miade to the sel f-control of th. specCtaltors at the Fa1ir' game had1( a1 marvl~eou1s of feet. Thew unanimoufl0s opinlion is that never in sl a crlowd haus so little drinking becen seeni. As con.sequlence, tile roadls wereC safer' for' the ihomewar11l div e. "In tis you did more for clean sportsmnanshlij amnd achlievedl tile greatest victory thlat ihas Cee been won on a football fiel in Soluth Carolina." -Gamecock 1 (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) r Staff writers are as follows: George Zuckerman, Margaret Rol lins, Charles David, Leonard Berry, Frank Brown, Monty Skiles, Gladys Gaskin, and H. H. Higgins. The board of publications, whicl elects officers and staff members of t The Gamecock, is composed of two 1 members from each of the two boy's literary societies, one member from each of the girl's societies, and one member from the English department and one member from the Journalism department. Members of the board are: Bob Hemphill and Tom Pope, Euphradian 3 society; Monroe Fulmer and Larry a Cusick, Clariosophic society; Mary Sutton, Hypatian society; Frances Cor zine, Euphrosynean society; Dr. Bab cock, Professor Davis and Professor DePass of the faculty. The reason no business manager was elected is that his term of office is for one year. All other positions on The Gamecock staff are for one senies ter only. -Institute (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Company in Charlotte, but for the last four years he has been superin tendent of the Herald Press, in which F he is also a stockholder. ) At the afternoon session, the consti 3 tutional committee, of which B. P. Davies of the Barnwell Sentinel is chairman, will present a proposed new constitution. The election of officers will end the business session. Julia Peterkin, Pulitzer prize winner, 1 will speak at a dinner given members 1 of the association by Mr. Gonzales In the C t.ia Hotcl at :30. She will be introduced by Mr. Lathan, also a Pulitzer prize winner. -U. a. 0. 3 -BIRD CAGERS (CONTINIEI) FROM PAGE FIVE) offensive on the center plays. i igh scoring honors for the game were divided by Tom llutto and Captain Ber nard James, each scoring 11 points. Next came Simpson, with 10. The game was played at top speed, and the crowd that filled all of the Field H ouse except the end sections was con stantly in suspense. Although the score was somewhat one-sided, there was until after the beginning of the secmid half 3 the possibility of a come-back by Furman. Carolina roosters seemed encouraged by the victory, as Carolina has had only a moderately successful season thus far. The first game of the season, before the squad had reached its full strength, was dropped to Erskine, at Due West. Fol lowing this game came encounters with P. C. and Duke in Columbia. The Game cocks won over P. C., but lost to the Duke sqjuad. The schedule was resumed Safter the Christmas holidays wvith N. C., IN. C. State, and D)uke, all three games being lost. The schedlule for the rest of the season is as follows: Date Team Place Jan. 16 Virginia, Charlottesville. Jan. 20 D)avidson, D)avidson. Feb. 2 Citadel, Columbia. Febh. 5 Clemson, Clemson. Feb. 8 N. C. State, Columbia. Feb. 16 Mexico City, Y.M.C.A., Colum bia. F-eb. 18 Davidson, Columbia. Feb. 20 Georgia Tech, Columbia. Feb. 23 Clemson, Columbia. Feb. 27 Citadel, Charleston. March 2 Georgia Tech, Atlanta. -U. 5. . LYNN Hawvley Lynn, Jefferson senior i Arts and Sciences was elected presi dent of the Carolina Christian Service fClub at its regular meeting WVednes day night. Louise Cozart, Willard Graham, Carolyn Cooper, and Paul Brocking 1ton were elected first, second, third and fourth v'ice-p)residents, respectively. t Frances Lybrand was elected secre Stary. - It was decided at the meeting thata Christmas-card shower would be given Jessie Lynch who has been ill for some 1time. ODE TO THE LEAVING BUG I will state the dlown-right reason In this rambling lyric here Why the snobs come with this season And the greetings disappear; If the classes get monotonous ,And your sweetie turns away, If it seems they have forgotten us 3 Then I think it's safe to say - That the love-bug that once bit you Still has wings with which to fly; For this eao they wilquityo For a gift they hate to buy. Charles E. David, Jr. -U. U. . Nine New York Catholic colleges are conducting a series of symposia on the problems of collegiate coim munism and atheism. Campus ROII FOUt cou " PERS OPES RP. TAIl -Governor (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) tees and to the General Assembly pointed out: "Tile improvement of its library fa cilities is the most pressing need of the University... .1 would call atten tion... .to the inadequate size of the library and to the consequent need in the near future of an appropriation to enlarge the building. The students of the University justly complain of the lack of library facilities for reading and study. "The greater part of the library building is not fireproof. The price less collection of books, newspapers, pamphlets and documents, many of them relating to South Carolina and to South Carolinians, may at any mo ment be burned up. Many of them could not be replaced. "The library no longer has shelf room for books. It is conservatively estimated that from 3,000 to 5,000 books for whicir' there is no shelf space, have been piled up on the floor.' The University's application for a loan and grant from the Public Work Administration of the Federal govern ment of $300,000, consisting of a loan of $165,000 and a grant of $135,000, is not lost as yet, however. Discussion on the vetoed bill will be taken up in the General Assembly at an early date. Prof. R. L. Sunmwalt of tile School of F.ngineering worked out a table whlich shlowed thlat, b)ased onl tile ex ceedingly conlservative estimate of an enrollment of 1,000 students (there are appiroximlately 1,500 no0w at tile Uni versity), tile average cost per senmes ter per stud(ent would be $4.46 to be taken care of by increasinlg tile presclt library fee of $2.50 per semlester. The cost per student per semlester, based on 1,000 studients, wouldl be $6.05 the first year, but thlis would be gradually de creased unltil in tile thlirtiethl year it would be $2.86. 'Tie amount of tile loan froml tile Federal goverinment would hlave been $165,000, and( the amlounlt of inlterest for tile thlirty-year period wouldl have been $102,000, a total cost of $267,000. However, it is believed tihat the en roilnment wvill conltitnue to b)e far ab)ove 1,000 and thlat tile cost per student would be mluch less thlan thlat esti mlated by Professor Sumnwalt. --o. B. 0. -Players (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) Myrtle Hair of Colu,mb)ia, secretary; Kathlerline Burgess of Iteltonl, Tfreas urer. Newv officers are: Al Browninlg, presidient; Lou Searson, vice-p)residient; Kathlleen Burgess, treasuirer; Rosa Wilder, secretary; Lou Rogers Drake, h Iistorian and( Mary Belle Higgins, publicity agent. University Players To Present Two Plays 'rie UJniversity Pliayers will presett two plays, "Thie Houset5 of Pain" andl( "Until," during February at Coker College in Hartsville, and tile audii tormnm in Chlester. Thiese plays, onet a mlystery play and( tihe other a comledy, were presented at the University just b)efore Chlristmas, andc Professor Mau rice Stephanl has announced thlat theC proceeds from thlese plays, givenl out of townm, will go to tile dramlatic club at the Universit. Jmar7 15, 1937 Camera jj AFTER STUIYING TOE.THER FOn SIX YEARS . MR .R HAROLD CARLSON GRADUATED AT THE HEAD OF THEIR. CLASY OF 140 FROM THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING OURSE AT NEW YORK U. HlS AVERAGE WAT 95, HERS 94.8! 127 OF INE RICHESI C-LLEGES' IN AMERICA HAVE A TOTAL EN Oa DOWMENT 0 S l,270721,000. POULTRY POSTMEN! RT E. PHILLIPS', GRADUAM S10DEN4T IN .RY HUSBANDRY AT KANSAS' STATE EGE, MAKES HENS LAY EGGS CONTAINING ONAL MESSAGES! THROUGH A PAINLESS' ATION HE INSERTS A HOLLOW CORK 00N IING THE MESSAGE INTO THE OVIDUCT IN .E THE YOLK. THE EGG FORMS NOR - MALLY AROUND IT Open Forum Dr. Samuel M. Derrick, professor of economics, has just received a con mendatory letter for his work as spe cial representative with the South Carolina E m p1 o y in e n t Service. Through the efforts of Dean Bradlev this letter was made available for pub lication: U. S. Department of Labor United States Employment Service Washington, D. C. January 12, 1937. )r. Samuel M. Derrick, )epartnent of Economics. University of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. Dear Dr. Derrick: Your letter of January 7 is very gratifying indeed. In the administration of the Employ ment Service Merit System it has been our great good fortune to obtain the whole-hearted cooperation of ex tremely able Special Representatives in every Stat?. Our experience in South Carolina and our relations with you have even exceeded the former high standard which had been established. It pleases me very much to know that the experience in connection with the examination has been a source of interest and enjoyment to you. I am very gratified at the results of the ex amination and feel that their success is due almost wvholly to your efforts. I hope this may l)e only the begin lung of your constructive interest ini an association with the South Caro lina State Employment Service. Our State organizations need thle counsel and assistance of men of your type. Very sincerely yours, Edgar B. Young, Assistant to the Director. --U. U. 0. Scoops ODE ON WilETHER By \Villie Carpenter Venus, Jupiter, Mars-good heavens just look at the Stars. Is it Spring or has it sprung, if winter ever comes sp)ring will be far behind. And you Pluvius and Jupiter what,.can you be up to-- have you gone nuts-Or is it just a loose screw. Hut that's Sol right with me cause if .Vou are just minervus everything will Thor out. BlDDIS VS COLUMBIA D)utch Stanmman's Biddy cage team made its second performance of the sea son in a preliminary to the Carolina I urman game on Tuesday night. The l-rosh won over Columb)ia lIigh by a score of 32 to 27.' D)ick Little of tile freshman team racked upI 6 po)ints on fast breaking plays to start the ball rolling. The Bididies maintaimed their lead for the rest of the contest. Tlom Pack, stalwart center of the freshman team, dropped in several l)ivot shots to swell the final count, and Higgs, and D)uPre were also outstanding in the scoring. Little led the shooting for tihe game with 13 points, and Bill Mc Callister, high school forward, was close behind wit h 12. The freshmen worked their floor plays with great effectiveness, scoring often as a result. .The game was close and hard fought im its entirety. For tihe high school, Mc Callister and Tlaylor were outstanding.