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GEROE ZUCKERMAN,....Editor DEPARTMENT HEADS Richard Trick, Sports Editor; 41ne LaBorde. Oo-ed Editor; Katherine Hines, Society Editor; Reed Boyd, Pa Exchange Editor. Patte STAFF WRITERS Fran Deward Brittain, Jim McKinney. Bernie Basn, Ray- night mond Davis, Helen Allen and Paul Sansbury. lahar COIT HENDLEY..............Managing Editor Literary Societies A Musical Comedy Without Music Long years ago, before handlebars were transferred to bicycles, some energetic stu dents on this campus formed literary societies. Ostensibly these organizations, stereotyped with Greek nomenclatures, were founded to promote literary interests witlin the red brick walls. And without having investigated too thoroughly into the histories and the hysterics of the groups, we allow ourselves to believe that the world of letters derived some bene fit from them. But time, like Hitler, marches on and on. And evolution furtively follows, bringing great changes-alterations quicker than the mind or the eye, or vice versa. Here and now, a decade or so after the Jazz Age, there are four literary societies on the campus. We however, will confine ourselves to two of them-the Clariosophic and the Euphradian. For a fact, we, in the near past, have done very well by just ignoring them-with other sounds that pass oi a Tuesday night. The literary societies, as they exist today, are no more literary-as we understand the word-than Esquire cartoons-and half as funny. , Truth to tell, we believe there is a justifica tion for their existences. They serve as fine training grounds for the future barristers bar none. In fact if these organizations were in financial jeopardy, we might even editorially suggest that the University's law school kick in with some mazuma. The halls of these groups, on Tuesday nights, are fine places to study tile rules of parliamen tary procedure, great places to further your political ambitions on the campus, and not bad places to sound off in baritone against this or that, that or this, or that and that. One of the few differences between the halls of these so cieties and Hyde Park in London or Union Square in New York is that the chambers of garrulity here are steam heated and protected from the whims of the elements. Last year, if we correctly recall, attendance figures were anemic at Clariosophic Hall until JTudge Holland, the man of hectic hours, in jected- some sidleshow serum into the staid body. But Holland is gone--and not with the wind. And now the Clariosophics, looking for fuel to fool with, remembe)redl that weekly, except dur ing examinations andl holidays, they issued in conjunction with the other literary societies, The Gamecock. So rends the masthead. On further investigation--as if it were needed-it was discoveredl with glee and de light that several members of the Gamecock staff were not members in good standing in one of the literary societies. A glance at the constitution, and then came the revolution-bloodless so far. And so next week the Clarios and the Euphs are holding a joint meeting-hurrah for ex citemnent-at which tempestuous time the Gamecock will be INVESTIGATED. And no doubt efforts will be made to bring back the Gamecock to the fold of the literary societies. Being in pacific mood, we offer a truce to the societies. We wil1l promise not to hold or ganized and stilted bull sessions which are audible tenements away, if the literary socie ties promise to quit the publishing business. As another concession, in line with our al truistic tendencies, we promise to attend all meetings of the societies if they will be held the second Tuesday of each week. Wet Ink Three Cheers For The Student Union Last week we editorialized about the im portance of current events and the world about us. This ,week it is with some amount of pleasure that we print on page seven the story concerning the rental library sponsored the eriergetic Billy Woods and the Student Union. It will be a treat to be able to read recently issued books, fiction and non-fition-without hiaving to hand in a parallel report. ASHOCIATES di League, Jane Cox. Philip Wilmeth, Ed reon, Elliott McCants, Dan Henderson, . ,em Meeks. Business Associates: Bill Bauk. , Otto later, Alli. Pritchard, Lewis Cal , Mackay King and Dick Ward. ROBE) Entered s Parade Of Opinion 1 (By Associated Collegiate Press) Freedom Freedom of thought and action must be fought for in a continuing battle that will never be finally won by the forces of academic freedom. Scientists and educators are ever on the alert-and their champions in the public and collegiate press stand always ready to aid them in maintaining the right for freedom of expression and research. Latest championing statement comes from the University of California's Daily Califor nian, in this potent plea: "If the citizens want their students to get from the university all that is in it to give, they must be prepared to recognize that the road to intellectual achievement lies through the high road of freedom. They must be ready for experiment in ideas. They must recognize that a new world is being created before our eyes, and that we cannot map its frontiers without the risk of a voyage of exploration. They must be willing for tile economist and political scientist to do in the realm of ideas what Lewis and Clark did in the realm of physical discovery. And the way to make the citizens realize the urgency of this attitude if for teacher and student alike to stand four square against those who would make the uni versity accept the truths of the past rather than investigate the potentialities of the future. A new idea has the same right to its welcome as a new machine. But the new idea will only come as the scholar is assured of the unfettered right to freely promulgate its substance." Boom Witl the arms embargo debate finally con cluded, the college and university press is sounding a vigorous warning for all business to guard against a'war-inspired boom that is certain to result in a crash that commentators predict will send the U. S. sliding down the economic skids to an even deeper well of de pression. Typical of the coments being made by col legians in this paragraph from the University of Minnesota Daily: "Peace has its dangers no less than wvar. The great danger which thlis country .faces, even if it succeeds in keeping out of the wvar, is that Allied purchases of American goods will cause a war-time boom exceeded in size only by the post-war crash. Already there are signs that such a boom is in progress. It should be evi dent that war-time booms are always followed by pos5t-war depressions. The tremendous con centration of labor and cap)ital in industries catering to war-time needs always brings about vast readljustments in diverting thle labor and capital to o'thier industries when the war is over. Agricultural over-production and high commodlity Prices have ruinous effects on the post-war economy. In the last analysis, how ever, whether or not we wvill repeat our dis astrous experiences of the last war depends upon01 general realization of tile fact that the glorious Apree of 1914-18 was finally followed by tile terrific headache of the Thirties." Pep Song Is New Pep Song Slated For Oblivion? Before the Furman-Carol ina Homecoming football game last week-end, a Ihuge pep-meet ig was held before a bon-fire in front'of Sims (1orm itory. A singular incidence hlowever was that the Carolina band played such tunes as "Wash ington and Lee Swing" and "On Wisconsin" in preference to the recently written Carolina pep song. The song hlas a catchy tune and good lyric, and why it is not played more often is hard to understand. A great campaign was waged to have such a song written and to pay for its reported price of $500. At least a phonograph record of the song should be made, and no doubt, Columbia's two radio stations would be glad to air it, as well as would various orcesAtra laders. THE LMECO Founded Jaiuary 80, 1906 T ELLIOTT GONZALES, First second class matter at the ffe at Oolun November30,W4 Campus Ca ONE o L AN ARMY OF 2i,o00 PLAYERS MAKE UP 700 0DUXE= TEAMS! *Question WHAT DO YOU THINK OF T Jeanne Withers-" The best pt the refreshments." Jimmie Fant-'"I think that on a debate." Betty Miller-" There doesn't ganization--otherwise I'm all f Grace Kilgore-"II think the I They reach so many people on Bill Dworkin-"Swell opporti Bill Chalker-"A darn good Charlie Gibbes-'"A very defir extra-curricular life of Carolina Lolly McCants-" I guess it's Jack Brown-"A very good before a crowd-instead of just Kathleen Arthur-'"A grand< prove themselves. It's especiall; Bessie Moore-'"I wouldn't ki Peggy Newton-"Don't know they dlon't arouse sufficient ent cessful as they should be." Matthew Poliakoff-'"I am il partially because they are 100 1 Otto Laier-'"I ain't mad at cieties." Readers Rigi Dear Sir: Another intra-mural football sea sonl is about to start, anid our tene ment is intendinig to enter a team to defend our title. But. we still have niever received the trophy we were p)romised last year, or medals, or any dl-medl thing. We are going to enter anyway be causc we enjoy playing, but still be lieve that we should receive the trophy we were supposed to have got ten before this tournament starts. Very truly yours, Bernie Bass, For Tenements 16 and 18. Dear Editor: When the first issue of The Game cock came out with approximately half of its space plus the front page dlevoted to football propaganda we thought that The Gamecock staff was putting out a football issue. We did not consider a football issue unusual. Since every issue of The Gamecock except one has continued to feature football to the exclusion of other news, the question arises: "Is The Gamecock the University news organ, or mainly part of the athletic public ity department ?" Assock.dec CK DSOKle CoHe PIRPRUSIVNTSID POI SNational Ad College Pu 420 MADISON J ibla. 8. 0., C4ncaGo - BOSTon mera COLLEGE 'ltAMS PLA%? BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF 18,000 000 PEOPLE AN ALLY/~ UNCLE SAM COLLECTS AROUND $2,000,000 IN FOOTBALL TAXES of-Week HE LITERARY SOCIETIES? Lrt of the meetings comes lst they are very good until I put seem to be enough definite or >r them.'" iterary societies are very good. the campus.'" inity to let off steam." time waster.' ite and real contribution to the -I'm proud of them.'' ill right if you can take it." opportunity to learn to speak speaking!'' >pportunity for everyone to im r good for English majors.'' tow, but they sound okay.'' much about them, but am afraid husiasm to make them as sue i favor of them 150 per cent, ier cent for me.'' nobody, even the literary so it And Write Understand us. We are not con dlemnling football. Wc go to all the games, and boost the team at every opportunity, too. We know that other Carolina students feel the same way. For this reason, we cannot see the need for excessive publicity to the students themselves. I has been cus tomary to let football be king the issue before the Clemson game, and we believe it should be so. How ever, in respect to the other games, we believe that football should be placed in proper accord to the other activities of the campus since the be ginning of the semester. To end here and say nothing more would not be fair. We should like to commend The Gamecock stafT for its good newspaper appearance and ex cellent writeups. Consider all this to mean that we want other activities and events to be given the space properly clue them. Sincerely, D. A. Westmoreland, Jr., Paul Sansbury. ( Editor's ntote): Show us another campus activity that attracts almost two thousand students and the greater part of She alumni weekly and we'll throw out She front panefo it. Memer3. W. 4IDUCV",8WZATUA N., Member I Cole6iae Press istribWtor of Inued Weekly by the Literay stiss at the Ulw. 6iate Di6est 6"e i6eAduring examilnations and holidaysi. Rt NATIONAL AOV9911181"S 10V ertising Servge, bnc. Wibevs RRereDdtd ve. NEW Yont. N. Y. Los AX49mU - MAN FaNCOCO ANSEL ELMORE... Cireuation Wanagwt MUSCLINs IN "DickIe" Jordan, golden-haired Furan Hornet reporter, said she didn't think much of Carolina's football team, but that the Gamecock cheerleaders certainly possessed All-American quali ties . .. Them's our sentiments pard, especially the three girls in the middle ... Dr. Coker told Soph Dot Sample that she was about seventeen tropical years old . .. Get out your blue books boys and run your rating up ... If ten-second man Ma Riley and three minute gal Emily Wolfe knew th significance at tached to people sitting on the Observatory steps they would find themselves a new Tuesday afternoon perching place Dean DePass uses thle new biblical system of typing ..You know, seek and ye shall find . . . The recent publicity meted out to the canine inhabitants of the campus has caused fifteen or more new dogs to put ik their appearance and a new type of publicity hound comes to the front t . . The A. T. 0. frat hal definitely dropped Plege Roberts, from Lexington, after Sat' urday 's party .. . And Mary DesPortes, ho wears an A. T. 0. pinl more than her own sororieties insignia, made a date with a high school lad to go to a scout show and got stood up . . . Helen Burch's Charley came down from Greenville Saturday account ing for the daze that the aforementioned lass is in this week ... The scuffle o Sin's third floor Tuesday resulted in a cracked noggin for some of loveliness Lollie ocants .. . Seems like Jack Davis and Crawford Clarkson can't get enough of the p alatial suites of D. D. D. (Dem Dam Dames) w 'Twas a dark and dreary nite, not a playing card in sight (no attempt at poetry) so a few of lreston 's occupants ambled down to the Kappa Delta rooms for three hours of bridge . . . Open house Saturday caused the cleaning up (for the first time) of Jimmy Moore and Bubba Southard's room ... And the tea in room 341 was an outstandling success wvith about 35 gals dropping in from 6 to 10 in the evening .. . From a local cinema house came an offer of a kiss from a blonde to each male patron . . . Some people reported that the affair was the first time that the entire male sopulation of Carolina oas ever gathered together under one roof ... Open house turned out to be quite an affair to most of te mehers of the football team ... Tired out from the Furman fracas, a whole gang of them toddled down to Si s for refresh ments (courtesy Nancy Childs and Co.). With the WPA diggig trenches oin Gibbes Green and the army in town it looks like a visit from Mr. Hitler might be ex ofcted One student from the oml City by the Sea tried to salvage sona of the wo d from the bonfiret before tie Furman rofsh game ... Publicity hound Jimmy Thomas, after hurdling many enticing barriers ol the first nd 5ounid floors of Simn College, fially got to the top deck during open house Saturday ... In a Winthrop dignsonian story Kappa Sig's Dan Hollis is listed as the superintendent of the latindry (He is really a rela salv)ag e kno of a place ino the venferbe beolraryh werea twos love .oo who! leaveblct od notemmy ThMs. after hurlase take ntic:ng barrega invadthes notorious Eloos Log Sis Dea. n aCWintshap Jhdsonisanr SOSp cocig the golaiss liste, asethe andperintenet i the nr wome s really An obl seive) football plwfaye plcemint theabe name libar therem poeanls ofPrfso Wladmto'secs cncerning thlasts-a looked like they might have b)een the ancestors of Villanova 's football squad. To those who wondleredl why our freshmen lost to Georgia 68-0: Georgia wvon their secondl fracas 65-5 all of' which means they must be good ! . . . What campus organization contributed over $25 to KSK's tennis court fund and has appointed a committee to find out where the courts are being built . . . Sol Blatt wrote Prof. Ferrell a full page of "please pass me, profeiisor.'' He made a "C'' . . . Bob Collier visited Florida's wvest coast last wveek to attend the wvedding of his brother. Always a best man but never the groom . . . The Law School's Judge Yeldell showed Muselin' In what good times Greenwood offers last Wednesday . . . Flinn Gilland is running a Gamecock bulletin board in front of the registrar's office . .. A new dancing school has been announced in Preston, room 324. Jitterbug Shechter is the tutor . . . The flag in front of the war memorial looks like it might have been taken from the mast of "Old Ironsides''." The Gamecock wvas one of a few college newspapers on display at the National Collegiate Press Convention. The registrar's office doesn't know wvhen the .mid-semester grades will be released, and further stated that they would not dlivulIge the fact, even if they did know. However, they are exerting every effort to see that the marks reach the parents during the Thanksgiving holidays, which are less than a week awvay . . . Maybe they want to give the parents a chance to upbraid the wayward children face to face . . . Jim McArthurt has finally gone and cutie Peg Hendrickson's heart is broken, Lou Gilland loses another admirer and Jack Livingstone no longer has a competing bull-shooter. The race to the henhouse Wednesday nite ended in a draw ...Just as Mrs. Graham started to turn the key the tardy fern turned the knob and all was saved . . . Maxine Forbes is the possesser of the voice to be heard over WIS in the feminine lead in the series of plays to be presented by the University Players ...Jeanne Withers, who hails from Ohio refused a picture show date with acorn-eating Joab Dowling .. . And one enterprising young man got himself in dutch by making two separate dates to hear a well known orchestra at a local theatre and found that he only had a buck and a half in his coffers .. . To the many thousands of women who will be disappointed: Dan P. Henderson is going to forsake you and marry a multi-million airess from Larchmont. N. Y, next summe.