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COUMNAY CARBON, JR...... ditor AsSOOM Barold Pinoe, Margp -au LoamT aa Lomas. Oharles L@s St.' Paul- Lease, Spoeta sltoe; JQ. cM. o-ed Editor; Martha Nenan, Society Editor. * and Ben Polayes, Associat WrAT WRrrERS ley, Paul Sansbury, &ad : Raymond Davis. Dot Polan, Walace Smith, Imonard Ciate Managing Editors; E BU ,* Ok FranOes meeks, Norman Scho. liot oeCants. Dan rndod Iichard MrckThompson Prince, Associate Sports E man. Lois Ewart, oaroli GEORGE ZUCKERMAN... Man'g Editor Jori,. Associate Business On Student Government Carolina has a student government that does not gov ern, a student council that does not meet, and a hot an nual political battle for student body offices that are lit tle more than honorary posts, frail excuses for 0. D. K. points. The average student hears nothing at all of class of ficers after elections, except when they try to collect cash for a freshman-sophomore or a junior-senior dance. Student body officers are little better. The only one who has performed any noticeable function in the past few years is the president, and he has done little besides preside at a few hastily called after-chapel student body meetings. To the best knowledge of The Ganecock, the student council has met only once this semester, and on that occasion they met to have their picture takeh for the Garnet and Black. Last year the situation was al most as bad. Several meetings of the council were called, but it was difficult to get all the members to attend. The Honor Council wields more power than the nom inal student governing body. While the Honor Coun cil has undoubtedly done much fine work on the campus, and is to be highly commended, it represents only a lim ited portion of the student body. . In its former status, the Honor Council was elected by the whole student body, and performed some of the func tions that the present Honor Council and the present faculty discipline committee now perform. This lack of student government is not altogether the fault of the class and student body officers. The break down of active student government through the student council came when the old status of the honor principle was found unsatisfactory several years ago, and was re placed by the present Honor Code, code signers, and their elected heads, the Honor Council. The present system was established after much wrangling and discussion. It seems that Carolina is laboring under a dual "gov ernment", of Honor Council and Student Council. It is a needlessly clumsy system, especially as the functions of the Student Council are so ridiculously indefinite. When asked what he conceived to be the function of the Student Council, one campus wag said,"-to get the next set of officers elected." This is all too true. Reorganization and combination of the two "govern ments" seems to be the course indicated. The sentiment for reorganization seems to have sprung almost simul taneously from three distinct sources. The editorial staff of The Gamecock was mulling over the problem when the spring Discussion groups of the Y. M. C. A. an nounced as their general discussion subject this semes ter "Student Body Unity." Another campus organiza tion this week, without knowing the thoughts of The Gamecock or the Y. M. C. A. groups, appointed a com mittee to study student governments at other institutions, with a reorganization of student government at Caro lina as a definite aim. Workable student governments, which control effec tively a large field of student activities, are in successf ul operation at other institutions. The Gamecock has enough faith in the student body of Carolina to believe that it is possible to reorganize and bring into being a student government that will work here at Carolina; a student government that will make posts on the student council more than worthless prizes for political crafts men. Prelude To "Varsity Show" If the sideshow juggler at your county fair made your eyes pop and your brain whirl with his uncanny club twirling or egg-tossing, then hold your hat, and witness the "most stoo-pendous, co-lossal" schedule juggle that the faculty has put on in many a moon. At a recent meeting, the faculty decided to change the chapel schedule so that chapel will meet on Thursday one week and on Friday the next. Last year the odd-hour arrangement for Friday was established, so that an hour each wveek would be left free for a chapel program without seriously disturbing classes. The main objection raised at that time was that with classes beginning at various times between the hours, stu dents, and professors as well, would be confused as to the time of class meetings. And that is exactly what hap pened for the first few months, as evidenced by the num ber of tardies recorded for Friday classes. Now, just as students, by dint of hard remembering are getting used to meeting Friday classes at assorted times, comes the latest faculty action, messing up the schedule every odd Thursday as well. The chief reason that the action was taken was the fact that Monday-Wednesday-Friday classes have been meet ing for only 170 minutes per week, while Tuesday-Thurs day-Saturday classes have had the advantage of a full 180 minutes. One faculty member, who was opposed tQ the latest change, expressed the hope that the new schedule would cause such great confusion that it would soon be aban doned. Frankly, we hope so too. But, as the deed is done, someone should petition for a new course in memory training, or else ask that the tele phone exchange install a free wake-up service for alter ret Rouig, Nivian i .ditors; Oolt Hand. 41WV Wilmeth, Asmo. I McGrath and George RiOrM; "Duck" Sweat. 'ol ie Hays, and H#rold Manag*ms A Commendation It is no small job to preps gram interesting enough to ularly, even when attendanc even harder job to furnish satisfactory audience when i it is at the University. During the past semester, like days that lured students 1 on "the wall" or lolling arour attendance at chapel program Much of the credit for the tary chapel last semester is di University Chaplain, who he It was his responsibility to se( presented each week, and th4 ried out his duties should be He is succeeded this semes who promises to make the i tinue as a success. flack. Dear Mr. Editor: There are about twenty boys in 1 school who go over to the gymna siuni every- afternoon to work out for the fencing team. These men work hard and long, for anyone who has fenced knows it is a stren uous sport, requiring a strong arm, good legs, quick eyes, and plenty of stamina. These men are working hard to give" the University of South Carolina a winning fencing team, and expect very little per sona! glory. In their hearts lie a common interest-to win for our school. . Fencing is a sport of gentlemen, requiring formality and courtesy, qualifications that these men pos sess, and as I believe, every man at the University possesses. The team expects to take several trips: south to Rollins College, Georgia, Georgia Tech, University of Flor ida, Emory and others. Then to the north to meet N. C. State, North Carolina, Virginia, V. M. I., and possibly the Navy. Next year we expect to journey to New York university. The men of the team will represent our school on these trips, proud to be its representa tives. They will in every way try to give a good impression of the University upon arriving, and upon departure try to leave an even bet ter impression. They are giving Parade 0: (By Associated C YOUTH .To adult platform-speakers, soc in all sections of the U. S., toda for all thinking Americans. Cot problem offered up in the public form, with not one of thenm seei the fight for the welfare of youtl the future. But, says the University of adults are so concerned with the lem that they fail "to realize thor as much of a problem to youth a. more. For instance, most of th< pect to be trying soon to find et voting in elections, and to be as; .in their communities. "Stepping out of the university of society, they face the prospects the grip of economic depression, capitalistic and communistic ect know whether dictatorship or de government. They face a worl themselves, cannot think analytic; propaganda and fact, cannot get tolerant, have no particular sense "There is need for a realizati world, that although youth may better wvay to solve that problemi rectly. That way is to work on t system into which youth steps a move some of the causes of the pr is done, there will be a constant youth' with each new succeeding AGGRESSION Most collegians believe today t yond its borders to fight another strong are most editorials on the versity of Mississippi Mississippi cord with its sentiments: "No one questions the fact th. abhorrent to a civilized people st selves on being. But for such a r and carried into a propagandist s whipped into shape is equally U. S. began to be a little more sell sary, we can 'live alone and l ever had for sticking our noses in a bunch of repudiated debts and again." TRENDS But on the foreign situation in undergraduates seem to be in a U. S. citizens. The following se the campuses today: Opinion is divided on the ST the embargo should be lifted. A maintained. All believe that aid should be dent groups are raising funds to I with the downtrodden of all nati< Few support the persecution c coals of denunciation oni the heat *Democracy is supported enthus seps should he taken to nennao THE MECO* Founded January 80, 1906 ' ZLLUOTT GONZALES, Fint cond cla matter at th office at Oolum November 10, re each week a chapel pro make students attend reg e is compulsory. It is an >rograms that will draw a Lttendance is voluntary, as despite the many spring ;o spend their free moments d elsewhere on the campus, s has been generally good. continued success of volun ie Dr. Hugh R. Murchison, ided the chapel committee. that a chapel program was a manner in which he car highly commended. ter by Prof. W. S. Woods, roluntary chapel plan con Talk their time and work to earn a place to be allowed this privilege. Now, as a reward for this work, why should they not get a letter, ind recognition from Omicron Del ta Kappa, the esteemed national leadership fraternity, in whose ranks are also those students who represent to the rest of the coun try those same things, and with tie same purpose that the fencing team is trying to do? Do these men not stand for the ame thin? Are they not also striving to win md obtain recognition for our University? Do their labors not go toward the same end? Do they riot represent the University just is the tennis team, the boxing team, the basketball or baseball team? Should you let their service go un rewarded? In closing, Mr. Editor, let me !xtend an invitation to every man at Carolina to try out for the fenc ing team. Fencing is the sport of kings-an institution that has been carried over since the days when men bared their swords for only :ne purpose-the fight to the death. The full speed and finesse of fenc ing cannot be known except to those who have fenced, although inyone may enjoy a meet. Thank you very much, Mr. Edi tor, for this opportunity to express my feelings. Ed Atkinson. Opinion ollegiate Press) ial wvorkers and editorial writers "s youth is the major problem ntless are the solutions of this press and from the public plat nling to "ring the bell" to end and the ruling generations of california Daily Trojan, these conception of youth as a prob aughly that they constitute just youth constitutes for them, or students at the university ex nployment of some sort, to be umuing p)ositions of importance to function as an active element of a strife-torn world that is in that cannot choose between the mnomic systems, that does not ~mocracy is the better type of dI controlled by persons who illy, cannot distinguish between along with each other, are not of integrity. on among those who run the be truly a problem, there is a than by working on youth di he economic, political and social s it reaches adulthood, and re oblem. Until such time as that recurrence of the 'problem of generation." hat the U. S. should not go be nation's battles. Not so word subject as the one in the Uni an, but most seem to be in ac it aggression and brutality are clh as we Americans pride our ation to be pinched by the nose mc woodshed to have its mind bthorrent. Its about time the ish in its convictions. If neces :e it.' The only thanks we've to the affairs of other nations is an invitation to play the sucker general, college and university s much of a quandry as most ems to be the general trend on anish question. Many believe s many shout that it should be given refugees, and many stu inancially prove their sympathy ns. f minorities, and most all heap is of the totalitarian states. iastically, but many believe that * :e its -support by groups o alli CK M National Adve Editor Con*se Pb 420 MAotsoN Av bla, 8. 0., eMUcAso - NSToN - , Press Rate Collect By George Zuckerman DISSA AND DATA: Sigma NU, the Greek version of a football team, would have earned a score less tie had Paul Brockington re ported for varsity spring football practice-as he originally planned ...Instead the peppery Paul boot ed the pigskin right between the uprights-and himself right into the hearts of the non-fraternity men... From cold Chicago comes a missive signed by Martyn J. Hodes ... Hades Hodes, as he was tabbed when he was a mere undergraduate in our school of journalism, re quested that your columnist go west and become his assistant in a series of temperance lectures... adding, of course, the usual sample of the Hodian lingo, which prob ably was bodily lifted from an old issue of the New Yorker magazine ...Best of the Hodes' incidents at Carolina is: After cutting a cou ple of classes, J. Martyn handed in an excuse slip to the registrar's of fie, reading: "Piease excuse Me lor uiviag"...To w'hiich assistant registrar Flinn Gilland classically retorted in writing: "According to the rules and regulations of the Univerbity covering absences, there is no excuse for your living"... Charlotte News sports editor Burke Davis is one of Enright's greatest boosters among the sports scribes.... For two reasons the mag azine file in the lobby of the Stu dent Union building is more popu lar than that of the University li brary... The erudite Charley Lee reports verbally that his plans for the future call for a continuation of his formal education until he can add a Ph.D. to his abbreviated name ... Charley is also pondering on the idea of stoking coal on a freighter, obviously for experience, which is too noticeably absent from staid class rooms... Former Gamecock editor Vivien Lomas, who returned to the campus and secured his degree a couple of wveeks ago, has secured a post as school teacher in a small Palmetto town... It appears as if the teach ing profession is being flooded with former embryo journalists. .. Prob ably the best way to the fourth estate is via the school of educa tion... When the cyclone cut a path from nowhere to Columbia and points northwest, Rex Enright was sitting in his office in the field house. .As the wild wind whistled overhead, Rex calmly remarked: "Wake Forest must have started spring football practice"... Salient reason for the brighter appearance of the Gamecock are the candid fotos abundantly supplied by Frank Wardlaw's University News Ser vice.. .The' Hollywood pictorial version of Idiot's Delight was just the opposite of what the title reads ... Pugilistic Lou Carleo, the Gamecock leatherpusher, is a very close friend of two ton Tony Ga lento of the dry tank circuit, and one of the contendcrs for Joe Louis' heavyweight crown... Both grew up in Orange, New Jersey, and, according to the larruping Lou, it was Galento who taught that left hand wallop which is capable of prodlucing instantaneous and pre mature slumber in the miost crowd edl places... Incidentally, Carleo is one of the few who believe that Galento is the authentic white hope ... Required attendance for the newly formed Spanish club: the newsreel shots at local cinemas showing the Spanish refugees from Barcelona crossing the snow capped mountains into Democratic France ... Ted Twomey, who recently sprouted wings and became an avi ation enthusiast reports that he will go Douglas Corrigan one better... Ted will fly upsidedown and back wards... Reported in the local pa Pers was the story about a dramatic productioni staged by students from the University high school... A very sad fact to relate is that the University Players, drama group here, have not produced any thing in almost a year.. .it has been suggested that your columnist join the League of Southpaw Writers -for those who give left handed cooplhientas. .thirty. 0-0uruary 17, 1939 CHARLES ATKINSON, Business Manager 40DeIG"e press t of Iseued Weekly by the Literary Societies at. the Univer. 8ity of South oarolina during the colleg year except during examInations and holidays. NATIONAL ADVERTISINe sy rtising Service, Inc. Jame. Qaloway ........................ Exchange ih Repre"ease - m. Nuw Yonic. N. Y. 0S ANGILG - sA fA.cNecO PAUL BROCKINGTON, Circulation Mgr. Canpus Camnera , / KEEPYRYES OPEN/ MQNEALY MAIOM I UNNI.OFMSS. WENV 11 HOURS WI nOUr SLEEP FOR A PSYCo LOGICAL 1E5T/ CA.P. *ODD WOMAN' AT KENT STATE UNIVERS1 - M IS PATRICIA JAMES. SHE REGISTERED FOUR WEEKS LA1- HAS 6,500,000 BEES WDRK AND BECAME 1E 12051 W"MAN ING OVERTME TO PAY Hs tv AT THE SCHOOL. SINC 1204 wAY 14ROuG NO1WESTERN MEN ARF_ REGwSERMSE: UNIVESrTy SEEMS 10 BE MORE OR LESS UNVERSrTY/ OTJNVE COLD/ SHOULWND UP WrM A B AVERAGE * Question-of-Week Do you think it is a good idea to have Chapel on Thurs day one week and Friday the next? 0. G. Bass-Yes. In the course of a semester Friday classes lose several hours- and if it alternates both classes lose the same time. Weeza Ehrlich-1 am all in favor of it. Eleanor Lykes-Yes, I do, because it would shorten classes on both days. Ed Patterson-No. Probably my opinion is based on the way my Friday classes are arranged but I see no reason why the present order of Friday classes should be changed. Sam Reynolds-I think it is a good idea because to some Itmay not affect classes at all. Matthew Poliakoff-No, I think it is a bad idea because it confuses students enough on Friday. It would cause just twice as much changing to both days. Julian DeTrevile-I think it is a good idea to leave it on Friday because every one has his classes all fixed up and it would mess them up to change it. David Webb-There is no sense in losing time in all classes so leave it as it is. Eston Merchant-If chapel is changed to Thursday one week and Friday the next it may just affect some classes. Carrie Goggans.-Since we have gone this far it should be left unchanged. ~PEA~KING OP SAFETY - TERRPINS VE FQ jMATS RM TERAPNT -~Q AND VA AT FIpT -i \l1 ,'/ AN AUTO WILL4 67N -. 4/7 LONGr..-DONT DRW E. g THE OLD BUS INI3 T TAPVe -CT WIGH' ALONjI WiT N1.