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The Gamecock Founded January 30, 1906 ROBERT F.LIOTT GOINZALEB, 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 poatoff ice at Columbia, S. C., November 20, 1908 1936 Member *937 Rssocded Colleeie Press Distributors of Colle6iate Digest REPRE[ENTED FOR NATIONAL ADVENTISING s National Advertising Service, Inc. College Publishers Representative 420 MADISON AvE. NEW YORK. N.Y. CHICAGO - BOSTON . SAN FRANCt9CO Los ANGELES - PORTLAND . SEATTLE EXECUTIVE BOARD VIVIEN LoMAS - - - - - - - - - - - - - Editor RAY BARGERON - - - - - - - - - Business Manager EDWARD HARTER - - - - - - - - - Managing Editor DEPARTMENT HEADS Courtney Carson, Sports Editor; Betty Comstock, Society Editor; Cath erine Narey, Co-ed Editor; Sam Cleland, Circulation Manager. ASSOCIATES Francis Williams, Shannon Mima, Mae Andrews, Mary Belle Higgins, and Hunt Graham, Associate Editors; Charles Lee, St. Clair Muckenfuss, Jr., and Harold Prince, Associate Managing Editors; "Duck" Sweatman, Andrew Jones, and Jim Polatti, Associate Business Managers; Tom Willis, and Bill Brockington, Associate Circulation Managers. STAFF WRITERS Leonard Berry, Margaret Rollins, Charles David, Monty Skiles, Frank Brown, Gladys Gaskfn, George Zukerman, and H. H. Higgins. FRIDAY, MARCII 12, 1937 Powers That Be Due to the illness of Vivian Lomas, editor of this publication the paper is being edited by new hands at a new job. We print this paper with apologies. knowing nothing about the illness of the editor until two days before the deadline, we have filled the columns with last minute material. We trust that it con tains all the Beta Neta Pheta notices, the latest dance news and advice to the lovelorn. We have worked hard on this issue. We hope you are as proud of it as we are. U. S. C. Ten Thousand Dollars To the loyal alumni and friends of the University who are in the House of Representatives, the Uni versity of South Carolina is indeed grateful. The appropriation for an increase in salaries for the instructors has been hoped for, and needed since the severe cuts made because of the depres sion. Now that econolic conditions have im proved, there is no reason why such an increase is not highly justified. As prosperity becomes more widespreal, even greater raises should be made. It is indeed unfortunate that when a man has given the most prolific years of his life to a work that hle has to suIpport himself and his dependents on aln inadequate salar-y, and live in a dilapidated house. The stipulation for- repairs is equally as timely. Several times the amounIt app)ropriated w~ould( have to be usedl to p)ut the buildings in first class con dlitioni. The r-esidlences of professors ar-e in a sad( state. The walls arec so infested wvith termites that one pr1ofessor's wife r-ecently pushed 1her foot through the baseboar-d when accidently touching the wall. Conditions at the infirmary are terrib)le. Tile attendlan% are under-paid. The maid has been dispensed with, alnd it is now necessary that the nurlses p)ersonally scrub floors. The stud(ent as sistant is 0on twenty-fourl hour11 duity, huaving time out for classes anti eating three meals a day. Trhe recent incrlease in salaries and tile amoulnt set aside for repair's is greatly appreciated by the Univer-sity student bodly and faculty, and may it be only a start toward adequate appropriations, and gr-ants on par' wvith funds received by other public colleges in tile State. I. s. C. Paving It is a deplorable fact that certain p)ortions of this campus are in dire need of pavement. Dur ing and1 after rains it is a matter of conjectur-e whlethler one can safely wvalk across a wvell indlented path without sinking to his (or her) knees, deep in mud. To illustrate only too well: (1)-From tile hole in the wall on Marion and Pendleton Streets to the main campus. (2)-All points connecting Davis, Sloan and LeConte Colleges. (3)-The entire sidewalk on both Green and Pendleton Streets. The powers that we could facilitate matters by renting out rowboats, but we, the student body, would greatly appreciate it if they would rather do what is needed and improve these unnecessary conditions.' A Progressive Step The Gamecock: Do yoisike spinach? Student: No! The Gamecock: If a handful were thrust dowr your throat, would you like it then?i Student: Oh, No! No! A while back, about the first of November, 1930 a.sophomore at the University of South Carolira refused to attend chapel exercises. ie petitionei the discipline committee for exemption on the grounds that he was a member of no church and, therefore, had the same rights as Jewish students who were not compelled to attend. The discipline committee refused the petition, in formed the petitioner that he would be indefinite' susp)endled upon the next unexcused absence. Noth ing daunted, the student asked for an "honorabh discharge," received it, went back to his fish store. His statement "The refusal of my petition, since the petitiorn was based upon the same grounds on which the Jewish students are excused, can be described ir no better term than as rank discrimination. I have consulted sonic of the best legal talent in the State of South Carolina and they have assured me that in their opinions the rule concerned is unconstitu tional." Soon after the student withdrew, he was unani mously elected an honorary member of the Eu phra(lian Society. The Gamecock does not consider that student a martyr to a glorious cause. His act was mere foolhardiness. It is not within the spirit of democracy to dis obey laws; it is within the spirit of democracy to change laws. Muich more commendable than that sophomore's act of rebellion seven years ago, is the recent agree ment between the faculty and O. D. K. fraternity providing a month's trial of voluntary chapel at ten(lance. That is arriving at what The Gamecock has been demanding for many years, in a way that The Gamecock approves. Your student paper still maintains that you can't make people religious by forcing them through a ceremony. To gain true converts, you must make religion attractive. If it is not attrac tive, then it is not worth having. The right- te worship as one pleases carries with the right te worship or not as one chooses. --U. S. C. "California, Here We Come" Through the joint efforts of the six leading clubs of Columbia, the Athletic Association and the va rious organizations at Carolina, a movement has begun to send Frank Jenkins and Rex Williams to the National Intercollegiate Boxing Tournament in Sacramento, California on April 1, 2 and 3. Carolina has always been an intrastate institu tion. sen(ling an occasional team out of the South Carolina boundaries and moaning for months about rash expenditures in doing it. Publicity can make anything and anything is aided by publicity. If Carolina would (10 more of this interstate compe tition, its name would be more wvidespr-ead than at p)resent. The movement to send boxers to California is conunendlablle. Little Jenkins won the Souther-n (Conference bantamwveight title at the University of Maryland was judged the most outstanding boxer- of the tournament. Williams fought his way to the finals but lost in a close match. Other schools who had winners in the various boxing divisions are sending their representatives to the "sun-kissed shores." An "Athletic Night" will be held next week at which students will be admitted for 25 cents. If you don't want to see the boxing, wr-iestling, fenc ing, andl tumbling exhibitions, you can leave your "twvareter" at the gate andl go on about your busi nlesS All camp~us organizations are being asked to con tibiute to the move. You say that you are loyal sons and daughters- of Carolina. Let's all show it for a change. -U. s. C. Leacock Stephen Iracock, noted humorist, once remarked that in Oxford the professors blow smoke at you. He might have added, had he but known, "In South Carolina they read to you." The art of r-eading has been developed to a fine art by some professors locally. Perhaps, consid eredl as a mode of conveying thought, you wouldn't call it ar-t, and judged on that basis, we don't either. But there is something unutterably soothing and anaesthetic about the undulating drone of a read ing fr'om an academic chair. "Poetry", John Stuar~t Mill said, "Is not meant to be heard, but to be overheard." We wish the same wvere true of certain "lectures" which are muttered from faculty notebooks. Sometimes, it is true, these notebooks are symbolic, but sometimes they are integral parts of "lectures." We know one professor who carries a voluminous notebook inte the classroom with him, and then never refers te it. Another, alas, brings in a notebook not quite so large. and seldom takes his eyes off the page. Literary Digress 'tY THREE PLAGIARISTS (OONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) third floor vantage in one of the dormi I tories at Carolina. He stared moodi ly at the panorama of the campus and wondered "why?" He had been born and reared in a textile village in upper South Carolina, and finished high by working in a cotton mill during his vacation peri ods. After graduation, he yearned for college. College with its learned pro fessors, revered traditions, colorful ac tivities, enthusiastic school spirit, gen eral good fellowship and insatiable knowledge. His father had warned him against the move, solemnly pointing out that he would barely have the necessities of life. His mother, with tears in her eyes, prayed for him, and sobbingly apologized for not having enough money to pay his expenses. The youth returned to the mill for another year of blinding sweat, cotton filled air lining his lungs with lint, the noise of shuttles pounding in his head until they seemed to sing, "You can't go....you can't go....what are you trying to do? Step out of your class ....you were born to be exploited.... you fool! But the youth worked harder. His - savings increased until in September, he appeared at Carolina, $103.25 in his pocket, all in cash. He had never written a check and knew little 'of banks. From the beginning, college was a ti disappintment. There were no tradi tions sacredly observed; athletics were t usurped by outside players receiving free tuition, free laundry, free books, etc. etc. It was a business, little color. 1 His fellow stidehnts took one look at g his corduroy pants, his socks which had been patiently darned by his t mother, his stringy ties and-turned away. The fraternity men investgated his t record, discovered that he had no s money, no social background, and had ' worked in a cotton mill. He was a i weed among flowers. ti He applied for an N. Y. A. job. t( Sad to relate there was no place for u him, the jobs being filled, many of i them with Greek occupants. t Through the efforts of Mr. R. G. " Bell, he secured a job at a store in town, working 8 hours per day for t $7.50 per week. The strain of such a c schedule told on him: his marks were low because of lack of studyin,g time: ti his spirit was broken as his classmates continued to spurn him. Worst of all, " his parents regretfully told him that tr there wa'io more money; his father " made only $14 per week. Ii He dropped out of Carolina and re- t turned to the mill. The slamming p shuttles laughed hysterically as they si continued their incessant weaving, "We told you so... .we told you so c .... you can't get out of the rut. You d simple lint-head." ti BUT this same student is again at P Carolina after another year of toil. - He again looks out from his third floor window at the campus, and things are brighter. He has $10 per month N. Y. A. job and is studying until 2 a. mu., making good grades. A~ He has two pair of pants now, one F of them still corduroy. He hopes. His family send him $4 ~ a month for expenses, clothes, board, and spending money. He smiles! Not For AMATEURS Far and wide went the news: The University Players were to present al "L'Aiglon." Days were spent in mem orizing the script; hours were wasted in paintr' ;;enery, this task falling ti to ?'rofessor Billy Woods, who is to- is (lay suffering faom "paint spots." Then ( caime the sad news that the Players a could not present the play because it - was restricted from amateur produc tion. Such is art. We too were quite disappointed; we had hoped to write a parody on this play entitled "L'Egg-on-Ham." Flash, Mr. Mays "We're true Southerners." This was the reason given by the students at Carolina for not buying Sherman stamps. The local post office has not bought any and has had several re quests not to even get them. Not one call has been made for the "notorious stamps" by Carolina stu dents. We don't want any stamps with the picture of D--Yankee who burned our town putt on it, the students cried. WHOOZIT Brown-haired, spectacle-wearing, tall, immaculately dressed, he is one of the youngest professors on the faculty. This professor has many of the "Es q\ ire-type" suits...,.his tie, socks and handkerchief always match. Campus WAS ORIGIAvATED BV MCGILL UNIVER SITY STUDENTS . IN 1879/ I I 1r JEFf: KIRKPATRICK UNNERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENT HITCH-HIKED 24,96O MILE ! TOA F~M scH@L.x IN THE FMST 4YEAR~ TIlE NEW DORMITORIES Through the magnanimity of our na onal government, the male students of te University of South Carolina are e recipients of three new buildings, vo dormitories and a dormitory-activ ies buildings. They, of course, cost a reat deal of money. Unfortunately, a great many faults are be found. To some they may seem inor; to others who live in the rooms here these faults are, they are not so ivial, but rather detract from the pos ble and desired comfort. These do at have to be ferreted out b't are rather isgracefully obvious. Since the con actors took three or more months longer complete construction than was stip lated, one might reckon that the build gs would finally, when finished, be cri ria of erective perfection,-but no, stead, they are excellent examples of hat results from inferior workmanship, 1c cheapest materials and incapable ar litects. Proof for the above? Well, to take ie short-comings individually: 1--Vall plates-are made of brass, hich is an excellent conductor of dcc icity. They defeat the very purpose for hich they are made-to provide insu tion for the mechanism behind. Repu ble manufactures have discontinued roduction of brass wall-plates and have ibstituted Bakelite-a non-conductor. 2--Outlets--only one to a room. This iuses extreme annoyance with a great eal of potential danger, since the eec *ic lines are usually over-loaded with lugs from all kinds of appliances, the Fraternity Excell (CONTINUED FR( SUMM cadlemic Average raternity and Sorority Average' raternity Average' ororit'y Average ron-Fraternity Average ron-Sorority Average on-Fraternity & Non- Sorority Average *The "Standard Score" is determined :ademic average (2.82) and the highes arts, then dividing this result into the dif ie average of any desired group. "Scor determined by dividing the difference bel 5.00) into ten equal parts, then proceed verage. Upward range equal .182, dowvnu Town '1 - Pres4 THE PLAY, NO~ WITH A 04A March 18-19-20 : STown T in$rf 12, 1937 Camera - I IN 1936 20,000,000 SPECTATORS RAD $30O 000 TO SEE -700 COLLEGE TEAMS r N AC1iot / wires of which run all over the floor, giving the possibility of fire, shock, and short circuit. 3-Fireproofing-Doors, sills, etc., are all wood. Modern construction uses light steel with a wooden appearance. 4-Plaster-the walls are covered with such an inferior grade of plaster that it is even now, at the outset, cracking and falling off. 5-Bathrooms-the Activities Build ing's bathrooms are about two and a I alf by six feet. The shower nozzle is approximately five feet, six inches >ff the floor-lower than the average male's height. Th shower curtain (put in as an afterthought) is totally inef fectual, for the whole floor gets soaked, nevertheless. 6-Lighting-the light fixtures are at the end of the rooms in the Thornwell Wings instead of in the middle( ?) Why :ouldn't indirect lighting have been in stalled to facilitate studying? 7-Rooms-are barely large enough for the furniture. It is quite obvious hat the ulterior thought in the build ing was how to get the most rooms out f a given space. 8-Floors-these are illy put together md unvarnished. This is no little item. 9-Janitor Service-what little service iven, is (lone hurriedly and half-heart dly. Beds are made and floors are wept indifferently and with a deplor ible lack of care. 10-Telephones-everywhiere except in he newv Thornwell \Vings there is one elephone to every two buildings. WVill mec telephone also be inistalled in the 115 room Activities Bluilding? Leonard Rosenm. s In Scholarship M PAGE ONE) 2.82 0.00 2.76 Plus 0.16 2.84 Minus 0.09 2.67 Plus 0.82 2.93 Minus 0.50 2.52 Plus 1.65 2.83 Minus 0.05 >y dividing the difference between the possible grade (1.00) into ten equal 'erence of the student body average and e" below that of the acade'mic average ween 2.82 and the lowest possible grade ngas in "Scores" above the academic ardl range equal .218. 'heatr e mnts - L' THE OPERA / LST OF 40 -: 8:15 O'Clock heatre