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cot*nTyA CAM gON, J...Edtor Earold Prae, marg U 8 Lonak aema fat Le , 4 -""% 4 40107 Nebr. and Ben Polaye, Lola 4 WASW VWrS tor; Colt tmnd*. Paul ayand Davi, Do QW Z e KWilmeth. Associate Mana lmftd*- T%9= ThOMON21116tWe0s. Dm Jm Grath and George Pudae do= iC&Vd Fri* en Allen. Jim XcKinnW, andmW ba rd uittalls.ior;4DasfiMren GEORGE ZUCKERMAN...Man'g Editor 1 Taking Honor From The Honor Council Honor Council officers have been listed to receive points under the new 0. D. K. point system published in The Gamecock last week. We had thought all along that holding office in the Honor Council was to continue to be a position of honor, and honor alone. We hoped that it would continue to be free to do impartially what it could to uphold the standards of the Carolina student body. But 0. D. K.'s action in placing it on the point list has thrown it into politics, by giving it a value out side itself. Truly, it has been one of the most impor tant, most highly respected posts on the campus, of value for its own sake. It has been kept reasonably free from political entanglements, for a politician is not going to work for an office unless that office will put something else within his grasp. 0. D. K., probably not having considered this aspect of the situation, decided to award points to this office under its new point system. It is unfortunate that it has unwittingly degraded the office by increasing its value as a political prize. Four Years For Politics? "If a man stays at Carolina long enough, he can hold any office he wants before he leaves." This remark was carelessly dropped by a student in a campus "bull session" a few days ago. He did not realize how true or how significant his remark really was. When the true meaning of the statement is considered, however, the realization comes that a four-year student hasn't a chance, or at best has only a slim chance, at nany of the offices on the campus. The presidencies of the two literary societies are out standing examples of this situation. For the past sev eral years, many law students, who have been at the University more than four years, have easily taken these offices. Many students, who have for various reasons pot been able to attend for more than four years-have not been able to come back after receiving their academic degrees, to attend law school-have no doubt shown as intensive interest in the affairs of the campus as others, and highly deserve an important office. But, because someone has been more fortunate financially in being able to attend for more than four years, the four-year man has been left out in the cold. Literary societies are not the only offices which are af fected by this system. There are only a few offices on the campus which cannot be held by a student after he has attended more than four years. Would it not be a better, fairer plan to cut off the right to hold such offices after a man has attended the University for four years? If he is a transfer stu dent, let the four year law apply to him also, to give him an equal opportunity to work toward an office, if he desires one. As it is now, almost any office on the campus can be held by a good politician who has been in school for five, or six years to lay his groundwork. If student government at the University is to be re vised at any time in the future, and certainly it inevita bly will; if student government is to continue to exist in any form at Carolina, then we hope that some plan will be included in the revised constitution to give the four-year man a fairer chance. That Chapel Schedule Again A member of the Carolina student body was a few days ago granted an excused absence, because he be came confused about the new chapel schedule, and over slept, missing a class. If this action by the faculty is to be taken as estab lishing a precedent for similar excuses, then it looks as of the faculty is admitting that the new system they established a few weeks ago is actually inconvenient and complicated. The Gamecock opposed the change when it was made, pointing out that it was hard enough for students to get used to the irregular Friday schedule. It is still opposed to the system. SWe hope that the faculty's action in accepting the ex cuse in question is the first step in changing back to the system of holding chapel on Friday, and on Friday alone. LTU Mt RoUlln, Vivian lar.ty, Amo.an Iei.A bensbu,y, and 14i1tp Sing Editors; ad Me. Associate spdt M. MIS eIt, em"in. ROMN1 Aoate Buein. Man. Entered as Back Editor, The Gamecock What has happened to the Hon or System at the University of South Carolina? Are the morals of the youth bf South Carolina at tending the University degenerat ing? If not, why can't questions of discipline be referred to the student body, before conditions get so serious that those in authority think it necessary to suspend or expel students enmass? Judging from reports -here and yonder, the students as a body are never asked to help the Discipline Committee correct any infringement of col lege rules, of good conduct, or of proper morals, perpetrated by one or more of its members; bqt rather the infringement is allowed to go on until it reaches such magnitude that, to stop it, those in authority decide it is necessary to suspend or expel a number of the partici pants. Freshmen bare-foot day is one case in mind. The year before last, the freshmen were forced to make improper, public approaches on some of the co-eds. No doubt members of the faculty, as well as members of the discipline commit tee, either saw or heard of these improper acts. Nothing was done about it. Then unconsciously act ing on the old saying, "Silence gives consent," these improper acts were renewed with just a little more force; whereupon those in author ity, according to rumor, saw fit to suspend and expel a number of students. I claim, if the Honor System had been invoked the year before by getting the officers of the student body to call a meeting, and put the case before its mem bers as being improper conduct and unbecoming of gentlemen, the improper conduct would have stopped,-without having to pun ish anyone. Cafeteria change causing dissat isfaction is another case in mind. According to reports, the fresh men and sophomore students are required to patronize the Cafete ria; with other students it is op tional. Those patronizing the Cafeteria are required to pur chase no less than eighteen (18) dollars worth of meal tickets per month, not transferable, not dupli cated if lost, not good if detached, and not redeemable at the end of Parade 01 (By Associated I ULTIN~ When Harvard University's Percy W. Bridgman, shut the citizens of totalitarian states, he still raging hot and heavy on opinion on the matter is about nouncing it as intolerantly ir it as brilliant step in the directi of their own medicine. The two opposing views are For: "Prof. Bridgman's at By turning over to the dictatoi vance in a democracy, the< means by which to continue t racy," said the University of I Against: "By endeavoring I a typical facist technique, the le cedent which may easily lead American tradition of freedom in specific laboratories to a pr courses is no long step; from whole universities, and then gc tional system. Thus do such el breed of themselves the germ Harvard University "Crimson."~ PO Important in charting the tr campuses are the periodic po books and class organizations. more important of the recent Reflecting the growing opti York University seniors indic expected to be earning $5,000 ation. Interesting was the la swered "no" to the question, "I at college to their greatest pc At Drexel Institute, 87 per poll indicated that they did no tion bars to allow refugees froi the U. S. Sixty-five per cent of the U1 lieve in President Roosevelt's cratic nations against the tota University of Maine studeni jority to favor of the provisio a national referendum. Rutgers University seniors term for President Roosevelt. At Case School of Applied the students favor the T. V. 2 Board and the social security Approximately 85 per cent o body has voted against going ties are fought on a foreign so THE LMECO Founded January 30, 1908 LT ELIOTT GONZALZ, Firnt secnd aws nate at tb p fice at Odwr November ft, Talk session. According to reports, some students claimed they could not get enough to eat, under this system, for the eighteen dollars per month; -then according to above rules they would have to either pay cash or buy another extra book to finish out their meals for that month, even though their room mates might have more tickets than they needed for the month,-by missing meals, going home week-, ends, etc. Even with this system of eighteen dollars plus per month it is reported the Cafeteria is los ing money, yet it is reported also that the entire student body, next year, will be required to patronize it. If it is losing money, why not allow such students as desire get their meals elsewhere? Due to the above conditions, on a certain night some of the students present "booed" the matron and dietician, also knocked glasses and other tableware on the tables to raise a noise of protest. Right then, I claim, the whole affair should have been turned over to the student body for action,-to report back to the discipline committee or faculty. No, it was allowed to go on the next night, then the third night, when two officials appeared with prepared speeches, condemning the students for such acts, and threat ening them with more or less se vere punishment. On top of this I have heard, the authorities sent a questionnaire to all students who patronized the Cafeteria, requiring them to admit guilt or lie. Any body with common sense knows, under such circumstances, many would unwillingly lie, thereby weakening their characters. I am writing this because I am an Alumpus of the class of 1899, and still believe in the Honor Sys tem for the University of South Carolina, which I am proud of. My faith in the Honor System and the University has always been so strong that I have sent all of my children, to date, there, five in num ber, two of them are there now. By writing this exposure I am in hopes the powers that be will return to the Honor System, and thereby turn out Alumni who will be leaders, not slaves. Respectfully submitted, W. C. R. Turnbull, B. S., M. D. Graniteville, S. C. Opimon loUegiate Press) ATUM famed research scientist, Prof. loors of his laboratories to the started a verbal battle that is the college campuses. Student, evenly divided, with many de -American and many praising on of giving the dictators some aptly stated by the following: titude seems entirely. justified. -s the products of scientific ad lictators are being 'given the heir campaigns against democ h/innesota "Daily." o combat facism by means of arned professor is setting a pre to less harmless abuses of the .From prohibition of fascists ohibition extending to graduate there the virus may spread to on to infect the entire educa forts to eliminate totalitarianism they seek to destroy," said the LLS ends of opinion on the nation's Ils taken by newspapers, year Following are the results of the inquiries: mism in regard to jobs, New ated overwhelmingly that they annually five years after gradu rge percentage (78) which an lave you utilized your four years tentialities ?" cent of the students voting in a approve dropping the immigra n totalitarian states to come into niversity of Buffalo students be policy of lining up the demo litarian states. s voted with only a slight ma n to have war declared only by. woted five-to-one against a third Science, more than two-thirds of E., the National Labor Relations and wages-and-hours laws. f the McPherson College student to war for the U. S. if the bat it. CK. &bd National Adve Edior cousse PubUs 4X0 MA.iSON AVo Cba, 9. ., clce.o . .,.. L Press Rate Collect By George Zuckerman DISSA AND DATA: In petty polls conducted at Fordham and Columbia universities, Hedy La Marr was the popular choice as the ideal companion for residence on a desert island.. .Time has altered the remark, I want my mal... The garrulous Ed McGrath, whose fortunes took a wrong turn lately, complains that he was hexed... To prevent against such future oc currences he is going to take out hexident insurance... Soon to be announced on the campus is a po litical union group similar to that of the University of North Caro lina... An undergraduate Judge looked at another judge recently... and it was not in a mirror.. .The Hellzapopper Hitler will now find out what it means to be caught with several bum Czechs.. .Hitler, like the cherry tree chopping George Washington, should admit the truth and declare: "I did it all with my little axis"...In these times of jingoism and drum beating it might be well to recall the prob ably forgotten words of the paci fistic Preacher Crane...Lee Baker, who won the right to represent the University in the state stuttering contest, had to overcome political besides oratorical opposition... Only about three weeks to go be fore April 15, which, according to one professor, is the date of the second War to Make the World Safe for Democracy... On which point Smedley Butler says: What the hell's the use of having democ racy, if we are going to have to fight for it every twenty years" ... Butler added that if hostilities did begin, he would like to see the Roosevelt offsprings in the first line trenches.. .One able campus political observer recently opined that the highlight of Jerry Hughes' presidential administration was his sensational knockout over Clem son's Aubrey Rion in the Southern Conference fisticuffs... Opponents of the Bubba Ness political fac tion have dubbed his candidates as the "Ness Monsters"... All of which brings to mind the question: What political leader's girl friend, or friend's girl friend, is going to be selected as the May Queen... Kit ty Kaye, Columbia Record's socie ty slinger, in case you didn't know b)ut care, is a former Carolina jour nalism sob sister... It is reported that Billy Woods may conduct a co-ed billiard tournament... The winner will be dubbed "Miss Cue" ... Most confusing name in Co lumbia: Bill King... the handle belongs to the chief of the Asso ciated Press Bureau here, to a cam pus camerartist, and to a student who claims Easley as his home town.. .In case you are interested in decorating your den with a mu ral you might get in touch with Carolinian editor Dan Millsaps,... Dan wields an exciting paint brush ..The erudite Charley Lee, despite the fact that he is now a graduate student, has -niot lost the tedious habit of making all A's... Perhaps there's something in that ad: Eight is good but ten is better.. .As bad ly as the feminine pool sharks in the Student Union building play, they'll never land behind the eight ball... It's too crowded... Sad but true, is the report that Louisiana State, the late Huey Long's institu tion, boasts of the best college daily in the South... Colt Hendley is the author of a feature article on mental telepathy which he claims is 99 44/100 percent true... Taking graduate work at the Uni versity of North Carolina is Albert Rouslin, mentioned in this column last in connection with the Caro linian. .. and Eleanor Cannon is a schoolmarm in some local garden spot . .. J. C. "Him" Sullivan, Gamecock's trainer, recently won an award for an article on the tt-eatment of a certain type of in jury...Jack Brown reports that the "Gamecock Revels of 1939" will make that of last year's appear like the Jayvee Show... Bitten badly by the golf bug is Professor Bab cock who may now be found driv ing the ball over local courses, or practicing putting on his front lawn.. .An unprinted answer to the Gamecock's Question of the Week, What do you think might be done to create better student-faculty re lations: Abolish examinations... With the return of sports announc er Jim Young to radio station WI S, Gamecock athletic activities hit the air waves... Rumor has it that defective eyesight prevented Fritz Turner from being accepted by the United States Army corps ... Benjo Williams and Ralph Dearth may seek aviation careers in the army after June graduation ... Old yarn: The best bout be tween Southern Conference fight ers was not staged in the field house-but in an uptown restau.. rant .three hours before dawn... One of the local policemen ended the impromptu scrap... Discovered in the campus last week was one co.cd wearing wooden shoes. MIWar ze, -1989 > . .HARLES ATKINSON, Budans Manam rtor of Inued WeekLy by the Litora fiooses at the UTiver. Bity of South Carolina during the college year ecpt during examinationg and holidays. IATIONA. AvMOING ev tinEg Sefvice, InC. Jrmes Galloway .............Ecag Eda, bers Represuuie _ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ NKw YoRn. N. Y. e Alls - SA PnA"* PAUL BROCKINGTON, Circulation Mgr. Campus Canera SDANIEL DEVER, UNW.OF NEW MEXICO OELW TA1NW" WAS JAJLE FOR 4UG IN A RESIDENTAL SE* 1I0N OF ABUQERQUE~1 AFTER IDPM/ HARVARD'S OLDEST FAMILY WILFRED HETZEL. Iv. LEVERET SAONSTALLg:9. *,ON OF THE OF MINNESOTA 1ICK SHT GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSErTS WILL BE THE ARnST, MADE 97 OUT OF IoW SALTONSTALL TO RECEIVE A HARVARD DE 100 BASKETS STANDING GREE. THE CHAIN BEGAN WITH HENRKCUS WHO LEG AD S A MEMBER OF HARVARD'S FIRST CLASS! W(TH CME EYE C MSb *Question-of-Week - Do you think that a student should be allowed to hold a student body, class, literary society, or similar office after he has finished four years at the University? Dallas Wilson: No, because he has had his four years of college life and someone else should be given a chance at these offices. Beverley Herbert: Yes, as long as he is a student he is entitled to any and every opportunity offered by the Uni versity. Louis A. Searson: Of course, and I also think a man should be allowed to go to college dances after having had four years of college life. R. L. Leaphart: No, because someone else should be given a chance to hold his position. Eugene Garvin: No, he has had his chance, now it is time-for the others to have a chance. Frank Jordan: I think after four years it is time col lege students to get out of campus activities and let this be handled by undergraduates. David M. Graham: No, definitely not. Robert E. Penland: No. If graduate students are al lowved to hold these offices it discourages undergraduates. A graduate student should devote his time to his school work, since he has chosen his profession. Betty Lumnsden: Yes, since he is still in' school he has a right to compete just as much as an undergraduate. Virginia Webb: If a student has had four years he has had his chance and should leave the space for a student still within his four years. 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