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CHARLES E, LEE - - - - - Edito AS Harold Prince and DEPARTMENT U$ADS Editors; George Zuci Paul Barrett, Sports Editor; Margaret Rollins, and Ben Polayes, Ai Co-ed Editor; Emily West, Society Editor; Albert Jane Crout, Johnnie I Rouslin, Feature Editor, Associate Society i and Jane Cox, Assoc Smith, Charles Atki COURTENAY CARSON, JR. and Rosa Lee Brown Managing Editor agers. HIGI SCHOOL NOIV CAROLINA TOMORROTV Hello, high-school students! We, as the oldest state-supported Univer sity of the nation and as the most up and coming college in the state, welcome you to the Carolina caml)us. WVe know that your first business here is with the various con tests, but we hope that you will make other use of your time than merely to show how good you are in Latin or in French, in ten nis and debating. The opportunities that the University of fers have been outlined by President Mc Kissick in his message to you which ap pears on page one. Look over the campus, and before you leave get to know us. When you leave our campus, we hope that you will have not left for good. We want you back as students here. There are jobs waiting for you: positions on The Game cock staff, offices in the literary societies, on the Garnet and Black staff, membership in the social and service fraternities. When you leave tomorrow we want you to think of us as your University, the one that you are coming to. Instead of saying good-bye to you tomor row we shall say, "So long-until Septem ber!" FRIEN) TO CAROLINA For the past several years the University Y. M. C. A. has published a handbook and sent copies to high school students in an effort to interest them in coming to Carolina. Numbers of high school students have re ceived their first information about their state university from reading their copy of the Y's bird. Three years ago the merchants of Colum bia, realizing the benefits they derive from an effective advertising of the University, decided to join together and bear the ex pense of )ublishing the handbook by con tributions instead of solicited advertising. Through their generosity in donating the amount necessary to put out the handbook they have made it possil)1e for hundreds of high school students to learn of the educa tional opportunities offered by their state university. To Mr. O. S. Ilillman, president of the Merchants' Assocjitioni, who hit. wvorked un tiringly in securing the money to pay for publication of the handbook, should go most of the credlit for the service rendered to high school students. Last year's handbook was dledicated1 to Mr. Ilhilbnan, aln honor wvhich he indeed mlerited1. Tro him as a real benefactor of the University. Carolina extends sincere thanks. -HT. P. FUN SJIEET7 To Pro fessors HIavilah Babcock, Hlarry C. D)avis, and S. C. DePass The Gamecock wvishies to express its appreciation for the he.lp which they as faculty advisors gave us on tihe AIpril Fool issueC. H aying spon sored1 ourI p)etitioni for a fun sheet b)efore tile faculty, they found themiselvecs burdened with the dulty~ of examlininig with us all lma telrill to appeailr. Tfime is alvays anm ilmportant factor iln pu1ttinig out at nuewspaper. The p)rofes5sors as ad visors coul easily have grealtly hin dered us inl getting tile cop)y to p)ress. Tfak inIg the copy for thme pauper inl handl( at atll timles of the dlay, they laid asidle their own work and gave imumediate attention to ours. In p)ositionm to enforce a p)rud(ish censor shmip uplonl us, our advisors confined them selves in mrost cases to correcting our~ spell ing and grammar, even our~ versification ! Knowing thait they might be blamed by their fellow faculty lmenmbers fun-poking at professors they let practically all of the ma terial go through, in no cases dlemandling that copy be deleted, and suggesting changes in very fewv places. The Gamecock wishes to commend Pro fessors Babcock, D)avis, andl D)ePass for their consideration, their senIse of proportion, Leola Garety, Associate :erman, 8. O. Muckentuas, sociate Managing Editors; * Iteppe, and Irene LaBiorde, ditors; Eleanor Cannon. late Co-ed Editors; Foster nson, "Duck" Sweatman. ROBERT ELLIOTT Associate Business Man- Entered ai second class matter Novemb THE PARADOXICAL COLLEGE MAN That college men are alike the nation over and that northern universities are very like this of the southern variety is shown by ob servations made by Raymond E. Manches ter, Dean of Men at Kent State University in Ohio in a pamphlet that we received re cently: "The college man is a living paradox. Most people cannot understand him and those who do, come to their conclusions by indirect proof. He talks of the future but worships the past. He is liberal in his con versation but conservative in his action. He is radical in his opinions on politics, but elects stand-patters to the class offices. He demands freedom of thinking but defends with all his strength the traditions of his institution. He takes wild stands on religi ous theories yet attends college and univer sities that are created and maintained by the orthodox creeds. He preaches democracy yet supports the most rigid campus caste system. Ie demands that his university maintains the highest athletic standards vet in the same breath also demands a. pro fessional football team. lie scoffs at his profs yet defends them strenuously when they are criticized. He rebels against rules but sets up more rigid ones when given the opportunity. IIe hazes the high school grad uate who comes with a boy scout badge on his coat, but he covers his own vest with medals and keys. He invents and uses the most outlandish slang on the street, but reads and writes pure English in his room. He clamors for self government but doesn't want it after he gets it. He laughs at conven tion but insists upon it. He cuts classes the (lay before a vacation but comes back three days early. You ask "What are we going to do about it?" We are going to praise the Lord that we have him and that he is just what he is, a walking contradiction of himself." POOR LiTTLE R1III BUILDING To I)elta Sigma Pi, the commerce frater nity on the campus, We offer our congratu lations for their fun night plans. Not only is the fraternity supplying entertainment for the high school visitors and for us on the camp)us, the group is at the same time earning money for the Student Union Build ing to which the profits from tonight's pr'o gram are going. Tihe Student Union Building has, since it was op)enedl last semester, been the poor~ lit tle rich child of the Carolina community. The newest and1( proudlest of our buildings, it has been one of the most p)oorly equip)ped. Recognizing the fact that the sofas, tables, andi chairs p)rovidled by the University were not enough to make the lobby livable and at tracltive, the board of directors of the build ing have attempted to raise money by aip p)ealing to service organizations andl by giv ing twentv-five cents Saturday night (lances. With the money collected little by little in this wamy the board has bought new curtains But curtains and a radlio (10 not mauke a Stiuent Union. TIhe lboardl, when the money commes in, hopes to buy rugs, pic tuires, and1 1books to attract the studenits to lhe building. If the building is to come ump to what the board wishes it to be, more space for tmeetings, for chapulter rooms for honorary fraternities miust be p)rov'idled. 'The Carnegie Mumsic Set, placed in a room so small that it has to be p)layedl at one tenth of its volume, needis to be put in a larger pla1ce, in one of the rooms down stairs or possibly in one of the wings of the bu11ild ing. All of this takes money-money which the UJniversity has not been able to supply. To make chapter rooms out of the first floor of the east wing and1 possibly to put a small chap)el there, p)artitions must be removed. While other service groups have contrib uited to the Student Union Building, Delta Sigma I is the first to make a concerted drive to raise funds. For their unselfish ness and vision for a better Carolina they desearve the higrhest m.aise. HE 1COCK inuary 80, 1908 GONZALEB, First Editor at the potoffice at Columbia, 8. 0., r 80, 1908 Press Rate Collect By George Zuckerman CAROLINIAN: The literary mag azine, which appears every time the printer is pepped by a bowl of Wheat ies or something, is to be turned over to new guiding hands-or blue pen cils-today. Inside information scoop-leads this columnist to pre dict that the new editor will be Ham let's Meloncholy Cannon. Undoubt edly the magazine under the influence of the feminine Eleanor will have a more romantic tang-like the Ladies Home Journal-or maybe the mag will suffer from Droughts. But Cannon like her name-is a powerful person ality, and it is more than likely that the reader will get his fifteen cents worth... Retiring Gamecock Editor Charles Lee, who will return next fall to seek his Master's degree, is slated for Literary Editor. Other day Charles told me he thought his short story, "Mothers Are Like Balloons," was very good, despite the fact that the public and Story Contest judges seemed to think otherwise. Budding authors are hereby warned that their magnus opus may be just a lot of trash to the Erudite Charley. But he is honest and frank enough to make a verbal statement of his opinions. His predecessor, Canada's Walter Connolly, also had some singular ideas concerning literary values, but, since he dared to publish Tribble's story, his short career was a success... The issue which has-or which will-hit the campus contains, among other things, the winners of the Story Short story contest-that is local winners, whose manuscripts were forwarded to be judgcd in a nation-wide competition ...Al Rouslin thus retires to be re membered in some day to come as the first editor of the New Carolinian which is one of his secret hopes. VARSITY SHOW: The riddle of the campus follies was cleared by Harry Riddle, who, after many changes of management, turned out to be the local Zeigfeld. Under Harry's guid ance the tempermental talent and the filibustering footballers have worked hard to whip the show in shape. The script, which keeps the revue from running in all directions, is the work of Helen A. Proctor. The ambitious Jerry Miller, who really started the whole thing, is now' content to re main in the background-despite the fact that his script was dliscarded.. Bright feature of the show wvill be the original songs composed l)y Jane Ward, Lyn Edwards, and Max Hus bands. The last mentionedl, for a long time, wvas suspected of being a jour nalist... Comprising the cast are sev enty-five students, who will sing, (lance and try to be amusing--and from recent rehearsals it appears that they will succeed along all lines. En right's gridders are featured in two numbers: a serious modernistic dance a Ia Ted Shawn; andl then a bur lesque number, ambitiously expected to abruptly move the audience into the seatless aisles.. .To be presented as a highlight is a new college pep song to be rendleredl by the University Sym phony Orchestra. This ponderous group will retire later in favor of the swing music of Gregg Pearce and his Pickups-five pieces- who'promise to lbe loud...Maestro. Stephan and Woods, busy with other enterprises, gave moral support--andl a little more, which consistedl of inducing local re ticent talent to become vociferous. TJhe "operators of the fake travel bu reau:" (free p)ublicity) are in charge of p)roducimg some "prize high school plays", to be presentedl here in the near future... On May fourth and fifth, at Drayton Hall, the Varsity Show makes its formal appearances-and this column hopes it is before a ca pacity audience-packed house to you. STUDENT ELECTION: Ralph Dearth lost the election to Jerry Hughes because of a dlearth of votes. And because the Machine, which in cludes Bimbo Howe, who obviously has not yet learned all the tricks from his big brother Gedney, could not ral ly its patronage-or something. Some one ought to take photo of Jerry now, and then compare it with one taken a year from now-to see if the rigo' '"e office aged him-like 937 Member 193" assockded Cole6ke Press Duribuor of Cole6iate Di5est SKrU1NSSNTED PON NATIONAS. AOVETISINO ST NationalAdvertisingSevce, Inc. Cllee Publshrs RepvestaIv 420 MADISON Avc. NEW YORK. N. Y. CIcaMo - SostoN - Los ANESLSS . sAN /NANCISCO *Campus Ca WEST "i SASKM1 .Question-Of-T Seven of our co-eds were ele We, wondering whether these society will hurt them socially, you feel that your possession jure your social life?" Tane Williamson (answer to fella "Goodness no! I'll wear m; Jane Williamson (answer to fel ''It'll take me forty years t won't matter.'' Jane Bradley ''No. I just can't see the don't guess it'll hurt.'' Judith Greenberg "Why no, it might help. N seems that I wold require a1 Barbara Ann Joyner "I haven't got any social pi Emily Brooker "No, not at all. If anyt-hi think people think I'm all bra *Back TaIk To the Editor of The Gamecock: Dear Sir: 1 would appreciate the use of statements and to refute contentions cent student body Political Rally. During the course of his remarks taken the control of the Honor Sy this year the Honor Council was cc were from the faculty and six from mate authority in all cases coming 1h nection with furthering the Honor I faculty to reduce its membership on new policy of usurping control that have only a two-thirds majority on Furthermore "the faculty has foi tp use blue books," he said. Practic some kind of examination booklet f< dent aftet a little thought. Our U to students this year free of charge given to them, if we disregard all o1 And he would have us believe "t dents in certain practices during exa to lie never said. But if he were re during quizzing, the Honor Counci to answer questions, and be of assis us see the common sense in this. A to remain in the room. Thank you for allowing me space Jr., who 'igured his cause lost afi a "local' incident" gave him somet warranted and undeserved publici TEN WORDS-PRC: With F< tune magazine on the University brary's shelves, only Esquire and N< Yorker fail to answer the silentr all of periodicals... In Atlanta, in attle of All-Americans, Catfish Snm st to Bobby Dodd-in golf; 1 .nith ot revenge when, in the aft ANDREW JONES, Business Mb sTAP WRITER$ Virginia Brown, Charlotte Burch, Jane lamson, roth R er, Loue Fry Aa Muir, R Shaw, elma Thompson Newman, Phillip Wllmeth, Francea m Paul 8anabury, James Galloway, Larry Harry Riddle, and Ruth Kanarr. Tom Willis . Circulation James H. Joyner - . - - Exchange j, Issued Weekly by the Literary 8ociet University of South Carolina during the O year except during examinations and mera JMW L.1A)Lgr HAS SERM9D AS Ptflt VOR MORE'WAN,4 YAIR. HIS AAOIv1S CcOV o'E A MI.UWON DOLLARS * * ' A MO'T/ a a LI i E QF ALLiOF1IE 9C1g. YEAR 6001KS J1lAGED BY -TNE LI. NlONA. sen0A~ICn RES . us ASSOCIAf0N W SPACKED - N ONE PILE1E -Y tD AHI AS E EMPIRE Swa bINLDtI / he-Week cted to Phi Beta Kappa last week. girls think that election to this asked the following question: "Do of a Phi Beta Kappa key will in w Phi B W's) y key on my chest for ever!" low students) o live it downl and by that time it' connection-dates and brains. I ot so much here but other places it lot more respect." -estige for it to hurt." ng, I think it will help. I don't ilns anyway.'' your columns to correct some gross mis made by one of the candidates at the re the candidate contended "The faculty has stem away'from the students." Prior to mposed of twelve members, six of which the student body. This 'Council has ulti efore it and performs other duties in con 'rinciple. Last fall the students asked the the Council to three. In inaugurating its h)ody viciously agreed, and students now the Council. ced students to concede them the right ally all institutions of higher learning use r reasons that are practical and quite ev1 niversity has been furnishing Blue Books .I believe most are glad to have paper her considerations., he faculty has usurped the rights of stu minations." What rights he was referring ferring to professors staying in the rooms I asks that they do so to maintain order, tance to students in other ways. M{ost of [any students have asked their instructors in presenting these facts. BILL OVERTON, Chairman Honor Council. ter noon, his Gamecock nine defeated in- Dodd's Yellow Jackets... Walter Con ty, nolly will soon get out his first papers to obtain his American citizenship :>r- which is no doubt a fair trade with Ii- Canada, which is receiving some of iw our economic royalists.. .Journalist oil Tribble may soon become a radio an a neuncer, Moundsmen Tabor, McCra Ith vey, and Henson returned from Eas ut ter holidays in a Model T-carrying a er- gallon of fueal