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COURTENAY CARSON, J.......Edior AMsM - DEPARM MHarold Prince, Marn ])ZPAJLTXXNT RUADO oua eral t Paul League, sorts Editor; Jane o. -O d chada. Le St. artha NWnan,B4ty Editor. and Ben Poye, Lql. 8ffAft WRTERS torn; ot U44dley, PAul VAYMud Davi, Dot Polan, Eugene biue, ime WilMeth, Auciate Man j ,3rder, 7elma Thown, A1110tt Mo&ntl, D, gen- Grmth and George Pria d*=on Richan! M*r ole Allen, jim Mcglangy,, a=d ~ U)I wna Deward rittain. itors; "Dk" Swtman GEORGE ZUCKERMAN... Man'g Editor NaM and Rmld Jervq, agere. Political Promises Most political promises, made during such heated campaigns as are the custom on the University of S. C. campus, are soon forgotten, both by the promisers and by the promisees. It is encouraging to note that one promise made dur ing the last student body campaign has not been for gotten. It was the pledge made by a candidate to do all in his power to reorganize student government at Carolina, to give the students the kind of government they deserve; a government that will perform useful functions for the students besides calling annual elec tions. The new president of the student body is actively at work gathering information prior to drawing up a new plan of government for the University student body. Before such a plan of student government goes into effect, it must of course have the approval of the stu dents, and besides that the approval of the Board of Trustees. We believe that both, being interested in the welfare of every phase of life at the University, will approve of any sane, competent plan that may be drawn up. High School Week High school students from every part of South Carolina will converge on.Columbia, and particularly on the University campus, next week for their annual High School Week program. Many of them plan, and wisely, to obtain their higher education at Carolina. Why not begin now to make them feel at home by showing them every possible courtesy and consideration while they are on our campusl A Solution? It seems a shame to keep nagging after this chapel sit uation of ours, but here's a new suggestion: Why not have chapel on Thursday for half the semes ter, then change and have it on Friday the last half of the semesterI Dr. Hugh R. Murchison, chairman of the chapel com mittee, has indicated that he approves this plan. There is no reason why it will not work, at least better than the present plan. Little General Interest In Forensics One department in which Carolina excels is forensics. The debating team annually competes with the best teams the nation's schools have to offer. Individual or ators carry off high honors, such as the grand finals in two divisions recently won by Tom McCutchen in the tournament at Winthrop. The debating council at the University receives fair financial support. However, individual orators enter ing various oratorical contests in this part of the coun try have frequently had to pay their own expenises. Although Carolina and Carolina students lead in fo rensics, there is, for some reason, little general interest in oratory and its related arts. Students give some financial support through the stu (dent activities fee. They should also give support by showing more interest in one of Carolina's leading extra curricula activities. K. S. K. Drives For Funds Kappa Sigma Kappa, the organization that worked so hard for Carolina's newv swimming pool, is at it again. This time, at the request of the Administration of the University, the service organization is driving to raise funds to aid in the construction of new tennis courts. .Had it not been for K. S. K., the swimming pool would probably still be a dream. Carolina needed a swim ming pool, and Carolina now needs tennis courts. Students supported the swimming pool drive. We hope they will give similar wholehearted support to the present campaign. flack Talk Editor's Note: In the lastth HorSyemaaCroi regular issue of T/ Gamecock,almuistbegalydir a letter from Mr. W. C. R.Alofushldraietatefa Turn bull of Graniteville, an anreutinoorAlaMt alumnus of the University, was lagldensonteoytya published regarding the honor dvto fbt lmiadsue system at the University. The fol- inwrngfrColaatllim lowing letter is an answer sent I iwo h pnosepes byAndy Marion, chairman of i orlte,hwvr hr r c theLHnor Council, to Mr. Turn- ealmteswihIhnkclfo bull..,epaain tpeetteHn The Univ. of s. C. mmesicuigasuetca Columbia, S. C. mnaleetdb h tdnsw March 27, 1939. ut ebr h r lce yt Dear Mr. Turnbull: fcly hspa a dpe -. Your letter to the Editor in re-thsantsofheHoryse gard to the Honor System published see ob rmln tteU in the last issue of The Gamecockvestasi9hescolofi was very interesting to me both as a nt& ttetm.Ec ersn student at the University and as stu- alregopwihhsices dent chairman of the Honor Council. eeyya ic 96hv io 1'orteestin heUnierstyandtheldetio obtherumn and studenO exlaaio.Atpesn theon ,ret QlUInk, Vivian 0lair WkentW, Jr.. GarMty, Asoate Ndt ans4r7, ad PitGp ging Editors; Ed Xo. AssolatU Sport ad. JrA l ar, oMoMn ROBM1 Assocato Businew. Man. Entered as Honor System. We do not claim that Carolina is a Utopia today any more than it ever has been, but we can sincerely say that cheating and such dishonest practices have been virtually outlawed. Granted that you have heard reports of such unfortu nate breaches of discipline among the students as you mention; but have you ever heard that the University of South Carolina was an institution where cheating swas widespread and common, as it is often said unfor tunately of certain other colleges in the State? Granted that conditions were very unfortunate in 1935-'36, have you heard of any incidents of notorious dishonesty among Carolina students? I will say ndw as I have said before and will continue to say until conditions have changed vastly from what they are today, that the standard of ethics among students in their work here is higher or at least as high as at any school in this sec tion. Remember, of course, that re ports to the Honor Council are made by students themselves, the responsi bility is no more on the professors to insure honest work today than it was when you were in college, but instead it rests entirely with the stu dents. Since the present organiza tion was established the Honor Coun cil has limited itself to acting on violation of the honor code in the classroom or such branches of honor in student relations as are presented to the Council by the students them selves. The Council guards with scrupulous secrecy the names of both the prosecutor and the culprit who come before it to save embarrass ment for all parties and to enable the work to be more efficiently handled. The work of the Honor Council must in no way be confused with that of the Discipline Committee as is often the case even, surprising enough to say, among students here at the University now. It is easy to see how this might be confused by you or any alumnus of your time as the organization was decidedly dif ferent in that time. The Discipline Committee is composed for the most part of members of the faculty with two student members. At the present time there is a movement on foot for greater powers of student govern ment at Carolina. I confess the lack of it in the past has been largely due to laxness on the part of students. However, the boys just elected at the time of this writing have pledged themselves to try to make the stu dent council an effective instrument for student government. Knowing the boys elected as I do, I feel sure that every effort will be made to carry this out. Personally I am heartily in accord with this move for students to have a greater voice in their movement. This will not nec essarily interfere with the duties of the Hon or Council which will con tinue to act on matters relating to the honor code as it now does, so long as the students see fit for it to do so. Let me say also that the Honor Council has been, and will make every effort to continue to be, strictly a nonpartisan group entirely independent of campus politics. In regard to the two incidents you referred to-- Barefoot Day and Cafe teria Episode--I would like to say that I. deplore both affairs as the majority of the student body does. With no attempt to excuse either af fair, it seems almost natural that some suchi outbreak could occur and be carried to extremes where such a large group are gathered so closely together making it very easy even among .University students for the mob-spirit to excite many from their normal and natural Course. Unfor tunately it must be said that due respect to, the powers that handle these affairs, the methods in doing so were almost as much to be criti cized as the acts themselves. You may be interested to know that the night after the Barefoot Day epi sode, the Euphradian and Clario sophic Literary Societies b o t h adopted resolution denouncing the conduct of the minority of students -on that day, with the request that Barefoot Day be abolished. This, it seemed to me, was an expression of the will of the great majority of stu dents at the time. In regard to investi gation concerning the cafeteria affair your comment is interesting: "The ,authorities sent a questionnaire to all students who patronized the cafe teria requiring them to admit guilt or lie. Anybody with common sense knows under such circumstances many would unwillingly lie thereby -weakening their characters." Out of respect to the University officials, I would not use language quite so a strong, but I with many others on I. the campus share your views on the e matter. Neither of these affairs r cehing in the least to the j risdiction d of the Honor Council, but ere mat :s ters of improper conduct to come s. only before -the Discipline Commit d tee. I might also add that in the ,- matter of the questionnaire, the n Honor Council was in no way con >r suIted or informed of it except by it the act of publication. The results -or any comment on the result were o never conveyed to the Honor Coun -cil. This was strictly a matter over le which* our body had no control, nor ~y should have. If such matters are n acted- on by a student group, the n proper body it seems to me is the stu -dent council. Ce I trust I have been able to explain e, the situation sufficiently and perhaps d have placed it in a different light. d Again let me say your interest in ir the Honor System is encouraging to THE LMECIO Foundod "Ura'y 80,. 1906 T ELJOTT GONZALO, con ea matter at -t loe at Coa those of us at Carolina today who be lieve in it and want to see it grow to be one thing for which Carolina can be famous. In view of the fact that your let ter was printed in The Gamecock, I presume you would not object to this reply being published in the same manner so a copy is being forwarded to "Back Talk" of The gamecock. Respectfully yours, Andrew Marion, Chairman Honor Council. University of S. C. a EApril 19, 1939 Dear Editor: This week the students on the campus are being approached for donations toward a fund for new tennis courts to be built on Gibbes' Green. -After discussing it with a good many students, I have come to the conclusion that it is the pop ular opinion of the student body that another location be substituted. The reason for this opinion is sim ply that the students believe tennis courts on Gibbes' Green would mar the only remaining bit of natural beauty left on the campus. Many students have refused to contribute Jo the fund because of this and similar opinions. Many believe that there is no room on the present campus for additional ten nis courts; that the University should purchase additional ground for their construction. Mr. Editor, I personally believe these opinions to be right, and I hope that K. S. K. will take them into consideration before making a definite decision. Then too, if the present opinion is held, I believe it would only be fair to the student body for the such to be put to a popular vote. Yours truly, Jimmy Wilson. April 19, 1939 Mr. Courtenay Carson, Jr., Editor The Gamecock Campus Dear Mr. Carson: We do not wish to criticize your editorial in 'The Gamecock, March 24, 1939, or to take issue with you relative to ODK offering points to Honor Council members. We do wish to clarify any misappre hensioq as to the aims and ob jectives of. ODK, in the future, as well as the use of the ODK point system. Purposes of Pmicron Delta Kappa First, to recognize men who have attained a high standard of effici ency in collegiate activities, and to inspire others to strive for conspic uous attainments along similar lines. Second, to bring together the most representative men in all phases of college life and thus to create an organization which will help to mould the sentiment of the institution on questions of local and intercollegiate interest. Third, to bring together members of the faculty and student body of the institution on a basis of mutual interest and understanding. Point System The ODK point system as pub lished is subject to change without notice to anyone except ODK members. Points are awarded to encourage active participation in a progressive program of student or ganizations, thereby, advancing the interests of the students, and the University. ODK in no sense of the word offers points to any of lice, political or otherwise, but rather for accomplishment of the men in an organization, or officers of such organization, in advancing the interests of the Carolina student b)ody, year after year, as well as the University of South Carolina. ODK invites men into Chi Circle who have a past record of tested abil ity as constructive leaders. For ex ample: Mr. A has presented his accumulated points in detail, for consideration. It is found Mr. A is presentinig 50 points for having held a major office in a student or ganization. There are two'things ODK wants to know about Mr. A's leadership. One, what con structive program of activities did Mr. A set-up for his organization while in pffice? Second, how many activities on that program was car ried thru to completion? It was found that Mr. A did not set-up a program but merely "held office."~ it may be assumed that further consid eration of Mr. A's application was delayed until more concrete evi dence of leadership ability was fur1. nished. We hope we have made it clear that no points would be awarded to any man on the Honor Council unless they upheld the standards of the Carolina student body, and ad vanced those standards. If in the future ODK should become aware that by offering points for service on the Honor Council these offices should become "political plums", then ODK shall be very pleased to cease offering points to Honor Council members. At the present time ODK does not see why any member of the Honor Council should be penalized and discrimi nated against because he does hold an office of high rank, trust, and honor. Would this discrimination not keep away from the Honor Council very capable men?. Cordially yours R. A. James, kaculty Advisor Chi Clrcta OnDr 2 CK' National Adv , 420 MADISON Avg Mtd&t soas co CHICA 01 o L4 Press IRate Collect By George Zuckerman CAMPUS .CARICATURE: Weeks ago you wrote a story about a party he threw at a local hotel for the pump-prime purpose of getting votes in the then pending campus elections. Not much later you heard he was looking for y6u',and that he had tried to pass a resolu tion in a campus society against The Gamecock and you because of your "libelous story." Later that evening when you met him, you said you heard he was looking for you. He laughed. Ex plained that he was only conduct ing a publicity campaigp for him self, that he bore no malice against The hamecock or you, and that another story about him would greatly be appreciated. In case you did not already know, he was not elected. The "machine" mowed him. down, he claims. After you had met him you lis tened with keen interest to all the legends about his singular exploiti, which all seemed so timely in view of the goldfish eating fads that have pervaded the nation's campuses. Perhaps the origin of it all was his zest for Prometheus in a bottle, but that conjecture had better be left to the local reformers. He is indubitably the most color ful character to brighten this cam pus in many semesters. In the near past such iianes as Hodes, Tribble, Williams, Loomis, Gra ham, and Howe dispelled the stale monotony. But it is your private opinion that none of these screw balls had a wider audience than he. For several years one of the cam pus organizations had been decay ing with boredom. And it was his magic touch that increased the tem po of affairs-and the attendance. Despite the obvious fact that his opponents outwardly condemn him, it is your belief that inwardly they enjoy his presence because he gives them a wide avenue to adjectivity. Tall, stately, he gilds his appear ance with a marvelous eloquence, a gift of gab which sometimes makes you believe he is the logical successor for the Voice of Experi ence. Although sometimes the thought that he is an embryo Billy Sunday seems more plausible. When the group as whose nomi nal head he was tried to unseat him because of his~ unconventional behavior, they found that he was strong enough to rally sufficient support to halt the one man purge directed against him. True it is that he overcame all handicapf, pe cuniary and otherwise. But the same could be said for his oppo nents in a lesser degree of success. During the spring J'olidays he took to itinerant ways and soon found himself stranded in a sea coast city with any tangible mazu ma. Instead of' contenting himself to a Salvation Army handout, he so goes the legend--without the blatant aid of cornets and drums, preached a very original gospel irn the streets, employing the philoso phies of William Cullen Bryant among others. His audience was responsive and his diabolic diatribe proved very lucrative. Days later he appeared on the campus, his head wrapped in a cauterized turban somewhat blem ished with crimson splotches. Around him, listening to his Peer Gyntish tales, was a crowd almost as large as, that usually attending chapel sessions. Among the conjectures as to the cause of his eccentricity-if you wish to call it that--is the sordid idea that his belfry is not in good order. Personally you doubt it. In fact he has a superior intelli gence. What you believe is that he is a t)orn actor, performing on a bound less stage before an endless and ever gaping audience. He possess es a wholesale reservoir of gall an attribute which makes empire builders, or Coney Island speilers. If getting fun-out-of-life is the purpose of human existence, then you vote him as "the most likely to succeed." Without an audience he cannot exist, but hardly do you think his performances will ever go u nwatched. Sometimes you may scoff and say he is just a hangover from the jazz age, the time when collegi ans wore raccoon coats, drove di lapidated tin lizzies, and drank shoe polish. It is too soon to tell. But he reminds you of the first chapter of an interesting book you don't want to put down. His nan'le? Yes, that's It. :eabr1939j11199 D21. CHARLE8 ATKINBON, ans" W inue Wekly by the t0*7 Sodlet* sit the U"r. Y alty of South OroUa 4u0*g the 90nW yr ao during examinations and holda^.. IA MWS I M111ft?gN 2V 3 %e IM Jaines oWAY.. asw YG*Ki.y PAUL BROCKINGTON, Circulation Mgr. Campus Camera JANITLPA.k IN THE U.S. TO EARN A GRADUATE DEGREE 13 ADAM DENRARDT. NO ORDINARY JANITOR, MR. DINHARM 64, WAS A GERMAN TEACHER. FOR. 33 YEARS. HE WROTE HIS1ESIS IN FRENCH AND RECEIVED IS DEGREE AT 'E 'UNIVERY OF DETRMIT/ // / 4.., Harvard College Lottery. Maei W . 'pIBM -nextr .VW OW. ,,,,,. - BUCKSHOT - * .' - J.. ,Hr= I.g,,<: b " P4 0 . . . REN THIS L0rTER RAISED BULDING RNCS M:R mAR - PARTY VARD IN 1811. COtUABIA WAS FOUNDED ON ME WAS BORN ON.TH- PROCEEDS OF A LrlERY IN 1784 AND MANY RIPON COUGE CAMPUS. OMER SCHOOLS INCWDING YALE, DARM.OW,UIm AND BRDWN BENEFrED FRM LOrTERIES/ *Question-of-Week What do you think is the University's greatest need? Charlie Manning: I think our greatest need is a good graduate school so that our students will not have to go out of state to get post graduate work. Jimmie Wheeler: Tennis courts. Sonny Jones: I think we need a decent fraternity set-up for the campus. J. 0. Townsend: The University neeas a large clock to enable the students to be on time for classes. Sonny Bell: I think we need fraternity houses and a new chapel. 'Pat Jeter: 'We definitely need more and better park ing spaces for automobiles. Lang L.ong: I think the University needs more school 1 spirit at our athletic contests. Annie Lee Moore: I think our University needs a so rority and fraternity circle like Davidson College has and also a new chapel. Neoma Newsome: I think plans should be made for a central dance association on the campusr SPEAkiNG of sAveTY .. RABBtTs M-U.$ BE ABLE To - MAKE. A 90ICK'~ GET-AWAY rIAK STAR SHeRIFFs Or- T4I ' oL-D WES'~T I-IA QON'Teo w 9 O1bRIdTs WHO 0AS4 fl4OUGH ON f4. V ELt.OW" LIGwT MAVE AB30LUIftL NO EXCu3E ___ FOR 500H A OUMS 570iJ --'Tp W A M N At E!.