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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1908 ROBERT ELLIOTT GONZALEB, First Editor Published weekly by the Literary Societies of the University of South Carolina during the college year except during examinations and holidays Eatered as second class matter at the tostoffice at Columbia, 8. 0., November 20, 1908 1936 Membee 1937 (socickied Coltegicis Ptess Distributors of Colegiate Digest REPRESENTEO FOR NATIONAL ADVETISING Sy National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Rrepresentativs 420 MAoteON AVE. NEW YoRK. N.Y. CHICAGO - DOSTON - SAN FRANCISCO Los ANGELEs - PORTLAND - SEATTLE EXECUTIVE 1O.\RD VrIVIEN LotAs - - - - - - - - - - - - - Editor RAY BARGERON - - - -- - - - - Business Manager EDWARD HARTER - - - - - - - - - Managing Editor I)EPARTM1ENT nEADS Courtney Carson, Sports Editor; Betty Comstock, Society Editor; Cath erine Narey, Co-el Elitor; Samn Clelani, Circulation Manager. As' cIA rES Francis Williams, Shannon ins. Mae Andrews, Mary Belle Higgins, and Hunt Graham, Associate Editors; Uhailes Lee, St. Clair Muckenfuss. Jr., and Harold Prince, Associate Nanaging Editors: "Duck" Sweatman, Andrew Jones. and Jim l'iatti, Aseciate Ilusiness Managers; Tom Willis, and Bill Brockington, A.sociate Circulation Managers. STAFF WRITERS Leonard Berry. Margarct Rollins, Charles >avid. lonty Skiles, Frank Brown, Gladys Gaskin, George Zukennan, and H. H. Higgins. FRiDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1937 Consistency? In speaking of fraternities, two weeks ago our lOW notorious columnists deelared: ... Wlein they join such a social group, one half of their initiation fee rallging from $50 to $70 goes to national headquarters from which the only receipt is a small receipt of membership. No one ever sees this money after it leaves this enmpus.'' Last week a former editor of Tie Gamuweok re plie( In the minds of many of us. this needs no re buttal. As far as I know, the maxinul for ini tiation is $50. Only one-half of this goes to the national chapter. Besides receiving a 'shingle,' the initiate gets a free subseription to the fraternity's magazine for the remainder of his life, and in some fraternities, also gets a pin.'' Unler the caption, ''A Great Racket,'' an edi torial by the former editor appeared in the No vember 29 issue of The Gamecock. We quote a few excerpts: ''One of the greatest rackets on the American Campus tO(lay is the fraternity racket and all meill hers of national social firaternities oin th le Iniver sity campusll are su1ckerP.. "Thlere at-c lnmy reasonis. You pay an average of $50 to become inlit itdl inito a fraternity on this camlpus. Of this amounIt,- all aver-age of $:32.50 is turned over to nlat ionai hetadlquarter-s. W%hat do youit get for- this mtoney ? Youi get a shingle stating that J'ohn Dot has 1bieen illitited ilto0 thle Eta Ratchia Pie fraternlit y and( thalt lht is nom w entitled to all the privileges ofi the club. So what ? " . .t Whanlthappens to t his mnoney ? It is a cinchl that it is not pult hack itnto thle chapter whicb donates it, ther-efore it tmuist go to tnational ficer of (different fr-aterntit les . .' Consistency ? ---r. s. C. Can A Student Fairly Correct His Room-mate's Paper? Th~le po(licy of I peritting stulden1ts to corect test papers is ulnsatisfaetoryv to say tile leaist. It is imipossibile for' thlese c-orrector-s to trefrair from parllt iality. IIumanfli tnatulre decrees that. Tii is most un11fair to thle entitte classes unlder suhel at obnhoxiouis pr-actice. Und1(ergraduates niaturially (10 not knowt the suIb jects as well as tlhe instructor-s. If thlis be the case and( it is, htowt ean accur-ate estimates of a stud(ent ' work be miade? In some instances. stud(ents are exemnpt fron final examninations onl tile stirengthi of grades givel them by studen'lt corr'ectors oin quizzes (durinIg thie semester. Th le professor hats not read a singht paper. Is that justice? It is barely possible'. If the instructor cannot find( time to scan hii own papers, he' should adopt the plan of giving fewer tests. Th le teaching loadl of tile Universit3 faculty is nmuchi too great, bult this should not give rise to suIch an uInfalir and1 inadlequate system oJ grangn. Student Night Clubs Plans for a student "night club" are being sponsored by the Reveel at Louisiana State Uni versity, and the idea seems to meet with the ap proval of both faculty and students. A recent poll resulted in 497 votes cast for and 28 votes against the proposed club. Advantages of the recreation center are ex- rc plained in a Reveille editorial: "The proposed night club would provide a wholesome entertainment center with a decent at mosphere, eliminating the question of where to go. It would be located on the campus, throwing the 'ride' problem into discard, and eliminating the question of how to go. It would cut cost of en tertainment, eliminating another question-how to pay.' The desired club woull be complete with a stu dent orchestra, student floor shows, and student waiters to serve food and soft drinks. The cost for patronizers has not yet been determined, but probably would average around fifty cents per couple, depending of course on the amount one wishes to spend. Such an enterprise would tend to centralize a campus. create fraternity among students, and pro vile new means for the employment of needy stu dlenhts besides furnishing cheap yet wholesome en tertainment. We probably shouldn't even think of it on this tic conhservative campus. but it might not be too bold " st' to imagine a situation wherein a portion of the new Student Unrion Building is devoted to a cor- n< responding recreation center, operated by and for ar de the students under the supervision of the admin- re istration. Up r. S. '. -a A Literary Magazine !no W\ ith a student body numbering almost 1.400, it ca is unfortunate that the University has no medium h< tlhrough which literary talent may be developed. 1 a1 For more than a quarter of a century The ('aro- th /ii,ln served as a valuable asset to the school, Si an furnishing it favorable publicity besides supplying hi enhtertainlmenlt for the students and traiiniIng for tile l. staffs. Yet it can be easily understood why the magazine lost the support of tihe faculty a few years ago, as its type humor became detrimental to the UV niversity. Several attempts to revive the publication as a strictly literary magazine have failed. Doubtless this resulted from an inadequate expressi jn of stu- PI dent interest. Certainly there is no dearth of lit erary material produced on the campus. h It is calculiated t hat, if p)roperly hlanledi, suchl a p)ublicationl cold be begun with as little as $50. All organizer withl ability amnd determination is nleeded to push51 this enterprise. 1 Othler colleges miuchl smaller than ours support very good magazines. If you are really interestedl inl seeing Car-olina on par with thlese educational tl imstituItionIs ill the field of literatur-e, whly not shlow tj action ? Ten Thousand Dollars g Tro tile loyal alumni andl friends of thle Univer-sity whmo are in tile IIouse of Representatives, the Uni er.tof South Ca( rolina is inldeed grateful. Th'iere is not a " professor, teacher, or instruletor'' si hiere' but who /I(eed/. every cent of the ten per cent increase in salary passedl by tile House. Such anl a act lhas beenl hoped for sincee tile severe slashles madle dullring tile D)epressionl. Whien a man gives his5 most p)rolifie years of'ser- o( vice to an ins5titultionl, it is unlfortunlate thlat he Y mullst suffer from inadeijuate comlpensat ion for isr work ill later- years. This inlcre-ase will hlelp allevi- s ate the situmationi. ti ---r. 8. c. Popular Songs (lay inlclud(ed the singing of popular songs by tile chlapel chloir andl tile studen't b)ody. Thew Gamecock wishecs to inidorse this policy as it makes tile chapel services less tedhious and( monotonous from tile reg ullar chlapel service whlich includes only sacredl songs, prayer, andl annoulncements. We believe tile ei administration in the future should strive to mlake I this an hour that the students will look forward to with plenaure instena mof wtord.. Literary Digress BY THREE PLAGIARISTS ussey or Shep Thompson? You'd better soon decide, as it is mored that they plan to settle the testion at the polls. OBITUARY That one of the "Three Plagiar ists" is no longer with us is indeed a sad bit of news. It grieves us that so gifted a "warrior" could not stand the gaff of "war", It seems that he had the misconception that he was shooting with blank bullets; when he discovered that his verse was "loaded" and had exploded on his Greek "friends," he closed his typewriter and went home to his sheltered nook between Pendleton and Green streets. There he will be content to mimic Edgar Allen Poe and rest contentedly with the "Ro manticists." It will be a sad day when the realists corner him and bellow in his frightened countenance: "It's 1937!" To quote him: "I still believe that fraternities are hellish but am not willing to sacrifice myself like "Socrates or Bruno." The Greeks had a word for it. Prediction If a test could be to all the institu mns of higher learning in the State, are willing to wager that Carolina idents would rank first in political p1 owledge and current atTairs. Vhy t. with all the political l)attles that us e staged on the campus, three stu- ne nts member of the House of Rep- re sentatives, and its alumni making Ut more than one-fourth of the House sil d one-half of the Senate? qu tic Visitor su La-t Friday night, old Jim Villiams, w at Clemson, returned to the ur mpus for a visit with the boys. His v art was full and the world was a an nch of grapes or something. But, is. alas, "look who's coming down - e street." None other than Charles mons. one of his old-time friends d-no, it couldn't be-but it was- Mt s girl! She didn't even seem to M tice the nice row of shining buttons M Jim's new uniforms and Charler N, d forgotten his name. So there. O< Or Gift Pi Then there is Walter A. Connolly, Ri anada's gift to Carolina" who drinks Sa cups of tea per day and serves to Si sitors at 4:11, 6.27, and 8:29. He Su on't mention his love affairs but is UI oud of the Canadian who seem to be \V ute prolific with their stork derbies \ id quintuplets. Ho hum, old choppie, >w 'bout this blawsted weather we're wving? Flash! thi What University faculty nember ill announce hik engagement to his A) :loved this spring? A C< Needed: 1 Some martyr who will rise and wipe te foreign language requirements l om certain departments with which Lere is no connection. The "cultured nguagesi" may have their place but N e fail to see how the ability to say Qui Qui" helps a student work comn erce problems, write, or solve en-N neering knots.X Quotable 0O Mrs. Natalie Owens saying in En lish class: RI "A\fter all, nuns are human." Professor J. Wylie Brown in public >eaking: "Since Judlson Moore is on his feet cain, much groundl will b)e covered." Orchids Bouquets of orchids and yes, gar enias, too to J. A. Crawford, director I physical education for men. Long ears of service to the University have 'stulted in a modern gymnastic system n hich dhoes miracles toward the phy cal upbuilding of students. If you sI uink you have work to do, go look 11 his desk! } R News (?) What co-ed of the Personnel Bureau te as receivedl marriage p)rop)ositions Si om two. juniors of Carolina in the uti ast ten days? Yes, you're right. mi he is a brunette. 01 dIi Do You Know Him? th He drinks three Coca Colas per day th likes movies..favorite is Joan mi rawford..likes steaks.... .very oblig- Ia gly wears ties given him for Christ- o1 aas..prefers a Terraplane.uses p: pana toothpaste . . . favorite sport: t >otball; likes tea better than coffee tI bates playing bridge-.s Answer: WILLIAM H, HARH -- Campus D/ID MEARS,. BUtLER UNIVERSIY, EARNS AS HE LEARNS" bY DIGGIM GAVES! TwO IEXAS TECH BRC1HERS 1ASSO 0OBCATS FROM NORSEBA CK AND SELL THEM 1) THE EXPER.MENTAL LABS/ -Student Opinion (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) in has received a two to one vote. The ballot found above may be :d as strictly personal, and the voter ed not sign his name to it. You are uested to leave your vote at the iversity post office as early as pos >le so that the results may be ickly tabulated. The final tabula in will be published in the next is Anyone receiving this edition is ged to voice his opinion, as a large te is necessary to determine true d accurate results. -Representation (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) :Cormick ............. 1 0 1 arion .......................... 21 2 23 arlboro .............. 9 0 9 wherry .....................9 1 10 )n e ......................... 7 0 7 angeburg ...........46 4 50 ekens ............ ...........23 0 23 chland ........................570 64 634 luda .......................... 6 1 7 artanburg ..........23 1 24 m ter ............................3 3 1 34 tion ... ........ 10 illiansburg ..........17 0 17 irk .................19 2 21 13 1 1 abaa..........64 4 64 izti......... 1 1 'lnetiut........ 24 rid...........4 1 34 Orga..........4 2 16 III'a ~ . . . .~0 17 prk...... ........ 19 2 52 icign........13 01 12 uiess exclusive.. of.South Cao0n fo abm Jre.........4 0 14 v o rk.................. 1 5 25 innt aina ............. 2 18 1rida.................... 5 1 16 -osylrgia................ 4 0 4 ind sis ................... 5 1 5 :ntuky .................... 4 1 2 assachuet..s........ .....2 0 2 icgn ................. 1 0 4 ss igii............3 0 3 ssrei .................. 3 0 3 o ................1 12 123 odsan........0 1 .1 r t ................. seme ter >reign theuntriety . Thes wee yt in scoo thi smesit,n eorgeL oberts. A miotio,' give presidlent's medals D)ick Foster, Harper Welborn, Ed mls, andl Charles Simnons wvas passed lanimously by the body. These four en, who have served as presidlents the Clariosophic Literary Society :ring the past two years, gave upl eir medlals when the society ended e year in debt. Under the manage ent of the efficient treasurers in the st two years the fmnancial troubles the organization have been dissi ted, and it was agreedl by everyone at these past presidlents, as well as e present one, Charles Simons, ould be given some reward for their rvices to the so:et. Camera \ -) t... 'r , ' " ,A16AIN TOUSANDS OE STUDENTS Al A LOS ANGELE REUIEF ,5tHOOL - ARE IMID TO 60 TO SCHOOL- AND DOCKED IF 'TMEY CUT CLASSES!/ Open ForumI Editor, T'he Gamecock: An editorial concerning the library was timely. However, I don't agree with your viewpoint. Having worked at the library for quite a while, I am afraid that the only way the purpose that O. D. K. is trying to accomplish could be gained would he by adding another mem her to the library staff. This would, of course, incur additional expense. The librarians realize that many of the students have A. M. classes and will allow for that-as you stated in your editorial--when students take out books, since the students are allowed to bring the books back at a later hour, in most cases. I do not think it would be worth the additional ex pense to open the library at 8 A. M. I think less of your idea to keep the library open at night until 11 P. M. I worked at the library three nights a week last year and I did not find many of the students wishing to con tinue to study after 10 P. M. Most of those who wished to stay longer had been talking all night and did not wish to call of their hen parties or bull sessions. If we need another person on the star t the lib)rary, stIf thik would,h ofwourse, ineeedur atoa dTexrentspur Thinians.riet, whealize thant materiaf tbe tuentehv.A.M classes andlastsipu wil athe othalias oum. edi yonrtedtoiaputhti sudentae onto eterng the ibyos bac ay, awhye nt ave te worth Room adtopn ex pentothen thglwhichyour library needsinorseeshanflongr hours is keep te librartoing faitigh l P. Iwreattelibrary threesniehts ha-Eephakigalgtandi or needssasaonato reawyscag mg: we need canote or pernmnt te woedne nloe, affimaiffernt pur-e Speme Mout ofis anrse SouCrme onour own Sathat we wuld tive i abpacked courtsis and ah to sli wupd thave Sin th aedibao Roox.Abek I downa of ptthe srmeourt i to breakin down libar theostituhtion.wh noteve rtre is. Ce Roo ohpaen at70 nigh aryadnv?tteaeo 8 h mAnothe 70thingd retire. Tere lbare mnyl worsu hlnger hoursuldsdoet tork ligtin efTicilitiey. 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